:00:14. > :00:13.Good evening. tonight on BBC1 at 10.10
:00:14. > :00:16.There's a warning from Devon and Cornwall's Police and
:00:17. > :00:18.Crime Commissioner that the force could "go bust" unless
:00:19. > :00:21.Tony Hogg says the constabulary must find new ways
:00:22. > :00:25.And he's also calling for more volunteer effort to help
:00:26. > :00:30.Like all local public services, Devon and Cornwall Police are under
:00:31. > :00:33.They are already considering closing some front desk enquiry offices
:00:34. > :00:39.and are investigating sharing resources with neighbouring Dorset.
:00:40. > :00:42.But further savings still need to be found.
:00:43. > :00:44.And in an article to mark the halfway
:00:45. > :00:47.point in his term of office, Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime
:00:48. > :01:11.We have got to find a furthdr ? 4.1 million's worth of efficiencies
:01:12. > :01:15.That is to seek to balance the budget.
:01:16. > :01:19.That is where we need to get to, we need to be spending the same
:01:20. > :01:24.That is a big challenge for us but it is one Tony Hogg is
:01:25. > :01:28.With the number of police officers in Devon expected to fall to just
:01:29. > :01:31.over 3,000 in the next four years, the Commissioner has also called
:01:32. > :01:37.for volunteers to play a grdater role in keeping the streets safe.
:01:38. > :01:39.He says he can envisage local communities clubbing togethdr to pay
:01:40. > :01:44.for items such as speed limit signs and evdn
:01:45. > :01:47.The Home Office has said the police have had
:01:48. > :01:54.a challenging funding settlement but the reform is working.
:01:55. > :01:58.The Environment Agency has told the BBC its dredging operation
:01:59. > :02:01.on the Somerset Levels is p`st the halfway mark.
:02:02. > :02:04.It brings reassurance for flood victims, but many worry how dredging
:02:05. > :02:12.Millions of tonnes of good darth are being excavated from the riverbed.
:02:13. > :02:16.On the Levels, they have bedn digging up rivers for years.
:02:17. > :02:18.But major dredging stopped in the mid`'60s.
:02:19. > :02:26.After two years of serious floods, the dredgers are back.
:02:27. > :02:28.The likes of David Broster, shifting 700 tonnes of silt
:02:29. > :02:35.When they said we were coming here to dredge this, you know,
:02:36. > :02:42.I am proud to be helping the community.
:02:43. > :02:45.The Environment Agency says dredging of an 8km stretch of river
:02:46. > :02:54.80,000 tonnes of silt has bden dug up and spread in nearby fields,
:02:55. > :02:56.a ?6 million operation demanded by flood victims.
:02:57. > :02:58.It is absolutely marvellous to see it.
:02:59. > :03:01.We have had 20 years of neglect and to see this silt coming out
:03:02. > :03:07.of this river, I am enjoying every bucket that is coming out.
:03:08. > :03:09.The dredgers are using comptters to return the river to
:03:10. > :03:16.Maintaining the river will cost ?100,000 a year, according to
:03:17. > :03:24.No`one's sure yet whether the money will come from.
:03:25. > :03:32.Celebrations have been taking place today to mark
:03:33. > :03:34.the 200th anniversary of the first horse`drawn barge using the
:03:35. > :03:39.The canal has been open through the summer after part of its banks
:03:40. > :03:53.History brought back to lifd. This is a sight not seen on the Grand
:03:54. > :04:01.Western Canal since the 1920s. Two men on board a barge laden with
:04:02. > :04:05.call, going towards Tiverton. This is called Taffy. It is exactly how
:04:06. > :04:07.the canal was first used whdn it is called Taffy. It is exactly how
:04:08. > :04:11.the canal was first used whdn it was opened 200 years ago to the day.
:04:12. > :04:24.opened 200 years ago to the day Call and `` Cole came down the canal
:04:25. > :04:26.originally. Limelight the other way. We had hundreds of producers of
:04:27. > :04:33.line. This re`enactment celebrates line. This re`enactment celdbrates
:04:34. > :04:38.the bicentenary of the first hole Strawn tug boat arriving into
:04:39. > :04:48.Britain on the 25th of August, 1814. `` first horse`drawn tug bo`t.
:04:49. > :04:55.Torrential downpours caused this. Everyone, back! A huge section of
:04:56. > :04:55.the 11 and a quarter mile c`nal collapsed. Nearby homes were
:04:56. > :05:00.collapsed. Nearby homes werd evacuated. A ?3 million repair
:05:01. > :05:01.evacuated. A ?3 million rep`ir programme by Devon County Council
:05:02. > :05:02.has helped secure the future programme by Devon County Council
:05:03. > :05:02.has helped secure the futurd for programme by Devon County Council
:05:03. > :05:13.has helped secure the future for the historic canal. This is carrying a
:05:14. > :05:18.tonne of coal. Great to be in that tonne of coal. Great to be in that
:05:19. > :05:21.history. We're lucky we havd tonne of coal. Great to be hn that
:05:22. > :05:25.history. We're lucky we havd this original barge that we could do it
:05:26. > :05:26.on. It was nice that people came out and braved the weather to see
:05:27. > :05:27.on. It was nice that people came out and braved the weather to sde us
:05:28. > :05:29.on. It was nice that people came out and braved the weather to see us in.
:05:30. > :05:30.The Grand Western Canal, sthll going The Grand Western Canal, still going
:05:31. > :05:35.strong. In football, Torquay United made it
:05:36. > :05:37.four games unbeaten The Gulls slipped to 14th
:05:38. > :05:41.in the table after a 1`1 dr`w It follows their goalless draw
:05:42. > :05:47.at Dartford on Saturday. After the footage we showed you
:05:48. > :05:50.yesterday of hundreds of fish stranded in a pool in Plymotth,
:05:51. > :05:52.unusually high numbers of whitebait have also been causing the sea off
:05:53. > :05:55.West Dorset to apparently "boil . This footage captured
:05:56. > :06:03.by a local photographer and gives This footage captured
:06:04. > :06:05.by a local photographer gives It's thought to be caused
:06:06. > :06:08.by mackerel chasing the whitebait for food,
:06:09. > :06:11.causing them to jump in the air Locals have described the ntmbers
:06:12. > :06:13.as "phenomenal". Here with the latest weather
:06:14. > :06:15.details is Alexis Green. All courtesy of this low pressure
:06:16. > :06:26.which is slowly drawing itsdlf away from the United Kingdol out
:06:27. > :06:32.towards the near continent. It will be improving picture
:06:33. > :06:37.tomorrow but quite a lot of rain to content with this evening and
:06:38. > :06:41.overnight. That could cause water. A year low weather warning is in force
:06:42. > :06:43.until midnight. Quite mild tonight with outbreaks of rain. Rain could
:06:44. > :06:46.be on the heavy side in somd with outbreaks of rain. Rain could
:06:47. > :06:48.be on the heavy side in some places be on the heavy side in somd places
:06:49. > :06:51.with temperatures dipping to a mild 15`16dC. The rain will be whth
:06:52. > :06:52.with temperatures dipping to a mild 15`16dC. The rain will be with us
:06:53. > :06:53.first thing tomorrow morning, gradually easing from the south`west
:06:54. > :06:58.through the day. We will see some through the day. We will sed some
:06:59. > :07:04.brightness in the afternoon with temperatures at a high of 17`18dC.
:07:05. > :07:05.20 in some places in the sunshine. Quite pleasant in the sun but
:07:06. > :07:05.20 in some places in the sunshine. Quite pleasant in the sun btt the
:07:06. > :07:07.risk of showers in the morning. Quite pleasant in the sun but the
:07:08. > :07:08.risk of showers in the mornhng. He risk of showers in the morning. He
:07:09. > :07:14.is the outlook for the rest of the week. Risk of rain tomorrow. Rain
:07:15. > :07:20.and the afternoon on Wednesday. Thursday, showers and blustery
:07:21. > :07:25.conditions, similar on Friday. Conditions on higher ground is
:07:26. > :07:29.particularly treacherous. Particularly on Dorset. Do take care
:07:30. > :07:32.if you're out there today tonight. I'll be back at 20 past ten. For
:07:33. > :07:44.now, have a evening. Goodbyd. Hello, if you love wet weather, you
:07:45. > :07:50.appreciate a satellite picture. A big swell cloud around to the west
:07:51. > :07:52.of Ireland. If you love bank holidays, you would choose different
:07:53. > :07:54.words to describe the