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People urged to stay out of the water after sewage alert
Man stabbed in neck in Newquay
Golf club tees moved as coastal erosion hits
Updates from Thursday 29 August 2019
Charley Adams
BBC News Online
A man has been stabbed in the neck in Newquay.
Police said the man had serious injuries and had been airlifted to hospital.
Police were called to Berry Road at around 08:00.
The area around a property in Berry Road has been secured by police.
Image source, Google
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Plans to stop England’s oldest golf club from falling into the sea are set to be driven forward.
The Royal North Devon Golf Club, near Westward Ho!, dates back to 1864, and is located on the Northam Burrows Country Park, right on the coastline.
But continued coastal erosion behind the 7th green and sea water flooding to the 8th green means that eventually the 7th & 8th greens will be lost.
Back in 2018 Storm Eleanor ripped 49ft of land away from behind the eighth tee and during the same winter, 20ft of sand dune beside the 7th green was also washed away.
The 7th green is now only about 35ft from the edge of the erosion, and as a result, the committee decided a redesign of the affected area of the course was urgently necessary to ensure they still had 18 Championship golf holes worthy of the title “The oldest Links in England”.
Torridge District Council planners next Thursday, external are recommended to approve the golf club’s plans for a replacement 8th hole, tee and green, new 9th hole tees, and amendments to the 7th hole green.
The report to Torridge planners says the plans are likely to have a limited life, and further movement of holes and tees will be required in "perhaps five to ten years".
A leading maker of pumps which use energy from underground to heat homes and offices has announced a major expansion of its headquarters in Cornwall.
Kensa Heat Pumps near Truro says it will be able to increase its workforce from 40 to 150, eventually making 30,000 heat pumps a year.
The Cornish Federation of Small Businesses said the move was "very significant for Cornwall's economy" because the jobs will be full time.
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Plans to redesign a seafront junction as part of a flagship £12m tidal defence scheme to protect Exmouth from flooding has been approved.
Image source, Team Van OordThe scheme aims to reduce the risk of flooding from the sea to more than 1,400 homes and 400 businesses in the town.
It involves a new flood wall and the redesign of the existing junction between Alexandra Terrace and the Esplanade, which would see the current Morton Road junction with the seafront removed.
The existing junction of Alexandra Terrace and Morton Road to the Esplanade and Morton Crescent will be redesigned, leaving just one, rather than two, access points to the seafront.
The overall £12m scheme will reduce the flood risk from the current 1-in-25-year risk (4% chance of flooding in any year) to 1-in-200-year (0.5% chance).
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service
A two-day festival that aims to raise funds and support wounded troops will go ahead this weekend.
HFest is set to take place on Friday and Saturday at Lower Halsdon Farm in Exmouth.
The event will raise funds for the Hasler Recovery Centre, RMA – The Royal Marines Charity - and Exmouth-based military mental health charity Rock 2 Recovery.
The family orientated outdoor music festival aims to bring together the families and friends of wounded service men and women and the community.
Charley Adams
BBC News Online
People are being urged not to swim in a south Devon river because of reports of foul water and sewage.
The warning for the River Dart coincides with the 175th anniversary of the Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta.
Dart Harbour said swimming and tombstoning from Dartmouth's South Embankment is not allowed and people using watercraft such as canoes or paddleboards are advised to give the area a wide birth.
The Environment Agency and South West Water have been informed.
About 50,000 people are expected to attend the regatta.
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Alex Osborne
BBC Weather
It will be a mainly dry day with some bright or sunny periods, but a few light showers are possible.
Any early mist will clear, however cloud will build at times during the day.
Winds will be mainly moderate from the south west and fresher towards the north coast.
Maximum temperature: 16C to 20C
