:00:00. > :00:11.New security measures bor electronic devices have been introduced bor
:00:12. > :00:26.A rail link to Tavistock and the upgrading of the A303 are still
:00:27. > :00:29.years away, but today they both reached an important milestone.
:00:30. > :00:32.Lip balms, sweets and bookm`rks ` just some of the free giveaways
:00:33. > :00:34.the South West's Police and Crime Commissioners have spdnt
:00:35. > :00:37.thousands on but critics sax the money is better spent on policing.
:00:38. > :00:40.And how Lyme Bay could becole home to the largest mussel farm
:00:41. > :00:49.Two major transport schemes which have been in the pipeline for years
:00:50. > :00:54.A long held ambition to reconnect the town of Tavistock to thd rail
:00:55. > :00:58.network has received a boost after being delayed by the recesshon.
:00:59. > :01:01.The scheme will see the town linked up to Plymouth via the neardst
:01:02. > :01:05.Significant funding for the plan will come from devdlopers
:01:06. > :01:09.who are building homes near Tavistock's proposed new st`tion.
:01:10. > :01:13.The second transport project is the upgrading of the A303.
:01:14. > :01:16.Proposals for that scheme wdnt on public display today,
:01:17. > :01:19.but both projects are still some years away from even starting.
:01:20. > :01:21.First tonight to Tavistock where our business Correspondent Neil
:01:22. > :01:39.Olsen Tavistock lost its rahl link in the 1960s but the first time
:01:40. > :01:45.today it looks as though reconnecting it is not only possible
:01:46. > :01:49.but probable. Behind the scdnes there has been an informal `greement
:01:50. > :01:53.with developers who would bd paying a lot of the cash. There is wide
:01:54. > :01:57.agreement giving Tavistock ` railway link is a good thing, there is far
:01:58. > :02:03.less agreement about whether it would be worth having the houses
:02:04. > :02:07.that would pay for it. This is one reason several public bodies are
:02:08. > :02:11.working together to give Tavistock back its rail link. Congesthon on
:02:12. > :02:16.the main roads to Plymouth `nd this morning it wasn't anywhere near its
:02:17. > :02:20.worst. Reopening 5`.5 miles of railway to give an alternathve route
:02:21. > :02:27.to Plymouth would be far chdaper than a new road. But it would come
:02:28. > :02:31.at a cost of 750 new houses here in the south`west near where the new
:02:32. > :02:35.station would be. The developers who are applying for permission for the
:02:36. > :02:39.houses are offering a cash contribution towards the rahl costs.
:02:40. > :02:45.We learned today the contribution would be around ?14 million. If so,
:02:46. > :02:47.the scheme should stack up. The council thinks the capital cost of
:02:48. > :03:25.building the council thinks the remainder can
:03:26. > :03:30.come from public sources. Most of the projects need a cocktail of
:03:31. > :03:35.funding. I am confident we can bring this together. The costs we are
:03:36. > :03:39.talking about should come down as we go looking for it. We are wdll
:03:40. > :03:43.versed of getting money frol different places. 750 new homes
:03:44. > :03:48.would increase the population of stab at `` Tavistock by Tim % and
:03:49. > :05:15.locals are worried. There ndeds to be considerable
:05:16. > :05:18.The simple solutions have bden looked at over the last 60 xears
:05:19. > :05:24.when I have been travelling down the A303 to Honiton and there is no
:05:25. > :05:32.Many people would be disturbed that a lot of money will be spent on
:05:33. > :05:36.wasteful small`scale improvdments that won't significantly affect
:05:37. > :05:40.It would be far better to aggregate the money and spend it on
:05:41. > :05:45.dualling so traffic can speed up which is what we all want.
:05:46. > :05:48.The Government has agreed to consider proposals to improve the
:05:49. > :05:50.road, our Political Editor Lartyn Oates is live for us tonight in
:05:51. > :06:07.As we heard, these plans ard complex so some sections would be jdwelled
:06:08. > :06:13.including by Stonehenge and other stretches through Somerset hnto
:06:14. > :06:21.Devon would not be jewels. H am joined by a Labour MP. It is in your
:06:22. > :06:29.constituency. Are you disappointed the proposals do not look at during?
:06:30. > :06:35.The debate isn't over. As f`r as I am consent, we need the second
:06:36. > :06:39.arterial route into Devon and because the traffic from Birmingham
:06:40. > :06:46.will go via the M5, the traffic from London via the A30, 303. Th`t is the
:06:47. > :06:53.way to keep Devon and will open The trouble with the rails in whnter, we
:06:54. > :06:57.need the second arterial rotte. In my conversations with the Sdcretary
:06:58. > :07:04.of State for transport, it hs still on the table. So, you are at odds
:07:05. > :07:06.with the proposals? I have been talking to Devon County Council and
:07:07. > :07:15.Somerset and the local enterprise partnerships, I am not at odds with
:07:16. > :07:21.the proposal. Alison, do yot agree with the proposals? In Plymouth we
:07:22. > :07:25.need strategic routes where the rail or road and they have to be
:07:26. > :07:29.maximised in terms of peopld's ability. Having a road that is
:07:30. > :07:34.closed and blocked every sulmer solstice and at various timds in
:07:35. > :07:38.between doesn't help business in Plymouth to plan. I underst`nd the
:07:39. > :07:43.concerns but people's views are being sought and I urge thel to
:07:44. > :07:46.participate. Ben Bradshaw s`ys he does not take the government
:07:47. > :07:50.seriously because Labour promised for years and years and thex were
:07:51. > :07:55.not serious. Successive govdrnments have let the south`west down. We
:07:56. > :08:02.need a solution which offers a strategic route, a second route to
:08:03. > :08:07.Plymouth and Cornwall. How ht works in your area is another matter. We
:08:08. > :08:12.do need to have the roots and every MP will be pressing for the
:08:13. > :08:16.government not just to do this piecemeal but consider the next
:08:17. > :08:23.stage. And we need to do it now or it will be too late. We must do it!
:08:24. > :08:25.Several people have said a number of government over the decades promised
:08:26. > :08:33.jam tomorrow so a bit of cynicism. A vigil's being held tonight
:08:34. > :08:36.in memory of a teenager who died following an alleged row
:08:37. > :08:38.at a taxi rank in Kingsbridge. Alex Peguero Sosa, a former youth
:08:39. > :08:41.player with Plymouth Argyle, died in His friends and family are gathering
:08:42. > :08:47.on Plymouth Hoe to remember him 42`year`old Lee Dent is due to
:08:48. > :09:02.appear before Plymouth Crown Court Public sector workers are expected
:09:03. > :09:03.to join a strike tomorrow in a row over pay, pensions and workhng
:09:04. > :09:06.conditions. It means the Torpoint Ferrids are
:09:07. > :09:09.expected to be out of action all Other council workers including
:09:10. > :09:13.librarians, dinner ladies and refuse They're joining teachers,
:09:14. > :09:16.firefighters and civil serv`nts as part of
:09:17. > :09:18.the nationwide industrial action. And for the very latest on the
:09:19. > :09:21.strike action tomorrow, you can tune There's also a live feed on the BBC
:09:22. > :09:25.website. We'd like to hear what you think
:09:26. > :09:27.about the industrial action. Are you taking part or will
:09:28. > :09:30.the it affect you tomorrow? You can do that via e`mail, Twitter,
:09:31. > :09:37.or Facebook. The addresses you need are `ll
:09:38. > :09:40.on your screen now. Police and Crime Commissiondrs
:09:41. > :09:43.in the south west have been criticised for spending thotsands
:09:44. > :09:46.of pounds on promotional materials including lip balms, car magnets,
:09:47. > :09:50.sweets, balloons and bookmarks. The Devon and Cornwall and
:09:51. > :09:53.Dorset Commissioners spent nearly three times the amount than in Avon
:09:54. > :09:56.and Somerset. Our home affairs corresponddnt
:09:57. > :10:09.Simon Hall reports. For small giveaways they ard
:10:10. > :10:13.generating a controversy. Ddvon and Cornwall Police in crime colmission
:10:14. > :10:15.Tony Hogg spent thousands on promotional materials including
:10:16. > :10:22.Mintz, car magnets and post`it notes. Our investigation began after
:10:23. > :10:28.this man contacted us to colplain about the items which were given out
:10:29. > :10:33.at a talk at college. The money would be better spent being given to
:10:34. > :10:42.the police to facilitate thdm doing their jobs. For example, paperwork
:10:43. > :10:48.and people on the street, not necessarily buying a tin of mints to
:10:49. > :10:53.give to degree students. Is it adding value to policing and is it
:10:54. > :10:56.value for money? I would sax the growth in the bureaucratic office of
:10:57. > :11:02.the PCC is, at the moment, very difficult to see what value it is
:11:03. > :11:05.adding. The Southwest three commissioners spent contrasting
:11:06. > :11:12.amounts on promotional materials. Tony Hogg?s outlay was ?7,000. In
:11:13. > :11:18.Dorset, Martin Underhill spdnt less slightly but in a van in Solerset,
:11:19. > :11:24.Suman Stevens spent under ?3000 It is worth spending money on getting
:11:25. > :11:28.the views of people, that is why the PCC exists, getting the views of
:11:29. > :11:32.people is important to us. Understanding what they think about
:11:33. > :11:36.policing is important. Spending this money is a good thing. In a
:11:37. > :11:59.statement, Suman Stevens told us... At this time of austerity, `ll
:12:00. > :12:05.public spending is under grdater scrutiny. In the context of the
:12:06. > :12:08.overall budget, the amount spent on promotional materials is sm`ll but
:12:09. > :12:12.the controversy it has generated demonstrate how contentious the
:12:13. > :12:14.Police and Crime Commissiondr role remains even now almost two years
:12:15. > :12:18.since it was created. In just a moment on Spotlight,
:12:19. > :12:21.we'll hear about an app deshgned in Plymouth, which should hdlp
:12:22. > :12:23.the early diagnosis of dementia Also still ahead
:12:24. > :12:25.in tonight's programme: The remarkable postcard collection
:12:26. > :12:28.charting the history of one A new mobile app designed
:12:29. > :12:37.by clinicians here in the south west to help
:12:38. > :12:40.in the early diagnosis of ddmentia It follows a successful tri`l
:12:41. > :12:46.by experts at Plymouth Univdrsity Liz knows the deadly nature
:12:47. > :12:55.of dementia. Last year, at 51,
:12:56. > :13:00.her husband died from Alzhehmers. Spotlight filmed the couple
:13:01. > :13:07.in Budleigh Salterton. Mike's dementia was picked tp
:13:08. > :13:11.early and a new piece of software It's been developed in Plymouth
:13:12. > :13:16.which is fantastic because anything that will raise
:13:17. > :13:20.awareness and help in the dhagnosis Almost 800,000 people
:13:21. > :13:34.in the UK have dementia. This is an example of a test
:13:35. > :13:47.for dementia that is part of an app that has been deshgned by
:13:48. > :13:50.clinicians in Plymouth Univdrsity It is a sifting tool for GPs meeting
:13:51. > :13:58.patients worried about memory loss. Could it be normal ageing, H am in
:13:59. > :14:03.my 40s, we all get more unrdliable so the question is can it hdlp
:14:04. > :14:07.the GP or nurse or doctor to be able Anything helping to diagnosd
:14:08. > :14:15.dementia is welcomed and having looked after her husband, it is only
:14:16. > :14:21.one part of a growing probldm. There needs to be more
:14:22. > :14:24.after the diagnosis. Towards the end I was getting very
:14:25. > :14:29.little sleep looking after Like and when you then have to fight all the
:14:30. > :14:37.time for help or support it is hard. The question for many will be after
:14:38. > :14:48.the dementia diagnosis, then what? Well earlier I spoke to Dr Simon
:14:49. > :14:52.Ridley, from Alzheimers Resdarch UK, and I asked him if recent
:14:53. > :14:54.developments such as the blood test announced yesterday, and today's
:14:55. > :14:57.worldwide release of the app, means we're turning a corner
:14:58. > :15:02.in early detection of dementia. . I think it's important that
:15:03. > :15:04.we continue to see new It's worth pointing out both types
:15:05. > :15:10.of research are at different stages, the blood test is in development and
:15:11. > :15:13.I don't think anybody is talking about it being used in surgdries or
:15:14. > :15:18.clinics for a very long timd I think the cognitive examination, a
:15:19. > :15:26.much more validated and est`blished test, I think it is important that
:15:27. > :15:33.the diagnostic process is shmple and accurate as possible
:15:34. > :15:36.for clinicians and patients. Well,
:15:37. > :15:48.it's interesting and the government has highlighted it wants to see more
:15:49. > :15:51.early diagnosis, there are times when that isn't necessarily always
:15:52. > :15:56.appropriate for everybody. We have to offset
:15:57. > :16:00.the fact that we are not able to offer a huge amount to people
:16:01. > :16:03.accompanying the diagnosis, we offer some things but sole
:16:04. > :16:09.treatments are limited but tseful. And some support
:16:10. > :16:13.which can benefit people as well. The most important time
:16:14. > :16:18.for people to receive a diagnosis can vary and it is up to individual
:16:19. > :16:22.clinicians to use their judgement. Do you think there is enough support
:16:23. > :16:25.when people have had the di`gnosis, there are 800,000 people
:16:26. > :16:28.in the country suffering from It depends what kind of accdss
:16:29. > :16:40.they have to support and services. There are good examples arotnd but
:16:41. > :16:43.there are many examples where people feel they have been left alone to
:16:44. > :16:46.get on with this devastating news How will that improve, how do
:16:47. > :17:01.you see the support improving? Well,
:17:02. > :17:03.we are going to great changds in our Big changes at the NHS and how
:17:04. > :17:10.it integrates with social c`re. There's a lot of work to be done
:17:11. > :17:13.on the ground. The largest mussel farm
:17:14. > :17:21.of its kind in Europe looks set to The company
:17:22. > :17:25.behind it has been given a fifteen year renewable lease by the Crown
:17:26. > :17:28.Estate and its already testhng the sites, but some fishermen s`y they
:17:29. > :17:32.haven't been properly consulted Our Environment Correspondent Adrian
:17:33. > :17:36.Campbell reports. Lyme Bay has seen bitter disputes
:17:37. > :17:40.recently with arguments in the past Some fishermen have complained that
:17:41. > :17:45.part of their fishing grounds have been closed off
:17:46. > :17:49.for conservation measures. Now they say they are concerned
:17:50. > :17:52.about the loss of 15 square Three areas have been identhfied
:17:53. > :18:01.as suitable for offshore mussels. They could produce 10,000 tonnes
:18:02. > :18:04.of mussesls a year. None of us have been consulted,
:18:05. > :18:11.the local fishermen So, we are miffed to think they are
:18:12. > :18:22.putting it out on trawling ground. The marine management organhsation
:18:23. > :18:26.which regulates what happens tells us it is committed
:18:27. > :18:29.for sustainable development and believes allowing some activities to
:18:30. > :18:33.take place in protected are`s while conserving their senshtive
:18:34. > :18:39.features is a good idea. The only evidence we have anything
:18:40. > :18:42.is happening is this blue and white catamaran which h`s been
:18:43. > :18:45.here since November and belongs to the company establishing thd mussel
:18:46. > :18:50.farms off the coast of Lyme Bay We tried to contact them but they
:18:51. > :18:54.have been unavailable for interview. They say the trials could t`ke up to
:18:55. > :19:00.two years and they will exp`nd the They say they are working in Lyme
:19:01. > :19:08.Bay with scientists from Plxmouth University who have undertaken
:19:09. > :19:10.comprehensive environmental Environmental assessments
:19:11. > :19:18.will be ongoing commitments. Off the coast of Scotland,
:19:19. > :19:20.mussesls grown on ropes are all How well they might adapt to
:19:21. > :19:27.Lyme Bay is all ready being closely Where
:19:28. > :19:33.the actual trial sites are situated is in a fairly well disturbdd,
:19:34. > :19:36.well fished muddy sandy are`s. There are no corals
:19:37. > :19:41.around that part of the Lymd Bay. There may be wider consequences
:19:42. > :19:44.which is what we are looking into but directly there is no imlediate
:19:45. > :19:47.impact on the corals and redfs. The marine management organhsation
:19:48. > :19:49.says it will consider any submissions from the public
:19:50. > :19:51.about the impact Now do you still send
:19:52. > :20:13.a postcard when you're on holiday? Well in the last century thdy were
:20:14. > :20:19.a hugely popular form of communication, and many people
:20:20. > :20:23.still enjoy collecting them. And we've been given access to one
:20:24. > :20:25.such collection, which spans more than a hundred
:20:26. > :20:28.years and charts the fortunds of one Simon Clemison has been takhng
:20:29. > :20:43.a look at them. In the daily battle between sand and
:20:44. > :20:48.sea, Weymouth beach is all but conquered by the tide. The visitors
:20:49. > :20:52.of the early 20th century still pack what is left of the shoreline, their
:20:53. > :20:56.backs pressed against the w`ll, waves lapping at their feet.
:20:57. > :21:03.Determined to enjoy every l`st grain of their precious holiday. Hn those
:21:04. > :21:08.early days there were no pahd holidays until later. The great
:21:09. > :21:13.thing for Weymouth was Swindon weeks when the great Western Railway Works
:21:14. > :21:17.closed down, it was a popul`r destination. Andy has been
:21:18. > :21:22.collecting postcards since the late 1970s adding to those handed down
:21:23. > :21:28.from his family for generathons Each picture tells its own story.
:21:29. > :21:33.You did not change on the bdach in Weymouth in the 1930s, he wdnt into
:21:34. > :21:38.the bathing huts and came ott the other end with the children in long
:21:39. > :21:43.swimming costumes, not like now the ladies were in long dresses, the
:21:44. > :21:48.gentleman in suits. Wish yot were here were not the only words
:21:49. > :21:51.scrawled on the back. Beford voice mail and text messages people used
:21:52. > :21:56.the post to get a simple message home, though more deliveries and
:21:57. > :22:03.collections, one of the postcard reads IR will be on the 5:17pm
:22:04. > :22:09.train, get bread and milk in. A stamp was also the social mddia
:22:10. > :22:14.telling good times and bad. All of this from one local photogr`pher. If
:22:15. > :22:18.there was a disaster like shipwrecks at Portland or Chesil Beach it would
:22:19. > :22:23.be there to photograph the shipwrecks. The problem with
:22:24. > :22:28.postcard collections is when the generations now, their parents die
:22:29. > :22:32.and the postcard collections are being destroyed and they shouldn't
:22:33. > :22:44.be. It is social history. It should be kept. A fascinating glimpse into
:22:45. > :22:47.the past. And Spotlight viewers have been
:22:48. > :22:49.contacting us to tell us Yvonne in Plymouth says she collects
:22:50. > :22:52.old furniture and Bob's posted this picture on
:22:53. > :22:55.the BBC Spotlight Facebook page of the number plates he collected when
:22:56. > :23:06.he was an overseas truck drhver All sorts of things collectdd by
:23:07. > :23:12.people. And I am sure he collected them all legally! I hope so Let's
:23:13. > :23:18.look at the weather. Sunny hn lots of places today. Hello, apart from
:23:19. > :23:25.the breeze which has been kden, temperatures have been held down.
:23:26. > :23:29.Most of us saw sunshine tod`y. A bit different row, more cloud coming in
:23:30. > :23:36.and it is an East West split. The cloud will be thick in the West but
:23:37. > :23:41.the sunshine stays with us. East Devon, Dorset and Somerset holding
:23:42. > :23:47.onto fine weather and quite a warm feel, especially further east. This
:23:48. > :23:52.was earlier today. Everyone had fine weather, it really is a picture
:23:53. > :23:57.postcard scene across this part of Dartmoor and that is the cloud
:23:58. > :24:02.pattern we have had today. The cloud has been coming and going btt fine
:24:03. > :24:09.and try. That is a kestrel, correct me if I am wrong. Let me know if I
:24:10. > :24:14.have the bird wrong. I think it was a kestrel. The forecast is puite a
:24:15. > :24:22.change, much more cloud comhng our way, cloud is coming in frol the
:24:23. > :24:27.West of Ireland, some across England and they will gradually meet so we
:24:28. > :24:33.increase the amount of cloud across the next 24 hours. Keep a close eye
:24:34. > :24:39.on the weather front, it is coming towards us. Still quite a long way
:24:40. > :24:40.off by Friday. It isn't a p`rticular the strong feature
:24:41. > :24:45.off by Friday. It isn't a p`rticular the strong feature but it brings a
:24:46. > :24:52.band of cloud and some showdrs. We started cloud up a bit towards the
:24:53. > :24:58.end of the week. You can sed the cloud coming in to western hsland.
:24:59. > :25:02.That cloud arrives first, some will arrive later on tonight, crdeping
:25:03. > :25:09.into parts of West Cornwall and the north`west corner of Devon. For all
:25:10. > :25:15.of us, it is dry, clear skids across eastern parts of Devon, Dorset and
:25:16. > :25:23.Somerset. The lowest temper`ture is ten or 11, 13 or 14 for the rest of
:25:24. > :25:27.us. The wind is dropping a little, not as breezy tomorrow but lore
:25:28. > :25:34.cloud and a few spots of rahn, especially across Cornwall. A veil
:25:35. > :25:40.of cloud spilling its way into parts of Dorset and Somerset. For most of
:25:41. > :25:51.this, a dry day. Less windy and a range of temperatures. The forecast
:25:52. > :25:57.for the Isles of Scilly, rather cloudy, mainly to write, not as
:25:58. > :26:10.breezy as it has been today. The times of high water: The sotth
:26:11. > :26:16.coast, this was earlier tod`y. The cameraman got the view of bdautiful
:26:17. > :26:25.conditions on the south coast. The sea is pretty much flat. Thd square
:26:26. > :26:29.rig coming in and the wind hs not as strong so we have had some of
:26:30. > :26:36.highest temperatures. It looks beautiful when the sea is c`lm. It
:26:37. > :26:42.could be the Mediterranean! The surfing conditions, not much
:26:43. > :26:48.tomorrow. We might get up to two or three feet. The north coast is
:26:49. > :26:58.bigger, three to five feet. The coastal waters forecast: Thd sea
:26:59. > :27:00.temperatures are