:00:00. > :00:20.A call to the Fire Service hn Cornwall could soon be answdred more
:00:21. > :00:21.than 400 miles away in North Yorkshire.
:00:22. > :00:24.Good evening. The idea has been given the go ahead
:00:25. > :00:33.by councillors in Cornwall but tonight there's concern over
:00:34. > :00:36.potential mistakes. There are many different tones with
:00:37. > :00:40.the same name. So there will be confusion.
:00:41. > :00:44.Also tonight: No rescue package from Europe ` the Government won't be
:00:45. > :00:45.asking for financial aid from the EU to help deal with the Somerset
:00:46. > :00:50.floods. And how the railway map of the past
:00:51. > :00:55.could help shape the railwax map of the future.
:00:56. > :00:59.999 calls for Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service could be answered by
:01:00. > :01:03.a control room in North Yorkshire. Cornwall Council says that the two
:01:04. > :01:06.services will be helping each other answer calls during busy periods.
:01:07. > :01:09.They say it'll improve the service, but some people in remote p`rts of
:01:10. > :01:14.Cornwall believe a lack of local knowledge could lead to mistakes.
:01:15. > :01:19.Eleanor Parkinson reports. This is the control room for the Fire
:01:20. > :01:24.Service in Cornwall. They ddploy services wherever they are needed.
:01:25. > :01:27.They have struck a deal with North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Sdrvice,
:01:28. > :01:34.more than 300 miles away. They point to share the control room dtring
:01:35. > :01:39.busy periods. They say that during the recent storms, this control room
:01:40. > :01:43.was under pressure. If you bring Cornwall, norm`lly you
:01:44. > :01:47.will get somebody in Cornwall. But if, for any reason they can't. After
:01:48. > :01:50.ten seconds you will automatically be diverted to North Yorkshhre and
:01:51. > :01:56.able instantly pick it up on the screen. There screen will change to
:01:57. > :02:02.Cornwall instead of North Yorkshire. They can then identify the need of
:02:03. > :02:06.the nearest resource and task that resource from North Yorkshire.
:02:07. > :02:12.But the Fire Brigade union feared a lack of local knowledge could affect
:02:13. > :02:21.response time. These villagds have similar names. People believe
:02:22. > :02:25.mistakes could be made. Werd about six miles from the other village and
:02:26. > :02:35.it is spelt the same. Peopld have confused us in the past. People
:02:36. > :02:43.often ask us for directions. I know of lots of place names which are the
:02:44. > :02:47.same in Cornwall. There will be confusion and people will h`ve
:02:48. > :02:49.serious problems if they ard not careful.
:02:50. > :02:55.Cornwall Council says the two forces will be using computer technology
:02:56. > :02:59.that will not allow this to happen. The council insists it is not a
:03:00. > :03:02.merger, but a collaboration. Nothing is likely to happen for at least two
:03:03. > :03:07.years because this control room must move to a new site. Then thdy must
:03:08. > :03:15.install the computer technology to link the two counties.
:03:16. > :03:18.The BBC has learnt the Government will not be asking Europe for a
:03:19. > :03:22.rescue package to help deal with the floods in Somerset. A fund hs
:03:23. > :03:25.available to help EU countrhes deal with natural disasters, but a letter
:03:26. > :03:34.seen by BBC Spotlight says linisters believe the situation doesn't
:03:35. > :03:41.qualify. Clinton Rogers reports When is a crisis a disaster? Ask
:03:42. > :03:46.flood victims like this man who is still drying his house on the edge
:03:47. > :03:55.of the Somerset Levels. I think it might cover if you any
:03:56. > :03:59.P's expenses but all joking aside we're talking about small alounts of
:04:00. > :04:04.money by European Union standards. It is an emergency.
:04:05. > :04:09.That is not the way the Govdrnment sees it. We have seen this letter
:04:10. > :04:16.from the floods minister. This shows that the Government will not be
:04:17. > :04:20.applying for money from a Etropean fund designed to help with natural
:04:21. > :04:24.disasters. They say it is bdcause the damage is not bad enough.
:04:25. > :04:29.I would be happy to apply if I thought we qualified but whdn I last
:04:30. > :04:37.looked at this, we needed to make a certain threshold.
:04:38. > :04:43.One MP has described that as nonsense. He says the real reason
:04:44. > :04:46.the Government is not applyhng is to spare the blushes of Euros diptych
:04:47. > :04:51.Tories. If the European Union were to step
:04:52. > :04:56.in and give us serious monex, in Somerset and possibly in thd Thames
:04:57. > :05:01.Valley, it would be slightlx embarrassing. They will not be able
:05:02. > :05:04.to say anything good about Durope. Critics point out that here in
:05:05. > :05:12.Yorkshire they were given mhllions of pounds. There is confusion and
:05:13. > :05:18.conflicting little messages, and this only adds to the sense of anger
:05:19. > :05:20.for flood victims here. The Prime Minister was recently quoted as
:05:21. > :05:24.saying that money is no objdct when it comes to helping here. The
:05:25. > :05:38.question is, where exactly hs that money coming from?
:05:39. > :05:42.There's a warning tonight that some of the coastal footpaths closed by
:05:43. > :05:45.the recent storms may not rdopen. The repair bill and the cost of
:05:46. > :05:48.re`routing stretches could run into millions of pounds. In Devon alone
:05:49. > :05:50.the bill is estimated to be ?500,000. As our Environment
:05:51. > :05:53.Correspondent Adrian Campbell reports, councils say they'll
:05:54. > :05:57.struggle to find the money. Parts of this region have disappeared into
:05:58. > :06:04.the sea over recent weeks. The stormy weather has affected a large
:06:05. > :06:10.stretch of coastline. This lan told us that what temporary clostre has
:06:11. > :06:15.just been reopened. Having dried out a bit now, the
:06:16. > :06:20.council have said it is OK to open this pathway. But if they coastline
:06:21. > :06:25.where to move again in the future, we may have to review that.
:06:26. > :06:30.There has been one closure `nd a number of diversions. The longest
:06:31. > :06:37.stretch affected is around six miles of footpath between Exmouth
:06:38. > :06:41.underling Regis. There are other diversions already in place along
:06:42. > :06:46.the south west coast path. Some are still being identified. This is
:06:47. > :06:52.costly work for local authorities. Since January, the bill has risen by
:06:53. > :06:58.several thousand pounds and we put quite a strong priority on to the
:06:59. > :07:02.south west coast path, it is not just enjoyed by our residence. We
:07:03. > :07:07.know this is a strong econolic drive for Cornwall.
:07:08. > :07:10.The continuing challenges of coastal change are having an impact all
:07:11. > :07:17.around our region. A local golf course has had to realign one of its
:07:18. > :07:26.greens. This man has been playing golf Europe for 14 years and says
:07:27. > :07:34.this winter has altered the course. We have had to move holes in mind.
:07:35. > :07:49.`` we have had to move holes in land.
:07:50. > :07:52.I hate that landowners `` I hope that landowners are able to work
:07:53. > :08:03.with the authorities to keep pathways open to the public.
:08:04. > :08:06.A Cornish MP has told the Commons that storm damage to Penzance and
:08:07. > :08:08.the Isles of Scilly has gond "largely unnoticed" by the
:08:09. > :08:12.Government. The Liberal Democrat MP for St Ives Andrew George s`id he's
:08:13. > :08:15.grateful for efforts to restore the railway line at Dawlish and to help
:08:16. > :08:19.fishermen affected by the sdvere weather. But he's called for a
:08:20. > :08:20.meeting with ministers to fhnd a long term solution to storm
:08:21. > :08:24.problems. This week we're looking at how the
:08:25. > :08:27.railway maps of the past cotld shape a future inland rail line into the
:08:28. > :08:30.region. Rail planners are considering a new route to
:08:31. > :08:38.supplement the Dawlish line. One option is the old passenger route up
:08:39. > :08:42.the Teign Valley. Trains to London would go north from Newton @bbot on
:08:43. > :08:45.a freight line and then along re`laid track to join anothdr
:08:46. > :08:47.section of freight line at Dxeter. Our business correspondent Neil
:08:48. > :08:50.Gallacher has been investig`ting. You have probably travelled over
:08:51. > :08:53.this old line in a car without noticing. It goes under this
:08:54. > :08:59.motorway. It is still a really at this point. This line used to be a
:09:00. > :09:07.passenger line going up the ten Valley towards Exeter. The line was
:09:08. > :09:14.single`track and twisting. Ht was built in two stages. The first leg
:09:15. > :09:19.opened in 1882. In 1903, it was taken north and east to Exeter. The
:09:20. > :09:24.final passenger train was in 19 8. Freight trains ran for a cotple of
:09:25. > :09:28.years longer. They are lovingly remembered, thanks to preservation
:09:29. > :09:34.work. Flooding meant the line was shut entirely from this point up
:09:35. > :09:41.towards Exeter in 1961. Trahns on this line, running north past these
:09:42. > :09:47.locations, then turning east towards Exeter. In this landscape jtst
:09:48. > :09:50.outside Exeter, I went to a wooded country estate to discover what
:09:51. > :09:56.remains of the line today. Somewhere around here, is one of the
:09:57. > :10:02.challenges that this track resents. An old tunnel. The steep gr`dients
:10:03. > :10:04.meant that two tunnels were necessary, as our archive fhlm
:10:05. > :10:15.This is the Exeter end of the reveals.
:10:16. > :10:19.This is the Exeter end of the tunnel. Newton Abbot is the other
:10:20. > :10:22.way. There are bats inside there. The reason they shut it off was that
:10:23. > :10:26.there was a collapsed some were inside the tunnel, probably after a
:10:27. > :10:32.winter much like the one we have just heard. Real experts thhnk that
:10:33. > :10:35.reconstruction of the routes would be expensive but possible. The line
:10:36. > :10:44.would finally be brought to this location. As you can see, there is
:10:45. > :10:47.still a freight line here. Freight movements also happened tod`y at the
:10:48. > :10:52.southern end of this route, were timber is shipped out from time to
:10:53. > :11:00.time. The question is the bht in between. We did make economhc sense
:11:01. > :11:07.to join the 15 miles of track? Some parts of the original track that
:11:08. > :11:12.have had a motor rebuilt on top It would be of limited benefit,
:11:13. > :11:17.other than as a diversionarx route when the dollar should is not
:11:18. > :11:23.available. The journey time capability would be restrictive
:11:24. > :11:29.There are severe gradients `nd it is quite herbaceous and winding. The
:11:30. > :11:35.speeds on it would be low. H would call it a second`rate soluthon.
:11:36. > :11:43.Perhaps not a front runner compared to the North Durham route btt it is
:11:44. > :11:48.intriguing nonetheless. I w`s puzzled by this until I saw the 1958
:11:49. > :11:57.film footage. There was oncd telegraph equipment right hdre.
:11:58. > :11:59.It's been another sunny day in the region ` a full forecast to come
:12:00. > :12:02.shortly. Also still to come: the replica
:12:03. > :12:07.Viking boat built in Falmouth, using ancient techniques.
:12:08. > :12:10.And a blooming marvellous dhsplay ` the magnolias at Caerhays C`stle,
:12:11. > :12:18.which show that Spring has finally sprung.
:12:19. > :12:23.The Government was today asked to stop the spread of wind farls.
:12:24. > :12:26.Conservative MPs said wind turbines were being allowed to destroy the
:12:27. > :12:28.landscape in the South West, leaving local people feeling "frustrated and
:12:29. > :12:37.hopeless". Our Political Edhtor Martyn Oates joins us now from
:12:38. > :12:43.Westminster. What do the MPs want the Government to do?
:12:44. > :12:49.The MP who tabled the debatd was critical of subsidies. His debate
:12:50. > :12:54.was about planning and he s`ys the planning system is inherently biased
:12:55. > :12:56.in favour of wind farms. Last July, the Government introduced ndw
:12:57. > :13:03.planning and guidance, which it promised would give local
:13:04. > :13:08.communities more of a say. The MP said that in reality this h`s made
:13:09. > :13:15.no difference. It has not changed the planning system. In practice, he
:13:16. > :13:22.describes wind turbines as `n alien invasion which is continued in the
:13:23. > :13:25.Devon countryside. The commtnities minister has said he is comlitted to
:13:26. > :13:31.protecting the natural environment. He said that in instances where
:13:32. > :13:37.planning inspectors were involved, since the new guidance was brought
:13:38. > :13:42.in, more where rejected than approved. Previously, the opposite
:13:43. > :13:45.was the case. The Government is clearly coming
:13:46. > :13:50.into conflict with its own LPs. David Cameron said he wanted his
:13:51. > :13:54.Government to be the greenest Government ever but it is vdry clear
:13:55. > :14:02.that many Conservative MPs really do not like wind turbines. Thex were
:14:03. > :14:09.described as an issue which may have political ramifications in this
:14:10. > :14:12.area. There were emotional scenes today as
:14:13. > :14:15.the Devonport based warship, HMS Montrose, arrived home. The Type 23
:14:16. > :14:18.Frigate has spent the last seven months as part of a multi`n`tional
:14:19. > :14:21.taskforce helping to remove chemical weapons from Syria. Our reporter
:14:22. > :14:24.Johnny Rutherford was with family and friends as they welcomed their
:14:25. > :14:30.loved ones home. Looking majestic and proud, the Devonport `b`sed HMS
:14:31. > :14:42.Montrose returns home to a waiting crowd of 600 bases. Emotions run
:14:43. > :14:45.high as lucky ones were reunited. Many have proposed to their loved
:14:46. > :14:49.ones and babies have been born, including this one. How does it feel
:14:50. > :14:58.to be home? Really good. I was home for her
:14:59. > :15:05.birth. She has changed a lot. It is brilliant to be back. She w`s only
:15:06. > :15:10.six months when he left. The ship initially had for lonths in
:15:11. > :15:15.the Middle East then helped with the disposal of chemical weapons from
:15:16. > :15:19.Syria. This was the ship chosen to be the
:15:20. > :15:25.British escort to help get chemical weapons out of use. The overwhelming
:15:26. > :15:30.emotion was pride. We were proud that we can look back on our time in
:15:31. > :15:35.Syria as a job well done. After 212 days, over 32,000 nautical
:15:36. > :15:42.miles, HMS Montrose is finally home and the crew have a well`deserved
:15:43. > :15:45.five weeks leave. Sports news: a Torquay Unitdd
:15:46. > :15:50.footballer has been given a ten`match ban by the FA, after he
:15:51. > :15:53.was found guilty of miscondtct. Meanwhile, Plymouth Argyle have
:15:54. > :15:56.moved closer to the League Two play`offs. It follows their win at
:15:57. > :15:58.Wycombe Wanderers last night. Here's Spotlight's Dave Gibbins. L`st
:15:59. > :16:02.night's matchwinner for Torpuay United, Joss Labadie, has bden
:16:03. > :16:06.suspended for ten games. Thd FA s charge of an alleged biting incident
:16:07. > :16:07.was found proven. He's been fined ?2000. The club is considerhng an
:16:08. > :16:18.appeal. Meanwhile, there is a flickdr of
:16:19. > :16:22.light for United at the bottom of League Two: they beat Rochd`le `1.
:16:23. > :16:28.Goals from Christian Pearce and Labadie. Plymouth Argyle were
:16:29. > :16:36.heading into the League Two play`offs after their skippdr scored
:16:37. > :16:40.the only goal. Their nearest rival, Southend, were two goals down at
:16:41. > :16:43.Scunthorpe but managed to gdt a draw, putting Argyle out of the top
:16:44. > :16:48.seven by virtue of a superior goal difference.
:16:49. > :16:53.Exeter City having trouble `t the wrong end of the table. A shocking
:16:54. > :17:00.performance at St James Park continued. Northampton Town got the
:17:01. > :17:08.decisive goal. City are onlx two points above the relegation zone.
:17:09. > :17:13.In the championship, Yeovil Town missed a golden chance to climb out
:17:14. > :17:17.of the danger zone. They went down by one goal to nil. If they had won,
:17:18. > :17:22.they would have gone above Lillwall, who lost at Blackpool. But ht is
:17:23. > :17:37.status quo for them and thex remain in the bottom three.
:17:38. > :17:46.750 primary schoolchildren have been given an insight into the world of
:17:47. > :17:50.farming in Cornwall today. From piglets to pork sausages, today has
:17:51. > :17:54.been all about teaching these children the real story of the
:17:55. > :18:00.production. As well as debunking some rather strange misconcdptions.
:18:01. > :18:05.Last year some children thotght the ducklings were made of plastic. At
:18:06. > :18:12.the end of today, we the chhldren to go away and understand the links
:18:13. > :18:19.between food and farming. It was not all about looking to baby
:18:20. > :18:24.animals, it was about the btsiness of farming, from arable crops to
:18:25. > :18:28.livestock milking by hand to heavy machinery. Everyone learned
:18:29. > :18:37.something new. I learned th`t cows milk goes into ice cream. The best
:18:38. > :18:43.part was eating the ice cre`m. According to teachers, children from
:18:44. > :18:46.rural Cornwall had much to discover. The children are used to behng
:18:47. > :18:51.surrounded by fields and anhmals and crops but they do not have `n
:18:52. > :18:59.understanding of weird food comes from. This is up than plasthc
:19:00. > :19:04.opportunity. After all this learning, it is time
:19:05. > :19:06.for lunch. For the first tile, the children have an understandhng of
:19:07. > :19:16.where every item of their p`cked lunch came from.
:19:17. > :19:19.Boat builders based at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall ard
:19:20. > :19:22.building a replica of part of a Viking ship ` using ancient
:19:23. > :19:25.techniques. The ship's bow has taken three months to build and whll be
:19:26. > :19:34.the centre piece of the British Museum's newly opened Viking
:19:35. > :19:39.exhibition. It is 15 feet long and six feet wide. It took thred months
:19:40. > :19:44.to construct and now this tdam of boat builders at the Nation`l
:19:45. > :19:49.Maritime Museum in Cornwall have nearly finished their replica bow of
:19:50. > :19:52.the Viking ship. You have to build your planting up
:19:53. > :20:04.without frames or supports. Once you have the shape, you install frames.
:20:05. > :20:06.The boat and its builders whll feature at to live film events
:20:07. > :20:10.screened in cinemas across the country in April and June. This will
:20:11. > :20:15.showcase the exhibition at the British Museum. This is the book
:20:16. > :20:21.manager. Our team will go up this wedk to
:20:22. > :20:26.recreate part of the build. We will do things like putting piecds of
:20:27. > :20:32.planking on and hammering n`ils in. Some practical work, for thd benefit
:20:33. > :20:38.of people there. We will also show this rather splendid figurehead
:20:39. > :20:41.here. A team of volunteers have hdlped
:20:42. > :20:44.with the build as well as ldarning traditional skills. After the
:20:45. > :20:48.British Museum has finished with this, it will return to the National
:20:49. > :20:57.Maritime Museum in Cornwall. The recent spell of warmer, sunnier
:20:58. > :21:00.weather has provided some stunning floral displays in the region's
:21:01. > :21:03.gardens and it's hoped they'll be a big attraction this spring for
:21:04. > :21:06.visitors. James Churchfield and Pam Spriggs from BBC Radio Cornwall have
:21:07. > :21:08.been to Caerhays Castle near Gorran Haven to see the stunning dhsplay of
:21:09. > :21:12.magnolias. After the wettest winter on record,
:21:13. > :21:15.with the cause battered and homes flooded and also the rail lhne at
:21:16. > :21:19.the late fractured, mother nature has finally decided to show her more
:21:20. > :21:26.gentle side to the South West with an amazing display of Spring colour.
:21:27. > :21:46.Charles Williams, it has bedn a terrible winter. How have you coped
:21:47. > :21:49.here at Caerhays Castle? Like everyone else, we've h`d to.
:21:50. > :21:53.Trees down and damage to thd sea defences have come to annoy us. But
:21:54. > :21:57.just look behind you and sed what we have to offer. The nasty winter is a
:21:58. > :22:01.thing of the past. We're now into spring and the garden is looking
:22:02. > :22:12.great. This is just one of lany magnolias that you can see here
:22:13. > :22:18.When you look at the sheer beauty of these Chinese magnolias, whhch have
:22:19. > :22:20.been here for 100 years, rather longer than I have! Just look at the
:22:21. > :22:30.beauty of them. Amazing, aren't they?
:22:31. > :22:33.What do you enjoy about sprhngtime in Cornwall?
:22:34. > :22:35.The contrast of the different months. In March, the Asiathc
:22:36. > :22:43.magnolias, in April the rhododendrons, in May the azaleas
:22:44. > :22:46.and scented rhododendrons... Who could ask for more than that in a
:22:47. > :23:12.Cornish Spring? Hello. We will have a simil`r
:23:13. > :23:20.temperature tomorrow. Probldms overnight with mist and fog tonight.
:23:21. > :23:25.It is big enough to cause problems for travellers. But it gets brighter
:23:26. > :23:29.with some sunshine later in the day. But first thing in the mornhng
:23:30. > :23:39.across parts of Somerset and Dorset will see the clock. We have some
:23:40. > :23:45.weather warnings. Effectively, the satellite picture shows largely
:23:46. > :23:54.clear skies for the UK and other countries. But this area of high
:23:55. > :24:03.pressure moves right across us. Virtually no wind at all. Then it
:24:04. > :24:13.moves out to the West. Then winds change direction, bringing lore
:24:14. > :24:17.cloud. Tonight: A fair amount of cloud free skies. We will sde a drop
:24:18. > :24:24.in temperature. It felt ple`sant during the sunshine today. This was
:24:25. > :24:35.a canal today which will opdn again after repairers. A beautiful day.
:24:36. > :24:43.Even the ducks appreciated ht. It will turn chilly tonight. Rhght
:24:44. > :24:51.across the south`west it will turn cold overnight and we could well see
:24:52. > :24:55.some frost. Gradually, the list will forum and it will develop into fog
:24:56. > :25:02.and by the time we get up tomorrow morning, we will see a mistx and
:25:03. > :25:12.chilly start. Cold enough for frost. Tomorrow: A misty start but quickly
:25:13. > :25:26.improving with sunny spells. It will remain misty around the coast. The
:25:27. > :25:42.Isles of Scilly will be close to the line of mist and low cloud. The
:25:43. > :25:52.Times of high water. A pleasant day along the beach. A general wind
:25:53. > :25:59.direction for the coastal w`ters forecast shown here. A dry story.
:26:00. > :26:05.All the way through to the weekend. Temperatures coming down.