Alex Osborne
BBC Weather

Monday night will be mostly dry with clear spells and variable amounts of cloud.

Light to moderate westerly winds.

Minimum temperature: 9 to 12C (48 to 54F).

A fair amount of cloud around at times on Tuesday but it will stay mostly dry and some sunny intervals will develop at times.

Brisk south-westerly winds.

Maximum temperature: 17 to 20C (63 to 68F).

Charley Adams
BBC News Online

A woman claims a Devon food bank gave her "mouldy bread" and other food she had to "throw away".

Eileen Slatter from Torquay said: "When I got home the bread had mould [on it],"

She visited the Salvation Army food bank in Torquay and said there wasn't "anything usable for a meal".

"I just wouldn't go to that place again," said Ms Slatter.

A Salvation Army spokeswoman said the community larder is run by the community and churches in Torquay to provide emergency food and assistance to those in need.

She apologised that a client had not had a happy experience "as we always aim to provide the highest standard of food".

"I know you should be grateful, well I am, but it was not a nice experience," Ms Slatter added.

BBC Radio Devon

Torbay Council has been strongly advised to reject proposed cuts to the fire service.

The council's overview and scrutiny committee recommended all six options put forward by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue should be rejected.

Seven fire stations could close, including night-time cover in Paignton, with the loss of an engine in Torquay and day cover for a second engine in Brixham.

The fire service said it wanted to bring an outdated service into the 21st Century, and that fire incidents in the area had decreased 36% between 2008 and 2018.

Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Time is running out to find the cash needed for a multimillion-pound beach management plan to protect Sidmouth's cliffs from collapsing.

The preferred beach management scheme consists of adding a new rock groyne on East Beach, importing new shingle on to Sidmouth Beach, and East Beach, and raising the existing splash wall along the rear of the promenade.

The scheme aims to reduce the rate of beach and cliff erosion to the east of the River Sid.

The plans would not stop cliff falls but would reduce the erosion from the toe of the cliffs, which would reduce the erosion rates.

Costs for construction of the scheme are estimated at £8.9m, with about £1.5m still needed to be found.

A deadline of August 2020 has been agreed to source the outstanding finance, as after which time, an alternative plan, involving only the town frontage, would be worked up and submitted for funding approval.

Geoff Jung, East Devon councillor and environment portfolio holder, said: “The protection of the seafront of Sidmouth is important not only to the town, but also to Devon and nationally, as it is recognised as a jewel of a seaside resort with many fine Regency and Victorian buildings."

Councillor Stuart Hughes, of Devon County Council, said that town needed to get behind the scheme because it was the "last chance saloon" for it.

Sidmouth can only access £5.7m from the government’s flood defence grant and needs to raise £3.2m.

Image source, LDRS

Charley Adams
BBC News Online

Image source, Brixham Library

A library is encouraging children to read more by hiding pebbles which they can exchange for a free book.

Three stones are hidden with the Brixham Library logo on which children can try and find. By bringing a found pebble into the library, the children can get a free book and hide the pebble for someone else.

The library said the challenge had got children out and about looking for the pebbles and brought new people into the library.

It has proved popular on social media with people posting about finding the pebbles on Facebook.

As well as the three pebbles in Brixham, there is also one in the wider Torbay area.

Image source, Brixham Library

BBC Sport

Cornish rugby player and Exeter Chiefs player Jack Nowell will still travel to the World Cup on Sunday despite being struck down with appendicitis while recovering from his long-standing ankle problem.

Newlyn-raised Nowell spent four days in an Italian hospital after having his appendix removed last week, but has now joined up with the rest of the squad at their Treviso base.

England remain confident he will be fit to play a role in Japan, with their opener against Tonga on 22 September.

There is evidence fishermen are continuing to discard fish despite new laws designed to deter them.

Leon Lloyd admitted driving in a chase which saw him travel nine miles in under five minutes.

Torbay Council tells residents runners will avoid using key paths in Clennon Valley Lakes.

Ed Oldfield
Local Democracy Reporting Service

An inquiry looking into the aftermath of child sex abuses scandals is to consider a new compensation scheme for victims.

The Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse, external has announced the second part of its investigation into accountability and reparation.

It will focus on whether the law which currently puts a time limit on claims should be reformed and the potential for a redress scheme for victims and survivors.

The national inquiry set up after high-profile scandals including the Jimmy Savile case will launch the new phase in October.

The first phase of the investigation at the end of last year heard from former pupils of Forde Park School in Newton Abbot (pictured) who had been victims of violence and abuse. Boys were sent there by the courts and social services for often petty offences.

A major police investigation resulted in the conviction of eight men for offences committed against pupils at the residential school in the 1960s and 1970s.

Image source, Western Morning News archive, via LDRS

The survivors told the inquiry they felt let down by the civil legal system over the way their cases were dealt with and the compensation they received.

Devon County Council which ran the school from 1973 until it closed in 1985 issued a public apology to the victims at the inquiry.

The council had legal representation at the hearings as a "core participant" in the first phase of the investigation, but has now decided not to continue with that role.

It said it was felt the council had “little further to contribute” to the next phase which was looking at issues at a national level.

A spokesperson for the council said: “This decision in no way detracts from the seriousness with which we take the abuse suffered by former pupils of Forde Park Approved School or our commitment to safeguard children in our care.”

There have been allegations that the school was at the centre of a paedophile ring and some survivors claim they were subject to dubious medical treatment.

Members of a survivors group have questioned why access has been restricted to records held in public archives relating to their time at the school.

Daniel Palmer grew cannabis in five shipping containers buried on his father's farm.

Exeter launch their bid for a side in the next Women's Premier 15s structure with a £500,000 initial outlay.

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ship, frequently stationed in Falmouth and Plymouth, will be assisting people affected by the most powerful storm to hit the Bahamas since records began.

The slow-moving, category five Dorian - the second-strongest Atlantic hurricane on record - has seen sustained winds of up to 165mph (270km/h), tearing off roofs and causing severe flooding.

The number of cuckoos plummets but buzzards soar in warmer weather, ornithologists say.

BBC Radio Devon

Train services between Devon and London Waterloo are being disrupted for a fourth day by industrial action.

One non-stop train - every two hours - is being supplemented by buses between Exeter and Honiton for South Western Railway passengers, the firm said.

The RMT union accused the train operator of "rowing back on their public pledges" about the future function of guards.

The operator said it was "committed to finding a solution" to the dispute which has been ongoing for almost two years.

Image source, PA Media

BBC Radio Devon

A well-loved man from Appledore has been honoured with a street sign named after him at the entrance of the village.

Les Curtis - known to everyone in the community as "Gunner" - worked at Appledore Shipyard for 38 years and since retiring has sold his own fruit and veg in order to raise money for the North Devon Hospice.

A street sign which was made anonymously has now appeared in the village next to the bench he often sits at with his dog Rusty.

BBC Radio Devon

Businesses on Dartmoor say the closure of one of the main arterial roads across the moor will kill trade.

The B3357 between Two Bridges and Dartmeet will be closed intermittently for the next three weeks between Dartmeet and Poundsgate.

Devon County Council said it's trying to minimise disruption and didn't want to do the work in the summer because the roads are too busy, and in the winter it's too cold.

It said it also consulted before going ahead.

A 35-mile diversion will be in place, but Pete Hamill, landlord of the Tavistock Inn, said people "simply won't come".

Image source, Google

BBC Radio Cornwall

Bosses of the Scillonian ferry have acknowledged communication could have been better after the vessel recently broke down at sea, affecting services over several days.

Although the ship is back in service after repairs lasting four days, some 800 people were stranded on the islands for an extra four or five days.

Some passengers told the BBC that getting information from ferry operator the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company was not easy.

Steamship company chief executive Stuart Reed said the operator would examine claims for compensation on a case-by-case basis from those who had to spend extra money on accommodation and food while the ship was out of service.

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Truro City manager Paul Wotton says he is pleased his side bounced back from a disappointing Bank Holiday weekend with a 2-0 victory at Farnborough.

Image source, Getty Images

James Ward's fifth-minute opener was added to by a late strike from Louis Rooney as the White Tigers went second in the Southern Premier League, a point behind early leaders Poole Town.

"It was really important we bounced back because there isn't a league game for two weeks now so it's important we go into those two weeks with a win," Wotton told BBC Radio Cornwall.

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Teenage Cornish cricketer Lewis Goldsworthy has signed his first professional deal with Somerset.

The 18-year-old batsman, who is also a promising slow left-arm bowler, first joined the county's academy in 2016.