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is for makers, doers and savers. Labour have dismissed it | :00:00. | :00:00. | |
is for makers, doers and savers. In the South: In tonight's | :00:00. | :00:13. | |
programme: Turning the tide. Underwater | :00:14. | :00:15. | |
turbines powering 15,000 homes on the Isle of Wight but fishermen fear | :00:16. | :00:23. | |
it could destroy their livelihoods. How was it for you? A budget for | :00:24. | :00:32. | |
doers, makers and savers. More help for flood defences and those who | :00:33. | :00:35. | |
like a flutter at the bingo. Misadventure. The verdict on the | :00:36. | :00:39. | |
woman who drowned in a cave but her family question how the rescue was | :00:40. | :00:44. | |
led. No lessons have been learnt. For this reason, we see the truth. | :00:45. | :00:51. | |
Not so much a one up one down. Recreating the huts that gave | :00:52. | :00:54. | |
shelter to those who built Stonehenge. We do therefore and the | :00:55. | :00:58. | |
ceiling, moving, there you go. It claims to be the first of its | :00:59. | :01:18. | |
type in the world. A so`called commercially`viable tidal energy | :01:19. | :01:20. | |
demonstration facility which would ` if it goes ahead ` light up 15,000 | :01:21. | :01:24. | |
homes. It would also power the Isle of Wight right to the forefront of | :01:25. | :01:28. | |
the renewables industry. Today the plans were publicly revealed. But | :01:29. | :01:31. | |
this industry of the future is clashing with traditional business, | :01:32. | :01:34. | |
as crab fishermen, from across the island, warn their livelihoods could | :01:35. | :01:37. | |
be decimated by the underwater turbines. | :01:38. | :01:51. | |
We've all heard about moving with the times, but this stretch of water | :01:52. | :01:55. | |
could be about to move with the tides. A hotspot for tidal energy, | :01:56. | :01:58. | |
it could put the Isle of Wight on the map, showing off its commercial | :01:59. | :02:01. | |
value. This cutting edge technology in the form of renewable energy | :02:02. | :02:04. | |
would generate power for 15,000 homes, as well as create hundreds of | :02:05. | :02:07. | |
jobs and bring significant investment to the local economy. The | :02:08. | :02:10. | |
project has significant potential to bring major socioeconomic benefits | :02:11. | :02:14. | |
to the Isle of Wight, which is an exciting message. Large amounts of | :02:15. | :02:20. | |
potential jobs and economic input in the form of money and direct | :02:21. | :02:23. | |
investment. Today, the company behind the plans asked the public | :02:24. | :02:27. | |
what they thought about the idea. A lot of us on the seafront who have | :02:28. | :02:30. | |
properties, we don't really support it. Owing to the fact that it could | :02:31. | :02:39. | |
really affect our fishing industry. The point is it is the way to reduce | :02:40. | :02:43. | |
energy. And it's good for the future. ??This is prime fishing | :02:44. | :02:47. | |
ground. It's also where they want to build the tidal energy centre. The | :02:48. | :02:54. | |
question is how those two activities can co`exist. Fishermen here say it | :02:55. | :02:57. | |
won't just rock the boat, it could put them out of business. Here's the | :02:58. | :03:06. | |
snag. Fishermen come here to catch brown crabs and any installation of | :03:07. | :03:09. | |
turbine blades would put pay to that. Our whole business here | :03:10. | :03:14. | |
revolves around us using crab and crab meat for the pubs and | :03:15. | :03:18. | |
restaurants, and we get very high demand in the summer months. And | :03:19. | :03:23. | |
this area is sometimes the only place we can find crabs, and if you | :03:24. | :03:27. | |
a business. If the project gets a business. If the project gets | :03:28. | :03:30. | |
consent, it could start to operate in two years' time. Power means | :03:31. | :03:34. | |
income. And it could be a beacon project for other parts of the | :03:35. | :03:42. | |
world. Professor AbuBakr Bahaj is head of | :03:43. | :03:45. | |
the Energy and Climate Change at the University of Southampton. He | :03:46. | :03:52. | |
believes this could be a real breakthrough for the South. This | :03:53. | :03:55. | |
could put the region on the map in relation to tidal energy. It is | :03:56. | :04:01. | |
important because the tides are well known. The energy is predictable. It | :04:02. | :04:10. | |
could be used better than wind, wave or solar energy. | :04:11. | :04:14. | |
An additional ?140 million made available for repairs and | :04:15. | :04:17. | |
maintenance for flood defences ` much of it for the South of England. | :04:18. | :04:21. | |
It was one of a number of eye`catching announcements, made by | :04:22. | :04:28. | |
Chancellor George Osborne. There was also much that was promised for | :04:29. | :04:31. | |
businesses and the region's economy. This included: Doubling each | :04:32. | :04:33. | |
business's annual investment allowance to ?500,000. Doubling | :04:34. | :04:36. | |
lending to exporters up to ?3 billion nationally. And a ?7 billion | :04:37. | :04:44. | |
package to cut business energy bills. With nine of the largest | :04:45. | :04:47. | |
businesses in the south being promised ?3.3 million. Our Business | :04:48. | :04:50. | |
Correspondent has been getting the views in Dorset. | :04:51. | :05:00. | |
You join me at a company in Dorset that makes things. Steel | :05:01. | :05:04. | |
structures. It exports them all over the world. In a moment, live budget | :05:05. | :05:11. | |
reaction. First, I have been looking behind`the`scenes and at another | :05:12. | :05:18. | |
local by `` local business in Dorset. | :05:19. | :05:22. | |
These companies have seen good years come and go. This steelworks have | :05:23. | :05:37. | |
been in operation since 1919. This steel will be used to build an | :05:38. | :05:42. | |
aircraft hangar in Mauritius. We had our six`month period where it was | :05:43. | :05:49. | |
so. Other than that, it was quite busy. We have a lot of export | :05:50. | :05:55. | |
business. The process 70 tonnes of steel on site every week. It is then | :05:56. | :06:04. | |
shipped to 140 countries worldwide. 80% of our turnover is export. We | :06:05. | :06:10. | |
would like to see more turnover in the UK market. Only time will tell. | :06:11. | :06:22. | |
It is March. There is no point in taking on work for you would be at a | :06:23. | :06:31. | |
loss. We are on a gentle up. We would like no more pressure put on | :06:32. | :06:38. | |
us with any more red tape. There is little evidence that any red tape is | :06:39. | :06:42. | |
being taken away. I wish they would stop angling on what they are going | :06:43. | :06:47. | |
to do. We are on a gentle up. We don't mind if it carries on like | :06:48. | :06:53. | |
that. We don't want a boom. They took on 50 more people in the | :06:54. | :06:57. | |
autumn. Know the fine weather is bringing customers. This was one of | :06:58. | :07:03. | |
the recent project for the steelworks. They want to see more | :07:04. | :07:06. | |
British projects like this if the price is right. These employers are | :07:07. | :07:11. | |
proof that a strong identity and business model stands the test of | :07:12. | :07:15. | |
time. But more support from the government would be welcome. Joining | :07:16. | :07:20. | |
me now is Simon Boyle. What has caught your eye in the budget? We | :07:21. | :07:26. | |
broadly welcome the announcements which have been made. We are | :07:27. | :07:32. | |
interested in the additional funding for British exports. Like everything | :07:33. | :07:37. | |
else, devil is in the detail. We are yet to see what that means for us. | :07:38. | :07:47. | |
Has the Chancellor guide enough to help a new factor is like | :07:48. | :07:52. | |
yourselves? We think he could have looked at corporation tax. We have | :07:53. | :07:59. | |
to pay our taxes quarterly in and fans rather than an year end. This | :08:00. | :08:04. | |
restricts our cash flow and investment in the business which is | :08:05. | :08:08. | |
what we need. The Chancellor made reference to the reduction in red | :08:09. | :08:15. | |
tape that we have to go through. We are seeing more restrictions being | :08:16. | :08:26. | |
placed on exports through damaging regulations from Brussels. Is the | :08:27. | :08:36. | |
government doing enough to help Dorset? Perhaps not enough. But they | :08:37. | :08:51. | |
do in courage business. The bank of Bournemouth is helping. There is a | :08:52. | :08:55. | |
huge creative industry in Dorset. They will benefit. I would not be | :08:56. | :09:00. | |
too worried about growth because Dorset is an affluent place. We | :09:01. | :09:04. | |
don't have to catch up as other regions do in the South. Thank you | :09:05. | :09:13. | |
for joining us. For more reaction on the budget, we can cross back to | :09:14. | :09:15. | |
you. So what of the political fall`out? | :09:16. | :09:18. | |
Our reporter has been gathering opinion at Westminster. | :09:19. | :09:25. | |
We have had the chill wind of austerity. Today, the Chancellor was | :09:26. | :09:30. | |
offering more money for flood victims. ?200 million for potholes. | :09:31. | :09:45. | |
I am joined by the conservative for Portsmouth. There were warm words | :09:46. | :09:50. | |
for pensioners and savers. But this is just election gimmicks, trying to | :09:51. | :09:54. | |
get more people on your side? Pensioners have been badly hit. Was | :09:55. | :09:59. | |
a raft of measures in the budget to help them. I am the chairman of the | :10:00. | :10:12. | |
all`party agreement on ageing people so I have been banging on about this | :10:13. | :10:16. | |
for a long time. Are increasing the personal allowance. The result was | :10:17. | :10:21. | |
something in a budget you can welcome. As a whole, this was a | :10:22. | :10:29. | |
government budget out of touch. He would have had more credibility if | :10:30. | :10:32. | |
he had said I know that peoples incomes have fallen and then done | :10:33. | :10:42. | |
things to tackle business rates, childcare and fuel prices. They are | :10:43. | :10:49. | |
cutting taxes for millionaires. Your press release is talking about | :10:50. | :11:05. | |
trying to `` is saying that if the Conservatives wanted tax breaks for | :11:06. | :11:14. | |
the more affluent. Were helping with apprenticeships, childcare support | :11:15. | :11:24. | |
and schools that needed. There are 400,000 new businesses. We all to | :11:25. | :11:29. | |
pat them on the back. They have supplied the revenue. The tax cut | :11:30. | :11:38. | |
brings more benefit to someone on ?100,000 a year than to someone on | :11:39. | :11:43. | |
low wages. Those families are worse off because of what this government | :11:44. | :11:53. | |
have done. Getting rid of VAT, on fuel for the ill ambulance `` on | :11:54. | :12:00. | |
fuel for the air ambulance, will be welcome for many. | :12:01. | :12:06. | |
For more Budget information and how it affects you go to | :12:07. | :12:09. | |
bbc.co.uk/budget. And we'll have more on this story later in the | :12:10. | :12:11. | |
programme. Still to come in this evening's | :12:12. | :12:14. | |
South Today: Poole Pirates unveil the team they hope will bring them | :12:15. | :12:17. | |
silverware again this season. This was declared a budget for | :12:18. | :12:20. | |
savers as well as for business. Among the announcements were: Cash | :12:21. | :12:23. | |
and shares ISAs to be merged into single New ISA with annual tax`free | :12:24. | :12:30. | |
savings limit of ?15,000. The 10p tax rate for savers abolished. And | :12:31. | :12:34. | |
all tax restrictions on accessing pension pots removed, ending the | :12:35. | :12:49. | |
requirement to buy an annuity. We sent our reporter along to gauge | :12:50. | :12:53. | |
reaction from customers in a bingo hall in Cosham, Hampshire. | :12:54. | :12:57. | |
Everyone who comes here hopes to go home a little richer. Today it was | :12:58. | :13:01. | |
the people behind`the`scenes who felt like the luckiest winners. For | :13:02. | :13:05. | |
the last five years, bingo halls have paid 20% tax on their profits. | :13:06. | :13:11. | |
Today, that was cut to 10%. Bingo has been in decline over ten years. | :13:12. | :13:22. | |
Online gaming, the smoking ban. Thankfully we have managed to get | :13:23. | :13:27. | |
something in our favour. To others in the bingo hall have reasons to be | :13:28. | :13:32. | |
grateful to the Chancellor? A high proportion of customers are | :13:33. | :13:38. | |
pensioners. No`one here was celebrating in the aisles just yet. | :13:39. | :13:44. | |
I don't have a lot of faith in this government. They say one thing and | :13:45. | :13:49. | |
do another. It doesn't help the elderly much. There is some | :13:50. | :13:54. | |
improvement today. Encouraging people to save money. But saving has | :13:55. | :14:00. | |
been difficult to do in recent years. I think it is a good budget | :14:01. | :14:14. | |
at the moment. The bingo hall in central Portsmouth is due to close | :14:15. | :14:18. | |
in April. They said the closure decision stands, but the tax cut | :14:19. | :14:23. | |
makes the future of the remaining bingo halls a little more secure. | :14:24. | :14:28. | |
A Coroner today recorded a verdict of misadventure in the case of a | :14:29. | :14:31. | |
former Royal Navy reservist who drowned after becoming trapped in a | :14:32. | :14:35. | |
Dorset sea cave. Today the family of Buffy Furness Smith questioned why | :14:36. | :14:39. | |
it took more than an hour before a rescue attempt was made. | :14:40. | :15:00. | |
It looked like Mission accomplished. But as this man was winced on | :15:01. | :15:09. | |
board, it became clear that the mission was just beginning. His | :15:10. | :15:16. | |
sister, Buffy Furness Smith, was still below. She was a wonderful | :15:17. | :15:22. | |
daughter and sister. She was an inspiration to us all who are | :15:23. | :15:26. | |
privileged enough to know her. She will be sorely missed. Thank you. | :15:27. | :15:33. | |
Alex and Charlotte had changed plans to whites for that weekend because | :15:34. | :15:39. | |
of the weather. The coroner said that if Alex hadn't managed to | :15:40. | :15:46. | |
escape from the sea cave, no one would have known they were there. | :15:47. | :15:50. | |
The family said the inquest had been a sham. They did not examine the | :15:51. | :15:57. | |
time it took to try to rescue her from a blowhole in the cliffs above. | :15:58. | :16:04. | |
We ought it to her to get to the truth of her final hours. It is | :16:05. | :16:08. | |
imperative that no other family suffers what we have gone through. | :16:09. | :16:14. | |
We are talking about someone trapped in difficult circumstances. By | :16:15. | :16:20. | |
rushing and not being methodical, potentially would make a bad | :16:21. | :16:23. | |
situation significantly worse. Today, the coroner signalled out | :16:24. | :16:33. | |
this man in uniform, recommending him for a safety award. He lost his | :16:34. | :16:39. | |
safety helmet because of the force of the wind. Sadly, Charlotte's body | :16:40. | :16:47. | |
was never recovered. How safe are the beach huts which | :16:48. | :16:50. | |
grace our coastline? You may remember that on Monday we reported | :16:51. | :16:53. | |
that Poole Council was removing potentially dangerous asbestos from | :16:54. | :16:56. | |
dozens of beach huts in the borough. It's now been revealed that two more | :16:57. | :17:00. | |
councils are dealing with similar problem in huts in Milford`on`Sea | :17:01. | :17:09. | |
and Bournemouth. Fond memories for Chris Butcher, now | :17:10. | :17:19. | |
destroyed. The damage to these charts meant that asbestos was | :17:20. | :17:25. | |
released into the air. We have had some lovely times in an. It has been | :17:26. | :17:33. | |
a social gathering place, really. And we and nine others disappeared | :17:34. | :17:43. | |
in the block. All that is left is the foundations. Now the council | :17:44. | :17:47. | |
says the asbestos has been contained. 112 out of 119 beach huts | :17:48. | :17:59. | |
have been affected. We instructed a specialist constructor to remove the | :18:00. | :18:04. | |
asbestos as soon as possible. The roof structure was blown from a | :18:05. | :18:08. | |
number of hearts and weighed in situ. That was what had to be | :18:09. | :18:12. | |
removed. The borough council has said that many concrete beach huts | :18:13. | :18:19. | |
contain asbestos. Because it is undisturbed, the council claim it is | :18:20. | :18:23. | |
not a health risk. Earlier this week, we reported work is underway | :18:24. | :18:30. | |
to remove potentially dangerous asbestos from the seafront in the | :18:31. | :18:38. | |
pool. The material was used widely in the building industry in the | :18:39. | :18:46. | |
1960s and 70s. Let's get the sport now. You're | :18:47. | :18:59. | |
looking ahead to Poole Pirates? There is another chance of | :19:00. | :19:04. | |
silverware with the FA Cup next weekend as well. | :19:05. | :19:07. | |
With the new Elite League Speedway season now just three weeks away, | :19:08. | :19:10. | |
reigning champions Poole Pirates launched their bid to retain their | :19:11. | :19:13. | |
title, unveiling a new multi`national team in front of | :19:14. | :19:16. | |
fans. Star rider Darcy Ward is once again captain at Wimborne Road with | :19:17. | :19:19. | |
sights firmly set on more silverware. | :19:20. | :19:21. | |
Joyous scenes of only five months ago. The Poole Pirates peaking at | :19:22. | :19:24. | |
just the right time to take the league title. Now the new crop of | :19:25. | :19:34. | |
talent hoping to defend the trophy was unveiled today. Five remain from | :19:35. | :19:37. | |
last year. Once you get it once, you want it again. Looking forward to | :19:38. | :19:41. | |
making it to the finals and then hopefully taking it that step | :19:42. | :19:44. | |
further to win again. The Pirates had a stalling start last time | :19:45. | :19:47. | |
around with injuries. And with the new season just round the corner, | :19:48. | :19:51. | |
the manager is keen to start strongly. Last season was probably | :19:52. | :19:57. | |
the sweetest win. We were rock bottom half way through the season. | :19:58. | :20:01. | |
We never gave up. The main aim was to get to the play`offs. Then it's | :20:02. | :20:05. | |
all back to square one again. If we can get to the play`offs, we've got | :20:06. | :20:09. | |
a very good chance. With the new TV rights contract secured for five | :20:10. | :20:12. | |
years, elite speed racing is in a healthy position. I've been involved | :20:13. | :20:16. | |
in other sports and it's not easy to make money. So it's nice that we | :20:17. | :20:20. | |
only spend what comes in, we don't push it too far. So it works well. | :20:21. | :20:24. | |
So what are the fans hoping for this season? I think we want to build on | :20:25. | :20:28. | |
last year's success and try and get into the play`offs and pinch the | :20:29. | :20:32. | |
title again at the end. Since Matt has been running it, it's been | :20:33. | :20:36. | |
great. We go for a win or nothing. I think it is a great young team. The | :20:37. | :20:42. | |
Pirates of 2014 consist of two Australians, to British people and | :20:43. | :20:48. | |
one from the Czech Republic. They hope to give their fans another | :20:49. | :20:53. | |
victory to treasure. In football, Bournemouth suffered | :20:54. | :20:56. | |
injury`time heartbreak last night away at Charlton in the | :20:57. | :20:58. | |
Championship. The Cherries were looking to keep their fifth | :20:59. | :21:01. | |
consecutive clean sheet ` and had chances early on. But in the 90th | :21:02. | :21:04. | |
minute Dorian Dervite rose highest to power home a corner which proved | :21:05. | :21:08. | |
to be the winner. It is the first goal Eddie Howe's side had conceded | :21:09. | :21:12. | |
in almost a month. The loss leaves Bournemouth in 12th. | :21:13. | :21:18. | |
We are disappointed with the late goal. Gives you no chance to come | :21:19. | :21:24. | |
back. Worst possible time to concede. It was a real killer. There | :21:25. | :21:30. | |
is nothing worse than losing in the last`minute. You travel all the | :21:31. | :21:40. | |
way. Absolute secular. `` absolutely sickening. | :21:41. | :21:46. | |
The beginning of the week was gorgeous. | :21:47. | :21:53. | |
By the weekend, we could have some snow showers. | :21:54. | :22:02. | |
Sarah mentioned snow showers last night and we all took a sharp intake | :22:03. | :22:04. | |
of breath. Things are set to turn colder, | :22:05. | :22:31. | |
considerably colder, by the weekend. Perhaps some clear spells initially | :22:32. | :22:35. | |
for northern and eastern areas. Cloud increasing from the south | :22:36. | :22:38. | |
coast and moving inland throughout the night. Mild and frost free with | :22:39. | :22:45. | |
a low of seven or eight Greece. The winds will increase from the South | :22:46. | :22:54. | |
West. A breezy day. Perhaps some showers, mainly light and drizzly, | :22:55. | :22:58. | |
through the early part of the afternoon. Predominantly dry to the | :22:59. | :23:02. | |
bulk of the day until 3pm tomorrow afternoon. A high of ten or 11 | :23:03. | :23:11. | |
degrees. Today, we saw a lovely mild temperature of 15 degrees. This band | :23:12. | :23:14. | |
of rain will move its way south eastwards through the afternoon. | :23:15. | :23:20. | |
Clearing through tomorrow night very quickly on that brisk south`westerly | :23:21. | :23:25. | |
wind. Still the risk of some showers dotted about. A chilly start to the | :23:26. | :23:36. | |
day on Friday. We are expecting the warm air to move away quickly | :23:37. | :23:40. | |
tomorrow night. That is where we introduced the cold air. No T`shirt | :23:41. | :23:50. | |
required this weekend. On Friday, the wind will be strong. We will see | :23:51. | :23:57. | |
more cloud arrive through the afternoon, bubbling up. We may have | :23:58. | :24:00. | |
some heavy and thundery showers, with perhaps some heel. Rain will | :24:01. | :24:09. | |
arrive in most areas by 4pm. Foundry showers are a possibility on Friday. | :24:10. | :24:15. | |
You can see the contrast in temperatures for the weekend. There | :24:16. | :24:23. | |
could be an wintry `` there could be some wintry showers. | :24:24. | :24:28. | |
Now, who lives in a house like this? And what stamp duty would the | :24:29. | :24:34. | |
Chancellor put on it, I wonder? English Heritage volunteers, in | :24:35. | :24:36. | |
Wiltshire, are recreating five of these Neolithic homes, near | :24:37. | :24:39. | |
Stonehenge, based on an original design built almost 5,000 years ago. | :24:40. | :24:42. | |
It's thought that these were the huts that would once have sheltered | :24:43. | :24:45. | |
the men and women who built the iconic stone circle. Our reporter | :24:46. | :24:49. | |
went along to find out more. A workers retreat for those that | :24:50. | :24:53. | |
built the stone circle. These Neolithic huts at Stonehenge are | :24:54. | :24:56. | |
replicas of ones excavated nearby, homes that may have housed the | :24:57. | :24:59. | |
people who built the famous monument. Restarted at the beginning | :25:00. | :25:08. | |
with the evidence from the ground. We looked at original excavation | :25:09. | :25:12. | |
reports. Have blended that with pollen evidence to look at which | :25:13. | :25:20. | |
plants and trees were here to give us a list of materials. Woven hazel | :25:21. | :25:23. | |
stems for the walls and thatching for the roof. We make a thick paste | :25:24. | :25:33. | |
to waterproof them. Then they are ready to go. People can move into | :25:34. | :25:46. | |
the new thick house. I am a grandmother and I have six | :25:47. | :25:52. | |
grandchildren. I can't wait to show them these skills in the garden. | :25:53. | :26:00. | |
Last year, these prototype huts were build in nearby Old Sarum. Lessons | :26:01. | :26:03. | |
from these test homes have informed the new build. Once open at the end | :26:04. | :26:07. | |
of next month, they will allow visitors to gaze back four and a | :26:08. | :26:11. | |
half thousand years. A lot of people have an idea of | :26:12. | :26:16. | |
prehistoric peoples being quite primitive like Dave men. At the | :26:17. | :26:21. | |
evidence from the period is that these are amazingly sophisticated | :26:22. | :26:24. | |
people. Although they did not have metal, the used organic materials to | :26:25. | :26:34. | |
really create quite a civil eyes and sophisticated lifestyle. We might be | :26:35. | :26:38. | |
no closer to understanding why this great monument was built. After 4500 | :26:39. | :26:44. | |
years of misery, it seems the question of who built it is edging | :26:45. | :26:49. | |
ever closer. That is still a real mystery. | :26:50. | :26:58. | |
I did the weaving when I was a kid and it was hard. | :26:59. | :27:04. | |
I built one in my garden yesterday! It is better than a tent. | :27:05. | :27:09. | |
We are back at 10:25pm. Enjoy your evening. Goodbye. | :27:10. | :27:24. |