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''ITV News West Country'' is a regional news service covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire, produced by ITV West Country. == Overview == 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).〔(Digital Spy - Ofcom 'to allow' ITV regional news cuts )〕〔(BBC News - ITV to merge regional newsrooms )〕 ''ITV News West Country'' is broadcast from the ITV West Country studios in Bristol with reporters and camera crews also based in newsrooms at Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, Taunton, and Gloucester. When the programme first launched, it was presented by ITV West presenters Lisa Aziz and Steve Scott (formerly of ''The West Tonight'').〔(Your Westcountry news from Bristol ), Western Morning News, 27 January 2009〕 However, Aziz was suspended in June 2009 from her position and officially left ITV West in February 2010 with former ''Westcountry Live'' freelancer Vanessa Cuddeford taking over. Scott left his position to become Sports Editor for ITV News in May 2010, and was replaced by former ''Meridian Tonight'' presenter Ian Axton. Bristol-based district correspondent Cordelia Lynch became a stand-in main presenter for Cuddeford from May 2012 when she went on maternity leave. Both Cuddeford and Lynch announced their departures from ITV West Country a year later. Kylie Pentelow of ''BBC East Midlands Today'' replaced Cuddeford from July 2013. Alex Beresford and Bob Crampton present localised weather forecasts for the West and Westcountry sub-regions. In January 2014, Sarah Norman replaced Terry Brennan as Head of News. Sarah previously worked for BBC South West and Westcountry Live. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ITV News West Country」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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