It is also the time of year when the Environment Agency urges people to check their oil tanks to protect the environment and reduce the risk of potentially large financial losses.
Leaked oil can end up in drains, many of which lead directly to rivers, streams, lakes and even garden ponds, having the same effect as pouring it directly into the watercourse.
Police have confirmed that Adam Smart, the young motorcyclist seriously injured after a collision with a tanker on the A38, died in hospital last night.
The 20-year-old local man's motorcycle collided with the heavy good vehicle on Monday 10 June at around 7.45am at the Carkeel roundabout in Saltash.
Mr Smart was taken to Derriford Hospital where he was joined by his family....
Police have issued a statement on behalf of the family of the motorcyclist seriously injured in a collision with a tanker on the A38 on Monday (10 June). The man has been named as Adam Smart.
Mr Smart's injuries are described as potentially fatal and he remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Devon and Cornwall Police report that a motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a road traffic collision on the A38 at Saltash this morning, Monday 10 June 2013.
The collision took place at around 7.45am on the Carkeel roundabout and involved a motorcycle and a tanker.
The A38 was closed on the Liskeard side and one lane of the Saltash Tunnel was...
