Flybe rescued by Virgin and Stobartpublished at 10:09 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019
The rescue of the Exeter-based airline marks a return by Virgin to domestic flights.
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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
Flybe rescued by Virgin and Stobartpublished at 10:09 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019
Town's football ground to be replaced by 143 homespublished at 10:08 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019
Plans to redevelop Wadebridge Town Football Club's ground for housing, external and provide new football pitches have been approved.
Catch-up: BBL- Newcastle Eagles v Plymouth Raiderspublished at 09:48 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019
Newcastle Eagles welcome Plymouth Raiders to the Eagles Community Arena in the British Basketball League - watch live coverage.
Read More'Exciting potential' for Newquay Airport after Flybe takeoverpublished at 09:47 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019
Business leaders in Cornwall have welcomed the takeover of Flybe by Virgin Atlantic.
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership said it offered "exciting potential" for the Newquay-Heathrow air link.
And Matthew Cosby, director of Space Engineering at Goonhilly Earth Station, said it was "excellent news".
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End of twitter post 2Is Branson eyeing easy route to check on space plane?published at 09:18 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019
By snapping up Flybe for £2.2m, could Virgin's boss Sir Richard Branson be looking for an easy way to get down to Newquay to see his Virgin Orbit planes in action?
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End of twitter postThat's what @kernow_life thinks as an announcement is made on the takeover of Flybe by Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Group.
After all, Flybe has just agreed to fly to Heathrow from Newquay where, external the space plane will be tested.
Sir Richard plans to start launching in 2021., external
Revealing the secrets hidden beneath historic Devon homepublished at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019
Archaeologists are hoping to discover more about the prehistoric, Roman and medieval history of a Devon building used by kings and the county's most important families.
A team led by University of Exeter students hopes to reveal more about Old Forde House, external in Newton Abbot, which is currently home to Teignbridge District Council.
Originally built in the 16th Century, King Charles I stayed in the house in 1625 on his way to Plymouth, while Oliver Cromwell and Colonel Fairfax took shelter there during the English Civil War.
The geophysical survey, which takes place today, will use state-of-the-art equipment to try to discover previously unknown buildings or structures buried beneath the house and in the grounds.
Quote MessageWe 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. We will be using equipment which measures variations in the Earth’s magnetic field and changes in the electrical resistance of the ground to see if we can find medieval, Roman and prehistoric features underground."
Dan Brock, Student, University of Exeter
Concerns over no-deal Brexit ferry contractspublished at 08:32 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019
The leader of Plymouth City Council has raised concerns about plans to increase the number of ferries running from the city in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
It was announced last month that Brittany Ferries has been awarded a £46m slice of government contracts to help ease any congestion if Britain leaves the EU without an agreement.
But Tudor Evans says they need more information from the government about what the future holds.
Quote MessageThe ferries might be in place, but all the other stuff around it - paperwork and bureaucracy and all those sorts of things - we are preparing but what we can't say is that we're preparing to the best of our ability because the government is not contacting us."
Tudor Evans, Leader of Plymouth City Council
However the company says it - and the city of Plymouth - can cope with the extra demand.
Quote MessageWe've read some scare stories about additional lorries clogging up Plymouth city centre... but if we're increasing capacity by 50% that's maybe up to 100 or so lorries per week. That shouldn't cause the chaos that some have suggested might happen. There's lots of work to do but we have the infrastructure, we have the ships, we have the partners working with us, and we are going to deliver on this contract."
Nigel Wonnacott, Brittany Ferries
Woman, 84, suffers serious injuries after being hit by carpublished at 08:09 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019
Jenna Hawkey
BBC News OnlinePolice are appealing for information, external after an 84-year-old woman was hit by a car in Falmouth.
Emergency services were called to reports of a serious collision in the car park of the Co-Op store on Mongleath Road just after 12:40 on Wednesday.
A blue Volkswagen Passat collided with an elderly female pedestrian, who sustained serious, possible life-threatening, injuries.
Police say the weather conditions at the time were dry and fine, and that the visibility was good.
They are asking anyone with information to contact them. , external
Image source, GoogleImage caption, The incident happened outside the Co-Op store on Mongleath Road, Falmouth
Weather: Milder, but rather cloudypublished at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019
Dan Downs
Weather ForecasterDevon and Cornwall will have a rather cloudy day with a little drizzle possible from time to time.
However, it is expected to be a milder day than recently. A light north-westerly breeze.
Maximum Temperature: 6 to 9C (43 to 48F).
Friday evening and night will be mainly dry with some clear spells possible.
It is then expected to be mostly cloudy through tonight with a few spots of drizzle possible. Increasingly breezy.
Minimum Temperature: 2 to 5C (36 to 41F).
