15/02/2017 Spotlight

Tonight, the growing problem of dealing with

Strap me in, pushing me through the door, down one step

and next thing I knew, flat on me back.

As a private ambulance service denies mishandling a patient,

we look at how services are having to adapt and retrain staff to deal

Also tonight - taking to the streets in protest.

Angry scenes in Somerset over planned cuts in services and a big

Rivers run deep, as investment is plunged into Cornish waters

to help improve quality for wildlife and people.

And making a splash - the rare otter pups learning to swim.

A private ambulance transport company has denied allowing an obese

patient to fall as it transported him to

Bob Wiley, from Saltash, who weighs 23 stone,

claims he was dropped from the wheelchair as staff

struggled to carry him out of his house.

E-Zec Medical Transport says it was a "controlled manoeuvre"

Over the years many of our services have had to adapt

to cope with a population growing increasingly obese.

The NHS now provide supersized beds and nurses have to undergo training

to deal with the growing number of patients weighing

In the three years leading up to 2016 the rescue of obese people

by the fire service went up by more than a third,

and specialist ambulances were commissioned costing

Paul Brennan has been to meet Mr Wiley, who says

when dealing with obese people communication is key.

62-year-old Rob Wiley has been housebound for more than six years

and these days spends much of his time in bed.

With a number of health conditions, including diabetes and bladder

cancer, he has frequent trips to hospital.

Last Thursday Bob was collected for a regular hospital appointment

As they tried to negotiate this step and bring him down

Now, the third-party contractors who were covering for E-Zec say

it was a controlled manoeuvre to the ground.

However, Bob says he fell back sharply and landed

injuring his neck and back, leaving him in a great deal of pain.

Terrible, muscular pain aching all over still now.

There's no bruising, well, bits of bruising,

but it's just the muscular pain has gone in.

But I just got some painkillers from my doctor,

Last week, due to demand, E-Zec had subcontracted the job

In a statement today E-Zec stood by Life Star and denied that

Thankfully, Mr Wiley was able to make his hospital appointment

that day but says the incident has left him sore and shaken.

The chant from protestors in Somerset as the council

met to set its budget for the year ahead.

Unions say the measures agreed today will lead to millions of pounds

of cuts to services and job losses as well as an increase in

Across the West macro it is a time are difficult decisions. This

morning in Somerset that our had arrived. The reality is anybody in

this position would have to have made the same tough decisions. The

devil in is in the detail. I do not like the lack of detail to any of

the cuts. Controversy in the chamber over ?18 million of cuts to

spending. And outside, from unions and service users worried about what

is happening. We have seen a staff getting cut upon cart, staff are

making impossible choices about how to do their job to keep communities

safe. The situation is quite poor and the problem we have with the

budget for next year is that there is no indication of the detail of

where the cuts will fall. Even as spending falls council tax is

rising. Somerset's will go up by 4%. It is the same in Gloucestershire

but slightly less in Baynes and in the North Somerset it is more. Band

D tax bills will rise between ?50 and ?80 overall. The children and

adults need our care so it is balance, something that everybody.

It is not perfect of course, we had six years when we were able to

freeze council tax, we are proud of that, but it is getting more

difficult going forward. He is to meet government ministers to discuss

their fall in funding but no bailout is expected, so cuts, including the

loss of 120 jobs, will go ahead. Strong feelings as councils voted

through tax rises and spending reductions. Efforts have been made

to protect services, not least because here and across the West

local elections are coming up. After that councils will have to start

planning further rounds of cuts. Now a round up of some

of the other news tonight. Devon has been praised for its work

in helping young offenders. It comes as the the former

Chief Inspector of Prisons calls for more local authorities

to provide speech and Lord Ramsbotham says six out of ten

young offenders have communication problems and the right support cuts

re-offending rates. There will be no Air Day

at RNAS Culdrose this year. The Commanding Officer at the base

in Cornwall has told us that the decision has been made

to allow them to focus on delivering their primary roles -

protecting the strategic nuclear deterrent and to support

counter-terrorism. Work on 36 new intercity trains

to connect Devon and Cornwall When the trains are finished GWR

says they will have more seats and more room and better

on-board technology. A Devon and Cornwall Police sergeant

today broke down in tears as he told a jury that the death of a man

in custody was "our Sergeant Jan Kingshott described

32-year-old Thomas Orchard as an "angry man" who repeatedly

threatened to bite officers. The church caretaker suffered

a cardiac arrest at Heavitree Road Sergent Kingshott and two other

police staff deny manslaughter. Hamish Marshall reports

from Bristol Crown Court. Sergent Kingshott spent three hours

in the witness box today. He fought back the tears as he broke down,

telling the jury of the moment he realised the seriousness of what had

happened. He said, a death is our worst nightmare in custody. My head

was spinning. As Thomas Orchard arrived Sergent Kingshott described

him as an angry man who need it to calm down. He said that he shouted

words to the effect of, I am going to bite your F in face-off, on

multiple occasions. Mr Orchard had mental health issues but they were

not flagged up on the police computer. An emergency response belt

was held around his face have five minutes to prevent him biting.

Sergent Kingshott told the jury he had seen the belts used in this way

on around 50 previous occasions and he was trained in this method of

restraint. He also denied knowing that Mr Orchard was in trouble. He

said he thought he was asleep. The three officers each deny

manslaughter. Decisions over what happens next will be made in the

near future. The trial resumes in the morning.

Two rivers in Cornwall are to benefit from a huge

investment to help improve water quality for wildlife and people.

?1.6 million of that is coming via the European Union.

It should improve habitats over 150 kilometres of river for declining

salmon and trout populations, making it easier for them

The water quality on the upper reaches of the rivers Fowey

and Camel is already good, but over the past century there has

been a steep decline in the numbers of fish,

such as salmon and, that manage to make it this far upstream

This new money will be used to help them find

In October time the fish will try to migrate

through the system and if they can get here they will find these

gravels which they can nest in and lay their eggs and the male

The difficulty is, if they can't get up the river to get here,

no matter how good this habitat is, they just can't get here.

These invertebrates were found on the River Camel today.

They seem to suggest that this is a healthy river and improving

that will be good for wildlife but also the local economy.

To actually make those fisheries more accessible to people and more

commonly used will actually benefit things like tackle shops,

B and so on, so actually really it's not just about the environment

being a good thing in itself but the environment being something

This is one of 28 weirs on the River Camel alone.

They're an obstacle for the fish and the West Country Rivers Trust

is looking for ways for the fish to try and overcome these obstacles.

Other bodies, including the Environment Agency,

In other places, where we have barriers that may act in a way that

stop fish moving up the river to spawn, we're going to take

In other places we might remove some other structures so it makes it

a little bit more natural for the fish to breed.

Much of the money for this work is coming through the European Union

but even after Brexit the local MP believes the UK Government

will want to continue this type of investment.

We are still paying in at the moment so it's important we get access

to the money that we should be utilising in this country,

but when we've got back control of some of that money we'll then

have an aim and a priority about which elements

The Fowey and Camel are crucial for wildlife but also provide

an important source of drinking water in Cornwall.

By removing obstacles to help salmon and trout there will also be

We're in Dartmouth in a moment with a fascinating insight

into the training of Royal Navy officers over the years.

Live here in the studio, we'll be speaking to former

Royal Marine Mark Ormrod as the roller coaster of life events

of the last ten years is made into a documentary.

And, learning to swim - we'll see how these rare otter cubs

Now for a collection of memories from former naval officer cadets

Interviews have been recorded with officers

from across the decades giving personal accounts of what it was

like training for life in the Navy at different periods in time.

As Spotlight's John Ayres reports, the look back at life in the Naval

College will go on show this summer.

Life in the Navy now is very different to 80 years ago, and proof

of this will be available for future posterity.

Former officer cadets have opened up about their

experiences in a series of interviews.

Adrian Holloway, trained in the 30s, recalls his selection interview.

There are four brothers in a family, each has a sister.

The old buffer thought I would say eight.

Then there was the thought of going to Dartmouth,

Perhaps they thought it would put you off!

It is the little things that many of them remember.

It was considered socially important for officers to be

able to ballroom dance, but 1973, there weren't any

Halfway through the dancers, we had to change our grip and become the

And you would dance with your friend, and the whole thing was sort

What I found really interesting was the change,

attitudes and in society that these recordings prove.

So somebody who was here in the 1930s, you ask them

a question like, what did it feel like?

Whereas you ask someone in the 1970s and

'80s, and they can actually analyse their feelings.

62 interviews have been collected, which will go on show

Former Royal Marine Mark Ormrod is marking ten years

since he was traumatically injured in Afghanistan.

He's making a fly-on-the-wall documentary detailing

It follows the highs and the lows, and how life CAN go

In a moment, we'll be talking to Mark and film-maker Matt Elliot,

but first Spotlight's Janine Jansen looks back at how Mark's life

Mark Ormrod was the first British triple amputee

Doctors said he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

Five months later he proved them all wrong as he walked

I was always going to walk to receive the medal,

that was one of the main targets I set myself for my rehab,

it's what I used as a motivation to push myself to get good

If I'm being honest it was quite emotional.

He said he had to beg, borrow and steal to get the care he needed.

His fundraising efforts were immense.

In the Gumpathon Challenge he ran across America.

He hand-cycled around the UK, never mind the pain.

The arm is coming loose inside the socket so I'm basically

just powering on one arm, and it's not easy.

His life has been defined by setting and achieving goals.

Incredible stuff. Thank you so much for coming in tonight. This sounds

like, just looking at that film, you have done so much, this sounds like

roller-coaster of a documentary. We will start at the end of the month

where we have all of our kit together and we set to go. What has

the last ten years been like? I mentioned how Christmas Eve 2007

Everything changed when the explosion happened but what has it

been like in the last decade. This is something a lot of people

struggle to understand when I say this, but it has been brilliant.

Initially it was very difficult and I'm not ashamed to admit that but

once I crossed that line from it being hard to it being normal life

has gone insane and it has been brilliant. You know each other very

well indeed. I am guessing this will be quite an emotional thing to work

on fee you. It will be the difficult part for me because I know Mark so

well and I know how it is taken for granted now, so we have to look back

at the incident, what has led to where he is now, and focus on the

highs and the lows as well. You are involving other people as well,

asking them to come forward, people you have met and worked with, to

give there accounts. There are lots of key people involved, from

Christmas Eve 2070 where I am now, and I would like to get their say on

things. -- 2007. I think it would be very interesting for people

watching. What do you hope it will achieve? Once we see how you have

adapted to your different lifestyle and what life is like now, what do

you hope the film will achieve? The biggest thing we are both aiming for

really is to use it to help other people, that is our motivation. Or

amber just over nine years ago now lying in the hospital bed. -- I

remember. The information was not so accessible and I had so many

questions and I had no motivation, I didn't want to know anything or

speak to anybody. I am hoping that other people who watch the film can

get a bit of motivation from it. What was the key moment that turned

for you from being this desperate situation to wanting to grab life

and move forward with life? I found somebody over in America who was a

triple amputee who was living the kind of life that in my head I

imagined I could be living, so I knew it was possible, despite some

of the things I was being told, I knew it was possible to be

independent and free, and that changed it for me. And you hope this

will be released in December, all going well. Yes, a lot of work. You

had better get started! We wish you all the best of luck

with it. Plymouth Argyle has reported

Leyton Orient captain Liam Kelly to the FA for allegedly pushing over

one of the ball boys during last Five of the visitors

were booked in an ill-tempered contest which Argyle lost

in stoppage time. Exeter City also paid the price

for conceding late goals, After a defeat, forget

pretty football. And when the chance came it

fell to the right man. David Wheeler was back

on the scoresheet, making it nine It looked like his goal would be

enough until a second bookable offence with minutes left saw

Jake Taylor sent off. The response from the

hosts was immediate. The City defence and

the crossbar were rattled. In a frenetic end to the game,

despite being a man down, the Grecians struck on the break

and Ryan Harley had a simple tap-in. County managed to get the ball

in the net in stoppage time Two deflections and two valuable

points dropped for City. After their derby win, Argyle

carried on where they left off, January signing Antoni Sarcevic made

it two goals from three starts. He was eventually forced off

with an injury, leading to the first Orient were not here to win friends

but Gavin Massey may have won some admirers with this

fine individual goal. Into the second half

and in between bookings Matty Kennedy produced a carbon copy

of Massey's goal to put And so it stayed, until two minutes

from time and that man again. Massey doubled his

tally to level things. Sadly it was Orient who got it,

deep into stoppage time. Hopefully this result won't come

back to haunt Argyle Four baby otters living

at Newquay Zoo are learning to swim. Just a few days ago

we showed their very first foray into the water,

and now we can see Clare Woodling has been

to watch a swimming lesson. Aww.

And not an armband insight. You've got mum and dad

and there are several uncles in there and we have one female

who has lived with us for years, who is lovely,

and we are very fond of her, so she teaches

all of the babies, so they are always

keeping an eye on them, the babies are in the water, trying to find

food, and there is always one adult next to them keeping an eye on them,

so it is a big family group and a They are just coming out now

and starting to get wet and realise The otters are well on their way

to a five-metre badge. Certainly no-one is afraid

of taking the plunge. So what is the Otto's favourite

stroke, butterfly or They have almost like a doggy paddle

but more of an otter style, and also with that tail,

which is like a rudder and a driving force at the same time,

so they have their own style. They naturally know when they get in

the water, they need a bit of teaching but they can swim far

better than we do. The lesson has been a triumph, all of the otters

are accounted for. And now it is tea-time. The river exploits have

gone swimmingly. It is a big step forward for these otters, let's see

how they feel about it. How do you find this achievement?

I am going to have to stop you there.

It is a bit scary for them, that massive thing coming towards them.

I have never seen otters interviewed on the news before, a first.

I want to see more of the otters and less of the weather. For many of us

it has been a glorious day. We had some early rain but that has cleared

for many of us about late morning and we have seen some sunshine

emerging. Our cameraman Jeff went to Topsham today to find signs of

spring but here was one of the more unlucky spots. We had lines of cloud

developing from Dartmoor towards the XS jury. Because the sunshine has

got a bit more heat now we are starting to see these showers more

inclined to develop inland and less likely out at sea. Once the early

rain cleared many of us had skies like this, beautiful blue skies, you

can see St Michael's Mount in the distance. Into tomorrow, with the

clear skies overnight it will be chilly, the risk of ground frost

perhaps, and mist and fog forming. That could be a bit stubborn

tomorrow. It will be dry and write tomorrow. We have high pressure

trying to dominate through the coming days. -- it will be dry and

right. We have weather fronts trying to encroach, which leads to some

tricky cloud forecasting conditions in the next few days. In generally I

think there will be a lot of dry weather to be had. This is the

weather front that pushed through earlier on today. Behind it most of

us have sunshine will stop we had that island of showers but for most

of us a very nice afternoon. In general this evening it will be a

clear evening. Quite chilly, three or 4 degrees in places and a touch

of frost a possibility for promo spots. The mist and fog tomorrow

could be quite stubborn. -- for prone spots. We are only two weeks

away from the start of spring according to the meteorologists.

These are the top temperatures, mild, some spots will have 1314

degrees perhaps. A nice day for the Isles of Scilly, bright skies

overhead and a gentle breeze. -- 13 or 14 degrees. These are the times

of high water. The biggest waves tomorrow along the north coast, for

to six feet bats. -- four to six feet perhaps. The wind is mostly

south-westerly, conditions mainly fair and visibility good. This is

the next few days, with these weather fronts pushing and we could

see a bit more cloud at times and a little bit of rain here and there.

More likely for the coast and hills I suspect but quite mild picture

over the coming few days, problems with mist and fog perhaps, and when

you get some sunshine it should feel pleasant. If you fancy seeing your

photos popping up on the TV you can become a Weather Watcher.

We get some fantastic photos sent in. Thanks, Holly. There will be

another round-up from the spotlight team at 10:30pm. We will

when farmers leave their daily routines behind...

Right, here we come, Dorset! ..for a show day.