18/05/2014 BBC Points West

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Good evening. First tonight, two Somerset men are among those

Good evening. First tonight, two Somerset men are among thosd four

Somerset men are among those four sailors missing after their yacht

got into difficulties in thd sailors missing after their yacht

got into difficulties in the Mid got into difficulties in thd Mid

Atlantic. Paul Goslin from West Camel, and Steve Warren, from

Bridgwater, were sailing the Camel, and Steve Warren, from

Bridgwater, were sailing thd Cheeki Rafiki back to the UK from a

Bridgwater, were sailing the Cheeki Rafiki back to the UK from ` regatta

Rafiki back to the UK from a regatta in Antigua. Contact was lost early

on Friday, a coast guard search has on Friday, a coast guard search has

been called off. The vessel itself has been found unmanned but the

Yachting Association says all hope isn't lost. The evidence of the

search and rescue situation is that there was a locator beacon `ctivated

there was a locator beacon activated which lasted for four or five hours.

When that went out, the second one was activated, so there werd at

was activated, so there were at least two people together activating

these things. There's always hope. Although they have found thhs vessel

Although they have found this vessel which is likely the relevant one,

they have been unable to get another craft down to look at it, so there

are a lot of unanswered questions. A new era of health care in the West

of England will begin tonight. At precisely 2:00am, the speci`list

precisely 2:00am, the specialist trauma centre at Frenchay hospital

will close forever and ambulances will instead go to the new emergency

will instead go to the new dmergency department at Southmead. The

department at Southmead. Thd Frenchay site will eventually close

completely, the final part of a changeover that's taken mord

completely, the final part of a changeover that's taken more than a

decade of planning. Andrew Plant has the story.

Frenchay began as a tuberculosis hospital, a sanatorium, in the

1920s. It greatly expanded to cope with casualties from WWII and was

modernized in the '60s. This was the new accident and emergency wing in

1967. Now, after decades of ambulances through the ages,

Frenchay has had its day and, at 2:00am tonight, the quietest time

possible, ambulances will stop arriving here forevermore. Much

possible, ambulances will stop arriving here forevermore. Luch of

arriving here forevermore. Much of that wartime expansion has been in

use ever since. And for staff and patients alike, it is time to bring

the health care here into the 21st the health care here into the 21st

Century. When we have to x`ray patients, we have to come ottside.

In summer that's not bad, btt we do this in all weathers including

In summer that's not bad, but we do this in all weathers includhng snow.

Frenchay, I've always found the appearance a bit dated, I have to

appearance a bit dated, I h`ve to say. This is where emergencies will

come. Southmead's new hospital. 800 beds, 24 operating theatres. The

future of health care here. Frenchay will almost completely close

future of health care here. Frenchay will almost completely closd later

will almost completely close later this month, the land, it's hoped,

used for new houses and a school, after almost a century spent saving

lives. As we head into the new working

week, Taunton residents are preparing themselves for continued

traffic chaos in their town centre. Wessex Water is replacing ageing

pipes on the A38 near the Police Station and a new distributor road

is being built on the other side of Taunton. The council's lookhng

is being built on the other side of Taunton. The council's looking at

diversion options but the p`tience of motorists is wearing thin. I

think it's ridiculous what they're think it's ridiculous what they re

doing. It's taken so long. Ht's chaos. Absolute mayhem. We just said

this must have put a lot of shoppers off coming here. It's just a

off coming here. It's just ` disaster. It's been going on for

months. Bristol Rugby are celebrating after

clinching a place in the Championship play`off final. This

afternoon, we've found out they'll afternoon, we've found out they ll

be playing London Welsh in the game played over two legs.

Bristol may have started the match Bristol may have started the match

as firm favourites, but with only a three point advantage from the first

leg, they knew booking a place in leg, they knew booking a place in

the final wasn't going to bd easy. the final wasn't going to bd easy.

And, after a shaky first half, that task looked even harder, the side

11`3 down. But a change of tactics in the break paid off, with Bristol

running in 19 unanswered pohnts a comeback to clinch victory. The

important thing today and getting through to the

final, doing what we've been setting out to do all year. Pure jox more

out to do all year. Pure joy more than anything, and a little bit of

relief, because it was tense at relief, because it was tense at

times. Tension felt only too well by the fans. A little bit nail`biting,

but we stuck to it and got the fantastic result in the end. We were

very nervous at points, but we knew our boys would do it for us. The

team now a step closer to returning team now a step closer to returning

to the top flight. We're not there yet, we know that. We recognise how

difficult the last two games have been, so we're in a good position.

The second leg of the final will be Bristol's last ever at the Memorial

Bristol's last ever at the Lemorial Stadium, a historic day the club

hope will end with promotion. Another beautiful day out there

Many of you decided Cheltenham's historic Lido was the place to be,

just open for the new season after extensive maintenance works over the

winter. And all over the West, you've been busy enjoying what the

weather had to offer. So what's to come? Here's Emily Wood.

Good evening. After all the fine weather this weekend, we will see a

gradual change to slightly lore unsettled conditions for the week

ahead. During the day, it is still fine. Some clear skies to start with

tonight, though we will see cloud and showers are arriving, but

tonight, though we will see cloud and showers are arriving, btt lows

of 12 Celsius. Tomorrow, we will have warm sunshine but more cloud.

There is the chance of a shower across Somerset, but it will still

be warm, with temperatures tp across Somerset, but it will still

be warm, with temperatures up to 23 be warm, with temperatures tp to 23

Celsius. From Tuesday onwards, we will see a mix of weather, with some

sunny spells but some locally heavy showers, and not so warm for the

middle part of the week. And that's it for now. We'rd back

tonight in the 10:00pm news. Join us if you can. Bye for now!

St James Park and Sheffield both hit 25 Celsius this afternoon. That

gives us our warmest day in nearly nine months, since 5th September

2013. It goes without saying that it is going to be a warm night. Look

out for some showers clipping into eastern Scotland. Some of those

could be heavy. Still some patchy rain for western Scotland. More

persistent