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. Holidaymaker died flicking cigarette awaypublished at 14:46 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021

    Warren Millington, 50, died in a 'tragic accident' at a caravan park in Pentewan, an inquest hears.

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  2. G7 'like another lockdown', says MPpublished at 13:45 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021

    World leaders are set to attend the event held in Carbis Bay, near St Ives, in June.

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  3. Man airlifted to hospital after cliff fallpublished at 10:38 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021

    The man fell "part way down a cliff" in north Cornwall, say police.

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  4. G7 summit 'fantastic opportunity' for Cornwallpublished at 12:20 Greenwich Mean Time 17 January 2021

    Carbis Bay, near St Ives, will host the event which incoming US President Joe Biden is set to attend.

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  5. UK to host seaside G7 summit in summerpublished at 00:18 Greenwich Mean Time 17 January 2021

    The leaders of the US, France, Germany and other leading economies will meet in Cornwall in June.

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  6. 'Chickens can't be furloughed,' egg farm warnspublished at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2021

    A Cornish farm is donating tens of thousands of unwanted eggs to food banks.

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  7. Food boxes 'welcome gift' for struggling fishermenpublished at 11:02 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2021

    The Fishermen's Mission in Newlyn has been delivering food hampers in a bid to spread "hope".

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  8. Can marine waste be used to clean beaches?published at 07:48 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2021

    A Cornwall-based charity uses marine litter to make a beach cleaning station.

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  9. Covid: About 20% of Devon cases in care homespublished at 20:45 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    In some care homes between 70 and 80% of residents or staff have tested positive.

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  10. Chief constable in Covid death warningpublished at 19:34 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    Shaun Sawyer called on people to comply with the rules and keep their distance from others.

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  11. 'Staggering' number of long Covid cases, MP warnspublished at 18:37 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    Layla Moran says 300,000 people are now living with the long-term effects of coronavirus in the UK.

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  12. Deputy Speaker stops MP talking 'like a Dalek'published at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    As Scott Mann started his virtual speech to the Commons, it became clear that his audio was wrong.

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  13. 'Long-awaited' A30 upgrade to start in 2021published at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    Highways England hopes the £330m upgrade will create job opportunities.

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  14. School attendance 'up seven-fold' on first lockdownpublished at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    Figures show thousands more children are at school compared to the first lockdown in spring 2020.

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  15. 'Finally we know what Devon cloth looked like'published at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    A rare 18th Century fabric book has been found and analysed by experts at Exeter University.

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  16. Cornwall stadium plans 'may be scaled down'published at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    A new planning application is looking to alter the project near Truro.

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  17. Dartmoor 'appalled' by visitors from Londonpublished at 13:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    The police are calling for people to exercise locally and not visit Dartmoor.

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  18. Head teacher says lockdown 'feels very different'published at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    A head teacher from North Devon says staff are also supporting parents who are home-schooling.

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  19. Boy in tent fundraiser gets soldier's sleeping bagpublished at 16:55 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2021

    A mother whose son died in service donates his sleeping bag to a boy camping outside for charity.

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  20. Covid: Newquay rates 'comparable with London'published at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2021

    Public health bosses say Covid-19 is "spreading like wildfire between households in the town".

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