20/01/2017 Spotlight

Four hospitals in South Devon are likely to be closed

as the organisation that runs them says it makes more sense

The final decision has yet to be made but health bosses say

the units at Dartmouth, Paignton, Ashburton and Bovey Tracey

Meetings during the consultation period were so well attended that

The minor injuries unit here in Paignton and the hospital

I just cannot understand, with the pressure on Torbay Hospital,

Dartmouth and Ashburton will close following Bovey Tracey,

which has been mothballed for a year.

In total, around 60 beds will be affected.

The body which decides on levels of care says people will get

There's a significant number of people currently in hospital who,

actually, if there were services again available in their community

at home, would be able to get home much quicker.

So the idea is that these proposals, by putting the investment

in services that will help those people, will enable people to stay

out of hospital and also to get home much quicker,

which is what they've told us they want.

Some communities feel replacement provision won't work

and fear being further from hospital services.

It's our hospital and I refuse to let them take it off

I'm going to ask the people of Bovey Tracey, when it comes

to it, that we will fundraise again, and we will keep that building

for the people of Bovey Tracey for the good of the people of Bovey

A final decision on these recommendations will be

taken next Thursday but, already tonight, protest groups

A march is already being planned for Ashburton tomorrow.

Hamish Marshall, BBC Spotlight, Paignton Hospital.

The woman who oversees policing in Devon and Cornwall says that

being investigating over election expenses has not hampered her

Speaking on this week's Sunday Politics programme,

Alison Hernandez said she had been interviewed by West Mercia Police.

I therefore give notice that Hernandez Alison...

Last May, Alison Hernandez was elected as the Police

and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall.

Just before Christmas, she took part in what she described

as a managed interview by West Mercia Police.

That force is investigating election expenses from the general

election of 2015 on the half of the Independent Police

Speaking on this weekend's Sunday Politics show, Miss Hernandez

said the investigation had not hampered her work.

Interestingly, the bit that's been so positive

about it is the publicity that I've received because of it.

I can walk down Newquay high street and I'll get stopped

There have been persistent calls for Miss Hernandez to step aside.

I really would urge you to seriously consider standing aside to enable

And you can see more on that story on Sunday from 11am.

Young people in Cornwall are being failed when it

comes to preparing them for the world of work.

Schools took on responsibility for offering their own careers

guidance in recent years but that's been rated as the worst

in the country at providing links with businesses.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

For teenagers these days, it might not always be straightforward.

Research suggests that today's youngsters will have six careers

and 17 jobs in the course of their lifetime.

Have you guys got any idea on how you'd need to be for an interview?

These 14- and 15-year-olds at a Truro secondary school

are preparing presentations under the watchful eye of Paul

from Cornish cream company Rodda's - the school's link with

Why is it important to learn about business?

The idea's for the students to talk to a conference of business people

and get more companies signed up to working with schools.

It's not actually part of the national curriculum,

So I think it is important to have opportunities like this for children

The more access they can have to people who are in business

and the more knowledge they can get from those people, the easier

it is for them going into the workplace because it can be

Having someone like Paul partnered with the school is just part

of a much wider push to improve the quality of careers

As government-backed analysis reveals, it's the worst

in the country at linking schools with local businesses.

40% of employers said 16-18-year-olds were poorly

or very poorly prepared for the world of work.

But only 30% of employers offered work experience.

Having employer engagement, having businesses available

so all teachers can embed it in their lessons, is important.

The hope is, by making sure there's a proper career

strategy across Cornwall, more aspirations will come true.

Time for the weekend weather forecast now.

And although it is mainly dry, there is also a chance of a few

showers, so not quite as clear and fine as it has been.

We've still effectively got high pressure in charge and south-east

winds are still bringing in the cold air but approaching from the west

are thicker bands of cloud capable of producing a few showers.

But certainly, another cold night for all of us overnight tonight

with a widespread overnight frost and temperatures as low as -2,

Through the night, though, more cloud will drift

in to the far west and, as the winds start to change

direction, less frost along the south coast.

But, I think, for all of us tomorrow, we will have a slightly

There is still going to be quite a lot of cold air around but more

cloud than we've been used to and, later in the day, coming

in from the west, will be a few showers getting into the far

Slightly less cold air as the winds finally start to change direction

and come in from the south or the south-west.

But on the whole, Devon and Cornwall rather cloudy,

Dorset and Somerset sunny spells for much of the day.

And the forecast, as we move into next week, is for that fine

weather to return but it does stay generally quite chilly with 7-9

feel cooler. Can we keep it going until the start of the new week? I

suspect we can. Unconfirmed about -- concerned about the fog around. Here

is Helen with the national picture. Good evening. The weather is upon

us. The cloud has made all the difference this week in