20/01/2017

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:00:10. > :00:13.Four hospitals in South Devon are likely to be closed

:00:14. > :00:16.as the organisation that runs them says it makes more sense

:00:17. > :00:21.The final decision has yet to be made but health bosses say

:00:22. > :00:26.the units at Dartmouth, Paignton, Ashburton and Bovey Tracey

:00:27. > :00:36.Meetings during the consultation period were so well attended that

:00:37. > :00:42.The minor injuries unit here in Paignton and the hospital

:00:43. > :00:54.I just cannot understand, with the pressure on Torbay Hospital,

:00:55. > :01:02.Dartmouth and Ashburton will close following Bovey Tracey,

:01:03. > :01:05.which has been mothballed for a year.

:01:06. > :01:08.In total, around 60 beds will be affected.

:01:09. > :01:11.The body which decides on levels of care says people will get

:01:12. > :01:17.There's a significant number of people currently in hospital who,

:01:18. > :01:20.actually, if there were services again available in their community

:01:21. > :01:23.at home, would be able to get home much quicker.

:01:24. > :01:26.So the idea is that these proposals, by putting the investment

:01:27. > :01:30.in services that will help those people, will enable people to stay

:01:31. > :01:33.out of hospital and also to get home much quicker,

:01:34. > :01:35.which is what they've told us they want.

:01:36. > :01:40.Some communities feel replacement provision won't work

:01:41. > :01:43.and fear being further from hospital services.

:01:44. > :01:48.It's our hospital and I refuse to let them take it off

:01:49. > :01:54.I'm going to ask the people of Bovey Tracey, when it comes

:01:55. > :01:59.to it, that we will fundraise again, and we will keep that building

:02:00. > :02:02.for the people of Bovey Tracey for the good of the people of Bovey

:02:03. > :02:06.A final decision on these recommendations will be

:02:07. > :02:10.taken next Thursday but, already tonight, protest groups

:02:11. > :02:18.A march is already being planned for Ashburton tomorrow.

:02:19. > :02:22.Hamish Marshall, BBC Spotlight, Paignton Hospital.

:02:23. > :02:25.The woman who oversees policing in Devon and Cornwall says that

:02:26. > :02:28.being investigating over election expenses has not hampered her

:02:29. > :02:31.Speaking on this week's Sunday Politics programme,

:02:32. > :02:35.Alison Hernandez said she had been interviewed by West Mercia Police.

:02:36. > :02:40.I therefore give notice that Hernandez Alison...

:02:41. > :02:42.Last May, Alison Hernandez was elected as the Police

:02:43. > :02:45.and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall.

:02:46. > :02:48.Just before Christmas, she took part in what she described

:02:49. > :02:51.as a managed interview by West Mercia Police.

:02:52. > :02:54.That force is investigating election expenses from the general

:02:55. > :02:59.election of 2015 on the half of the Independent Police

:03:00. > :03:04.Speaking on this weekend's Sunday Politics show, Miss Hernandez

:03:05. > :03:07.said the investigation had not hampered her work.

:03:08. > :03:10.Interestingly, the bit that's been so positive

:03:11. > :03:13.about it is the publicity that I've received because of it.

:03:14. > :03:15.I can walk down Newquay high street and I'll get stopped

:03:16. > :03:21.There have been persistent calls for Miss Hernandez to step aside.

:03:22. > :03:25.I really would urge you to seriously consider standing aside to enable

:03:26. > :03:51.And you can see more on that story on Sunday from 11am.

:03:52. > :03:54.Young people in Cornwall are being failed when it

:03:55. > :04:00.comes to preparing them for the world of work.

:04:01. > :04:02.Schools took on responsibility for offering their own careers

:04:03. > :04:05.guidance in recent years but that's been rated as the worst

:04:06. > :04:07.in the country at providing links with businesses.

:04:08. > :04:10.What do you want to be when you grow up?

:04:11. > :04:12.For teenagers these days, it might not always be straightforward.

:04:13. > :04:16.Research suggests that today's youngsters will have six careers

:04:17. > :04:20.and 17 jobs in the course of their lifetime.

:04:21. > :04:25.Have you guys got any idea on how you'd need to be for an interview?

:04:26. > :04:28.These 14- and 15-year-olds at a Truro secondary school

:04:29. > :04:32.are preparing presentations under the watchful eye of Paul

:04:33. > :04:35.from Cornish cream company Rodda's - the school's link with

:04:36. > :04:39.Why is it important to learn about business?

:04:40. > :04:43.The idea's for the students to talk to a conference of business people

:04:44. > :04:47.and get more companies signed up to working with schools.

:04:48. > :04:49.It's not actually part of the national curriculum,

:04:50. > :04:53.So I think it is important to have opportunities like this for children

:04:54. > :04:57.The more access they can have to people who are in business

:04:58. > :05:01.and the more knowledge they can get from those people, the easier

:05:02. > :05:04.it is for them going into the workplace because it can be

:05:05. > :05:08.Having someone like Paul partnered with the school is just part

:05:09. > :05:10.of a much wider push to improve the quality of careers

:05:11. > :05:14.As government-backed analysis reveals, it's the worst

:05:15. > :05:18.in the country at linking schools with local businesses.

:05:19. > :05:22.40% of employers said 16-18-year-olds were poorly

:05:23. > :05:25.or very poorly prepared for the world of work.

:05:26. > :05:29.But only 30% of employers offered work experience.

:05:30. > :05:31.Having employer engagement, having businesses available

:05:32. > :05:35.so all teachers can embed it in their lessons, is important.

:05:36. > :05:38.The hope is, by making sure there's a proper career

:05:39. > :05:42.strategy across Cornwall, more aspirations will come true.

:05:43. > :05:47.Time for the weekend weather forecast now.

:05:48. > :05:59.And although it is mainly dry, there is also a chance of a few

:06:00. > :06:03.showers, so not quite as clear and fine as it has been.

:06:04. > :06:06.We've still effectively got high pressure in charge and south-east

:06:07. > :06:09.winds are still bringing in the cold air but approaching from the west

:06:10. > :06:13.are thicker bands of cloud capable of producing a few showers.

:06:14. > :06:16.But certainly, another cold night for all of us overnight tonight

:06:17. > :06:19.with a widespread overnight frost and temperatures as low as -2,

:06:20. > :06:24.Through the night, though, more cloud will drift

:06:25. > :06:27.in to the far west and, as the winds start to change

:06:28. > :06:29.direction, less frost along the south coast.

:06:30. > :06:32.But, I think, for all of us tomorrow, we will have a slightly

:06:33. > :06:37.There is still going to be quite a lot of cold air around but more

:06:38. > :06:40.cloud than we've been used to and, later in the day, coming

:06:41. > :06:43.in from the west, will be a few showers getting into the far

:06:44. > :06:54.Slightly less cold air as the winds finally start to change direction

:06:55. > :06:56.and come in from the south or the south-west.

:06:57. > :06:58.But on the whole, Devon and Cornwall rather cloudy,

:06:59. > :07:02.Dorset and Somerset sunny spells for much of the day.

:07:03. > :07:05.And the forecast, as we move into next week, is for that fine

:07:06. > :07:10.weather to return but it does stay generally quite chilly with 7-9

:07:11. > :07:36.feel cooler. Can we keep it going until the start of the new week? I

:07:37. > :07:38.suspect we can. Unconfirmed about -- concerned about the fog around. Here

:07:39. > :07:49.is Helen with the national picture. Good evening. The weather is upon

:07:50. > :07:51.us. The cloud has made all the difference this week in