21/04/2017 Spotlight

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Tonight investigations into the mystery illness

Tests are being carried out on water and air quality as some people

claim a nearby slurry pit is affecting their health

Also tonight major changes for the region's Royal Marines

They'll be part of a new unit to protect our coastline; more

than 100 personnel from Scotland will join them.

The canine rescuers training to sniff out Ten Tors casualties.

And I'm here are beautiful Porthleven were I will be sampling

some of the Porthleven food festival. Give us a lick of your ice

cream. Water and air testing

is happening in Templeton near Tiverton following complaints

of ill health. The investigation by

Mid Devon District Council follows reports of phlegm,

high blood pressure, headaches and fissured tongues,

with some forced to leave Local residents say

their symptoms coincide with fumes they believe are coming

from a nearby slurry pit. The owner of the site says

the claims are not true. An idyllic spot in

the middle of Devon. Mid-Devon District Council

is investigating complaints of illness in Templeton and tests

are being done. Residents allege their symptoms

coincide with an unpleasant smell they say is coming

from a nearby slurry pit. Basically since Christmas it

has been horrendous. You get a real hot, peppery taste

in your mouth and you just It also causes reactions with your

tongue, which is giving problems. You get irritation in the eyes,

coughing, thirsty all the time. There are other neighbours

complaining of the same symptoms. There was a night where

I couldn't breathe. I was retching, I was

rushed into hospital. They thought I was

having a heart attack. My blood pressure

was through the roof. They couldn't find

what was wrong with me. The owner of the slurry pit disputes

the allegations and at the moment he says they are investigating

measures to take against In a statement, he says I have asked

for tests to see if indeed this unit None of our cows or staff working

at the unit display any of the symptoms alleged to have been

caused to the complainant. Environmental health

still hasn't established the cause of the symptoms, and are

testing a variety of possibilities. Later this month, the authorities

will be meeting about the situation. The Ministry of Defence has

confirmed that Royal Marines from Plymouth will be part

of a new anti terror unit to combat the threat to ships and ports

around the UK coast. The Maritime Operations Commando

unit will fight terrorists Our defence reporter

Scott Bingham is here. The new maritime operations

commander unit will have up to 600 Royal Marines, mainly from 42

Commando based here at Bickley near Plymouth, it will also include 120

members of the Fleet protection group who currently guard Trident

nuclear submarines in Scotland. It will also have

SAS and Special Boat Service liaison officers

attached to it. It is due to be operational

early next year. According to a leaked memo

from the general of the Royal Marines, it will focus on

maritime interdiction and boarding operations and force

protection for Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary

ships. It will provide a core

contribution to UK domestic operations in response

to a terrorist event. 42 Commando is to be withdrawn

from front-line service under a restructuring

exercise, but the MoD says no Royal Marines

will be made redundant with roles

being reallocated across the Navy. This would seem to fit

in with those plans. The new unit is likely to be based

at RMB Teymar at Devonport, which already operates the kind

of fast boats that would likely With the Marines

being accommodated at Some have suggested the Royal

Marines are bailing out the The MoD says balancing the numbers

as a military judgment, which is South West Water has been fined

?1.8 million for health and safety offences following the death

of an employee. 54 year old Robert Geach drowned

when he fell into the tank at a water treatment plant

in Falmouth in 2013. South West Water pleaded guilty

today at Truro Crown Court. A stalwart of the South West

newspaper scene is relaunching this weekend after a financial crisis

forced it to cease The Sunday Independent

is more than 200 years old and is one of just a few

regional Sunday papers. In its heyday the paper

was an established training ground for Fleet street reporters

as our business correspondent Newspapers have always been tough

working environments and these days that it even truer than it once

was with readers lured But there was a festive atmosphere

as the Sunday Independent reopened after being forced

to cease production. It has always been a sports paper,

the new owner on the left is the owner of Truro

city football club. The paper has the same

editor, John Collings. The last two weeks have been very

long and very stressful. Can you say particularly

what it is about this newspaper that you think makes it worth picking up

and resurrecting, when presumably one might not make that judgment

about many a newspaper that might And we all like to see

ourselves in print. This is a first-class paper

to take that forward. When they say local,

they really mean it. We would cover under

ten girls football. Right up to perhaps the Bristol

and district division seven, or the west Cornwall mining

league division five. They make a remarkable claim

about their circulation, which they say is about

12,000 copies weekly. We certainly are confident

in saying that we actually expect to increase that,

although the focus has been on the decline of circulation

of print papers, but as I say, particularly in the specialist

sports area, some papers are No promises, but we

are pretty confident. In its 20th century heyday,

the independent then owned by the Mirror was a training ground

for Fleet Street. There were reporters who made it

to the national and beyond. It used to be based in Plymouth,

now it is Liskeard and it will be A Devon dog which helped police

divers find a body last year is among around 30 rescue dogs

from across the country meeting on Dartmoor for a long weekend

of specialist training. It's vital life-saving practise

ahead of the Ten Tors event next month, when some will be on stand-by

to find missing children. Last year, police nationally

requested help from specialist dogs Clare Woodling has been to meet

the dogs and their handlers You are on board a life-saver. This

dog at a member of Dartford rescue. A qualification can take to four

years of training. The. 'S notable pick up a centre Nick can turn it

sent 90 degrees into the wind and it will race off in the direction the

scent is coming from. It will be in a cent cone, it will be honing into

the strongest part of the scent. They will come back, give us a big

Wolf and that is our indication. They go, that is a wealth. It may

look like hide and seek, but some of the dogs here will be on stand-by

during the Ten Tors event in May. It is a vital ingredient to the whole

event. If the weather turns nasty, that is when they really come into

their own. Not all call-outs have a happy ending. Last August, the dog

found divers help find a body in a river. They should be able to put

the dog anywhere that they want to in an area so that if the dog is

going to the left and you want to the right, can push the dog away two

300 yards. They pretend casualties were camouflaged so the dogs use

their noses. Strength of a wind can be the difference between a dog

finding the person coming back empty-handed. On a calm day like

today, the search is more challenging because the human scent

when travel so far. Rain or shine, this dog and other dogs save time

for rescuers and when somebody is missing on the moor, the clock is

really ticking. He certainly knows how to tell his handler how he has

found something, doesn't the? A very clever dog.

The gardens of a stately home near Truro will open this

weekend in aid of a charity which supports homeless people.

Tregothnan Gardens are privately owned and the huge collection

of Rhododendrons, Magnolias and Camellias only open

The Saint Petrocs Society has been struggling but it stands to gain

tens of thousands of pounds from the opening.

Spotlights David George met up with the charity's boss

The Tregothnan estate has been in the Boscawen family

Thousands of plants have been brought here

These days, it is well known for its tea plantation,

but this weekend the 100 acres of garden and parkland

We know the timing of the UK's largest garden opening

is about right when these petals start to fall down onto the pathway,

so that hopefully thousands of visitors this weekend can come

and enjoy one of nature's real spectacles of natural petals landing

on the pathway and making a real scene in the middle of spring.

Tregothnan's staff have been preparing for months,

many including the gardening team volunteer to help out

It is absolutely fantastic, to be honest, it is my proudest

To see 5,000 people enjoy what we do, I am so proud.

Open days here have raised thousands for charity.

They plan to beat last year's record, ?40,000.

Everyone knows that there have been continual problems

with homelessness in Cornwall, but with that kind of money

we would make sure that all our services would be open,

fully operational and it would mean that nobody is likely to die

Amongst the magnificent plants in this vast garden is this beauty.

It is amazing to think that this is all one huge plant.

It is about the size of a decent-sized house,

It's the world's largest rhododendron.

The London marathon is on this weekend and tens of thousands

There are as many reasons for running the marathon

We have been to meet three people from the region who will be tackling

We wanted to find out why they are running,

And what they will have on their headphones to help them

I did it for a charity that is close to my heart.

My daughter got diagnosed with type one diabetes.

We got told that if we took her in, 24 hours later, they wouldn't have

I am running in memory of my parents for a disability charity.

Because when I was little, my parents and I used

I am running in aid of the Cornwall air ambulance.

I can't basically go and do some crazy stuff that other

people do to raise money, so for me the easiest way

Given its geography and it has got just one main hospital,

getting to hospital in a quick time is essential in an emergency.

The ambulance is essential for people living, working

My parents are no longer with me and they would be incredibly

surprised and incredibly proud, not only that I am running

a marathon, but also that I am choosing to run for the charity.

My favourite song is The Eye Of The Tiger.

It is a case of mind over matter and all of those messages of good

wishes and all those personal struggles are there

Especially the crowd in London who are fantastic.

I'm going to get a lot of stick of my mates for this,

I don't know why that is so good to run to, but it is.

Everybody Needs Love And Affection, everybody has to need friends.

# The things that dreams are made of #.

And that is kind of what it is, really.

That is kind of running the London Marathon.

Good luck to them and everybody running the marathon this weekend.

Time for the sport now and Andy's here.

It's not just the charity runners we'll be looking out for on Sunday.

No, we'll also be keeping a close eye on the elite race as Jo Pavey

tries to qualify for this summer's World Championships in London.

The 43-year-old needs to finish as one of the top two British women

Devon boxer Tommy Langford could realise a childhood dream

tomorrow night when he fights for the WBO interim

The British middleweight champion is putting his unbeaten record

on the line against a Georgian nicknamed the mini-Mike Tyson.

The boy from Bideford moved to Birmingham nearly a decade ago

to pursue a boxing career and that's where we caught up with him.

I have never ducked a fight in my life.

We are fighting somebody who nobody else wanted to fight.

That is not me saying it, or Tom, it is out there.

The WBO, he has been the number one for I don't know how long.

Yes, he's a horrible opponent, he's tough, he's very strong.

He's highly avoided by all the top operators.

But ultimately, beating him puts me on a platform of those operators

and gives me the chance to fight the elite.

Tom's getting a lot of praise, a lot of publicity, a lot of fans,.

For something that he has been doing for years and years and years.

Privately, in dark gyms, cold rooms, so the reward is now as such.

It has been going a long time and he is ready.

We have got a lot of following from North Devon and people travel

all the way up and it is a bit of a jaunt for this one,

but they are still coming and in the numbers.

They have not got a boxer from down there ready,

They all show a huge amount of support and when I get to go

and celebrate with them, that is always good, as well.

He had a dream as a child, a young kid, and note

to Devon, the opportunities in Birmingham, the Midlands,

He has got a selfish streak in him to get where he wants to get to.

That move so early in his career has put him here.

There is no point does working away at the rankings and getting

to the top and then when you get to the top, not wanting

I have got this chance and I will grab it with both hands

It is what I want and what my career needs.

With the pressure now off after their promotion

was confirmed on Monday, Plymouth Argyle have their

sights set on winning the League Two title.

For Exeter City though, the aim is Wembley.

A win against Morecambe tomorrow will do their

promotion hopes no harm - as it stands there are still

at least ten clubs in with a chance of making the play-offs.

There are only two games left for Torquay to beat the drop

As long as they avoid defeat at Dover they can't be

relegated this weekend - a win could lift them

You can follow all the drama as it unfolds on the BBC

It's a winner takes all match for Plymouth Albion Ladies tomorrow

as they chase promotion to the second tier of women's rugby,

Albion go into the game with their opponents just two points behind.

Really confident, however you can never

I do think it is going to be close on the day and playing at the Wreck,

some people might be nervous we haven't played in

Bath might have a lot of supporters there,

so that might have an affect on our team, but I'm ready confident

Somerset have made a great start to their County Championship

match against Lancashire at Old Trafford today.

The bowlers did their job skittling the home side for just 109

with Craig Overton the pick of the bowlers taking five wickets.

In reply Somerset were 93-4 at the close of play on Day One.

From the very best Michelin-starred chefs to international food

celebrities, the creme de la creme of the foodie world will be

cooking live at this year's Porthleven Food Festival.

Well, taking his opportunity to sample some tempting delights

and with news of other events over the weekend here's David White.

Yes. I think I have got probably the best location here this week. This

is Porthleven harbour, home of the Porthleven food festival. This

usually, can I just pinch a chip? Not only chips, but lots of great

food here. Can I quickly show you the bridge that has been put up? You

can have a tour of your harbour eating your way around. Do one big

Circle. This is one of the chefs involved here. This is Jude. How

dumb are what is happening over the next few days? Animating festival.

Chef demos, great stores. Food tents. -- and amazing. Kids tent,

literary tent. Something for everybody. You and Anthony Worrall

Thompson going to be having a bake off. We have got a lot going on down

here. That look at some other events going around the region. Down here

in Cornwall, there is a special event which is taking place over the

weekend which is the start of the sea songs and shanty Festival. That

will be at 730. On Sunday, there is a shout down on the beach. In Devon,

grab your boots for the walking Festival. That continues to the

weekend. The walks are free, towns tourist information centre. A

meditation walk also. In Plymouth, one of the largest wooden tall ships

against its two weeks visit to Sutton Harbour. Also a cider

Festival. ?6 a ticket. In Somerset, International music at the

Bridgwater arts Centre as they celebrate their twin towns.

Including bands from Malta, Italy, France, Germany and the Czech

Republic. Tomorrow, is record store Day. Head on down to your local

record store and pick up some final if you are a collector like myself.

This is Susie Mack, a BBC introducing artist. She will be

playing as... Out later on. A trained coming our way as we had

to the other side of the weekend but we hold onto the fine weather to the

weekend ahead and some fantastic pictures of this weather. This is a

lighthouse. Glorious blue skies and calm seas. Mist and fog around this

morning. Some patchy cloud around spoiling that sunshine. The sun is

bringing out the flowers and believes. This weekend, dry. Cloudy

at times, also some sunshine. Of the two days of the weekend, Sunday

looks like it will have the best of the sunshine. We have got some

changes afoot as this weather for front travels down. More cloud today

and tomorrow. Behind that, another one which is much more active. This

one will trickle down across southern parts of Britain, not much

left on it, but high pressure is moving back out into the Atlantic

and that opens the door for a new area of low pressure to bring cold

air across as. From the south of Iceland and moving down towards us.

By Monday, the first of those weather fronts coming in. More cloud

on Monday. If you shower is as well. Once that passes us, we have got

Arctic air. The area of high pressure has moved to the middle of

the Atlantic, northerly winds, some of which I was on Tuesday could well

be wintry. A big change by the time we get to Tuesday of next week. It

is that flood of cold air that will also bring the temperatures down. A

touch of Frost perhaps. Daytime, no more than seven or 8 degrees. Let's

make the most of the weekend ahead. A lot of clout as you can see.

Drifting in from the north. Some holes in that crowd, particularly

for Cornwall. Cornwall has been blessed with the best of the lakes

lunchtime today. That process will continue overnight tonight. Patchy

cloud of a figure in the EEC. -- particularly in the east. Patchy

cloud. Summing up the day. A bit more of the breeze. Temperatures

getting to 14 or 15 degrees. The forecast for the Isles of Scilly

depends, should be around nine or 10 degrees getting to 13 degrees by the

end of the morning. Silly, fine and dry. High water, 236 and 1510.

Hardly any waves for our servers, although it does pick up a little

bit. Coastal waters forecast, winds will be variable. Generally, fair.

Have a nice weekend. Back to you. But before we go we can cross back

to Porthleven where a number of local musicians will be

entertaining the crowds One of them Suzie Mac,

will sing us out now # Rises with the dawn, didn't want

to say goodbye before it was gone. # The car is gone, long before the

years have gone. # All alone.

# Wishing he could just turn around and head back home.

# City drifter. # Looks like you and me. City

drifter. # Looks like you and me.

# Looks like you and me. Why didn't we go

to the library today? Because we don't have

a library any more. Why? The school's had to make big cuts.

Cuts like with a knife, miss? No, it means that the school

can't afford to pay for things like the library any more or shows

or books or school visits. CHILDREN: Awww!

No more school visits?