BBC Devon & Cornwall Live: 20 Maypublished at 11:17 British Summer Time 20 May 2019
Bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall
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Updates from Monday 20 May 2019
Anger over asbestos scare closing Mount Batten beach
Plymouth get £2m boost to develop autonomous sea vehicles
Cornwall families 'desperate' for new mental health unit
BBC Devon & Cornwall Live: 20 Maypublished at 11:17 British Summer Time 20 May 2019
Royal Fleet Club to become Scientology churchpublished at 11:03 British Summer Time 20 May 2019
Nine years after buying the Royal Fleet Club, the Church of Scientology has been given planning permission by Plymouth City Council to convert it into a South West hub for the controversial religion, external.
The decision came on Friday despite one objector feeling it was inappropriate to have a “cult” based near a primary school.
Box clever? Royal Mail launching new parcel postboxespublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 20 May 2019
BBC Business News
Image source, Royal MailRoyal Mail has announced plans for the UK's first-ever parcel postboxes.
The company said 1,400 of the new postboxes would be installed across the country in more than 30 locations over a six-month period, starting in August.
In Devon and Cornwall, the locations include Exeter, Plymouth and Truro.
Customers will be able to post parcels in the same way that they currently post a letter, provided that postage has been pre-paid using Royal Mail's own online labelling service.
Existing letter postboxes were introduced in the 1850s and Royal Mail said the new move represented the first major change in the system since then.
Anger over asbestos scare closing Mount Batten beachpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 20 May 2019
Millicent Cooke
BBC News Online
The indefinite closure of a popular Plymouth beach due to asbestos concerns has angered and upset local people.
Mount Batten is a popular destination for dog walkers and visitors during the summer months.
It was closed by Plymouth City Council at the end of April after "a small amount of low-grade, low-risk asbestos" was discovered.
However, on 3 May it revealed a "larger amount" of asbestos had been found on the beach and it would remain shut.
On Friday, council workers said the beach would be closed for the foreseeable future as it investigated “the extent of the problem and the most appropriate way of dealing with it.”
Cafe owner June Liew, 44, of the Galley Kitchen, said the delays have made her “angry” and “frustrated”.
She said her business is losing money and has had to cut back on staff as a result of the closure.
The council apologised for the inconvenience but added: “We must emphasise that the safety of our residents is a top priority and until we have resolved the issue, the beach will need to remain closed.”
'Reading bedtime stories helped me survive prison'published at 10:23 British Summer Time 20 May 2019
For many prisoners the worst part of the experience is the separation from their families. Recording stories for children can help to bridge the gap.
Read MorePlymouth get £2m boost to develop autonomous sea vehiclespublished at 10:15 British Summer Time 20 May 2019
Plymouth has received a £2m boost for its plans to become a world centre of excellence in developing autonomous vehicles at sea.
The future is expected to have many more robots going where humans find it too difficult or dangerous.
City College is developing the UK's first foundation degree in the subject.
Hundreds take last HST from Paddingtonpublished at 09:02 British Summer Time 20 May 2019
Among those on board the sell-out trip was Sir Kenneth Grange, the train's designer.
Read MoreExeter sign Robins midfielder Atanganapublished at 09:00 British Summer Time 20 May 2019
Exeter City sign midfielder Nigel Atangana from fellow League Two side Cheltenham Town on a two-year deal.
Read MoreLorry driver killed in head-on crash namedpublished at 08:27 British Summer Time 20 May 2019
Wayne Woodbridge, 54, is described as "wonderful" and "loving" by his family.
Read MoreFirst woman made master fishmongerpublished at 08:23 British Summer Time 20 May 2019
Elaine Lorys is the 13th person in the UK to receive the highest accolade in fishmongering.
Read MoreCornwall families 'desperate' for new mental health unitpublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 20 May 2019
Hannah Stacey
BBC Radio Cornwall communities reporterA mother from Cornwall has been describing how desperate families are to see the new mental health unit for under-18s open in Bodmin.
Between 10 and 15 children and teenagers are being treated at mental health units out of Cornwall at any one time - some hundreds of miles away, separated from their families.
Young people have had to travel as far as Cheshire and Norwich for treatment.
Speaking to the BBC, but wanting to stay anonymous, she said that she had clocked up thousands of miles to visit her teenage daughter who was was currently being looked after about 300 miles away.
She said: "She has been in the system for three years in three different counties, with none of her placements in Cornwall."
The new £11m, 14-bedroom Sowenna Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service unit, external is due to open this summer.
Managers said that a panel of young people had been working with the Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust to contribute design ideas to ensure the facility is as bespoke as possible.
Image source, @SowennaAppeal/TwitterWeather: Bright or sunny spells, but rain possiblepublished at 08:08 British Summer Time 20 May 2019
There will be bright or sunny spells throughout Monday.
It should be dry but there is a chance of a few showers developing, most likely this afternoon. Feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine.
Maximum temperature: 14 to 17C (57 to 63F).
