Cornwall travel: A30 partially blocked at Bodminpublished at 08:37 British Summer Time 31 May 2018
The A30 at Bodmin has been partially blocked westbound at Carminow Cross by a broken-down vehicle.
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Updates from Tuesday 29 May until Friday 1 June 2018
Cornwall travel: A30 partially blocked at Bodminpublished at 08:37 British Summer Time 31 May 2018
Devon travel: Paignton accident blocks Dartmouth Roadpublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 31 May 2018
- In Paignton, the A379 Dartmouth Road is blocked in both directions around Whitstone Road due to an accident, with queuing traffic
- Slow-moving traffic at Ipplepen on the A381 Totnes Road due to temporary traffic lights for roadworks.
Cornwall travel: Lanner accidentpublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 31 May 2018
There are reports of an accident at Lanner on the A393 Lanner Hill at Bell Lane.
Major coastal search for missing Robert 'Rab' Johnstonpublished at 07:53 British Summer Time 31 May 2018
Search and rescue teams have launched a major operation, external to locate missing Salcombe man Robert 'Rab' Johnston.
Cancer woman says drug funded by the public 'is working'published at 07:53 British Summer Time 31 May 2018
Andrea Ormsby
BBC Spotlight
A cancer nurse from Devon, who got more than £90,000 from the public for a cancer drug that isn't available on the NHS, says it is working.
Laura Harris, 43, from Barnstaple, was diagnosed with advanced stage four bowel cancer early last year and given just three months to live.
But now, because of the drug Bevacizumab (also known as Avastin), Laura says she hopes she can have at least another six months with her husband and children.
Quote MessageLook at the difference just in the time I've had four cycles of chemotherapy and what that means to my family and children. I was away at the weekend at a show with my daughter and we were whooping and screaming all the way through until about 11 o'clock at night. I would never have been able to do that before."
Laura Harris
In 2010, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence said the drug would not be funded by the NHS because the benefits "did not justify the costs".
War Horse author reveals cancer battlepublished at 07:46 British Summer Time 31 May 2018
Sir Michael Morpurgo says he has "excellent prospects" after treatment for cancer of the larynx.
Read MoreTide times for Thursdaypublished at 07:32 British Summer Time 31 May 2018
If you're planning a trip to the coast today, here are the times of high water.
There'll be a full weather forecast in the local lunchtime news at 13:30 on BBC One.
Weather: Some sunshine with the risk of thundery showerspublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 31 May 2018
A misty start to the day with fog patches affecting many areas at first, but generally clearing with some bright or sunny spells developing for a time.
Cloud will become more widespread later with the increasing risk of some thundery downpours developing, especially towards the east.
Maximum temperatures between 19 and 22C (66 to 71F).
Toy enthusiast loans part of collection to local museumpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 31 May 2018
Kevin Hay
BBC Spotlight
A toy enthusiast who has ran out of space at home has loaned some of his collection to his local museum.
Phil Chapman, from Liskeard, Cornwall, has been collecting toys for more than 20 years.
The move has since allowed him to keep searching for even more toys.
Mr Chapman says he is always on the lookout for new pieces - "It's just such a buzz".
"You just don't know what you're gong to turnaround and see. then you see it and it's like, 'Have I got it already? Do I need it?'
"And then you start looking at the condition and different things and sometimes, if the condition's not there, you do have to walk away from it."
Woman seriously injured in car-coach crashpublished at 07:14 British Summer Time 31 May 2018
Lynne French
BBC News OnlineA woman has been seriously hurt in a crash at Gwennap in Cornwall.
The accident involving a blue Citroen car and a Temsa 34-seater coach happened just after 17:30 yesterday on the A393 near Burncoose.
A 20-year-old local woman, who was driving the car, suffered serious head injuries and after initial treatment at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, she was transferred to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.
Two people in the coach sustained minor injuries.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has any information that could help is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police.
Former newspaper staff claim they are owed thousandspublished at 07:05 British Summer Time 31 May 2018
Hamish Marshall
BBC Spotlight
Twenty-seven workers in Devon and Dorset say they are still waiting for an estimated £250,000 they are owed, five months after losing their jobs.
The View From series of newspapers, which included Axminster, Honiton and Seaton, were owned by Cornish businessman Peter Masters when staff were told to clear their desks in January.
He says he is not responsible for their wages, notice and redundancy payments because he then sold the company.
Anders Larsson was chief reporter and says he is owed around £10,000....
Quote MessageIt wasn't a total shock. It was a bit earlier than I had anticipated but out of the blue from that point of view. It was obvious that there were some problems but it was quite a bit earlier than I thought."
Anders Larsson
German bomb strike on Torquay rememberedpublished at 07:04 British Summer Time 31 May 2018
Clare Woodling
BBC SpotlightA memorial service has taken place in Torquay, marking the resort's biggest tragedy of World War Two.
On 30 May 1943, 45 people died as German aircraft bombed the town with the focus of their attack on the St Marychurch and Hele areas.
The parish church was destroyed, several schools were badly damaged and 50 other mainly residential buildings were flattened.
The original target for the raid was nearby industrial works.
Cynthia Palmer survived by hiding under a pew in the church...
Quote MessageThe Sunday school teacher told us to duck and take cover. At that time the church had pews, so being a good little girl I got under the pew, which must have protected me to some extent. I remember seeing the blast from the alter and everything started coming down, and I suppose I was knocked unconscious."
Cynthia Palmer
Decision on city centre tower block plans duepublished at 07:02 British Summer Time 31 May 2018
A decision is due later on plans for a 21-storey tower block in Plymouth.
Developers want to demolish the old Money Centre building near Drake Circus and replace it with a student accommodation block along with another seven-storey block at North Hill.
The city council looks likely to approve the plans, despite objections from Plymouth University which thinks there isn't a need for the accommodation.
Weather: Largely staying dry but heavy showers possiblepublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 30 May 2018
Large areas of cloud through tonight but staying mostly dry with some clear intervals. Some pockets of mist and fog developing.
Minimum temperature: 6 to 14C (43 to 57F).
Mist will tend to lift on Thursday morning, with cloud breaking to allow for some sunny spells during the day.
Largely staying dry although heavy showers will never be too far away.
Maximum temperature: 17 to 21C (63 to 70F).
Man seriously injured in Bodmin stabbingpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 30 May 2018
Del Crookes
BBC News OnlineA man was stabbed in Bodmin on Tuesday night, Devon and Cornwall police have said.
Offices were called at about 22:30 after a 21-year-old man was assaulted in Gilbert Road, external.
He was stabbed once in the chest and taken to hospital by ambulance with serious injuries that are described as "not life-threatening".
Image source, GoogleThe person who carried out the attack ran away from the scene, possibly towards Morrisons or into fields nearby, police say.
The suspect is described as 5ft 8ins (1.72m) tall and was wearing a black hooded top.
Detective Constable Andrew Petherick, from Bodmin CID, said it is believed this was a targeted attack but the motive remains unclear.
Travel: Delays of up to an hour for Torpoint ferrypublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 30 May 2018
Between Plymouth and Torpoint, there's now up to an hour of delays on the Devonport side and up to 50 minutes at Torpoint on the ferry with two out of three vessels running.
Bampton residents want crossing on 'very dangerous' roadpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 30 May 2018
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceHundreds of residents of a mid-Devon village have signed a petition calling for a safe pedestrian crossing.
Celia Hicks, from Bampton Parish Council, told a Devon County Council meeting of the "very dangerous situation" in the village around the Spar shop in Newton Square.
Speaking to the council, Cllr Hicks said roads to South Molton and Dulverton were "very steep and traffic flies down the road".
She presented the petition asking for road improvements and speed mitigation to facilitate a safer road crossing.
Devon County Council Leader John Hart said the petition would be considered and that the relevant cabinet member or head of service would be asked to respond direct to the petitioners within 15 days.
Image source, GoogleTeignmouth seafront 'bomb' find 'just a pipe'published at 16:44 British Summer Time 30 May 2018
Royal Navy bomb disposal experts were called to Teignmouth after the discovery of a suspicious object this afternoon.
Part of the seafront was closed off after metal detectorists thought they found a bomb.
A Royal Navy bomb disposal unit took the object away, saying it appeared it just be a large heavy, metal pipe and not live ordnance.
Image source, Karl MonkPoldark series four is on air in June. But when in June?published at 16:06 British Summer Time 30 May 2018
Radio TimesPoldark series four is just around the corner, external.
The return of the Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson in the Cornwall-set drama has been confirmed to air on Sunday 10 June at 21:00 on BBC1.
The new series is promising a great new villain and real-life characters from 18th Century London politics, writer Debbie Horsfield says.
Image source, BBC/Mammoth ScreenGraveyard vandalism 'a massive problem'published at 15:46 British Summer Time 30 May 2018
Laurence Reed
BBC Radio CornwallVandalism at graveyards is an ongoing problem in Cornwall, according to local councillors.
The comments follow complaints about trouble in Bodmin. In one recent incident, a widow said a statue of an angel disappeared from her husband's grave.
Town Deputy Mayor Jeremy Cooper said: "It is a massive problem for all councils, but you can't make a cemetery into a high security area. People go up there as and when they feel the need."
