31/07/2013 BBC Points West

Points West. Our headlines, another SAS recruit dies. Corporal James

Dunsby from Bath collapsed on a training exercise in the heat wave.

He's the third victim. Fighting on in memory of Tony, the family of

Wiltshire man say they will not rest until they win the right to die.

What bright spark thought of that? Thousands are to be spent on

charging points for electric cars. The boy soldier killed in the First

World War. His great great nephew An army reservist from Bath has died

after falling ill during an SAS training exercise in the Brecon

Beacons earlier this month. He has been named as Corporal James Dunsby.

His death follows that of two other soldiers who also lost their lives

on the same training exercise. James' family say he adored the army

and believed passionately in his duty. Ali Vowles reports.

Corporal James Dunsby, age 31, died yesterday after becoming critically

ill following the exercise on 13th July, in which two other soldiers

lost their lives. These photos show the group of exhausted men waiting

to be rescued from the Brecon Beacons. Five of the group collapsed

on what had been the hottest day of the year, temperatures reached 30

degrees. His family in Bath say James was a loving and dependable

husband with the most infectious enthusiasm for life. And that he was

a loving and dependable husband. They say James adored the Army and

believed so passionately in his duty as a protector of Queen and country

and of the realm. The Brecon Beacons have been used by the British Army

for decades as a place to test endurance. In civilian life James

was an analyst for the MOD but here he was one of 71 soldiers at the

start of a weeklong selection test for a place in the elite reserve

regiments of the SAS. He would have trained hard for this moment, as

troops trek for hours over the steep gradients, weighed down with 80lb of

equipment. It's so tough, only 10% are selected. It's not the first

time this has happened. In January, a reservist army captain died after

a similar SAS test. The local MP says questions must be answered over

this how this could happen so many times. What can't go on is that four

soldiers have died on the Brecon Beacons in the last six months. That

can't be good for the British Army. It is a great loss for their

families and I need to be certain the MoD are acting responsibly in

these matters. Corporal Dunsby of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry A

Squadron was based out of Swindon. His regiment are seen here receiving

medals for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. From everything his family

have said it's obvious the army was a huge and important part of his

life. Now the families can only wait to see what emerges from the

investigations being carried out by both the police and the Health &

Three men and a woman have been remanded in custody after appearing

in front of magistrates in Cheltenham where they were charged

with murder. It follows an incident on Saturday night where police were

called to Gloucester Park. 50-year-old Neil Bennett had been

stabbed and died of his injuries. Today, his family paid tribute to

him, saying they were still in shock at what happened but that they were

taking comfort in the kind messages being left on social media.

Olympic rower James Cracknell has been selected to stand for the

Conservatives in next May's European elections for the south-west. James

Cracknell is the party's third choice candidate behind current MEPs

Ashley Fox and Julie Girling. Mr Cracknell, who has won two Olympic

gold medals, will be hoping to replace Giles Chichester in the

European Parliament, who is standing down.

Work is beginning on new police custody suites in Gloucestershire as

the force say that their current cells are only just fit for purpose.

The new facility is being built on the Waterwells Business Park at

Quedgeley and should be fully operational by the end of next year.

The family of a Wiltshire man who campaigned for the right to be

helped to die say they will take their fight to change the law to the

Supreme Court. Tony Nicklinson died last year after failing in his bid

to get legal protection for anyone who helped him end his own life.

Today, a court upheld the ruling that said doctors shouldn't be

allowed to assist with suicide. Andrew Plant reports from the

Nicklinson family home in Wiltshire. Some days, this life gets too much

for me... Tony Nicklinson's condition was

described as locked-in-syndrome. A fully functioning mind trapped in a

body that refused to respond. Communicating with the outside world

was a painstaking process made possible by a patient family. Using

this method, he spelt out his wishes, that someone do what he was

unable to do and help him to die. Tony was fighting for the right to

end his life when he wanted to. You are so physically disabled, he

couldn't do it himself. He was fighting for a doctor to do this for

him. Tony Nicklinson died here almost a full year ago. It was

August 2012, a few days after he had learned he'd lost his fight to

change the law on assisted dying. Judges ruled it should be up to

Parliament and not a court to decide where the law stands on helping

someone to end their own lives. Many believe changing the law could make

the very old or the very ill vulnerable, even put pressure on

some to choose to die. Something Tony's widow says a change in the

law would naturally prevent. One of the things they said is that it put

vulnerable people at risk. Is that something you understand? No. There

would be a huge process in place that he would have to go through

beforehand. You'd have to be assessed to make sure you are

mentally competent to make this decision, that you haven't been

coerced. It would only be for people who are so severely disabled that

they couldn't do it themselves, or even do it with a little bit of help

Tony Nicklinson was an active husband and father, from contact

sports to skydiving, a family man with a full life. , you know.

stroke in 2005 left him severely disabled, unable to do anything for

himself, even struggling to swallow. He died just six days after his

legal case failed, after refusing to eat, and contracting pneumonia. A

final way of taking command after years trapped in a body he couldn't

control. We have a doctor from the University of Bath. We've talked

about this before. What is your reaction to did a's news? Today's

court case was... The decision was expected to me. I found that what

the judges came forth within their decision was not surprising. I think

the one piece of interesting news that came out of it was the request

for a further clarification on the guidelines that currently exist

assisted care. That was in relation to Martin's case. What they are

saying is it is not a decision but they will look at this and the

clarification. So we're not that much further ahead. It is not an

enormously and it is very clear that for the law to change, it's going to

have to come from Parliament. All of the court decisions have more or

less said that. And I think the judges made a clear case as to why

they are not comfortable going forth with a broad change to the law. It's

something that will have to come from Parliament. Were not talking

about terminally ill people, we're talking about people who have very

serious conditions which makes life unpleasant for them. In these

cases, yes. There is a law that has been proposed that would focus more

on individuals with terminal conditions. Is any politician going

to bring forward a law that says just because you're not very well,

you can take your own life or you can be helped to do it. In the broad

scope, probably not. There's always going to be safeties and kinds of

safeguards within that law. So it is going to be clear who can pursue

that law. Generally, the model laws work with individuals who have

terminal conditions of some kind, usually cancer, but not always,

generally six months to live, but sometimes there is variance in

there. That is a more conservative model. The liberal model wants to

expand the guidelines. Again, every country is different. Every country

develops its own responses and models of what goes on. And is Jane

Nicklinson said, it is Ray complicated as well so I am sure we

will talk about it again. -- it is very complicated. Thank you very

much for joining us. Several councils in the West have

been awarded government money to provide charging points for electric

cars. Nearly �1 million over two years will pay for hundreds of sites

where drivers can fill up not on petrol, but electricity. But will

anyone actually use them? Sally Challoner is at a Bristol car

dealer's now where they sell the cars. Are you plugged in?

Yes, I am, always. We've done lots of stories about launches of

electric cars, and installation of these charging points. I often

wonder, who drives these cars? Who was buying some? I have come to a

car dealer's to find out. I've also been out to meet somebody who says

that his electric car has slashed It's not something you see on many

streets in the West, just yet, anyway. This little car has a

maximum range of 100km, a top speed of 50 miles an hour. And those who

use them firmly believe they're the future. Every Monday to Friday, that

is what I used to go to work. If I'm going shopping, I'll use it. I've

got some space on the back to put the groceries. It is my runaround

car. This particular version has got a plug that you can plug into a

normal plug, so you can plug it at home. You can plug it into your

Garrard. So charging is not a problem. Around the West, there are

now hundreds of charging points, in car parks, service stations, park

and rides. More than 4,000 across the UK. Bristol City Council has

been given half a million pounds to install more. It is about future

proofing the city. As we see many more electric vehicles in place in

the future, as the range becomes much wider, for both personal users

and for business as well, I think you will see a much wider use.

says his daily commute now costs him next to nothing. And he's looking

forward to a time when he's not the only one plugging in.

He was causing quite a skirt -- quite a stir with his car. This is

brand-new, this looks like a normal car. I am joined by this -- I'm

joined by Nick from city motors. Doesn't drive like a normal car?

Yes, but it is silent. It is a relaxing experience. Then usual

thing about it is this. This is the charging point where you plug it

into a wall post like over there. How long does it take to charge? How

far can you go on at? For Rangers hundred 30 miles and you can get a

full charge in as little as half an hour. And you can plug it in at

home? #ColourYellow yes -- yes. What if you run out of charge? They are

not like normal cars. It is fully practical, a big boot, there is no

compromises with it. More charging points around the city can only be a

good thing. Yes, a very good thing. Million pounds being paid to other

local councils to build these charging points around cities, so we

will probably see more of these. Sally, thank you. A full charge in

20 minutes? Not bad. Interesting. You're watching Points West with

Alex and David, all your local news sport and weather from the BBC.

Coming up. Shoulders back and big smiles, but

will they still be grinning at the end of the season? Tonight, we look

ahead to League Two. And a touching tribute to a

great-great-uncle. How one young man from the Forest of Dean has turned

filmmaker to tell his family's war is young.

A Bristol charity that provides free activity holidays for children from

deprived parts of the inner city is celebrating reaching an important

milestone. The Bristol Children's Help Society has now been running

Barton Camp in north Somerset for 125 years. Over that time, it's

given tens of thousands of children, many of whom had never been to the

countryside before, a holiday to For a century and a quarter children

have been arriving at Barton Camp. Coming from the inner city to rural

North Somerset. The buildings and clothes may have changed. What

hasn't is the fun. These youngsters are at the end of a week-long

holiday here. It has given many experiences they've never had

before. You get to do more stuff than at home. You get to go

swimming, you get to make stuff here. We get to play. We do lots of

really nice walks along mountains, and, like, at home you don't usually

get to go swimming whenever you like. About three times a day. And

here, you do. And the meals are very nice as well. Most of them will go

up into the hills, and they will see some animals, so we saw some sheep

which caused a lot of excitement, because they were in the same field

as sheep and it is something they've never done before. Watching the

children, Violet Baker. Now in her 80s, she came to Barton Camp in

1936. Back then they were checked for lice, given camp uniforms and

slept in hammocks. We slept in hammocks, yes. You can't believe

it. Now the hammocks have been replaced by dormitories. Barton Camp

costs �150,000 a year to run, much of it coming from fundraising.

Teachers tell us that one week at Barton Camp is worth about six weeks

in the classroom. Because they are relaxed, they find themselves, they

meet friends, they make friends. They have fun. And giving children

who need it the chance to have fun is what Barton Camp aims to do for

the next century. Happy holidays. A couple of years ago on Points

West, we showed you a special jacket that event riders were beginning to

wear to protect themselves during falls. This was Dave Passmore

alongside William Fox-Pitt giving the jackets a test run ahead of

Badminton. They look quite funny, don't they? Well, it's emerged that

Wiltshire event rider Laura Collett has put her remarkable recovery down

to the kit. Just three weeks ago, she was in a coma in intensive care,

after being crushed by her horse. And although she's not quite back in

the saddle, she is back at work. Joanna Prior reports.

Back on her feet, back with her horses and lucky to be alive. Laura

Collett says she can't remember the day, earlier this month, when she

fell at trials in Hampshire. Her horse Tis A Beauty came down on top

of her, crushing her lungs and liver. Doctors in Southampton kept

Laura in an induced coma for six days to help her body recover. Now,

just weeks after the accident, the 23-year-old says there is no injury

that won't heal. I've been very lucky. I've had a few internal

injuries and fractures, but apart from that I've done really well,

really. I am definitely counting my lucky stars. Laura credits the air

jacket she was wearing at the time of the fall with saving her life.

This is the jacket that goes over the top of our body protectors. And

it blows up like an airbag. It is amazing that having a horse fall on

me from a great height, to come away pretty much OK, it's very lucky.

While Laura has no memory of her accident or her time in a coma, her

mum says she will never forget what happened. Obviously, I was terrified

of the outcome. But I stayed positive. It's the only thing you

can do. It's a sport and Laura wouldn't consider do anything else.

I know this is what she wants to do. And you have got to support her

through that. Laura hopes to ride again soon. Before her fall, she was

training Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kauto Star in Dressage. A

professional eventer, Laura has won gold medals in European competitions

and although she didn't compete in the 2012 Olympics she has her sights

set on Rio in 2016. Great to see her looking so well.

The story of a soldier who died in the First World War has been made

into a short film by his great-great-nephew. Ralph Howells

was just 15 when he signed up to dig trenches in the army. He was killed

soon after arriving in France and our Gloucestershire reporter Steve

Knibbs has been to his home town in the Forest of Dean. It is hoped the

film is in his life will be shown at major film festivals.

Ralph Howells worked as a miner in the Forest of Dean, but lied about

his age to join the army. He was a month away from his 16th birthday.

Congratulations! I'll see you two client in France. This is a personal

film for more than one reason. It was written by Ralph Howell's

great-great-nephew. We met at what was the original family home in

Ruardean. My grandmother passed away last May. I always used to speak to

her about Ralph. My sister studied history and she's done lots of

projects on him and it's just great to have. It is a legacy of his life.

The film was shot with fellow students as part of Matthew's final

university project, and what helped was finding the right locations,

including a World War I trench. found somebody who worked on

warhorse and worked on Time team and places such as that. And he dug a

World War I trench in Surrey. When we went there, it was amazing. It

was muddy, we made the actors crawl through the mods for the scenes. It

was a great experience. I think we to make, it even uses CGI to

transform a part of Surrey into the Somme frontline. I wasn't being shot

at, I wasn't that cold, I was slightly wet, there was and bombs

being dropped on me. Being there, it was upsetting. You just can't

imagine what it was like for them on the frontline. It was quite an

experience. If you lose concentration for one

moment... It could be your last. Ralph Howells died in the battle of

the Somme in 1916. He was digging a trench when he came under attack.

There was a huge explosion and despite an extensive search, -- an

extensive search, his body was ever found. This would have been his

local church where he is remembered. Ralph has already picked up the

Stanley Kubrick award at Matthew's university and he's now pitching it

to film festivals before putting it online for the centenary of the

First World War next year. So well filmed. Good luck to them.

All this week, we're taking a look at this season's prospects for our

football teams and today it's the turn of League Two. Bristol Rovers

will be hoping to maintain their form from last season, while

Cheltenham Town will be looking to avoid an unwanted hat trick of

play-off defeats. Damian Derrick has more.

A new start, new faces and, hopefully, a new division for

Cheltenham town. For the last two seasons, the club has reached the

play-offs, losing in the final in 2012 and the semi-final, just three

months ago. But now they've brought in promotion experience with Jamie

Cureton, Ashley Vincent, and Matt Richards. The squad has real depth

and balance. S we've still got quite a young players and a lot of

experienced players. For the striker, still going strong at 37,

he is hoping it's not just his experience that will make the

difference. We probably would have gone up to third spot had we had ten

more goals. Hopefully I can add that, if I can get in and around the

20 goal mark. Put some more points on the board and hopefully with the

rest of the boys doing their bit and performing like classy, it'll be

good. But they need to compete for honours with one of the smallest

budgets in League Two and crowds of just over 3000. Bristol Rovers have

no such concerns, with greater resources, crowds twice the size,

and a new stadium on the way. Their challenge is on the field. Injuries

to key players will hamper their start to the season. Ryan Brunt,

winner baby and broad hammer and defender Danny Woodard are just

three that will be missing. With the injuries we've got, we've just got

to be sensible about what we can achieve. But we are looking to

improve on what we did last year. For both teams, it is the same goal

with different challenges. Hoping this time this year, they will be

basking in the warm glow of promotion.

And tomorrow, Geoff Twentyman will be assessing the chances of Bristol

City, following their relegation to League One, and Swindon Town, as

they begin their season without a manager.

Somerset's new world champion in BMXing has been welcomed back to the

Phillips was at a surprise party held for him by his girlfriend in

Manchester. He'd just returned from New Zealand where he won every race

in a BMX competition, picking up the title of best in the world.

He looks surprised! Now, Phil is and damp day today, things are

really changing tomorrow, we are expecting a much warmer datacom,

plenty of sunshine around, although it will feel humid. This is the

weather front drawing in some cloud and that dampness through. It is

moving further away now, so overnight the sky is clear.

Tomorrow, a much sunnier day. This wall -- this warm air is being

brought in from the continent. Taking a bit more detail in for

tonight, we've still got some of the cloud around. We could see some

clear spots tonight but generally cloudy picture with mainly some hill

fog, perhaps some mist, too. Very light winds overnight tonight. Into

the first hours of tomorrow, we see things clearing up from the south

and east. Overnight and butchers, it is another sticky night. --

overnight temperatures. As I say, to start tomorrow, some mist and fog

patches, particularly over the hills, burning away along with most

of the cloud, leaving it fine and bright. Fairly light winds from the

south. Temperatures will be climbing up a notch from what we have seen

over the past few days. We could see 25 or 26 degrees. Up into Wiltshire,

Gloucestershire, may be reaching 28. So, a fine day tomorrow. That

weather is with us for one day, turning cooler on Friday. We see the

next cold front pushing from the south-west, bringing in some more

cloud, turning it a little bit cooler, maybe some showers as well.

Certainly feeling fresher, and a fresher feel for the weekend.

Temperatures around 20, just a little risk of a shower on Saturday.

Dan the weatherman. A one-day wonder. Not dan, the