29/03/2017 Spotlight

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A country divided, and counties divided.

As article 50 is triggered we look at the uncertainty

I think that we really haven't had it fully explained to us. They are

talking about maybe even leaving the Queen. We don't know what it means

for our personal lives or business lives and I think everyone would

like some clarity. We're live across

the region tonight. We're in Ivybridge revisiting this

devon family who celebrated And in Cornwall with the man whose

mission it was to leave the EU Also tonight a major set back

for the Festival of Remembrance. We'll reveal why the annual

Royal British Legion service And a winning partnership -

one boy and his dog selected to represent Great Britain

in a European Championship. When it came through, I started

welling up, so I feel pretty proud of me and Aston.

It's just over nine months since the South West voted -

along with the rest of the country - to leave the EU, today

as you've probably heard, the formal process of exiting

In the biggest political decision in a generation nearly 53% of people

Tonight we'll be hearing from those who have been waiting

for this day for decades, and from those who never wanted,

Every pub is a place to settle an argument, the side press in Torquay

was trying its best during the campaign. A patent for in and a pint

for out. But after Theresa May officially started the process of

exit from the EU, it was a little more muted. After the last vote on

Europe in 1975, easy maths on the Isles of Scilly, questions have

rumbled on about whether Britain should come out of the club. The

move to put the decision to the people brought campaigner is waving

the in and out flags. Or pasties, to the south-west. As summer game,

things got heated. It was no cooler inside. I am descended from

migrants. The south-west has cast its vote and like the rest of the

country, the region has voted to leave the European Union. But where

one question was answered, others arose. Among them, will be

Government ban foreign fishing boats? How will billions of pounds

in grants for corn will be replaced? And what about the huge migrant

workforce? We caught up with some people in April the shop. I don't

think that Brexit will affect me. Bullish people are coming here a lot

to work in factories or does work like normal people and now it is

going to be more difficult. -- Polish people.

Well, that's the view in Dorset, and our political reporters

Tamsin Melville and Anna Varle have been out assessing what

today means for people in the rest of the region.

First to Tamsin who joins us from west Cornwall.

I am in an incredibly wet and windy Cornwall this evening, one of the

many places that voted to leave back in June. In fact, one constituency

area alone, Truro and Falmouth, voted to remain. So now that the

negotiations are about to get underway, what is it that voters in

Cornwall want to see from is accessible Brexit? I have been

speaking to some of them to find out.

protest against the European Union in the form of the Maastricht

This Penzance-based campaigner has got a file full of

clippings and letters detailing his opposition

A founding member of Ukip in the 90s, during the 23rd

was something he thought would never happen.

With history now in the making, for him, a

It is a self-governing nation, electing our

MPs who pass laws over us, governing ourselves in our own courts and

making our own decisions with the MPs being responsible to the people.

He grew up with EU Regulations, and 25-year-old fishermen James Roberts

was an enthusiastic leave campaigner.

Unhappy about quota management and access to fishing

What we are hoping is for this to be extended to the 12 mile.

Fast forward nine months, and he is anxious that Brexit does

now deliver on things like a 12 mile British

waters limit and self-management within 200 miles.

If they don't secure what we have now, if they don't secure what we

should be managing, you know, the 200 mile limit.

It has taken this long to get to a point to have this

chance, I can't see it happening again probably not in my lifetime.

Cornwall has voted 57% - 43% for leave, despite the decades of EU

The constituency of Saint Austell in Newquay happy

highest proportion about voters in the county.

And it seems immigration control will be a key test of Brexit

The hospitals are on its knees because of

So do you think the UK Government is going to

It is into uncharted waters as the exit

Well, one of the key issues in Cornwall since the referendum has

been that EU funding that has been flowing into the county for the past

couple of decades to boost the economy. What will happen to that

short-term but also long-term weather that will be replaced or not

by a Westminster Government is sure to be a key priority for Cornwall,

as these negotiations go on in the coming months.

Anna Varle is in Ivybridge in Devon - one of a handful of places

Anna, Ivybridge has long had an affinity to the EU hasn't it?

Well, as you said, the South hams is one of the few places that voted to

remain. Here in Ivybridge, the allegiance goes back 40 years. In

fact, over there in Victoria Park, the French Maher came and planted

trees when the town held a week-long celebration when we joined the

economic community. I have been finding out exactly how people you

are feeling today. The year we began to

move closer to Europe. From the cars we drove

to the shops on the high Here in Ivybridge,

the bunting was out. How else do you welcome

in a new era? And our cameras were there

as Europe rolled into town. As part of the film,

we featured a family who More than 40 years on,

we are back at the breakfast table

with the same couple. Coming out, I am very

sad to come out. But it isn't the same

club that we joined. You have got to believe

that, haven't you? The village as it was then

were so keen on joining, it was one of the only places

in the country to hold a week-long Fashions may change,

but for many, attitudes have They believed in

Europe and still do. And I think it's very

sad what has happened. They were so excited

about joining the common market, they even

wrote a song about it. But then, as now,

there was uncertainty. The man who organised those

celebrations was Mr Condon. I think that it hasn't been

fully explained to us. They are talking now

we are going to even lose the Someone suggested she should become

the Queen of Europe. Well, perhaps this

might be possible, I And today, there is

a sense of d j vu. We don't know what it means

for our personal lives. We don't know what it

means for our business lives, and you know,

I think everybody would like some

clarity, so it is difficult to celebrate when you don't know

what you might or might not be I am sure we will look back

and perhaps not in my time but in 20 or 30 years'

time we will look back and say this is one

of the greatest things we have

ever done, surely. Anna Varle reporting there,

and our Political Editor Martyn Oates has been assessing

the mood in Westminster. Well, the Prime Minister in a

statement to the Commons earlier today said that she wanted a deep

and special relationship with the EU, post-Brexit, and the ability to

trade as freely as possible with the EU. That is something which will be

watched closely by businesses and on our part of the world also

particularly by farmers and fishermen, of course. I am joined

now by two of our MPs. The ardent Brexit supporter and an equally

ardent remain campaigner, Ben Bradshaw. I say to both of you, the

Secretary of State for extremely EU has essentially said that what we

would like post-Brexit trade wise is really what we have now, something

as good as what we have got now. Labour is also saying the standard

you said the Government for this negotiation is to achieve trade why

something as good as the situation we have got at the moment. That is

impossible for both of you, isn't it? I don't think it is impossible.

But I think we are talking about something which works better for UK

plc, because the talent we have at the moment is that the bureaucracy

of the regulatory system with fishing. We really do have a

challenge because we do not have our fair share of access. With Bonnie,

we have a system which does not really work so we have the ability

to be the increase productivity and trade. In terms of access to the

single market, the chief negotiator has been absolutely clear. Britain

cannot be given as good a deal in trade terms as it has got as a

member of the EU. What we have to remember is that the EU itself has

said that in the next ten years, 90% of the training opportunities are

outside Europe and that is the problem. That was what was holding

Britain back. So of course we will negotiate with the EU and of course

it is perfectly possible because it is in their interest actually more

than hours to get a good deal, so I think no problem, but it will be a

matter I think of the emotional and the political not upsetting the

clear economic argument and producing a win- win for both.

You're absolutely right in your question because David Davis said in

January that we will have exactly the exact same benefits. Those were

his words. When we leave the EU as we have now. That is going to be

difficult to live, not least because of the most things that has happened

snag is that Theresa May's first demand any talks about the divorce

and the future relationship running parallel has been outright rejected

by all the other member states. They are determined that we need to

settle our liabilities and the issue of EU citizens and British citizens

and the Northern Ireland border question before there are any talks

about a future tracheal soap the main plank of negotiating strategy

has fallen apart. I clearly do not agree with that in the sense that I

think the Europeans will see sense. Do not enter in negotiation with one

part of the deal and without the other. When this gets underway, is

there not a risk that issues that are important like farming and

fishing that are nationally small issues will not be in the

foreground. These will be considered. I do not believe that

will happen. The other thing to point out is that the gravity as we

have time. We have the two years. But at the end of those two years,

one other was a threat of going back to WTO, we may well still have zero

rates because... Agriculture and fishing has faced some of the

highest tariffs if we fall out of the World Trade Organisation and we

export the majority of the fishery catch and most of our farming

exports go to the single market so tariffs will be a disaster for

exporters but also for consumers because prices will go up. The

reverse is true because we actually import so much and we are paying

very high rates on that. 90%. We have to leave it there. Needless to

say, like everybody here, we will be following this step-by-step over the

next two years. Thank you very much. Now a brief roundup of other stories

making the news in the South West. John Earle, a former BBC TV

presenter and Jackanory storyteller has admitted sexually assaulting

a boy almost 60years ago. 87-year-old Earle of Upton Pyne

near Exeter carried out the offences between 1957

and 1961 when he was He has been told he could face

prison and must sign The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

says admissions are up ten per cent and it has a hundred patients

who cannot be discharged as care Its advising people to use

GPs, minor injury units Derriford Hospital in Plymouth

says its also busy and is using its social media pages to ask

people to consider other services if its not

emergency care they need. Exeter based Flybe has

been fined ?70,000 3.3 million unwanted emails

to people who'd opted out They were sent last August

asking people to update marketing preferences

and personal information. Flybe has apologised and said it has

taken action to ensure it Persistent wet weather has delayed

the start of swailing on Dartmoor. The controlled burning

of overgrown gorse can only take place between October

and the end of March. At Haytor its only

just got underway. Rising costs have forced changes

to a major Royal British The Devon Festival of Remembrance

has been held for 25 years but it'll be replaced by a concert

at a smaller venue in As Hamish Marshall reports,

the main reasons are reduced ticket sales and the cost of hiring both

Exeter Cathedral and the Band It is one of the most high-profile

ways that Devon marks the sacrifices of those who gave their lives in

combat. But there will be no Royal British Legion Devon Festival of

Remembrance in 2017. The band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines is a big

attraction at the festival, but it comes at a cost. ?1800 as the

Ministry of Defence charges organisations including the British

Legion for outside appearances. It says that is according to Government

policy, but it contributed to the festival making a loss. ?1800 is a

lot of money, especially for remembrance. If it was for a flower

show or for a county show or something like that, I could

understand. But not for remembrance. It is really not in line with the

idea of remembrance. Another big cost is the new ?3000 to hire Exeter

Cathedral. The cathedral, which has its own well-publicised financial

issues, told as it works very hard to keep costs for concerts and other

events held here to a minimum. But staffing and other costs involved in

keeping the building open beyond its normal opening hours do have to be

covered. So in November, the smaller venue will host a lower budget

concerts, focusing on youngsters. The young people of this country or

the people who are going to continue and we looking forward to a terrific

concert with a lot of participation of children. And the hope is to

reinstate the larger scale festival in 2018. To mark the centenary of

the end of the Great War. The wife of a former

Plymouth-based Royal Marine convicted of shooting dead a wounded

Taliban fighter says he has always regretted his actions

and if he could turn back time Alexander Blackman is to be freed

after his murder conviction Today his wife Claire

told our Somerset Correspondent Clinton Rogers they wondered

if the day would ever come. The whole four and a half year

journey has been a bit of a rollercoaster and we have

obviously had some wins along the way but we have had a lot more let

downs and disappointments and those were the days when we really

wondered if we would get here. When you spoke to your

husband after the He is a man of few words

and I think, to be fair, it took most of the day

for the decision to really sink in. Obviously, in prison he's had time

to reflect on that day. He has always wished

that he could turn the clock back and act differently in that

situation than he did. He has always regretted

his actions and he has always held himself

accountable for them. How hard you think it will be

to adjust for both of you? I listen to people who advise me

that there will be a readjustment period and I am sure that is true,

but I suppose over many other couples we have the advantage

of readjusting from every tour he's ever been on, albeit this

is a considerably longer tour than the others,

but neither of us are We are very much

looking forward to it. He is coming out largely

because of what you have I've heard the title

lioness applied to you. Does this sit comfortably

on your shoulders? I haven't really had

a chance to think And people ask me often why and how

I have done what I have And I don't really

have a good answer. And somebody needed

to fight to get the justice that he received yesterday and if

that has to be me, then so be it. Some sports news now and almost

a decade after the race, Devon runner Jo Pavey has been

awarded a World Championship medal. The 43-year-old finished

the 2007 10,000 metre However she's now set to receive

the bronze medal after the athlete who finished ahead of her was found

guilty of a doping offence. More south west success now

and the Thomas Hardye School who we featured on Friday has

produced an incredible performance today to win

the National Schools Vase final. The team were clearly not suffering

any Twickenham nerves. The under-15 side from Dorchester

blew their opponents away running in seven first half tries

to lead 45-0 at the break. The second-half was a more even

contest and the Thomas Hardye School eventually ran out winners

by 67 points to seven. In Plymouth, the count down

to Armed Forces Day began when the flag was presented

to the city in an unusual way. Former Royal Marine Mark Ormrod,

who lost three limbs in Afghanistan, accompanied the standard by landing

craft across the Sound Then, by way of a weapons vehicle

and zip wire, it was handed This year's event on June 24th

will include parades, displays and an air show

and is expected to attract more An 11-year-old boy from Cornwall has

become the youngest person ever to be chosen to represent

Great Britain in the Yes, Will Bacchus and his

best friend Aston are Earlier this month they got

to the finals of their category at Crufts and in July they'll be

in Luxembourg as part of Team GB in the European

Junior Open Championships. Our reporter, Andrea Ormsby's been

to see them in action. So I'm going to send

him into the tunnel. Run this way and then

I'm going to pull him And then I'm going to

send him through here. five-year-old cocker spaniel Aston

have been training together for four He will eat whatever

he can get his paws on and he is just very cuddly, noisy,

and a lovely friend to have. And they are doing

very well together. They got through to

the finals of their category at Crufts and now

they have been chosen by Team GB, making

Will When it came through,

I started welling up, so I feel like pretty proud

of me and Aston, so yeah... But Aston hasn't always

given him cause for He used to run out the ring and go

to burger vans and the worst one was when he ran out of the ring

and destroyed a cake stall and he So my mum had to go and pay

for them after we put him He's prepared to take

on a challenge. A lot of people may have

given up, but having worked through it, he has actually

got a very strong bond and a lovely, And it is that bond

bringing success. He has tried so hard

to get this far. He never gives up, even when the dog

was raiding cake stalls and burger He kept on going and

perseverance has paid off now. In July, Will and Aston

head to Luxembourg for Can really see the love

and affection they have. Congratulations to Will and Aston,

but also a special mention for our reporter Andrea who was also

the camera operator racing That's our very own North Devon

reporter Andrea Ormsby - there she is, with her camera

following the action We should enter her

into a competition! Give Aston a run for his money.

Let's see what the weather is like. We saw some very blustery

conditions. It looks a bit rough. All very

disappointing today. We are not the only ones who have experienced it.

Across the region, it has been great and dismal. We that low cloud and

health and mist and Mark. Our cameraman went to Dartmoor today

because you can see the low cloud and rain and drizzle as well. Quite

a brisk wind around as well. Beginners for tomorrow is that we

lose the moist south-westerly flow that we had today and we start to

produce a little bit more of a southerly wind. That should help to

bring some slightly drier, slightly warmer air across us. Hopefully some

improvement for some others tomorrow and hopefully for many others losing

scenes like this. Work tomorrow, slightly warmer. There will be some

rain around. Western fringes are most likely to see rain. For many

others, a dry day and a brighter day as well. Low pressure is dominating

in the Atlantic. High pressure sits across France and that is how we

keep those weather fans at bay. This is today. This is tomorrow. Not a

lot of change but slightly more of a southerly as opposed to a

south-westerly. Hopefully a better day on the cards. Into Friday, the

cold front moves through. Pressure conditions for Friday and we keep

the pressure conditions into the weekend. The risk of some heavy

thundery showers on Saturday but with high-pressure developing by

Sunday it should help to clear off the showers and it should be dry. As

it has not been out there for today. Spells of rain coming and going,

heavy bursts in some places. Cloud as well. We continue to see rain on

and off through the night tonight as well. Some of it could be quite

lively. The brisk wind continues. Bob around tonight as well. All of

that keeps it mild, with temperatures staying in double

figures into tomorrow morning. Tomorrow, it could be down early.

The good news is that with that southerly wind, the brain wants to

work its way further westwards all the western fringes will have a

disappointing day. But in general, for many of us, a dry day and bright

and also warmer. Medium and high level cloud around at times. A warm

feeling day. 16-17 C. Except where you keep that rain and the Isles of

Scilly is likely to be one of those places. A blustery day with that

rain at times and temperatures here is a good bit lower, I suspect.

These are the times of high water. And these are the waves for surfers.

Fairly big. Clean conditions here with that southerly wind coming in.

For the coastal waters, the wind will be southerly. Some patchy rain

around at times. A largely dry picture for many of us but we have

got a moderate to rough seas state and that could increase to very

rough later on in the day. This is how it is shaping up over the coming

days. Not too bad overall. For many of us, a decent day for tomorrow.

The further west you are, you will have those outbreaks of rain. Mostly

dry on Friday. Just like showers. Temperatures taking a tumble. Heavy

and thundery showers on Saturday. Some sunshine away from the showers.

Openly drier and brighter for Sunday. Back to you.

More on some of her stories on our Facebook page including Aston and

Will and also dog agility. Good night.

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