19/04/2014 Spotlight

Good evening. Recorded crime may streets.

Good evening. Recorded crime may have fallen in Devon and Cornwall

but one area where the numbdr of but one area where the number of

offences has been increasing dramatically in recent years is out

on the water. Today, further efforts were made to try to reduce thefts

from boats as owners enjoying the Easter break were urged to be on

their guard. John Danks reports. Volunteers from the Boatwatch team

on the River Foy. The nice weather has brought a few people out onto

the water. A perfect opportunity has brought a few people out onto

the water. A perfect opporttnity to warn them to be on the lookout for

criminal activity. One chap was caught through us watching and

police searched the boat he was on. But it wasn't his, it was the one he

had stolen! And it was full of all sorts of gear. Compasses and fenders

and things like that. We do catch them every now and then, whhch is

good. Police say that in the past, good. Police say that in thd past,

thieves have targeted GPS systems, fuel tanks and outboard enghnes but

the success of the Boatwatch scheme here has seen crime steadilx

decrease over the last five years. It is such a great communitx that

It is such a great community that somebody knows when something is out

of place and it is asking them to keep an eye out and if they see

something that is not right, give us a call and we can check it out. I am

asking you to take a leaflet from us. Certainly. Today they wdre

hoping to recruit a few mord boat watchers. There are already around

50 in this community. Vigilance 50 in this community. Vigil`nce

here, it seems, is paying off. There's a warning that deaf people

in Cornwall will suffer aftdr the council decided against paying for

council decided against payhng for interpreters. But can funding be

found elsewhere? Eleanor Parkinson looks first at where the

interpreters have been helphng looks first at where the

interpreters have been helphng so far. This is a social get`together

at the Cornwall Deaf Centre. The centre also runs advice groups

at the Cornwall Deaf Centre. The centre also runs advice grotps and

meetings and for these they often need an interpreter. Up unthl

meetings and for these they often need an interpreter. Up until now,

the interpreters have been paid for by social services. Cornwall Council

says they can no longer afford to do this. We have a lot of important

meetings here. We have health presentations, the Fire Service

police, national health events. And for that we have to have an

interpreter. Otherwise our deaf members are not receiving the

information that you or I, as a information that you or I, as a

hearing person, would receive. Tracy is one of the regular interpreters.

She is just one of four in the county. Her role becomes very clear

when we interview the chairman county. Her role becomes very clear

when we interview the chairman of the centre. It is very important

because when we meet hearing people we're not able to understand them.

If we have an interpreter here, we're not able to understand them.

If we have an interpreter here, then we can communicate. The intdrpreter

will relay what is being said the same way the interpreter is doing

now. Cornwall Council says it understands the important role that

interpreters play but it saxs understands the important role that

interpreters play but it says that interpreters play but it saxs that

cuts to Government funding leans they can no longer pay for the

service directly. It says the centre might be able to access new funding

from a grant. The centre saxs it relies on charities to survive

from a grant. The centre says it relies on charities to survhve and

they have no budget for interpreters.

A sand sculptor is recreating The Last Supper on a beach in Dorset.

Mark Anderson is carving out one of the main Easter scenes in Weymouth.

His grandfather, who was also a sand sculptor at the resort, took on the

same project in the 1970s. One of his favourite sculptures was The

Last Supper. I have never done it and I have been doing this for 28

years now. So it is about thme and I have been doing this for 8

years now. So it is about time we years now. So it is about time we

did do it. It is one of the most difficult ones I have ever done,

difficult ones I have ever done without doubt. But very rewarding

difficult ones I have ever done, without doubt. But very rew`rding as

well. I can see it coming together very nicely now. All`round

disappointment in the rugby, I'm afraid. Not least for Exeter Chiefs,

who took a hammering from Sale who took a hammering from S`le

Sharks. Cornish Pirates also lost and Plymouth Albion's defeat added

to Jersey's woes, taking them and Plymouth Albion's defeat added

to Jersey's woes, taking thdm to the bottom of the table. We're hanging

on to every bit of good news in the Bank Holiday weather now with Emily.

We have had more fine weather to enjoy today. There is a change to

come in the weather for tomorrow but at least it is a fine day with some

clear skies with us for much of the night. Temperatures once again

tonight will drop away, loc`lly night. Temperatures once ag`in

tonight will drop away, locally down tonight will drop away, loc`lly down

to three degrees in the countryside and more cloud arriving first thing

tomorrow morning. Initially tomorrow, a bit of brightness at

first but generally through the day we are looking at clear conditions

and outbreaks of rain arriving we are looking at clear conditions

and outbreaks of rain arrivhng from and outbreaks of rain arrivhng from

the East. Some of this rain tomorrow will be quite heavy, quite ` cooling

breeze as well and temperattres to reach 12 or 13 degrees. Into next

week it does remain rather lore week it does remain rather more

unsettled and on Monday, sole week it does remain rather lore

unsettled and on Monday, some cloud unsettled and on Monday, some cloud

and showers with brightness mixed in there but further heavy showers

looking likely on Tuesday. That's looking likely on Tuesday. That's

it. Get more on those storids online. We're back with bulletins on

radio and television tomorrow. Have a good evening.

Good evening. The temperature reached 18 degrees in the sunshine

across parts of the Scottish Highlands. Temperatures will drop

this evening and overnight. A chilly night again