:00:27. > :00:37.It's now a race against time for families and the local council. It's
:00:37. > :00:39.
:00:39. > :00:43.left residents distressed about their future. Tonight we'll hear
:00:43. > :00:53.what Cornwall Council is doing to try to reassure the residents and
:00:53. > :01:17.
:01:17. > :01:21.Staff from Cornwall Council and the NHS are trying to find new homes for
:01:21. > :01:24.residents of a care home in Cornwall which is to close in just a few
:01:25. > :01:29.days. Elderly residents at the Millpond View care home in Hayle
:01:29. > :01:32.were told only last week that they were losing their home. The owner
:01:32. > :01:37.says they are in financial difficulties. David George has this
:01:37. > :01:40.report. All day, relatives of the residents
:01:40. > :01:45.have been arriving at the Millpond View Care Home in Hayle to try to
:01:45. > :01:48.reassure loved ones and to find them a new place to live. Many have
:01:48. > :01:51.received letters telling them the business was in financial
:01:51. > :01:57.difficulties and would close. Around 17 residents remain at the
:01:57. > :02:01.32-bedroom home. The closure is due to take place on the 7th of August,
:02:02. > :02:11.giving families nine days to make arrangements. It's all a shock for
:02:12. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:23.residents. I love it here. It's very nice. It's a shame it has come to
:02:23. > :02:24.
:02:24. > :02:30.this. We are all upset. I've got no parents, no family to go to, so I'm
:02:30. > :02:33.out on a limb until they find me somewhere to go. Cornwall Council
:02:33. > :02:39.and NHS Kernow staff have been at the home today assessing the
:02:39. > :02:44.residents' needs. It's extremely distressing not only the people who
:02:44. > :02:48.live there but for their family members. We need to provide support
:02:48. > :02:53.to individuals and help them through this time. It can be very difficult
:02:53. > :02:58.to look around and find out what the alternatives are so providing that
:02:58. > :03:06.practical support can alleviate a lot of the tension and stress in the
:03:06. > :03:11.situation. Can you find homes for 17 people? We are extremely confident
:03:11. > :03:14.we will find places for people to live. We would never leave anybody
:03:14. > :03:20.without the care and support they require. It's been a frustrating
:03:20. > :03:26.time for relatives. I cannot believe that a company going under only
:03:26. > :03:30.found out about a week ago. We were down last Monday and not a word was
:03:30. > :03:35.mentioned. The owner of the care home didn't want to take part in an
:03:35. > :03:39.interview but told me she hoped to sell the place and she is in
:03:39. > :03:47.negotiation with a potential buyer but it's taking so long that in the
:03:47. > :03:51.meantime, residents have to go. Cattle farmers in the South West are
:03:51. > :03:54.being warned they could see a cut in the compensation they would receive
:03:54. > :03:57.if their herd is infected with TB. A Government consultation's taking
:03:57. > :04:01.place which also proposes further cuts if it's deemed that farmers
:04:01. > :04:06.haven't done enough to prevent badgers getting onto their land.
:04:06. > :04:10.Spotlight's John Ayres has more. TB in cattle is a hugely
:04:10. > :04:14.controversial subject. Farmers blame badgers for the spread of the
:04:14. > :04:19.disease, and a pilot cull of badgers is specially chosen sites is
:04:19. > :04:22.expected to start shortly. But whilst farmers might welcome a cull,
:04:22. > :04:27.they're also facing the possibility of a cut in the compensation they're
:04:27. > :04:37.paid if their herd is infected. Anthony Rew knows what that feels
:04:37. > :04:38.
:04:38. > :04:42.like. He lost 19 cows last year. effective TB is devastating to a
:04:42. > :04:46.business because many government restrictions are placed on us and
:04:46. > :04:48.the business almost goes on hold for a while while we try and control the
:04:48. > :04:51.disease. DEFRA is consulting with farmers over its policy for
:04:51. > :05:01.achieving official Bovine TB-free status for England. That includes
:05:01. > :05:01.
:05:01. > :05:05.the cull, something animal welfare groups are firmly against. It also
:05:05. > :05:08.looks at the compensation paid for TB-infected herds. The amount could
:05:08. > :05:18.be linked to the measures farmers have taken to keep badgers off their
:05:18. > :05:19.
:05:19. > :05:23.land. To say we will keep badges off our land, the practicalities are not
:05:23. > :05:30.happening. Also up for discussion is whether insurance should cover the
:05:30. > :05:39.cost of herd affected by TB rather than compensation pay-outs. Getting
:05:39. > :05:45.that in Shawlands is like asking for flood insurance in a flood area.
:05:45. > :05:47.Insurance companies won't touch it. It's not affordable for farmers.
:05:47. > :05:51.Government fears compensation payments will cost the taxpayer more
:05:51. > :05:58.than �1 billion over ten years and has to do something. Farmers blame
:05:58. > :06:07.it on a lack of action over dealing with the disease. I'm joined live
:06:07. > :06:12.now by Farming Minister David Heath. Farmers are blaming inaction by
:06:12. > :06:17.successive governments for the situation. Why are you penalising
:06:17. > :06:21.them by proposing cutting their compensation? It has been far too
:06:21. > :06:27.long in which governments have done very little to stop the spread of TB
:06:27. > :06:31.and as a result, it has spread from the south-west into covering Wales
:06:31. > :06:35.and England. But the fact is you now have a government who are doing
:06:35. > :06:40.something about it. We have published our comprehensive strategy
:06:40. > :06:46.for getting rid of this awful disease and that means we have got
:06:46. > :06:51.to use everything available to us. That is why we are taking forward
:06:51. > :06:57.unpopular moves like the cold because it is necessary,
:06:57. > :07:03.vaccination, by security, additional controls on cattle movement. That is
:07:03. > :07:13.why we put up this strategy for consultation. But if you agree with
:07:13. > :07:16.
:07:16. > :07:21.the farmers, why is that the farmers having foot the bill? It's actually
:07:21. > :07:26.�1 billion of taxpayer money over ten years that is paying that
:07:26. > :07:31.compensation. We do need to look at the best way of using the funds
:07:31. > :07:34.available to make sure we bear down effectively on disease. That's the
:07:34. > :07:39.question we are asking. We are looking at the experience of
:07:39. > :07:44.countries that have dealt with TB like New Zealand and one of the key
:07:44. > :07:47.lessons we learned is it is better to have a strategy that get industry
:07:47. > :07:54.and government working together on the issue than simply government
:07:54. > :08:01.deciding what will be done, putting its hands in its pockets to pursue
:08:01. > :08:07.ineffective policy. Much better that we work together to eliminate TB.
:08:07. > :08:13.You heard one farmer there saying it is impossible to ensure farmers keep
:08:13. > :08:18.their farms free of TB and keep the badges out. How do you propose that
:08:18. > :08:23.working? It is virtually impossible to keep badges out. That's why we
:08:23. > :08:28.are working to see what we can do to eliminate the disease in badges,
:08:28. > :08:31.that's why we have the pilot Coles and the vaccination programme. But
:08:31. > :08:37.there are things people can do to reduce risk and what we mount to
:08:37. > :08:41.make sure is that every farm is doing as well as they possibly can
:08:41. > :08:49.in ensuring buyers security and keeping the disease of the farm, and
:08:49. > :08:52.that is one of the things that is proven to work. But again, that is
:08:52. > :08:57.something we need to discuss with the industry because we want to work
:08:57. > :09:02.together with them to get the best results. Simply saying we want to
:09:02. > :09:06.start from here is not an option. We need to get on top of a devastating
:09:06. > :09:09.and very expensive disease. A new strategy is being introduced
:09:09. > :09:13.to tackle high rates of suicide in Cornwall. Around 50-60 people take
:09:13. > :09:23.their own lives each year in the county, which is consistently higher
:09:23. > :09:23.
:09:23. > :09:27.than the national average. The majority of them are men.
:09:27. > :09:31.Reverend Christopher has struggled with mental health issues since
:09:31. > :09:40.childhood and has attempted to take his own life on several occasions.
:09:40. > :09:48.He draws on his own experiences in his job. It's like unemployment and
:09:48. > :09:52.family breakdown. As well as issues around benefit cuts. There may be
:09:52. > :09:56.good financial reasons for them but they frighten a lot of people for
:09:56. > :10:01.whom benefits have been their financial lifeline. Cornwall has
:10:01. > :10:06.high rates of suicide, particularly among men, and public health
:10:06. > :10:13.officials are updating their strategy. There is a real issue
:10:13. > :10:17.around the stigma of suicide in a rural community like Cornwall and
:10:17. > :10:24.the isolation people feel. If we can address and challenge those issues,
:10:24. > :10:30.it would be important. The greater risk for men isn't new but experts
:10:30. > :10:35.say there are concerns. We have had falling suicide rate for 15 years or
:10:35. > :10:42.so, but in the last two or three years, those rates have started to
:10:42. > :10:51.level or upturn a bit. We know that suicide is linked to financial
:10:51. > :10:55.recession, particularly thumbnails. There will be a focus on promoting
:10:55. > :11:00.emotional well-being. 14-year-old Courtney took her own life last
:11:00. > :11:05.year. Her mum has set up a charity to raise awareness of teenage
:11:06. > :11:09.suicide. I know they are focusing a lot on males, but that every male,
:11:09. > :11:17.there is another female somewhere thinking about are all trying it. It
:11:17. > :11:21.has to be the whole group because you can't just pick on one sort.
:11:21. > :11:26.Campaigners say the key message is whatever your age or sex, there is
:11:26. > :11:30.always help out there. Samaritans are here 24 hours a day,
:11:30. > :11:36.and if something is bothering you, if you need to talk about it, do
:11:36. > :11:41.ring us. We are here all the time. The revamped strategy doesn't
:11:41. > :11:51.involve extras funding. There are plans for various events for the
:11:51. > :12:29.
:12:29. > :12:32.public and professionals to take it Some sad news to announce. When Matt
:12:32. > :12:35.Gilbert appeared on Spotlight we received so many message of support
:12:35. > :12:38.for him. The 19-year-old had compiled a bucket list when he was
:12:38. > :12:41.diagnosed with terminal cancer. Matt was diagnosed with testicular cancer
:12:41. > :12:44.last October. Sadly he has lost his battle with the disease. He
:12:44. > :12:46.fulfilled some of his ambitions, including having his poetry
:12:46. > :12:49.published. The Gilbert Collection raised more than �3,000 for the
:12:49. > :12:59.Everyman Charity for research into prostate and testicular cancer. His
:12:59. > :13:01.
:13:01. > :13:04.father said it was a fitting legacy for his courageous son.
:13:04. > :13:08.It was a miserable scene which had a horrific story to tell, it's just
:13:08. > :13:11.no-one knew the full script for days. Built 180 years ago, few
:13:11. > :13:14.people will have heard of the Beaminster Tunnel before July last
:13:14. > :13:17.year. Heavy rain had hit parts of Dorset and Rosemary Snell and
:13:17. > :13:20.Michael Rolfe made their way from Beaminster north to Somerset. It's
:13:20. > :13:24.thought about ten minutes after they left the town their car was
:13:24. > :13:27.flattened by hundreds of tonnes of mud and rubble. But they lay
:13:27. > :13:31.undiscovered for more than a week, their car eventually removed from
:13:32. > :13:41.the landslip. Today, after �2 million worth of repairs, the tunnel
:13:42. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :13:54.was re-opened. I was escorted through, the first commercial car
:13:54. > :13:58.back on the road since the tragedy last summer. Soon others were
:13:58. > :14:04.heading into the tunnel, showing their support on what is a day of
:14:04. > :14:08.mixed feelings. We are ecstatic that the tunnel is open. But of course,
:14:08. > :14:14.there was a tragic accident last year and we do need to reflect on
:14:14. > :14:18.that. The town has been suffering over the last 12 months. Relief,
:14:18. > :14:23.then, today but respect, too, for those who perished. We won't forget
:14:23. > :14:31.those two people. We were not celebrating it at all because of
:14:31. > :14:36.that. It's it been a year that this time has been closed. Thoroughly
:14:36. > :14:40.inconvenient for traders and everybody. It's been all for trying
:14:40. > :14:45.to drive around and it's the mileage on the cars and everything. Plus
:14:45. > :14:49.it's much better for the town, for the shops and everything.
:14:49. > :14:52.council says it took its time to ensure the tunnel is as safe as
:14:52. > :14:58.possible. The tragedy never to be forgotten but never to be repeated
:14:58. > :15:01.either. A family, who've been plagued for
:15:01. > :15:04.years by pollution in the steam next to their home, have found out
:15:04. > :15:07.recently it's coming from the toilets of a nearby school. The
:15:07. > :15:10.Gilleys, from Colebrook near Plymouth, have been complaining for
:15:10. > :15:20.several years to the Environment Agency about the stench. Johnny
:15:20. > :15:24.Rutherford reports. This stream has been like a plague
:15:24. > :15:28.to the Gilley family. Raw sewage often floats right past their house.
:15:28. > :15:33.Sometimes when the river is low the stench is unbearable. It's not very
:15:33. > :15:42.good at all. You can't open the windows. There's no fresh air at
:15:42. > :15:47.all. You can't describe it. Eight years of raw sewage coming into the
:15:47. > :15:51.stream, and it seems to me no one has got to the bottom of it. The
:15:51. > :15:55.whole family are angry because of the fact you can't sit in the
:15:55. > :15:58.garden, can't sit on the patio, can't have a barbecue. The Gilleys
:15:58. > :16:01.have numerous logs of when they contacted the Environment Agency to
:16:01. > :16:11.report the stench but the Agency's investagtions where drawing blanks
:16:11. > :16:13.
:16:13. > :16:18.until two weeks ago. We had the hot period of whether. I think that's
:16:18. > :16:23.what finished us off because there is only so much we can take. It got
:16:23. > :16:29.to a point where something had to be done. The environment agency sent a
:16:29. > :16:34.camera up the pipe. The agency were not available for interview but say
:16:34. > :16:41.they believe the problem is down to in this connection of pipes at a
:16:41. > :16:44.toilet block of this primary school. The school is closed for the summer
:16:44. > :16:49.but Plymouth City Council said in a statement that they had been made
:16:49. > :16:52.aware of the potential issues of the plumbing with the school toilets and
:16:52. > :16:59.are working with the environment agency to identify the source of the
:16:59. > :17:03.problem. The family hoped that the source has been found and that they
:17:03. > :17:07.can open their windows again sometime soon.
:17:07. > :17:11.A woman will have to repaint her bright pink Devon cottage after
:17:11. > :17:14.losing her battle with planners. One councillor today branded the colour
:17:14. > :17:20.of Anne Kennedy's 17th century cob cottage in Kennford near Exeter as
:17:20. > :17:25."garish". Teignbridge Council today ordered her to tone it down but gave
:17:25. > :17:30.her three years to do so. As Hamish Marshall reports, that's longer than
:17:30. > :17:34.usual. Is this cause to draw a line in the
:17:34. > :17:39.sand or simply a storm in teacup? The differing views of councillors
:17:39. > :17:42.today as they debated when is pink too pink? It all stemmed from a
:17:42. > :17:46.single complaint after Ann Kennedy had Lantern Cottage repainted to
:17:46. > :17:51.what she says is its original colour. Today she took on planners
:17:51. > :18:00.as she tried to keep it as it is but doesn't she really think it's a bit,
:18:00. > :18:08.shall we say, vibrant? That in the eye of the beholder, isn't it? Some
:18:08. > :18:15.people might think its, others acceptable. This cottage is getting
:18:15. > :18:20.well known around the world. Mrs Kennedy believes she has local
:18:20. > :18:24.backing. The council has had five letter supporting her case. But the
:18:24. > :18:27.council today held out what it says is an olive branch. Yes, it has to
:18:27. > :18:35.be repainted, but not for three years, which is a longer timescale
:18:35. > :18:39.than normally given. We admit there have been problems in the area with
:18:39. > :18:46.flooding and this property has been hit badly so we have had to deal
:18:46. > :18:50.with the flooding issues. We felt that it has been painted this cull
:18:50. > :18:54.nearly two years, another three years, you would be looking to
:18:54. > :18:59.repaint anyway. But Mrs Kennedy believes she has grounds to fight on
:18:59. > :19:03.but can't afford it. She says she's been left angry and unwell. I was
:19:03. > :19:09.quite upset with the council although they are saying they had a
:19:09. > :19:12.bad press about this but they have left themselves wide open to this by
:19:12. > :19:15.sending an enforcement officer in the first place rather than a
:19:15. > :19:19.planning officer. When the time comes Ann Kennedy will do the
:19:19. > :19:25.repainting herself but she will use every day of the three years before
:19:25. > :19:28.she gets the ladders out. Plymouth's Olympic gold medal
:19:28. > :19:32.winning swimmer Ruta Meilutyte has got her World Championship campaign
:19:32. > :19:35.off to a flying start. The 16-year-old has smashed the world
:19:35. > :19:41.record in this evening's semi-finals of the 100 metres breaststroke in
:19:41. > :19:50.Barcelona. Well, Dave Gibbins is with us to discuss her chances of
:19:50. > :19:56.winning more gold. I should think they are pretty goal -- pretty good.
:19:56. > :20:04.This is one phenomenal young lady! This morning, she set the scene. In
:20:04. > :20:09.the heats, she said a new European and world championship record. She
:20:09. > :20:15.finished 700s of a second outside that world record. Tonight, this is
:20:15. > :20:25.how she did it. She was in the lead for practically all of her
:20:25. > :20:30.semifinal, but the thing is, on the turn, she shows her stamina, speed
:20:30. > :20:33.and her determination. She just pulls away, disregards her rivals.
:20:33. > :20:40.She didn't actually realise, at this point, that she broke the world
:20:40. > :20:46.record, but look at this! She loves it! That's how much it means to
:20:47. > :20:53.her. And that's the liberal wing in flag, the country she represents.
:20:53. > :21:02.Her coach says she will be the fastest of all time. I will not
:21:02. > :21:07.disagree. He has messaged his favourite to letters, W R, put on
:21:07. > :21:15.Facebook. I wouldn't be surprised if she went on to break another two or
:21:15. > :21:21.three records in this championship. The final is this time tomorrow
:21:21. > :21:31.evening, just one of four events. She must be celebrating already with
:21:31. > :21:33.
:21:33. > :21:39.that! She is ice cold. She regards her opponents with contempt. She
:21:39. > :21:42.just puts headphones in and just pretends they are not there! Save
:21:42. > :21:46.your story for another time. The remote village of Herodsfoot in
:21:46. > :21:49.Cornwall is one of only 14 in the whole of the UK where soldiers who
:21:49. > :21:54.left to fight in both world wars were all lucky enough to return
:21:54. > :21:57.home. And today it was the turn of villagers there to host a touring
:21:57. > :22:07.celebration which is making its way around Britain. Leigh Rundle caught
:22:07. > :22:10.up with them. Impeccable timing, and for some, a
:22:10. > :22:16.sign that the story of the thankful villages had reached a higher
:22:16. > :22:25.audience. The tour will take in all 51 villages where soldiers returned
:22:25. > :22:30.unscathed from the Great War. think we are very fortunate because
:22:30. > :22:35.when you see the travesty of the great War and the use of the
:22:35. > :22:39.countryside went and died into ditches in Europe, yes, for the
:22:39. > :22:44.people of this parish, we are so lucky. Living memories of the
:22:44. > :22:46.armistice day celebrations of 1918 become fewer every year. The idea of
:22:46. > :22:49.returning heroes is, though, particularly poignant among those
:22:49. > :22:59.whose fathers and grandfathers were among them and to the soldiers who
:22:59. > :23:01.
:23:01. > :23:11.are being commemorated. My father went into the wall and he came back,
:23:11. > :23:11.
:23:11. > :23:15.otherwise I wouldn't be here! Wonderful. He would be very pleased.
:23:15. > :23:22.Looking down on us now. Much earlier in the morning the thankful villages
:23:22. > :23:32.run was at Holywell Lake on the Devon Somerset border. Unlike
:23:32. > :23:37.
:23:37. > :23:40.Herodsfoot, many thankful villages have no traditional war memorials.
:23:40. > :23:46.The tour is giving each one a commemorative plaque. It'll provide
:23:46. > :23:53.a focal point for remembrance and commemoration. We should be proud
:23:53. > :23:57.and humbled but when we commemorate Remembrance Sunday, some villagers
:23:57. > :24:07.can't do it because they have nothing to commemorate for because
:24:07. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :24:15.they all came home. Everyone gulped down a few fundraising pasties and
:24:15. > :24:25.little over an hour later they were on the road again. 600 miles down,
:24:25. > :24:31.
:24:31. > :24:37.It gets warmer again. It felt cooler over the last few days in
:24:37. > :24:43.temperatures today have been much lower than they have been recently.
:24:43. > :24:49.But we will see rain. That turns up overnight. But warmer air is heading
:24:49. > :24:54.our way, particularly from Wednesday. We do, however, have
:24:54. > :25:00.sharp showers. We still have a warning in force across the
:25:00. > :25:06.south-west of England. They are few and far between now. But still a
:25:06. > :25:11.risk of them causing problems. Out here, though, is a big lump of
:25:11. > :25:15.cloud. This is the next band of wet weather. It is linked to low
:25:15. > :25:19.pressure which will trickle towards us. This one in particular will race
:25:19. > :25:24.in to give us wet weather tomorrow. After that moves away, we have
:25:24. > :25:29.another area of low pressure and the warm weather front brings the higher
:25:29. > :25:34.temperatures and lives the temperatures as high as 25 degrees.
:25:34. > :25:41.At the moment, though, a fresh feel. Showers around but also very
:25:41. > :25:46.pleasant late sunshine to enjoy as well. They are the exception rather
:25:46. > :25:52.than the rule. The most of us, a fine end to the day and a fine
:25:52. > :25:58.evening to come. Later tonight, though, there comes the rain.
:25:58. > :26:08.Becoming agrees -- becoming breezy with the winds from the south. Some
:26:08. > :26:10.
:26:10. > :26:14.low cloud and hill fog over the moors. It is quite a damp start the
:26:14. > :26:19.day tomorrow. The rain will Peter out as we move into the afternoon.
:26:19. > :26:29.In a few places, sunshine, but a fair amount of low cloud around
:26:29. > :26:35.which will dwell over the Channel. Even the risks of mist or sea fog
:26:35. > :26:39.patches developing. Temperatures get up to 20 or 21 degrees. It is cooler
:26:39. > :26:44.around the coast with that breeze coming in of the Atlantic. Video
:26:44. > :26:54.Isles of Scilly, expect brighter conditions for a short while but we
:26:54. > :27:00.
:27:00. > :27:04.keep that cloud. There are times of high water. Full surfing conditions,
:27:04. > :27:14.challenging today because of the stiff breeze but tomorrow, the winds
:27:14. > :27:17.
:27:17. > :27:22.are lighter. The winds are south-westerly, veering westerly.
:27:22. > :27:27.Rain at times with moderate visibility. And there's the outlook.
:27:27. > :27:31.Wednesday is a cloudy, damp start, brighter conditions in the