30/12/2011 BBC Points West

Good evening. Plans have been revealed for an expansion of one of

the West's biggest shopping complexes. The owners of the met

Cribbs Causeway want an extension and entrance to meet the demands of

big named stores. This month the now has seen a 7% increase in sales

and next year they want to get bigger and better. The trains are

showing interest but the current shops available are too small and

they will try to make more space. One wants to maintain premium

status across in the region. It is important to invest. The vocation

must be developed for future needs. We market to a centre of different

retailers in Europe and across the world and what they are telling us

is they want more, bigger space add more salt and and we want to

maintain that position. -- It opened in 1998 and has 135 shops

and employs thousands of staff. They signed up to 15 year leases

and they will expire in a couple of years. Some will stay and some will

go and some will expand. This is the area set to change. By bringing

this wall all the way out here so it sits with the car-park, you will

get an extra 3000 square metres of space. They are also planning a new

entrance hall. The planning application is being considered by

South Gloucestershire council. Next A post mortem examination is being

carried out on remains found at a golf course in Bath. They were

discovered by a dog walker close to the golf club on Tuesday. Police

believe the remains are human and are treating the death as

unexplained. Officers in Cheltenham are trying to trace the owners of

jewellery seen discarded by the road. These pictures had been

released of some distinctive items. A large quantity of jewellery was

found after a member of the public contact the police on Tuesday night.

They were found mere this junction, the Gloucester Road. A sort items

thrown into a hedge. Police are appealing for anybody that

recognises the items. A ballot has been banished to decide if homes

should be added to a landlord. These local party wanted to

transfer houses to an independent association. If they decide against,

the council will have to pay millions of pounds to the national

housing debt. The amount will be -- the result will be announced next

month. The design of a house in a Gloucestershire village has

defended the building after it was described as a cowshed. He is

building a five bedroom house to sell in Cowley. But the bold look

has upset some locals and they have said it sets a bad precedent. At

first glance, the house does look bold and unusual. It has upset

locals and they went to the papers describing it as a cowshed. That

upset the build-up. He said he understands the concerns but give

him a chance to finish it first. The entire building will be clad in

a mixture of a local dry stone, Bath stone and also some timber

which will be whether it naturally. The roof is zinc. We have got three

elements. Metal, stone and wood. We are aiming to make them combine

harmoniously. That has caused problems but he said the covering

has not come off and it will not look as bright as it does now. Has

he appeased his opponents? Many are more angry with the Council for

giving him planning permission. This man is happy trees will block

the house from his view but he is worried for the teacher. What is

wrong with it? Look at it! It is completely out of keeping with a

traditional Cotswolds village. This is not being a Not In My Back Yard

sort of thing. We are talking about a precedent being set. That sort of

house could spring up everywhere. The Council admit it is a bold

design but insisted due process was followed in the planning decision.

It will be finished in the summer and only then, the builder said,

In sport, Bristol City travel two league leaders Southampton tonight

looking for their first win in five matches. The teams met at Ashton

Gate at the end of November when City won 2-0 through goals from

Albert Adomah and Nicky Maynard. But since then, Derek McInne's side

have drawn two and lost three of their matches, including the 1-0

defeat to Coventry on Boxing Day. Meanwhile in League Two tonight,

Cheltenham take on Rotherham at Whaddon Road. They are a good side.

But I think they are finding in every game that we have got to try

and set about things and sometimes it is a bit more typical. We have

to deal with that side of it as well. -- difficult. They are a good

side and I am expecting a tough And in Rugby, Bristol will be

hoping to end the year on a high as they travel to Nottingham tonight.

Liam Middleton's side are seven points clear at the top of the

Championship and are searching for their sixth successive league

Now the weather. We will finish 2011 on a very mild note indeed.

Warm conditions coming from the West and a good deal of rain. It is

clearing and things are continuing to be mild with low cloud and damp.

Rain Clearing to the east tonight. Behind that a good deal of low

cloud and hill fog. Light rain and drizzle in the western areas. But a

very mild night with temperatures at nine and 10 degrees. Tomorrow

picks up on that theme. Generally cloudy and a few breaks on higher

ground. Damp weather will be a feature again in the West and

perhaps more extensive in the evening and overnight. A very mild

day at temperatures at 12 and perhaps 13. It will start to cool

down gradually on New Year's Day. Older on Monday and winter showers

and wet and windy on Tuesday. -- and wet and windy on Tuesday. --