05/07/2014 BBC Points West

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And a warm welcome to you. The news in the West.

Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of

Saint Paul?s in Bristol tod`y, for the annual carnival.

There's a midnight curfew on this year's event.

Outdoor music licences have been restricted, from the usual

Scott Ellis has been finding out if it's dampened the carnival spirit.

Kick off in Bristol was midday. The weather is good and we are going to

enjoy it. Some samba and sunshine insuring this was a carnival to

rival Rio's. Much of it down to graft in local schools. Children

painted their T`shirts, it has been a lot of fun. It all going to go to

plan? Yes! Organisers say, hn all, 100,000 people are expected. We are

having a great time. Good for the family. The carnival itself dates

back to the 60s. Generations on it remained relevant to those who live

here. I think it's really nhce. It is nice and the kids and thd people

and get lots of different pdople and cultures together. It is nice and

the kids and the people and get lots of different people and cultures

together. People come here afterwards to clean up the streets.

It's a nice event. It is with a battle for the carnival to break

even. This time they had to raise ?25,000 in addition to the hundred

and ?20,000 they get to arts grants. There are no plans to chargd for the

future `` 20 ?5,000 `` 100 `nd ?20,000 of grant. To save a bit of

money on policing, the outdoor music. At midnight, not 2am as

usual. Then, we go indoors `nd party until morning. So, money or not

don't expect the carnival to stop any time soon.

?115, 000 pounds has been r`ised, so far, by campaigners trying to keep

Those wanting to secure the Spy Booth mural

for the town are now looking to raise around ?650,000 to bux

They're meeting on Tuesday to work out how to find

Former World Eventing Champhon, Zara Phillips,

has been riding at the Barbtry International Horse Trials today.

As well as providing an opportunity for the country's leading Event

riders to get some practice in, ahead of the World Equestri`n Games

in Normandy this summer, thd event hosted a Champions Challengd, an all

star celebrity horse race between the country's top rhders.

Bristol racing driver, Dino Zamparelli has been competing at the

Round three of the 2014 GP3 series began at Silverstone this afternoon.

Tto his disappointment, Zamparelli lost his second row

starting position, after wh`t was deemed to be dangerous overtaking

He finally finished in eighth position.

The UK's largest display of wildflowers,

a place that's become known as the 'field of dreams', has just been

Once a wasteland, there are now around 60 different

species growing here at Barcroft Hall, and thousands of

The display has raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity.

So will they bloom in sunshine this weekend?

Good evening. We are seeing a mixture of sunshine and showers for

the next few days. It will feel a bit fresher than we have got used

to. Most of the showers are cleaning Dyer `` clearing and temper`tures

for most of us stay at around ten or 11 degrees. Tomorrow, a find and

bright start, but it won't be too long before we see the shard was

coming back. Some may be on the heavy side. `` showers. Top

temperatures, 18 or 19 degrdes. Into the next working week, more at the

same, dry with some brightndss. Mostly dry, temperatures around

average in the high teas. A mixed bag then.

And that's it from the team this Saturday.

We?re back tomorrow evening, until then, enjoy the weekend,

Good evening. It looks like for most of us the weather will be fairly

similar to what we saw today. The broad themes throughout this

weekend, sunny spells and scattering of showers, but