27/10/2011 BBC Points West

This is Points West. The headlines... Caught on camera. The

ill treatment of an elderly man in his home. The neglect is revealed

after an 85-year-old's daughter set up CCTV. Eight cases of domestic

violence Daly in Swindon. We investigate how the police are

dealing with them. We are lucky that we have actually got this in

place. I did not realise how prevalent anything like this was.

Bath-based bobsleigher injures her spine in a crash during training in

Germany. 70 years later, we remember the secret BBC studios

built in an underground railway in Good evening. Tonight, two stories

of care abuse both caught on camera. In Bristol, a police investigation

has started after a daughter's secretly filmed her father's care

workers. At the same time, a paramedic has been suspended after

a case of abuse in Wiltshire was caught on film. Andrew Plant

reports on the 85-year-old who had care workers filmed by his daughter.

You might find some of these pictures distressing but the family

have asked us to show them. That is it. Filmed by a secret camera at

the top of the stairs. Carrol-Anne Norman suspected her father was not

being washed and drained a camera in his bathroom. This is one

incident which sees said showed neglect. Wandering in the landing

with pants around his knees. has gone into the bedroom. They are

supposed to be helping him hand- washing him. This is at the top of

the stairs, he is wandering around and does not know what to do. They

should have given him a towel or pulled out up to cover him. These

records are filled in by carers after every visit. This one

corresponds to the footage here. For the duration of this visit, at

no stage does the carer wash her father. But the record clearly

states a full body wash was carried out. The Careys you have seen were

provided by Avon Home Care Services. -- care workers. They have been in

touch and has spoken again today. The Managing Director said the

company always tries to improve its service but that he could not

comment further because of the police investigation. Carrol-Anne

Norman asked us to show this footage to highlight what happened

to her father. She hopes it will improve services for other

vulnerable adults. A lot of people do not have family to watch out and

they cannot have a camera in their houses. They have to be aware of

what is happening. Just because it is written down on a piece of paper,

it does not prove it has actually happened. The care is part-funded

by Bristol City Council and part paid for by her father's pension.

The council must also wait for the police investigation, they said,

before they commit. Meanwhile, one of the care workers seen here has

been suspended. -- comment. A Jamie Merrett has suffered brain damage

after his life-support machine was accidentally turned off. This was

caught on camera. The first paramedic to arrive was also a film.

He was suspended after failing to act properly. -- also filmed. 2009,

January and a nurse accidentally terms of this life-support machine.

He was being nursed at home in Devizes after being left paralysed

after a car crash. He was filming himself because he was worried

about the level of care he was receiving. The camera captured

everything as paramedics fought to resuscitate him will stop the

actions of the first paramedic to come to the house has been examined.

The hearing was conducted by the council. It concluded that he did

not take the actions that he should have when he arrived. He failed in

his duty to Jamie Merrett. The hearing resulted in this seven-page

judgment in which the council said they thought that he displayed a

fundamental failing in basic paramedic skills in a critical

situation. He did give evidence during the two days and the panel

found his version of events did not match the version based or indeed

footage recorded by Vincent Tabak - - Jamie Merrett's camera. He has

already been dismissed by the ambulance service. I had spoken to

the family of Jamie Merrett and they said they are pleased with the

decision. He was left with serious brain damage and is now being

looked after at a care home in Somerset. The nurse at switched off

his life-support machine is waiting to here if she will face

The jury in the Jo Yeates murder trial has been sent home for the

day. The judge has told the six men and six women trying Vincent Tabak

to reach a unanimous verdict. They return tomorrow to continue

deliberations for the third day. The 33-year-old denies murder but

admits manslaughter. The BBC understands 100 jobs could be axed

at Swindon Borough Council if proposed savings go ahead. The

authority has identified certain positions for efficiency savings

and says it is consulting staff involved and trade unions. The jobs

being lost are across the board. They tend to be back office and not

front line. We are doing a lot of transformation work and trying to

deliver services more efficiently. These are in all departments of the

council. The BBC understands redundancy notices could be issued

before the final budget is approved in February. On average, eight

cases of domestic violence are reported every day in Swindon. The

town is taking part in a trial, meaning anybody accused of abusing

their partner can be banned from their house for a month before any

charges are brought against them. They did not give any reason to do

these things... Domestic violence accounts for one quarter of violent

crime in the United Kingdom. Wiltshire police has radical powers

to help abused women and children. Officers can issue a Domestic

Violence Protection Notice, banning a suspect from their house for 48

hours. It can be backed up with an Domestic Violence Protection Order,

banning them for 28 days or stop three months later and 54 orders --.

Three months later, 54 orders have been issued and people are pleased

officers have intervened, suggesting success. Aid of a people

said that if they had this facility in their police force, they could

use that as well. Back at it will become legislation. 30 orders were

issued in Swindon and a report highlights the problems. Swindon

has had almost 3000 incidents of domestic violence reported in one a

year. Eight cases every day on average. The problem of domestic

abuse is a big problem and very important. I would go along to keep

the peace. She suffered abuse for 13 years. After seeking help, she

has been shocked at the extent of the problem and thinks the police

powers will help people suffering behind closed doors. They would

have given me breathing space. The chance to evaluate what was

happening. Without having him around to actually influence may

and it would have given me a chance to access some services, maybe

without fear of something coming out. She says it is often difficult

for victims to admit they have a problem. In one recent case, police

had to persuade an abused woman to let them help. She said afterwards

she was delighted with the Alex and Chris coming up with the

sport and the weather forecast. The miracle of sight. Meet a Bristol

man brought back from the brink of politeness with cutting-edge

science. Eric Pickles in a pickle. The government minister says he

will disappoint deploring Minister about bin collections. -- be Prime

Minister. Campaigners against the expansion of Bristol Airport are

considering their next move after being refused permission to bring a

legal challenge. The judge said they did not have a legally

arguable case. He decided councillors in North Somerset had

reached a proper decision in granting planning permission. The

airport says expansion work could start in weeks but the protesters

are not giving up. We will monitor the 70 planning conditions on the

agreement. We will raise awareness about the damage that aviation

dowser to be out the spare and the environment. Campaigners have got

one -- atmosphere. Surgeons in Oxford have carried out a historic

operation to prevent a man from going blind. Jonathan Wyatt started

having sight problems at the age at 19 and was told by doctors he would

eventually become blind. But after becoming the first person to have

an experimental technique in Oxford, he hopes that deterioration has

been reversed. Jonathan Wyatt joins us tonight. Site deteriorating from

19. What has that been like? -- I site. I was expecting five years

but it did not happen. I acted like the ostrich and stuck my head in

the sand and thought things could keep going. I was truly rumbled in

2001. I had been a qualified lawyer for a great number of years. I was

an advocate on the Western Circuit. I'd made the mistake of reading a

statement and I realised my eyesight was not as good as it was.

The jury said, can't you read?! I realised I had to adopt a different

course. You had this operation, which is perhaps making the

difference. It is early to tell because it was only on Monday but

what is the hope that it will reverse the deterioration?

professor said the deterioration should stop. But whether it will be

reversed, that is a matter of waiting and finding out. Because

during the trial, the eyesight of the mouse improved because of

genetic material but it that will happen in a seaman, we have not

learned yet. It might go my way. -- human being. Are doctors saying it

might be possible for some sort of corrective surgery to help somebody

that has only just started deteriorating? The professor and

his team intend to start with young people as soon as they had

identified the problem. But it is not just my problem. It should be

possible to sort out other problems. They think that the degenerative

conditions could be helped. But they have got to have a much

greater body of genetic material to be transferred than just with what

I have had which is a small section. K thank you very much for talking

to us and good luck. Keep in touch. I well and I will wave to you when

Today, the local government Secretary disagreed as he came face

to face with the West Country councillor. Here is our

correspondent. Rubbish collection. The most basic service. One proving

very controversial. Many of ask get our rubbish collected every

fortnight with food waste taken each week. Bringing back weekly

rubbish collections is the plan put forward by the secretaries of state

at the party conference. But West Country Council's disagreed. When I

talk to the Prime Minister, he We do Alternate weekly collections

but they collect the smelly rubbish every week. That is what Eric

Pickles is bringing back, weekly collections of the snowy waste. You

can do that and massively increase recycling rates. That is what West

Oxfordshire has proved and I am sure other councils might want to

take advantage of Eric Pickles' offer of funding, in order to use

that. Bristol uses that model and today, the councillor in charge had

to find out if the Minister would offer the city funding. Slightly

disappointed with some of the analysis, which I believe has

missed out data. By both were speakers at a conference in London.

Afterwards, I pressed the Minister on David Cameron's words. I am glad

you spoke to the Prime Minister about this. The scheme is going to

be coming out very soon. We will be binding organic collections but I

am afraid the Prime Minister may be disappointed. The West Oxfordshire

scheme is being adopted. Then into the fray stepped a Bristol

councillor. Be few are prepared to work with me, rather than reject

the scheme before you know what it is, I will work with you. I have

invited you to Bristol and sought clarification of what the details

of. I have not got any answer. and large, before you shoot me down,

we will be announcing the scheme soon. Have a look at the scheme and

see if yours is capable of applying for many people stop if it is,

let's work together. We will be applying for money because we are

giving the people of Bristol exactly what they want. They want

higher recycling rates. That is what we have got in Bristol. In it

ended with a handshake, but no agreement. He will soon give

details of what schemes he will fund. Bristol and other local

councils will be watching closely. The Dean of Bristol Cathedral says

the Occupy Bristol campaigners camped on College Green are

trespassing, as the land is private. The protesters set up a makeshift

camp on land outside the cathedral and have been there for nearly two

weeks. They say they plan to stay indefinitely. His is not common

land. It is our property. We are responsible, or with the council,

for its maintenance. We are responsible for making it available

to other people. In legal terms, I think these people are trespassing.

Per Occupy Bristol say they are campaigning for economic and

political change across the world. A British bobsleigh competitor who

trains at the University of Bath has injured his spine after a crash

in practice. Serita Shone underwent surgery in Germany, where the

accident happened. Her team-mate Fiona Harrison is said to have

suffered a head injury and remains under observation. Our sports

editor is here. Serita Shone was in her first full

season as a bobsleigh competitor. She used to compete as a

heptathlete. She dabbled in skeleton, which is the sport Amy

Williams won a gold medal in. She switched to bobsleigh recently and

it was joining the British team last month. The accident happened

in Kopeisk, eight Traquair the British championships are being

held. We don't have a crack in this country. It happened yesterday

evening at the bottom of the track when the bobsleigh left the track

at high speed. Should the TEC is the person who rides at the back of

the bobsleigh. -- show Rita. She has spoken to her family but it is

too early to know how serious the injury will turn out to beat. She

trains at the University of Bath, which has a track used by both the

bobsleigh and the skeleton squads. She is 22 and was an undergraduate

at Bath. She recently completed a Masters at Leeds and plans to set

up home in Bath. What about her team-mate, the owner? To she is 29

and is also a former heptathlete. - Fiona Harrison. She was the more

experienced one. She suffered a head injury and is under

observation for stop what do you think the implications will be? Her

spokesman Ben Clatworthy said bobsleigh is described as Formula

One on ice. Like Formula One, it can never be 100% safe, so

accidents will happen. Clearly, there will have to be some sort of

inquiry by the authorities do question the wisdom of letting

athletes compete so soon after switching to bobsleigh.

It was considered the safest place to be during the war. Inside a

tunnel, cut into a Cliffe face more than 100 miles from London. 70

years ago, as the Blitz began in the capital, the BBC set up an

emergency studio deep inside the Clifton Rocks Railway. Had

broadcasting has been hit, the Bristol studio would have been the

only way to keep the Home Service on air. Jules Hyam is underground

there for us now. I am underground in a pretty safe

place. This is a bomb shelter. These are the kinds of things you

would have seen in 1941 - posters which say things like, "careless

talk may cost his life". The walls have ears and also microphones here.

We are underneath the cliffs on the Avon gorge. Down at the bottom,

where we are, four little rooms that were the key to keeping the

BBC on air 70 years ago. Did you have a chaperone? Yes, sir,

and a nice, polite chap he was, too. Always said pardon! It was one of

the best-loved shows of his day and he was one of broadcasting's

biggest stars. That man, Tommy Handley, creator, writer and comedy

performer at the centre of ITMA, It's That Man Again. Millions tuned

in during the war to listen to his broadcasts on the BBC Home Service.

Alongside him at the top of the bill, the funny man Arthur Askey. A

unique talent with a gift for a memorable catchphrase. Am I

standing in a hall or are you on horseback? Stars like Tommy Handley

and Arthur Askey were really important part of the BBC's Home

Service schedule. It was about entertainment as well as providing

news from the front. As the bombing intensified in the capital, many of

the BBC's biggest shows moved out of Broadcasting House in London and

Bristol became known as the Fun Factory, the place where the

lighter side of life was celebrated. But it also had a more serious role.

Deep inside a Cliffe face on the Avon Gorge, inside a disused

railway tunnel, the corporation set up his secret emergency Steve

Sheard, equipped with everything they needed to sustain the service

it Broadcasting House in London were ever hit. It could not have

been further from the glamour of the capital but was staffed day and

night by 18th always prepared for the worst. Bank Bali, the studios

whenever called into action but just the fact that they were there

when some of the biggest programmes were here, helping to keep the

nation entertained, helped the nation at one of its most difficult

times. 70 years on, the efforts of that

emergency team are still remembered. 70 years on, this was the main

studio. I know, it does not have any flaws any more and there is no

equipment there any more but it is being looked after and preserved as

best as it can be. What did it look like in 1941? There it is. That

chap was the main studio Engineer, it responsible for BBC Bristol.

They had alarmed to keep things warm. Next door down, this is the

big translucent -- transmission room, which was important to

keeping the whole service on air. The clock was very important. That

young lady was one of the engineers and that is their engineering book,

telling her how that complicated equipment worked. It is quite

complicated. Here is the BBC canteen. That is where I am heading

now! Thank goodness it was never needed.

Fascinating! Isn't the archive footage

wonderful? It has been a pretty soggy day

across the West, so here is the Here is our forecast shed, which

you can't see, but it looks very good as a piece of do-it-yourself.

The trustee pine cone is showing me the levels of humanity, which are

high. We have very little wind. A recipe for a good deal of bog and

grow to develop into the course of the morning. -- fog. Bertie wind is

decidedly slack. We have still got a fair bit of rain to get rid of.

This shows how much we have had a across the South West peninsula. It

is on its way out. Towards the east, it is light and patchy. It will

move out to the east of the district. This evening, we lose the

last of the intermittent light rain and drizzle. Up from the West, we

replace it with clearing skies, and that process takes place slowly.

They run areas of white starting to show and that is fog. It will be a

dry start but the fog, particularly up into the Vale of seven, could be

quite dense. A similar story down the M4. There will be some other

spots, too. Temperatures quite chilly, too, particularly into the

Forest of Dean. Perhaps a touch of ground frost there. Tomorrow, the

fog is the focus of our attention. It will be slowed to clear in some

areas and it might take into the early areas for some parts of

Gloucestershire to lose it. But where it goes, a good deal of

sunshine foremost. It will remain dry. The cloud spells back into the

east by the end of the evening. Temperatures around 12 or 14

Celsius but it may be low of whether bog lingers. Into the

weekend, it will get milder and breezier. -- where the fog lingers.

A good deal of cloud around for the weekend but some brighter spells,

too. But temperatures up towards the mid- teens. The risk of frost

and fog has gone, probably. A disturbed Patten next week. We

could be looking at a pretty wet and windy spell of weather. I will