27/01/2017 Spotlight

On Spotlight tonight: There is continuing coverages of the

A warning that some coastal resorts are not doing enough

Transforming the speed in which prostate cancer is diagnosed.

Derriford Hospital unveils a new scanner, one of two available

Slipping on the ice, should councils be gritting cycle paths?

I slammed into the railings and answer the tarmac. I've got very

bruised shoulder. And coming up, I try sport that has

its origins in the far east that it has become big hit in the far West.

One of the UK's most senior tourism officials says

the South West could do more to attract younger visitors.

The Chief Executive of Visit Britain Sally Balcombe

was speaking in Devon following a new national survey

of under 35s which found some had never been to our coastline,

With large surfing events such as Boardmasters,

the South West is already bringing in a new generation of tourists

but it's thought the adventure market could deliver many more.

Kirk England reports on challenges of tapping into a younger market.

They may be the old days but that people were young. Many of them

anyway. Generation some tourist hotspots are struggling to attract

now. You have to remember this is the competitive landscape, they have

lots of choices, they are the generation that get on planes and

fine beaches elsewhere. You have to remember we have a big job to do to

attack them. We are doing well but a lot more could be done.

The attraction to some is obvious. But is it he surprised that some

younger people are giving our coastline amis? It surprises me. But

in some ways it doesn't surprise me because you can go to places

cheaper. That's our warmer. With better weather. There are part of

the south-west do attract younger visitors, this stretch of the North

Devon coastline is incredibly popular with surfers but that is the

problem. National research shows amongst the end of 35 is, there is

still a perception of the English coastline as being old-fashioned,

expensive and bit naff. Over time I'm sure there have been times where

they have been to places that haven't been great. You see the

investment that has been going into places like Torquay and Torbay, Link

Road has been put in. These are great places to go now. All the

great chefs we have on the coast. If we can get them down we can show

them just how good it is. And this is what the south-west has to offer.

Both pieces from the national coastal tourism Academy shows to

Luzon businesses here should also be offering more shorter breaks where

visitors can have adventures, new experiences and fun. A crucial

market that we need to take advantage of according to experts.

We need to make sure we don't lose this generation, they come now and

experiences when they are older and have children or in their later

years, they have in astrologer for the coast that brings them back. --

nostalgic. Times have changed since these pictures were filmed in St

Ives. Many people are hoping we can head back to the heyday where every

generation enjoyed seaside holiday in the south-west.

A machine which will transform how quickly prostate cancer is diagnosed

is about to go into operation at Derriford Hospital.

It's one of the most advanced scanners in the country and has been

paid for by the Chestnut Appeal Charity.

It's cost just over ?100,000 and will allow

consultants to make fast and accurate assessments meaning

In a moment I'll be talking to Paul Hunter Campbell, a consultant

urologist from Derriford Hospital, but first this

Being unveiled at Derriford Hospital, the most up to date

diagnostic technology for prostate cancer in the country.

It's only one of two machines available on the NHS.

What this machine very cleverly does is merge two images, an ultrasound

That enable surgeons to see more accurately the type of cancer they

In men, prostate cancer is most common cancer.

Every year, around 47,000 cases are diagnosed in the UK and it leads

Without this new machine, patients face numerous

biopsies, like Glyn Collis from Plymouth.

They take eight to ten needle samples and I had 5% cancer

What this wonderful machine will do, and this is me as

a layman saying this, they will look up there and this

will go in 3-D colour and it will see and it will matchup

The money to buy what called the Ultrasound-MRI Fusion machine

has been raised by people around Devon.

Five years ago, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and after that

with the Mega Ride and everything, we do collect lots of money.

It'll bring the message home to a lot of men as well,

there are things we need to check as well.

We're just trying to give back to the community.

As soon as we heard about the cause, the effect it can have on people's

lives, we were straight in to try and jump on it.

The plan now is to have more Fusion machines available on the NHS

in the region at Exeter, Torbay and Truro.

Jane Chandler BBC Spotlight, Plymouth.

And joining me now is consultant urologist Paul Hunter Campbell.

How much of the difference will this can make to prostate cancer

treatment? It'll make great difference. You

heard on the media week or so ago that MRI scans has improved vastly.

We can use that to see prostate cancer. They might be surprised to

note this is the first time we have been able to use is gamma to

visualise it. Previously to that we have had their random biopsy the

prostate to locate the cancer. This machine uses the ultrasound which

answers target the biopsy and the MRI scan, fuses them together in

three-dimensional pattern so we can like scan through the MRI and biopsy

the appropriate areas. It is going to make a quicker diagnosis, less

biopsies for those who have less significant cancer. There aren't

many of them in the UK so where does this but there in terms of the

forefront of treatment? This is the first run of this type

of machine in the country. There are another couple being important. We

are looking to move the south-west to the forefront of this by

installing more machines in the upcoming months, one at Tiverton and

another one in Torbay and another one into risk. We saw in the report

how support the fundraising has received but more fundraising will

go on. What you tell those people who have worked so hard to raise the

money? Great thanks. What is so

heart-warming is it has been a community effort. People of the

local area coming together to raise money, a lot of them have been touch

by prostate cancer themselves or a relative and they have gone to great

lengths, great endeavour to raise lots of money, climbing Kilimanjaro,

doing white-water swimming in order to raise money for this to buy this

amazing machine. We have more of the same going on this year, please feel

free to join us for a wild swim. You can log in online and bulky selfie

place. We must leave it there but thank you very much for coming in.

And thank you very much to everyone who raised the money.

The round-up of some other news in the south-west.

A former NHS chief in Devon and Cornwall has pleaded guilty

to lying about his qualifications to obtain the chairmanships of two

63-year-old Jon Andrewes from Flood Street in Totnes misled

NHS appointments boards before being chosen to chair trusts

in South Devon in 2007 and the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust in 2015.

A group which supports young gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender

people in Somerset will carry on running for another year.

2BU had been facing closure after the County Council

said it would be ending its contract with them.

But now, the council has given the group a one-year grant instead.

Four more Dorset councils have voted in favour of plans

for the county to be carved up into two unitary authorities.

Dorset county, Weymouth and Portland, West and North Dorset

districts all voted in support of the change.

Poole Council also voted for the move on Tuesday.

Dorset's other councils will vote by the end of next week.

If the new structure is approved, it would go ahead from April 2019.

Hundreds of people are expected at Exeter Cathedral tomorrow

for a special memorial service remembering BBC Radio Devon

presenter Tony Beard, who died a year ago.

Tony, known as the Wag from Widecombe, broadcast

on the station for 30 years, and many of his loyal

listeners are expected to be amongst the congregation.

Grit pavements and cycle tracks in the same way as roads -

that's the call from cyclists in Exeter after icy conditions this

week led to a number of riders comings off their bikes.

One took to social media saying they were going over like ninepins.

But as Hamish Marshall reports, the Council says it can't afford

to treat any more areas than it currently does.

Tuesday's ride to work, cold and frosty.

So much so that Bridget Walton's headcam became steamed up

but that was the least of her problems as

I slammed into these railings and then down

I have got a very bruised shoulder and a bloddied knee and a few

Bridget was using one of Exeter's designated cycle routes.

6% of journeys here are by bike, the national average is 2%.

And it has bridges like this one costing more than ?5 million.

But Devon County Council doesn't go as far as gritting the

It says that is in line with what other councils

It says it is simply a matter of prioritising its

But that's not good enough for Bridget.

I think with a little imagination, for example, taking people

who do the litter picking and allocating them three days

before cold snaps are anticipated to spread salt.

It could be done with very limited use of additional resources.

That solution may cause problems as litter pickers work

for the city council not the county which is repsonsible

But would people like resources diverted to cycle and shared paths?

I do like to cycle and that would be handy.

But, yes, they could probably spend the money on better things.

I think it would because I saw somebody coming off their bike.

They were cutting in and the tyers went,

There's no doubt cycling is popular here in Exeter for leisure

So what advice do experts who hire bikes give?

If we know it is dangerous and we know there is

particular spots, we would advise against those.

Obviously, the cycle paths along here are traffic free

and are extremely inviting but if we now there are dangerous

spots, we would advise cycling on those.

Campaigners say other countries have reduced the

dangers of ice and cycling cuts traffic and pollution

and it is healthy so long as you don't fall off.

In a moment we'll have all the sport for you.

We'll also meet a paper boy in his 70s.

David Rickard gives all his wages to charity,

the most recent to benefit from his round - the RNLI.

The pull of cold air over us and Europe is about to be replaced by an

very much milder air coming in from the south-west. By Sunday, we could

have temperatures up to 11 or 12 degrees.

One of the first Nature Schools in the country could be

The Devon Wildlife Trust says it wants to develop a different type

of learning for 3-11 year olds as part of the Government's

But it's not the only group wanting to establish

a new school in the town as our Environment Correspondent

Outdoor learning can inspire children.

If everyone goes down to that end and stands together.

The Devon Wildlife Trust is already working with a school in Exeter

where staff say they value the idea of buidling nature and

You see them talking to completely different friendship groups that

You see, particularly the girls, being adventurous.

You see the boys taking risks and I think that is a

These children enjoy outdoor lessons but what do they

I want to know why the birds have been hiding and

Because it is nice to have fresh air.

The Wildlife Trust wants to set up one of the

These are schools which can be set up by groups such as charities,

They're funded by central government but don't have

to follow the national curriculum and are independent

The Trust says nature helps teach subjects such as maths and science.

There's no subject that you can't teach with the help of the

You can teach it outside, you can take a subject

like science and look at the structure of the flower

or a leaf and you can teach basic principles of geometry along that.

There's at least one other proposal for

It involves a partnership to establish a Church of England

That too would have strong emphasis on outdoor education.

There is a lot of stuff on our doorstep here which we should

A lot of kids round here have an outdoor lifestyle so I suppose

But critics say why does the new school have

I think it's a wonderful idea that they want to

work with schools but there is no reason why it has to be a free

It would be wonderful actually if they could

work closely with local authority schools anyway and get parents and

Outdoor learning is a growing trend and whether its's provided

by the Devon Wildlife Trust or some other provider, it seems more

children could soon be learning outdoors in Okehampton.

Now, if you see smoke coming from Plymouth's Civic Centre

and a huge emergency response this Sunday, don't be alarmed

It's one of the largest ever held in Devon and will see 150 fire

fighters involved in tackling a simulated blaze

It's to help test the procedures for dealing with fires

in the region's increasing number of high rise buildings.

It was the biggest fire to hit postwar Plymouth.

Since then the city's skyline has only gone one way and that is up.

As the buildings get taller, the challenges for the

If you have a look round our major cities around the

country especially in the south-west, we are having more and

more high-rise buildings being built.

Normally for student accommodation, high-rise flats, so we need

to be prepared and aware of the internal structures of

Plymouth today looks skywards as well as seawords for the

new council house and municipal offices are as up-to-the-minute

At 14 floors, the Civic Centre used to be the city's tallest building.

It has stood empty for a couple of years but this weekend it'll be

the centre of the largest fire drill staged in Devon.

If you can imagine coming into here, the breathing

apparatus crews first come into, it is going to be dark,

Fireman Steve Anderson has been working on

turning the building into every firefighter's worst nightmare.

We have a few surprises in store but I'm sure they will be able

to cope with anything that is thrown at them on the day.

So, on Sunday morning smoke will billow down these empty

corridors, sirens will sound, actors will scream and fire crews

from as far as Yeovil feel and Bridgwater

There you go, if you are passing by here at 10:30am on Sunday morning

and you see smoke billowing from the Civic Centre don't

It's time for the sport now and Andy's here.

Exeter City are doing OK, aren't they?

A little over two months ago Exeter City were

rock bottom of League Two, but a run of nine games

without defeat has put them on the brink of the play-off places.

Tomorrow, the Grecians have another chance to gain ground on one

of the teams above them when they travel to Portsmouth.

We haven't done anything different on the training ground, we haven't

We were fine before, we weren't that bad before.

We were losing games but we weren't conceding that many

We were not playing that badly, we weren't making the difference.

There's no game for second-placed Plymouth Argyle this week

as their opponents Blackpool are in the FA Cup action.

Yeovil could do them a favour at Huish Park though

by beating Doncaster, the side at the top of League Two.

Torquay host Gateshead in the Conference.

One cup competition may be over for the Exeter Chiefs

with their exit from Europe, but they're still in the mix

However, the Cornish Pirates find themselves without a game this

weekend after London Welsh were expelled from the Championship.

However, there was some good news for one Pirate this week

as Tyler Gendall jumped ship and joined Premiership

The 22-year-old prop started his rugby career in St Ives

and leaves the Mennaye after three seasons with the club's blessing.

For him to kick on and go up to Harlequins, everybody has been

In terms from a coaching perspective, it is lovely

to see a young Cornish lad do so well.

For him to go from loosehead to tighthead is no mean feat.

He has achieved that this year and I wish him the best

Now onto something a little bit different.

East meets West in one of the more unlikely settings -

The Cornwall Kendo Club is always on the look out

for new recruits so I thought I'd go and meet their world-renowned

instructor Fujii Sensei, who first brought the sport

This was life for a warrior in the Far East.

Today in the far West the knowledge and traditions

Fujii Sensei first picked up a 'shinai' as a six-year-old

It is the longest martial art in Japan, Samurai warriors used to

fight it. Sam Dyke disciplines adding here.

The sport became a hit in Cornwall when this man returned from Japan

It is admittedly tricky word because it has many layers of meaning. It is

connected to Zen. Therefore, it is connected to self-development and

perhaps enlightenment. But what that means, I am not quite sure because I

am not there myself yet! So what keeps those

at the start of their journey Sometimes it is the competitiveness

and the pure energy you can find in other people.

You have to want to try it at some point. If there is something in it

for you you will find it and you will keep it.

Self-enlightenment and personal development

Speed, stamina and strength. You get weaker after 50. That is

encouraging, I am nowhere near 50. Honest!. I know he's in his 70s but

I thought he would be tougher this. I practice and daisy week. Six hours

day, morning, afternoon and evening. I train, train and train. Time to

bow out. Thank you for that. While I still can.

He was seriously quick. When I had a proper go, he was so fast and he

hits me three times before I knew it.

He was playing with me like cat and mouse.

You have had quite week. I got beaten in table tennis by an

94-year-old woman on Monday. Now, a man from Devon has been

given a personal thanks for donating his entire

wage to charity. Over the years, David Rickard has

raised thousands of pounds Yes, the loyal fundraiser has walked

hundreds of miles working as a paperboy in East Devon

and as Eleanor Parkinson reports 77-year-old David Rickard handing

over yet another cheque. This time for ?1,500

to the RNLI and the crew So how does he raise

so much money on his own? Easy,

he became a paperboy. I am also doing a magazine

drop once a month. The money I get

from those activities I donate to a Cornish

charity in memory of my Over the past ten years

David has walked hundreds of miles to raise more almost

?15,000 for seven Cornish charities including the RNLI,

the air ambulance and two hospices. This time his money will

be used to help build The old one is so small there

is barely enough room for the crew It is three times he has been down

and presented us with cheques. It is an amazing story,

he is such a kind bloke. Hopefully, it'll make a big

difference to our new station. We will have better facilities

for crew training, there will be a visitor experience,

we will have showers and So how do you repay such

a loyal fundraiser? With tea and homemade

cakes of course. What lovely story. It has been

chilly on the paper round this weekend. What has the weekend got in

store? Good evening. It looks like we will

have milder weather this week. Less of the clear sky because that is an

awful lot of cloud covering is. This is the fantastic photograph sent in

by one of our weather watchers. Doesn't that look spectacular? Not

such good few of the stars tonight. It is milder but there will be some

showers around tomorrow, some persistent rain on Sunday. Let's

show you the set up at the moment. We've got cloud covering France,

Spain and Portugal and that is giving as the rain at the moment. At

that the gap on and is cloud out here is the day's whether through

the weekend. This cloud out here is Sunday's whether. We do see some

rain overnight. It is starting to introduce the slightly less cold air

and eventually temperatures will reach double figures as we move

through the day tomorrow. The ridge of high pressure that comes our way

tomorrow will give us some sunshine, a risk of the few showers and then

this weather front arrives and that brings heavy rain across as, windy

conditions but temperatures back up to around 11. Closer look at that

satellite picture shows you the great we have seen so far today.

Some of the show was in the west have been thundery, there is more to

come. You will notice brighter colours developing, that is rain.

Before that arrived, it has been very murky today.

Unfortunately, there wasn't much blue in the sky today compared to

yesterday. It has been eight Craig David. Eight cold day and they are

made of strong stuff here. On the beach this afternoon in the kind of

wind we have seen today, that has been quite brave. Through the

weekend, it is getting warmer. It is going to take its time. That is the

rain we have tonight. The list eight clearance of that across west or

not. Here, some of the lowest temperatures down to three or 4

degrees. We can't rule out the possibility of frosts. Tomorrow,

we've got some sunshine and some showers. The showers coming on and

one of two of those heavy. Atop the visual summary of eight or 9

degrees. For the Isles of Scilly, early showers and then mostly fine

and dry. Westerly winds. Times of high water. And for our servers,

most of the beaches will be messy but some big waves. The coastal

waters forecast, the forecast for Sunday and Monday.

It is milder. But rather wet. I prefer the cold, dry weather. That

is it from us. Do have a lovely weekend. Thanks for your company.

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