Episode 12 Countryside 999

From the Highlands of Scotland

to the coast of Cornwall,

the great British countryside is spectacular.

But we work and play in it at our peril.

And when things go wrong,

the emergency services race to the rescue.

This chap is having a heart attack.

We need to get him in quickly.

We've got a cow on the road.

Countryside policing at its finest, yeah.

Going hundreds of miles against the clock...

..battling the elements and breaking the waves....

..from the Welsh valleys

to winding country roads...

..we'll be right at the heart of the action...

..with police fighting crime...

I'm not arguing it, I'm reporting you for.

..paramedics saving lives...

BABY WAILS

..and lifeguards patrolling the seas.

We're there as the emergency services pull together

to pick up, patch up and protect the public.

This is Countryside 999.

Coming up...

In Wales, the police go head-to-head with white van man.

No, the phone was in your hand.

OK? As you were coming over there, I can see you in this mirror.

The Cornwall Air Ambulance

scrambles to a serious accident on a country lane.

Right, we have got somebody who has come off their push bike

at quite a high speed, approximately 40 mph.

And, in Penzance, a man with a brain tumour needs urgent medical care.

We're not sure whether this is part of the cancer or possibly

a little bleed within the cancer itself.

Getting away from the hustle and bustle of urban life

is one of the great attractions of the countryside.

The peace and quiet is part of what draws people here.

But don't be fooled by the beautiful views.

The winding country lanes aren't just picturesque,

they're vital access routes.

And it's part of the job of our country coppers to keep them safe.

The Dyfed Powys Police face a bigger challenge than most -

they look after a vast patch in the very heart of Wales.

An area of 4,000 square miles

that includes the Brecon Beacons National Park.

PC Gareth Evans

and Special Constable Andy Davis are part of Brecon's Road Policing Unit.

This is Brecon-born Gareth's home turf.

He has been a bobby for 13 years.

They patrol the main roads in an unmarked car

on the lookout for anything dodgy or dangerous.

Today, we will be patrolling the main A40

between Brecon and sort of Tricastle, down to the border.

Basically, we're looking for sort of stuff that perhaps

stands out as unusual to us,

doesn't look perhaps local.

Predominantly, we know that vans, etc.,

are used for certain types of offenses.

Sending out the message that we are there carrying out the patrols

to try and prevent the crimes happening.

It's not long before Gareth spots something he's not happy about.

Could I have a Code 2 vehicle check, please? Location - Sennybridge.

He reckons the driver is using his mobile.

The gentleman in front, he had a mobile phone up to his right ear,

leaning over the steering wheel, talking into the device.

He obviously hasn't seen us,

so we'll go after him now and deal with it accordingly.

-He's actually...

-He's sitting on it.

-Yeah, he has actually sat on it.

I can actually see him in the wing mirror.

Obviously, he's veering there into sort of the centre of the white line

as well, so...

I am aware there is a lay-by just up here on the left, so...

SIREN

They pull him over.

As you've driven through the last village,

off Sennybridge, I was parked on the side of the road, OK?

I've been aware of you travelling through the village, I've looked,

and you were on your mobile phone, OK?

It was in your right hand to your right ear, and as you passed by,

I watched you, OK?

No, the phone was in your hand, OK?

As you've come down there, I can see you in this mirror.

And you've actually

clipped the white line as well as you came through that bend,

showing that you weren't concentrating, you were more...

Right. OK.

This isn't the place I'm going to argue about it.

If you want argue about it, you can attend court, OK?

No.

I said, I'm not arguing it, I'm reporting you for it.

Later, Gareth decides he's had enough.

It's part of the investigation.

The jagged cliff tops, glorious beaches and wild moorlands

make Cornwall a major holiday destination.

Over 4.5 million people come to this beautiful,

remote part of the UK every year.

The crew of the Cornwall Air Ambulance have to be ever alert.

Paramedic Mark Fuszard has been working here for over seven years.

He and his colleagues are called out on three or four

emergency missions every day, 365 days of the year.

From its base by Newquay airport,

the Air Ambulance can reach any part of the county within 20 minutes.

OK. Thanks, Bob, we're on our way. Cheers, bye.

Right, we've got someone who's come off their push bike

at quite a high speed, approximately 40 mph.

A 35-year-old lady who's got a pelvic fracture.

There's a Rapid Response vehicle on scene, and wants our assistance.

This purpose-built and highly equipped aircraft

flies at 140 mph

and is being dispatched to the accident

near the village of St Austell.

PREFLIGHT CHECK

-Cabin doors, I'm good in the front.

-Yeah, good in the back.

Paramedic Mark will help navigate.

They need to find the exact location of the incident.

The Rapid Response vehicle has called us in

due to the fact that she has got a fracture to her pelvis

and she will need to be taken to a major trauma centre,

which our major trauma centre is in Plymouth.

So it's looking like we'll probably be taking this lady to Plymouth.

The woman has fallen off her bike on a country lane,

40 miles by road from the hospital in Plymouth.

Today, in busy bank-holiday traffic,

that could mean a journey of two and half hours.

The Air Ambulance can get her there in 15 minutes.

But first, they have to find the scene of the accident.

They've got rough coordinates, but they can only pinpoint it

by spotting the Rapid Response vehicle that is on the ground.

We are looking for an RRV on the scene, guys.

If you see anything, give us a shout.

OK, we have got police going down this road for some reason.

-Have you got it?

-Yeah, below us now.

-Oh, yeah, down there, look.

Got it.

But now they need somewhere to land.

I'm just going to have a little closer look at the site.

Finding a safe spot amongst the pylons and livestock is tricky.

The field nearest to the accident has horses in it.

There is also a wire running right across it, yeah.

Going down this side of it.

-The horse is going ballistic.

-Yeah.

-These horses are going to go mad, aren't they?

-Yeah, they are.

I tell you where we can land, guys. There's a great piece of land here.

-OK, we'll go into the car park there.

-Roger, Dodge.

We're clear of the lamppost this side. Looking good.

Good left. Good left. Brilliant.

-OK.

-OK, yeah.

They've found a safe spot to land,

but it is a good quarter-of-a-mile sprint to the site of the accident.

The police have blocked off the road.

The patient husband and children are waiting anxiously.

Mark must assess holidaymaker Emma's injuries quickly

and get her to Plymouth fast.

Back in Wales, the stunning mountains and hills are crisscrossed

by a maze of country roads patrolled by the Brecon Roads Policing Unit.

Earlier, PC Gareth Evans pulled over a van driver

who he thinks he saw using his mobile whilst driving.

It was in your right hand, to your right year.

And as you passed by, I watched you, OK?

Then...

No. The phone was in your hand.

OK? As you come down there, I can see you in this mirror.

No.

I said, I'm not arguing it, I'm reporting you for it.

Could I trouble you for a Code 6 vehicle check, please?

Same officer location.

Nathan says he's innocent, but Gareth wants to dig a little deeper.

'It's got no insurance and no MOT on the vehicle.'

Yep, that's all received. And if I could have that e-mailed to me, please, as well.

It looks like he's got no insurance,

no MOT and no tax disc, either.

Thank you. 2-4, standing by.

Right, Nathan, the tax disc that's being displayed in this vehicle

doesn't match this vehicle, OK?

I'm arresting you on suspicion of fraudulent use of a vehicle

excise license. I have to caution you, you don't have to say anything

but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned

something you later rely on in court. Anything you do say

may be given in evidence.

The reason for the arrest is to carry out a swift

and prompt investigation of the offense, OK?

I need to ask you questions in relation to this being

displayed in your vehicle.

That's for me to know, right, at the moment.

It's part of the investigation.

Right.

I'll get that. Here we go.

OK. Right, step out of the vehicle for me.

Step out of the vehicle.

I said, I'm not going to discuss it here on the side of the road,

all right? Stick your hands out in front.

Right. Come with me for a second.

Gareth isn't going to let Nathan continue his journey

without further investigation.

It's very easy to jump into a vehicle and just drive it,

thinking you're insured or thinking it's taxed or MOTed.

But then if you get stopped by the police,

checks are carried out, and then, obviously, ignorance,

unfortunately, isn't a defence in law.

So, it's off to the nick for Nathan.

He'll be kept for a couple of hours

while Gareth looks into the possibly dodgy tax disc.

Later...

In Cornwall, the Air Ambulance help a woman

with a possibly fractured pelvis.

As I came around here, I saw a car whizzing up.

When I got to the bottom and she didn't turn up,

and I just thought, "Oh, no!"

Gareth is the bearer of bad tidings for a driver in Brecon.

Um, it's bad news, unfortunately.

But, first, a holidaymaker undergoes an urgent brain scan.

If you get a sudden bleed in the brain,

blood usually shows up as a brightness on the X-ray picture.

Right at the tip of Britain, on the Land's End Peninsula,

is the remote Cornish town of Penzance.

Its beautiful beaches and scenic harbours

draw in the tourists every summer.

They come to enjoy what the fishermen and farmers

have all year round.

On the edge of town, is the West Cornwall Hospital.

It's an urgent care centre,

providing hospital casualty cover for locals and holidaymakers alike.

Otherwise, the nearest emergency care

is at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, near Truro, 30 miles away.

OK.

Dr Neil Davidson is an urgent care GP.

Big stethoscope, really, for a...

He's trained in acute trauma medicine.

Thank you.

Do you want that?

This baby's parents are worried she might have meningitis.

Dr Davidson puts their mind at ease.

At the moment, that is

not something that is featuring in my differential diagnosis at all.

And nine-year-old Dylan has hurt his hand.

-So, is it very sore?

-Quite.

-OK.

He trapped it in a car door.

I'm sure that must be worth some more pocket money, don't you think?

I'm quite happy that we've done no permanent damage.

Without specialists on hand,

doctors here have to tackle anything that's put in front of them.

This young fellow has had a earful.

One.

-Thank you.

-Here she comes. OK?

Oh, my God.

They're headphone plugs, one in each ear.

I'm afraid I'm not washing them, you can have them back like that.

That was an unusual one, a first for me.

But it can turn serious.

Phil has had to interrupt his annual family holiday in the Scilly Isles.

Yesterday, he lost control of the right side of his body

while paddling with his two young children, George and Charlotte.

Today, he and his wife, Sarah, have flown to Penzance

for an emergency brain scan.

They've had to leave the kids on the island with their grandparents.

This is a gentleman who is on holiday in the Isles of Scilly.

He has had a brain tumour

diagnosed three years ago

and it's known to have recently been increasing in size.

Unfortunately, whilst on holiday over the last two days,

he's developed some weakness of the right side of his body

and we are not sure whether this is part of the cancer

or possibly a little bleed within the cancer itself.

Let's hope we can get this sorted out

and you can enjoy the rest of your holiday.

-Just interrupt the family holiday.

-Yes, OK.

-No, it's fine.

The doctor has asked us to do a quick scan of your head.

So, what we're going to do is get you to have a lay down,

-your head on the pillow, feet at the bottom end.

-Yeah.

Once the CT scan is done, we'll be able to get that reported and,

hopefully, turn him around as quickly as possible in order for him

to catch a flight back to the Isle of Scilly,

I think, in about another hour's time. So...

A tough ask, but we will try and manage it.

-You're on holiday, are you?

-Yes.

-Whereabouts are you on holiday?

-On the Scilly Isles.

-Oh, fantastic. How long for?

-Two weeks.

-Two weeks.

-Is this week one or two?

-This is midway through.

Midway through, right.

The scan is going to last no more than ten seconds. Really still.

Philip, the table's going to move now.

30 miles away, at the main emergency hospital in Truro,

a radiologist will look at the scan on a shared computer network,

then phone Dr Davidson with the results.

All finished, we'll come and get you off the table now.

There you go, well done.

-Have you got everything you came in with?

-Yes.

-Any questions before you head off?

-No, that's fine.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

The doctor will be looking at those images when you get there.

All Phil and Sarah can do now is wait.

With only one flight back to the Scillies,

Dr Davidson is pushing to get the results quickly.

I phoned...

before you even had the scan, I phoned them up,

so they are on the case.

So, hopefully, we'll get that report as quickly as possible. OK.

Thank you.

If the scan shows that Phil has a bleed on his brain,

he'll be taken immediately to a specialist unit in Plymouth.

But if the results show nothing untoward,

he and Sarah might just make their plane

back to the Scilly Isles, which leaves in less than an hour.

If you get a sudden bleed in the brain,

blood usually shows up as a brightness on the X-ray picture.

52 miles away, the Cornwall Air Ambulance service has been

called to an emergency in Par, St Austell.

They've had to land their helicopter a quarter of a mile

away from the scene of the accident.

A woman has fallen off her bike at high speed.

The woman's husband and children are anxiously waiting

while the rapid response team attend to her.

Now it's up to paramedic Mark to assess the situation

and take her to the nearest trauma unit by helicopter.

The woman, Emma, may have fractured her pelvis.

Mark is also concerned about possible injuries to her neck

and spine, any of which could lead to internal bleeding

and put Emma's body into shock.

A lot of this is down to precaution.

Because you've got pain in your hip,

we're just treating you for the worst-case scenario.

Guys, what we're going to need to do is C-spine control

and collar.

I know it seems a bit of overkill, but because you've got

a lot of pain in your hip, we're going to look after your neck.

You've come down here at a fair lick, apparently, so we're going to look

after your neck and your pelvis, along with everything else.

All Emma's two young sons, Jake and Austin,

and husband Steve can do is stand by.

As I came round here, I saw a car whizzing up

and I got to the bottom and she didn't turn up.

I just thought, "Oh, no,

"she's either hit the car or gone on the gravel".

She came down the hill, she had one of the children's fleeces

and unfortunately it got tangled in the front wheel.

We were coming down the hill at great speed

and coming up the hill, they got a bit hot

and the situation was she just took it off them

because they were sweating and coming down the hill,

it got tangled up.

She went straight over the handlebars onto the concrete.

It's a worrying time for them all.

It's not like she's going to be... You know, really hurt.

She'll be fine. After a while.

Liam, how much morphine have you given this lady?

Emma's pain has been managed by morphine,

but now the paramedics must manoeuvre her onto a stretcher

used for patients with spinal injuries.

Emma, can you straighten your leg?

What about this leg?

Does that hurt when you do that?

It's a delicate operation -

if her body is jilted, it could lead to further complications.

Is that significantly more painful now we've moved you?

It's just going across there. And into my...groin.

Once she's safely onto the stretcher, Mark updates her family.

Right, husband! Basically, we'll take

your good lady to hospital in a minute.

Everything at the moment is looking fine,

but we are just a bit concerned about her pelvis.

-Course.

-She's taken quite a tumble.

-Yes, it's hard, quite fast.

Her pelvis is slightly out of alignment,

-but that could be because it's swollen, as well.

-Right.

-Until we get it x-rayed, we won't know.

-Of course.

We need to take her into hospital to get her x-rayed.

-Everything else is looking OK.

-All right, no problems.

Now, the ambulance will take Emma to the helicopter,

then she'll be flown to the trauma centre in Plymouth.

Emma's two sons will follow on with their dad.

-All right. You all right, mate?

-Yeah.

Emma, don't worry, we'll be there in a minute, OK?

Later, as Emma is parted from her family,

she has to face her fear of flying - alone.

Earlier, PC Gareth Evans stopped a driver who was

talking on his mobile.

I'm not going to discuss it with you at the side of the road,

we'll discuss back at the station, all right?

With Nathan put to rights, Gareth and Andy are back on the road.

Brecon born and bred, Gareth's not just policing the community,

he's part of the community.

And he's just entered the local country show baking competition.

What type of cakes did you make last night?

Er, Victoria sponge

and two quiches.

Oh.

Just a local show

with a section in the cookery that men are only allowed to enter.

So it's for a sponge and a quiche...

I enjoy cooking my spare time, so, er...

I've entered in each class.

Whether I win any prizes remains to be seen!

MACHINE BEEPS

But enough of the cakes -

it's not long before they spot another potential prize.

A vehicle's just gone past us and it's activated our ANPR

in relation to the database for the insurance.

The automatic number plate registration network they're using

alerts them to vehicles without valid insurance.

It looks like they've hooked one.

Go ahead, over.

-ON RADIO:

-'How you doing, mate.'

Yep - be with you. Give you a shout back.

Just got a vehicle on stop.

Gareth speaks to the driver,

who's sure the car is ensured.

So the insurance is registered in your name to that address,

in Kidderminster, yes?

We're off on holiday for a week, so...

Left this morning, come down here to Tenby.

Flagged up I've got no insurance, so...

They're saying I've got no insurance, but I think I have.

I wouldn't drive it if there was no insurance, never have done.

I'll just go and give them a ring, see if I can get hold of them now

and get to the bottom of it straight away, OK? Cheers.

Gareth double-checks with the Motor Insurance Bureau.

PHONE RINGS

Hi. I've got a vehicle on stop as a result of ANPR activation.

-No insurance details held?

-'Make and model?'

It's a Jaguar X-Type blue in colour saloon.

'OK. And what is he using the vehicle for today?'

-He's actually on his way on holiday.

-'I'll check and call you back, OK?'

That's great, thanks very much.

'The insurance company has advised that the policy

-'was cancelled on the 13th of the fifth.'

-Right.

'That was for non-payment.'

-Non-payment.

-'So he's not insured, I'm afraid.'

Looks like the man in the Jag is in trouble.

Due to non-payment, the car is no longer insured.

Hello. Um...

It's bad news, unfortunately.

As of 13th May this year,

you haven't had insurance.

Now obviously, we've got a situation now.

I can't let you drive any further on the road...

The police have the power to seize the vehicle as the car

can't go back on the road uninsured -

which would mean an abrupt end to their holiday.

But Gareth has another idea.

Obviously they're on their way on holiday,

there's other people in the car,

so I'll give them now sort of 20 minutes to contact an insurance

company, see if they can get insurance at the side of the road.

While they're doing that, I'll carry on writing up the ticket,

because obviously he has driven on a road with no insurance.

I'll deal with him for that and then fingers crossed,

they'll be on their way.

He's going to be prosecuted - there's a £300 fixed penalty, it's six

points, so if I can try and help the family a little bit, then I will.

Obviously I can't stay here too long, wait all day,

but we'll give him 20 minutes, half an hour to try and sort it out.

The clock's ticking - Gareth needs some news.

I've just rung one company and they were extortionate.

-Just on the phone to another company now, so...

-Oh, right - OK.

-Is that OK?

-Obviously, I can't wait here all day,

so I'll give you another chance and see how we get on.

Crikey, Moses!

In the past, some drivers took a risk with insurance

because the fines were lower than the actual insurance premiums.

But now, the penalties have been hiked up

and the vehicle can be seized,

so getting caught is more serious.

If this driver doesn't sort out some insurance soon,

he'll have his car impounded

and the family holiday will be a nonstarter.

At last, the driver appears to have some good news.

Hello?

I just want to confirm that he's insured from now to

drive his Jaguar, is that correct?

There we are, great stuff.

They said they cancelled my policy, but I haven't heard anything from them.

I've had no e-mail, no letters confirming it.

Obviously I wouldn't drive the car if I was uninsured.

So I just rang them up now

and sorted it out and I'm back insured again.

If you give me a signature there, it may have cost you,

but at least you're still on your way to Tenby.

You're on that way instead of me taking the car that way, so there we are.

-OK.

-OK, Cheers, all. Take care. Bye now.

It's a result for the driver, who can now continue his holiday.

And the results are in for Gareth, too.

Second for sponge, second and third for quiche - whoo-hoo! Sorry!

Well done! Congratulations!

I entered cooking classes at the local show today with a sponge

and some quiches and second for my sponge

and second and third for my quiche, so I'm well happy.

Tourists have been coming to Penzance for hundreds of years

and the summer season is when it's at its busiest.

As the population swells to four times its normal size,

the Urgent Care Centre at West Cornwall Hospital

has its work cut out.

Phil's flown over from the Scilly Isles,

interrupting his family holiday for an emergency brain scan.

Diagnosed three years ago with a brain tumour,

he's worried about a sudden loss of control on his right side.

The scan's going to last no more than ten seconds, really still.

Dr Neil Davidson is handling the case.

He's trying to get the scan results from the radiologist

at the hospital in Truro, 30 miles away.

If you get a sudden bleed in the brain,

then you're likely to get the soft tissues being pushed sideways.

You get shift of the midline and blood usually shows up

as a brightness on the X-ray picture and I can't see any of that,

but we will ask the experts, the radiologists, to report it for us.

Or, hopefully, they're looking at it as we speak.

If there has been a bleed,

then Phil will need to go to the Truro Hospital.

But, if the scan is clear, he can go back to the Scilly Isles

and his family holiday.

The plane leaves in 50 minutes.

I'm going to ring now and just check up where they're at.

Sorry, it's that pushy Dr Davidson down in Penzance.

I wondered if Dr Cook or Dr Hyslop

could have a look at it for me urgently.

Yep, OK.

Thank you, bye.

Right, so we're just waiting now.

It's been an anxious wait, but the news is in.

That was a really good result.

We were able to get the investigation he needed,

so he had his CT scan, which showed there wasn't a bleed in the brain.

He's able to resume his holiday and, hopefully, he will catch his plane.

Phil and his wife, Sarah, can't wait to get going.

A taxi's on its way.

They'll soon be airborne and heading back to the Scilly Isles.

-Two or three minutes.

-All right, brilliant.

We've come every year for I don't know how many years!

-Too many years.

-And it's fabulous, yeah.

We love it over there, so it's great.

It's been a difficult day for the couple,

but at least now they can get on with their holiday

with the rest of their family.

Just got to make sure the flight's now ready, which is great.

We can get back to our children,

so, yes, who we left on the island with grandparents.

Back in St Austell,

the Cornwall Air Ambulance are attending a woman, Emma,

who fell off her bike at high speed.

She has a suspected fractured pelvis,

and is in immense pain.

Emma is on holiday with her husband and two young sons.

She's at risk of internal bleeding,

which could lead to her body going into shock.

The ambulance is going to take her to the helicopter

a quarter of a mile away

and the family will follow by bike to see her off.

It's OK.

-You all right, mate?

-Yeah.

She's stable.

We just need to get her in nice and calmly

and as smoothly as we can

to do less disruption to her neck and to her pelvis.

The flight from St Austell to the nearest trauma unit in Plymouth

will take around 15 minutes,

compared to at least two hours by road on a busy bank holiday.

Emma's injuries mean it's essential

she's transported as quickly as possible.

Don't worry, Emma. We'll be there in a minute, OK?

-Stay with the boys, Steve.

-I will do.

All right? You're in safe hands.

-You all right, babes?

-Stay with the boys.

-Yeah.

They're just going to X-ray you, make sure you're...

Emma will be separated from her family now,

-but she's not just worried about leaving her boys.

-My name's Scott.

I'll be in the back with you, OK?

Obviously, if you've got any concerns...

I'm just anxious, that's all. I've never wanted to go in a helicopter.

I know that sounds horrible!

CREWMAN: It's a very benign experience.

-SON:

-Helicopters are fun, Mum.

STEVE: Yeah, enjoy the ride.

-People pay hundreds for that.

-I've always wanted to.

Scott gives Emma a teddy bear to hang on to during the flight.

Some people have this misconception that it's quite bumpy

and you get thrown around because it's such a small helicopter.

I think they watch too many movies, personally.

The majority of the people actually are quite surprised

how smooth a ride it is once they get to the other end.

PILOT: Right, just got about a minute and a half to land.

It's taken just 15 minutes and 28 seconds,

far faster than it would have done by road.

All right?

Not too bad, was it?

The air ambulance team have got Emma to the trauma unit safely,

AND she gets to keep the teddy bear.

Due to the geography of Cornwall,

due to the layout of the road structure of Cornwall,

it's absolutely essential that we have an aircraft available

to take these patients to their hospital in their time of need.

Without it, it would bring long delays and there's no doubt,

during the 26 years of operating an air ambulance in Cornwall,

it has saved many lives.

And thanks to the emergency services,

Phil and Sarah can enjoy the last few days

of their holiday in the Scilly Isles.

The medical teams in Penzance and Truro worked quickly,

so they got back to their children the very same day.

I'm hugely impressed.

How patient they were with us -

they didn't seem to be able to do enough for us, really, did they?

They really appreciated the fact that we were on holiday,

we did have children here.

Although my parents were looking after them,

they were still away from home as well and they weren't sure

where Mummy and Daddy had disappeared to for the day,

so I think everybody was just really as helpful as they could have been.

They were amazing.

To actually have somebody look at you,

scan your brain and check it was still there

-and sort of take it out of our hands, really.

-Yeah.

She's rotten to me.

She says it's in the back of my mind all the time, and it is!

Dr Davidson was able to reassure Phil and Sarah.

You sort of don't know that doctor, that doctor didn't know us,

-but I think he just really put our minds at ease, didn't he?

-Yeah.

Suddenly, there was a medical specialist looking after us

and sorting things out.

It was putting our confidence in the professionals.

-And we really were confident in them, weren't we?

-Yes.

Although Phil's condition is stable,

the future is uncertain.

The bleed means there's nothing major happening straightaway,

but, obviously, something has changed with the tumour,

so there's a relief in some respects, but it's now,

"Why have things changed?",

and whether it's a long-term change

or whether it's something that can be managed,

so, yeah, it's still a little bit nervous,

what may or may not be the long-term effect.

LAUGHTER

It's been all go for the emergency services in Britain's rural areas.

Since he got home, Phil has been having chemotherapy.

He hopes to be back in the Scilly Isles next summer.

Emma didn't have a broken pelvis.

Instead, her muscles had gone into trauma,

but it will be a while before she's back on her bike.

Nathan received three points and a fine

for use of a mobile phone while driving,

and a caution for fraudulent use of a tax disc,

but he was not charged for either insurance or MOT problems...

..and Gareth continues to bake prize-winning quiches.

And you thought it was quiet in the countryside.