Summary

  • Fatal motorbike crash victim named

  • Sharks 'at risk from industrial fishing ships'

  • Exeter Fringe Festival gets under way

  • Teenage swimmer rescued by Exmouth lifeboat

  • Updates from Friday 26 July

  1. Cornwall's European dreams dashedpublished at 10:17 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    Cornwall's footballers must wait to make their debut in an international tournament after the Conifa 2021 European Football Cup is cancelled.

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  2. Flood plain work delayed to protect nesting birdspublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    The Environment Agency delays Devon mud flats clearance work amid fears about the effect on birds.

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  3. What local elections are taking place?published at 10:41 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Voters in Devon, Cornwall and Scilly will choose councillors and a police commissioner on 6 May.

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  4. Explorer tops £100,000 for hospital healing gardenpublished at 21:06 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Robin Hanbury-Tenison, 84, credits a "healing garden" with helping him recover from coronavirus.

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  5. Retired RNLI coxswain would 'do it all again'published at 17:36 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Dave Milford is retiring after 32 years as coxswain for the Plymouth lifeboat station.

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  6. Rail tunnel rockfall shelter to be extendedpublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    The rockfall shelter on the Devon main railway line near Dawlish is being extended by nearly 700ft.

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  7. Barn fire near ammonium nitrate 'major incident'published at 06:52 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    More than 60 fire fighters were sent to tackle the fire along with police, ambulances and public health.

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  8. Runner completes solo coast path challengepublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 3 May 2021

    Dani Blackie believes she is the first woman to complete the South West Coast Path alone.

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  9. Pipe leaking sewage 'torrent' into estuary fixedpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 3 May 2021

    Water quality at the Gannel in Newquay is back to its "excellent" quality, South West Water says.

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  10. Child airlifted to hospital after lorry crashpublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 2 May 2021

    The crash took place between a car and lorry on the A30 in Devon on Sunday afternoon, police say.

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  11. One of Europe's oldest dry docks to closepublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    Penzance Dry Dock has been operating for nearly 190 years and is set to close by June.

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  12. 3D printers replicate autistic man's favourite toypublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    Launceston company J-supplied created new plastic microphones for Jake Sperling.

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  13. Nest in campervan engine puts getaway on holdpublished at 09:50 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    A pied wagtail nest, complete with eggs, in a campervan engine puts paid to a family break.

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  14. Raw sewage leak from split pipe at popular estuarypublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    A "torrent" of raw sewage poured into the Gannel estuary near Crantock beach on Friday morning.

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  15. Three bailed after attempted murder arrestspublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Police are appealing for witnesses after an 18-year-old was found injured in Exeter.

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  16. Surge in whale sightings off coast of Cornwallpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Wildlife experts say whales and dolphins are staying in the area longer to feed on fish stocks.

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  17. Beach litter being turned into buckets and spadespublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    A project in Devon is collecting plastic from beaches and converting it into buckets and spades.

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  18. 'Book fairies' bring stories to life in lockdownpublished at 06:22 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Carys Wiggans has inspired others to read classic stories to children around the world.

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  19. The Cornish hut with the tallest of tales to tellpublished at 03:11 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    The building was used to determine mean sea level and, from that, heights across the UK.

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  20. Boardmasters festival set to go aheadpublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Gorillaz, Jorja Smith and Foals are among the artists set to headline the Cornish music festival.

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