Ian says: Anything striped. But then, due to a new husband and a love of the West, she returned to ITV in Bristol as a correspondent for The West Country Tonight. Weather watchers across the North West and the Isle of Man have been wowed by a spectacular light show in the night sky. He moved from radio news to entertainment when he hosted a music and talk based breakfast show. Whilst theirs might still be in honeymoon stage compared to other TV partnerships, its clear when you talk to them both there is a strong connection and a commitment to bring us the news that matters as well as celebrating the region. Around 540 people had requested to join an adult cycle training course and were contacted by the council to set that up, with 81 people requesting a family group cycle training. Now she is the face of our regional Daybreak bulletins. Emma Jesson said the aurora will return to the north tip of Scotland by 7 o'clock. We're no longer updating this account, but you can still find our stories and the latest, Tim Backshall (television presenter) Emma Baker Edward Baran Faye Barker Gaynor Barnes Sally Biddulph Alexis Bowater Fern Britton Lynda Bryans Gary Burgess Andrea Byrne C Helen Carnell Steve Clamp Ian Clayton D Anne Davies (British journalist) Anne Dawson (broadcaster) Fred Dinenage F Gamal Fahnbulleh Judy Finnigan G Kate Garraway Phil Gayle. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. . (Plus the presenting and reporting team kept on from Border seem pretty crap). She had wanted to be a journalist since she was 12, and her first job was in London as a PA for Robert Kilroy-Silk on the Kilroy programme. The nightly regional news programme was launched on 16 February 2009 as The West Country Tonight, following the merger of two regional news services The West Tonight (ITV West) and Westcountry Live (ITV Westcountry).[1][2]. Who takes longest doing their make-up and hair for the show? "To get a really good show like this, pushing the northern lights down to southern parts of England, we get it maybe a couple of times a decade, once a decade, something like that. Councillors in Plymouth agree to savings totalling 23m and a council tax increase of 4.99%. No contest for us here in Gloucester. I will say no more, but if you Google Ian Kylie Cucumber youll see what I mean.. Kylie: Ian made me laugh so much I couldnt read the autocue. BBC or ITV Local? [11][12] Sabet Choudhury succeeds Messer from 17 October 2022.[10]. ITV News West Country is a British television news service broadcast and produced by ITV West Country. Both East Midlands Today & Central News are p*ss-poor! Notable former on air staff include Lisa Aziz, Alex Beresford, Bob Crampton, Mark Longhurst, Jonty Messer, Peter Rowell and Steve Scott. The .. (It is) just a shame the clouds began rolling in just as it started.". It is very different from my job in the West Country - but both are challenging in different ways! 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BBC Points West has ITV West Country tonight licked, now that the latter covers the whole of the south west. ITV WestCountry tonight seems to be 2 versions - same presenters, different studios and storys (am guessing they are both recorded - or one recorded and one live), Here in West Yorkshire , Calendar is a bit lightweight and fluffy at times it is more like GMTV , but at teatime and Look North seems to cover West Yorkshire better and Harry , Christa and Paul Hudson all chip in with the news and weather so all in all it makes a good team. "We get to sit beneath it and look up and enjoy it. View Alex Lovell Our opinion and news judgement are very similar; that was clear from the very first meeting. It's like playing for your favourite club and then being picked for England". He started at The North Devon Journal in Barnstaple, then a spell reporting back in South Africa on the Soweto riots, before returning to Westward Television and later Television South West. 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I use it every year for the Glastonbury festival. (the main evening news). He left BBC Points West in the summer after 17 years as a reporter and presenter. Rachel Martin admitted becoming "infatuated" with a prisoner at HMP Guys Marsh in Dorset. People who work with me refer to my look to camera as the Pentelow Pout. Better to stick to the BBC. Kylie Pentelow: 'I am always surprised at the huge range of people who watch regional news' (Image: Tim Alban). Ian is an award winning broadcaster . Seb is one of the most respected journalists in the South . "When we had the Floods in July 2007 and the snow in February 2009 we worked round the clock to keep on top of the developments fuelled on by adrenaline and excitement". The scheme has been met with some scepticism as a way to convince drivers to leave their cars at home now the CAZ has been introduced, given the unreliability of Bristol's bus service. She says: "I am so pleased Seb is joining the ITV News West Country team. Crime. Not sure if that's still the case now it's switched from LNN to ITN. A stint in the east followed with a three year job in Cambridge at BBC Look East as a presenter/reporter. Weve exciting plans to refresh the programme later this year. Kylie: We first met very late at night in a hotel bar; this isnt as dodgy as it sounds! Michael Buerk, BBC, Today Programme and previously BBC Nine O'Clock News. I even had a short stint freelancing at the wonderful Falmouth Packet in the 1990s. ITV News West Country (South West) covers Cornwall, Devon, parts of Dorset and parts of Somerset, while ITV News West Country (West) covers Bristol, parts of Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. In a multi-platform media world where we can get news 24 hours a day who do you think watches regional news? ITV News West Country presenter Jonty Messer has announced on Twitter that, after 12 years, he has decided to leave his role. She has travelled across the world as a journalist, most recently as the US Correspondent for ITV Daybreak. Alternatively, drivers who use pay-as-you-go car sharing can get free Car Club credit. Kylie: I love life drawing (drawing from the human form!). Kylie says: A navy and black one. . . contact the editor here. His series 'Meridian Missing' won him a Royal Television Society Award in 2004. . Kylie: I trained as a journalist and worked at The Bath Chronicle newspaper. Wiltshire. I also laugh at his dad jokes which makes him happy! . [13] The opt-outs were known as East and West at first, then changed to more geographically accurate names. While visiting friends last week, I couldn't believe that the local itv news was featuring things which happened nearly 200 miles away. Police say Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's missing baby may have "come to harm". Managers say losing 56,000 trees in a popular forest is "sad but necessary". Sorry to say it - but he doesnt have any! Tim 'Poshboy' Backshall, Helen 'One Blouse' Pearson et al are horrendous. Im always a regular at the Chagstock music festival. What is his worst habit in the studio? 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Craig Smith, 43, managed to snap the northern lights flickering in the skies above his hometown of Blackburn, Lancashire. "We need geomagnetic activity to be very high like a big solar event," he said. After a short spell as the region's sports correspondent, Jonty took over the role as main presenter full-time. we get lots of fires in Margate and thats the only thing thing they report on here down on the very tip of the south coast. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. In general I tend to watch the BBC local news only because I prefer the BBC national bulletins and stay tuned. The Orange County Register covers local news from Westminster CA, including city government, crime and breaking news. Credit: ITV. Updated 15:20, 28 JUN 2022. If you missed it, there is a chance that the lights may show again this evening, 27 February. I look forward to seeing you on air with Eli-Louise and the team very soon.. as an aspiring journalist with absolutely no idea how to make tv news. The NHS is working with the art gallery to offer the sessions in March. Hell also present alongside Kylie Pentelow when she returns from maternity leave next year. All Rights Reserved. ITV News West Country Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Ian grew up in North Dorset where he was an avid viewer of HTV and TSW. ITV News West Country is broadcast from studios in Brislington, Bristol, with district reporters and camera crews based in newsrooms at Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, Taunton, Swindon and Gloucester.. History. Ian says: Me, but Kylie Instagrams and I dont! Working in the South West, my favourite part of the country, is an absolute pleasure. Monday 27 February 2023, 5:03pm. 2022 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. He's a brilliant presenter and I can't wait to sit next to him every night at 6pm and introduce him to our wonderful viewers who I know will love him. He said he would be leaving at the end of July and the time was right for a new challenge. Presenter Jonty Messer says Goodbye after 12 years at ITV West Country, Seventeen regions into nine: How the updated ITV local news services will run, OFCOM sets out licence terms for ITV, STV, UTV and Channel 5, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ITV_News_West_Country&oldid=1133531149, This page was last edited on 14 January 2023, at 07:32. "It's great being called upon and I'm really thankful for the opportunity to work with the network team as well. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. The scheme can even provide free adult cycle training to build confidence, accompanied rides and a journey-planning session. How long have you both been working together and what was your first impression of each other? Then she went to the Midlands with a Carlton traineeship and worked at Central TV. . Introduction : Amanda Houston is a British investigative & weather journalist. Sadly :mad: I used to live in Bristol. Westcountry News presenters Ian Axton and Kylie Pentelow, Ian Axton: '! 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Why do you think regional TV is still essential viewing? ", Local authorities in the West of England are offering residents and those that work in the area a range of transport deals, including up to 12 free bus taster tickets for travel in Bristol. Read more: Plymouth's Royal Citadel and Stonehouse Barracks saved from closure, Ill miss working in TV and news and the thrill of the titles rolling every evening at 6 but I was offered a rare opportunity to try something new and couldnt turn it down. Kylie Pentelow of BBC East Midlands Today replaced Cuddeford from July 2013.[7]. Who is Kylie Pentelow, who's replaced Andrea Byrne on ITV Wales? Who takes longest doing their make-up and hair for the show - you or Ian? Both sub-regional services utilise the same presenter(s) and studio/set in Bristol, therefore one of the two opt-outs depending on the day's news is pre-recorded 'as live' shortly before transmission. He adds: My initial training as a journalist started in Cornwall - at the Camborne College of Mining, where I studied newspaper journalism. It was a bit like speed dating! Send a news tip or press release to ITV News West Country - Presenters. In a statement spread over three tweets, he wrote: After 12 amazing years Ive made the incredibly hard decision to leave my role as main presenter with @itvwestcountry at the end of July. Until then it was Sunny He was born in South Africa, but his parents returned to the UK when he had grown out of short trousers and the family settled in Plymouth. [14] The changes came into effect from 16 September 2013. Ian is an award winning broadcaster and journalist. Add to Media list. Official website. Ive covered incredible stories, seen amazing places and interviewed inspirational people. . . He joined Meridian Tonight South-East in 2006 to anchor the programme. As of 2022, she is around 41 years old. Who tweets more ? Ive loved every minute and will miss the incredible team and lovely viewers hugely but the time is right for a new challenge. While the lights are a common sight at the edge of the Arctic Circle, they are usually only evident in northern England about once a year. In general I tend to watch the BBC local news only because I prefer the BBC national bulletins and stay tuned. As part of the pan-regional launch of what was initially called The Westcountry Tonight in February 2009, two opt-out services were retained, incorporating the first half of the main evening programme on weeknights at 6pm, the full late bulletins after News at Ten on weeknights, and sports news on Mondays and Fridays. . There were numerous responses to his tweets which wished him well for the future and said he would be missed. Kylie - you now also present for ITNwhat do you love about that and do you get more nervous than when you do the day job? Something went wrong, please try again later. Good Morning Britain presenters: Kate Garraway Kate Garraway often presents alongside Ben on GMB. Felicity Barr first female sports correspondent for ITV News in 2001. . Professor Jim Wild from Lancaster University "It's really nature's light show - the natural equivalent of a neon lamp above our heads. She grew up in Burnham Beeches in Buckinghamshire and had her first taste of the South-West when she went to the University of Bath to study Sociology. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. . Martin Bashir left BBC in 1999 to join, how to use zelle with first national bank texas, alcohol promotion is permitted in california, Caroline Abbott. - Dark chocolate. Police issue appeal to find Nicholas Cash, who has been convicted of domestic abuse charges. As the oldest commercial television network in the UK, ITV has employed many journalists and newsreaders to present its news programmes as well as to provide news reports and interviews during its history. More than 600 residents have signed a petition in opposition of the bridge. Seb is one of the most respected journalists in the South West and brings a wealth of experience to his new role. ITV News West Country: With Ian Axton, Caron Bell, Kylie Pentelow, Sean Memory. Then it was West for her first appearance at the then HTV in Bristol before she went up north to Edinburgh to work as the Scotland Correspondent for GMTV. I take longer to do my make-up - but Ian takes longer in the dressing room. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can The lights, also known as aurora borealis, are the product of this collision between atoms and molecules from the Earths atmosphere and particles from the sun. They get to pose the difficult questions and put interviewees on the spot every day in ITVs regional news programme, Westcountry News, but especially for Devon Life Kate Haskell turns the tables and gets the lowdown on presenters Ian Axton and Kylie Pentelow, Ian Axton: '! As a general rule, BBC London has proper news and covers the arts and sport much better than London Tonight. Good luck in the future! @robertbreckon wrote: Congrats on a brilliant career in TV, Jonty, you leave big shoes to fill. . Since Bob took over the weather presenting job three years ago, thats what seems to have happened! they have 'Central News' with no news content, hmmm, Aside from tonights headline debacle, Tyne Tees Border is way ahead of BBC Look North, Sometimes Looks South and Only Does Carlisle if it floods. His team won a prestigious Sony Radio Award in 1999 and Ian has since been invited onto the panel of judges for the Sony Radio Awards. Its a genuine privilege to be given the chance to work on ITV News West Country, a programme with such a great reputation for bringing the best of local news. Chris Parry, 28, was killed while helping to evacuate civilians in eastern Ukraine in January. During his time there he also worked on The One Show, Springwatch, BBC Breakfast and presented the current affairs programme Inside Out West. Lookaround was the most watched of all the ITV regional news programmes, so the input from Border in the new programme can't be that bad. Kylie joined me on the sofa in 2013. 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