Devon & Cornwall Live: 30 April - 4 May

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Updates from Monday 30 April until Friday 4 May 2018

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Devon travel: Police incident closes M5 lanepublished at 09:58 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
BBC Radio Devon
The M5 southbound is closed between Junction 26 at Wellington and Junction 27 near Tiverton due to a police incident.
The northbound carriageway has reopened.
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Power supplies restored in Buckland Brewerpublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
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Supplies have been restored in Buckland Brewer after an earlier power cut.
Western Power Distribution has apologised for the inconvenience.
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Senior Torbay councillor quits Tories to joins Lib Demspublished at 09:43 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
Devon Live
Senior Torbay Councillor Mark King has crossed the floor to join the Liberal Democrats, external.
There are no local elections in Torbay.
'Galvanising' Tate St Ives shortlisted for museum awardpublished at 09:27 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
Tate St Ives has been shortlisted for the Art Fund Museum Of TheYear.
The award celebrates "innovation and exceptional achievement" in museums and galleries across the UK.
The Cornish art gallery, which reopened in October after a £20m refurbishment project, is one of five venues up for the accolade.
The winning museum will be announced at a ceremony at the Victoria And Albert Museum in London in July.
The other venues up for Art Fund Museum Of The Year are:
- Hull's Ferens Art Gallery
- Glasgow Women's Library
- The Postal Museum in London
- Brooklands Museum in Weybridge
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Each of our five finalists has tapped into very current concerns. Tate St Ives are galvanising their communities around visual culture.
Stephen Deuchar, Art Fund director
Devon man, 92, to be presented with Legion d'Honneurpublished at 09:23 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
BBC Spotlight
A 92-year-old man is to be presented with the Legion d'Honneur later in a special ceremony in Newton Abbot.
Tony Portman, who is from Kingsteignton, served on board HMS Nelson during the Normandy landings in World War Two.
He remains an active member of the Royal Naval Association.
He'll be presented with the award by Newton Abbot Mayor Ann Jones at the town hall.
The Legion d'Honneur is one of France's highest accolades, with the French Government awarding it to D-Day veterans as a way of thanking those who fought and risked their lives to secure France's liberation during the war.
Burst water main in Zennorpublished at 09:17 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
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Concern over development plans at Paignton Harbourpublished at 09:05 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
Sophie Pierce
BBC Radio Devon
Controversial plans to build flats at Paignton Harbour are being discussed later.
Torbay Council is looking into working with a private developer to update the harbour and make it "something so much better".
However, the Harbour Users Association said it was worried it would mean the likely displacement of organisations such as the local sailing club and the Sea Scouts.
There are also concerns it would "destroy the character of the place".
Torbay Council said it was keen to stress that all it wanted to do was improve the area and accommodate all groups that used the harbour.
Weather: A generally sunny day with the odd showerpublished at 08:46 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
Alex Osborne
BBC Weather
Cloud and rain will pull away east this morning, leaving sunny spells.
There will be the odd shower this afternoon but in general it will be staying dry.
Maximum temperature: 10 to 13C (50 to 55F).
49 towns and cities fail to meet air pollution standardspublished at 08:38 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
Daily Mirror
Dozens of UK towns and cities, including Plymouth, suffer from unsafe levels of polluting particles in the air, according to a report which warns of dangerous pollution worldwide, external.
'Lots of surface water' on Devon's roadspublished at 08:29 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
Drivers are being urged to "take care" while driving around Devon this morning.
Highways England said , externalthere was "lots of surface water" on many roads, including the A38.
The Met Office also warned earlier that it was "particularly wet" on the A30 in Devon.
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The A38 at Ivybridge this morning
British Transport Police Devon become BTP Devon & Cornwallpublished at 08:27 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
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Water turned off in Boscoppa for 'urgent work'published at 08:15 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
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Looe-Liskeard railway reopens after tree blocks linepublished at 08:08 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
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Devon travel: Three-vehicle crash at Ipplepenpublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
BBC Radio Devon
At Ipplepen, there are reports of a three-vehicle crash on the A381 Totnes Road around Moor Road.
Police commissioner says 'we all have responsibility'published at 08:01 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
BBC Spotlight
Devon and Cornwall's police and crime commissioner has spoken of a "drive" to protect neighbourhood policing and have officers actively involved with local communities.
Alison Hernandez has been giving evidence before a committee of MPs about the pressure on resources and how it has affected such work.
She said neighbourhood policing was hugely valued and important.
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We all have a responsibility for actually reporting and helping. You can't just rely on police officers to be the ones who know everything."
Alison Hernandez, Police and Crime Commissioner
Bedroom wrecked in Exeter firepublished at 07:52 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
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A first-floor bedroom was destroyed by an accidental fire early this morning.
Crews from Daves Castle and Middlemoor were sent to the property on Headland Close in Exeter at about 05:35.
The whole of the first floor received extensive smoke damage.
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Looe-Liskeard rail services affected by tree blocking linepublished at 07:48 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
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Calls to replace cast iron signposts 'like-for-like'published at 07:46 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
Eleanor Parkinson
BBC Spotlight
A Cornish Bard and advocate of Cornish history has begun a campaign to protect the county's old cast iron fingerposts.
Merv Davey said the old signs could be expensive to be remake like-for-like, but they were an important part of Cornish countryside and this look should be preserved.
Image source, BBC Sport
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This is 19th Century/early 20th Century technology. It's the old cast iron industries of Cornwall that were doing these, and to get that replaced now is quite difficult."
Merv Davey, Cornish Bard
Fire at North Devon garage overnightpublished at 07:33 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
Fire crews from across North Devon have tackled a fire at a commercial garage in Northam.
Three crews from Bideford, Torrington and Barnstaple were called to the property just after 01:00 this morning.
When they arrived, the garage was well alight and a number of vehicles were on fire.
Environmental protection equipment was used to contain run off from oil-based products in the garage.
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Some homes still without power in Buckland Brewerpublished at 07:31 British Summer Time 2 May 2018
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It's hoped that all power supplies in the EX39 area of Buckland Brewer will be restored by 09:00, Western Power Distribution has said.
The village, and surrounding areas, had a power cut earlier this morning.
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