26/04/2014 Spotlight

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Good evening. About 60 young people through

Good evening. About 60 young people marched through Exeter today to

protest against proposed cuts to Devon Youth Service. Parents,

teachers and those who benefit from the scheme were among those taking

part in the demonstration. They handed a 7,000 strong petition to

County Hall, demanding the local authority maintains the funding.

They gathered in their dozens to march in Exeter. They wanted to show

how much the youth service means march in Exeter. They wanted to show

how much the youth service leans to how much the youth service leans to

them. Many of them have benefited them. Many of them have benefited

from the service themselves and say that the help they received is

invaluable. It means everything. that the help they received is

invaluable. It means everything The invaluable. It means everything The

last years of my life, I have been through a lot and the youth service

have been the only people that have supported me, who did not abandon me

when I was at my worst. I know from the experience of my friends,

without that, they do not know where they would be now. They havd helped

they would be now. They have helped people with drugs, alcohol hssues.

people with drugs, alcohol issues. If they do not get help it could be

very dangerous. We would like to present to the County Counchl

very dangerous. We would like to present to the County Council a

present to the County Counchl a petition with over 7,000 signatures.

The protest here today has shown the amount of support and the alount of

amount of support and the amount of need that Devon Youth Service has.

It is something used by thousands of It is something used by thousands of

young people. It is cost`effective and something that is required,

something that is used and depended on by thousands of vulnerable young

people. I will simply say thank you very much. I am happy to accept this

petition on behalf of the council. We are consulting, no decishons

petition on behalf of the council. We are consulting, no decisions have

We are consulting, no decishons have been made. We will listen to you. As

the consultation on proposed cuts to the youth service reaches a close,

the County Council says it needs to make changes now to preservd a youth

service for the future. Some runners are dropping out

service for the future. Some runners are dropping ott of

tomorrow's Plymouth half`marathon following claims it's too expensive

to enter. The main fee is set at following claims it's too expensive

to enter. The main fee is set at ?33 and covers insurance and policing

for the 5,000 people taking part. Organisers say the charge is on a

par with other events in the Southwest.

It's the big practice weekend for young people taking part in the Ten

Tors challenge. All the routes have been changed this year to address

safety concerns. The two`day been changed this year to address

safety concerns. The two`dax hike across Dartmoor is organised by the

army and is next month. Torquay have dropped out of the

Football League despite a battling Football League despite a battling

3`1 win at Mansfield. Results elsewhere mean the Gulls ard

3`1 win at Mansfield. Results elsewhere mean the Gulls are now

unable to catch the teams above them and are relegated with a game

unable to catch the teams above them and are relegated with a gale to

and are relegated with a game to play. Exeter City's 2`0 win against

already`promoted Scunthorpe ensures their League Two survival. Plymouth

Argyle drew 1`1 with Hartlepool at Home Park.

Yeovil Town say they remain committed to the last games of the

season despite being relegated. The Glovers were only promoted to the

Championship last season, reaching Championship last season, rdaching

the second tier for the first time in the club's history. But `

the second tier for the first time in the club's history. But a 2`0

defeat at Brighton sealed their fate. All we can do is say that the

lads gave their all, and thdy fate. All we can do is say that the

lads gave their all, and they gave lads gave their all, and thdy gave

the other teams the chance to see us, that we are not dropping out of

it. We're going to give everything we have got right to the end of the

season. That is the nature of the group of players and we will do that

right to the last game of the season. The supporters were

brilliant as well, they havd been doing the same, so we thank them as

well. Rugby and Jersey survive in the

Championship with a bonus point victory at Bedford. The Isl`nders

victory at Bedford. The Islanders won 41`31 but still needed Daling

victory at Bedford. The Isl`nders won 41`31 but still needed Ealing to

lose to Rotherham, which thdy did. lose to Rotherham, which they did.

In the other Championship match, Plymouth Albion surrendered an

11`point lead to go down 16`11 at Moseley.

The April showers have been making their presence felt today and

tomorrow could be day two of quite a lively weekend in the weather

lively weekend in the weathdr forecast. Let's get the latest

forecast. Let's get the latdst outlook now with Holly.

Hello there, good evening. Today has brought some heavy showers `nd

Hello there, good evening. Today has brought some heavy showers and some

strong gale force winds. Tonight, we are continuing to see a lot of

showers around, circulating around in the flow. They could well bring

rumbles of thunder and are being driven through by the strong gusty

winds. Low temperatures around driven through by the strong gusty

winds. Low temperatures arotnd nine winds. Low temperatures around nine

degrees, Murky through the early hours. `` murky. A dank start

tomorrow but we may see somd hours. `` murky. A dank start

tomorrow but we may see some bright tomorrow but we may see some bright

spells coming through but there is always this risk of heavy, thundery

showers. Tomorrow we could see some surface water flooding. Top

temperatures getting up to between 11`14 degrees. Through the rest of

the week, we keep our unsettled theme with showers and longdr spells

theme with showers and longer spells of rain. Have a lovely evenhng.

That's it. We'll keep you updated throughout the weekend, on `ir

That's it. We'll keep you updated throughout the weekend, on air and

throughout the weekend, on `ir and online here on the BBC in the

Southwest. Whatever you're doing, have a great Saturday evening.

Bye`bye. Good evening. An area of low

pressure has wrapped itself around the British Isles for this weekend.

There have been a number of showers today, particularly in the

south-west, and there is more to come overnight. You can see this

swirl of cloud, the centre of it in the south-west of England. Close to

the centre of that there will be some strong winds in the south-west

of England and some heavy showers as well. There