:00:13. > :00:16.Remember flooding for as far as the eye can see?
:00:17. > :00:26.Almost six months on, some `re only just back in their homds.
:00:27. > :00:30.The water was up to chest hdight, now it is perfect, amazing, it
:00:31. > :00:34.really is. They knew it would take
:00:35. > :00:39.a long time to return to normality As people settle in to life
:00:40. > :00:43.in Moorland once again this evening, we'll look at efforts to
:00:44. > :00:46.prevent a repeat of the crisis. Bantham is sold to
:00:47. > :00:49.a mystery cash buyer as the The Trust has said it's extremely
:00:50. > :00:53.disappointed that it lost its bid And love is in the air `
:00:54. > :00:59.a welcome home proposal as They stayed for as long
:01:00. > :01:11.as they could but as flooding edged ever closer to their homes, many
:01:12. > :01:14.people in Moorland in Somerset took The waters may have long receded
:01:15. > :01:19.but it has taken until tonight for some residents to finally get
:01:20. > :01:22.back to where they belong. Andrew Plant reports
:01:23. > :01:35.on the last chapter of the wettest Back inside the home for thd very
:01:36. > :01:41.first time since the winter floods, which forced them to flee.
:01:42. > :01:44.Jane and her teenage daughtdr have Jane and her teenage daughtdr have
:01:45. > :01:52.been in temporary accommodation for more than six months. Finally able
:01:53. > :01:57.to move back home. Bigger than I remembered it. It is amazing, like a
:01:58. > :02:03.newborn. This was February this year, the home under three feet of
:02:04. > :02:09.water. Most of their furnittre and most possessions destroyed. Jane was
:02:10. > :02:14.not insured, she had to clahm in 2012 when her home was flooded and
:02:15. > :02:23.had not been able to find anyone to provide cover. Facing repairers of
:02:24. > :02:30.?25,000, the community stepped in and fixed her home for free. The
:02:31. > :02:35.property was gutted, plastering floorboards, starting from fresh,
:02:36. > :02:40.new electrics, plumbing, essentially inside they are brand`new. The first
:02:41. > :02:47.time we were doing, I cried and I am again. Tears of happiness. This is
:02:48. > :02:51.part of the project to prevdnt more flooding, creating a colour matters
:02:52. > :02:56.of local rivers to free up space and stop them spilling over. But for the
:02:57. > :03:01.second time this morning, workers here had to delete rating. Thieves
:03:02. > :03:07.have stolen all the diesel from five of these machines. Thanks in part to
:03:08. > :03:10.the spell of dry weather, the dredging is slightly ahead of
:03:11. > :03:15.schedule, but the Environment Agency is talking about fitting machines
:03:16. > :03:22.with CDD, or even hiring ovdrnight security. This is one of thd oldest
:03:23. > :03:26.houses in Moorland, it has been in the family for more than a century.
:03:27. > :03:33.Thanks to the kindness of strangers, they can finally live there again.
:03:34. > :03:36.One of the jewels of the sotth Devon coastline been sold to
:03:37. > :03:39.a mystery buyer for more th`n the ?11 million asking pricd.
:03:40. > :03:41.The family that's bought thd Bantham Estate is promising to
:03:42. > :03:45.The National Trust says its disappointed to have missed out
:03:46. > :03:48.on it chance to protect an important stretch of coastline.
:03:49. > :04:06.Bantham, tucked away on the night of the river even, it is a beattiful
:04:07. > :04:10.place. But the decision to sell the 750 acre estate has unsettldd many
:04:11. > :04:16.people living here. Today they learned it has been sold to one of
:04:17. > :04:19.the dozens of applicants. It is important to mention the lenders are
:04:20. > :04:24.thrilled and delighted to h`ve received the interest for the
:04:25. > :04:29.estate. From the public and interested parties. They ard quite
:04:30. > :04:33.excited they have chosen thd right purchaser to look after the estate.
:04:34. > :04:40.And they feel confident the buyer will do for the next 100 ye`rs. This
:04:41. > :04:43.woman has lived here for 60 years. Her garden enjoys spectacul`r views
:04:44. > :04:47.and she hoped the National trust would buy parts of the estate, but
:04:48. > :04:50.he is optimistic about the new owners and hopes they will live up
:04:51. > :04:54.to the standards set by thehr predecessors. Diane Dodds it has
:04:55. > :05:05.been beautifully looked aftdr for a long time `` it has been looked
:05:06. > :05:09.after for a long time. Their daughter sadly was ill and died last
:05:10. > :05:14.November, so we knew that after that there would be a challenge for top
:05:15. > :05:18.there have been suggestions about fitness names who could be the new
:05:19. > :05:24.owners. These pages and havd confirmed it is definitely not
:05:25. > :05:29.Richard Branson. Business is bespoke to said were disappointed the
:05:30. > :05:37.National. Buy it. We get protection for ever. And we understand others
:05:38. > :05:39.can look after other places well. Today many told us the hope that
:05:40. > :05:44.Bantham would not change. Efforts are continuing to try to
:05:45. > :05:47.save a part of South Devon's once Syntech was set up 15 years ago
:05:48. > :05:52.on the old Nortel site in P`ignton where nearly 6000 people usdd to
:05:53. > :05:54.work in the sector. The company's now stopped trading
:05:55. > :05:57.with the loss of 85 jobs. Spotlight's Hamish Marshall has been
:05:58. > :06:00.looking at the demise of high`tech Syntech was set up 15 years ago
:06:01. > :06:03.on the old Nortel site in P`ignton Spotlight's Hamish Marshall has been
:06:04. > :06:16.looking at the demise of high`tech Part of the old Nortel site, there
:06:17. > :06:25.were nearly 6000 people working here, as high`tech seen the future.
:06:26. > :06:33.Nortel has become the South West's biggest employer, announcing another
:06:34. > :06:40.250 jobs. Ball was the boss of the radio unstructured business, and
:06:41. > :06:44.then into Nortel in the 1990s. It set a new standard of emploxment,
:06:45. > :06:48.skill and salary level, and traditional dualism business in
:06:49. > :06:56.Torbay and unlike a lot of businesses it was not seasonal, so
:06:57. > :07:01.very important to the econoly. 500 new jobs came between Septelber 1999
:07:02. > :07:08.and January 2001, but went `lmost as quickly. Hundreds of Nortel workers
:07:09. > :07:13.face an uncertain future... Relocations to the Far East and
:07:14. > :07:20.decisions made by parent colpany it here. By 2002, a headcount was down
:07:21. > :07:28.to 700. The latest blow as hts roots in Apple II. Syntech was st`rted by
:07:29. > :07:36.staff with redundancy money. `` has its roots in Nortel. She dods not
:07:37. > :07:40.want to raise hopes, despitd meeting a prospective buyer next wedk. We
:07:41. > :07:46.have high track companies b`sed here until generally ruled. Therd will be
:07:47. > :07:50.ups and downs, there always are but the momentum is in the right
:07:51. > :07:54.direction, although this is devastating for the people `ffected
:07:55. > :08:00.by this loss. The redeveloplent work sums up the fortunes of a hhgh`tech
:08:01. > :08:06.company based here over the last three decades. It is still hold a
:08:07. > :08:09.buyer can be found for Syntdch, the company had an excellent clhent base
:08:10. > :08:14.and there is a pool of skilled labour here.
:08:15. > :08:16.Plans are being drawn up to dual the dangerous sections of the
:08:17. > :08:20.Devon County Council is looking at the parts
:08:21. > :08:23.of the A361 where accidents happen or excessive queues form.
:08:24. > :08:28.No money has been agreed yet but a public consultation is taking place.
:08:29. > :08:31.The parents of a toddler have thanked a policeman after
:08:32. > :08:34.his quick thinking stopped their car rolling down a steep hill in
:08:35. > :08:39.PCSO Richard Hill drove his car in front of their runaway vdhicle,
:08:40. > :08:47.A 14`month`old enjoying the beach with her parents,
:08:48. > :08:59.It started when her father parked his car on a hill so he could sort
:09:00. > :09:03.This little one doesn't likd waving hats, so she took it off
:09:04. > :09:06.So I pulled over on the sidd of the road and put
:09:07. > :09:09.the handbrake on, walked around the side of the car, adjusthng her
:09:10. > :09:14.The handbrake had gone and the car started rolling back.
:09:15. > :09:18.So I ran to the back of the car to push against the car,
:09:19. > :09:21.but it was on a slight inclhne and the momentum was building, there
:09:22. > :09:27.As Simon was being pushed down the hill by his moving car
:09:28. > :09:29.he was spotted by the local police community
:09:30. > :09:37.He decided the only way to stop the vehicle was to drive in front of it.
:09:38. > :09:40.There was no way he was going to hold the vehicle
:09:41. > :09:44.And it was reaching a point where it was picking up spedd.
:09:45. > :09:47.So I had to try and get the vehicle in between him `nd his
:09:48. > :09:52.And at the time, you did not know there was a baby in the car?
:09:53. > :09:56.My initial concern was the people walking down the slope.
:09:57. > :09:59.And it was when the chap looked across at me
:10:00. > :10:02.and I saw the panic in his face that I thought, there is no other option
:10:03. > :10:07.It is not just thinking so puickly, but acting so quickly.
:10:08. > :10:12.It is one thing to think, I can save these people, it is another thing to
:10:13. > :10:15.actually put himself in harm's way like that to save ..
:10:16. > :10:31.He didn't even know about the baby, which for me takes an even lore
:10:32. > :10:36.hero. He was thinking about the pedestrians on the side of the road.
:10:37. > :10:40.The family have met up with PCSO Hill just to say thank you `nd to
:10:41. > :10:45.A pioneering charity which helps mentally ill people
:10:46. > :10:47.and their families in Devon is facing closure after over
:10:48. > :10:51.The Cool House in Torquay s`ys it's saving the NHS thousands
:10:52. > :10:54.by keeping people out of hospital, and it needs more support.
:10:55. > :11:04.A therapeutic boxing class `t The Cool House.
:11:05. > :11:06.The charity was started by ` benefactor who donated the property.
:11:07. > :11:10.And it is always there for people in need.
:11:11. > :11:17.I remember the day you came in with your face messed up.
:11:18. > :11:21.That was when I was kicked out of my flat.
:11:22. > :11:25.And you just sat on the sof` and just looked really sad and lost
:11:26. > :11:32.The charity is unusual in that it asks people to become members
:11:33. > :11:36.at a very small cost and thhs gives people real involvement, rather than
:11:37. > :11:43.Most people volunteer doing anything from serving meals to working
:11:44. > :11:48.It has just given me a reason to get up some mornings.
:11:49. > :11:50.I come here and do a bit of volunteering.
:11:51. > :12:01.And at the end of the day, you have done something good.
:12:02. > :12:04.It costs ?120,000 per year to run The Cool House.
:12:05. > :12:07.So far, it has survived with lottery and other grants,
:12:08. > :12:11.It says it will have to close in December
:12:12. > :12:23.Why what the Queen has been doing in Scotland
:12:24. > :12:45.And we are racing in the Falmouth Working Boat World Championships.
:12:46. > :12:52.Every member of the upper door shipyard in North Devon was gathered
:12:53. > :12:57.to watch on television. `` @ppledore shipyard. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the
:12:58. > :13:02.largest warship ever constrtctive for the Royal Navy. Andrew Ormsby
:13:03. > :13:05.joined the workers for a very special day.
:13:06. > :13:09.And everyone here at Appledore shipyard has stopped work
:13:10. > :13:12.and come to watch and landm`rk event of British shipbuilding.
:13:13. > :13:17.I name this ship the Queen Elizabeth.
:13:18. > :13:23.May God bless her and all who sail in her.
:13:24. > :13:26.For the 400 strong workforc to day is an extremely proud day.
:13:27. > :13:33.It is fabulous project to be involved in.
:13:34. > :13:34.And this is eight years work.
:13:35. > :13:39.And to see all the workforce here gathered is just
:13:40. > :13:45.A bottle of Scotch whisky instead of the traditional champagnd
:13:46. > :13:53.Schoolchildren in Appledore got involved as well,
:13:54. > :13:58.making their own versions of the 65,000 tonne carrier.
:13:59. > :14:01.On the crane, we focused on putting planes and things.
:14:02. > :14:16.So when you watched the namhng ceremony, and saw the real carrier,
:14:17. > :14:19.do you think you would have managed to do that building project?
:14:20. > :14:30.They were given a goodie bag to take home, including a model kit of
:14:31. > :14:38.The carrier officially named, time to get back to work.
:14:39. > :14:40.There is no question that today s staff here
:14:41. > :14:49.at Appledore shipyard will have felt a huge sense of pride.
:14:50. > :14:56.As one naval ship repairs pdr service, another one prepard for
:14:57. > :14:59.duty. Not once welcomed HMS Somerset home.
:15:00. > :15:02.The Type 23 frigate returned after a six month patrol in the Gulf
:15:03. > :15:07.Spotlight's Johnny Rutherford was alongside to meet them.
:15:08. > :15:12.Making sure the message was right for a father. HMS Somerset back home
:15:13. > :15:21.and for many emotions running high while waking to be reunited with
:15:22. > :15:25.loved ones after months apart. But one young woman was not aware she
:15:26. > :15:36.was about to receive an important ship to shore message. Fumbled, but
:15:37. > :15:41.message is received. CHEERING. The company of 220 had been patrolling
:15:42. > :15:45.the Middle East policing kex shipping lanes in the Gulf `nd
:15:46. > :15:51.Indian Ocean, but it was good to be home. How do you feel? Thred is back
:15:52. > :16:06.and it is a special day. I can't believe! Did you have any idea? Not
:16:07. > :16:15.at all. Pleased to see him? Signed by yeah! What was it like? We not so
:16:16. > :16:22.much better to be back. It hs so much better to be home. The ship was
:16:23. > :16:28.engaged in maritime operations, including a major bloodbath in the
:16:29. > :16:34.Indian Ocean. HMS Somerset was fortunate to see the of heroin on
:16:35. > :16:39.one occasion. For the ship company, it was one of the recognisable
:16:40. > :16:47.highlights. After 27,000 nattical miles, the company has deserved a
:16:48. > :16:54.short break. Return, the shhp has to go through a lot of mainten`nce for
:16:55. > :16:59.the next deployment next ye`r is `` next year.
:17:00. > :17:44.Some lovely scenes. I am so glad she said yes. Of course!
:17:45. > :17:47.And people all over the world are posting pictures to social ledia
:17:48. > :17:56.And the one from Mexico has a telly on ht?
:17:57. > :18:06.The fact that people in Mexhco are doing this is just wonddrful.
:18:07. > :19:33.And the campaign is being b`cked by Keep Britain Tidy.
:19:34. > :19:37.So it gives you the same sensation estuary `s
:19:38. > :19:42.I'd have anywhere you go in the world,
:19:43. > :19:52.Working boats are hard work to make them sail well.
:19:53. > :20:00.Then the gang on the mainshdet which controls the mean saw.
:20:01. > :20:03.A separate crewmember for each control?
:20:04. > :20:17.The racing over the next few days starts and finishes in Saint Mauls.
:20:18. > :20:20.They are calling this the F`lmouth Working Boat World Championships.
:20:21. > :20:23.But I think the name is a little bit tongue in cheek.
:20:24. > :20:26.The furthest is coming from the creek about five miles `way
:20:27. > :20:41.The racing continues over the next five days.
:20:42. > :20:49.Time for the weather and pldnty of grey skies?
:20:50. > :20:59.Not used to that. Did you rdcognise those boats? Yes!
:21:00. > :21:03.Some wet weather, pretty miserable today, the rain off and on, good
:21:04. > :21:10.news for some, the rain washing out a lot of the pollen, so somd relief
:21:11. > :21:19.for a fever sufferers. Not bad this weekend, it is cool as well,
:21:20. > :21:24.temperatures overnight last night, 16`17 for night`time is unusual
:21:25. > :21:30.collected nine down to about 12 And generally, a fresher feel to the
:21:31. > :21:37.error. Some sunny spells, btt the risk of sunny shoulders. Lots of
:21:38. > :21:44.cloud, `` the risk of sun and showers. We are between two lines of
:21:45. > :21:49.rain. The second one later tonight. That will bring the more definite
:21:50. > :21:54.clearance across as. Across the English Channel tomorrow, other
:21:55. > :21:58.outbreaks of rain for the Channel Islands tomorrow morning, btt
:21:59. > :22:03.greater for most of us, even some afternoon sunshine. And the risk of
:22:04. > :22:07.showers that of the into Sunday but isolated showers for Sunday, and
:22:08. > :22:13.hopefully some sunshine. Fahrly dull evening this evening, althotgh the
:22:14. > :22:18.rain has eased a little, and other spot of rain from the West later
:22:19. > :22:24.tonight. Some heavy for a Txne Bridge singularly across Dartmoor
:22:25. > :22:29.and Exmoor. `` some heavy for a time particularly across. Some pressure
:22:30. > :22:40.temperatures after that band of rain. For `` briefly, some outbreaks
:22:41. > :22:46.of rain, then quite a nice `fternoon tomorrow, some showers to spoil an
:22:47. > :22:51.otherwise tidy. The wind in a fresher direction, so expect a drop
:22:52. > :23:03.in temperatures. The link love for all. Some sunshine on the Isles of
:23:04. > :23:17.Scilly, and here are the tiles of high water... And some good news for
:23:18. > :23:25.something. `` surfing. The wind changing direction. On Sund`y, the
:23:26. > :23:30.showers are likely to be quhte heavy. Most of us getting away with
:23:31. > :23:37.another reasonable day. Showers could be heavy. More to comd on
:23:38. > :23:41.Monday. We should have a re`sonable deal on Tuesday and high prdssure
:23:42. > :23:46.back for Wednesday, so not too bad for the next few days, but ht is
:23:47. > :23:53.quite a bit cooler. Have a nice again.
:23:54. > :24:01.Thank you. That is it. Have a lovely weekend. Thank you for joinhng us at
:24:02. > :24:02.this very late Dame! See yot next week. Goodbye. `` at this vdry early