31/12/2013 BBC Points West


31/12/2013

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Good evening from BBC Points West. A postmistress, a stockbroker and

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the founder of the world's largest hot air balloon manufacturer were

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among those in the West named in the Queen's New Years Honours List

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today. With more details, here's Michelle Ruminski.

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Flying high today, Don Cameron, the father of modern ballooning and

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founder of Cameron balloons. He s been awarded an MBE. Also given the

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same honour David Gibbings, an archivist for the Yeovil`based

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helicopter company AgustaWestland. He was head of the Flight Test

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Engineering team, which set a new world helicopter speed record that

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still stands today. And there's a CBE for Bristol stockbroker, Peter

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Hargreaves. It was great fun being the first in the field, it wasn t

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really a career decision straightaway. It seemed an idea to

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make some balloons for other people as a part`time business, it got too

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busy so I gave up work. And there is a CBE for Bristol

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stockbroker, Peter Kyle Greaves Ashby to Hargreaves. After trading

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from his bedroom in the eighties, he's now the Co`founder of

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Hargreaves Lansdown, one of the biggest financial services companies

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in the UK. From big to small business, and Dr Solomon Fubara has

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been commended for helping others. He's been supporting black, minority

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and ethnic communities to set up small businesses that can even trade

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abroad. I never expected that this sort of

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thing would come to me. I am quite happy that people I have helped

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actually recognise the help and have put my name forward. This meant the

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world to me. But it's not just some of the West's well known names

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who're recognised, today's list also honours some of the region's unsung

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heroes like Postmistress Di Bell. She opened Nettleton Stores in

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Wiltshire more than 30 years ago, when the parish Post Office closed.

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But opening a royal envelope was something she never expected. I

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opened the letter in front of my husband and I just sat, oh, oh, oh

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and he said what ever is the matter? I was rendered speechless.

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But she says she's just as proud of her other title, postmistress, a job

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she wouldn't swap for any other Michelle Ruminski, BBC Points West.

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Firefighters across the West have just begun taking further industrial

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action in an ongoing dispute over pensions. Members of the Fire

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Brigades Union walked out about 15 minutes ago and will be on strike

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until half past midnight. Fire services say contingency plans are

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in place to ensure emergency calls are responded to. It's the latest in

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a series of protests over government plans to raise the pension age from

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55 to 60. Ministers say despite the change, the pensions would remain

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generous. Flood warnings remain in place for

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parts of Somerset and Gloucestershire tonight with more

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rain forecast. The Environment Agency has issued two warnings for

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the Somerset Levels and one in Gloucestershire for the River Severn

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in Tewkesbury. Flood alerts are also in force across the region,

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including areas around the River Tone and River Parrett.

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Bristol City's match at Leyton Orient tomorrow has been postponed

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due to structural damage at the Matchroom Stadium. The floodlights

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were damaged by the weather over Christmas and need repairing before

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the ground is safe for public use. And there's concern about Bristol

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Rovers match with Cheltenham tomorrow. There'll be a pitch

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inspection at ten o'clock at the Memorial Stadium. BBC Radio Bristol

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will have the latest news once a decision's been taken. And Jemma

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will be here with the latest forecast very shortly.

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A Gloucestershire boy has become the youngest ever British Karting

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champion. Maximus Hall won the prestigious "O plate" for under

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eights, and at just six years old, he's already signed up to a leading

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racing team. Here's Jules Hyam. Today six`year`old Max was getting a

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few tips from his mechanic. He also happens to be his dad. Max seemed to

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be enjoying the lesson in caring for his Kart but he does prefer driving

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it. What is it about go`karting you really like? Going fast. When you

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are beating other people. Are you competitive? Yes. How important is

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it to be the winner? Really, really, really important. Just as well he is

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winning, and winning big. This is Max driving in the race that earned

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him his first national title, the British Open O Plate for under

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eights. He was up against more experienced, older drivers in a

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one`off race, the 20 best young karters, racing at speeds of up to

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40 miles a hour. Wining's also earned him the backing of race team

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Soixante, and if you don't know that name they're the karting team who

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supported Paul Derista, Jason Plato and Lewis Hamilton. Lyon, the

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owner, noticed Max at a young age of six was considerably quicker than

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almost everybody out on the track and paid a big interest in him and

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what he thinks is that Max has definitely got the potential and

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skill to make it all away to Formula One.

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Max already has a fine collection of silverware, if he keeps developing

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the way he has been, there could be much more to come.

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Now with a look at the weather for the start of 2014, here's Jemma

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An unsettled end to the year, and unsettled start to the new one.

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Along the spell of rain tomorrow which could cause problems. It will

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be settled for the rest of the week will stop heavy rain New Year's Day.

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It is all due to the system of low pressure. Along the spell of rain on

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New Year's Day, strong, southerly wind. Up to 60 mph. Unsettled has

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been the theme of Christmas, it is now the theme of New Year. Weather

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warnings in force for the rain. 20 millimetres over the next few days

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but the ground is saturated from recent rainfall. She was for the

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rest of New Year's Eve up until midnight and beyond, some heavy A

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blustery south`westerly wind, mild air, not a cold story for New Year's

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Eve. Those showers, by tomorrow will merge to form along this level

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of rain. It beds in four New Year's Day, some intense bursts, ground

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already saturated, strong southerly wind gusting up to 60 mph on the

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higher ground, enough to reach some trees. That system clears three but

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we are not out of the woods. Still showers Thursday, Friday. Friday,

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the wind picks up with some strength.

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And that's it for this evening and for this year, we're back tomorrow

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though of course, from all the Points West team, good bye and Happy

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New Year. Good evening. It looks like mother

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nature may provide her own pyrotechnics in the run-up to bid

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night tonight. We have some heavy showers in western parts, starting

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to ease a bit across Scotland and Northern Ireland. But the showers

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further south are heavier, with some flashes of lightning as they move

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eastwards. They do get a bit more hit and miss as we head towards

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midnight, but a greater chance of getting wet in the south as we move

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into 2014. Cardiff and London could see heavy downpours. Further north,

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you could be greeting the New Year on

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