05/03/2012 BBC Points West

Welcome to BBC Points West. Our headlines tonight: Fighting for

compensation. The worker who helped build Hinkley Point Power Station

says he was exposed to asbestos with no protection.

Concerns about the quality of water discharged from a factory in

Ethiopia owned by a Somerset company.

Overturning that decision. Why the rhythmic gymnasts now have

something to smile about. And Sister Peggy's sewing shirts

for sailors - the navy tailoress honoured for a lifetime of

Good evening. Workers involved in the construction of Hinkley A power

station in Somerset have launched a compensation claim saying they were

exposed to asbestos while working there. It comes after one of the

man was shocked to discover that many of his colleagues had been

affected. Ian Maxwell is dying from a disease, the only known cause of

which is asbestos fibres. When he was building Hinkley A, Ian

Maxwell had no idea that the asbestos insulation he was working

with was potentially lethal. The man that worked as an engineer

there in the 1960s was diagnosed with the terminal condition caused

by the asbestos in May. We had to knock out the installation to get

to the equipment. Mesothelioma has caused through breathing in tiny

fibres of asbestos that can become lodged in the lungs lining and can

take up to 60 years for sentence to develop. Records that he received

from the coroner showed that 92 people have died from mesothelioma

in the past decade, and he was shocked to recognise several former

colleagues. I think it was nine or 10 people, ex contemporaries of

mine, they worked at Hinckley Point. I am also aware of a number of

contractors. When I was in hospital, a man in the next bed to me, I said

where have you worked, he said he was a contractor at Hinckley Point

and has happened on a few occasions. The dangers of asbestos were known

about for decades before Mr Maxwell were dead in the.. Records obtained

from the National Records Office show that they were told to wear

protective masks in 1931. This was denied to workers at Hinkley A.

Today, workers organised a meeting of families affected. On the shop

floor, the people handling the asbestos were not aware. The senior

people probably did. Even if they did not owe, they should have known.

-- did not know. A settlement may sadly not arrive until after his

death, but he hopes that today's events may have to publicise the

dangers of asbestos and help other people in their fight for

compensation. In other news, the sister of John

Suddards, the vicar found murdered at his home in Thornbury says about

a world has been turned upside-down. Hillary Bosworth said that John was

admired by a others for his intellect and humanity and he

believes that being there for any person in need. She also spoke of

his modesty and wicked sense of humour. Stephen Farrell was charged

with his murder. More than 150 jobs are under threat

in Gloucester after a company announced it is to close its

factory in Stonehouse. Unite Modular Systems says it will stop

accepting new business from the end of March and operations will wind

up by the end of the year. They are trying to find new opportunities

for the workforce but they expect a significant programme of

redundancies. Work is under way to build five

replacement wards at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. There will be

112 single rooms with on speed facilities in the New Jubilee

Building. It will be ready by the end of next year.

The rhythmic gymnastics team have been celebrating in Bath today

after being told that they will have the chance to compete at the

Olympics. In January, they missed the Olympic qualification standard

by a very narrow margin but have appealed against that ruling and

today heard that after nearly two months of stress and worry, they

have been successful. They have only just returned from

competition in Swindon, but exhaustion gave way to elation as

they heard that they could qualify for the Olympics after all. We were

all very happy and really pleased with the result. It was such an

amazing feeling. We cannot describe it. We're all so excited. We got

lots of support from the fans are this has been really nice. The key

issue in this affair was how many days the team had to reach the

qualification standard at the test event. They thought they had all

three days, the judges said they only had two days. Being a cheat

the score they were asked to achieve, that was not in doubt. --

be achieved this score. The argument was, did the third day

can't? We were led to believe that it would. We organised this trip

from Bath on the Wednesday. We would not have done that if we did

not think that this day counted. Today, an independent arbitrator

agreed with the team and their third day score was countered.

Provided they maintain Olympic qualification standard, they will

be accepted. They did a great job to carry on training, it was very

tough. They carry themselves with great grace and dignity and we hope

they will carry on doing this whatever happens next. It has been

very tough and it has been a very tough for everybody. After weeks of

uncertainty and worry, this team can now concentrate on what they do

best and make sure they are representing their country in

August. We are also keeping a lookout for

our West Country swimmers that are competing at the British trials all

this week. Tonight, the University of Bath's Chris Walker-Hebborn will

be hoping to make the Olympic team in the men's 100 metres backstroke

final and Stacey Tadd from Rostock is hoping to qualify in the

breaststroke final. You are very welcome to the

programme. For stay with us, lots more still to come including:

Olympic offers and standards discounts, the tourism industry in

the West hoping for a bumper summer season.

And the list full of love, we catch up with a family from Clevedon

trying to fulfil their mother's dying wishes.

All of this still to come. First, a woman from Preston who campaigned

very change in the law on assisted suicide has died. Kelly Taylor was

born with medical conditions that affected her heart and lungs and

shortened her life. She went on hunger strike in 2005 to raise

awareness and was an active member of the organisation Dying With

Dignity. Are end in constant pain and I

sleep a lot. -- I am in constant pain. Kelly Taylor made a diary in

2007 and she wanted others to know the impact that her illness had

been her life and wanted the pain to hand. I have had enough of life

and enough of my illness. Obviously, enough is enough. She went on

hunger strike, hoping to die without involving any body else.

She managed 19 days. I believes that through starvation, I could

die, with the most peace is possible. And also, without having

Richard, my husband, prosecuted. I believed it was the only way out

for me. Her argument was always that she wanted the choice of when

and where to die. She campaigned for a change in the law on assisted

suicide. She will be remembered as an inspirational, courageous woman

who stood up for the rights of other dying people so that they

could have a choice at the end of life. I think that is why she

really spoke to people. They could see this young, intelligent,

articulate woman that had so much to cope with and she really made

her voice heard. Kelly Taylor was 35 years old when she died in

Frenchay Hospital last Monday. Her family have said that she lived a

life of struggle with no complaints. A funeral is due to be held later

this week. Concerns have been raised about the

quality of water are being discharged from a tannery in

Ethiopia that is owned by a Yeovil based leather makers, Pittards.

Inside Out has carried out an investigation on the affair went.

Greenpeace say that the water appears to be darker than it should

be. Pittards says it is fully treated and fully checked.

Pittards have 200 workers at their factory in Yeovil and a further 700

here in Ethiopia's largest tannery. It is an area that has witnessed

huge industrial growth in recent years and concerns were raised

about pollution. We learned of worries on effluent discharge from

their factory and senti researcher to investigate. That is the factory.

It is black. The water is black. Its nose really, really very strong

and potent. A researcher track the stream back to the factory. We

showed the footage to Greenpeace. There is a lot of suspended

material in this discharge. As standard practice, it would not be

safe practice to release affluent of that quality, even that visual

quality to the environment. Pittards says the affluent is

checked regularly and meets acceptable limits. We a primary,

secondary and their double treatment, a biological treatment

plant. The standards that we work at are more stringent than in

Yeovil. Pittards own the land here and allow farmers to use it. They

produce this letter written by the local farmers' association after we

were filming at the factory. The Farm estate that no land despoiled

by the tannery, but the researchers spoke to a farmer with a different

point of view. The factory discharge has been polluting the

water for some time. We cannot use it now to water the field. Pittards

dispute that claim and there are plans in the next two years to

plant reads on this land to further clean-up the discharge.

You can see more on that story on Inside Out West tonight on BBC One

at 7:30pm. As you know, 2012 is a big year,

not only because of the Olympics, but also because of the Queen's

Diamond Jubilee. Tourism bosses are hoping it would be a bumper year

and are encouraging people not only to visit London but also to head to

the west and enjoy everything the rest of the country has to offer.

As an incentive, many attractions and hotels are offering discounts

making it a great year to holiday in the UK. Laura Jones's at a hotel

in Bristol that is already offering a diamond discount.

Good evening, I'm here at Berkeley Square Hotel, one of the hundreds

of hotels offering some good discounts in this jubilee and

Olympic year. Customers here in the Jubilee weekend itself will get a

quarter knocked off of their bill, but is not just hotels and bed and

breakfast better hoping to cash in on the 20 trial action.

They are getting ready for what everyone hopes will be a summer

worth celebrating. Balloon flights are organised across Bath, Bristol

and South Wales and the last few years had been tough in the

recession. Luxury trips are not be a priority for many people, but

things are looking up. Like many businesses, they are taking part in

a UK-wide campaign to tie in with the Olympic and the Jubilee year.

Some places are offering over 20 % of a discount with people throwing

in meals and beauty treatments to the value of �20.12. Here, anybody

taking a flight will find that their balloon is decked out with

Jubilee bunting and they will get champagne on offer. Business has

been tough in the last years as it has been for many. The economic

climate is not brilliant, but we have had bad weather and we have

had to lots of rain in the summer, so we're looking forward this year

to having a much better weather for this year, had we have the Jubilee

and Olympic celebration so we hope it would boost tourism in the area

which would be great for us and a perfectly viable some are as well.

Across the UK they hope that the royal wedding effects may take hold

after the celebrations last April. Visitors to Westminster Abbey shot

up after the celebrations and it is hoped the same will happen to other

attractions outside London that can claim connection with the Jubilee

or the Olympics. Back in Bristol, if that does connect up, they are

expecting it to be a year to As you heard in my report, it has

been a pretty tough couple of years for people working in the tourism

industry right across the West. Rachel is from the Kluft in the

hotel group who run this hotel. How difficult has it been? Over the

last year, it has been quite difficult. Everyone has a lot less

money to spend, and as an independent hotel, it has been

difficult. You are offering some pretty big discounts to get people

through the doors during the Jubilee weekend? That is when you

would be expecting to put your prices up. We are offering a 25%

discount, and advance purchase offer, we're expecting it to be

quieter in the corporate section. Thank you. Surely part of the

problem this summer is going to be getting people from London, where

the focus is going to be, down to Bristol? There are going to be a

lot of people in London, but also, a lot of people are keen to escape

it, and there is a lot of things going on in Bristol for people who

want to get involved in the Olympic spirit. Sell us Bristol, why should

people be coming here? We have got a great cultural offer here, some

fantastic sports events, we have the Lion King happening, and there

is more than enough for people to come here for. Thank you for

joining us. Back to the studio. Rugby news, and Gloucester have

signed England number eight Ben Morgan from the Scarlets. The 23-

year-old grew up playing for Dursley before starting his

professional career in Wales. He made his international debut just

over a month ago, and will join the Cherry and Whites in the summer on

a three-year deal. In football, if Bristol City want

to stay away from the relegation zone they'll need to up their

performance after the 3-0 loss against Ipswich this weekend. The

Championship side have failed to win in their last six games and sit

just one place above the drop zone. Speaking ahead of Tamara's game

against Leicester, their manager believes a win would help them get

back on track. We will do all we can, we have games coming up in the

weeks and months ahead, that we feel are definitely going to be

pivotal, in where we are going to end up. It is important we get into

those games in a good frame of mind. If we get a couple of good

victories against top sides coming up, that will take our confident up.

We just need a bit more belief and confident in to the players.

the next time you pick up a needle and cotton, spare a thought for

Peggy Caren, who's been sewing military uniforms for half a

century. Peggy is based at the Naval Air Station at Yeovilton in

Somerset. And today, one of the country's top Admiral's led the

tributes to her as she completed half a century as the terrorist

Another repair job for the woman who's kept Yeovilton smart for half

a century. Peggy Caren has lost count of the uniforms she's

repaired and altered. And the number of medal ribbons she's sewn.

When I first came down here, the lads and lasses were lucky if they

had it one medal, then the Falklands, that came about, so a

lot of medals went up to about three. But since the war's over the

past years, they get six, I did 101 day last week. She was 23 when she

started work with the Navy, answering a call for a high class

tailoress. Admirals and able seaman, she's seen them all. Even if you're

now commander-in-chief, you can still be reminded you are putting

on weight. It is 36! 37! Your tape measure is Ron! She has seen young

and old, I would hate to call any lady part of the Institution, but

she is very much part of the family of Yeovilton. Any plans to retire?

And no! I'm going to die at the machine. Today Peggy was the centre

of media attention as rank and file gathered to celebrate a remarkable

milestone in the sewing room. A quick cake-cutting ceremony, then

back to work on the latest task. A pair of union flag golf trousers

for an officer. All in a day's work. Congratulations to her. It is a

list like no other - encompassing what one mum would like her

children to experience as they grow up, written while knowing she would

never grow up to see it happen. When Kate Greene from Clevedon

found out she was terminally ill with breast cancer she asked her

husband Singe to write down all the things she wanted her two boys to

experience - ranging from growing sunflowers, learning to play a

musical instrument and even finding their own four-leaf clovers. We

first met Singe and his two boys Reef and Finn in October 2010, nine

months after Kate had passed away. They were already making their way

through the very important list of things to do. The boys and myself,

we look at the list occasionally, and we say, we are going to try and

do that. It is great to get to take it off. We have done it for mum.

Now the family have turned their experience into a book and are with

us now. Thank you for coming in. I have to tell you, the book itself

is incredibly uplifting, emotional, it must have been difficult to

write. Yes, and the response we have had has been phenomenal. It is

number one on Amazon, Penguin did a fantastic job. It was hard, it was

a journey. But we did it. What kind of responses have you had? Have

people but in touch with you? Certainly after you got in touch

with one morning programme you got a big response. It was just crazy.

We have been offered to skate round the National History Museum, that

was down to this little chap here. That was the only one I told him

not to say! Was that you? Yes. you are going to do this? Anybody

who doesn't know about these shoes, can you explain what it is? What

are they? Can you remember what it means? Mum used to have them, she

would be practising, down in our garden. Why did you think of a

museum or? Do you think it is because it is naughty? Yes! They

are going to close it for you. That is amazing. Shocked. What a lovely

gesture. And I get to take one of love -- off the list. Have the boys

seen all of them? My not all of them, a very stuff there for when

they are older. -- very stuff there. They have Annetta waiting for them

as well. -- a letter. Some of them are experiences, like diving, but

some of them are more ongoing. Everything, from buying orange

biscuits and custard creams, to diving in bullet -- in the bellies.

They are not quite ready yet! We have tipped off the one in Egypt,

snorkelling with the coral and the fish. I think one of them, doesn't

it say that you have to be really nice to your girlfriends?

One of you has a little confession. How many girlfriends do you have?

5! Y you nice to all of them? Your art straying from the list! --

you are straying. One of the things that is hard to

read in there, because it is a journey for you as well, that Kate

wanted you to find someone as well. I suppose the list is also helping

me, the book has been amazing, I have not had any marriage proposals

yet, but you never know. I suppose when you are going

through the list, especially people closest to you, they might be

afraid it might keep reuniting you with your grief of. For me, it has

just managed to draw a line under my life with Kate, and in such a

brilliant way as well. She is always going to be my first love,

we were proper soul mates together. Very quickly, what do you want

people to get out of this book? me it would be great if they

remember it Kate, like I would, which is great for the boys, and

the other thing is for everybody to make their own list, and to do it,

make it scary, adventurous, all those things. Life is too short.

makes you do things! Light come on the telly! Thank you so much.

I can assure you it is turning decidedly chilly out here under

clear skies, it will be a similar story across all of the West

Country. We are looking at the return of the frost. The legacy of

that in due to borrow will be a good deal of clear sky, sunshine

for all of the day, but that will turn more hazy. Really, up until

the evening, we should continue with a good deal of sunshine. At

this time, on a Monday, we take you through the week's were there,

looking ahead. -- the week's y there. A good deal of dry and

settled weather. By the time we are through to eat when stay, it looks

pretty wet, -- we are through to win stay. As we clear that into

Thursday, high pressure starting to build again, the winds backing

again, we start to inherit some milder air. A similar story for

Friday and as we get through Saturday, for what it is worth, the

long-range prospect also look dry and spring-like. It is about how we

fight the cloud cover and get some sunshine to bear. But the risk of

frost will always be there. Let's return to the detail of tonight, we

have been progressively clearing the skies, a little bit of cloud

around, you notice the blue returning to the map. The rather

windy conditions continued to tail off, at the winds become lighter,

and the City temperatures, as low as-three. Baulk, probably not so

much of an issue. -- fog. That strip of cloud you can see, that is

signifying perhaps some low cloud from some early fog. Then, a good

deal of clear sky. Should be a decent morning for us all,

remaining dry. We then inherit a bit more cloud, the breeze starting

to pick up. The oncoming rain will start to get its act together from

midnight onwards. Temperatures, 10 or 11 Celsius, feeling pleasant

enough in the sunshine. The temperatures dropping away on

Wednesday, but then coming back up. In the sunny spells, feeling quite

A violinist studying at Clifton College in Bristol has reached the

strings final of this year's BBC Young Musician of the Year

competition. Julia Hwang, who's a familiar face here on Points West,

began playing when she was just six years old. She's one of 25

performers across the country who will be hoping to impress judges in

Cardiff later this week. In the last round of the competition,