:00:00. > :00:10.Tonight on Spotlight: Ploughing a future for farming outsidd the EU.
:00:11. > :00:13.It's a watershed moment for one of our key industries,
:00:14. > :00:16.and farmers are pressing for answers on what Brexit will mean for them.
:00:17. > :00:18.We'll be live in Westminster where MP's have been debating
:00:19. > :00:21.the shape of British farming after we leave the EU.
:00:22. > :00:23.Also tonight, from derelict sewerage works to desirable riversidd home.
:00:24. > :00:27.How former squatters made stch a lovely job of renovations,
:00:28. > :00:34.they were asked if they'd like to stay.
:00:35. > :00:36.The water wheel has come back round again.
:00:37. > :00:46.We'll reveal plans to harness its power to generate electricity.
:00:47. > :00:56.I shall be revealing the winner of the national town crier
:00:57. > :00:59.championship. He's a decent chap, wears a black, pointed hat `nd has a
:01:00. > :01:12.red coat. Rules which have governed
:01:13. > :01:15.how our farmers have run their businesses for forty years
:01:16. > :01:18.should be torn up as soon as a deal is struck
:01:19. > :01:20.on Britain's exit from the DU. That's the view of a local LP
:01:21. > :01:27.who today held a debate in Parliament about the futtre
:01:28. > :01:30.of one of the South West's lost In a moment, we'll be live
:01:31. > :01:37.in Westminster and we'll also hear how the decision to leave
:01:38. > :01:39.the European Union is affecting one So what has decades of European
:01:40. > :01:48.membership done for our For more than 40 years, our
:01:49. > :01:53.landscape has been increasingly shaped by the EU. A symbol of the
:01:54. > :01:59.South West agriculture has been operating to the rules we shgned up
:02:00. > :02:03.to as members of the union. From the early days, the European project
:02:04. > :02:10.aims to see countries working together, but there was alw`ys
:02:11. > :02:14.tension and controversy. Thd decisions made in Brussels have
:02:15. > :02:18.affected our rural scene in many ways. What happens in these fields
:02:19. > :02:23.has been heavily influenced by hundreds of millions of pounds
:02:24. > :02:28.farmers receiving payments by the EU. Thousands of people working on
:02:29. > :02:32.the land picking flowers and potatoes are Labour is drawn from
:02:33. > :02:39.member states. The food produced has been bought and sold around Europe
:02:40. > :02:42.as one market. For some farlers there have clearly been bendfits,
:02:43. > :02:47.but others don't like the rtles and regulations which come with it. As
:02:48. > :02:53.politicians grapple with thd details of Brexit, there are few
:02:54. > :02:57.certainties. Will farmers, read from the EU rules, be able to plough a
:02:58. > :03:03.productive future for the industry. What sort of subsidies will they
:03:04. > :03:11.receive? Questions farmers tp particularly interested in getting
:03:12. > :03:16.answers to. The referendum has been described as watershed moment.
:03:17. > :03:18.As we've heard over the years, South West dairy farmers have
:03:19. > :03:21.struggled with low prices, and they believe the EU has done
:03:22. > :03:25.While the fall in the pound has made our exports cheaper thdre's
:03:26. > :03:27.a lot of uncertainty - as Justin mentioned -
:03:28. > :03:30.and some are borrowing more to keep afloat as our Environment
:03:31. > :03:34.Correspondent, Adrian Campbdll, has been discovering.
:03:35. > :03:41.The Southwest's rich pasturds are ideal for grazing cattle. On this
:03:42. > :03:46.farm in North Devon, they share many issues to farms around the South
:03:47. > :03:49.West. For instance, they nedd to export expensive farm equiplent from
:03:50. > :03:54.the continent, and these ardn't the only costs they had to conshder
:03:55. > :03:58.because there are other isstes such as fuel, oil and feed. All very
:03:59. > :04:05.content of the farmers at the moment. Why are important expensive?
:04:06. > :04:10.Well, pre-Brexit, on the 22nd of June, ?1 was worth 1.3 year rose and
:04:11. > :04:17.$1.47, but today, things have changed a lot. The pound has almost
:04:18. > :04:21.reached parity with the Euro and has dropped to $1.19. One of thd good
:04:22. > :04:25.things about that for farmers is that their food has become hn demand
:04:26. > :04:29.worldwide because it is che`per but that could be bad news for the
:04:30. > :04:37.British shopper. I'm sure the consumer will see a rise in food
:04:38. > :04:43.prices. If our exports becole more competitive abroad, because it will
:04:44. > :04:48.shorten the market in the UK, and a shortage in the UK will cause a rise
:04:49. > :04:53.in prices. Planning for the business has made any investment havd a? Over
:04:54. > :05:14.it. We are at a crossroads and clearly
:05:15. > :05:18.we have a chance to shape agricultural policy, size f`rmers
:05:19. > :05:25.can be supported but not in the same way they used to be. We can have a
:05:26. > :05:33.thriving, prosperous agricultural industry. It's insecure at the
:05:34. > :05:38.moment, but long-term, leavhng the EU could be the best thing we've
:05:39. > :05:45.ever done but we won't know until we get there. Adam has worked hard to
:05:46. > :05:49.build up his organic herd, producing organic milk and cheese. He says he
:05:50. > :05:53.can manage about subsidies, but these are still volatile tiles.
:05:54. > :05:55.Well, in the last hour the LP for North Cornwall, Scott M`nn,
:05:56. > :05:57.has called for a better, British replacement
:05:58. > :06:03.to the European system, during the debate about South West
:06:04. > :06:10.Our political editor has bedn following the debate.
:06:11. > :06:19.What's been happening? A good showing from MPs and a varidty of
:06:20. > :06:23.views to the advantages and disadvantages of leaving thd
:06:24. > :06:27.European Union. Key issues were access to immigrant workers,
:06:28. > :06:32.particularly, because the Government has said it once the clamp-down on
:06:33. > :06:37.immigration. What will happdn to those subsidies currently bding
:06:38. > :06:44.received from the EU? If yot look at smaller farms, they rely on those
:06:45. > :06:48.subsidies to stay afloat. The NFU insists that British farmers need
:06:49. > :06:52.full and unfettered access to the European single market, homd to some
:06:53. > :07:04.of their biggest customers `nd competitors. That also has `
:07:05. > :07:11.question over it. Freedom of movement. What is the Government
:07:12. > :07:16.likely to do, Martin? Well, they are looking carefully at the issue of
:07:17. > :07:24.migrant workers, but coincidentally, the boss, Andrea Letson was being
:07:25. > :07:31.grilled by the Defra select committee, Neil Parish, as to
:07:32. > :07:37.whether the Government was trying to secure single market, or shd would
:07:38. > :07:42.say was that the Government are trying to get a bespoke deal for the
:07:43. > :07:46.UK. There seemed to be a lot of known unknowns at the moment. Let's
:07:47. > :07:52.have another look at some stories. A man who died tombstoning
:07:53. > :07:54.at Plymouth Hoe has been naled An inquest today heard the
:07:55. > :07:57.39-year-old suffered unsurvhvable injuries after he jumped
:07:58. > :07:59.into the water last The inquest has been
:08:00. > :08:03.adjourned until February. Failings by a medical director
:08:04. > :08:06.in Cornwall to protect patidnts from risk of harm by a gynadcologist
:08:07. > :08:09.did not amount to misconduct. A Medical Practitioners Tribunal
:08:10. > :08:11.Service hearing in Manchestdr found that Dr Paul Upton did not take
:08:12. > :08:14.appropriate steps against consultant Rob Jones
:08:15. > :08:16.at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS But it noted there was eviddnce
:08:17. > :08:20.of "deficiencies" in govern`nce systems when he came into the job
:08:21. > :08:23.and that he had improved care More than 200 job losses now look
:08:24. > :08:31.inevitable at the Somerset The Yeovil factory lost
:08:32. > :08:37.a significant contract to m`ke airframes for the Navy's
:08:38. > :08:39.new Lynx helicopter. Staff have been given
:08:40. > :08:51.redundancy notices. An operation to cull badgers in the
:08:52. > :08:56.south-west has come to the dnd. It was to eradicate bovine TB. Cull
:08:57. > :08:59.figures are expected to be published next year.
:09:00. > :09:01.When squatters moved into a derelict house
:09:02. > :09:03.in an exclusive part of Fallouth, little did they know
:09:04. > :09:11.The six bedroom property belonged to South West Water
:09:12. > :09:14.and when the company's representatives turned up to evict
:09:15. > :09:16.the group they decided they'd done such a good job of repairing
:09:17. > :09:18.and renovating the house they let them stay.
:09:19. > :09:30.Ideally located within reach of vibrant Falmouth, and a merd stone's
:09:31. > :09:38.throw from the fabulous tenderness head land. This substantial period
:09:39. > :09:47.property commands views of St Paul's Castle, the estuary and Fallouth
:09:48. > :09:52.sewage works. Even the most silver tongued estate agent would struggle
:09:53. > :09:56.with that one. Yet the nine new homeowners they can't believe their
:09:57. > :10:03.luck. Three people initiallx moved into the property 13 years `go as
:10:04. > :10:07.squatters. Now, squatting in residential buildings can ldad to
:10:08. > :10:13.six months imprisonment, a ?5,0 0 fine or both. But far from throwing
:10:14. > :10:20.them out, Southwest water through in an offer of an insured tenancy and
:10:21. > :10:26.unique relationship sprung tp. When Southwest water put the building up
:10:27. > :10:29.for sale, the tenant formed a housing cooperative, secured a
:10:30. > :10:36.mortgage and became its owndrs. Everyone living there pays less than
:10:37. > :10:42.?400 a month to the cooperative It's an alternative to the landlord
:10:43. > :10:48.and tenant system that people who have had trouble with that kind of
:10:49. > :10:54.system, which I definitely have Also, we provide space for `rtists,
:10:55. > :10:59.studio spaces, such as this. This is rented by Zoe Jung. There's no free
:11:00. > :11:04.lunch, something for nothing. This is a community working together to
:11:05. > :11:08.provide what is needed, which is basic, decent housing where people
:11:09. > :11:13.can work and be happy together. Who cares about the sewage works? They
:11:14. > :11:18.don't even need them. They've got their own, alternative approach
:11:19. > :11:22.Long before we brought you the news, town criers were one of your best
:11:23. > :11:25.ports of call and as you max have gathered, tonight we're payhng
:11:26. > :11:39.Still to come on Spotlight: We are in the pool with swimming star,
:11:40. > :11:44.Rebecca Adlington. From Cornwall to Hollywood, local film-maker's debut
:11:45. > :11:51.in LA. And then, more importantly, more from me.
:11:52. > :11:55.Until the 1950's many of the South West's towns
:11:56. > :11:57.and villages generated electricity using watermills and weirs,
:11:58. > :12:03.Well today a new proposal h`s been put to government ministers
:12:04. > :12:06.which would see old mills being turned into a network
:12:07. > :12:09.The Hydro Mills Group from lid Devon, hope the idea
:12:10. > :12:12.could eventually be rolled out to other areas.
:12:13. > :12:15.It already has the support of the Environment Agency which says
:12:16. > :12:17.it will closely monitor any impact on fish populations.
:12:18. > :12:25.Harriet Bradshaw has been finding more.
:12:26. > :12:34.The power of water has been used for centuries in industry. But times
:12:35. > :12:40.have changed. Across mid Devon, and the south-west, many water lills,
:12:41. > :12:45.such as this one are out of use But its owner, Brendan, wants to change
:12:46. > :12:50.that. Here is the crux of the issue. This is the lowest the water level
:12:51. > :12:56.will be this year after quite a long, dry spring and summer, but
:12:57. > :13:04.we've now got water to have 24 hours electricity capability. It's in a
:13:05. > :13:10.rural location and is very secure. This what he is proposing. Not just
:13:11. > :13:15.on his property. This new wheel in Somerset has new technology attached
:13:16. > :13:21.to it which creates hydroeldctric power, but it comes at a prhce. It's
:13:22. > :13:26.very expensive. Large, 6-figure sums, but it is worthwhile. It will
:13:27. > :13:34.be around for at least 60 ydars maybe longer. Brendan has bden
:13:35. > :13:41.trekking across the countryside with other mail and we're owners in order
:13:42. > :13:45.to create a network on a sm`rt grid. We've got all this wonderful energy
:13:46. > :13:54.going past us and it's not ttilised any more, but why? It is madness.
:13:55. > :13:59.Why am I joining with others? Simply, because as a group of people
:14:00. > :14:02.we will get our voices heard. If it works in mid Devon, it could work
:14:03. > :14:07.across the whole country, which is why we are in talks with thd
:14:08. > :14:12.minister about trying it in this area before seeing if it can work as
:14:13. > :14:19.a means of energy generation alongside many others around the
:14:20. > :14:24.country. We got endless powdr here, kinetic energy, rainwater, let's use
:14:25. > :14:26.it. It is also thought that putting a new spin on old technologx could
:14:27. > :14:29.stop flooding. There was a ringing endorselent
:14:30. > :14:33.for sport in the region tod`y as double Olympic swimming champion
:14:34. > :14:38.Becky Adlington said the Sotth West is leading the way when it comes to
:14:39. > :14:43.nurturing new talent. The Gold medal winner joined
:14:44. > :14:45.Plymouth divers for a little motivational sdssion
:14:46. > :14:48.in Plymouth today, and as John Henderson found out some
:14:49. > :15:02.needed more coaxing than co`ching. One, two, three, jump. Even with the
:15:03. > :15:07.help of an Olympic diver, it's tough going for three metre diving board.
:15:08. > :15:15.Thankfully, not everything `t Plymouth life Centre requirds a leap
:15:16. > :15:22.of faith. It doesn't matter You can hold it out. Who would you trust in
:15:23. > :15:33.a swimming sprint than a dotble Olympic champion? I don't think they
:15:34. > :15:38.have our clue. They are likd loving it and want to win. Rebecca
:15:39. > :15:43.Adlington knows all about that. Two golds in Beijing followed bx two
:15:44. > :15:50.goals in London. Team GB in Rio won even more medals. Think a lot of it
:15:51. > :15:56.is about getting the lessons right. It should be at every singld primary
:15:57. > :16:01.school swims. I think peopld should take example of what's going on
:16:02. > :16:06.implement. Never know, one of these kids could get a gold at thd
:16:07. > :16:14.Olympics in the future. But today was about having fun and picking up
:16:15. > :16:21.some top tips. Olympic divers Sarah and her partner sets a good example.
:16:22. > :16:26.It's difficult to hitting the water at 33 mph. I do really get scared,
:16:27. > :16:34.but then you do it and then that's your sense of achievement. @nd the
:16:35. > :16:38.100 or so pupils from Plymotth' primary schools, this was their
:16:39. > :16:44.moment. I'm proud of myself, jumping in and doing all that. My Gran will
:16:45. > :16:52.be pleased. Maybe this is where it. For the Olympic stars of thd future.
:16:53. > :16:56.-- where it will start for the Olympic stars of the future.
:16:57. > :17:06.You have to get play football, or do you do you? You may have noticed the
:17:07. > :17:13.pace of the beautiful game going from this, to this. People have been
:17:14. > :17:17.taking up walking football so that they can continue to enjoy the sport
:17:18. > :17:22.later in life. Hundreds of places are offering something similar, but
:17:23. > :17:31.it wasn't quite the gentle past time that we were expecting! If xou want
:17:32. > :17:40.to amble around the park, you picked the wrong game. While they lay not
:17:41. > :17:48.look like they are running,. It s all in the definition. My boy said
:17:49. > :17:54.to me, why don't you have a go at it? You used to play local football.
:17:55. > :18:02.600 matches. That was 40 ye`rs ago though. Dave is walking through the
:18:03. > :18:07.benefits of keeping moving when the body naturally starts to want to do
:18:08. > :18:11.the opposite. It's very good. Big John legs moving at the timd. I see
:18:12. > :18:23.a lot of people my age, thex can't even walk properly. -- it kdeps you
:18:24. > :18:29.moving at the time. Is the `geing population setting the pace for
:18:30. > :18:31.Sunday football? It has so lany benefits for people with
:18:32. > :18:35.disabilities, because there's so many different strands, poshtive
:18:36. > :18:41.aspects. People come for wehght loss, to make friends, get over
:18:42. > :18:48.mental health illnesses. Thdre are loads of different positives. Its
:18:49. > :18:54.popularity is on the up, bo`sting 800 clubs. Two years ago, there were
:18:55. > :18:58.just 125. It's inclusive for everybody who wants to join in, with
:18:59. > :19:05.different sessions open to `nyone who may be can't take part hn full,
:19:06. > :19:11.physical football. There ard a lot of cancer victims taking part as
:19:12. > :19:20.well. We've had to need her 13 which is much more forgiving. Espdcially
:19:21. > :19:25.for the older generation whdre may be the ability is an issue. It helps
:19:26. > :19:31.people to do physical activhty for longer. No one could forgivd missing
:19:32. > :19:46.this sitar. No matter how h`rd I appeal will stop.
:19:47. > :19:55.Taunton town FC has made it into the cup after beating Hemel Hempstead
:19:56. > :20:10.1-0. They will now face Barrow in the first round.
:20:11. > :20:16.The Hollywood Boulevard fill Festival is open this month, and in
:20:17. > :20:31.it is a film from Cornwall for the first time. From little acorns,
:20:32. > :20:33.great oaks can grow. Who wotld think a little indie film shot here it
:20:34. > :20:44.would make it all the way to Hollywood? Is beautiful and I shot
:20:45. > :20:51.it in black and white because it really suited the move -- mood of
:20:52. > :21:00.the film. It's a story of a young gentleman who is having a h`rd time.
:21:01. > :21:05.How did he feel when he was selected for the film festival? It w`s
:21:06. > :21:11.unbelievable. I was sitting in a cafe and open the e-mail and there
:21:12. > :21:16.it was. It had been chosen, congratulating us on our work. I'm
:21:17. > :21:25.quite an emotional guy. I started crying and there was this truck
:21:26. > :21:37.driver there. Let me tell you my story. You acted in it. How do you
:21:38. > :21:44.feel about going beyond Hollywood? Did enjoy doing it? I loved working
:21:45. > :21:48.with Tony. We improvise as well as Morecambe and wise and Laurdl and
:21:49. > :21:54.Hardy. I'm so proud that a little Cornish film, with zero budget,
:21:55. > :22:00.because there was no funding, has gone all the way to Hollywood.
:22:01. > :22:04.People are seeing it. Once Oprah out of all of us. The Hollywood
:22:05. > :22:12.screening should bring some industry recognition and they think ht will
:22:13. > :22:13.pull a few punches across the pond. A little bit of Cornwall in
:22:14. > :22:23.Hollywood. (Now to someone who's been
:22:24. > :22:26.attempting to get more than a word Dorset is celebrating
:22:27. > :22:29.after one of its town criers Sustained volume, diction,
:22:30. > :22:35.inflection and clarity are `ll key And Dorset should know as the county
:22:36. > :22:39.has four previous winners from Bridport to Weymouth to Lyme
:22:40. > :22:41.Regis. So here is Dorchester's Alistair
:22:42. > :22:46.Chisholm with... I'm the town crier of Dorchdster and
:22:47. > :22:50.an immensely proud to be so. What a fabulous town. Small, easilx seen
:22:51. > :23:04.but rich beyond belief. We have monuments going back 5000 ydars We
:23:05. > :23:14.have Roman mosaics, and a fhne amphitheatre. This was also the
:23:15. > :23:20.scene of the trial of the Tolpuddle martyrs and Thomas Hardy and William
:23:21. > :23:26.Barnes, literary giants, and people all over the world come herd to
:23:27. > :23:31.enjoy the association with Hardy. And now, either to David, whth the
:23:32. > :23:41.weather. Thank you, Alistair. We had a little bit of sunshine
:23:42. > :23:47.today, especially for those out town crying. Surfing looking prolising
:23:48. > :23:57.for tomorrow. Some decent shzed waves. Sarr Mr, perhaps even a
:23:58. > :24:01.little bit of frost, some stnshine, generally light winds, feelhng quite
:24:02. > :24:10.pleasant once we lose the cloud It's been quite stubborn in places.
:24:11. > :24:15.I think later in the night we will see the skies clear. High pressure
:24:16. > :24:20.is certainly taking charge. Not just for tonight and tomorrow, btt
:24:21. > :24:24.including the weekend. The low pressure is a bit stubborn to move
:24:25. > :24:31.out of the way and just days there, three Thursday and into Friday.
:24:32. > :24:35.While that process is underway, down here, of Spain and Portugal, a new
:24:36. > :24:41.area of low pressure will start and move northwards, and that area of
:24:42. > :24:49.low pressure will give us a strong, easterly wind as we move from Friday
:24:50. > :24:54.night into the weekend. This is a picture on Saturday and Sunday, and
:24:55. > :24:58.a win could easily reach gale force on the English coast, coming in from
:24:59. > :25:02.southern Scandinavia. Temperatures dropping a few degrees, and perhaps
:25:03. > :25:08.a chance of a few showers on Monday night. The show as we have seen
:25:09. > :25:13.today have been pretty isol`ted A bit of clearance, that will happen
:25:14. > :25:23.through this evening and later on tonight. The last few showers left
:25:24. > :25:28.behind in the Cornish sea. Dast Devon, Dorset and Somerset, that's
:25:29. > :25:33.where we will see some of the lowest temperatures, and the potential for
:25:34. > :25:37.some frost. A few degrees above freezing. Tomorrow, there should be
:25:38. > :25:48.some sunshine, more than wh`t we have seen today, across the Isles of
:25:49. > :25:53.Scilly, the clouds generating a few showers but not enough to stop the
:25:54. > :25:59.sunshine. A brighter day th`n what we have seen today. Temperatures up
:26:00. > :26:02.to 13-14dC. You may find those temperatures quite comfortable out
:26:03. > :26:07.of the wind. There is the forecast for the Isles of Scilly. Early
:26:08. > :26:12.showers, some sunshine developing, onto the times of high water along
:26:13. > :26:22.the south coast. Here are your times. I mentioned surfing because
:26:23. > :26:28.the surf conditions look good along the south coast. There will be up to
:26:29. > :26:36.two to four feet and clean, the wave period, the time, quite long,
:26:37. > :26:40.between 14-16 seconds. Some pretty good surfing conditions herd. The
:26:41. > :26:48.winds are now lighter. Northerly, from three to four, fair with good
:26:49. > :26:54.visibility. This is the outlook into the weekend. Notice the night-time
:26:55. > :26:58.temperatures. Pretty low. Potential for some frost. Sadly, into Sunday,
:26:59. > :27:04.we develop and easterly wind. That will become quite strong on Sunday,
:27:05. > :27:13.possibly gale force between the English Channel, the likes of
:27:14. > :27:17.Torbay, Lyme Bay will stop. There's a lot of uncertainty as to whether
:27:18. > :27:24.that brain will turn up at `ll. It's a dry story. Cold at night, and the
:27:25. > :27:34.night-time temperatures will give some frost as well as some list and
:27:35. > :27:37.fog. Thank you David, and thank you Alistair, our town crier for
:27:38. > :27:41.tonight. I wonder if I can persuade in student late news for me
:27:42. > :27:43.tomorrow! In a meantime, we are back tomorrow at 6:30pm. Until then, good
:27:44. > :27:51.night. Everyone's living these
:27:52. > :27:53.amazing lives, You're like a...
:27:54. > :28:04.Different person? Delve deeper.
:28:05. > :28:11.Ordinary Lives continues... WAVES LAP,
:28:12. > :28:12.WIND ROARS BIRDS SING,
:28:13. > :28:14.CRICKETS CHIRP