:00:11. > :00:13.Good evening from the late team in the South West.
:00:14. > :00:15.Business leaders have called for our region to get a bigger share
:00:16. > :00:20.Fares will rise next week and will hit all parts
:00:21. > :00:22.of the country equally, campaigners say that's unfair
:00:23. > :00:28.The rail industry says billions of pounds is being spent
:00:29. > :00:35.More from our business correspondent Neil Gallacher.
:00:36. > :00:39.Rail fares will go up by an average of 2.3% from January 2nd.
:00:40. > :00:42.That rise is being applied uniformly across the country.
:00:43. > :00:44.On the face of it, that treats all regions equally.
:00:45. > :00:50.Well, this is an inherently unfair system.
:00:51. > :00:52.The price increase applies right across the country,
:00:53. > :00:56.regardless of how much the cost is going back into the network.
:00:57. > :01:00.The reality is we get about a tenth of the spend that the rest
:01:01. > :01:07.And that is the reason why we have got such a fragile rail network.
:01:08. > :01:10.The vulnerability of the rail link into Devon and Cornwall was keenly
:01:11. > :01:13.felt at the start of December because of flooding at Cowley Bridge
:01:14. > :01:17.outside Exeter, lending urgency to calls for more spending here.
:01:18. > :01:21.But the picture is not all bad, according to the joint rail campaign
:01:22. > :01:27.That is real investment in the south-west.
:01:28. > :01:29.Every part of the country wants money.
:01:30. > :01:34.We have just got to shout very, very loudly and make sure we are heard,
:01:35. > :01:36.so that the investment comes to the south-west.
:01:37. > :01:39.We really feel we are the forgotten south-west and that's why
:01:40. > :01:42.we are saying to government, don't forget about us, we need
:01:43. > :01:45.Record amounts are being spent upgrading Britain's railway
:01:46. > :01:49.Some of that spending undeniably has knock-on
:01:50. > :01:52.benefits back down the line, but it will soon be three years
:01:53. > :01:55.since the collapse of the main route at Dawlish reminded everyone how
:01:56. > :01:59.this region does not enjoy the sort of robust rail links that many other
:02:00. > :02:03.parts of the country take for granted.
:02:04. > :02:06.And now a round up of some of the other stories
:02:07. > :02:10.Police are warning that dangerous drugs which were stolen from three
:02:11. > :02:12.vets practices in Cornwall in the last week could prove
:02:13. > :02:18.The drugs including Ketamine and Apomorphine were taken
:02:19. > :02:23.from practices in Trelay, Redruth and Truro.
:02:24. > :02:27.The family of a Devon man murdered in Tamerton Foliot on New Year's Day
:02:28. > :02:29.in 2015 want answers from the probation service about how
:02:30. > :02:35.It's emerged that Donald Pemberton - who stabbed Tanis Bhandari to death
:02:36. > :02:38.- was out on licence from prison when he was seen wielding meat
:02:39. > :02:40.cleavers a fortnight before the murder.
:02:41. > :02:42.The Community Rehabilitation Company involved said his behaviour
:02:43. > :02:51.The public are being asked to have their say about plans
:02:52. > :02:54.for the reform of the NHS and social care system in Cornwall
:02:55. > :02:58.The five year plan could include the loss of hospital beds in favour
:02:59. > :03:06.A series of public meetings will be held throughout January.
:03:07. > :03:09.Dartmoor National Park is one of many losing millions of pounds
:03:10. > :03:10.in Government funding, according to figures
:03:11. > :03:16.The Campaign for National Parks said staff numbers on Dartmoor had
:03:17. > :03:22.The government had promised to protect funding, but figures show
:03:23. > :03:27.parks will be receiving much less by 2020 than a decade earlier.
:03:28. > :03:30.It's a common complaint that there's not enough for young teenagers
:03:31. > :03:37.Well, now in Dawlish, they have a youth club
:03:38. > :03:41.Local church groups have got together to provide an inflatable
:03:42. > :03:43.pop-up dome where young people can go on a Friday night.
:03:44. > :04:10.This storm is being run by church groups. This area has had problems
:04:11. > :04:14.with drugs. We have been doing work in the town for years and the use
:04:15. > :04:17.groups were not working so we looked at something that was more Ballard
:04:18. > :04:22.would draw the young people in and we just happen to stumble across a
:04:23. > :04:29.pop-up dome and we thought, "Why not?" And we realised it was not too
:04:30. > :04:33.expensive. It is very much in its infancy, but it is somewhere to go
:04:34. > :04:37.that is warm with the tea and coffee beyond the local sports centre. If
:04:38. > :04:42.you are a sporty person, there is definitely a lot to do. But there is
:04:43. > :04:47.not a lot of things like this. I guess it is to somewhere for them to
:04:48. > :04:52.go and it is not out on these treat this mixing with random people. It
:04:53. > :04:58.is a bit safer. It is warm in here, I guess. And the outside is called.
:04:59. > :05:02.There are activities. Playing games. Other this is operated by church
:05:03. > :05:05.groups, it is not here to preach or convert. It is currently running
:05:06. > :05:07.Friday night, and in the summer, they hope to hold outdoor activities
:05:08. > :05:10.as well. Onto tonight's football
:05:11. > :05:12.and in League 2 Yeovil Town held promotion chasing Portsmouth
:05:13. > :05:14.to a goalless draw at Huish Park. The results leaves
:05:15. > :05:17.the Glovers in 12th place. Of course it's New Year's Eve
:05:18. > :05:20.tomorrow and if you're off out you'll need to know what the weather
:05:21. > :05:34.will be like. Thank you. Good evening. Well,
:05:35. > :05:39.foremost, it is dry but rather cloudy. And then start 2017 with
:05:40. > :05:43.some rain. This evening, it is dry foremost. That's a bit of fog and
:05:44. > :05:48.the greatest chance of some frost further to the east and for the
:05:49. > :05:53.Channel islands. But foremost, frost free overnight. 4-5 C. But rather a
:05:54. > :05:57.lowering so we have some fog as lowering so we have some fog as
:05:58. > :05:59.well. A cloudy start to the day tomorrow. Some breaks possible at
:06:00. > :06:04.times, allowing some brightness times, allowing some brightness
:06:05. > :06:09.through, equally we could see some rain over the hills. Foremost, debit
:06:10. > :06:14.is just about creeping into double figures. So we end the year rather
:06:15. > :06:18.cloudy but dry for your celebrations. And then the rain
:06:19. > :06:20.comes through during the early hours of the 1st of January, claiming to
:06:21. > :06:21.brighter weather. Happy New Year. Our next news is at
:06:22. > :06:24.7.35am tomorrow evening. Have a lovely weekend
:06:25. > :06:40.and thanks for your company. Good evening. Looking ahead to 2017
:06:41. > :06:43.it looks like we will start off on a cold note. This weather front will
:06:44. > :06:48.move south in the next day or so bringing rain with it, but also much
:06:49. > :06:52.colder air following a lull behind. It will sweep the fog away. It's
:06:53. > :07:00.grey for some places this afternoon. You could hardly see across the
:07:01. > :07:01.river in the Greater London area. Met Office warnings are in