:00:00. > :00:16.Good evening. news where you are.
:00:17. > :00:19.Business leaders have called for the south west to get a bigger
:00:20. > :00:23.A rise in fares that will be introduced shortly will hit
:00:24. > :00:26.all parts of the country equally, and the rail industry says billions
:00:27. > :00:29.of pounds is being spent on improving the network.
:00:30. > :00:31.But campaigners say that's unfair, given that less rail
:00:32. > :00:38.Our business correspondent Neil Gallacher reports.
:00:39. > :00:42.Rail fares will go up by an average of 2.3% from January 2nd.
:00:43. > :00:45.That rise is being applied uniformly across the country.
:00:46. > :00:47.On the face of it, that treats all regions equally.
:00:48. > :00:52.Well, this is an inherently unfair system.
:00:53. > :00:55.The price increase applies right across the country,
:00:56. > :00:59.regardless of how much the cost is going back into the network.
:01:00. > :01:03.The reality is we get about a tenth of the spend that the rest
:01:04. > :01:09.And that is the reason why we have got such a fragile rail network.
:01:10. > :01:12.The vulnerability of the rail link into Devon and Cornwall was keenly
:01:13. > :01:15.felt at the start of December because of flooding at Cowley Bridge
:01:16. > :01:19.outside Exeter, lending urgency to calls for more spending here.
:01:20. > :01:23.But the picture is not all bad, according to the joint rail campaign
:01:24. > :01:29.That is real investment in the south-west.
:01:30. > :01:32.Every part of the country wants money.
:01:33. > :01:35.We have just got to shout very, very loudly and make sure we are heard,
:01:36. > :01:37.so that the investment comes to the south-west.
:01:38. > :01:40.We really feel we are the forgotten south-west and that's why
:01:41. > :01:43.we are saying to government, don't forget about us, we need
:01:44. > :01:46.Record amounts are being spent upgrading Britain's railway
:01:47. > :01:51.Some of that spending undeniably has knock-on
:01:52. > :01:54.benefits back down the line, but it will soon be three years
:01:55. > :01:57.since the collapse of the main route at Dawlish reminded everyone how
:01:58. > :02:01.this region does not enjoy the sort of robust rail links that many other
:02:02. > :02:06.parts of the country take for granted.
:02:07. > :02:08.A roundup of some of the other stories
:02:09. > :02:13.Police are warning that dangerous drugs which were stolen from three
:02:14. > :02:15.vets practices in Cornwall in the last week could prove
:02:16. > :02:21.The drugs including ketamine and apomorphine were taken
:02:22. > :02:25.from practices in Treleigh, Redruth and Truro.
:02:26. > :02:28.The family of a Devon man murdered in Tamerton Foliot on New Year's Day
:02:29. > :02:32.in 2015 say there are unanswered questions about how the probation
:02:33. > :02:36.service dealt with his killer in the weeks before the crime.
:02:37. > :02:40.It's emerged that Donald Pemberton - one of the two men who stabbed
:02:41. > :02:43.Tanis Bhandari to death - was out on licence from prison
:02:44. > :02:46.when he was seen wielding meat cleavers two weeks
:02:47. > :02:52.The Community Rehabilitation Company involved said his behaviour
:02:53. > :02:57.The public are being asked to have their say about plans
:02:58. > :03:00.for the reform of the NHS and social care system in Cornwall
:03:01. > :03:05.The five-year plan could include the loss of hospital beds in favour
:03:06. > :03:09.of more care at home with possible hospital closures and job losses.
:03:10. > :03:15.A series of public meetings will be held throughout January.
:03:16. > :03:18.National parks like Dartmoor are losing millions of pounds
:03:19. > :03:21.in Government funding, according to figures
:03:22. > :03:26.The Campaign for National Parks said staff working on Dartmoor had
:03:27. > :03:31.The Government had promised to protect funding, but figures show
:03:32. > :03:41.parks will be receiving much less by 2020 than a decade earlier.
:03:42. > :03:43.It's a common complaint that there's not enough for young teenagers
:03:44. > :03:48.Well, now in Dawlish, they have a youth club
:03:49. > :03:52.Local church groups have got together to provide an inflatable
:03:53. > :03:57.pop-up dome where young people can go on a Friday night.
:03:58. > :04:11.At first glance, this doesn't look like a youth club but at some air
:04:12. > :04:17.and hey presto. This is being run by church groups in Dawlish. It has
:04:18. > :04:21.suffered from anti-social behaviour like drink and drugs.
:04:22. > :04:23.We've been doing youth work in the towns for many
:04:24. > :04:25.years and the youth clubs just weren't working.
:04:26. > :04:29.We looked at something that was mobile, something that
:04:30. > :04:33.And we just happened to stumble across a pop-up dome.
:04:34. > :04:37.And we looked into other options like buses and they just
:04:38. > :04:55.If you are a sporty person, there is a lot to do. But there isn't a lot
:04:56. > :05:00.of things like this. I guess it is just somewhere for them to go that
:05:01. > :05:06.is not out on this treats mixing with random people. It is a bit
:05:07. > :05:13.safer. It is warm. Outside, it is cold. There are activities. Although
:05:14. > :05:18.this is operated by church groups, it is not here to preach or convert.
:05:19. > :05:21.It is currently running on Friday night and in the summer they hope to
:05:22. > :05:24.find outdoor activities, too. Tonight sees the start
:05:25. > :05:27.of a new television drama series, Delicious, which stars Dawn French,
:05:28. > :05:31.was filmed at a number of locations Spotlight's John Danks has been
:05:32. > :05:45.taking a look at it. Nothing. That is what changed.
:05:46. > :05:50.Nothing. There were no signs. Nothing was to front. One day he was
:05:51. > :05:58.my husband and the next day, he belonged to you. This new show is
:05:59. > :06:05.billed as a story of love, lies and betrayal. Another seems worth filmed
:06:06. > :06:14.here at this castle over the summer. It is really exciting to feet chair.
:06:15. > :06:18.The tame and Valley has been overlooked but hopefully this will
:06:19. > :06:26.be a chance for us to put our mark on the map, so to speak. It will be
:06:27. > :06:32.interesting to see what happens. Portended was also used as a
:06:33. > :06:39.location for the drama. Some risk destinations linked to the BBC's
:06:40. > :06:42.Poldark series saw an increase of tourism. There is hope this will
:06:43. > :06:46.happen here, too. It's time to check out the weather
:06:47. > :06:56.now as the year draws to a close. Thank you. Generally, staying rather
:06:57. > :07:01.cloudy at try as we entered the year. There is a band of rain
:07:02. > :07:08.pushing through in the early hours of New Year's Day. High-pressure
:07:09. > :07:14.builds. It will get to try and brighter and a lot colder. Still the
:07:15. > :07:18.risk of a few full patches further east. A fair amount of cloud around
:07:19. > :07:25.overnight. That will hold temperatures up a bit. Particularly
:07:26. > :07:30.for western areas. Rather cloudy start to the day tomorrow. A few
:07:31. > :07:40.brighter breaks up hospital anywhere but equally they are to be like rain
:07:41. > :07:42.on drizzle on western facing slopes. Mild tomorrow, 10 Celsius, staying
:07:43. > :07:47.dry into the evening but the rain comes through first on New Year's
:07:48. > :07:56.Day. Behind it, a few showers. Generally brighter but cooler.
:07:57. > :07:58.Thank you. We will be back with the late news at 10:50pm tonight. In the
:07:59. > :08:16.meantime, have a good evening. Good evening, fog has been a problem
:08:17. > :08:17.in recent days, slow changes over the next 48 hours or so as this