14/09/2014 Spotlight

A Devon woman has described the horror of nearly losing her

In the last four years, there have been 95 cases of the

At this, the start of Meningitis Awareness Week,

Nicola Barton is now warning other parents to spot the early w`rning

Archie was 19 months old whdn his mum noticed he was not himsdlf. Wit

was every parent's worst nightmare. He was fine all day. Went to the

supermarket. Came back, he was grumpy. By that evening, he was

fighting for his life in Derriford. He had to have both legs amputated.

He is visually impaired and has been diagnosed with epilepsy due to

scarring. In the last four xears 95 other families in the south west

have had to go through the same tra masmt Some early signs incltde cold

hands and feet with a fever, aching knees and elbows and a very sort of

pale or mottled skin. A lot of people now about the tumbler test,

which you can do on a rash hf that appears. If you press a glass over a

rash and the rash doesn't go away, that is a very sure sign. Archie's

mum called NHS Direct, who called for an ambulance. They cannot tell

you your child will live. Not all the children live, sadly. Archie was

a strong boy and fought it. That battle took five months in hospital

and he faces challenges every day. His mum is urging other pardnts to

know the symptoms, as a quick diagnosis could mean the difference

between life and death. Fishermen and sailors have paid

tribute to Portland coastgu`rd as the station closes

and is replaced by the National A flotilla of vessels sailed

into Weymouth harbour last night Organisers said it was to thank

the team for 35 years of service. The new centre

in Hampshire will be run alongside The kofrnish pirates sufferdd their

second defeat in a row. Thex went down 30`19.

A house which is only six`feet wide has gone

The two bed home in Redruth used to be the sdrvants

quarters of a larger house before being annexed a few years ago.

Now the pint`sized property is generating interest because

John Danks has been along for a viewing.

OK and here is the property. It is very bijou. It is. Nulber 29

is something of an oddity. Someone said a Harry Potter house. Ht is

very small when you go in and opens up when you go in. That works. Its

outward appearance is deceiving Upstairs two bedrooms and a

bathroom. Down stairs there is a reception and kitchen. This building

owes its existence to the d`ys of Upstairs Downstairs life. It was the

servant's quarters for the rest of the property. They actually

renovated it in 18991. At which point it had the bells from `` 991,

at which point it had the bdlls in from when the servants were in the

property. It has an asking price of ?121,000. Viewers have been needed

to be coaxed to see beyond the six`Footage. A lot of peopld have to

take our trust in coming to see it. When they look from the front they

don't think it is big. We h`ve to show them inside to show thdm

everything it has inside. So a Tardis`like dwelling with a bit of

history thrown in. We are not seeing a great ddal of

change in our weather during the coming week. It is staying lainly

dry. Overnight, still a bit of cloud around. That could be thick enough

to introduce one or two drizzly showers. For most it will bd dry

during the night. Temperatures in double figures. Mist and fog forming

towards dawn. A bit of cloud around too. It should start to cle`r as we

go through Monday and into the afternoon I think we will sde good,

bright and sunny spells. Temperatures tomorrow reachhng into

the high teens. A touch higher than that for the Channel Islands. Beyond

that, a similar day on Tuesday. Through the week, we will start to

see the air from a south`easterly direction, feeling warmer and mostly

dry. That is all from the team for now.

The late news is 10. 20pm. Hn the mean time, do enjoy your evdning.

Goodbye for now.