BBC Devon & Cornwall Live: 17 September

Summary

Boy dies after bike-car crash
North Devon man jailed after bomb found under bed
Police investigate 'unexplained' death in Plymouth
Cornwall's biggest mass stranding of dolphins 'for 10 years'
Yellow wind warning issued for Devon and Cornwall
TripAdvisor suspends reviews for 'Bude tunnel'
Red lines and signs mark anti-social behaviour free zones
Updates from Monday 17 September 2018

Live Reporting

Biggest mass stranding of dolphins 'for 10 years'published at 12:11 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
BBC Radio Cornwall
There's been a mass stranding of dolphins on Godrevy Beach at the end of St Ives Bay - the biggest in Cornwall for 10 years.
Eleven dolphins were spotted by two visitors to Godrevy Head at about 07:00.
They called for help and while waiting, floated eight of them back into the sea on the incoming tide.
Three dolphins, two females and a calf, died.
Image source, Jeremy Minns
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Eleven dolphins were spotted by two visitors on Godrevy Beach
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I have so many mixed emotions. We had about 20 of us monitoring the area and monitoring the dolphins until they moved out of the way. It means they're out of danger and hopefully will carry on and not come back.
Dan Jarvis, British Divers Marine Life Rescue
Devon travel: Two broken-down vehicles on A30published at 12:10 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
BBC Radio Devon
On the A30 near Okehampton, one lane is blocked in both directions due to two broken-down vehicles. Traffic is slow-moving.
Power cut affecting properties in Woolacombepublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
There are currently 64 properties without power in Woolacombe, Western Power Distribution has said.
Engineers are working to fix the problem and power should be restored by 13:30.
Image source, WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION
Cornish marine group uses yellow fish to tackle pollutionpublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
BBC Radio Cornwall
A Cornish marine group is running a campaign to tell people what they should and shouldn't put down street drains.
The Newquay Marine Group is stencilling yellow fish symbols beside the town's drains - reminding residents any waste going down them could end up in the sea.
It's part of a national scheme by the Environment Agency called the Yellow Fish Project , externalwhich highlights pollution risk caused to sea by pouring fat, oil and other waste down drains and gullies.
It claims cigarette butts and detergents are a particular problem.
Image source, Newquay Marine Group
Torquay's men and women bowls are best in UKpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
BBC Radio Devon
The men and women from Kings Bowling Club in Torquay are the best in the UK.
Both teams were victorious in the Men's and Women's National Top Club Competitions at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa on Sunday.
The men won the title for the third year in a row but it's the first time the women have won the accolade in nine years.
Natalie Chestney is part of the team...
Johnson gives Gulls squad more freedompublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
New Torquay United manager Gary Johnson says he has given his players more freedom.
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BBC Devon & Cornwall Live: 17 Septemberpublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
Bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall
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Truro boss unhappy with fitness levelspublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
Truro City manager Leigh Robinson says his side's fitness is not good enough after their 2-0 loss at Hampton and Richmond.
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Cornwall travel: Road partially blocked in Victoriapublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
BBC Radio Cornwall
In Victoria, the B3274 Victoria Road is partially blocked near Penstraze Lane due to an accident.
Saracens sign prop Judge as injury coverpublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
Defending Premiership champions Saracens sign prop Christian Judge from Cornish Pirates on loan as injury cover.
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Man, 59, arrested after Class A drugs found at housepublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
A 59-year-old man has been arrested after suspected Class A drugs were found at a house, police have said.
It happened on Sunday morning at an address in Hurrell Court, Kingsbridge.
The drugs were seized and the man was arrested for possessing a Class A controlled drug with intent to supply.
He was later released from Torquay Police Station under investigation.
Image source, Google
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The man was arrested at Hurrell Court, Kingsbridge on Sunday
The Ashes hero inspiring Cornish rugby talentpublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
BBC Sport meets Jack Richards, the former England cricketer trying to inspire the next generation of rugby union players.
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New Torquay United boss 'really pleased' with side's winpublished at 10:12 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
BBC Radio Devon
The new manager of Torquay United said he was "really pleased" with his team's performance against Hungerford Town on Saturday.
Gary Johnson took charge on the touchline for the first time and guided the Gulls to a 2-0 win.
It marked the Devon side not only securing its first away goal of the season but its first away win too.
Johnson said his team could have scored even more...
The club appointed the former Yeovil, Bristol City and Cheltenham Town boss after it parted company with Gary Owers.
Teenager follows in 'lost' gardener's footstepspublished at 10:10 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
Toby Davies' great-great-grandfather worked at Heligan before fighting and dying in World War One.
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Overturned slurry tanker 'causes a stink' in Tivertonpublished at 10:10 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
A slurry tanker being towed by a tractor overturned in Tiverton on Sunday - "causing a stink" in the town, according to the Alliance Roads Policing Team., external
It happened on the A396 Bolham Road at about 13:50.
No-one was injured.
Image source, Alliance Roads Policing Team
'Nearly 200' injuries caused by tailgating in South Westpublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
BBC Radio Devon
Driving too closely to the car in front is being blamed for crashes resulting in nearly 200 injuries in the South West during one single year.
That's according to new figures from Highways England which also reveal one in eight injuries on England's motorways and major A-roads are caused by tailgating.
The most recent figures from 2016 show tailgating resulted in 186 injuries in Devon and Cornwall in 12 months.
The government-owned company believes only a small minority of tailgating is deliberate, with many drivers simply unaware they are dangerously invading someone else's space.
It has launched a campaign, external named Don't Be A Space Invader - which is based on the popular arcade game.
James Viggers, from the Institute of Advanced Motorists, says lots of people aren't aware of the dangers...
- Highways England launches campaign to stop tailgating
Man and woman in hospital after crash in Cullomptonpublished at 09:44 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
A man and a woman are in hospital after a crash in Cullompton on Sunday.
Firefighters were called to reports of two people trapped in their vehicles near Horn Cross at about 17:20.
Both were freed from their cars and taken to hospital by air and road ambulance, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said.
Their injuries are not known.
Plans to reopen landfill site causes concern for localspublished at 09:21 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
Sophie Pierce
BBC Radio Devon
Plans to reopen a landfill site in Devon will be considered this week.
The Heathfield site near Bovey Tracey was closed two years ago because the amount of residual waste was declining and more was being burnt at incinerators in Exeter and Plymouth.
Now though, the rate of decline has slowed and waste managers want to start dumping waste at Heathfield again.
Janette Parker is chairman of the local parish council - which is opposed to the dump reopening...
Viridor, the operators, said it briefed locals before applying for planning permission and also gave them a site visit to explain the plan.
It said this is the only "sensible option" to meet the region's waste requirements.
County councillors will decide this week whether to allow the tip to reopen
Devon travel: Accident and busy traffic in Exeterpublished at 09:17 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
BBC Radio Devon
- In Exeter, Dawlish Road is partially blocked due to an accident near the Marsh Barton Roundabout.
- Also in Exeter, Honiton Road is closed inbound around Guardian Road due to roadworks. A diversion is in place but traffic is very busy in the area with queues on the A30 back to Clyst Honiton.
Yellow weather warning issued for Devon and Cornwallpublished at 08:35 British Summer Time 17 September 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
There's a yellow weather warning for wind in place across Devon and Cornwall from 18:00 until 08:00 on Tuesday, the Met Office has said., external
Winds will be gusty due to Storm Helene, external approaching the South West.
The Met Office added winds are likely to reach 55mph to 65mph quite widely in the warning area, with possible gusts of 70mph to 80mph in exposed places.
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Image source, MET OFFICE