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Scrap the badger cull - the Conservatives are warned it could

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be politically damaging. Good evening.

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A group advising the Tories says the cull could make Bovine TB worse.

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Also: A farmer's dilemma - a lamb stuck in a badger sett which

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legally can't disturbed; so what happened next?

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A slow start to the Easter getaway - could the weather and the cost of

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fuel take their toll? About �125 to fill up with diesel.

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South West cattle farmers who have campaigned for years for a badger

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cull say they're disappointed after a Conservative Think Tank said it

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could make the problem of bovine TB even worse. The Bow Group has said

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the planned culls this Autumn in West Somerset and Gloucestershire

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shouldn't go ahead, but DEFRA insists they will. Our environment

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correspondent, Adrian Campbell, reports.

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South West cattle have been badly affected by bovine TB over the

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years, prompting for the coalition government to suggest to badger

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culls in the autumn. Now a report by the Conservative think-tank has

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frustrated many South West Farmers. This report by the group -- double

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grip is surprising because it restates many arguments already

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rehearsed by animal welfare groups, namely that any cull would be

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expensive, difficult to enforce and would also be unpopular with the

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public. The Badger Trust says it is pleased that the Bow Group has

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highlighted its concerns that badgers might escape the cult, and

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possibly aggravate the situation. There is a mounting body of opinion

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that vaccination is by far the better way forward, and that the

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killing up wild animals is not likely to have a beneficial effect

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of any substance and that a good very likely make things a lot worse.

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This farmer or works in Mid Devon and says he thinks there needs to

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be a badger cull. It is not really conservative policy. I think they

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are trying to lose their nerve before we go through with what he's

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as multi- pronged attack on taking out the reservoir of tuberculosis

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in wildlife. The department says bovine TB is a very serious disease

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and unless it is dealt with it will cost taxpayers around �1 billion in

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the next 10 years. At the weekend by one local MP said he believes

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that the Government's cull will go ahead. It will. We have decided to

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go down to two pilot culls. It is being reviewed at the moment and as

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soon as that finishers will go through with it. The Patrick Trust

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says that the Bow Group has come round to its way of thinking and

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the department says that usable vaccines are years away and it

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needs to take action now. Meanwhile, the protection of

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badgers left one North Devon farmer with a difficult dilemma today. He

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had a lamb stuck down a badger sett, but was told he would be breaking

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the law if he disturbed the sett to get it out. Spotlight's Scott

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Bingham was there. Matthew Brown farms sheep and cattle near South

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Molton. It is the height of lambing season and one of his new arrivals

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is missing. It is stuck in a whole, but this hole is a badger sett.

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have to ring the union for advice and they said in no circumstances

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could light touch it. I say it's, does that mean that I just have to

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let her die? She said, I'm afraid so. Luckily, it doesn't come to

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that. We asked natural in than to clarified the lot. They said in a

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statement that while a farmer is not allowed to damage or disrupt at

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Badger's sett, he does not have to abandon their lamb. If he is not

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able to pull it out, he can apply for a licence to interfere with

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this set and every effort will be A 28-year-old man is being

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questioned on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found at a

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house in Plymouth in the early hours of this morning. The body of

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the 24-year-old was discovered shortly after 3.00am at the

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property in the Devonport area of the city. Officers have been

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carrying out house to house enquiries.

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The jury in the case of a Devon man accused of murdering his partner

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just hours after she had cancer treatment has been sent home for a

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second night. 54-year-old John Doyle is accused of strangling Sian

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Rees at their home in Merton Mill, near Hatherleigh, last June. He

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denies murder and says he was acting in self-defense. The jury

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will continue its deliberations on Tuesday.

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A North Devon woman who defrauded an animal charity out of nearly

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�100,000 has been warned by a judge that she will be sent to prison.

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Jennifer Colonso took the money whilst she was the voluntary

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treasurer of the North Devon Animal Ambulance between 2009 and 2010.

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Hamish Marshall was at Exeter Crown Court.

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Jennifer: So admitted eight counts of fraud and one of theft at a

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previous hearing. The money has been paid back. She diverted

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cheques destined to do charity to her own account. She also used

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�23,000 to fund solar panels for a local yacht club. The court was

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told that -- the court was told that the charity discovered the

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fraud when its accounts were not filed with the Charity

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Commissioners. The charity said that money spent tracing the

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problem should have been spent on needy animals and it had been

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tremendously let down. It hopes to get another �20,000 to cover the

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costs. The judge said that he was in their real quandary whether to

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send the 70 rolled to prison. He told the court be treated as

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serious -- seriousness of the offences he had no option but the

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centre to prison. People wait a month before setting down a jail

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term in order to give her time to get her accounts in order.

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People who rely on tourism to make a living are hoping the Easter

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break will bring in thousands of extra visitors to the South West.

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It comes after a slow start to the holiday season due to panic buying

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of fuel last week. The motoring organisation the AA says the usual

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routes are expected to be busy, especially, the M5 and A303. It

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says there could also be heavy traffic on the A30 and A38 west of

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Exeter. Well we can join our reporter Andy Breare, who is

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overlooking the A38. Andy. We are on the outskirts of Exeter.

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Looking at the traffic now it, it is quiet and moving quite freely.

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This has been the picture all day to day. Have very quiet starts to

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do traditional bank holiday weekend. The big question is will the

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combination of high fuel prices and the cold weather mean a very quiet

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Easter for us in the south-west. Traditionally, this is one of the

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busiest days on the roads, but things are looking quite different

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this year. Main routes in and out have been quiet so far. Rising fuel

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prices and the cold weather seemed to be taking the blame. Thursday

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will be the busiest day for us. We are expecting it not to be as busy

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as last year, but people will be aware that the fuel situation is in

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the back of people's minds. A at Exeter service station this morning

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it was quieter than expected. Those travelling down seemed undaunted by

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the cost of fuel or the poor weather. The petrol is petrol, you

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have to pay the price if you want to go away. As for the petrol, it

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is really expensive now. About �120 double up with diesel. The a couple

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of years ago it was only �85. Pipits a big strain on your Budget

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-- it pits. Week come down every year. We love it. The weather is

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not great and hopefully the weather will pick up. And tourism bosses

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remain optimistic. Indoor attractions are hopeful that the

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bad weather will give them more visitors. This Easter, Torbay have

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introduced any new ticket to entice people back. What we're hoping his

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it will encourage people to come back down to Devon, spent more

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money and come and see us at the other site as well. It is no

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affecting roads up in the country, and a car costing more money to

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Philip Dunne last year, maybe more people are choosing to spend Easter

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at home. We haven't seen any of the usual gridlock that we would

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normally see at this time of year. This time last year the roles at

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the Royal Wedding and so many people might be leaving it until

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tomorrow to travel. If you are on the roads over Easter, make sure

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you are tuned in to your local radio station from the BBC to get

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the Travel News Updates. Parents in Plymouth have been told

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their children will no longer be able to get subsidised travel to

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school with Citybus. The company blames a cut in council funding.

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Letters have gone out saying the services will be withdrawn by the

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end of July. Plymouth City Council says it can't afford to carry on

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paying the money. A French sailor has thanked the

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crew of the St Mary's Lifeboat for going to his rescue in gale force

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conditions. The 22-year-old got into trouble in heavy seas 30 miles

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off the Isles of Scilly yesterday. His racing yacht had become

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dismasted and was eventually abandoned.

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Coming up: A look at how some of our towns are pitching for

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regeneration money in a moment. Also still to come: The miner

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artist who's become a major attraction at a gallery in Penzance.

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Tonight it will turn quite frosty. Opel have low temperatures. The

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Easter weekend looks a bit mixed. Somerset County Council has been

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condemned today for selling a huge area of woodland in the Quantock

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Hills. Great Wood, which is in an area of outstanding natural beauty,

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has been bought by the Forestry Commission for �250,000. The

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Campaign to Protect Rural England says it's like selling the family

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silver. Spotlight's Andrea Ormsby reports.

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Even on a cold, wet day, a book on top hills still manage to look

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beautiful. In 1956 the area was awarded protected status. It was

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considered in the nation's interest to safeguard it. Today though the

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council has sold part of it. Pulp, really, at the attitude of

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the council. They are selling off the family silver. This land has

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been owned by the county council since the 1920s when therefore

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cited forebears bought it for the people of Somerset to enjoy. It is

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a dreadful indictment of their attitude to the county and its

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environment. At a news conference at County Hall in Taunton the news

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was delivered, not just to the media but to protesters. All 208

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acres of Great Wood sold. financial necessity can make you do

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things that you feel uncomfortable with. We need to balance our books.

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Again we have seen the council make another announcement with

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absolutely no reference to the protesters. We have got the

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Forestry Commission as the new landowner, but there is no

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guarantee that the Forestry Commission will stay in public

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ownership. There are still parcels of land still to be sold. The

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protesters here today were clear whose fault this what -- all this

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was today, though. From Penzance to Weymouth, towns

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have been vying for a slice of a million pound Government fund aimed

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at helping to regenerate their High Streets. The retail expert Mary

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Portas is backing the competition for which some communities have

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made their own films to back up their bids. One town has made sure

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their pitch is perfect by making a song and dance of it. Sarah Ransome

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reports. A I walk up today with this feeling.

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Better things are coming our way. Singing for their supper. These

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traders thought they would try to do something different to win their

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share of government cash. Others, like Weymouth chose to feature a

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mix of good and bad. One town in debt and handed the job of backing

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up the paper bid to a group of local teenagers. They chose to go

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down this science-fiction route to makes Exmouth's film stand out from

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the crowd. We thought that if it doesn't grab you in the first 30

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seconds you are less likely to watch it. Blowing up the clock

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tower was different! They wanted to showcase the real town centre,

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warts and all. It is a bit tatty round here. It was important to

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catch the main aspects of Exmouth ants to bring a bit of fun to it as

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well. A local traders trying to keep afloat say appearances can be

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deceptive and this film really gets the message across. Along with

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myself, there are a lot of people who are just scraping through at

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the moment. With the economic climate as it is, things could get

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a lot worse if we don't get this funding. My report this will help

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select the winning bids. Critics complain this scheme does not

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necessarily target the most needy areas. The Government says that it

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wants to give everyone the chance to get the town centre back on

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track. The successful bids will find out in May.

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There's a busy Easter sporting programme, starting with Exeter

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Chiefs' big rugby match in Paris tonight. With all the details of

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what's on and where over the holiday weekend, here's Dave, who

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has been to Bolitho Park in Plymouth.

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Exeter chiefs face one of their biggest test so tonight when the

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target a semi-final place in the European Challenge Cup. They have

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to overcome a Stade Francais to reach the last four. It is a sign

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of their progress as they narrowly missed out on the stage last season.

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Fans have been flying out from Exeter to cheer them on. It is

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amazing for people who followed the club. We are really looking forward

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to the trip. This is the level of rugby who want to be in. There are

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big challenges. Stade Francais has been a marquee names in European

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rugby for 15 years. They are the challenges that we have to relish.

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The Easter football programme will go a long way in deciding which

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Division Exeter City will be playing in next year. There draw

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ended a five-match losing streak. It is similar for Torquay United,

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but there at the top of the ladder. David to maintain their promotion

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impetus against Accrington Stanley. If Plymouth Argyll win at Hereford

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they will pull away from the danger spots. Your full time you don't

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play until Saturday and they can do Exeter a favour by beating Rochdale.

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Plymouth's Olympic diving hope Tom Daley has been joke is in his

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current form at the New Plymouth Life Centre today. He is competing

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at the elite junior championships and the back of winning three

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silver medals at the World Series events in due by and Beijing. Tom,

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he is not 18 until May, won the ten-metre platform tournament.

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Cornwall's three-time world track cycling champion had to sit out

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today's world team pursuit final in Melbourne. She was omitted from bid

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team that set two world records as the storm to the world record.

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Britain have now won four of the five team pursuit titles since the

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event was in corporate it -- incorporated into the world

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championship programme. BBC Radio Devon will be covering

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the Exeter chief's match in Paris tonight. On Saturday afternoon the

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Cornish pirates will be covered by a BBC Radio Cornwall. It is the

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British and Irish Cup semi-final. We will have all the football news

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in the local stations. Have a lovely Easter!

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A unique record of the Cornish mining industry almost 50 years ago

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has been given to a museum in Penzance. Hundreds of drawings of

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mines and miners were made into a book in the early 1960s as a

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college project. The mines have long since closed and the book was

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forgotten about for years, but has now put on show at the Penlee House

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gallery and museum. David George Her the early Cornish miners used

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to make bids for blasting the rock face. They had to make a hole in

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the rock. Drawings and words by Michael Praed. Today his work has

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known all over the world, but 50 years ago he was a student and the

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book of drawings was the result of the study of Cornish mining for a

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thesis -- for a thesis. When we covered all aspects and talk to the

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miners themselves as to what they were doing. The stay some of the

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workings at this mine are open once again as a tourist attraction.

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years ago this was a working mine. It was hot, wet and extremely

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cramped. Difficult place for The Artist while he worked on his notes.

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The East minds were labour intensive. He has got it very well,

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I think. One could only really draw would you had enough light. A lot

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of the mind is dark and you only had to a head lamp. If that

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headlamp went out you had to stop what you're doing. Victor had this

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sketchbook from the last century not the one before about the mining

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are that we don't have a great deal of material on and by a living

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artist is wonderful. The book will be on display and available on the

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website for the museum. 47 years ago old student Michael pre-Aids

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got an A for his thesis! -- Michael Now, there's nothing like a good

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coffee break when you are out on a shopping trip and possibly a

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biscuit or slice of cake to go with it. But in Truro today shoppers got

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a bit more than that! It was free and there were no calories in this

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treat! Eleanor Parkinson reports. At coffee in the cafe at the Hall

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for Cornwall against you a chance to put down your shopping bags and

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rest your feet. Today it is a paltry cafe and they're hoping that

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the food here will inspire you in her words with. Even the cakes here

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are printed with poems. Rosemary and Charles had been given their

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words and are waiting for their muse to strike. When was the last

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time you wrote a poem on a biscuit? The poetry brings out the plain

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It I expect you to be very romantic now! There good. It's Sally

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She might also threw in a few cartwheels. We are trying to make

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it a great if a place so people can express themselves. Last year I was

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performing in Cuba and they need no encouragement, but here you have to

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be drawn in a little bit. Och we all have their hidden poet inside

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us, even if we are just two and a half. When did you last read a poem

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What a line! Go no heatwave this weekend, sadly. There is some

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usable weather, but nothing like the temperatures we had last week.

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We will see more persistent rain arriving on Monday. Let's look at

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the big satellite picture. All the fine weather has moved out into the

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Atlantic. The there are a couple of bands Of cloud moving our way, the

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first of which will cure us tonight. -- Clear us tonight. This weather

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front will move westwards tonight's, then there is a ridge of high

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pressure to give us dry, fine weather tomorrow before we start

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the season cloud returning as we move into Saturday and Sunday. Both

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days over the weekend will be cloudy, but dry. Here is that

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picture of the Clyde in more detail. With all the clear sky tonight we

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Tackled fine day tomorrow. More cloud coming in in the second part

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of the day. He could even be the odd like shower hour. Gash shall

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What we were it will be a lot less windy than we have seen in the last

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couple of days, bright and dry with Through as for the rest of the

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weekend and into Monday. A lot of cloud around on Saturday, but a dry

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day. There is the risk of some drizzle on Sunday, but the more

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