Bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall on Friday 9 August

More than 28,000 properties are without power in Devon.

Western Power Distribution has reported 28,507 homes are without power across south and east Devon.

It says properties in the TQ and PL20 and PL21 post code areas are the worst affected.

There could be winds of up to 60mph for parts of the Channel coast, south-west England and west Wales.

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

Passengers travelling from the Isles of Scilly to Penzance have had a rocky ride in heavy seas this afternoon.

This photo taken by Bruce Frank shows the Scillonian fighting through the waves on her way to the mainland.

On the Facebook page for St Martin's Stores and Post Office it says: "The Scillonian begins the journey back from Scilly, pitching and rolling in the warm winds and big seas raised by this summer storm."

Image source, St Martin's Post Office

Ed Oldfield
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Plans for new double yellow lines are being welcomed to improve safety and ease parking problems near a Plymouth school.

The 'no waiting' restrictions will be put on roads in Morice Town, near Devonport Dockyard.

People raised concerns at meetings about blocked access and pedestrian safety due to parked cars, especially around the primary school.

One of the five responses in favour of the proposals said they had "been worried about the safety of children".

They said the concern arose from the "irresponsible parking of dockyard workers" and the inconvenience for emergency workers who "can't get past the cars".

City council leader Tudor Evans has signed off the traffic order to authorise the work.

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Benjamin Field murdered Peter Farquhar after a "gaslighting" campaign to benefit from his will.

Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Thieves have stolen £600 in cash, a police hat and a watering can from inside police stations and vehicles in the last four years, it has been revealed.

A freedom of information request to Devon and Cornwall Police showed there were seven thefts from stations and two from a police van.

On two occasions, cash was stolen, including £600 from Heavitree Road Police Station in Exeter.

Other offences saw thieves steal a car aerial and dust caps, a watering can, a sat nav and a police hat.

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The surfing element of Boardmasters was temporarily called off amid weather warnings.

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

The tented retail village set up at Fistral Beach as part of the Boardmasters Festival has been closed due to strong winds and heavy rain.

Dozens of stalls selling clothes, merchandise, surf kit and food are set up in what is usually the car park above the beach, external.

In addition, the large marquee that houses a beach bar and terrace that forms part of the Fistral Surf Village has also been closed.

The village may open again later but timings are unknown. The surfing contest has also been postponed while the weather is bad.

The music festival, to be headlined by Florence + The machine and Lewis Capaldi at Watergate Bay wascancelled on Tuesday night, with 55,000 people expected to attend.

In previous years, about 150,000 people visit the Fistral Beach site during the five days of the festival, organisers Vision Nine said on their website, external.

Earlier this week, businesses spoke of the impact and called the cancellation "a bitter blow".

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Despite many events being cancelled over the weekend due to the expected stormy weather, one Devon community say theirs is still going ahead.

Hartland Carnival is one of the highlights of the year for local people as well as many visitors who travel to the county for the event.

Marching bands, carnival royalty and floats will pass through the historic village followed up by evening entertainment as well as food stalls and fun fairs.

Rob Allin, from Hartland Caravan and Camping Park, says many people have decided to go ahead with camping plans for the event, though some did "heed the warnings and packed up early".

"We had several climbing clubs in but obviously they can’t be on the cliffs so they left last night too", he said.

"The carnival weekend is one of the biggest weekends in Hartland and hopefully that side of the show will definitely go on whatever the weather.

"We do get unsettled weather but people prepare for it and make the most of it."

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Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

A Cornish beach remains closed off due to concerns of possible rock falls in the area.

A crack opened up in the cliffs at Whipsiderry Beach at Porth near Newquay on Thursday evening after debris fell on to the sand.

Cornwall Council said an environmental engineer is currently inspecting the cliff face.

People are being advised to stay away.

Hamish Marshall
BBC Spotlight

Four vehicles have been damaged after a tree fell on them at a park in Newton Abbot.

The owner of one of the cars parked at Forde Park, Alex Branch, couldn't go to work because she couldn't access her vehicle.

"It was all cordoned off and the tree was on my car" she said.

"I normally park over the road but I parked there last night because there were no spaces. It’s just bad luck that it happened.

"It’s still under the heavy piece of tree so I’m waiting for it to be taken off so I can assess it."

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Exeter have three players in the squad for England's first World Cup warm-up match against Wales on Sunday at Twickenham.

Hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie starts in the front while Henry Slade gets the nod at centre.

Prop harry Williams is on the replacements bench while winger Jack Nowell is not picked as he continues to recover from an ankle injury.

England's final 31-man party for the World Cup in Japan will be named next week.

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Plymouth is one of the most expensive places in the country to be cremated at a council crematorium - according to a nationwide league table drawn up by the BBC.

The cost of a cremation at the city's Efford or Weston Mill cemeteries comes in at £915.

Milton Keynes is the dearest - at £960.

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A thug who headbutted, choked and punched an autistic teenager has been given four months to save himself from Christmas in prison., external

BBC Radio Devon

Plymouth is among the most expensive places in the country to be cremated at a council crematorium, according to latest figures.

The BBC analysed figures for adult cremations, collected by charity The Cremation Society, and obtained the latest data for 183 council-run crematoria in the UK and Channel Islands for the past five years.

The cost of a cremation at the Plymouth's Efford or Weston Mill cemeteries comes in at £915.

Milton Keynes is the most expensive at £960 whereas in Belfast, a cremation comes in at just under £400.

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Some people reported feeling the "whole house" tremble during the quake.

One young woman describes what it was like to be told she had the virus as a child - and how she coped.

Charley Adams
BBC News Online

More than 100 firearms have been handed in to the police during a firearms and ammunition surrender.

The surrender organised by Devon and Cornwall Police ran from 20 July to 4 August.

The national campaign, instigated by the National Ballistics Intelligence Service, was supported by other forces around the country, including Dorset Police.

Items were voluntarily surrendered at all ten police enquiry offices in Devon and Cornwall.