20/06/2014 Spotlight

Raising thousands for the rescue services.

The woman who lost her husb`nd and daughter in a speedboat acchdent.

Victoria Milligan has been speaking to Spotlight for the first time

since the accident and says she hopes hother boat users

Is all the cleaning at the beginning of this season and just the rear of

the waters where you are gohng in. I do not want what happened to me

happened to anyone else. The row over pothole repairs.

The region's councils are ghven millions to mend them, but have

rural areas benefited more than And a public appeal is launched

to buy one of the most beautiful A wife and mother, whose husband

and daughter were killed in a speedboat accident, has told

Spotlight she hopes other boat users will learn from her tragedy. Nick

Nick and Emily Milligan werd killed when the family were thrown from

their boat off Padstow last year. Victoria Milligan lost a leg

in the accident. She is now helping to raise

to raise thousands of pounds for the emergency services

which came to the rescue th`t day. As Eleanor Parkinson reports,

Victoria Milligan was back in the county today,

to launch a charity bike ride. Some austere last year was the day

when Victoria 's family 's lives were changed forever. They were

thrown from a speedboat Last Supper. The speedboat continued to circle.

Her husband and their daughter were both killed. She herself lost one of

her legs. As a summer gets tnderway, she has a Pope appealed to other

boat users to be careful about what they do and also to bring in extra

safety measures for speedbo`t users. I would just be asking people to

maybe look at the training they have heard, give themselves a refresher

each season, and when they `re out there, too old to be very aware of

the other boards that are ott there. She was back in the region today to

launch a charity bike ride. The money will go to Child bere`vement

United Kingdom, a charity which has helped her family and the other half

to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The money raisdd from

here is pretty much enough for us to finance all of the Cornwall

stations. She says her family have come through the ordeal bec`use she

knew she had to go on. If someone had told me that you would lose your

husband, your daughter and xour leg the following day, you could not

believe that. But happens and you are into that. We all have ` future.

And my family would want me to have a future. They would not want me

sitting around the house. I miss them every day, they are my family,

but you need to find an inndr strength. The money will be spent on

night`vision technology for the rescue services. Victoria s`ys both

Nick and Emily would be verx proud. Councils across the South Wdst

have been given an extra ?20 million by the government to help

to help repair potholes. Devon has been allocated ovdr ?

million ` more than any othdr area in England. Cornwall and thd Isles

of Scilly will get over ?4 lillion, Somerset gets nearly ?4 million

Dorset will receive ?3 millhon and Plymouth and Torbay will get

than over ?500,000 between them But as Kirk England reports,

a row has broken out over whether rural parts of the region h`ve

benefited more than urban areas Villagers near Exeter have been

complaining about the potholes for years. Some have been fixed, others

are inches deep. It is not dxactly a smooth ride. The government has just

announced which areas of thd country have been given money to tackle the

pothole repairs. Devin is gdtting substantially more than any other

area. Definitely not enough. This state of the roads around hdre are

absolutely appalling. We will not see of fixed with the amount of

money coming our way. The council says underfunding for years from

government has left them with the huge backlog of road maintenance

repairs which will cost ?750 million to reappear. The back roads are

appalling. It is lumps and bumps and it is knocking the hell out of my

car. At ?53 to patch up a pothole, the government argues that the 21

million given to local councils around the south`west should mean

thousands of potholes getting filled them, but there is concern that

urban areas are missing out. My next`door neighbours getting ?7 000

per kilometre, compared to ` much smaller amount for me. Why hs that?

We have an 8000 miles of ro`ds. It is more rows and Belgium have as a

country. We deserved togethdr ? million because we are a broad`based

economy. We would like to think of what you

think about the extra money required to fill these potholes.

Our Political Editor Martyn Oates joins us now. Has the government

commented on the claim that it has been unfair to urban areas

We asked them, but we did not get a response. They basically recount

what we had already here. The Prime Minister has been talking n`tionally

as opposed to specifically `bout this region, he says he unddrstands

it is not enough to address the entire problem, but it is a start.

It is not just money, but also of what is required is a plan.

Now, the Conservative authority obviously let less likely to

criticise the government, h`ve been welcoming the news. The govdrnment

will now require councils to publish monthly accounts to show wh`t they

are doing with the money. The local government agency says this is just

a drop in the ocean. They are seeing what is needed is proper resurfacing

of the roads, as opposed to fixing these potholes after every period of

bad weather. And you can vidw more on this story on the Sunday

politics. Now, the Conservative authority

obviously let less likely to The inquest into the death

of a Devon teaching assistant on New Year's Day in huge sdas

near Porthleven has ruled that he died accidentally.

27`year`old Harry Swordy, from Ashburton, went swimming

at Loe Bar Beach. He was one of four people hit by w`ves

during gale`force conditions. The inquest heard

that his neck was broken. An investigation is underwax

into the cause of a fire at an historic pub in Exeter. At its

height, 12 crews and 72 firdfighters were involved. Officers are now

trying to establish how the fire at the Hole in the Wall

in Little Castle Street started The National Trust has launched

a major appeal today to buy what is billed as one of thd best

surfing beaches in South Devon. The village of Bantham is up

for sale for ?11.5 million and the charity wants to bux

the beach and Avon Estuary for the nation,

to ensure punlic access accdss. So far, it has ?4 million, but still

needs to raise ?2`3 million. Anna Varle is live for us

at Bantham this evening. The beaches officially one part of

the land which is up for sale. The concern is that if this est`te is

split up and owned by separ`te people, it could affect the

community they have got. People may be forced to move or the higher

rent. An area of outstanding natural beauty. It has attracted visitors

for generations. No, The National Trust want to sell off some of that.

We want to make a judgement as to how much we can raise. For ts, we

are concentrating our efforts from these parts that most peopld want to

enjoy. It is a legacy. She was terribly

keen that the village would go to another caving family. If the trust

is successful, we will be sold to another buyer. He has rented for the

last 16 years but feels the worst. People are wanting a return on their

investment. That is the real life goes, unfortunately. But Thd

National Trust insists it whll do everything it can to ensure a strong

community in the future. Wh`t we want to do is find a partner we can

work with and who we could work hand in glove with in many different

areas. If the raise the mondy and successfully by Milan, it would be

most it expensive acquisition we have ever made. There has bden a lot

of interest. The National Trust says of the do they raise the money, the

expected decision within thd next few months.

Read all about it on Sunday ` the local paper making headlines.

On parade to celebrate the 75th anniversary of HMS Raleigh.

And making a splash ` the swimmers back in a sea pool

The Western Morning News is about to do something never tried before

From this weekend, it is publishing seven days a week, with the launch

of The Western Morning News On Sunday.

It is a significant step in an industry used to years of ddcline.

Our business correspondent Neil Gallacher has been shown

This is the prototype of thd month Sunday edition. It is a bold move.

There is no news that the ndwspaper industry has been in declind for

many decades. But this is a fantastic opportunity. I thhnk it is

a fantastic opportunity not for us, but also for the West Country as a

whole. People have not been lining up to buy the existing paper as the

dead in the old days. They have seen the print run shrink. A dec`de ago

it was selling around 46,000 copies. Sales know are about 26,000. They

are branching out and the pdople are increasingly has a life of hts own

online. The sat at the edithon is a big seller and they are gambling on

the Sunday edition working `s well. One of the things with circtlation

decline is simply that people have less time to do things during the

week. Clearly, we believe that Sunday 's offer a better ch`nce for

people to have the time for the newspaper. We have done our

research. This usage and will open on Sundays and feel the Sunday paper

will be good for the overall market. If you look at the other big reads,

the main Sunday papers, that is often far too much in them. Other

ones are far too celebrity driven. Whereas, the Western Morning News

offer something completely different. Is that I worry that

despite the recruitment, thhs will just mean more work for existing

staff? I think everyone alw`ys works harder than it did before. There is

no longer the case of us all having the launch in the pub. We all work

over Sunday 's enemy, is sililar means our time will be stretched in

different ways. So, we will see who this plans out on Sunday.

The base where Royal Navy s`ilors undergo their basic training

has been celebrating its 75th anniversary.

Thousands of recruits have passed through HMS Raleigh,

at Torpoint in Cornwall, since it was established,

Spotlight's defence reporter Scott Bingham was there

for a special passing out p`rade to mark the occasion.

They have been turning civilians and two sailors for generations. This

film was from the 1960s. Thd first recruits passed through the gates in

January 1940. Of course, a tremendous amount has changdd in the

last 75 years. The figure hdad has moved position. The ridding

buildings are long gone as well But the basic spirit here remains the

same. The biggest challenge is that you have to be part of a te`m. Some

of the technology has changdd. But in essence, it is all about building

a team. Among the celebritids invited, the commanding offhcer of

HMS Raleigh in 1995. And on the parade ground, leading the parade of

officers, his son James. Slhght level of fatherly concern for him.

You feeling any of the pressure This is passing out the class which

have done eight weeks trainhng here, it is always a great honour.

Meeting some of the recruits of today was another commanding

officer, who was in charge of the base at the end of the 1960s. His

daughter was actually born here I left ear of when I was six. I

remember the parade ground. I remember the captain 's house, which

was lovely. There has been luch speculation about HMS Raleigh, but

with recent investment in training facilities, its future now seems

secure. This sailors who passed through here, as much a part of the

community as those they havd served. Exeter Chiefs forward Joel Conlon

scored a try as England's Under 20s rugby team retained the

Junior World Cup in Auckland. Conlon, a half`time replacelent

got England's second try, as they beat South Africa 20`20

in the final at Eden Park. It is the second year in a row

that Conlon has featured in the England junior team.

He was part of a group of fhve Exeter players that won the

tournament in France 12 months ago. There is great news

for swimmers in Bude. After suffering a lot

of storm damage in the wintdr, the town's seapool

is now back in action. Thanks to the determination

of the community and the generosity once again by people from f`r and

wide. Angela Kalwaites visited it. Paddling into the sea pool. After

being closed for months, thd swimmers were relishing the chance

to enter it once again. You really feel the benefit when you are in the

water. I have really never lissed that. I used to come to our three

times a week. It is fabulous just been back in the water. This is how

it looked after the storms hn the summer. Luckily, the communhty swung

into action. We have to thank the people here. We put adverts show for

people to come and help and people would just along and give as one or

two of the help to clear all the storms as many hands make lhght

work. Calls have been drilldd for new railings. We are here over the

winter and we felt we could help out. We are a firm which spdcialises

in this type of work and we wanted to be able to help them movd forward

and offer as much help as possible. There is still what to be done and

the fundraising continues. H am doing a bicycle charity raid. They

have said the pool is a verx important aspect of the town, put

proving a huge draw for loc`l people and also for visitors.

Gorgeous weather there in Btde. You can swim in the pool

at high tide now and, when the sluice gates go in next week,

it will be in use at all times of the day.

Many of you have been in totch regarding our story on potholes

One viewer says some of the car tax money should go on repeating the

roads. He said the roads ard going to rack and ruin, try cycling on

these roads. Comments coming in on our Facebook says. Filling hn

potholes is a waste of monex. Resurfacing the roads has to be the

priority. Time now for the weather. The sun has been blazing, you will

want to know what the weekend has in store.

It will be a fine weekend. Do not worry about that. To be precise it

is the day with the most nulber of minutes of daylight tomorrow. So,

from tomorrow, then Knights start to draw in gradually. It will seek warm

and mostly sunny, with high temperatures getting up to 23

Celsius. Over the big satellite picture, you can see the extent of

this nice weather, over much of not only Great Britain, but also friends

burnt down in Spain. A bit of code in Scotland.

The editors this evening. Not much change coming over the next couple

of days. Next, there is a slow and gradual change. There will be the

threat of showers once again. At the moment, the cloud has built up

slightly and this evening that is some cloud around. It has jtst built

up inland. There may be a bht of low cloud forming. Overnight

temperatures, still in double figures. For tomorrow, we are

looking more of same. Low cloud and mist clearing out the rear. We will

have the lot of fine weather tomorrow. As I say, the

temperatures, into the 20s, maybe slightly cooler up along thd

northern coast. Here the high water times:

I mention the suffering, it has been rather disappointing.

And the next four days, prolising much of the same. Perhaps a bit more

clothes around into early ndxt week. The jealous of showers on

Wednesday, but that remains a long way off. Football has kicked is

around the schedules for thd last couple of days, but we are back at

the normal team of 6:30pm on Monday. Enjoy the weekend.

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