Plymouth Argyle offer a new deal to captain Gary Sawyer and release nine, including goalkeeper Luke McCormick.

David George
BBC Spotlight

A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of Dean Lowe, who is accused of murdering his partner in west Cornwall last year.

Mr Lowe is accused of beating Kirby Noden (pictured) to death in January 2017 at the flat they shared in Marazion. No body has never been found.

The 33-year-old, of Beacon Road, Marazion, denies one count of murder.

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BBC Radio Cornwall

The A30 at Camborne is partially blocked westbound by an accident near the B3047 the turn for Camborne West.

Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live

A woman who died following a collision involving eight vehicles on the A38 in the Glynn Valley has been named by police as 64-year-old Jennifer Parsons.

She was a pillion passenger on a Honda motorcycle when the crash happened at about 17:45 on Sunday. She was taken to hospital in Plymouth, where she later died.

The scene, near Liskeard's branch of the discount retailer Trago Mills, was closed for seven hours for a police investigation.

A 62-year-old man who was on the bike with her was also taken to hospital. He remained in a critical condition, police said, external.

The drivers and occupants of the other vehicles suffered minor injuries.

BBC Radio Devon

The A377 near Umberleigh is closed in both directions between Pound Lane and the B3227 for resurfacing. A diversion is in place. The work is due to be completed by tomorrow.

Plymouth Herald

Floral tributes and touching messages have been left to a fisherman who lost his life after his boat capsized off Plymouth on Bank Holiday Monday.

Heartfelt tributes have been left on the Barbican to the 52-year-old, named in tributes left near the Boathouse Cafe as "Robin", external.

BBC Radio Cornwall

A Cornwall councillor is calling for changes to planning policies after a five-year battle with a developer to provide a play park on a Truro housing estate.

Under a section 106 agreement, Persimmon Homes was obliged to build the children's play park at the Lowen Bre housing estate at Gloweth by 2012. Such agreements, external, from the Town and Country Planning Act, can be used to make developers provide infrastructure.

The play park remained unfinished until recently despite a long-running campaign.

Councillor Dulcie Tudor said the developer had shown "a complete and utter lack of care for the people that live in the houses they build".

She said: "But these sorts of issues are happening on housing estates everywhere and it needs to be stopped through changes to national planning policies. The council should be able to sanction developers who don't finish off estates."

Persimmon Homes has been approach for a comment.

BBC Radio Devon

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The maternity unit at Torbay Hospital has been "overwhelmed" by hand-knitted baby hats for little ones who need to stay warm after it put an appeal on Facebook.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust asked for support from knitters for red, amber and green hats in different sizes.

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The different colours enable staff to identify babies which require an additional level of support on the ward, while also keeping them warm.

About 2,000 hats have been sent to the hospital from all over the world including France, the Netherlands, America and Australia.

Image source, TORBAY HOSPITAL

Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Work to repair the storm-damaged A379 at Slapton should begin in the summer, but the extent of the damage means the road will have to realigned more then expected.

The section of the A379 between Slapton and Strete Gate has been closed since early March after most of the road was washed away or undermined during Storm Emma.

The government has committed £2.5m for the reinstatement of the road and Devon County Council has been carrying out scrub clearance, surveys (including ordnance surveys) and working on designs for reconnecting the route.

However, the extent of the storm damage means that a new planning application is needed for the originally envisaged northern realignment towards Strete Gate - in order to extend it northwards and slightly to the west.

Subject to the progress of the planning application, it's hoped that work will start in the summer and is expected to be completed late autumn.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

A theatre initiative, which asks the audience to pay what they think the performance is worth, has been rolled out at Exeter's Northcott Theatre.

The idea has been pioneered by Stockton's ARC theatre and has been introduced for a critically-acclaimed version of A Midsummer Night's Dream - which was staged at the Devon venue on Tuesday.

Phil Goodwin, who works for the theatre, said the play was "designed to be accessible to any audience".

"We want people who would not normally consider coming along to see it.”

Here's what these theatregoers thought about the idea after the performance...

BBC News Education

The government is being criticised for not rolling out its mental health plan for young people quickly enough.

Funding of £300m was promised last year to cut waiting times and help schools provide more support.

But a report by MPs says the scheme lacks ambition and will leave many youngsters without the help they need.

Totnes MP Dr Sarah Wollaston, who chairs the Health and Social Care Committee, called for services to be joined up "in a way which places children and young people at their heart and that improves services to all children rather than a minority".

A government spokeswoman said the proposals would "transform mental health services for children and young people, including the first ever waiting time standards for those with the most serious problems".

Chris Baker
Local Democracy Reporting Service

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A holiday resort's popular seafront pitch-and-putt course could be lost as part of plans to finish the restoration of one of the region's most historic buildings.

Torbay Council is due to decide next week whether to back the third phase of the £16.6m modernisation of Torre Abbey, in Torquay.

But a new path linking the abbey with the seafront has been criticised by some councillors, who say the proposal was supposed to have been removed from the plans.

Documents prepared for councillors say redesigning, removing or re-locating the pitch-and-putt would enhance the abbey complex's setting, and reconnect the historic buildings with the seafront.

Work is urgently needed to stop water leaking into the abbey buildings.

Plymouth Herald

James Brent is confident work on stage one of the redevelopment and expansion of the grandstand at Home Park will be completed, as scheduled, by the start of the 2019/20 season.

But, unlike as originally planned, there will be a new roof for the grandstand, external, which will add an extra £1m to the cost, which was initially projected to be £5m.

BBC Radio Cornwall

Great Western Railway services between Truro and Falmouth Docks are disrupted due to a points failure at Penryn. A reduced service is expected to be in place until 12:15.

Ticket can be used on First buses.

Ben Woolvin
BBC South West Home Affairs correspondent

A member of Cornwall's Muslim community says racially aggravated hate crimes in the county are still "very rare" - despite Devon and Cornwall Police saying there's been a 10% rise in the number of reports across the two counties since 2013.

Tipu Choudhury lives in Truro and last year, him and his wife were spat at while getting out of their car in the city.

Despite the incident leaving them both feeling "uncomfortable", Tipu says the experiences of family and friends is worse in other parts of the country...

BBC Sport

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Plymouth-born world and Commonwealth champion Tom Daley has said he will take a break from competition for the rest of 2018.

The 23-year-old won gold with partner Dan Goodfellow at the Commonwealth Games last month but pulled out of the 10m individual event with injury.

He and husband Dustin Lance Black are expecting a baby later this year.

"I'll be using the rest of the year to spend time with my husband and new baby and work on projects close to my heart," Daley said.

The decision to sit out competition in the rest of 2018 means Daley will miss the European Championships in Glasgow and the remainder of the Fina Diving World Series season.

He will return to training in the autumn but will not compete in major competition until 2019.

BBC Radio Cornwall

• On the A30 at Scorrier, there are reports of deer on the road. Approach with care
• In Truro, Daniell Street is closed for resurfacing near Falmouth Road. Traffic coming down Daniell Road should turn left on to Redannick Lane to avoid the closure

Kevin Thomas
BBC Weather Forecaster

Here we have pictures of the sunrise in Cornwall, courtesy of some of our weather watchers.

As to the forecast, remember: "Red sky in the morning ..." - it's a clue!

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Have you any pictures you want to share with us? If so, please email them in.

Ben Woolvin
BBC South West Home Affairs correspondent

Devon and Cornwall Police say they are dealing with a significant increase in reports of racially and religiously aggravated hate crimes.

In 2017, the force received reports of 889 hate crimes related to race or religion - up from 803 in 2013.

BBC Radio Devon

In Exeter, Bailey Street is partially blocked by a collision between a car and a cyclist near Musgrave Row and Castle Street.