Devon and Cornwall Police officer dismissed over sexual relations
Father riding late daughter's tiny bike 200 miles for charity
Submarine base 'not fit for purpose'
Plans for new cladding on Plymouth tower blocks approved
Looe festival to start after storm cancels first night
'Only 10%' of Cornish businesses in favour of Brexit
New Plymouth Raiders coach starts against old club
Updates from Friday 21 September 2018
Bee Tucker
BBC Weather
This evening, we can expect clear spells with isolated showers.
Cloud will begin to slowly thicken up from the south-west and wind will ease.
Minimum Temperature: 8°C
Tomorrow, cloud will thicken with outbreaks of rain spreading northwards and eastwards through the day.
It may turn increasingly windy later on.
Maximum temperature: 15°C
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service
A waste recycling centre in Exeter destroyed in a major fire last year will be rebuilt.
More than 100 firefighters were called to Devon Contract Waste at Marsh Barton on 1 March, 2017.
It ripped through the building in 17 minutes.
Plans to reinstate and rebuild the Enviro-Hub have been approved by Devon County Council officers under delegated powers.
The site will continue to import about 75,000 tonnes of commercial and industrial waste each year.
The rebuild is to take place in phases.
Jenna Hawkey
BBC News Online
A second Asian hornet nest has been destroyed in Fowey.
It was found by the National Bee Unit, which has been investigating the area since the discovery of a nest in the town earlier this month.
There has also been a single sighting of an Asian hornet in Liskeard.
Work is ongoing to ensure there are no more nests in the area and members of the public are being encouraged to report any further sightings of Asian hornets.
Quote MessageWhile the Asian hornet poses no greater risk to human health than a bee, we recognise the damage they can cause to honey bee colonies. I am pleased our well-established protocol to contain them is working so effectively in Fowey."
Nicola Spence, Defra Deputy Director for Plant and Bee Health
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Torquay United have signed Bristol City striker Saikou Janneh on a month-long youth loan.
The 18-year-old Gambian-born forward goes straight into the Gulls' squad for their FA Cup qualifying trip to Lymington Town on Saturday.
"We feel he's ready to play in this type of football," Torquay manager Gary Johnson told BBC Sport.
"I've watched him a lot of times this season. We need competition here, we need enough players performing to get us to the next level."
Sophie Pierce
BBC Radio Devon
There has been a small demonstration at Torbay Hospital over plans to privatise the property and estates of a healthcare trust.
It's been organised by local trade unionist after the recent decision by the Torbay and South Devon Healthcare Trust to go into partnership with a private company.
The group of about 15 people was asked to leave the hospital site after about 10 minutes but continued the protest outside the hospital boundary at Lowes Bridge.
Paul Raybold is from the TUC...
A spokesperson for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust said: "We recognise and support the right of people to protest publicly and peacefully about issues that are important to them."
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
A woman has been taken to hospital with "minor injuries" after getting trapped under a tree in Exeter, firefighters have said.
It happened at about 13:10 at the junction of Paris Street and Western Way.
The woman, in her 30s, was freed by some tree surgeons who were in the area at the time, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service added.
Nicholas Scales was already serving a jail term for threatening another local politician when he sent the letters.
Read More
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Plans for more than 100 new homes for a site on the edge of Okehampton have been submitted.
In 2015, West Devon Borough Council planners gave the go-ahead for 375 homes, a primary school and a retail unit to be built on land north of Crediton Road.
Detailed plans for 109 of those 375 homes have now been submitted.
The 420-place primary school, a nursery and a children's centre have already been approved.
Documents submitted with the application said the proposed development will produce "no adverse impacts".
Peter Williams is riding 200 miles in tribute to daughter, Ellie, seven, who died three years ago.
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Lauren Haly
BBC News Online
Two holidaymakers were tied up and assaulted in an armed burglary in North Devon in a case of mistaken identity, police have said.
It happened at a cottage in Welcombe, between 21:00 and 22:00 on 15 September.
Det Con Ben Cartwright, from Bideford CID said: "We are currently of the belief that this was a case of mistaken identity and the wrong property and people were targeted by these two individuals.
"The occupants were holidaymakers visiting the area from Hampshire."
Police have described the suspects as two black men wearing balaclavas who had regional accents from the West Midlands.
Phones and cash were stolen before the suspects fled the area.
Both victims have been left shaken but not seriously hurt.
Local Democracy Reporting Service
New figures show the cost of a basic cremation in Bodmin is the 16th highest in the UK at £999.
Prices vary across Cornwall with a basic cremation in Camborne costing £850 while one in Truro will set you back just £630.
The figures, released by Urns for Ashes, reveal the average cost of cremation across the whole of the UK is £738.
The rate has risen in the past 12 months by 5.49% in Bodmin, 6.54% in Camborne and 2.61% in Truro.
A spokesman for Urns for Ashes said the cremation rate "has picked up in the last 10 years, along with the price".
"This, we believe, is in part to the rising cost of funerals. It is becoming a lot more expensive to bury the deceased and this has caused a rise in not just normal cremations, but also cheaper cremation services."
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
There are currently 148 properties without power in Honiton, Western Power Distribution has said.
The EX14 postcode is affected.
Engineers are working on the problem and say power should be restored by 16:00.
Image source, WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION
Christine Butler
BBC Radio Cornwall
Entrepreneurs in Plymouth have created an app that could transform the process of finding a job.
Called "Imployable" it will not only offer jobs but explain where to gain the necessary qualifications and experience needed to obtain them.
Its potential has already been recognised by Google which has gone into partnership with the company.
Peter Kelly, the founder of the Imployable app, says it is easy to use...
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
A woman has been left "shaken" after three men attempted to shoplift from a fuel station she was working in, police have said.
It happened on Wolseley Road in Plymouth at about 20:40 on Thursday.
Officers said the men became "abusive" when challenged by the woman and "pushed a box of electrical items at the cashier".
They then left on motorcycles.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police via 101.
Image source, GoogleThanks to our BBC Weather Watchers for sharing these lovely rainbow pictures from across Devon and Cornwall.
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A panel finds the officer "breached professional behaviour" with a woman he met while on duty.
Read MoreOne of Devon's most prolific potters is firing his last pots after 60 years as a ceramist.
Peter Lane's intricate porcelain bowls have been exhibited all over the world.
From Australia to South Korea, he has been invited by galleries to show his work and share his techniques with students.
The Tavistock-based artist and author is swapping pottery for painting and photography due to the arthritis affecting his hands.
A retrospective exhibition of his work as a ceramist opens on Friday at the Devon Guild of Craftsman, external.
Edward Sault
BBC Spotlight
Starting university should be one of the most exciting times of a young person's life but it can create stress.
Ahead of freshers' week, a mental health group has been highlighting psychosis, which typically strikes between the ages of 18 and 24.
Rethink Mental Illness says for many, being away from home for the first time can heighten any existing underlying mental condition.
Deputy chief executive Brian Dow says there are certain signs to look out for...
It is short of berthing space and has a backlog of nuclear submarines awaiting dismantling.
Read MoreHayley Westcott
BBC News Online
On the A38 near Liskeard at the Moorswater Junction, the road is now clear after an earlier accident where a car crashed into a hedge.
Devon and Cornwall Police said there was "debris and diesel" on the road which was partially blocked to allow a clean-up to take place.
No-one was injured and the car has been removed, officers added.
