:00:14. > :00:18.Good evening. Hunt supporters in the south-west are welcoming calls
:00:18. > :00:20.from the agriculture minister for a date to be set for a vote on
:00:20. > :00:23.hunting ban. Hundreds turned out for the traditional Boxing Day
:00:23. > :00:29.meets, confident that they are moving closer to the ban being
:00:29. > :00:32.lifted. But opponents insist there will not be enough support in
:00:32. > :00:41.parliament. Our reporter has more. Six years on from the ban and the
:00:41. > :00:44.hands since this there are still as popular as ever. This hunt say
:00:44. > :00:48.they're not chasing foxes but assent lead in advance. As usual we
:00:48. > :00:56.will be hunting within the law today. We have laid many trails of
:00:56. > :01:00.on the farmer's land. The hunts want the ban repealed and are
:01:00. > :01:03.confident they will get it. hunting Minister has only this
:01:03. > :01:06.Christmas reiterated his promise that there will be a free vote on
:01:06. > :01:12.hunting and when the time is right, we're optimistic that will happen
:01:12. > :01:17.and we also believe that we will win it. The timing of a vote will
:01:17. > :01:20.be key. If it is held as it stands, their hopes for a repeal could be
:01:20. > :01:23.lost for regeneration. Critics say there is no place for hunting in a
:01:23. > :01:26.civilised society and there are better things for Parliament to be
:01:26. > :01:30.dealing with. In a time of economic turmoil, surely the government have
:01:30. > :01:37.better things on their plate than a repeal of the Hunting Act. That
:01:37. > :01:41.would be hugely unpopular with the majority of the public. The
:01:41. > :01:44.coallition did say there would be a free vote, the question is when?
:01:44. > :01:46.Thousands of shoppers have spent a day looking for Boxing Day bargains
:01:46. > :01:49.and the sale. In Plymouth, Drake Circus was busy
:01:49. > :01:53.from the early hours with hundreds lining up waiting for the doors to
:01:53. > :01:55.open. Later there was a steady flow of customers in the major stores
:01:55. > :01:57.across the south-west. In Truro many bargain hunters braved the
:01:57. > :02:04.chilly grey conditions despite fears about internet shopping
:02:05. > :02:12.affecting the high street. We are looking for shirts for our husbands
:02:12. > :02:15.and shoes. Saw some lovely ones on Saturday, but they didn't have the
:02:15. > :02:23.size, so we have come back again for another reconnoitre. Hopefully
:02:23. > :02:26.we will find something at a reasonable price. To the Boxing Day
:02:26. > :02:30.Sports now, as Plymouth Argyle got their festive period of to a flying
:02:30. > :02:33.start with a 3-2 win at Bristol Rovers this lunchtime.
:02:33. > :02:36.They looked a beaten side when Rovers opened up a 2-nil lead, but
:02:36. > :02:41.Warren Feeney, Nick Chadwick and Ashley Hemmings turned it around in
:02:41. > :02:45.the Pilgrims favour. Hemmings's goal coming in the third minute of
:02:45. > :02:50.added time. In League One, Exeter City lost a
:02:50. > :02:56.3-1 at Wycombe Wanderers this afternoon. Italian striker Marcello
:02:56. > :02:58.Trotta did the damage with a hat- trick for the hosts. At Huish Park,
:02:58. > :03:03.Yeovil Town could not break Charlton Athletic's stranglehold at
:03:03. > :03:06.the top, as South Londoners one of the 3-2. The winner came in
:03:06. > :03:10.stoppage time. Torquay United ended Swindon town's 15 match unbeaten
:03:10. > :03:13.run, as they won by a single goal at Plainmoor.
:03:13. > :03:23.Taiwo Atieno put United ahead in the first half against the inform
:03:23. > :03:27.
:03:27. > :03:30.Robins. That is the way it stayed as the gulls picked up an important
:03:30. > :03:33.win to take them to 10th in the two. In rugby, the Cornish pirates
:03:33. > :03:34.completed a championship double over Plymouth Albion on Christmas
:03:34. > :03:38.Eve. Full-back Rob Cook scored 20 of
:03:38. > :03:41.their points in a 33 - 12 victory. Left wing Rhodri McAtee also helped
:03:41. > :03:48.himself to a couple scores in the closing stages. Albion replied with
:03:48. > :03:50.a try in each half. Across the region traditional
:03:50. > :03:53.Boxing Day activities have been taking place in unusually mild
:03:53. > :03:56.conditions. Here at Teignmouth, 200 hardy souls
:03:56. > :04:01.ran into the sea in the annual RNLI fancy dress fundraisers. Around
:04:01. > :04:11.2,000 people lined the sea wall and beach to watch. Even Elvis made an
:04:11. > :04:13.
:04:13. > :04:16.appearance. Of that is the news - now for the weather. Remaining
:04:16. > :04:18.mostly cloudy overnight with light mostly cloudy overnight with light
:04:19. > :04:23.rain in places. A mild with temperatures down to eight Celsius.