19/05/2014 BBC Points West

Welcome to BBC Points West with Alex Lovell and Sabet Choudhury

The Somerset families of two of the missing Atlantic sailors pldading to

they are physically and mentally strong men, they would have

provisions in the liferaft to keep them going for a few days. We

believe they are still out there because we have got no evidence to

because we have got no eviddnce to show they are not out there.

The local MP is now urging the government to step in.

The Wiltshire teacher on trial for grooming pupils

End of an era and the start of a new dawn.

We're there as Bristol's A moves house.

And using the wet weather to her advantage.

The sister of a Somerset sailor, missing in the Atlantic

since Friday, says she's convinced her brother is still alive.

She's backing a call for the search to resume.

But US coastguards have said there is no point, two days of extensive

Two of the four men missing on board the boat are from Somdrset.

Paul Goslin and Stephen Warren pictured together the day

before they set off on their ill`fated voyage.

Stephen's sister is convincdd the crew is still out there still alive.

We believe because they had time to send out

a distress signal they would have had time to get in that lifd raft.

They are strong people, that liferaft would have been very well

and would keep them going for many days so we are hoping they `re still

out there, still alive, bobbing around in the sea somewhere.

Their 40ft race cruiser Cheeky Rafiki started taking

on water last Thursday, contact with the crew was lost on Friday.

And that is what convinces family and friends they

An upturned hull of a boat was spotted by a container ship but

Paul's daughter, a university student, is pleading for thd US

I know they are still out there, a couple more days searching would

The yacht was heading from Caribbean towards the Azores

The coastguards say weather conditions were extreme.

And that at best, even with good equipment, estimated

Both men are well known in the south Somerset village of West

Camel, the parish council chairman here is also a former Navy pilot

I think it represents a very worrying precedent that you

have got somebody who has escaped into some formal survival equipment,

you say after a couple of days with bad conditions,

But maritime experts say se`rches are not abandoned lightly.

If they genuinely felt there was hope of finding anyone

in the water they would keep going for as long as it took.

Yet pressure for the search to resume has now reached the Foreign

Office, the families say hope must not be abandoned, not yet.

An online petition to resume the search now has thousands

While the local MP David Heath has been

I am doing what I can. I spake to a Foreign Office minister this

morning, they are in close contact with the American authoritids. They

are doing everything they can to get are doing everything they can to get

as much action as is possible, but I just want to reinforce that on

behalf of the families, I know that they will be feeling desper`te

behalf of the families, I know that they will be feeling desperate at

the moment and they are both constituent of mine, I need to act

on their behalf to try to make constituent of mine, I need to act

on their behalf to try to make sure everything else is done. I have been

in contact with other MPs who represent the other members of the

crew. Do you think you can be successful

in this? You said you were to reinforce the search to happen

again, but cannot happen? One of the crucial things will be if

One of the crucial things whll be if anybody picks up any sign, whether a

visual clue, or a radio signal, one of the advantages, if you can call

it that, it is overflowing by an awful lot of aircraft. I know the

crews have been asked to look out for any sign radio signal to stop if

we spot anything that kind then a lot of action will be seen. Without

that it may be difficult to persuade the American authorities that they

are looking in the right pl`ce the American authorities th`t they

are looking in the right place for are looking in the right pl`ce for

the right thing. There is a growing sense of hope, anger and despair,

amongst the families of the sailors. What is the feeling you are getting?

They are remarkably resilient. From what I have urged from them.

Nevertheless, they recognisd that what I have urged from them.

Nevertheless, they recognise that if Nevertheless, they recognisd that if

the skies are going to survive in the skies are going to survhve in

very rough seas, `` the men, they need help quickly. What we lust do

is hope and pray that help arrives is hope and pray that help arrives

and we can mobilise every bht of and we can mobilise every bit of

resources available from thd resources available from the

Americans and from anything the UK can directly do, in order to make

sure that happens stop. ``. The death of a man whose body was

found at a house in Bristol is being Officers were called to

Welsford Avenue in Stapleton The 49`year`old who has not been

named, is believed to have been The property may also

have been burgled. Avon and Somerset Police want to

trace four men wearing hooded tops who were seen in the area during the

early hours of Wednesday morning. A Wiltshire teacher has been warned

he faces a prison term after he encouraged four girls to

have sex with him, by sending Alexander Thomas, who's 30,

admitted having an indecent image of one of the girls, but had denied

inciting the teenagers. Alexander Thomas seen her whth

his father had a promising career as a PE and business studies teacher

at a secondary school in Wiltshire. The court heard how the 30`xear`old

would use Facebook to target four He would gain the confidence

and trust, before encouraging them to send pictures of themselves

in the underwear. The prosecution said one of the

girls sent him five photogr`phs of Two of the girls claimed they met up

with Thomas outside of school and he touched them indecently,

charges he always denied. Today the jury of seven women

and five men found him guilty of five counts

of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity while in a position

of trust, but he was cleared Thomas pleaded guilty to possessing

an indecent image Outside court

the investigating officer s`id he abused his position of trust

for his own sexual gratific`tion. He targeted his victims and

encourage them to partake in sexual He has refused to take any response

ready for his actions and has forced his victims to relive

their suffering in court. Anyone who is been

a victim should contact the police immediately, we have dedicated

officers are specially trained to The judge said these were sdrious

offences and warned Thomas he could face a jail term

when he is sentenced next month It?s the start of a new week

and we're glad you can join us. Bringing the baton to Bristol,

we have the route It's been an emotional 24 hours

for the staff saying goodbye to After 50 years, the A dep`rtment

closed its doors for the final time. At 2am a blessing was delivdred

by the hospital chaplain. Then, emergency equipment w`s packed

and moved to the new Southmead Fiona Lamdin was

at both sites throughout thd night and tonight joins us outsidd

the new A and E at Southmead. You join us outside the brand`new

accident and emergency department which some have compared to a smart

airport lounge. My first impressions, it is claimed, it is

dairy, light, spacious. It hs so clean it is yet to smell really like

a hospital. But this is onlx half the story. A very emotional story

which started 24 hours ago `s people which started 24 hours ago as people

had to say goodbye to their love it hospital. I was there filming

throughout the night, filming this exceptional handover.

It is one in the morning, and this will be the very last ambulance to

will be the very last ambul`nce to ever arrive here at Frenchay's a

ever arrive here at Frenchax's a uni. Inside a 17`year`old Adam, who

has just come off his motorbike. He has just come off his motorbike. He

will be the last person we take in, it is ready said, we have bden

coming here for years and years. it is ready said, we have been

coming here for years and ydars We coming here for years and years. We

have got a lot of fond memories We have got a lot of fond memories. We

will get one of the doctors do have a look at you.

First inspection suggests a damaged leg and hand. Very few patients

leg and hand. Very few patidnts left, ambulances saying goodbye to

us. No ambulances are coming in now. As the wards emptied the focus

mountains to packing. I loaded one of earlier on, this is the second

one. And stripping the memorabilha.

one. And stripping the memorabilia. With

And stripping the memorabilha. With the waiting room now finally

And stripping the memorabilia. With the waiting room now finallx shut

the waiting room now finally shut up, the staff gather for thd

the waiting room now finallx shut up, the staff gather for the final

blessing. We are privileged to work with

blessing. We are privileged to work whth that

an amazing team. And that amazing an amazing team. And that alazing

team will be with us. This team has worked together

team will be with us. This team has worked togethdr for

years. It is a shared sadness. Others, simply needed space. These

two cubicles this evening h`d two two cubicles this evening h`d two

patients and two trolleys in here, we were nursing patients in here

earlier. And now it is therd. we were nursing patients in here

earlier. And now it is there. `` bear.

This is really eight. It is just after 2:30am in the morning, all the

wards are anti`full stop normally there would be about 65 patients

there would be about 65 pathents here. The priority board is

completely empty. They are just rubbing off the staff list.

Meanwhile just a few miles `way in another corner of Bristol, it is all

just about to begin. It is four hours since we last met this crew.

We were the last ambulance in Frenchay and the first one here.

Ground`breaking stuff for us. The staff cannot wait to show off their

new home. No longer have we just got curtains separating our patients, we

curtains separating our pathents, we have got proper walls, just to get

in on the front so we can keep an in on the front so we can kdep an

kitted out exactly as we wanted it, kitted out exactly as we wanted it,

it will be a lovely place to be looked after. With 800 beds, 24

operating theatres and a helipad, health care here in Bristol has now

well and truly been brought into the 21st`century. Let's find out how the

first hours have gone here `t the first hours have gone here at the

hospital. How is it been? It has gone fantastically well, we

It has gone fantastically wdll, we hit the ground running, ambulances

coming in every hour, our fhrst coming in every hour, our first

helicopter land with a real patient in it, our first trauma patient. It

in it, our first trauma pathent It has been busy, we have seen 180

patients and the night is still young. We are up and running, fully

functioning. It moved in last night, intdnsive

It moved in last night, intensive care moved in over the weekdnd, so

care moved in over the weekend, so Southmead is now a fully functioning

emergency hospital. Thank you so that the long hours and

the long hours of Doctor Jones as well.

An application to list the home of Bristol Rovers Football Club as

The club was recently releg`ted from the Football League.

It needs to sell its ground to help pay for a new stadium at the

If the site had been listed it would have prevented the developmdnt.

English Heritage said the ground did not have

the architectural or historic interest to merit that statts.

The leader of the Greens has predicted her

party will make gains in thd West in Thursday's local elections.

Natalie Bennett was in Bristol to support calls

The Greens currently have four council seats in the city,

A new play's being broadcast on BBC Radio 4 this week

It was written by two Bristol playwrights, who spent over two

It's based on the experiences of local writer Erroll Hewitt,

who chose to stop taking his anti`psychotic medication,

because he felt he'd lost the magic in his life.

Erroll Hewitt, musician, published writer and voice hearer. He's had a

diagnosis of schizophrenia for over 20 years. But 10 years ago decided

to stop taking his medication. His behaviour became increasingly

bizarre, and he stopped eathng and looking after himself properly. But

he also found it a source of beauty and joy. His experiences have been

It is a way of experiencing the spiritual side, which can be as real

spiritual side, which can bd as real as what we brought up to believe.

Who is this? A spider? captured in a play, called The

Shining Heart. Here, his ch`racter They have section coming, I will

never be able to leave here. It was a way of showing a different side of

madness. People think psychotic symptoms are necessarily terrible

and distressing. But it was my, I found out these other kind of

experiences and beliefs that make them who they are. You have got to

always hear the person is rdality, always hear the person is rdality,

in a sense. self`help group which supports

people with psychosis. By helping them to work with the voices in

their heads, rather than against They offer a safe space to describe

experiences. It helps them lake experiences. It helps them lake

sense of it. As well as his life experiences

Erroll provided the music for this week's play. You'll

be able to hear his voice through the character of Louis on BBC Radio

4 on Wednesday at 2.15. A gardener

from North Somerset is hoping to end a 25`year drought by winning gold at

the Chelsea Flower Show this week. Jane Lindsay specialises

in growing climbing plants She's hoping that this year,

the wet winter will have worked For a lot of poor people in Somerset

generally on the levels it has been terrifically wet and we havd

generally on the levels it has been terrifically wet and we have seen

huge amount of rain. But for us here, with our tropical plants, it

has been fantastic, because it has been warmer. With the light levels

being much to improved the plants are a lot earlier this year, and how

exciting it will be for the public because they will be seeing climbers

they haven't seen before. We hold the national collection of

passion flowers, we are also very lucky to have a national collection

of jasmine, and we have mandibular. Some of these plans we have been

training for two years for this Chelsea. They have to look

absolutely pristine, just for about 20 minutes the judges are at the

stand. The flowers have to come out, the leaves have to look perfect and

that is what you are working full. If you don't have and do my job.

Every time we do flower show we go for a gold medal but Chelsea is

for a gold medal but Chelse` is always the one that has eluded us.

This year, as smug and confident always the one that has eluded us.

This year, as smug and confident as I am with the warm weather, you

never know until the morning when he and see what your middle card is. It

has been 25 years since I I did my first Chelsea first of hopefully

this is the winning year. Tickets have gone on sale

for both legs of Bristol Rugby's They'll face London Welsh home

and away, and the winners whll be The home leg next month will be

the club's last ever game Brisk business today,

fans eager to get their tickets for what they hope will be

a farewell to the Championship The second leg at home

against London Welsh is expdcted to It will be quite an occasion. The

reaction is making it look that way. A lot of interest. It is huge game,

massive step to get into thd massive step to get into the

premiership. We are ready to do that. The difficult bit is getting

through these two games against through these two games agahnst

London Welsh. Their semi`final victory was far

from straightforward at Rotherham. Behind at half`time,

Bristol scored 19 unanswered points After four seasons out

of the Premiership, supportdrs are This is our time. As long as we keep

calm we can do it. Don't worry about how you play, just when the game.

London Welsh beat Bristol at Oxford's Kassam Stadium darlier

The first leg of the final will be there in nine days? time.

The return leg in Bristol a week later.

We know it will be a tough game we have to recover from us, work on the

things you have to work on, we have to play better if we are there

things you have to work on, we have to play better if we are thdre to

win the games. So after 93 years

of calling this home, Wednesday June 4th will be an emotional occasion

for the rugby club. Promotion of course will be

a fitting send off. The route the Queen's Baton Relay

will take through Bristol has been The Baton was welcomed back to

the UK by diver Tom Daley after travelling to 63 countries

and territories. It'll make its way through

the city on June the 3rd. The journey will begin

at just gone midday at the Lloyds Joining us now are Chris Le`ch

from the charity Wesport and local young Judo champ

and baton bearer Peter Miles. Thank you for coming in. Excited,

scared, nervous? Definitely excited. Looking forward to the

opportunity, proud to represent Bristol. What do you think it means

is to mark of Vista you are a young person, is it all about asphring

person, is it all about aspiring young people, or getting us all to

watch? It is about a bit of both, getting young people involved

watch? It is about a bit of both, getting young people involvdd in the

getting young people involved in the sporting activities available to

everybody. You had to bid for this, didn't you? We had to bid whth

didn't you? We had to bid with Bristol City Council, we were

competing with lots of cities all over the country. We were ltcky

enough to win it, and ever since it has been hard work. We are really

excited. Peter just alluded to all the

activities, there are claimed to all activities, there are claimdd to all

the activities, their arcane debate the activities, their arcand debate

taster sessions going on. From three o'clock on June three we will be

opening up our sports park `nd there opening up our sports park `nd there

will be 20 different activities, will be 20 different activities

some Commonwealth sports, others. We have got hockey, rugby, handball,

and anybody can come along. Three o'clock, come down, try.

You as a sportsman, what yot hope You as a sportsman, what you hope

people will take away? I hope they can be inspired to take

part in more sport, hopefully get the spirit of the Commonwealth Games

like what happened with the Elander first two years ago. It is off the

back of the legacy of the Olympics which makes it a bit easier.

You no longer have to explahn these You no longer have to explain these

things, people get the idea, really looking forward to. You mention it

and their faces light up. Practice the baton.

Holding the baton for great whether telling, Ian.

Call him David! What are yot like? The dry, warm spell comes to an end

now. That doesn't necessarily mean the end of the dry and sunnx

the end of the dry and sunny conditions for is worth emphasising

this week albeit subtle might be a broad term, it is necessarily the

right one. Yes, we will see spots of rain, showers, but equally where we

have the dry, sunny intervals, it will still feel pretty present.

Tomorrow will be more showery, particularly the first part of the

day, and then things will ilprove. particularly the first part of the

day, and then things will improve. A day, and then things will ilprove. A

lot more sunshine in the afternoon, Tim Butcher is a bit down on today,

it should be decent. For thd time being we have some bands of showery

rain including some thunderstorms across parts of Somerset, which will

rotate up into our district. There will be an improvement and H are

hopeful for the second half of the day. A different story this evening,

where you have had the dry, brighter conditions you will find the

where you have had the dry, brighter conditions you will find thd cloud

conditions you will find the cloud increasing. To the showers have the

potential to turn heavy over night. There will be some lightning, quite

wide spread. Temperatures tonight will be mild. Tomorrow still expect

some showery outbreaks of r`in, some could be heavy in places. Watch

some showery outbreaks of rain, some could be heavy in places. W`tch as

could be heavy in places. Watch as the hours tick by however is a

gradual decline in all that so that we will find the drier, brighter

weather starts to dominate `s we have through towards the afternoon

and things improve. Temperatures tomorrow 17, 18. If you sent to use

`` down on today. Here is the outlook. He will be back little

later. I think you are inviting our baton

beret to do the forecast will stop that is it from us. The back later.

'The last two generations have been robbed of an opportunity

'And yet it has greater impact on our everyday lives than anything

'We need to put this issue to bed now,

'and not leave it for another generation.'

I want a Britain that is free to control its own destiny.

'another three million people in Britain by 2020.

'Our public services are already stretched.

'The pressure on schools, housing, hospitals in huge.'

While we stay in the EU, we cannot control who comes into our county.