Updates from Monday 21 May until Friday 25 May 2018
Wendy Wheatley
Weather forecaster
Weather watcher Chris L has shown us that Saltash in south east Cornwall is showing a cloudy start.
The cloud will break to allow for more brightness and sunshine for all of us.
Maximum temperature: 21C (70F).
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On A30 between Clyst Honiton and Daisy Mount Cross, one lane is closed Honiton-bound for barrier repair work after a multi-vehicle crash on Monday.
Richard Whitehouse
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Sprinklers should be installed as standard in all new homes commissioned by Cornwall Council, councillors will argue later.
A motion is set to go before full council calling for the safety measure to be put in homes to protect residents. If agreed, the move could cost the council £2m.
Image source, LDRSA Cornwall Council report shows that the current installation cost of a sprinkler system is £2,500 per home and there would also be annual maintenance costing £150 required.
The annual maintenance cost for all the homes in the council's planned housing project would be £100,000.
A couple living on a farm in Cornwall are keeping a small pack of wolf hybrids and say the animals can offer valuable insights into both human and dog behaviour.
The Wolf Education Research Centre says it plans to expand its business, inviting groups of people to interact with the animals in a safe and supervised environment.
Shaun Ellis, who runs the centre with his wife Kim, says the animals look and act exactly like wolves.
"These are fairly high content wolf-dogs," he said.
"They're a little bit more forgiving, in the sense of the dog in them, but we can still give people a lot of value and a lot of relationship to wolves and the way that they act, their behaviour and their connection to us."
Shaun Ellis previously ran a wolf centre in Devon with pure-bred wolves but complaints from neighbours and problems over planning permission led him to relocate to Cornwall and move on to studying the hybrids.
John Danks
BBC Spotlight
Pupils and staff have moved into Dartington's new £7m primary school.
It had to be re-built after the previous "eco-building" developed serious faults in 2014 and had to be demolished.
Children have been learning in temporary accommodation in the meantime.
The 12 classrooms all have access to their own outside space.
There is a studio, library, hall, forest school areas and sports courts.
Campaigners in a Cornish seaside village, who have raised enough money to bring a derelict pub back to life, say other communities should consider doing the same.
The Ship Inn in Cawsand was destroyed by fire in 2013 and has been empty ever since.
Local people have pledged more than £130,000 in a "community share scheme, external" to turn the building into affordable flats and other facilities for the village.
The scheme provides a structure which members can use to buy shares in.
The community plan to change the old pub into a cafe and four affordable flats
Image source, Gloucestershire ConstabularyTributes have been paid to a soldier who died in a crash in Gloucestershire.
Joshua Gilbert-Bufton, 20, was killed when the VW Golf he was driving collided with a lorry on the A417 on Crickley Hill at about 4am on Wednesday 16 May.
His family said he grew up in Torquay before moving to Hereford and joining the army at 19 years old.
Quote MessageHe will be greatly missed by all of his family and friends. He was proud to be serving his country. Joshua's dad would like to thank the British Army so much for everything they have done for him, and their continuing support.
Family statement
Quote MessageGnr Gilbert-Bufton was a keen, diligent and eminently likeable soldier. Whether in the heat of Kenya or the cold of Germany he would always be found with a big smile on his face. A young soldier, he had a bright future ahead of him.
Lieutenant Colonel Nick Morton, Commanding officer of 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, in Colchester, Essex
Richard Whitehouse
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Image source, LDRSImages of a planned development, including 175 homes on historic Hayle Harbour, have been published.
Newport-based developer Sennybridge has submitted detailed plans for the site which will include flats and wharf houses along with restaurants, workspaces, shops and a new public square.
An application to revitalise Hayle's North Quay was originally given outline planning permission in 2010, and the new application gives details for the quayside.
The plans were drawn up in co-operation with Cornwall Council, Hayle Town Council, the World Heritage team and Historic England.
Image source, LDRSHayle Harbour's North Quay sits in a Unesco World Heritage Site
Dan Downs
Weather Forecaster
A bright and sunny evening for most, will give way to a dry night with clear periods.
Some mist or fog patches will reform late in the night, most likely in the river valleys and south coast. Winds will be light south easterly.
Minimum temperature: 5 to 8C (41 to 46F).
Any mist, fog or low cloud will lift and clear to leave a day of variable cloud with bright and sunny spells.
There is a chance, in the afternoon, of an isolated shower, potentially heavy with the risk of thunder, but in general it will be dry. Winds will be light or moderate northerly.
Maximum temperature: 19 to 22C (66 to 72F).
Del Crookes
BBC News Online
Police say they are looking for the driver of a car involved in a collision with a bus.
The VW Golf involved left the scene before emergency services arrived and searches are being carried out in the Camborne area with a helicopter and a dog unit to try to trace the motorist.
The collision happened at about 11:30 in Carnhell Green.
The bus had about a dozen people on board, with one person suffering minor injuries.
Police also believe a passenger in the car left the scene in a state of shock following the collision.
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Chris Baker
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Thirty-seven people were sleeping rough in Torquay, Paignton and Brixham during January, February and March, according to Torbay Council figures.
That was the highest number of homeless people counted sleeping on the streets during the 12 months to 31 March.
Twenty-three rough sleepers were counted in the first quarter of 2017/18, 22 in the second quarter, 32 in the third, and the high of 37 in the fourth.
The council said its target was to have no more than 20 people sleeping rough.
At the end of the previous financial year, 22 rough sleepers were counted.
Richard Whitehouse
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Cornwall Council says it will introduce new technology to the county's car parks "to allow parking attendants to spend more time patrolling the streets".
Vicky Fraser, strategic projects officer at Cornwall Council's transport department, said that people would be able to pay on exit to encourage shoppers to stay in town centres for longer.
Additionally, plans are in place to introduce contactless payment.
Image source, GooglePart of a national "positive parking review", the council said it was also considering having a grading system for car parks with gold, silver and bronze indicating what facilities people could expect to find.
Other proposals include:
Del Crookes
BBC News Online
A lifeguard at the end of his shift rescued two people who had been pulled 500ft (150m) out to sea by a rip current on Saturday.
Dan Wickins (pictured) was at the south end of Constantine Bay preparing for a barbecue when he heard shouts for help.
The lifeguard swam out to them with a rescue board and pulled the two people, both from Exeter, back to shore.
Image source, RNLIDan Wickins says people should never try to swim directly against a rip current
Meanwhile, the RNLI says it also helped to deal with a serious injury at Perranporth on Sunday.
A man broke two bones in his leg while trying to jump over the river at the top of the beach.
Lifeguards managed to clear a large area around the incident so an air ambulance could land.
The man was sedated and taken to Plymouth's Derriford Hospital.
Del Crookes
BBC News Online
Image source, Chrissie PearcePolice are investigating the theft of thousands of pounds' worth of nail products from a business in Pool, Cornwall.
The burglary happened at Nail Supplies on Wilson Way sometime between 20:30 on Thursday and 07:30 on Friday, police said.
The person, or people, responsible smashed a glass panel in the front door, external to get in.
Items stolen, understood to be worth about £4,500, included:
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The object, believed to be an unexploded piece of World War Two ordnance, was found at an address between Ermington and Modbury earlier.
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service
An elderly couple say they have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket because of damage to their house after the opening of the South Devon Highway.
The new £110m road between Torquay and Newton Abbot opened in December 2015.
Devon County Council said it has received 369 claims from residents living near the road who said the increase in noise levels were "unbearable" and properties had suffered structural damage.
Image source, LDRSResidents whose homes have "reduced in value" since the construction of the link road will receive compensation under the Land Compensation Act 1973.
Among those affected are Jeffrey and Sandra Shears who live in Addison Road, Newton Abbot.
The retired couple said they have already spent about £3,000 on repairs to their house as a result of the damage.
Quote MessageIf you want some peace and quiet, then you have to have the windows closed. The noise starts from about 06:00 and goes all throughout the day. If you want to have a lie-in, then you have to shut the windows and cannot have them open in the summer."
Jeffrey Shears, 75
David George
BBC Spotlight
Passengers on the new helicopter service to the Isles of Scilly from Cornwall have had to return to the mainland by plane amid uncertainty with the controversial new service.
Last week, the Council for the Isles of Scilly ordered the new service to be suspended before it started because it said an environmental survey had not been completed.
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group (ISSG) tried to get around the rules today for two journeys to St Mary's by re-classifying them as charter rather than scheduled flights, and landing its new eight-seat aircraft beside the islands' airport.
It said it believed its paperwork was in order and, as the flights were chartered, no rules were broken.
Detractors have said the ISSG's service is aimed at quashing competition from a group planning to fly its own helicopters from a new heliport in Penzance.
The ISSG said it would operate a reduced service of charter flights on Tuesday.
The Civil Aviation Authority said it had "not taken any action against the operator" and the "local authority is responsible for today's restrictions".
The juvenile, tightly caught in trawler netting, escaped before it could be rescued in Cornwall.
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The whale was seen at the mouth of the river on Saturday.
Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live
An object believed to be an unexploded piece of World War Two ordnance has been found in south Devon, police say.
Kingsbridge Police said on Twitter, external the object was found "at an address between Ermington and Modbury" and bomb squad technicians were in attendance.
"There may be a small controlled explosion soon," they added.
Image source, Kingsbridge Police/Twitter
