07/07/2014 BBC Points West

Welcome to BBC Points West with Will Glennon and Alex Lovell.

There are calls for changes to the St Pauls carnival

One man is still in hospital and police are investigating

the violence that marred a day and night of celebration.

There are 48 hours after St Paul's Carnival and safety questions are

being asked. If people are positively

uncomfortable physically with so many people crowded in in n`rrow

streets. Millions of pounds is

on its way west to help cre`te jobs, build homes

and encourage innovation Sahling Sailing

into the record books ` we leet the As the blue screens are going up

there in the Forest of Dean, rumours are rife that a galaxy far, far away

has come to the West Countrx. There are calls tonight

for changes to the way the St Paul's Carnival is run following

six stabbings on Saturday nhght One man remains in hospital

in a stable condition. Detectives believe

the stabbings are not connected Questions are now being askdd

about the safety of the event, as more than 100,000 people flooded

the narrow streets. The aftermath of the carniv`l, 0

tonnes of it, has all been cleared up.

What is left is messy hide lines about the violence that accompanied

it. There were six stabbings in the St Pauls in Saturday night `ll

involving men in the LA 20s. People living locally were not that

shocked. If you know it has not happdned it

has been a good Carnival. We are used to Europe about fighting

and billets and all of this, but this time it was very good,

peaceful. Although there were six stabbings around, unfortunately

Six stabbings? Compared to what was happening before, stabbing hs far

better! Yes, sure, there were a few

problems, but they are mostly caused by people coming from out of town

who messed up our fun. Knife crime is not something we are

picking up as a serious isste in Bristol on in local communities at

the moment. Obviously there are occasional incidents but thdy are

not gang or knife is use we are coming across on a day`to`d`y

business bullied micro basis. Is the Carnival's success now

becoming a problem? People from all over the country came on Saturday.

100,000 people or more cramling the narrow residential streets. That,

and the mess left behind, where the talking points on the local

community radio station tod`y. Were I think there might well be the

case is to see if the Carnival could expand beyond its area, bec`use it

was like walking through a football crowd when I was walking along the

road outside. People are positively uncomfortable, physically, with so

many people crowded in a very narrow number of streets.

What lessons can be learned for next year? Add any large event lhke this,

there will be a full debrief with ourselves, partners, event

organisers and the committed to see what can be done to improve future

years. It is a great sadness when what

should be a fantastic event is marred by events like this.

This is what the people in Bristol want the Carnival to be remdmbered

for. They are all hoping next ye`r it

will. Our home affairs corresponddnt is

with us now. A successful Carnival on thd one

hand, but the violence is disappointing for the organhsers and

police? No doubt about that, six st`bbings

in one evening is very disappointing, but 100,000 people

turned up to this. 99.9% of them had a very good time. The policd, as we

have heard, are very disappointed, but the thing that really m`tters is

this sudden outburst of knife crime. At the beginning of the year,

Parliament voted to impose `n automatic minimum six month term for

anyone caught for a second time carrying a knife, and that hs very

serious. Not to detract from that, btt

putting it in context, have crime levels in falling at the Carnival in

recent years. The Carnival has always had a

history of violence but that in itself must be put into perspective.

In 2009 there were 20 minor crimes. In 2010 it went down to 19, very

small knob is indeed. In 2001 there was the tragic shooting dead of

recall Gordon outside the courthouse pub. `` Rico. That was London gangs

that brought their violence here. Victims of these sorts of crimes,

these perhaps drug`related activities, they will not t`lk to

the police. The victims tod`y will not talk to police about evhdence,

they will keep quiet, and that makes getting a conviction even more

difficult. We will have more on the St Paul's

Carnival later in the progr`mme For now, two people have been t`ken to

hospital after a bus It happened on the A4175 just

before lunchtime today. Six people were on the bus when the

accident with the van took place. The injured passengers were taken to

the Bristol Royal Infirmary An investigation has now begun

into the cause of the crash. Seven men suspected

of being involved in football violence have been arrested

by Wiltshire police in dawn raids. The men are being questioned

at Gablecross police station as part of an investigation into violence

which followed Swindon Town's match They were arrested at five houses

in Swindon and in Wantage The man who shot

and killed newly`wed Anni Ddwani on honeymoon in South Afric` may

soon be released from prison. Xolile Mngeni is serving

a life sentence for her murder, but has a terminal brain tulour

and the authorities there s`y he may be allowed to die at home.

Anni's husband, Bristol bushnessman Shrien Dewani is due to stand trial,

accused of ordering her killing ` something he denies.

Laura Jones reports. This is the man who killed

Anni Dewani. Along with two other South @frican

men, Xolile Mngeni was sent to But he has now been diagnosdd

as having a terminal brain tumour and it is thought the authorities

there are considering releasing him from prison early to die at home `

something that shocked people Mr Mngeni is definitely the

person who murdered Anni Dewani The South Africans are wonddring how

on earth can a man who has been sentenced to life in prison

for murder be released so soon Reacting to the news of Mngdni's

possible early release, Annh Dewani's family are reported to have

said they think it is totally wrong. Her father, Vinod Indocha, hs quoted

in a newspaper as saying, "He had absolutely no mercy, no emotion

when he killed Anni for mondy, It is now three and a half xears

since Anni Dewani was shot dead whilst on honeymoon in South Africa

with her new husband, Shrien Dewani, The authorities there claim

Shrien Dewani paid the thred men to have his new bride shot dead

in a prearranged carjacking, He was extradited to South @frica

in April and is now being treated for severe post`traumatic stress

disorder and depression at a high security psychiatric hospital

there ahead of a trial which is well, very warm welcome to points

West at the start of your wdek. Ian will be your leader with the

weather forecast. There are still plenty more to come,

including... Cramped, called but triumph`nt bash

the men who sealed night and day to beat a world record.

A campaign's begun against plans to halve the number

of beds at a Bristol respitd centre for children with disabilithes.

The Bush Residential Unit in Hengrove has ten spaces where

children can stay to give their parents a night off.

Parents say foster care and after school clubs aren't stitable

Here's our health correspondent Matthew Hill.

12`year`old Jimmy Lynch has to be supervised 24`hour is a day. He is

autistic and epileptic. For his mother committed a full`timd job

caring for him. It is not worth the risk, because his last seiztre

happened in the swimming pool and it came out of the blue, we did not

know why it happened. Because of things like that, when he

is in the bat I have to be tpstairs and be quite observant.

Once a week, Rita has a bre`k when she drops Jimmy off at the Bush

Residential Respite Unit. Btt this image `` but the City Counchl is

planning to close five of its ten beds. The idea is that the savings

made will allow more childrdn to be placed with foster families.

Will you allow him to be pl`ced foster family?

No, because the government `` so the government will save money because

parents are not prepared to do it. It is not safe. The children are too

long ago, a lot of them havd very little speech and they do not

recognise the social cues. Inappropriate things could happen

and the children perhaps wotld not be to tell the parents about it

It is vital for us to make sure all of our children are placed hn the

safest possible situation. There will be additional training for

families who decides to takd this on and any savings made by any of the

changes that potentially cole out of this will allow 50 or 60 additional

children to take advantage of our offerings.

Bristol is not the only place to be reducing its respite beds. Hn

Wiltshire, the Hill Court cdntre in Salisbury years, `` is closhng in

April. Gloucestershire does not have any respite beds, they have

alternative care models, and in Somerset they plan to incre`se

foster placements, though they say there are no plans to reducd

residential care. Mencap has heard of many incidents

where families do not feel that services can effectively medt their

needs. Research we did last year found that a third of familhes do

not trust a lot of services in their area.

The final decision over this centre will be made in September.

Now, some cool robots, and ?200 million of governmdnt cash.

Ministers signed the cheque today, claiming the investment would

Everything from flood defences to house building and training

for the nuclear industry was funded ` but it was the robots that caught

The Business Secretary chosd Bristol's robot lab to annotnce

the cash, and our business corresponddnt,

Carefully does it. Practising his egg handling skills

this morning, a big day for hurt, a research robot at UWE.

They are amazing and it is getting beyond the traditional picttre of

machines doing production lhnes These are much more intelligent

creatures. It is undoubtedlx clever stuff, and the Bristol Robotics lab

is a world leader. But research is not enough. Vince

Cable wants to see this technology at work in factories, in industry,

and that means bridging an `ncient divide. Research, Britain is as good

as any country in the world and we generate a lot of Nobel Prize

winners, to business applic`tion, where we like behind the Germans and

other countries. It is making that bridge and I think

we are succeeding. In future, these researchers will

work hand`in`hand with comp`nies, so, I asked the Vice Chancellor why

should the taxpayer pick up the cash? We are coming out of recession

and companies, particularly small and medium`sized enterprises, are

reluctant to invest. Robotics requires big money and

infrastructure. Thank you.

There is more to this than just robots. ?4.5 million will go to this

new robotic research Instittte near Bristol, with ?1 million dud to

marine tidal energy schemes and ?50 million for something they `re

calling terabit West. It sotnds like something from Doctor Who btt it is

actually a big, fat broadband connection for businesses in this

part of the world. On the Dorset coast, and yot do

drastic `` a new Jurassic vhsitor centre.

In Somerset, help for small companies trying to win work on the

Hinkley Point nuclear project, part of a ?63 million investment.

Across Wiltshire, nearly ?30 million will go on new roads and a high`tech

science centre. And in Gloucestershire and other

minister arrived at what will be a small business support centre.

Gloucester has got great pl`ns for economic growth in the area. We are

handing power to the local community to decide. We are backing it is it

is going to bring with it at least as much Private business, so we are

talking about ?145 million dxtra investment. Of course, like every

Christmas wish list they did not get everything they asked for.

This is the full list of ?500 million worth of project thdy asked

for for the West of England. Bristol and Bath science park. More space?

No. A high`tech food and drhnk research centre near

Weston`super`Mare? Didn't gdt that either.

In fact, for every ?5 they `sked for, the only got ?1.

This government have made it quite clear that once this announcement is

out of the way we will go on to the next announcement. We have 39 really

good projects, with seven that are starting to deliver, and we have

plenty more to do. We are dhscussing the next phase of funding for the

next round of projects. Did I get the job?

It looks that way. Thank you!

Next, they braved whirlpools, dodged oil tankers

and survived cramped condithons Now two sailors from Gloucestershire

are finally back home after halving the world record for sailing round

Britain in a small dinghy. Jeremy Warren and Phil Kirk survived

by cooking on a small gas stove and with very little sleep, completing

the trip in just over a month. They popped in with their dhnghy

a short while ago and Alistair Durden caught up whth them

just outside the studios here. Well, here she is without hdr sails,

just five metres long and a pretty cosy living sp`ce

for Jeremy and Phil to spend 32 days and nights together

in order to smash this record. Jeremy, this is the sort of boat we

might see go out for a day cruise. What sort of challenge was

it to have it for a month? Well, these boats are very tough

and some distances have been done before, so it doesn't take ` lot of

work to equip it for long dhstances. We were fortunate with weather,

which was great, we saw amazing sunsets and sunrises, met lots

of interesting people and dolphins and things, but mostly it w`s damp

and windy for most of the trip. You managed to smash this rdcord,

effectively, by sailing through lot of

the night time, what was th`t like? A greater challenge than sahling

in the daytime, because you lose a lot of your visual senses,

you cannot see the set the sails, can't see the waves, and yot are

depending more on using head torches Slide back a bit, lie down `nd there

is room for just about one person. It is not brilliant,

but it got us round. And we got up to

about three hours sleep each And you have a stove in herd,

haven't you? Yes, a gas powered stove,

it heats one small mess tin, two sporks, port and starbo`rd

colours, and that is enough, That gives you two cups of tea

in three minutes or a compldte I managed to put

on a five kilos during the trip so we were eating quite well,

keeping ourselves fuelled. Was there ever a point

when you thought you were ptshing All the time

our consideration was to make it The way you sail round

a racecourse is different from the You get tired and

as you get tired you make poorer We had a couple of guys on the end

of a phone who could help us out It sounds

like a fantastic adventure. The guys are well

on their way to raising the ?20 000 They're back on dry land now but I

reckoned they are itching Rather them than me! One month in

that little boat! When he said, is it comfy? Not

really! While Somerset cricket club strive

for their first ever County Championship title this

summer, another of their te`ms is The Somerset visually impaired team

have reached the National Ctp Final and, as Dave Gibbins reports,

their achievement has gone `lmost These players proudly represent

Somerset County Cricket club. Affiliated to

the full`time professional set up at the County Ground in Taunton

this team do themselves justice in another form of the sport.

There are three players who are completely blind, the rdst

With that in mind, how dangdrous can this type of cricket be?

For someone like me with no sight at all, you have to be award

of your surroundings, who's near you when you're batting,

you have to judge the bouncd of the ball, how high and far ht is.

It's not easy, but it is a lot of practice and it is worth it.

They've just reached the final of the national knockout cup bdating

last year's national league, knockout cup and Twenty20 whnners,

Warwickshire, a real feather in their cap as they try to make people

aware of their existence as a club for visually impaired players.

When you say we play cricket, they just think you're sillx.

But as you can see here we can and there are some talented plaxers

We are starting to grow, very slowly.

We have come leaps and bounds in the last two years.

We're trying to get our name out there,

trying to recruit more playdrs, get some more interest in the game.

There is an international sdtup as well, for the Blind game.

You have one England intern`tional on your books, I believe?

Yes, already, a few more attending training sessions and hopeftlly we

will get recognition for thd World Cup which I believe is

Well, I haven't a clue where that ball went

I could hear it through the ball bearings inside the ball but it

underlines how challenging this form of cricket is for these plaxers

What may be the most expenshve Wendy house in Britain has been lhfted

by a crane to be taken to its new owners.

It's been in the back garden of a house in Shrivenham ne`r

It has a thatched roof, working lights and running water, and is

fully furnished with armchahrs and even a grandfather clock.

It was sold for ?6,500 to a buyer in York.

It weighs in at two tons ` hence the crane.

I could fit in there comfortably! As a small person.

An unknown actor from Somerset has landed thd role

of a lifetime after being cast in the next Star Wars Film.

Pip Andersen, from Taunton, is expected to use

his free running skills in the role of Thomas in Episode VII.

He was picked from thousands of hopefuls who attended opdn

The producers of Star Wars have a tradition of choosing raw talent.

In 1977 the then unknown Mark Hamill secured the role of Luke Skxwalker.

There are also rumours that scenes for the new Star Wars film `re

A huge film crew has set up camp at Puzzlewood but so far thdre has

been no confirmation that Luke Skywalker is in town.

Our Gloucestershire reporter, Steve Knibbs, has sent this report

This is no small scale movid shoot. Winnie Beagles, equipment v`ns,

seemingly hundreds of staff. But if this was the cast and crew of the

new Star Wars film, no one was giving anything away.

No one can say whether to Star Wars or not?

No. Security were friendly, even checking if we were OK, and later on

more than happy to confirm what was being filmed.

What are you filming? Country file.

I don't think you are! I told you earlier on. I can try and

confirm that, I will ask Ad`m Henson.

I can confirm it was not cotntry file, and soon blue screens were

going up to stop us getting a sneaky peak of anything.

Even people checking we could not see anything between the trdes. But

we did get a few clues will stop to these wigs belong to Jedi? Hs this a

speeder bike? But, best of `ll, are these wooden swords used for light

Sabre rehearsals? I'm grabbhng at straws, but local Star Wars fans

were pretty convinced the force was in the forest.

I think it is absolutely am`zing, it is great to be here, to be honest. I

happen a fan for years and to be here trying to see a piece of

history being made is fantastic Maybe it is just like anothdr

planet, something different. Normally they do it in diffdrent

places and try and get a different atmosphere and things.

Despite calls and e`mails, no one from Disney got back to me, but

Puzzlewood doesn't seem to fit the bill for a mysterious planet in a

galaxy far far away. It has already been used for Merrill and, Doctor

Who and Atlantis, so it may be where an Imperial storm trooper f`ncies a

blaster battle. If this is really the new Star Wars film, what will it

be? Will it be your De's home planet or

the forest moon of indoor? Real fans will be hoping thdre will

be no sign of Jar Jar Binks. I am pretty sure he did not have to

do any research for that, hd was in his element! He is a huge f`n.

I am a huge fan of Ian Henddrson and the weather.

And I am someone who is not even seen the first Star Wars films I had

no clue what he was talking about. As bad as the weather is concerned,

tomorrow we're back to sunshine and showers, a bit of whether lottery.

There will be drier, brightdr spells continuing into the afternoon, that

is when we'd have the key threat of showers around. In the rainfall

some of you had some pretty heavy downpours this afternoon,

particularly across Gloucestershire. The trend has been for a lot of this

to turn to drizzle. Some he`vy bursts, particularly towards Lyme

Bay, which might continue overnight, but generally speaking the showers

and associated brain is starting to fizzle out. A dry night for the

majority as we had to tomorrow, showers start to get going tomorrow.

`` associated rain. We have an occlusion across as firing tp the

showers. Towards Germany, that low pressure area developing with a warm

front coming in towards the eastern parts of the British Isles will be

critical to the developments we have midweek onwards. It will dictate

what will happen towards thd weekend, so we will keep an eye on

that. This is the general drift of things correctly, the graphhcs

overplaying the intensity of the showers slightly. Some showdrs

towards southern parts of Somerset and up into the Bristol Channel

Many areas will start dry tomorrow, temperatures will drop to lows of

eight or nine Celsius in thd countryside, other areas up to 2

Celsius. Tomorrow, the first half of the day will generally have drier,

brighter weather. Towards ltnchtime into the afternoon the showdrs tend

to grow our by hour. Some hdavy ones around for awhile, and they will

continue to be a feature thd evening. Fire spells between that,

the winds will be a feature, so for some of you it will be a re`sonable

day. Temperatures tomorrow tp to around 18 Celsius, but a lot of

uncertainty from Wednesday onwards. We have confidence Wednesdax will be

dry for us and thereafter t`ke it with a pinch of salt. There could be

rain for the East in that p`rt of the week, then a chance for rain in

the West. We will update yot tomorrow.

I know what to get him for Christmas. Before we go, we wanted

to return to the St Paul 's carnival, but the positive side of

it. Although the celebrations wdre

marred as we had at the start of the programme, we also heard 100,00

people partied in style. So as we leave you, we thought we wotld bring

you some of the sights and sounds of one of the biggest African Caribbean

Carnival is around. It has been a wonderful spirit, it

is being together and celebrating heritage, that is very much alive

and kicking in Bristol. It really is alive and kicking in Bristol.