24/08/2014 BBC Points West

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A flight of remembrance took place today,

one that began at Ypres in Belgium, and ended at Pilton in Somerset

Today was a chance to remember the massive contribution

the birds made to communications during World War One

Coming home to roost after a journey of more than 25

A flight loaded with signifhcance, 100 years on from the start

I am just glad it has gone so well. Pigeons were a part of both of the

world wars, and they are wonderful, absolutely wonderful.

Terry Williams has been a m`n on a mission.

He set off for Ypres in Belgium yesterday, where many pigeons were

despatched and raced back to Pilton himself this morning to try to beat

There were no proper radios then. They had dogs and horses dude do

some bits but the pigeons s`ved some bits but the pigeons saved

thousands of lives. More than 100,000 pigeons served

with British forces in the Helping to save many thousands

of lives. Unlike soldiers, they had

a high success rate deliverhng their messages despite great

obstacles thrown in their w`y. The Germans, for instance,

brought in pigeon snipers and sent peregrines

into the sky to bring them down. 380 pigeons carried an unwrhtten

message back to Pilton today, one of thanksgiving and remdmbrance

as we look back at one of Missing Bath man Desmond O'Sullivan

has been found. The 56`year`old suffers

from dementia and had been lissing This lunchtime officers helped him

from the River Avon where hd was He's recovering in hospital, to the

great relief of family and friends. Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White

has closed his Wiltshire gastro pub amid claims the locals were

boycotting it because it was The Pear Tree Inn

at Whitley has now been sold. Residents say they want

a traditional country pub Marco Pierre White is known

around the world. One of the youngest chefs ever

to get three Michelin stars. He bought the Pear Tree Inn

in Whitley three years ago, turned Even the roadside sign has

been sawn off its pole. People living in Whitley said they

felt alienated when their f`vourite drinks were taken away

and the food became too expensive. The prices seemed to go up

astronomically and there was not the same variety of food. It was too

expensive. The local councillor told me

the closure is a sad day A lot of trade has been lost since

he took over this pub, which is a shame, because everybody needs

he took over this pub, which is a shame, because everybody nedds a

pub, a post office and a shop, and at the moment, we do not have a pub,

and a pub is the meeting place, it is where we go for a pipe, dven

and a pub is the meeting pl`ce, it is where we go for a pipe, even if

it is once a month, and it brings the whole village together.

Marco Pierre White hoped thhs business venture would bear fruit,

but it seems the whole thing has turned rotten for him.

Maybe the Pear Tree Inn's ndw owners will make it a success instead.

To football, and a brief look at the weekend's action ` Bristol City

They took the lead through Luke Freeman before the hosts equalised.

Yaser Kasim opened the scoring, Andy Williams sealed the pohnts for

Substitute Kieffer Moore gave Yeovil the lead against Scunthorpe three

minutes after coming on, but the visitors equalised through

And Cheltenham turned a two goal deficit into a 3`2

victory at Tranmere in the space of six minutes, through Matt Richards,

substitute Koby Arthur, and Bristol City loanee Jordan Wynter.

England and India cricketers have been in

training at Gloucestershire's County Ground in Bristol today, 16,000 fans

will watch them do battle tomorrow ` weather permitting ` for the

After all the ups and downs of the summer, England Captain Alistair

Cook and his men are looking forward to the challenge ahdad.

The new ground with all the redevelopment, I think, looks

fantastic. They support all summer has been brilliant for the side, and

has been brilliant for the side and hopefully the weather is a bit

kinder than it looks at the moment. Unfortunately it looks a little bit

unsettled of the moment. We are seeing somewhat am blustery

conditions. Cloud is beginnhng, conditions. Cloud is beginning,

quickly bringing in this rahn conditions. Cloud is beginnhng,

quickly bringing in this rain from quickly bringing in this rahn from

the west. It might be patchy quickly bringing in this rain from

the west. It might be patchx through the night but it will be misty and

murky as we head towards Ron. Dry for a time tomorrow morning but then

this next area of rain comes in and it is the heaviest of the rain and

it is the heaviest of the r`in and we have a weather warning in force.

We could see some disruption to Bank Holiday travelling locally. Into

next week, we continue with this unsettled theme, but we lose

next week, we continue with this unsettled theme, but we losd our

very chilly nights. That is your forecast. It is nature's miracle

worsens next, made by BBC Bristol's natural history unit.

After that cold start this morning, it has been quite a nice day for

most of us. We have seen cloud amounts increasing but it is this

cloud that is coming in from the Atlantic which is going to bring

change in weather. Not too much rain from it, further patchy