:00:09. > :00:11.Good evening. for the news where you are.
:00:12. > :00:14.Police are treating a huge fire which ripped through a 16th-century
:00:15. > :00:19.stately home in Dorset early this morning as suspicious.
:00:20. > :00:24.No-one is thought to have been inside Parnham House
:00:25. > :00:28.near Beaminster, but the building, which is described as of exceptional
:00:29. > :00:30.historic importance, has been severely damaged.
:00:31. > :00:32.Today one of its famous former owners has been
:00:33. > :00:34.speaking to Clare Woodling, who's just sent this
:00:35. > :00:41.Hundreds of years of history, up in flames.
:00:42. > :00:46.The alarm was raised at 4:10 this morning.
:00:47. > :00:49.20 fire engines were sent to the scene, half a mile
:00:50. > :00:53.They described it as an extensive blaze.
:00:54. > :01:04.Of course we were terrified of fire because houses like that
:01:05. > :01:07.have so often suffered in that way, and we did have a small chimney fire
:01:08. > :01:10.and that in itself was dreadful, but of course the scale of this
:01:11. > :01:13.It was heart-stoppingly beautiful and it's just utterly
:01:14. > :01:17.I mean, it seems very sad that somebody who made it
:01:18. > :01:19.into a beautiful private home could have suffered such tragedy.
:01:20. > :01:22.Crews were still battling the fire at lunchtime.
:01:23. > :01:25.By the mid-afternoon they were damping down.
:01:26. > :01:28.Onlookers gathered to find out what remains of the building
:01:29. > :01:30.but there was little to see, only the smell of smoke.
:01:31. > :01:35.I had my wedding reception there and it was the gardens,
:01:36. > :01:38.it was an outside wedding and it was all in the gardens
:01:39. > :01:41.How do you feel finding out about the fire?
:01:42. > :01:44.Terribly sad and terribly sad for the owners.
:01:45. > :01:46.I don't know the owners but it's devastating.
:01:47. > :01:52.There's no access into the grounds at Parnham House except
:01:53. > :02:06.Police say the fire is suspicious and investigations are under way.
:02:07. > :02:09.Tourism leaders believe ?200 million will be spent in the South West
:02:10. > :02:13.A few spots have been catching some fine weather -
:02:14. > :02:18.A slightly cooler weekend is said to help attractions inland too.
:02:19. > :02:21.The ticket office at Home Park opened to a long queue of fans today
:02:22. > :02:25.hoping to see Plymouth Argyle clinch promotion on Monday.
:02:26. > :02:28.The Pilgrims just need to draw with Newport to secure their first
:02:29. > :02:30.promotion in 13 years, following the 1-1 draw
:02:31. > :02:36.I caught up with a few of those waiting first thing this morning.
:02:37. > :02:44.Yeah, definitely, I think we're going to win this match.
:02:45. > :02:49.What's it going to be like here on Monday?
:02:50. > :02:51.We're just hoping they haven't sold out before
:02:52. > :02:56.Meanwhile, Exeter City's promotion chances are improving.
:02:57. > :02:59.They beat Barnet 2-1 yesterday and if they can follow that up
:03:00. > :03:02.with a win at Cambridge on Monday they'd be in with a very strong
:03:03. > :03:05.However, Yeovil are in relegation trouble.
:03:06. > :03:07.Their defeat at Newport leaves the Glovers just four points
:03:08. > :03:14.And Monday could see Torquay United relegated from the National League.
:03:15. > :03:20.Their 2-1 defeat at Lincoln leaves the Gulls four points from safety -
:03:21. > :03:22.they face Braintree in a game their manager
:03:23. > :03:26.On to rugby, and following the Exeter Chiefs' excellent win
:03:27. > :03:27.at Harlequins last night the Championship season
:03:28. > :03:31.The Cornish Pirates conceded a late try as it finished 40 points
:03:32. > :03:52.apiece against Bedford, and Jersey beat Richmond 28-17.
:03:53. > :03:56.I can't believe I'm about to say these words on a bank holiday
:03:57. > :03:58.weekend but the weather does seem pretty reliable.
:03:59. > :04:02.Many of us did actually see some sunshine, particularly
:04:03. > :04:05.towards the later part of the day, but for most the bulk
:04:06. > :04:09.The rest of the cloud is starting to break up so initially tonight
:04:10. > :04:19.There will tend to be a bit of cloud pushing in towards the tail end
:04:20. > :04:23.of the night but rurally we still could get down as low
:04:24. > :04:26.as five or six degrees, so some sunshine to come tomorrow,
:04:27. > :04:28.I think we will see some sunshine coming and going.
:04:29. > :04:30.Again we've got these brisk north-westerly winds.
:04:31. > :04:32.The risk of one or two showers, more so further east.
:04:33. > :04:35.Further west I think it will be dry and temperatures up
:04:36. > :04:39.So it doesn't look too bad as we head into next week.
:04:40. > :04:42.For Easter Monday a lot of cloud about, the risk
:04:43. > :04:46.of one or two showers, but for most of us it will be dry.
:04:47. > :04:49.I think we'll see more sunshine as we head to the middle part
:04:50. > :04:52.of next week but it is staying on the cool side.
:04:53. > :04:55.There's plenty more on your BBC local radio station in the morning.
:04:56. > :05:17.Good evening. These and but not spectacular is probably a neat way
:05:18. > :05:21.to describe the weather this Easter weekend. -- decent but not
:05:22. > :05:26.spectacular. A bit of sunshine, patchy cloud and showers today, but
:05:27. > :05:30.as we can see from the satellite and radar, the showers are easing, cloud
:05:31. > :05:34.melting away, so a decent evening if you are heading out. Once it gets
:05:35. > :05:36.dark, it will be chilly, cold enough