Tamsin Melville
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Cornwall

Families in crisis in St Blazey who are struggling to furnish their homes will soon be able to thanks to the area's Cornwall Councillor.

Conservative Pauline Giles has made an arrangement to take decent furniture and electricals being dumped at the waste and recycling centre in nearby St Austell and pass them on to those who are in need.

Councillor Giles will be running the project from a premises which she also hopes to turn into a community hub.

"There's a lot of deprivation in St Blazey and we need to address it," she said. "At the moment, these people are just in a bit of a wilderness.

"It's got to be empowering and uplifting for them to be living in St Blazey and I think we can do that."

BBC Radio Devon

• At Collaton St Mary, on the A385 Totnes Road, there's slow traffic due to temporary traffic lights and roadworks. Expect long delays
• In Exeter, on the A377 Alphington Road between Marsh Barton Road and Church Road, there are temporary traffic lights and roadworks. Traffic is very busy

Devon Live

Devon computer expert Marcus Hutchins, who helped shut down the WannaCry cyber attack on the NHS, discussed once writing software that was turned into banking malware, external, it has emerged.

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A new lord mayor has been in elected in Exeter.

Councillor Rob Hannaford was elected to the role at a full council meeting on Tuesday night. He's currently a councillor for the St Thomas area of the city.

He'll be joined by a new deputy, Councillor Rachel Lyons, who represents Pennsylvania.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Vehicles involved in a crash on the M5 near Exeter have been cleared to the hard shoulder by Highways England.

All lanes are now open northbound between Junction 31 and Junction 30.

However, Highways England said there were still delays in the area, but they should start "clearing steadily".

Cornwall Live

A good Samaritan was badly beaten by a complete stranger, external after he rushed outside to offer assistance when he heard a disturbance on his street in Redruth.

Police say budget cuts are making it more difficult to investigate. Find out how your force is doing.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Delays are building on the M5 northbound between Junction 31 on the A30 at Exminster and Junction 30 on the A376 at Exeter, due to an accident.

Highways England cameras show the scene of a "multiple vehicle collision" on the motorway.

There is currently a 40mph limit in place in the area.

Image source, Highways England

Chris Baker
Local Democracy Reporting Service

A senior councillor has been accused of giving vague, unsatisfactory and patronising answers to questions asked by opposition politicians.

Lib Dems Christine Carter, Mandy Darling, and Nick Pentney asked a full meeting of Torbay Council about one notorious eyesore, Crossways in Paignton (pictured); the Lymington Road car park, which may or may not be built on, and one long-running stalled development on an old B&Q site in Torre Hill Road in Torquay.

But they said they felt let down as the questions were fielded by senior Conservative Richard Haddock, who chairs the council's town centre regeneration programme board.

Mr Haddock said his answers were longer than usual and as detailed as possible, but added that "we could not discuss figures and facts because they came from a closed, confidential session".

Image source, Google

BBC Spotlight

Filming has started for a new feature film about the Cornish singing group, the Fisherman's Friends, in Port Isaac.

The story is about how the local men became internationally famous after being spotted by a visiting DJ.

The cast includes Noel Clarke, Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, and Tuppence Middleton.

The villagers are relaxed about the filming after years of being the location for TV series Doc Martin.

Cheryl Webster, who has known the group for 20 years, said she was enjoying seeing the film in production.

"Like the other film crews that come here, everybody is very good" she said. "They're very good at how they set up a scene, how quickly they do it, tell everybody to be quiet and people are interested."

Richard Green
BBC Radio Devon

A car club in Exeter takes delivery of its first electric car today.

It means people will be able to hire an electric car for £4.75 per hour by smartphone, smartcard or online.

Exeter is only the second city in the UK to have on-street self-service electric cars and bikes.

Co-Cars, which runs the scheme, said it would help improve air quality in Exeter, as well as giving people more travel options.

Landowners on Exmoor are being asked by the Exmoor National Park Authority to do more to look after the local rivers.

Christine Butler
BBC Radio Cornwall

The first NHS-run nursing home in Cornwall could be built in Fowey to replace a former community hospital.

The closure of the site two years ago, because of a lack of infection control, has angered local people.

Now the Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust has drawn up a feasibility plan for a 30-bed nursing home to ease bed blocking at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro.

Dan Downs
Weather Forecaster

A cooler and breezier day ahead and predominantly cloudy.

There's a chance of some patchy rain too.

Maximum temperature: 13 to 16C (55 to 61F).

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Power supplies have been restored in the EX3 area of Topsham after an earlier power cut.

Western Power Distribution has apologised for the inconvenience.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Firefighters have tackled two car fires in the same Cornish town over a period of 24 hours.

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said on Twitter, external the two separate incidents in Launceston - which happened on Monday and Tuesday - involved cars that were "well alight".

The fires were both put out and nobody is believed to have been hurt.

Image source, Launceston Fire Station

Image source, Launceston Fire Station

BBC Radio Devon

• In Elburton, on Springfield Road at Haye Road South, there are reports of an accident
• On the A38 Haldon Hill, heading towards Exeter, there are reports of some slow-moving vehicles. Delays are possible

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Western Power Distribution (WPD) has apologised for a delay in getting power back on in the EX3 area of Topsham.

There was a power cut at about 05:30 and engineers hoped the problem would be fixed by 06:30.

However, WPD now says it is "working on the issue" and power should be restored by 08:00.

Sophie Pierce
BBC Radio Devon

Villagers say the authorities need to start planning now for the total loss of the coastal road at Slapton in south Devon.

Half of the road is closed after being washed away in Storm Emma.

Devon County Council is likely to approve plans to repair it today.

But local businessman and parish councillor Charles Rogers said he had spoken to many people who were starting to accept that coastal erosion could not be battled forever.

He said the authority needed to start thinking longer-term.

The duck and her ducklings waddled through the pitch then headed down to the 'beach' for a paddle.