Summary

  • Flybe bought by consortium for £2.2m

  • - 'Exciting potential' for Newquay Airport

  • Woman, 84, suffers serious injuries after being hit by car

  • Concerns over no-deal Brexit ferry contracts

  • Walkers' unbelievable risk for the 'ultimate selfie'

  • Updates on Friday 11 January 2019

  1. Experienced solo sailor missing at seapublished at 18:21 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Robin Davie has not made any contact in six days and was expected to arrive in Cornwall on Tuesday.

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  2. Pair jailed for terrorist fundraisingpublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    A court heard money was sent to a man who left the UK to "engage in violent Jihadi activity".

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  3. Travel update: A374 Exeter Street, Plymouth now clearpublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    BBC Radio Devon

    In Plymouth, the A374 Exeter Street is now clear outbound after an earlier vehicle fire near Bretonside.

  4. Walkers taking 'unbelievable' risks for cliff photospublished at 15:17 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    BBC Spotlight

    The quest for the perfect selfie and trying to get photos of wildlife such as seals means people are putting themselves in unnecessary danger.

    Newquay Coastguard says they have had reports of people "close to cliff edges, especially around the areas where the cliffs are eroding and cracking".

  5. Travel update: One lane still closed on A374 in Plymouthpublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    BBC Radio Devon

    On the A374 Exeter Street in Plymouth, one lane remains closed on the outbound carriageway following an earlier vehicle fire.

    Emergency services were called to the scene outside the Asda petrol station just after 13:00.

    The fire has now been extinguished, and the vehicles involved are waiting to be recovered.

    One car was severely damaged by fire while a second was also damaged by heat.

    Firefighters say, external the cause of the fire was accidental.

  6. Wimbledon could come to Exmouth on big screenpublished at 14:21 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Daniel Clark
    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    A big screen in The Strand in Exmouth, 24 hours a day parking charges, and robotic lawn mowers could all be coming to east Devon.

    Strand

    A whole raft of projects and plans have been revealed in East Devon District Council’s Draft Service Plans for 2019/20 that are designed to raise income for the council, balance its budget, and to run its services.

    The draft budget, in line with the agreed Financial Plan, assumes the council will increase council tax for 2019/20 by £5 a year, a 3.7% increase, meaning that the annual council tax charge will rise from £136.78 to £141.78 for a band D property.

    The budget includes nearly £9m for a planned repair and improvement plan for council homes.

    The council aims to deliver a fixed big screen on the Strand in Exmouth, using the Strand redevelopment reserve, giving them the ability to run local advertising, council promotions and messages as well as screen large scale events such as Wimbledon, concerts and the Proms.

    The council says £120,000 will be spent on the project from capital reserves, with the screen able to generate income of about £25,000 a year.

    A spokesman said the project is in the "early stages" as planning permission is needed.

  7. Vehicle on fire in Exeter Streetpublished at 14:03 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    BBC Radio Devon

    Firefighters are dealing a vehicle fire on Exeter Street (outbound) outside the Asda Fuel Station.

    Motorists are warned to expect delays.

  8. Students hope to unearth secrets of Newton Abbot house fit for kingspublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Daniel Clark
    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    A new archaeological study hopes to reveal the history of one of Devon's oldest buildings – Old Forde House in Newton Abbot – a building used by kings and Devon’s most important families.

    Dan BrockImage source, Daniel Clark

    A team led by University of Exeter students are using state-of-the-art equipment to try to discover previously unknown buildings or structures buried underground beneath the house and in the grounds.

    Old Forde House is Grade 1 listed and currently home to Teignbridge District Council.

    Third-year student Dan Brock, who is leading the work, said: "The site itself hasn’t been surveyed before and never been any excavations before, so this is the first major excavation at the site.

    "We hope this research will give us a much better understanding of how Newton Abbot developed, and the buried archaeological features within the grounds of Old Forde House and to see if we can find medieval, Roman and pre-historic features underground."

  9. 'Dangerous' wonky chimney leaning over busy streetpublished at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Devon Live

    A chimney stack, external leaning precariously over a busy Devon shopping street has prompted concerns.

  10. Model defends role at farm trade showpublished at 13:22 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Models were hired to promote crop sprayers at the UK's biggest agricultural machinery show.

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  11. Flybe could shrink in Virgin deal, expert warnspublished at 13:21 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    BBC Spotlight

    Exeter-based budget airline Flybe will probably shrink after it is taken over by Virgin Atlantic and the Stobart Group a travel expert has warned.

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    Flybe could shrink

    Journalist Simon Calder said: "I fear there will be a policy of shrinking for success so it could well get smaller."

    Flybe is being bought for £2.2m by a consortium including Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Group.

    It will operate under the Virgin Atlantic brand, marking a return by Virgin to domestic flights.

  12. Concern for overdue sailorpublished at 12:43 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    There are concerns for the welfare of a solo sailor who set off from France on 5 January.

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  13. Stan & Ollie: The story of Laurel and Hardy's final tourpublished at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    How the stellar career of Laurel and Hardy came to an end after a show at an English regional theatre.

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  14. Lam's Exeter criticism 'a smokescreen'published at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter hits back at Bristol head coach Pat Lam's claims that his side are breaking laws at the line-out.

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  15. Apology to Torbay residents after bins pile uppublished at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    BBC Radio Devon

    Residents in Torbay have been reporting bins not being emptied since before Christmas with some reporting delays of up to four weeks.

    The waste service responsible TOR2, which is jointly run by Torbay Council and the Kier group, have previously come under fire for delays in bin collections.

    A Kier spokesman said: "We'd like to apologise to the residents of Torbay for the recent disruptions to bin collections over the busy Christmas period.

    "We are committed to delivering a reliable service for residents and we are working weekends and overtime to make up for the delays caused by the Christmas holidays.

    "We are confident these measures will have a quick and positive impact on collections in the area."

  16. Walkers' unbelievable risk for the 'ultimate selfie'published at 10:28 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    BBC Spotlight

    Coastguards in Cornwall say walkers are taking unnecessary risks on cliffs that have developed cracks and are in danger of collapse.

    In one area near Holywell Bay, people have been spotted leaning over cliff edges so they can get photographs of wildlife, like seals and dolphins.

    Coastguards say it is a matter of time, external before someone is seriously hurt or killed.

    Newquay Coastguard published this picture on Facebook earlier this week, prompting photographer Craig Ashley to point out a huge crack in the cliff just behind the group of walkers.

    cliffImage source, Craig Ashley
    cliffImage source, Craig Ashley

    Commenting on the images, one walker said: "It's not the worst I've seen. There was a lady with a baby on her back in a carrier and she had a little girl with her. She perched on the edge with her back to the drop taking a selfie. I’ve never seen anything like it!"

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    It's quite unbelievable some of the reports and photographs we've seen recently of people trying to get that ultimate selfie with children and wildlife, and just putting themselves in unnecessary danger getting too close to cliff edges, especially around the areas where the cliffs are eroding and cracking."

    Mark Thomas, Newquay Coastguard

  17. Exeter to alter style for Bowmanpublished at 10:26 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Exeter City boss Matt Taylor calls on fans not to directly compare Ryan Bowman with former striker Jayden Stockley.

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