15/03/2014 BBC Points West

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Good afternoon from the west. The first of the political parthes are

this lunchtime launching thdir campaign for European electhons in

the West. Last time the Gredn Park E came close to winning one of the

region's six seats. It is an unusual setting for the

first election campaign launched. The Green party came close last time

around. I am joined by their lead candidate. You missed out l`st time.

A lot of people would say the Greens are sinking at the moment in the

polls. I do not think that hs true. With the recent whether we see the

vital importance of green politics and we see Europe is not working for

all the people of Europe and we are fighting this on Europe for the

common good, working for evdrybody and that is what I will seek to

achieve if elected. You havd campaigned for the Greens for a long

time. Is this the time of h`rsh economic realities when people

aren't so inclined to vote Green? Vote for the Green party is the

right vote because this is `ll about economic 's and how to create jobs,

skills for young people in particular, increase the prosperity,

not just to the region but TK and of Europe. No other party has that

strategic approach towards the green economy as the pivot for prosperity

over the next decade. Four people unhappy with the government, the

vote of choice these days is often UKIP, and that will harm yotr

chances? I am not sure it whll harm us because we are fighting `

positive campaign, making Etrope better is what we are interdsted

in. A vote the UKIP is negative It is important that those who think

our future is in Europe comd out and vote Green in May and do not waste

their vote in UKIP. Leaders from the Islamic community in west Yorkshire

are travelling down to Somerset to hand over a ?15,000 cheque for flood

victims. They raised the money after seeing the flooding of the news and

they will visit villages in Thorney and Burrowbridge. Somerset`based

jockey, Daryl Jacob is having surgery today after breaking his

elbow, knee and leg after bding launched from his horse Port Melon

onto concrete. Meanwhile as the big clean up gets under way, thd

director of the Cheltenham racecourse says the mild we`ther has

helped the festival. Raya Star has became the fourth horse to be put

down after suffering a serious injury in the final race. Today s

football action in the Championship and it's a vital game for Ydovil

Town who can climb out of the relegation zone with a win `t Queens

Park Rangers. In League One, there is a local derby as Bristol City are

at home to Swindon Town in ` game that has importance at both ends of

the table. In League Two, mhd`table Cheltenham are at home to Torquay

who are bottom of the footb`ll league, while Bristol Rovers are

away to Hartlepool. Anther dry day here's Holly Green with the

forecast. away to Hartlepool. Anther

We saw cloudy skies to start the day and now they have been brightening

up beautifully and we should have sunny spells through the rest of the

day. Breezy at times but out of the breeze, it should feel pleasantly

warm. Some places could see up to 18 degrees, in parts of Dorset, for

example. Tonight variable alounts of cloud and the breeze should stop

things getting too cold. Tolorrow, a bright start. I think we will find

cloud thickening through thd day, but staying settled as we hdad to

the coming week. but staying settled as we hdad

We're back at the slightly later time of 7:10 this evening, that s

down Following on from what has been

largely dry and settled week with high pressure in charge, the weekend

weather continues on that theme too. Things are looking largely

dry, not everywhere, but there will be some