:00:00. > :00:16.A historic landmark washed away, roads destroyed by the power of the
:00:17. > :00:26.sea and buildings left teetering on the edge. The region takes another
:00:27. > :00:35.battering from the weather. Good evening, Huge waves have taken
:00:36. > :00:41.their toll on coastal communities. Eventually the waves got so big that
:00:42. > :00:48.it overwhelmed the blockhouse on the pier. One minute it was there and
:00:49. > :00:51.the next it wasn't. A special church service is being
:00:52. > :00:53.held tonight for Harry Martin. His family has said they're
:00:54. > :00:57.overwhelmingly grateful for the efforts to find him.
:00:58. > :01:04.And playing the waiting game for a special delivery after a dog ate a
:01:05. > :01:11.diamond. I've given up thinking it was
:01:12. > :01:15.futile. But that last bit of effort. The sun was changing and there it
:01:16. > :01:18.was. I just couldn't believe it. Waves more than 30 feet high are
:01:19. > :01:22.battering the region's coast tonight as the bad weather continues its
:01:23. > :01:25.grip on the South West. There's been flooding along Cornwall's South
:01:26. > :01:29.Coast, with the village of Seaton cut in two. It's a similar story in
:01:30. > :01:32.South Devon where sea walls stood little chance against the high tides
:01:33. > :01:36.and huge waves. Tonight we'll report from the North and South Coast and
:01:37. > :01:41.have the latest on the search for missing teenager Harry Martin.
:01:42. > :01:44.First, David George reports on the destruction along Cornwall's North
:01:45. > :01:54.Coast at Perranporth, Fistral and Portreath.
:01:55. > :01:58.Cornwell's north coast is used to a battering from pixies but waves like
:01:59. > :02:02.these haven't been seen for years. I made structures on the seashore have
:02:03. > :02:06.collapsed as thousands of tonnes of water had been driven at them when
:02:07. > :02:15.strong winds blowing in from the Atlantic. The old blockhouse or
:02:16. > :02:18.Monkey House met its end today. Built to provide shelter for the
:02:19. > :02:23.harbour workers, its collapse was caught on camera.
:02:24. > :02:26.The waves got so big that it overwhelmed the blockhouse on the
:02:27. > :02:32.end of the pier. One minute it was there and the next it wasn't. A wave
:02:33. > :02:41.came and they had been breaking heavily over eight for some hours.
:02:42. > :02:45.Then they abated and it wasn't there anymore. Nobody could believe what
:02:46. > :02:56.they were saying. Along the coasts, this is Fistral
:02:57. > :03:05.beat beach, undermined by the seas. We are not alone. I'm just a bit sad
:03:06. > :03:09.to see it go but I'm sure we can build it back stronger and better
:03:10. > :03:12.and we'll be open again in the summer.
:03:13. > :03:16.Just around the corner, eight metres of the road has been washed away.
:03:17. > :03:22.Electricity cables are dangling and the nearby aquarium is cut off.
:03:23. > :03:27.Newquay's lifeguard training centre has survived the onslaught but its
:03:28. > :03:31.steps and slipway had been smashed by the biggest wave some people have
:03:32. > :03:37.ever seen. It's huge, absolutely massive. It
:03:38. > :03:42.was a once in a lifetime swell. Generated by the wind that is
:03:43. > :03:46.buffeting us know. The power of the sea, Gillick at the front of the
:03:47. > :03:52.centre and what is happening here, that is happening everywhere around
:03:53. > :03:56.the coast. People were watching at high tide to
:03:57. > :04:02.see what would happen to this pub. Tens of thousands of tonnes of sand
:04:03. > :04:08.have been washed away, appealing to leave the building exposed.
:04:09. > :04:12.We have all the conditions but mother nature has kept the wind
:04:13. > :04:17.going southerly or south`west and that is in our favour.
:04:18. > :04:25.Concern now turns to tonight 's high water at just after 9pm.
:04:26. > :04:32.The waves have pounded the south coast with the sea wall at Seaton in
:04:33. > :04:36.Cornwall suffering more damage. And South Devon felt the full force of
:04:37. > :04:39.the tidal swell but the relative shelter of North Sands near Salcombe
:04:40. > :04:40.provided surfers with an ideal location for an exhilarating
:04:41. > :04:43.session. The main road through Seaton
:04:44. > :04:48.completely swamped by sea water. This morning 's high tide forced
:04:49. > :04:53.police to evacuate the area and cordon of sections of the damaged
:04:54. > :04:56.sea wall. I remain concerned sub been the
:04:57. > :05:01.height of the tide and whether it will breach the wall. We have
:05:02. > :05:08.already evacuated the cafe to ensure that people are safe and our rather
:05:09. > :05:13.concern is the undermining of the wall by the sea.
:05:14. > :05:16.That gives you some indication of the power of the high tides and the
:05:17. > :05:23.seas which have been battling Seaton this morning. But the power of the
:05:24. > :05:28.sea proved irresistible further around the coast in Devon. At North
:05:29. > :05:38.Sands near Salcombe, harden servers got stuck in.
:05:39. > :05:42.`` hardened surfers. It can be dangerous for the wrong
:05:43. > :05:47.person at the wrong time. This area would normally be packed
:05:48. > :05:54.with surfers but the beach is to exposed today.
:05:55. > :06:00.Wild, very hard to find decent waves. We looked generally for
:06:01. > :06:05.smaller swells as we don't have capacity to deal with things this
:06:06. > :06:10.big. It was a great day for looking at the weather from a distance.
:06:11. > :06:13.Little chance of doing that from here, this car park still under
:06:14. > :06:18.water. But people couldn't resist having a peek at the wild weather
:06:19. > :06:21.and the sea. The family of a missing teenager say
:06:22. > :06:25.they are "overwhelmingly grateful" to local people who have been
:06:26. > :06:28.helping to look for him. Harry Martin disappeared on Thursday after
:06:29. > :06:35.leaving his home near Noss Mayo to take photos of the stormy seas.
:06:36. > :06:39.Chloe Axford reports. Five days since he went missing, the
:06:40. > :06:44.search for Harry Martin continues unabated. Today the focus has moved
:06:45. > :06:49.away from the coast to the rivers and streams around Noss Mayo. This
:06:50. > :06:52.area inland has already been searched at least once but now a
:06:53. > :06:58.team of specialist police divers have returned to search the water
:06:59. > :07:04.for any trace of Harry. We are still treating this as a
:07:05. > :07:10.search to find Harry and is `` until we get evidence to the contrary we
:07:11. > :07:14.will do that. We will carry on searching through this week and then
:07:15. > :07:20.there will come a time that we have to review what we are doing.
:07:21. > :07:23.18`year`old Harry was last seen by his father leaving his home and
:07:24. > :07:28.walking towards the coastal path on Thursday. It is believed that the
:07:29. > :07:33.photography student was hoping to take pictures of the stormy seas.
:07:34. > :07:37.Over the weekend, more than 100 local volunteers joined the search.
:07:38. > :07:42.The local vicar says his family are grateful.
:07:43. > :07:45.They are coping really well in difficult circumstances but the
:07:46. > :07:50.message they would like to give out is that they are overwhelmingly
:07:51. > :07:55.grateful for the support of the community. It has been such a
:07:56. > :08:00.wonderful thing to see the way people are pulling together and
:08:01. > :08:03.everybody wanting to do something to help.
:08:04. > :08:09.The local community has been deeply affected by Harry's disappearance.
:08:10. > :08:14.Tonight, a special service is being held. A chance for people to gather
:08:15. > :08:18.and pray that he might yet be found. A police officer has spoken for the
:08:19. > :08:21.first time about the moment he rescued a man from heavy surf off
:08:22. > :08:25.Newquay. Sergeant Reg Butler of Devon and Cornwall Police pulled the
:08:26. > :08:27.man to safety in the early hours of Saturday morning in treacherous
:08:28. > :08:39.conditions. He's been talking to Spotlight's Janine Jansen.
:08:40. > :08:44.We were on patrol and spotted a man walking into the sea. I called for
:08:45. > :08:50.assistance and they came down and eliminated him. We called for the
:08:51. > :08:54.lifeboats and the coastguard. He was being washed out to sea and we were
:08:55. > :09:04.very lucky that the sea washed him in fairly close against the rocks. I
:09:05. > :09:07.weeded out and managed to snatch him and he was taken to hospital.
:09:08. > :09:15.What were the conditions like? Very rough. Very dangerous for
:09:16. > :09:19.people going into the sea. Also joining us is Inspector Dave
:09:20. > :09:24.Meredith. What is your advice to people?
:09:25. > :09:30.This was very good response from the officers. The message from all the
:09:31. > :09:35.emergency services is to please stay away from the coast during this
:09:36. > :09:40.stormy period. There is plenty of footage on television that you can
:09:41. > :09:44.watch so please stay away from the coasts and the rivers.
:09:45. > :09:47.One very lucky man that the police were in the area. Who knows what
:09:48. > :09:51.would have happened to him if they weren't.
:09:52. > :09:53.A former Plymouth`based Royal Marine found guilty in December of
:09:54. > :09:56.murdering a wounded insurgent in Afghanistan is to appeal against his
:09:57. > :09:59.conviction Alexander Blackman, formerly of 42 Commando, was jailed
:10:00. > :10:05.for life for the killing, which happened in Helmand Province in
:10:06. > :10:10.2011. The 39`year`old was the senior NCO at a command post at the time of
:10:11. > :10:13.the incident. A new review of Dartmoor Prison
:10:14. > :10:16.reveals that some single cells are still being used for two prisoners
:10:17. > :10:19.and there are still problems with illegal drug use. But the
:10:20. > :10:28.Independent Monitoring Board did praise the prison for being well
:10:29. > :10:32.run. A woman forced to fight Devon social
:10:33. > :10:36.services to get back her daughter after she was taken into care has
:10:37. > :10:38.told the BBC she has no faith that the heavily`criticised child
:10:39. > :10:41.protection department will improve. Her daughter was only returned after
:10:42. > :10:44.it was revealed that evidence used by social services against her may
:10:45. > :10:47.have been manipulated. Tonight's Inside Out South West programme has
:10:48. > :10:50.seen a report into the case which found "false and misleading
:10:51. > :10:54.information" was used by Devon social services to take her daughter
:10:55. > :10:57.into care. That it was "dangerous and damaging". And that the outcome
:10:58. > :11:06.was "serious and probably permanent damage" to the mother. Sam Smith
:11:07. > :11:10.reports. Nearly two years ago, this woman who
:11:11. > :11:16.we are calling Sarah turned to social services for help. She now
:11:17. > :11:20.bitterly regrets the decision. Her daughter was taken into care without
:11:21. > :11:26.warning but shockingly bad decision was made after crucial notes were
:11:27. > :11:30.inexplicably altered to suggest she was suicidal. Sarah's daughter was
:11:31. > :11:35.eventually returned but the experience has left them both
:11:36. > :11:39.scarred. I didn't know it was possible to
:11:40. > :11:44.feel that bad because I was told I might never get her back. She was
:11:45. > :11:57.distressed, traumatised and frightened for spending so so long
:11:58. > :12:00.away. What DC to that? An official report was carried out
:12:01. > :12:05.into what happened. It identified 30 and departmental feelings which the
:12:06. > :12:10.council told us it is currently addressing. But that inquiry is one
:12:11. > :12:16.of the series of investigations into child protection. An Ofsted report
:12:17. > :12:22.found the service was inadequate in every respect. Another report
:12:23. > :12:26.highlighted similar problems. Now an improvement panel is recommending a
:12:27. > :12:33.fundamental restructuring of the service.
:12:34. > :12:38.I have heard there were people who were not able to speak to each
:12:39. > :12:44.other. Politicians, senior managers and so on. If that kind of petty
:12:45. > :12:48.rivalry and silliness was allowed to put children at risk, I am frankly
:12:49. > :12:53.appalled and I'm also appalled that that is not coming out in public.
:12:54. > :12:57.The council says there will now be a rapid change around. Who is being
:12:58. > :13:00.held to account yet? I've made it clear I am being held
:13:01. > :13:03.to account for the improvement of the process and that is what I am
:13:04. > :13:11.here to do. Despite whites bread cuts ``
:13:12. > :13:16.widespread cuts, the budget for these care services have risen.
:13:17. > :13:25.And you can watch the whole story tonight on Inside Out at 7:30pm here
:13:26. > :13:28.on BBC One. Missed hospital appointments in the
:13:29. > :13:31.South West are costing the NHS millions of pounds. Last year alone
:13:32. > :13:34.more than 165,000 people failed to turn up for consultations. New
:13:35. > :13:41.reminder services are now being introduced.
:13:42. > :13:47.Almost 500,000 people walked through these doors to be treated every
:13:48. > :13:52.year. But not everyone turns up to their outpatient appointment. Before
:13:53. > :13:57.a telephone reminder service was introduced, almost 8% of patients
:13:58. > :14:03.failed to tell the hospital they couldn't attend. Brian got a
:14:04. > :14:08.reminder for his appointment a few days ago.
:14:09. > :14:13.I found them very good. Very often you just phone them back and confirm
:14:14. > :14:17.the appointment and that is it, all done.
:14:18. > :14:21.Wasted appointments are costing the NHS millions every year but there
:14:22. > :14:26.have been big changes since it started the remainder service.
:14:27. > :14:34.Compared now to them, 12,000 more patients are getting care than they
:14:35. > :14:38.should. For as, in terms of results, it puts us up in the top ten for
:14:39. > :14:42.getting patients to attend on the day.
:14:43. > :14:46.But during the last financial year, almost 13,000 people `` 30,000
:14:47. > :15:10.people didn't attend. At the Royal Cornwall Hospital.
:15:11. > :15:14.40,000 patients didn't turn up. It is now hoping that its new telephone
:15:15. > :15:21.remainder service will reduce that figure. Dorset County Hospital is
:15:22. > :15:26.looking to do the same. They are apparently losing ?3 million every
:15:27. > :15:32.year. They are looking at new technology to reduce the rates even
:15:33. > :15:36.further but the best solution, they say, would be for patients to let
:15:37. > :15:39.them know if they cannot turn up. Time for the sport and tonight we've
:15:40. > :15:43.got news on Torquay United's new manager and he's someone we all know
:15:44. > :15:45.very well here, isn't he, Dave? Yes, he's 41`year`old Chris
:15:46. > :15:50.Hargreaves, who's been announced as the successor to Alan Knill, who was
:15:51. > :15:52.sacked four days ago. Hargreaves was first`team coach at Championship
:15:53. > :15:58.club Bournemouth and is a regular football pundit for BBC Spotlight.
:15:59. > :16:07.It's not the biggest surprise that Chris got the job, is it?
:16:08. > :16:11.It isn't. He is well respected and was captain of Torquay United five
:16:12. > :16:15.years ago when he scored the first goal in the 2009 play`off final in
:16:16. > :16:30.League Two. How do you think he'll get on?
:16:31. > :16:37.He has got to cut his teeth. They are taking on the bottom of the
:16:38. > :16:40.table team. They were caught out by a late equaliser.
:16:41. > :16:53.Who'll be assisting him at Plainmoor?
:16:54. > :17:06.Lee Hodges, who you Mayra member has plenty of experience. It will be
:17:07. > :17:09.interesting times ahead. Plymouth Argyle look forward to an
:17:10. > :17:18.FA Cup replay after fighting back from two goals down at Port Vale
:17:19. > :17:21.yesterday. Top scorer Reuben Reid started the revival early in the
:17:22. > :17:24.second half, before 17`year`old Ben Purrington completed the comeback
:17:25. > :17:28.with his first goal for the Pilgrims. The replay will be at Home
:17:29. > :17:31.Park on Tuesday week with the winners facing Brighton at home.
:17:32. > :17:33.Yeovil Town face a daunting fourth round tie at Premier League
:17:34. > :17:37.Southampton after despatching Leyton Orient 4`0 at Huish Park. Two from
:17:38. > :17:39.James Hayter and one each from Joel Grant and Kieffer Moore saw them
:17:40. > :17:42.through. Exeter Chiefs have dropped to eighth
:17:43. > :17:45.in rugby's Premiership after an agonising 19`16 defeat at London
:17:46. > :17:48.Wasps. They led 13`3 at half`time through a Dave Lewis try and the
:17:49. > :17:51.supplementaries from Henry Slade. But at 16`16, there was controversy
:17:52. > :17:55.when Slade's effort was ruled out. To rub salt into the Chiefs' wounds,
:17:56. > :17:57.Andy Goode won it for Wasps with a last minute drop goal.
:17:58. > :18:01.In the Championship, Plymouth Albion scored the only try in their 15`14
:18:02. > :18:07.home defeat to Leeds through captain Rory Cushion. They'd have won it if
:18:08. > :18:12.Declan Cusack's late drop goal had been successful.
:18:13. > :18:15.A Taunton volleyball player has become the first British woman to
:18:16. > :18:18.compete in one of her sport's biggest competitions, even though
:18:19. > :18:23.the British team went out of existence after the London Olympics.
:18:24. > :18:27.Keyra Michael has just finished her first season in Italy, playing in
:18:28. > :18:34.the European Champions League. Here's Ollie Williams.
:18:35. > :18:40.Welcome to the home of British volleyball which doesn't look
:18:41. > :18:47.massively British because it isn't. You can see the beautiful city.
:18:48. > :18:53.This is Italy, the new home of Keyra Michael, one of the few British
:18:54. > :18:58.professional players left in the year after these historic scenes.
:18:59. > :19:01.Within months of winning a game for the first time, the team was shut
:19:02. > :19:18.down. The team was disbanded so there is
:19:19. > :19:26.no longer a team. At six foot five, she has signed up
:19:27. > :19:33.as a middle blocker for this team in Milan. They play and one of the top
:19:34. > :19:39.competitions in the world. Ciara grew up in Somerset is the first
:19:40. > :19:47.British player to reach this level. I remember reading a quote before
:19:48. > :19:54.London 2012 we said, every member of Team GB has the responsibility to
:19:55. > :19:57.inspire the nation. I would really like to think that I can inspire
:19:58. > :20:06.kids by being here. Good for her. And at this time
:20:07. > :20:09.tomorrow, we'll be introducing you to Torquay's new manager ` that's if
:20:10. > :20:21.he needs any introduction, of course. Many people are now likely
:20:22. > :20:24.to have to work into their 70s but working into old age is nothing new
:20:25. > :20:26.for many people here in the south west.
:20:27. > :20:29.The region already has a higher proportion of older workers than the
:20:30. > :20:31.UK average. In fact, Spotlight's Greg Wade has been to meet a couple
:20:32. > :20:53.who are still working in their 80s. At 91, Ethel Morley still makes this
:20:54. > :20:56.small business sing. Started in 1975, the family`run firm
:20:57. > :21:02.manufactured dry suits and embroidered garments such as polo
:21:03. > :21:08.shirts. It wasn't a conscious decision to
:21:09. > :21:14.stay at work. You just get up in the morning and go to the same place and
:21:15. > :21:19.one day you are old. Age is really just a number.
:21:20. > :21:21.But by the time you get to 90 it doesn't really matter too much, does
:21:22. > :21:24.it? It doesn't matter anyway.
:21:25. > :21:29.Their son Roger, a mere 60, thinks age isn't a barrier to employment.
:21:30. > :21:32.In fact, quite the opposite. They've got quite a lifetime of
:21:33. > :21:40.knowledge about garments and technical stuff so there is a wealth
:21:41. > :21:44.of knowledge to be had from there. You have to be active, you have to
:21:45. > :21:48.keep active and if you are not physically active, you've got to be
:21:49. > :21:53.brain active. If you want to work, work. Especially if you need the
:21:54. > :21:57.money. Because this business is run by its
:21:58. > :21:59.members, they can decide when to retire. Other workers may look on in
:22:00. > :22:16.envy. Do you think we will still be here
:22:17. > :22:21.doing this in our 70s and 80s? I don't think they will let us!
:22:22. > :22:25.Now, there aren't many women who'd say no to being given a diamond on
:22:26. > :22:27.Christmas Day. But for one woman in Exmouth, her diamond came in rather
:22:28. > :22:30.an unusual way. Yes, this particular gem didn't come
:22:31. > :22:33.gift wrapped and involved a fair amount of work just to find.
:22:34. > :22:42.Spotlight's Andrea Ormsby has the story.
:22:43. > :22:46.Meets Jack, a trainee police dog. He has lived with Angie Collins for
:22:47. > :22:52.about seven months. He is a great character, very
:22:53. > :22:59.gentle, they do call him Gentle Jack.
:23:00. > :23:05.No other dog has done what Jack did just before Christmas.
:23:06. > :23:12.It was a fantastic, lovely calm morning. We were relaxing and I
:23:13. > :23:16.popped out into the kitchen and there was my ring on the floor,
:23:17. > :23:24.mangled. Mangled and missing the diamond. I
:23:25. > :23:30.think, I'm not overly sure, that the ring costs the best part of ?18,000.
:23:31. > :23:35.The husband and I emptied the entire room, which took hours, and I could
:23:36. > :23:39.only conclude that Jack had eaten it.
:23:40. > :23:45.So what to do? Is the vet explained, it was a
:23:46. > :23:53.simple process of waiting and saving. By Christmas Day I had given
:23:54. > :23:59.up and the vet gave me advice that it was very unlikely that I would
:24:00. > :24:04.get it back. I thought this is futile and just give up but that
:24:05. > :24:09.last wee bit of effort, the sun was shining and there it was. I just
:24:10. > :24:13.couldn't believe it. My face must have been a picture.
:24:14. > :24:18.Now they are making the most of Jack before he starts his as a police
:24:19. > :24:24.dog, were stealing diamonds really would be frowned upon.
:24:25. > :24:31.I love the innocent look on the dog's face. Let's see if the weather
:24:32. > :24:33.is going to get any better after the horrendous storms. That way behind
:24:34. > :24:42.you look threatening. We are starting off with strong
:24:43. > :24:48.winds but they do use of later in the week. Otherwise we are looking
:24:49. > :24:56.at the mixture of sunshine and showers. We do still have a weather
:24:57. > :25:05.warning out from The Met office. There is still the risk of further
:25:06. > :25:13.flooding. The high tide times are between 8:30pm and 10:30pm tonight.
:25:14. > :25:18.Keep an eye on the flight line number. As we can see from these
:25:19. > :25:28.pictures taken in Exeter, we do still have problems with flooding.
:25:29. > :25:35.We do have some drier weather to come later on this week so the
:25:36. > :25:40.chance is that these. To recede but many areas are still having flood
:25:41. > :25:47.warnings. For the moment, we do have this area of cloud wrapped around a
:25:48. > :25:58.deep area of low pressure. It is causing a large swell of big waves.
:25:59. > :26:05.It is still quite windy but we will start to see some sunshine. This
:26:06. > :26:08.rain should move on and the winds will be lighter by Wednesday. We
:26:09. > :26:15.have seen some sharp showers across the region and a little bit of
:26:16. > :26:28.thunder and hailstones. Strong and gusty winds tonight. The wind will
:26:29. > :26:35.ease tomorrow by first thing. These are the minimum temperature
:26:36. > :26:45.overnight. Still a few showers around which will cause problems in
:26:46. > :26:46.Dorset and Somerset. The temperatures tomorrow are still
:26:47. > :27:16.fairly mild for the time of year. Still some big waves for the
:27:17. > :27:22.surfers. The wind still strong in the morning but do decrease by the
:27:23. > :27:29.end of the day. Still a bit of a mixture in the week ahead. More
:27:30. > :27:34.persistent rain but later winds on Wednesday. The could see a touch of
:27:35. > :27:41.frost on Friday. We will be back with the late news
:27:42. > :27:43.at 10:25pm so do join us for that. That is all from the Spotlight team.
:27:44. > :27:53.Good night. TOM: # And if there's
:27:54. > :28:13.anybody left in here # That doesn't want
:28:14. > :28:17.to be out there... #