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BBC Radio Cornwall

In Lostwithiel, there are reports of a multi-vehicle crash on the A390 at Fairy Cross.

BBC Weather

It'll be a mainly cloudy morning with some drizzle and low cloud affecting exposed coasts and high ground this morning. There will also be some showers and there is a low risk of thunder.

However, some bright or sunny intervals should develop, and it will also become drier through the day with a light or moderate east or southeasterly wind.

Maximum temperature: 18 to 23C (64 to 73F).

Cornwall Live

Newquay has been slammed, external for its "very poor" disability access and "disrespect for the disabled".

Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online

A murder investigation has been launched after a man who was attacked after watching an England game in the World Cup last week died on Tuesday, police say.

The 49-year-old man, who has not been named, was attacked just before midnight on Thursday 28 June outside the Three Elms in Drew Street, Brixham.

Officers said, external there he was then the victim of another attack outside the Crown and Anchor pub on the town's quayside later the same night, after the England v Belgium match.

"Specialist liaison officers are supporting the family of the victim," Devon and Cornwall Police said.

A man in his 20s who was interviewed in connection with the attacks was released under investigation.

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BBC Radio Cornwall

Cornwall's gardeners are being urged to help overlooked "solitary bees" to help increase their numbers.

The bees, which are not part of colonies, are under threat on several fronts, and conservationists are raising awareness of the insects this week.

Image source, Andrew Segal

Dr Ros Shaw, a research fellow from Exeter University, said the solitary bee was having mixed fortunes at the moment.

"We have some species that are doing really well because they can survive quite well on agricultural land, and then some species which are specialists on only one or two plants are really struggling," she said.

"We've actually got one in Cornwall called the Longhorn bee (pictured bottom), which, because it's quite specialist, isn't doing so well."

Researchers also emphasized how bumble bees had an important role to play in pollination.

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Plymouth Live

A Plymouth dad is urging his children's school to re-think its policy on the use of sun cream after , externalhe says his daughters were told they're not allowed to take bottles of lotion so they can top themselves up before going out to play at lunchtime.

Sophie Pierce
BBC Radio Devon

A plan to regenerate a portion of the centre of Torquay has finally been agreed after a decade of arguments.

An area behind Torwood Street, near the harbour, has been lying derelict for the last 10 years.

Now a £32m development has been announced for a new hotel, offices and restaurants.

Torbay Council is thought to be lending about £9m to make the scheme happen.

Tamsin Melville
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Cornwall

Campaigners say a walking route between Delabole and Sir James Smith's Community School in Camelford is dangerous.

National and Cornwall Council policy means children over the age of eight who live within three miles of their school do not get a free bus pass if it is safe to walk.

Cornwall Council said the two-and-a-half-mile (4km) route had been assessed twice and found to be suitable for pedestrians.

However, more than 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for that decision to be overturned.

Parish councillor Roger Lyle said walking routes made sense in urban areas but not so much in more rural locations...

BBC Radio Cornwall

Police have launched their annual crackdown on antisocial behaviour in Newquay ahead of the school summer holidays.

Operation Exodus, a multi-agency approach to tackling underage drinking and drug taking, has been in place since 2008.

This year it is running until 15 July, with police at the train station to offer new arrivals advice, and extra officers on the streets.

Senior police officers have already sent out warning on social media that amounts alcohol and nitrous oxide gas have already been seized.

Alex Osborne
BBC Weather

Staying partly cloudy tonight.

Most places will again be dry, but a few overnight showers will continue to drift in from the south.

Minimum temperature: 13 to 17C (55 to 63F).

Partly cloudy and again on Wednesday, with some further spells of warm, hazy sunshine.

Staying dry again for most, but with a few showers drifting in from the southeast at times through the day.

Maximum temperature: 19 to 22C (66 to 72F).

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

Cornwall Airport Newquay saw a 5% increase in passenger numbers during June compared to last year.

It says 54,000 people used the airport during the month and the growth has come largely from domestic routes including London, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Controversial plans that would see 350 new homes built on the edge of Exmouth have been narrowly approved, despite it being called a wish list full of ifs, buts and maybes.

East Devon councillors voted by seven votes to six to give the go ahead for outline consent for the Eagle Investments Ltd scheme for land at Goodmores Farm off Dinan Way.

The plans, which were recommended for approval, also include land for employment, commercial, and community uses, as well as a new primary school.

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East Devon District Council's Development Management Committee on Tuesday gave a reluctant thumbs up to the scheme, despite serious concerns raised about the access to the site on Dinan Way and the "disgusting" number of affordable homes that would be provided and objections from Exmouth and Lympstone councils, local ward councillors, Devon County Council and residents.

Outlining the application, planning officer, Chris Rose said that the site was allocated in the Local Plan. He said tests had shown the site was not viable if 25% affordable housing was provided but instead only 5% - 18 houses - had been offered.

Peter Barefoot, from Alder King, speaking on behalf of the developers, said that they had reduced their expected profit from the scheme to ensure affordable housing was provided, but a large number of affordable housing was not viable.

BBC Radio Devon

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Students from a Plymouth secondary school made the most of the sun on Tuesday as they held a croquet day with residents of local care homes.

The event, at the city's croquet club, was part of Stoke Damerel Community College's Through Hoops to Hope Dementia Croquet project,, external which has been running for more than five years.

The project is part of work to bring education about dementia into the school, as well as help create dementia-friendly communities.

Students from Years 7 and 8 have hosted sessions at the college throughout the year and the summer party was the final event before the school broke up for summer.

Twenty students took part playing croquet with visitors from six city care homes.

Staff said it was a "wonderful day" and there was "something so special about seeing our students with our guests - enjoying a game of croquet, a cup of tea and a chat".

BBC Radio Devon

Image source, RHS Hampton Court Flower Show

A Devon garden designer has won gold at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, external.

Tom Simpson, from Kingswear, near Dartmouth, has designed a sustainable rain garden which treats water as a precious resource called the South West Water Green Garden.

He fought off competition from five other people to win a Royal Horticultural Society prize.

Image source, RHS Hampton Court Flower Show

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

Increasing numbers of children are seeking support from counselling service Childline for loneliness.

The latest figures from the NSPCC, external show the service delivered 4,636 counselling sessions for loneliness in 2017/8 - an increase of 14% on the previous year.

Girls received almost 80% of sessions.

Some of them pointed to the harmful effects of social media use and how comparing themselves to others online or watching people they thought were friends socialise without them made them feel increasingly isolated.

Nikita, 19, from Devon, said she started feeling lonely during her school years.

Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

A Cornish micropub is giving customers money back for returned glass bottles.

The Barrel at Bude give customers 10p for every bottle returned to the pub.

They are then cleaned, sterilised and reused by the Dowr Kammel brewery in St Breward - which produces a range of beers for the small pub.

Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service

A crowdfunding scheme to help community groups raise money has been started by councils and the police in Devon.

Devon County County, West Devon Borough Council, Teignbridge District Council, Exeter City Council and Devon and Cornwall Police are all working with Crowdfunder.

They said they wanted to build opportunities for community groups to bid for finance to help local projects get off the ground.

Image source, Crowdfunder

The pilot scheme, called Crowdfund Devon, is being launched on 12 July.

Crowdfunding is a way of raising money from people who are happy to donate it to good causes, or it is given in return for a reward to help a business or group raise finances.

BBC Radio Devon

• In Cott, Cott Road is partially blocked due to a broken-down vehicle near Vineyard Hill. Traffic is coping well
• In Plymouth, there has been a crash on the Tavistock Road (outbound) at the junction with Bladder Lane. Expect delays
• On the A386 in Horrabridge, there are reports of an accident between Graybridge Road and Whitchurch Road

BBC Radio Cornwall

• In Connor Downs, Treeve Lane is blocked due to an accident involving a coach near Bar Lane
• In Hayle, on A30 westbound there is slow traffic due to a broken down vehicle near Carwin Rise
• In Falmouth, on A39, there is slow-moving traffic due to an incident near Highfield Road