11/08/2011 BBC Points West

Hello and welcome to BBC Points West. In the headlines tonight:

Determined to prevent any more violence. Hundreds of extra police

are deployed again after large numbers brought calm last night.

He touched the life of everyone he knew, tributes to another royal

marine brought home from Afghanistan.

And helping those who come home injured, millions of pounds are

invested in new facilities in Somerset.

Also tonight, lowering in emergency classrooms as demand for places

soars across Bristol. And we are here at the Bristol

International Balloon Fiesta, but because of the weather, so far

Good evening. Calm has been restored to the streets of Bristol

and Gloucester following nights of unrest. There were hundreds of

extra police officers on duty last night, but no repeat of the

previous nights' violence. The courts today continued to deal with

those arrested by the police. One of them, a 16-year-old from Bristol,

was immediately jailed for a year after pleading guilty to carrying a

knife with a five inch blade. Our reporter Scott Ellis spent the

night following the police operation.

In Gloucester, 200 riot trained police were on standby it for

trouble. Enough to ensure peace and quiet returned to a city hit by

disorder just 24 hours earlier. think they are prepared tonight. I

think yesterday they might not have been. Tonight they were prepared,

and it has been very quiet. They have got officers in from Wales and

places like that. They are trying to cut it down and people are

realising, we can't get away with that. I did see something on

Facebook... During the night, Gloucestershire police aimed to

stop youths gathering in public. Here, they are searching apart in

Stroud that -- after reports youngsters were meeting up. There

were evidence that recent economy - - recent troubles have hit the

night-time economy like restaurants and bars. Many told us the centre

of Gloucester felt deserted. It is quiet tonight, usually it is round

but people don't want to come out. It has been a quiet night in

Gloucester, so to hear in Bristol. It seems that if the police are out

on the street in London, -- In Numbers, the troublemakers will

stay at home. But will no doubt fuelled the debate over cuts to the

police forces and who pays the overtime bill for all of these

patrols. The police say they will maintain a high state of readiness,

and in Bristol, they are confident they will keep ahead of the

troublemakers. We have developed a good network of community contacts

here, and we are grateful to a lot of people here who have given us

some good information on things that have been going on, trouble

that might be brewing. We have been able to stamp out problems before

they start. In both Gloucester and Bristol, officers say arrests of

troublemakers will continue. The number of arrests following the

violence in Gloucester now stands at 18, ages ranging from 24-15. I

am joined from our Gloucester studio by Superintendent Gary

Thomson. Are you expecting to make more arrests? Yes, we are currently

going through the process of examining all the evidence we have

gathered, CCTV and other images, to travel -- carry out a thorough

investigation so we can identify as many people as possible involved in

the disorder so we can arrest them and put them before the Court.

there is trouble tonight, how many officers do you have at your

disposal? We have a significant and number of officers patrolling,

numbering almost 200. They are out there making sure people feel safe,

they can go about their normal business, but also to make sure we

have got the right number of resources which -- to deal with any

disorder. What are your orders if violence and looting start? How

tough can you be? We are doing an intervention policy to try and

prevent it happening in the first place, we are looking to get in

early to make sure we disperse any groups of youths who looked intent

on causing problems. I can make it perfectly clear if there are people

out there who are thinking to cause trouble, we are very well equipped

to deal with them and we will be very positive in arresting them to

preventing them from doing that. have heard that Cheltenham Town's

derby against Swindon on Saturday has been called off because you

cannot police said. Are you really saying that you don't have enough

officers to police a football match and later, the Street's overnight?

We are saying we need to concentrate our resources in the

right place and at the moment our top priority is making sure people

across the county in Gloucestershire, which is a SHAEF

place to live, continue to feel safe and they feel safe in their

homes and allowed to return to the city.

The parents of a Royal Marine killed in Afghanistan have spoken

of their pride and loss as his body was flown home to the UK today. 22-

year-old James Wright from Dorset died after a grenade attack on a

check point in Helmand Province. Hundreds lined the streets of

Wootton Bassett this afternoon for what could be one of the last

repatriation ceremonies in the town. As the bell of St Bartholomew's and

All Saints told, the town of Wootton Bassett fell silent once

Another British servicemen killed in Afghanistan returned home for

the final time. 22 year-old marine James Wright from Weymouth was

serving with Royal Marines when he was wounded in a grenade attack on

a checkpoint in a district of Helmand province on Friday. His

family say he died doing the job he loved. There was nothing else.

was his proudest moment, he was so proud of the green beret. We were

proud of him. And we now know that unfortunately, having to go to

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

which is what he wanted to do. can't describe how proud I am.

Tragically, James also it leaves a long-term girlfriend, pregnant with

their first child. I am just gutted that he is not here. Am not gutted

-- I am more gutted for him than I am for me because he was so excited.

This small world to town has seen far too many of these repatriations,

but this will be one of the last here. Next month, the flights will

transfer to RAF Brize Norton and Wootton Bassett will no longer be

on the road. Taunton-based 40 Commando lost 14

marines in their deployment to Afghanistan last year but they're

also having to cope with a huge rise in the number of injured

personnel returning to base at Norton Manor Camp. They're now

investing nearly �6 million in purpose built training and

rehabilitation facilities. Clinton Rogers reports.

The wounds of war are he now for Luke Metcalfe. Injured in an

explosion in Afghanistan he went under many months of painful

surgery and rehabilitation. To begin with, he had to learn to walk

all over again. For walking around the bed, then walking bed to bed,

then slowly walking up the corridor at night like a little old lady in

my dressing-gown. As he started to regain his fitness, this Royal

Marine continued his recovery at the home of 40 Commando in Taunton.

And when he is on his own, this gym is plenty big enough. The problem

is, the conflict in Afghanistan has stretched the medics and the

fitness trainers as much as the frontline troops. 40 Commando it

lost 14 men on their last tour. But many more came back injured, and in

need of intensive support on the long road back to fitness. We are

up to about 30 strong in the trip at the minute. But that can go up

once the units is a way, I have known it up to 50 on that recent

talk that they went to. One of the reasons why 40 Commando is being

given a new gym and rehabilitation centre at a cost of nearly �6

million. Work is already well under way. They reckon this place should

be completed by the middle of next year, and when it is, at the

rehabilitation unit alone will be four times bigger than the existing

one, reflecting not only today's need but the need they will need to

satisfy four years to come. When the new centre is finished, Luke

Metcalfe is in the running to work there. He has recovered from his

injuries are so well, he is now working to become a physical

training instructor. You're watching BBC Points West

this Thursday evening and there's still lots to bring you on

tonight's programme including: Come with us as we delve into this

ancient Gloucestershire burial site. And we're live at Ashton Court

where some people are determined to see the balloon glow, whatever the

Shrien Dewani, the man accused of plotting his new wife's murder in

South Africa has returned to a mental health clinic in Bristol,

following an appearance at a London court yesterday. There, a judge

ruled that Mr Dewani could be extradited if agreed by the home

secretary, to face charges in South Africa of kidnapping and murdering

his bride Anni. He has always protested his innocence, and the

intervening nine months have taken their toll on his health. Doctors

say he is suffering from a mixture of post traumatic stress disorder

and depression. Any eventual extradition could take months. Ian

Kelsey is a Bristol based criminal lawyer with extradition experience.

What happens next in this case? What happens next is, his lawyers

now have four weeks in which to make written representations to the

Secretary of State, the Home Secretary in this case. She has to

consider whether or not he could or should be extradited. It is likely

that he will be extradited, the district judge having made that

decision. The Secretary of State can refuse extradition in very

minuted X -- circumstances, which could include if he was likely to

receive the death penalty. Is it always the case that the Home

Secretary makes this decision? but then he has a right of appeal

to the High Court. That appeal has to be lodged within 14 days of the

Home Secretary making her decision. And thereafter, the High Court

should hear the appeal within a period of some 26 days after that

appeal is lodged. How much does Mr divinely's health impact on what

happens now? It had an impact, because clearly the district judge

has indicated that he had hoped he would not be inched delighted until

his mental health improved. -- extradited until his mental health

improved. He indicated that if he was to go back at the moment he

would not be fit to stand trial. I think there will be some

consideration given to that by the Secretary of State although it is

not a factor she can really take into account. I would imagine also

that the British authorities in South African authorities would try

to come to some agreement as to when he will be extradited.

One of Bristol's most iconic events got underway today. The

International Balloon Fiesta is now in its 33rd year. Last year it was

dogged by bad weather, there were only two mass ascents in four days,

so this year the organisers will be hoping for better luck. Alice

Bouverie is there. Alice, have any balloons gone up yet?

I'm afraid not. They had been hoping to have a radio of the

special shapes and launching some of them tonight, but because of the

Rover they have not managed it. They have got some tethered in the

arena. They have got the square- shaped, they did have the battery

but that has gone down. The only people who are flying are days a

little guys, we have got bigger and Wallace and Gromit in these

miniature balloons! Unfortunately, it has been the Webber, so

changeable and unpredictable. We have had rain, wind, and the wind

has been just as bad as the rain. It has been at Glastonbury spirit,

people with wellies and rains, -- umbrella, but also trying to be

summary and have a sneaky ice-cream. You have been involved in this

fiesta for the last 33 years, it is the opening day, how are you

feeling, excited or dismayed? Excited, but we are looking at the

weather and tis not ideal. It should be good enough, the Night

glow will run tonight. We just hope we get some better spots -- better

spot over the weekend. What other prospect? It is mixed, but I hope

we will get some spots. What was the balloon fiesta like 33 years

ago? It was very small, not many people knew about it. None of the

stands and things of that kind. But it has gradually grown over the

years and almost become like the Bristol City show. His company is

actually celebrating its 40th year this year, and to celebrate it,

they are building an entire balloon from scratch.

When they said they were going to manufacture blooms here in three

days, I did not know what are making it. Look at that, sewing

machines in action. Everywhere the other side of these barriers has

been certified by the Civil Aviation Authority for the

manufacturer of aircraft. Double Needle, a French seem, as Tina is

expertly demonstrating. I have been investigating why Bristol is so

good at making balloons. You might have seen my report on the high-

tech side of the industry, but as you can see, quite a lot of it is

hand-made. Tonight, I had been out to meet a West Country success

story which is how it -- thoroughly There are places in the West

Country where time seems to stand still. Admitted, that's why we love

it here. And images like these are also part of our international

brand. I guess my things in both our businesses are basically hand

made. Les Greaves is passionate about the cross and ships on his

balloon. You might wonder why balloon baskets are made of old

fashioned materials like willow and leather. They have tried carbon

fibre and aluminium basket, but they cannot compete with old

fashioned wickerwork. When we land a heavy balloon, there will be an

impact. This just goes back to shape, unlike modern materials

which crack or shatter or head the person inside. Leather is Ian's

love, at a factory at the road he and hundreds of others turn it into

Mulberry handbag. In the Mulberry Shop, right next to the field they

will be flying from, Les is learning how to make her hand back.

Mulberry are a huge international success story. They opened a shop

in China this year but still employed 200 people in Chilcompton.

It is 40 different parts cut from that one skin of leather. Lawrence

is one of the new breed of leather workers trained as a mulberry

apprentice. That is basically what the product is. All of these parts,

we put them together. That is presumably mainly by hand? Yes, it

is all hand-stitched. The company has made these bags and must. They

have graced the arms of supermodels and this year profits quadrupled to

23 -- �23 million. The share price rose an astonishing 526 %. This

label, hand-made in Somerset, is a key part of that. The craft that we

can use, from an international part of you, people love English brands

soap that helps our business. They are buying an English brand which

still manufactures in England. Les is impressed and naturally

wants to show what his West Country craftsmanship is capable of. It is

hand-made, but it holds well. hope so! So a playgoer, half

Somerset craftsmanship, half a high-tech engineering. -- so there

That balloon will be one of the many which will be trying to take

part in one of the mass as sense which will be trying to take place

over the next few days. They will not be taking a decision on whether

these will take place until half an hour beforehand. They are saying

they can guarantee that might blow tonight at 9:30pm, with Radio

Bristol's Richard, he will be entertaining the crowds -- the

Night glow. If you cannot make it down here, and you have got eight

smart flown, you can download for - - a smart phone, you can download

an application and you can add the balloon's yourself!

We will have the weather forecasts over the next few days a little

later. One of Bristol's most famous

buildings should re-open next week. Cabot tower has been closed for the

past four years after cracks appeared on it. It was originally

only due to be closed for a few months. The grade two listed

building should now open next Tuesday afternoon.

It may be the summer holidays, but any parent with small children will

already be thinking about applying for primary school places next year.

It's doubly hard in Bristol where competition for places is intense

due to an unprecedented rise in the city's population. Every child has

a place this September, but not all parents are satisfied. Dickon

Hooper reports. Craning in a new classrooms. 19

across the city will provide hundreds of new primary school

places this September. The classrooms are being put in here

today are part of a solution to a growing problem here in Bristol.

That is that there simply are not enough primary school places to go

around. It is a problem that is going to get worse. The council

says that if all the houses planned for the city are built, over the

next few years, it will need to find 5000 extra places. So what is

being done in the corridors of power? There are no immediate

silver bullet solutions. In some cases, it will be expanding schools.

In other cases it will going to have to be purchasing buildings,

sites. Bristol is not alone but it is the sheer scale which is

different. In south Gloucestershire, they need just over 500 extra

places in the next two years. In Bath and North-East Somerset that

figure is 100. Almost half their schools are oversubscribed. And in

north Somerset they have told us, fewer parents than last year are

getting any of their preferred schools. If you think your children

are going to get into her local school, or one that is free of for

local schools are way, don't take it for granted. -- a three off for

schools away. To the councillors, the message is, you are letting us

down. Parents are working with the council on this co-ordinating this

petition which called on central government to step in and found the

extra places that are needed. There is half a billion pounds allocated

for this funding and it is very clear where this money will go.

priorities are, insuring every child has a school place and then,

looking at the fabric of the buildings. So the schools who are

in the most desperate need for refurbishment or building will have

a priority. We will only find out in October if Bristol has got any

of his money. -- any of this money. An ancient burial tomb in rural

Gloucestershire has been reopened to the public after work to make it

safe. Hetty Pegler's Tump was named after a former landowner and the

site in Uley has been restored after vandalism and damage made it

unstable. But now it's open for all to see, if you don't mind crawling

around. Our Gloucestershire reporter Steve Knibbs was invited

for a look inside. You have to crouch down to get in.

There is no book -- dignified way of getting into a prehistoric

burial chamber but once you are in, it is worth it. This was once a

communal to used by the first settled farmers in Britain, they

needed somewhere to bury their dead and this was it. Very often, their

offerings left in these tombs. Some of them have already been in since

the site has been open and left a white lily. They are felt to be

sacred spaces. You can feel the atmosphere in here and a think

people do come in and possibly contemplate all remember loved ones,

as our ancestors in the neolithic time would have done as well.

English Heritage have carried out a major restoration, not only to make

it safe but also find out more about its history. Into places we

are able to get right down to the buried land surface, the ground

surface that the tomb was put on, and that holds quite a lot of

environmental analysts -- evidence which will be analysed. A team from

Cotswold archaeology did very well, uncovering evidence of more modern

inhabitants than some of the neolithic chambers. We have got for

certain, two males, one huddled quite old, and one adolescent. Here,

weekend look at the bone and it is not used completely, so that is an

indication that the individual was not fully grown. The Uley Long

Barrow is one of several in Gloucestershire and if you are

prepared for a bit of crawling around, it is a rare opportunity to

see so far into the past. And if you want to find out more

about what life was like in ancient times and activities for children

during the school holidays, then you can always check out the BBC's

Hands on History website. We have just got time to catch up

with Alice back at the Balloon Fiesta. How is it looking down

there at the moment? Is the Night glow still on?

I think the heavens are about to open so will make his quick! We

have still got some blooms and detaining people, and people have

been waiting so patiently all day. We will be bringing you pictures of

the Night glow at 10:25pm. How optimistic are you that we will see

anything? If we were not optimistic we would not be here! Or de

megawatt to have seen so far? really good. -- are what you make

of what you have seen so far? They just want to know what the

weather is going to do, and so here The next few days are changeable,

on and offering and breezy conditions. Low-pressure out in the

Atlantic and another one and we are sandwiched in between. Very

changeable at the moment. This evening, we have got a few showers

around. They will start to fizzle out in the next few hours, we keep

a lot of cloud, mist and fog form in overnight. For the majority of

You will not see much of the sun rise, a lot of cloud first thing, a

few showers, becoming drier. There is a risk of more showers in the

afternoon. Especially further west. Brighter conditions in the east, in

areas such as Swindon. We have got the International Balloon Fiesta,

there is a lot of cloud in the forecast, not ideal conditions. The

best day is likely to be on Sunday when we are more likely to see

drier and brighter conditions and blue skies. Tomorrow evening it

will be dry for a time, sunny spells to end the day. We will see

a band of persistent rain overnight clearing through in the early hours.

Light to moderate south-westerly winds. On Saturday, we will start

of wet but improving as we get into the afternoon. Sunny spells

developing. The best date is on Sunday when we will see a ridge of

high pressure building in and lots Sunday is the best day for

balloons! Let's keep fingers crossed, they might be able to get

some flying in in other times over the next couple of days. That is

all for now, I am back at 10pm. Don't forget, you can keep up to