08/08/2013 Spotlight

Tim Smit, is no longer running the attraction on a day-to-day basis.

It is also emerged that another senior executive is leaving. We will

look at why the changes are being made and what it means to one of the

region's best-known tourist attractions.

Police launch an investigation after it is claimed officers turned up in

the wrong town. They were called to a burglary in Combe Martin but ended

up in ill -- in Ilfracombe. Another beauty Queen row after

Torquay joins the line-up to host Miss World.

BBC Spotlight has learnt that Sir Tim Smit's role as chief executive

of the Eden Project has come to an end. The attraction, which has seen

a drop in visitor numbers, has admitted his day to day rule will be

diminished but insists he is still head of the organisation. David

George looks at the growth of the Eden Project and the unorthodox

figure behind it. The Eden Project opened in March

2001. It was an immediate success with a claimed million visitors

passing through the doors by June that year. The famous domes were

based on bubbles which are able to settle on any surface, even the

rough floor of a clay pit. Even's aim was to be a showcase for the

world 's's most important clients -- plans. Education is a high priority

and entertainment has played a part. The Eden Sessions are hugely popular

and in July 2005, the venue hosted part of the live eight series of

concerts. Tim Smit has been the driving force behind the Eden

Project and he is forthright when defending even against those who

questioned the amount of public Monday used to fund it. We've got

467 staff here, up to 700 in summer, and in the South West, we're

in the top 20 employers, so Cornwall and Europe made a really good bet on

us. Gaynor Coley started at the Eden Project in 1997 is rector, becoming

managing director three years later. Until this year, Tim Smit and Gaynor

Coley rejoined Chief Executive 's. Last year, visitor numbers fell

substantially. The project and blames the six -- the success of the

Olympics and expects numbers to rise again this year. Eden has produced a

continual flow of eye-catching ideas at finding the funding for those has

proved ever harder as time goes by. Our business correspondent Neil

Gallacher is with me now. Gaynor Coley is going, Tim Smit's role is

changing. What is happening? It is difficult to be sure because Tim

Smit has not yet spoken, so we are in the realms of conjecture, but

looking at the house record, he is moving sideways in the organisation

and it looks as though he has moved down. He was chief executive, then

George Chief Executive, and now he is chief executive of a subsidiary.

Eden stresses he will still lead the organisation, but it looks as though

his day-to-day role has reduced. What is your feeling? It is

difficult to answer with certainty until we know whether he chose this

for himself, he is 58, or whether others chose, but it is the kind of

change we have seen in other capital attractions which opened

successfully to tourists and then find they struggled to maintain ace

steady-state, an iceberg to one recovery specialist who point out

that there are different phases in the life of some organisations, and

at different times you need different people in charge. You have

creative people coming with great ideas, the excitement of setting it

up, and then do have the daily running of it to make sure the costs

are not exceeding the income, to make sure the cash flow is always

there, and that is exciting for some people but it is not usually

exciting for the creative types. Don't write Eden off yet. It is

still attracting way more visitors than any other attraction and I will

be surprised if there is not more fight in Tim Smit yet.

With more news, here is Natalie. Staff at one of Somerset's biggest

hospitals are worried by an increase in the number of young people eating

treatment for legal high drugs. Staff at Musgrove Park Hospital say

the wide variety of substances makes it difficult to treat patients

effectively. This report starts with the story of one woman whose health

has been damaged by drugs. To protect your identity, we changed

her name and her words are spoken by an actress. My mum carers, and it

destroyed her to watch her daughter ruling herself. Jane knows what

drugs, legal and illegal, can do to you. The regular heartbeat, chest

pains, impaired vision, so her message to others is simple. It's

not worth it. You might think it is at the time, but it isn't. You never

know what's in them. You could be told something -- sold something

classed as AMT but it could be cooked with something different, and

you could be dead. Parents often ask how to tell their children legal

highs can harm them when they are sold legally on the streets and on

the internet. The answer may lie in places like this, Musgrove Park

Hospital in Taunton, which has seen a surge in emissions of people who

reacted badly to legal highs. know what he's taken? For this

accident and emergency doctor is seeing at least two cases a week

now, and her biggest problem is not knowing what she is dealing with.

don't know what chemical compound the taken, and they aren't entirely

sure, so as such, we can't treat easily. We have to treat the

symptoms as they present and we don't know what line the going to go

with their symptoms. That must make it impossible as a medic? I have

seen cases where we actually lost a patient from a legal high. At the

Taunton Association for the homeless, legal highs have become a

problem in the last six months. Here, they say battling a menace

that has the word legal in its title is almost impossible. By definition

as a parent, it is harder to have that conversation with your children

when you say, don't use that, because they will turn around and

say, the -- but it is legal. No one has an easy solution to the problem,

but everyone we spoke to agree is doing nothing isn't the answer.

Devon and Cornwall police are investigating claims that officers

missed an opportunity to catch burglars in the act because they

went to the wrong town. Officers were called to a break-in at a shop

in Combe Martin but despite three phone calls, they went to

Ilfracombe. Andy Breare reports from Combe Martin.

This is the shop where the perjury happened in the early hours of last

Friday morning. The owner says had police got to the right address when

told, the thieves would have been caught red-handed. Sue Sussex has

owned her shop for the last 42 years. This is the first time it has

been broken into. While the burglary was in progress, a passer-by dialled

999 to reported, but police were dispatched to Ilfracombe, around

five miles away. Not only do they not send police cars out, if they

had come when that guy rang, they were still in my shop for over an

hour after that, and they would have been caught red-handed. According to

the CCTV footage, these were in in the shop for an hour and a half, and

stripped this entire rack of cigarettes and tobacco, and made off

with some spirits. About �5,500 worth of stock. Since the break-in,

Sue has upgraded security and says it has left her feeling shaken.

feel vulnerable. The robbery itself would have been bad enough to cope

with, but to realise it need never have happened... The police are

currently studying CCTV footage of the incident, and Sue is offering a

reward to help catch the thieves. A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall

police said a complaint about the call has been received and is being

investigated. Anyone with information about the burglary at

the shop should contact police. Torquay could host the Mr and Miss

World competitions, bringing with them a boost to the local economy

worth thousands of pounds. Organisers have visited the town to

see if it is suitable, but opponents say it will take for Bay back to the

dark ages. Two months ago, Mr England was

crowned here in Torquay. The organisers considered -- considered

the event such a success we are considering Torquay for Mr and Miss

World. They have been working with local charisma groups to see if the

town will be a civil venue. This world event puts Torbay on the world

stage with 74 countries in the world coming over here with all their

press, seeing this beautiful place, encouraging business here. Torbay

Council supported the Mr and Miss England even to the cheering of

�7,000 because of the publicity. The council estimated it was worth

�500,000 in positive exposure, at taxpayer support has been questioned

and opponents described these contests as denigrate array. They

accept it is not the same as it was in the 70s, but on a personal level.

I feel it denigrates the human form. Do we want to send that message to

young people that they have to be sylphlike, to be able to slink

around looking bronzed and beautiful. I am not saying they

don't look fantastic but is that the right message for our young people?

Mr and Miss World competitions have taken place in Africa, South Korea,

and China. Delegates are looking around Torquay to see if it is

suitable for the comp edition. Editors and is expected at the end

of the year. A blood cancer charity has warned

that a shortage of young male bone marrow donors in the South West is

putting lives at risk. The Anthony Nolan Trust says there are just over

4000 people on its register. The family of 19 your old boy whose life

was saved by a transplant is urging donors to come forward. Jumping for

joy. Just two years ago, nine-year-old Dominic Doyle began a

fight for his life. It seemed he had already eaten leukaemia once when

his parents received the news they dreaded. The consultant rang, and I

knew it wasn't good news. She said, I am sorry but it is back. Dominic

had to undergo a gruelling second course of chemotherapy, but they

knew there was only one thing that could save his life, a bone marrow

transplant. They then faced the agonising wait for a donor. As we

got past the second month, we were getting nervous. They said we can

carry on with this for about six months, if we don't get a donor then

we will have to think about the worst things. We had to discuss

where, if it came to it, where we wanted him to die. After three

months, a match was found and now, after three birthdays in Chris

Buttle Assembly in hospital, he is cancer free. The family don't know

who the donor is that the eternally grateful. We got someone who managed

to save Dominic's life. He is a superhero are a life-saver. We know

he is out there and saved our little boy 's life, so all I would ask is

that more come forward. It could save somebody's life like yours.

Yeah. A man from North Devon says a council planning dispute over his

wolf reserve could mean the death of his beloved pack and end years of

international research. Shaun Ellis now has to find a new home for his

wolves and fears that many are too old to move and may have to be

destroyed. The council says further work is not acceptable in an area of

outstanding natural beauty. Johnny Shaun Ellis moved to Devon with his

balls to set up a reserve and carry out research on these misunderstood

animals. He fears all that could come to a sad end because the

council says banning controls have been breached. The inevitable is the

Wolves will be distracted. That is why we appeal to people with this

decision that you are not just dealing with something put up, a

logistic building, you are dealing with peoples livelihood and animals

lives. North Devon district Council said missed analysts carried out

further works and after careful consideration the application was

refused. They said it is in an area of outstanding natural boutique and

cited traffic issues. We have had condolences so far that we are going

and we call this home. I have been here 13 years. Now the search is on

to find somewhere that will not have the same council planning

restrictions. I like to think they would see common-sense, we are going

maybe enough for them and we hope they give us courtesy and the time

we need to safeguard the walls. says he will do what we can to save

the pack. A singer songwriter from West

Cornwall is about to embark on an ambitious tour of the UK and the

United States. Sarah McQuaid who lives near Penzance will be away

from home for almost three months. She's just been performing at the

Sidmouth Folk Festival and popped in to have a chat with us on her way

back to Cornwall. She started by telling us about her tour.

Well, we start off in the UK, I am playing a festival in Wellington

Road on the 31st of August and then I am all around the UK including

Scotland and the South of England and also of places for three weeks

and then an eight week tour of the USA. We start off and finish in

Texas, fly to the UK, and then a couple of gigs in Cornwall and a few

more further north and then I finish on the first December. That will be

64 shows in all. It is extraordinary and how does the reaction from the

audience differ, you are going from Cornwall to taxes and Denver, what

reaction is there? There are more vocal in the USA they holler and

make noise, they do not do that in England. And then you think did they

like me? And then they say they loved it and buy the CDs. You are

playing at special venues in the states. Yes, a cafe which is

legendary on the folk scene and the first time I have played there.

were born in Spain, you lived in America and Ireland are now living

Cornwall. Where does the most musical influence come from? With

the exception of Spain because I only lived in Spain for two years,

but everywhere I have lived has had a strong influence. I first album

was traditional Irish staff and the second one was the American music I

grew up with and third album last year was mostly my own songs and

they are influenced by places I have seen on my travels in England.

have a busy few months ahead. Good luck and come back safely to

Cornwall. Thank you so much. And Sarah will be singing for us at the

end of the programme. Now for the second in our summer series visiting

parts of the region which presenters from Spotlight and BBC local radio

have never been to before. Tonight it's your turn, isn't it? Yes, I

went to a fishing village in North Cornwall that's become extremely

well known recently for two main reasons.

Just up the coast from where I was born and bred is this now famous

fishing village and I cannot believe I have never been here for but I

have always wanted to come here because I like Martin Clunes. He

isn't here today so I will make do with John instead. Charming! Hello,

my lovely. Will you give me a tour? Yes, a look around. Lead on, kind

here. That is the old school. Stunning. I think the first port of

call must be Doc Martin's house. is nice but I think he is out on

call. Martin Clunes? They have finished the series now. Where is

it? Down here. Lead the way.This is it. Yes, his cottage. Who lives

there? No one, it is a second home. But it is used for filming. Yes, it

is a pretty cottage. It is gorgeous. It must be the most photographed

house in the area. Yes, probably in the county. Hordes of tourists come

up and down. How many more people has the house brought to the

village? A colossal amount of you. What is it? Oh, my word. A

barometer. Although we watch Spotlight, we don't take much notice

of David. We rely on this. It is not goes curly. Me too.Awful for the

moustache. How do you control it? are you? Fine. Nice to meet you.

This is nice. The sun is coming out. Very nice indeed. I was getting fed

up with the rain ruining my hairdo. It has been a lovely summer. A bit

of a shock because I expected a bad summer but I sold my fishing boat in

March expecting another bad year but this has been the best summer for 25

years. What is this about a film being made. That is what they are

saying, the guy who directed Doc Martin is coming. A personal friend

of ours! He is determined to make the next movie here which they say

will be about us. Who will play you? George Clooney has been mentioned.

And what about you? It would have been you will bring but he is dead.

Computer graphics! This is the alleyway. And this was the narrowest

street in the world according to the Guinness book of records 30 years

ago. Crikey. We would not get here two abreast. I know quite a few

had a fantastic day in Port Isaac with John Cleve as my guide. You may

wonder where he is but I feel lost without him. He is inside because it

is not just the Fishermans friend and Doc Martin with talent here, the

whole village has. Tonight is open we hope will mine again. # Thank you

very much. A lovely place. I can't believe you have not been before. I

will go back. They do not need David's weather, they have their own

arrangements. I will have a word with him. Fishermen always know best

but let's look at the next couple of days. Rain is likely but it is

mostly overnight. Tomorrow, feeling fresher, breezy on the coast but it

is mainly dry story. A lot of cloud coming in at the moment and that

cloud is rain bearing clouds, patchy light rain overnight, low cloud and

hill fog developing. As the weather front sweeps across us, it is an

overnight feature because by tomorrow it is in the east and we

have a ridge of high pressure although we will see more wet

weather later on Saturday night and into Sunday and this runs through

channel but most of the rain in the night-time. The picture from earlier

today, that cloud invaded from the West, it is producing light rain

across West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. This was earlier today

where there was plenty of sunshine. Most of us have had a lot of

sunshine. Plenty of water coming down the rivers so no concerns about

the water supply, plenty of people out enjoying a breezy day in places

but a fine day. I hope you have a spare change of clothes! Not quite

the blue skies that we have seen today and ride but fine weather to

enjoy. The cloud will produce some rain, it start of light but on the

moors it will be more persistent and a bit heavier but by morning pretty

much gone. Just a few showers dotted around. Overnight temperatures, 15

or 16. Tomorrow, a cloudy start, the risk of showers, brightening up, the

South of Devon and sunshine comes out and it will feel pleasant. 20 or

21 degrees. A brisk north-westerly breeze. The Isles of Scilly, a cool

breeze, mostly dry, cloud in the day, the times of high water: The

surf is choppy. Two to three feet and clean. The outlook, the rain

will come in during the course of Saturday night and into Sunday so a

change then for damp conditions that apart from a few showers on Sunday

and Monday it is mostly a dry story. Have a good evening. That's all from

us for now - we'll leave you now with Sarah McQuaid singing "The Sun

Goes On Rising" Have a good evening. # And the time will come when I