08/08/2014 Spotlight

Through Sunday and inch or two inches of rain, gales are posqible

The alarm was raised after 24`year`old Ben Morris failed

He took all the equipment and he was, by all accounts, very

He told his family where he was going, but, unfortunately,

Calls for a life`extending drug to be available on the NHS.

They've been backed by a breast cancer patient

from Cornwall, but it's clahmed the drug is too expensive.

Investigations and fears after high levels of E.coli

And uncovering the bunkers tsed by Churchill's secret army.

A body has been recovered after rescue teams launched

a major search for a snorkeller missing off Cornwall.

The alarm was raised after 24`year`old Ben Morris failed

He took all the equipment and he was, by all accounts, very

Here is our Cornwall reportdr. Ben Morris was snorkelling in the sea

not for that I go far from the river when he ran into trouble will stop

his family say they last him yesterday, when he rang them to

say he was going evening snorkelling between fear and

Rosemary and head. He did not return by midnight and they raised alarm.

His van was found parked ne`rby inside were his clothes and phone.

More combing the coastline and bdaches

and were joined by three lifeboats and the police.

dogs and helicopter. The lifeboats were from former. And this search

went on by torchlight throughout the night? yes. We resumed the search

with the lifeboats this morning And we also add the helicopter. This

morning, the helicopter spotted a body. The police have begun an

investigation into what may have happened. They say he was an

experienced snorkeller and was wearing the correct equipment. he

told his family was planning to swimming and snorkelling and took

all the She had just been diagnosed with

a very aggressive type of breast cancer and told she had

five months to live. The cancer had spread and there were

tumours on her liver and her spine. She was given hope by being one

of the first people to take part in a clinical trial of a new drug,

known as Kadcyla. And that really begs the qudstion of

whether those additional five months of life with fewer side`effdcts `

why would they be worth 60% less to women in the UK than they would be

to women in Sweden or Norwax? It is an impasse

which is frustrating, so saxs the doctor in Cornwall has been

working on the trial for ye`rs. NICE look at many things,

including cost`effectiveness. So we have to be able to afford it

but we want to use good drugs So when making new drugs it's very

expensive and if you have c`ncer you want the best treatment so we have

to get together with governlents and pharmaceutical industrids to

work out a way we can afford to The position

from both sides is clear. And unless

a compromise can be found, patients in the south`west who might benefit

from the drug look set to mhss out. Investigations are underway

following the discovery in oyster samples in the Fal Estuary

in Cornwall. Oyster fishermen fear that

unless the recording proves to be a one`off, it could affect thd fishery

when the season opens in October. Wasters have been fished on the

River Fal for centuries. And with a season to start in October, now

the time fishermen judicially prepare their boats. But extremely

high readings for E. Coli last week have left the fledt

worried about a possible ban. it which my business down, pretty much.

I think there are if you bo`ts on the beach with the for sale signs,

it is not just me. But the short`term prospects look pretty

dim. There has been a ban on harvesting muscles here since April

because of pollution. Chris invested thousands in his purification unit

which I sat idle. Now the oxsters are under threat, too. One sample

from here content E. Coli b`cteria more than 300 times that permitted

by the Food Standards Agencx. two strikes and you're out in the

current system. Unless they do a lot more testing and improve our average

according to the new rules, then there won't be a shellfish hndustry.

The authorities earlier shocked by the results and with further tests

next Tuesday which is hoped will was a one`off. a mystery. We've had no

significant rainfall, to watch pollutants of the land. Nond of the

combine so Outlook 's have discharged out here. It is ` mystery

at the moment. But the Environment Agency are continuing to

investigate. Many restaurants and hotels in the area trade on the blue

of fresh local shellfish. In his kitchen, the muscles have come

locally. It's feared many oxsters on the menu this author may not be from

the local area. we have a fdstival here in October, it is world renown.

Our oysters are some of the best in the world. People do come down here

specifically for them. get will have to be brought in from

elsewhere. The Fal Oyster Fdstival is a big draw for the town.

they are not concerned at the moment.

if he is doing up his boats for the season ought

authorities say they are dohng all they

from her post after allegathons of an affair with one of her officers.

42`year`old Commander Sarah West took charge

of the Type 23 frigate in M`y 2 12, but left her vessel last month.

The Royal Navy says Commanddr West has now been "removed from command"

The number of sick days takdn by police in Dorset

for mental health issues has gone up by 69% in the last year.

The police federation says cuts are responsible for increased stress,

Dorset Police says the rise is not unique to the force.

There are calls tonight for the services carried out

by Churchill's Secret Army to be officially recognised.

In Devon and Cornwall, some 500 volunteers were prepared to take

on the role of resistance fhghters if Britain was ever invaded.

For the first time, Spotlight has been given access to

an underground cell in an area close to Newton Poppleford.

A woodland cops, much like `ny other. As you can see, you'd never

know it was here. Except, for this bunker. We are climbing through the

entrance to an operational base It was used by Churchill's secret Army

chewing the World War II. Btt eight men, all highly trained voltnteers,

would take up residence herd as resistance fighters in the dvent of

German occupation. the level of training these men had was second to

none. And the risks they took, the fight they would

ground without saying goodbxe to anybody, they couldn't

note, they couldn't leave anything. Could you just disappear like that?

I know that I couldn't do that. Their official title was thd British

resistance auxiliary unit. But not even those closest to them knew of

their role in the war effort. They signed the official secrets like

that and they were basicallx trained highly as saboteurs. They worked in

a cellular structure. They knew the local area, they were traindd in

explosives, silent killing, all forms of sabotage. Very nasty stuff.

They all had an underground bunker and it would go to ground if we were

invaded. Most were believed to be the home guard until in recdnt

years, friends and family bdgan to dig a little deeper.

was doing a family tree and trying to work out why grand

the defence medal because hd was in the home guard. So, just to

they didn't get the defence medal, because

them. No medal, no public recognition. As I say, he shgned the

talk about it, he just went back and set about their daily

this little badge, researchdrs were very much like to hear from you

specific members of individtal cells.

On the eve of the new footb`ll season, the Chief Executive

Guy Wolfenden has been in the post for less than a ye`r, but

The Professional Footballers Association loaned City ?100,00 to

help them through the off`sdason and they were placed under a tr`nsfer

Well, the South West's four senior clubs all kick off in their

Spotlight's Dave Gibbins has been looking at their prospects

in the company of former pro footballer, Guy Branston,

Starting with Yeovil Town who have been relegated from

the Championship, the questhon is Guy Branston, ex`Torquay Unhted and

Plymouth Argyle defender, c`n they bounce back at the first attempt?

I think they'll be happy to stay in their division again,

they a fantastic season last time just going into the Championship.

I think they'll be happy staying there.

It's like going away on an expensive holiday

from the Championship and now we are back home in the First Division

and we like to go back to that holiday destination again sometime.

If we can, we hope to go back there with a stronger force.

Plymouth Argyle are in Leagte Two, and will be

against newly promoted Cambridge United from the conference.

Guy, how do you think Argyle will get on?

I think they will get promoted this season.

They've invested well with experienced winners and thex will do

I think it will be a tough division, very tight.

But I feel as though we will have a good season, and hopefullx we can

Exeter City kick off against a big name in League Two, Portsmotth.

Exeter of course have all khnds monetary restraints. How about a

venom? If I'm honest, I think it won't. At another full of confidence

after Brazil and they will have a good season. The money will be

coming through soon. And LB money from central funding and hopefully

the embargo will be lifted so we can take on more players. Saturday,

Torquay United are no longer a Football League club and will spend

next season in the Football Conference. Only the second time for

them. Die, giving the presstre is on Chris Hargreaves? yes. I fit with

his squad they are potential, very raw. They whll

struggle to get near the top. I hope he does, I like Chris,

anywhere near the Play`Offs he has had a fantastic season. . Hd will be

under the pressure to beat Gateshead. A massive task ahead

Non`big on Saturday. They lost in the Play`Offs, so they are ` good

side. But we are looking forward to it. There is coverage on BBC radio

Devon and Somerset throughott the season and online.

A hundred years ago today, Sir Ernest Shackleton left Plymouth for

what turned out to be an ill`fated expedition to the Antarctic.

The story, however, became one of inspirational leadership, strvival

and an amazing rescue of thd crew whose ship was crushed in the ice.

Today, relatives gathered at Millbay Docks to commemorate the expedition.

Sailing off on an adventure. This ship was representing Sir Ernest

Shackleton's ship can macro endurance which set sail for

Antarctica a century ago today. Ancestors of the crew gathered at

the docks in Plymouth to mark the occasion. his leadership was fame

and all over the world. On the second expedition he failed, but the

manner in which his leadership snatched from adversity, has made

his name what it is today. The expedition failed as the endurance

got stuck in the ice in February 1915. After 14 months, Shackleton

and his crew of more than 20 took lifeboats and sailed to the nearest

land, a rocky outcrop. From there, he took five men with him and one

lifeboats across the hostild Southern Ocean to South Georgia

hoping to find help. and thhs is the amazing part, they landed on the

wrong side, so he the first crossing of the Mountains

of South Georgia to get help from the whaling station. Eventu`lly all

the men were safely rescued. Imagine, 16 days in this little

lifeboat, six people all cr`mmed in here. Of course, this is a replica.

This was built for the voyage in 2013. The six men who re`en`cted the

trip last year said it was dxtremely difficult. And they started fresh.

It was horrifically tough. There was no guarantees, no reason whx that

both should have made it to South Georgia. You could argue thdre is no

reason why we should have but they did, and we did. Bx hook or

crook, they got there. alternative is death, it is amazing

what you can do. Ironically, the men rescued went off to fight in

the great War. All this week

in partnership with the Impdrial War Museums, we've been looking at the

impact of World War One at Home The outbreak of war 100 years ago

this week changed lives fordver One woman from Dorset, who was keen

to do her bit for the war effort, sent soldiers special gifts from

home and in return received scores I've been to Bridport to sed how

youngsters have been learning And that remarkable collecthon

of letters, giving first`hand So Chrissy decided that she would do

only some of her eggs. But before she send them to France, shd

decorated each and everyone. She also wrote poems and messagds on the

eggs for the soldiers. What we will think about today is why shd did

that. And what impact and dhfference it made to the soldiers. Thd

children at Bridport primarx School are hearing this story for the first

time. who are helped by National Hospital

break week. When war broke out this developed

collection for wounded soldhers in hospitals. France's Coalville and

John Lipscomb of volunteers are Bridport Museum and they have

unravelled the story of Chrhssy Squire, the local egg lady. she must

have felt frustrated that she wasn't able to go to war with the brothers.

I like to think the prime motivation was that she wanted to contribute to

the war effort and she saw being friendly to the soldiers, offering

them support as the best wax she could do that. Than 80 depots around

the country. One of which w`s just up the road from us here. And the

egg office are used to pack them in Sykes, fill them with sawdust. Of

course, there were breakages and broken eggs were just taken around

the corner to the hospital. I noted that in warm week they took 500

plus eggs. So they would have had a big omelette! But hundreds of

Chrissy's eggs did make it. All the soldiers were touched and expressed

their gratitude by writing to her. 22nd of April 1917. Dear frhend

just a line of thanks for the egg. Now I'm ready for the firing line

again. It wouldn't make me feel like someone cared, and a lot happier. We

are the first person to see them in over a hundred years. They were

coming from farm boys, people from the backstreets, people frol Canada

and Australia. `` 60 years. They must have been lonely, so f`r from

home. It must been wonderful for them to get a decorated egg with a

return address on it. No wonder they wrote back. I was lucky enotgh to

get one of your eggs that you so prettily painted. I will

until after the war and if H should live that long, I will return it to

you. Never give up, keep gohng and there are some smiley faces, a party

`` poppy and mountains. I h`ve seen life and death. Braves, sturdy lads

marching to their place in the firing line. I have seen thdm come

back, no picture ever paintdd, no dreams can make you realise the site

some beach or eyes. The scene of utter desolation. What I im`gine

will be like the end of the world. I just think, wow, this is am`zing.

They would have definitely understood what time she put into it

and must have been very chedred It must have turned their frown upside

down. Many fell in love with Chrissy. I will certainly come and

see you when I return, if you mind. I don't have a young lady but

I want one. I'm a nice lookhng fellow of 22. I think she w`s kind,

generous. Somebody who was doing her best to reach out to others. In any

way she could. Won and 100 xears on, the class of today is inspired by

Chrissy's story as they realise the difference gifts would have made

would have sent the injured soldiers of World

soldiers to continue and never give up. be confident, never givd up A

forest and the soldiers fighting. Keep going, you can do it! be

confident. The brave. Keep positive and smile. I would have been very

cheered up. the time is comhng when all of wee, shall be in Blighty

eating eggs for When the children brilliant? ``

weren't. I'll give you some details on that,

because it's not all bad news. Through the weekend we will see a

change. There becomes a windy on Sunday, heavy rain earlier hn the

day two. Also, some quite blustery winds. Quite a big change compared

to what we have seen so far this summer. On the big picture, the

clouds that have been affected as recently as here. One stripd of

cloud going through central England and this is the low pressurd. We

will return to that in a minute This was earlier today, in Plymouth.

Our cameraman got some shots earlier. Some seek time for our

cameraman, Colin. He picked up quite a bit because there was a f`ir

amount of cloud well ahead of the patchy rain that has come in to

eastern side of Devon. That's rain is creeping into Dorset as H

That first splash of rain is the change really as we head into this

weekend. But let us look at the of a tropical storm crossing the

Atlantic. off the coast of Spain, so by the

time we it is right across southern Britain.

Strong winds and heavy do have a warning from The Let

office as the lively wind associatdd with

that low pressure. it arrives, it moves away f`irly

smartly on Sunday. showers out of the Westerners at the

moment, but the main focus hs Islands into Dorset. Much of that

will fade away overnight, and and a fine one, too. Overnight

temperatures dipping as will be a few showers, but lost are

fairly isolated and for and they will pick up through the

day and Temperatures tomorrow to 20 and 21

degrees, shower then mostly dry but clouding

over and hours of the morning. High water

times: We are moving to sprhng side so on Sunday night once the

reminder that rain coming up from the south early in

Sunday. It will be accompanhed by strong winds as

central written throughout Sunday. Take care. Thank you David.

Hopefully that won't cause too many problems, but

keep you up`to`date over thd weekend. We will be back on Monday

at 6:30pm.