Royal Cornwall Show: Award-winners don’t get your goatpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live
We have a trio of pygmy goats who won awards here.
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Updates from Monday 4 June until Friday 8 June 2018
Royal Cornwall Show: Award-winners don’t get your goatpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Boscastle will fraudster jailedpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
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Hamish Marshall
BBC SpotlightA man from North Cornwall who faked his uncle's will so he could gain £250,000 has been jailed for five and a half years.
William Hedley Venning, 55, from Boscastle had been written out of Peter Ascott's will after he separated from his wife.
However he forged a new one which not only reinstated himself but reduced the inheritance of others including his ex-wife.
Venning was previously found guilty of a series of charges including fraud and perverting the course of justice.
Sally Clarke, 57, from Surrey, and Stephen Martin, 52, from Boscastle, who both witnessed the forgery were given suspended sentences, fines and made to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work.
Royal Cornwall Show: Winning pigeons show a bit of colourpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live
Did you know that award-winning pigeons could come in so many colours?
Woman airlifted after Probus accidentpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
A woman has been seriously injured in an accident on the Probus by-pass this afternoon.
Devon and Cornwall Police say she had to be cut free by fire crews from Truro and St Austell.
It happened on the A390 by the Tregony turning, shortly after 14:00.
The fire rescue tender from Tolvaddon was also sent to the accident and the woman has been airlifted to hospital by the Cornwall Air Ambulance.
The road remains closed and diversions are in place.
Royal Cornwall Show: Duke and Duchess of Cornwall visitpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles and Camilla, have been presented with a tree to be planted in the county and a rare breed of sheep during their visit to the Royal Cornwall Show.
Their appearance in the main ring of the show was accompanied by music from the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, and a Cornish male voce choir sang the Cornish anthem, Trelawny, while the couple did a circuit of the ring in a car before departing.
They are carrying out a number of appointments while at the show for the day.
Royal Cornwall Show: Who are ewe looking at?!published at 16:26 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live
In the sheep tent, first of all, you can be overwhelmed by how many breeds there are.
And then you start to notice that some beady eyes are following you around the room a bit.
But this is understable if you have to spend a lot of time being prepped like the one we have pictured here.
However, being stared at by a couple of these woolly ones did make me feel a bit sheepish...
'The heart will be ripped out of the city'published at 16:15 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
As the department store giant announces 31 of its shops are to close, shoppers tell the BBC what it means to them.
Read MoreHouse of Fraser in Plymouth store closurepublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Some 250 jobs are thought to be affected by the closure of the historic store.
Read MoreMidfielder Grant joins Plymouth Argylepublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Plymouth sign midfielder Conor Grant after his release by Everton, while goalkeeper Kyle Letheren agrees a new deal.
Read MoreEx-House of Fraser employee, 94, says it was a 'posh shop'published at 15:37 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
An ex-employee of House of Fraser in Plymouth says it was always a "posh shop" and its closure will mark the end of the city's "class" stores.
It's one of 31 stores earmarked for closure today - affecting 6,000 jobs as part of a rescue deal.
Joan, who has lived in Plymouth for most of her life, says she remembers her time working at the store in the 1960s and 1970s very well...
Charles and Camilla arrive at Royal Cornwall Showpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
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End of twitter post 2Gary Barlow meets anti-ticket tout fanpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
A boy from Cornwall who missed out on tickets to see the star gets special VIP access.
Read MoreSerious crash on A390 near Probuspublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
There has been a serious crash on the A390 Probus bypass at the turning for Tregony.
The road is closed in both directions between the B3275 and the Trewithen roundabout to allow the air ambulance to land.
City's House of Fraser staff told of closure before shiftpublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineA sign was put on the doors of House of Fraser in Plymouth this morning telling customers it was to open a "little later than expected".
The announcement that it is set to close with 30 other stores in the UK was made public at about 08:00.
It is believed staff were told about the closure before their shifts, with some employees on the ground floor visibly upset.
New CT scanners 'will lead to faster treatment'published at 15:07 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Image source, RCHTTwo new state of the art CT scanners have been unveiled, external at hospitals in Cornwall.
The county's hospitals trust says the number of referrals for CT scans, external at West Cornwall Hospital has steadily increased and, with about 5,500 being carried out each year, there was a need for an improved scanner.
The new £500,000 machine is replacing a 12-year-old piece of equipment, and is part of a £2m investment in imaging equipment , externalat the hospital. The other scanner is at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske.
Patients with cancer, heart disease and bone and joint problems will benefit from faster scans and more accurate diagnosis, leading to quicker treatment, health bosses told the BBC.
Cornish farmer 'devastated' by bovine TB restrictionspublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
BBC SpotlightA Cornish farmer whose herd is under bovine TB restrictions has been talking about the devastation and heartbreak.
For many affected farmers it means they will not be able to show their animals at the Royal Cornwall Show because of movement restrictions designed to prevent the spread of the disease.
John Osborne farms at Jacobstow in north Cornwall, where one of his prized show animals had to be put down after testing positive.
"It's ruined our show season. We won't be able to show at all this season, until next year now, until we get TB clear."
Last month the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed there could be more badger culls in England as the government steps up action to tackle outbreaks of bovine TB in cattle.
Almost 20,000 badgers were culled in 19 areas in eight counties last year including Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.
Royal Cornwall Show: A cacophony or poultry in motion?published at 14:51 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Andrew Segal
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End of twitter postI later found out who was making a lot of the noise: these two prize-winning birds pictured below.
They obviously thought they had a lot to crow about!
Appeal for missing photo albumspublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
The organisers of a big youth club reunion happening in Exeter, external this weekend have issued an appeal for help.
They're trying to find a number of photo albums featuring pictures taken at various events at 'The Knight Club', which ran from 1967 to 2014 in Beacon Heath.
It's unclear what happened to the albums. The reunion is taking place at The Beacon Community Centre from 19:00 on 9 June.
Image source, GoogleHouse of Fraser: 'Part of Plymouth's history is going'published at 14:37 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineThe loss of House of Fraser in Plymouth is "devastating" and "a real horror" - according to 82-year-old shopper Margaret Turner.
She's lived in Plymouth for most of her life and says losing high street shops is "taking away Plymouth's history"...
Royal Cornwall Show: Music, (automated) maestro, please!published at 14:23 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Andrew Segal
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