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Good evening and welcome to BBC Points West. The headlines tonight:

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On track for the 21st century. A huge improvement begins on Brunel's

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Great Western Railway - it should lead to faster trains and a

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smoother ride. If it ain't broke, don't fix it -

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the No campaign starts its fight against an elected Mayor for

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Bristol. The mother and father of foster

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parents - MBEs for the couple who have cared for dozens and dozens of

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children. Every time I go home it's so warm

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and welcoming. It's amazing and I'm proud to call them Mum and Dad.

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And Bath rugby says goodbye to the coach they once described as one of

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Good evening. The railway that was built by Brunel and the Victorians

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embarked on a project which should see it become a service fit for

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modern times. Work began today on a �350 million scheme to upgrade the

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old fashioned signalling system. It's the first step towards the

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electrificiation of the line between Bristol and London and a

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new era of railway travel - which hopefully will mean faster trains

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and less overcrowding. Here's Sabet It's the brains behind the Rail

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network between Oxford and Bath. The signalling operation here at

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Swindon keeps the trains running smoothly and safely. But this is

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now an aging and outdated system which can breakdown and cause

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delays. This controls the Great Western main line all the way from

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Uffington over there in Oxford to down here at the box tunnel near

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Bath. We actually control trains when

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they come in to us and where we want when to go to. We turn the

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switch and press a button to where they need to go.

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So that's why an investment of �350 million is hoping to bring the all

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of this into the 21st century. And this is what it will look like. A

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little less colourful maybe but according to Network Rail, it'll

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certainly be more reliable. The new system is up and running in Didcot

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and once the four year roll out is completed, the whole of the regions

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signalling operations will move here. It increases the capacity to

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the network which means that in future, we can make changes in a

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faster way which causes less destruction in the meantime.

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Network Rail say replacing the signals will improve their service.

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Catering for more people using the trains over the next 10 years. They

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also say the investment will prepare the way for electric trains.

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But most importantly it's expected to cut down on delays by 50%.

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Signalling causes a lot of problems for passengers. It is 40 years out

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of date. It was put in line went the railway was contracting. We are

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expanding but more passengers prevents more trains coming on to

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parts of the system and prevent extra services being run. It's also

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a problem because the old system is prone to breaking down so problems

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are also caused by a breakdowns. For now this technology will

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continue to keep the trains on the Great Western line running before

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eventually being consigned to history.

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The driver of a school bus who knocked over and killed a six year-

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old boy has had his sentenced reduced. Adrian Shearing mixed up

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the brake and accelerator after he dropped off children at Woodbrough

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School near Pewsey in Wiltshire. Finlay Connor was killed and his

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mother badly injured. Today the Appeal Court cut his sentence by a

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third to 18 months. The judges said his actions "straddled the border

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between dangerous driving and 230 jobs are under threat in

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Taunton. Staff at Debenham's call centre in the town were told this

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afternoon the retailer wants to close the site, and move posts to

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Yorkshire. A 90-day consultation into the plans has now begun. The

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retailer says 1,500 posts in Taunton will be unaffected. A

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conman who stole the identities of people in Somerset has been

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sentenced to four years in prison. 46-year-old Kevin Castle who lived

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in West Buckland targeted residents with unsecured letterboxes then

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stole their personal details. He admitted 27 charges of fraud and

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one of money laundering. If you live in Bristol you should

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by now have had a polling card delivered for the referendum on

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whether the city should have an elected mayor. But would Bristol be

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better off with a Boris Johnson style leader? Some city mayors have

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proved popular. But in Doncaster they're voting to get rid of theirs.

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So how would it work if there were an elected mayor for Bristol?

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The idea is to have a directly elected city supreme, maybe a

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politician or maybe like in Hartlepool it could be the football

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club's mascot that gets the job. Really. Either way, the point is

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that the mayor is chosen by the city's voters instead of a council

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leader chosen by local councillors. A Bristol Mayor would serve a four

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year term, and after appointing a cabinet would have overall control

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of the city's �370 million budget. The campaign in favour began three

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weeks ago, with some of the city's most senior business figures

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backing the idea. They argue that an elected mayor can take longer

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term strategic decisions. They say the city would have more financial

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clout in dealing with central government and that an elected

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mayor would be a clear and very visible leader. Today the No

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campaign launched its bid to persuade voters that things are

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best left as they are. We don't need one. We are

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effectively well governed. We have a council leader, a cabinet. We

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have expertise. We just don't need It is undemocratic. It concentrates

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the power in one person's hands. The No campaigners say it puts too

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much power in the hands of one individual - they argue that the

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cost wouldn't be justified and say it would be almost impossible to

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remove the city mayor early, if the person elected turned out to be no

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good. An elected mayor could bring in as

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many paid advisers as they like and there is nothing counsellors can do

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about that. The elected mayor's budget can be carried by 24

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councillors so they don't even need a majority to force through their

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policies or budget and that's not democratic either. Four more weeks

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campaigning to go until more than 300,000 people get the chance to

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vote on May 3rd. We will be covering that story very

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thoroughly over the next few weeks. You're watching Points West with

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Alex and David on this chilly April night.

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I'm Sir Benjamin Slade. Come and find out how I'm keeping Maunsel

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House afloat. I'm living off scraps Before that, a couple from Bristol

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have been honoured after fostering 150 children over the last 30 years.

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Yesterday Sharon and Clive Cumming from Kingswood, received MBEs from

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the Queen at Windsor Castle. A heart-warming story. Today they're

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back home in Bristol, where they're still celebrating. Laura Jones has

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been to meet them. First steps, first words. The

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special dates, the big days. Sharon and Clive Cumming have more to

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remember than most. Over the last 30 years, they've fostered 150

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children Across the UK there are more than 45,000 foster families.

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It is so rewarding. It's what we get up for in the

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morning. What would we do? Take the dogs out for a walk. We would have

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a small house. Boring. It's wonderful. We love it. There are

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lots of downs but there are so many ups.

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They sometimes look after children who need emergency care for just a

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night or two but also those who need a longer-term, stable home.

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The bad news is there's a shortage. Here in the West alone, a further

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550 families are needed. Yesterday Clive and Sharon were honoured and

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presented with MBEs for their contribution to family services at

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a special ceremony at Windsor castle.

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We were like little children, peering around the corner.

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She is so beautiful. So beautiful. Genuine. So easy to talk to. I

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thought I would be tongue-tied but you don't. She asks you something

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and you answer with sincerity. You really feel comfortable in her

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presence. So after parenting more than a hundred children, what's the

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secret to their success? Luke has been with the Cummings for 10 years

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and loves it here. It's great. We have a good laugh

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and it's like a family. Everyone is supportive of what everyone does

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but it's normal really, which makes it really nice. A good environment.

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Sharon and Clive say it's been a wonderful 30 years with a lot of

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highs, but obviously some difficult bits too. But despite being in

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their 60s, they say they have no plans to stop any time soon.

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Many congratulations. College Green in Bristol has reopened following a

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major clean-up operation. The green was the centre of the

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Occupy Bristol movement for more than three months, with protesters

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eventually leaving in January. Since then the site was fenced off

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for contaminated soil to be dug out and debris removed. But the green

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is now back in full public use. The role of apprenticeships is

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being celebrated tonight at a lavish award ceremony in

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Gloucestershire. The county claims to have recruited the largest

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number of apprentices in the region in recent months. Steve Knibbs is

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at the awards ceremony for us now in Cheltenham. Hello, Steve.

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I am on the balcony. The guests are having dinner. You are looking at a

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room in the centre of Gloucestershire business. They

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include the people at the forefront of the future, the apprentices.

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Over 4,000 young people on apprenticeships schemes now, more

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than doubled the number of of a few years ago. We are leading the way

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in Gloucestershire. There has been a special guest of honour, though

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her Royal Highness the Princess Royal has been meeting some of

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those apprentices working for the bigger companies right across the

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county but also performing the important role of presenting the

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awards. There are more to come but I can introduce you to Tom Sylvie,

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a double award winger. Congratulations. Why has being an

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apprentice work well for you? Because of the practical aspects

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involved in apprenticeships. I went to A-levels and then be a

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mechanical engineering good -- degree, which I didn't really get

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on with because of a lack of a practical aspect. I then went in as

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an apprentice and enjoyed. It has made a difference to your

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life? Definitely. As opposed to the

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academic route, I definitely prefer What would you say to people who

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want to go to university? It is just a consideration.

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Apprenticeships are just a great consideration. You can do a degree

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after a apprenticeship and it gives you a good background in mechanics.

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Thank you. Why is the apprenticeship scheme working so

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well for you as a company? We went through a period of growth

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and maintains that growth. We found a huge skills gap in the market and

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introduced the apprenticeship scheme to try and fill that void

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and it has been positive for us. We continue to do that. We've got guys

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coming out this year, we've taken on new recruits and is really

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trying to make sure we have the right skills to meet the business

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needs from eight skills and culture factor.

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Thank you. You are hosting tonight. And a familiar face from the BBC's

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apprentice. Are we doing enough to encourage apprentices?

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I think the government is really behind it. A long time ago, there

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was a lot of snobbery, saying that smart people went to university but

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now people are trying to understand that smart people do apprentices.

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Thus apprenticeships. Behind this is the future of

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Gloucestershire business. They are lapping it up.

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Thank you. The real apprentices. You are hired! We are hoping to

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pick it up one day. To sport, and it's a tough time to

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follow sport in the city of Bath. Today the rugby club decided to

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make a change at the top after a disappointing season.

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And Bath City's relegation was confirmed last night. Here's

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Alistair. There will be some good news as well, I promise. We'll

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speak to Bath City manager Adie Britton in a moment, but first to

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that news from the Rec where Bath confirmed today they won't be

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extending Sir Ian McGeechan's contract beyond the end of the

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season. Just last summer owner Bruce Craig described him as one of

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the best coaches in the world and the man to turn them into the top

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club in Europe. But they've struggled this season, and their

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latest league defeat led to the club having to apologise to the

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He was supposed to be part of Bath's masterplan to recapture

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their glory days. One of the most highly respected coaches with a

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record of domestic and international success. Owner Bruce

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Craig's vision was to blend their brand new training facilities with

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the best possible staff. He is obviously one of the best

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coaches in the world. One of his best qualities his man management

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and getting the best out of every individual in the club.

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But today a different line, as the club opted not to take up an extra

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year on his contact. "We would like to thank Geech for his time with

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the Club and for his assistance in developing the culture at the Club

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through this transitional period." We might not know what he has done

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behind the scenes for another season or two.

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It seems a bit strange. The whole coaching staff may be brushed away

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and a new set of coaches will come in. That is a new culture again.

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Three steps forwards, five steps back, it steams -- it seems. So now

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Bath want a head coach. Could it be Nick Mallett? He was close to

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landing the England job. Other possibilities are Gary Gold who is

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leaving Newcastle, or London Irish coach Toby Booth. Or perhaps Andy

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Robinson? Could he return to the Rec for another spell in charge?

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They have got to be a little bit radical. It has got a bit static.

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Somebody needs to mix it up and get the younger guys coming through.

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I think it's about time we started to use members from within the

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original club. McGeechan will see out the last

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three games. As yet the club haven't commented on the future of

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forwards coach Martin Haag, whose also out of contract.

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To football and Bath City's battle to avoid the drop has ended in vain.

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Last night's results confirmed they will be relegated, after just two

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seasons in non-league football's top division. Manager Adie Britton

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is here to tell us what the future holds for him and the club. Thank

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you for coming in. Commiserations. Adie, 10th last year, bottom this

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year with just five wins - why has it been so much tougher?

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Everything went right for us last year. We have gone on after a very

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bad start to the season and gone on to a good run in October, November.

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From then on, everything went swimmingly. This year it started

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very, very badly. We lost our best players, some of them to Cheltenham.

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That has been a big blow and difficult to replace them.

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It has been said most of the clubs in that division are professional.

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You guys are still part time. I think that is a massive

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difficulty for us and I think the biggest difficulty is that I am

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part time and there is not another part-time manager in the league.

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That is a massive disadvantage for us but we knew that when we went

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into it two years ago. You worked so hard to get up into

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that division. Great scenes of celebration we remember when you

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won the play-off final. How big a financial blow is it to drop back

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down a division now? It will be, in sponsorship terms,

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the Investment we got in the higher league, we won't get any longer.

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You have to ask yourself. It's interesting, in football teams,

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what is the effect on gates? When we won the Southern League, we took

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thousands of pounds of weight to Tibenham. We don't take that many

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fans await now. If we were to do well in the less said Leakey, we

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might get the reward through the gates.

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You have been in the club seven years. When you have another go

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next year? I believe so. I have enjoyed it

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very much. We've had a difficult season but what doesn't kill you

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makes you stronger and hopefully, we'll be there next year having

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another go. We look forward to that. Thank you

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for coming in. At the other end of the emotional

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scale, Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio says his side have promotion

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in their sights after beating Barnet 2-0 last night. It means

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they're five points clear at the top of League Two with only seven

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games to play. Having lost their last three away

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games, including a Wembley final, this was a test of nerve for the

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leaders. The best way to settle any anxiety, an early goal. Ronan

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Murray duly obliged. Barnet were desperate for points at the other

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end of the table - thankfully their shooting was more of a danger to

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the cameraman behind the goal. Before half-time a moment of

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redemption for Swindon's Oliver Risser. His own goal at Wembley

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nine days before had proved costly, but this strike secured a crucial

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win. A week of hurt evident in his celebration. So Swindon are almost

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there. Three teams go up automatically and they're now eight

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points clear of the side in fourth - Shrewsbury Town. Two good results

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over the Easter holidays will put them on the brink of promotion. For

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Paolo Di Canio and his players if looks increasingly like a case of

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Gloucestershire rower Peter Reed is set to defend his Olympic title in

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the men's four. He's spent the last three years racing in a pair, but

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he and his partner failed to beat New Zealand in fourteen races.

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He'll now be part of a new-look four that also includes another

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Gloucestershire rower Alex Gregory. Tomorrow night we'll be reporting

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on what's a vitally important Easter weekend for Bristol City, as

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they try to stay in the Championship.

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And it's the first day of the cricket season. Make sure your of

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wearing your white sport stop. A stately home in Somerset is about

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to become one the stars of a new TV show. The series aims to show how

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the aristocracy are adapting to life in credit crunch Britain.

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Maunsel House near North Petherton is owned by the 7th Baronet, Sir

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Benjamin Slade and is used mainly as a wedding venue to pay for its

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upkeep. As Ali Vowles has been finding out, its owner will stop at

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nothing to pay the bills. Here's a little flavour of what the

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This is our sacred knife. This is what we cut the kick with. It

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scares the hell out of everybody. I don't generally let him loose on

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the wedding party until they've had a few drinks because he is a little

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bit eccentric and controversial and he might say things that upset them

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but after a few drinks, nobody minds.

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I have to warn you that it's happened five times, on the wedding

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night, this is true, it's not a ghost but we've had five successes

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with children. The house is full of surprises.

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Look at the bridal suite. Sir Benjamin Slade comes over as a

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maverick. It can't be true, can it? Thank God you are here. Next week,

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I can pay the electricity bill. Today it's all go in the house as a

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wedding is taking place tomorrow. But plenty of glasses out because

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it encourages them to drink more. Sir Benjamin likes to get involved,

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which can be a little trying. You can be a challenge, can't you?

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It never gets boring so I love it here.

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But it's the weddings that pay for the upkeep of the historic Norman

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house - and the whole venue is given over to whoever is getting

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married. We do everything that is

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politically incorrect. Weak light candles and fires. We are anti-

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National Trust. To hire the whole house with its 13 bedrooms and five

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cottages costs �10,000. With running costs of a million a year -

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Sir Benjamin feels he can never take his eye off the ball.

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Aristocrats like cold houses and they just wear more clothes but for

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about middle-class accountants, lawyers and doctors, they come from

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warm homes so we have to heat the place. During the filming of the

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series Sir Benjamin's partner of 15 years left him for the handyman so

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undeterred, today he's put an ad on his Facebook page looking for a new

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Lady of the house, but there are conditions! Must have a shotgun

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certificate, driving licence and able to breed two sons. But don't

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mind if she has bred before and is proven. Guardian readers and people

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who don't wear overcoats in the winter it need not apply.

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You are advertising for a wife? No. Lady of the house. The last one

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run off with a handyman so I am looking for a handyman as well.

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The series will certainly give a unique perspective on a slice of

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life that most of us will never experience. With the series being

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shown to millions around the world, the house is guaranteed a lot of

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publicity. So eccentric Sir Ben might be but he's certainly no fool.

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If you want to apply, applied directly to Sir Benjamin Slade.

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I fancy the role of handyman! Talking of aristocracy, here is the

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I am applying for that job. That house is awesome. I'm up on the

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roof with my coat on because it's cold out there. This time last week,

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we were looking at temperatures of 19 and 20 degrees. Today

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temperatures of six and seven Celsius. One reason has been the

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strong north-easterly wind. We have had gusts today, the strongest

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recorded in Bristol. The further you went, the stronger you felt the

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breeze. Wintry showers continuing. Tomorrow is an improving picture

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but a chilly start. It pokes up through the day. Some showers quite

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wintry. Sleet and snow reported in wicker chair. -- in Wiltshire. We

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are still tracking an area of low and a couple of France which will

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bring further showers this evening and tonight. -- front. It begins to

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ease a little by the time we get to Good Friday so better news is on

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the break. This evening and tonight will be chilly and cold. It is the

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same pattern with the showers. They may come as something wintry the

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higher you go. Pieces of slate and snow but the ground warm enough to

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melt. Urban temperatures struggling to get much above freezing and it

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will be a cold start as we go into tomorrow morning with the odd

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shower or two. A brighter picture tomorrow and by the afternoon, we

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should be seeing decent amounts of sunshine. 10 Celsius is possible

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but the breeze is still with us so it will feel cooler. Tomorrow night

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is another cold one. The cloud breaking to bring us some frost in

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the air as we go into Good Friday. The general trend is to stay cloudy

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over the weekend but it gets milder. A bit dumper at times. We are

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looking at periods of wet weather Saturday-night into Easter Sunday

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and Easter Sunday night into Monday. The rain will linger, giving us a

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traditional bank holiday Monday. She should keep her coat on because

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