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- Updates on Tuesday 7 April 2015
- More news, sport, travel and weather on Wednesday
The top local stories at 18:00 include:BBC Radio Cornwall: The Conservative leader and Prime Minister David Cameron is in Cornwall, telling a rally "it's time British people had a say about Europe." BBC Radio Devon: The Exeter-based airline Flybe is cancelling 16 flights tomorrow because of a 48-hour strike by French air traffic controllers and transport workers.
David Cameron's speaking at a rally at the Royal Cornwall Showground.
"Samantha wanted to see where they film Poldark", the Prime Minister and Conservative leader told the party faithful. Full reports on BBC Spotlight at 18:30 on BBC1.
Weather forecaster, BBC Spotlight
Skies will remain clear tonight, allowing temperatures to fall. A ground frost is possible in more rural spots, such as Dartmoor. Minimum Temperature: 2 Deg C (36 Deg F).
The sunny theme will continue into Wednesday with decent spells of sunshine. There will be variable amounts of cloud in places, but with sunshine too. Maximum Temperature: 16 Deg C (61 Deg F).
TheCornwall Air Ambulance responded to 14 emergencies over the Easter weekend.
The busiest day for crews was Easter Monday, when five missions were flown in one day. Incidents included equestrian accidents, road traffic collisions and a man who was crushed by a cow near Bodmin.
Political editor, South West
Conservative leader and Prime Minister David Cameron is addressing a rally of the party faithful in a cow shed in Cornwall.
The cattle exhibition area at the Royal Cornwall Showground will also be where the election count for the three eastern Cornish constituencies takes place next month. Cornwall's three Lib Dem-defended marginals are high on the Conservatives' election wish list.
She was once the fastest boat to cross the ocean between the USA and Britain and now the Virgin Atlantic Challenger II can be yours - for a cool £725,000, reports thePlymouth Herald.
The 72ft slice of boating lore, originally commissioned by money-no-object Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson, has been put on sale by her Plymouth owner, two years after he rescued her from obscurity in Mallorca marina.
BBC Local Live
RFA Argus is back in Falmouth after almostsix months helping in the fight against Ebola off the West African coast. During her deployment, she's been the maritime base for personnel building medical facilities in Sierra Leone.
Professor Paul Cosford from Public Health England, said the ship posed no risk to the general public, adding: "We are grateful for the contribution of all our partners in the fight against Ebola, including the crucial role played by the RFA Argus....All standard protocols to screen and monitor the military personnel returning on the Argus will be followed."
Thesale of a uniform said to have belonged to Nazi Hermann Goering is "repellent" according to a member of the Jewish community.
Jonathan Arkush, vice president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said the sale at Parade Antiques in Plymouth should not go ahead, adding: "Anything that tends to glorify a regime that was guilty of murder on an industrial scale is absolutely anathema to a civilized society and the owner of this artefact would do us all a favour if he would just burn it."
The Cornish Pirates have agreed a new contract with back-row forwardTom Duncan for next season.
The 25-year-old, who first joined the Pirates from Redruth in 2012, has not featured since the final game of last season after a serious knee injury. "Tom was making great strides in skill development last pre-season when injury struck," said Pirates boss Ian Davies.
BBC Radio Cornwall
The Deputy Labour Leader Harriet Harman has told us there would be more funding and devolved powers for places like Cornwall if the party wins the general election.
Their plans include giving local councils power to set bus routes and fares. Harriet Harman said "if councils get it wrong then they will be held to account, but at least they will be accountable to local people rather than far away government ministers."
Experts estimate the two week Easter holiday is worth around £150m to the tourism industry across the South West.
Early indications show accommodation providers, tourist attractions, pubs and restaurants all had a bumper weekend - traditionally seen as the start of the summer season. Visit Devon tells me its website had 58% more traffic than it had last Easter.
The top local stories at 17:00 include:BBC Radio Cornwall: Labour is promising to pass control of £30bn of funding from Whitehall to cities and counties and give local councils devolved power over bus routes and fares.BBC Radio Devon: A car has collided with a tram on a level crossing on the Seaton Tramway at Colyton. There have been no reports of serious injuries.
BBC Travel South West
Flybe is cancelling 16 flights on Wednesday, including services from Exeter to Paris, because of a strike by French air traffic controllers and transport workers.
Unless flights have been cancelled, passengers are being urged tocheck in on time. Meanwhile there will be delays to flights to and from Exeter Airport for rest of day due to weather conditions elsewhere.
So many youngsters turned up to take part in the annual Easter egg hunt at Portreath beach on Sunday that organisers had to raid the local sweet shop for extra prizes, says theFalmouth Packet.
This year's Camborne Redruth & District Lions Club event saw a sea change from last year when rain and wind kept numbers down to just over 150. Expecting a few more due to the sunny weather on Sunday, the Lions were stunned to see over 500 turn up to the eleventh hunt.
A columnist who has written for the same Plymouth newspaper for 19 years is on the move.
Martin Freeman has entertained readers of the Plymouth Herald for almost two decades but is now taking up a new position on the Herald's sister paper, the Western Morning News. Mr Freeman announced his move inhis final column.
BBC Radio Cornwall
The mayor of Helston said the town council was not involved in the pre-planning application by developer David Martin to build 480 homes next to the Flambards theme park.
Noise experts were brought in to monitor noise levels at the park to see if levels might be cause for complaint from residents at the planned development. Mayor Mike Thomas told Laurence Reed: "If we had been at a meeting I would have hoped this would have been raised as an issue."
The owner of a shop selling a uniform which he claims once belonged toHerman Goering is a "reminder of Nazi atrocities" and did not glorify them.
John Cabello who bought the uniform at auction said: "You can see the historical side without being sucked into the political side of it." Jewish leaders have told the BBC the £85,000 uniform should be burned and not sold.
BBC Travel South West
The A3052 is blocked at Seaton because of an accident near Seaton Down Hill by the services. It's currently affecting traffic between Seaton and Sidford.
There's been another, separate accident in Beer on Common Hill near the car park.
The top local stories at 16:00 include:BBC Radio Cornwall: Cornwall Council leader John Pollard says that attempts to transfer the running of libraries to other organisations is necessary because the libraries budget is being halved. A consultation is underway.BBC Radio Devon: Jewish leaders say a uniform - alleged to have once belonged to Nazi Hermann Goering - should be burned and not sold by a Plymouth shop.
TheFalmouth Packet has put together a picture gallery of the crowds welcoming home servicemen and women from the RFA Argus.
The ship was greeted by hundreds of family and friends when it arrived at Falmouth docks after six months fighting Ebola off the coast of West Africa.
A police officer is "heartbroken" following the death of his "legendary" dog who accompanied him for more than 10 years.
Writing on the Devon and Cornwall Policedog support blog, officer Paul Glennon described Spud as "the most remarkable dog I ever worked with".
AFC St Austell manager Phil Lafferty says his sidedeserved to retain the Cornwall Senior Cup. Lafferty's team ran out 3-0 winners over Godolphin Atlantic in the final to keep the trophy they won last year.
"I think the best teams over the years, particularly of my generation, always retained things and won back-to-back trophies and leagues. We stifled them really well and ran out very deserved winners," Lafferty added toBBC Radio Cornwall.
A uniform claimed to have belonged to Nazi Hermann Goering should be burned and not sold,Jewish leaders have said.
The uniform is on sale for £85,000 at Parade Antiques in Plymouth - a city that Goering's Luftwaffe planes bombed extensively in World War Two.
The top local stories at 15:00 include:BBC Radio Cornwall: A consultation on the future of Cornwall's libraries has been prompted by the council's need to avoid getting into trouble as it transfers their running to community organisations according to council leader, John Pollard.BBC Radio Devon: Controversial social commentator Katie Hopkins - who lives in Exeter - has responded to criticism for being chosen to present the Exeter Express and Echo's business awards.
BBC Weather Forecaster
A dry afternoon with variable cloud and sunny periods. The sunshine will become more extensive this afternoon, except around the coasts, where it could remain more cloudy. It will feel warm once again in any sunshine. Winds will be light easterly, but moderate along the south coast. Maximum Temperature: 14 Deg C (57 Deg F).
It will be mainly clear overnight, allowing for temperatures to fall to around 2 Deg C (36 Deg F), with light easterly winds. So there is a chance of a ground frost in sheltered inland areas.
BBC Radio Devon
Television presenter Katie Hopkins has said she is the right choice to host the Exeter Express and Echo business awards. Some readers have said they will refuse to buy the paper after hiring the former Apprentice contestant who has aired a series of controversial views.
Ms Hopkins told Bill Buckley on the phone-in: "What I'm able to do is to bring voice to a story. We are talking about them and I think that's to be applauded." She said she did not set out to offend people but agreed that some took offence.
BBC Radio Cornwall
One of the servicemen on the RFA Argus, which has returned to Falmouth after six months, is Ben Brunel who was welcomed back by four generations of his family.
Grandmother Fifi Brunel was delighted to see her grandson return from fighting Ebola off the coast of West Africa and described her grandson as "a lovely boy".
BBC Travel South West
There are long delays heading out of Devonon the A35 after a fire gutted a 16th century inn in Chideock.
Temporary lights are in place while experts try to make the area safe following yesterday's incident. Big tailbacks are being reported in both directions.
The top local stories at 14:00 include:BBC Radio Cornwall: The Manager of a Cornish theme park says it's crucial that a developer wanting to build five hundred homes nearby warns prospective buyers about noise. BBC Radio Devon: Fire crews have been called to a hazardous bonfire, on an allotment in Torquay this lunchtime.
Do you have a question about the future of the NHS for prospective parliamentary candidates ahead of the general election?
Representatives from the Conservatives, Labour, UKIP, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party will be joining us for a BBC Radio Devon hustings debate on health in Plymouth at 18:30 on Thursday. If you'd like to be in the audience, pleaseemail us.
The Easter break is proving to be profitable, so far, for those local businesses involved in the tourism sector.
Malcolm Bell from Visit Cornwall said the long weekend was critical, adding: "It's the first time to get some real cash into the industry, but it also sets up for the summer so if you have a good Easter it tends to bode well for driving business for the rest of the year."
BBC Travel South West
The Lizard to Helston road is partially blocked after an accident near Cury involving three vehicles.
Recovery work is underway and the road is passable with care, but drivers are being to urged to approach the area with caution.
The Magellan will become 'the largest passenger ship to ever call at Scilly' this summer according toThe Cornishman.
The newspaper says the the 46,052-tonne, adults-only Magellan is one of the 50 scheduled cruise liners due to visit Scilly this summer.
BBC South West Sport
Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale says his side's good run must go on if they are to reachthe League Two play-offs.
City's 2-0 win over rivals Newport County, their fifth victory in an eight-game unbeaten run, left the Grecians a point off the top seven. "If we want any prospect of success this year, it's got to continue," Tisdale toldBBC Radio Devon.
The top local stories at 13:00 include:BBC Radio Cornwall: Bosses at the Flambards theme park near Helston say it would be impossible to tone down the noise from its visitors if a plan for 500 homes nearby goes ahead.BBC Radio Devon: Tourist attractions and businesses in Devon are reporting brisk trade over the long weekend, with one recording its busiest Easter ever.
Presenter, BBC Radio Devon
The banks are open for business after the Bank Holiday andnew pension changes are in force.
If you're over 55, you now have access to your cash. So will you be drawing it out and if so what are you going to spend it on? Let me know how the changes affect you by calling today's phone-in on 0345 3011034.
BBC Radio Cornwall
Supporters of St Austell football club are celebrating after their side won the Cornwall Senior Cup.
The Lilywhites beat Godolphin Atlantic 3-0. Manager Phil Lafferty says it's been a real "team effort".
BBC Radio Devon
The Exeter Express & Echo newspaper has been defending a controversial decision to use Katie Hopkins as the presenter of its business awards.
The paper's decision has prompted complaints from readers, with some saying they're refusing to buy the paper because of the former Apprentice contestant's controversial views.
Editor Jon-Paul Hedge says he may not not concur with Ms Hopkins' views but does recognise her business acumen and these are business awards.
Del Folds from Helston has emailed us this picture of RFA Argus returning home after six months delivering aid in the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone.
The ship returned to Falmouth after passing Gunwalloe Cove yesterday evening. "Good to see her and the crew home after a long deployment", said Del.