:00:00. > :00:08.More people than ever are risking their lives by trespassing
:00:09. > :00:15.Dealing with the new junior-doctors contract, but at what cost
:00:16. > :00:19.We have set aside considerable sums, up to ?1 million,
:00:20. > :00:22.for the new contract, so we are anticipating it
:00:23. > :00:26.won't be cost neutral, it will be more expensive
:00:27. > :00:31.And, the Devon players hoping to help Somerset make it
:00:32. > :00:36.a Good Friday on their opening match of the cricket season.
:00:37. > :00:38.I am here at Truro Cathedral, where the Maundy Thursday Eucharist
:00:39. > :00:42.of the Last Supper is taking place, and I will give you an idea of some
:00:43. > :01:05.events that are happening around the region this Easter.
:01:06. > :01:08.The number of people risking their lives by trespassing
:01:09. > :01:13.on rail tracks has reached a five-year high in the South West.
:01:14. > :01:17.Last year, there were around 553 incidents in the region, up 14%
:01:18. > :01:22.The reasons for the increase, according to the police,
:01:23. > :01:25.include people taking shortcuts across the railways
:01:26. > :01:37.John Henderson joins us live from Hele and Bradninch in Devon.
:01:38. > :01:46.Here I am at a level crossing. Thornton is that way, Exeter down
:01:47. > :01:50.the line, lots of safety signs, as you would expect. I draw your
:01:51. > :01:56.attention to this one, do not trespass on the railway, penalty
:01:57. > :01:59.?1000. It seems as if a lot of people have not been paying
:02:00. > :02:00.attention to that side. The number of people...
:02:01. > :02:03.These are some of the 8,000 people who trespassed
:02:04. > :02:07.In one instance, a man staggers off the track and just about manages
:02:08. > :02:14.to haul himself onto the platform, with seconds to spare.
:02:15. > :02:19.Worryingly, more and more people have trespassed on the railways.
:02:20. > :02:22.Here in Devon and Cornwall, we are recording 150 crimes a year.
:02:23. > :02:26.That is the tip of the iceberg, we have another 150-plus incidents
:02:27. > :02:31.recorded, so we are into 300, and we believe it is probably double
:02:32. > :02:38.that, so between six and 800 offences every year in the county.
:02:39. > :02:40.Across the country, one person trespasses
:02:41. > :02:47.Last year in the South West 32 children were caught trespassing,
:02:48. > :02:51.with boys aged 14 to 16 being stopped the most.
:02:52. > :02:58.We get young children who are exploring, we get teenagers
:02:59. > :03:01.who don't understand the dangers, and we get adults who are taking
:03:02. > :03:06.Even professionals working on the track are only allowed to do
:03:07. > :03:10.so with a raft of safety measures, including lookouts
:03:11. > :03:17.Trains that travel so fast, trust bosses will be unaware of.
:03:18. > :03:30.The trains are silent until they are on top of you.
:03:31. > :03:36.I have been at this level crossing for the past hour or so, and I can
:03:37. > :03:41.confirm, the trains really do race along here, coming out of Exeter at
:03:42. > :03:46.a terrific click. If you got caught on this side of the tracks, your
:03:47. > :03:52.chances would be pretty slim, given that it takes about a mile for a
:03:53. > :03:57.train to slow down. Network Rail told me there are about 315 miles of
:03:58. > :04:01.track in Devon and Cornwall, so it goes to show that in terms of the
:04:02. > :04:07.number of incidents of trespassing, it is relatively high for quite a
:04:08. > :04:09.low level amount of track. The best place to be is this side of the
:04:10. > :04:11.safety barriers. Some South West hospitals say
:04:12. > :04:13.the new junior doctors' contract is taking millions from budgets
:04:14. > :04:17.at a time they're being They're also finding it harder
:04:18. > :04:22.to fill rota gaps and believe it could have a significant impact
:04:23. > :04:26.on some services. The new contracts were opposed
:04:27. > :04:29.by the junior doctors' union, which claimed it would affect
:04:30. > :04:32.pay and services. The Government argued
:04:33. > :04:34.more-efficient working practices It was the latest stand-off
:04:35. > :04:47.between junior doctors and the Government, the end of years
:04:48. > :04:50.of disagreement over But as it is phased in,
:04:51. > :04:56.hospitals have started Jeremy Hunt had described it
:04:57. > :05:03.in Parliament as cost neutral. We have set aside considerable
:05:04. > :05:08.sums, up to ?1 million, for the new contract,
:05:09. > :05:11.so we are anticipating it will not be cost neutral,
:05:12. > :05:14.it will be more expensive The contract is in the process
:05:15. > :05:20.of being phased in. Half of the South West hospitals
:05:21. > :05:24.have told us it is either having no But in the last financial year,
:05:25. > :05:30.others say it has cost them a total These extra costs come
:05:31. > :05:37.at a time when hospitals in England are being asked
:05:38. > :05:40.to reduce their spending as part of so-called sustainability-and-
:05:41. > :05:45.transformation plans. Plans which may include the loss
:05:46. > :05:49.of acute hospital services. Particularly ones which do not
:05:50. > :05:57.have enough staff. Something which has led
:05:58. > :06:02.to protests in part of Devon. But there is another way
:06:03. > :06:04.in which the new contract could impact on some
:06:05. > :06:06.of those vulnerable services. It is making it harder
:06:07. > :06:10.to fill gaps in the rotas. Torbay Hospital has warned that
:06:11. > :06:13.could have a significant impact on service continuity in urgent
:06:14. > :06:19.and emergency services. We have in the South West
:06:20. > :06:22.15% of junior-doctor posts are not filled,
:06:23. > :06:26.and we have over the years developed ways of flexing to fill those gaps,
:06:27. > :06:30.and this contract will make There is a concern that morale
:06:31. > :06:35.amongst junior doctors The British Medical Association
:06:36. > :06:40.fought against the introduction of the contract for years,
:06:41. > :06:42.and says it warned This contract was brought
:06:43. > :06:48.in by Government, it was forced in before we felt it was ready,
:06:49. > :06:52.this contract was rejected We still think there are huge areas
:06:53. > :06:58.of concern in this contract that need to be addressed,
:06:59. > :07:01.and this was pushed through on a political timeline
:07:02. > :07:04.without considering the implications that we have already raised
:07:05. > :07:12.within this new contract. Today, Royal Cornwall Hospitals
:07:13. > :07:15.Trust said it won't know yet about additional costs
:07:16. > :07:18.until after August, Meanwhile, in response to other
:07:19. > :07:26.hospitals' concerns, NHS Improvement, the organisation
:07:27. > :07:27.responsible for overseeing health trusts, told the BBC,
:07:28. > :07:32."It's important when moving onto the new contract that
:07:33. > :07:34.providers take the necessary steps to help doctors
:07:35. > :07:37.in training feel supported. We will continue to support
:07:38. > :07:39.trusts as they work towards implementing
:07:40. > :07:45.the new contract." Now a brief roundup of other stories
:07:46. > :07:48.making the news in the South West. Chickens across the South West have
:07:49. > :07:51.been released from captivity today as avian-flu restrictions
:07:52. > :07:54.for high-risk areas These birds from Teignmouth,
:07:55. > :07:58.like other free-range hens, have had to be kept indoors
:07:59. > :08:03.for the last three months. Urgent repairs have been carried out
:08:04. > :08:06.on Plymouth's Hoe Foreshore, The city council is spending
:08:07. > :08:12.?1 million on improvements after surveys found
:08:13. > :08:15.the Tinside Bathing Houses and Arcaded Sun Terraces needed
:08:16. > :08:21.stabilising and strengthening. Police investigating a hit-and-run
:08:22. > :08:23.in Kingsteignton say they want to hear from the driver
:08:24. > :08:27.of a VW Lupo seen nearby 25-year-old new father Jason Bunce
:08:28. > :08:31.was seriously injured when he was struck by an unknown
:08:32. > :08:36.vehicle on 8th April. Officers also want to hear
:08:37. > :08:42.from a dog walker seen in the area. Speedway returns to Plymouth
:08:43. > :08:45.tomorrow evening, a sight many of the fans feared
:08:46. > :08:47.they wouldn't see again. The club folded amid financial
:08:48. > :08:53.issues at the end of last season. But new promoters have worked
:08:54. > :09:10.and spent hard to bring The sound, the smell and racing with
:09:11. > :09:14.no brakes. Six months ago it did not look like we would see riders on
:09:15. > :09:20.this track again. But the Plymouth Devils have come back from the dead.
:09:21. > :09:24.It has been successful here before. When it was opened in 2006, the
:09:25. > :09:30.crowds were fantastic. Could be lovely to get those people back. We
:09:31. > :09:34.have reduced the admission prices, ?10 for adults, ?5 for children,
:09:35. > :09:42.free for under tens, and a family ticket for ?25. As dwindling gates
:09:43. > :09:46.and rising costs were not enough, the old place had to deal with this,
:09:47. > :09:53.vandalism destroying the safety fence. Anyone has been bought. It is
:09:54. > :10:00.like the football teams, if they are not willing, the crowds will not
:10:01. > :10:05.come. It needed to be saved, Plymouth is up-and-coming, we need
:10:06. > :10:08.something like this. These people that have taken it over, they have
:10:09. > :10:14.spent a lot of money. They are hoping for big things. Over the last
:10:15. > :10:20.two decades we have seen speedway tracks close. This one in Cornwall
:10:21. > :10:23.lasted eight years, while the Exeter County Ground, the fastest in
:10:24. > :10:29.Britain, went when the rugby club moved. And they are still hunting a
:10:30. > :10:32.replacement. Plymouth have dropped to third division, one of their
:10:33. > :10:37.riders for this year is 16 years old, took part in a sponsored bike
:10:38. > :10:43.ride to help raise funds. It is our's Drive, but for the locals, it
:10:44. > :10:48.is their only track. The nearest one after that is Somerset, a two hour
:10:49. > :10:53.Drive. For us and the locals, it is good. We want to carry it on. It has
:10:54. > :10:55.been an achievement to get to the starting line. Now for the hard work
:10:56. > :11:00.of being first to the finish line. Still to come in
:11:01. > :11:04.tonight's programme. We'll be hearing from
:11:05. > :11:06.Somerset's Devon players on the eve And, hoping they're
:11:07. > :11:10.not out for a duck. We're in Dulverton, where the birds
:11:11. > :11:17.are part of a knitting revolution. It's time for the sport now,
:11:18. > :11:20.and Natalie's here ahead of one of the busiest and most-significant
:11:21. > :11:25.weekends of the year. It's all happening, with promotion,
:11:26. > :11:29.relegation and play-off places all a possibility
:11:30. > :11:33.for our sides this weekend. In League Two, Yeovil have
:11:34. > :11:36.to have a good couple of games to keep themselves away from danger,
:11:37. > :11:39.Exeter need to cement their position in the top seven, but it's
:11:40. > :11:42.Plymouth Argyle who might produce the biggest celebrations,
:11:43. > :11:46.as they could secure promotion After six years in the basement
:11:47. > :11:51.division, the Pilgrims will make it back to League One if they win
:11:52. > :11:53.at rivals Portsmouth tomorrow and Luton fail
:11:54. > :12:01.to beat rock-bottom Orient. If that doesn't happen,
:12:02. > :12:04.then the champagne will have to be put on ice until Monday's
:12:05. > :12:12.home game against Newport. I have never had a promotion on my
:12:13. > :12:19.CV, I have been to Wembley twice and not come from it. This goes above
:12:20. > :12:25.everything I have done in my career. This would be the icing on the cake.
:12:26. > :12:28.To do it at 31, it has come later than I hoped, but it would be
:12:29. > :12:30.fantastic for me to get a promotion. Mathematically, Torquay could be
:12:31. > :12:32.relegated from the National League this weekend if they lose
:12:33. > :12:35.both their games and other They're at leaders Lincoln
:12:36. > :12:38.tomorrow and then at home to Braintree on Monday,
:12:39. > :12:41.who're one place above them. Last year the Gulls were in
:12:42. > :12:43.a similar position and survived, and their manager thinks they can do
:12:44. > :12:55.it again. Right now it looks like the penny
:12:56. > :12:59.has dropped, they are picking things up, taking on board the information
:13:00. > :13:04.I am giving them, they are executing. If they can do that for
:13:05. > :13:08.the next four games, they have learned from that experience, and we
:13:09. > :13:12.will have a fighting chance. But it is fine margins. We need to take it
:13:13. > :13:14.one at a time, which is why you will always get that same answer.
:13:15. > :13:17.After sealing a play-off place last weekend, the Exeter Chiefs now
:13:18. > :13:19.want to secure a home semi-final with a top-two finish.
:13:20. > :13:32.We have got a semifinal place now, sometimes we need to remember that,
:13:33. > :13:35.and a lot of what needs to happen is is making sure that mentally and
:13:36. > :13:39.physically we are where we need to be. Whether that is home or away is
:13:40. > :13:44.not the biggest issue. I would love it to be at home, primarily because
:13:45. > :13:45.it is able board for the players and the supporters.
:13:46. > :13:48.And it's the last game of the season for our Championship sides.
:13:49. > :13:51.The Pirates are at home to Bedford, while Jersey host Richmond.
:13:52. > :13:53.And, where one season ends, another one starts.
:13:54. > :13:54.Somerset begin their County Championship campaign tomorrow.
:13:55. > :13:57.If they can go one better than last summer and bring
:13:58. > :14:00.the title back to Taunton, Devon will have played its part,
:14:01. > :14:24.Ben Green, 19, from Exeter. Jamie over ten, from North Devon. I had to
:14:25. > :14:33.think about it! Lewis Gregory, 24, from Plymouth. Don Bass, 19, from
:14:34. > :14:42.Sid Worth. Greg Overton, 22, also from North Devon.
:14:43. > :14:44.I want to find out who the best all-rounder is, on and off the
:14:45. > :15:08.field. It is up to you to decide. It is very easy. Jamie Overton,
:15:09. > :15:17.hands down, terrible. The Flymo? You do well! Not the nicest bunch of
:15:18. > :15:26.lads. I will have to go with Jamie, just to get a bit of own back. I
:15:27. > :15:32.fancy my chances, because I do not turn the ball. I give myself it.
:15:33. > :15:49.Probably Lewis, he is so short. Massive melon, mate, no one else can
:15:50. > :15:53.fit in. If it is a standard elevator, probably him, because
:15:54. > :15:59.nothing much can fit in apart from his head.
:16:00. > :16:10.The results are in. Good news for one of the, bad news for one of you,
:16:11. > :16:14.and the bad news is for Ben Green. According to your team-mates, you
:16:15. > :16:25.are the worst all-rounder on and off the field. The winner, he has a
:16:26. > :16:31.century, Lewis Gregory. He is pretty proud of that. They are
:16:32. > :16:33.lovely. Five from Devon. It is great that the cricket season
:16:34. > :16:35.is back. You know it is summer.
:16:36. > :16:38.As the Easter weekend approaches, David White has been out and about,
:16:39. > :16:40.tracking down events to keep the family entertained
:16:41. > :16:44.Tonight he joins us from the Maundy Day service at Truro Cathedral,
:16:45. > :16:51.the first of a series of services being held to mark Easter.
:16:52. > :17:00.We are having a quick game of spot the odd one out. I hope it is not
:17:01. > :17:07.too difficult. They said, you can stand with the choir, but absolutely
:17:08. > :17:12.no singing. No syncing. Last week I was in a big top, this week I am
:17:13. > :17:17.indeed beautiful surroundings of Truro Cathedral, and there is a
:17:18. > :17:24.service taking place denied. This kicks off your Easter celebrations.
:17:25. > :17:26.Yes, it is the Maundy Thursday celebrations, the celebration of the
:17:27. > :17:29.institution of the Last Supper, where Jesus began the holy
:17:30. > :17:34.Communion. It is followed by the watch, which resembles the watch
:17:35. > :17:40.that Jesus had in Gethsemane, with his disciples will stop tomorrow we
:17:41. > :17:43.have all of the drama of the Good Friday services, and that leads up
:17:44. > :17:48.to the joy of Easter Day itself on Sunday. The breaking of the bread
:17:49. > :17:53.and wine tonight, and everybody has to leave in silence. That is what
:17:54. > :17:58.happens in the Bible. They go to Gethsemane and Jesus prays. We tried
:17:59. > :18:04.to resemble that, because that is what our Lord did on that night.
:18:05. > :18:09.That will happen very soon. Elsewhere, there are a view ideas if
:18:10. > :18:14.you are looking to do something. At Tavistock, the Passion play is
:18:15. > :18:22.taking place on Good Friday morning, a dramatic open-air retelling of the
:18:23. > :18:36.Easter story. There is a new tonic for Easter stress in Torquay.
:18:37. > :18:58.In Somerset, lavender and coal are opening their field.
:18:59. > :19:11.You sure I cannot sing? OK. I am sure Victoria is off to the
:19:12. > :19:11.festival by now! festival
:19:12. > :19:13.so rude! He knows you so well!
:19:14. > :19:15.Now, aside from it being the most-important festival
:19:16. > :19:17.in the Christian calendar, for most of us Easter also
:19:18. > :19:19.means eggs, of the large chocolate variety.
:19:20. > :19:21.Yes, but on the edge of Exmoor in Dulverton,
:19:22. > :19:23.something else is fast becoming an Easter tradition.
:19:24. > :19:41.Dulverton library, home once a month to the knit and meta group, and they
:19:42. > :19:46.do both well. In the run-up to Easter, docks of their delight. It
:19:47. > :19:51.involves knitting a straightforward little neck piece and head, then
:19:52. > :20:00.there are wings and a beak. And a pocket. And a baby. If you are
:20:01. > :20:03.Rosemary, feet as well. They started knitting Easter ducks four years ago
:20:04. > :20:09.and have a different design each year. This year, they have a cheque
:20:10. > :20:15.in the pocket, we take the chick out of the pocket and we popped a little
:20:16. > :20:22.Easter egg in. Ready to go to its new home. I wondered how much the
:20:23. > :20:28.ducks are. They are sold in the thrift shop to help raise money for
:20:29. > :20:36.the town hall. I will have this one. So far, so straightforward. But
:20:37. > :20:43.then, something crackers happened. They have been travelling the world,
:20:44. > :20:48.amazing places, and they have been sending postcards, which we have
:20:49. > :20:54.here on display. From Cambodia, South America, Venice, and so on.
:20:55. > :20:57.The volunteers who also run this shop have been delighted. Hello,
:20:58. > :21:15.thrift shop... Christmas 2016 was quite a cold
:21:16. > :21:20.one... The Christmas market was just across the river? We have had a
:21:21. > :21:27.wonderful trip to Vietnam. We started in Hanoi... So many
:21:28. > :21:34.motorbikes! Alex Hales continue and have brought us to Malaysia. She
:21:35. > :21:43.thought it was hilarious to bury me in the sand. It is fantastic, such
:21:44. > :21:46.good fun. We have been so interested, following their
:21:47. > :21:50.progress, and they are kind enough to send us postcards, so we enjoy
:21:51. > :21:56.reading about them. We are delighted with their stories. They now have
:21:57. > :22:00.their own Facebook page, where their ventures can be followed by
:22:01. > :22:05.everyone. Easter is their birthday, and they are keeping tight beat
:22:06. > :22:06.about any surprise travel plans, but promised to keep sending postcards
:22:07. > :22:13.back to the place they were born. And tonight we'd like to
:22:14. > :22:15.welcome the knitted chicks Following in the footsteps
:22:16. > :22:20.of our Christmas knitted robins, Brenda and John Joynes sent us
:22:21. > :22:24.these from Somerset. They're being knitted
:22:25. > :22:26.for the League of Friends shop at Yeovil District Hospital,
:22:27. > :22:28.where they've already Like the ducks, they are well
:22:29. > :22:48.travelled, with apparently two There is some good news, because the
:22:49. > :22:54.weather looks like it will be promising for the Easter weekend. If
:22:55. > :22:58.you need rain, there is not a great deal in the forecast at the moment.
:22:59. > :23:02.There might be a few showers, but for the next three or four days
:23:03. > :23:07.there is dry weather to be had. Tomorrow will be rather cloudy. The
:23:08. > :23:14.risk of patchy rain later, but it is light. There will not be a huge
:23:15. > :23:21.amount. It is also quite breezy, the wind picking up from the West,
:23:22. > :23:25.Northwest. The high pressure is close enough to keep a lot of these
:23:26. > :23:29.weather fronts to the North. The cloud associated with them will come
:23:30. > :23:35.across us, but there is not much left by the time it gets to us.
:23:36. > :23:41.Eventually, they will bring some light and intermittent rain. Gone by
:23:42. > :23:46.Saturday. The same area of high pressure just about holes therefore
:23:47. > :23:49.Easter day. Even though the weather fronts try to come in from the
:23:50. > :23:54.north. It will not get to us, really. Even by Monday, even though
:23:55. > :23:59.there is a risk of showers, still a lot of usable weather. We have had
:24:00. > :24:07.some sunshine today, not everywhere. This was earlier today. We got some
:24:08. > :24:12.good shots of people out enjoying some reasonable weather, and trying
:24:13. > :24:18.to gather sheep. Very busy for our sheep farmers. And now into
:24:19. > :24:23.Plymouth. A lot of clout in the sky today, but it has not spoil the day.
:24:24. > :24:27.If we were really fussy about the weather, you will need to wrap up
:24:28. > :24:31.warm, it will not be overly warm. But if the sun comes out just for an
:24:32. > :24:38.hour or so, it will help lift the temperatures. This cloud will begin
:24:39. > :24:43.through the night. Still clear skies at times in places, so in a few
:24:44. > :24:50.shots, sheltered parts of East Devon, Somerset and Dorset, we could
:24:51. > :24:55.see four or 5 degrees. Tomorrow, the cloud will come and go. Eventually
:24:56. > :24:56.it. To produce showers of rain across the northern half of our
:24:57. > :25:11.region. A bit more of a breeze. Bright to
:25:12. > :25:16.start with on the Isles of Scilly, then cloudier. If you are heading to
:25:17. > :25:24.high water. Some usable surf. A bit high water. Some usable surf. A bit
:25:25. > :25:39.choppy on the north Coast, though. Saturday starts a bit cloudy, but it
:25:40. > :25:43.should brighten up. Fine weather on Sunday, a small chance of a shower.
:25:44. > :25:44.We hold onto the bright with for Monday.
:25:45. > :25:47.Well, the choir from Truro Cathedral are now going to play us out
:25:48. > :25:49.with a song specially written for Maundy Thursday,
:25:50. > :26:04.Have a lovely Easter. Good night.
:26:05. > :27:17.the most that have ever voted for anything in this country,
:27:18. > :27:22.take back control and forge our own destiny in the 21st century.