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Updates from Monday 11 June until Friday 15 June 2018
Plea for help as 92-year-old's GP surgery closes... againpublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Cornwall travel: Paddington to Penzance train delayedpublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
The 06:35 Great Western Railway service from London Paddington to Penzance, which was due to depart Exeter St David's at 09:18 and arrive in Penzance at 12:17, is currently running 29 minutes late, external.
Person trapped after two-vehicle crashpublished at 08:08 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
One person had to be cut free from their vehicle after a two-vehicle crash in Devon., external
Fire crews from Holsworthy and Hatherleigh were called to the crash on the A388, on Beer Hill in Clawton, on Wednesday afternoon just after 15:15.
Four adults and two children were able to escape from the vehicles, but one person was trapped and had to be cut free.
They were treated by ambulance staff.
Image source, GoogleCornwall travel: Cancellations to St Mawes and Place ferriespublished at 08:04 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Services between 11.30 and 14:00 have been cancelled due to the low spring tide.
Devon travel: Broken-down vehicle on A380 Telegraph Hillpublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
In Kennford, on the A380 Telegraph Hill heading towards Torquay, there are reports of a broken-down lorry blocking one lane.
Drivers are being advised to approach the area with care.
High tide times for the regionpublished at 07:39 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Dan Downs
Weather ForecasterIf you're planning a trip to the coast or seaside, here are the high water times around Devon and Cornwall.
We'll have the latest forecast on BBC Spotlight at 13:30.
Cyber scammers target Cornwall Councilpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
TwitterCornwall councillors have had to change all their online passwords after one of them fell victim to a cyber-security attack.
According to Rob Nolan, councillor for Truro, Redannick Ward, the scammers took control of one of the members' computers and demanded £500 to unfreeze it.
Mr Nolan said he thought it would cost Cornwall Council "several thousand" pounds to rectify the problem.
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Weather: Dry with sunny spellspublished at 07:23 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Dan Downs
Weather ForecasterA windy start, but it will die down later this afternoon.
Any lingering overnight rain will quickly clear to leave a dry day with sunny spells.
Maximum temperature: 18°C (64°F).
Fifty-year anniversary of first non-stop solo world sailpublished at 07:21 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
Fifty years ago celebrated sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston set sail from Falmouth to become the first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe.
He spent 312 days alone on his small boat, Suhaili - surviving on tinned foods and collected rain water.
He's revealed that while on his round-the-world voyage, he was struck down with appendicitis and was missing for almost four months.
Sir Robin has been describing some of the conditions he faced...
A 'Parade of Sail' - featuring Sir Robin and Suhaili - around Falmouth Harbour is due to happen later.
Police appeal for wanted Torbay manpublished at 07:14 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Rob England
BBC News OnlinePolice are appealing for help in finding a 24-year-old man from Torbay.
Officers said Sam Connolly was previously convicted of "aggravated taking without owner’s consent" and is now wanted on recall to prison.
He is believed to be in the Torbay area, but police said he "has other links in the UK".
Connolly is described as 5ft 10 inches (1.77m) tall and of a medium build.
Image source, Devon and Cornwall PolicePoliceman describes being called to crash involving sonpublished at 07:13 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Crews called to caravan blazepublished at 07:07 British Summer Time 14 June 2018
Rob England
BBC News OnlineFire crews have tackled a large blaze in a caravan in Wadebridge.
The surrounding area was "well alight" when crews arrived, but it was prevented from spreading.
It happened at about 17:55 at Bradford's Quay.
Image source, Wadebridge FireBroken back surfer returns to wavespublished at 20:42 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
A surfer who broke his back wiping out on a 60-foot wave returns to the water for the first time after seven months of rehabilitation.
Read MoreWeather: Increasing cloud before a blustery Thursdaypublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
Dan Downs
Weather ForecasterTonight should start off dry but increasing cloud is likely to bring patches of mostly light rain after midnight. Freshening south-westerly winds.
Minimum temperature: 8 to 14C (46 to 57F).
Thursday will be a blustery day with a brisk west to south-westerly wind.
Early cloud and rain will clear away to leave it dry by the afternoon with sunny spells.
Maximum temperature: 15 to 19C (59 to 66F).
Man with injured leg rescued from Devil's Armchairpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
Andrew Segal
BBC Local LiveTwo south Devon coastguard teams and a lifeboat have helped rescue a man with an injured leg who got stuck on rocks near Paignton.
Torbay Coastguard said it and a team from Teignmouth were called to the scene at the Devil's Armchair at about 09:20.
The Teignmouth inshore lifeboat got the casualty into a basket stretcher and took him to Oddicombe Beach to a waiting ambulance.
The man's condition is not known.
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End of twitter postNew £6m SWW project improves water filteringpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
A £6m project to improve drinking water in south Devon has started.
Six new carbon filters, a pumping station and an ultraviolet disinfection system have been installed at Tottiford Water Treatment Works, near Bovey Tracey.
South West Water said some customers may notice the smell or taste of the water had changed slightly in the short-term.
It said it is bringing the new treatment online gradually to minimise such differences, blending water going through the new equipment with the current supply.
Closed Exeter respite centre to be soldpublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceA closed respite centre in Exeter will be put on the market by Devon County Council.
Haldon View in Beech Avenue has been closed since 2014 and has been declared surplus to requirements.
Devon County Council Leader John Hart told a Corporate Infrastructure and Regulatory Services meeting on Tuesday that he was desperate to dispose of the building as quickly as possible.
He said: "It is in a nice area of Exeter. But the access is not good, it is part of the Pennsylvania conservation area, the treescape means it cannot be developed easily. With a property like this, it makes no sense whatsoever to do anything other than sell it.
"The sooner we put in on the market and sell it, the better for the county council.
The committee was told that the building has a market value of around £650,000 to £700,000 and unanimously granted permission for the site to be put on the market.
Image source, LDRSRusty WW2 grenade destroyed in controlled explosionpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
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End of twitter postPolice say they were called this morning by a resident in Hayle who had discovered a rusty hand grenade during a garage clear-out.
Bomb disposal experts were called and said they believed it was a live American grenade, possibly from World War Two.
The device was taken to Hayle Estuary and disposed of in a controlled explosion.
Image source, Devon and Cornwall PoliceTruro fire: 19 evacuated from sheltered housingpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
A total of 19 people were evacuated from their homes after a fire broke out in a sheltered housing area, Cornwall Council says.
The blaze, at Merrifield Close, saw 60 firefighters and six fire engines at the scene during its height after it broke out at about midnight, destroying three of six homes affected.
It is believed to have started in a bin store and is being treated as suspicious.
The council said a housing officer has been supporting residents, and those whose homes had been damaged "have been helped to find temporary accommodation; some with friends and relatives, whilst one elderly resident was found temporary accommodation in a nearby care home".
Other residents have been able to return to home.
Quote MessageDue to the fire damage, some residents will not be able to return to their accommodation in the short term and the housing team will continue to help them."
Cornwall Council
Cornwall travel: Accident on A394 Helston-Ramepublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
On the A394, between Helston and Rame, there are reports of an accident.
