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A 45-year-old man who went missing from the Bude area has been "located safe and well", police have said.

Officers have thanked people for their assistance.

BBC Radio Devon

In Newton Abbot, East Street is partially blocked at Tudor Road due to an accident.

Hamish Marshall
BBC Spotlight

Exeter's new Ikea store will represent how "the people of Devon live" and fit with local needs, according to the store manager.

Nick Earle said guests will "get a great experience" when they visit the chain on Newcourt Way near Sandy Park when it opens on 10 May.

The Exeter store will be the 21st Ikea store in the UK and is expected to be a boost to the city's reputation as the region's main centre for big-name retail.

Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live

Dog owners have been advised to keep pets on a lead after one caused a young stag to run into an estuary and become stranded, and also said people should not attempt to rescue animals in such circumstances.

North Devon Animal Ambulance said, external the stag swam across water on Braunton Burrows, stopping on a sand or mud bank exposed by the dropping tide which it couldn't get off at first.

Two passers-by tried to cross through "treacherous mud" to reach him, but quickly realised the danger as they sank into sand and mud, and abandoned their attempt.

The fire bridge was called but the animal managed to free itself.

The animal ambulance said people need to be aware that there was "a wide variety of wildlife on Braunton Burrows at this time of year, including many young animals".

It said: "Please keep your dog on a lead and prevent more incidents like this."

The significance of 1 May varies and is marked in unique ways across the country.

Cornwall Live

A new survey of staff at Cornwall's largest hospital, external has found just 54% of them would be happy with their friends or relatives being treated or cared for there.

Heidi Davey
BBC Spotlight

A coastal zoo in Devon is one of only a handful of places in the UK trying to create a successful breeding environment for the ruff.

The small wading bird normally breeds in the marshes and wet meadows of Scandinavia.

But, keepers at Living Coasts in Torquay are now clearing the undergrowth so that the species can indulge in a rather unusual mating ritual.

It sees the male transfrom its feathers into a large ornamental collar in an attempt to impress the females.

Lisa Jones, keeper at the zoo, said the males are competing to be the most handsome, healthy and strong birds.

BBC Radio Cornwall

• Between Perranporth and Penhallow, on the B3284, there are reports of horses on the road. Drivers should approach the area with care
• In Newquay, on the A392 near Gannel Road, there are reports of a broken-down vehicle

James Churchfield
BBC Radio Cornwall

Obby Oss celebrations in Padstow have seen the Red Oss going through the town to dance with the thousands of people who have gathered.

Find out more about the Obby Oss celebrations in Padstow.

Laurence Reed
BBC Radio Cornwall

A Labour Party local councillor in Cornwall has quit the party over Labour's all-women election shortlists accepting self-identified transgender women.

St Just-in-Penwith Town Councillor Louise Paine, who has resigned from the St Ives Constituency Labour Party, said she was among a "mass resignation" of more than 300 women on the issue which had been highlighted by a letter to The Times newspaper, external.

The letter criticises women who have not legally changed gender being allowed on the lists, and accuses Labour of being "disingenuous", adding that support for self-identification "reeks of male authority and male supremacy", the newspaper reports.

Ms Paine, who has served as local councillor for about a year, said such candidates could be "standing on an all-woman shortlist at the expense of women", who were "already under-represented" and she was "standing up for the rights of women".

She added that she had "absolutely" no issues with transgender people.

The St Ives Labour Party Group has been contacted for a comment.

Nationally, the Labour Party was expected to rubber stamp their support for transgender women to be included on all women shortlists earlier this year.

But the Sunday Politics learned that the announcement was delayed so that arguments on all sides could be heard.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

A 45-year-old man has gone missing from the Bude area, Devon and Cornwall Police have said.

Darren Haydon, who is from Wadebridge, is described as white, 5ft 9ins (175cm) tall, with short hair and a curly full beard.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact police by calling 999.

Image source, DEVON AND CORNWALL POLICE

James Churchfield
BBC Radio Cornwall

It's the biggest day of the year in Padstow's calendar - the May Day celebrations of Obby Oss.

Thousands of people are in the town for the event, where the Blue Oss and the Old Oss are followed through the streets by their respective supporters.

The Children's Oss has already been through (pictured).

We'll have more pictures of the celebrations later.

• Find out more about the event.

Neil Gallacher, Business & Industry Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

The coming of Ikea to Devon in just over a week's time is a boost for Exeter's reputation as the region's main centre for big-name retail.

Exeter has been the envy of many towns since it tempted the first branch of John Lewis to the region five years ago (pictured below). But it wasn't always the retail king.

Five years before that, Plymouth was arguably the region's shopping capital. But it has not seen much transformation since opening Drake Circus in 2006 (pictured bottom).

Exeter caught up when it opened the Princesshay mall, and, since then, big names seem to have preferred Exeter. It may be because of Exeter's spending power.

One way of measuring that is to look at how many local people have what are officially called managerial and professional jobs:

• Plymouth - 39.3%
• Cornwall - 37% - both well below the national average
• Exeter - 58.3% - well above the national average

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Nothing lasts for ever. In the 1960s, St Austell built a shopping centre that won trade from across Cornwall. But it was to be eclipsed by Truro; and the same thing may be happening now with Plymouth and Exeter - the more high-profile cathedral city winning out.

But Plymouth remains ahead of Exeter for restaurants and cinemas.

One thing Ikea should certainly do that'll be welcomed in Cornwall and Devon is stop trade leaking out of the counties altogether to Bristol.

Karen Stuart
BBC Radio Cornwall

A roofless church in Cornwall has opened a new chapter in its long life after a local community group was handed the historic building by the Church of England.

The St Day Holy Trinity Old Church will be turned into a community space for theatre, music, film, art and all sorts of educational and social uses.

The church was closed in 1956 after serious structural problems and it became derelict.

But, in 1988, an appeal was launched to save the church for the community. Now locals who have formed a community interest company (CIC) not-for-profit group hope to complete more work needed to use the space.

Archdeacon of Cornwall Bill Stuart-White said he was proud to hand the church over to the village.

Richard Whitehouse
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Cornwall Council looks set to fill a £8.7m gap in funding for a new road providing access to a development being led by Prince Charles.

The Newquay Strategic Route (NSR) will be an access road for a development in Newquay known as Nansledan, which will eventually provide 3,880 new homes. Cornwall Council's cabinet is being asked to approve funding of £8.7m for a new road to the development.

A report to the cabinet says more than £15m has been raised for the project, but the council has been asked to provide the additional funding so the road can be delivered early and give the full benefits to the scheme.

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The report states the Duchy of Cornwall has a planning obligation to provide the road, but that this was only triggered by the opening of a new supermarket on the development. Officers also highlight current planning consent only allowed for the development of 1,300 homes without the full road.

The report states that, unless the council steps in with funding, the road may not be built for at least 10 years.

If the cabinet agrees to the funding, which also needs full council approval, then work could start in May 2019 and be completed by January 2021.

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BBC Radio Devon

Fly-tipping has been taken to a "whole new level" with cars being dumped in an area of outstanding natural beauty in east Devon, a local councillor says.

Councillor Stuart Hughes said the southbound Bowd lay-by on the A3052, near Sidmouth, had been turned into a scrap yard with clapped-out cars being left on site.

East Devon District Council said it cost £50 per car to remove and they would issue £200 abandonment notices to owners and registered keepers who were traced.

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BBC South West

A new code is being launched to remind people how to behave on Dartmoor.

The moorland is a protected landscape and the new ranger code includes simple rules about not dropping litter and keeping dogs on a lead.

Dartmoor National Park Authority said a growing number of people were not treating the moor with enough respect and spoiling it for others.

Andrea Roberts is a park ranger...

Richard Whitehouse
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Cornwall Council looks set to transfer St Ives Library to the town council for just £1.

The library is currently owned and run by Cornwall Council but St Ives Town Council has agreed to take it over.

It is the latest in a series of transfers of libraries to town councils across Cornwall as Cornwall Council tries to reduce the amount of money it spends on the service.

The library building has been valued at more than £500,000 so the decision to transfer it to the town council will have to be approved by Cornwall Council's Cabinet when it meets on Wednesday.

By transferring the library to St Ives Town Council, Cornwall Council said it will save about £82,000 a year.

When the transfer takes place, the county authority will also provide £26,000 to the town to cover backlog maintenance costs.

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