:00:00. > :00:16.Good evening. The dredging of rivers on the Somerset Levels will start on
:00:17. > :00:19.Monday. It's a remarkable vhctory for local people who've been told in
:00:20. > :00:23.the past that dredging is undesirable and unaffordabld. The
:00:24. > :00:27.equipment is in place, readx to drag tonnes of silt out of the rhvers so
:00:28. > :00:31.they can take a greater amotnt of rainwater in the future. Clhnton
:00:32. > :00:41.Rogers reports. Back where they belong at l`st. And
:00:42. > :00:44.after months of battling thd floodwaters and losing, tod`y, James
:00:45. > :00:48.Winslade is a little happier. It is nice to see the sheds with the
:00:49. > :00:56.cattle in them. It has been empty, void of any noise and you are
:00:57. > :01:00.looking in and they are all happy. This was the day last month when
:01:01. > :01:05.James had literally to save his cows from drowning. The floods wdre
:01:06. > :01:09.closing in, the water was rhsing quicker than anyone predictdd. 50
:01:10. > :01:21.cattle were sent to parks across Somerset. Today, James is trying to
:01:22. > :01:26.get his own farm back in business. But it isn't easy. His stordd feed
:01:27. > :01:30.is rotten. Many of his barns need repairing and the mess left by the
:01:31. > :01:34.force of the flooding will take many months to clear up. As you come down
:01:35. > :01:40.into the kitchen... And as for the farmhouse...inside, there is very
:01:41. > :01:45.little left. How long will ht be before you are back in here? A year,
:01:46. > :01:48.I expect. So, like many on the Levels, he is pleased that the
:01:49. > :01:52.promised dredging is becoming a reality. Even before today's
:01:53. > :01:55.machinery moved into place, the Environment Agency were carrying out
:01:56. > :02:02.tests to make sure that the digging had science behind it. This device
:02:03. > :02:08.is carrying out sonar readings, getting a picture of what is down
:02:09. > :02:12.there. When you see weather like this, and you know dredging is
:02:13. > :02:19.starting on Monday, do you pray it works? Yes. And do you think it
:02:20. > :02:23.will? Yes, I think it will. But it is not just dredging, they need to
:02:24. > :02:28.do the other things as well. Most of which is contained in the 20`year
:02:29. > :02:33.flood plan. So dredging will mark a new chapter in the history of the
:02:34. > :02:42.levels. How will the story dnd? I expect next winter might yidld a
:02:43. > :02:45.clue. The Mayor of Torbay is creating
:02:46. > :02:49.around 300 free parking spaces by getting rid of yellow lines and
:02:50. > :02:54.other restrictions. It will cost ?11,000. But will it work and should
:02:55. > :02:58.it be followed by towns and cities across the region? Spotlight's
:02:59. > :03:02.Sophie Pierce reports. Magdalen Road near the centre of
:03:03. > :03:07.Torquay. One of the roads where yellow lines could be scrapped,
:03:08. > :03:10.creating more free parking spaces. With this street, it's a ond`way
:03:11. > :03:14.street and there is unrestrhcted parking on the left, yet tiled
:03:15. > :03:17.parking on the right`hand shde. We are removing the restrictions who
:03:18. > :03:25.will be effectively unrestrhcted parking. `` so it will be
:03:26. > :03:27.effectively unrestricted. 24 streets across the bay having parking
:03:28. > :03:30.restrictions lifted. Here in Paignton, summertime restrictions
:03:31. > :03:34.will be axed, meaning residdnts will be able to park outside thehr homes
:03:35. > :03:38.all year round. There's no reason why we can't have the free parking
:03:39. > :03:42.down here all year round. Doesn t make a difference to anyone. And the
:03:43. > :03:46.thing is, if you want peopld to keep using the town centre, they've got
:03:47. > :03:49.to have somewhere nearby. If they keep permit`ing it and moving us
:03:50. > :03:53.further and further away, no one is going to use the town centrd and it
:03:54. > :03:58.is dying already. Traders in the town centre agree. They say getting
:03:59. > :04:01.rid of a few yellow lines is all very well, but much more radical
:04:02. > :04:06.action is needed to encourage people back. You see people come in, they
:04:07. > :04:11.will not pay. I have seen them walk off. That is sad. We need more free
:04:12. > :04:16.parking spaces to allow people to come in and park. We really need to
:04:17. > :04:20.lower the cost of the parking to make it better for people to shop
:04:21. > :04:24.who want to come and shop hdre. We are looking at the pricing
:04:25. > :04:27.structures of parking. It is not my portfolio, but we have been through
:04:28. > :04:34.the figures were looking to reduce the parking for the shorter periods.
:04:35. > :04:39.`` and we are looking to reduce the parking. So hopefully it should
:04:40. > :04:43.benefit these town centres. Getting rid of yellow lines is bound to be
:04:44. > :04:48.popular. But some are criticising the plan which will cost ?10,00 .
:04:49. > :04:55.The Greens say the money wotld be better spent on public transport.
:04:56. > :04:58.A hailstorm and poor visibility may have been possible factors hn a
:04:59. > :05:05.24`car crash in this morning's rush hour in South Devon. Police say at
:05:06. > :05:08.least three people were takdn to hospital after the accident on the
:05:09. > :05:12.A380 at Ideford Dip heading towards Newton Abbot. A number of other
:05:13. > :05:15.people were treated at the scene. In a separate accident, a car hit the
:05:16. > :05:23.central reservation of the @38 westbound near Chudleigh.
:05:24. > :05:25.New figures reveal that just 5% of Cornwall Council tenants affected by
:05:26. > :05:29.changes to housing benefit have moved. Since last April, working age
:05:30. > :05:33.people have had their payments cut for every spare room in thehr social
:05:34. > :05:37.housing. It's designed to rdduce the nation's benefits bill and dncourage
:05:38. > :05:40.people to downsize. But of nearly 1,200 Cornwall Housing tenants
:05:41. > :05:51.affected by what critics call the "bedroom tax" ` just 60 havd moved.
:05:52. > :05:55.It relies upon vacancies behng available in areas that suit their
:05:56. > :05:59.needs. Many people living in different parts of Cornwall have
:06:00. > :06:02.their family networks and their employment there, so if the
:06:03. > :06:05.one`bedroom places are not hn that area, it is not surprising they have
:06:06. > :06:09.not moved. And that's it from me for now. Let's
:06:10. > :06:17.take a look at the regional forecast with David.
:06:18. > :06:23.After the showers and cold, it is nice to talk about some warlth this
:06:24. > :06:27.weekend. It will feel more like spring this weekend. There hs always
:06:28. > :06:33.the risk of showers across the north`west of Cornwall. These
:06:34. > :06:37.weather systems will I just close to the west coast of Cornwall for much
:06:38. > :06:42.of the weekend. The further west, the thick of the cloud. Storms will
:06:43. > :06:48.come overnight which will tdnd to fade away. Then in another line of
:06:49. > :06:54.showers will move up first thing tomorrow morning. It is quite a
:06:55. > :07:00.windy day tomorrow, particularly along the south coast. Therd is that
:07:01. > :07:05.band of rain which will continue to retreat out of the West. In a lot of
:07:06. > :07:13.fine weather across Dorset, Somerset and Devon. A bit breezy. Sunday is
:07:14. > :07:18.very similar, always more cloud the further west we are. If you showers
:07:19. > :07:22.possible here. For the rest of us, a fine and breezy day. Here is the
:07:23. > :07:35.outlook. forward on Saturday night. Now here
:07:36. > :07:43.is Nick Miller with the national forecast.
:07:44. > :07:47.Hello. The clocks go forward this weekend, marking the beginning of
:07:48. > :07:51.British summertime, BST. It has nothing to do with the weather. As
:07:52. > :07:57.the clocks changed last year we were coming out of the March freeze.
:07:58. > :08:04.This year, though, as the clucks change, the weather is warming up.
:08:05. > :08:09.Not clear blue sky, the sun will be hazy but the thunder storms will be
:08:10. > :08:13.gone. It will be mainly dry. And the weather is lively out there
:08:14. > :08:16.this evening. There are bands of rain with hail over western parts of
:08:17. > :08:20.the UK. A bit of rain for parts of the north
:08:21. > :08:26.of England and south-west of Scotland. And lots of hill fog into
:08:27. > :08:32.the Pennines. Mist and fog in the central and eastern areas of
:08:33. > :08:37.England. It is a slow start in the morning. A lot of cloud around first
:08:38. > :08:42.thing. Misty in places. Damp on the ground after the overnight rain in
:08:43. > :08:45.south-west England. Clearing, it may threaten the Isles of Scilly
:08:46. > :08:46.throughout the weekend,