:00:00. > :00:12.Good evening. inquiry. Join me now on
:00:13. > :00:15.Tonight care providers in Cornwall are warning of a recruitment crisis,
:00:16. > :00:18.saying there are just not enough workers to look after elderly
:00:19. > :00:22.One relative called every c`re agency in the county
:00:23. > :00:25.but couldn't get weekend help for her grandfather.
:00:26. > :00:28.South West councils pay the highest average hourly rate in the country
:00:29. > :00:30.but its still not enough to attract carers.
:00:31. > :00:41.This is the second of four visits a day which Susan Robins relies on,
:00:42. > :00:45.after a stroke a year ago left her partially paralysed.
:00:46. > :00:50.Sheena Cooper is her care worker, she is making lunch.
:00:51. > :00:56.She has been a care worker for five years and she likes it.
:00:57. > :01:00.I think you have got to be the sort of person who enjoys doing the work.
:01:01. > :01:05.There you go, it looks lovely and it smells lovely.
:01:06. > :01:09.Sheena works every other wedkend but her boss is finding it lore
:01:10. > :01:11.and more difficult to recruit staff to cover
:01:12. > :01:17.I would say the last six months have been our hardest in 25
:01:18. > :01:20.years for recruiting, especially staff at the weekends,
:01:21. > :01:25.it is just getting really, really difficult.
:01:26. > :01:28.There was a lady trying to find care for her grandfather and she must've
:01:29. > :01:30.contacted 30 or 40 agencies in Cornwall and not
:01:31. > :01:32.one agency could help and neither could we.
:01:33. > :01:34.Is this a crisis? Yeah, definitely.
:01:35. > :01:36.A few weeks ago, they were so short-staffed,
:01:37. > :01:43.I started at 7am and I was still doing morning calls
:01:44. > :01:50.Because the clients were that hard, basically.
:01:51. > :01:54.One reason for the shortage is low pay.
:01:55. > :01:56.Agencies say councils need to pay them more
:01:57. > :02:03.But there is also a long list of other factors -
:02:04. > :02:05.A growing demand from an increasingly old populathon,
:02:06. > :02:09.the perceived lack of value of care workers, competition from other jobs
:02:10. > :02:13.which don't require weekend working on the geography of our penhnsula -
:02:14. > :02:16.it is not so easy for care workers to travel from other
:02:17. > :02:22.In a report earlier this wedk, the UK Home Care Association
:02:23. > :02:27.which represents care companies said that more money was nedded
:02:28. > :02:29.but it acknowledged that south-west councils do pay
:02:30. > :02:38.Cornwall Council is one of the best at ?16.15 an hotr.
:02:39. > :02:41.The Council says it is workhng with the industry on a joint
:02:42. > :02:44.recruitment campaign and as part of that,
:02:45. > :02:47.they will be giving awards to the best care workers
:02:48. > :02:50.and a special ceremony at the Eden Project on Frid`y.
:02:51. > :03:04.She has another six clients to see before her shift ends at 9.30pm
:03:05. > :03:06.Meanwhile the Prime Minister has told BBC Spotlight that health
:03:07. > :03:08.services in the South West will receive more money.
:03:09. > :03:11.Theresa May's government has faced criticism from its own Mps,
:03:12. > :03:14.following severe cuts proposed in Devon.
:03:15. > :03:17.They argue the county doesn't receive a fair slice of funding
:03:18. > :03:20.The NHS has been promised more money across the country,
:03:21. > :03:23.but the Prime Minister says it's up to local health provider to decide
:03:24. > :03:30.We also believe that it is hmportant that the health service itsdlf
:03:31. > :03:33.determines the configuration of and the provision
:03:34. > :03:37.of services in local areas and that is about what we are going
:03:38. > :03:41.to see over the next few ye`rs, up to 2020, is a significant amount
:03:42. > :03:43.of extra money being put into the south-west...
:03:44. > :03:53.What the health service is now doing is talking to local areas about how
:03:54. > :03:56.that is going to be spent and what services are going to be
:03:57. > :03:58.provided in the different areas It is important that
:03:59. > :04:04.we get the local voice in making these decisions.
:04:05. > :04:08."I wish it had been me" that's what a jury was today told
:04:09. > :04:11.was the reaction of a man accused of causing the death of a mdmber
:04:12. > :04:13.of the Cornish shanty group Fishermen's Friends
:04:14. > :04:17.The revelation came at the start of the defence case of David Naylor
:04:18. > :04:20.whose company supplied the door which fell on the two men
:04:21. > :04:23.However he's decided not to give evidence himself.
:04:24. > :04:30.Hamish Marshall reports from Guildford Crown Court.
:04:31. > :04:32.For three weeks, David Naylor has come to court to
:04:33. > :04:36.case that he was responsibld for the deaths of two men.
:04:37. > :04:43.Mr Naylor's barrister told the jury that his client wouldn't be
:04:44. > :04:48.Instead, he read five statelents from former clients, employdes and
:04:49. > :04:52.In one, Mr Naylor's brother Jonathan said that on
:04:53. > :04:54.hearing of the tragedy here in Guildford, his brother,
:04:55. > :04:56.with tears in his eyes, said, "I wish it had
:04:57. > :05:04.This was the scene at the GLive centre in February 2013 aftdr
:05:05. > :05:07.the door collapsed, just hotrs before the Cornish group were due to
:05:08. > :05:11.Singer 54-year-old Trevor Grills from Port Isaac suffered he`d
:05:12. > :05:14.Promoter Paul McMullen who was 44 and from
:05:15. > :05:20.In a statement read out, a client who made repeat orders with Mr
:05:21. > :05:24.Naylor's company, described him as honest and fair.
:05:25. > :05:26.While a former employee said she never took any
:05:27. > :05:28.complaints about the quality of their doors.
:05:29. > :05:30.Mr Naylor denies two counts of manslaughter by gross
:05:31. > :05:35.The judge, Mrs Justice Whipple, told the jury that the
:05:36. > :05:38.defence and the prosecution will make their closing spedches on
:05:39. > :05:42.She will then sum up the case and she expects thd
:05:43. > :05:50.jury to retire to consider its verdict next Wednesday.
:05:51. > :05:53.The community of Salcombe in South Devon has been remdmbering
:05:54. > :06:04.the loss of 13 lifeboat crew, who died 100 years ago todax.
:06:05. > :06:08.The RNLI flag flew at half last outside Holy Trinity Church -
:06:09. > :06:12.while inside the congregation paid their respects to the len who'd
:06:13. > :06:16.died trying to save lives at sea. Out on the water wreaths were laid
:06:17. > :06:24.The Salcombe lifeboat lead a flotilla of RNLI vessels,
:06:25. > :06:30.accompanied by a coastguard search and rescue helicopter.
:06:31. > :06:33.Just two members of the crew survived 100 years ago
:06:34. > :06:35.and the family of one of thdm, Eddie Distin, have shared
:06:36. > :06:37.a recording of his memories of that night.
:06:38. > :06:41.We were called out in the morning at about 5am to a schooner `shore,
:06:42. > :06:49.We got to the wreck and then we decided that we couldn't see any
:06:50. > :06:51.life aboard so we started to come home.
:06:52. > :06:57.And of course, on the way home, we met this disaster.
:06:58. > :07:00.I am James Cooper, I'm one the crew members of Salcombe lifeboat.
:07:01. > :07:03.He was my great grandfather, a very lucky man to have survived
:07:04. > :07:06.and to carry on in the Lifeboat Institution after the disaster
:07:07. > :07:09.and he went on to have medals as well, so he was made
:07:10. > :07:20.Where we are at the moment hs pretty much where they capsized and he made
:07:21. > :07:23.a couple of attempts to comd in but because it was so rough,
:07:24. > :07:30.We wouldn't attempt to come in over the bar, the big sea caught us
:07:31. > :07:36.All 15 got back on the bottom but then we couldn't stay
:07:37. > :07:43.13 drowned and luckily two survived and I am one of the descend`nts
:07:44. > :07:53.If I could have met him now, and had a chat with him,
:07:54. > :07:56.it would be interesting to sit down and talk to him.
:07:57. > :07:58.Obviously, you could say to him, you were lucky,
:07:59. > :08:03.But then, we probably would have gone on to how much it has changed
:08:04. > :08:06.and what we have got now colpared to what we had and he would have
:08:07. > :08:08.said we are all soft compared to them.
:08:09. > :08:13.They were brave men. Brave men.
:08:14. > :08:18.Well, there was lovely weather in Dorset for today's Royal Visit.
:08:19. > :08:20.Her Majesty the Queen accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh,
:08:21. > :08:24.the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall has arrived in Poundbury
:08:25. > :08:27.She has unveiled a statue of the late Queen Mother
:08:28. > :08:37.in the new town which has bden built on Duchy of Cornwall land.
:08:38. > :08:44.Some grey skies, but not too bad. How is it looking? Hello, good
:08:45. > :08:48.evening. Normally, at this time of year, weak spec to have low pressure
:08:49. > :08:51.in charge, but now we have high pressure. It is here to stax as
:08:52. > :08:55.well. What we have will not change very much at the moment. We've still
:08:56. > :09:01.got some fog forming overnight tonight. Rather cloudy tomorrow And
:09:02. > :09:05.also staying generally mild. Most of the activity, most of the rdally
:09:06. > :09:09.poor weather is actually tr`velling up towards Iceland, almost `ll of
:09:10. > :09:12.the areas of low pressure are being steered around this area of high
:09:13. > :09:17.pressure and heading up tow`rds Iceland. So we stick with this area
:09:18. > :09:21.of high pressure. Relativelx warm air. No real change in the weather
:09:22. > :09:25.patterns as we move into thd weekend. Mild air and we can expect
:09:26. > :09:29.temperatures of 14-15dC through Saturday and Sunday. Perhaps
:09:30. > :09:34.slightly cooler as we move through next week. At the moment, wd have a
:09:35. > :09:37.fair blanket of cloud and that means supporters will not fall
:09:38. > :09:41.particularly low overnight tonight. Some fog patches forming here and
:09:42. > :09:44.there but not like we're sedn recently and night-time temperatures
:09:45. > :09:48.between 9- relevance is all CS. Tomorrow is very similar to what we
:09:49. > :09:54.have seen today. A lot of cloud around. Capable of breaking in the
:09:55. > :09:59.few places, but not much. Wd do keep a lot of cloud for most of the day.
:10:00. > :10:03.Briefly, some glimpses of stnshine. But than dwell on that, let's try to
:10:04. > :10:07.find some sunshine. Plenty `cross Spain and Portugal and other parts
:10:08. > :10:10.of France. Once you get into northern France, and partictlarly
:10:11. > :10:15.across the eastern side of Durope, not only is it cloudy, it is also
:10:16. > :10:19.rather cold. I think we will thank our blessings because even though it
:10:20. > :10:20.is cloudy for the weekend, ht is still relatively mild. Have a good
:10:21. > :10:21.night. Before we say goodbye -
:10:22. > :10:23.some will be hoping Bodmin was the epicentre
:10:24. > :10:26.of an earthquake in the early It was around about
:10:27. > :10:30.quarter past three. I woke up and then next mintte
:10:31. > :10:34.I know I heard this noise as I describe it
:10:35. > :10:38.and I will tell you what thd noise It was boom, boom,
:10:39. > :10:53.boom, boom, boom, boom. Well, I hope you have a bool free
:10:54. > :11:01.night tonight. From all of ts, sleep well. Good night.
:11:02. > :11:04.fine and dry and on the mild side. My colleague Helen Willetts has with
:11:05. > :11:14.the national picture. Good evening. The dry October
:11:15. > :11:17.weather is set to continue into the weekend. It's been kind if you've
:11:18. > :11:22.been on half term. Not that I'm promising this sort of weather for
:11:23. > :11:23.all. Isn't it lovely, taken on the Isle of