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Falling wages and increasing bills - the growing financial struggle

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facing families across the South West.

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Good evening. There's increasing evidence that household income is

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failing to keep pace with prices. We'll hear how it's affecting

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families. Water charges could put finances

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under further pressure. Most of the planned �50 rebate could go down

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the drain, with a possible increase in bills of almost 8%.

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A warning from a nursing union that patients are suffering.

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Breathing new life into our town centres. We'll report from one

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which is doing all it can to attract shoppers.

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And five today - the remarkable little girl who defied all the odds

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after being born several weeks Wages are being left way behind

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rising prices for many people across the South West, according to

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BBC analysis of official earnings data. Inflation may have fallen

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slightly today, but nowhere near enough to turn around a problem

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that's been biting for years now. In a moment, we'll have live

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political reaction and we'll hear from a personal finance expert. But

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first, Spotlight's business correspondent, Neil Gallacher, has

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been hearing from some of those whose household budgets are

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stretched by the gap between wages and higher prices.

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Wages doing one thing, prices quite another. A problem that some

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viewers have been telling us about for years. To get a clearer feel

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how it has developed, we have gone back in time. We first met Chris

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Pollard in 2009 as a young apprentice. He did well to get a

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job in the sharp downturn and he was distinctly optimistic. When you

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are willing to put in the effort, there is quite a good future ahead

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of you. He is still quite upbeat. It goes without saying he cannot

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afford his own house. Aside from that, there is only one sign of the

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pressures on him. Even though he can drive, he does without a car.

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The worst of not Hull a car is probably when the weather, as it

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does now, goes into horrible times. But you wrap up with the gloves and

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hat. And sometimes after a long day at work, it would be nice to jump

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in a car and go home. For Derek Bryant, things are less

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philosophical. He certainly was in 2009. I can see I am going to soak

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-- slowly soak into penury. He took a job but has now retired again

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after a health scare. He now faces the same pressures as before even

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though he has some savings and a private pension. I would go out

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from the Bank each Friday morning with my pocket money for the week

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and that is it. If anything comes out that his extraordinary, it

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doesn't work. One unavoidable question faces all of them. How

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long are they going to live? I am sure that my savings will run out

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before the next 15 years. Because you are not getting any interest.

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That is a worry and all I can keep doing is to try and reduce my

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expenditure, my outgoings. auction might be to sell his house,

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hardly appealing, but in his words, what is the point in owning a

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property if you cannot go out for a pint? And the national debt charity

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reported that the south-west has some of the highest rates of

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bankruptcy in the country. In a moment, political reaction to

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today's figures. First, though, I'm joined by Alison Treharne, an

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independent financial advisor, who is a regular contributor to BBC

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Radio Devon's Interactive Lunch programme. If we start with the

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example of the pension support and Derek Bryant, he is probably

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speaking for a lot of people in that his income is not growing very

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fast and yet prices are. What can people do to maximise their income?

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It is very difficult and I do feel for pensioners. We have been told

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that the state pension will be going up by 5.2% in April next year.

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That was based on the inflation figures for September. It is good

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news. But I would estimate that inflation is higher because the

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majority of what they spend their money on his food and fuel, and

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those prices have really been going up. It is very difficult to offer

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advice. If there on a fixed pension, it is very difficult. Can I urge

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anybody who is thinking about going on to retire, where they are coming

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to a point where they will draw on their pension, if they have a

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private pension, they must think very carefully about how they use

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that income. Gilt yields are down and it has made things very

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difficult for those who want to buy annuity pensions. You must get

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financial advice and you should also think about making sure your

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retirement income is index-linked. If I were to retire now and I said

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my income was at a certain amount and it doesn't escalator at all, in

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five years' time, if Fleche -- inflation continues as it is, I

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will be poorer. If I have �100 in my pocket, it will buy a certain

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amount of goods. If inflation is at 8%, I need �104 in my pocket to buy

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the same amount of goods. And for families who are in full-time jobs

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and of getting an income but they still cannot afford to keep up with

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the increase in prices, what can they do to minimise the impact of

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inflation? If you have never done so, write a household budget. It is

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basic but it is a good start. You list what comes into the household

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and what goes out. If your outgoings are more, you know you

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are in trouble. A scene where you can trim them. It is all about

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changing your behaviour. You might have to change the shops you shop

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in. You might want to be on a water meter and you make sure your taps

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don't trip. You might need of insulation and things like that.

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Also, can you do extra hours at work, can you rent out a room?

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must leave it there. Thank you. Our political editor, Martyn Oates,

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has been following today's developments and is in Westminster.

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The recent bad news from the Government here at Westminster is

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that the effects of the recession and the economic pain will continue

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for even longer than anticipated. I am joined by George Eustice, the MP

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for Camborne. What can the Government do to help people cope

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with it struggling household incomes and rising prices? I think

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the Government recognises people are having trouble. They are

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stopping the rise in fuel duty, as announced in the Autumn Statement.

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There is a �50 cut in water bills and also cutting of the rise in

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train fares as well. So the Government is doing everything it

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can do against this very difficult economic backdrop, to help people

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with their weekly bills. We have already had a teacher today saying

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she is struggling. The Government has just announced more bad news in

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terms of pensions? Yes, but you have to bear in mind that public

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sector pensions are higher than the private sector. It is a myth to say

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public sector people have paid less than private sector. These are

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difficult times but it is equally hard for everybody. Or we can do is

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try to help them with their monthly bills, and that is what we are

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attending to do with this package announced. Cornwall has the highest

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rate of bankruptcy in the country and this is an issue you take

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particular interest in, isn't it? Apologies for the loss of sound

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with some problems with our line to Westminster.

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Well, today's inflation figures mean water bills in the South West

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could rise by almost 8% next year. Customers and pressure groups have

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reacted with concern. Spotlight's correspondent Simon Hall has more.

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You take more interest than most in water when you live at an address

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like this. Chris Campbell is also a fish-keeper and used his

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considerable amounts of water, and so is concerned at the prospect of

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his bills rising by up to 8%. is already astronomical! They are

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already pretty high and this will add to it. Being a single man in a

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house... It is just me paying the bills. It is difficult. The reason

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for the significant rise in bills goes back to 2009, when the water

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industry regulator set price limits of the coming years. Next year's

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prices are based on the price index for next month. Plus an additional

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sum for investment. Wessex Water were allowed to charge over 1.9%

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above RPI, bring their bills to just over 7%. South West Water was

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just over RPI, bringing their maximum increase to just over 8%.

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think people will see it as another stress factor in a stretched system

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where people on low, fixed income as learning nothing from their

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savings are seen prices rise all around them. They are struggling to

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meet those prices. This is just another instance where people have

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to find the money to meet the extra cost. The recent storms are

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rainfall have made water a prominent issue in the south-west

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once more. The news about becoming an significant bill rises will only

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add to that, particularly as there will erode much of the benefit of

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the �50 rebate for South West Water customers.

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And Simon joins us now. Why are the water bill rises so high? It is his

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story of changing times and a rapidly changing economy. These

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water tariffs were set back in at 2009. Back then, inflation was much,

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much lower. Below 1%, in fact. So you can see the authorities getting

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together and thinking, if we raised bills by a bit more than inflation,

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it is not too bad. Suddenly, there is Bill increases are looking a

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whole lot more unpalatable, with the increase in inflation. What's

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the outlook for inflation in future months? That is a good question. As

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ever, with economic forecasting, we have a health warning! But most

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analysts are predicting inflation will now fall and continued to fall,

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possibly quite dramatically, which would be welcome news for many.

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What does South West Water say? Nobody was available for an

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interview but the company released a statement and said they would

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make an announcement on their price tariffs by the end of January on

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their prized harass the next year. Thank you. -- on their price

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tariffs. The car-licensing organisation, the

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DVLA, has announced it's consulting on plans to close its two offices

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in the South West. This office in Exeter and another in Truro could

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close by the end of 2013, with nearly 50 redundancies. In all, 39

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regional centres could close, to save �28 million a year. Unions say

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staff are devastated and industrial action is likely.

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Gale-force winds overnight brought down scores of trees across the

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South West, leaving many homes without power. In Dorset alone, 55

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trees blew down. The centre lane of the Tamar Bridge was also closed to

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high-sided vehicles, and Brittany Ferry sailings were cancelled.

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A Christmas Victorian fair in Truro had to be evacuated this afternoon

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after a fire in a marquee. The Fire Service has praised a security

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guard who managed to put out the flames and move gas cylinders away

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from the heat. The security guard and two other people were treated

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at the scene for the effects of breathing in smoke. It's believed

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the fire started when sawdust was set alight by a heater. It was

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dealt with very well by the people outside, a security guard and a

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couple of other individuals. They helped him extinguish the fire. The

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organisers did a good job of evacuating a very large marquee.

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The wait for hospital treatment is steadily rising in the South West.

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Most acute Trusts in the region have seen an increase in the number

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of patients waiting longer than the 18 weeks the Government says we

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have a right to expect. The Royal College of Nursing blames health

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service cutbacks and says patients are suffering. Spotlight's health

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correspondent, Sally Mountjoy, has the details.

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Roy Wheeler will be home for Christmas following bowel surgery.

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He has had long-running problems but was admitted to Torbay Hospital

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for his MOTs right -- recent treatment about three weeks after

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his GP made the request. As soon as they could, it was done. No

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complaints whatsoever. Government says we have a right to

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expect Freeman within a few weeks of referral. But the number of

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those who had waited longer in a recent survey was over 1,500. 60

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had waited over a year. This Trust has slashed those figures that by

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20%. We have to work in orthopaedics why we had a high

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volume of patients, a number of whom were waiting for 18 weeks. We

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had additional clinics to clear the backlog of patients who had been

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waiting for over 18 weeks to get us back to his state where we could

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meet our requirements. In the past decade, waiting times have fallen

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dramatically and very few patients wait longer than 18 weeks for

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treatment. However, the latest available figures show that in the

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past year, most of the acute hospitals in the south-west had

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seen a rise in the number of those who wait longer than that. Plymouth

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saw a 30 it cent rise to nearly the Growing demand and economic squeeze

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has put pressure on hospital budget. The Royal College of Nursing is

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concerned patients will suffer while they wait -- while they wait

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We are seeing the impact on cuts to public services, and it is starting

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to bite now. If you cut the number of staff available, it is

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inevitable it will take longer for people to access services. We need

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to be quite clear about those individuals and the impact it is

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having on them. The Government says it will find

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hospitals that do not clear backlogs of long waiting patients,

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though critics say that will not The shopping guru of Mary Portas

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announced her musician today to breathe new life into that --

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Britain's high street. Her plan it recommends a range of measures

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including new taxes on car parks on out-of-town shopping centres. Will

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have plans work in the South West. Our correspondent has been to

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Saltash. This street in Saltash was busy with cars today.

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The car parks will full, too. In the run-up to Christmas, the town's

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four mean car parks are three after 10pm. This man runs a picture

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framing shop in the High Street, and says the parking helps.

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It has levelled our he wrote again, we have achieved what we set down

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as a budget figure. I would say it has helped this month, about 35 %

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up. Everyone likes something for nothing, and so if people felt they

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were getting free parking, they would feel given some of the great

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shops we have we would offer something extra over the

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supermarkets. It is those supermarkets already in

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the town that are paying for the scheme. Money is going to Cornwall

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council what they would have received in parking fees. Whether

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we are looking at parking, change of usage, access delivery times,

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all that red tape I am trying to three Upshall business can flourish

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in the future. Free parking since the beginning of

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December has certainly brought, for what traders tell me, some people

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back into the town. Not all are convinced. Some traders say they

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have not seen an increased and custom. Arrive in the car park

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around ten o'clock, pay for -- around eight o'clock, pay for two

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and was then after 10am it is free. I cannot get into the car park. But

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I do not mind because there is more fruitful of which is great for

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businesses. I think the majority of people are shopping more.

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The future of high streets like this depend on a reason for giving

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people -- depend on giving people a Now sport, and of the first of our

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sports awards starts with three young person's award of 2011. This

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year, the award is given to a 17- year-old golfer. Among other

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triumphs, Harrison Greenberry became the boys' amateur golf

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champion and established himself as a name to watch. Natalie owner went

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to the Exeter Golf and Country Club to surprise him with his award.

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I know this is a complete surprise to you, but we have come here to

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give you a bit of an eerie Christmas present, because you may

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not know but you have been voted the BBC South West Young Sports

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Personality of the Year, and saw, a Christmas tree and a little gift

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for you, Harrison. There is your trophy, congratulations on what has

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been a marvellous year for you. What has it been like for you?

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It has been amazing, really. I have not been able to take it all in. I

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am still loving it, it is awesome. I know this is a bit of a shock,

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but Young Sports personality of the Year previous winners include Tom

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Daley. How do you feel about that? It is hard to put into words,

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really. The best I can think is, outstanding. Thank you to the

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people who voted for me. The what has been the highlight of

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your ear, Harrison? The British boys was a highlight,

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it made everything else possible. I just went to Abu Dhabi, came back

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from that, but was unbelievable. What does the future hold for you?

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I know it is a difficult question, but what is your ambition?

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At the moment I am going to Kentucky University in America next

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year under will be there for 40 years. After that I intend to turn

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pro to see if I can make it in the professional world.

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Given the start you have had and of the Year you have had, that is

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definitely an achievement. Definitely, hopefully I can do it.

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Harrison, thank you for so -- thank you so much, sorry for giving you a

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shock, but congratulations, you are our Young Sports Personality of the

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Year. Thanks very much. Tomorrow night we will reveal who

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has won our unsung sporting hero award for 2011.

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Now to a little girl who left -- weighed less than a bag of sugar

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Wenborn four months premature has celebrated her fifth birthday. Erin

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McDonald was given a one-in-three chance of survival when he was born

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but has six it -- exceeded all expectations.

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Balloons, cards and Dolls, the perfect way to mark your fifth

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birthday, but Erin McDonald has more reason to celebrate than most.

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When she was born in 2006, she was tiny. She arrived 15 weeks

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premature. Transferred to Plymouth, she spent

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months in Derriford Hospital. Parents, Mark and Rachel, kept

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constant vigil. All only a one-in-three chance she

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would survive, and we are here five years down the line. We look back

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at a lot of things that went on in Derriford, but we live for today,

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now. In the time since -- in that

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instance, Spotlight has caught up with Erin at various stages in her

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life. Unlike most toddlers, she could not cry and was born thought

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only her vocal cords were damaged. She still has the tracheotomy which

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allows her to breathe through an incision in her windpipe. She has

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been able to talk properly for months.

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What you see is what you get with Erin. She has her own little

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character. She tells you exactly what she thinks.

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On Monday, Erin is off to the Children's Hospital in Bristol to

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see if and when the tracheotomy can be removed. While a sore stomach

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kept her off school today, this is 15-year-old who has divide --

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defied the odds. -- this is a five- year-old who has defied the odds.

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She has brightened up what has been a pretty gloomy day, news worries.

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If you were watching Spotlight on Friday she -- you will have seen

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our story on Christmas lights that have been working every day since

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1959. Some of you have got in contact with your own stories.

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Among them was this man's Christmas fairy, bought in 1955. At the time

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she was a festive must have, but now most of the family are not so

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keen. I was getting out of my mother's ft

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on Christmas Eve, and she said popped down to Woolworths and sort

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out a doll for us. There she is, a magnificent thing.

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To me she is a blend of Marilyn Monroe and our lovely Victoria

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Graham. I have addressed just like that!

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I can see the resemblance, Marilyn Monroe and Victoria Graham,

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flattery. After a BBC executive decision on

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when the Christmas tree should go when the Christmas tree should go

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up, it is finally there. Let's have a look at the weather

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today, but chilly, as well. These are some of the strongest gusts we

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have seen in the last 24 hours. The rainfall totals from last legs

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do not look particularly impressive, but I am sure form many locations

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the rainfall was double what we see here, as much as two inches falling

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last night, thus the problems on the roads in the evening and this

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morning. Tonight it will not be as windy or wet, but still looking at

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showers, some could be wintry, and a cold night, as well. Some places

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close to freezing with a risk off icy stretches on roads. This little

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kernel of cloud out here we are all watching quite closely. That will

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track across the Atlantic and coming to southern Ireland my day

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tomorrow and move into the Bristol Channel tomorrow evening. That will

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bring more frequent showers, a risk of those becoming wintry over the

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nose. Thirsty is hanging in the balance, the strongest winds looked

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to be in the English Channel, the Channel Islands and northern France.

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Uncertainty to wear that will go. The brighter colours here

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illustrate where the heaviest bursts of rain are. If there ever

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was a good demonstration of why Victorians chose Torquay to go to

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one holiday it is because of the shelter of Dartmoor it gives it a

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summer's day look here. It has been chilly with waves, but this has

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been finding a little shelter from the westerly gales. The sunshine

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was out. Contrast that with the higher parts of the mirrors of

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where winds have been very strong and frequent heavy and blustery

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showers. Tonight, the showers will breeze through. The sleet and snow

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off and on through the night. Low temperatures, too, getting down

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towards feasting -- freezing across parts of north Devon and it is

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Somerset. Showers will continue through the evening tomorrow, quite

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cold feeling, temperatures no higher than seven Celsius. For the

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Isles of Scilly, frequent blustery showers possible. The times of high

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The coastal waters forecast... Thursday, we are keeping a close

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eye on, it turns cold again Friday into Saturday with further wintry

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showers. Thank you for all your e-mails,

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