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  • Updates from Monday 18 June until Friday 22 June 2018

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  1. Bakery pleads guilty to hygiene offences

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    The owner of a popular Cornish bakery has been fined after pleading guilty to a string of hygiene offences.

    Simon Phillips of the St Keverne Bakery pleaded guilty to six offences including failing to have adequate procedures in place to control pests, placing food on a market which was unsafe and not maintaining an effective food safety management system.

    He has been ordered to pay more than £6,000.

    Cornwall Council’s Commercial Food and Safety Team had been so concerned about the risk to public health they ordered the business to cease production following a routine inspection on 31 March 2017.

    The bakery operates out of a unit at Treskewes Industrial Estate in St Keverne, near Helston.

    The council says improvements have since been made and it now has a four star food hygiene rating.

    BakeryCornwall Council
    BakeryCornwall Council

    In cases such as this one, our food safety officers won’t hesitate to prosecute. Thankfully, the number of cases like this every year is small.”

    Sue James, Cornwall Council cabinet member

  2. Bat concerns halt railway tree felling

    A council wants Network Rail to stop removing vegetation to protect greater horseshoe bats.

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  3. Sunrise over Marazion

    Miles Davis
    BBC News Online

    The stunning sunrise has been captured across the South West this morning.

    Photographer Duncan Scobie sent us this picture of the sun coming up over St Michael's Mount at Marazion.

    Sunrise at MarazionDuncan Scobie

  4. Removing trees - 'too much damage to be acceptable'

    Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
    BBC Spotlight

    A councillor says Network Rail's plans to cut down trees next to railway lines across Teignbridge in Devon would cause "too much damage to be acceptable".

    A preservation order on the trees has been put in place after the district council realised large numbers of were being felled as part of a scheme to reduce train delays.

    The impact on local wildlife including greater horseshoe bats was one of the main concerns.

    Councillor Humphrey Clemens wants to protect the area...

    Network Rail says it's working with Teignbridge District Council to find a way forward.

  5. Weather: Cooler day but sunny spells

    BBC Weather

    It'll be a dry day with sunny spells and some patchy cloud. It will also feel much fresher and cooler with a moderate or fresh northerly breeze.

    Both UV and pollen are expected to be very high.

    Maximum Temp: 17C (63F).

    Weather map

  6. Photo: Sunset over Godrevy

    Johnny O'Shea
    BBC News Online

    We have been blessed with a fantastic sunrise this morning, following a colourful sunset on Wednesday night.

    We have been posting some of your pictures, and here is another beauty from Lisa Brown showing the Godrevy lighthouse near Hayle as the sun went down.

    Godrevy sunsetLisa Brown

  7. Private viewing of new baby meerkats

    James Churchfield
    BBC Radio Cornwall

    Four baby meerkats have been born at the Screech Owl Sanctuary at Indian Queens in Cornwall.

    They are just three weeks old and are not being allowed on public view yet.

    But BBC Radio Cornwall has been allowed behind the scenes.

  8. Exeter open at home to Carlisle

    Brent Pilnick
    BBC Sport

    Exeter City’s new boss Matt Taylor makes his debut in the dugout at home to Carlisle United, with their first away trip in League Two a week later to Morecambe.

    Paul Tisdale faces Exeter early in his reign – City go to Milton Keynes Dons on August 25 - the fifth round of games – while the former Grecians manager will return to St James Park with his new club on Saturday 2 February.

    Exeter CityGetty Images

    City are at home to Yeovil on Boxing Day and close out the season with a short trip to Forest Green Rovers.

    You can see all of Exeter City's fixtures for the forthcoming season here.

  9. Argyle head to Midlands on opening day

    Brent Pilnick
    BBC Sport

    Plymouth Argyle will begin their League One campaign with a trip to Walsall on Saturday 4 August.

    The EFL have just released this season's fixtures, with the Pilgrims facing a 400-mile round trip to AFC Wimbledon, while they close the season at home to Scunthorpe United.

    Plymouth ArgyleGetty Images

    The league’s biggest away trip – Argyle to Sunderland, which is 800 miles there and back – sees Pilgrims fans up for an early start on Saturday 2 March

    All of Argyle's fixtures can be seen here.

  10. EFL newcomers start away in League Two

    Macclesfield and Tranmere will start the League Two season with away fixtures after winning promotion back to the EFL.

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  11. Sunderland open v Charlton in League One

    Sunderland begin their first campaign in England's third tier for more than 30 years with a lunchtime kick off at home to Charlton Athletic.

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  12. Cherry Fayre begins in Axminster

    BBC Radio Devon

    It's the first day of Axminster's Cherry Fayre - an eight day event which was first held more than 800 years ago in 1210.

    The ancient midsummer celebration used to attract trade and goods to the town - with many travelling from across Europe after the town's prized cherries.

    The event begins with the 'raising of the glove' ceremony when the current lord of the manor waves a special glove to declare the festivities open.

    There will also be Punch and Judy shows throughout the town, the chance to have a go at arts and crafts, and quiz nights to raise money for charity.

    AxminsterGoogle

    I think these sort of things are far more important to communities than communities might think. It's a really cohesive event that brings together lots of activities attended by lots of ages, classes, groups. There's no barriers - everybody joins in and gets on and it puts a spring in the step of people in the town."

    Graham Barton, Trustee of Light up Axminster

  13. Motorists targeted for Clean Air Day

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    Motorists in Cornwall are being encouraged to switch off their engines when they're stuck at lights or in traffic.

    As part of Clean Air Day the council's targeting three of the towns in the county where there are recognised air quality issues.

    Experts will be talking to motorists in St Austell, Camelford and Launceston about the benefits of not idling when stopped for more than one minute. It's said this could help reduce pollution by 20 to 30%.

    CamelfordGoogle

    The average traffic movement through Camelford is about 6,000 vehicles per day. Obviously that's more concentrated in the summer months. HGVs make up about 7% of those movements - within Cornwall the average is 3%. There's not a huge amount other than road infrastructure investment that will alleviate the problem. Massive investment in public transport would obviously be helpful.

    Claire Hewlett, Camelford Town Councillor

  14. Photo: Sunrise on Dartmoor

    Johnny O'Shea
    BBC News Online

    We have been graced with a fantastic sunrise to mark the summer solstice.

    Crowds of people have gathered on Dartmoor to welcome in the longest day.

    This cracker was taken by Andrew Sweeny at Scorhill on Dartmoor at 05:00 as the sun poked its head up over the horizon.

    Send your own pictures from around Cornwall and Devon to us and we will do our best to share them.

    Dartmoor sunriseAndrew Sweeny

  15. High-rise flats prompt legal action from campaigners

    BBC Radio Devon

    Campaigners in Torquay have issued a legal challenge to controversial plans for a high-rise block of flats and a new hotel on a prominent site on the town's waterfront.

    Group, Save Cary Green, is seeking a judicial review of Torbay Council's granting of permission for the 11- storey tower block and the hotel next to the Pavilion at Torquay Harbour.

    We don’t feel the letter of the law has been followed in passing this planning application. When you’re dealing with a conservation area with listed buildings there are several sets of special regulations that are coming into force which we feel just hasn’t been followed by Torbay Council.”

    Cordelia Law, Save Cary Green

    Torbay Council is yet to comment.

  16. And the sunset wasn't bad either

    Johnny O'Shea
    BBC News Online

    As well as a stunning sunrise this morning, the sky was also full of colour as the sun went down on Wednesday night.

    Thank you to Adrian Colston for sending this shot of Scorhill on Dartmoor.

    If you have any pictures you would like to share, please send them in.

    SunsetAdrian Colston

  17. Network Rail plans halted to protect wildlife

    BBC Radio Devon

    Network Rail has been stopped in its tracks from cutting down trees along the railway line across the whole of Teignbridge in Devon.

    A preservation order on woodland has been put in place after the district council realised large numbers of trees were being felled as part of scheme to reduce train delays.

    Council officers were concerned about the impact on local wildlife including greater horseshoe bats which use the trees to help them navigate.

    Network Rail, which maintains 20,000 miles of track, says incidents caused by vegetation cost over £100m in 2017. It says it's working with the council to find a way forward.

    Greater Horseshoe batGetty Images

  18. Child rescued from locked vehicle

    Johnny O'Shea
    BBC News Online

    Firefighters rescued a child who had been locked in a car at a supermarket car park in Penzance.

    They used "small tools" to release the child who had been accidentally locked inside the vehicle at Morrisons on Wednesday at about 16:00.

    MorrisonsGoogle

    Between 1 April 2016 and 5 May 2017, firefighters in Cornwall attended 27 calls to assist parents or carers with children locked in vehicles.

    The AA says it rescues on average seven children locked in cars every day in the UK.

  19. Red sky in the morning

    Twitter

    If you were up early enough this morning, there was a stunning sunrise across parts of Cornwall and Devon, marking the start of the longest day.

    We would love to see any pictures you have.

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  20. Tractor driver sought after fatal crash

    Rob England
    BBC News Online

    The driver of a tractor who stopped to help at the scene of a fatal road crash in Cornwall is being sought by police as a witness.

    A 74-year-old local man was injured when his car, a Vauxhall Meriva, was involved in a crash with a Fiat Punto.

    It happened at about 09:10 on Monday 14 May, on the A390 at Gunnislake, Cornwall.

    The man was taken to Derriford Hospital, and died on Friday.

    Officers said the driver of a red tractor travelling in the direction of Gunnislake "stopped and assisted at the scene".