:00:14. > :00:13.Good evening. for the news where you are.
:00:14. > :00:19.Hundreds of people have been forming red lines outside
:00:20. > :00:20.community hospitals, in protest over planned cuts.
:00:21. > :00:22.They say April Fool's Day was deliberately chosen
:00:23. > :00:36.These schemes for closure are completely foolish
:00:37. > :00:40.and this is April the 1st, the day in which we expose
:00:41. > :00:46.The protests held at ten locations across Devon
:00:47. > :00:53.Health bosses overseeing the changes say they are aiming for consistently
:00:54. > :00:57.excellent care against the backdrop of severe financial pressure.
:00:58. > :01:04.Holsworthy Community Hospital has a temporary hold on inpatients
:01:05. > :01:07.and locals are fighting to change that.
:01:08. > :01:11.I would like to die in Holsworthy hospital and I believe they have
:01:12. > :01:21.I believe Holsworthy Hospital will be open again by the end of April.
:01:22. > :01:32.The trust says concerns over the high number of agency nurses,
:01:33. > :01:37.low bed occupancy and staff sickness forced the temporary closure
:01:38. > :01:40.to inpatients but stresses the hospital is still open
:01:41. > :01:50.Andrea Ormsby, BBC Spotlight, Holsworthy.
:01:51. > :01:53.A surfer's been rescued from the sea in strong winds during a charity
:01:54. > :01:57.The woman, in her 20s, was brought to safety by RNLI
:01:58. > :02:00.lifeguards who were on duty for the first day of
:02:01. > :02:03.A rescue jetski picked her up as she headed towards rocks.
:02:04. > :02:06.Lifeguards say her longboard leash had snapped while competing
:02:07. > :02:09.Rescue teams are tonight investigating reports that a whale
:02:10. > :02:12.may have become entangled in nets again off the South Devon coast.
:02:13. > :02:15.Lifeboat crews, and medics from the British Divers Marine Life
:02:16. > :02:16.Rescue are on the scene at Blackpool Sands.
:02:17. > :02:19.Eight days ago a whale was released from fishing lines
:02:20. > :02:28.New figures show a big hike in the number of police assaults
:02:29. > :02:32.There were 53 attacks on police officers and workers
:02:33. > :02:35.during the month of March - that's more than double the figure
:02:36. > :02:40.Onto football now and in League Two, Plymouth Argyle were
:02:41. > :02:41.disappointed today - losing 1-0 at home
:02:42. > :02:46.Exeter City won 2-1 away to Mansfield.
:02:47. > :02:50.And Yeovil lost 2-0 at home to Carlisle.
:02:51. > :02:56.In the National League, Torquay United lost 1-0 to Chester.
:02:57. > :02:59.In rugby, Plymouth Albion won 21-18 against Macclesfield.
:03:00. > :03:02.More than a hundred rowing boats have been taking part in one
:03:03. > :03:05.of the biggest races of its type in the UK.
:03:06. > :03:08.The 'Head of the Dart' nine mile event attracts entrants
:03:09. > :03:18.There's nothing chicken about rowing 15 kilometres down the River Dart.
:03:19. > :03:20.The time trial has been run for some 40 years
:03:21. > :03:27.They sent me a map and they said come on down, it's 15K,
:03:28. > :03:30.it's a lovely day and it's a great race, and here I am.
:03:31. > :03:32.It's one of the longest uninterrupted races
:03:33. > :03:38.The quickest crews will reach Dartmouth in about 45 minutes.
:03:39. > :03:41.We just treat it as a good training session rather than a race.
:03:42. > :03:45.But there are others, that it's a challenge for.
:03:46. > :03:48.Nothing to fear for the Muffin club, named after their post
:03:49. > :03:50.training cake of choice, and eight with a combined
:03:51. > :04:02.And here's the proof, the oldest crew showing how it's done.
:04:03. > :04:04.Some lovely weather on the River Dart today -
:04:05. > :04:11.We've had sunshine and showers around for today.
:04:12. > :04:14.For tomorrow we lose the showers and keep the sunshine.
:04:15. > :04:20.So although the showers are dying off through the course of this
:04:21. > :04:22.evening, clear skies overhead, our breeze continues to ease down.
:04:23. > :04:25.We might catch a few mist fog patches here and there,
:04:26. > :04:29.but not too many of those and it does turn a bit chilly as we head
:04:30. > :04:32.So a chilly start to our Sunday but otherwise a fine day.
:04:33. > :04:35.Plenty of sunshine around through the day, just a bit
:04:36. > :04:38.Staying dry, a lighter breeze than today and the air itself
:04:39. > :04:41.is a bit on the cool side perhaps, but given the sunshine,
:04:42. > :04:43.the temperatures should do reasonably nicely.
:04:44. > :04:45.It should feel pretty nice, I think in that sunshine
:04:46. > :04:59.A weak weather front head is our way on Monday night bringing a few
:05:00. > :05:02.But otherwise some fine, dry and settled weather as we head
:05:03. > :05:05.That's all from us - enjoy your evening.
:05:06. > :05:19.Good evening. It is the 1st of April today and appropriately enough, we
:05:20. > :05:21.had a day of sunny spells and showers. We saw some rainbows, this
:05:22. > :05:22.lovely double rainbow captured