11/08/2011 South Today

Hello I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's programme.

Arrests over burglary and incitement to riot - the police

crackdown continues in the south. A 19 month wait for just a few

metres of road - businesses look for compensation for loss of trade.

I should have been compensated in some way, and I think it is

disgusting, they should be ashamed of themselves.

Killed in Malaya, now to be recognised in Hampshire - the

soldier whose name will live on. He should be remembered. This is

their base, this is their place of honour.

And a trip back in time - the home which has been left untouched for

decades is left to a charity. The air was the water tap was just

Hawk -- just cold water.. Back over the years, the family had a tin

bath, so he would have used that, Expanding curfew powers, disrupting

social media sites, and a call by some to stop the police cuts. All

of these have been discussed and debated in a special recall of

Parliament today. While the streets were quiet overnight, the police

have continued to make arrests and deal with alleged offender through

the courts. -- alleged offenders. Thames Valley Police have charged

11 people over the burglary of a supermarket in Reading. The group,

the youngest of which is 16 years old, will appear in court tomorrow.

Three people have been arrested in Southampton by police investigating

the use of social networking in an attempt to incite violent disorder.

A 25-year-old woman and 27-year-old man, both from the Shirley area,

were bailed this afternoon after being arrested in relation to posts

made on Twitter encouraging people to riot in the city. Another 27-

year-old man has been released on bail, having been arrested on

suspicion of using the Blackberry messenger service to incite violent

disorder. Meanwhile, a 22-year-old man from Winchester has appeared in

court in London charged in connection with the rioting in the

capital. Peter Harwood of the night shelter in Jewry Street pleaded not

guilty to two charges and was remanded in custody.

The receiving many of the South's MPs are back at Westminster for an

emergency debate about the riots. Our political editor has spent the

day there and spoke to two politicians outside the House of

Commons. It's has been clear today that this

contagious mob violence has shocked people across the whole country not

just the cities affected by it. MPs across all of England have been

keen to give their views in this unusual recall of Parliament today,

one issues ranging from stopping welfare payments or pay more --

paying more to people in inner city areas, through to the big debate -

should we be cutting police budget at this difficult time? With me are

two MPs from the south of England, Alan Whitehead, a Labour MP for

Southampton, and Rob Wilson, Conservative for Reading. First

double, Rob Wilson, as it surprised you seen these people go through

the courts? Not really, about two thirds of

them have been 15-24-year-olds, and we have seen it is a young person's

thing driven by technology. It is -- is it not driven by

criminality? It is driven by criminal until it -

- criminality as well, for example we saw people arrested whom were

known to the police as well. Alan Whitehead, poverty as well?

I don't think you can make a direct link between people stealing stuff

out of JD Sports and poverty. It is things like police numbers for the

future and payments for educational maintenance allowances and

opportunities for young people, particularly as far as getting work

is concerned... But that must be created by

Government cuts. If it is certainly something quite

tall lot to you look at, but you cannot make a direct correlation of

events are some people are suggesting.

I knew making that suggestion? It is a lot of causes, parental

responsibility, the educational system having failed so many young

people, and what has developed as a benefits culture, where people know

their rights but to notch know their responsibilities. We need

people showing their responsibilities to both families

and local communities. And he petitioned now has more than

100,000 signatures calling for benefits to be withdrawn for people

convicted of rioting. -- and an electronic positioned -- and an

electronic petition. There has been much talk today in the Commons

about police numbers, and planned cuts to the service.

Joining me now is our political reporter Alex Forsyth to discuss

those more. What is the overall picture in the south, Alex?

The forces here are facing cuts that are broadly in line with

enough of Nash back national average. That is ten to 15 %. They

will have to save around �200 million. But will be spread among

all our forces across the next four years. For staffing levels, we are

looking at around 3,500 jobs going. Things like dog trainers and crime

scene investigators, but of those around 1,400 will be police

officers. What is interesting is they are not cutting the number of

Police Community Support Officers, who have far fewer powers than the

police, but they do have a visible presence on the streets. The Police

Federation said it is officers that are really needed.

All police officers are frontline, whether they are supporting the

front line in the offices giving intelligence, working with sex

offenders, challenging domestic abuse, everybody is front line.

This is all about service to the public. It is all about protection

of the public. I think the public needs to know we cannot afford to

lose those officers. Everyone is cutting officers apart

from Surrey. How is that county's forced managing to achieve that?

Actually supply is increasing the number of officers they have. They

are hoping to recruit 200 extra police constables by the end of

next year. They are the only force and the country able to do that,

and they say that is because they have restructured. They have cut

senior level officers and lots of middle-management so they can

reinvest in frontline policing. They say they have reason for this

is that they recognise the potential impact of some of these

cuts on communities and wanted to make their focus keeping police on

the streets. We have had a lot of criticism of the Government today

for police cuts, but David Cameron has made it clear he thinks this

can be done without cuts to frontline policing, and it seems

that Surrey is proving him right. It will be interesting to watch.

Thank you very much. A woman and her son have been

jailed for plotting to murder an 89-year-old relative to get their

hands on his money. At Winchester Crown Court today the woman was

sentenced to 17 years in prison for planning to kill the pensioner, her

adoptive father. Her 19-year-old son was given an indeterminate term

in a young offenders' institution for the same offence. The elderly

man was attacked with bricks at his bungalow in a village near

Winchester in November last year. Three teenage girls will be

The body of a Royal Marine from Weymouth killed in Afghanistan, was

repatriated to the UK this afternoon. James Wright, who was

twenty two, died in hospital after a grenade was thrown into his

patrol's checkpoint in the Nad-e- Ali district of Helmand province.

Scott Bingham reports from Royal As the bells of St Bartholomew and

All Saints Rhine, the town of Wootton Bassett fell silent once no

more -- once more. -- All Saints rang. Another British servicemen

killed in action returned home. 22- year-old Corporal James Wright was

wounded in a grenade attack in the Nad-e-Ali district of Helmand

province on Friday. His family say he died during the job he loved.

We were proud of them. We now know that having to go to

Afghanistan was the way he could prove he could do the proper

soldiering, which was what he wanted.

Words cannot describe how proud I Tragically, James also leaves a

long-term girlfriend, pregnant with their first trialled.

I am just gutted he is not here for it. I am more gutted for him than I

am for me, because he was so excited.

The town and the people who line the high street have been a symbol

for the support of troops and have been a comfort to the family's.

It would have meant so much to him. As much as I don't want it to

happen again, but if you have got to do it, this is a good way to do

Royal Marine James Wright, who was Footage of a fly-tipper caught red

handed dumping rubbish near Brighton and Hove has been released

by Sussex Police. The force helicopter spotted Billy Fury from

Slough throwing waste from his lorry at Acres Field in August last

year. He was monitored from above until a police car arrived at the

scene. Last week Fury pleaded guilty at Brighton Magistrates to

illegally depositing waste. He was fined �5,000 and ordered to pay

more than �1,000 in costs. Overcrowding on the region's

railways is getting rapidly worse, according to a new report. First

Great Western Trains through the Thames Valley to Paddington are the

most severely overcrowded. Some trains have double the number of

passengers they are meant to carry. Their overcrowding is four times

higher than any other train operator. Southern Railway comes

second highest on the list of overcrowded services, published by

Still to come in this evening's South Today...

Roger Johnson's on the Isle of Wight, with the latest from Cowes

Week. Sally, the improvised clothes line

will be testament for you to a wet, windy and for some people while

Dave. Later on the programme we will be meeting the oldest sailor

When a landslide forced a major route to close, people who ran

businesses along the route never expected it would take 18 months to

open. Today, traffic was finally allowed back on the road, but

traders in their area want compensation for losses estimated

to run into thousands of pounds. A novel drive through Hillhead for

Sarah. It is very good, still very strange,

but very good. It is the first time in more than a

year and a half that she has been able to drive down this road. It

was closed in January 2010 following a landslip. The timing

could not have been worse for Sarah's boss, Maria. She opened her

Cathy weeks before and has had to dip into her savings to cope with

the loss of two summer seasons with no passing trade.

They could have done this 20 months ago, and they will give every

excuse as to why they could not. I think I should be compensated in

some way, and I think it is disgusting - they should be ashamed

of themselves. It is not just businesses, are

local residents have had to increase traffic on surrounding

roads and cope with loss of gas and electricity and phone lines.

They have not had the services, gas or electricity, and the County

Council have been pursuing the liability against them, so it has

caused a lot of upset. Several landowners and insurance

companies are involved. Both sides playing each other and the issue

has not been resolved. This has cost the taxpayer �520,000,

and that is a cost I do not believe the council tax payer should have

good bear, says it was not the fault of the council.

A -- since it was not the fault of. The road may have opened, but the

argument rumbles on. There have been calls to change policy to

Since the new Weymouth relief road opened in March, all seemed to be

running smoothly - except for some buses. First Bus and South West

Coaches have suspended services that join the road at a certain

point. They say the oncoming traffic is so fast it is unsafe for

the large, slow-moving buses to pull out. The county council says

it will make some minor alterations and, as a temporary measure, has

This is the new junction onto the Weymouth Relief Road. The dog and

but a week ago, but some local bus companies say it is too dangerous

for buses to pollute from rented two lanes of fast-moving traffic.

We consider it a risk to the travelling public and to our

drivers and other road users. Our vehicles will be moving from a

standing position going onto the refloat, going uphill. We feel the

speed of the oncoming traffic makes it dangerous.

Law Coll people are frustrated as they say they were promised an

improved bus service once the �89 million relief road was completed.

We have a shocking bus system that only runs 12 boroughs. There is no

service after 7pm, which makes it difficult for people travelling to

and from Weymouth and Dorchester to get here.

Now the junction is open, we hope the bus service would go back to

being the same or as it was before, but it is not happening.

It is not just buses and heavy goods vehicles struggling.

I did have liked to see them used a bit more common sense when they

designed the layout and put innocent abroad so you can get a

bit of speed up, looking in your mirrors to payload safely.

Dorset County Council say their independent traffic order to take

all the right boxes. The junction, they say, is safe for all to use.

In the meantime, they will continue to fund a replacement bus services

More than 60 years since he died in a plane crash - the name of a

Hampshire soldier is finally going to be added to the war memorial in

his home town. Corporal Philip Bryant was killed during the

Malayan Emergency, when a Dakota aircraft crashed into dense jungle.

His family says it is delighted that his sacrifice is being

recognised. Steve Humphrey reports. In the years between 1947 and 1960,

tens of thousands of British and Cornwall troops fought Communist

insurgents in Malaya. A most them was Coppell Philip Bryant, a 25-

year-old from the region, who served in the SAS in the Second

World War. -- are amongst them. The army was his life. When he came

here at first he could not settle, that is why he went back. He was my

mother's apple of her eye. Vicky's brother was on board a

Dakota aircraft that crashed in dense jungle, killing all on board.

We did not expecting to die because he was so young.

Although he died on active service, his name was not acted -- added to

the Solent war memorial, but the council is now going to add the

names of people killed and conflicts since 1925.

It would have a been something my mother appreciated. It is the icing

on the cake. I think people who have given the

ultimate sacrifice should be remembered, and their names should

be there not just for older people to remember, but for the children.

Coppell Philip Bryant is not the only name to be added. They will

also recognise the sacrifice of another local resident, Petty

Officer David Briggs, killed in the Falklands war of 1982.

Philip Bryant's remains will now be interred in Kuala Lumpur and the

Cable travelled there for a special ceremony.

Coppell Philip Bryant, finally honoured in his home town in

Hampshire. Noticeboard. Now it to sport.

It has been a great week for sailing for some, but for some it

has been difficult, hasn't it? A yes, some people said they bear

expecting light breezes, the skies are Clearing a little over towards

the mainland tonight, but it has been quite hazardous for some of

the crews today. A couple of people had endured news -- head injuries,

several yachts were dismasted, it was very challenging for a number

of the classes. Some of them had shortened courses, among them the

biggest class, -- the X1 Designs and today they had a very special

starter to get them under way. The Princess Royal was on the

starting platform to set the boats on the early this morning.

Cowes week is obviously a classic. Richard has taken part, and his

grandson is among the skippers. I don't think we could have

imagined for one moment that there could have been nearly 200 experts

here. It does not age. It does not become

obsolete. Aboard that was built 80 years ago can have the same

performance as an almost new boat. And, as befits a man who made his

living as an entrepreneur, he is still having bright ideas. The

latest, a sailing hard hat, is already available in shops.

I still sail, I still ski come if I behaved like an elderly man might

younger wife would have an excuse for a toy boy!

The man personifies the design of the boat, stylish, innovative and

still going strong. He may be the oldest sailor at the

event, but the class is led by 20 old and be shot from Chichester. --

Nick Dempsey, who you may know is targeting called on the warm waters

at the Olympics next year is taking silver in the event at Weymouth and

Portland today. There was a thumbs-up from Brioni

shop, a windsurfer. She won a bronze medal. Bryony also aiming

for a gold decks summer. Days after selling winger Alex

Chamberlain for a club record fee, Southampton have delved back into

the transfer market. They have signed Danny Fox from Burnley for

fee thought to be approaching �2 million. Fox is an attacking left

back who has played for England at under-21 level and is now a full

Scottish international. Saints have also been linked with Fox's team

mate Jay Rodriguez. The weather here has been a little

bit mixed and not very Twenty20. There was no play at all on day two

of the County Championship game of the County Championship game

between Durham and Hampshire at Chester Le Street. Meanwhile at

Horsham, in between the showers Sussex and Worcestershire are

The final night from here tomorrow, Sally. Fireworks are traditional on

a Friday. We will also be meeting three people who also wit -- almost

went to the Olympics in 1980. They are hoping that the arrival on

these shores next summer will lead to a recognition they have been

Sarah, quickly before we go to the weather, fireworks tonight, will it

be OK? We might have a bit of a window,

there is some wet weather tomorrow evening and tomorrow night, but

there are two bands. It might be in the middle.

Are you good at DIY? I try.

Fred Saidgeman was a recluse, known by his neighbours in Fittleworth

for his many cats, but until he died no one realised he lived in a

time warp. Fred left his house to a local cat charity, and when they

visited they discovered time had stood still inside. There was one

cold tap, the cooker was an old cauldron set over the fire and

boots from World War I were found. Danielle Glavin's been to have a

look around this unusual house. As the world passed by, the cottage

could -- stood still. For generations it stayed in the same

family, the last underline the thread, the smiling young man on

the left. He started his days here and ended them here. When he died,

the reclusive man, he kept dozens of cats for company, left this

place to a capped charity. What kind of stuff did he have

here? Very little in the wake of modern

conveniences, no hot running water, salt water would have been heated

up on the cauldron throughout the years, and going back through the

years the family had a tin bath, soaps he would have lived a very

simple, Country Life. It may not look much now, but there

are hidden details that give you an idea of how that would have looked

in its heyday. It used to be a guest house, and this is the

visitors' book, and in 1943, Dorothy wrote, how fortunate I feel

to have found this ancient home in these anxious days of war. I cannot

imagine a better spot to regain peace of mind.

The charity is restoring the old house to capture a last chapter of

rural Sussex North. The Sussex Wildlife Truch -- Wildlife Trust is

helping to revive the Oxford. The plan is to restore it to what

it used to be. One of our priorities in Polanski project is

bringing nature and people together, and if you can bring back that

heritage aspect and a historic aspect of the land, it is wonderful,

very exciting. The house will one day be open to

visitors, perhaps even as a guest house, so the outside world will

get a glimpse into a small way of life that has disappeared.

That is extraordinary. It looked gorgeous inside, in a

funny sort of way. It would take a lot of work of the

old. You can say that again!

On to the weather, we have had some A rather grey day, all in all, but

we have seen some bright decide one or two showers around, as well.

They will ease a way through this evening. On the satellite picture

earlier today, this swathe of Clydebank bringing the early rain,

then one or two scattered showers in the next. Those showers will

fade tonight. Tonight is looking rather dry for most, we may see

some drizzle or rain in past -- in parts, some low cloud in places,

and a mild one, temperatures around 15 or 16 Celsius for our towns and

cities. We start tomorrow with an over cast note. There will be a few

prayed for bricks, some sunny spells at times. There are some wet

weather pieces working their weight in from the West. A band of rain

working their way through the rush hour period. Then a window, with

some dry weather, hopefully for the fireworks, before another band of

rain arrives. We could see some patchy and heavy outbreaks, but it

looks like it will sweep on through the overnight period. Another mild

night with loss of 15 Celsius. We start tomorrow with the band of

rain working its way up. First thing tomorrow you can see the

front of rain working off to the east. Then we can see some drier

and brighter conditions. There will be summed decent sunny spells on

Saturday, probably fresher, as well, and on Saturday we start damply but

pride to ring up gradually. Sunday looking a little uncertain at the

moment, but we should see some rain to the far south of the region,

further north drier and brighter. Average of high pressure arrives on

Monday, so dry and pride throughout. You will be pleased, you are off to