Summary

  • 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

Live Reporting

  1. Stormy weekend ahead

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  2. Cornwall travel: Accidents in Truro and Liskeard

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    • Near Truro, there are reports the A390 at Union Hill is partially blocked near Newquay Road due to an accident.
    • Near Liskeard on the A38 at the Moorswater Junction, the westbound entry slip road is partially blocked due to an accident.

  3. Strongest winds in SW recorded at Berry Head

    Hayley Westcott
    BBC News Online

    Wind gusts of 69mph were recorded overnight at Berry Head in Devon - the strongest speed overnight across the whole of the South West of England, according to the Met Office.

    Culdrose and Plymouth also recorded strong winds of 61mph and 60mph.

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  4. Flooding outside Bude dairy shop

    Hayley Westcott
    BBC News Online

    Owners of a shop in Bude were forced to use sandbags to stop rainwater from entering the store on Thursday night.

    The street outside Lansdown Dairy was flooded as Storm Bronagh battered the UK.

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  5. Two vehicles stolen overnight in Plymouth

    Hayley Westcott
    BBC News Online

    Two vehicles have been stolen overnight in Plymouth, police have said.

    It's believed a handbag, mobile phone and keys to two vehicles - which were subsequently stolen - were taken from a property on Shaldon Crescent, West Park.

    Officers added one vehicle is a distinctive South Hams Brewery delivery van, pictured, with licence plate DX1 0BNA and the other was a blue Ford Fiesta with the plate WL5 4AZO.

    Anyone with information is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police via 101.

    stolen vanDEVON AND CORNWALL POLICE

    One of the vehicles stolen was a South Hams Brewery delivery van

  7. Father's tiny bike ride for late daughter

    Peter Williams' daughter Ellie was aged seven when she died from a brain tumour in 2015.

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  8. Accident on the A38 near Liskeard

    Hayley Westcott
    BBC News Online

    Police and firefighters are currently on the scene of an accident on the A38 between Liskeard and Dobwalls, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service has said.

    It added a casualty is being treated on the scene by ambulance crews.

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  9. Plans submitted to convert pub into flats and houses

    Richard Whitehouse
    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Plans have been revealed to convert a pub on the A30 near Hayle into new homes.

    The Lamb & Flag in Canon's Town is closed and a planning application has been submitted to turn it into apartments and build new homes on the car park area.

    The pub in HayleGoogle

    Under the plans there would be 17 homes - three two-bedroom flats, three two-bedroom houses, three three-bedroom houses and eight four-bedroom houses.

    There could be 13 new-build homes, with the former pub converted into three flats and the beer cellar converted into a self-contained apartment.

    No date has been set for when a decision will be made.

  10. 'Only 10%' of Cornish businesses in favour of Brexit

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    A new survey shows only 10% of companies questioned in Cornwall think leaving the EU will be good for business.

    About 100 businesses were polled by the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce - many of whom will be at a meeting later in Falmouth to discuss the potential impact of Brexit.

    Of the businesses surveyed, 87% said Cornwall should not have voted to leave (3% were unsure), with 82% claiming the move would have a "negative impact" on them.

    The county voted in favour of leaving - 56.5%.

    The Union Jack flag next to the European Flag

    With the UK’s exit date in just months and with little progress having been achieved to date, it is foreseeable that as part of the British Chambers of Commerce, we may need to intervene even more forcefully in this debate to represent the interests of chamber business communities across the United Kingdom at a crucial moment in the negotiations.

    Kim Conchie, Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, CEO

  11. New Plymouth Raiders coach starts against old club

    Andy Birkett
    BBC News Online

    Plymouth Raiders players at practice

    The Plymouth Raiders get their season under way later against the Worcester Wolves.

    It is the first of two games on the opening weekend of the British Basketball League.

    On Sunday the Raiders will be back at the Plymouth Pavilions in front of their home fans for the visit of London Lions.

    Friday night's fixture pits the club's new coach against his former side.

    Raiders head coach is Paul James...

  12. Plans for new cladding on Plymouth tower blocks approved

    BBC Radio Devon

    Plans for a new non-combustible external wall covering for tower blocks in Plymouth have been approved by the local council.

    Housing association, Plymouth Community Homes (PCH), said work can now start to remove and replace the existing cladding panels at the Mount Wise Towers in Devonport.

    The towers failed government safety tests after it was revealed cladding on them was made of similar material to that on Grenfell Tower.

    The total cost of works at the towers is estimated to be about £14.5m.

    PCH has submitted a bid to the government for the money after it said it would fully fund the works.

    Mount Wise towersDEREK HARPER

    We're delighted the council has approved our plans for the towers because it means we can continue with the works we promised our residents, including work which is under way to install sprinklers and now removing and replacing the cladding.

    John Clark, Plymouth Community Homes

  13. Devon travel: Fallen trees and slow traffic

    BBC Radio Devon

    • In Abbotskerswell at Slade Lane and in Bovey Tracey at Newton Road, fallen trees have blocked the roads.
    • On the A361 between Tiverton and the M5, there's slow traffic due to roadworks.
    • In Newton St Cyres on the A377, there are temporary traffic lights for gas mains work. There's very slow traffic in the area.

  14. Looe festival to start after storm cancels first night

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    Looe Saves The Day stage 2018

    Thousands of people are expected in Looe this weekend for the town's resurrected music festival - after strong winds forced organisers to cancel performances on Thursday night.

    Organisers added with gusts of wind "well above 60mph (96 km/h)" safety had to "come first" on Thursday and performances were postponed.

    Earlier in September, thousands of ticketholders were told Looe Music Festival was cancelled after the charity that ran it went into administration.

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    A new local event called Looe Saves the Day Festival will begin later as the weather forecast improves.

    Local bands, discos and other events will be around town over the next three days.

  15. Power cut in Truro

    Hayley Westcott
    BBC News Online

    There are currently 78 properties without power in Truro, Western Power Distribution has said.

    The TR2 area is affected.

    Engineers are working on the issue and say power should be restored by 09:30.

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  16. Daybreak in Topsham

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher, Alan O, for sharing this picture of daybreak at Topsham earlier.

    If you'd like to share your pictures, please email us.

    Topsham

  17. Devon travel: Road blocked due to fallen tree

    BBC Radio Devon

    • The road between Bratton Fleming and Barnstaple is blocked near the viaduct due to a fallen tree.
    • In Newton Poppleford on the A3052 High Street near Exmouth Road, there are reports of a horse on the road.
    • Near Axminster, on A358 at Weycroft Bridge, the traffic lights have failed. Approach with care.

  18. Nuclear submarine support network 'not fit for purpose'

    Press Association

    Nuclear submarine at Devonport

    MPs are warning the infrastructure for supporting the Royal Navy's fleet of nuclear submarines is no longer fit for purpose.

    The Commons Public Accounts Committee says past decisions to delay maintenance at the MoD's 13 nuclear sites have created a "ticking time bomb".

    Over the next 10 years, the Ministry of Defence is expected to spend £51bn maintaining and replacing the fleet.

    But the committee says previous incorrect assumptions mean it does not have the berthing space it needs at Devonport, where maintenance and "defuelling" of the submarines is carried out.

  19. Father to begin charity bike ride on daughter's pink bike

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    Peter Williams

    The father of a little girl from Cornwall who died from a brain tumour aged seven, sets off on a charity bike ride in her memory at 10:00.

    Peter Williams will cycle from Bristol Royal Hospital for Children to Land's End, a distance of just over 200 miles (321km).

    He is going to do it all on his daughter Ellie's pink bike.

    Ellie Williams

    Ellie's death had a devastating impact on her family and now dad Peter wants to raise awareness about brain tumours and the lack of funding for research.

    If you're under 40 and you're going to get cancer it's more likely to be a brain tumour than any other cancer. Less than 20% of people who are diagnosed with a brain tumour survive more than five years. They affect a huge number of people, yet they only receive 2% of funding which goes into research."

    Peter Williams

  20. South West weather: Wind and showers

    BBC Weather

    It will be windy at times and there will also be a scattering of showers as well as some sunny spells.

    A few of the showers may be heavy, but they will become increasingly isolated by the end of the afternoon.

    Fresh to strong west to northwesterly winds will continue to gust towards gale or even severe gale force at times towards the north coast, but should gradually ease later.

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