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Newquay businesses back renewal of improvement district

Newquay businesses back renewal of improvement district

A business improvement district (BID) has been renewed for another five years following a vote.Love Newquay said its members in the town voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of renewing for a fourth term.It said this would allow up to £1.1m to be invested in projects and services in the town's commercial area.Newquay BID manager Mark Warren said "we will do everything we can" to support businesses.The BID, which began in 2011, said it received the strongest vote in favour…

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Nursing fund set up in memory of murdered lecturer Claire Chick

A university lecturer who was murdered has been awarded a posthumous PhD and had a nursing fund set up in her name.Claire Chick was stabbed to death​ in January by her estranged husband, who was jailed for 27 years.The University of Plymouth said many members of Ms Chick's family and friends attended the graduation ceremony at Theatre Royal Plymouth on Tuesday.It added "Claire's friends in the University's School of Nursing and Midwifery have created the Claire Chick Nursing…

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Andoni Iraola press conference: Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest

Andoni Iraola press conference: Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at the Vitality Stadium (kick-off 14:00 GMT).Here are the key lines from his news conference:Iraola confirmed striker Evanilson is "definitely out" for Forest's visit, adding: "He is not far, not ready for Sunday but I hope he is ready for the next one (Man City next week)."He gave further injury updates, explaining: "Brooksy has been training with us for a…

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More 20mph zones proposed for Dorset’s towns and villages

More 20mph zones proposed for Dorset’s towns and villages

Residents are being asked to comment on plans to introduce 20mph limits in more parts of Dorset.The schemes are being proposed for roads in 10 areas, including much of Lyme Regis.It follows the implementation of 20mph limits in five towns and villages in recent weeks.The latest consultation is open until 7 November.Parts of Briantspuddle, Bridport, Gillingham, Milborne St Andrew, Pymore, St Leonards and St Ives and Winterborne Whitechurch are also included in the plans.Critics on local social media…

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Devon otter charity raises thousands to help relocate

Devon otter charity raises thousands to help relocate

Caroline RobinsonSouth WestUK Wild Otter TrustThe UK Wild Otter Trust was given six months to relocate its rescue and rehabilitation centre.An otter charity has raised more than £30,000 to relocate its rescue and rehabilitation centre.The UK Wild Otter Trust, which cares for hundreds of otter cubs every year at its current base at Umberleigh in north Devon, had been given six months to leave the site.It set a fundraising target of £15,000 to dismantle, move and rebuild the…

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Leonardo workers set to strike over pay

Leonardo workers set to strike over pay

Members of staff at one of the world's biggest defence firms are set to strike.Leonardo, which runs the UK's only helicopter factory in Somerset, is facing 3,000 members of the union Unite walking out across five of its sites in November.The company offered staff a two-year rise of 3.2% at the start of October, describing this as "fair", but members of Unite are demanding the company returns to the negotiating table to make an improved pay offer. Staff…

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Devon church collects 500 Christmas presents for shoebox appeal

Devon church collects 500 Christmas presents for shoebox appeal

Caroline Robinson,Devon and Hattie McCann,DevonBBCVolunteers packed and checked the boxes Five-hundred shoeboxes have been filled with Christmas presents for children in Eastern European countries. Volunteers at St Mary's Church, in Brixham, Devon, have packed and checked boxes filled with toys, toiletries, clothing and other presents. The boxes will be be taken to Ukraine and Moldova by Christian Response, a charity based in Exmouth. Volunteer Lindsay Williams said: "They're going to children who otherwise wouldn't have Christmas." The boxes…

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Lib Dems secure two seats in Somerset Council by-election

Lib Dems secure two seats in Somerset Council by-election

The Liberal Democrats have secured two seats on Somerset Council.A by-election was called after Conservative councillor for Dunster Christine Lawrence stepped down due to ill health in September and Lib Dem councillor for Glastonbury Nick Cottle died in August.Voters went to the polls on Thursday and Cara Strom won the Dunster seat with 1,142 votes. Ewan Cameron held the seat for the Lib Dems in Glastonbury after receiving 882 votes. Ms Strom said she would do all she…

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Theft at Moors Valley halts Halloween light trail opening

Theft at Moors Valley halts Halloween light trail opening

A country park has been forced to cancel a Halloween event on its opening evening after essential equipment was stolen.Moors Valley Country Park in Ashley Heath, Dorset, announced it was unable to open the Halloween illuminated trail on Thursday as planned.Forestry England said the trail had been affected by a "significant theft" and apologised to those affected. It said providers would contact people who had tickets for Thursday's trail via email.The park said its team were working to…

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Crime thriller lands Faber book deal for University author and academic

A novelist and scholar at the University of Exeter has secured the biggest publishing deal of her career. Dr Emily Bernhard Jackson has signed a three-book deal with Faber, which will include her forthcoming crime-thriller Missing and the next two, as-yet unwritten, entries in the series. The deal covers the UK, European Union and the Commonwealth countries, with a separate two-book deal agreed with Simon and Schuster for the United States of America. Dr Bernhard Jackson, Senior Lecturer…

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Warning after Cornwall fireworks displays axed over safety fears

Warning after Cornwall fireworks displays axed over safety fears

A warning has been issued to those planning to set off fireworks after the cancellation of organised displays.Truro's annual bonfire and firework display has been cancelled following concerns over traffic congestion, along with another display organised by Falmouth Fire Station.Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said the event had been cancelled as it could not be delivered "to the standard of safety and organisation that our community rightly expects".It urged those planning to set off fireworks at home to…

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