Triple amputee receives honorary degreepublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
An ex-Royal Marine says life is better than it was before he lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan.
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Mum blocks housing site in disability row
Fire safety issues identified at Devon hotel
Sea King helicopters make their final journeys
Devon addresses searched in fuel fraud raid
Planning inquiry to decide on new Devon Eden attraction
City launches £11m funding bid to widen main road
Updates from Wednesday 19 September 2018
Triple amputee receives honorary degreepublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
New Cornwall Record Office goes £4m over budgetpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Richard Whitehouse
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Image source, kresenkernow/TwitterCornwall's new archive centre has gone significantly over budget and is getting £4.4m of council money to help bail it out.
Kresen Kernow is being built on the site of the former Redruth Brewery and is due to be completed at the end of the year with an aim to open next summer.
But the £11.7m project has had what is described as a "significant overspend".
Image source, Kresen KernowCouncillors have now agreed to put more money into the centre, which will be the new home of the Cornwall Record Office and Cornish Studies Library.
A report which went before Cornwall Council's Cabinet on Wednesday said the overspend was "due to risk materialising in the build".
Quote MessageUnderground features, ground conditions and the need to adapt a ruined historic building for a specialist purpose have contributed to the increase in project costs. For example, the condition of the existing chimney, gable walls and the area of the Brewhouse and archive connections ('the channel') were considerably worse than could have been foreseen prior to the building being made safe and fully opened up."
Kresen Kernow report
Spray paint vandals target Liskeard parkspublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Two parks in Liskeard have been vandalised - leaving local residents "upset and angry".
Playground equipment, fences and even houses and vehicles parked near to Castle Park and Thorn Park have been sprayed with yellow paint.
Obscene messages and "racist" remarks have been left.
Tracy, who lives nearby, said she's worried about young children in the area reading it...
Sea King helicopters make final flightpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
The aircraft saw action in the Falklands, Afghanistan and both Gulf Wars.
Read MoreAction plan to improve hotel fire safetypublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
The hotel's owners say issues raised are being dealt with "properly and professionally".
Read MoreNorth Devon holiday park extension plans refusedpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Local Democracy Reporting ServicePlans to extend a Devon holiday park with a new entertainment and swimming pool have been unanimously rejected by councillors.
Tarka Holiday Park's owners on Braunton Road, Barnstaple, wanted to convert a former fruit farm into the entertainment complex and have 116 new caravans.
The number of caravans originally proposed was 150 but this was reduced after local residents said the plans would "triple the size of the village".
Members of North Devon Council's planning committee were recommended to approve the application, but voted to reject the scheme.
It was argued the plans would have an adverse impact on the landscape, the scale of the development was too great and it would have a negative impact on amenity of local residents.
Image source, GoogleNew tenant for Exeter Toys R Us site foundpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceA new tenant for Exeter's closed Toys R Us store has been found.
The toy store on Sidmouth Road in the Bishops Court Industrial Estate has been empty since it shut for good on 9 March after the chain went into administration.
Plans have now been submitted to Exeter City Council that would see the closed store subdivided into two units.
Terms have been agreed with a retailer for the larger of the two units, while the smaller unit is to be marketed.
It is not known who the proposed retailer is.
Image source, DANIEL CLARK'There's nothing wrong with social housing'published at 14:22 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online"There's nothing wrong with social housing" - that's the view of one Devon resident as Theresa May announces £2bn to build new homes in England in an attempt to remove the "stigma" of social housing.
The prime minister said people should be "proud" to live in council houses.
Mrs May told a National Housing Federation summit in London: "Some residents feel marginalised and overlooked, and are ashamed to share the fact that their home belongs to a housing association or local authority."
Christine Davis lives in a social housing in a flat on the Barbican in Plymouth and loves where she lives...
The English housing survey for 2016/17 reported that 3.9 million households - about nine million people - lived in the social rented sector, which was 17% of households in the country.
Weather: Winds easing with showery rain expectedpublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Strong gusts of wind from the morning should start to ease through the afternoon.
A band of cloud and some showery rain are expected to push east too.
Maximum temperature: 19C (66F).
Devon travel: Broken-down car in Plymouthpublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
In Plymouth, there are reports of a broken-down vehicle on the A3064 Wolseley Road between Royal Navy Avenue and Saltash Road. Drivers should approach the area with care.
Housing plan will make Crediton 'look like Legoland'published at 13:12 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Sophie Pierce
BBC Radio DevonA plan for 250 new houses and traveller pitches near Crediton has been described as "looking like Legoland" by a local councillor.
Councillors are due to decide whether to grant outline planning permission for the scheme on a greenfield site on the edge of the town, external near Pounds Hill and Stonewall Lane.
But four parish councils nearby are objecting, saying the roads won't cope and the design is "out of keeping" with the area.
Elizabeth Dalton is the chair of Sandford Parish Council - one of the local authorities objecting the plans...
The developers, Gleeson Strategic Land, said it believed the plan would bring significant benefits including much needed new and affordable housing and about £2m for local education, transport and healthcare.
Tribunal rules job loss workers are entitled to £250kpublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Hamish Marshall
BBC SpotlightTwo dozen workers in Devon and Dorset have won their case to get an estimated £250,000 they're owed - nine months after losing their jobs.
"The View From" series of newspapers, which included Axminster, Lyme Regis and Weymouth, was closed and then sold by Cornish businessman Peter Masters in January.
An employment tribunal has ruled new owner Duncan Williams is now responsible for the staff wages, notice and redundancy payments.
A hearing will be held next year to decide how much each worker - including journalists and sales executives - is entitled to.
The government will foot the bill if Mr Williams declares himself bankrupt.
He has told the BBC he intends to appeal the decision.
Mum blocks housing site in disability rowpublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Michelle Hough claims the "shared-space" road near her home is "endangering" her daughter's life.
Read MoreSea King helicopters take off for farewell flypastpublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineTwo Sea King helicopters have taken off from RNAS Culdrose - their final flypast after 50 years of service.
The aircraft has seen action in the Falklands, both Gulf wars and Afghanistan.
The helicopters are being replaced by Merlin Mk2s.
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End of twitter postHundreds oppose Eden attraction ahead of planning inquirypublished at 11:38 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Hamish Marshall
BBC SpotlightA planning inquiry will decide this week whether the door will open to a controversial scheme in Devon backed by the Eden Project.
If approved, Eden Westwood will be a visitor attraction celebrating food and farming.
There would also be designer outlet shops and a surf lake on the site near Junction 27 of the M5 at Sampford Peverall.
The chairman of nearby Willand Parish Council, Barry Warren, says many people there are against the plans...
Cornwall travel: Road blocked due to accidentpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Near Quintrell Downs, the road through Chapel is blocked in both directions between the A392 and Quintrell Road due to an accident.
Yellow wind warning issued for Thursday-Fridaypublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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End of twitter postLocal residents oppose Devon housing developmentpublished at 10:14 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Image source, Barton WillmoreVillagers near Crediton have described a plan for 250 new houses and traveller pitches as looking like "Legoland".
Councillors will decide later whether to grant outline planning permission for the scheme on a greenfield site on the edge of the town, external near Pounds Hill and Stonewall Lane.
But four parish councils nearby are objecting, saying the roads will not cope and that the design is out of keeping with the area.
The developers, Gleeson Strategic Land, say they believe it will bring significant benefits including much needed new and affordable housing.
Rare butterfly population numbers in SW 'highest in world'published at 09:41 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineThe South West has the biggest population of a rare species of butterfly anywhere in the world, experts have said.
The globally-endangered large blue butterfly had died out in the UK by 1979 - with the last colony on Dartmoor. It has been reintroduced since the 1980s after experts pieced together the details of its life cycle.
The butterfly has now enjoyed its best summer on record after good weather and conservation work, experts have said.
It was recorded at 40 sites across the UK in June and July - with Somerset and Gloucestershire being key counties.
Quote MessageThis rare butterfly is really important because it is more difficult to conserve than other butterflies due to its complex life cycle.
Prof Jeremy Thomas, Emeritus Professor of Ecology, Oxford University
Butterfly Conservation said, external its "remarkable life cycle involves spending most of the year within the nests of red ants, where the larvae feed on ant grubs".
In 2016, conservationists said there was a population of more than 10,000 large blue butterflies on reserves in Gloucestershire and Somerset.
Planning inquiry to decide on new Devon Eden attractionpublished at 08:59 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Hamish Marshall
BBC SpotlightThe founder of the Eden Project says he hopes a planning inquiry which starts on Thursday will pave the way for a tourist attraction near junction 27 of the M5 in Devon.
Image source, Eden Project InternationalIf approved, Eden Westwood will be a visitor attraction celebrating food and farming, with designer outlet shops and a surf lake.
There has been opposition from some locals and businesses in nearby Tiverton.
Tim Smit, chairman of Eden Project International, hopes the inquiry will approve the land being used for leisure and retail...
