28/09/2014 Spotlight

South West fishermen are reporting improved catches

A new report reveals the amount of cod, haddock and whiting landed

at the region's three largest ports increased last year.

Industry leaders say the findings by the

Marine Management Organisathon show that both the local industrx and

As Scott Bingham reports thdre appears to be more good news

This was the busiest fishing port in England last year landing 13,50

tonnes of fish. Plymouth was not far behind with 11,500 tonnes. Overall

and then is word down nationally, but the amount of cod, haddock and

fighting landed was up by 10% to its highest level in ten years. The fish

stocks in the South West ard healthy and they are being caught to the

quarter that is allowed by the European Union. It is a good boost.

The three main ports are in the South West. Plymouth may not be the

busiest port in the region but it is becoming increasingly important

This is the second largest fresh fish market in England that 75% of

all the fresh fish sold herd comes from other ports. This is an

important hub that supports 600 direct and indirect jobs. Industry

leaders believe there are btsier times ahead. A ban on the Scarlets

being thrown overboard comes into force in 2016 and quarters `re

expected to increase. That lacro a ban on discarded fish being thrown

overboard. With British Tornados flying

their first sorties over Ir`q in support of the US led co`lition,

a South West peer has called for Speaking on this morning's Sunday

Politics Lib Dem peer and former Royal Marine John Burnett s`id the

UK's defences had been "cut to the We need to spend more on thd defence

of our country. We have people working in very dangerous places.

There is a constant danger. We have got to have the troops, the Navy,

Royal Marines, the army and the air force properly equipped.

A Devon woman needed hospit`l treatment and has been left in pain

after being run over by a mobility scooter at an Exeter cafe.

She says people should have to pass a compulsory driving test

Devon and Cornwall Police s`y 1 collisions involving motor scooters

were reported to them last xear one resulting in a fatality.

This person was enjoying coffee when an elderly man on a mobilitx scooter

ploughed into her table. Evdrything was calling fine and then I was on

the floor. I was underneath a mobility scooter. She required

hospital treatment. She is still taking strong painkillers. Police do

not keep records of incidents on the pavements that figures for road

accidents involving mobilitx scooters sure a slight incrdase in

recorded incidents over the past three years. Some people do not have

a clue what they are doing. You have got to be in control of thel. The

number of reported incidents is more. The public perception could

backfire on disabled people. She says regulation is important.

Exeter Chiefs secured their first effectively since March.

Two second`half tries clinched the victory. In the championship the

Cornish Pirates got their fhrst victory of the season. They were 19

points up at half`time and built on that leads to win 29`19.

And finally, The organisers of this year's Great

Cornish Food Festival say it has been the biggest and best so far.

The event, on Lemon Quay in Truro, is in its 11th year.

It has attracted more than 30,0 0 visitors over the three days and is

said to generate around ?1.4 million for the Cornish economy.

Here is the weather. The brhght skies of today are translathng into

clear spells for tonight and that will lead to mist and fog. But it is

quiet at the moment. Light winds and clear spells. Fairly mild as we head

towards the early hours. Thd visibility tomorrow in the darly

hours. Hopefully some sunny spells coming through. There is a risk of

showers. Temperatures not b`d for the time of year. Further into the

week we see variable cloud, some sunny spells, and the risk of

showers. That is over. Goodbye.

Good evening. For many, September 2014 will probably hold fond

memories. A warm and dry month. Today we had a high of 25 Celsius,

77 Fahrenheit in Kew Gardens to the west of London, way above the

average for this time of year. Through the night tonight relatively

quiet conditions, with clearer skies in the south. I want to draw your

attention to these showers in southern Spain and across the

Pyrenees. Moist air may trigger showers over channel coasts by dawn.

We could have an issue with dense fog patches in central and southern

areas first A foggy start. Showers in the south. These are drift north

and east throughout the day. As with the nature of showers, some places

will escape them and stay