:00:11. > :00:13.From the crumbling coast path to a battered swimming pool,
:00:14. > :00:18.the region is awarded ?3 million to repair storm damage.
:00:19. > :00:22.Part of the path in Devon and the Jubilee Pool in Penzance
:00:23. > :00:35.The pool is so well used in the summer and without it we ard missing
:00:36. > :00:38.a key tourist attraction so it is incredibly important socially and
:00:39. > :00:38.economically for Penzance. Anger in Torbay over cuts
:00:39. > :00:44.to tourism funding. Industry leaders say
:00:45. > :00:58.the area will now lose out to other Brighton, Blackpool and Bournemouth
:00:59. > :00:58.because they are the winners of the lack of confidence from the mayor.
:00:59. > :01:02.A day of Duchy delights for the Duke of Edinburgh.
:01:03. > :01:10.Join me later for all the ndws from the bowling club in Torquay where
:01:11. > :01:12.they are celebrating more mddal success.
:01:13. > :01:15.The South West is to get allost ?3 million in Government money to help
:01:16. > :01:17.repair some of the damage c`used by this year's winter storms.
:01:18. > :01:20.Around ?2 million will be spent on rebuilding the famous outdoor
:01:21. > :01:23.The rest of the money will go towards repairing sections
:01:24. > :01:42.Here near Kingsbridge the ldgacy of these storms is clear to save. ``
:01:43. > :01:47.C. The cliff and the coastal footpath and the road were taken
:01:48. > :01:54.away by the storms. Now mondy is coming from the community is fun to
:01:55. > :01:57.repair this path and others around the south`west. The money whll go
:01:58. > :02:02.towards 32 capital improvemdnt projects where we have experienced
:02:03. > :02:07.storm damage like this we whll be able to repair the damage and move
:02:08. > :02:13.the path away from the issuds. The bulk of the money is going to the
:02:14. > :02:20.Jubilee Pool in Penzance, btilt in 1935 it was already in serious need
:02:21. > :02:24.of repair before the storms hit The waves left huge cracks in its
:02:25. > :02:27.concrete outer casing. Therd has been a local fundraising calpaign to
:02:28. > :02:32.save it and the fundraisers say the money has come just in time. It has
:02:33. > :02:36.always been a Penzance and so many people I have
:02:37. > :02:51.met the pool throughout their lhves so
:02:52. > :02:57.it is really a treasure for Penzance and one of only five art deco
:02:58. > :03:05.doughs left in the country `nd it was voted one of the world's top
:03:06. > :03:11.of damage from the storms and we are waiting
:03:12. > :03:16.government. Any of the roads behind the seafront we will have to pay
:03:17. > :03:23.reprioritise our budgets to pay for them. Work on
:03:24. > :03:26.those running it say it could be open for swimmers for
:03:27. > :03:27.Tourism leaders in Torbay are angry at the news that
:03:28. > :03:27.the main organisation which promotes the area as a holiday destination is
:03:28. > :03:31.The Mayor of Torbay is proposing to end the
:03:32. > :03:33.English Riviera Tourism Company s contract two years early and make
:03:34. > :03:52.Tourists have been flocking to the English Riviera for decades. The
:03:53. > :03:57.industry is set to pull in ?450 million every year to the local
:03:58. > :04:02.economy. Torbay is facing stiff competition from overseas and other
:04:03. > :04:08.British resorts. Hoteliers like Adam Millward who has been running this
:04:09. > :04:11.business for ten years say that to cut the budget of the organhsation
:04:12. > :04:16.which promotes the area now is lunacy. We desperately need the
:04:17. > :04:21.tourism can play to be in fhghting shape for 2015. As it is thd
:04:22. > :04:30.proposed cuts mean it will be completely emasculated and barely
:04:31. > :04:35.able to function. The result of that is that you will be able to hear the
:04:36. > :04:38.Bournemouth because they ard the great winners of the Mayor's lack
:04:39. > :04:41.confidence. The English Rivhera Tourism Company's English
:04:42. > :04:44.Tourism Company currently rdceives payment of ?405,000 from Torbay
:04:45. > :04:50.Council and the proposal is to withdraw it two years early in April
:04:51. > :04:54.2015. It will receive a transition fund of ?300,000 for one ye`r from
:04:55. > :05:07.that receive no counselling fundhng ``
:05:08. > :05:16.the council is under pressure to save ?45 million
:05:17. > :05:22.kind of companies are no longer an option for us
:05:23. > :05:27.and children's services and roads maintenance. Tourism and other
:05:28. > :05:33.discretionary services are not statutory ones. The council
:05:34. > :05:39.launched a two`month consultation on the proposed cuts but this lan who
:05:40. > :05:46.members are suspicious of the timing. We can only hope and make
:05:47. > :05:51.ourselves heard and try and get the stock. The fact
:05:52. > :05:56.this consultation when we are really busy
:05:57. > :05:59.council says all consultation will be taken
:06:00. > :06:00.The first fire crews to attdnd the M5 crash near Taunton in 2001 have
:06:01. > :06:04.They were awarded the Devon and Somerset medal which recognises
:06:05. > :06:06.exceptional actions in the face of extreme circumstances.
:06:07. > :06:09.Firefighters who dealt with flooding on the Somerset levels
:06:10. > :06:17.and the storms at Dawlish were also commended.
:06:18. > :06:33.honoured for the tragic events on the evening
:06:34. > :06:43.As we approached the motorw`y the weather was awful and
:06:44. > :06:50.running around and vehicles still moving and a
:06:51. > :06:52.The pilot from RNAS Yeovilton walked `way
:06:53. > :07:07.He knows his aircraft incredibly well. Reassuring commentary as smoke
:07:08. > :07:25.starts to billow from the engine of this see fewer if. Moments later the
:07:26. > :07:28.wheels come down and then... `` Sea Fury. Well, ladies and gentlemen,
:07:29. > :07:33.luckily everything is there was a serious issue whth the
:07:34. > :07:38.aircraft... and the pilot makes his esc`pe and
:07:39. > :07:44.calmly walks was very sprightly and that was a
:07:45. > :07:53.great relief to everybody. applause. It was their way of saying
:07:54. > :08:01.thank goodness you are safe. Kosovo. Just last week you spoke to
:08:02. > :08:07.us Fury, part of Yeovil Town's historic
:08:08. > :08:12.flight and a classic fighter from delight to fly and the ultilate in
:08:13. > :08:17.big piston area engines. where it. For the British. Ht
:08:18. > :08:23.combines everything that should power in the front and it w`s a big
:08:24. > :08:27.aircraft that carried a lot weapons which allowed it to do what
:08:28. > :08:31.it was to do, which is to bd fighter. When everything gods wrong
:08:32. > :08:39.she is only as good as the lan says all the relevant organhsations
:08:40. > :08:41.have been informed and an investigation is now under way.
:08:42. > :08:43.The Governor of Channings Wood Prison,
:08:44. > :08:46.Gavin O'Malley, has been moved to another role at a different jail.
:08:47. > :08:48.The Prison Service insists ht's not connected with a vote
:08:49. > :08:50.of no confidence taken against the Governor and his Deputy by
:08:51. > :08:55.The POA had raised concerns about staffing levels at thd jail,
:08:56. > :08:57.but the Ministry of Justice says it was described as safe
:08:58. > :09:05.and calm with low levels of violence at its most recent inspection.
:09:06. > :09:07.Figures obtained by the BBC show the south wdst's
:09:08. > :09:10.major roads suffer lengthy closures at least once a week.
:09:11. > :09:12.Business leaders say the closures cost the economy millions
:09:13. > :09:14.of pounds and they've renewdd their call for improved road links.
:09:15. > :09:19.Our home affairs corresponddnt Simon Hall reports.
:09:20. > :09:27.Businesses have long complahned about the cost of closures of the
:09:28. > :09:31.main roads into and through the South West. Figures obtained by the
:09:32. > :09:35.BBC give the first indication of just how often it happens. The
:09:36. > :09:43.Highways Agency treat Devon and Cornwall as one area. In thd last
:09:44. > :09:46.five years the 838 and a 30 have been closed about once a wedk
:09:47. > :09:48.because of crashes or bad wdather. At the area that includes the M ,
:09:49. > :09:55.the region's main closures happen about anothdr twice
:09:56. > :09:58.a week. Roads to us are I vhtal lifeline and business arterx.
:09:59. > :10:03.Without that am without any disruption on it it is very
:10:04. > :10:08.difficult to conduct efficidnt and effective business and to m`ke sure
:10:09. > :10:13.we are driving our economy forward. Business groups estimate thd closure
:10:14. > :10:17.of one of the main roads like this cost the economy of the reghon
:10:18. > :10:24.around half ?1 million closure of the M5 costs mord like an
:10:25. > :10:28.hour. This company is the bhggest haulage company in the south`west
:10:29. > :10:32.and it is concerned at the number of closures of main roads. Our job is
:10:33. > :10:41.to deliver staff at very spdcific times throughout the UK and back
:10:42. > :10:45.into the if we get caught in a traffic jam and
:10:46. > :10:50.time we fail and our customdrs do not
:10:51. > :10:53.businesses that rely on the roads are also worried about the closures.
:10:54. > :11:00.customers obviously when thdy arrive they have had
:11:01. > :11:09.when they have been stuck in a car for four of five hours
:11:10. > :11:15.pitch a tent, it is very hard for them, it is in the
:11:16. > :11:23.The Highways Agency told us they closed roads under the direction of
:11:24. > :11:25.the police. We understand the concerns that the business
:11:26. > :11:30.have regarding road closures. When fatal
:11:31. > :11:39.investigate them and investhgate them safely and in order
:11:40. > :11:50.number of closures of the m`in roads has renewed calls for
:11:51. > :11:52.subject of a government feasibility study.
:11:53. > :11:54.All the sport still ahead this dvening.
:11:55. > :11:57.We'll be live at the bowls club that produced four
:11:58. > :11:58.of our Commonwealth medallists And Devon prepares to welcole back
:11:59. > :12:02.It's been a day of Cornish delights for The Duke of
:12:03. > :12:09.Yes, His Royal Highness started his day by meeting gig rowers in Newquay
:12:10. > :12:11.and went on to find out mord about some unique Cornish delicaches.
:12:12. > :12:29.The Duke started his visit `t Newquay rowing club which is home to
:12:30. > :12:35.three historic gig floral m`cro They asked if we had anyone to grow
:12:36. > :12:42.blind to win again so we won every race. He liked it.
:12:43. > :12:49.Blige and saw that I had thd gold Duke of
:12:50. > :12:57.it came to unveiling things. The visit came about after a letter from
:12:58. > :13:03.the chairman of the club. I did not expect him to say
:13:04. > :13:11.said yes to years ago and of course he was unwell but
:13:12. > :13:17.and he has come to see us. The next stop was Padstow
:13:18. > :13:24.hatchery. He had good questhons to ask, he was very
:13:25. > :13:44.that we do here at the work that we do here at that brew in
:13:45. > :13:54.standing in the UK's only tda Plantation
:13:55. > :14:04.make it and where it ends up and who drinks it. It
:14:05. > :14:08.not dimmed the enthusiasm and interests of this royal.
:14:09. > :14:09.in the men's fours, while hhs fiance Natalie Melmore added anothdr silver
:14:10. > :14:11.to her tally after a titanic battle in the pairs final this morning
:14:12. > :14:14.Yesterday her fellow Kings Club bowler Sophie Tolchard took gold
:14:15. > :14:30.Plymouth Leander swimmer Ben Proud is still
:14:31. > :14:32.our most successful competitor with two golds and a bronze.
:14:33. > :14:34.Divers Sarah Barrow and Tonha Couch took silver
:14:35. > :14:36.in the women's synchronised 10m platform but missed out in
:14:37. > :14:40.Another Torquay bowler Sam Tolchard took a bronze in the men's pairs.
:14:41. > :14:42.Back in the pool Exeter's Lham Tancock took two bronzes
:14:43. > :14:46.Lots of bowlers mentioned there let's cross live to
:14:47. > :14:55.The rain has stopped so agahn is going on in the background. This is
:14:56. > :14:59.the place to be forlorn bowls and on day eight of the
:15:00. > :15:03.it has stopped so again is going on in
:15:04. > :15:12.to be forlorn bowls and on day eight of the Commonwealth Games that have
:15:13. > :15:17.in the men's fours. Here ard all the details of the action. Trailing by
:15:18. > :15:22.six shots is not how you want to start a final but if anyone can turn
:15:23. > :15:28.it around it is Natalie Mellore She did her best to keep England on top
:15:29. > :15:32.against South Africa. Every time her opponents thought she had a chance
:15:33. > :15:39.she would step up and knock back down. The South Africans would
:15:40. > :15:46.not take no for an answer. They were in a position to take the thtle in
:15:47. > :15:53.the very final end. Mel Moore had to knock out two of their thred bowls
:15:54. > :16:02.and she delivered. She has saved the match. They went on to sudddn death
:16:03. > :16:06.and the South Africans took the lead for the first time since thd halfway
:16:07. > :16:12.mark. Could Natalie Melmore weave her magic again? Sadly not. Just
:16:13. > :16:17.inches away from a gold med`l. A second single `` Silva for Natalie
:16:18. > :16:23.and silver as well for her fiance as he could not help the England fours
:16:24. > :16:26.team turn around a nine shot deficit as they lost to Scotland. They
:16:27. > :16:31.played well but we were dis`ppointed in our own performance. We did not
:16:32. > :16:36.play as well as we could. Whth all of the bowlers returning with the
:16:37. > :16:43.medal it has been a successful Games for the Torquay club.
:16:44. > :16:54.Sophie Tolchard won gold last and Natalie Melmore made it double
:16:55. > :16:59.success by adding a silver ledal to the silver that she won earlier
:17:00. > :17:04.the week. We were talking to both of them in Glasgow today.
:17:05. > :17:08.The two club members with md now and they will have extra luggagd to
:17:09. > :17:15.bring to Devon. A gold for Sophie Tolchard. Gold in the triplds last
:17:16. > :17:24.night and you thumped Austr`lia Yes, we did, going by the scoreline.
:17:25. > :17:28.It was a fine start and we played well. It was fantastic. A great way
:17:29. > :17:33.to round off the Games. Have you enjoyed it? I have
:17:34. > :17:41.loved it. experience being in the village and
:17:42. > :17:50.doing the opening ceremony. Winning the gold has topped off an `mazing
:17:51. > :18:18.experience. Natalie, you have two silver medals and you can close in
:18:19. > :19:07.great game and I hope the spectators enjoyed it and we were very
:19:08. > :20:05.medals whatever colour is a dream come true.
:20:06. > :20:42.put us on the map and done wonders for bowls in the
:20:43. > :21:15.up now and come out and plax bowls. What
:21:16. > :21:22.effort from Stacey Mickelson, to send England into the final
:21:23. > :21:24.Daley is the defending Commonwealth champion in both.
:21:25. > :21:31.Finally Devon long`distance runner Jo Pavey goes for gold
:21:32. > :21:33.in the 5,000 metres final at Hampden Park tomorrow night and
:21:34. > :21:37.changing sports, tonight's speedway in Plymouth has been postponed due
:21:38. > :22:09.to a waterlogged track. Bowles is a very addictive game. I enjoxed it a
:22:10. > :22:11.lot when I had a The Tour Of Britain cycling race is
:22:12. > :22:23.preparing to return to the South West
:22:24. > :22:25.for it's eighth consecutive year. Last year hundreds of thous`nds
:22:26. > :22:27.of spectators came out to w`tch the sport's biggest names b`ttle it
:22:28. > :22:30.out on Devon's roads. Not only is it a hugely poptlar
:22:31. > :22:33.event it also brings with it a welcome boost to the local
:22:34. > :22:35.economy, as Andy Birkett reports. Bournemouth to Exeter, how hard can
:22:36. > :23:02.that be? It depends round. They will start in Exmouth
:23:03. > :23:06.loop around before they finhsh in Exeter. Last year around a puarter
:23:07. > :23:17.of a million spectators turned out. With cycling booming the nulbers are
:23:18. > :23:22.inspected to be bigger. Cycling is a relatively easy sport to take part
:23:23. > :23:28.in people like to be part of a fantastic community and atmosphere.
:23:29. > :23:34.Colin Lewis will not be `` competing this year but the
:23:35. > :23:43.passion is still sports can you see cycling
:23:44. > :23:58.millionaires passing by? It for the local economy. The data for
:23:59. > :24:02.your It is now time for the weather
:24:03. > :24:10.forecast. It has been wet today. For some the
:24:11. > :24:17.rain will be welcome. It has been heavily in places and they'll wet
:24:18. > :24:21.office have issued a warning about heavy rain in Cornwall and West
:24:22. > :24:31.Devon. For the weekend it at first. It will feel cool. It will
:24:32. > :24:41.be drier on Sunday. North. It is slap bang over the
:24:42. > :25:03.centre half of the British Hsles. It Commonwealth Games closing ceremony
:25:04. > :25:17.could be on Widespread rain across the
:25:18. > :25:37.south`west of England Somerset will keep the rain all
:25:38. > :26:00.night and there and producing heavy btrsts.
:26:01. > :26:14.For the rest of the few showers by the end of the
:26:15. > :26:19.afternoon but they could a bit down from last week.
:26:20. > :26:23.Considerably cooler air and in the showers we could see a drop in
:26:24. > :26:36.temperature even more than that have the best of the weather in the
:26:37. > :26:50.Isles of Scilly. It but dry and pleasant in the
:26:51. > :26:58.sunshine. The winds are frol the north`west and they
:26:59. > :27:07.to five. Showers and generally good visibility.
:27:08. > :27:14.showers coming again on Monday and Tuesday of next week.
:27:15. > :27:15.We will be back on Monday whth a special programme from Plymouth Hoe.
:27:16. > :28:00.Goodbye. And it's about time
:28:01. > :28:12.that I did something about that