:00:09. > :00:14.Heading for a drought - restrictions could come into force
:00:14. > :00:17.next week. Good evening. South West Water says domestic supplies
:00:17. > :00:20.shouldn't be affected, so who is? Also on Spotlight tonight: Found
:00:20. > :00:27.guilty of murdering his partner - the local property developer who
:00:27. > :00:34.also tried to strangle his ex-wife. Given just months to live - the
:00:34. > :00:39.woman now taking part in a pioneering cancer drug trial.
:00:39. > :00:42.meant that I'm here. And I'm looking forwards to my daughter's
:00:42. > :00:48.wedding in July. And happy holidays, but has the weather dampened the
:00:48. > :00:51.start to the season? We don't let it spoil our fun here, we find
:00:51. > :00:54.something to do. Well despite the rain yesterday, Spotlight
:00:54. > :00:57.understands that a drought situation could be declared in the
:00:57. > :00:59.South West over the next couple of weeks. Underground water supplies
:00:59. > :01:02.are lower than usual, after a prolonged period of below average
:01:02. > :01:09.rainfall. Farmers are most likely to be affected. South West Water
:01:09. > :01:12.says domestic water restrictions are unlikely. South West Water's
:01:12. > :01:15.reservoirs are 84% full as of the beginning of the month, compared
:01:15. > :01:18.with 87% last year. But that's only because the company has taken 8.25
:01:18. > :01:20.billion litres of water from our rivers to keep three reservoirs
:01:20. > :01:30.Colyford, Roadford and Wimbleball, topped up. Spotlight's environment
:01:30. > :01:38.
:01:38. > :01:43.correspondent Adrian Campbell reports. At this farm in Cornwall
:01:43. > :01:49.the oilseed rape crop looks healthy. Two days of showers have given them
:01:49. > :01:54.a watering. But Mike, who chairs the national crop board, says the
:01:54. > :01:59.rain fall throughout the winter has been well below normal. I keep
:01:59. > :02:05.records of the rain fall. From January to March this year in old
:02:05. > :02:12.money we have had seven ifpblgs of rain. The same period last year,
:02:12. > :02:16.ten inches. How are you coping with the conditions? It almost seems
:02:16. > :02:21.these drier springs are recurring. So we made decisions about the way
:02:21. > :02:29.we managed the crop and put fertiliser on earlier so it can be
:02:29. > :02:35.used effect ively and the crops don't sufficient. We have done that
:02:35. > :02:40.here. -- crops don't suffer. We have done that year here. Much of
:02:40. > :02:44.the country is already under drought restrictions, the South
:02:44. > :02:48.West can't be far behind. The Environment Agency says all ground
:02:48. > :02:52.water levels remain low. Especialfully east Devon and parts
:02:52. > :02:58.of Dorset. For the moment they advise everyone to use water wisely.
:02:58. > :03:04.South West Water has used rivers to replenish the reservoirs, but
:03:04. > :03:09.they're still 3% lower than this time last year. We have made a lot
:03:09. > :03:14.of investment in our ability to move water around and we have two
:03:14. > :03:19.new rest voirs and we're using pump storage schemes to pump water from
:03:19. > :03:25.the rivers during the winter and to supplement the national inflow to
:03:25. > :03:30.the rest voirs. This year the three schemes have put in water that
:03:30. > :03:35.wouldn't otherwise be there. Environment Agency said it has been
:03:35. > :03:40.talking to farmers about way to save water and it seeps almost
:03:40. > :03:46.certain the swers -- seems almost certain the South West could be
:03:46. > :03:50.subject to a drought order. So why do we need this Drought Order?
:03:50. > :03:54.look here the river looks healthy. But the past couple of days we have
:03:54. > :03:59.had rain fall. The issue is the ground water. That has been the
:03:59. > :04:03.problem. And over many months we have had low rain fall that has had
:04:03. > :04:08.an impact on the ground water. We're facing an environmental
:04:08. > :04:12.drought. Not one that consumers will suffer from, there won't be
:04:12. > :04:17.hosepipe bans but what must be put right is the Lel of the rivers and
:04:17. > :04:23.we have got to improve their situation after taking so much
:04:23. > :04:27.water over recent months. What is the situation in Dorset? Well if
:04:27. > :04:34.you look across to west Dorset, we're in east Devon, if you look
:04:34. > :04:40.there, they have wells that rely on ground water. Wessex Water said its
:04:40. > :04:44.concerned about river levels and they're not in a healthy state. So
:04:44. > :04:47.there is some cause for concern. Thank you. And David will have a
:04:47. > :04:50.full forecast later in the programme. A man who strangled his
:04:50. > :04:53.partner at their home in Devon is tonight beginning a life sentence.
:04:53. > :04:55.John Doyle's claim that he accidentally killed Sian Rees in
:04:55. > :04:58.self-defence was branded as preposterous by the judge at Exeter
:04:58. > :05:08.Crown Court. It was also revealed the 54-year-old had attacked
:05:08. > :05:08.
:05:08. > :05:12.another woman in a similar manner. Hamish Marshall reports. John Doyle
:05:12. > :05:19.was tonight facing a long prison sentence. One day last June changed
:05:19. > :05:24.his life. Because he ended the life of his partner. Sian Rees had
:05:24. > :05:28.breast cancer treatment on the day she died. At the same time, Doyle
:05:28. > :05:33.was in the pub getting drunk. She called into this hotel to book a
:05:33. > :05:37.room for the tonight. She went back to the house to collect over night
:05:37. > :05:42.things, but never left alive. No one knows for certain what happened
:05:42. > :05:47.here at the house the couple shared at herton Mill. We know there was
:05:47. > :05:50.an argument but the jury decided that John Doyle intended to kill
:05:50. > :05:55.Sian Rees that night. Doyle's crime came to light the following morning,
:05:55. > :05:59.when he crashed his van. The judge said that he was on his way to
:05:59. > :06:05.dispose of her body. He tried to present himself as caring partner.
:06:05. > :06:10.But the fact was that she had received some life saving treatment
:06:11. > :06:16.on the same day that he killed her. I have no doubt that in placing her
:06:16. > :06:21.body and the items that he used to kill her in the vehicle, that was a
:06:21. > :06:31.significant ef tort to hide all evidence of wrong-doing.
:06:31. > :06:37.
:06:37. > :06:44.sentencing Doyle to a minimum term The court heard Doyle had also
:06:44. > :06:49.tried to strangle his estranged wife in 1989 in Australia after she
:06:49. > :06:52.left him for another man. A woman who was given months to live says
:06:52. > :06:54.her life has been extended by taking part in a pioneering cancer
:06:54. > :06:57.drug trial. Rosemary Reid from Plymouth was diagnosed with
:06:57. > :07:00.malignant melanoma and the cancer spread to her internal organs.
:07:00. > :07:02.Taking part in the trial won't cure her, but it has reduced and
:07:02. > :07:12.stabilised her cancer. Rosemary's story is documented tonight on the
:07:12. > :07:15.
:07:15. > :07:19.BBC programme Horizon. Spotlight's Emma Ruminski reports. Rosemary was
:07:19. > :07:24.diagnosed with malignant melanoma four years ago. Surgery and
:07:24. > :07:28.chemotherapy cowl not stop it spreading. When cancer gets to that
:07:28. > :07:38.stage, it is sooner or later terminal. That was a hard thing to
:07:38. > :07:40.
:07:40. > :07:46.come to terms with and... To tell our children really. Referring
:07:46. > :07:49.Rosemary to hospital in lopbtd gave her hope, as she took part in a new
:07:49. > :07:54.drug trial. There was a new drug which is the one that the programme
:07:54. > :07:59.is about which I have been on since last July. It is still on what they
:07:59. > :08:04.call extended access, that means it has had the nirblg trials, but even
:08:04. > :08:09.with that extended access it is only for some people who have to
:08:10. > :08:16.have a mutant gene. The Institute of Cancer research found 50% of
:08:16. > :08:21.patients have a plue Taited gene. In this cavity is the essential
:08:21. > :08:27.part of the molecule that make it cause cancer. After identifying the
:08:27. > :08:34.problem, drug designers found a chemical to plug a hole in the
:08:34. > :08:43.protein. The scan was good. really. That is the most important
:08:43. > :08:50.thing. Wow! So definite shrinkage of the abnormalities. Eight or nine
:08:50. > :08:55.times out of ten you can say to the patients things have got weer the -
:08:55. > :09:00.- have got better. That is a great thing, after so little progress
:09:00. > :09:07.treating the disease. But the drug isn't available on the NHS yet.
:09:07. > :09:12.Let's hope that the NHS, it is given enough funds to make sure
:09:12. > :09:18.everyone who needs it gets it. meant I'm here and looking forward
:09:18. > :09:21.to my daughter's wedding in July. Rosemary Reid ending that report by
:09:21. > :09:24.Emma Ruminski. And you can see more of her story on Horizon tonight at
:09:24. > :09:27.9 o'clock on BBC2. Safety checks have been ordered on the type of
:09:27. > :09:30.helicopter used by air ambulances in the South West. A crack was
:09:30. > :09:33.discovered on the main rotor hub of a Eurocopter EC135 in Scotland.
:09:33. > :09:36.It's prompted a safety warning by the European Aviation Safety Agency.
:09:36. > :09:44.Both Devon and Cornwall air ambulances have said they don't
:09:44. > :09:47.have any issues with their aircraft. The latest housing market survey
:09:47. > :09:49.from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors shows a mixed
:09:49. > :09:56.picture for the South West. It found there were more potential
:09:56. > :10:00.first-time buyers, but prices continued to edge downward. There
:10:00. > :10:05.were major delays on the M5 today after a crash near Exeter involving
:10:05. > :10:15.five vehicles. No-one was seriously injured, but long queues built up
:10:15. > :10:21.
:10:21. > :10:23.northbound stretching back to the A30 junction at Alphington. Tourism
:10:23. > :10:26.businesses in the region are reporting a mixed start to the
:10:26. > :10:29.season. Changeable weather over the bank holiday weekend and the rising
:10:29. > :10:32.cost of fuel are being blamed for visitors taking shorter breaks.
:10:32. > :10:35.Latest figures show visitor numbers were down 5% on this time last year.
:10:35. > :10:44.Spotlight's Andy Breare reports. When you holiday in the South West
:10:44. > :10:48.the weather's always going to be a gamble. But the easter week's wind
:10:48. > :10:52.and rain didn't little to deter these campers. You adapt and do
:10:52. > :10:56.something different. There is always something to do. You can Qom
:10:56. > :11:03.and go, whatever the weather. have got plenty of games on board
:11:03. > :11:11.if it is wet and windy and plenty of books to read and music to
:11:11. > :11:15.listen to. We're quite happy. the same camp site this family are
:11:15. > :11:19.sheltering under canvas. They have travelled from hull hull, but
:11:19. > :11:25.they're not bothered by the weather. But aware it is getting more pricey
:11:25. > :11:29.to visit. We don't let it spoil our fun, we always fine something to do.
:11:29. > :11:33.There is lots to do on the site. You can do for a drive. But the
:11:33. > :11:39.fuel thing is, it adds to the holiday and it does make you more,
:11:39. > :11:43.think more about going in your car. Tourism figures from the easter
:11:43. > :11:47.weekend show visitor numbers were similar to last year. There were
:11:47. > :11:52.fears that rising fuel costs and an ininspiring weather forecast may
:11:52. > :11:59.have put people off. But they did come. They just didn't stay that
:11:59. > :12:04.long. We had one great day and do OK day and one awful day. That
:12:04. > :12:11.creating a great runaway. We saw people exiting earl yerl. In term
:12:11. > :12:18.of numbers we were on a par, in terms of spent we had a day written
:12:18. > :12:23.off by the rain. Tourism bosses say it shows the region must continue
:12:24. > :12:27.to market itself and rising costs means visitors know their budgets
:12:27. > :12:36.better and while they cannot control the weather, they must
:12:36. > :12:39.ensure the South West increasingly represents good value for money.
:12:39. > :12:42.Teachers from the South West say they fear for the future of their
:12:42. > :12:44.jobs, and for their pupils. Delegates at the National Union of
:12:44. > :12:47.Teachers' conference in Torbay have voted to strike if necessary over
:12:47. > :12:49.Government plans for local pay deals. Delegates at the conference,
:12:49. > :12:51.which ended today, also decided to continue opposing academy schools.
:12:51. > :13:01.Spotlight's Community Affairs Correspondent, Carys Edwards,
:13:01. > :13:04.
:13:04. > :13:10.reports. The votes say it all. There was almost unanimous
:13:10. > :13:13.opposition to many of the government's education reforms.
:13:13. > :13:18.Delegates voted to consider industrial action if the Government
:13:18. > :13:22.goes ahead with proposals to introduce local pay deals.
:13:22. > :13:27.motion passed today said we should take action up to and including
:13:27. > :13:32.strike action. I believe we would be doing that with our fellow trade
:13:32. > :13:37.unions and other public sector unions. The Government is thinking
:13:37. > :13:42.about its, or are they going to do it? Teachers on the same grade earn
:13:42. > :13:48.the same amount wherever they live. The proposal cowl mean teachers pay
:13:48. > :13:54.different amounts in different parts. Cathy is a special needs
:13:54. > :14:00.teacher in Cornwall. She believes pay could be lower in the South
:14:00. > :14:04.West. My worry is that if teachers in Cornwall were paid less than
:14:04. > :14:11.those in other parts, the best teachers would be attracted to the
:14:11. > :14:17.areas where the pay is higher and the quality of education here would
:14:17. > :14:23.suffer. There is a sense of disillusionment among teachers and
:14:23. > :14:29.they talk of fear over pay, jobs and over the way edge is going to
:14:29. > :14:35.be delivered. But the Government said the pace of reform needs to
:14:35. > :14:39.increase and it wants to cut red tape and raise standards. More than
:14:39. > :14:44.half of Secretary schools are already academies and one teacher
:14:44. > :14:48.said they needed to embrace change. It is a new world of education and
:14:48. > :14:53.there are challenges, but there are opportunities and we need to step
:14:53. > :14:57.back, take time to think about those opportunities to make sure
:14:57. > :15:02.we're best representing our members and delivering the education we
:15:02. > :15:07.want to provide. The NUT is threatening strikes over pensions.
:15:07. > :15:14.No decision on possible strike action over local pay will be taken
:15:14. > :15:23.for months. But for many disillusionment is already here.
:15:23. > :15:26.Time now for the sport and Dave has all the details. With four games
:15:26. > :15:29.left to play in the football season, Exeter City are still hoping to
:15:29. > :15:39.perform a great escape from relegation, but it's touch and go
:15:39. > :15:39.
:15:39. > :15:49.for Torquay United in their bid to for Torquay United in their bid to
:15:49. > :15:50.
:15:50. > :15:55.go up. BT has Exeter's 3-0 win come too late to save them. They had one
:15:55. > :15:59.hand on the safety rope after these three goals. It gave them a
:15:59. > :16:02.platform to launch their bifrd for platform to launch their bifrd for
:16:02. > :16:09.survival. If we keep producing performances like that, you never
:16:09. > :16:13.know. If we win the last four games, that get us to 50 and that in past
:16:13. > :16:18.year has been good enough. You year has been good enough. You
:16:18. > :16:24.never know. It is still on. Yeovil fell to a Lloyd Sam hat trick at
:16:24. > :16:30.Notts County. Franks balance tds equation late on sh but Sam
:16:30. > :16:35.completed his trio in a-1 result. The Glovers should be safe with
:16:35. > :16:45.eight points to sit on. There is no room for error at the top of League
:16:45. > :16:46.
:16:46. > :16:54.Two. After Torquay's Howe punished a mistake, they veered off course
:16:54. > :17:03.at 2-1 and ten men. But in the final minute they kept themselves
:17:03. > :17:11.in the promotion frame. This deflected goal goal was riteal as
:17:11. > :17:14.Plymouth moved away from the Plymouth moved away from the
:17:14. > :17:16.relegation alarm bells. The Cornish Pirates rugby coach Chris Stirling
:17:16. > :17:20.has brought forward his departure date from the Championship club.
:17:20. > :17:22.The Kiwi is taking up a post with the New Zealand RFU after this
:17:22. > :17:25.Sunday's play-off home game against Bedford Blues. Stirling took the
:17:25. > :17:28.Pirates to the play-off final last year, when they were beaten by
:17:28. > :17:33.Worcester. He announced last December that he was planning to go
:17:33. > :17:35.back to his native country. Tennis players of all ages have been
:17:36. > :17:38.getting extra coaching and tips from the mother of Britain's most
:17:38. > :17:41.successful player. Andy Murray's mum, Judy Murray, was in Newquay
:17:41. > :17:50.today to help out at a tennis roadshow, aimed at getting more
:17:50. > :17:57.women into the sport. Here's Eleanor Parkinson. She may be
:17:57. > :18:03.better known as Andy Murray's mum, but Judy Murray is the captain of
:18:03. > :18:07.the British women's team. And today she was in Cornwall. The road show
:18:07. > :18:11.was organised to get more women into the sport. Experienced players
:18:11. > :18:17.were asked to bring along new players. We have so many people
:18:17. > :18:21.here and so many young girls, so many mum, I think there are some
:18:21. > :18:28.granny and a lot of lady coaches. It is a fabulous day out for people
:18:28. > :18:33.who are keen to try tennis in the area. I like the competition and
:18:33. > :18:37.being out in the sunshine. And the fact that you have got so many
:18:37. > :18:47.different shots you can play and there is always something to work
:18:47. > :18:56.at. Everyone gets involved, people of all abilities and ages. We live
:18:56. > :19:01.in a remote place, but we have a tennis club and it is a nice social
:19:01. > :19:05.able court. It is hoped somewhere in the crowd there could be a
:19:05. > :19:07.future Wimbledon champion. Finally, Newquay Cormorants' world record
:19:07. > :19:11.holder Jonathan Fox has been selected for this year's
:19:11. > :19:21.Paralympics swimming team. Newquay pair Benjamin Procter and Matt
:19:21. > :19:22.
:19:22. > :19:24.Whorwood await their confirmation. That is all your sport today. A
:19:24. > :19:27.Devon wildlife park which inspired a Hollywood blockbuster has been
:19:27. > :19:30.enjoying its busiest Easter ever. The boss at Dartmoor Zoo says the
:19:30. > :19:40.weather has helped, but it's the movie which is creating the real
:19:40. > :19:41.
:19:41. > :19:47.buzz. Spotlight's Scott Bingham went along to see for himself.
:19:47. > :19:52.Benjamin Mey signs copies of his book that was adopted for the film.
:19:52. > :19:59.The movie has been a big hit and he admits the publicity has been
:19:59. > :20:05.priceless. It's fantastic. It's a $50 million advertising campaign.
:20:05. > :20:10.We haven't got that kind of budget. We're about 50% up on a normal busy
:20:10. > :20:15.Easter. Part of that is the weather. But when you talk to people, it is
:20:15. > :20:19.the film. It has created a huge buzz. He is not wrong. We took to
:20:19. > :20:24.children to see the film and they have seen the film and now want to
:20:24. > :20:28.see the zoo. We thought we're on a camping trip and we're coming to a
:20:28. > :20:33.camp site that was near. We thought, well why not? We have seen the
:20:33. > :20:39.movie. I wonder what it's like. were blown away by the movie and we
:20:39. > :20:43.thought as we're here we have to see the Zoo. It is a wonderful zoo
:20:43. > :20:49.and close to the zoo they picked for movie. The zoo has been
:20:49. > :20:54.preparing for the visitors, an overflow car park has been
:20:54. > :20:59.completed, but pulling in the crowds is what the business iss all
:20:59. > :21:04.about. Benjamin said the book and film haven't brought in the
:21:04. > :21:10.millions people may imagine, but the place has come a long way since
:21:10. > :21:13.he and his family bought a zoo. East and West came together this
:21:13. > :21:16.Easter weekend at a Devon festival to celebrate a Nobel Prize winner,
:21:16. > :21:18.who was the inspiration behind Dartington Hall. The progress of
:21:18. > :21:20.the Dartington project by Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst was largely
:21:20. > :21:30.inspired by Bengali writer Rabindranath Tagore and the values
:21:30. > :21:37.
:21:37. > :21:43.he held most dear. Aysha Iqbal reports. A fusion of east and west,
:21:43. > :21:49.at Dartington Hall. A celebration of the links with Rabindranath
:21:49. > :21:55.Tagore. He was the inspiration behind the venue. Indian dance,
:21:55. > :22:01.music and philosophy have something special. But so is British dance,
:22:01. > :22:08.British music, British science, British technology. So we have this
:22:08. > :22:15.festival to create a synthesis of east and west. This Easter weekend
:22:15. > :22:21.paid homage to Tagore through talks and performances, inspiring the
:22:21. > :22:29.crowds to connect to Dartington's history. We have progd a series of
:22:29. > :22:34.events from talks and workshops, and we have shown a film about
:22:34. > :22:41.earth. And we have got some great gigs. So people can come and here
:22:41. > :22:48.the best of British and Asian music and the artists are all using
:22:48. > :22:55.Tagore's songs as inspiration. was when the founders of the home
:22:55. > :23:00.Mehta gore that he recommended Devon for the project. Today
:23:00. > :23:06.Tagore's philosophy, love of the arts and passion for social
:23:06. > :23:13.equality remain close to its aims. There was a bit of sunshine around
:23:13. > :23:19.at the weekend. And lots of blossom on the trees. I bet it has all
:23:19. > :23:25.blown down now. Is there more rain to come? There are fears of drought.
:23:25. > :23:31.You know, if we talk about drought, You know, if we talk about drought,
:23:31. > :23:36.the rain will fall. The forecast for this week is to continue with
:23:36. > :23:46.the showers. They may be far between tomorrow, but they will
:23:46. > :23:48.
:23:48. > :23:56.keep going. And also quite cold. The night frosts cowl return.
:23:56. > :23:59.Yesterday we had a huge down pour. Lis comb saw 42 millimetres of rain.
:23:59. > :24:04.That is what we expect for the entire month of April. For those
:24:04. > :24:08.who need it, perhaps it was good news, the wet weather yesterday. We
:24:08. > :24:13.have seen showers and sunshine today. And that is the theme for
:24:13. > :24:18.the rest of the week. The low pressure is up to the western coast
:24:18. > :24:21.of Norway. It will bring us north- west winds tonight and tomorrow and
:24:21. > :24:26.then slowly the winds become northerly. That is a cold direction
:24:26. > :24:31.for us and will give us some low overnight temperatures. But the
:24:32. > :24:37.April sunshine and that combined with the cold air from the north
:24:37. > :24:43.generates unstable air. So that is why we have had sharp showers. Some
:24:43. > :24:48.of the showers are given some big down pours. Most of which have died
:24:48. > :24:52.away and there is not a great deal of showers activity now. But this
:24:52. > :24:56.was earlier on Dartmoor, where there were some showers in the
:24:56. > :25:01.distance. And one or two gave some hefty down pours of rain. But it
:25:01. > :25:07.has not deterred people on the moor, enjoying some reasonable weather.
:25:07. > :25:16.But you need to wrap I. That breeze has made itself felt. Today,
:25:16. > :25:23.despite the sunshine, temperatures around 12 degrees. But some
:25:23. > :25:29.spectacular scenes with the big clouds. You can send in your
:25:29. > :25:33.photographs to Spotlight Weather. Now the detail tonight. While the
:25:33. > :25:37.showers have faded, they will return later, particularly across
:25:37. > :25:42.Cornwall and west Devon. The further east, the lower the risk of
:25:42. > :25:46.seeing showers and the lower the temperatures. A few places across
:25:46. > :25:52.east Devon could see temperatures down to one or two degrees above
:25:52. > :25:56.freezing. Cold enough for a touch of frost here and there. Tomorrow
:25:56. > :26:02.there will be plenty of sunshine in the morning. Showers will get going,
:26:02. > :26:07.but they will be isolate add many will get away with a dry day and it
:26:07. > :26:11.will feel pleasant. But you need to get Ute of breeze. 12 degrees the
:26:12. > :26:20.maximum temperature. But throw in that north-west wind and it will
:26:21. > :26:30.feel like eight or nine. For isles of silly, showers and a breezy day.
:26:30. > :26:35.Time of high water are on screen. The cleanest surf will be on the
:26:35. > :26:41.south coast. It is choppy on the north coast. Not much to say about