Updates from Monday 11 June until Friday 15 June 2018
It will be cloudy at times this evening with light showers, but there will be some clear spells.
Overnight lows of 10C (50F).
Tomorrow will start dry and bright with a few showers developing again in the afternoon.
Highs of 20C (68F).
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
A cyclist has been taken to hospital after getting impaled on the handlebars of his bicycle, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has said.
It happened at about 12:45 on Newton Road in Torquay.
A police officer on the scene reported the incident after the cyclist fell on to the road.
Fire crews managed to release the cyclist who was taken to hospital with an upper thigh injury.
Emma Thomasson
BBC Spotlight
Colyton in East Devon is "festooned with pants, socks and pyjamas" after residents came out in support of a mum who received an anonymous letter about her laundry.
Claire Mountjoy received a note asking her not to air her washing outdoors, but says it was "lovely" more than a dozen homes and shops were now hanging their laundry outside in support...
Championship side Preston North End sign defender Jordan Storey from Exeter City for an undisclosed fee.
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe government is promising that Brexit will not change the protected status of Cornish pasties, despite claims the famous delicacy originated in Plymouth.
Under EU-protected geographical status rules, external, a Cornish pasty must be made in the county of Cornwall and include a strict list of ingredients.
But it was a Devon MP Luke Pollard, the Labour MP for Plymouth Sutton & Devonport, who raised the issue in the Commons.
Quote MessageAnyone that's enjoyed pasties in Cornwall and Plymouth will attest to their unique qualities. We will make sure they're continued to be protected.
Greg Clark, Business Secretary
Up to 6,000 jobs will be affected by the closures, which aim to secure the retailer's future.
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A Devon and Cornwall Police officer has shared a picture, external of a car on its side after a drink driver lost control on the way to pick up their children from school on Monday.
Sgt Harry Tangye added "This is what four times over the limit looks like".
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Police are appealing for information about a man (pictured) who may be able to help with their investigation into reports of criminal damage in Exeter.
A number of properties were damaged by graffiti in the early hours of 24 April on Sidwell Street, Devon and Cornwall Police said., external
Officers added the man may have information "vital to the investigation".
The police can be contacted via 101.
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Local Democracy Reporting Service
Teignbridge District Council says it will not be raising car parking charges in Newton Abbot and other major towns in the area, despite pressure on their services.
Cllr Jeremy Christophers said the authority would not be ramping up its charges and pricing local shops out of the market.
Image source, GoogleMeanwhile, the council says a £30m investment programme with private investors over the next five to 10 years is set to "transform" the centre of the town.
The redevelopment is expected to see the historic 800-year-old cattle market close when the plans are approved.
The first phase of the work is the £2m scheme to transform the "look and feel" of the Market Walk shopping centre, which should be complete in time for the autumn.
The owner of St Buryan Garage near Penzance says that a break-in at his business goes beyond the simple value of the thousands of pounds worth of goods that were stolen, external.
More than 2,500 homes in Plymouth are sitting empty, external, according to figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Del Crookes
BBC News Online
Firefighters in north Devon have rescued pigeons trapped in netting., external
They were sent to Bridgeland Street in Bideford after three birds were trapped in the roof of a house.
They were released unharmed.
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The former chief executive of Teignbridge District Council was given a £264,000 pay-off when she left the council last year, new figures have revealed.
Nicola Bulbeck left her role after an 11-year stint following the general election in June, with no details given for her departure or what her future plans were.
Image source, Teignbridge District CouncilHer leaving package was kept secret from the public and the council turned down a Freedom of Information request to release the figures.
But now the council's draft statement of accounts reveals the total cost of her exit package was £264,000, and she was awarded £173,000 as "compensation for loss of employment".
The figure has been criticised by senior Liberal Democrats as "appalling" but Conservative council leader Jeremy Christophers said they made the decision to get rid of the post in a bid to cut costs.
Phil Shears, the father of 2017 Love Island star Jessica Shears, has been appointed as the council's new managing director.
Image source, Getty ImagesJessica Shears and Dom Lever got engaged after leaving Love Island last year
People in a Devon town are staging a protest after a woman was told in an anonymous letter not to hang her clean clothes out to dry outside her house.
Residents are now hanging their washing out in some unusual places across Colyton in solidarity with mum, Claire Mountjoy.
Pants are flying from flagpoles in Colyton in support of a mum asked not to dry her washing outdoors.
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Nearly 200 drivers have been caught speeding in Newquay.
Police stopped cars during the half-term holidays following complaints from local people.
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Quote MessageWe've quite quickly picked up 193 vehicles travelling in excess of the speed limit. Although obviously we prefer not to see this sort of number of offences, it does need to be taken into context that it was a very busy period and we sent out a strong message that speeding will not be tolerated in Devon and Cornwall."
Sue Naylor, Speed detection officer
