Beautiful sunrise in Brixhampublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 11 April 2018
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Man dies after A30 Cornwall crash into central reservation
Conman who lied about being a quadriplegic jailed for £245k benefit frauds
Knife-carrying drug dealer jailed
Death of GP killed by wife 'may have been prevented'
Former teacher jailed for 12 years for abusing children
Teenagers get government to look at body image issues
Tom Daley calls on Commonwealth nations to decriminalise homosexuality
Body found with sock in mouth had broken back
Hattie the Fattie the dog to get tummy tuck
Updates from Monday 9 April until Friday 13 April 2018
Beautiful sunrise in Brixhampublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 11 April 2018
Image source, Josh PerkesWoman paints shoes for children with cancerpublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 11 April 2018
A mum from St Judes in Plymouth is custom-painting shoes for children with cancer across the UK., external
Water supplies disrupted in Cornwall due to burst mainpublished at 07:52 British Summer Time 11 April 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineWater supplies in the TR4 9HZ area of Zelah near Truro may be disrupted due to a burst water main, external, South West Water has said.
The company has apologised for "any inconvenience caused" and said it will know more about how long supplies will be affected for in due course.
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End of twitter postProud looking forward to 'day on the beach' after gold winpublished at 07:52 British Summer Time 11 April 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlinePlymouth swimmer Ben Proud is looking forward to "a day on the beach" after winning back-to-back Commonwealth Games titles in the men's 50m freestyle.
He says he'll spend some time relaxing on Australia's Gold Coast before returning home to the UK to see family and friends.
The 23-year-old also helped England win silver in the men's 4x100m medley relay.
Cornwall travel: Busy traffic on the A30published at 07:51 British Summer Time 11 April 2018
On the A30 westbound between Carland Cross and Chiverton Cross there's busy traffic.
Truro City get important win in play-off chasepublished at 07:50 British Summer Time 11 April 2018
Brent Pilnick
BBC SportTruro City moved up to fourth in National League South after a key 2-0 win over Concord rangers at Treyew Road.
Top-scorer Cody Cooke gave the White Tigers the perfect start with a headed goal after less than 20 seconds of the game - one of the club's fastest-ever goals.
Image source, Getty ImagesEd Palmer got a second on 27 minutes with a curling free kick.
City are now two points off third-placed Hampton and Richmond with a game in hand.
But in a congested play-off zone Lee Hodges' side only have a four-point buffer between themselves and not making the end-of season promotion mix with five games to go.
Villagers claim smell is making residents illpublished at 07:34 British Summer Time 11 April 2018
Eleanor Parkinson
BBC SpotlightPeople in Illogan say a strange smell is affecting their lives and making them ill.
They say the strong fume-like odour has been turning up intermittently over the past five days.
Tests for gas leaks have failed to find anything.
Hannah Clark's family and neighbours have been affected and she says symptoms vary...
Butterfly populations in the South West hit by bad weatherpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 11 April 2018
Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
BBC SpotlightHopes of a revival for some of the region's butterflies have been dashed by last year's terrible weather, conservationists have said.
The annual UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, external blames a cold snap in the spring and a gloomy, wet summer.
It says in the South West the Duke of Burgundy did the worst between 2016 and 2017, seeing a decline of 45%.
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Duke of Burgundy is a small, springtime butterfly that lives in scrubby grassland and sunny woodland clearings
The Clouded Yellow, a migratory butterfly also did badly, declining by 40% in the same period.
Painted Lady numbers fell by 26% and the Large White by 19%.
But some species fared better in the region - numbers of the Silver-Washed Fritillary increased by 141%, sightings of the Common Blue rose by 90% and the Red Admiral was up 78%.
Princess Yachts celebrates £750m worth of advanced orderspublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 11 April 2018
Plymouth-based Princess Yachts is celebrating advanced orders worth more than £750m for the first time in its 53-year history.
For the 12 months to December 2017 the company had a record turnover of £274m - that's more than 26% up on the previous year.
It's also increased its workforce by more than 500 in the last year.
Devon duo miss out on top spotpublished at 07:13 British Summer Time 11 April 2018
Brent Pilnick
BBC SportSouth Devon's Natalie Chestney and Sophie Tolchard were beaten in their final pool game for England in the women's pairs bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Image source, Getty ImagesTorquay's Tolchard and Newton Abbot's Chestney went down 20-14 to Australia, who go through as group winners.
The duo had already booked their place in the quarter-finals and will take on South Africa's Nicolene Neal and Colleen Piketh in the quarter-finals which begin at 00:00 BST on Thursday.
St Luke's adapts service to help children cope with deathpublished at 07:04 British Summer Time 11 April 2018
Jenny Walrond
Health Correspondent, BBC SpotlightSt Luke's Hospice in Plymouth says it's had to adapt its services to cope with a rise in the number of patients with young children.
In the last three months the hospice has helped 50 children prepare for the loss of a parent or grandparent.
It's introduced a support worker for families and adapted play facilities.
The hospice medical director says it's more "difficult" for people with young families to die in the comfort of their home.
Weather: Dry day ahead with sunny spellspublished at 07:01 British Summer Time 11 April 2018
Emily Wood
BBC WeatherAny early showery rain will clear away to the west to leave today a largely dry day.
Some sunny spells can also be expected to break through.
Maximum temperature: 12-15C (54-59F).
Mevagissey latest village 'to stand up to second homes'published at 07:00 British Summer Time 11 April 2018
Cornish StuffThe Mevagissey Neighbourhood Development Plan, which outlines planning policy for the parish, goes to referendum on 26 April, external. If approved, it will guide planning officers in dealing with applications for future developments.
Torquay United 1-3 AFC Fyldepublished at 22:36 British Summer Time 10 April 2018
Jordan Tunnicliffe scores twice as AFC Fylde keep their promotion chances alive with 3-1 win at Torquay.
Read MoreFire at commercial garage in Scorrierpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 10 April 2018
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End of twitter postPlymouth's Edwards gets cancer all-clearpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 10 April 2018
Plymouth's Ryan Edwards says he has been given the all-clear from doctors, three months after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.
Read MoreRoad access changes for Porthleven's festivalpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 10 April 2018
The organisers of Porthleven Food Festival say new procedures are in place for this year's event to prevent traffic problems.
The festival - on in just over a week - is in its 10th year and attracts upwards of 30,000 visitors.
Last year there were some complaints from locals who had problems with parking and access.
Event director Alec Short said there was a new residents' access permit for affected roads after the previous complaints.
He also said work had been carried out to ensure access for emergency vehicles after concerns were raised.
Weather: Showers easing overnight before a dry Wednesdaypublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 10 April 2018
Any sharp showers will slowly ease away tonight. Some clear periods to come, along with areas of cloud and some mist forming in places.
The chance of the odd pocket of drizzle from any thicker cloud.
Minimum temperature: 4 to 9C (39 to 48F).
Wednesday should be mostly dry but with quite a lot of cloud. Some bright or sunny intervals should come through at times though.
Maximum temperature: 12 to 15C (54 to 59F).
Town council's 'serious failings in financial procedures'published at 16:24 British Summer Time 10 April 2018
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceA number of "serious failings in governance and procedures" at Honiton Town Council have been revealed in a damning report.
The published audit report relates to the accounts for the year ending 31 March, 2017.
The report by Grant Thornton UK, appointed by the Audit Commission as auditor of the council, revealed financial systems had not been updated between November 2016 and March 2017.
It also said no financial information had been provided to the council for scrutiny since September 2016, and that reserve levels were not being reported to the council.
The council also did not have adequate contingency plans for key staff being absent, resulting in the council failing to maintain proper records.
Image source, GoogleBarrie Morris, from Grand Thornton, made seven recommendations, including that the council should review and update its financial regulations urgently and ensure that they are reviewed regularly by full council.
He also said the authority should ensure there were robust arrangements in place to ensure all financial assets and liabilities were identified and accounted for.
Council Town Clerk Mark Tredwin said the council was aware and it was "not possible to wave a wand and make some of the issues disappear overnight".
However, he said the council had taken major steps to address the issues, some of which the council had identified themselves before the report was issued.
Council hoped 'request' would keep park dogs under controlpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 10 April 2018
Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live
Image source, Getty ImagesA Cornwall town council has admitted it currently has no powers to ensure dogs are kept on leads on the town's recreation ground after an agreement that they could only be in the park if they were restrained that way.
Hayle Town Council said, external it was aware of complaints about dogs on the ground "in recent days/weeks", and some calls for a ban on dogs.
It said that as a compromise, and to appease those that wanted to ban dogs, it agreed to allow dogs on to the playing field - but not in a children's enclosed play park - as long as they were on a lead.
But it is unable to enforce a dogs on a lead rule as there is no dog control order in place to enforce it.
It had hoped that a "polite request would appeal to the dog owner's better nature".
The council added that another issue was that, if it did obtain a dog control order, "which in itself is a costly process", it would then have to enforce it and "currently this council has no appropriately trained personnel".
