:00:15. > :00:26.In a recent change of emphasis, there was support for smalldr
:00:27. > :00:30.from the very top, but todax it was revealed that some beds will be lost
:00:31. > :00:40.Big hospitals are all very good but you have to go somewhere to
:00:41. > :00:43.recuperate. So how will patients
:00:44. > :00:45.will be cared for now? From the French countryside to
:00:46. > :01:05.a Cornish car park, It's diabolical. It costs us a
:01:06. > :01:07.fortune to use the car park, and they are here for nothing.
:01:08. > :01:09.Tempers flare in the badger debate with both sides
:01:10. > :01:13.And how to top a life`changhng year, the news is still sinking in for
:01:14. > :01:24.I still can't believe it now. It is just something that happens to other
:01:25. > :01:26.people. Campaigners have reacted with anger
:01:27. > :01:28.at controversial proposals `nnounced today for a shake`up
:01:29. > :01:30.of community health services Inpatient beds are due to go
:01:31. > :01:37.at cottage hospitals in Crediton, Patients will be cared for
:01:38. > :01:40.at home instead. Beds could also be lost
:01:41. > :01:42.in Ilfracombe, Holsworthy and Minor injuries units will also be
:01:43. > :01:48.hit in Ottery St Mary and Shdmouth, with those in North Devon lhkely to
:01:49. > :01:51.see radical change. But as Spotlight's Health
:01:52. > :01:53.Correspondent Sally Mountjox explains, people will get a chance
:01:54. > :01:59.to have their say on the pl`ns. Christopher Gardner is being cared
:02:00. > :02:02.for in Axminster hospital following a hip replacement at the
:02:03. > :02:05.Royal Devon and Exeter Hosphtal His home is not suitable
:02:06. > :02:07.for his recovery so he says this is the ideal place
:02:08. > :02:14.for him to regain his strength. Big hospitals like Exeter
:02:15. > :02:17.and Plymouth are all very good and they are centres of excdllence,
:02:18. > :02:21.but they want you to be out of there as soon as possible and then you
:02:22. > :02:24.have to go somewhere to rectperate. That is why I think Axminstdr
:02:25. > :02:27.and all the other small hospitals But today, NHS commissioners have
:02:28. > :02:39.said they want to close these beds. The hospital's league of frhends is
:02:40. > :02:42.offering up to ?100,000 a ydar for We have an excellent hospit`l
:02:43. > :02:52.and people are distressed at the prospect
:02:53. > :02:55.of having to stay in Exeter when We are a growing town,
:02:56. > :03:01.due to grow by about 50% ovdr We don't want to see
:03:02. > :03:11.these facilities close. The proposals also mean loss of beds
:03:12. > :03:16.and other community hospitals. The changes are part
:03:17. > :03:21.of a major reorganisation of community health services
:03:22. > :03:26.across North East and West Devon. Hospitals have already lost beds,
:03:27. > :03:37.but they will become health and well being hubs with a greater
:03:38. > :03:40.range of clinics and health More and more, we should expect
:03:41. > :03:43.to be cared for in our own homes. We are looking to respond to
:03:44. > :03:45.people's requests to providd services personalised to thdm,
:03:46. > :03:47.delivered close to them in their home where it is possible
:03:48. > :03:54.and safe to do so. And also integration of services so
:03:55. > :04:03.they don't find a drop off between going from an acute
:04:04. > :04:05.hospital to a community nurse. We are trying to provide
:04:06. > :04:09.a seamless service. No decision has yet been made
:04:10. > :04:11.about Torrington hospital whth a campaign has been bought
:04:12. > :04:13.against bed closures. Other communities may be
:04:14. > :04:22.preparing for similar protests. From our perspective, it is
:04:23. > :04:29.disastrous. We were expecting some beds to close
:04:30. > :04:32.at what we have got is all of the beds even shut and the loss
:04:33. > :04:36.of the minor injuries unit. For people here,
:04:37. > :04:42.people be horrified. People now have 12 weeks to tell
:04:43. > :04:45.those who commission and paper health services in Devon ex`ctly
:04:46. > :04:48.what they think of the proposed And Sally joins us live frol Exeter
:04:49. > :04:50.where Sally,
:04:51. > :04:53.we've seen a lot of re`organisation of the NHS, what's driving this
:04:54. > :05:02.overhaul of community health care? People are living longer and more
:05:03. > :05:06.likely to have a range of hdalth conditions that need care and
:05:07. > :05:10.treatment. The NHS in Devon is one of the most financially challenged
:05:11. > :05:15.in the country, and if things don't change, they will not be able to
:05:16. > :05:22.meet that demand. Community services are expensive to run. They `re an
:05:23. > :05:25.economical at the moment and unsustainable. And they do not
:05:26. > :05:31.always provide the best and safest care for patients. In futurd, we
:05:32. > :05:35.will seek more hospital at home type of services available seven days a
:05:36. > :05:39.week so that people will be looked after in their own home where
:05:40. > :05:45.appropriate. Technology will be used to monitor people in their own
:05:46. > :05:47.homes. Thank you.
:05:48. > :05:51.And here at Spotlight we'd like to hear what you think about that.
:05:52. > :05:54.You can get in touch with us via E`mail, Twitter, or Facebook.
:05:55. > :05:56.The addresses you need are on the screen now.
:05:57. > :06:00.And do remember to leave us a contact number.
:06:01. > :06:03.Cornwall Council is taking legal action tonight to try to evhct
:06:04. > :06:07.a group of French travellers who've set up an illegal camp
:06:08. > :06:12.The travellers are in Truro and claim they're on holidax.
:06:13. > :06:15.But as Eleanor Parkinson reports, the council says the camp is unsafe
:06:16. > :06:23.The travellers' seven carav`ns and as many cars have been parked
:06:24. > :06:26.in Truro's Garras Wharf car park for several days.
:06:27. > :06:29.Today, most of the occupants would not come out of the caravans and one
:06:30. > :06:38.One woman, though, did eventually agreed to talk to us
:06:39. > :07:01.Cornwall Council say the car park isn't a safe place for children to
:07:02. > :07:04.play and have applied for a court injunction to evict families.
:07:05. > :07:08.There is a significant numbdr of children involved and thhs isn't
:07:09. > :07:12.We are concerned about their safety and we'rd now
:07:13. > :07:15.going through the courts to take the appropriate legal action and have
:07:16. > :07:19.Meanwhile, people trying to use the car park
:07:20. > :07:21.today, some of them strugglhng to find a place, also thought
:07:22. > :07:29.It costs a fortune for us to use the car park just
:07:30. > :07:32.for two hours, and they are going to park here for how long?
:07:33. > :07:36.There aren't very many spard spaces so they ought to be free for the car
:07:37. > :07:41.I don't think it's right, rdally, but what can you do about it?
:07:42. > :07:44.Cornwall Council say a second group of travellers have moved on
:07:45. > :07:49.But they say they hope to h`ve the situation in this car p`rk
:07:50. > :07:59.Two elderly people have been left with serious injuries
:08:00. > :08:03.after a water tank fell frol the back of a tractor in East Ddvon
:08:04. > :08:07.It happened on the A375 at Sidbury near Sidmouth.
:08:08. > :08:11.The woman was airlifted to hospital in Exeter.
:08:12. > :08:15.The road was closed for a ntmber of hours.
:08:16. > :08:18.A truck helping to rebuild the sea wall at Dawlish got stuck
:08:19. > :08:21.at sea today after being sw`mped by the incoming tide.
:08:22. > :08:23.The 35 tonne concrete mixer will stay on the beach
:08:24. > :08:31.Network Rail has launched an investigation.
:08:32. > :08:33.A man has admitted stabbing a teenager six times.
:08:34. > :08:37.Robert Scott, who's 19, was left in a critical condhtion
:08:38. > :08:39.after the attack outside his home in Saltash in May.
:08:40. > :08:43.At Truro Crown Court today, Andrew Barker, who lived
:08:44. > :08:46.on the same street, pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause
:08:47. > :08:52.One week in, the row over the badger cull in Somerset is intensifying.
:08:53. > :08:55.Farmers and landowners have accused protestors of harassment
:08:56. > :09:02.The protestors claim their cars have been attacked and tyres slashed
:09:03. > :09:04.Spotlight's Clinton Rogers has spoken to both sides in the
:09:05. > :09:11.debate and has been out overnight with protestors in West Somdrset.
:09:12. > :09:17.It was an odd game of cat and mouse on the moors of Somerset last night.
:09:18. > :09:23.Protesters writing down reghstration numbers of people they think might
:09:24. > :09:33.Others call this harassment and intimidation.
:09:34. > :09:40.This farmer's wife whose land is in the Gloucestershire cull zone
:09:41. > :09:48.We have to walk around our home in complete darkness becausd
:09:49. > :09:53.as soon as we turn the light on to go to bed or to go into the sitting
:09:54. > :09:56.room, their torches come on the windows of the rooms that wd're in.
:09:57. > :10:03.Mind you, the campaigners s`y they are being targeted as well,
:10:04. > :10:07.two of their cars have had their tyres slashed they cl`im.
:10:08. > :10:10.Last night, we followed a protest group prepared
:10:11. > :10:16.to take direct action to disrupt the cull, break the law if necessary.
:10:17. > :10:24.Night vision cameras that c`n pick up body heat a kilometre aw`y.
:10:25. > :10:27.They think they have spotted a marksman in the field below.
:10:28. > :10:35.Make a noise and hope the marksman leaves.
:10:36. > :10:38.And then check that he has, even if that does mean crossing
:10:39. > :10:45.private land, even going through a farmyard, checking every corner.
:10:46. > :10:56.Most of the protesters don't want their identities known,
:10:57. > :11:02.yet they wear their cause on their chests ` hunt saboteurs.
:11:03. > :11:05.If we see the law is unjust, that's where we stop across it, I'l afraid.
:11:06. > :11:12.We don't damage persons , we don't damage personal property.
:11:13. > :11:15.Towards the end of the night, the police turn up and two
:11:16. > :11:21.of the group are arrested, though the police won't tell us whx.
:11:22. > :11:29.Several hours later, they're released without ch`rge
:11:30. > :11:35.Tonight, they're likely to be out ag`in.
:11:36. > :11:37.The number of people looking for jobs
:11:38. > :11:43.In August 1.3 per cent of the working population in Cornw`ll was
:11:44. > :11:49.In Devon, the figure's 1 per cent, it's just under 1 in Dorset
:11:50. > :11:53.Plymouth and Torbay continud to have the highest rates
:11:54. > :11:57.of unemployment locally with Torbay still above the UK average.
:11:58. > :12:00.It's been confirmed that thd Bantham estate in South Devon has bden sold
:12:01. > :12:10.to Nicholas Johnston for more than the asking price of ?11 million
:12:11. > :12:12.Mr Johnston also owns the Great Tew estate in Oxfordshire,
:12:13. > :12:16.which is home to a music festival, but he says there are no pl`ns
:12:17. > :12:19.for a festival in Bantham and he has no desire to change the sitd.
:12:20. > :12:21.The 750 acre estate includes the beach,
:12:22. > :12:28.And you are watching Spotlight tonight with Clare Casson and
:12:29. > :12:32.They've both got counters, they've both got stamps.
:12:33. > :12:35.So why can't two local services work as one?
:12:36. > :12:39.We'll be taking a look at the latest blending together of rural services.
:12:40. > :12:54.Plus from the news of the present to the news of the past.
:12:55. > :12:57.Tomorrow, the people of Scotland will be voting on
:12:58. > :13:01.whether or not to leave the United Kingdom after more than 300 years.
:13:02. > :13:07.Only people in Scotland are entitled to vote
:13:08. > :13:09.but the consequences will affect us all, with polls suggesting the
:13:10. > :13:18.Our Political Editor Martyn Oates joins us now.
:13:19. > :13:24.This will have an impact. I think it is finally dawning on everybody that
:13:25. > :13:28.there will be profound implhcations for the rest of the country,
:13:29. > :13:36.possibly specific consequences for us in the south`west.
:13:37. > :13:38.If there's a yes vote, the really big issue is whether
:13:39. > :13:41.the South West will become home to the country's nuclear submarines.
:13:42. > :13:44.The Scottish National Party says it wants them out of Scotland
:13:45. > :13:45.and experts suggest Devonport or Falmouth are
:13:46. > :14:13.We could also get the bigger fish "for our fishermen `` a bigger
:14:14. > :14:21.fishing quarter. If there is a no vote, but are also ramifications.
:14:22. > :14:26.Scotland will get more powers, at least that is what the leaddrs of
:14:27. > :14:31.the three main parties are seeing. If that happens, there needs to be a
:14:32. > :14:35.new constitutional settlement, a new arrangement of powers in England as
:14:36. > :14:40.well. What would that mean? An Ingush parliament possibly. More
:14:41. > :14:48.devolution to English regions or cities. In this part of the world,
:14:49. > :14:53.possibly a Cornish Assembly. Would a Scottish MP be able to vote on
:14:54. > :14:59.English issues? Many MPs ard adamant that that must not happen. @nd that
:15:00. > :15:05.could open up some interesthng possibilities. If Scottish LPs are
:15:06. > :15:17.excluded from the vote and hunting, could the hunting ban in England the
:15:18. > :15:26.overturned? Could we moved to British summer Time all year round?
:15:27. > :15:29.What is the way forward? Evdrybody agrees that there needs to be big
:15:30. > :15:35.changes, something needs to be done, but there are disagreements as to
:15:36. > :15:39.what exactly should be done. Tory MPs are unhappy about this promise
:15:40. > :15:44.of big powers and new financial commitments to Scotland without any
:15:45. > :15:47.consultation of Parliament. Stormy times ahead for us all. And no sleep
:15:48. > :15:56.for you? Not much. There's more on the referendum
:15:57. > :15:59.on the BBC news website and much more, of course, following the
:16:00. > :16:01.result, here on Friday's Spotlight. Now,
:16:02. > :16:03.pubs have moved into former banks, post offices have taken up residence
:16:04. > :16:06.in churches, and libraries have even There's been a fair bit of lateral
:16:07. > :16:10.thinking in rural England rdcently. Now one local library is trxing to
:16:11. > :16:14.protect its future by moving Brenda Best
:16:15. > :16:16.and her eight`year`old granddaughter It is a curious truth that
:16:17. > :16:23.grasshoppers have their hearing They are avid users of
:16:24. > :16:32.their local library in Ashbtrton. I like doing the reading ch`llenges
:16:33. > :16:38.and even just the reading, H really I enjoy reading and if it goes,
:16:39. > :16:50.where are we to get books? Ashburton is one
:16:51. > :16:52.of 28 libraries across Devon which face the axe unless the comlunity
:16:53. > :16:57.comes forward to help run them. Now a group here has come up with
:16:58. > :17:02.a novel idea to save it. Ashburton is threatened with losing
:17:03. > :17:05.its library that it has had The only way forward is to go
:17:06. > :17:18.into the post office and john with With both the library and
:17:19. > :17:22.the post office facing an uncertain future, perhaps combining forces
:17:23. > :17:29.could be the perfect solution. If I was sitting here 75 ye`rs ago
:17:30. > :17:32.tonight, I would be bringing you the news of the first British naval
:17:33. > :17:37.ship sunk in the Second World War. The aircraft carrier,
:17:38. > :17:39.based in Devonport, hadn't long left Plymouth when
:17:40. > :17:42.torpedoes from a German U`boat hit. More than 500 Royal Navy
:17:43. > :17:45.personnel were killed. Johnny Rutherford has been
:17:46. > :17:52.talking to one of the survivors September 1939,
:17:53. > :17:55.two weeks after war was declared with Germany, HMS Courageous left
:17:56. > :17:59.Plymouth to patrol the Irish Sea. On board was a 16`year`old lad
:18:00. > :18:03.from Torquay. We didn't appreciate it at first
:18:04. > :18:09.and it didn't really sink When we set sail with our escort,
:18:10. > :18:15.we thought, this is quite a good event, we're going to war,
:18:16. > :18:22.we're going to win the war. But on the evening of 17 September,
:18:23. > :18:29.German U`boat 29 attacked. Somebody said to me, what's the
:18:30. > :18:30.time? Just when I said that,
:18:31. > :18:37.the first torpedo hit us. The Navy has received a sevdre blow
:18:38. > :18:44.with the sinking of HMS Courageous We can take hard knocks
:18:45. > :18:48.as we intend to give them, John Cannon had jumped
:18:49. > :18:59.into the Atlantic after hearing A flight observer who was swimming
:19:00. > :19:03.close by holding onto an oar, he'd got an oar from somewhdre,
:19:04. > :19:06.he shouted, keep going, boy, keep going, son, your mum and dad will be
:19:07. > :19:20.waiting for you when you get home. 512 Royal Navy seaman lost their
:19:21. > :19:31.lives. John was eventually rescued and sent on to other missions.
:19:32. > :19:44.Including sinking their Gerlan ship this mark. A beautiful ship. We
:19:45. > :19:56.fired torpedoes at her. Bismarck sank to the bottom. One
:19:57. > :20:02.year later, HMS Terror search was sunk `` Dorset Shire was sunk by the
:20:03. > :20:07.Japanese and once again, John was swimming for his life. They flew
:20:08. > :20:13.across the survivors and machine`gunned us. But John was like
:20:14. > :20:20.a cat with nine lives, he m`naged to survive the war, despite wh`t it
:20:21. > :20:28.threw at him. Before I was 21, I had been in action against the Germans,
:20:29. > :20:33.the Vichy French, and the J`panese. He is now 91.
:20:34. > :20:36.Onto some sports news and it was a good evening for
:20:37. > :20:38.Exeter City and Torquay United in last night's football.
:20:39. > :20:41.City won for the first time this season and United have shot
:20:42. > :20:45.But for Yeovil Town and Plymouth Argyle, it was
:20:46. > :20:48.a frustrating time at home `s Spotlight's Dave Gibbins reports.
:20:49. > :20:52.If you want a flutter on a home draw, then just look at Yeovil Town.
:20:53. > :20:56.Last night's one`all result against bottom side Crewe Alexandra
:20:57. > :21:00.was their third draw from four attempts to win at Huish Park.
:21:01. > :21:11.After falling behind, the keeper was head and shotlders
:21:12. > :21:14.above the rest to give the Glovers much relief and only the width
:21:15. > :21:17.of a post denied Gary Johnson's men their first win on Somerset soil.
:21:18. > :21:19.Next to the enigma which is Plymouth Argyle.
:21:20. > :21:21.After beating two teams who are fancied to be promotion challengers,
:21:22. > :21:24.the Pilgrims have now gone down to two straight defeats, the l`test to
:21:25. > :21:27.Wycombe Wanderers with ex`Argyle loan striker Paul Hayes inflicting
:21:28. > :21:35.But it is all smiles today `t Exeter City.
:21:36. > :21:39.They produced the result of the night, beating confident
:21:40. > :21:42.league newcomers Cambridge Tnited by two goals to one.
:21:43. > :21:45.Even after conceding early on, City stormed back thanks to
:21:46. > :21:47.Graham Cummins who then set up loanee Alex Nichols for
:21:48. > :21:53.However, they still remain at the bottom two of League Two
:21:54. > :21:59.Torquay United are the form team in the Conference.
:22:00. > :22:02.Skipper Luke Young's tradem`rk free kick in the last minute
:22:03. > :22:04.against previously unbeaten Woking at Plainmoor elevated United to
:22:05. > :22:15.second, giving them their fifth consecutive success
:22:16. > :22:18.Now how's this for a run of good luck?
:22:19. > :22:21.A retired nurse in her 60s leets a man on the internet.
:22:22. > :22:24.From a first date in an Exeter sandwich shop, they fall in love
:22:25. > :22:29.They then take out a loan to buy a camper van and fulfil thehr dream
:22:30. > :22:35.Pretty good so far and then, to top it all, they win the Lottery.
:22:36. > :22:37.Spotlight's Chloe Axford's been to meet the unlikely millionaires
:22:38. > :22:46.The practicalities of being lottery winners.
:22:47. > :22:48.They may be millionaires, but they are still doing
:22:49. > :22:54.They say the news, which came through a text mdssage,
:22:55. > :23:04.We thought it was a joke to start with.
:23:05. > :23:07.I said, do you want to have a look `t this?
:23:08. > :23:19.It's just something that happens to other people.
:23:20. > :23:22.You just don't think it is going to happen to you.
:23:23. > :23:25.Lottery winners don't just drink champagne.
:23:26. > :23:30.Plymouth Argyle fan Rodney and retired nurse Vanessa are still
:23:31. > :23:32.trying to keep their feet on the ground after
:23:33. > :23:35.a whirlwind year in which they met, fell in love, got married, decided
:23:36. > :23:42.Living in a camper van has brought certain logistical issues.
:23:43. > :23:52.Where would you keep a cheqte for ?1 million?
:23:53. > :24:03.As president of Exeter Lions last year, I was always giving ott
:24:04. > :24:07.It's really funny to be getting a cheque.
:24:08. > :24:12.Having spent a bit of time with Vanessa and Rodney today, I can
:24:13. > :24:15.honestly say I don't think this lottery win could have happdned to
:24:16. > :24:22.So far, Vanessa and Rodney have splashed out on a new car.
:24:23. > :24:25.But they haven't made up their minds what to do with
:24:26. > :24:35.They're too busy enjoying their adventure.
:24:36. > :24:45.Good luck to them. Time for a look at the
:24:46. > :24:50.Good evening, a few changes for the next few days, and then high
:24:51. > :24:59.pressure comes back. Unusually warm at the moment. Especially at night.
:25:00. > :25:03.Tomorrow, there will be somd sunshine, but we are also sdeing a
:25:04. > :25:08.risk of showers developing. More cloud across as at the moment and
:25:09. > :25:13.that is threatening a few showers, some approaching the Channel Islands
:25:14. > :25:16.later tonight. We still havd this area of low`pressure. It is a bit
:25:17. > :25:24.more dominant now. It is fedding strands of cloud and bands of
:25:25. > :25:28.showers towards us tomorrow night and into Friday. Some of those
:25:29. > :25:35.showers could turn out to bd abundantly. After that, that area of
:25:36. > :25:38.high pressure moves back in. That was the picture earlier tod`y. You
:25:39. > :25:43.can see how we had a few showers coming out of northern France. But
:25:44. > :25:51.for a more robust `` for most of us, it has been dry but cloudy.
:25:52. > :26:01.Just enough surf for surfers to catch a wave. Surfing conditions are
:26:02. > :26:12.very similar to for tomorrow. C temperature is around 17 degrees.
:26:13. > :26:17.The satellite picture shows that band of cloud. That will move away
:26:18. > :26:20.for a while and it will turn their stay in places. Those easterly winds
:26:21. > :26:25.will drop, but later in the night, we will see a few showers, forcibly
:26:26. > :26:29.even some thunder. That lind of showers will travel through southern
:26:30. > :26:34.Devon and move into the north coast of Cornwall. Overnight tempdratures,
:26:35. > :26:39.no law than 16 or 17 for most of us. And very warm night. These
:26:40. > :26:48.temperatures get a head start tomorrow. Most of us should have
:26:49. > :26:55.fine conditions and sunny spells. A few showers may turn up across
:26:56. > :26:58.Somerset. Temperatures of 23 or 24 degrees. Still quite warm. For the
:26:59. > :27:25.Isles of Scilly, perhaps sole early showers.
:27:26. > :27:29.Friday is the day we are worried about because some of those showers
:27:30. > :27:33.will be heavy with the risk of thunder. Then turning drier but
:27:34. > :27:42.cooler as we head into the weekend. Have a good evening.
:27:43. > :27:47.Thank you very much. That is it We will have more at ten. It evening.