10/08/2011 Spotlight

She is a little fighter. Our greatest fear is that one will

never turn up. Good evening. Police in Bristol appeal for calm

tonight - days of riots, looting and arson on the streets of London

The parents of a critically ill baby from Torquay are making a

desperate plea for an organ donor to save their daughter's life.

Lottie Bryon-Edmond is at the top of the national transplant list.

She's being treated at Birmingham's children hospital from where Clare

Casson sends this report. Five weeks old today and fighting

for her life. Time is running out for this baby who desperately needs

a new liver. She was born prematurely with a rare condition

which means that without a transplant, very soon she would die.

Our friends of -- our phones art by our ears and we keep thinking we

will get the call. We keep waiting. She is a little fighter. Our

greatest fear, we think she will take deliver well because she is

strong, is that one will not turn up. You are constantly thinking

about when the phone is going to ring. It is just horrendous.

family's ordeal has been compounded by riots outside this children's

Hospital in Birmingham which led to a total lockdown one night,

preventing them from spending time with her. But today, the focus is

on the desperate search for a donor. This hospital is amazing. The staff

are unbelievable, we get a massive amount of support from them, but

they cannot come up with the one thing we need which is a liver.

Only the public can help Lottie. This is not what this is about,

they will not necessarily help her, but it is just about raising

general awareness about how important this is. They have

launched a campaign to raise awareness about organ donation.

Family and friends have rallied around to help, aware that every

moment counts. It seems a very desperate. Everybody is trying to

rally around and do what they can, trying to get someone aware that

there is a little baby dying in this hospital and for the sake of a

small part of a liver from any child up to 12 years old will

potentially save her life. We take things day by day, hour by hour

even. We know she has not got a lot of time left. We were once told a

two weeks and she is doing her week -- her bit. She is strong but they

cannot keep using the same drugs day after day forever. We know

there is a very finite amount of time left. Unless we get a liver,

we will not have a daughter. Earlier I spoke to Professor Nizar

Yonan, a transplant specialist. I asked him how difficult is it to

find a transplant organ for such a small baby.

In general, it is difficult to find a transplant for most patients. In

our business, we do a heart and lung transplants, we have people on

the heart transplant surgeon list for weeks to get a heart and these

people can die at any moment. I suppose when it comes to babies,

that is doubly difficult because you cannot have any size, you have

to have the right size to fit the size of the recipient. Obviously,

finding the appropriate donor will be extremely difficult, even if a

lot of people consented for the donation and been part of the donor

Registry. So it is very difficult as a situation. Obviously, hour

wishers of with that family to get what they require. With such a

small patient, it is a really difficult operation. A liver

transplant is difficult at best. I personally do not perform that

operation, but it is very difficult. It is technically difficult in the

most normal circumstances, but in the case of a little baby, it is

doubly difficult. Lottie's parents have launched a campaign to get an

extra one million people to join the register. What more can be done

to encourage people to put their names forward for ordination?

know there are around 10,000 patients who benefit from a

transplant. Possibly up to 1,000 died in a year not getting the

organs so I think we are still far short of what we need. Campaigns

like this are very welcome. I think the media should be thanked for

raising it to this profile. Thank you very much for joining us,

Professor. A Devon-based warship and its

contingent of Royal Marines are to provide security at the Olympic

sailing events in Weymouth and Portland. Spotlight has learnt HMS

Bulwark, an amphibious assault ship, will be the command and control

vessel for the event. Our home affairs correspondent Simon Hall

has this exclusive report. This exercise demonstrates why HMS

Bulwark has been chosen to provide security for Olympic sailing events.

By air or by boat, she can quickly land a special it -- a specialist

unit anywhere to deal with any kind of bread. We are talking about one

of the two biggest ships in the Royal Navy today. The attraction is

that it has a lot of bucks on board so it can gobble up a lot of people

in Weymouth. HMS Bulwark has recently been refitted with high-

technology communications equipment. She will provide the command and

control based the extensive Olympic security operation in Weymouth and

Portland. The fact that it has the Royal Marines attached to it and is

a capable in communications would make a kinder and their friends

think twice about planning their operations. -- Al-Qaeda.

Bulwark is one of the Navy's biggest ships, capable of carrying

large amounts of equipment, even light tanks and armoured vehicles,

as well as allowing space for trips to exercise. The ship is currently

moored at Devonport dockyard and is described by the Navy as been on

leave so she can undergo some routine maintenance. No one from

the Ministry of Defence has been capable -- available for an

There's been concern in Dorset at the burden the Olympics will place

on the county's police force. Simon joins us now for an update on how

their planning for the event is going.

There is a certain amount of uncertainty about the plan. Let me

take you through it. The extra funding that also police say they

need has not been agreed with the Home Office. They are suffering

budget cuts and with the writing, the situation is going to worsen.

On top of that, Dorset police say they need hundreds of officers

every day at the Olympics. They are expected to come from other forces,

but that has not been agreed yet either. Not on the is it a huge

event with tens of thousands of spectators, it runs for a

relatively long time, effectively two months so it will require a lot

of the saucing. I spoke to a Dorset police officer early on and they

told me there was plenty of work to do, but they were confident all the

outstanding issues would be resolved and that the Olympics

would be a great success. There's further problems with the

plans to try and bring Plymouth Argyle out of administration. The

company that wants to buy Home Park as part of the deal has been taken

to court to force them to pay Argyle's wages for this month.

Brent Pilnick reports. Last night's match sort Argyle come

off second best of pitch and off it the problems are just as bad. The

administrator has taken Bishop International to court to try and

force them to pay �230,000 to pay these players and the staff that

support them. Argyll are still in administration and cannot come out

of it until the company complete the deal to take ownership of Home

Park. The administrator of Argyle says

the deal with Bishop International to bite Home Park and the land

surrounded it should have been completed some time this week, but

that has slipped into next week. Despite the delay, he is still

confident the Bishop International does have the cash to complete the

deal. I am reassured that their arrival is imminent. They will be

completing the deal next week. Hopes are still there for a

takeover, but with each day that passes, so the fears of Argyle fans

increase. The owners of Cornwall's South

Crofty mine insist that a steep slide in metals prices is having no

bearing at all on a key deal to bring Canadian investment into the

business. Metals such as tin, zinc and copper have fallen sharply

since the start of August. Our business correspondent Neil

Gallacher joins us with the detail. Just how bad are these falls?

eye-watering, although it has to be said prices had reached

extraordinarily high levels by the start of the summer. This is what's

happened to the copper price over the past month. Look at August:

it's fallen 11% in just ten days. Zinc has fallen a little more

steeply - the drop there in August steeply - the drop there in August

alone is 16%. As for tin, it's fallen particularly sharply - in

the last ten days down 19%. These are all metals that they plan to

mine at South Crofty. So how can the mine company say this doesn't

affect them? This isn't really a problem with metals, it's a problem

with investor confidence across pretty much all markets, and it's

temporary. The South Crofty team are still in talks with Canada's

Celeste copper mining Corporation. Celeste copper mining Corporation.

They expect to be able to confirm within the next few weeks that

Celeste has bought at least a quarter of the mine. But that deal

was announced three months ago when prices were near an all-time high.

Is it really still credible? Yes, because even with these falls,

prices are still a bit higher than prices are still a bit higher than

prices are still a bit higher than prices are still a bit higher than

prices are still a bit higher than a year ago, and way way higher than

the late 90s when Crofty closed. For the same reason, I still expect

Hemerdon tungsten mine on the edge of Plymouth to reopen, and I'd

surprised if the resurgence of mining in the south west stopped

with those two. Thank you for the update.

Still to come in Spotlight tonight: How the weather and the economy

have led to challenging times for the tourism industry.

Also ahead: At least one of our teams is still smiling after last

night's Carling Cup. And what does it take to become

Taste of the West? We join the judges to find out.

Barnstaple has been selected as one of only two places in the south

west which could pioneer local TV stations. The North Devon town,

along with Plymouth, is one of 65 eligible towns and cities the

Government has identified across the UK. Here's Spotlight's business

reporter Scott Bingham. Constable may not seem like an

obvious place to set up a TV station, but one of the main

reasons is here on this hill behind me. This TV transmitter broadcasts

took 16,000 homes. And in the town centre, there is

certainly an appetite for emote local TV service. It I think it

would be brilliant. Constable is a great place to live and I think it

should be more well known. Yes, I would support it, even though I

would not watch it! It is a very good idea. The local people would

really like it. As well as Constable, the government has

identified 64 other sites across the UK, including Plymouth, where

local TV services can be licensed and broadcast on digital

terrestrial TV to around 60 % of the population. But it says the

roll-out of broadband will eventually mean local TV is

available to everyone on the internet. If you look at other

countries, they have much better local TV than we have so what we

are planning to do is to change that. We are probably the -- this

will probably be the biggest shake- up in our broadcasting landscape

The first licences will be open to bidders in a few months.

Well, earlier I spoke to media analyst Steve Hewlett. I asked him

how the plans for local TV would differ from what is currently

offered by the BBC and ITV. The first thing, if the minister

was here, I think he would say now, one of the characteristics, and not

be positive characteristic up until now, is that it is not very local.

One of the things that he has been after doing was to try and see if

he could generate a new breed of local TV stations that are

genuinely local. The first thing is he intense that there are much more

local stations. The problem of that is the one that as stop this from

the start of, which is commercial viability. There may be enough

advertising in a city like Plymouth with a quarter of a million people,

but what about in Constable? Is that a viable option? In a place at

the size of Plymouth, what is being discussed, it is not regarded as a

viable in any effect, not even the analyst that Jeremy Hunt engaged.

No one is suggesting that the emergence of local TV will expand

the available part of advertising so even if a station where to get

�10,000 a week, it would be coming from local newspapers. What sort of

deal appetite is there for this? We know from our feedback how much

people value this programme and BBC local radio in this region, but how

much appetite is there for more local TV? It is an often debated

point, but it strikes me that the lesson of TV up until now as you

have pointed out is that people do have an appetite for local TB -- TV

provided it is good enough. The problem in the UK at the moment is

that if you take the North West for example, there was Granada, the ITV

region and they have won local programme which serviced Manchester

and Liverpool. The two cities might as well be on different planets

because they have nothing to do with one another. One of the

problems with local TV and turnout is that in many parts of the

country, it is not local enough. The flipside of being local is the

economic and financial viability is pretty elusive. My own guess is

that most analysts who have looked at this would question whether

Constable, for all its merits, is capable of sustaining a

commercially viable local TV station in his own right. Thank you

very much indeed for joining us. Tourism bosses in the South West

say the industry is facing challenging times as the

unpredictable British climate starts to take its toll. It seems

that several years of bad weather in the key summer months has led to

many people making late bookings this summer. And with the current

state of the economy, holiday- makers are also seeking the best

deals possible. Spotlight's Heidi Davey reports.

With The Sun shining over Watergate Bay in the key, it is easy to see

what attracts people to the south- west of their holidays. But it

seems that one of the region's biggest industries has been going

through a difficult time at what is traditionally its peak season.

has been dominated by late bookings and people wanting deals, which is

a state of the economy. August has been more problematic than it has

been for many years with people booking late, very dependent on the

Sun and the weather, which is always the case. Ironically

September and October is looking quite strong so it is an

interesting, patchy year in the circumstances. Most people accept

that we are holding up OK, but consumers have less money to spend.

Although one attraction that is what -- attracting -- reporting an

increase is this fair ground. Bookings have risen by 20 %

compared to the same period in 2010. People are booking later every year.

That has been a trend. We have been in business for over 20 years and

that has certainly been the trend, that people are booking later. But

it looks very positive, we are absolutely fault this weekend. We

are fully booked. It is all good news! And the families here agree.

This family are from Dorset and have chosen to camp here rather

than holiday abroad. We love it. Icelandic volcanoes, all of the

strange things happen nowadays, just stay at home, we have got a

beautiful country. Lots of things to explore, why bother going to

places like Spain? It is fantastic, everyone should support the local

economy, especially in these times. Everyone should stay in England

because it is lovely! But with the weather looking unpredictable for

the rest of the month, the region's tourist industry might not be out

of the doldrums just yet. If you're on holiday with us in the

south-west, welcome to the region. We will find out what the weather

has in store in a few minutes' time. Some sports news, and Exeter City

are the only south west team left in the Carling Cup after last night

first round matches. Exeter beat Yeovil while Plymouth Argyle and

Torquay both lost to Championship teams. Hamish Marshall reports.

It has been a long wait for Exeter City in this competition. You have

to go back to 1993 for their last win. They had the better of the

first half against Yeovil, but did not break through until after the

break. The substitute scored on his debut. It was not until the third

minute of added time that a sealed the game. This 21-year-old also got

his first goal for the club. It is the first time in 18 years that we

have made the second round so that is a nice comment. We played really

well. By more than happy with the way we played tonight. I'm

disappointed because it was a local derby, but we will be working very

hard and been barely -- very diligent. Torquay were always

facing an uphill task as Southampton. When the home side

went ahead and, it looked even tougher. But a free-kick put the

girls back behind and two more goals means it is almost nine

seasons without a win for Torquay. A crowd of 5,000 saw Plymouth

Argyle's first home game in the season. It ended in defeat to

Millwall. The pilgrims did not create many chances, but were

denied a crack at extra time when this effort was saved.

Now, what do water buffalo burgers, Lime and chilli ice cream and

chocolate tiffen cake have in common apart from being

scrumdiddlyumptious? Well, they're all delicacies produced in the

region and vying for coveted awards in the Taste of the West

competition being held in Exeter. On the fish table, they are judging

smoked salmon from Cornwall. That is really good. That is a really

nice smoked salmon. Over in cake corner, a chocolate brownie has

failed to hit the mark. Maybe could be improved. Maybe a bit overcooked.

This is the judging for the Taste of the West awards and it is a

considered business. Note fights at the whole roast than. This is the

serious side of the region's food industry. It is massive now, about

2.5 billion contribution to the region's economy. It is all about

local food. Apart from all the sweets, there is plenty of beef.

have gone through about 50 or 60 samples today so we are for! But if

the innocent and mushroom pie did not cut it, judges can cleanse

their palates with a trustee cheese and tomato sandwich.

Don't mind if I do! The judging goes on the for the

next few days. Hard work, but It is a hard job, but someone has

to do it! I would quite like that, and I would not be offended by the

fact that you don't want me to make you a cake! David, you are here for

the weather, is it going to be nice?

This evening is going to be good so make the most of it. Tomorrow

evening is not quite so good. The cloud is coming our way. It has

been lingering across Ireland, Wales and the North of England

through to today. It will gradually sink its way south. A fine evening

in store this evening, before the rest of the week, it is rather

cloudy. There is rain in the forecast, and misty conditions as

well. Lots of cloud coming our way. A string of cloud stretching into

the Atlantic. There are several weather systems in here which are

gradually sinking their way it south towards us. So expect a

complete change overnight tonight. They find the need -- evening, but

we will see that weather front coming across the central part of

the Channel by lunchtime. It brings some patchy rain, perhaps the rain

becoming more widespread and persistent towards dawn tomorrow.

It will move through, not necessarily that much brighter, all

the week see brighter weather on Friday. We keep a lot of cloud with

more outbreaks of rain coming late in the day. Saturday looks quite

light and breezy as well. That wind has been picking up throughout the

day today. The line of cloud and rain is just coming into southern

parts of Wales, not too far away from us, but this evening, we have

had a splendid display from the Red Arrows. This was them earlier on

today doing their famous stuff. It was a full display. The cloud is

coming in and has been creeping into out the day today. It will be

going on all week. For the latter part of the week, expect a lot more

in the way of cloud. We will continue to see the risk of some

patchy rain. Some early tomorrow, but dry up in the afternoon. Some

also turning up on Friday night and into Saturday morning. Let's follow

that bit of patchy rain becomes an overnight tonight. A lot of players

I initially, cladding over and then towards dawn, the rain steadily

comes into North Devon first and then to the rest of us as we move

towards first light. It also means it will be quite misty, low clouds

and hill fog developing. A mild night, temperatures no lower than

14 tonight, breezy as well. The brain will then move away so by the

end of the morning, it does brighten up. There will be a few

showers here and there, a muddy field to be day, despite a lot of

cloud. A risk of fog, but parts of the staff hams, into Torbay and

into line Bay, there is every chance that the cloud will break

through. The temperatures it will then be lifted to 21 degrees. For

the Isles of Scilly, they get trained earlier in the day. It may

Brighton for the time, but it will stay quite misty. It will be a

breezy day. This ability could be a problem. Here are the times of high

We have not had a lot of surf today. The surf will be cleaner tomorrow

despite the breeze from the south- west. It may be choppy in the

afternoon. Up to five feet increasing to six later in the day.

The winds for tomorrow, south- westerly five or six with drizzles

at times. There is the forecast up towards the weekend. Friday is

cloudy, a few showers, but the main rain will come in Friday-night into

Saturday. Saturday, showers, and Sunday will be a bit brighter.

Tomorrow we have the second part in our special summer series about the

River Dart. Last week, we went high up on Dartmoor to find the source

of the river and followed it down to Dartmeet. Tomorrow, our South

Devon reporter John Ayres comes down stream to see how the river is

used in a very modern way for fun. We will be looking at the

activities above the but there as well as on it.