:00:16. > :00:25.The protesters claim victory in their bid to stop a huge wind farm
:00:25. > :00:28.off the North Devon coast. Good evening.
:00:28. > :00:32.The final decision on the Atlantic array will be made by the
:00:32. > :00:37.government, but at least one council has now said no to the idea. Also
:00:38. > :00:39.tonight, the vital delay in treatment 423—year—old cancel
:00:39. > :00:47.patient. Her mother wins a settlement from
:00:47. > :00:54.her family doctor. She was let down, and completely let down. It has cost
:00:54. > :00:59.her her life. And the legacy of winter flooding, painful work to
:00:59. > :01:03.repair the routes which crumble into the sea.
:01:03. > :01:09.Protesters are tonight claiming victory after a Devon Council today
:01:09. > :01:22.rejected plans for what could be one of the largest offshore wind farms
:01:22. > :01:30.in the country. It would involve setting up as many as 240 wind
:01:30. > :01:42.turbines, 60 kilometres of the North Devon coast. The firm behind it, R W
:01:42. > :01:54.E N Power says that it will produce enough electricity to power 900,000
:01:54. > :01:59.homes. Late this afternoon, North Devon district Council said no to
:01:59. > :02:06.the plans for the wind farm. Our reporter is in Woolacombe tonight.
:02:06. > :02:13.It is not quite so obvious on a gloomy night as we have this evening
:02:13. > :02:17.about why so many people are worried about the visual impact of the wind
:02:17. > :02:22.farm. It will be ten miles out to sea, many people are close to it and
:02:22. > :02:25.they took their concerns today to the latest council making a decision
:02:25. > :02:28.on whether they believe it should go ahead.
:02:28. > :02:33.The protesters came. They were hoping they could convince members
:02:33. > :02:40.of North Devon's planning committee to do what to other councils had
:02:40. > :02:50.feel to do, oppose the massive wind farm.
:02:50. > :02:54.I want this to be stopped, otherwise they risk owing to be massive
:02:54. > :03:00.disruption. People will peacefully protest. it is in the wrong place.
:03:00. > :03:06.It could have been 20 or 30 males further out. the Atlantic Array
:03:06. > :03:13.proposal is double the size of any British wind farm currently in
:03:13. > :03:18.place. The head of planning said that the decision had to be, was
:03:18. > :03:22.this the rate development in the right place? She said it would have
:03:22. > :03:26.an adverse landscape impact but it would not hit to risen to that
:03:26. > :03:30.they. Although the majority of contract would go to specialists,
:03:31. > :03:41.they would be scope for vocal jobs to be created. Local spokespeople
:03:41. > :03:49.spoke for and against it. now that North Sea gas is basically running
:03:49. > :03:53.out, we desperately need new sources of energy. After two hours, and
:03:53. > :04:04.rejection was the result opponents wanted. it tells the planning expect
:04:04. > :04:09.inspectorate —— planning inspectorate that the visit decision
:04:09. > :04:13.to be made. It is in the wrong place. It is sandwiched between two
:04:13. > :04:21.of the finest coastlines that these isles have. There are six reasons
:04:21. > :04:26.why North Devon Council went against this plan, they included tourism,
:04:26. > :04:34.the visual impact and a lack of what PC as a tangible economic benefit.
:04:34. > :04:38.—— of what they say is. People have until Monday to raise their
:04:38. > :04:42.objections to this scheme, then it will be discussed by a planning
:04:42. > :04:46.inspector and a final decision will be made by the Secretary of State
:04:46. > :04:50.around about this time next year. There is more debate and a Atlantic
:04:51. > :04:57.Array proposal is here on Sunday politics here on Sunday morning.
:04:57. > :05:02.There has been yet another drop in the number of people out of work and
:05:02. > :05:06.claiming benefit in the South West. Today 's separate civil war than
:05:06. > :05:11.this time last year. Unemployment is a key concern and a measure that the
:05:11. > :05:16.Bank of England is emphasising in recovery. The South West has fared
:05:16. > :05:23.well. Does this look like recovery? yes. I have been looking at the
:05:23. > :05:26.figures month by month and each time I come here saying that the latest
:05:26. > :05:30.figures are significantly better than the year before. Each time that
:05:30. > :05:40.year—on—year comparison has got more and more encouraging. It is
:05:40. > :05:49.gathering place. —— pace. Is the recovery predicted what we should
:05:49. > :05:54.expect? in the tourist areas, it is a 20% improvement in that time. If
:05:54. > :06:02.you look at somewhere like Somerset, but lest touristy, there is a 40%
:06:02. > :06:08.improvement. It has fallen in all areas year. If you would get the
:06:08. > :06:12.picture county by county, let us look at the overall national
:06:12. > :06:18.unemployment rate going by the claimant count, the narrow measure
:06:18. > :06:27.of unemployment. That is 3.4%. There is a fall in every county, they all
:06:27. > :06:35.have levels well below the UK rate. In the urban unit tree areas, we see
:06:35. > :06:42.figures that are more alike the average rate. But they all fall and
:06:42. > :06:45.Torpey is the only place in the region that has a rate higher than
:06:45. > :06:51.in national rates —— Torbay. the mother of a young Cornish woman
:06:51. > :06:57.who died from cervical cancer has won £35,000 settlement from the GP
:06:57. > :07:02.who failed to refer her to a specialist at an early enough stage.
:07:02. > :07:06.She began to take legal action before her death. The family says
:07:06. > :07:11.the settlement is an acknowledgement that the service she received fell
:07:11. > :07:17.short. Mercedes was just 23 when she died.
:07:17. > :07:22.She had been to her doctor with symptoms including heavy bleeding
:07:22. > :07:30.and abdominal pain. Although the GP had noted that a smear test may be
:07:30. > :07:35.necessary, she was not diagnosed with cervical cancel until three
:07:35. > :07:41.months later. —— cervical cancer. Her mother has set up a foundation
:07:41. > :07:46.and charity shop in her name. She has now won a settlement from the GP
:07:46. > :07:55.who accepts that he should have referred her to a specialist
:07:55. > :08:00.earlier. Mercedes wanted to prove a point. As much as she trusted her
:08:00. > :08:04.general practitioner and the other health care professional she saw,
:08:04. > :08:10.she was let down, and severely let down, which cost her her life. Her
:08:10. > :08:16.GP told spotlight in a statement that this was a tragic scenario for
:08:16. > :08:33.all those concerned, and I would like to express my sympathy is once
:08:33. > :08:36.again. Last year, her mother took a petition to Downing Street. She
:08:36. > :08:43.wanted page for cervical screening to be reduced from 25 to 20.
:08:43. > :08:48.Expected face says that that could have done more harm than good. But
:08:48. > :09:12.she looks that Mercedes 's case —— but she hopes that Mercedes 's case
:09:12. > :09:22.will help continue the foundation 's work.
:09:22. > :09:26.A 22,000 signature petition has been handed in to Downing Street today by
:09:26. > :09:31.firefighters from Torquay. Devon and Somerset virus are two says it has
:09:31. > :09:37.to make significant savings but will still maintain a effective service.
:09:37. > :09:42.But controversial plans which would see the second fire engine been cut
:09:42. > :09:48.from full—time to on—call has angered many. I think that anything
:09:48. > :09:54.that puts pressure on the fire authority, particularly in relation
:09:54. > :10:03.to Torquay with the response times are ad firstly directed, ——
:10:03. > :10:11.affected, that does cause concern. a charity running a refuge for women
:10:11. > :10:15.in Torbay are warning that the closure of a shelter could put women
:10:15. > :10:20.and children at risk. The refuge here in Torbay has
:10:20. > :10:28.supported 86 families in the last two years and turned down 200 more.
:10:28. > :10:34.This woman, who does not want to be identified, has said that it has
:10:34. > :10:37.been vital for her and her son and she would have returned to her
:10:37. > :10:43.abuser without its help. You'll manage and support from the staff
:10:43. > :10:46.for myself and my son is immense. I would have gone back if I had had to
:10:46. > :10:51.go to a bed—and—breakfast. It is 20 47 support year. We all support each
:10:51. > :10:57.other. We have got out of our staff —— 24—7 support. I cannot see any
:10:57. > :11:02.justification for shutting this place down. I think it is terrible.
:11:02. > :11:06.They should be opening more, not shutting them down. the council
:11:06. > :11:10.wants to change the way they deal with domestic abuse victims, by
:11:10. > :11:15.using emergency accommodation instead went to specialist outreach
:11:15. > :11:18.support. Torbay Council says that no one is available to speak today
:11:18. > :11:23.because it is consulting about these proposed changes, but it does say
:11:23. > :11:29.they will provide greater value for money and it will be fairer because
:11:29. > :11:33.all the women who come to them for help will be assessed on same way
:11:33. > :11:39.and it will not matter whether there is room at the refuge are not. But
:11:39. > :11:46.the women who run the refuge say that it may not work. People may not
:11:46. > :11:51.leave the perpetrator, or they will return quickly, which may not be the
:11:51. > :11:55.best possible thing for them. If they have refuge accommodation in
:11:55. > :12:01.place then they can guide people through. Torbay Council 's
:12:01. > :12:08.consultation lasts until the 25th of September. A decision will be made
:12:08. > :12:21.on the 17th of October. You are watching BBC Spotlight.
:12:21. > :12:27.Still to come: The hardest working man in the south—west, he has 52
:12:27. > :12:29.jobs. We will find it were his whistle—stop two of the labour
:12:29. > :12:34.market takes him next. And join me later in the show when I
:12:34. > :12:40.will be talking about my experiences on the Great British beak off and
:12:40. > :12:46.the fear. The unusually wet weather which
:12:46. > :12:52.preceded the summer may have been forgotten, but the damage that it
:12:52. > :12:57.cost has not. The BBC highlighted the impact on the famous South West
:12:57. > :13:02.Coast Path, which crumbled away in places. People have been trying to
:13:02. > :13:09.repair the trail since then. It has not been easy. The coastal footpath
:13:09. > :13:13.is some 250 males long and attracts countless walkers every year. Many
:13:13. > :13:17.people choose to holiday here just to walk the path. But walkers will
:13:17. > :13:21.have found it tough going this year because many of their favourite
:13:21. > :13:26.routes have been left block or unpalatable by Cliff collapses or
:13:26. > :13:32.landslides —— locked. Earlier this year we took to the skies to see
:13:32. > :13:38.just how bad the problem was. Flying over one of the worst hit areas,
:13:38. > :13:46.this stretch of coastline , and we can see how large part of the cliff
:13:46. > :13:51.have collapsed. This part of the coastal footpath will never be the
:13:51. > :13:57.same again. Some of it has been closed for safety reasons, but we
:13:57. > :14:01.have a gate. A guide. This is about just as far as we can get, because
:14:01. > :14:05.here the footpath just disappears. There is a 6—foot drop to my right.
:14:05. > :14:16.It used to go at a shallow angle although we are up into the trees
:14:16. > :14:21.and then continue that way, but as you can see the whole lot of it has
:14:21. > :14:23.slipped in a semicircle and there is the added danger of another —— a
:14:23. > :14:27.number of trees. but people are still trying to get tenure. There
:14:27. > :14:30.are still people jumping over locked gates, ignoring the notices and
:14:31. > :14:41.pretending that everything is OK. As we are in the middle of this
:14:42. > :14:51.interview, we spot a Walker ducking under. He tells us that someone has
:14:51. > :14:58.written over the Saints. —— the signs. You can see that it is
:14:58. > :15:03.dangerous. yes, but I am walking with care. There is a temporary
:15:03. > :15:09.diversion, it takes people several miles inland by road, with an
:15:09. > :15:15.overview of the sea. This couple are keen walkers and they are but lost.
:15:15. > :15:20.the signage is not very clear and we are not very sure which way to go.
:15:20. > :15:24.We will find a way. There have been 30 landslides in Cornwall alone. The
:15:24. > :15:28.total bill for re—routing and repairs could exceed £1 million. It
:15:28. > :15:42.says that private landowners have helped. Land has been donated for
:15:42. > :15:48.any path. Natural England, says those carrying out the repairs, have
:15:48. > :15:53.not stumped up any money. We are managing it on their behalf. it is
:15:53. > :15:57.not only important for residents but it has a real economic value. We are
:15:57. > :16:04.estimating that it is worth about £177 million to the Cornish economy.
:16:04. > :16:08.People come here because of the wonderful path. we asked natural
:16:08. > :16:18.England foreign interview, and they give us a statement. They said they
:16:18. > :16:29.are committed to maintaining the past, but they were having to treat
:16:29. > :16:34.various cases all over the country. It is feared that it could become
:16:34. > :16:41.increasingly costly to protect this famous coastal trail.
:16:41. > :16:45.Ambitious plans have been unveiled to build a centre for extreme sports
:16:45. > :16:53.for people with disabilities. South—west gym owner hopes to build
:16:53. > :17:02.the facility in Truro. Bruno injured his spine in a
:17:02. > :17:06.carjacking. He struggled to adapt to life in a wheelchair. Ina
:17:06. > :17:14.sportsperson, ending up in a wheelchair you feel trapped most of
:17:14. > :17:19.the time. —— being our sportsperson. A centre like this would alleviate a
:17:19. > :17:24.lot of the problems that we go through. the plans include a
:17:24. > :17:29.scuba—diving tank, skydiving platform and climbing wall. It will
:17:29. > :17:35.be purpose—built for disabled people but open for all. This gym owner
:17:35. > :17:39.thinks it is unique and will attract people from all over Europe. The
:17:39. > :17:44.maxim of the most extreme sports were actually some of the sports
:17:44. > :17:54.that they could take part in one regularly. The central challenge was
:17:54. > :17:59.born from that. John now has charity status for his appeal and has a
:17:59. > :18:04.preplanning application. He needs £100,000 just to get the project
:18:04. > :18:08.through the charity stages. He is beginning an enormous athletic
:18:08. > :18:16.challenge to raise funds. He and his friend will be cycling, running a
:18:16. > :18:26.marathon and running up and down Ben Nevis. Nick took his first steps and
:18:26. > :18:29.23 years at this gym and loves the idea of facilities built to
:18:30. > :18:36.accommodate his needs. it would be tremendous for anybody who wants to
:18:36. > :18:41.use it, from disabled people to people of all walks of life to
:18:41. > :18:46.actually use it. it is estimated that it would cost between 15
:18:46. > :18:52.million and £20 million. It is hoped to be raised through continued
:18:52. > :18:57.grants and funding. Every child is asked what they want to do when they
:18:57. > :18:59.grow up but how many really find out?
:18:59. > :19:02.One Cornish man is taking that question to the extreme by doing 52
:19:02. > :19:10.jobs and 52 weeks. BBC Spotlight has been following him
:19:10. > :19:13.and we caught up with him on the front line of job—seeking. There is
:19:13. > :19:18.no denying that he is keen. Now in the 36th week of his
:19:18. > :19:25.challenge, match turned up for work at this job centre, but it was not
:19:25. > :19:32.what he expected. I thought I was working for the job
:19:32. > :19:38.centre this week. But I did not realise that I would be in a full
:19:38. > :19:43.fireman 's outfit. So far over the past eight months, he has thrown
:19:43. > :19:50.himself into the world of work, becoming a stuntman, a photographer,
:19:50. > :19:55.beef farmer, a certain structure, a pizza delivery man, journalist,
:19:55. > :20:00.theatre technician, and blacksmith. Joining other young people looking
:20:00. > :20:05.for jobs gave another new insight. The training is part of the project
:20:05. > :20:08.run by Cornwall Fire service and the Department of four convention is to
:20:08. > :20:15.encourage young job—seekers back into work. it is nice that people
:20:15. > :20:19.can see, this is what I have been doing. I have taken part, these are
:20:19. > :20:23.the skills that I have acquired throughout that process. These young
:20:23. > :20:28.people gaining this work experience have gained the label confidence for
:20:28. > :20:32.the future. I probably would not have done this before. I am
:20:32. > :20:36.confident to talk in front of people. That is going to be great
:20:36. > :20:42.for trying to get future employment. I thought I had confidence but I did
:20:42. > :20:50.not. After a couple of weeks here and pushing my limits and showing
:20:50. > :20:53.that I can work as part of the team and with other people showed me that
:20:53. > :20:58.I can do things that I did not realise. Matt is giving any wages
:20:58. > :21:04.that he earns to the Princes Trust and has big ambitions for the next
:21:04. > :21:11.few weeks of the challenge. I have things like air steward, potentially
:21:11. > :21:17.midwife, going down the sewers, and a celebrity PA as well. By the end
:21:17. > :21:22.of the year, it is likely that Matt will have an enviable CV and it is
:21:22. > :21:26.likely that like him, these young people will impress potential
:21:26. > :21:42.players. —— employers. For one of the
:21:42. > :21:48.competitors in Great British Bake Off, showing off his skills has led
:21:48. > :21:52.to some real results back in his kitchen. He has been winning over
:21:52. > :21:57.the judges as well as his pupils at school. Millions of people are
:21:58. > :22:00.chaining in to watch this man and his fellow contestants stretch
:22:00. > :22:07.themselves to the limit. Each week, the baker that does not
:22:07. > :22:16.make the grade is voted off. The tension as he waits for the
:22:16. > :22:22.judges 's verdict. to be honest, the pastry could have done with another
:22:22. > :22:28.ten minutes. You had plenty of time to practice, you knew how long it
:22:28. > :22:33.would be, you should not have picked it. now that he is back in his
:22:33. > :22:39.hometown, he has learned his lesson and is showing the students how it
:22:39. > :22:43.is done. I have not done a lot of pastry and things largely because I
:22:43. > :22:50.was worried about the calories for years. But I think this is what the
:22:50. > :22:56.Great British Bake Off does, it inspires you to have a go. And his
:22:56. > :23:02.pupils are more than willing to get involved.
:23:02. > :23:11.I think he will do really well. But he does make a lot of big things,
:23:11. > :23:26.huge chocolate cakes. How was he treated around school for ?
:23:26. > :23:33.Everybody recognises them. He has learned good schools that —— skills
:23:33. > :23:38.that he can show was. who knows how much morphine is to come as he is
:23:38. > :23:41.through to the next round. Whatever happens, his appearance on the Great
:23:41. > :23:46.British Bake Off is certainly rubbing off on the students.
:23:46. > :24:02.Time for a look at the weather. For those that needed, there is some
:24:02. > :24:06.rain in the forecast now. For tomorrow it is generally quite
:24:06. > :24:10.cloudy. There will be some patchy rain around and will return to some
:24:10. > :24:16.of that low cloud as well, then lures becoming misty and marquee.
:24:16. > :24:22.Some high pressure, just hanging in there. Beginning to weaken now. All
:24:22. > :24:27.of this cloud down here coming this way. We have a fair amount of cloud
:24:27. > :24:33.covering is at the moment. That is a weather system that will put it
:24:33. > :24:36.tomorrow night. Another will arrive in the middle of the day tomorrow
:24:36. > :24:40.and that will bring further outbreaks of light and patchy rain.
:24:40. > :24:44.Then the whole system will stall across southern England by the time
:24:44. > :24:47.we get to the middle of the day on Friday. Little ripples or pulses of
:24:47. > :24:52.rain running along the same weather system will enhance the rain fall.
:24:52. > :24:57.Friday night could turn out to be quite a wait of fear. There is the
:24:57. > :25:00.cloud that we have seen today. Now the cloud is producing some patchy
:25:00. > :25:09.rain. Most of it across parts of Devon. Cornwall may see a few
:25:09. > :25:15.patches of green but it will put out overnight. A lot of local load, —— a
:25:15. > :25:24.lot of low cloud. A mild night, quite a misty night. Quite high
:25:24. > :25:28.temperatures. There will be some brightness tomorrow, eastern parts
:25:28. > :25:32.of Devon and Somerset will have morning sunny spells before it's
:25:32. > :25:39.generally clouds over with a line of patchy rain moving through. Tomorrow
:25:39. > :25:43.it is the antiques road show in Exeter, just outside Exeter
:25:43. > :25:52.Cathedral. The temperatures tomorrow, up to about 19 degrees.
:25:52. > :25:58.Warmer than today. Cool along the coastline at around 17 degrees. On
:25:58. > :26:03.the Isles of Scilly, some cloud around. Return to some drizzly
:26:03. > :26:09.conditions and a fair amount of low cloud appearing in the second half
:26:09. > :26:23.of the day. Here are the times of high water. Now for our surfers,
:26:23. > :26:29.clean but not very big. Choppy on the north coast. C temperature
:26:29. > :26:34.around 17 degrees. Those are the coastal waters forecast. The winds
:26:34. > :26:40.are lighter tomorrow. But occasional drizzle as possible with moderate or
:26:40. > :26:44.good visibility. There is rain now in the forecast. Friday in
:26:44. > :26:49.particular looks like it could be quite a wet day. If we do not see
:26:49. > :26:53.much in the way of rain on Friday delight, overnight overnight the
:26:53. > :27:05.rain could become quite heavy and widespread. —— on Friday night. Come
:27:05. > :27:09.Sunday, we have a new area of low pressure and Sunday itself could
:27:09. > :27:16.turn out to be quite windy as well. With strong, possibly even deal
:27:17. > :27:26.force. Clearing overnight into Monday, colder air comes in. Quite
:27:26. > :27:31.chilly feel for the early part of next week. For those that need it,
:27:31. > :27:36.there is some rain and forecast for the few days.
:27:36. > :27:41.Just before we go, one person e—mailed to say that actually the
:27:41. > :27:42.Sunday politics is on at 1:30pm on Sunday. A welcome collection.
:27:42. > :27:45.Goodbye.