:00:13. > :00:15.The Devon photographer injured and stranded in Syria. His wife is
:00:15. > :00:20.calling on the international community to mount a rescue
:00:20. > :00:25.operation. Good evening. We will be live in Totnes where Paul Conroy's
:00:25. > :00:28.family live. Also tonight, the fight against an incinerator.
:00:29. > :00:33.Campaigners go to the Court of Appeal as the Government tries to
:00:33. > :00:38.overturn a ruling against a scheme at den -- St Dennis. The eco-
:00:38. > :00:46.heating system which tenants say is costing them thousands. And why
:00:46. > :00:50.this children's wendy house has fallen foul of the planning laws.
:00:50. > :00:54.The wife of a Devon photographer injured in Syria is tonight calling
:00:54. > :00:57.on the United Nations to intervene to help rescue her husband from the
:00:57. > :01:00.conflict. Paul Conroy from Totnes was hurt in a mortar tact on
:01:00. > :01:04.Wednesday. Two colleagues, including Sunday Times journalist
:01:04. > :01:09.Marie Colvin were killed in the blast. Mr Conroy's wife is urging
:01:09. > :01:15.the Government to forget protocol and get him to safety we can go
:01:15. > :01:19.live to Totnes and our correspondent Simon Hall. It It is
:01:19. > :01:23.very difficult to read what is going on in Syria. The country is
:01:23. > :01:27.in a state of virtual Civil War. Plus negotiations tend to be
:01:27. > :01:31.conducted quietly behind the scenes. There was a sense of optimism from
:01:31. > :01:35.the French President Sarkozy, and he said it looked like there was
:01:35. > :01:42.potentially a deal in sight to get Paul and tore western journalists
:01:42. > :01:46.out of Homs. Part of the chapel of reflection vun -- reflect hundred
:01:46. > :01:51.at saint pairry's church has been dedicated to Paul Conroy. Prayers
:01:51. > :01:56.were said for him, and his family, at the weekend. We like to think
:01:56. > :02:00.that down through the centuries, St Mary's has been at the heart of the
:02:00. > :02:03.community, so when the community celebrates, we are there with them
:02:03. > :02:08.doing the civic service and when the community or a member of the
:02:08. > :02:13.community is hurting, we want to reach out to support and surround
:02:13. > :02:16.them with love, thoughts, prayers and reflections. Paul's family
:02:16. > :02:21.still haven't spoken to him. They want more action taken to try to
:02:21. > :02:25.get him out of Homs, from the British Government, but also from
:02:25. > :02:29.the United Nations. You know, somehow I am getting through every
:02:29. > :02:35.day, and managing to, you know, wake up in the morning and just
:02:35. > :02:39.brace myself, and just git on with it, and do everyone I can, do these
:02:39. > :02:46.interviews, and keep it up there at the top of the agenda, I know that
:02:46. > :02:53.is one way I can help. I am not feeling too bad, because if anybody
:02:53. > :02:58.can get through it it is my dad. Why is that? He has been too so --
:02:58. > :03:02.been to so many war zones ch I know he can make this one. A special
:03:02. > :03:10.prayer has been written for Paul by a local parishioner. It concludes
:03:10. > :03:15.with the words "Here in Totnes we hold you in our hearts." I spoke to
:03:15. > :03:17.Kate again just a little earlier on, she said she was comforted by the
:03:17. > :03:22.many message of support she had received. She was surround by many
:03:22. > :03:27.friends, she said, which was helping the family to cope. In
:03:27. > :03:30.these so difficult times. Campaigners fighting a
:03:30. > :03:34.controversial incinerator planned for Cornwall have been told by the
:03:34. > :03:39.Court of Appeal tonight that they h have to wait a fortnight to find
:03:39. > :03:46.out whether nor it will be built. Last year the high court threw out
:03:46. > :03:53.a Government decision to grant the incinerator. Our correspondent is
:03:54. > :04:00.at the Court of Appeal. Back in the 1990s the Cowen sill decided it was
:04:00. > :04:05.running out of landfill. I decide on a plant near St Dennis. There
:04:05. > :04:09.was an appeal against it. They won their appeal in the courts and
:04:09. > :04:13.there was champagne corks popped. People were happy, diggers were on
:04:13. > :04:16.the site starting to build the road. They had to move away. However,
:04:16. > :04:18.since then, the Secretary of State for local Government and communitys
:04:18. > :04:24.Eric Pickles, has appealed this decision. That is what everyone has
:04:24. > :04:26.been in court talking about today. And what they have been talk about
:04:26. > :04:30.is air quality, now the campaigners say they thought that decision
:04:30. > :04:35.would be left with picks pi, he would decide it. But in the end he
:04:35. > :04:39.listened to the Environment Agency, they said, that left them at a big
:04:39. > :04:43.disadvantage. We were led to believe the Secretary of State was
:04:43. > :04:48.the competent authority and would have looked at the assessment.
:04:48. > :04:53.you have seen today that turned out to be, he put his trust in the
:04:53. > :04:57.Environment Agency. The appropriate assessment was never done. How do
:04:57. > :05:02.you feel about that? I feel we have a good legal point but as we seen
:05:02. > :05:09.today the legal challenges from both sets of barrister, you know,
:05:09. > :05:13.is a 50-50 chance at the moment. Now they want to build this plant
:05:13. > :05:18.on a important and sensitive site. There is a planned there, a very
:05:18. > :05:22.important plant according to the campaigners. People of St Dennis
:05:22. > :05:29.have taken it up as a wonderful symbol because it's a very rare
:05:29. > :05:33.plant, which is threatened by the proposed insi ray for, because the
:05:33. > :05:36.acid emissions from that plant could wipe out 50% of the world
:05:36. > :05:42.population of this rare plant, which has got the highest level of
:05:42. > :05:46.European protection it could have. We spoke to the company after today.
:05:46. > :05:50.They didn't want to be interviewed. They insist as far as they are
:05:50. > :05:53.concerned the energy from waste plant is the solution for Cornwall.
:05:53. > :05:57.A group of tenants in Cornwall say they are being forced into debt in
:05:57. > :06:00.order to pay for heating in their housing association homes. They say
:06:00. > :06:06.a new eco-heating system is inefficient and is costing
:06:06. > :06:10.thousands of pounds a year to run. Spotlight's Eleanor Parkinson
:06:10. > :06:15.reports. Ja nit moved into her housing association home just under
:06:15. > :06:19.two years ago. Since then she says he has paid out almost �4,000 for
:06:19. > :06:24.electricity. The house is fitted with a specialist exhaust air
:06:24. > :06:30.source heating system. The system is designed to be eco-friendly. But
:06:30. > :06:35.janis says she is selling her possessions, to pay her bills.
:06:35. > :06:40.are constantly watching the meter. I have never put this amount of
:06:40. > :06:44.money on my electric ever. I have never been in debt with my electric
:06:44. > :06:49.board. Since here I am �600 in arrears with them. The problem
:06:49. > :06:54.isn't just confined to number 29. Next door, at number 30, they are
:06:54. > :06:59.also paying big bills. When you moved in how much were you told you
:06:59. > :07:04.were going to pay and how much you having to pay with this system?
:07:04. > :07:10.had a letter given to us, which tells us roughly what we would use,
:07:10. > :07:16.in a year. Obviously, adding on normal electrical appliance, we are
:07:16. > :07:19.looking tops about �700 a year. Where it works out at the minute we
:07:19. > :07:25.are putting in near enough � 2,000 a year and more. Do you blame this
:07:25. > :07:31.system? I do, yes. And I know everyone who has it thon estate is
:07:31. > :07:33.in the same boat. The housing sogt association says 28 of the homes in
:07:33. > :07:36.Cornwall have benefited with this system. And they have had
:07:36. > :07:42.complaints from five households they say they are working to find a
:07:42. > :07:45.solution. The system has benefited in many other homes round the
:07:45. > :07:50.countries where householders have reported problems. In Bedfordshire
:07:50. > :07:54.one housing association has been compensating tenants for high bills.
:07:54. > :08:03.Janis says she will monitor her electricity useage daily until the
:08:03. > :08:06.problem is resolved. The Dartmoor National Park Authority had left a
:08:06. > :08:09.family in Dunsford astounded after telling they needed planning
:08:09. > :08:13.permission for their children's Playhouse. The wooden wendy house
:08:13. > :08:20.is on stilts and has has been thatched but the Endacotts have
:08:21. > :08:23.been told they breaks national planning rules. A dream home in the
:08:23. > :08:28.countryside. Chocolate box cot tadge complete with thatch. But
:08:28. > :08:33.grown ups will be dispointed. This is designed for children. This is
:08:33. > :08:39.our Playhouse and it came to us by Father Christmas in lots of pieces
:08:39. > :08:44.sh and it took us about two days to build it, and every one of our
:08:44. > :08:46.family helped build it. My uncle thatched the roof. Despite it not
:08:46. > :08:51.being a real home the Dartmoor National Park Authority says the
:08:51. > :08:56.wendy house needs planning permission. I was really upset. It
:08:56. > :09:00.was an innocent Christmas present for our children, which they adore.
:09:00. > :09:05.Have they given any you any reason they don't like the location?
:09:05. > :09:09.said something to do with it being near the high way but then there is
:09:09. > :09:14.lots of things that are built along the side of the road. I think there
:09:14. > :09:17.is a lot more ugly things round than a little wooden tree house
:09:17. > :09:22.that don't seem to have any problems with, and yet they are
:09:22. > :09:26.pick on us. Just Tyne and Hugh go say they have fixed the Playhouse
:09:26. > :09:29.into the ground to make it stable and positioned it opposite the
:09:30. > :09:33.house so they can keep an eye on their children. They didn't realise
:09:33. > :09:37.because it is elevated fixed and near the road that the parks
:09:37. > :09:41.planning officers might get involved. We are waiting to hear
:09:41. > :09:48.from them. I think they are going to send us alert. They have told us
:09:48. > :09:52.we have to move it. Where is it now where it is sunny. If we moved it
:09:52. > :09:54.to the shade it could be cold and damp and not very nice.
:09:54. > :09:58.Dartmoor National Park Authority say they don't want to make a
:09:58. > :10:00.comment, or issue a statement at this stage, but they do say that
:10:00. > :10:06.the Playhouse does need planning permix, but they are willing to
:10:06. > :10:10.have talks with the family, to discuss a different location. The
:10:10. > :10:15.ed cots are waiting for a leter to find out what they need to do next.
:10:15. > :10:22.The grown ups might have to help the younger workmen if the park
:10:22. > :10:26.authority decides the Playhouse needs to be moved. Lots of comments
:10:26. > :10:30.coming in. Andy thinks it is ridiculous, if it is your land, you
:10:30. > :10:34.should be entitled to do what you want on it within reason. As they
:10:34. > :10:39.are not affecting neighbours, nor is it a huge industrial plant.
:10:39. > :10:43.Peter said the country is in financial chaos, councils are
:10:44. > :10:47.having to cut job, the police are cutting front line officers and
:10:47. > :10:51.Dartmoor National Park Authority is insisting a child's wendy house
:10:51. > :10:55.needs planning consent. Thank you Charles. You said another example
:10:55. > :11:04.of our underemployed public sector workers trying to justify their
:11:04. > :11:06.existence. Thank you for those theatre shows to come to the South
:11:06. > :11:10.West has cancelled its first performance because of technical
:11:10. > :11:15.issues. The new production of the Philip Seymour-Hoffman -- Phantom
:11:15. > :11:20.of the Opera was due preview tonight. The show is being jeever
:11:20. > :11:21.seen by Cameron Mackintosh which also closed its doors on Saturday.
:11:22. > :11:25.Johnny Rutherford has been following developments and is with
:11:26. > :11:29.me now. What has been the problem? It seems to be they have technical
:11:29. > :11:35.issues and they are worried about the safety. It's a big show, with a
:11:35. > :11:39.complicated set. It is a revamp from the 25-year-old phantom show
:11:39. > :11:42.that ran in London. A new set has been designed especially for the
:11:42. > :11:45.tour, and so with that, they are worried about the rehearsal with
:11:45. > :11:48.the cast and it's the first time they have put that together.
:11:48. > :11:52.Cameron Mackintosh is in fact down in the town at the moment, to make
:11:52. > :11:57.sure that the new production which starts before the national tour
:11:57. > :12:01.gets off to a good start. And they have reassured me that tomorrow
:12:01. > :12:06.night will be the opening night. What about people who have paid for
:12:06. > :12:10.tickets for tonight? Yes, of course, lots of people completely upset.
:12:10. > :12:13.The worry there is that it is 1300 seats, have to be found, even
:12:13. > :12:17.though the product sun runs for five-week, all the good seats,
:12:17. > :12:20.pretty much have been sold already. And so they are trying to find what
:12:20. > :12:26.they can in that time. But the theatre has said they will get
:12:26. > :12:29.their money back and in fact anyone who bought tickets on the Saturday
:12:29. > :12:32.rehearsal will get their money back and they are offering for them to
:12:32. > :12:41.come along to a dress rehearsal tomorrow but they have to make sure
:12:41. > :12:45.they get their tickets beforehand. Thank you. The former own our after
:12:45. > :12:50.north Devon animal refuge which folded last year has warned others
:12:50. > :12:56.about the pitfalls of the sanctuary business. Debbie De Ste Croix's
:12:56. > :12:58.animals had to be found new homes after she ran out of money. A cold
:12:58. > :13:06.October morning last year. And koixkoix has been locked out of the
:13:06. > :13:12.farm where she ran the quality of life animal sanctuary. Why are you
:13:13. > :13:18.so incompassionate? I have had sheer hell for the last six week,
:13:18. > :13:23.not knowing if I my animals are dead or alive. She was evicted
:13:23. > :13:29.after falling behind her more imagine but some of the animals are
:13:29. > :13:33.left behind. Five months on Debbie only has her dogs for company. And
:13:34. > :13:38.she has learned tough lessons. Trying not to have negative
:13:38. > :13:48.thoughts, and trying not to but it very difficult not to feel bitter,
:13:48. > :13:48.
:13:48. > :14:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:14:36. > :14:42.You can see more on that story on Inside Out tonight.
:14:42. > :14:49.Now it is time for the export and Natalie is here.
:14:49. > :14:55.-- sport. We start with rugby and the Chiefs
:14:55. > :15:04.run of wins come to an end. Plymouth Albion suffered a big blow
:15:04. > :15:09.as they fight for survival. It was hardly vintage stuff at the
:15:09. > :15:18.stadium. This will be play it -- this was the closest they got to a
:15:18. > :15:26.try. It became a kicking contest. They put away two penalties to put
:15:26. > :15:31.the chief's ahead. Then they lost their discipline and Heathcote took
:15:31. > :15:40.over on his kicking duties. They sealed a 12-9 win.
:15:40. > :15:45.We have come to this on the back of a few wins. We haven't managed to
:15:45. > :15:50.knock up a 4th win. We have to keep those runs of form going and I hope
:15:50. > :15:55.we have learnt that we were not quite good enough. The Cornish
:15:55. > :16:05.pirates got a bonus point. There was more problems for Plymouth
:16:05. > :16:11.
:16:11. > :16:21.The pirates will take off Leeds, Rotherham and bed fought -- Bedford
:16:21. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:36.Not a great deal to talk about in the football. Plymouth Argyle took
:16:36. > :16:45.a point from proceedings. I was joined by a Chris Hargreaves.
:16:45. > :16:51.It was an awful weekend. No wins. There's go to the first of our
:16:51. > :17:01.defeat. Exford -- Exeter away to Huddersfield. Five minutes before
:17:01. > :17:02.
:17:02. > :17:06.the break, you give this goal away. It is an uphill task after this.
:17:06. > :17:12.Exeter matched them for much of the game but they gave the ball away
:17:12. > :17:15.there. A great finish. League Two and a Torquay lost to
:17:15. > :17:25.Gillingham. Are they having a wobble?
:17:25. > :17:25.
:17:25. > :17:31.If I don't think so. They have been on a brilliant run. Such an easy
:17:31. > :17:36.goal and then this. I don't understand what happened.
:17:37. > :17:43.We can't tell whether it was a penalty. It didn't look like it but
:17:43. > :17:49.he gives it. He then that sends the wrong man off.
:17:49. > :17:58.Was it a case of mistaken identity? I don't know. He doesn't know what
:17:58. > :18:02.is going on. To make it worse, they scored a penalty.
:18:02. > :18:12.Plymouth Argyle can get the ball in the back of the net.
:18:12. > :18:12.
:18:12. > :18:16.It was a tough game to watch. They did battle hard, didn't they,
:18:16. > :18:26.Plymouth? They did. They played really well
:18:26. > :18:40.
:18:40. > :18:45.in the first half. The 61 fans of Dagenham that went didn't get much.
:18:45. > :18:52.Robbie Williams, he played really well again after his return. It was
:18:52. > :19:02.unfortunate. Yeovil Town slipped to the bottom
:19:02. > :19:03.
:19:03. > :19:08.of four after a defeat in their round. The second equaliser coming
:19:08. > :19:15.nine minutes from town. It looked like it would end with honours
:19:15. > :19:21.evening until deep into injury time. A fruitless 670 mile round trip for
:19:21. > :19:25.Yeovil. They had some fun before the game.
:19:25. > :19:31.Tonight on our full bore programme, exclusive access to that longest
:19:31. > :19:40.away trip for Yeovil. Find out how coming last on the quiz on the best
:19:40. > :19:44.lead to this in the team hotel. That is the Late Kick-Off macro.
:19:44. > :19:52.Well done to the tunes of Plymouth University went the extra mile for
:19:52. > :19:57.Sport Relief at the weekend. They played many sports at the weekend.
:19:57. > :20:00.12 on Saturday and 12 on Sunday. 100 people took part and his hope
:20:00. > :20:06.they have raised �1,500 for the charity.
:20:06. > :20:09.How about this. Tom Daley has had a waxwork made of him at Madame
:20:10. > :20:14.Tussauds in London. It is said to be one of the most complex and
:20:14. > :20:24.dramatic figures ever to feature at the World tourist attraction. It
:20:24. > :20:24.
:20:24. > :20:34.shows him made dive. It is suspended 4 ft of the ground. He
:20:34. > :20:43.
:20:43. > :20:47.I had to look at that photograph very closely. It is very realistic.
:20:47. > :20:51.The TV chef, Hugh Fearnley- Whittingstall, is in Devon tonight
:20:51. > :20:56.to see the damage caused by a fire earlier this month at his River
:20:56. > :21:01.Cottage headquarters near Axminster. He is also throwing a party to
:21:01. > :21:08.thank firefighters and the local committee for coping with the
:21:08. > :21:11.aftermath. Our Correspondent is there.
:21:11. > :21:16.You join s at what is best described as a field kitchen. This
:21:16. > :21:21.was set up in order to allow a cookery courses here at River
:21:21. > :21:27.Cottage to continue after the fire. It looks like today's students have
:21:27. > :21:31.been attempting stuffed lamb. The fire broke out on the night of 7th
:21:31. > :21:35.February. The cause still hasn't been established. Fire crews
:21:35. > :21:38.received high praise for the way the operation was carried out at
:21:38. > :21:43.and there is a special party tonight to say thank you to the
:21:43. > :21:48.emergency services and the local folk who helped to get River
:21:48. > :21:54.Cottage back on track. Joining me is Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
:21:54. > :21:59.Thanks for coming. A very emotional day for you. Yes, a very up and
:21:59. > :22:03.down day. I had been a way for me for a long time and had about the
:22:03. > :22:07.devastating fire while I was several 1000 miles away on a
:22:07. > :22:13.fishing boat. I have only now been able to come and see what happened
:22:13. > :22:17.and it has been an intense afternoon. First of all seeing the
:22:17. > :22:23.extraordinary fire devastation at the barn and being grateful that no
:22:23. > :22:28.one was near at the time. Within a few minutes, coming appear and the
:22:28. > :22:32.feeling of shock turning to one of incredible gratitude for the
:22:32. > :22:36.extraordinary efforts that have been made to get the River Cottage
:22:36. > :22:42.show on the road again. Only two weeks ago this fire occurred and we
:22:42. > :22:47.were able to honour a course today that people had booked in Llam and
:22:47. > :22:54.we have had 20 guys here cooking in the kitchen behind. This is our
:22:54. > :22:57.field kitchen/dining room. We are up and running again. Thank you for
:22:58. > :23:01.joining us. We gathered the barn will be restored at some point but
:23:01. > :23:11.until that time, the cookery courses will continue here in what
:23:11. > :23:13.
:23:13. > :23:23.has been described as a temporary structure. It is a field kitchen.
:23:23. > :23:25.
:23:25. > :23:33.I am feeling hungry now after that. It is not too bad for the week
:23:33. > :23:39.ahead. We have got some drizzle coming out of that cloud now. Maybe
:23:39. > :23:43.some more persistent rain for some parts. For this week, it is dry and
:23:43. > :23:47.mainly cloudy but there is some gaps in the cloud and that sunshine
:23:47. > :23:52.will come through every now and again. This weather system is
:23:52. > :23:56.proving reluctant to move out of the way. It will move on through
:23:56. > :24:01.tonight and the high pressure comes in behind that so better chances
:24:01. > :24:08.for the holes in the cloud tomorrow. Some sunshine by the time we get to
:24:08. > :24:14.Wednesday. There is some continental air heading our way.
:24:14. > :24:19.Today, we have had a lot of cloud. This is the rain band that has been
:24:19. > :24:25.coming in. It will move across a good part of north Devon into
:24:25. > :24:32.Somerset. Some patchy rain of arriving in the south of Devon also
:24:32. > :24:39.but it will peter out as it goes through tonight. We could have some
:24:39. > :24:45.fog around tomorrow morning. There will be poor visibility for the
:24:45. > :24:52.moors and our coastlines. He of the temperatures. Top temperature of
:24:52. > :25:01.nine Celsius. -- he up I'll be temperatures. We wake up to a misty
:25:01. > :25:07.start. We should see some holes in that cloud. Where that happens, it
:25:07. > :25:17.will feel quite pleasant with temperatures of possibly 13 Celsius.
:25:17. > :25:18.
:25:18. > :25:25.The winds will be like tomorrow. -- night. For the hours of Scilly, a
:25:25. > :25:35.misty start but it -- should break- up so you will have some sunshine.
:25:35. > :25:42.
:25:42. > :25:52.Top temperature of ten Celsius. On It is disappointing for our surface
:25:52. > :26:11.
:26:11. > :26:21.As for the outlook, it does get better. We will see some sunshine
:26:21. > :26:22.
:26:22. > :26:30.eventually. Wednesday is a good day for some sunny spells developing.
:26:30. > :26:35.Thursday is very similar. A lot of cloud with some breaks developing.
:26:35. > :26:42.By Friday, the low cloud returns and at the weekend we could see
:26:42. > :26:49.some rain. For the next four days, miles and dry.
:26:49. > :26:52.miles and dry. -- mild. Tomorrow in Spotlight, the
:26:52. > :26:56.vice chancellor of Exeter University, Professor Sir Steve
:26:56. > :27:02.Smith talked about the University's multi-million-pound expansion and
:27:02. > :27:06.its impact on the region's economy. Exeter University puts �350 million
:27:06. > :27:11.into the local economy every year. We have got an estimate that in
:27:11. > :27:18.Exeter, the public sector job losses that are coming were used
:27:18. > :27:24.about the same amount of gross value added to the city as we will
:27:24. > :27:28.add to this city by our natural growth. That is Professor Sir Steve