:00:20. > :00:23.The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month remembered across the
:00:24. > :00:42.region and across the generations. Good evening. Good evening, and
:00:43. > :00:45.welcome to Spotlight. Tonight we'll see how communities in the South
:00:46. > :00:49.West paused to pay their respects to those who have died in conflict. And
:00:50. > :00:52.at the Menin Gate in Belgium, musicians from our region were
:00:53. > :00:54.playing a leading role in the Armistice commemorations. Also
:00:55. > :01:03.tonight: Flybe announce a jump in profits but say they're axing jobs.
:01:04. > :01:05.The Exeter based airline will cut 500 posts across its operations.
:01:06. > :01:12.And the bouncers taking to the streets in North Devon to try and
:01:13. > :01:15.stop violent attacks. School children, veterans and those
:01:16. > :01:18.who simply wanted to pay their respects were united today at
:01:19. > :01:22.poignant services across the South West to remember those killed in
:01:23. > :01:25.conflict. At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, many
:01:26. > :01:34.communities paused for two minutes in silent reflection. We have two
:01:35. > :01:37.reports tonight. In a moment, how local musicians played a leading
:01:38. > :01:40.role in today's events at the Menin Gate in Belgium. But first John
:01:41. > :01:50.Henderson reports on the services which took place across the region.
:01:51. > :01:56.Every year, they come, every year, they remember. At the Royal Naval
:01:57. > :02:06.Air Station, current military personnel paid their respects.
:02:07. > :02:17.At Exeter, that of past conflicts stood alongside the next
:02:18. > :02:33.generation. I think the young people should know. I was young. From 230
:02:34. > :02:40.people, they picked up 39. From 60, just one.
:02:41. > :02:45.And the sacrifice from numerous complex was not lost on the children
:02:46. > :02:52.from all of the 12 schools in this region. We remember, because they
:02:53. > :02:58.fought for us so that we can live and be free. I think it is really
:02:59. > :03:05.good that they helped us survive, and it was really nice of them, so I
:03:06. > :03:07.am going to remember them. I think the relevance to the children now is
:03:08. > :03:14.the complex that we have been involved in over the past ten to 15
:03:15. > :03:17.years. The Gulf war, Afghanistan, and I am sure that all of the
:03:18. > :03:23.children here are fully aware of this complex, so I think it has
:03:24. > :03:28.great relevance to them. `` fully aware of those conflicts. The region
:03:29. > :03:40.turned out in full force to honour the fallen and never forget.
:03:41. > :03:45.As well as ceremonies across the region, a South West band has been
:03:46. > :03:50.at the heart of remembrance events in Belgium. The ceremonial unit of
:03:51. > :03:54.Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has been playing at the
:03:55. > :03:57.Menin Gate in Ypres, scene of some of the worst battles of the First
:03:58. > :04:01.World War. Our reporter John Danks went with them.
:04:02. > :04:07.These are just a few of the thousands of names of those who died
:04:08. > :04:15.almost 100 years ago. Their bodies were never found. The mine you meant
:04:16. > :04:19.is dedicated to the quarter of a million British and Commonwealth
:04:20. > :04:29.soldiers who lost their lives here. `` the monument. A daily homage to
:04:30. > :04:31.the fallen is played by Hugh Gillers `` buglers who were originally drawn
:04:32. > :04:37.from the town's voluntary firefighters.
:04:38. > :04:42.Joining them last night was the ceremonial unit from the Devon and
:04:43. > :04:46.Somerset fire and rescue service. We are here because of the association
:04:47. > :04:51.with the firefighters in Belgium, and particularly, where they took
:04:52. > :04:58.over the sounding of the last post. They have played that every single
:04:59. > :05:04.evening since 1928. The Devon group led the parade at
:05:05. > :05:07.this morning's remembrance service. Among them, musicians from the North
:05:08. > :05:14.Devon pipe band and the Devonport Royal Naval all is here banned. ``
:05:15. > :05:19.volunteer band. It is a really special feeling to be up there. Very
:05:20. > :05:23.proud. It is appropriate that the volunteers are up there. There are
:05:24. > :05:26.many hundreds who lost their lives in the battlefields and they were
:05:27. > :05:38.all volunteers. Just very special for us to be up there as well.
:05:39. > :05:42.One of the most poignant moments was when poppies were released from the
:05:43. > :05:47.top of the Menin Gate. Thoughts turned to what each soldier named
:05:48. > :05:53.here must have endured, the cold, the mud and the fear of dying. Ed
:05:54. > :06:00.was so silent. To think that you were in Ypes and there was no sound
:06:01. > :06:04.at all, it was very nice. All of the bands paraded proudly back through
:06:05. > :06:06.the town, a town whose people remain ever thankful to those who made the
:06:07. > :06:20.ultimate sacrifice. Two other news now. Three Greenpeace
:06:21. > :06:28.workers from Devon detained in Russia for nearly two months have
:06:29. > :06:32.been moved to St Petersburg. Kieron Bryan, Iain Rogers and Alexandra
:06:33. > :06:34.Harris are among a group of 30 charged with hooliganism after a
:06:35. > :06:38.protest against oil drilling in the Arctic. Their lawyers only realised
:06:39. > :06:43.they'd been moved when they tried to visit them in Murmansk.
:06:44. > :06:46.The Cornish disaster relief charity Shelterbox has distributed more than
:06:47. > :06:49.1,000 aid boxes to survivors of the typhoon in the Philippines. Now it's
:06:50. > :06:52.sending an extra 2,200 boxes and increasing the number of teams in
:06:53. > :06:55.the area to two. A Tiverton Town Footballer, Tom
:06:56. > :06:58.Pilling, seen here on the left, has pleaded guilty to causing a crash
:06:59. > :07:02.which killed one man and seriously injured another. He was driving a
:07:03. > :07:05.car which left the M5 in March. Pilling's friend, Daniel Gunn, died
:07:06. > :07:08.in the crash and another man suffered life changing injuries. Mr
:07:09. > :07:12.Pilling was given bail at Taunton Crown Court and will be sentenced in
:07:13. > :07:17.December. It's been a day of hugely mixed news
:07:18. > :07:20.at the Exeter`based airline Flybe. A return to profit, another big round
:07:21. > :07:25.of redundancies and a surge in the share price. 500 more job cuts are
:07:26. > :07:29.on the way, but these will be spread all around the airline and its
:07:30. > :07:36.operational bases. From Exeter, our business correspondent Neil
:07:37. > :07:40.Gallacher reports. There are still some clouds hanging
:07:41. > :07:46.over Flybe as today's announcement makes plain. The airline reduced its
:07:47. > :07:50.workforce by 490 last year, with a further hundred leading in the first
:07:51. > :07:56.half of this year, and now, another 500 cuts across its network are
:07:57. > :08:02.leaving. You want to review the fleet mix and improve aircraft and
:08:03. > :08:09.crew utilization. You sound like you are slashing the airline in your new
:08:10. > :08:13.role. Really, the focus of these actions is to put the airline on a
:08:14. > :08:18.very solid foundation for future growth. We have taken down a lot of
:08:19. > :08:23.cost already. We need to do more, but I am confident that we have a
:08:24. > :08:27.very exciting future ahead of us. The new boss was able to underline
:08:28. > :08:32.that with a half yearly profit of just under ?14 million, compared to
:08:33. > :08:36.a loss this time last year. Flybe's share price rocketed. It's less than
:08:37. > :08:40.three years since the airline was investing heavily in the region and
:08:41. > :08:45.opening new facilities fast, but those days are definitely over. Now,
:08:46. > :08:49.unions are desperate to avoid compulsory redundancies. But it was
:08:50. > :08:54.clear they can see some logic in today's move. It is good for the
:08:55. > :08:57.business in the long run. We have to consider the viability of the
:08:58. > :09:02.company, because there are going to be jobs that are left, and who wants
:09:03. > :09:06.to ensure that those jobs are secure for the future. So you accept this
:09:07. > :09:11.is necessary? It is necessary to a point. Whether the severity of the
:09:12. > :09:16.redundancies are necessary, we want to scrutinize that and have a look.
:09:17. > :09:23.Today's news emphasizes that the new boss still sees cuts at Flybe. The
:09:24. > :09:29.days when the airline had money available for impressive projects
:09:30. > :09:31.like this seem a long way off, but investors at least seem to be
:09:32. > :09:37.convinced now that the airline does have a future.
:09:38. > :09:41.Street marshals are now patrolling in Barnstaple during the early hours
:09:42. > :09:44.of the morning to stop violent attacks. They're working with the
:09:45. > :09:47.police in busy areas at the weekends when most of the trouble happens.
:09:48. > :09:55.Spotlight's Emma Thomasson has been out with them to see what they have
:09:56. > :09:58.to deal with. One o'clock in the early hours of
:09:59. > :10:05.Sunday morning and Barnstaple, before kicking out time to stop an
:10:06. > :10:07.abrupt end to this man's night out. The new scheme is designed to stop
:10:08. > :10:12.things getting this far once the club shuts a few hours later. The
:10:13. > :10:17.doorman are here to make sure there is no more trouble. They tend to
:10:18. > :10:24.listen to us rather than turn around and give the police a bit of abuse.
:10:25. > :10:28.Because they get problems from us, off they go, because they feel they
:10:29. > :10:33.might not be able to come in next time. It is a good idea. I work in
:10:34. > :10:38.the tavern, so I get to see some of the state that people get in. I have
:10:39. > :10:43.been attacked before, and they helped me and got the police
:10:44. > :10:48.involved and stuff. I have seen a couple of fights that happened
:10:49. > :10:52.inside takeaways. They bring them out and deal with it there and then
:10:53. > :10:57.the ones who were fighting away, so it is really good. This is the first
:10:58. > :11:04.scheme of its kind in the force area. It came from this PC. It is
:11:05. > :11:08.just a means to effectively control what goes on in the street without
:11:09. > :11:13.tying up police resources. Some people might argue that it is
:11:14. > :11:15.policing on the cheap. That is a common statement in relation to
:11:16. > :11:20.that. It does not policing on the cheap. These men are trained and
:11:21. > :11:24.registered and are able to deal with these kind of incidents. They have
:11:25. > :11:27.no more powers than any other member of the public but they are dealing
:11:28. > :11:33.with low level stuff that perhaps the police should not be dealing
:11:34. > :11:36.with anyway. At the moment, it is on the a child that is being funded by
:11:37. > :11:41.one of the big nightclubs and North Devon Council. It has proven to be
:11:42. > :11:46.successful so far, so hopefully after the trial, we will continue
:11:47. > :11:50.with it in the new year. Many new businesses might support the scheme
:11:51. > :11:54.also. On the time will tell if more businesses are willing to fund
:11:55. > :12:02.them. Whether that is here or other places throughout the South West.
:12:03. > :12:12.Coming up, find out how major fundraising in Cornwall is making a
:12:13. > :12:15.big difference for stroke victims. The moving story of how the BBC
:12:16. > :12:22.Children in Need Appeal is supporting these youngsters.
:12:23. > :12:24.A South West charity which uses military veterans suffering from
:12:25. > :12:27.post traumatic stress disorder to run motivational training courses
:12:28. > :12:32.for job seekers, says it's hoping to expand across the UK. The Active
:12:33. > :12:34.Plus course uses team building games and training in interrogation
:12:35. > :12:38.techniques to help people gain confidence. And, as Chloe Axford
:12:39. > :12:48.reports from Barnstaple, the results have been impressive.
:12:49. > :12:51.Active Plus is a course of a difference. It uses military
:12:52. > :12:59.training techniques to help people gain employment skills. Here,
:13:00. > :13:03.participants are being challenged to cross a plank without touching the
:13:04. > :13:08.floor. We have got to get across the logs, helping each other, and the
:13:09. > :13:12.person has the blindfold on and they all easily have no site `` they all
:13:13. > :13:18.via asleep have no site, so it is not easy. The idea behind it is to
:13:19. > :13:23.teach them to support each other, trust in people, and it is not wrong
:13:24. > :13:27.to put your hand up for help. Because he could not see where it
:13:28. > :13:30.was going, but you guys and girls could, so you have got to put your
:13:31. > :13:35.faith into other people. And these are the people who make the course
:13:36. > :13:39.so unique. All of the trainers are military veterans suffering from
:13:40. > :13:46.post traumatic stress disorder, covering Oakland `` complex from the
:13:47. > :13:50.Falklands to Afghanistan. For people to see us with those kinds of things
:13:51. > :13:54.going on in the background and still able to help others, I think that
:13:55. > :13:59.sets us aside from everybody else, because we have experienced
:14:00. > :14:06.hardships ourselves, so they don't see us as talking down to them. As
:14:07. > :14:13.well as team games, the course includes training in how to do well
:14:14. > :14:17.in job interviews led by ex`military intelligence officers skilled in
:14:18. > :14:21.doing interrogations. His top tip is always to wear something red. Those
:14:22. > :14:24.taking part in the course say it has been a real help to them. The
:14:25. > :14:29.teamwork activities have been really beneficial to help motivate you and
:14:30. > :14:34.give you a reason to get out of bed. I have definitely learned to be
:14:35. > :14:38.more confident in myself. Definitely have some more interview techniques
:14:39. > :14:42.and I am more prepared for them when I get them. It is basically just
:14:43. > :14:46.building up my confidence more than anything else. I found it very
:14:47. > :14:49.positive. It is a real reinforcement about what you need to do in
:14:50. > :14:54.interviews to get jobs and move back into employment. The six`week
:14:55. > :14:59.company macro course was developed in Cornwall and is now running in
:15:00. > :15:04.Dorset and Somerset to my with plans to run it out across the UK. So far,
:15:05. > :15:09.more than 50% of people who have done the course have gone on to
:15:10. > :15:13.further training or have found jobs. We have found people who have been
:15:14. > :15:16.so timid and reserved at the start, and by the end of the course am a
:15:17. > :15:21.they are upstanding in front of people telling them what a
:15:22. > :15:31.transmission may have gone through. The goat `` to see how their lives
:15:32. > :15:34.have changed is fantastic. An appeal to help stroke patients in
:15:35. > :15:40.Cornwall is celebrating hitting its half a million pound target today.
:15:41. > :15:43.BBC Radio Cornwall listeners helped raise money for the Phoenix Stroke
:15:44. > :15:46.Appeal, which is buying life changing equipment and helping
:15:47. > :15:51.patients recover in their own homes. Alison Johns reports.
:15:52. > :15:55.Around 800 people a year had a stroke in Cornwall. The Phoenix
:15:56. > :15:58.Stroke Appeal was launched in June of 2011, and organisers are thrilled
:15:59. > :16:02.that today they have hit their target. With the help of Radio
:16:03. > :16:06.Cornwall, right from the onset, and the help of a vast number of people
:16:07. > :16:12.throughout the community in Cornwall who have really responded big`time
:16:13. > :16:17.to this appeal, we have got there. The money is being used by the acute
:16:18. > :16:21.unit at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, where patients are assessed after
:16:22. > :16:24.treatment to see if they are ready to go back home. It is also helping
:16:25. > :16:32.the strict units at other hospitals. `` the stroke units. We
:16:33. > :16:36.have now got the equipment that we can use for our patients. They do
:16:37. > :16:41.not have to wait. They used to have to wait for a splint or a hoist, so
:16:42. > :16:45.it has made a big difference. People can get on with their
:16:46. > :16:49.rehabilitation. By the equipment has been bought for the scheme, which
:16:50. > :16:54.gives intensive treatment to patients in their own homes. This
:16:55. > :16:58.man says it has really helped him recover from a stroke which left him
:16:59. > :17:10.unable to speak. Very good, because you are in your own environment, so
:17:11. > :17:18.you feel more comfortable, and you feel as if they have more time for
:17:19. > :17:22.you. Although the Phoenix Stroke Appeal itself has now finished, the
:17:23. > :17:28.organisers say the work goes on, and donations can still be made to all
:17:29. > :17:32.of Cornwall's hospitals. Onto the sport, and Dave's here with
:17:33. > :17:38.a goalless FA Cup. But in rugby, there was plenty to cheer about.
:17:39. > :17:42.First, the bad news. Yeovil Town are now four points adrift of safety in
:17:43. > :17:45.the Championship. It follows their one goal loss to Wigan Athletic at
:17:46. > :17:48.Huish Park yesterday. Jo Edwards had the Glovers best chance but they
:17:49. > :17:53.eventually slipped to their second defeat in a row. Frenchman Marc
:17:54. > :17:58.Antoine`Fortune scored the only goal 12 minutes from the end to leave
:17:59. > :18:05.Yeovil rock bottom of the division. Plymouth Argyle are the only Devon
:18:06. > :18:09.team left in this season's FA Cup. But they have to beat Conference
:18:10. > :18:12.outfit Lincoln City in a first round replay at Home Park on Wednesday
:18:13. > :18:15.week to progress. If they win, they'll meet another Conference
:18:16. > :18:18.side, Welling United, at home in round two. This is how BBC Radio
:18:19. > :18:27.Devon's commentators saw the cup ties.
:18:28. > :18:33.A good cross him. That was a chance for the opening goal.
:18:34. > :19:14.It is into the net! Torquay United go behind. A brilliant save. They
:19:15. > :19:24.look like they have killed this game on the 18th minute.
:19:25. > :19:30.`` 88th minute. Exeter Chiefs have started their
:19:31. > :19:32.assault on the Anglo`Welsh Cup in fine style. They beat holders
:19:33. > :19:36.Harlequins 19`5 at Sandy Park in their first tie in pool two. Ceri
:19:37. > :19:39.Sweeney kicked 14 points, including four penalty kicks with Sireli
:19:40. > :19:42.Naqelevuki scoring the Chiefs only try. Just under 9,500 were at Sandy
:19:43. > :19:45.Park which has been chosen to host the final of the competition.
:19:46. > :19:48.The Cornish Pirates and Plymouth Albion are keeping the pressure on
:19:49. > :19:51.the Championship's top four. Kieran Hallett's three penalties were
:19:52. > :19:55.decisive in the Pirates 16`13 win over Bedford Blues. Tries from Tom
:19:56. > :19:58.Bowen and Lewis Warner helped Albion win at struggling Ealing by 20
:19:59. > :20:01.points to five. Finally, tomorrow we'll be building
:20:02. > :20:04.up to the Remembrance rugby match at the Brickfields when the Barbarians
:20:05. > :20:12.meet the Combined Services at 7:15pm.
:20:13. > :20:16.The BBC Children in Need Appeal takes place this Friday and the
:20:17. > :20:22.money you raise helps change the lives of children across the South
:20:23. > :20:26.West. Every year new projects receive funding for the first time,
:20:27. > :20:29.and in the last 12 months, one of those is Children and Families in
:20:30. > :20:32.Grief, in South Devon, who help youngsters, and their families,
:20:33. > :20:35.who've been bereaved. Sue Cole and her son James, and Jo Hamilton and
:20:36. > :20:39.her daughter Summer tell us their story, and how they were helped by
:20:40. > :20:47.Children in Need at a time they needed it most.
:20:48. > :20:53.I kind of just cried and I felt like I was the only one that had lost a
:20:54. > :21:00.father. It was three days before Christmas, and he committed suicide.
:21:01. > :21:06.James was seven at the time. I felt really shocked and just despair,
:21:07. > :21:12.really, not knowing how I was going to tell my daughter that her father
:21:13. > :21:20.had died suddenly because, you know I'm a dork father `` you know, your
:21:21. > :21:24.dad is your world on a really, and how are you supposed to not have him
:21:25. > :21:29.in your life? I did not want to talk about it to any of my friends encase
:21:30. > :21:34.they started talking about how it happened, so I just kept it to
:21:35. > :21:38.myself. I was really worried about him because I did not understand and
:21:39. > :21:43.I was an adult, so I did not know how he could understand what
:21:44. > :21:47.happened to his father. You do not know how to help them. He just hoped
:21:48. > :21:57.that by telling them the truth and giving them lots of cuddles that
:21:58. > :22:04.they will be OK. I was a bit shaky, but I know I was with my mum come
:22:05. > :22:11.and we used to sit on the sofa and hog and just talk about it. `` and
:22:12. > :22:15.cuddle and just talk about it. When I first went to Children and
:22:16. > :22:20.Families in Grief, I was very nervous. I felt a bit better that I
:22:21. > :22:28.could speak about it to other people. It makes a big difference.
:22:29. > :22:38.It is a relief that you can see your child's smile. I always felt a bit
:22:39. > :22:45.better when I knew that it wasn't me that lost my father. What ever the
:22:46. > :22:49.special person is that they lost, they will share their feelings in a
:22:50. > :22:56.different way, but at least you were opening up in expressing themselves.
:22:57. > :23:00.`` at least they were. Until then, James had not showed any emotion and
:23:01. > :23:05.did not talk about it, and he felt he was the only one, and he went
:23:06. > :23:11.there and he brought out a lot of his feelings and was able to talk
:23:12. > :23:16.more about it. I am glad that I can go there and I can just speak about
:23:17. > :23:21.how I feel. I would say that Children in Need were pretty
:23:22. > :23:26.fantastic for supporting children and families in Greece, because
:23:27. > :23:33.there is not enough bereavement support groups out there for
:23:34. > :23:42.families. It is really needed. `` families in grief.
:23:43. > :23:45.So, as you can see, the money you raise really does make a difference,
:23:46. > :23:48.and if you're fundraising and want to come along to the National
:23:49. > :23:51.Maritime Museum Cornwall on Friday night for Pudsey's party, just
:23:52. > :24:03.e`mail and we'll send you the tickets. Thank you for all of the
:24:04. > :24:08.fundraising so far. Let's see what the weather is doing. We'll have a
:24:09. > :24:12.quick look at it. It looks like we have a much quieter week ahead of
:24:13. > :24:17.us, certainly a lot drier than last week and less windy. There will be
:24:18. > :24:21.some rain around, but that is the general theme this week. It is
:24:22. > :24:25.mainly dry and there is even a risk of a touch of Frost, particularly
:24:26. > :24:31.into the small hours of Wednesday morning. We have lots of low clouds
:24:32. > :24:38.and light humidity in the air. It is misty and foggy in places. The cloud
:24:39. > :24:42.is reducing outbreaks of rain. `` producing. It is a very slow
:24:43. > :24:48.progress on the weather system, but it will clear. There is a good deal
:24:49. > :24:54.of sunshine per turning right across the South West of England, it is
:24:55. > :24:59.slowly moving away, so do not expect improvements to the to rapid
:25:00. > :25:02.tomorrow. By the time we get to Wednesday, we still have a ridge of
:25:03. > :25:06.high pressure across southern Britain. Another fine day on
:25:07. > :25:13.Wednesday. Perhaps a bit breezy as we see some showers turn up from the
:25:14. > :25:19.North West. Let's look at that cloud picture. Still some more to come,
:25:20. > :25:23.even though there are breaks in the clouds. The rain that is coming out
:25:24. > :25:28.of Southern Ireland is still heading our way, so do not expect too much
:25:29. > :25:32.of a clearance. Perhaps some of the mist and fog will clear out of the
:25:33. > :25:36.way by tomorrow morning. Lest this ability but still a lot of clouds
:25:37. > :25:43.and patchy rain around to stop `` less visibility. The winds become
:25:44. > :25:49.northwesterly, and that brings us pressure air and slightly colder air
:25:50. > :25:52.as well, so by the end of the night, South Coast temperatures will
:25:53. > :25:57.probably be no lower than 12 or 13. In the north coast of Devon, the
:25:58. > :26:01.colder air will follow the main line of cloud and rain. It will disappear
:26:02. > :26:05.through the day tomorrow, which means the sunshine will be back out.
:26:06. > :26:09.The best of the sunshine will be just before it is getting dark. A
:26:10. > :26:16.chilly nights to come tomorrow night. Temperatures are lower than
:26:17. > :26:19.they have been, 12, maybe 13 the highest temperature. A brisk
:26:20. > :26:23.northerly breeze will make it feel colder than that. What's the clouds
:26:24. > :26:27.in a few spots of rain it out of the way through the morning, there will
:26:28. > :26:32.be a better chance to see the sun in the afternoon. Winds from the north,
:26:33. > :26:45.fine and dry, with very good visibility. Times of high water:
:26:46. > :26:51.the winds are from the north or North West tomorrow. Mainly fair
:26:52. > :26:57.with generally good visibility. I said I would mention Friday's
:26:58. > :27:01.forecast. Friday is largely dry and pretty quiet, with a wind from the
:27:02. > :27:04.north or North West for the good news for Pudsey. Have a good
:27:05. > :27:08.evening. That's all from us for now. We'll
:27:09. > :27:12.leave you this evening with a reminder of how the region stopped
:27:13. > :27:14.and remembered on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
:27:15. > :27:16.Goodbye. Good night.