:00:08. > :00:10.Good evening. the late news hare on
:00:11. > :00:12.Although the South West esc`ped largely unscathed, high winds
:00:13. > :00:16.at the tail end of Hurricand Bertha caused the closure of the
:00:17. > :00:21.It's the first time in its 33 year history that the huge event at
:00:22. > :00:26.The event is reported to be worth ?30 million to the local economy
:00:27. > :00:28.but this year some traders have lost out.
:00:29. > :00:43.First thing this morning, traders were tying in their stalls
:00:44. > :00:45.It has been really, really windy and really gusty and
:00:46. > :00:48.of course it is just too dangerous for the public to come in hdre.
:00:49. > :00:51.As you guys have seen, the wind is just whipping
:00:52. > :00:53.around down here especially as we are so exposed on the beach.
:00:54. > :00:56.It is a little bit of a disappointment, but at the same
:00:57. > :01:01.There are 40 mile an hour whnds here on the beach today.
:01:02. > :01:03.As you have seen, the surfing village has shut shop,
:01:04. > :01:08.But for the surfers, their passion is chasing storms
:01:09. > :01:12.And someone who regularly does just that is Newquay's own Tom Bttler,
:01:13. > :01:14.competing here in the men's quarter`finals earlier
:01:15. > :01:25.There is a lot of luck kind of of where the waves will pop up,
:01:26. > :01:30.So the worst thing that can happen is that I am just not going to get
:01:31. > :01:37.on the quality waves and thdrefore I am not going to be able to surf to
:01:38. > :01:40.Lady Luck eluded him today as she did thousands
:01:41. > :01:44.The final day's lineup was cancelled due to extreme weather condhtions.
:01:45. > :01:46.Many lost their tents due to high winds overnight
:01:47. > :01:51.Our tent ended up in a field somewhere over there and
:01:52. > :02:01.Halfway through the night, the wind just really picked up and
:02:02. > :02:03.there were tents blowing evdrywhere, tents going over hedges.
:02:04. > :02:06.I think we were the only onds that didn't have any broken poles
:02:07. > :02:15.Although thousands have headed home, the more resilient campers resolved
:02:16. > :02:23.to dig in for a final night on the Atlantic Coast.
:02:24. > :02:25.A group of breast cancer patients from
:02:26. > :02:29.Plymouth have joined forces to show there is life after the illness
:02:30. > :02:32.The women, who are all membdrs of the support group, Bosom Pals
:02:33. > :02:38.Spotlight's Johnny Rutherford has been to meet them.
:02:39. > :02:44.This group of ladies have got together to raise money for the
:02:45. > :02:53.But this is more than just a calendar shoot.
:02:54. > :02:56.We wanted to do something rdally positive to make a difference
:02:57. > :02:59.and kind of give hope to other people affected by cancer and show
:03:00. > :03:03.And make some beautiful images of ladies who are local who have
:03:04. > :03:09.Today's shoot have to be the calendar?s front cover.
:03:10. > :03:12.Everyone in the picture had or is having treatment for breast cancer.
:03:13. > :03:17.And they are all part of thd Plymouth support group, Bosom Pals.
:03:18. > :03:22.We have been through different treatments.
:03:23. > :03:27.Breast cancer has many forms and we have about 50 members now and
:03:28. > :03:30.we have enough experience there to pretty much answer any questions.
:03:31. > :03:32.The shoot is a kind of support itself,
:03:33. > :03:42.Sometimes you did not feel like fun, but that is where
:03:43. > :03:44.the group activities help because it can encourage.
:03:45. > :03:46.I could not have got to this stage of my treatment without humour
:03:47. > :03:54.There is a lot of fun to be had before the calendar
:03:55. > :04:04.Two giant steam engines re`lived the days of the
:04:05. > :04:06."Old Granite Road" in west Cornwall this afternoon ` recreating scenes
:04:07. > :04:13.Before the First World War, steam power was used to move largd granite
:04:14. > :04:17.blocks from quarries in the area to the monumental works in Penryn.
:04:18. > :04:19.Today, specatators ` here in Mabe Burnthouse ` wdre taken
:04:20. > :04:25.back to a bygone era as the scene of a century ago was re`enacted
:04:26. > :04:28.And finally, while some havd been left counting the cost of
:04:29. > :04:30.the aftermath of Hurricane Bertha, others in the south west have been
:04:31. > :04:35.These kitesurfers and windsurfers were enjoying the
:04:36. > :04:37.windy conditions at Bigbury`on`Sea in South Devon this afternoon.
:04:38. > :04:41.Plenty of people were out enjoying the sunny conditions with
:04:42. > :04:54.the strong wind making it particularly good for kite flying.
:04:55. > :04:58.Especially to swim at a life`guarded beach.
:04:59. > :05:01.We do not recommend to swim anywhere but a life`guarded beach and
:05:02. > :05:03.if anyone's ever unsure then they are more than welcome to cole
:05:04. > :05:07.Well, it's certainly been a bit blustery out there `
:05:08. > :05:11.We have had a fairly blustery day today.
:05:12. > :05:13.The winds are our theme for the weather over
:05:14. > :05:17.They should ease off slightly from what we had today
:05:18. > :05:20.but still a fairly brisk wind throughout tonight and we whll see
:05:21. > :05:22.some showers feeding in through the early hours of the mornhng.
:05:23. > :05:25.Most will be fairly light, we could get the odd heavy one first thing.
:05:26. > :05:27.With all the cloud and the rain though,
:05:28. > :05:30.a fairly mild night with lows of around 13 degrees to 15 degrees.
:05:31. > :05:34.We have got a westerly wind tomorrow fedding
:05:35. > :05:38.There will be some spells of sunshine but it will be `nother
:05:39. > :05:41.Particularly down towards the south coast, here I think wd could
:05:42. > :05:46.So not quite as windy today but still unseasonably windx.
:05:47. > :05:48.And we keep the winds as we go through Tuesday.
:05:49. > :05:50.A mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers.
:05:51. > :05:53.A bit more settled for the liddle of the week.
:05:54. > :06:12.Hello there. With reports of flooding and wind damage in some
:06:13. > :06:17.parts of the UK, hurricane Bertha has certainly left her mark, in one
:06:18. > :06:20.form or another. The low that sperm from her is now pushing its way on
:06:21. > :06:23.to the North Sea and through the night will keep winds strong and
:06:24. > :06:28.gusty across the country. Some lively showers around as well, wins
:06:29. > :06:30.strengthening through northern Scotland and northern England and
:06:31. > :06:34.this wraparound of a weather front could cause some issues tomorrow.
:06:35. > :06:35.Tomorrow begins on