:00:00. > :00:38.sunny spells. A story with a happy ending.
:00:39. > :00:59.And the fish are jumping ` find out why hundreds of thousands
:01:00. > :01:16.The last time the tall ships came here, ?18 million was ploughed into
:01:17. > :01:21.the economy. This is the fifth time they have come here. It seems they
:01:22. > :01:28.never lose their appeal. 45 magnificent ships have docked in
:01:29. > :01:32.Falmouth and it is expected to 1000 visitors will come either to look on
:01:33. > :01:37.board or just marvel at the spectacle or to watch them leave. We
:01:38. > :01:56.have been looking at what it means financially. Falmouth has a long
:01:57. > :02:02.history of the docks adding to the wealth of the town. This is where
:02:03. > :02:05.the traders and merchants met to enjoy themselves. What did the
:02:06. > :02:10.traders and merchants after they get out of ships bringing in British
:02:11. > :02:18.pounds? Those making the money are not just the hotels and campsites,
:02:19. > :02:22.they get just less than half. 30p goes to bars and restaurants, the
:02:23. > :02:25.remainder is spent in shops. Some of the pennies end up in the pockets of
:02:26. > :02:31.businesses that are not immediately obvious. You think of ice cream
:02:32. > :02:38.getting a lot of business, but you are a furniture shop. People come
:02:39. > :02:43.from outside of the county. There are a lot of students and their
:02:44. > :02:51.parents come to see them. They are happy to buy homes down here. It is
:02:52. > :02:56.estimated that all ships will bring at least ?70 million into Cornwall.
:02:57. > :03:02.When the event was staged in 1998, we spoke to one shop owner. No
:03:03. > :03:08.traffic, people can walk about. We have been back to see her. That was
:03:09. > :03:14.me. We have had two more festivals since. However been? We have been
:03:15. > :03:23.building on the experience. 2008 was successful. Look who is here. These
:03:24. > :03:29.big events are increasingly important. Why is that? People are
:03:30. > :03:33.looking for more. 85% of our customers come back. They say an
:03:34. > :03:37.average of six nights. People are very fond of Cornwall, but may want
:03:38. > :03:44.another reason to come back, so an event like this triggers it. Like a
:03:45. > :03:52.lot of things in life, you could be thinking, I will buy that someday,
:03:53. > :03:57.but if another event is on, all of a sudden they come down. Why isn't as
:03:58. > :04:02.good enough? Why do they need a big attraction? I think we want more
:04:03. > :04:08.from life generally. It is not instead of the coast and their
:04:09. > :04:11.heritage, it is in addition. Did the builders of tall ships or steam
:04:12. > :04:21.trains ever imagined their heavy industry would be light
:04:22. > :04:27.entertainment? So far it has been going
:04:28. > :04:33.marvellously well. I'm joined by the event manager. How challenging has
:04:34. > :04:37.this been? It has been fairly challenging. I have had a huge
:04:38. > :04:42.amount of support from many partners and the emergency services, so it
:04:43. > :04:45.has been a team effort. Everyone is talked about visitor numbers, it
:04:46. > :04:51.looks like it has been teeming with people. How many have been?
:04:52. > :04:57.Yesterday, 18,000 came through the gate. Today we topped 20,000, huge
:04:58. > :05:05.numbers. And the weather is set to improve. I think tomorrow will be a
:05:06. > :05:11.very busy day for us. Can you tell us about the ships? We have 45 here
:05:12. > :05:17.and they are from all over. There from Holland, Germany, Poland. Not a
:05:18. > :05:21.lot from the UK, as it is a bit of the regatta from here to Greenwich.
:05:22. > :05:27.This is the fifth time the ships have been here. I remember some past
:05:28. > :05:31.events. Why do they come back? I think it is partly to do with the
:05:32. > :05:37.welcome and how we organise the event. The crews enjoy coming here
:05:38. > :05:43.and putting on some great sports. Generally, they enjoy coming to the
:05:44. > :05:47.port and we love having them. Figures bandied about, ?18 million
:05:48. > :05:53.last time, how big a deal is it for the area? It is huge. Absolutely
:05:54. > :05:59.enormous. It is the biggest event of this year in the south`west. We hope
:06:00. > :06:04.to top the figures from 2008. Thank you for talking to us. That is all
:06:05. > :06:05.from us for now. I will send you back, but we will see you later in
:06:06. > :06:07.the programme. Blackouts could be on the way
:06:08. > :06:10.in the South West within the next five to ten years
:06:11. > :06:13.unless something is done to tackle That's the warning from an expert
:06:14. > :06:17.at the University of Exeter. The comments come
:06:18. > :06:18.as plans are considered for a gas`fired power plant
:06:19. > :06:21.on a flood plain in Exeter which Our environment correspondent
:06:22. > :06:36.Adrian Campbell reports. We rely on electricity for
:06:37. > :06:39.so much in our daily lives. We have become used to
:06:40. > :06:42.the idea that it is always available But for various reasons
:06:43. > :06:45.our assumptions about Dr Peter Connor is an expert
:06:46. > :06:49.in energy policy, based at There are a lot of stresses
:06:50. > :06:54.on the National Grid and the local In West Devon, for example,
:06:55. > :07:01.it is difficult to add capacity. There are other stresses
:07:02. > :07:03.from demand. In the future, we will see more
:07:04. > :07:11.intermittent sources like renewables put on the network
:07:12. > :07:14.and that will add to the stresses. Over recent years,
:07:15. > :07:17.there has been a big growth is solar There has also been an increase
:07:18. > :07:21.in the number of large wind It is hoped in time this country
:07:22. > :07:26.could eventually produce around half of its electricity needs
:07:27. > :07:29.from renewable sources. What happens when the wind does not
:07:30. > :07:32.blow and the sun does not shine? This area
:07:33. > :07:41.in Plymouth can produce gas, but the In Exeter,
:07:42. > :07:45.there are proposals for a gas`fired There would be a number
:07:46. > :07:56.of gas generators which would be But
:07:57. > :08:14.the local Green Party is not happy. This energy plant is being sited,
:08:15. > :08:17.like the incinerator, in a flood We need to have investment in
:08:18. > :08:22.renewables, energy efficiency and the Government needs to talk about
:08:23. > :08:24.reducing demand for electricity, The Government says there had been
:08:25. > :08:28.delays in decision`making by previous administrations,
:08:29. > :08:31.but it says it is confident it can A number of smaller diesel`generated
:08:32. > :08:34.plants are also been proposed The dispute at the top of Plymouth
:08:35. > :08:37.University could cost the organisation funding and investment,
:08:38. > :08:41.according to a city MP. Oliver Colvile is calling on the university
:08:42. > :08:46.to quickly resolve the row which has seen the Chairman of Governors step
:08:47. > :08:51.aside while an investigation into sexual harassment claims is carried
:08:52. > :08:53.out. Judge William Taylor strongly denies the allegations. The Vice
:08:54. > :08:56.Chancellor has been placed on leave pending investigations into a
:08:57. > :09:10.separate matter. John Henderson has Over the last five years, ?143
:09:11. > :09:17.million has been invested by the University. It is a signal of how
:09:18. > :09:23.big the university has become, a business that supports 4000 jobs and
:09:24. > :09:27.accounts for ?250 million across the south`west. But there is concern
:09:28. > :09:32.that future investment plans could be affected by trouble at the top.
:09:33. > :09:37.One MP says he will raise the issue with ministers. The University is a
:09:38. > :09:41.key player in the city and it is something I welcome, it is very
:09:42. > :09:47.important. We need to make sure that we have the right messages and that
:09:48. > :09:52.Plymouth is a place that people invest in and they should be making
:09:53. > :09:55.sure that we're not striving anybody away from doing that. At the moment,
:09:56. > :10:01.there are two investigations going on in the upper echelons. The
:10:02. > :10:05.chairman of governors has temporarily stepped aside while
:10:06. > :10:10.allegations of sexual harassment are investigated. He strongly denies the
:10:11. > :10:13.claims. Meanwhile, the Chief Executive is under investigation for
:10:14. > :10:20.a different matter and has been placed on leave. In a statement, the
:10:21. > :10:25.University's Deputy Vice Chancellor said he had reassured Mr, though as
:10:26. > :10:30.well as the wider community that the parties are trying to resolve the
:10:31. > :10:36.current situation as quickly as possible. It went on to say the
:10:37. > :10:42.University is active in attracting millions of pounds in inward
:10:43. > :10:44.investment into the region. Among exciting projects are some
:10:45. > :10:49.significant developments in marine sectors.
:10:50. > :10:52.The Devon and Cornwall Police Force says it's disappointed that the GMB,
:10:53. > :10:55.Unison and Unite unions have voted to reject plans to re`grade civilian
:10:56. > :11:00.jobs and salaries. Almost 400 staff at Devon and Cornwall Police face
:11:01. > :11:03.wage cuts under the proposals. Some could lose thousands of pounds. All
:11:04. > :11:06.public bodies have been required to go through job evaluation in an
:11:07. > :11:09.attempt to ensure fair pay for staff. The force says the current
:11:10. > :11:16.Now, over the past few weeks a fish`feeding frenzy has been
:11:17. > :11:21.In some places, shoals of mackerel have chased
:11:22. > :11:25.Scientists believe the reason it's happening so close to land could be
:11:26. > :11:35.The sea appears to boil as thousands of tiny whitebait try
:11:36. > :11:41.These pictures were filmed the Dorset coast.
:11:42. > :11:46.Last night, in Plymouth, the tiny fish were once again being hunted.
:11:47. > :11:52.The mackerel chasing them up the slipway.
:11:53. > :11:55.The mackerel will be corralling the whitebait into the tightest area.
:11:56. > :12:04.At the point of attack, there is no response, it is just panic.
:12:05. > :12:07.It causes them to jump and creates the boiling effect and
:12:08. > :12:15.they are just chancing the odds that they get away from the mackerel.
:12:16. > :12:16.The mackerel have ended up being hunted themselves.
:12:17. > :12:19.Anglers in Plymouth have been catching them by the bucket load.
:12:20. > :12:25.This is the first time I have been, I have caught 30.
:12:26. > :12:31.It is unusual, especially here, it is good sport.
:12:32. > :12:42.Marine scientists say the whitebait don't usually swim
:12:43. > :12:46.It is thought the winter storms and the churning of the seas may
:12:47. > :12:50.have helped create the perfect conditions for the small fish.
:12:51. > :12:52.It may have brought nutrients that may support greater numbers
:12:53. > :13:01.The whitebait have a very short lifespan, very fast,
:13:02. > :13:17.They can take advantage of the higher numbers.
:13:18. > :13:21.Sea temperatures should remain a warm for further whitebait to
:13:22. > :13:24.The mackerel meanwhile will be filling up for the winter
:13:25. > :13:40.Onto the sports now. The cricket team has just returned to Devon with
:13:41. > :13:46.a special trophy. This little beauty is
:13:47. > :13:48.the Minor Counties Cricket Cup which Devon one 48 hours ago when they
:13:49. > :13:51.beat Oxfordshire by seven runs. The captain is
:13:52. > :13:53.a physiotherapist here. We will be talking to him
:13:54. > :13:58.in a few moments. First, the weekend's football
:13:59. > :14:00.and Yeovil Town targets their first home win of the new campaign
:14:01. > :14:09.when Barnsley visit in League One. They have scored only three
:14:10. > :14:12.times in the league and quickly In League Two, Plymouth Argyle tried
:14:13. > :14:18.to get their second win at home, Phil Brown's Southend will provide
:14:19. > :14:20.a stern test. Still without a win, Exeter City
:14:21. > :14:24.want to win their match. Torquay United go
:14:25. > :14:26.for their first away win Helen Glover harbours hopes
:14:27. > :14:36.of retaining her World Championship title tomorrow lunchtime
:14:37. > :14:39.in Amsterdam. Glover has been reunited with her
:14:40. > :14:41.Olympic gold medal partner The duo easily won
:14:42. > :14:48.their qualifying heat. It will be a major shock
:14:49. > :14:51.if they don't win the final. This little handsome thing isn't
:14:52. > :14:54.really mine, I don't mind holding it, but let us pass it to
:14:55. > :14:57.the rightful man and that is the What does it mean to the players
:14:58. > :15:07.and the club? It is something we have been
:15:08. > :15:17.working towards all season. We have played good cricket through
:15:18. > :15:20.the year. Quite a tough pill to take if we had
:15:21. > :15:29.not won it, it was a close game. Scott Barlow, fantastic,
:15:30. > :15:33.four wickets. It changed the balance
:15:34. > :15:47.of the game. The winners' name hasn't been put
:15:48. > :15:50.on the trophy, who does that? The trophy has had
:15:51. > :15:54.a couple busy days. I'm sure that will
:15:55. > :15:56.be sorted out soon. Well, well`deserved,
:15:57. > :16:03.many congratulations. All the sports news can be heard
:16:04. > :16:17.on local radio. That is all from me in the studio.
:16:18. > :16:25.Now with more on the tall ships, it's back to Natalie.
:16:26. > :16:34.Thank you. I am on`board the biggest ship here. It is from Poland and is
:16:35. > :16:37.called... It means gift of youth. It has got the largest crew, which
:16:38. > :16:42.should mean it will stand a good chance when all of the ships starts
:16:43. > :16:49.to race to Greenwich. It will be marvellous. It will be difficult to
:16:50. > :16:53.see them, though. I will give you more details later. The ships are
:16:54. > :16:59.spectacular. But there is more going on than looking at ships. Although
:17:00. > :17:07.the tall ships are the main attraction, there is plenty to do.
:17:08. > :17:18.There are pirates and some or omission. You cannot have on our
:17:19. > :17:25.monks pirates. `` honour amongst. He said he would give us half, he
:17:26. > :17:40.hasn't. We have come to get it back. Then the battle begins. With a few
:17:41. > :17:46.shots from the tall ship, and then the Spanish arrived. It was quite
:17:47. > :17:59.impressive how they came from over the mountain. They just climbed
:18:00. > :18:10.over. I like how they were shouting. Very pirates alike. On the beaches,
:18:11. > :18:15.they are battling it out as crews from the ships display their muscle
:18:16. > :18:26.power. This team from China, the first crew to take part in the
:18:27. > :18:33.regatta. The whole experience, we've had a lot of fun. And the weather is
:18:34. > :18:38.holding up. A good day. In between the battles, there is plenty to eat
:18:39. > :18:48.and drink. Even the town's car parks have been turned into restaurants.
:18:49. > :18:57.There is music on every street corner. See shanties, of course. I
:18:58. > :19:03.used to play the recorder at school, but playing the bagpipes is a bit
:19:04. > :19:17.more hard work. How am I doing? A few more years. All lifetimes,
:19:18. > :19:21.perhaps. `` all. Medieval music probably best left to the
:19:22. > :19:32.professionals. The entertainment continues into the weekend and
:19:33. > :19:41.should keep all pirates happy. I have some lovely guest here with me
:19:42. > :19:47.now. Tell me your part in all of this? I am the chief operating
:19:48. > :19:56.officer. We run the event overall, both here and in Greenwich when the
:19:57. > :20:03.ships arrive there. The boat were on is called Gift Of Youth and that is
:20:04. > :20:09.apt, isn't it? 50% of the crews will be the aged between 15 and 25. On
:20:10. > :20:15.the ship, there are nearly 200 people, but only 30 are actually
:20:16. > :20:20.professional crew, the rest are trainees. How difficult is it to
:20:21. > :20:28.organise this? We have been doing it for a long time. It has been going
:20:29. > :20:35.on sometime. We have a proven model. It is great to be back. So why does
:20:36. > :20:42.the event keep coming back? This is the fifth time, isn't it? I think
:20:43. > :20:47.this is a port we have been most two in the UK. It has great people. The
:20:48. > :20:54.Cornish people are always great to work with. And they help young
:20:55. > :21:01.people to go on board and train. Which leaves us onto the two girls
:21:02. > :21:08.we have here. You too will be sailing on Sunday, aren't you? How
:21:09. > :21:12.do you feel? It is an amazing opportunity. Once`in`a`lifetime. I
:21:13. > :21:19.am a bit nervous, it is our first time on a big boat, we only sale
:21:20. > :21:27.little ones normally. We go sailing once a week during the summer. What
:21:28. > :21:34.will you be racing to Greenwich on? We will be racing on a yacht, 17.5
:21:35. > :21:39.metre one from Belgium. It not the one you were originally on. No,
:21:40. > :21:44.originally we were to be on a massive tall ship. But
:21:45. > :21:50.unfortunately, due to propeller problems, it is not taking part in
:21:51. > :22:01.the festival. So you will be on a swanky yacht? Yes, it takes 15
:22:02. > :22:05.people and it is great. Yes, we all get hands`on experience as there
:22:06. > :22:14.will be less people. Where do you go when you leave Falmouth? First, we
:22:15. > :22:22.go up to... Help her out. Isle Of Wight and then we are right crews
:22:23. > :22:33.sort of thing up to Greenwich. That is where we dock in Canary Wharf.
:22:34. > :22:38.Fantastic. We will get back into Greenwich on the next Saturday. Good
:22:39. > :22:42.luck, girls. They will be all right, won't they? They will have a great
:22:43. > :22:49.time. They are very accomplished already. It is such an experience
:22:50. > :22:54.for the youngsters. Especially for people who love sailing already. On
:22:55. > :22:59.the yacht, it is a lovely boat, a great captain, but they will get
:23:00. > :23:04.real hands`on experience, maybe more than they would on their original
:23:05. > :23:09.choice of vessel. Good luck, bon voyage. We want good weather. Dan,
:23:10. > :23:19.will it be lovely on Sunday? It is an improving picture through
:23:20. > :23:23.the weekend. We will see the winds for a bit lighter, mostly dry with
:23:24. > :23:28.some sunshine. We will also start to feel warmer. Let's have a look at
:23:29. > :23:33.the big picture. You can see the amount of cloud we have had. Channel
:23:34. > :23:38.Islands is faring much better. Thanks to the area of low pressure,
:23:39. > :23:43.we are still seeing weather fronts getting drawn in. Overnight, a cold
:23:44. > :23:48.front comes in and brings further outbreaks of light rain. It is clear
:23:49. > :23:53.by tomorrow, so mostly dry day. We should see winds falling. Into
:23:54. > :24:01.Sunday, high pressure starts pushing in and keeps things settled. More in
:24:02. > :24:04.the way of sunshine. You will notice that some pressure is coming in. It
:24:05. > :24:12.is drawing in weather fronts on Sunday and for most of Monday. It
:24:13. > :24:16.will turn things cloudy again. Taking a look at today, you can see
:24:17. > :24:22.showers coming through, quite a lot of cloud around. Generally, a rather
:24:23. > :24:26.grey day. As we get into tonight, it stays quite dull, some mist and fog
:24:27. > :24:30.falling over the moors. Further showers overnight and you can see
:24:31. > :24:34.different travelling through. It should clear most of us by first
:24:35. > :24:39.thing tomorrow morning. A fairly cloudy night with a rain and
:24:40. > :24:44.temperatures will hold up for most of us. They won't fall much below 30
:24:45. > :24:52.Celsius. Into tomorrow, if you are off burly enough you may catch the
:24:53. > :24:55.end of that front. `` 13 Celsius. Increasingly, there will be
:24:56. > :25:00.brightness, some sunshine will break through, winds will ease back a
:25:01. > :25:04.little as well. Temperatures should reach around 18 or 19 Celsius.
:25:05. > :25:08.Further inland, it should feel warmer than it has, a bit of a
:25:09. > :25:14.breeze around the coast, but it will be lighter. For the hours `` for the
:25:15. > :25:24.Isles of Scilly, a dry and fine day for most. High water at 8:04am. If
:25:25. > :25:32.you are heading down to foul mouth, high water there at 804 `` 8:40am.
:25:33. > :25:40.Serve wise, less than we have seen today, but you will see, winds
:25:41. > :25:48.coming from a westerly direction, turning a bit choppy or bit messy.
:25:49. > :25:57.The coastal waters forecast next. Winds, force four to six. Generally,
:25:58. > :26:02.good visibility, and mainly fairweather wants the showers have
:26:03. > :26:08.gone overnight. Then our outlook. Tomorrow is an improving picture, as
:26:09. > :26:12.I say, some cloud, winds falling later into Sunday and it is
:26:13. > :26:21.generally a dry inbred day, some good sunny spells to be enjoyed. ``
:26:22. > :26:25.a dry day. Cloudy for a time. Maybe cloudy at first. It should improve.
:26:26. > :26:30.Into the middle of next week, temperatures will pick up into the
:26:31. > :26:36.mid`20s. The output is not `` outlook is not too bad. Back to you,
:26:37. > :26:41.Natalie. That doesn't sound too bad. If you want to know, the parade of
:26:42. > :26:49.sale starts at 11, the race is at 4pm. That will be four miles out to
:26:50. > :26:53.sea, so you will need binoculars, but we will be filming at all, so
:26:54. > :26:57.keep in touch with our bulletins throughout the weekend and on
:26:58. > :27:02.Monday. That is all from us here, I will now leave you with some sea
:27:03. > :27:03.shanty singers who set the mood perfectly. From everyone here, good
:27:04. > :27:31.night. Memories of an era.
:27:32. > :27:41.# Remind us of the way of life from long, ago.
:27:42. > :27:45.# There are clippers # From around the world # A splendid array # When