31/08/2014

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:00:00. > :00:12.Good evening. watts. -- in the vacuum cleaners.

:00:13. > :00:14.An estimated 100,000 people have turned out in Falmouth for finale

:00:15. > :00:19.Just about every vantage point was taken for the parade of sail

:00:20. > :00:23.Hundreds of small craft also took to the water,

:00:24. > :00:27.making it the largest flotilla in Falmouth Bay in living memory.

:00:28. > :00:31.Spotlight's Emma Ruminski has spent the day there.

:00:32. > :00:34.This has to be one of the most perfect spots to watch

:00:35. > :00:42.They think 100,000 people have turned out to watch this.

:00:43. > :00:45.Don't look down, there are lots of people watching you.

:00:46. > :00:49.Every time Falmouth hosts a festival of sailing, it gets bigger.

:00:50. > :00:54.There are twice as many vessels here compared to 2008.

:00:55. > :00:57.Ships lined up for tomorrow's parade.

:00:58. > :01:00.It's seeing them having a wonderful day and then leaving

:01:01. > :01:04.and heading up to London, it's fantastic and a great relief.

:01:05. > :01:11.I'm sure Falmouth will have it back again in a couple of years' time.

:01:12. > :01:14.People were sat waiting for the parade at 9am long before the roads

:01:15. > :01:21.It has got busier as we have sat here as the morning has gone on.

:01:22. > :01:26.But everybody is very friendly, everybody's enjoying the park.

:01:27. > :01:30.If you have ever been on one of the ships, you won't forget it.

:01:31. > :01:34.There are many ex`sailors in the crowd.

:01:35. > :01:37.I did the 1987 race from Weymouth which went

:01:38. > :01:43.And I did the Australian race, the Tall Ships Australian.

:01:44. > :01:51.The organisers claim that the last time Falmouth hosted

:01:52. > :01:56.the Tall Ships Regatta, it generated ?12 million for the local economy.

:01:57. > :02:00.A welcome boost as we near the end of the school holidays.

:02:01. > :02:04.Just looking through the town, the town has been packed.

:02:05. > :02:07.Happy smiling faces, hopefully spending money.

:02:08. > :02:21.Sailors from 20 different nationalities took part.

:02:22. > :02:27.Seven different nationalities `` from seven different nationalities.

:02:28. > :02:30.The sailors are just as diverse as the crew.

:02:31. > :02:33.The newest constructed just six years ago.

:02:34. > :02:36.But it was seeing them all together that made this event so special.

:02:37. > :02:38.The tall ships are on their way out of Falmouth.

:02:39. > :02:42.They will head off up the English Channel, pass the Isle of Wight and

:02:43. > :02:45.stop off at various ports and end up at Royal Greenwich on Tuesday.

:02:46. > :02:47.Police investigating a serious assault in Tiverton in which a woman

:02:48. > :02:52.Armed officers were called to the Old Railway Line at Cowley Moor on

:02:53. > :02:55.Friday night after reports that a 27`year`old woman had been stabbed.

:02:56. > :02:57.The woman's injuries are described as not life threatening.

:02:58. > :03:00.A man was arrested in London and is being brought back to Devon

:03:01. > :03:05.The speed and scale of house building in Cornwall is

:03:06. > :03:09.The Campaign to Protect Rural England claims housing growth in the

:03:10. > :03:12.county, in relation to population, is faster than elsewhere in the UK.

:03:13. > :03:16.Cornwall Council has agreed to 47,000 houses being built over

:03:17. > :03:23.Cornwall Council has around 30,000 people on its housing waiting list.

:03:24. > :03:26.It says it needs new and affordable homes.

:03:27. > :03:29.But critics do not like the council's plans.

:03:30. > :03:32.We have seen developers choosing where they would like to build,

:03:33. > :03:35.where it is cheap for them to build and where

:03:36. > :03:41.We think local people need to be involved in the whole process.

:03:42. > :03:44.The council says it does engage with communities when comes to planning

:03:45. > :03:47.but admits that meeting housing needs while protecting

:03:48. > :03:57.We have policies that protect six AONBs, our SSSIs all those protected

:03:58. > :04:01.landscapes, but there are still housing needs within those AONBs.

:04:02. > :04:07.And getting the quality of design is really important.

:04:08. > :04:09.Affordability is a key issue in Cornwall.

:04:10. > :04:12.In 2011, the National Housing Federation

:04:13. > :04:17.found that average house prices here were 13 times the average wage.

:04:18. > :04:22.In Bodmin, the property market is buoyant, with prices that

:04:23. > :04:27.Definitely a good idea to protect the attractive,

:04:28. > :04:30.rural and coastal areas of Cornwall but there is a big demand for Bodmin

:04:31. > :04:36.with many employment opportunities and a shortfall of housing here.

:04:37. > :04:41.Lots of people looking to buy and rent.

:04:42. > :04:44.If Cornwall Council gets its way, 47,000 new homes will be built

:04:45. > :04:52.If the campaigners get theirs, it will will be far fewer.

:04:53. > :05:11.Good evening. A fairly good evening. Lots of flowers spilling into night.

:05:12. > :05:15.That will lead for `` Lita Grey and damp day tomorrow. Some brightness

:05:16. > :05:19.coming later. Clouds filling in from the West which will become

:05:20. > :05:25.progressively lower through the night bringing hill fog and patchy

:05:26. > :05:32.rain. Quite a murky picture in the early hours. Staying mild and fairly

:05:33. > :05:37.humid. It is really quite greatest things off tomorrow. Dampen places,

:05:38. > :05:40.a bit of hill fog around. We may see some brighter skies around breaking

:05:41. > :05:48.out from the north. A few sunny spells to be had. Temperatures in

:05:49. > :05:57.the high teens. Then a variable story.

:05:58. > :06:11.I am back with our late news at 10:15pm. Join me for that. Goodbye.

:06:12. > :06:17.Good evening. Much of the country has enjoyed some sunshine to finish

:06:18. > :06:19.August. The last couple of hours brought a bit more cloud with some

:06:20. > :06:23.rain for Northern Ireland and western Scotland. That front will

:06:24. > :06:25.continue south through England and Wales overnight