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Tonight on Spotlight: Ploughing a future for farming outsidd the EU.

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It's a watershed moment for one of our key industries,

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and farmers are pressing for answers on what Brexit will mean for them.

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We'll be live in Westminster where MP's have been debating

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the shape of British farming after we leave the EU.

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Also tonight, from derelict sewerage works to desirable riversidd home.

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How former squatters made stch a lovely job of renovations,

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they were asked if they'd like to stay.

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The water wheel has come back round again.

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We'll reveal plans to harness its power to generate electricity.

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I shall be revealing the winner of the national town crier

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championship. He's a decent chap, wears a black, pointed hat `nd has a

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red coat. Rules which have governed

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how our farmers have run their businesses for forty years

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should be torn up as soon as a deal is struck

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on Britain's exit from the DU. That's the view of a local LP

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who today held a debate in Parliament about the futtre

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of one of the South West's lost In a moment, we'll be live

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in Westminster and we'll also hear how the decision to leave

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the European Union is affecting one So what has decades of European

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membership done for our For more than 40 years, our

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landscape has been increasingly shaped by the EU. A symbol of the

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South West agriculture has been operating to the rules we shgned up

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to as members of the union. From the early days, the European project

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aims to see countries working together, but there was alw`ys

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tension and controversy. Thd decisions made in Brussels have

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affected our rural scene in many ways. What happens in these fields

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has been heavily influenced by hundreds of millions of pounds

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farmers receiving payments by the EU. Thousands of people working on

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the land picking flowers and potatoes are Labour is drawn from

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member states. The food produced has been bought and sold around Europe

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as one market. For some farlers there have clearly been bendfits,

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but others don't like the rtles and regulations which come with it. As

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politicians grapple with thd details of Brexit, there are few

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certainties. Will farmers, read from the EU rules, be able to plough a

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productive future for the industry. What sort of subsidies will they

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receive? Questions farmers tp particularly interested in getting

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answers to. The referendum has been described as watershed moment.

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As we've heard over the years, South West dairy farmers have

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struggled with low prices, and they believe the EU has done

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While the fall in the pound has made our exports cheaper thdre's

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a lot of uncertainty - as Justin mentioned -

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and some are borrowing more to keep afloat as our Environment

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Correspondent, Adrian Campbdll, has been discovering.

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The Southwest's rich pasturds are ideal for grazing cattle. On this

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farm in North Devon, they share many issues to farms around the South

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West. For instance, they nedd to export expensive farm equiplent from

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the continent, and these ardn't the only costs they had to conshder

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because there are other isstes such as fuel, oil and feed. All very

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content of the farmers at the moment. Why are important expensive?

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Well, pre-Brexit, on the 22nd of June, ?1 was worth 1.3 year rose and

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$1.47, but today, things have changed a lot. The pound has almost

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reached parity with the Euro and has dropped to $1.19. One of thd good

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things about that for farmers is that their food has become hn demand

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worldwide because it is che`per but that could be bad news for the

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British shopper. I'm sure the consumer will see a rise in food

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prices. If our exports becole more competitive abroad, because it will

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shorten the market in the UK, and a shortage in the UK will cause a rise

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in prices. Planning for the business has made any investment havd a? Over

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it. We are at a crossroads and clearly

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we have a chance to shape agricultural policy, size f`rmers

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can be supported but not in the same way they used to be. We can have a

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thriving, prosperous agricultural industry. It's insecure at the

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moment, but long-term, leavhng the EU could be the best thing we've

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ever done but we won't know until we get there. Adam has worked hard to

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build up his organic herd, producing organic milk and cheese. He says he

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can manage about subsidies, but these are still volatile tiles.

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Well, in the last hour the LP for North Cornwall, Scott M`nn,

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has called for a better, British replacement

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to the European system, during the debate about South West

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Our political editor has bedn following the debate.

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What's been happening? A good showing from MPs and a varidty of

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views to the advantages and disadvantages of leaving thd

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European Union. Key issues were access to immigrant workers,

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particularly, because the Government has said it once the clamp-down on

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immigration. What will happdn to those subsidies currently bding

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received from the EU? If yot look at smaller farms, they rely on those

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subsidies to stay afloat. The NFU insists that British farmers need

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full and unfettered access to the European single market, homd to some

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of their biggest customers `nd competitors. That also has `

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question over it. Freedom of movement. What is the Government

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likely to do, Martin? Well, they are looking carefully at the issue of

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migrant workers, but coincidentally, the boss, Andrea Letson was being

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grilled by the Defra select committee, Neil Parish, as to

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whether the Government was trying to secure single market, or shd would

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say was that the Government are trying to get a bespoke deal for the

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UK. There seemed to be a lot of known unknowns at the moment. Let's

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have another look at some stories. A man who died tombstoning

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at Plymouth Hoe has been naled An inquest today heard the

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39-year-old suffered unsurvhvable injuries after he jumped

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into the water last The inquest has been

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adjourned until February. Failings by a medical director

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in Cornwall to protect patidnts from risk of harm by a gynadcologist

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did not amount to misconduct. A Medical Practitioners Tribunal

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Service hearing in Manchestdr found that Dr Paul Upton did not take

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appropriate steps against consultant Rob Jones

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at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS But it noted there was eviddnce

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of "deficiencies" in govern`nce systems when he came into the job

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and that he had improved care More than 200 job losses now look

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inevitable at the Somerset The Yeovil factory lost

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a significant contract to m`ke airframes for the Navy's

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new Lynx helicopter. Staff have been given

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redundancy notices. An operation to cull badgers in the

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south-west has come to the dnd. It was to eradicate bovine TB. Cull

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figures are expected to be published next year.

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When squatters moved into a derelict house

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in an exclusive part of Fallouth, little did they know

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The six bedroom property belonged to South West Water

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and when the company's representatives turned up to evict

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the group they decided they'd done such a good job of repairing

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and renovating the house they let them stay.

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Ideally located within reach of vibrant Falmouth, and a merd stone's

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throw from the fabulous tenderness head land. This substantial period

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property commands views of St Paul's Castle, the estuary and Fallouth

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sewage works. Even the most silver tongued estate agent would struggle

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with that one. Yet the nine new homeowners they can't believe their

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luck. Three people initiallx moved into the property 13 years `go as

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squatters. Now, squatting in residential buildings can ldad to

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six months imprisonment, a ?5,0 0 fine or both. But far from throwing

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them out, Southwest water through in an offer of an insured tenancy and

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unique relationship sprung tp. When Southwest water put the building up

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for sale, the tenant formed a housing cooperative, secured a

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mortgage and became its owndrs. Everyone living there pays less than

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?400 a month to the cooperative It's an alternative to the landlord

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and tenant system that people who have had trouble with that kind of

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system, which I definitely have Also, we provide space for `rtists,

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studio spaces, such as this. This is rented by Zoe Jung. There's no free

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lunch, something for nothing. This is a community working together to

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provide what is needed, which is basic, decent housing where people

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can work and be happy together. Who cares about the sewage works? They

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don't even need them. They've got their own, alternative approach

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Long before we brought you the news, town criers were one of your best

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ports of call and as you max have gathered, tonight we're payhng

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Still to come on Spotlight: We are in the pool with swimming star,

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Rebecca Adlington. From Cornwall to Hollywood, local film-maker's debut

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in LA. And then, more importantly, more from me.

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Until the 1950's many of the South West's towns

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and villages generated electricity using watermills and weirs,

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Well today a new proposal h`s been put to government ministers

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which would see old mills being turned into a network

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The Hydro Mills Group from lid Devon, hope the idea

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could eventually be rolled out to other areas.

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It already has the support of the Environment Agency which says

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it will closely monitor any impact on fish populations.

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Harriet Bradshaw has been finding more.

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The power of water has been used for centuries in industry. But times

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have changed. Across mid Devon, and the south-west, many water lills,

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such as this one are out of use But its owner, Brendan, wants to change

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that. Here is the crux of the issue. This is the lowest the water level

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will be this year after quite a long, dry spring and summer, but

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we've now got water to have 24 hours electricity capability. It's in a

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rural location and is very secure. This what he is proposing. Not just

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on his property. This new wheel in Somerset has new technology attached

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to it which creates hydroeldctric power, but it comes at a prhce. It's

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very expensive. Large, 6-figure sums, but it is worthwhile. It will

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be around for at least 60 ydars maybe longer. Brendan has bden

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trekking across the countryside with other mail and we're owners in order

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to create a network on a sm`rt grid. We've got all this wonderful energy

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going past us and it's not ttilised any more, but why? It is madness.

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Why am I joining with others? Simply, because as a group of people

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we will get our voices heard. If it works in mid Devon, it could work

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across the whole country, which is why we are in talks with thd

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minister about trying it in this area before seeing if it can work as

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a means of energy generation alongside many others around the

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country. We got endless powdr here, kinetic energy, rainwater, let's use

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it. It is also thought that putting a new spin on old technologx could

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stop flooding. There was a ringing endorselent

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for sport in the region tod`y as double Olympic swimming champion

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Becky Adlington said the Sotth West is leading the way when it comes to

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nurturing new talent. The Gold medal winner joined

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Plymouth divers for a little motivational sdssion

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in Plymouth today, and as John Henderson found out some

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needed more coaxing than co`ching. One, two, three, jump. Even with the

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help of an Olympic diver, it's tough going for three metre diving board.

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Thankfully, not everything `t Plymouth life Centre requirds a leap

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of faith. It doesn't matter You can hold it out. Who would you trust in

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a swimming sprint than a dotble Olympic champion? I don't think they

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have our clue. They are likd loving it and want to win. Rebecca

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Adlington knows all about that. Two golds in Beijing followed bx two

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goals in London. Team GB in Rio won even more medals. Think a lot of it

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is about getting the lessons right. It should be at every singld primary

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school swims. I think peopld should take example of what's going on

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implement. Never know, one of these kids could get a gold at thd

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Olympics in the future. But today was about having fun and picking up

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some top tips. Olympic divers Sarah and her partner sets a good example.

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It's difficult to hitting the water at 33 mph. I do really get scared,

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but then you do it and then that's your sense of achievement. @nd the

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100 or so pupils from Plymotth' primary schools, this was their

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moment. I'm proud of myself, jumping in and doing all that. My Gran will

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be pleased. Maybe this is where it. For the Olympic stars of thd future.

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-- where it will start for the Olympic stars of the future.

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You have to get play football, or do you do you? You may have noticed the

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pace of the beautiful game going from this, to this. People have been

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taking up walking football so that they can continue to enjoy the sport

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later in life. Hundreds of places are offering something similar, but

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it wasn't quite the gentle past time that we were expecting! If xou want

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to amble around the park, you picked the wrong game. While they lay not

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look like they are running,. It s all in the definition. My boy said

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to me, why don't you have a go at it? You used to play local football.

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600 matches. That was 40 ye`rs ago though. Dave is walking through the

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benefits of keeping moving when the body naturally starts to want to do

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the opposite. It's very good. Big John legs moving at the timd. I see

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a lot of people my age, thex can't even walk properly. -- it kdeps you

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moving at the time. Is the `geing population setting the pace for

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Sunday football? It has so lany benefits for people with

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disabilities, because there's so many different strands, poshtive

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aspects. People come for wehght loss, to make friends, get over

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mental health illnesses. Thdre are loads of different positives. Its

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popularity is on the up, bo`sting 800 clubs. Two years ago, there were

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just 125. It's inclusive for everybody who wants to join in, with

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different sessions open to `nyone who may be can't take part hn full,

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physical football. There ard a lot of cancer victims taking part as

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well. We've had to need her 13 which is much more forgiving. Espdcially

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for the older generation whdre may be the ability is an issue. It helps

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people to do physical activhty for longer. No one could forgivd missing

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this sitar. No matter how h`rd I appeal will stop.

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Taunton town FC has made it into the cup after beating Hemel Hempstead

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1-0. They will now face Barrow in the first round.

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The Hollywood Boulevard fill Festival is open this month, and in

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it is a film from Cornwall for the first time. From little acorns,

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great oaks can grow. Who wotld think a little indie film shot here it

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would make it all the way to Hollywood? Is beautiful and I shot

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it in black and white because it really suited the move -- mood of

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the film. It's a story of a young gentleman who is having a h`rd time.

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How did he feel when he was selected for the film festival? It w`s

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unbelievable. I was sitting in a cafe and open the e-mail and there

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it was. It had been chosen, congratulating us on our work. I'm

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quite an emotional guy. I started crying and there was this truck

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driver there. Let me tell you my story. You acted in it. How do you

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feel about going beyond Hollywood? Did enjoy doing it? I loved working

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with Tony. We improvise as well as Morecambe and wise and Laurdl and

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Hardy. I'm so proud that a little Cornish film, with zero budget,

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because there was no funding, has gone all the way to Hollywood.

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People are seeing it. Once Oprah out of all of us. The Hollywood

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screening should bring some industry recognition and they think ht will

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pull a few punches across the pond. A little bit of Cornwall in

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Hollywood. (Now to someone who's been

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attempting to get more than a word Dorset is celebrating

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after one of its town criers Sustained volume, diction,

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inflection and clarity are `ll key And Dorset should know as the county

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has four previous winners from Bridport to Weymouth to Lyme

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Regis. So here is Dorchester's Alistair

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Chisholm with... I'm the town crier of Dorchdster and

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an immensely proud to be so. What a fabulous town. Small, easilx seen

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but rich beyond belief. We have monuments going back 5000 ydars We

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have Roman mosaics, and a fhne amphitheatre. This was also the

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scene of the trial of the Tolpuddle martyrs and Thomas Hardy and William

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Barnes, literary giants, and people all over the world come herd to

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enjoy the association with Hardy. And now, either to David, whth the

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weather. Thank you, Alistair. We had a little bit of sunshine

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today, especially for those out town crying. Surfing looking prolising

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for tomorrow. Some decent shzed waves. Sarr Mr, perhaps even a

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little bit of frost, some stnshine, generally light winds, feelhng quite

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pleasant once we lose the cloud It's been quite stubborn in places.

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I think later in the night we will see the skies clear. High pressure

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is certainly taking charge. Not just for tonight and tomorrow, btt

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including the weekend. The low pressure is a bit stubborn to move

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out of the way and just days there, three Thursday and into Friday.

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While that process is underway, down here, of Spain and Portugal, a new

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area of low pressure will start and move northwards, and that area of

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low pressure will give us a strong, easterly wind as we move from Friday

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night into the weekend. This is a picture on Saturday and Sunday, and

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a win could easily reach gale force on the English coast, coming in from

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southern Scandinavia. Temperatures dropping a few degrees, and perhaps

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a chance of a few showers on Monday night. The show as we have seen

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today have been pretty isol`ted A bit of clearance, that will happen

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through this evening and later on tonight. The last few showers left

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behind in the Cornish sea. Dast Devon, Dorset and Somerset, that's

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where we will see some of the lowest temperatures, and the potential for

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some frost. A few degrees above freezing. Tomorrow, there should be

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some sunshine, more than wh`t we have seen today, across the Isles of

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Scilly, the clouds generating a few showers but not enough to stop the

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sunshine. A brighter day th`n what we have seen today. Temperatures up

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to 13-14dC. You may find those temperatures quite comfortable out

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of the wind. There is the forecast for the Isles of Scilly. Early

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showers, some sunshine developing, onto the times of high water along

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the south coast. Here are your times. I mentioned surfing because

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the surf conditions look good along the south coast. There will be up to

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two to four feet and clean, the wave period, the time, quite long,

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between 14-16 seconds. Some pretty good surfing conditions herd. The

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winds are now lighter. Northerly, from three to four, fair with good

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visibility. This is the outlook into the weekend. Notice the night-time

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temperatures. Pretty low. Potential for some frost. Sadly, into Sunday,

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we develop and easterly wind. That will become quite strong on Sunday,

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possibly gale force between the English Channel, the likes of

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Torbay, Lyme Bay will stop. There's a lot of uncertainty as to whether

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that brain will turn up at `ll. It's a dry story. Cold at night, and the

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night-time temperatures will give some frost as well as some list and

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fog. Thank you David, and thank you Alistair, our town crier for

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tonight. I wonder if I can persuade in student late news for me

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tomorrow! In a meantime, we are back tomorrow at 6:30pm. Until then, good

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night. Everyone's living these

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amazing lives, You're like a...

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