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Gassing badgers is being considered as part of efforts to combat the

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spread of Bovine TB. Good evening. The controversial measures were

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outlined by the Environment Secretary during a debate in the

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Commons about the cull. Yes, we are looking at gassing but we will not

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use it unless it is safe, humane and effective. Also tonight: On the up —

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a big increase in South West exports. Sales abroad by the

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region's manufacturers are growing far more strongly than they are in

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Britain as a whole. And the three year old boy from Devon appearing on

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a national stage. The Government has confirmed it's

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looking into the possibility of gassing badgers, to help tackle

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bovine tuberculosis. Pilot schemes to shoot the animals have been

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taking place in Somerset and Gloucestershire. But the idea of

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gassing is likely to prove as controversial as shooting. As Clare

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Casson reports the Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson outlined

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the the details during a debate in the House of Commons.

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The controversy over the badger cull burst into the House of Commons

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today when the Secretary of state faced questions and even a call to

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resign. I am afraid this policy is a shambles. The fact is that it has

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failed to meet its own target of eradicating 70% of badgers in

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Somerset and it is clearly set to fail in Gloucestershire as well.

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Extending these trials risks spreading TB over a wider area.

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There was ridiculed for the Environment Secretary over comments

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he made yesterday about badgers moving the goalposts. Is it not the

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Environment Secretary that has moved the goalposts? Has he not scored a

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massive own goal in pursuing this misguided cull? No. I don't know if

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the honourable lady saw my comments. I was stating something that was

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very obvious. These are wild animals who live in an environment where

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their numbers will be impacted by weather and by disease.

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When Labour was in government it carried out trials by shooting

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badgers. The scientists ultimately concluded that it wasn't worth it.

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The present cull uses a different version. With marksmen struggling,

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the Minister said that they could look at gassing. We made it clear in

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our strategy that we would look at other methods of removing wildlife,

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and yes, we are looking at gassing but we will not use it unless it is

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safe, humane and effective. In the 1970s, dousing with cyanide was

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tried out in Gloucestershire and Dorset. It cleared nearly all the

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badgers but was halted in 1981 on welfare grounds. The government has

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shot itself in the foot. Shooting free running badgers has proved to

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be a dismal failure. They have got the figures wrong and now we are

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going to return to something that we had 30 years ago but it is inhumane

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and crawl. Alternative methods of killing badgers could be

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controversial and expensive. Exports from the south west are bucking the

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national trend and growing strongly. Nationally, exports were up around

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1% in the first half of the year, but here they were up by about 10%.

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As our business correspondent Neil Gallacher reports, the south west

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still only exports on a small scale — but the numbers are moving in the

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right direction. This is the sort of manufactured

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products that Britain is often supposed to be incapable of

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exporting. The ceramic industry used to lead the world but other

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countries have overtaken us. In South Devon, this company have shown

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otherwise. Helped by a skilled workforce and some high—tech robots,

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they are selling increasing numbers overseas by designing specifically

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for emerging markets. The key strategic markets are Russia and the

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Middle East so we have this sort of look here. We provide good quality

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and service. A little bit of gold. Ceramic tiles and dairy products are

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chalk and cheese but this Devon business is also trading on a sense

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of British quality and tradition. Its export business is likewise

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going up. Exporting is crucial to the future of the business. It is

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growing and we see it as the place where we can develop sales. We have

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lots of Leeds coming forward and an awful lot of those are export

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possibilities. We may see more of this even though exports from the

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region may not be able to maintain strong growth. I think the success

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in the first half of the year maybe a blip. As the global economy

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recovers then maybe we will see further improvement and I think the

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south—west will play a part. They do not accept that their days are over

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at the tile factory. If they concentrate and there is long—term

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investments, as well as a clear strategy of creating bespoke design

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to markets, then we will get it. Two very different businesses but they

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are selling something distinctively British.

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On the day another power company announced price rises, South West

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Water has unveiled a plan to make more energy from waste. The company

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says it'll double the amount of methane it burns at some of its

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sewage treatment plants, turning it into energy. Here's our Environment

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Correspondent, Adrian Campbell. Turning waste into energy can take

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many forms and South West Water already does that at many of its

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plants, but it now has plans to make much more of what has been an

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underutilised resource. Here at this plant they are producing enough

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electricity for 650 homes, and across the region as a whole they

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are producing electricity to fuel 1100 homes. Soon, if all goes to

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plan, that will double. Methane gas is often associated with cows and

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other animals, but we all produce it and it is one of the worst gases

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which contributes to climate change. South West Water has a plan to burn

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more of the gas and produce renewable electricity to help power

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the National Grid. We can generate 1.6 gigawatts of electricity and we

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can power 1000 homes. We are looking to double that in the Plymouth area.

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That is our proposal. It is good for our customers because it will help

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in terms of helping the National Grid. Many sewage plants also

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produce fertilisers as a by—product but South West Water says it is keen

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to make much more of this untapped potential. MPs from the region have

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asked ministers for a fairer share of government funding for some of

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our local councils. They say rural authorities get 50% less funding

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than urban councils which pushes up council tax and damages services.

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With me now is our Political Editor Martyn Oates. This has been a

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longstanding campaign — what's been happening?

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This was a debate secured by Neil Parish, the Conservative MP, though

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many of our MPs feel very strongly about this. The Liberal Democrats

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MPs spoke passionately about this. They accept there is a problem and

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is it has gone into reverse. We are in a worse situation than ever. My

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local authorities like East Devon have lost 5% when Greenwich has lost

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2%. Some of the authorities in Surrey have done extremely well.

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This is absolutely wrong and we are paying more council tax and we are

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getting fewer services. The Prime Minister said to you that he has no

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sympathy with that argument. That was a surprise that put a spanner in

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the works. I put that to the local government minister. I think what

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the Prime Minister is reflecting is that after the statement this year

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when we did make alterations, it was made clear by a report that the

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issue was there to rural and urban areas and reflects the needs of

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urban deprived areas. We were happy with that but we are now working on

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the settlement for next year. He had warm words from the Royal MPs but

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Neil Parish told them that he wanted a cheque—book and not pity. It is

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thought I would burst water main —— it is thought a burst water main was

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responsible for sending water about a hundred feet into the air in the

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centre of Dawlish this afternoon. These pictures show the extent of

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the leak in Queen Street. Engineers have been at the scene assessing the

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damage. The water has now been turned off. It's emerged that Devon

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County Council's built up a large backlog of claims from motorists for

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damage allegedly caused by potholes. Earlier this week we reported that

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616 claims were made and dealt with last year but now a freedom of

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information request has revealed a further 200 claims in the last six

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months. Free on—street parking in large parts of Plymouth could be

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scrapped as part of a massive overhaul of charges. At the moment

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it's free from six in the evening but under the new plans, drivers

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would have to pay until ten at night. The council started a

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consultation this week. A group of prisoners in Devon are taking part

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in a ground breaking project to create a garden from a disused

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quarry. The aim of Landworks is to teach the men from Channings Wood

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Prison employment skills and increase their self—confidence.

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Chloe Axford has more. If it looks like a wasteland, that

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is because at the moment it is. These prisoners from Channings Wood

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prison are working hard to transform this quarry into a beautiful garden.

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The brief is for a bad garden to become a good garden. It will

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reflect people's backgrounds, difficult lifestyles, and there will

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be water which will be a tranquil area. Three inmates and an

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ex—offender on probation are spending four days a week working on

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the garden. The aim is to teach them employment skills and increase their

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self—confidence in the last three months the transformation with the

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guys has been fantastic. I put a huge amount of work and effort into

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this and I'm proud what they have done. The Landworks project which

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will include sculptures is part of the Trust's mission to break new

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ground in sustainability and the arts. It is about giving

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ex—offenders the chance to re—skills so they try and break the cycle of

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offending and so they can reintegrate back into society. It

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will make a difference and it is the sort of thing that people are

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nervous about. When we set it up people were nervous. Once it is

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finished, the Landworks garden will be open to the public with prisoners

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still working on it and gaining vital skills in the process. Coming

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up later in the programme: how three year old Harry got on at the Horse

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Of The Year Show. Plus: Slipping down a treat — celebrating the start

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of the oyster season in Cornwall. And they're under starters orders,

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the crowds turn out for the start of the National Hunt Season.

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Sailing has received a huge boost in the last 12 months thanks in part to

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the success of Sir Ben Ainslie in the Olympics and more recently the

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America's Cup. Now efforts are underway to capitalise on that

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popularity by encouraging the next generation of sailors. Johnny

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Rutherford has taken to the water to find out more about "A Future in

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Sailing". Pulling together, that is what

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organisers of A Future in Sailing are doing. Among them is the

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children's sailing charity, Horizons, who have been helping

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children to get out on the water. The idea is to raise the profile of

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Plymouth. It is a leading city in sailing. This event is about getting

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people together in Plymouth who are interested in sailing, but with a

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particular focus on how we can get young people to sail. Sam, who is a

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rising star in offshore racing, spent the morning skippering. He

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showed the children how to get the most out of the sales. He wants the

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city's marine industry to develop the future for young sailors. The

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project is to bring what we have in Plymouth together, from the

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knowledge of all of the people we have got. We are making the best of

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what we have. We are trying to make the best of what is already there.

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So did today's children enjoy the experience question mark it was

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cold! It was kind of fun! Would you like to learn to be sailors and sail

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your own boat? Yes, but a very big one. I would not like to sail in

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this little one. Thinking big maybe what comes out of the new project as

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Plymouth progresses as a new city for sailing.

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A gorgeous day there. The National Hunt season got underway at Exeter

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Racecourse earlier today. Some sports may be struggling to maintain

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crowds in tough economic times, but horse racing appears to be bucking

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the trend. Andy Birkett reports. As you might expect for the first

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picture of a new season, the crowds turned out in force, but it seems

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that this has become the norm and the going has been good here for

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some time. This was built in 2009. Support is a top business and the

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balancing act between the commercial and on field side of things that

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make it work. Four years ago the racecourse invested a lot of money

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in their facilities. Racing is the main business but 35% of the

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business comes from the non—racing side of things. That is a key

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component. All of the profits we make go back into the prize—money. A

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day at the races is all about the horses and having a little flutter.

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It is a lovely course. It is very good racing here. No luck at all! My

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runner did not even finished the last race. It is friendly and we

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know a lot of people. It is a big galloping course. This panic has

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seen some of the biggest racing names in history. Tony McCoury wrote

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his first winner here 20 years ago. We did not have to look far to find

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another big—name. We have some big local meetings and Exeter is a fair

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track where the best horse winds on the day. There are no bad luck

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stories and you have plenty of time if you are a jockey riding around

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here. Not everyone thinks it is a fair course. No! Why! The bookies

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are saying the same thing. They do not take £1 notes any more! Sorry! I

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will have to do think of another way of getting rid of them, will I not?

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Have you still got some £1 notes in your wallet? I might have! How do

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you like your oysters? Straight from the sea, cooked up in a gourmet dish

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or with a glass of champagne? Well, there's plenty of opportunity to

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taste and try at Falmouth's annual Oyster Festival. Our reporter

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Eleanor Parkinson has been to take a look. It is the start of the oyster

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fishing season and Falmouth celebrates with this Oyster

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Festival. These oysters have become big business for Cornwall. A lot of

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new restaurants have opened up in Cornwall in the last 20 years and

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oysters are on the menu most of the time. The fishing industry starts at

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the end of September and beginning of October, and goes through to

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March. It is a very good industry for Falmouth and Cornwall in

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general. There is plenty of food and drink on sale as well as cookery

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demonstrations. Qubit Cornish! —— keep it Cornish! I cooked them today

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and oiled them down. I got some wild chimps. —— shrimps. I was trying to

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get the flavour out of the oyster. I was trying to take the flavour out

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and get that into the nettles. There are plenty of ways eating an

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oyster. Some like it with Tabasco and some like it unadorned.

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A small Chapel in West Cornwall has become one of the latest buildings

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in the region to be described as "at risk". Little Trethewey is in such a

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poor state of repair it's been added to an annual list of important

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buildings which are in danger. It's one of six in the region which have

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been placed on the latest "at risk" register. But there's good news for

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seven other buildings which have been saved. Spotlight's David George

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reports. This grade two listed chapel is in a

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poor state of repair. There are holes in the roof and masonry is

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falling from the walls. The congregation have moved into another

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building. Inside it is the symbol wooden pews in the gallery which

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make it rare, but they are the very features which make any plan to

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adapt and reuse the building difficult to stop any change to a

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building like this is highly sensitive. There are members who

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were christened here. Their parents were married here, their wives were

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very clear. This is not just a building, this is the centre of

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their entire religious and family lives. It is a very sensitive

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sites, and is there are many people who would rather see the building

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demolished and converted to a House. Little Trethewey joins the "At Risk"

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list. The building here dates back to at least the 15th century and

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properly all the way back to the medieval period. A few years ago it

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was overgrown and in danger of collapse. Because of its inclusion

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on the register it was recognised as a building in need of urgent repair,

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and we have done it. It acted as an impetus for all of the partners to

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come together and decide that this was worth saving and worth showing

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off. Other places that have been successively restored and reuse

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includes this Duchy Palace, and the artist's Studios at Porth Meer in St

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Ives. Although this building is one of the latest to be added to the "At

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Risk" register, all is not lost. The Methodist Church is speaking to

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voluntary groups and Trusts. A three—year—old boy from Devon has

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become the youngest ever to compete at the Horse Of The Year Show. Harry

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Edwards—Brady, from Hatherleigh, took part in the event in Birmingham

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yesterday. Anna Varle has this report on how he did.

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The ponies he rides are older than he is but Harry already has a string

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of titles to his name. He has made history as the youngest ever

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competitor at the Horse Of The Year Show. I started riding at shows when

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I was brief. I am free! If he enjoys it then that is fine. I do not think

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that if he didn't enjoy it I would be able to get on a pony. If he was

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nervous, it did not show. With mum beside him, Harry wowed the judges

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and took seventh place. It is amazing, I am over the moon. How we

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rode fantastically and the pony was amazing. I am so pleased. I am going

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to get a combine harvester and a cement mixer. Harry was only a baby

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when he became interested in horses. This home movie shows he was in the

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saddle before he could work. —— walk. Then came his competitive

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edge. That one is mine, that one is mine. That is mine! He likes

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winning. He did not take the top spot but he is back on Sunday to

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have another go. Good luck on Sunday. A name to look out for in

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the future. He is a star already. Some beautiful blue skies today but

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it is noticeably colder. Now for the weather. Hello, good evening. It

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will be the coldest night this autumn so far. Some low

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temperatures. Tomorrow will not be as fine as the day. We will have

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morning sunshine but it will cloud over during the day and we will see

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some showers developing through the evening. A cold wind from the north

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and north—east will be cold. Wrap up warm. We have high pressure to the

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west or north West of Ireland and low pressure over here. That moves

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around over the next 24 hours so the wind direction changes. Today we had

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northerly winds but by tomorrow they have curved around and become

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north—easterly. One weather system in particular will be close to

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Dorset and Somerset which means these two counties could see patchy

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rain on Saturday. Not much in the rain overnight. If there are any

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showers then it will be near the Scilly Isles. Some showers will come

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in towards Bristol and Hampshire but no further west than that. For us,

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we will have clear skies tonight and that means a big drop in

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temperature, and a few places could see temperatures as low as three or

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four Celsius. A bit more cloud coming in towards Plymouth. A risk

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of overnight frost as well. Tomorrow morning we have breaks in that cloud

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with some sunshine. By the end of the day we may have some light

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showers, so a slightly different story than the one we saw today.

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Earlier today we had glorious sunshine and if you could get out of

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the wind then it felt quite warm. As you can see, sparkling visibility,

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you could see for miles. Lovely, clean air coming in from the Arctic.

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Not just here, but also across parts of Devon. This is Plymouth and the

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blue sky being enjoyed by those out on the boats. Look at that on the

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marina, a lovely scene. You can imagine it is summer apart from the

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temperatures. Back to tomorrow and we have all of this cloud coming in

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from the east. The further west, the better the weather and we certainly

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hold onto plenty of sunshine across Cornwall and West Devon.

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Temperatures around 14 or 15 degrees. Feeling colder than that

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because of the wind. Fine and dry is the forecast, with some decent

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spells of sunshine. Times of high water here. The best brightness over

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the weekend will be in Cornwall. We may see patchy rain coming to Dorset

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and Somerset, and then more widely there will be cloud on Sunday.

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Wright and dry on Monday, have a good evening. Thank you. A reminder

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of our top stories tonight. Badgers could be gassed if it's proved to be

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safe, humane and effective to tackle TB. And a big growth in exports, the

:27:25.:27:28.

region's manufacturers are selling more goods abroad. Wendy said on

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Facebook that you should stop taking it out of me for being tight with my

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money! Thank you, both of you! Have a good evening.

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