:00:13. > :00:20.Snow and ice are affecting parts of the South West tonight.
:00:21. > :00:22.The Met Office has issued a yellow warning that
:00:23. > :00:25.Gritting lorries are out on the major routes
:00:26. > :00:28.and some drivers have reported difficult conditions on high ground.
:00:29. > :00:30.Spotlight's John Henderson is live for us tonight
:00:31. > :00:50.Andy, yes, slap bang in the middle of Dartmoor, 344 metres high, the
:00:51. > :00:55.highest pub in the whole of southern England. You would expect snow here,
:00:56. > :00:58.so it is the case. The big question is, what is it going to be like for
:00:59. > :01:06.the commute tomorrow morning? A white out on Dartmoor,
:01:07. > :01:09.if the first snow of the winter giving drivers something to think
:01:10. > :01:11.about near Princetown. The same road, flashing red
:01:12. > :01:13.at the highways operations control centre in Exeter,
:01:14. > :01:15.a place where the weather picture We have 58 gritting lorries out
:01:16. > :01:23.at the moment around the county's network
:01:24. > :01:28.and secondary routes, so we are doing additional salting
:01:29. > :01:30.at the moment. You will have seen some
:01:31. > :01:32.of them out in the rain. And that has to be done until we get
:01:33. > :01:36.some salt down and then we will load They will be going out again this
:01:37. > :01:46.evening and also, tomorrow morning. Because our biggest risk overnight,
:01:47. > :01:51.is ice. Some of those 58 gritting lorries restocking at a depot into
:01:52. > :01:56.the none. In Devon, 2000 miles of road will get the treatment, and in
:01:57. > :02:01.Cornwall, 31 machines will be out all night, covering 25 kilos. The
:02:02. > :02:06.advice is not to travel unless necessary. But with more sleet and
:02:07. > :02:11.snow expected in the South West tomorrow, a little advice on how to
:02:12. > :02:15.have fun in the big freeze. We like people to come out and enjoy the
:02:16. > :02:18.snow, but remember it is icy, so park sensibly on one side of the
:02:19. > :02:26.Rose of the emergency services can get through. Stick to the moorland,
:02:27. > :02:30.not in people's field because pregnant ewes at this time of year,
:02:31. > :02:35.and that will be appreciated. But that will be to come, Afterburn an
:02:36. > :02:41.icy night with temperatures as low as minus three Celsius expected. It
:02:42. > :02:47.has stopped snowing for the moment. The wind has died off but it is
:02:48. > :02:49.still originally called up here. The big question again, what are the
:02:50. > :02:53.roads and cars going to be like tomorrow morning? You expect those
:02:54. > :03:01.freezing cold temperatures at about 1am. So far, the South West has got
:03:02. > :03:05.away with it OK, the gritting lorries have been out, not too many
:03:06. > :03:10.problems on the railways, the airport is not having many problems,
:03:11. > :03:14.a couple of flights cancelled at Newquay airport, and the gritting
:03:15. > :03:19.lorries have been busy. The big question is, how they succeeded in
:03:20. > :03:24.making sure that the roads in the region are OK for the commute to
:03:25. > :03:28.work tomorrow morning? Don't forget you can keep up-to-date on the snow
:03:29. > :03:34.and any travel disruption on your BBC local radio station.
:03:35. > :03:37.Three men have been charged with murder after a man's body
:03:38. > :03:40.31-year-old Stephen Bull was discovered with knife wounds
:03:41. > :03:44.in a park in Truro Road yesterday morning.
:03:45. > :03:46.Three local men, all aged in their 20s,
:03:47. > :03:47.will appear at Bodmin Magistrates Court tomorrow.
:03:48. > :03:51.A court has ordered a psychiatric assessment on a man charged
:03:52. > :03:55.with possessing an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose.
:03:56. > :03:59.Timothy Holman, who's 41 and from Ilfracombe,
:04:00. > :04:04.was arrested after a major police operation in the town last month.
:04:05. > :04:08.Plymouth City Council has suspended work on its road improvement scheme
:04:09. > :04:10.at Derriford in Plymouth after more white phosphorus grenades were found
:04:11. > :04:15.Ten World War Two grenades were found and detonated on Tuesday
:04:16. > :04:25.An extra 14 grenades were found and removed today.
:04:26. > :04:30.People living near a quarry in Cornwall are worried
:04:31. > :04:33.about the fresh support today for a ?1 billion tidal lagoon
:04:34. > :04:36.It's likely Dean Quarry on the Lizard would provide
:04:37. > :04:41.And they believe the quarry workings could threaten the local environment
:04:42. > :04:54.The undersea habitat at the Manacles around the Lizard are some
:04:55. > :04:56.of the richest in UK waters, but according
:04:57. > :04:59.to some local people, news that a 21st-century tidal
:05:00. > :05:02.lagoon could now go ahead off Swansea is very bad news indeed
:05:03. > :05:09.for waters close to Dean Quarry on the Lizard.
:05:10. > :05:17.There are things that are protected like the spiny lobster, and enemies,
:05:18. > :05:29.stalker jellyfish. All sorts of stuff is under there,
:05:30. > :05:33.which is protected. The waters off the manacles
:05:34. > :05:35.are protected by a Marine Conservation Zone and are popular
:05:36. > :05:38.with divers from across the world But some divers now
:05:39. > :05:41.worry about the scale My business will be affected,
:05:42. > :05:45.because the reason people come here, because not only is it deep water,
:05:46. > :05:48.it is very clear and beautiful water, and there's a lot
:05:49. > :05:51.of diversity and a lot of wildlife. And all of that will suffer
:05:52. > :05:54.if this is to go ahead. Local people have told
:05:55. > :06:12.us they are concerned about the resumption of blasting
:06:13. > :06:15.at the quarry. They are also concerned
:06:16. > :06:18.about the size of the roads And they have issues around
:06:19. > :06:24.the amount of material that is going to be taken from this
:06:25. > :06:28.part of the world all the way around According to experts tourism
:06:29. > :06:35.in the South West is growing more strongly than at any time
:06:36. > :06:40.since the year 2000. And as our business correspondent
:06:41. > :06:45.Neil Gallacher reports, one of the reasons prompting more
:06:46. > :06:48.people to holiday here is fear about terrorism in the Mediterranean
:06:49. > :06:54.and in cities like London. Midwinter murk at Newquay Airport,
:06:55. > :06:58.but behind the scenes, Flybe have just announced
:06:59. > :07:03.an expansion of summer routes, including the return of
:07:04. > :07:08.Stansted-Newquay. Ryanair will have some new routes,
:07:09. > :07:11.too, because people increasingly Certainly, a staycation,
:07:12. > :07:17.over the last few years and going into the future, will continue.
:07:18. > :07:23.The Poldark effect as it is called. Manchester will grow to over 80,000
:07:24. > :07:25.passengers this year, that is 10,000 more passengers
:07:26. > :07:27.they had at the height In Torquay, a slick new development
:07:28. > :07:40.on the site of the derelict former Palm Court Hotel is a good example
:07:41. > :07:42.of the strong current People are very happy to say,
:07:43. > :07:50."I am taking my holidays in England and the UK," whereas previously,
:07:51. > :07:55.what was fashionable was always Research shows it is not
:07:56. > :08:01.the case any more. There is a sense of pride
:08:02. > :08:24.and I think that pride Something else up influences people
:08:25. > :08:29.now is the weak pound, although that was not mentioned by as many people.
:08:30. > :08:34.For whatever reason, bookings or on the up and hospitality businesses
:08:35. > :08:38.are investing to take advantage. Mark and flava have put ?100,000
:08:39. > :08:44.into their new cocktail bar in Torquay. -- Matt and Claudia.
:08:45. > :08:51.How much money did you sink into this place?
:08:52. > :08:59.Up the coast in Dorset, it is a similar picture.
:09:00. > :09:08.Bookings are 11% up on last year, and last year was good. And now the
:09:09. > :09:13.weather forecast. More snow on the way? Good evening. Not everyone is
:09:14. > :09:19.going to wake up to a scene like this with snow on the rooftops and
:09:20. > :09:24.trees. But there will be showers coming and going through the night.
:09:25. > :09:28.It is a bitterly cold day tomorrow, probably the coldest feeling day so
:09:29. > :09:32.far this winter and there will also be further wintry showers. That
:09:33. > :09:36.leaves us with a problem with ice. We have heard what it is like over
:09:37. > :09:41.the moors, what even low down, there's a good chance of seeing ice
:09:42. > :09:45.tonight and tomorrow, especially after the recent rain and the
:09:46. > :09:49.showers were seen tonight. And there is a mixture in these showers
:09:50. > :09:54.drifting out of Ireland and heading towards us. Some are falling as
:09:55. > :09:58.rain, some as sleet, hail, and even snow. Not many affecting Dorset but
:09:59. > :10:02.even here later in the night there was a chance of some wintry showers
:10:03. > :10:07.toning up. All brought in by that Arctic air, and at the moment we
:10:08. > :10:11.have a stark weather pattern with the pressure over Scandinavia, cold
:10:12. > :10:15.winds from the north and a big area of high pressure in the middle of
:10:16. > :10:20.the Atlantic. Showers the com overnight tonight, some of which
:10:21. > :10:24.will be wintry. More snow over Exmoor and Dartmoor. For the rest of
:10:25. > :10:29.us, link the clear skies despite the breeze and that means low
:10:30. > :10:36.temperatures from between -2 up to three Celsius. Tomorrow, lots of
:10:37. > :10:40.sunshine but every now and then the day will be spoiled by some sharp
:10:41. > :10:44.showers, a blustery north-west wind and you will have to wrap up warm
:10:45. > :10:50.because it will be a bitterly cold day. Not too bad on Saturday, milder
:10:51. > :10:54.and less windy on Sunday. We will have the latest on the weather and
:10:55. > :10:56.travel on our breakfast bulletins on BBC One tomorrow. From the late
:10:57. > :10:57.team, good