26/08/2014 Spotlight

That is all from the B@C News at Six. Goodbye

There is still uncertainty `bout whether it will happen and there are

lots of people in Tavistock who say it will never happen.

The Ebola outbreak cuts short a world record breaking trip.

A family from Cornwall are forced to abandon their attempt round Africa.

Join me to see how the south`west will make the conversion from sport

to millions of pounds for the local economy thanks to the Rugby World

Cup. Plans

for the first new rail line to be built in the South West for decades

took another step forward today Developers proposing to build 7 0

homes on the edge of Tavistock have been given planning approval on the

basis they contribute ?13 mhllion towards a new railway linking the

town with the line at Bere @lston. But some are concerned

the line may never be built as Trains haven't run between Tavistock

and Plymouth since 1968. Thd line fell victim to the cuts on rails

bending traduced by Doctor Beeching. Outline planning was agreed for a

new housing developer of 750 homes. are doubts. The houses will be

developed now but there is still uncertainty of whether the railway

will happen. There was lots of people in Tavistock who say it will

never happen. I have got hope that it will vote in what time frame I

don't know. There are concerns about whether the railway will be built

because it is dependent not only on funding from the developer but also

dependent on money from othdr sources like Devon County

but I didn't expect it to cross all age ranges and it does.

I didn't expect the large pdrcentage of dissatisfaction that we were

Young people reported the most problems. 75% of them said their GP

didn't speak clearly to thel. What is the HealthWatch people w`nting to

change? They want booking m`de easier, they want better

communication, named GPs for people with mental health disposithon and

GP training to help those whth mental health problems. Havd we had

the response from the NHS in Cornwall? We haven't found ` GP able

to speak to us but NHS Engl`nd say they welcome the feedback and will

look at the research. The Four Leaf Clover Club mdets

at Zest cafe in Sherborne, `nd supports people as they get back to

daily life and try to find ` job. After Dorset County Council cut

its ?36,000 grant, volunteers raised enough to keep it

going for another few months. For Christine who has schizophrenia,

the cafe is more than just This is definitely a home

from home so if you're feelhng vulnerable and you have to go

shopping, you can recover from the When you're better, if you `re bored

you can bounce back into thd world. It is partly staffed

by volunteers who are themsdlves It currently receives ?36,000

from Dorset County Council but that money has been reassigned

elsewhere to projects involving We found out about it last @pril

and the funding runs out Everyone has been panicking

and has been worried. My biggest concern is not only that

I would lose my job but also the volunteers who really

do rely on this place and the The Dorset Mental Health Forum

which decides where the County Council's money goes declined

our request for an interview. In a statement it said

following bidding to deliver mental The cafe won't be part

of that service. It hopes to drum up funds for

at least the next year. A man from Cornwall and his family,

who have been attempting a world record`breaking trip round

Africa, have been forced back to The Sampson family were hophng to

travel They had set off

from Cape Town last year, and had travelled through 11 countrhes

including Namibia, Congo and Ghana. They had got as far as Liberia,

the country with the highest death toll, when they realised

the situation was getting more Chloe Axford has been

speaking to them. For the Sampson family, it was

supposed to be a record`bre`king Travelling in a big green truck

fuelled by vegetable oil rahsing awareness about the environlent and

for the this ten`year`old, catching The trip has now been stoppdd

in its tracks by the Ebola outbreak A month ago things started changing

and in the supermarkets people were wearing rubber gloves

and didn't want to touch yot and there were signs saying no shaking

is of hands and wash your h`nds We started to feel strange

and it started to feel like you were The family had got as far

as Liberia, the worst affected country, when they decided ht was

time to go home. It wasn't until I left that

things started to get scary. I moved to a coastal villagd and a

woman had been diagnosed with Ebola. Her family broke her out

of the hospital and she was walking by the road with

her family all touching her. Now she is living in the village

with her family members, five people It is so sad that that

this has hit Liberia. It is ten years since the vholent

history and they have come so far and it is a shame thdy are

being knocked down again whdn they Now the truck is in an embassy

compound in Liberia and the borders are closed and they don't know

when they will be reunited with it. Mark says Ebola has affected

everything, even the way tactile The normal handshake would be quite

a lot of skin contact and then it evolved to

the point with Ebola where people Now the handshake is evolved to

the point where you don't sdarch Guinness World Records has `greed

to let them resume their attempt to beat the record for the longest

distance travelled on alternative The sale of a south west be`uty spot

is expected to go through this week. The Bantham Estate in South Devon

went on the market The buyer is thought to be

an estate owner from Oxfordshire. Our South Devon reporter John Ayres

has more. It is an area of outstanding natural

beauty and comes with a golf course, some farms and a view of thd island.

When it was on the market, local people and beach users were worried.

Worried they were going to build a new hotel, close the beach

altogether for people to usd, worried about the surf, verx

concerned. Contracts are expected to exchange this week and it is thought

that by Nicholas Johnston who hosted the music festival in Oxfordshire.

His family have managed the estate where the festival is held. It is

understood they are sympathdtic to conserving Bantham. They were

worried it could go to a developer with no sympathy for the site will

only see it for its potenti`l. Everyone is more relaxed because

they have assured them they will only sell to someone with the same

philosophy as themselves with regards to the conservation of the

area. They are hopeful things will not change. Rumours went around

about who had bought it. Thdy say they will not change anything and it

will stay the same. It is a heart`warming thing. Knowing it will

stay the same as reassuring. We can still use it in a manner th`t we

have and we can still use it knowing that we cancel do the things that we

did before. They are wishing venue owners well and say they only wanted

the estate to be continued to be cared for in the same way the Evans

family have done so for years. A second year of badger culling has

today been given the go`ahe`d The body, which acts as the

government's advisor on the natural environment, has issued letters

authorising a cull in West Somerset The Government

and farmers insist that culling is necessary to tackle TB in lhvestock,

but opponents say it is inhtmane and ineffective and alternatives such

as vaccination should be pursued. Truro Magistrates Court has been

closed after part of the roof The building was already having work

carried out on its roof and it's believed

the weather caused further damage. Criminal cases have been tr`nsferred

to neighbouring courts. But a number of tribunals

have had to be postponed. It's not clear

when the court will reopen Making a splash on the European

stage ` Plymouth diver Sarah Barrow will be live in the studio

after her Gold medal win in Berlin. Why this glimpse

of the past is proving We've had more details todax

on what next year's rugby World Cup We've known for some time that

Exeter's Sandy Park will host three But it's now been confirmed that

Tonga will base themselves `t Exeter Georgia will stay at Woodbury Park

in East Devon and also use facilities at nearby Bicton College

which Romania will also use. Namibia will using Marjons,

Brickfields ground, the Lifd Centre It estimated it'll be a major

economic boost to the region. Hamish Marshall is live in Dxeter

tonight. Over the last year, these rtgby

posts have been springing up around Exeter to raise awareness that the

World Cup is coming. We havd known that Sandy Park is going to be

stating those matches. The announcement has seen things step up

a gear. It is going to be an economic benefit for businesses here

in the city centre and across the wider area. First, Andy has more on

the announcements. In case you needed a reminddr, the

Rugby World Cup is coming to Devon. The University is one of fotr sites

to be chosen as a team base. The first facility is a high`qu`lity

playing surface. We have done a lot of work on regrading and it is well

drained. There is a free wax to training facility and development

centre. We are delighted we can squeeze them in there. They need

massive weights. Looking at the facilities at the 100 venues, the

organisers are delighted with the results. The south`west will be a

crucial part of Rugby World Cup We are thrilled we are holding the

games that Sandy Park and the team bases will have a warm welcome. For

the Tongan players, playing well for their team is the number`1 priority.

It is about the big picture. I can play well here, everything will take

care of itself. It is good to have another team`mate from Tong` to have

banter with. They are making finishing touches to Sandy Park for

the opener in two weeks timd but it is about the World Cup and that

comes here next year. Not only have the facilities been upgraded but

they have laid this new plaxing surface. We have been throwhng a

couple of things around with the boys on the pitch. Really looking

forward to it but as the buhld`up comes closer, it it will be more

jokes. World Cup fever is cdrtainly building. I am sure there whll be a

scramble to get tickets when they go on sale. What will it mean

financially for the city? Mhke Watson is on the Exeter chalber We

could be talking up to ?6 mhllion of the whole region. Who will ht

benefit? A lot of visitors will be coming to the region for thd first

time and they will be staying in hotels, eating in restaurants and

hopefully they will incorporate a trip to the rugby matches whth a

holiday or mini break. We h`ve seen the rise of our rugby team. If you

bring in 10,000 for a game, a lot of these people are coming and will

take a holiday at the same time as going to a match. The likes of

Gloucester, Leicester, they will bring a couple of thousand `way fans

and some will come back. How important is it for Exeter's name to

be seen across the world? Some people may see it as a placd to go

rather than London or Bath or Stratford`upon`Avon. This is a gift

for the region. This is a htge opportunity for us and we w`nt

people to come back again. Sandy Park will be staging those latches.

It seems as if it is a long time away but the clock is ticking and a

number of businesses are gohng to benefit from that. Stand`by for that

rush for tickets when they on sale. Plymouth's golden girl Sar`h Barrow

is back home after She won the European 10 metre diving

title in Berlin, Congratulations. You must bd

shattered and delighted. Yes, really happy with my performance in Berlin.

It was great to get that title and everything came together. T`ke us

through the performance. It's got tight towards the end. You were a

couple of points ahead. My fourth dive is the lowest degree of distant

`` difficulty. I knew I had a good dive coming. You knew you w`nted a

medal but did you ever imaghne it would be gold? I wanted a mddal

because I hadn't had an indhvidual medal before. You always want called

but I wasn't sure how everyone was changing `` training. You are the

first woman to win the gold medal in diving since 1927, is that right?

How does that make you feel? You have become part of history. It was

only swan dives back then btt I was surprised. It was a long tile ago.

If they were doing dives like that, that is nothing compared to what you

do. A lot has changed since then in diving. It has been an up and down

here for you because you have been plagued by injury. What did it mean

to end the season on the high? It was one of my longest seasons. I had

a shin injury and I had surgery and I was back in the poor withhn a

week. I kept going through the Commonwealth Games as well `nd to

end on a high has topped it all off. It came right for you on thd day. Do

you know why? Was it just one of those things? It was pretty tough

going into the Europeans. I went to Berlin and chilled out a little bit

more than the Commonwealth Games. There seemed to be less pressure

because not many people knew I was going for the metal in individual.

You must be shattered because you got back in the early hours of this

morning. The season is over so what happens now? I can go home `nd rest

and do what I like. I don't have to eat healthily any more and H can go

to bed one I want. It is nice to see my friends. You have earned the

break. Thank you for coming in. Life behind bars is proving to be

an unlikely tourist attracthon. A new museum dedicated to a jail

in Dorset shows how inmates used to Amongst other things they hdlped

in stone production, making it the first public works

prison in England. Our Dorset reporter Simon Clemison

has been looking at how Portland Even if you could scale walls

and pick your way through b`rbed wire, you'd still have to swim

for it to escape jail on Portland. While the view

from the air may say Alcatr`z, its watery surround was not the reason

first inmates were housed hdre. When the cells were built,

they were four feet wide. This was the first Public Works

prison and inmates had jobs There was stone to be quarrhed

and cut. The guards carried swords

and the stone carriage risk. On their way back to the wing,

offenders were searched for tools which could be usdd for

weapons and look closely, there are Portland prison was rebuilt in 897

and became a borstal in the 192 s. The difference is a few metres

in the width of the cell. Hygiene section, paragraph two,

every inmate should be requhred to wash a proper times,

have a hot bath on reception No daily shower but this prhson

officer recounts some strict rules. Young adults went back to school

if they had ever been Then hours were long and hard with

the aim was to train and edtcate. The disused quarries are

now stadiums the sport. The principals have

never really changed. Any prison, it is taking a lad,

training him to be a better person. Until recently,

the jail was a young offenddr institution where inmates wdre still

learning some of the same skills. Portland making a name for htself in

not justice for more than 140 years. Bank holiday Monday weather was a

little disappointing. Lots of people are on holiday in the South West so

let us hope that the weather forecast will bring us some cheer.

We were the only place other than Scotland that had some sunshine

later on in the day. Everywhere else was really cold. It was a lovely

bank holiday. We were luckidr than some. Not the case for tomorrow It

is not looking very inspiring. Cloud is beckoning through the dax and the

wind is strengthening. The rain could turn heavy and persistent We

have a few showers around at the moment but as we look at thhs mass

of cloud sitting out of the West, this is our next weather system

which is approaching. As we head into tomorrow, that will he`d

towards us and it will bring that thickening cloud and heavy rain for

the afternoon. By Thursday, low sits well to the North. Isobars will

bring us strong winds and a mixture of sunshine and showers. As we push

into Friday, the strong wind is in place and the showers will bring

more persistent spells of r`in. This is the picture so far today. A lot

of showers for the southern part of the UK. As we push into tonhght we

are going to find those showers easing off and cloud building. That

should help keep things quidt through tonight and our temperatures

falling away too far. The breeze picking up and by the time we get to

dawn, temperatures will be `round 15 Celsius. Tomorrow morning, this

cloud thickens from the west and we have a few showers through the

morning. Into the afternoon, there is more persistent rain swedping in.

If we take a look at our top temperatures for tomorrow. They will

be around 18 Celsius but quhte a different feel to the day. To the

Isles of Scilly, it is a wet picture.