:00:16. > :00:19.after days of discoloured tap water. Hello, welcome to Spotlight. South
:00:20. > :00:28.West Water says the supply is safe, but many people say they're still
:00:28. > :00:33.concerned about the quality. I don't particularly want to drink
:00:33. > :00:38.it and if you think about the amount of money we pay for our money, why
:00:38. > :00:41.are we paying for dirty water to come through our taps? The row over
:00:42. > :00:45.the rest cancer drug trials in Cornwall.
:00:45. > :00:53.Patients have been denied it, despite claims of exceptional
:00:53. > :00:58.results. Richard Branson is reunited with his
:00:58. > :01:01.record-breaking boat. It is magnificent. I feel like we have
:01:01. > :01:03.just crossed the Atlantic. It is delightful, and what a beautiful day
:01:04. > :01:07.for it. Angry customers in parts of North
:01:07. > :01:10.Devon and Cornwall say they still have concerns about the quality of
:01:10. > :01:14.their tap water despite reassurances from South West Water. Supplies
:01:14. > :01:18.around Bude and Clovelley have turned yellow or brown over the last
:01:18. > :01:28.few days. South West Water has apologised and says it's working to
:01:28. > :01:28.
:01:28. > :01:32.fix the problem and that the water is safe. Simon Clemison reports.
:01:32. > :01:38.Relied upon, rarely thought about, until the water comes out this
:01:38. > :01:41.colour... The company piping to people's comes says it is not
:01:41. > :01:47.harmful. Would you want to drink it, let alone be thin at's it looks like
:01:47. > :01:51.some of the already has! Element I don't particularly want to drink it.
:01:51. > :01:59.Think about the amount of money we pay for water in the south-west, why
:01:59. > :02:03.am I paying for dirty water? It may look dirty, but South West Water
:02:03. > :02:09.says the element causing the problem is always in the supply and other
:02:09. > :02:14.levels are not hazardous. This is like a giant tap and they are
:02:14. > :02:17.running the water to try and clear the XS manganese. You cannot see
:02:17. > :02:25.it, but if I use this white bucket, you can see it is still pretty
:02:25. > :02:29.discovered. Dozens of you have contacted us about the issue. These
:02:29. > :02:39.are some of the pictures we have received. The type of rainfall we
:02:39. > :02:39.
:02:39. > :02:46.have had recently is said to be to correct the imbalance. You are still
:02:46. > :02:49.dragging bottled water, why is that? I am worried, because it still looks
:02:49. > :02:57.very yellow. They tell me that nobody should be drinking it in
:02:57. > :03:02.great quantities. What do you think about that? The fact that they are
:03:02. > :03:06.saying that at all seems to be slightly worrying. Did they cause
:03:06. > :03:11.alarm? They definitely have caused alarm by the way they handled it.
:03:11. > :03:16.The handling of the situation has been appalling. I am sorry if
:03:16. > :03:22.customers are getting mixed messages. During the last few days,
:03:22. > :03:28.we identified the cause. It is very difficult to be definitive about
:03:28. > :03:33.what the problem is until we have investigated fully. This may be a
:03:33. > :03:41.problem of managing perception rather than reality, but is perhaps
:03:41. > :03:44.worse than reality. Bude is just a short distance from Camelford, where
:03:44. > :03:47.there was a serious incident 25 years ago.
:03:47. > :03:50.Meanwhile the quality of bathing water is coming under closer
:03:50. > :03:54.scrutiny. 11 popular South West beaches are taking part in a pilot
:03:54. > :03:57.scheme to inform bathers when it's safe to swim in the sea. Seven
:03:57. > :04:00.beaches in Devon and four in Cornwall have joined the initiative,
:04:00. > :04:03.which is run by local people. It gives early warning of what's called
:04:03. > :04:07."short term pollution," when run-off from farm land or sewage flow into
:04:07. > :04:10.the sea, affecting bathing water quality for less than 72 hours.
:04:10. > :04:12.Leigh Rundle went to Hele Bay in Ilfracombe to find out more
:04:12. > :04:18.Following heavy rain, breaking waves are brown with agricultural run-off
:04:18. > :04:22.from the fields, but locals are wading in.
:04:22. > :04:26.They will update this sign every day. It displays a smiley face when
:04:26. > :04:30.it is safe to swim, and a don't swim symbol if the water quality is
:04:30. > :04:33.likely to be poor. I think everybody likes to know that they can swim on
:04:33. > :04:39.a safe beach, water quality wise it is quite important for parents with
:04:39. > :04:44.young children. Hele Bay in Ilfracombe is one of 30 locations
:04:44. > :04:49.nationally taking part. Holiday-makers are impressed.
:04:49. > :04:53.sea is so manky, you don't know what's in there. If it has been
:04:53. > :04:57.tested and you know it is clean for them to swim in, that is great
:04:57. > :05:01.stuff. You can see when you are driving along how muddy it is, and
:05:01. > :05:05.it is much cleaner further out. Definitely, it is every good idea.
:05:05. > :05:13.Water quality is mostly good, but a daily check with the Environment
:05:13. > :05:16.Agency makes sure. This was voted on by the community group to take part
:05:16. > :05:20.in this. We hope it will help improve water quality and that we
:05:20. > :05:24.will be at the forefront of when decisions are made to improve water
:05:24. > :05:28.quality. It affects our environment, our locals, our tourist industry.
:05:28. > :05:34.is being driven by new tougher EU regulations and for Hele Bay, it is
:05:34. > :05:38.sink or swim. If we don't meet the EU standards, a sign will go up on
:05:38. > :05:41.the front of the beach to advise people not to come swimming on the
:05:41. > :05:49.beach. Or we could have the beach designated as a non-swimming beach,
:05:49. > :05:53.which would have a major effect. nature of the landscape in North
:05:53. > :05:58.Devon, with its steep cliffs and valleys means that you are never
:05:58. > :06:08.going to eradicate agricultural run-off altogether. This represents
:06:08. > :06:12.a local community coming together to find a solution to the problem.
:06:12. > :06:15.Two women who occupied a care home in protest against unpaid wages have
:06:15. > :06:18.been ordered to leave by a judge, but say they will continue their
:06:18. > :06:22.battle against its owner. Rosemary Parker and Launa Llewellyn-Jones
:06:22. > :06:27.exposed poor standards at the Park View home in Plymouth, and were then
:06:27. > :06:32.sacked. Our home affairs correspondent Simon Hall reports
:06:32. > :06:34.from Plymouth County Court. The women's cause has won
:06:34. > :06:40.considerable sympathy and today, friends and well-wishers gathered at
:06:40. > :06:44.court for the eviction hearing. Thank you for your support. Hello.
:06:44. > :06:51.They have been occupying a care home in protest at unpaid wages, but that
:06:51. > :06:55.is a principle, not the law. They lost and were ordered to leave.
:06:55. > :06:59.feel upset, with the judge saying we have to leave at three o'clock
:06:59. > :07:04.today. We are just going to carry on and be strong and get as much about
:07:04. > :07:07.as we can, myself and Launa. women spent a week occupying Park
:07:07. > :07:10.View in Plymouth. They lost their jobs after reporting concerns about
:07:10. > :07:12.the way residents were being treated. They won an employment
:07:12. > :07:18.tribunal against the company and the owner, Nick Chapman, sharing
:07:18. > :07:24.�40,000, but haven't been paid. Obeying the eviction order, they
:07:24. > :07:31.remain defiant. We got our voices out there to let people know what
:07:31. > :07:39.Nick Chapman is like, so we did win in a subtle way. Today will not be
:07:39. > :07:45.the end of all that. Did you really achieve anything? Yes, we did, we
:07:45. > :07:48.did achieve something. We had a week to do it, didn't we? We have the
:07:48. > :07:51.papers to stop Nick Chapman ever opening a care home again.The
:07:51. > :07:57.occupation protest will leave them further out of pocket. Costs of �800
:07:57. > :08:00.were awarded against them. Mr Chapman was not in court and has not
:08:00. > :08:04.responded to our request for an interview, but his barrister told
:08:04. > :08:09.the hearing the women had no legal right to be in the home and no
:08:09. > :08:14.defence for being here. The judge agreed, but he did say he could see
:08:14. > :08:18.how some people might have to sympathy with the pair.
:08:18. > :08:21.A cancer drug being trialled in Cornwall won't be made available on
:08:21. > :08:30.the NHS, despite having what one clinical oncologist has described as
:08:30. > :08:33.exceptional results. The clinical body NICE, which is advising the NHS
:08:33. > :08:43.on drugs, says the effectiveness of the medicine is unclear, and it's
:08:43. > :08:47.expensive. Spotlight's John Ayres has more.
:08:47. > :08:56.Susan developed breast cancer, which spread to other parts of her body.
:08:57. > :09:02.She was offered the chance to take part in a trial of the drug agenda,
:09:02. > :09:09.and she has been taking part in six months and her lungs have cleared
:09:09. > :09:17.and her tumours have reduced. been fantastic, it is a fantastic
:09:17. > :09:23.quality of life. The pain has gone, I have much more energy. Life is
:09:23. > :09:29.very good, very good. I realise I am very, very lucky to have been
:09:29. > :09:34.offered it. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
:09:34. > :09:38.advises the NHS on drugs. Today, it issued draft guidance blocking
:09:38. > :09:42.access to the drug, coming as a disappointment to a doctor heavily
:09:42. > :09:50.involved in making the drug trial available for Cornish patients.
:09:50. > :09:55.magnitude of benefit is unprecedented. There is six months
:09:55. > :09:59.longer it keeps cards acquired for, we do not know how much longer it
:09:59. > :10:05.keeps people alive because patients are doing so well that we have not
:10:05. > :10:15.got on average. In a statement, the chief executive of National
:10:15. > :10:35.
:10:35. > :10:44.Institute for Health and Care Between 20 and 30 people like Susan
:10:45. > :10:47.have been taking the drug in Cornwall.
:10:47. > :10:54.The youngsters aiming high after receiving some expert tuition coming
:10:54. > :10:57.After the rainfall of the last couple of days, today has been
:10:57. > :11:07.mainly dry. Tomorrow will be similar with light winds and the risk of
:11:07. > :11:08.
:11:08. > :11:12.Devon and Somerset's fire chief has robustly defended his decision to
:11:12. > :11:15.take on an extra job for the Welsh government. Lee Howell has been
:11:15. > :11:18.criticised for taking on the advisory role at a time when five
:11:18. > :11:21.million pounds of cuts to the fire service here are being implemented.
:11:21. > :11:26.The Welsh Government is paying the Devon and Somerset Fire Service for
:11:26. > :11:32.Mr Howell's time and earlier he told me his new job is good news for our
:11:32. > :11:36.region. This is a really prestigious
:11:36. > :11:40.appointment and I am delighted to have been appointed to this rule. It
:11:40. > :11:47.is great for Devon and summer at and it is good for us to learn from the
:11:47. > :11:51.Welsh government and the Fire Services as of -- of Wales. I am
:11:51. > :11:55.taking on additional work for no personal gain. It is in addition to
:11:55. > :12:02.the work I am doing. Many other Chief Fire Officer do a similar job
:12:02. > :12:08.in other areas. I do not see what the fuss is about. You will not be
:12:08. > :12:13.available for two days a week, presumably. It will be in charge?
:12:13. > :12:19.The arrangement with the Welsh Government would ensure that if my
:12:19. > :12:24.priority is in Devon and Somerset I will continue to be there. It is an
:12:24. > :12:31.advisory role, not a delivery role. I can be available at the end of a
:12:31. > :12:34.phone, or can be contacted by e-mail or video conferencing. The issue is
:12:34. > :12:44.not the physical location, it is the fact that there are many issues I am
:12:44. > :12:49.dealing with in Devon and Somerset and in that context they will be of
:12:49. > :12:54.benefit to the Welsh Government. say you do not know what the fuss is
:12:54. > :12:57.about, but do you not accept concentration will not be on Devon
:12:57. > :13:07.and Somerset at a time when cops are being implemented, you are not
:13:07. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :13:10.giving your all to the job? -- when cops are being implemented.
:13:10. > :13:14.priorities for Devon and Somerset are quite clear, it is about
:13:14. > :13:17.firefighter safety and then implementing significant changes
:13:17. > :13:21.that we have had discussion on recently. The fire authority made
:13:21. > :13:25.the decision and we are in the process of implementing those. It
:13:25. > :13:30.remains a priority for me and the service. In addition to that, we
:13:30. > :13:35.have the ability to draw in additional income that if I had not
:13:35. > :13:38.taken this rule would not have been available to us. -- if I had not
:13:38. > :13:41.taken this rule. It's nearly six months since 300
:13:41. > :13:45.jobs were lost at Axminster Carpets. Today, the company's back on its
:13:45. > :13:49.feet and taking on new staff again. But many of those who lost their
:13:49. > :13:52.jobs are still out of work. As part of a special series, Spotlight's
:13:52. > :13:55.Andrea Ormsby's been back to Axminster to follow some of those
:13:55. > :14:05.made redundant and to find out how they're getting on with finding a
:14:05. > :14:06.
:14:06. > :14:11.new job. Friday, 14th June. Julie is on her
:14:11. > :14:17.way to All Saints Primary School in Axminster. She works to Mike is a
:14:17. > :14:22.week as a teaching assistant after losing her job at Axminster Carpets.
:14:22. > :14:29.I love being here. Losing my job was horrible, but it is brilliant being
:14:29. > :14:34.black in the classroom. -- back in the classroom. It is only two days,
:14:34. > :14:38.and I wish it could be more, but is good fun. Two weeks ago she was at a
:14:38. > :14:44.jobs fair to try and find another part-time job to boost your income.
:14:44. > :14:51.She applied to the Donkey Sanctuary and was feeling optimistic, but she
:14:51. > :14:59.did not get it and there was more bad news to come. Plenty of people
:14:59. > :15:06.who had made redundant from Axminster Carpets were there.
:15:06. > :15:12.been looking online for prospective employment. I have applied for 50
:15:12. > :15:15.jobs. I have had three or four and Zeus saying I was unsuccessful. --
:15:15. > :15:21.three or four answers. You build yourself up and think it could be
:15:21. > :15:26.the one, and then the letter comes back, but you have just got to get
:15:26. > :15:33.on and try for the next one. A month and a half later and Julie is not so
:15:33. > :15:41.positive. I feel more and more that I am less confident in my abilities.
:15:41. > :15:47.I think, can I do these jobs? Can I go for that one? Always in the back
:15:47. > :15:51.of my mind, I would love to think that at some time in the future I
:15:51. > :15:58.could go back. I loved my job, I loved the people I worked with. It
:15:58. > :16:02.was a dreadful day when we heard the news and I can only hope that they
:16:02. > :16:09.will come back again, people. Buying Axminster Carpets and there will be
:16:09. > :16:19.another job for me. -- people start buying. Julie is back on the hunt
:16:19. > :16:19.
:16:19. > :16:21.for more work, but now it is not just part-time. I am off to a job
:16:21. > :16:27.interview for a medical receptionist. I have got to do
:16:27. > :16:30.because I have lost the job at school. The boy is moving about has
:16:30. > :16:37.finished, so I will not go back in September, so I need to find
:16:37. > :16:43.something else to fill the week. are you feeling? Devastating. I was
:16:43. > :16:49.so upset on the last day. I really love that job. The interview done,
:16:49. > :16:54.and Julie is not feeling positive. do not know that that went very
:16:54. > :16:59.well. I should find out early next week, but I am not sure. I was so
:16:59. > :17:06.nervous. Fingers crossed. I just don't know. After so much bad news
:17:06. > :17:10.it is hard to be helpful. -- hopeful.
:17:10. > :17:13.And we just heard Julie didn't get the job. We'll be back in Axminster
:17:13. > :17:22.tomorrow for the third of our special reports, seeing how some
:17:22. > :17:26.traders in the town say things are on the up.
:17:26. > :17:29.Good luck for the future, Julie. Two South West football clubs have
:17:29. > :17:32.the chance tonight to make the headlines in the first round of the
:17:32. > :17:34.Football League Cup. Exeter City attempt to oust Harry Redknapp's
:17:34. > :17:38.Queen's Park Rangers from the competition, while Plymouth Argyle
:17:38. > :17:41.go for glory at Birmingham City, winners of the trophy only two years
:17:41. > :17:48.ago. John Ayres, who'll be covering Exeter's tie for BBC Radio Devon, is
:17:48. > :17:52.at St James' Park. Exeter City got off to a fine start
:17:53. > :17:58.at the weekend with a win over their West Country rivals, restore Rovers.
:17:58. > :18:03.Tonight they have a cracker. They are playing Queens Park Rangers,
:18:03. > :18:06.newly relegated from the league. You would think that they should win
:18:06. > :18:14.this march confidently, but the league cup is one of those that can
:18:14. > :18:18.produce upsets. Sometimes they do not give this the respect they ought
:18:18. > :18:25.to and people can come a cropper against smaller teams, especially at
:18:25. > :18:29.penalty. If they can get through to the next round, you can get sides
:18:29. > :18:34.like Liverpool and Manchester United. Exeter City have got it all
:18:34. > :18:36.to play for. All of the matches are all on your local radio station
:18:36. > :18:39.tonight. Youngsters in Cornwall have had the
:18:39. > :18:42.chance of a lifetime, after getting a training session with Olympic and
:18:42. > :18:46.Paralympic medallists. The Olympians have been coaching in Newquay to
:18:46. > :18:51.celebrate the 25th anniversary local club. -- of their local club. Their
:18:51. > :18:57.aim is inspire youngsters to aim high. Jane Chandler reports.
:18:57. > :18:59.Going for gold. Well, maybe in seven years' time. Double Olympic silver
:18:59. > :19:07.medallist, Neil Adams, and Paralympian, Ben Quilter, who took
:19:07. > :19:11.bronze in London, have really inspire these youngsters. It has
:19:11. > :19:16.been quite cool. Obviously, growing up knowing that they are Olympians
:19:16. > :19:25.and meeting them is quite cool. find it really awesome that we had
:19:25. > :19:29.them in our Olympics. We have two wicked teachers. The training
:19:29. > :19:35.session at the judo kwai were held over two days by Neil Adams. He won
:19:35. > :19:40.his medals in 1980 and 1984 and now he is a coach. He provided
:19:40. > :19:44.commentary for his sport at the London Olympics. Since the Games we
:19:44. > :19:48.have so much interest, not just for judo but sport in general. It is to
:19:48. > :19:53.push our own sport in the south west, where there are not as many
:19:53. > :19:59.judo clubs as we would like, and to increase interest is the main aim.
:19:59. > :20:03.Ben Quilter took bronze in 2013 despite an injury. I have not been
:20:03. > :20:08.back training full-time. It is a long process. It has been great and
:20:08. > :20:15.I went to the Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium. It was great to
:20:15. > :20:18.be back at Olympic Park and see it in all its glory. By the looks of
:20:18. > :20:22.it, we may be seeing more than one Olympic medallist coming out of
:20:22. > :20:32.Cornwall in the next eight years! really want to go to the Olympics.
:20:32. > :20:32.
:20:32. > :20:37.It made me want to do it even more. An unusual reunion has taken place
:20:37. > :20:40.in Cornwall today. The crew of Virgin Atlantic Challenger II had a
:20:40. > :20:43.get together, 27 years after breaking the speed record for
:20:43. > :20:49.crossing the Atlantic. Sir Richard Branson was onboard for the trip
:20:49. > :20:59.from Plymouth to Fowey. Spotlights David George was on the water to
:20:59. > :21:06.
:21:06. > :21:14.meet them. Powering into Foley at 37 knots...
:21:14. > :21:19.The original the 12 engines burning five gallons a mind. After years
:21:19. > :21:22.virtually abandoned in a boat yard in Majorca, Virgin Atlantic
:21:22. > :21:32.Challenger II has been restored and is looking as good as ever. In the
:21:32. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:44.port, there was a big welcome from the shore. And in the air...
:21:44. > :21:44.
:21:44. > :21:48.Fantastic, look at this. It was in 1986 they crossed the Atlantic in
:21:48. > :21:52.three days, ten hours and 40 minutes, breaking the record of the
:21:52. > :21:59.Isles of Scilly and taking the blue ribbon. This is the first time the
:21:59. > :22:03.crew have seen each other since then. It was great to see the crew.
:22:03. > :22:08.We had a little difficulty recognising each other, but we had
:22:08. > :22:14.some incredible experiences. The first year we went for the record,
:22:14. > :22:20.we sank just off the eyes of silly -- the Isles of Scilly. Then we
:22:20. > :22:26.built a new boat and broke the record. The blue ribbon had been
:22:26. > :22:30.helped by the Americans for a long time. The last time I was on this
:22:30. > :22:34.boat was 27 years ago, when they did a victory cruise around the coast of
:22:34. > :22:43.Cornwall. The navigator let me drive this boat from Newquay to Padstow.
:22:43. > :22:50.It is great to be back. It was incredible pain, every ten seconds
:22:50. > :22:53.you were crashing into something. They said, why didn't you stop?
:22:53. > :22:59.Everyone said, I did not want to be the first to suggest that, so we
:22:59. > :23:07.kept going. The new owner says he is not yet sure how she will be used,
:23:07. > :23:14.but she will be moored in Plymouth and at least this iconic vote has
:23:14. > :23:24.been saved. -- this iconic boat. I cannot believe it was 27 years
:23:24. > :23:26.
:23:26. > :23:29.crossing. They were very lucky. There have
:23:29. > :23:34.been some showers, but for most of us the sunshine has been back,
:23:34. > :23:40.particularly for those on the beach, where the sun has been shiny
:23:40. > :23:44.pretty much throughout the day. Tomorrow is very similar. There may
:23:44. > :23:49.be just a small chance of some slow-moving showers developing.
:23:49. > :23:53.Light winds and again, it will feel warm in the sunshine. Proper summer
:23:53. > :23:57.weather, really. There is quite a lot of weather around the UK at the
:23:57. > :24:02.moment. There is cloud up through the western side of Ireland giving
:24:02. > :24:11.heavy rain. That will go down into the Bay of Biscay. Another area of
:24:11. > :24:15.low pressure is over the northern part of the Pyrenees and will come
:24:15. > :24:18.north, these two areas of low pressure pivoting around each other.
:24:18. > :24:24.We may see showers through the endless channel overnight tonight
:24:24. > :24:27.and across the channel islands. -- the English Channel tonight. For
:24:27. > :24:32.Thursday, a weak ridge of high pressure. This weather system is the
:24:32. > :24:38.one that will produce patchy light rain, but it will be weak as it
:24:38. > :24:43.crosses on Friday. It is replaced by sunny spells and the child of
:24:43. > :24:49.showers. You can see from the latest satellite picture, there are showers
:24:49. > :24:56.across Devon and Somerset. For the rest of us, a lovely end to the day.
:24:56. > :24:59.Overnight the cloud will meant the way -- melt away. Tomorrow morning,
:24:59. > :25:06.more clout comic through the English Channel. It will produce a shower in
:25:06. > :25:11.the far south of Devon. For most of us, a fine and dry night, just a bit
:25:11. > :25:16.misty. Overnight temperatures similar to last night. Tomorrow,
:25:16. > :25:24.some sunshine. Patchy cloud briefly along the eastern channel with some
:25:24. > :25:30.showers. Decent spells of sunshine, particularly along the coastline,
:25:30. > :25:33.and temperatures getting up to around 21 degrees. The wind
:25:33. > :25:43.direction is merely northerly, but we will see an onshore sea breeze
:25:43. > :26:10.
:26:10. > :26:13.Not a great deal for the surfers. The outlook... We will see showers
:26:13. > :26:18.around on Friday briefly in the morning, before it improves to sunny
:26:18. > :26:21.spells in the afternoon. A bit more of a breeze developing on Friday.
:26:22. > :26:26.The weekend forecast looks reasonably quiet. There might be
:26:26. > :26:30.showers around on Saturday but on the whole it is strike and typical
:26:30. > :26:33.temperatures for the next few days, 20 or 21 degrees.
:26:33. > :26:36.Now just before we go tonight, we'd like to tell you about our new
:26:36. > :26:39.summer series which starts tomorrow.Justin and I, together with
:26:39. > :26:43.some of our colleagues from BBC Radio Devon and BBC Radio Cornwall,
:26:43. > :26:53.have been to explore places in the South West we've never been to
:26:53. > :26:54.
:26:54. > :27:03.before. Here's a little taste of I can't believe I have never been to
:27:03. > :27:13.Lundy Island. Hello, my lovely. How are you? I am all right. Trig often
:27:13. > :27:14.
:27:14. > :27:23.is well-known for its foliage. Welcome to the castle. I use this
:27:23. > :27:30.regularly, I am 125. Really? This is the first time I have ever set foot
:27:30. > :27:38.on Samson. That is the Isles of Scilly, not the