26/03/2017

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:00:00. > :00:12.We're back with the late news at ten.

:00:13. > :00:15.Four members of the clergy in Holsworthy

:00:16. > :00:18.are calling on health bosses to think again over their decision

:00:19. > :00:23.to temporarily close their community hospital.

:00:24. > :00:25.The vicars have jointly written to the chief executive

:00:26. > :00:29.of Northern Devon Health Care Trust demanding a rethink.

:00:30. > :00:30.Holsworthy Hospital shut earlier this month.

:00:31. > :00:33.There are now fears it may never reopen.

:00:34. > :00:40.Mothering Sunday at Sutcombe church near Holsworthy.

:00:41. > :00:45.But it's not just the welfare of mothers that's on the minds

:00:46. > :00:50.of the congregation and the reverend Richard Freeman.

:00:51. > :00:53.He's one of four clergy to sign a letter to the Northern Devon

:00:54. > :00:57.Health Care Trust to protest at the closure of Holsworthy Hospital.

:00:58. > :01:00.His main concern is that his parishioners will have to travel

:01:01. > :01:03.They're going to be in a place that they don't know,

:01:04. > :01:06.surrounded by people they don't know, often isolated from the people

:01:07. > :01:10.who love and care for them, because of the distances involved.

:01:11. > :01:13.That means at the end of their lives, when people

:01:14. > :01:16.ought to be comforted, they're going to be alone,

:01:17. > :01:24.Hundreds have already protested at meetings about the closure.

:01:25. > :01:26.The letter from the clergy expresses concern that the Northern Devon

:01:27. > :01:30.Health Care NHS Trust chose to use emergency legislation to close

:01:31. > :01:39.They say that they want to put the care in the community but how

:01:40. > :01:42.can you imagine running around all these roads looking

:01:43. > :01:48.It surely would be much better to have it all in one central

:01:49. > :01:52.If someone's had treatment elsewhere and coming back to Holsworthy,

:01:53. > :01:56.you need that stepping stone before you go home.

:01:57. > :01:59.Well, I think it's disgusting in an area like this where there's

:02:00. > :02:02.so many retired people, the hospital is urgently

:02:03. > :02:09.The trust hasn't responded to the letter yet but many

:02:10. > :02:16.in the Holsworthy parish hope it will reconsider the closure.

:02:17. > :02:19.Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was found

:02:20. > :02:24.with significant head injuries near Exeter's Quay car park.

:02:25. > :02:26.The 29-year-old man was found in the early hours of this morning

:02:27. > :02:28.and is now being treated at Plymouth's Derriford Hospital.

:02:29. > :02:31.Police are trying to establish what happened and want to hear

:02:32. > :02:37.MPs in the South West are calling for the Government to review

:02:38. > :02:40.the DVLA's practice of selling drivers' details

:02:41. > :02:47.The issue was debated in Parliament this week after three motorists,

:02:48. > :02:49.who received fines in Torbay, complained to their local MP.

:02:50. > :02:53.The Government has said it will hold futher talks with the industry.

:02:54. > :02:57.But a trade body which oversees private operators says the DVLA

:02:58. > :02:59.will only pass on details to companies which have

:03:00. > :03:05.We've had a greater number of members who have applied

:03:06. > :03:10.Unfortunately, anybody who isn't willing to work within the confines

:03:11. > :03:13.of our code of practice or engage to the high standards we require

:03:14. > :03:21.On to football, and a great win for Plymouth Argyle as they beat

:03:22. > :03:23.League Two leaders Doncaster Rovers in their top of the table

:03:24. > :03:27.Sonny Bradley powered in a far post header

:03:28. > :03:30.from a corner to earn the win, which takes the Pilgrims

:03:31. > :03:36.It also puts Argyle 13 points off the play-off places with just

:03:37. > :03:42.In rugby, the Cornish Pirates kept their play-off hopes

:03:43. > :03:44.alive with five tries at the Mennaye Field this afternoon.

:03:45. > :03:50.They beat Doncaster Knights by 34 points to 17.

:03:51. > :03:53.And finally, a Dorset museum designed to plunge

:03:54. > :03:55.people into the sights, sounds, atmosphere and experience

:03:56. > :04:02.The Castletown D-day Centre on Portland is a new visitor

:04:03. > :04:05.attraction that offers an immersive experience, telling

:04:06. > :04:07.the story of embarkation from a busy wartime dockyard.

:04:08. > :04:09.Thousands of troops, vehicles and equipment left

:04:10. > :04:15.from slipways for the beaches of Normandy in June 1944.

:04:16. > :04:21.A procession of GIs and vehicles marked the opening this weekend.

:04:22. > :04:24.What we are trying to do is create an environment that gives

:04:25. > :04:29.the visitor an impression of what it might have been like in April, May,

:04:30. > :04:33.June of 1944, with the arrival of thousands and thousands

:04:34. > :04:37.of American GIs and the impact that that had on the

:04:38. > :04:46.Well, the clocks have changed and British summertime has arrived -

:04:47. > :04:50.Some amazing weather for Mother's Day and lots

:04:51. > :04:53.of families out making the most of it at Seaton in South East

:04:54. > :05:03.We've had a beautiful day across the South West.

:05:04. > :05:07.We have that nagging breeze, but it'll keep us

:05:08. > :05:12.Largely clear skies, some cloud and perhaps mist too.

:05:13. > :05:24.A chilly start tomorrow, we'll see the winds easing through the day.

:05:25. > :05:26.Some more cloud feeding in, but with the lighter winds,

:05:27. > :05:30.where you have sunshine, it will feel quite warm.

:05:31. > :05:35.Thereafter, I think more in the way of showers.

:05:36. > :05:38.Particularly Tuesday, they could be quite heavy

:05:39. > :05:43.Staying warm, though turning cooler towards next weekend.

:05:44. > :05:56.That's all for now. There's lots more on the website. I'll be back at

:05:57. > :06:13.20 past 10pm. For the first time this year, the

:06:14. > :06:18.temperature reached 20 Celsius, the highest recorded in Highland

:06:19. > :06:19.Scotland, lovely picture from earlier on. We have seen