Summary

  • Three arrested on suspicion of murder after body found in Penzance

  • Runaway truck death: Waste firm fined £238k

  • Resident of 53 years 'sad and angry' after burglary

  • Devon pothole reports: '700 a day'

  • Dog rescued after getting stuck on cliff

  • Gymnasts back in action at fire-hit sports centre

  • Updates from Monday 16 April until Friday 20 April 2018

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  1. Both sides of the argument in stadium funding row

    Councillor John Fitter, Conservative member for St Mawgan and Colan has spoken out against the stadium in the ongoing debate at County Hall.

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    But Mebyon Kernow leader Dick Cole claims the request for £3m of council funding to build the stadium is a "no brainer".

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    County councillors are to vote on whether to give £3m of public money towards the stadium scheme.

    Planning permission for the £14m structure has already been given.

  2. Bronze Age 'burial pot' uncovered

    The dig near Looe also turned up prehistoric artefacts like flint tools and pottery.

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  3. Ammo boxes 'contained anti-aircraft type shells'

    Andrew Segal
    BBC Local Live

    Ammunition boxDevon and Cornwall Police

    One of two boxes of ammunition recovered from a beach in Cornwall contained 10 rounds of "what look like anti-aircraft type shells", police say.

    The boxes were found in two separate discoveries on Porthbeor beach on the Roseland Peninsula and on Vault Beach in Gorran Haven over the weekend, Insp Rick Milburn, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said.

    One box was labelled that it contained "20mm linked" shells.

    The second box also contained the same type of shells as found in the first, he added.

    Insp Milburn said the boxes contained "highly dangerous" ammunition and should not be tampered with by anyone who discovered anything similar.

    We don't know what state they're in, we don't know if they've been tampered with, so we need public to remain vigilant. Don't approach such boxes and don't touch them. Just report them to police."

    Insp Rick Milburn

    He added that the Royal Navy had been contacted to try and identify the rounds, and try and ascertain where they came from.

  4. Fishermen protest over post-Brexit deal

    Protesters accuse the government of "betrayal" over a lack of immediate control of UK waters after Brexit.

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  5. Stadium debate under way at Cornwall Council meeting

    Tamsin Melville
    Political Reporter, BBC Radio Cornwall

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    County councillors are to vote on whether to give £3m of public money towards the stadium scheme.

    Planning permission for the £14m structure has already been given.

  6. Firefighters check for hotspots at flat fire scene

    Fire crews are checking for hotspots at the scene of a flat fire in North Devon.

    Crews were called to Highfield Road in Ilfracombe at about 09:55 after reports of smoke coming from a top floor flat.

    Firefighters have since extinguished the blaze and no-one has been injured.

    A thermal image camera is being used to check for hotspots.

  7. Fire crews tackle blaze in top floor flat in Ilfracombe

    Francesca Gould
    BBC News Online

    Firefighters are currently tackling a blaze on the top floor of a four storey building in Ilfracombe, a fire service has said.

    Crews were called to Highfield Road at about 09:55.

    On arrival, it was confirmed smoke was “issuing from a top floor flat”.

    Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service remain at the scene. No-one has been injured.

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  8. CrossCountry trains resume after weather alert halt

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    CrossCountry trains were stopped from running between Plymouth and Exeter St Davids earlier because of forecasted severe weather in the Dawlish area.

    A flood alert was issued for the area by the Environment Agency on Monday.

  9. Police appeal for missing Newton Abbot teenager

    Francesca Gould
    BBC News Online

    Police are concerned for a 16-year-old girl missing from Newton Abbot.

    Ellie Turpin was last seen on Tuesday in the Heathfield area at about 17:00 and is described as about 5ft 5ins (1.65m) tall, with slim build and long dark hair.

    She was wearing baggy trousers and a baggy jumper, and was carrying what is a bag.

  10. SS Freshspring’s new wheelhouse is craned in

    North Devon Gazette

    A new wheelhouse has been craned into place on the SS Freshspring in Bideford.

    The wheelhouse, made by Cornish-based Butler and Co, has transformed the look of the former Royal Fleet Auxiliary water supply steamship, which is being restored.

  11. Packed public gallery for Cornwall stadium council meeting

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    County councillors are to vote on whether to give £3m of public money towards the stadium scheme.

    Planning permission for the £14m structure has already been given.

    The Cornish Pirates rugby team and Truro City Football Club would use the stadium, as well as Truro and Penwith College.

  12. Devon travel: Sheep on the A30 Sourton Cross

    BBC Radio Devon

    In Sourton, there are reports of sheep on the A30 at Sourton Cross. Approach with care.

  13. Call for Walkers to ditch plastic packets

    More than 150,000 people sign a petition after some packets found on beaches dated back to the 1980s.

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  14. Up to 33% of millennials 'face renting their entire life'

    Kamal Ahmed
    Economics editor

    Up to a third of young people face living in private rented accommodation all their lives, a new report by the Resolution Foundation has found.

    The think tank said 40% of "millennials" - those born between 1980 and 1996 - were living in rented housing by the age of 30.

    That was twice as many as "generation X" - those born between 1965 and 1980.

    The foundation's Home Improvements report said "generation rent" needed much more help. It called for more affordable homes for first-time buyers to be built, as well as better protection for those who rent.

    The government said it was already putting policies in place to improve the housing market.

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  16. Syrian refugee wants more pressure to stop civil war

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    A Syrian refugee settled in Cornwall says he wants more pressure on President Bashar al-Assad and his allies to stop the civil war in his home country.

    Zahar Berber lives in Truro with his wife and two young children. His family are among 10 Syrian refugee families settled in the county by the government over the last two years.

    He left Damascus six years ago, where he ran a restaurant. It has since been destroyed.

    I need to start to my life again here in the UK ... I think I'll not go back to Syria because my home is gone, my business is gone, half my friends and my family are dead."

    Zahar Berber

    Zahar Berber

    At the weekend, the US, UK, and France launched a coordinated missile strike on multiple targets in the country.

    The operation was in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma that the three nations say was carried out by the government of President Assad, in which dozens of civilians were killed.

    Chemical weapons inspectors will be permitted to visit the site on Wednesday, Russia has said. They have not had access before.

  17. 5m-wide load being driven to Padstow

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    We're not entirely sure what is being transported to Padstow.

    Can you identify what this hefty cargo is? If so, please email us.

  18. 'Highly dangerous' ammunition found on beaches

    Boxes of ammunition have been found on beaches in Cornwall.

    Insp Rick Milburn, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said: “Over the weekend, we received two reports that ammunition was located on Porthbeor beach on the Roseland Peninsula and on Vault Beach in Gorran Haven.

    “We informed the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit who handled the ammunition, which is believed to be highly dangerous.

    “If located, we would ask the public not to approach these boxes but to contact police right away."

    Police added it was believed the boxes washed up on the beaches and contained navy ammunition.

    AmmunitionDevon and Cornwall Police

  19. Fire destroys two acres of gorse

    Andrew Segal
    BBC Local Live

    Two acres of gorse have been destroyed in a fire near Cardinham in Cornwall.

    Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said two fire crews from Bodmin extinguished the blaze near the A30 after they were called to the scene at about 19:40 on Monday.

  20. Missing Plymouth man found

    Francesca Gould
    BBC News Online

    A Plymouth man had been missing since Sunday has been found in the city, police have said.

    Michael Bignell, 44, was found earlier this morning.