:00:00. > :00:13.died aged 88. That's all from the BBC News at Six so it's goodbye
:00:14. > :00:15.died aged 88. That's all from the Campaigners accuse a council of
:00:16. > :00:19.abandoning its duty of care amid plans to close a residential home.
:00:20. > :00:22.Good evening. Protestors have told Spotlight the closure will have a
:00:23. > :00:32.devastating effect on their loved ones. I know she is safe and secure
:00:33. > :00:37.and looked after there. To love her from that would be a disastdr. We'll
:00:38. > :00:39.also hear from the council which says it has to make changes to save
:00:40. > :00:42.money. Also tonight: Shocking new details
:00:43. > :00:46.of the circumstances of the man found dead on a Cornish beach.
:00:47. > :00:49.Police reveal Alan Jeal had a sock in his mouth and other unexplained
:00:50. > :00:52.injuries when he was found `t Perranporth.
:00:53. > :00:57.An economic boost for the South West as the Chiefs prepare for the
:00:58. > :01:00.biggest game in their history. And the heart`warming tale of a dog
:01:01. > :01:08.whose own litter died, saving the lives of these puppies.
:01:09. > :01:10.Campaigners say the closure of residential homes will have a
:01:11. > :01:14.devastating impact on their vulnerable loved ones and that any
:01:15. > :01:18.upheaval will be a disaster for them. The protesters have accused
:01:19. > :01:22.Devon County Council of abandoning its legal duty of care towards
:01:23. > :01:25.elderly people with dementi`. The authority is considering closing its
:01:26. > :01:30.care homes, including Davey Court in Exmouth, to save money. We'll hear
:01:31. > :01:38.the council's response in a moment. First, Chris Lyddon reports on the
:01:39. > :01:44.campaign to save the homes. It's a beautiful day but thhs
:01:45. > :01:48.pensioner is too worried about his wife to think of anything else but
:01:49. > :01:57.her future. She lives in a council care home facing closure. She
:01:58. > :02:03.wouldn't wash, she wouldn't bath or change her clothes. She nevdr
:02:04. > :02:08.slept. Her appetite was ravdnous. She would go into the waste bin and
:02:09. > :02:15.dig stuff out and try and e`t it. It was murder. The care home worked
:02:16. > :02:22.wonders with her. She is quhet, settled, happy. I know she hs safe,
:02:23. > :02:31.secure and looked after thehr and to move her from that would be a
:02:32. > :02:34.disaster. It's ridiculous. They are telling you they have made the
:02:35. > :02:40.decision to close then they are going out to consultation. Other
:02:41. > :02:48.relatives with loved ones h`ve launched a campaign. Stephanie is
:02:49. > :02:55.worried her father won't get the care he needs in the privatd sector.
:02:56. > :02:59.He has advanced Alzheimer's and at times challenging behaviour and the
:03:00. > :03:05.local homes we have approached are not interested in taking on someone
:03:06. > :03:13.with that level of care. Delentia is on the increase. By 2021, it will
:03:14. > :03:19.increase by 34%, so one in 20 adults over the age of 65 will havd some
:03:20. > :03:25.form of dementia. To bury your head in the sand about is not on.
:03:26. > :03:29.Campaigners are doubly angrx because the council said it would spend
:03:30. > :03:33.millions to make the care home Centre of excellence for those with
:03:34. > :03:36.dementia that now, there dodsn't seem to the money.
:03:37. > :03:44.Well, Chris is with us now. It seems that closure is a foregone
:03:45. > :03:47.conclusion. Yes, the governlent s care minister, Norman Lamb, has
:03:48. > :03:50.already said that councils should move from being providers of care to
:03:51. > :03:53.commissioners of care. It's much cheaper for a council to pax
:03:54. > :03:57.families to buy their care hn a private care home because that way,
:03:58. > :04:02.the council doesn't have to pay the huge costs of running homes. What is
:04:03. > :04:07.the county council saying about the relatives' concerns? The cotncil is
:04:08. > :04:11.saying no decision has been made to close Davey Court. It's sayhng it's
:04:12. > :04:23.consulting relatives, GPs and other health providers to decide what to
:04:24. > :04:27.do. Anything that happens to the care home will not happen
:04:28. > :04:33.overnight. This will not be a 1st of May or 1st of June. It is not likely
:04:34. > :04:37.anything finer will happen for at least 18 months. So their fttures
:04:38. > :04:41.won't be certain until the dnd of the consultation at the end of this
:04:42. > :04:43.month, with decisions expected to be made during April.
:04:44. > :04:47.Detectives investigating thd death of a man whose body was found on a
:04:48. > :04:51.beach in Cornwall have reve`led that a sock was found in his mouth. They
:04:52. > :04:54.say this, combined with unexplained injuries on Alan Jeal's bodx, means
:04:55. > :05:05.it's now very likely someond else was involved in his death.
:05:06. > :05:13.Alan's body was discovered on this beach by a dog walker. He w`s naked
:05:14. > :05:17.except for one shoe. Today detectives revealed he also had
:05:18. > :05:23.something placed in his mouth. There is more information we are putting
:05:24. > :05:28.out to appeal for any inforlation. He was also found with a sock in his
:05:29. > :05:34.mouth and we can't really think of a good reason for that sock bding in
:05:35. > :05:38.his mouth. It raises suspichons for us as to what happened to hhm before
:05:39. > :05:43.he died and we would like to hear from anyone with any inform`tion
:05:44. > :05:46.about that. Tests are still being carried out on a number of
:05:47. > :05:50.unexplained injuries on his body that the police don't believe it
:05:51. > :05:53.could have been caused accidentally. They say taking all this information
:05:54. > :05:59.together suggests someone else may have been involved in his ddath The
:06:00. > :06:03.police have been able to tr`ck his movements on the day before he died.
:06:04. > :06:14.This is CCTV footage of him withdrawing money from a cashpoint
:06:15. > :06:16.in his hometown of Weybridgd. New pictures reveal he caught a bus
:06:17. > :06:23.where he spent several hours walking around the city. He appears to be on
:06:24. > :06:27.his own and wearing his blud coat and rucksack, he appears to be
:06:28. > :06:31.walking with a relative amotnt of purpose, but there was no other
:06:32. > :06:36.person with him. His family say he was a mild`mannered and gentle man
:06:37. > :06:39.and are desperate for answers. "Appalling and revolting." That s
:06:40. > :06:44.how a health watchdog has rdacted to a hoax email that's been sent to
:06:45. > :06:47.thousands of people. The message appears to come from the National
:06:48. > :06:49.Institute for Health and Care Excellence, or NICE, and advises
:06:50. > :06:55.people that blood tests havd revealed "a suspicion of a cancer."
:06:56. > :06:58.Medical bosses in Cornwall say they are being contacted by worrhed
:06:59. > :07:04.patients who've received thd email and there are warnings not to open
:07:05. > :07:11.it. Tamsin Melville has been following the story from Trtro.
:07:12. > :07:19.People have been calling BBC radio Cornwall, saying how upset they are
:07:20. > :07:23.to have got this e`mail. Whdn you open this e`mail, it appears to
:07:24. > :07:30.suggest that test results h`ve led to a suspicion of cancer. This man
:07:31. > :07:40.is disgusted. It was a bit of a shock at first. It was a bit of a
:07:41. > :07:44.shock but it was lucky I re`lised it was a scam e`mail. I am worried
:07:45. > :07:50.about the more Bonera bore people that might not realise that. Nice
:07:51. > :07:56.says it has been inundated `bout calls from this e`mail. It says it
:07:57. > :08:01.never sent out e`mails about blood test results and you should delete
:08:02. > :08:07.it straightaway if you get one. It also says this is a new low. The
:08:08. > :08:10.police are now investigating. It's emerged that a navy warship
:08:11. > :08:17.torpedo was accidentally fired into a dockyard wharf. HMS Argyll was on
:08:18. > :08:19.a training exercise at Devonport dockyard in Plymouth when the
:08:20. > :08:23.torpedo "unexpectedly jettisoned onto the wharf," said the Royal
:08:24. > :08:26.Navy. It said the Test Vari`nt Torpedo was a dummy weapon with no
:08:27. > :08:30.explosive content but it did cause minor damage.
:08:31. > :08:32.The case against three carers accused of ill`treating or
:08:33. > :08:38.neglecting people with learning difficulties at a Penzance care home
:08:39. > :08:41.has been dropped by prosecutors The three had previously pleaded not
:08:42. > :08:46.guilty to charges of ill trdatment or neglect. The charges had related
:08:47. > :08:49.to their work at the John D`niel Day Care Centre. The prosecution was
:08:50. > :08:53.dropped after the CPS offerdd no evidence.
:08:54. > :08:56.Dorset Council is still waiting to hear from the government after
:08:57. > :09:00.appealing for funds to help repair flood`damaged roads. ?10 million is
:09:01. > :09:05.needed in Dorset, where it could take up to six months to repair the
:09:06. > :09:08.road network. The Department of Transport says claims are still
:09:09. > :09:14.being considered and an announcement would be made in due course.
:09:15. > :09:17.A row over an upmarket food wagon has led to people living in a Devon
:09:18. > :09:22.village losing a multi`millhon pound trust fund. The cash would have come
:09:23. > :09:25.from one of the owners of the Bantham estate in the South Hams,
:09:26. > :09:29.who died last November. Gillian Goddard had intended to leave her
:09:30. > :09:31.shares to the village but she dropped the idea after vill`gers
:09:32. > :09:37.opposed plans for the refreshment bus in the beach car park.
:09:38. > :09:42.Plans to open the first new metal mine in the UK for 45 years moved a
:09:43. > :09:45.step closer today. The ?123 million mine at Hemerdon near Plymotth
:09:46. > :09:48.should produce enough tungsten to meet around 3.5% of the global
:09:49. > :09:51.demand when production begins in 2015 but some people living near the
:09:52. > :10:08.mine are concerned about thd environmental impact.
:10:09. > :10:12.Chris walks his dog here most days. He has seen the dramatic
:10:13. > :10:18.transformation of the landscape We knew it was coming because ht has
:10:19. > :10:24.been on the cards for 25 ye`rs but the reality is much worse than you
:10:25. > :10:28.could have ever thought. Thd once green valley was home to more than a
:10:29. > :10:33.dozen families that they have moved out and the houses are boarded up.
:10:34. > :10:40.Willingly sold, says the mining company, at market value. Wd haven't
:10:41. > :10:45.had any compulsory purchases. We have had to buy 15 local properties.
:10:46. > :10:54.I think it speaks volumes for the work. The turf cutting may be
:10:55. > :10:58.ceremonial but it marks a rdal milestone towards the global
:10:59. > :11:07.business of mining. There m`y not be gold here but there is a close
:11:08. > :11:12.second. 400 million tonnes could be any those old mine buildings. The
:11:13. > :11:20.plan is to remove those and dig out up to 3500 tonnes every year for the
:11:21. > :11:25.next ten years. The operation could create 500 jobs. Production is due
:11:26. > :11:31.to begin in 2015. Or minerals will eventually see the mine sitd
:11:32. > :11:34.restored to woodland. Traders in Shaldon in South Devon
:11:35. > :11:38.say their businesses are beginning to suffer because the village has
:11:39. > :11:42.been cut in half by a landslip since January. A vital road connecting the
:11:43. > :11:45.centre of Shaldon to the Ness on the outskirts has been shut and, as
:11:46. > :11:57.Sophie Pierce reports, it's still not clear when it will reopdn.
:11:58. > :12:01.A village divided. Normally it is a pleasant walk or drive into the
:12:02. > :12:08.centre but look what happens if you try it at the moment. It's `ll
:12:09. > :12:13.because of a landslip from ` private property at the top of the cliff
:12:14. > :12:19.which has been going on for six weeks. Businesses say takings have
:12:20. > :12:25.nosedived. I am very worried. If this carries on for much longer and
:12:26. > :12:31.goes on into Easter, one of our busiest times of year, we c`n't
:12:32. > :12:35.afford not to have a busy E`ster. Devon county council says it is keen
:12:36. > :12:42.to reopen as soon as possible but is having to liaise with the
:12:43. > :12:47.landowners. It needs to be resolved. We need to let our people vhsiting
:12:48. > :12:54.the area in Drogheda facilities In recent years, it has been enjoying a
:12:55. > :12:58.revival with new cafes and businesses bringing people hn. They
:12:59. > :13:02.are hoping this problem won't have permanent repercussions.
:13:03. > :13:06.Coming up: A big weekend for the Exeter Chiefs and an economhc boost
:13:07. > :13:09.for the area. Plus: An MBE for the historhan who's
:13:10. > :13:14.spent 30 years delving into Devon's past.
:13:15. > :13:23.And a happy ending to the t`le of the puppies adopted by a new mum.
:13:24. > :13:26.Time for the sport now and ht'll be all eyes on Sandy Park this weekend
:13:27. > :13:30.as the Exeter Chiefs get re`dy for the biggest game in their hhstory.
:13:31. > :13:44.Andy Birkett has been there today to soak up the pre`match atmosphere.
:13:45. > :13:48.Here I am at Sandy Park. Thd Chiefs are hosting and starring in their
:13:49. > :13:52.first`ever major final. Exeter have been building towards this day for a
:13:53. > :13:56.while and although the scordboard may have the team 's starting
:13:57. > :14:02.equal, home advantage could give them the edge. The skipper will lead
:14:03. > :14:11.the team out and it will be a packed house. These opportunities don't
:14:12. > :14:15.come along too often. There has also been a period of achievement in
:14:16. > :14:20.recent years yet nothing to show from that in terms of silverware.
:14:21. > :14:29.This opportunity doesn't cole often. We are excited. They go into the
:14:30. > :14:35.match full of confidence. Rdally looking forward to this spectacle
:14:36. > :14:43.and enjoying the atmosphere and the occasion and hopefully, we will get
:14:44. > :14:48.what we want out of the gamd. The opposition have only beaten
:14:49. > :14:55.Northampton once. We know how good they are and they have international
:14:56. > :15:02.across`the`board. When the teams met last month, it was the leaddrs who
:15:03. > :15:10.snatched a late win. We don't have any worries about beating
:15:11. > :15:14.Northampton. With the final preparations underway, the lessage
:15:15. > :15:22.is clear: Go out and enjoy xour day in the sun. I am joined now by a
:15:23. > :15:29.former Exeter Chiefs. You h`ve seen both sides of it. How big an event
:15:30. > :15:33.is this? Massive. You look `ll the premiership clubs which are in the
:15:34. > :15:41.mix. International final hosted on our home ground. Sold out on the
:15:42. > :15:47.first half of Monday morning. Where is your money at the weekend?
:15:48. > :15:51.Obviously, on the Chiefs, btt looking at it, we play Bath in the
:15:52. > :15:59.semifinal, we beat them, we are at home, Northampton beat us bx less
:16:00. > :16:07.than appoint a month ago. Wd will find out on Sunday. The Chidfs rise
:16:08. > :16:13.is not just good news for the country, it is good news for rugby
:16:14. > :16:16.fans as a whole. This final and the Rugby World Cup next year should
:16:17. > :16:21.provide local businesses with a massive boost.
:16:22. > :16:28.Rugby is becoming big busindss in Exeter. These posts promote next
:16:29. > :16:33.year's World Cup and many fhrms are following in the successful
:16:34. > :16:37.slipstream. This pub is little more than a drop kick from Sandy Park.
:16:38. > :16:41.Its bedrooms are booked for matched is well in advance and for this
:16:42. > :16:47.weekend, it has had to turn away 100 potential bookings. We are busy
:16:48. > :16:53.throughout the year and espdcially rugby matches, but this weekend we
:16:54. > :17:02.have got a waiting list for tables. Reservations are high. This is a
:17:03. > :17:10.crucial delivery: 5000 pints of Devon brewed beer have been brought
:17:11. > :17:20.in for Sunday's final. They will taste it here. They will sax, what a
:17:21. > :17:27.great day they had out in Exeter. Fantastic beer. All part of the
:17:28. > :17:32.experience. It raises the profile. No one is sure how much mondy is
:17:33. > :17:38.brought into the local economy by the Rugby club here but conservative
:17:39. > :17:50.estimates reckon it can be ?15`20,000,000. It all brings
:17:51. > :17:56.business into the city. We have got the science park out there. We are
:17:57. > :18:00.looking at the world, not jtst the UK, and the more we can for Exeter
:18:01. > :18:05.on the map, the better it is for business. Work on improving the
:18:06. > :18:09.ground will pause on Sunday as the Chiefs hope to match success of the
:18:10. > :18:12.field with success on it. Looking at this weekend's football
:18:13. > :18:16.and in the Championship, Yeovil Town will have their work cut out at
:18:17. > :18:19.promotion`chasing QPR as thdy look to climb out of the bottom three. In
:18:20. > :18:23.League Two, Plymouth Argyle's recent form has seen them shoot up the
:18:24. > :18:27.table but they face a tough trip to second`placed Scunthorpe. At the
:18:28. > :18:30.other end of the table, Torpuay United head to Cheltenham, buoyed by
:18:31. > :18:34.their midweek win over Rochdale but still seven points from safdty.
:18:35. > :18:40.Exeter City's slump in form has seen them slip into the relegation mix.
:18:41. > :18:43.They meet Newport on Sunday. And finally, the first round of the
:18:44. > :18:46.British Motocross Championship is taking place in Cornwall thhs
:18:47. > :18:55.Sunday. The best riders frol all over Europe will be taking part at
:18:56. > :19:09.the MotoPark in Landrake. Well done to the Plymouth dhver
:19:10. > :19:12.down. Good luck to Tom Dalex who gets his campaign underway on
:19:13. > :19:16.Sunday. A historian from Devon has today
:19:17. > :19:26.received an MBE for his lifdlong passion for the county's past.
:19:27. > :19:30.Though American by birth, Doctor Todd Gray, as he's usually known,
:19:31. > :19:34.has spent the last 30 years bringing history to life in the South West.
:19:35. > :19:38.He was awarded his medal by Prince Charles at a ceremony at Buckingham
:19:39. > :19:42.Palace this morning. Before the ceremony, John Henderson went to
:19:43. > :19:53.meet Dr Grey to find out whx he s devoted to Devon's history.
:19:54. > :19:56.This hardly needs any explahning. A little bit of history repeating
:19:57. > :20:04.because 160 years ago, the same thing happened. If you are `
:20:05. > :20:11.Victorian historian, you know the 1850s collapse. They didn't have
:20:12. > :20:23.their health and safety concerns we do. Everybody got out, walkdd around
:20:24. > :20:29.the train track and off thex went. We have got wonderful images of that
:20:30. > :20:36.time but seldom is there anxthing new in history. If anyone knows
:20:37. > :20:42.anything about Devon's history, it is Doctor Gray. Since arrivhng from
:20:43. > :20:47.the States, he has written 45 books on the county. From fascism and
:20:48. > :20:52.early vegetarianism to the carvings on church benches, he has bden
:20:53. > :20:59.inspired by Devon's diverse typography and its seam of documents
:21:00. > :21:03.and archives. You end up with a history which is so different from
:21:04. > :21:10.Somerset or Yorkshire or Berks and although I love Cornwall, Ddvon has
:21:11. > :21:18.a diversity which I think is extraordinary. It also helps that
:21:19. > :21:28.the past can still make its presence felt. The war memorial is a
:21:29. > :21:35.particular favourite. For fhgures standing on top of the Demon of war.
:21:36. > :21:40.It reminds me of how import`nt that war was to people and at thd time,
:21:41. > :21:43.they said this huge darkness fell across England and we want to leave
:21:44. > :21:51.something behind suit you know what we went through and you know it
:21:52. > :21:57.shouldn't happen again. He has given 3000 lectures on history but now, he
:21:58. > :22:04.is making it by receiving an MBE for his voluntary services to Ddvon
:22:05. > :22:09.Heritage. There are probablx 10 0 Devon historians. Everyone hs
:22:10. > :22:20.working quietly away. This hs nice, the Devon history is recognhsed
:22:21. > :22:24.And now for a sad story with a happy ending. A litter of orphan puppies
:22:25. > :22:28.have been saved by a surrog`te mother who lost her own litter just
:22:29. > :22:32.a week earlier. What makes this story so remarkable is that the
:22:33. > :22:43.surrogate mum is a Hungarian Vizla, just like the orphan puppies, and
:22:44. > :22:51.they live only 20 miles apart. The new mum for the pups and new
:22:52. > :22:55.pups for the ma'am. Clara h`d been expecting five puppies of hdr own
:22:56. > :23:08.but tragically, they all didd. It was unable `` it was an awftl
:23:09. > :23:16.experience to go through. Wd were relieved that we still had Clara,
:23:17. > :23:27.though. She has been searchhng the house. She was looking for the
:23:28. > :23:34.puppies. I had her upstairs in bed with me that night and she spent the
:23:35. > :23:39.entire night crying. A week later, and 20 miles away, another Sizzler
:23:40. > :23:45.was giving birth but the mother died and six of her ten pups also died.
:23:46. > :23:51.Did she have any milk for the survivors? Yes, she did. It was a
:23:52. > :24:00.perfect ending. It has been fantastic for Clara. It's lhke she
:24:01. > :24:04.has got her babies back. It has been fantastic for the puppies. We don't
:24:05. > :24:10.know whether they would havd survived without her. It sedms, in
:24:11. > :24:19.life, some things are just leant to be.
:24:20. > :24:37.They are gorgeous! My heart has melted.
:24:38. > :24:43.We lose all this mist and fog we have been getting used to over the
:24:44. > :24:50.last few days and we gain a bit more of a breeze and better visibility,
:24:51. > :24:59.both out at sea and inland. It is less misty, brighter and more of a
:25:00. > :25:03.breeze. That is not to say we might see a few mist patches overnight,
:25:04. > :25:07.but already, the cloud base is coming up in the main probldm will
:25:08. > :25:10.be hill fog. There is still a big area of high pressure on our
:25:11. > :25:17.doorstep which doesn't move very far away from us. By the middle of the
:25:18. > :25:20.day tomorrow, it is pretty luch in the same position. It will dominate
:25:21. > :25:26.the weather through this wedkend. By the middle of the day on Sunday
:25:27. > :25:33.hardly any change. We do have north`west winds which will feed in
:25:34. > :25:37.a fair amount of cloud but the dryer story continues through Sattrday and
:25:38. > :25:43.Sunday. Already, some of thd low cloud has lifted and clear spots,
:25:44. > :25:48.but very quickly, the cloud will fill in the gaps. Winds are
:25:49. > :25:53.north`westerly. They will bd moderate overnight tonight.
:25:54. > :26:01.Overnight temperatures no lower than six or seven. For tomorrow, after a
:26:02. > :26:05.cloudy start, the sunshine will break through that cloud and
:26:06. > :26:11.particularly in the afternoon, lengthy spells of sunshine to enjoy.
:26:12. > :26:15.Along the north coast, low cloud still, so here not quite so fine,
:26:16. > :26:21.but for the rest of us, in that sunshine, it will feel pleasant with
:26:22. > :26:28.14 or 15 Celsius the top temperature. On the coast, the sea
:26:29. > :26:35.temperatures will be nine ddgrees. For the Isles of Scilly, brhght and
:26:36. > :26:48.dry but cloudy. Much better visibility in general. For our
:26:49. > :26:57.servers, bigger waves then we have seen. The sea has been all winter,
:26:58. > :27:12.really. Tomorrow, more for our servers. Still quite chilly. Better
:27:13. > :27:20.visibility. The sea state whll be moderate. Still dry story ndxt
:27:21. > :27:29.week. On Sunday, more cloud than we like. Brief lyrics `` breaks in that
:27:30. > :27:35.cloud. A big change from Wednesday onwards. It becomes more unsettled,
:27:36. > :27:41.so make the best of the next four days.