07/04/2017 Spotlight

strengthen the country's air defence systems. That is all from us.

Discovered by builders, the unexploded ordnance was cordoned

off to allow a bomb disposal team to deal with it.

And I'm at a South Devon cider Orchard, discussing Government plans

which could see a tax hike slapped on

Devon and Somerset's traditional tipple.

And there's hardly a cloud in the sky right across

The good news is it stays like that through the weekend

The number of young people in the south-west who've been

admitted to hospital for self-harming

rose by almost two thirds in five years.

In the year 2015-16 there were more than 1700 patients

One charity that supports young people with mental health problems

says parents and schools need to be aware of the impact of social media

Our health correspondent Jenny Walrond has been to meet

the parent of a girl who started self harming when she was 12.

Tina Mitchell's daughter Zoe began cutting herself

when she was being bullied at school.

Her problems have since escalated into multiple suicide attempts.

Just after her 14th birthday, she took her first overdose.

In four years, we've had between 30, 35 admissions

to hospital for suicide attempts, self harm,

Figures that the BBC have obtained through a Freedom of Information

request, show that in many of our hospitals in recent years,

there has been an increase in the number of teenagers who have

In the 2011-12 financial year, 1088 young people

aged between 12 and 18 were admitted to hospital

Five years later, that figure had risen to 1781,

A Cornwall-based charity that supports young people with mental

health problems has also noticed an increase and has called

for better advice online for people considering self harming

and warned of the impact of social media can have.

Social media bullying needs to be carefully controlled and acted

upon maybe by schools and parents too,

to make sure that that teenager isn't actually

at the sort of beck and call

of some really harassing and upsetting information

And Zoe and her family still need help and live with constant anxiety.

The worst time is when I have to go and knock on her door

in the morning, because I don't honestly know

I don't know if my daughter is going to be alive or dead.

There was a rather unusual attraction on the esplanade

at Woolacombe today following the discovery

A 100-metre cordon was placed around the suspect device

after it was uncovered by contractors working there.

As Janine Jansen reports, amidst the holiday-makers and sunshine,

the bomb disposal team were also called to the beach.

You just never know when one's going to turn up. At ten o'clock this

morning, workmen renovating this house dug up an old US landmine.

Police set up a 100 metre accordance on Esplanade Road in Woolacombe. The

MOD bomb disposal team then carefully moved the World War II

device down to the beach. After careful preparation, it was safely

blown up. I thought nothing was going to happen, so I was about to

ask if we could leave and it just went off and it really scared me.

How that was it? It was quite loud. What did you think of it? Very good,

and I liked the bit where there was a Big Bang. I like big bangs because

I like crisps. About five stories worth of sound, I guess. It was

really cool! I didn't imagine to bring the bomb down from there to

the beach to set it off, but I'm glad we got to see it. It was cool,

very good. It was amazing to watch, but then you start thinking, crikey,

people had to hear that all the time. It really went into your

chest, the big boom, didn't it? The holiday-makers will certainly have

plenty to talk about but the server seemed oblivious to all the

excitement. -- these surfers. Now a round-up of other stories

making the news in the South West. Police in Cornwall are searching

for a teenage boy who's been missing Steven Parr, who's 15

and from St Austell, He has links with

Bodmin and Plymouth. Plans for a ?4 million whisky

distillery on Dartmoor have been approved

by the National Park. worried about the cultural

and environmental impact. Others backed Princetown

Distilleries plan saying it A beach in Cornwall,

next to a harbour featured has been closed for the foreseeable

future after a rock fall. Tonnes of rock fell on to East Beach

in Charlestown on Wednesday. Traditional cider makers

in the South West fear they could be hit with tax increases as a result

of new government proposals to tackle the abuse of cheap,

high-alcohol brands. Cider making is part

of the region's heritage, particularly in Devon and Somerset,

and is enjoying a modern revival. The government says it appreciates

the important role artisan cider makers play in the rural

economy and doesn't want them to suffer as the result of

any changes, but cider makers fear it

won't be that simple. Here's our political

editor Martyn Oates. Not for the first time, the

Government has cheap, strong blues in its sights. A mass produced a

high-strength white cider is associated by public health

organisations with problem drinking. But a side with 7.5% alcohol

attracts the same level of duty as one with just 1.2%. The Government's

now considering a duty increase for the upper end of that range. Cider

making is a broad church. We are just showing up some bag and box

today that will be dispatched its from this week. The Treasury also

says it wants to avoid any impact on traditional cider makers like this

one. Decided that we make up, bass draught cider, probably has 15 or 20

varieties of apples in it. This white cider would be regarded by

Artisan cider makers as very different from the products they

make, but there is one obvious similarity, the strength, alcohol

content, is 7.5%. If you look at this partisan side from a well-known

Somerset producer, the strength is 7.4. The strongest cider made here

is still a hefty 6.5 and traditionally, English cider tends

to be pretty potent. So it's difficult to see how, if the

Government increases duty based on strength alone, it can avoid

clobbering places like this as well. But could be solution perhaps lie

here in the orchard. After all, Artisan cider makers say it's the

high apple juice content which makes their cider special. I'm just

suggesting that you could invoke a percentage, a minimal percentage of

apple juice in your cider. At the moment, I'm saying it's very, very

low. It could be raised up. That would protect our interests and that

would make the mass-produce Dwight Speight is more expensive to

produce? Yes. Cider makers have until June to make this or other

suggestions to the Government. Now, most of us give up

chocolate or wine for Lent, but you may remember us telling

you about one vicar from Devon who decided he'd give up the comfort

of his own bed and sleep rough. Yes, Father Gary Deighton,

who's the vicar of St George's in Goodrington, wanted

to raise money and awareness Well with a busy Easter week

approaching, tonight is his last night on the streets

and Spotlight's Andrea Ormsby's You can see now the joys

of the tarpaulin under which I'll be sleeping and obviously,

the sign, "The vicarage." The kind of vicarage

outpost, really. The video diary of a

vicar on the streets. It's going to be a bit

rough tonight and I think these things are going to be

blowing a bit, but I do have a very salubrious bedroom, which

I'm going to show you now. A brand-new cardboard

box, pillow in place, I just hope it doesn't

rattle about too much. Should be a good

night's sleep though. I think we've both reached

the point now where We were out the other

night and we didn't And now we're enjoying

ourselves even less. I've, for the last week,

had a permanent headache and I don't know, I just seem very distant

from what's going on. For more than five weeks now,

father Gary Deighton Of course, it's terrible

being in here on my own. but he doesn't hold

back on the ordeal. It's been much worse

than I thought it was going to be. I thought the real issue would be

the cold and the wet, and the cold and the wet is bad,

but actually what's really bad is just the kind of low

level of fear you've got. Any noise, any tin can,

any whistling in the wind and straightaway, you're

alert and worried And that kind of just builds up

the sleep deprivation really until you get to the point

where you're just too tired to do anything

and you don't actually care about anything very

much after a while. The symbolism of

Ash Wednesday started this Lent mission and harsh reality

is ending it a week early. Well, we go into Holy Week,

which is the week before Easter and that's kind

of very full on, really. And I'm just not in

a fit state to do that, really, to give the attention that

I need to give to that week and to give to people

that I'll meet during that week. Do you regret your

decision to do this? I don't regret it,

but next Lent, Football, rugby, horse racing and

swimming in the sport. And join me later on in the programme when I'm

here at Swamp Circus, trying my hand at circus skills. I'm not doing

that! And join me and Majic as we try

and raise funds to save his sight. It's time for the sport now

and Andy's here ahead It's Grand National weekend

and this year could be a special Lizzie Kelly has already

done her bit, flying the flag with her win yesterday,

and on Saturday, it may well The trainer who's based

on the Devon-Somerset border has four horses in the race and one

of them, Vieux Lion Rouge, or old red lion, is one

of the favourites. No one knows Vieux Lion Rouge

better than Julie Bellamy. She rides him every day

at the yard near Wellington. He won both his races this season,

including one at Aintree, enhancing his credentials

for tomorrow's Grand National. It would mean so much to me

and everybody, you know. It's such a big race

and, you know, I've had runners so it would be a dream

come true, really. Jockey Tom Scudamore

will be on board tomorrow. He's never finished

better than eighth in the National, but he is from

a famous racing family. His grandfather Michael rode

the winner, Oxo, back in 1959. The horse that put

beef into his backers. I think probably between

dad, myself and my brother, you know, we've probably had 40 goes

between us, and we've only got one on the board so far, so, look,

it would be wonderful to do. You know, he's a young

horse that has improved a lot Trainer David Pipe is looking

for his second Grand National win after taking

the prize nine years ago. It's Comply Or Die

who takes the Grand National. Definitely helps me personally going

into it a little bit more relaxed. You know, my father won

it with Miinnehoma. I was very lucky to win it

in my second season as a trainer with Comply Or Die so it's

what every owner, trainer, jockey The team will leave

for Aintree at five o'clock But on Sunday, the village

hopes to be celebrating We're counting down the games now,

just six left in League Two and Plymouth Argyle could celebrate

promotion on Easter Monday, That's, of course, if they can

win their next three games. First up for them is Crawley

while Exeter City look to keep their own promotion hopes

on track against Newport The other matches see Yeovil take

on Portsmouth and Torquay travel As always, your local BBC radio

station will have all the action. There may be six football matches

left but only four games Second-placed Exeter

want to nail down that home Tomorrow, a win should be

straightforward enough against Bristol who

are propping up the table. The Chiefs ran in five tries

when the sides met earlier in the season and on Saturday

the visitors return to Sandy Park for the first time since losing

the Championship play-off in 2010. That's maybe a wee bit

down the line now. Both clubs are in two completely

different positions and, you know, obviously, Bristol

are going to be fighting They're won't be coming down

here and there are going We've got to scrap every

point as well because we want to try and finish as high up

the table as possible to give us Elsewhere, you feel it's a must win

game for the Cornish Pirates up at Doncaster if they want to keep

their hopes of reaching Closer to home and Plymouth Albion

are at the Brickfields Now it's all change

at Plymouth Leander and on Sunday the swimmers will get the chance

to impress their new head coach when they compete

in the League Cup Final in Cardiff. It's the first time Robin Armayan

has led the team on the big stage since taking over the top job

from Jon Rudd earlier this year. All good things must come to an end

and in November, after 27 years coaching swimming in

Plymouth, John Rudd announced he was leaving

the city. The highlight of his tenure

has to be the partnership with Ruta Meilutyte,

which saw the Lithuanian The club are sticking

with what they know by installing Rudd's former assistant

as the new head coach. It may sound like a bit

of a funny question, but are you quite pleased

that John has gone? No, I think, you know,

having John around was great. But at the same time,

you know, I would be lying if I didn't say it was a great

opportunity for me. His turn and his way

of doing things. These things don't happen

overnight, you know. To actually have a positive

impact, a long-term impact on this club,

it will take me a few years. And having the backing of his star

performers can only help. Like, it's been a great transition,

I think, between having John leave and have Robin

step into his position. Being in an environment

that is produced and Olympic gold medallist sort of

brings out the best out of everyone If the programme can produce

that, then other people can produce that

within the programme. With a number of swimmers heading

to the British championships in a fortnight, Robin

will still have a better idea of how likely any future Olympic

medals might be. That's all the sport and it's now

time to join Justin and Victoria who've made their way outside

to enjoy the sunshine. Thank you very much. Yes, the

sunshine, very still, lovely evening.

It's freezing! We've come outside with a very

special reason. That noise you just heard is Majic the eagle owl, and we

will find out more about Majic in a moment because he has a bit of an

eyesight problem. However, there is lots of stuff

going on around the region in the run-up to Easter. We would send BBC

radio Cornwall's David White to be circus to burn a few extra skills.

David. Yes. Now, honestly, you didn't think this was going to be me

up here, did you? Thank you, Rachel. That is Rachel who was part of Swamp

Circus down here. Lots of circus skills going on. I can roll a hip,

look at that. There is magic going on here. There is the nap on this

thankfully not so high wire. How are you doing? You stay on there! We've

got some little BB trampolines here and this is all happening under the

artistic direction of Brett Jackson who is here from Swamp Circus. What

is going on? Welcome indeed do swap circus. Easter in the cultural

centre here in Cornwall, busy partnership between the circus and

the environmental Centre and the circus runs circus will throughout

Cornwall so we have seven different clubs that happen every week

throughout Cornwall. We have a circus school where people can get a

GCSE equivalent in circus skills which is pretty amazing. And lots of

stuff going on this weekend? Lots of workshop for the book and words. It

took me forever to do that! We have trapeze, real juggling, some

tumbling going on some tumblers. Trampolines. And we teach balancing

and the big thing at the moment is physical literacy, so we have a new

Morrissey and literacy and what we are teaching is young people today

needing to learn about physical literacy. That is sort of PE, I

suppose, in all times. That is how to use your body because everyone's

on a screen a lot of the time, so we need to train them up. Chuck if you

balls around. Yes, it's really good. Brett Jackson, the director here at

Swamp Circus. There is lots of stuff happening here and around the region

as well. There are events to tell you about in Cornwall. First of all,

the arts and craft Spring fair. The Easter fair at the Saint Austell is

happening at the Merlin MS Centre tomorrow. Then in Devon, the April

dogs there is happening at all can beach. This features races and an

agility fair. Then on Saturday, is sponsored abseil at the Torbay

Hospital maternity unit in aid of the breast care unit. 1pm on

Saturday, please tell me somebody is going to be dressed as Spiderman!

That would be absently wonderful. That's about it from here at the

Swamp Circus. I am off to grab a leotard and I would have a go at

this, maybe. Magic going on there in Cornwall, Majic going on here in the

garden. With us is his handler, mind for the night, Julie. Tel is a bit

about Majic. Majic is a Western Siberian eagle owl. He is just

coming up two years old. Sadly, he has congenital cataracts, so he is

losing sight. How common is that in birds are owls? Very rare, actually.

You do not see it often at also we are very lucky that he has them.

Particularly given how young he is, so it really is a shame. What is

going to happen now? You are trying to raise money for an operation for

him. We are. We are trying to raise funds to give him a sight saving

operation. Cataracts can be removed, but obviously it is very specialised

with him being a bird of prey and anaesthetic is very challenging and

NEI operation on an animal is quite specialised to, so we are trying to

raise funds to give him the sight saving operation. Tell us about him,

he is a magnificent bird. What does he eat? In the wild he would eat

anything up to the size of a fox or a roadie. He's very capable and

would be a very capable hunter. With us, he has anything from the old

chips to mice, rats, quail, rabbit. He has a very tired. Elsewhere he

has his eye on you, by the look of it. What is his day to day routine

then? Use part of our collection at the Bird of prey Centre. We use of

flying displays, horses and experience with him. He is a very

friendly bird. He loves me be centre of attention. Given how beautiful he

is, he is quite a draw. People love to see him in the air. Given that

his eyesight is failing, it is just a lot more challenging for him and

he could live to well over 40,. So it will be worth it if you get the

money? Very much so. He is only to Mac now, so he has plenty of time.

We wish you and him well. Thank you very much for bringing him in.

Absolutely stunning, isn't he? Very beautiful. Thank you for having us.

As we said, it is a beautiful evening here so Dan is on the roof

with the weather forecast. Good thing I put on the factor 30.

You need it with a built-in solar panel like me! Let's take a look at

what has been happening today. Blue skies in Plymouth, a bit hazy but

blue sky right across the South West today. If we take a look at some

pictures from earlier today, I think we can start off in Staverton on the

South Devon where way. One of my other passions, steam trains, blue

skies here and I think it will be quite warm on the footplate over the

weekend. Off Cornwall next. He also blue skies through the day. Still

needing a wet suit, I think, if you plan to go into the sea. The sea

temperature only around 10 Celsius. Finally on our trip, let's head down

to Torquay, children here taking advantage of the centre over the

Easter break. So, also looking at some of your pictures if we animate

back, I think we can see some of your weather watcher pictures.

Starting in the east of our region, this is Dorchester in Dorset. Blue

skies here. Popping to the west to Newquay, hardly a cloud in the sky

here as well over the Channel Islands to, it is a blue skies,

hardly any clout here. For the weekend, looking very similar. Fine

and dry. For the sunshine, and it will feel warmer. A few degrees

warmer than it has over the past couple of days to as we have warm

air drying up from the south. On the satellite, you can see hardly a

cloud and the clout that we can see in an arc shape over the top of the

UK is around an area of high pressure. That is still with us into

the weekend. Slowly ebbing away to the east during the course of the

weekend, but I think it should hold things stable into Sunday. Another

fine day. We start to see a cold front pushing in from the north and

that is with us on Monday, turning things rather cloudy and cooler

again. Temperatures near to where they should be for this time of

year. One or two showers, but for most it should stay dry. Here is

what is going on through the weekend. Warm air coming up from the

south, keeping things much drier and settled. And as we look at the

satellite picture, hardly any clout in the sky as we go into this

evening, so overnight, it will turn rather chilly. Fairly light winds

too. We will see missed and fog forming tonight, particularly

further east and our temperatures falling to those of perhaps two or

three Celsius in rural parts saw the chance of Apache ground frost here.

Another chilly start of the day tomorrow. Miss and fog around but it

should burn away fairly quickly and then a fine break today. Sunshine

around and feeling a bit warmer than it has during today. I think we can

see temperatures hitting 18 or maybe 19 Celsius in some sunnier spots

away from the breeze. The Isles of Scilly also seeing a fine day.

Bright and try with sunny spells. It is cooler here due to the sea

breezes. High now coming in during the night and then again tomorrow

afternoon between 4pm and six o'clock. Not a great deal in terms

of service rendered. Perhaps two or three feet if are lucky and clean

waves. Coastal waters, occasionally forced five. Fine, good visibility.

The chance it may turn a bit poorer in any fog patches and injury, the

going is good. Dry and bright. The outlook, as I say, fine weather into

Sunday but turning cloudier and collate from Monday onwards. Back to

you on the ground. A wonderful weekend on score. Have a

lovely weekend, good night.