:00:10. > :00:12.A share of ?2.6 billion to secure work and jobs at
:00:13. > :00:26.A contract is going to run for the next five and a half years `nd will
:00:27. > :00:29.be extremely important for over 4000 people who work there, from all
:00:30. > :00:36.parts of Plymouth and Devon, indeed, no. `` indeed Cornwall.
:00:37. > :00:39.We'll assess what today's announcement
:00:40. > :00:41.by the Defence Secretary means for the region.
:00:42. > :00:43.We'll have reaction live from Devonport and Westminster.
:00:44. > :00:46.We hear one woman's own personal story
:00:47. > :01:01.There was nothing to the exclusion of family, children... And that was
:01:02. > :01:06.not a reason to keep living, in fact it was a reason today because then
:01:07. > :01:08.they could get on without md. `` reason to day.
:01:09. > :01:10.Facing a separation of thousands of miles `
:01:11. > :01:12.the family that doesn't earn enough to stay together.
:01:13. > :01:15.And half a century of bringhng the news into our homes `
:01:16. > :01:22.we remember the life of Sheila Tracy.
:01:23. > :01:25.The future of Devonport Nav`l Base, one of the biggest employers
:01:26. > :01:28.in the South West, has been secured for at least the next five xears.
:01:29. > :01:31.The Defence Secretary has announced a new contract for the base
:01:32. > :01:34.which means support and maintenance work on ships and submarines will
:01:35. > :01:40.But with a smaller fleet sole experts have questioned
:01:41. > :01:44.whether the size of the yard is sustainable in the longer tdrm.
:01:45. > :01:46.We'll have political reaction in a moment, first live to Devonport
:01:47. > :02:04.That is HMS Portland, it is in Devonport for a service, if you
:02:05. > :02:10.like. There are three other warships and submarines here for somdthing
:02:11. > :02:14.far more in`depth. Today's announcement guarantees that that
:02:15. > :02:19.sort of thing continues herd in Devonport for the next five years.
:02:20. > :02:24.Submarines and ships like HLS Portland cost millions to btild and
:02:25. > :02:28.cost millions to maintain. But with a shrinking fleet, the Royal Navy
:02:29. > :02:32.arguably has more places th`n it needs, which is why today's
:02:33. > :02:40.announcement guarantees Devonport's future for the next five and a half
:02:41. > :02:44.years. Jobs for 4000 workers. It is giving certainty over the ndxt five
:02:45. > :02:49.and a half years, and a sound basis upon which we can plan sust`inably
:02:50. > :02:55.delivering us and the workforce and ability to have a sustainable and
:02:56. > :02:58.efficient future. Devonport is a massive player for the economy in
:02:59. > :03:06.Plymouth in the south`west, riding work for up to 20,000 peopld. A
:03:07. > :03:11.contract of ?2.6 billion, admittedly to be shared with the naval base in
:03:12. > :03:21.the Clyde, is welcome news. Not just Plymouth. You have got North West
:03:22. > :03:27.Cornwall, lots amount of people working the dockyard. Withott the
:03:28. > :03:33.dockyard, the finance of thd city would fall through the floor. But
:03:34. > :03:37.while billion pound contracts signed great, some industry insiders fear
:03:38. > :03:42.there is no new money for ndw ships. The fleet will be well maintained.
:03:43. > :03:45.Someone said to me last night the fleet has the best maintenance
:03:46. > :03:50.facilities, the best welfard and sports facilities, it just does not
:03:51. > :03:55.have enough ships. There was a thought but we would get an
:03:56. > :03:59.announcement at the Conserv`tive Party Conference about new ships for
:04:00. > :04:04.the fleet, but it did not come. We have just got the assurance that
:04:05. > :04:11.Devonport naval base is sectred In the short term at least, it is
:04:12. > :04:18.business as usual at ice dockyard. `` at Devonport dockyard.
:04:19. > :04:22.The service offered here is going to continue here for the next five
:04:23. > :04:26.years until 2020. Thank you very much indeed.
:04:27. > :04:27.News of the Devonport contr`ct was confirmed
:04:28. > :04:29.at the Tory Party Conference in Birmingham.
:04:30. > :04:31.Spotlight's Political Editor Martyn Oates was at the conference
:04:32. > :04:35.Martyn, what is the political significance of
:04:36. > :04:49.That is a good question. Thd answer is disputed. The last day of the
:04:50. > :04:53.Tory party conference today, the last conference season before the
:04:54. > :04:57.next general election next Lay. This morning we heard and saw David
:04:58. > :05:03.Cameron setting out his stand, revealing manifesto pledges ahead of
:05:04. > :05:13.the manifesto itself. Labour are seeing we have known the broad bones
:05:14. > :05:16.of this deal for some time. Is it a coincidence that it was signed off
:05:17. > :05:21.and announce to the media jtst hours before David Cameron got to his feet
:05:22. > :05:29.to plead his case with the electorate. Here is the shadow
:05:30. > :05:34.Defence Minister. It is not unexpected. We were expecting this a
:05:35. > :05:39.little earlier than this, that it coincides with government
:05:40. > :05:46.conference. But it is good news for Plymouth. We need to see thd detail
:05:47. > :05:51.of what has been agreed, because they could potentially still be job
:05:52. > :05:54.cuts within it. I caught up with the Defence Secretary before he left the
:05:55. > :05:57.conference, and I asked him whether the timing of this announcelent
:05:58. > :06:03.today that have party polithcal motives behind it. We have been
:06:04. > :06:07.working on this contract for some time, it is very important to put it
:06:08. > :06:11.in place. This is about the management, the facilities `t the
:06:12. > :06:16.base, and it gives Devonport long`term security for a contract
:06:17. > :06:19.that is going to run for thd next five and a half years and whll be
:06:20. > :06:22.extremely important for over 40 0 people who work there from `ll parts
:06:23. > :06:30.of Plymouth and Devon, indedd Cornwall. Nothing fishy abott the
:06:31. > :06:34.timing, he is saying. The ndw contract actually begins today, so
:06:35. > :06:36.clearly it could not have bden announced any later than today.
:06:37. > :06:43.Thank you. Around 600 people commit suhcide
:06:44. > :06:46.in the South West every year. Now a new plan is being launched
:06:47. > :06:49.to help cut the death toll. The "Zero Suicide" project hs led by
:06:50. > :06:51.mental health professionals but brings together
:06:52. > :06:53.a host of organisations. It'll involve workers
:06:54. > :06:55.including those in the police, fire and ambulance services, being
:06:56. > :06:58.trained to identify people `t risk. Our Health Correspondent Sally
:06:59. > :07:11.Mountjoy has this exclusive report. Elaine tried to take her own life.
:07:12. > :07:17.At the time it seemed her only escape from the hopelessness she
:07:18. > :07:25.felt. Sheer desperation, colplete lack of self`worth that I w`s doing
:07:26. > :07:32.more harm to people by being alive than if I was dead. The famhly,
:07:33. > :07:36.children, that was not a re`son to keep living. In fact it was a reason
:07:37. > :07:42.to end my life because they could get on without me. In the south
:07:43. > :07:45.west, 600 people take their own lives every year, and in England one
:07:46. > :07:50.person dies every two hours as a result of suicide. It is estimated
:07:51. > :07:57.the financial cost of each suicide is ?1.5 million, and that 60
:07:58. > :07:59.people, families, friends and others, are very significantly
:08:00. > :08:05.affected when someone takes their own life. This woman lost hdr
:08:06. > :08:10.brother to suicide two years ago. He had suffered from mental illness,
:08:11. > :08:15.but the family was left reeling There were always questions, a
:08:16. > :08:26.million what ifs. You can torture yourself with them. They cannot be
:08:27. > :08:30.answered. She was off work for four months, overwhelmed by her
:08:31. > :08:34.brother's death for a year, physically and emotionally, and she
:08:35. > :08:41.was barely able to function. Any sudden and premature bereavdment is
:08:42. > :08:47.horrible. With suicide bere`vement, emotions are felt very acutdly. It
:08:48. > :08:52.is not just sadness you feel, it is despair. It is not just angry you
:08:53. > :09:01.feel, it is rage. I was completely floored by it. She is beginning to
:09:02. > :09:04.recover, but the effect of lives lost and others devastated by
:09:05. > :09:11.suicide has prompted an initiative being lost us back `` being launched
:09:12. > :09:20.in the south`west. Aiming to bring the suicide number 20. `` to zero.
:09:21. > :09:25.We are going to apply what was learned in Detroit, in the
:09:26. > :09:28.south`west. I think it should be treated more like an emergency, if
:09:29. > :09:34.somebody has a chest pain, dverybody runs around doing something about
:09:35. > :09:38.it. It is as risky. We know there is worldwide evidence that we can
:09:39. > :09:43.really do something to reduce suicide to zero. The project focuses
:09:44. > :09:48.on three main areas, treatmdnt for depression refined and targdted to
:09:49. > :09:52.ensure the most effective treatment in every case. Better trainhng for
:09:53. > :09:57.front`line workers, not just any, but police and Fire Services, to
:09:58. > :10:01.spot those at risk and direct them to the right service. And to ensure
:10:02. > :10:08.those who do harm themselves perhaps ending up at Indy departments are
:10:09. > :10:13.followed up and given the hdlp they need `` Accident and Emergency
:10:14. > :10:18.departments. A range of professionals and volunteers will be
:10:19. > :10:22.on hand. Elaine says everyone should be prepared to play their p`rt.
:10:23. > :10:27.Talking about suicide and asking people, do you feel suicidal, have
:10:28. > :10:32.you ever thought of killing yourself, is something I will not
:10:33. > :10:37.shy away from. I think it is something that needs to be done and
:10:38. > :10:39.as a society, we need to get used to the idea of talking about it. To
:10:40. > :10:42.reduce the amount of suicidd. A man's been arrested on suspicion
:10:43. > :10:45.of murder following the discovery of a woman's body in
:10:46. > :10:47.Norton Fitzwarren near Taunton. Police were called to a homd
:10:48. > :10:49.on Hilly Park, close to the village communhty
:10:50. > :10:51.school, yesterday evening. The man, who's 27,
:10:52. > :10:56.is being questioned by police. A third person has been arrdsted
:10:57. > :10:59.in connection with the shooting Firearms officers were calldd to
:11:00. > :11:04.Millendreth near Looe on Sunday after a woman in her 50s sustained
:11:05. > :11:08.a gunshot wound to the head. A 44`year`old man
:11:09. > :11:11.from Looe remains in custodx Now a 66`year`old man has bden
:11:12. > :11:16.arrested on suspicion of A 47`year`old man,
:11:17. > :11:40.arrested for the same offence, A major fire has left a number of
:11:41. > :11:43.businesses badly damaged. It was described as ferocious when it broke
:11:44. > :11:47.out in the early hours of this morning. Five firms have suffered
:11:48. > :11:54.fire or smoke damage. The c`use is not yet known. Initially thd fire
:11:55. > :11:58.was contained to the one unht in the centre, but unfortunately dte to
:11:59. > :12:04.radiated heat, the fire sprdad to the neighbouring units. It was quite
:12:05. > :12:08.shocking. The heat is still retained in there, the smoke damage hs
:12:09. > :12:09.unbelievable. The lights ard all down, the computers, the whole
:12:10. > :12:14.thing. It is a real mess. An ?8.5 million link road h`s
:12:15. > :12:17.opened in Crediton in Mid Ddvon It's hoped the stretch of
:12:18. > :12:19.single carriageway will cut pollution and ease congestion on
:12:20. > :12:22.a narrow section of the main road. It'll provide a new route
:12:23. > :12:25.into an industrial estate Devon County Council has rejected
:12:26. > :12:28.calls for a total bypass of the town saying that would be
:12:29. > :12:31.too expensive and could redtce trade A man living in Cornwall faces being
:12:32. > :12:38.deported to South Africa because New legislation has been introduced
:12:39. > :12:42.to crack down on immigration but Michael Engel has told Spotlight
:12:43. > :12:47.the rules mean he could be forced to live thousands of miles `way
:12:48. > :12:52.from his wife and baby daughter Emma Thomasson has been to leet
:12:53. > :13:05.the family in Polzeath. Time out on the beach. Natalie and
:13:06. > :13:09.Michael Engel are fighting to stay together in the UK. Michael is a
:13:10. > :13:13.yacht engineer from South Africa, and although they are marridd, new
:13:14. > :13:22.government rules mean Natalhe must earn ?18,006 for them to be granted
:13:23. > :13:27.espousal Visa. How am I in this situation with my daughter who is a
:13:28. > :13:34.British citizen? Do you think there will be a day when you have to say
:13:35. > :13:40.goodbye to Michael? Yes. It may come, it may come, but it is not a
:13:41. > :13:45.question. It is not a questhon right now, we are not thinking about it.
:13:46. > :13:49.Before their daughter was born, Natalie is to work as a trapeze
:13:50. > :13:53.artist in South Africa. Back in Cornwall, she set up a comp`ny to
:13:54. > :13:58.support the family. It is rhght that we make sure that anyone looking to
:13:59. > :14:00.settle in this country has the resources to do that and is not
:14:01. > :14:04.going to be claiming benefits straight away. But it is also
:14:05. > :14:09.important it sure we get thd threshold is right. So that we are
:14:10. > :14:14.not disadvantage in people who need to keep their families together
:14:15. > :14:18.Natalie insists her business makes enough and they do not need to rely
:14:19. > :14:24.on benefits. But it does not match the income required. In a statement,
:14:25. > :14:27.the Home Office has told Spotlight that family rules were brought in to
:14:28. > :14:32.make sure that Moses coming to the UK do not become reliant on the
:14:33. > :14:35.taxpayer. This is fair to applicants and to the rest of the publhc, and
:14:36. > :14:42.is being upheld by the Court of Appeal. It is a constant stress not
:14:43. > :14:48.knowing where you are, in lhmbo for 18 months. You cannot descrhbe it,
:14:49. > :14:54.you cannot put down these sort of things. Thousands of people here
:14:55. > :14:59.believe they should be able to do that in Cornwall, and have signed a
:15:00. > :15:00.petition in support of their appeal which is due to be heard in
:15:01. > :15:01.November. A pensioner from Dorset says
:15:02. > :15:03.he's disgusted after hospit`l treatment to help restore hhs
:15:04. > :15:06.sight was cancelled three thmes 86`year`old Ray Wilson from Weymouth
:15:07. > :15:10.says he desperately needs Dorset County Hospital says Mr
:15:11. > :15:16.Wilson turned down one appohntment Spotlight's Andrea Ormsby
:15:17. > :15:30.has the story. Ray Wilson had a great view over
:15:31. > :15:41.Weymouth, but he cannot see much of it. I get the post and the
:15:42. > :15:44.Telegraph, but other than that, no. He is 86 and wants his cataracts
:15:45. > :15:51.taken out so he can be more independent. It is terrible, it is
:15:52. > :16:00.not a nice way to live. I used to love gardening. There is a
:16:01. > :16:10.difference between the grass and the plants, and I cannot see it. One,
:16:11. > :16:12.two, three... He says his appointments at Dorset County
:16:13. > :16:19.Hospital have been cancelled three times. I regret to inform you it has
:16:20. > :16:22.been necessary to cancel yotr appointment. It is diabolic`l, no
:16:23. > :16:30.one is available to see you. Why not? After nine months? It hs not
:16:31. > :16:37.fair. Ray relies on voluntedrs from a local church group to takd him
:16:38. > :16:42.out. Trying to organise each hospital visit is not easy for Ray.
:16:43. > :16:48.He does not use the Internet, it is all phone calls, you can sed how the
:16:49. > :16:58.Boreas it is written just to read letters. `` how low Boreas. He has
:16:59. > :17:05.got a hearing problem as well, it is doubly or trebly hard to organise
:17:06. > :17:08.these things. In a statement, Dorset County Hospital says Ray Wilson was
:17:09. > :17:12.given an appointment in Augtst but declined it, and is now on ` waiting
:17:13. > :17:17.list. Consultants have been in touch with Mr Wilson's GP, but encourages
:17:18. > :17:18.him to contact the hospital if he is still concerned.
:17:19. > :17:21."A wonderful broadcaster much loved by the audience."
:17:22. > :17:24.One of the tributes paid tonight to Sheila Tracy, one of the first
:17:25. > :17:28.BBC TV presenters in the Sotth West, who's died at the age of 0.
:17:29. > :17:32.Sheila, who was born in Cornwall, worked here for many years
:17:33. > :17:35.and was the first female newsreader on BBC Radio 4.
:17:36. > :17:38.She was also an accomplished musician,
:17:39. > :17:39.studying at the Royal Academy of Music.
:17:40. > :17:48.Johnny Rutherford takes a look back at her life.
:17:49. > :17:54.Sheila Tracy was among the last in vision continuity announcers on BBC
:17:55. > :18:00.network television before bdcoming one of the earliest TV presdnters
:18:01. > :18:05.here in the south`west. Manx tributes have been coming in to put
:18:06. > :18:12.`` to Spotlight today, incltding some from fellow broadcasters, like
:18:13. > :18:18.make Penrose, who worked for BBC South West for 30 years. Shd was
:18:19. > :18:24.very professional, she was not afraid to ask difficult questions
:18:25. > :18:34.either. Councillors and MPs, when she got hold of them, they `cted
:18:35. > :18:39.differently. Over to the newsdesk. Sometimes the editor would come in
:18:40. > :18:43.at the last minute and substitute something you are going to read She
:18:44. > :18:48.would hand over to me introducing something I wasn't going to read! I
:18:49. > :18:53.think people enjoyed her as a real character. Not just somebodx who
:18:54. > :18:59.read and autocue. She then loved into radio and was the first female
:19:00. > :19:05.newsreader on radio format. `` Radio 4. She presented many big b`nd
:19:06. > :19:10.specials, but never forgot her roots, and was back presenthng on
:19:11. > :19:15.our 50th anniversary progralme. All of us here at Spotlight. Shd was
:19:16. > :19:18.fantastic. Until tomorrow, same time, good night.
:19:19. > :19:20.Sheila Tracy, whose death has been announced today.
:19:21. > :19:24.And there will be a special tribute to Sheila Tracy on BBC Radio 2.
:19:25. > :19:30.That's on the Clare Teal programme on Sunday at 9pm.
:19:31. > :19:33.Some sports news and Torquax United manager Chris Hargreaves was
:19:34. > :19:37.sent off during his team's 2`1 defeat at Forest Green Rovers
:19:38. > :19:41.Hargreaves was sent to the stands for the second h`lf
:19:42. > :19:45.after questioning some of the referee's decishons
:19:46. > :19:49.Although Duane Ofori`Acheampong gave United the lead in Gloucestdrshire,
:19:50. > :19:53.Forest Green hit back and scored the winner ten mhnutes
:19:54. > :19:59.from the end, through former Exeter City striker James Norwood.
:20:00. > :20:03.The actor known to most of ts as "The Fonz" and to younger children
:20:04. > :20:06.as music teacher "Mr Rock" has been visiting schools in the South West.
:20:07. > :20:10.Henry Winkler is dyslexic and his tour aims to raise
:20:11. > :20:14.It's something which the st`r of "Happy Days" says was sadly
:20:15. > :20:19.Spotlight's David George has been to see him in action at
:20:20. > :20:39.With perfect comic timing, Henry Winkler grabbed his audiencd with a
:20:40. > :20:49.family history. His father bought and sold wood. I did not want to buy
:20:50. > :20:58.and sell... Would! The only would I was interested in... Was Hollywood!
:20:59. > :21:05.Is inspirational message to the youngsters is simply that you can do
:21:06. > :21:08.anything, and use your talents. No matter how difficult school is, it
:21:09. > :21:15.has nothing to do with how brilliant you are. Every child that I meet has
:21:16. > :21:20.greatness in them, and it is their job to bring their greatness ode and
:21:21. > :21:25.give it to the world as a ghft. Primary schoolchildren all over
:21:26. > :21:36.Britain now Henry Winkler as Mr Rock in children's TV series. Welcome to
:21:37. > :21:38.the lunch time learning ladder. Henry told the youngsters the
:21:39. > :21:44.character is based on his own real`life music teacher, cold Mr
:21:45. > :21:49.Rock. But her mums and dads, the teachers and the rest of us, Henry
:21:50. > :22:00.Winkler will always be the funds. `` the Fonz. Can you picture md in a
:22:01. > :22:07.cardigan? That is for nerds There is the Fonz. You are not cool enough
:22:08. > :22:18.to talk to me. Where did thd whole thing come from? I will tell you.
:22:19. > :22:28.They wrote paragraphs four the Fonz. I reduced entire paragraphs to once
:22:29. > :22:34.owned. `` 21 sound. `` to one sound. That is all you have to do. I would
:22:35. > :22:41.just like to say that dog h`s bad breath. They are going to love him
:22:42. > :22:51.at the school tomorrow, he hs busy, but he has time for a quick selfie.
:22:52. > :23:03.One very cool man. David loved being with the Fonz. Time for a look at
:23:04. > :23:09.the weather forecast. Good evening. It is not looking too
:23:10. > :23:20.bad. Just a few e`mails abott the amount of rain we signs of temper.
:23:21. > :23:24.Just six .8 millimetres. 10.6 millimetres, and just 3.4
:23:25. > :23:30.millilitres. The average for the month is between 80 and 100
:23:31. > :23:34.millilitres. Just shows you how dry it has been. There is rain hn the
:23:35. > :23:39.forecast, some of it turning quite heavy on Friday, until then showers
:23:40. > :23:45.are dotted around, but mainly dry weather tomorrow, just the risk of a
:23:46. > :23:48.few showers. This line of code across us at the moment is capable
:23:49. > :23:57.of producing a few spits of rain `` line of client. `` line of cloud.
:23:58. > :24:03.The main area of rain is accurate, a long way away from us at thd moment.
:24:04. > :24:07.By lunch time tomorrow, it hs approaching western Ireland. By the
:24:08. > :24:11.middle of the day on Friday it is through Ireland, overnight Friday
:24:12. > :24:19.into Saturday, it gradually moves on. The isobars all squeeze up. The
:24:20. > :24:22.whole lot will give us rain, something we have not seen for quite
:24:23. > :24:26.a while. Some of the rain qtite heavy early on Saturday morning
:24:27. > :24:30.Today we had a little bit of brightness but not much. A fair
:24:31. > :24:36.amount of cloud in the sky. These pictures were from mid Devon. A
:24:37. > :24:40.little glimpse of brightness in the sky, but it is and has been
:24:41. > :24:44.generally cloudy today. The clouds they can often give a few spits of
:24:45. > :24:50.rain here in fair. Not a grdy deal of dampness but a few showers
:24:51. > :24:54.nonetheless. Fruit is still there, but we will see a really big change
:24:55. > :25:01.in substantially cooler conditions. As we head into the weekend. Tonight
:25:02. > :25:06.first, that line of cloud whll drift away, a little bit misty in places
:25:07. > :25:08.as well. Somewhat of a clearance of the cloud in the early hours of the
:25:09. > :25:16.morning. Temperatures dipping a little lower. In the countrxside,
:25:17. > :25:22.9`10, in the towns and citids 1 `13. Sunshine breaking through the cloud,
:25:23. > :25:29.a few showers developing through the afternoon. One of those showers
:25:30. > :25:34.appearing at the end of the day but still relatively mild, tempdratures
:25:35. > :25:38.17`19 degrees. For the Isles of Scilly, a rather cloudy day,
:25:39. > :25:46.sunshine breaking through, largely dry conditions here. Times of high
:25:47. > :25:55.water. And for the surfers, substantially bigger waves on the
:25:56. > :25:59.weekend. 34 `` 3`4 feet, and clean. A bit more of a swell coming our
:26:00. > :26:03.way. The wind direction is lainly from the West, forced three,
:26:04. > :26:11.occasionally for Mac. `` occasionally for. Changing hnto the
:26:12. > :26:17.weekend, a bright and dry d`y on Saturday. Temperatures 14`14 for
:26:18. > :26:20.most of us. Saturday morning, the rain will have moved through, some
:26:21. > :26:25.sunshine but frequent and qtite heavy showers as we move into
:26:26. > :26:30.Sunday. The best way to describe it is back to normal. Have a nhce
:26:31. > :26:33.evening. Had to happen eventually, thank you,
:26:34. > :26:39.David. The full interview whth Henry Winkler will be on our Facebook
:26:40. > :26:43.page, and I will be back with you at 6:30pm tomorrow. From all of us in
:26:44. > :27:08.the Spotlight team, have a very good evening.
:27:09. > :27:22.Families left without a pay packet at the end of the month.
:27:23. > :27:35.Government borrowing on a scale not seen since the war.
:27:36. > :27:40.Accepting defeat was never an option.