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Updates from Monday 2 July until Friday 6 July 2018
Search launched after clothes and trainers left on beachpublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Chief executive of Royal Cornwall Hospital steps downpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
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Johnny O'Shea
BBC News OnlineThe Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has confirmed its chief executive Kathy Byrne is resigning.
She has been in the role for two and a half years.
The trust said: "There will be an announcement about Kathy Byrne’s replacement in due course."
Quote MessageThe trust has faced a number of challenges over a very long time. Not long after I was appointed it was put into ‘special measures’. The staff have worked tirelessly since then on the huge job of making the necessary improvements. Over the past couple of years I have recruited a completely new leadership team and have significantly improved relationships with the wider health and care system so that all of our partner organisations are now working much more effectively together for the citizens of Cornwall.
Quote MessageWe have made a lot of improvements and have been able to turn around our response times, particularly for urgent and emergency care, and we are now turning our attention to planned elective care. I am confident that we have put in place the foundations for the trust to move out of special measures and so I believe this is a good time for me to hand over to a new chief executive who can build on the work that has been done since I have been here."
Kathy Byrne
Council 'anticipating' good news over spaceportpublished at 12:58 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Richard Whitehouse
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceCornwall Council has admitted that it is "anticipating a positive announcement" on its bid to have the UK's first spaceport in Newquay.
The government is expected to announce the location of the spaceport at the Farnborough Air Show, which starts on 16 July.
Mike Eathorne-Gibbons, Cornwall Council Cabinet member for customers, told councillors the decision was "confidential" but he was expecting good news.
Image source, Cornwall CouncilSpaceport Cornwall would be located at Cornwall Airport Newquay and would be used for horizontal launches into space using spaceplanes and possibly for space tourism as well.
The project is linked with Goonhilly Earth Station and could be worth £320m to the Cornish economy as well as creating about 480 jobs at the site and more elsewhere.
There are seven other locations in the running to have the first spaceport with one in Wales and six in Scotland.
'Cautious optimism' for £32m Torbay area regenerationpublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Torbay Council is helping to fund a £32m development of a hotel, restaurant and offices off Torwood Street.
Cllr Mandy Darling, of the council's opposition Liberal Democrats, said that, overall, it was the right thing to do...
'Breakthrough' in invasive hornet fightpublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Scientists used radio tags to track Asian hornets, allowing their nests to be detected quickly.
Read MoreScarlet ibis chicks born in Paignton Zoopublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Ryan Morrison
BBC News OnlineA bird famous for its bright red feathers and curling beak has been born in Paignton Zoo.
It's not known how many scarlet ibis chicks there are in the nest as keepers don't want to risk going in and alarming the birds.
Image source, Paignton ZooCurator of Birds Jo Gregson said: "We don't want to make the birds abandon the nests. We'll find out in time."
To attract a female, the male performs a variety of mating rituals, such as preening, shaking and head rubbing.
Pairs then build platforms in trees using sticks and the female lays a clutch of three to five eggs which incubate for about 19 to 23 days.
After a successful courtship, pairs remain together, sharing parental responsibilities for the young.
Armed police called to stand off with 'aggressive man'published at 11:35 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Armed police were rushed to Starcross on Tuesday night after a man allegedly attacked a woman in the street then broke off a wooden bench and threatened a member of the public who confronted him., external
Torquay car park section closed off 'until further notice'published at 11:14 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
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End of twitter postAward for woman who saved a goldfish from the seapublished at 11:03 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Ryan Morrison
BBC News OnlineA woman from Penzance in Cornwall has been given an award by animal welfare charity Peta for saving a goldfish from the sea.
Image source, PAImage caption, Not the actual goldfish
Amy Keates saved "Little Fish" after spotting a teenager throw the goldfish into the sea, still in a plastic bag, after winning it as a fairground prize, Peta said.
She received the Hero to Animals Award after jumping into the water and swimming out to rescue the freshwater creature.
Peta Director Elisa Allen said: "Fish feel fear and pain, just as dogs and cats do; and they deserve as much consideration of well-being."
Golf: Rhys Enoch books Open spot at Carnoustiepublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
BBC SportRhys Enoch earned a place at the Open after claiming one of the 12 spots available from four final qualifying events held around Britain.
The Cornwall-born 30-year-old finished third at Notts Hollinwell to book his spot at Carnoustie on 15-22 July.
Enoch finished on two under, four shots behind leader Ashton Turner and one behind Oliver Wilson who also both qualified.
Enoch has played in the Open once before in 2014 at Royal Liverpool, after coming through qualifying at Woburn.
Paignton Zoo is getting a dragon - but no Khaleesipublished at 10:34 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Ryan Morrison
BBC News OnlineA six-year-old female Komodo dragon will be making Paignton Zoo its new home after growing up in Barcelona.
It's just the dragon, though. Khaleesi, mother of dragons from Game of Thrones, remains purely fictional.
Image source, Paignton ZooThere are currently 14 Komodo dragons in the UK - eight males and six females - but dragons are only kept as a pair for breeding, according to senior keeper Dr Katy Upton.
She said: "They are sometimes raised in groups from youngsters. However, again there can be issues with competition for food and aggression between individuals."
So while a dragon might be coming from the south to the shores of England, it's unlikely there will be a fight for a throne.
For those of you that don't watch Game of Thrones - I apologise.
Young entrepreneurs from Ilfracombe in national finalpublished at 10:27 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Young entrepreneurs from an Illfracombe school are heading to London later this week to compete in a national competition, external.
Students from Ilfracombe Academy are battling for the title of national Young Enterprise Company of the Year after winning the South West regional final.
They have produced books that explore the danger that plastic pollution can cause.
BBC Devon & Cornwall Live: 09 Julypublished at 10:17 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall
Read MoreDevon travel: Problems in South Molton and Westward Ho!published at 10:12 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
- In South Molton, there are reports of a collision between a car and a van on the A361 North Devon Link Road around Station Road
- In Westward Ho!, there are reports of an accident on Nelson Road, around Golf Links Road, near the Rock Pool cafe
Scientists make breakthrough in Asian hornet trackingpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Rob England
BBC News OnlineScientists have made a breakthrough in the fight to stop the spread of Asian hornets.
Last year, a team from the University of Exeter based in Cornwall travelled to Jersey and France to test electronic radio tags, which they attached to the invasive species in their nests.
The aim of the government-backed initiative was to find a fast, efficient way of tracking the hornets so nests can be disposed of.
They are a predatory species which feed on honey bees and other pollinating insects, damaging local populations.
Professor Juliet Osbourne, from the university, said finding nests early, was "vital" to stop the hornets "colonising the UK".
Asian hornets have been seen in Spain, France, the Channel Islands and the UK, including in Devon.More on this story:
Tom Daley felt 'unsafe' to go to Russia after coming outpublished at 09:37 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Plymouth Olympic diver Tom Daley has said, external he avoided taking part in a competition in Russia shortly after he came out as gay because he thought it was “too risky and unsafe”.
Murder probe after man attacked twicepublished at 09:36 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
A 49-year-old man died from serious injuries after he was attacked twice in the space of a night.
Read MoreTorquay harbour hotel regeneration scheme to beginpublished at 09:22 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Film made to explain hospital procedures to childrenpublished at 09:19 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
Christine Butler
BBC Radio CornwallChildren who might be frightened at the prospect of staying in hospital are to benefit from a film made by primary school pupils in Truro.
St Mary's C of E Primary has scripted and filmed at the Royal Cornwall Hospital pointing out what to expect, including scary things such as injections, having blood taken or being tested for blood pressure.
It is hoped it will be played in the peadiatric wards and on the hospital's own website before children are admitted.
Consultant pediatrician Dr Chris Williams said he knew it could be a daunting place to youngsters because of the smells and sounds...
Cornwall travel: St Erth-St Ives trains suspendedpublished at 09:05 British Summer Time 4 July 2018
- At St Newlyn East, near Newquay, Metha Road is blocked by an accident around Nanhayes Row
- GWR services between St Erth and St Ives have been suspended due to a technical problem. Tickets are being accepted on bus routes
- At Lands End and Newquay airports, Skybus flights to and from the Isles of Scilly are on hold due to poor visibility
