:00:00. > :00:17.very much. That's all from the BBC News at Six. Goodbye from me.
:00:18. > :00:22.family left feeling desperate and isolated after their respite care
:00:23. > :00:25.was suspended. The Dame Hannah Rogers School closed
:00:26. > :00:31.last week while an investigation is carried out. Those who rely on it
:00:32. > :00:38.say they are devastated. Might feel like spending the whole day crying,
:00:39. > :00:43.but that would do me no good. It has left us feeling desperate and
:00:44. > :00:47.isolated. Also tonight, Plymouth City Council
:00:48. > :00:52.has introduced tough new roles on filling your dustbin, but how will
:00:53. > :00:54.they enforce them? And the British Fireworks
:00:55. > :00:58.Championship arrives in the South West.
:00:59. > :01:01."It's like being a prisoner in your own home." That's how one
:01:02. > :01:03.Devon mother describes her life since the decision was taken
:01:04. > :01:07.a week ago to suspend some services at a centre for children with
:01:08. > :01:09.For Kay O'Shaughnessy, the Dame Hannah Rogers School
:01:10. > :01:11.provided an essential lifeline for her 16`year`old daughter,
:01:12. > :01:27.Amy is 16 and cannot be left on her own, day or night. For her family,
:01:28. > :01:31.having respite care is essential, so when Ofsted took the decision last
:01:32. > :01:36.week to suspend children's services at the Dame Hannah Rogers School,
:01:37. > :01:44.over a potential safeguarding issue, it left K and her husband without
:01:45. > :01:48.any support. The closure laughed week `` last week came as a huge
:01:49. > :01:53.shock. It has made our lives a little fraud and totally exhausting
:01:54. > :01:56.because Amy needs 24`hour round`the`clock care with waking
:01:57. > :02:05.staff, so the impact has been profound upon us. In a normal week,
:02:06. > :02:08.Amy uses the respite services at Dame Hannah Rogers School three
:02:09. > :02:14.times, and that includes being cared for overnight, which for her family
:02:15. > :02:18.fight every shuddering lifeline, as Amy's condition is extremely
:02:19. > :02:22.complicated. Not only does she have cerebral palsy and many associated
:02:23. > :02:30.conditions, she also has profound respiratory failure. It provides a
:02:31. > :02:35.hugely needed break for Michael and myself but it also enables us to be
:02:36. > :02:39.a normal couple for a while, so that we can make choices and decisions.
:02:40. > :02:45.We are all mist prisoners in our own home at the moment. Amy has been
:02:46. > :02:51.offered some alternative care in the short term but her parents did not
:02:52. > :02:54.feel it provided what she needs. She is my daughter and we absolutely
:02:55. > :02:59.adore her and she is absolutely precious. We just do not have a
:03:00. > :03:03.choice, so we just hope desperately that things become resolved at Dame
:03:04. > :03:08.Hannah Rogers School. It is the one place that we feel completely safe
:03:09. > :03:13.about leaving Amy. We have never, ever had any concerns. And she is
:03:14. > :03:18.not alone. Many families are now left as full`time carers for their
:03:19. > :03:22.loved ones facing uncertain futures while the investigations take place.
:03:23. > :03:25.Ofsted has currently suspended services for six weeks and the
:03:26. > :03:30.School trust has thanked families for their support and hopes the
:03:31. > :03:35.situation will be resolved as quickly as possible.
:03:36. > :03:38.People who overfill their bins in Plymouth could be fined under
:03:39. > :03:41.The city council's also threatening to leave bins which have the lids
:03:42. > :03:44.left up and charge people who put extra bags out on the pavement.
:03:45. > :03:47.The new guidelines will come into force in January.
:03:48. > :03:50.The decision was made at a council meeting today.
:03:51. > :03:53.Cllr Brian Vincent is the Cabinet member for the environment.
:03:54. > :03:57.I asked him how the rules would be enforced.
:03:58. > :04:02.The policies that are being put forward are actually already
:04:03. > :04:06.in place with the previous administration as well.
:04:07. > :04:12.It is only the fact that that we're going to make people more aware of
:04:13. > :04:18.So how are you going to enforce them, for instance
:04:19. > :04:21.if someone's bin is overflowing and they want to avoid the fine,
:04:22. > :04:25.what is to stop them simply putting it in someone else's bin?
:04:26. > :04:30.The first thing we are going to do, the first people on the scene will
:04:31. > :04:36.Our job now would be to start to talk to the residents,
:04:37. > :04:42.advise them of what is expected and we are wanting to take them
:04:43. > :04:47.along, as our main objective is to increase our recycling rate.
:04:48. > :04:50.I'm still not clear how you're going to enforce that.
:04:51. > :04:53.How will you know when you get to the scene that someone's bin is
:04:54. > :04:56.overflowing because they have put too much rubbish in, rather than
:04:57. > :04:58.someone else being unscrupulous and putting their rubbish in next`door's
:04:59. > :05:06.That we would find out when we are talking to residents, whether it was
:05:07. > :05:12.them or someone else off`loading their rubbish into their bin.
:05:13. > :05:15.You say these policies are really just clarifying
:05:16. > :05:19.the policies that are already in place, so how many people have been
:05:20. > :05:27.These policies were in place with the previous administration...
:05:28. > :05:31.Doesn't that underline that this is an unenforceable policy?
:05:32. > :05:38.Other cities and towns up and down the country operate this and it
:05:39. > :05:45.We acknowledge there are certain times when people will have excess
:05:46. > :05:49.rubbish and we will address that at that time.
:05:50. > :05:53.OK, thank you very much indeed for joining us.
:05:54. > :05:56.Somerset is hoping to follow the lead set by Devon and Cornwall
:05:57. > :05:59.and focus on attracting a much bigger income from tourism
:06:00. > :06:04.Figures obtained by the BBC show that there are
:06:05. > :06:07.approximately five million visitors to Somerset during July and August.
:06:08. > :06:12.As much as one third of the county's ?400 million income from tourism is
:06:13. > :06:17.Now tourism chiefs want to attract more visitors throughout
:06:18. > :06:40.Somerset's tourism industry has a problem. Four fifth of the income is
:06:41. > :06:46.raised in a few months, over summer. I think it would be good if some of
:06:47. > :06:51.the businesses diversify to think in terms of attraction, attracting
:06:52. > :06:54.people year round. So how can you tempt the likes of this pleasure
:06:55. > :07:00.seeker back to Somerset in the depths of winter with his family?
:07:01. > :07:06.Well, this venue near Weston`super`Mare has been
:07:07. > :07:12.reinventing itself for a long time now, ever since the farming family
:07:13. > :07:17.there decided to give up dairy farming and open destruction
:07:18. > :07:22.instead. They have just invested ?2 million in a year`round attraction.
:07:23. > :07:27.It is a big investment for this family run business. They have had
:07:28. > :07:32.to borrow ?1.8 million of that but it means that as well as having the
:07:33. > :07:35.actual facilities, they now have these ?2 million indoor facility.
:07:36. > :07:47.That is an indoor swimming facility and play area. Today as the sun and
:07:48. > :07:52.showers took turns outside, families enjoyed the indoor facilities. It is
:07:53. > :07:58.lovely. My daughter is enjoying it. There is nothing like this in the
:07:59. > :08:03.area. We would certainly come back in the autumn or winter if it was
:08:04. > :08:08.open. The owners are hopeful the investment will pay off. We are
:08:09. > :08:12.hoping the new indoor swimming pool will increase numbers by 20%, and
:08:13. > :08:17.with it being open all year round it will have an effect on turnover.
:08:18. > :08:21.With the play area, it is an unknown so we are hoping it will bring new
:08:22. > :08:26.business in an extra revenue from people already here. Somerset out of
:08:27. > :08:30.season already seems a hard sell, although some hardy souls on this
:08:31. > :08:35.subject camp site near Burnham on promising to come back. We will come
:08:36. > :08:42.back for the New Year. It is lovely here. There are lots of things
:08:43. > :08:46.happening here for Halloween so we might come down then. Not all
:08:47. > :08:53.businesses can afford a big cover`up like here but there is supposedly a
:08:54. > :08:59.trend for holidays at home, so now could be the time to invest.
:09:00. > :09:05.The RNLI says 32 people, many of them children,
:09:06. > :09:09.had to be rescued from the sea at one of Cornwall's most popular
:09:10. > :09:13.Polzeath were caused by strong winds and high spring tides.
:09:14. > :09:16.This was the scene at the beach a short while ago.
:09:17. > :09:19.Today's high tide in just over half an hour's time is expected to be
:09:20. > :09:23.A second man has been charged with the murder of David Alderson
:09:24. > :09:26.The body of the 72`year`old cyclist was found at Wheal Maid
:09:27. > :09:29.A 21`year`old from Falmouth is jointly charged with his murder.
:09:30. > :09:31.33`year`old Kevin Cooper from Carharrack has previously
:09:32. > :09:34.The plans to make it harder for betting shops
:09:35. > :09:38.and payday loan companies to open up on the high street have received
:09:39. > :09:41.The Government is consulting on proposals which aim to give
:09:42. > :09:45.councils more control over where these businesses operate, by making
:09:46. > :09:51.Jenny Kumah has been gauging opinion here in the South West.
:09:52. > :09:54.For this woman, being married to a gambling addict
:09:55. > :10:00.Her words are voiced by an actor to protect her identity.
:10:01. > :10:05.He was very moody, bad`tempered, he did become aggressive, and that
:10:06. > :10:11.She feels more needs to be done to remove temptation,
:10:12. > :10:14.and she worries about the clusters of bookies on our high sheets.
:10:15. > :10:17.At the moment, bookmakers and payday loan shops do not have to
:10:18. > :10:19.apply for planning permission nor to open up in some circumstances `
:10:20. > :10:26.for example, if they open up in an empty bank or building society.
:10:27. > :10:29.The Government wants to change this, meaning that they would have to
:10:30. > :10:31.apply to their local council for planning permission.
:10:32. > :10:33.It follows concern from campaigners If about the growing numbers
:10:34. > :10:44.of these types of businesses opening up in our town and city centres.
:10:45. > :10:46.Here in Exeter, the 21st bookmakers opened up
:10:47. > :10:50.Gambling addiction charities welcome tighter planning rules
:10:51. > :10:54.There are betting terminals, machines that can take up to ?100
:10:55. > :10:57.They are only allowed four machines per shop.
:10:58. > :11:11.So they are open in multiple promises on the high
:11:12. > :11:14.`` they are opening. So reducing the maximum bet on those
:11:15. > :11:18.The Association of British Bookmakers say councils
:11:19. > :11:21.already have power to control betting shops but councils say some
:11:22. > :11:22.of these regulations involve lengthy and expensive processes.
:11:23. > :11:25.If this goes through and the Government and the consultation do
:11:26. > :11:28.change the regulations, that will help, but the ones that are here
:11:29. > :11:32.Meanwhile, the payday loan industry which has faced criticism
:11:33. > :11:34.for high interest rates, warns stricter planning rules could
:11:35. > :11:41.We have seen a drop in lending of 50% year on year year on year.
:11:42. > :11:44.As a result of the new rules coming into place, they have tightened up
:11:45. > :11:47.The risk is, if people are being turned down,
:11:48. > :11:49.they will still need credit, they will go to illegal lenders.
:11:50. > :11:53.Questions are also raised about how much difference curbing
:11:54. > :11:57.the high street presence of these businesses will make when
:11:58. > :12:08.people can still access betting and loan services through the internet.
:12:09. > :12:14.Starting early ` the Christmas garland at Cothele gets under way.
:12:15. > :12:24.And fancy that ` the woman taking dressing up to a whole new level.
:12:25. > :12:26.There are fears that one of Britain's rarest creatures could
:12:27. > :12:31.Until now, the River Allen in Dorset has provided a secure habitat for
:12:32. > :12:36.But now it's become victim to a type of plague,
:12:37. > :12:39.and the Environment Agency wants anglers to help save it.
:12:40. > :12:52.No stone left unturned, as the Environment Agency
:12:53. > :12:54.and Dorset Wildlife Trust scour the River Allen for
:12:55. > :12:58.The species is under threat in part of the river near Wimborne,
:12:59. > :13:00.after the crayfish plague was discovered here.
:13:01. > :13:03.This morning's search revealed two dead crayfish.
:13:04. > :13:12.The fact that we have the plague here is a real blow.
:13:13. > :13:15.It is such a precious little river, full of fantastic wildlife.
:13:16. > :13:18.To have the native crayfish here was the icing on the cake,
:13:19. > :13:27.It is not known how the disease came to be in the River Allen.
:13:28. > :13:30.It could have come across on a non`native species of crayfish,
:13:31. > :13:33.Or it may have come across on a piece
:13:34. > :13:38.What we need to do is try to ensure we are not spreading it
:13:39. > :13:54.So we need to follow the Check Clean Dry Normal code, ensuring that any
:13:55. > :13:57.wellies or equipment taken to the river are clean, so free of plant
:13:58. > :14:10.For river users, it is a reminder of the And Liz' Code. You have to hand
:14:11. > :14:17.your equipment up after use and allow it to the bone dry before you
:14:18. > :14:22.use it again. That their future on this stretch of the river does not
:14:23. > :14:31.look promising, the project aims to preserve the endangered species.
:14:32. > :14:34.The South West's three Football League teams all target a place in
:14:35. > :14:39.Yeovil Town have to recover from their opening`day defeat as they
:14:40. > :14:44.Exeter City aim for an upset at St James' Park against Championship
:14:45. > :14:47.side Bournemouth, with Plymouth Argyle aiming to do
:14:48. > :14:50.the same at Home Park against Leyton Orient from League One.
:14:51. > :14:53.There's full coverage on BBC Radio Devon and BBC Somerset.
:14:54. > :14:57.In the Conference, Torquay United attempt to get off the mark by
:14:58. > :15:06.Every year on Spotlight in the run up to Christmas, we feature
:15:07. > :15:09.the famous garland created to decorate the great hall at Cotehele
:15:10. > :15:15.The seasonal garland is created by volunteers and made up of flowers
:15:16. > :15:20.The colour and variety of blooms vary each year according
:15:21. > :15:26.Gardeners and volunteers are already hard at work at the gardens in
:15:27. > :15:28.South East Cornwall collecting this year's flowers.
:15:29. > :15:38.Tiffany Truscott has been to find out more.
:15:39. > :15:49.Volunteers have been picking and bunching them since May.
:15:50. > :15:52.There are these finny pieces of greenery down the stem
:15:53. > :15:56.and we have to take them off because they could not if we left them on.
:15:57. > :16:08.The garland will be over 60 feet long when it is created
:16:09. > :16:11.in the great hall in November, and last year 42,000 flowers were used.
:16:12. > :16:14.It was a fantastic year of growing last year.
:16:15. > :16:30.At this stage, we are about 16,000, so we have a good amount
:16:31. > :16:33.so I'm confident we will have a good display.
:16:34. > :16:35.Whether we want 42,000 or not I do not know.
:16:36. > :16:41.Volunteers and staff will continue to pick the flowers every day
:16:42. > :16:43.for the next couple of months to make sure they have
:16:44. > :16:52.Today we have brought some of the bunched flowers up here.
:16:53. > :16:57.They are in bunches of 20 so that is how we know that we have
:16:58. > :16:59.They are drying and take six weeks to dry.
:17:00. > :17:02.So we can just find a space to hang them up.
:17:03. > :17:04.Having seen the cutting, bunching and drying process of all
:17:05. > :17:07.the flowers, you will be able to see the great hall here transformed
:17:08. > :17:11.into a glorious, colourful display at the end of the year, similar to
:17:12. > :17:29.It is just around the corner! No, it isn't! Christmas is a long
:17:30. > :17:31.time away! A syndicate of 25 work colleagues
:17:32. > :17:34.from Bodmin are sharing a Lotto jackpot of nearly
:17:35. > :17:35.?1.5 million. The winners work at the
:17:36. > :17:37.council`run They each get a share
:17:38. > :17:46.of almost ?60,000, CHEERING
:17:47. > :17:50.A wedding, a new roof, a holiday are just a few things the members of
:17:51. > :17:54.this syndicate are planning with their winnings, but many of them did
:17:55. > :17:59.not quite believed they had won the jackpot.
:18:00. > :18:04.Disbelief, really. It took a while to sink in, because Rena Barnes is a
:18:05. > :18:08.bit of a joke. So most of the calls on Saturday night were about whether
:18:09. > :18:13.she was actually winding us up or not. I was on my phone and my phone
:18:14. > :18:18.was shaking and I just could not check so I was feeling quite sick
:18:19. > :18:23.until I actually got it confirmed. The 25 people who shared almost ?1.5
:18:24. > :18:30.million or work at the Cornwall Equipment Loan Store store, to
:18:31. > :18:34.labelling `` delivering specialist equipment for patients who have been
:18:35. > :18:37.discharged from hospital. They have been playing the syndicate for five
:18:38. > :18:48.years. You going to give up work now? Not quite! We have been telling
:18:49. > :18:54.everyone. Lots of people are talking about buying new cars. I'm just
:18:55. > :18:58.paying off lots of debt and helping family out. Other people are helping
:18:59. > :19:03.family and going on holidays. I need a new roof for a barn conversion we
:19:04. > :19:07.are doing, so I might stretch to that. With just shy of ?60,000 each,
:19:08. > :19:08.the jackpot will buy them considerably more than their last
:19:09. > :19:17.win. You cannot get much for ?4 96. A 28`year`old woman from Teignmouth
:19:18. > :19:20.has given away all her clothes as part of
:19:21. > :19:22.a charity challenge to wear nothing She started in July and so far
:19:23. > :19:27.Eve Hazelton has worn They include going to the gym in
:19:28. > :19:33.a cheerleader's outfit and walking John Henderson has been to see
:19:34. > :20:47.what she was wearing today. reaction have you had? Initially
:20:48. > :21:55.bit crazy, and then some people bit crazy, and then some people
:21:56. > :22:00.Plymouth for thousands of people. They will watch the sky light up as
:22:01. > :22:02.three teams tried to prove they have the best display. Another three
:22:03. > :22:06.teams then compete tomorrow but before it all goes up in smoke our
:22:07. > :22:14.reporter is amongst the explosives tonight.
:22:15. > :22:21.Good evening. Yes, worrying, isn't it? 1500 kilos of explosives. But
:22:22. > :22:24.look, two hold fire extinguishers appear so we are perfectly safe
:22:25. > :22:30.commission will of course there are more safety precautions. Andy is
:22:31. > :22:36.here. It is very technological now, isn't it? It is perfectly safe. We
:22:37. > :22:40.have been plugging in all these fireworks since 7am. All of these
:22:41. > :22:45.wires are connected to a firework that go into a computer. It is not
:22:46. > :22:54.connected, but you can turn on the fire... Me? Yes. Whatever happens
:22:55. > :22:59.now is out of my control. The fire button is eliminated and that is
:23:00. > :23:04.what we will press tonight. Listen, how do you practice? That is what I
:23:05. > :23:07.have always wondered. There is no practising. There is an awful lot of
:23:08. > :23:11.work back in the studios and the offices of these companies who tell
:23:12. > :23:15.the computer when they want to see the fireworks. The computer
:23:16. > :23:19.calculates the time it needs to launch at firework beforehand so
:23:20. > :23:23.some of the area once need launching three or four seconds before so that
:23:24. > :23:28.everything is synchronised. A quick word with Kevin, one of the
:23:29. > :23:34.organisers. We will seize on 3D fireworks tonight? Yes, in the first
:23:35. > :23:40.show tonight you will see that. Does that mean coming across as well?
:23:41. > :23:45.Know, everybody is perfidy safe. Is this what towns on the coast have to
:23:46. > :23:50.do now to bring in visitors, these big scale events? Yes, it is
:23:51. > :23:56.entertainment and it is a perfect venue. It brings revenue to the
:23:57. > :24:00.city. Good luck. We have been absolutely drenched in rain. That is
:24:01. > :24:04.why we have the plastic and the foil on top of the fireworks, but it will
:24:05. > :24:09.not affect the display. It might affect the visitors, gathering over
:24:10. > :24:13.there. They are huddling under the citadel.
:24:14. > :24:20.Don't touch that button! You had me worried! Still a few hours to go.
:24:21. > :24:21.They have had some rain there this evening. Hopefully that would spoil
:24:22. > :24:32.things too much. We have had some showers in Plymouth
:24:33. > :24:36.today but I think tonight for the fireworks apart from blustery wind
:24:37. > :24:41.it is a largely dry evening. The wind is a real challenge for those
:24:42. > :24:47.organisers and for the displays. Tomorrow it is slightly less windy
:24:48. > :25:01.but the wind will not be liked by any stretch of the imagination.
:25:02. > :25:05.area giving us a cooler feel this week is away on the coast of
:25:06. > :25:09.Scotland but it is giving its influence right across Britain and
:25:10. > :25:13.we have a keen westerly wind tonight coinciding with some pretty high
:25:14. > :25:19.spring tides. Some of the highest this evening. So we have warnings
:25:20. > :25:24.from the Environment Agency of the risk of coastal flooding. For North
:25:25. > :25:33.Devon, North Somerset coasts and the North Cornwall coast overnight and
:25:34. > :25:36.also at Thirsk tomorrow morning. The rain bands swirling around Scotland
:25:37. > :25:42.are still giving some heavy bands of rain. For as they will become more
:25:43. > :25:46.isolated. It will become mainly dry. The showers are tending to fade
:25:47. > :25:53.away. Temperatures will probably be as low as single figures in a few
:25:54. > :25:58.places. For tomorrow, a much better start to the day. The exception to
:25:59. > :26:00.that will be the more western parts of Cornwall, where perhaps first
:26:01. > :26:03.thing in the morning we will see a scattering of showers but by the
:26:04. > :26:11.afternoon, some sunshine. So can head to what we saw today, where
:26:12. > :26:16.here we had a fairly cloudy sky, it is a much better day all in all. It
:26:17. > :26:19.did not stop this ferry from running and the showers came and went
:26:20. > :26:25.swiftly because the wind has been strong today. But sheltered parts of
:26:26. > :26:27.the eastern side of Devon and the southeastern coast of Cornwall will
:26:28. > :26:31.probably get the best of the weather tomorrow because here we have some
:26:32. > :26:39.shelter from the strength of wind. The wind changes direction tomorrow.
:26:40. > :26:42.It becomes a bit more of a westerly. For the Isles of Scilly, a few
:26:43. > :26:45.showers in the morning and then becoming mainly dry. The showers
:26:46. > :26:47.clearing out of the way. Some sunshine in the afternoon. Times of
:26:48. > :27:01.high water. A pretty high tide again tomorrow.
:27:02. > :27:06.The surf has been pretty lively on the North coast today and it will
:27:07. > :27:07.probably be the same tomorrow. Gradually easing as we get towards
:27:08. > :27:24.the weekend. The wind uses a bit in the
:27:25. > :27:27.afternoon. As we head towards the weekend, more showers arriving on
:27:28. > :27:31.Thursday and then briefly a breach of high pressure heading our way as
:27:32. > :27:37.we move towards the weekend. So it does get drier.
:27:38. > :27:46.Good luck if you are a pet owner in the Plymouth area tonight. But if
:27:47. > :27:55.you are off to the fireworks, have a lovely time and may the
:27:56. > :27:57.MUSIC: "It Don't Mean A Thing" by Duke Ellington
:27:58. > :28:15.celebrating the music of Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
:28:16. > :28:19.We've got factory boys and butchers' apprentices and office clerks
:28:20. > :28:25.Don't stop moving! If you go back you'll die!