:00:00. > :00:00.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:00. > :00:00.Tonight investigations into the mystery illness
:00:07. > :00:11.Tests are being carried out on water and air quality as some people
:00:12. > :00:15.claim a nearby slurry pit is affecting their health
:00:16. > :00:21.Also tonight major changes for the region's Royal Marines
:00:22. > :00:23.They'll be part of a new unit to protect our coastline; more
:00:24. > :00:31.than 100 personnel from Scotland will join them.
:00:32. > :00:35.The canine rescuers training to sniff out Ten Tors casualties.
:00:36. > :00:39.And I'm here are beautiful Porthleven were I will be sampling
:00:40. > :00:42.some of the Porthleven food festival. Give us a lick of your ice
:00:43. > :01:00.cream. Water and air testing
:01:01. > :01:04.is happening in Templeton near Tiverton following complaints
:01:05. > :01:08.of ill health. The investigation by
:01:09. > :01:11.Mid Devon District Council follows reports of phlegm,
:01:12. > :01:13.high blood pressure, headaches and fissured tongues,
:01:14. > :01:15.with some forced to leave Local residents say
:01:16. > :01:21.their symptoms coincide with fumes they believe are coming
:01:22. > :01:24.from a nearby slurry pit. The owner of the site says
:01:25. > :01:27.the claims are not true. An idyllic spot in
:01:28. > :01:43.the middle of Devon. Mid-Devon District Council
:01:44. > :01:48.is investigating complaints of illness in Templeton and tests
:01:49. > :01:50.are being done. Residents allege their symptoms
:01:51. > :01:52.coincide with an unpleasant smell they say is coming
:01:53. > :01:57.from a nearby slurry pit. Basically since Christmas it
:01:58. > :01:58.has been horrendous. You get a real hot, peppery taste
:01:59. > :02:03.in your mouth and you just It also causes reactions with your
:02:04. > :02:09.tongue, which is giving problems. You get irritation in the eyes,
:02:10. > :02:16.coughing, thirsty all the time. There are other neighbours
:02:17. > :02:19.complaining of the same symptoms. There was a night where
:02:20. > :02:23.I couldn't breathe. I was retching, I was
:02:24. > :02:25.rushed into hospital. They thought I was
:02:26. > :02:28.having a heart attack. My blood pressure
:02:29. > :02:30.was through the roof. They couldn't find
:02:31. > :02:32.what was wrong with me. The owner of the slurry pit disputes
:02:33. > :02:39.the allegations and at the moment he says they are investigating
:02:40. > :02:42.measures to take against In a statement, he says I have asked
:02:43. > :02:51.for tests to see if indeed this unit None of our cows or staff working
:02:52. > :02:58.at the unit display any of the symptoms alleged to have been
:02:59. > :03:02.caused to the complainant. Environmental health
:03:03. > :03:11.still hasn't established the cause of the symptoms, and are
:03:12. > :03:13.testing a variety of possibilities. Later this month, the authorities
:03:14. > :03:18.will be meeting about the situation. The Ministry of Defence has
:03:19. > :03:22.confirmed that Royal Marines from Plymouth will be part
:03:23. > :03:25.of a new anti terror unit to combat the threat to ships and ports
:03:26. > :03:27.around the UK coast. The Maritime Operations Commando
:03:28. > :03:33.unit will fight terrorists Our defence reporter
:03:34. > :03:38.Scott Bingham is here. The new maritime operations
:03:39. > :03:46.commander unit will have up to 600 Royal Marines, mainly from 42
:03:47. > :03:48.Commando based here at Bickley near Plymouth, it will also include 120
:03:49. > :03:51.members of the Fleet protection group who currently guard Trident
:03:52. > :03:55.nuclear submarines in Scotland. It will also have
:03:56. > :03:58.SAS and Special Boat Service liaison officers
:03:59. > :04:00.attached to it. It is due to be operational
:04:01. > :04:10.early next year. According to a leaked memo
:04:11. > :04:12.from the general of the Royal Marines, it will focus on
:04:13. > :04:15.maritime interdiction and boarding operations and force
:04:16. > :04:16.protection for Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary
:04:17. > :04:20.ships. It will provide a core
:04:21. > :04:27.contribution to UK domestic operations in response
:04:28. > :04:31.to a terrorist event. 42 Commando is to be withdrawn
:04:32. > :04:33.from front-line service under a restructuring
:04:34. > :04:38.exercise, but the MoD says no Royal Marines
:04:39. > :04:40.will be made redundant with roles
:04:41. > :04:44.being reallocated across the Navy. This would seem to fit
:04:45. > :04:55.in with those plans. The new unit is likely to be based
:04:56. > :04:58.at RMB Teymar at Devonport, which already operates the kind
:04:59. > :05:01.of fast boats that would likely With the Marines
:05:02. > :05:03.being accommodated at Some have suggested the Royal
:05:04. > :05:07.Marines are bailing out the The MoD says balancing the numbers
:05:08. > :05:11.as a military judgment, which is South West Water has been fined
:05:12. > :05:17.?1.8 million for health and safety offences following the death
:05:18. > :05:19.of an employee. 54 year old Robert Geach drowned
:05:20. > :05:22.when he fell into the tank at a water treatment plant
:05:23. > :05:27.in Falmouth in 2013. South West Water pleaded guilty
:05:28. > :05:33.today at Truro Crown Court. A stalwart of the South West
:05:34. > :05:35.newspaper scene is relaunching this weekend after a financial crisis
:05:36. > :05:37.forced it to cease The Sunday Independent
:05:38. > :05:46.is more than 200 years old and is one of just a few
:05:47. > :05:49.regional Sunday papers. In its heyday the paper
:05:50. > :05:51.was an established training ground for Fleet street reporters
:05:52. > :05:53.as our business correspondent Newspapers have always been tough
:05:54. > :06:03.working environments and these days that it even truer than it once
:06:04. > :06:06.was with readers lured But there was a festive atmosphere
:06:07. > :06:09.as the Sunday Independent reopened after being forced
:06:10. > :06:13.to cease production. It has always been a sports paper,
:06:14. > :06:17.the new owner on the left is the owner of Truro
:06:18. > :06:19.city football club. The paper has the same
:06:20. > :06:28.editor, John Collings. The last two weeks have been very
:06:29. > :06:31.long and very stressful. Can you say particularly
:06:32. > :06:34.what it is about this newspaper that you think makes it worth picking up
:06:35. > :06:37.and resurrecting, when presumably one might not make that judgment
:06:38. > :06:40.about many a newspaper that might And we all like to see
:06:41. > :06:46.ourselves in print. This is a first-class paper
:06:47. > :06:49.to take that forward. When they say local,
:06:50. > :06:55.they really mean it. We would cover under
:06:56. > :06:57.ten girls football. Right up to perhaps the Bristol
:06:58. > :06:59.and district division seven, or the west Cornwall mining
:07:00. > :07:02.league division five. They make a remarkable claim
:07:03. > :07:04.about their circulation, which they say is about
:07:05. > :07:09.12,000 copies weekly. We certainly are confident
:07:10. > :07:11.in saying that we actually expect to increase that,
:07:12. > :07:14.although the focus has been on the decline of circulation
:07:15. > :07:17.of print papers, but as I say, particularly in the specialist
:07:18. > :07:19.sports area, some papers are No promises, but we
:07:20. > :07:27.are pretty confident. In its 20th century heyday,
:07:28. > :07:30.the independent then owned by the Mirror was a training ground
:07:31. > :07:33.for Fleet Street. There were reporters who made it
:07:34. > :07:37.to the national and beyond. It used to be based in Plymouth,
:07:38. > :07:47.now it is Liskeard and it will be A Devon dog which helped police
:07:48. > :07:57.divers find a body last year is among around 30 rescue dogs
:07:58. > :08:00.from across the country meeting on Dartmoor for a long weekend
:08:01. > :08:02.of specialist training. It's vital life-saving practise
:08:03. > :08:05.ahead of the Ten Tors event next month, when some will be on stand-by
:08:06. > :08:08.to find missing children. Last year, police nationally
:08:09. > :08:10.requested help from specialist dogs Clare Woodling has been to meet
:08:11. > :08:25.the dogs and their handlers You are on board a life-saver. This
:08:26. > :08:30.dog at a member of Dartford rescue. A qualification can take to four
:08:31. > :08:34.years of training. The. 'S notable pick up a centre Nick can turn it
:08:35. > :08:40.sent 90 degrees into the wind and it will race off in the direction the
:08:41. > :08:44.scent is coming from. It will be in a cent cone, it will be honing into
:08:45. > :08:49.the strongest part of the scent. They will come back, give us a big
:08:50. > :08:58.Wolf and that is our indication. They go, that is a wealth. It may
:08:59. > :09:03.look like hide and seek, but some of the dogs here will be on stand-by
:09:04. > :09:10.during the Ten Tors event in May. It is a vital ingredient to the whole
:09:11. > :09:14.event. If the weather turns nasty, that is when they really come into
:09:15. > :09:24.their own. Not all call-outs have a happy ending. Last August, the dog
:09:25. > :09:27.found divers help find a body in a river. They should be able to put
:09:28. > :09:31.the dog anywhere that they want to in an area so that if the dog is
:09:32. > :09:38.going to the left and you want to the right, can push the dog away two
:09:39. > :09:44.300 yards. They pretend casualties were camouflaged so the dogs use
:09:45. > :09:49.their noses. Strength of a wind can be the difference between a dog
:09:50. > :09:54.finding the person coming back empty-handed. On a calm day like
:09:55. > :09:58.today, the search is more challenging because the human scent
:09:59. > :10:03.when travel so far. Rain or shine, this dog and other dogs save time
:10:04. > :10:08.for rescuers and when somebody is missing on the moor, the clock is
:10:09. > :10:15.really ticking. He certainly knows how to tell his handler how he has
:10:16. > :10:17.found something, doesn't the? A very clever dog.
:10:18. > :10:20.The gardens of a stately home near Truro will open this
:10:21. > :10:22.weekend in aid of a charity which supports homeless people.
:10:23. > :10:24.Tregothnan Gardens are privately owned and the huge collection
:10:25. > :10:26.of Rhododendrons, Magnolias and Camellias only open
:10:27. > :10:30.The Saint Petrocs Society has been struggling but it stands to gain
:10:31. > :10:32.tens of thousands of pounds from the opening.
:10:33. > :10:35.Spotlights David George met up with the charity's boss
:10:36. > :10:41.The Tregothnan estate has been in the Boscawen family
:10:42. > :10:44.Thousands of plants have been brought here
:10:45. > :10:54.These days, it is well known for its tea plantation,
:10:55. > :10:56.but this weekend the 100 acres of garden and parkland
:10:57. > :11:00.We know the timing of the UK's largest garden opening
:11:01. > :11:03.is about right when these petals start to fall down onto the pathway,
:11:04. > :11:06.so that hopefully thousands of visitors this weekend can come
:11:07. > :11:10.and enjoy one of nature's real spectacles of natural petals landing
:11:11. > :11:13.on the pathway and making a real scene in the middle of spring.
:11:14. > :11:15.Tregothnan's staff have been preparing for months,
:11:16. > :11:18.many including the gardening team volunteer to help out
:11:19. > :11:23.It is absolutely fantastic, to be honest, it is my proudest
:11:24. > :11:30.To see 5,000 people enjoy what we do, I am so proud.
:11:31. > :11:35.Open days here have raised thousands for charity.
:11:36. > :11:38.They plan to beat last year's record, ?40,000.
:11:39. > :11:48.Everyone knows that there have been continual problems
:11:49. > :11:51.with homelessness in Cornwall, but with that kind of money
:11:52. > :11:53.we would make sure that all our services would be open,
:11:54. > :11:56.fully operational and it would mean that nobody is likely to die
:11:57. > :12:00.Amongst the magnificent plants in this vast garden is this beauty.
:12:01. > :12:09.It is amazing to think that this is all one huge plant.
:12:10. > :12:11.It is about the size of a decent-sized house,
:12:12. > :12:20.It's the world's largest rhododendron.
:12:21. > :12:23.The London marathon is on this weekend and tens of thousands
:12:24. > :12:27.There are as many reasons for running the marathon
:12:28. > :12:32.We have been to meet three people from the region who will be tackling
:12:33. > :12:35.We wanted to find out why they are running,
:12:36. > :12:39.And what they will have on their headphones to help them
:12:40. > :12:47.I did it for a charity that is close to my heart.
:12:48. > :12:51.My daughter got diagnosed with type one diabetes.
:12:52. > :12:54.We got told that if we took her in, 24 hours later, they wouldn't have
:12:55. > :13:10.I am running in memory of my parents for a disability charity.
:13:11. > :13:15.Because when I was little, my parents and I used
:13:16. > :13:31.I am running in aid of the Cornwall air ambulance.
:13:32. > :13:45.I can't basically go and do some crazy stuff that other
:13:46. > :13:47.people do to raise money, so for me the easiest way
:13:48. > :14:04.Given its geography and it has got just one main hospital,
:14:05. > :14:07.getting to hospital in a quick time is essential in an emergency.
:14:08. > :14:09.The ambulance is essential for people living, working
:14:10. > :14:16.My parents are no longer with me and they would be incredibly
:14:17. > :14:18.surprised and incredibly proud, not only that I am running
:14:19. > :14:21.a marathon, but also that I am choosing to run for the charity.
:14:22. > :14:25.My favourite song is The Eye Of The Tiger.
:14:26. > :14:29.It is a case of mind over matter and all of those messages of good
:14:30. > :14:31.wishes and all those personal struggles are there
:14:32. > :14:35.Especially the crowd in London who are fantastic.
:14:36. > :14:39.I'm going to get a lot of stick of my mates for this,
:14:40. > :14:52.I don't know why that is so good to run to, but it is.
:14:53. > :15:10.Everybody Needs Love And Affection, everybody has to need friends.
:15:11. > :15:13.# The things that dreams are made of #.
:15:14. > :15:15.And that is kind of what it is, really.
:15:16. > :15:19.That is kind of running the London Marathon.
:15:20. > :15:23.Good luck to them and everybody running the marathon this weekend.
:15:24. > :15:25.Time for the sport now and Andy's here.
:15:26. > :15:28.It's not just the charity runners we'll be looking out for on Sunday.
:15:29. > :15:32.No, we'll also be keeping a close eye on the elite race as Jo Pavey
:15:33. > :15:34.tries to qualify for this summer's World Championships in London.
:15:35. > :15:37.The 43-year-old needs to finish as one of the top two British women
:15:38. > :15:48.Devon boxer Tommy Langford could realise a childhood dream
:15:49. > :15:50.tomorrow night when he fights for the WBO interim
:15:51. > :15:58.The British middleweight champion is putting his unbeaten record
:15:59. > :16:02.on the line against a Georgian nicknamed the mini-Mike Tyson.
:16:03. > :16:05.The boy from Bideford moved to Birmingham nearly a decade ago
:16:06. > :16:08.to pursue a boxing career and that's where we caught up with him.
:16:09. > :16:14.I have never ducked a fight in my life.
:16:15. > :16:19.We are fighting somebody who nobody else wanted to fight.
:16:20. > :16:24.That is not me saying it, or Tom, it is out there.
:16:25. > :16:28.The WBO, he has been the number one for I don't know how long.
:16:29. > :16:30.Yes, he's a horrible opponent, he's tough, he's very strong.
:16:31. > :16:35.He's highly avoided by all the top operators.
:16:36. > :16:39.But ultimately, beating him puts me on a platform of those operators
:16:40. > :16:44.and gives me the chance to fight the elite.
:16:45. > :16:47.Tom's getting a lot of praise, a lot of publicity, a lot of fans,.
:16:48. > :16:53.For something that he has been doing for years and years and years.
:16:54. > :16:57.Privately, in dark gyms, cold rooms, so the reward is now as such.
:16:58. > :17:05.It has been going a long time and he is ready.
:17:06. > :17:08.We have got a lot of following from North Devon and people travel
:17:09. > :17:11.all the way up and it is a bit of a jaunt for this one,
:17:12. > :17:13.but they are still coming and in the numbers.
:17:14. > :17:19.They have not got a boxer from down there ready,
:17:20. > :17:26.They all show a huge amount of support and when I get to go
:17:27. > :17:29.and celebrate with them, that is always good, as well.
:17:30. > :17:42.He had a dream as a child, a young kid, and note
:17:43. > :17:46.to Devon, the opportunities in Birmingham, the Midlands,
:17:47. > :17:51.He has got a selfish streak in him to get where he wants to get to.
:17:52. > :17:54.That move so early in his career has put him here.
:17:55. > :17:56.There is no point does working away at the rankings and getting
:17:57. > :18:00.to the top and then when you get to the top, not wanting
:18:01. > :18:04.I have got this chance and I will grab it with both hands
:18:05. > :18:08.It is what I want and what my career needs.
:18:09. > :18:11.With the pressure now off after their promotion
:18:12. > :18:13.was confirmed on Monday, Plymouth Argyle have their
:18:14. > :18:14.sights set on winning the League Two title.
:18:15. > :18:16.For Exeter City though, the aim is Wembley.
:18:17. > :18:18.A win against Morecambe tomorrow will do their
:18:19. > :18:21.promotion hopes no harm - as it stands there are still
:18:22. > :18:24.at least ten clubs in with a chance of making the play-offs.
:18:25. > :18:27.There are only two games left for Torquay to beat the drop
:18:28. > :18:30.As long as they avoid defeat at Dover they can't be
:18:31. > :18:33.relegated this weekend - a win could lift them
:18:34. > :18:37.You can follow all the drama as it unfolds on the BBC
:18:38. > :18:40.It's a winner takes all match for Plymouth Albion Ladies tomorrow
:18:41. > :18:43.as they chase promotion to the second tier of women's rugby,
:18:44. > :18:52.Albion go into the game with their opponents just two points behind.
:18:53. > :18:54.Really confident, however you can never
:18:55. > :19:05.I do think it is going to be close on the day and playing at the Wreck,
:19:06. > :19:07.some people might be nervous we haven't played in
:19:08. > :19:10.Bath might have a lot of supporters there,
:19:11. > :19:13.so that might have an affect on our team, but I'm ready confident
:19:14. > :19:17.Somerset have made a great start to their County Championship
:19:18. > :19:19.match against Lancashire at Old Trafford today.
:19:20. > :19:21.The bowlers did their job skittling the home side for just 109
:19:22. > :19:24.with Craig Overton the pick of the bowlers taking five wickets.
:19:25. > :19:31.In reply Somerset were 93-4 at the close of play on Day One.
:19:32. > :19:33.From the very best Michelin-starred chefs to international food
:19:34. > :19:36.celebrities, the creme de la creme of the foodie world will be
:19:37. > :19:38.cooking live at this year's Porthleven Food Festival.
:19:39. > :19:40.Well, taking his opportunity to sample some tempting delights
:19:41. > :19:51.and with news of other events over the weekend here's David White.
:19:52. > :19:59.Yes. I think I have got probably the best location here this week. This
:20:00. > :20:05.is Porthleven harbour, home of the Porthleven food festival. This
:20:06. > :20:09.usually, can I just pinch a chip? Not only chips, but lots of great
:20:10. > :20:12.food here. Can I quickly show you the bridge that has been put up? You
:20:13. > :20:17.can have a tour of your harbour eating your way around. Do one big
:20:18. > :20:22.Circle. This is one of the chefs involved here. This is Jude. How
:20:23. > :20:31.dumb are what is happening over the next few days? Animating festival.
:20:32. > :20:37.Chef demos, great stores. Food tents. -- and amazing. Kids tent,
:20:38. > :20:45.literary tent. Something for everybody. You and Anthony Worrall
:20:46. > :20:49.Thompson going to be having a bake off. We have got a lot going on down
:20:50. > :20:53.here. That look at some other events going around the region. Down here
:20:54. > :21:00.in Cornwall, there is a special event which is taking place over the
:21:01. > :21:10.weekend which is the start of the sea songs and shanty Festival. That
:21:11. > :21:15.will be at 730. On Sunday, there is a shout down on the beach. In Devon,
:21:16. > :21:21.grab your boots for the walking Festival. That continues to the
:21:22. > :21:28.weekend. The walks are free, towns tourist information centre. A
:21:29. > :21:35.meditation walk also. In Plymouth, one of the largest wooden tall ships
:21:36. > :21:42.against its two weeks visit to Sutton Harbour. Also a cider
:21:43. > :21:47.Festival. ?6 a ticket. In Somerset, International music at the
:21:48. > :21:50.Bridgwater arts Centre as they celebrate their twin towns.
:21:51. > :21:54.Including bands from Malta, Italy, France, Germany and the Czech
:21:55. > :21:59.Republic. Tomorrow, is record store Day. Head on down to your local
:22:00. > :22:04.record store and pick up some final if you are a collector like myself.
:22:05. > :22:05.This is Susie Mack, a BBC introducing artist. She will be
:22:06. > :22:21.playing as... Out later on. A trained coming our way as we had
:22:22. > :22:26.to the other side of the weekend but we hold onto the fine weather to the
:22:27. > :22:33.weekend ahead and some fantastic pictures of this weather. This is a
:22:34. > :22:40.lighthouse. Glorious blue skies and calm seas. Mist and fog around this
:22:41. > :22:43.morning. Some patchy cloud around spoiling that sunshine. The sun is
:22:44. > :22:49.bringing out the flowers and believes. This weekend, dry. Cloudy
:22:50. > :22:54.at times, also some sunshine. Of the two days of the weekend, Sunday
:22:55. > :22:59.looks like it will have the best of the sunshine. We have got some
:23:00. > :23:05.changes afoot as this weather for front travels down. More cloud today
:23:06. > :23:09.and tomorrow. Behind that, another one which is much more active. This
:23:10. > :23:15.one will trickle down across southern parts of Britain, not much
:23:16. > :23:18.left on it, but high pressure is moving back out into the Atlantic
:23:19. > :23:24.and that opens the door for a new area of low pressure to bring cold
:23:25. > :23:29.air across as. From the south of Iceland and moving down towards us.
:23:30. > :23:35.By Monday, the first of those weather fronts coming in. More cloud
:23:36. > :23:42.on Monday. If you shower is as well. Once that passes us, we have got
:23:43. > :23:45.Arctic air. The area of high pressure has moved to the middle of
:23:46. > :23:52.the Atlantic, northerly winds, some of which I was on Tuesday could well
:23:53. > :23:56.be wintry. A big change by the time we get to Tuesday of next week. It
:23:57. > :24:03.is that flood of cold air that will also bring the temperatures down. A
:24:04. > :24:08.touch of Frost perhaps. Daytime, no more than seven or 8 degrees. Let's
:24:09. > :24:12.make the most of the weekend ahead. A lot of clout as you can see.
:24:13. > :24:16.Drifting in from the north. Some holes in that crowd, particularly
:24:17. > :24:21.for Cornwall. Cornwall has been blessed with the best of the lakes
:24:22. > :24:29.lunchtime today. That process will continue overnight tonight. Patchy
:24:30. > :24:34.cloud of a figure in the EEC. -- particularly in the east. Patchy
:24:35. > :24:41.cloud. Summing up the day. A bit more of the breeze. Temperatures
:24:42. > :24:50.getting to 14 or 15 degrees. The forecast for the Isles of Scilly
:24:51. > :24:58.depends, should be around nine or 10 degrees getting to 13 degrees by the
:24:59. > :25:08.end of the morning. Silly, fine and dry. High water, 236 and 1510.
:25:09. > :25:13.Hardly any waves for our servers, although it does pick up a little
:25:14. > :25:17.bit. Coastal waters forecast, winds will be variable. Generally, fair.
:25:18. > :25:20.Have a nice weekend. Back to you. But before we go we can cross back
:25:21. > :25:25.to Porthleven where a number of local musicians will be
:25:26. > :25:26.entertaining the crowds One of them Suzie Mac,
:25:27. > :25:53.will sing us out now # Rises with the dawn, didn't want
:25:54. > :26:02.to say goodbye before it was gone. # The car is gone, long before the
:26:03. > :26:08.years have gone. # All alone.
:26:09. > :26:20.# Wishing he could just turn around and head back home.
:26:21. > :26:24.# City drifter. # Looks like you and me. City
:26:25. > :26:32.drifter. # Looks like you and me.
:26:33. > :26:54.# Looks like you and me. Why didn't we go
:26:55. > :27:00.to the library today? Because we don't have
:27:01. > :27:03.a library any more. Why? The school's had to make big cuts.
:27:04. > :27:10.Cuts like with a knife, miss? No, it means that the school
:27:11. > :27:14.can't afford to pay for things like the library any more or shows
:27:15. > :27:19.or books or school visits. CHILDREN: Awww!
:27:20. > :27:24.No more school visits?