BBC Radio Cornwall

A copy of The Hobbit translated into Cornish is among an array of books which will go on public display for the first time this week.

The books, once deemed to be of no interest to Cambridge University academics, have been kept in a 17-storey tower that was built in the 1930s to provide extra space for storage. It is now almost full with close to a million items.

Other items that have been locked away in the tower include first editions of Casino Royale and The Famous Five, Mr Men cartoons and the interestingly titled Indoor Games For Awkward Moments.

Rob England
BBC News Online

A 32-year old man is believed to be missing in west Cornwall, police have said.

Officers said David Roberts was last seen in Cubert yesterday evening and could now be in the Newquay area.

Mr Roberts is described as 5ft 8in (172cm) tall, of medium build, wearing a blue hooded top and grey jogging trousers. Police are appealing for information to locate him.

Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police

BBC Radio Devon

In Sidmouth, Ice House Lane is blocked in both directions due to an accident between Bennetts Hill and Dark Lane.

The 74-year-old musician and entertainer is warned by a judge to expect a jail sentence.

Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Devon County Council has paid out nearly £70,000 in compensation in the last three years as a result of poor road conditions.

Claims can be made to Devon County Council if it is believed that the actions when maintaining the roads by the county have been negligent and have resulted in vehicle damage, personal injury or property damage.

A request under the Freedom of Information Act to Devon County Council asked how many successful compensation claims (ie: that resulted in compensation being paid out) had been made for poor road conditions in 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.

The results revealed there were 252 successful claims between 2015 and 2017, totalling £68,082.

The total amounts paid were:

• 2015: £23,770 for 86 claims
• 2016: £24,084 for 95 claims
• 2017: £20,228 for 71 claims

For a claim to be successful, it would have to be shown that any loss or damage was as a result of the council's negligence.

Cornwall Live

Cornwall’s oldest bakery has suggested the perfect way to celebrate the coming together of British royalty and American celebrity is to enjoy a traditional Cornish cream tea but with a US twist; a nod to the American royal bride-to-be, external.

Replacing the clotted cream with peanut butter as a nod to the well-loved American peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Plymouth Herald

Urgent repairs are needed to save the Plymouth church that rose from the ashes of the Blitz, St Andrew's, which its minister says is in danger of partial collapse, external.

Chloe Axford
BBC Spotlight

A trawler which partly went over on its side in Newlyn Harbour has righted itself, coastguards say.

Lifeboats were dispatched just after midday after the 25m twin rig trawler Ellie-Adhamh WD206, from Rosslare, Ireland, got into difficulty alongside the harbour's north pier, Penlee Lifeboat said.

Eight people were on board, including two fishery officers, who were all caught in the fish room when the trawler went over after a mooring line snapped at low tide, causing the Irish vessel to "heel over, external".

Coastguards in Falmouth said no-one was injured and there was no fuel leakage.

They added: "Penlee Lifeboat was called out to be on standby in case it took on water as the tide rose, but that turned out to be unnecessary as the boat righted itself."

Image source, Penlee Lifeboat/Facebook

BBC Radio Cornwall

• Between Devoran and Bissoe, the is road blocked due to an overturned car
• At Tideford, on the A38, near Church Road, there are reports of an accident

Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live

A trawler has keeled over in Newlyn Harbour, a lifeboat station says, external.

Penlee Lifeboat said its two vessels were dispatched by coastguards just after midday after the 25m twin rig trawler Ellie-Adhamh WD206, from Rosslare, Ireland, partly went over on its side alongside the harbour's north pier.

Eight people were on board, including two fishery officers, who were all caught in the fish room when the trawler keeled over.

Image source, Penlee Lifeboat/Facebook

BBC Radio Devon

In Totnes, Leechwell Lane is partially blocked at South Street due to an accident.

Devon Live

Dogs won't be allowed on sections of Instow Beach and Westward Ho! for four months, external from May.

Plymouth Herald

The Minister Church of St Andrew is in danger of partial collapse unless urgent repairs are made, the Plymouth Herald reports., external

Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online

A young Royal Navy submariner killed himself after cutting his neck with a knife an inquest has heard.

Medical assistant Tony Ullah, 24, was found in a pool of blood by his girlfriend Iva Dasheva in the kitchen of their Plymouth flat last July.

There were also "superficial" cuts elsewhere on his body, the inquest in Plymouth heard.

The pair had gone out for the evening with friends in Union Street.

Image source, Ministry of Defence/Crown Copyright

Before they went out, Mr Ullah had taken nitrous oxide - also known as laughing gas, which can cause hallucinations.

They returned about 02:00 and Ms Dasheva said he had been "little bit upset about some dreams" he had had but she consoled him.

She found him in the kitchen later after he got out of bed.

Coroner Ian Arrow recorded an open verdict, saying he was "not satisfied" that he had intended to take his own life. A pathologist said he had died from the neck wounds.

His mother Amanda said after the inquest that Mr Ullah, who was "loved by everyone who met him", had "lived more in his 24 years than most people do in a lifetime". She said: "We are flabbergasted, his death was a complete shock, there are no answers."

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Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live

A lease for Brixham Theatre held by a local society has ended, the town council has confirmed.

Brixham Town Council said it was "with regret" that a decision by Brixham Arts and Theatre Society meant the lease has been terminated from today.

The society gave notice last year, Devon Live reported, external, that it was to leave the building, blaming a "perfect storm" of circumstances, including the the theatre "not being viable as an independent performance space".

Image source, Google

During their time, members of the society had updated sound and light equipment, redecorated the auditorium and "rejuvenated an under-used asset in the town hall", the council said.

The authority said it was "thankful for all the hard work the society had done over the last few years" and was asking if interested other community groups had proposals on "how they plan to run a sustainable theatre".

The society, which was formed in 2007, said it still had a "packed programme of events planned for the coming months, external" and "what happens to Brixham Theatre from 1 May is entirely up to Brixham Town Council".

Cornish Pirates coach Alan Paver hails his side after their end-of-season winning run to clinch fourth place in the Championship.

Britain's Tom Daley and Grace Reid secure a third successive silver medal in the mixed 3m synchronised at the Fina Diving World Series in Montreal.

Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live

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Matt Baker and the Countryfile team were in Cornwall for an episode of the nature programme on Sunday night.

Unfortunately, they seem to have placed Portreath in the wrong spot and people on social media were not happy, pointing out it looked like it was labelled about 40 miles north-east from its actual location.

Comments included Jonny Berlin‏ on Twitter, external asking: "OK, who moved Portreath when I wasn't looking?"

We've contacted Countryfile to see what atlas they were using!

Cornish Stuff

An announcement on Newquay’s bid to become the UK’s space capital is expected within the next week or so, external, and local councillors say their hopes are "sky high".

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

A fisherman in Cornwall was joined by an unexpected companion: a deer who was taking a long swim.

Rowly Kirby was on the Helford River, near Falmouth, on Friday when he spotted the animal taking on the crossing.