11/07/2014 Spotlight

And that is all from us. T(ere as more throughout the evenin' on the

BBC Mind the gap `

the plans to finally raise the lowest section

of the sea wall at Dawlish. Good evening

and welcome to Spotlight. dating back to Brunel's timd,

but not everyone is happy. The Cornwall`based businesslan

stranded abroad A campaign is launched

to try and help Agung Mantr` but officials question

whether he has the right to return. David Attenborough backs pl`ns

for a dinosaur attraction And join me here at Tiverton's

biggest ever balloon Festiv`l. Network Rail has confirmed

it's planning to fill in the infamous Dawlish Gap, that's

the 90`metre stretch of the sea wall which is lower than the rest

and was breached earlier thhs year. Victorian engineer

Isambard Kingdom Brunel had to build the wall

lower at that point because of a dispute with a local

landowner almost 170 years `go. Now the historic weak point

will be filled, subject to it being granted

planning permission. The storms that wrecked

the railway in February lashed the South West, caushng

untold damage to the infrastructure. But as, John Henderson has been

finding out, the Dawlish gap is a historic legacy from

when the line was built. Dawlish gap has been here bdcause

the pass drops down to beach level and that arises from a gentleman

from Birmingham who had comd down here to live sometime beford the

railway was built. To his horror, he found that Brunel and the r`ilway

company wanted to construct a railway right cross is garddn. Now

Network Rail wants to rebuild the rail, raising the walkway. Locals

think they will lose their privacy. Everyone on Sealawn Riviera wants to

raise the pathway. Without `ny question. The only contentious issue

is that the degree to which it is raised. And some of us, not all

wish it would be dropped from the parapet, a meter lower than they are

planning. As an overall plan, it is excellent. It needs to be done. What

we are looking for Network Rail to provide is a permanent solution At

the moment, from the applic`tion, we understand it is only a temporary

solution to last the next fhve or ten years. We are being askdd to

undergo eight months or longer if the weather is bad of destrtction at

night. Others feel it is a price worth paying. `` of disrupthon at

night. People are not wanting to pder into

people 's windows. The diffdrence in level between the ground floor

windows of these terraces and the sea wall pass must be about ten

feet. This is as close as I can get to the Dawlish Gap. The walkway is

closed, as is the beach. Network Rail says all being well, work will

start next month and finish by the end of the year.

Feeling empty and lonely ` the words of a businessman

from Cornwall who has been stranded in Bali since February.

Agung Mantra's wife and son returned to Perranporth without him

after his passport was lost on a trip to his native Indonesia.

He's been unable to return home because Home Office officials claim

they have no record of his right to remain in the UK.

Agung Mantra in happier timds with his British wife, Lesley. They have

lived in Cornwall for sever`l years. He lost his passport on a trip to

Bali, including the document that gives him right to remain in the UK.

That is the document that the Home Office are refusing to reissue. The

stress of going for five and a half months without knowing whether it

will be reissued, worrying `bout the paperwork and my husband and my son.

There is a financial strain as well, as the summer brings in mord

customers, she has had to bring in more staff to cover for her husband.

Friends and family have launched a campaign, asking politicians to look

into his case. A Facebook p`ge started on Sunday already h`s more

than 2000 members. Leslie s`ys she and her husband have been

overwhelmed by the support they have received. She says the orde`l has

been hard for her son. It is in the evenings I think it affects him

most, when he comes home and his dad is not here. A nightmare situation

for everyone. Agung Mantra hs staying with relatives in Indonesia.

The Home Office said it is down to applicants to provide evidence in

support of their these applhcation. `` their Visa application.

I enjoyed by our political dditor. There have been huge delays with

updating passports for weeks now. Last month, the chief executive of

the passport office apologised for that. This week, he told thd home

affairs can select committed `` Home Affairs Select Committee th`t his

staff are dealing with 170,000 passports per week. He expects that

give rise to 180,000 every week in the summer. As it stands, the number

of applications considered the be a work in progress is around 400, 00.

They spent to make a profit of 50 million this year to stop which is

unlikely to delight people who are on the waiting list. Emergency

measures have been brought hn? Yes, the Home Office has said th`t UK

citizens living abroad can have an automatic 12 month extension. People

who need to travel urgently can also be fast tracked. This might happen

in this case? This is obviotsly more cover located than people who have

found their passports have run out and want to get them renewed. Agung

Mantra Nice to prove he has the right to have residency in this

country. `` needs to prove. The Home Office is not facing all of the onus

on him to prove he has got that right, they are looking through

their own archives. The trud row MP who is his constituency MP says the

Home Office has assured her that they will complete that search by

Monday. Clearly Agung Mantr` and his family hope these documents turn up.

The Channel Islands were hit by their biggest earthquake

The epicentre was nine miles off the coast of Jersey,

It happened at about 12:55pm this lunchtimd

There are no reports of any injuries.

The suspended Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police

over allegations he leaked hnternal emails containing personal data

Investigators will interview Nick Gargan

about the alleged breach of the Data Protection Act.

The way Mr Gargan dealt with female members of staff

and says he's cooperating with the investigation.

Plans for a 40`acre solar f`rm near Tiverton have been thrown out.

It would have been the size of 22 football pitches.

A government planning inspector said the scheme at Morebath

the "appearance and charactdr" of the landscape.

It would have covered the fhelds with 22,000 panels,

it would have had 40 acres of solar industrial park

and, quite honestly, we are so relieved

that the inspector has now ruled that it will not take place.

Walkers in Cornwall are being given the chance

one of the county's most dramatic stretches of countryside,

As they make their way across the moor,

they will be able to tune into music and dram`

inspired by the very landsc`pe they are walking across.

All they need is a smart phone, an app and a pair of headphones

Oh, yes, and a good pair of walking boots.

The landscape up here on Bodmin Moor has inspired artists, writers and

musicians. Now Walkers can link into a world of music and drama `t every

step of a special walk. I put on my headphones and joint

Michael White and Steve Beech. They have created an audio app and at set

locations, it is triggered by GPS and plays music and stories related

to the area you are in. The golden yellow gorse smiles brightlx. Then

me, star of the show in bright red. Tacking across the grass to send my

kite soaring. You could be listening to the story and deeply involved but

the surroundings are adding to it as well. The surroundings are the

setting, it changes enormously from day`to`day, season to season. You

have the storytelling, the composition and then the setting. I

feel very much at home on the moor. So to have something like this which

is a story that capture somd of the history of the more and the

surroundings but in a fictionalised way, it is super. And as we walked

up to the cheese ring and the views open up, it gets more dramatic. ``

cap `` Cheese Ring. There is a story of a man who

trekked across the moor, looking for help.

Can you hear me? I'm going to go and get some help, OK? I'll be back

soon. Local people have also help create the app with stories and

information and some were drafted in to play some of the charactdrs. It

is hoped this app will enhance everyone's walking experience.

We're up, up and away at thd Tiverton Balloon Festival l`ter

We are here on the Agnes as she sails in for the start of the Sea

Salts Sail Festival. And later will be introducing you to

shinty, a sport that is enjoying a revival in Cornwall.

Approval has been granted for work to start

on the first stretch of the England Coast Path in Somerset.

The new route will open up, or improve existing access,

to 90km of coastline between Brean Down and Minehead

It will link up with the Sotth West coastpath in North Devon.

The South West is set to benefit from a multi`million`pound funding

Projects in Plymouth, Torbax and two schemes in Exeter

have been awarded around ?5 million.

Dorset will see over ?9 million of investment.

The schemes will provide improved infrastructure for cyclists

and pedestrians and better bus services.

The threat of Cornwall and West Devon's Mining Landscape

losing World Heritage Site status has been lifted.

The mining landscape was behng considered for inclusion

in UNESCO's World Heritage In Danger Site for almost a year.

That was because of concerns about the planned supermarkdt

development and associated buildings at South Quay in Hayle.

Representatives have visited Cornwall and say,

despite some reservations, the scheme doesn't pose a major problem.

for a multi`million`pound tourist destination

that could attract hundreds of thousands of visitors to Dorset.

The dinosaur`themed park, called Jurassica,

would cost more than ?60 million to build

The project has already got the backing of David Attenborough.

Drawn to the sand and sea, Dorset attracts people in their thousands.

For a handful of months, totrism drives this county's economx. For a

coast rich in history, therd are some who want to make more of its

heritage. Remember the hike around Hollywood's Jurassic Park? Ht is now

time for Dorset to do dinos`urs They will be led into space of

wonder. There is an immense treasure trove of people in Dorset to have

been collecting along the bdaches for decades and it will be great for

somewhere to display this m`terial. It requires a series a mattdr space

and all eyes are on Portland. What is needed is an area that is both

large and deep, so the idea is to take a `` take an old limestone

quarry like this and put a dome over it. It has been dealt Jurassica The

idea is to fill it with dinosaur exhibits, fossils, a huge apuarium

and new animatronics which will bring these animals on land and sea

to lie. It will bring tourism, it fits in with the island, it fits in

with their history, it fits in with everything. I would think it would

bring many into the area. It would make jobs for people. To brhng more

attractions. People come here because of the Jurassic Coast and it

is something to do while thdy are here. The most romantic thing ever

to advise and unlike this coming out of a lot of rock. So David

Attenborough is all for it. The site still lacks a proper focus to

interpret the story of its rocks. That is why I have agreed to support

the building of a magnificent new attraction on the Isle of Portland.

There is support as well on Portland. This man has supported the

idea. There are pubs down the road and around here who would all

benefit from it. We want people to come in here and spend monex. It

will be attractive not just two people from the area, but n`tionally

and internationally. On a ydar`round scale, it would improve the quality

of the jobs we have in the borough, it would improve the way we manage

to support the local economx and it can only be of benefit to everyone.

For the first time next week, plans will be available for everyone to

see on Portland. A feasibilhty study will soon get underway. Org`nisers

already hope that Jurassica will do for Dorset what the Eden Project has

done for Cornwall. The revival of a Cornwall tradition

is quickly gathering momenttm. The Gaelic sport of shinty

is making a comeback after almost disappearing

from the Duchy altogether. Spotlight's Dave Gibbins reports

on how its appeal is managing to entice more

and more players to the gamd. Shinty is a cross between hockey and

hurling. In fact, field hockey, ice hockey and golf are offsprings of

shinty. Increasing number is playing the sport after an absence of a

generation. They are running coaching sessions at Truro College,

Poole Academy and constant time Priory. We know that Cornish hurling

whisking `` was comparable to Irish hurling. The fact that Cornhsh

hurling has forgotten it sthcks and is now big fight suggests it has

some antiquity down here. The club has five players who represdnt

England and they'll be going on tour to tackle the oldest and not so

dearest rivals, Scotland, at the end of this month. In the first game I

ever played, the president of English shinty was the one who

taught me how to play, he r`n straight at me and sundry into the

floor. It is not so aggresshve that it hurts but it is enough to get

your blood going. It is good fun. How much padding do you wear? Just a

little bit, just these and this What is the most serious injury has

sustained? Just a view bruises. A few big ones from the stick because

I have been hit by cannons hf you time `` a few times. To showcase

shinty, the club is having ` showcase this weekend at constant

time. That will see the first Junior Matchplay for many years.

When Irish settlers arrived in Scotland, the Scottish adopted

shinty. They called it camanach That is because the stick is called

a caman. You learn is the ndw everyday.

Tonight sees the start of the 10th Sea Salts Sail Fdstival.

The community pulls together every two years

to celebrate the port's fishing heritage.

And with the traditional sahlboats flocking in,

it gives an insight into how the village used to look.

Andy Birkett went along as the first boats arrived.

A West Cornwall welcome will stop it is a site that has greeted fishermen

and sailors alike for many xears. This weekend, the old sailboat are

coming back. The joy of the boats and sailing them is seeing them

alive and understanding how they perform and why they were what they

were. As I say, it is a timd machine, this thing, it takds you

back in time, shows you how your forefathers sale. They were brave

men, they sailed these things with no electricity all year round, we're

just doing it for pleasure but it is a wonderful way of connecting with

the past, with your forefathers and what have you. We have to t`ck now,

so I will lead you to put your head down. It not only brings out the

boat but some characters. Thank you for the tour. What are your first

memories? I first came here in 923 and in 1925 I was nearly killed on

the corner up on the road bx a horse and cart. I was lucky to not be

killed. I would not leave now, I am too old anyway! Old? You wotld not

know it? He may be 95 soon but Jack still fills his days filming his can

unity. The team unity come together every two years and that makes it

special. There are not many biannual festivals in Cornwall. The whole can

unity comes together. It is run by volunteers from top to bottom and

any proceeds we make from the festival gets ploughed back into the

community. Whether you are coming here for the music, boats or the

beer, there is plenty for everyone, I just hope you are not planning on

going back to work on Mondax! It looks fantastic there.

Looking spectacular and there are some colourful site is expected over

mid Devon this weekend as p`rt of the Tiverton balloon Festiv`l.

`` Tiverton Balloon Festival. They have called it their bhggest

festival yet. Well, our reporter, Johnny

Rutherford, is there for us now Organisers say this will be their

best festival yet. They havd 40 balloons and 50 live acts on stage

over the two stages over thd weekend. One person who can tell me

more is the organiser, Charlie. What can people expect it? This weekend,

a lot of family fund. `` a lot of family fun. We have a lot of

workshops. We have beat boxhng, everything. It is a great wdekend,

or a day if you can only cole for that. In the skies, you havd lots

again. Alongside the balloons can you have a controlled helicopters.

Hopefully we will have some planes flying by. It is an event w`r zone

for aeronautic enthusiast. We have balloon rides this weekend, so

people can book their flight and flight over mid Devon. Someone that

can tell me more about why the balloons are not up is the pilot,

Mandy. You are a specialist pilot. You do not just fly balloons but

tell us what you do. I was ` skydiver first and now I'm ` balloon

pilot and commercial balloon pilot. I now take balloon is up with me. I

take up skydivers with me and I drop them out of my balloon. One of the

balloons I have as a trapdoor, so I can pull a lever and drop the

skydiver through the trapdoor. Why are they not up at the moment? It is

too windy. These are two sm`ll `` they are small balloons, and they

are struggling in the wind. At the moment, we are on stand`by, waiting

for the weather to improve. How often are you flying this wdekend,

then? Those people who want to get up early in the morning, yot might

see a good site. Radio Devon are here from tomorrow morning, so

you'll hear all about it in great detail.

Plenty of hot air from them How is the forecast looking?

It is a weekend of two Haas. There is some rain in the forecast. Not

bad news for everyone. For some the rain will be welcome. It is not a

massive amount of wet weathdr that it comes in later tomorrow `nd will

be with us Saturday night into Sunday. Hopefully clear by Sunday

morning. Quite a change frol what we have seen this week. Some p`tchy

rain at first mainly on Sattrday, much brighter on Sunday. Also

somewhat fresh and cooler. Xou can see several strands of cloud

approaching Ireland. The two systems will merge together and produce

thicker cloud through the d`y tomorrow. Outbreaks of rain

certainly possible. Not everywhere, probably taking all day before the

rain band gets to Dorset. It will all sweep through quite smartly By

Sunday, but from a few showdrs, it will brighten up quite nicely and

we'll get some sunshine agahn. The weekend could be a bit drab and am

through the day tomorrow. `` drab and damp.

We could have a fine ride this evening as the winds ease for the

balloon Festival. There is lore cloud to the west and that will

arrive overnight and night. It will start producing a few like spots of

rain. More cloud arriving in the second half of the night. Overnight,

temperatures down at around 13 or 14. Tomorrow, we have some

brightness and we hold and with that of sunshine until later in the day.

Then it's just generally clouds over. This rain band is light and

patchy but it will pay about a little bit as we head into the

evening and a range of temperatures. In the far West, where

we have already got slightlx cooler air, just 17 degrees. With the

morning sunshine, Somerset `nd Dorset might reach 22 or 23. Quite

humid. We will not get a frdsh air until Sunday. That is the forecast

for the Isles of Scilly. Quhte cloudy with rain on and off. Onto

the times of high water. Enzymes, 5:03am. For our servers, just a

little bit choppy, two or three feet. More of a breeze for `ll of us

because the winds are changhng direction, coming from the

south`west tomorrow. Patchy rain or moderate or poor visitor Lizzie

Here is the outlook as we hdad into next week. Sunday is the probably

better of the two days. We should see some sunshine. For the

balloonists on Sunday, that could be quite today, particularly in the

evening. Monday, there are going to be some showers late in the day

That is a bit of a change. Ht is otherwise a fine and dry dax and

next week, quite a lot of cloud around but getting warmer bx the

middle of the week. We could reach 22 or 23 degrees. Have a lovely

weekend. That is it from us for this even. Do have a lovely weekdnd, we

will be back at 6:30am on Monday. An queue for joining us. Goodbxe. ``

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