Seb is one of the most respected journalists in the South . The BBC's North West Tonight always strikes me as very dry and the style quite forced. Former BBC presenter Sabet Choudhury has joined ITV News West Country as the new presenter of our flagship 6pm regional news programmes. She previously presented for the BBC in the East Midlands and worked for the BBC in Oxford, Birmingham, Bristol and also reported for the BBC News Channel. A couple of years later, Jonty began presenting the early and lunchtime news and shortly after covered for Ian Axton on the main programme. On 3 March 2017, it was announced that former Sky News presenter Mark Longhurst would be taking over from Ian Axton, following his promotion to Head of News for ITV West Country in January 2017. Why do you think regional TV is still essential viewing? Bromley return to winning ways with victory over lowly Torquay, who slump to their third defeat in four games. Kylie's first reporting job was for The Bath Chronicle and it was then that she discovered her love of the West and vowed to one day come back to live and work here. Journalists working at or writing for ITV News West Country - Reporters: Robert Murphy Bristol, England, U.K. Crime and Investigations Correspondent @ ITV News West Country - Reporters. Ian's move into television came when he joined ITV Meridian as a producer and presenter. ITV News West Country presenter Jonty Messer is leaving the programme to take up a new challenge away from television. On 5 September 2011, separate weekday daytime bulletins for the two sub-regions (at breakfast and lunchtime) were reintroduced. Who takes longest doing their make-up and hair for the show? Weve exciting plans to refresh the programme later this year. ", Weather presenter Emma Jesson explains the phenomenon. She then went on to perfect the art of tea-making at GMTV, where she was a runner. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to A fin whale measuring an estimated 56ft (17m) long is is spotted feeding off the island of Bryher. Ian: I dont think you can categorise our viewers - we really do get people of all ages and backgrounds watching us, its a real mix. Anyone who has tried knows they can't rely on public transport in Bristol. Who cares about stuff in Stranraer and Peebles? Rachel Martin admitted becoming "infatuated" with a prisoner at HMP Guys Marsh in Dorset. He moved from radio news to entertainment when he hosted a music and talk based breakfast show. Ian says: Anything striped. It is very different from my job in the West Country - but both are challenging in different ways! I really wanted to meet Ian before we did a screen test together. In a multi-platform media world where we can get news 24 hours a day who do you think watches regional news? In the Central West region there is no comparison anymore. Ill look forward to watching my regional news programme from home from August x. Ian - you also present The Westcountry at Westminster.do you relish the chance to have more time to interview politicians and get to the heart of the matter? She is a presenter of ITV News West Country and the ITV Weekend News . Email your stories to [email protected]itv. Coming face to face with the Taliban in Afghanistan after the Russian occupiers left; seeing Fred and Rosemary West's faces in court when they first faced mass murder charges in court; reporting on the Penlee lifeboat disaster, and presenting the weather forecast live dressed in knight's armour on St George's Day. Official website. He said he would be leaving at the end of July and the time was right for a new challenge. Kylie says: A navy and black one. I look forward to seeing you on air with Eli-Louise and the team very soon.. 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 (Image . Ian: My background is in radio and I stumbled into TV, even though it had always been an ambition. Prof Jim Wild told ITV Granada Reports that seeing them further south is much more unusual. Lookaround was the most watched of all the ITV regional news programmes. Kylie says: I would send a DM to Lucy Verasamy from Ian with hearts and kissesonly joking! Before moving into broadcasting Seb was a local newspaper journalist. Westcountry News presenters Ian Axton and Kylie Pentelow (Image: Tim Alban) They get to pose the difficult questions and put interviewees on the spot every day in ITV's 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. Kylie. Ian says: NO COMMENT! Kylie Ann Pentelow (born 29 June 1979) is an English journalist and television news presenter. 32,976 talking about this. . Get breaking news, local headlines, weather alerts, live streaming video and more from Spectrum News, your source for Los Angeles news. "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. The programme received one of the highest percentage shares of radio listening in the UK. ", While @stace_the_face tweeted First Bus when their service didn't turn up, saying: "The irony is I did that consultation survey and got free bus tickets. Just been wondering this today, which local news do you prefer to watch? X. Working in the South West, my favourite part of the country, is an absolute pleasure. It's been a long time since I've been able to see the BBC & ITV early evening local news bulletins. - David Cameron. I was between jobs for a while back in 2001 and was given a short placement in ITVs Southampton newsroom. Kylie joined me on the sofa in 2013. Caroline Abbott. You interview so many people each day but has there been anyone that has left you truly inspired? Wiltshire. Max Woosey announces his final fundraising effort for North Devon Hospice. He revealed on Twitter that he would be leaving his role at the end of July. In my teens I won an award for acting and one day want to return to the stage, I can sing Halfway Up the Stairs in the style of The Muppets. . . 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. Sadly :mad: I used to live in Bristol. Jonty Messer (left) and Eli-Louise Wringe on ITV News West Country (Image: ITV) ITV News West Country presenter Jonty Messer has announced on . At weekends he would sneak into the studio and try his hand at presenting, sending his attempts to the head of news. - Audrey and Lulu. Services will be held across the region today (12 September) to mark his accession to the throne. Liz Hughes. Its our job each night to focus on the stories that really matter to people and the issues and the characters that make the West Country such a special place. Queen Elizabeth II paid numerous visits to the region. Ian says: Me, but Kylie Instagrams and I dont! 2022 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. 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As always you can unsubscribe at any time. "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". Which is his favourite on-screen tie? [11][12] Sabet Choudhury succeeds Messer from 17 October 2022.[10]. Kylie Pentelow: 'I am always surprised at the huge range of people who watch regional news' (Image: Tim Alban). Ian: There was a moment involving a strangely shaped cucumber. Tesco has now apologised for the smell, and claimed staff are working on the issue. Kylie Pentelow is the co-anchor for ITV News West Country. Kylie Pentelow moved to Wales at Six on 4 February 2019,[9] for a one-year secondment. Weather watchers across the North West and the Isle of Man have been wowed by a spectacular light show in the night sky. . If youd like to join in, please sign in or register. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Sunday 4 March 2012, 11:27pm. 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. 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. There were numerous responses to his tweets which wished him well for the future and said he would be missed. People in the North West and the Isle of Man may get chance to see the lights if they look northwards at a lower angle, she added. Look North NE&C has a far stronger journalistic quality than the offer from Tyne Tees in my opinion and has done for a number of years. (It is) just a shame the clouds began rolling in just as it started.". Self - Somerset Correspondent 1 episode, 2014. Who is Kylie Pentelow, who's replaced Andrea Byrne on ITV Wales? They may both be married to other people but five nights a week Ian Axton and Kylie Pentelow are united in an on-screen partnership and, for better or worse, it has to work for the viewer to welcome them into their living rooms. Ian: The changes that weve seen in regional television over the past few years have ensured its survival. 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Investigations take place at Dairy Crest's Davidstow site, whose owners were fined 1.5m in 2022. Probably not even the people who live there! 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. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. The "Coming Home Trees" at Cookworthy Knapp are a familiar landmark near the Devon/Cornwall border. ITV- but I also live in the Granada region which is one of the few ITV actually bother about. Ian: Ive been presenting ITV News here in the West Country since 2010. The scheme will turn empty outbuildings into three artist studios, a charity says. The accompanied ride scheme saw 451 requests, and there were 107 vouchers provided by the council for people to join an adult group new and returning cyclists course. It's also rather odd that the ITV Local sites have only recently relaunched, yet they are using the blue graphics. . The Orange County Register covers local news from Westminster CA, including city government, crime and breaking news. Its no secret - weather presenter Lucy Verasamy. He joined Meridian Tonight South-East in 2006 to anchor the programme. If Kylie saw your Twitter page open on your PC at work would she be tempted to tweet something on your behalf and if so what would she write? From 24 November 2016, ITV News West Country began broadcasting in HD to the ITV West and ITV Westcountry regions on Sky and Freesat only. As well as growing up in Stroud in Gloucestershire, much of my working life has been in the region.. I was lucky enough to travel around the country and the world as a reporter, covering all sorts of hard news stories and features. ITV local is a joke! 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