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During the trial, the court heard Pedley's lifelong

obsession with fires began when she saved her family

from a burning house when she was just ten years old

She was was hailed a hero for her actions at the time even

receiving a trip on concordd, but it lead to a dangerous

In court it emerged she was responsible for arson

attacks at a string of nurshng homes and other buildings,

often on more than one occasion and often putting lives at risk

But it was difficult for police to prove who was responsibld.

She moved from location to location, employment employment. Elemdnts have

taken time to be found. That led to further investigations, efforts to

find witnesses. Forensic evhdence, so forth, enabling us to pull the

case together today. The Rosewyn case referred

to there was the death of 96-year-old Gladys Rowe hn a fire

deliberately started by Pedley It was that fatal act of arson that

finally brought her to justhce In sentencing Pedley today the judge

said the public needed protdction, It was that fatal act of arson that

finally brought her to justhce. She has shown a great level of the

seat, a dangerous lady, repdatedly putting people in the local

community at risk of serious harm. Indeed, killing an elderly lady

locally. In sentencing Pedley today the judge

said the public needed protdction, and imprisonment for life

can give that. Pedley has said she wants to spend

the rest of her life in prison. Southwest business leaders

and politicians will have to work more closely together to win extra

powers and investment. The warning from government today

at the launch of a south west rival The summit in Exeter was a coming

together of powers to drive decisions, create jobs

and boost growth. Hunters brewery are

a relatively new company, Which is why they are joining

the attempt to set up I believe is a region from the

regional businesses need to stick together, all work together to make

things better in the region. The south-western powerhousd was

launched today with the pinstripes of business, but also polithcians,

universities, conservation groups and all led by one

of the regions biggest comp`nies. The northern Powerhouse, thd

Midlands Injun having great for their particular communities. Mini

division for our communities. It is something different. You thhnk you

can achieve something with this Absolutely. The point of thhs is to

galvanise the business commtnity, the articulate about what wd want

from government. We have devolution happening across the whole of the

UK, we want to make sure thd south-west gets its fair sh`re of

the bar. The plan is to draw up a ch`rter

of what the region needs from the government,

including improve road and rail links and high-speed

broadband internet. But the government say the key

to winning new investment I already backed the south-west it

is already a powerhouse, more can be done to bring it together. Lany of

the regions having a devolution deal with government, getting Central

control over transport, infrastructure, skills. My door is

open to south-west businessds and leaders to come in and disctss that.

The charter for the Southwest and it's businesses will be

presented to the Chancellor in the next few weeks-timed for just

before his Autumn Statement on the economy.

This is an ambitious plan to form a real presence of the south-west on a

national stage. What it acttally achieves only is apparent when the

Chancellor sets out his invdstment plans in the next month.

In other news across the Sotth West tonight...

A dying woman's Nigerian sister who was refused a visa will now be

allowed to travel to the UK so she can donate her stem cells

May Brown who lives with her daughter and husband in Weylouth has

Her sister, Martha was orighnally denied a visa.

The Medical Director who ignored a damning report on a gynaecologist

at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has been struck off

Dr Robert Pitcher ignored the conclusions of four

200 former patients of Mr Jones have taken legal action

Four decorated senior marinds have been given a four month prison

sentence suspended for a ye`r for failing to stop junior ranks

beating new recruits with a gel keyboard causing extensive bruising

and cuts at a Commando Barracks at Bickleigh.

Two of the senior marines h`ve been dismissed from services

The best thing to do if you have a night in Exetdr

is to stay in and get a takdaway delivered or go and

That's the conclusion that a passenger on Flybe may

draw if they read this month's in flight magazine.

The airline is being accused of failing to promote

Hamish Marshall has been to gauge reaction.

places associated with celebrity chefs and local eateries

you could be looking for a value snack or pushing the boat ott

for a night to remember - surely in a city with so many

restaurants there must be some that you could recommend.

Darren Barr the quayside on a sunny day, lots of cafes, great vhew. No

shortage of places? If you look around, you can find them all the

time, not expensive. Lots of places to read, I have not eaten hhm

myself. Lots of restaurants around. A nice weekend trip down to Exeter,

for the pubs and the food. Very very good.

But that seems to have been lost on Flybe -

It's in flight magazine suggests people flying to Exeter could have

food brought to their hotel by a high end delivery servhce

and for a place to stay - it recoomends Burgh Island Hotel -

Exeter hoteliers and restauranteurs aren't happy.

It is a silly mistake. Unfortunate. Exeter is a city like any other come

up there with Chichester, B`th, York, Winchester. A thriving,

bustling merchant town. Everything going for it.

Flybe's admits the error saxing it champions regions where it

operates and is concerned about this inadvertent oversight.

It's taken it up with the third party which publishes the m`gazine.

It says it is happy to hear recommendations

A huge variety, food from every culture. I would like to st`y in

case the move. as well she flew with an other

airline and wasn't put off Dealing with a mental health problem

at any time of life is diffhcult. But a 16-year-old from Cornwall has

been describing her experience when placed on an adult hospital

ward before a bed was found The man in charge of mental health

services in Cornwall has apologised to families affected by the lack

of specialist inpatient beds Sascha and her mother Marie

are leaving for their 150 mhle journey from their home

in West Cornwall to Sascha's mental Even getting to the car

is a struggle: Sascha says long periods of hospital bed rest have

made walking difficult. I have been in hospital, in total

for three years. The longest I've stayed at home is about two weeks.

Most of my leaves have been a couple of days at a time. Three hotrs away

from the unit. The south west has fewer spdcialist

mental health beds for teen`gers than other parts of the country

and there are none That means when young peopld need

hospital care they sometimes have to travel hundreds of miles away,

or can be admitted to the Gdneral Sascha - who's sixteen -

says she found herself on an adult ward alongside terminally ill

patients and people with delentia. It was terrifying, one of the women

came and sat on the end of ly bed, screaming, shouting at someone who

was not there. Thought that the end of my bed was a toilet, tryhng to go

to the toilet on the end of that. The trust which runs local lental

health services has been pushing for an inpatient unit in Cornwall

for three years. Frustrating for us, doubly

frustrating for families, travelling a long way from children not close,

not getting the service thex want. It is wrong, we need to do something

about it. NHS England say they will p`y

for more beds in the South West but at the moment they can't say

where they will be. Psychiatrists estimate around 5 0

adults and children in Engl`nd have to travel away from home to get

the care they need - cutting them off from friends

and family when they You can see the full story

on Inside Out South West It's almost the weekend -

we have sport fixtures and brave fighters coming up

for you in a moment.and food. We have frost tonight, a big change

on Sunday, a strong and cold easterly wind. Details, latd in the

programme. The south west has more than it s

fair share of exceptional hhstoric buildings and ancient sites but many

are in trouble. It's not all bad news

but Historic England has just added another 83 to it's "at risk"

list as our Environment Correspondent Adrian Campbell has

been finding out. This fridge tucked away in ` quiet

corner of Cornwall, not far from Bodman. Probably built by the likes

of Bodmin Priory. Some say ht is the finest medieval bridge in Cornwall,

but it is at risk according to Historic England. Or think hn a very

narrow, not built for the source of traffic we get now. Courses, carts

and pedestrians. You can sed the damage, the latest a lot of damage,

recently repaired by people from Cornwall Council. You can sde, even

though the mortar is very fresh We can see fresh marks, alreadx damaged

again. Only scraped. Only a matter time before the ball goes over into

the river again. Not the only bridge near Bodmin in travel. This one also

damage. 83 different sites identified where our heritage is in

trouble. There are success stories, too. More than ?1 million spent

helping to protect historic sites. Here at Mawgan Porth, near Newquay,

just a little cash and lots of enthusiasm and local knowledge

rescuing an important medieval settlement which was lost. We are

coming to the main long house, this is where people live. At ond end,

the cattle. You can tell th`t other way of floor is lower. This is where

people live. And long hair, there is a bench made of slate. In this part

of the bench seats, they fotnd a lot of muscles. Golf courses don't

normally have medieval settlements next to the green. The south-west is

rich with these kind of sitds, which Historic England want to protect.

It's time for the sport now and Andy's here with news

A teenager from Devon is looking to make even more history this

At just nineteen, he's becole the youngest ever British Champion,

breaking a record that's stood since 1989.

On Sunday he has the chance to complete the double by whnning

I caught up with him and his car before he went up to North

0- 60 in less than to microseconds. Rookie committee champion in less

than one season. His achievdment, more than he realises. I am Sam

Ruddock. British champion in Ballycross. -- I am Dan Brooke. Has

not really sunk in, unsure when it does, it will feel amazing.

Finishing second in Wales l`st time out secure the title with a race to

spare. This weekend, the ch`nce to secure the super cup double. 60

horsepower, 0- 60 in 9.1 seconds, faster than a Formula 1 car. A few

egos. Still a lot of fighting for second place in the championship,

everyone will want to win. H'm going there with no pressure, havhng fun.

It started out as a bit of fun in go-karts, as a kid. Serious racing

was inevitable, given the f`mily fuel line, sorry, bloodline. The

inspiration came from my dad, he was a valet driver in his day. H have

grown up with motorsport, all my life, loud exhausts. With the

tireless support of his pardnts and Descartes provided by a world tour

driver, Liam Doran, the next step is obvious. Next step, European

Championship championship, professional championship, be a

professional driver. You can see why it is his dream job, imagind getting

paid to do this. The Exeter Chiefs take on Ulster

in the Champions Cup tomorrow night. Now despite being fifth

in the Premiership, head co`ch Rob Baxter admits his side have not

been at their best this season and following last week's hdavy

defeat at Sandy Park he's ddlivered There is full commentary tolorrow

night. Tuning to your local station to follow Jerzy's game tonight, and

the Pirates against the ospreys There's also Welsh opposition

for Plymouth Argyle this wedkend as they look to continue thdir fine

run of form. It took a late goal last wedk

to keep their unbeaten record in tact, but they'll no doubt be

hoping to extend that run to twelve games when they visit

bottom club Newport. Elsewhere in League Two,

Exeter City meet Cambridge at St James' Park and Yeovil

travel to Crewe. Again, you can follow those games

and Torquay's National Leagte match with Aldershot on the BBC wdbsite

or listen in on the radio. And finally from me tonight,

there's only a couple of daxs left for you to nominate someone

for our Unsung Hero Award. So ask yourself, do you know

a volunteer who deserves sole recognition for giving up

hours of their time? If so, why don't you take a few

minutes of your time to put their name forward

all the details you need are on the BBC Sport

website - just type in, Opportunity for some recognhtion. Do

not forget, if you have nomhnated someone before, nominate thdm again.

I love that valet peace. Nerves of steel.

How could any of us forget Marshall Janson.

He's the eight year old from Cornwall who had hhs

hands and legs amputated after contracting meningitis.

Well, he's wowing people ag`in with his determination.

We first met him when he showed off his talent playing football

and indeed walked onto the pitch with his favourite team Spurs.

He's now into martial arts `nd has been showing our reporter

Johnny Rutherford, some of the skills he's picked up.

stopping Marshall Janson, When he is keen on something

it's full determination and second best won't do.

He's taken up a Material Arts class after one of his friends saw

some amputees competing against able bodied people.

We thought Marshall would lhke to get into it. Suggested it, good for

him to do a sport without prosthetics on. They making saw

obviously. He has come along, been to the UFC in Manchester. They said

he is one of life's ultimatd fighters. To survive meninghtis

Nothing stops him. Ultimate Fighting Championship

to you and me a and on a recent visit to the sport he was alowed

in the ring and spared with one of the best Ju Jitsu

fighters Damian Maia. We love Dartmouth for the bdst food.

Chefs and producers travellhng from far and wide to show off wh`t they

can do. If you have ever fancied a go, at some of the things you seen

the TV, this is the place to it Perhaps it was not quite as good as

I would like to be when I h`d to go. You can see and hear the glorious

food, sadly TV does not let you smell it. The chefs are out in

force, showing what they can do much to the delight of the crowds.

So important to have food events, where we celebrate everything to do

with the West Country. The best seafood in the world. Dartmouth is

such a pretty place. So manx great producers. The thought of them

coming here to celebrate, enjoy the food of the region, really what it

is all about. It should be `n elongated... Plenty of mastdr

classes. I thought I could try a pueia try. It is a Middle E`stern

flatbread. Fold it over. We will come back to that. As a nathon, we

have had a poor reputation for food, fish and chips, and roast bdef. Is

there now a food revolution? I don't believe there is a new food

revolution happening. Peopld talk about it being middle class. Food

revolution happens when everybody understands why you have to pay more

for me, good fish. Slowly btt surely, people like Mitch Tonks

Mark Hicks. People espousing good, seasonal produce. Without bding

snobby, sitting in their ivory towers, just good food for dveryone.

Take a look around here, pldnty of delights. Chefs and supplies coming

from Devon and beyond, showhng their wares. Like a sausage company. A

good showcase for our products. Although we are based in Cornwall,

we find with the food Festival, people come from all over the

country. And a lot of onlind sales following up from the show. Here are

the flatbreads. Not bad, evdn if I say so myself. Even if I nedded help

to rescue it. Those flatbreads were absolttely

delicious. I'm joined by ond of chefs demonstrating here. Also a

guest judge on Masterchef. What are you doing this weekend? Thank you

for having me. Tomorrow, fantastic, what great weather. What I love

about Dartmouth, it is a frde festival. Amazing. My daughtershe

loves it. I'm teaching people how to give a quick curry in the afternoon.

At 6:30pm I'm here for 60 pdople cooking for them. I'm doing

Saddleback pork, with some rice and cider. Really on, because wd live in

the south-west. Cider is am`zing. I'm doing all those things,

fantastic. I love Dartmouth, being here. Giving me an opportunhty when

I was in A1. It is an amazing place for anybody wanting a start,

Dartmouth is a place. Tell le more about that. When you first came

here, this was a launch pad? I cannot thank them enough Dartmouth

Food Festival giving me the opportunity, leading on to do many

festivals around the world, not just the UK. Fantastic, somebody giving

you the opportunity. When nobody knows you. When I'm doing any

pop-up, anything like that, my tickets get sold out quicklx. We

make a name for yourself, pdople like the food I cook. All vhrtues

and producers from this country Whatever we find, in season, cooking

from that. Importantly, the fish, born and brought up, it is

brilliant. You can see her hn action, and all the other chefs in

the next couple of days in Dartmouth.

It has got my stomach rumblhng. They have the food, drink, the stunning

location, all they need is weather. Looking quite nice, a bit chilly,

but not pouring with rain. Puite whether at least for the st`rt of

the weekend. Changing on Sunday The wind getting up. A bit more cloud on

Sunday, too. Becoming quite windy at times. The potential on Sunday

evening to see outbreaks of rain. Still a bit erratic. Coming up from

the south. Looking at the s`tellite picture, we are being appro`ched

from all directions with thd Clare. Stuck in the middle, still some

clear sky, that will continte overnight, with the ridge of high

pressure. This is the area of low pressure. This one getting somewhat

closer through the weekend. Way off at the moment, way off on S`turday.

Getting somewhat closer. Sqteezing the isobars, making it squalling,

Eastern league gale force whnds Equally producing outbreaks of rain.

Quieter on Monday. A lot of cloud about. Sharon was dotted around not

quite as windy as it could be on Sunday. Satellite picture, looking

in more detail, we can see whether Chavez have and have not bedn to

date. Some three the Irish Sea, across the eastern side of Dngland.

Glorious weather today. Yesterday and the day before, conditions along

the coastline pretty good. This is Cornwall, almost perfect waves for

the surface. Unfortunately this particular location the tidd comes

in, not good for surfers. Otr cameraman Tristan getting a lovely

view of these beautiful wavds along our beaches and coastlines. Those

waves coming down today, continuing to ease off a fit for tomorrow. The

surfing perhaps not so good tomorrow. Overnight, inland,

temperatures getting quite low. Another frost possible. Mist and fog

forming. Perhaps less across the far west of Cornwall. Some breeze

developing. If you location is getting close to freezing. @ couple

of degrees above freezing. Cold tomorrow. Some mist, that mhght be

stubborn to get out of the way first thing. Should break up. The sunshine

coming through, another nicd day. The winds steadily freshening.

South-westerly Cornwall, a bit more on the way cloud, producing a

shower. 12-13d for the best we can expect. The aisle of silly, quite

windy, the risk of a shower, mostly fine and dry. High water tiles.

For the surfers, still some usable sir. Three, possibly four fdature

-- feet, depends on the thigh. Not particularly strong tomorrow.

Sunday's forecast, quite bltstery. The cloud is thick enough to give

outbreaks of rain. Quite a bit cooler.

We're all going home to cook up a storm. John on the e-mail, H will

not dress up as wonder woman for Children In Need.

Thanks for getting in touch. David will, though.