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One coastal charity says it collected 500 abandoned inflatables in just one village this summer.

Striker Yakou Meite scores twice as Championship side Reading fight back to beat League Two Plymouth 4-2 in the EFL Cup.

A balance has to be struck between the landscape and better connectivity, the digital secretary says.

Dominic Nielen-Groen called himself Papa Bear on an Instagram hashtag used by paedophiles.

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The BBC Introducing line-up at the Looe Live festival in September has been released.

More than 15 local artists will be playing at the community festival along with established names such as The Shires, Level 42 and Newton Faulkner.

The festival on 21-22 September features five stages and more than 100 performances in venues across the town.

The BBC Introducing stage on Saturday 21 September will be host to eight bands including Haunt the Woods, Thomas Ford and Rosie Crow.

On Sunday 22 September audiences can see another seven bands including Smokey’s King Shufflers, Bonetired and Harry Munk.

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Ed Oldfield
Local Democracy Reporting Service

A memorial to members of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment is to be placed on Plymouth Hoe.

The small block of polished Devon granite will be the first memorial in the city dedicated to the historic army regiment.

The 30in (76cm) high plinth will be inscribed with the regimental badge and the words: “To fallen comrades and those that have served in The Devon and Dorset Regiment from the Plymouth Branch”.

Plymouth City Council has given permission for the new memorial in front of the monument to Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein near the Royal Citadel on the Hoe.

The Devonshire Regiment was one of the forerunners of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, known as the Devon and Dorsets, and in recent years the monument has been used as a place of pilgrimage at the annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations.

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Dogs on beaches - should they be allowed or not?

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It's one of the most contentious issues during the holidays and Cornwall Council wants to hear from the public.

Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) which apply restrictions at certain times of the year for dogs on beaches across Cornwall will expire next April so the council is asking residents for their views before the new restrictions are drawn up.

The current list of beaches with restrictions for dogs, external are on the Council website.

The council will ask whether more or fewer beaches should have restrictions and whether there should be blanket start and finish dates for the restrictions, for example from 1 May to 30 September.

The council will also ask which month the restrictions should start and end, and the times of day the restrictions should be in force.

The consultation, external for dog restrictions on beaches is open until 19 November.

Ed Oldfield
Local Democracy Reporting Service

A temporary car park brought in to allow a security upgrade at an entrance to Devonport Dockyard has been allowed for another year.

Permission was granted by Plymouth City Council in May 2018 to use a site known as Table Top Mountain for parking while work was carried out at Camels Head Gate.

The project meant car parks were put out of use as contractors needed the space.

Now a second planning application for 12 months has been approved for the temporary car park.

Parking space for 257 vehicles was created on a mound of crushed concrete excavation waste from redevelopments at the dockyard.

The new permission allows the site to be used for cars and motorcycles between 07:00 and 18:00 for 12 months or until the work at Camels Head Gate is completed if that is sooner.

Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Plans for turning a former ceramics factory in Colyton into homes are set to be approved.

The CeramTec factory in Colyton closed four years ago and was sold in June 2017 to the Homes & Communities Agency (HCA) for an undisclosed sum.

Its scheme for up to 74 new homes, plus up to 1,000 sq m of employment space, is recommended for approval when East Devon District Council’s Development Management Committee meets next Tuesday.

The applicants have proposed that 20% of the homes are affordable, but the parish council wanted 30%.

A report to the meeting said it was "disappointing that a higher level of affordable housing could not be negotiated.

"But the negative landscape impacts could be offset in part by the removal of the unsightly factory buildings and the careful design of the housing which will replace them.

"In addition, the provision of an element of affordable housing, in the context of a significant local need, while not the full amount, would go some way to also offset the contravention of policy."

If approved, then a further application for the details of the scheme would have to be submitted.

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Unexploded hand grenade fuses have been brought into Brixham harbour.

Police said the fuses are thought to have been dredged up by a boat coming in to Brixham.

A cordon is in place and the Explosive Ordnance Unit has been contacted.

The incident is ongoing.

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Detectives investigating an attack on a driver who was punched in the face as he waited at a junction have arrested a man.

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The man was attacked on 13 August when the victim and his partner were driving from Dukes Crescent onto Prince of Wales Drive in Exmouth.

He was punched through an open car window and suffered serious facial injuries said police.

A 19-year-old man from Exmouth has been arrested on suspicion of assault.

BBC Sport meets Harriet Stevens after the bowler won two national outdoor titles while eight months pregnant

Scotland lock Sam Skinner will miss the Rugby World Cup after suffering a hamstring injury in Saturday's win over France.

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A stock car driver has been treated at Derriford Hospital overnight after a freak accident at the Smeatharpe Stadium in East Devon.

The man was taking part in the last race of the day which involved stock cars towing caravans.

One of the caravans broke up in an unusual way and part of the wreckage came through the footwell of the driver's car leaving him trapped inside the vehicle.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service used hydraulic equipment to get him out of the vehicle.

He was treated by paramedics and airlifted to Derriford Hospital.

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A burst water main in the Penryn area is affecting several properties in the TR10, TR13 and TR16 postcodes according to South West Water.

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A racing driver has been taken to hospital after a crash at Smeatharpe Stadium near Dunkeswell in east Devon.

Emergency services were called to the crash between two cars during a racing festival on Monday night.

Fire crews had to free the casualty, whose vehicle had become impaled on a metal trailer. The air ambulance was also called.

The driver's condition is not known.

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A house was damaged and residents have been relocated, police say.

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

A 52-year-old local man died in an accident near Truro on Saturday evening, police have said.

Officers were called to the accident shortly after 19:00 on the B3284 at Allet.

It is believed that a black motorcycle was the only vehicle involved.

Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Emergency services attended the scene and the rider had sustained catastrophic injuries and was declared deceased at the scene".

Police would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the accident.

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BBC News Online

Police are increasingly concerned for the welfare of a man who was last seen near Praa Sands between Helston and Penzance on Saturday.

Leslie Finch, 60, was last seen wearing a blue coat and blue jeans with orange and black shoes.

Devon and Cornwall Police said his family are eager to locate him due to ongoing health issues.

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