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Chief minister 'cannot understate' summit importancepublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
BBC Radio Guernsey
Guernsey's chief minister says he cannot understate the importance of the British-Irish Council for giving the island a voice on the political stage.
Chief ministers of the crown dependencies along with England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales met in Guernsey today to discuss issues relevant to all the different parties.
Deputy St Pier says the summit give Guernsey access too people it usually wouldn't have the chance to meet.
More on this story:
- British-Irish 'joint communique' released
- Political summit begins in Guernsey
Hunt for Hatherleigh's wind-blown parrot Cleopublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
BBC Radio Devon
A parrot has literally gone with the wind after her cage was blown over in a gust.
Image source, Tracey Ford
Cleo is an african grey with a red tail who flew off towards Hatherleigh Moor on Thursday afternoon after the wind blew her cage open.
RBC 'fully committed' to Guernseypublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
The Royal Bank of Canada has issued a statement saying it's fully committed to its business in Guernsey.
It follows the news that the bank has offered to sell its current site on Upland Road to Elizabeth College.
RBC said it wants to move to new, as yet unspecified premises, and grow its Guernsey business.
Elizabeth College is describing the potential acquisition of the large bank building as a "once in a lifetime opportunity".
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Elizabeth College is looking to expand their current campus
The aim is to use it for improved library facilities and private study areas - pupils would have direct access to the building from the school.
Both organisations are working on a planning application for a change of use for Canada Court, and hope to complete the sale by December 2019.
Overnight weather staying clearpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
BBC Weather
It will remain fine with sunshine this evening, giving way to some long clear spells overnight.
Turning fairly cool once again with just a gentle breeze.
A clear start to the weekendpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
BBC Weather
It will remain fine with sunshine this evening, giving way to some long clear spells overnight.
Turning fairly cool once again with just a gentle breeze.
Devon Hospital stars in WW1 dramapublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
BBC Radio 4
The Seale Hayne venue near Newton Abbot played a remarkable role in treating World War One soldiers suffering from shell shock - and is the setting for BBC Radio 4's latest series of Home Front.
The series dramatises the real life Dr Arthur Hurst, who pioneered cures for shell shock, or 'war neuroses' as he preferred to call it, at Seale Hayne when it was a military hospital 100 years ago.
By the end of the war, 20,000 men were suffering from shell shock. Thousands more had experienced its symptoms during their military service.
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Actor Mark Heap discusses his role in Home Front; the pioneering doctor, Arthur Hurst.
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I don’t want to gush, but I do realise the immense amount of trouble and skill spent on pulling me back into rational working order
WW1 soldier in a letter to Dr Hurst
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Warning over business fraudpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
Miles Davis
BBC News Online
Guernsey's Economic Crime Division (ECD) is warning people to be on their guard against mandate fraud after one local business reported losing £17,000 to fraudsters.
An ECD spokesman said mandate fraud, also known as invoice redirection fraud, is when someone impersonates a supplier and tells the customer they've changed their bank details and asks for their record to be updated.
Unknowingly the payment is then made to the newly provided details. The fraud often only comes to light when the real supplier chases payment.
The States of Guernsey was defrauded of £2.6m back in 2012 in a similar scheme.
Greendale Farm Shop revamp 'will bring 30 new jobs'published at 18:03 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Major new expansion plans for Greendale Farm Shop would provide "significant benefits" to East Devon, council planners are being told.
Image source, Google
FWS Carter and Sons wish to expand the existing farm shop as well as build a new dedicated classroom facility at the site on the A3052, between the Greendale Business Park and Crealy.
They say they would be making a significant investment in the farm shop, that already makes sales of around £100,000 a week, would create 30 new jobs, and expand on the shop which is a focal point to the rural community which it serves.
The farm shop already employs 68 people (56 full time and 12 part time), but the company says the new proposals would directly create 30 new jobs (8 full time and 22 part time) in documents submitted with a planning application to East Devon District Council.
Modbury bonfire out of control in dry spellpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
BBC Radio Devon
A large bonfire grew out of control in parched conditions near Modbury.
Fire crews from Modbury, Kingsbridge and Ivybridge were called out shortly after midday and stopped the fire from spreading to barns in Loddiswell.
Image source, Modbury Fire Station
Image source, Modbury Fire Station
Torbay Council mulls taking back under-fire bin collectionspublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
BBC Radio Devon
Torbay Council's looking at taking back control of a waste company that's come under fire from local residents.
Hundreds took to social media, or wrote to their local councillors, complaining that TOR2 weren't collecting their rubbish on time.
The council's now negotiating with the Kier Group - which has a majority shareholding in TOR2 - to decide whether or not to take full control of it.
Steve Darling, the leader of the Liberal Democrats on the council, says it's a step in the right direction.
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The council will be entering into negotiations to see if there are any hidden nasties and it will then decide how to better manage the contract, should someone else run it or should it come in-house.
Steve Darling, Liberal Democrat group leader
Ex-soldier jailed for attack on policepublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
Breaking
Ben Woolvin
BBC South West Home Affairs correspondent
Former soldier David Bull has been jailed for attacking police officers when he was pulled over and found to be drink driving.
Bull picked up Sgt David Clark in a headlock and tried to gouge his eyes out in the assault in Tavistock in April 2017.
He also kicked PC Jenny Mash in the leg and dislocated her knee.
Bull, 37, from Luton in Bedfordshire, was found guilty of two charges of grievous bodily harm with intent.
He was jailed for seven years and told he would serve a minimum of three and a half years.
Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police
Getting your ducks in a rowpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
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Blazing sunshine in Cornwallpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
Miles Davis
BBC News Online
BBC Spotlight presenter Ollie Yates has been out enjoying the sunshine around Polzeath.
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The Met Office says it's only going to get warmer over the next few days.
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West Devon parking charges to increasepublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
Most council run car parks in West Devon are to increase charges by 50p, from £2 to £2.50 per day.
West Devon Borough Council has held a consultation on the matter, and concluded the rise is necessary to effectively deliver the parking services.
It is the first increase for five years.
The pay and display charges will come into effect from Monday 2 July. The full list of new car parking charges can be viewed here, external.
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When making a decision such as this one, we have to take into account the public realm surrounding the car parks and the services in those realms, like street cleansing, public toilets, and ground maintenance. All of these services are an added cost to the running of the car parks and, unfortunately as those costs have risen over the years, we now need to increase our car parking charges to make sure that we can continue to provide a high standard of parking services to our residents.”
Councillor Robert Sampson, West Devon Borough Council's lead member for commercial services
Calls for urgent improvements to A38 handed to Graylingpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
Tamsin Melville
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Cornwall
A report has been handed to the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, calling for urgent improvements on the A38 after a number of serious road crashes.
MPs across Devon and Cornwall are calling for the work.
There have been a number of fatal accidents on the road, and the document called the "A38 Case for Action" is urging the government to invest in making the road safer, and also boost the local economy.
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Collapse of coastal cliff 'will cost more than £1.6m'published at 14:34 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
Cornwall Live
A landslip during winter storms, between Porthleven and Loe Bar in Cornwall, destroyed a coastal footpath and a "vital" flood defence. , external
Creditors back plans to close Plymouth House of Fraserpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
BBC Business News
Creditors have backed department store chain House of Fraser's plans to close more than half its stores, including its Plymouth shop.
Earlier this month the retailer announced plans to shut 31 stores to offset financial difficulties.
Some 250 jobs in Plymouth are thought to be affected by the closure of one of the longest-standing stores in the city's retail community.
High Street landlords were unhappy with the plan as they will have to shoulder the burden of financial losses, but they were outvoted.
The decision to accept the rescue plan means the 169-year-old business avoids going into administration.
- House of Fraser closure a 'blow' for city
- Video: House of Fraser in Plymouth store closure
Pirates open at homepublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Cornish Pirates will face Doncaster in their opening fixture of the Championship season.
Image source, Brian Tempest
The Penzance-based club are the venue for newly-promoted Coventry's first away game the following week before the Pirates' first away match at Hartpury a week later.
The club end the season away at Doncaster and have been drawn with London Irish, Hartpury and Bedford in the Championship Cup.
Jersey's immigration rates nearly double UKpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Jersey's population is growing at a faster rate than the UK, new figures show.
It's estimated more than 105,500 people call the island home - an increase of nearly 20% since 2000, compared to 10% in the UK.
The figures also show there were 100 more births than deaths in the island last year - and 1,200 more people came to the island, than left.
Image source, Statistics Jersey
Statistics Jersey said that of the 1,200 net inward migration in 2017, approximately 400 were licensed workers and their dependents, while 800 were registered workers and their dependents.
Jersey's government was accused of failing to control the island's growing population during the recent election.
The States is yet to agree on a proposed immigration policy, which includes plans for time-limited work permits, criminal record checks and photos on registration cards.
Former naval officer jailed for seven-and-a-half yearspublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 22 June 2018
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Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
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A former senior naval officer has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years after committing a string of indecent assaults against men in the 1980s and 90s.
Charles Howeson, 68, from Plymouth, was last year found guilty of 10 indecent assaults against eight men.
He held high profile business positions including with the Consumer Council for Water and First Great Western Trains and was lieutenant commander on HMS Cleopatra.
Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police