:00:13. > :00:16.Hello and welcome to BBC Points West, the headlines this evening:
:00:16. > :00:22.Fly-tipping increases and recycling falls - one year on we assess the
:00:22. > :00:27.impact that charges have had at rubbish sites in Somerset.
:00:27. > :00:30.Disadvantaged young people or copycat crime? A new report looks
:00:30. > :00:34.at the causes of last summer's riots.
:00:34. > :00:43.Also tonight: Crackdown in Swindon - plans to ban the sale of eggs to
:00:43. > :00:47.teenagers after they are used in gang attacks.
:00:47. > :00:53.RFU years ago it was just scripted to Easter and Hallowe'en, but it is
:00:53. > :00:56.not like that anymore. It is happening all the year round.
:00:56. > :01:05.Life's a beach as the sunshine continues, but did we break that
:01:05. > :01:08.Good evening. There has been a dramatic increase
:01:08. > :01:11.in fly-tipping in Somerset since the council reduced the opening
:01:11. > :01:15.hours of recycling centres in the county and the number of people
:01:15. > :01:20.using them has fallen away. One site, which has started charging an
:01:20. > :01:23.entry fee, has seen the number of visitors drop by half. It has been
:01:23. > :01:29.a year since the changes were introduced. The council says in
:01:29. > :01:34.that time nearly �2 million have been saved. Clinton Rogers reports.
:01:34. > :01:37.Taunton's main recycling centre shut today. But there are still
:01:37. > :01:47.plenty unaware and unimpressed that the opening hours of centres across
:01:47. > :01:48.
:01:48. > :01:54.Somerset were reduced a year ago. You can put damaging your bins nine,
:01:54. > :01:57.either. They won't take this, one Take That's, and you can't take it
:01:57. > :02:00.on your day off when you need to. 20 miles away, this is Crewkerne
:02:00. > :02:05.recycling centre, one of the first in the country to start charging an
:02:05. > :02:13.entrance fee a 12 months ago. But the �2 barrier charge has led to a
:02:13. > :02:18.drop of up almost half in the number of people coming here.
:02:18. > :02:23.annoys me a bit, so we don't come so often. It encourages people to
:02:23. > :02:26.fly to it, doesn't it? And as if to prove his point, we found this in
:02:26. > :02:29.woodland right next to a road just two miles from Crewkerne's
:02:29. > :02:32.recycling centre. In fact official figures show that in the first
:02:32. > :02:37.eight months after these changes were introduced there was a 56%
:02:37. > :02:40.increase in the number of reported cases of fly-tipping. And there was
:02:40. > :02:49.a big drop in the number of people using recycling centres, some down
:02:49. > :02:54.20%, some as much as 50%. But the people in charge of recycling in
:02:54. > :02:57.Somerset say usage is going up again... And fly tipping complaints
:02:57. > :03:00.are levelling off. Financially, they say reducing opening hours,
:03:00. > :03:02.introducing barrier fees in some sites and charging people to
:03:02. > :03:12.recycle certain types of waste have achieved greater savings than had
:03:12. > :03:14.
:03:14. > :03:18.been anticipated. We set out a year ago to make �1.9 million worth of
:03:18. > :03:23.savings over two years and we actually have achieved most of that
:03:23. > :03:26.in the first year, which means that sites like this have remained open.
:03:26. > :03:28.Critics will argue the savings only prove that fewer people are using
:03:28. > :03:38.the sites, and a significant number are choosing the illegal
:03:38. > :03:39.
:03:39. > :03:44.Avon and Somerset police have admitted today they don't know if
:03:44. > :03:47.they warned the Passport Office about the child rapist Lewis Knight.
:03:47. > :03:53.Knight fled to Spain in 1999 after he was charged with raping paper
:03:53. > :03:56.girls who worked in his newsagents in Bath. The police had seized his
:03:56. > :04:01.passport, but Knight obtained a replacement, claiming he had lost
:04:01. > :04:05.his original. He was eventually tracked down and on Monday was
:04:05. > :04:07.jailed for 15 years. Today the police said they should have
:04:07. > :04:10.informed the Identity and Passport Service about Knight's bail
:04:10. > :04:15.conditions, but as this occurred some years ago it is now not
:04:15. > :04:18.possible to confirm that this happened.
:04:18. > :04:21.A report published today is critical of Gloucester Prison's
:04:21. > :04:23.accommodation. The Independent Monitoring Board says this issue,
:04:23. > :04:28.despite being highlighted as a problem for several years, has
:04:28. > :04:32.still not been properly addressed. The report has seriously criticised
:04:32. > :04:35.the state of the Victorian buildings at the prison.
:04:35. > :04:38.The Bristol businessman Shrien Dewani will find out this Friday if
:04:38. > :04:43.he has won his High Court appeal against an order extraditing him to
:04:43. > :04:48.South Africa. The authorities want him to face charges about plotting
:04:48. > :04:51.his wife's murder. Lawyers for Mr Dewani asked judges to block it,
:04:51. > :04:57.claiming his mental health has deteriorated so badly he can't be
:04:57. > :05:00.sent back. A report into the causes of the
:05:00. > :05:04.summer riots has blamed a lack of aspiration and opportunities for
:05:04. > :05:08.young people for causing the violence. It also says more work
:05:08. > :05:11.needed is needed to improve re- offending rates. But those affected
:05:11. > :05:13.here in the West say the disorder in Bristol and Gloucester was
:05:13. > :05:23.simply a copycat reaction to what was happening elsewhere. Steve
:05:23. > :05:29.
:05:29. > :05:34.Knibbs reports. The disorder here, many argue was
:05:34. > :05:38.just a copycat reaction to what was happening in London. It is hoped
:05:38. > :05:43.that this report will go to some way to explaining why normal
:05:43. > :05:47.streets suddenly became a no-go areas one summer's night. Riots,
:05:47. > :05:50.disorder, violence, call it what you will. Although not on the scale
:05:50. > :05:52.of the trouble in London, it blighted areas in two of our major
:05:52. > :05:55.cities. The report blames young people's relationship with their
:05:55. > :05:59.communities, a lack of education and aspiration and no sense of
:05:59. > :06:02.responsibility, but how relevant is that to what happened here? Kieron
:06:02. > :06:05.was sent to prison for his role in the Gloucester riots. Now he wants
:06:05. > :06:12.to change his own fortunes and volunteers at this community
:06:12. > :06:19.project with young people. I know right from wrong. I know that
:06:19. > :06:23.spending time in jail is not the way forward. That is why I chose to
:06:23. > :06:26.find a way to help people, not go down the road I went down. This
:06:26. > :06:29.jewellers in Bristol was left with a �25,000 bill after the shop was
:06:29. > :06:31.looted by a gang of rioters. The manager believes they weren't
:06:31. > :06:37.disenfranchised or poorly educated young people, they were just
:06:37. > :06:44.copycats. Maybe in central London, yes, they might be true, but for
:06:44. > :06:47.the Bristol area, I think it was just a copycat situation. They saw
:06:47. > :06:51.people getting away with that in London, so why not do it here, as
:06:51. > :06:53.well? The police were stretched in Bristol and Gloucester last summer
:06:53. > :06:56.and were criticised in the report for not building confidence with
:06:56. > :06:59.younger people, something that is now changing. It is something
:06:59. > :07:03.doubly concentrated you're on InterCity to make sure that young
:07:03. > :07:07.people have of voice so they can tell us where we are getting things
:07:07. > :07:10.right, and to create an environment where they can come and tell us
:07:10. > :07:14.were we are not getting things right. Whether the report is
:07:14. > :07:17.relevant to the riots in the West or not is debatable, but there is
:07:17. > :07:24.consensus that work must be done to ensure it doesn't happen again,
:07:24. > :07:27.copycat or not. Well, tonight I am here at the Youth Peace Project in
:07:27. > :07:37.Gloucestershire, which was set up shortly after last summer's
:07:37. > :07:39.
:07:39. > :07:45.violence. Delroy is the project manager. This project was not set
:07:45. > :07:49.up in response to the riots, but came in just afterwards. What
:07:49. > :07:54.difference has it made? The it makes a massive difference. We have
:07:54. > :07:57.a hundred and 20 young people attending. It has made a massive
:07:57. > :08:00.difference to parents none that they can send their kids some were
:08:00. > :08:06.safe and the staff are qualified and they're getting involved in
:08:06. > :08:10.many activities for music, dance, drama. This report today said that
:08:10. > :08:14.young people are disenfranchised and don't have a lot of confidence
:08:15. > :08:18.what society, a bad relationship with the police. We have had
:08:18. > :08:24.problems in Gloucester. It is everywhere, but what we're trying
:08:24. > :08:27.to do is not stamp it out, but work with this system and allow young
:08:27. > :08:35.people to get involved that is provided for them so they don't
:08:35. > :08:42.have to be involved in the criminal justice system. Nelson, I noticed
:08:42. > :08:48.this has made a difference for you. It has, really. We do music videos
:08:48. > :08:54.for a lot of artists. But has been going really well. He brought us
:08:54. > :09:01.through with her first funded film. Without him, we would not have been
:09:01. > :09:07.able to do this. For you as a musician, what opportunities is
:09:07. > :09:12.this is brought you? It has given me a platform, some work to start,
:09:12. > :09:18.to help me promote myself as an artist. If it wasn't for this place
:09:18. > :09:21.I would not have any motivation. Fletcher, if it wasn't for this
:09:21. > :09:25.place, you said you would potentially be on the streets
:09:25. > :09:32.causing trouble? This this has given me an opportunity to do
:09:32. > :09:37.something with my life, something positive. Working with kids has
:09:37. > :09:42.made you realise to do something of one to do with my future. D'you
:09:42. > :09:48.think this area is recovering after the riots? Yes, mainly because of
:09:48. > :09:53.Delroy and the King said he does. He takes kids off the streets and
:09:53. > :09:57.go so something positive to do. are supporting the astute project
:09:57. > :10:05.because you know the difference it can make. Yes, we set up a martial
:10:05. > :10:09.arts academy last September. We have a 12 month contract to help
:10:09. > :10:13.keep the kids off the streets and give them some were to come on a
:10:13. > :10:19.Monday evening. We normally accommodate between 40 and 60
:10:19. > :10:23.children. It really seems to be working. They come with some
:10:23. > :10:31.attitude, but we're stumping that out slowly and they are working
:10:31. > :10:41.towards their grades. That is it from the youth peace project. I
:10:41. > :10:45.
:10:45. > :10:49.promised them they could do this. You are watching BBC Points West on
:10:49. > :10:56.what could be the hottest day of the year so far. Jemma's here with
:10:56. > :11:00.the weather shortly. There is lots more besides on the programme,
:11:00. > :11:04.including: The past that will be here for the future - thousands of
:11:04. > :11:06.artefacts from a Bristol museum will stay in the city.
:11:06. > :11:16.Performing their personal stories - Bristol hosts the international
:11:16. > :11:19.
:11:20. > :11:23.First, more news from around the West tonight. Some councillors in
:11:23. > :11:27.Swindon are calling for a ban on the sale of eggs to groups of
:11:27. > :11:30.teenagers after a spate of attacks in recent weeks. The local
:11:30. > :11:36.authority will now debate how to limit supplies to gangs at a
:11:36. > :11:40.meeting later this week. Here's Luke Hanrahan.
:11:40. > :11:49.It's a hazard of the job - a show of contempt from the public, messy,
:11:49. > :11:54.a little painful, but mostly to a politician's pride. But it's not
:11:54. > :11:57.just politicians who are targeted. It is on streets like this in
:11:57. > :12:04.Swindon that there's been an increase in the number of people
:12:05. > :12:14.who're woken up by the thud of eggs on their front doors. And they
:12:15. > :12:15.
:12:15. > :12:23.don't get the joke. It is not nice having stuff: After house anyway. I
:12:23. > :12:30.have been unfortunate in that some have missed my house and hit my
:12:30. > :12:39.conservatory. It is not nice. You don't like to have to going clear
:12:39. > :12:43.this stuff up. It may not always be young people. I can't understand
:12:43. > :12:48.why people have to do this. Tomorrow evening, Swindon Borough
:12:48. > :12:54.Councillors will be debating how best to crack down on this problem.
:12:54. > :12:58.A few years ago it was restricted to Easter and Hallowe'en, but it is
:12:58. > :13:01.not like that anymore. It happens all the year round. So concerned is
:13:01. > :13:07.the community here that they are even thinking of stopping teenagers
:13:07. > :13:10.buying eggs altogether. Bristol City Council's opposition
:13:10. > :13:14.parties have won the right to ask people how often they should vote
:13:14. > :13:19.for council members. Currently they face a vote every year for three
:13:19. > :13:25.years and have one year off. But the Conservatives and Labour groups
:13:25. > :13:29.want just one election to take place every four years. The matter
:13:29. > :13:34.will be put to the public before the summer and a further debate
:13:34. > :13:37.will take place afterwards. The former home of Bristol's Empire
:13:37. > :13:40.and Commonwealth Museum could become a rail platform for fast
:13:40. > :13:43.trains to London. It follows a decision by the museum's trustees
:13:43. > :13:48.to hand over its collection of 50,000 artefacts to the city
:13:48. > :13:51.council. These will now be displayed at the city museum at the
:13:51. > :14:01.top of Park Street. But it's not just the contents that are being
:14:01. > :14:01.
:14:01. > :14:05.handed over, as Andrew Plant explains. We have this wonderful
:14:05. > :14:08.building here. This Grade 1 building has long been home to more
:14:08. > :14:11.than 50,000 pieces of Bristol's history. But Brunel's old passenger
:14:11. > :14:21.shed is now looking towards a new future as part of Bristol's
:14:21. > :14:26.Enterprise Zone. Either of the building will be used to further
:14:26. > :14:32.improve the fast services from Bristol to London. The other
:14:32. > :14:41.possibility is that the building will be used for business activity,
:14:41. > :14:43.creative industries. Back in 2007 this slavery exhibition cost �2
:14:43. > :14:46.million, mostly Lottery funding, but after five years housing the
:14:46. > :14:50.areas imperial artefacts trustees announced the displays would move
:14:50. > :14:52.to London where museums tend to be rather better attended. Today,
:14:52. > :14:55.though, news that though the exhibits are right now being
:14:55. > :15:05.counted, recorded and packed up, they will stay on display in the
:15:05. > :15:09.city. This is such a unique and internationally significant
:15:09. > :15:14.collection, there is not a collection of our defects like it
:15:14. > :15:19.that tells the story of the former empire and doubt the Commonwealth.
:15:19. > :15:23.We're very excited to have it with us. It'll make a fantastic addition
:15:23. > :15:26.to our collection. It opened back in 2002, paid for by some wealthy
:15:26. > :15:31.benefactors. A decade on its exhibits could soon be back on
:15:31. > :15:34.display in the city museum. But Brunel's passenger shed will have a
:15:34. > :15:43.new purpose, perhaps once again sheltering those going to and from
:15:43. > :15:48.Two tourist attractions in our region are battling it out for a
:15:48. > :15:52.prize worth thousands of pounds. Judges for the Art Fund Prize today
:15:52. > :15:56.visited the MShed in Bristol. It's one of 10 attractions which has
:15:56. > :15:59.made it onto the shortlist. The money is awarded to galleries and
:15:59. > :16:07.museums which make art accessible to the public. The other building
:16:07. > :16:09.in the running in our area is The Holbourne Museum in Bath.
:16:09. > :16:13.Disappointment for Bristol Rovers last night when their good run of
:16:13. > :16:18.form came to an end at Aldershot. Rovers dominated the game and had
:16:18. > :16:23.the best early chance, but Andy Dorman shot wide. Aldershot took
:16:23. > :16:31.the lead just before half-time when Rovers failed to clear the ball.
:16:31. > :16:34.Peter Vincenti's shot beating goalkeeper Scott Bevan. Mustapha
:16:34. > :16:40.Cariol came close to an equaliser after this run, but he put his shot
:16:40. > :16:47.wide. Aldershot managed to cling on for the 1-0 win, surviving this
:16:47. > :16:53.goalmouth scramble late in the game. It was Rovers' first defeat in five
:16:53. > :16:56.matches. A group of Wiltshire teenagers have
:16:56. > :16:59.won funding from their local council to pay for them to wrestle.
:16:59. > :17:02.The money awarded to pupils at Rowde School is paying for classes
:17:02. > :17:12.with professional coaches. James Hassam went along to see them
:17:12. > :17:18.showing off their moves. It is not every day you get a
:17:18. > :17:21.polite round of applause for throwing your mates on the floor.
:17:21. > :17:31.But for these teenagers at Rowde Youth Club, this form of aggression
:17:31. > :17:37.is both controlled and fun. I enjoy it because we used to just throw
:17:37. > :17:40.each other about. Bobby can do it properly, safely. The reason they
:17:40. > :17:48.get to do that is a grant worth nearly �2,000. Secured thanks to
:17:49. > :17:54.these two. Someone on the Youth Council organised it for everybody.
:17:54. > :17:58.This one came up, so we thought we would get the money for that.
:17:58. > :18:03.accounts will give us an extra �75 for the most innovative idea, I
:18:03. > :18:08.think. The money they won paid to bring Kyle here. He is a
:18:08. > :18:12.professional wrestler, showing this lot some of the tricks of the trade.
:18:12. > :18:22.I may not be dressed for it, but it seems this lot were prepared to let
:18:22. > :18:32.me leave without finding out for myself what all the fuss is about.
:18:32. > :18:33.
:18:33. > :18:36.Go on then, do your worst! Theatre groups from all over Europe
:18:36. > :18:41.are in Bristol for the city's first ever international festival of
:18:41. > :18:44.community theatre. In a series of performances, the actors tell their
:18:44. > :18:54.personal stories of leaving home and starting new lives in a
:18:54. > :18:56.
:18:56. > :19:03.different country. Tracey Miller What was it like to leave your home
:19:03. > :19:09.in Jamaica and emigrate, possibly forever? In the 50s and 60s we were
:19:10. > :19:15.all young girls living a life back home. We heard about England, a
:19:15. > :19:20.land of opportunity and a better place to live. It is sold their
:19:20. > :19:29.stories and it is told with the huge amount of joy and fun, as well
:19:29. > :19:33.as some very moving moments. I feel very emotional thinking about those
:19:33. > :19:39.days. These performers from St Paul's in Bristol hope the younger
:19:40. > :19:43.generation will learn something. That was then and this is now, but
:19:43. > :19:48.they should realise that what was happening then has made it better
:19:48. > :19:50.for them now. This performance is just part of an international
:19:50. > :20:00.festival that has seen groups arrive from Germany, Holland and
:20:00. > :20:01.
:20:01. > :20:06.Poland. 15 of the festival is about crossing borders and high people
:20:06. > :20:11.move from one country to another and see what happens elsewhere in
:20:11. > :20:14.the world because there is some very exciting theatre going on and
:20:14. > :20:17.we have managed to bring it to Bristol. This group from Poland
:20:17. > :20:20.have used life-size puppets to express their dream of a new start.
:20:20. > :20:23.Today, they are doing a workshop with their Dutch counterparts. The
:20:23. > :20:33.groups are from different countries, but share their personal stories of
:20:33. > :20:40.
:20:40. > :20:45.life in a new country. It is lovely. I like the limelight!
:20:45. > :20:48.Next, hotter than parts of Spain and Italy. Yes, that's us! The West
:20:48. > :20:52.has been enjoying yet another stunning day, basking in really
:20:52. > :20:55.warm sunshine. Of course it's been glorious all week, but today was
:20:55. > :21:05.supposed to have been the warmest day of all - possibly breaking
:21:05. > :21:08.
:21:08. > :21:16.records set back in the 1960s, but did it really get that hot?
:21:16. > :21:21.Did the break that record? Well, did we or didn't we? I to know the
:21:21. > :21:26.answer. I will bring you more in my forecast in a few minutes. Either
:21:26. > :21:30.way it was a glorious day at unbroken sunshine. Still no rain,
:21:30. > :21:35.which is not good news for the farmers, but most of a just wanted
:21:35. > :21:40.to get out and enjoy it. Hundreds of people turned out in Weston-
:21:40. > :21:44.super-Mare to enjoy the weather, and we went to join them.
:21:44. > :21:51.Sandcastles on the beach, and it's not even April! Weston was packed
:21:51. > :21:56.with everyone making the most of the warm sun. We always holiday in
:21:56. > :22:01.England, so we just take the weather as it comes. If it rains,
:22:01. > :22:07.it rains, it and this weather is just a bonus. A I can't remember it
:22:07. > :22:13.being like this in March. I think it has got a lot of people out,
:22:13. > :22:17.they are not open. Long may it last. Absolutely wonderful, so we're
:22:17. > :22:21.making the most of it. It was a good excuse for ice cream instead
:22:21. > :22:29.of sandwiches. Everyone, well almost, was loving it! No-one here
:22:29. > :22:34.can ever remember it being this busy in March. We had a wonderful
:22:35. > :22:42.weekend, just short of 10,000 visitors on Saturday, and about the
:22:42. > :22:48.same on Sunday. But he day in the summer is 20 or 25,000, so having
:22:48. > :22:52.half that on March weekend is just amazing. The warmest it has ever
:22:52. > :22:55.been in our area at this time of year was 47 years ago. On 29th
:22:55. > :23:05.March 1965 the mercury reached 21.7 degrees Celsius in Filton. So far
:23:05. > :23:06.
:23:06. > :23:11.this week it's been hot, but would today break that record? As it
:23:11. > :23:21.turned out, the sea breeze stopped Weston breaking any record highs.
:23:21. > :23:21.
:23:21. > :23:29.Not that anyone here or elsewhere was complaining. Swindon was
:23:29. > :23:39.blooming. Gloucester docks, an advert for houseboat living. Hotter
:23:39. > :23:45.
:23:45. > :23:48.than Ibiza, Rome and Majorca. Not a bad start to the Spring!
:23:48. > :23:58.So no records were broken in Weston super Mare today, Jemma, but did
:23:58. > :24:02.
:24:02. > :24:06.anywhere in our area crack that If we take a look again at that
:24:06. > :24:14.21.7 Celsius, which is well above the seasonal norm for this time of
:24:14. > :24:24.year. But Hammond in 1965. Degree get there today? Not quite. The
:24:24. > :24:29.
:24:29. > :24:39.We got to 20.1 degrees. These were the temperatures across the West
:24:39. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:47.The change in the weather will, at the weekends. That is because of
:24:47. > :24:52.high pressure. We can see this big ridge of high pressure that has
:24:52. > :24:58.been sitting over us for nearly two weeks is finally beginning to shift
:24:58. > :25:03.its way over to the West. That will change the wind direction as you go
:25:03. > :25:07.towards the end of the week. Cooler air will start to come in. By
:25:07. > :25:13.Friday night we will start to see cloudier conditions. That will set
:25:13. > :25:18.the tone for the weekend. This evening and tonight they headlined
:25:18. > :25:22.still is that we're looking at these very clear skies. Once the
:25:22. > :25:31.sun sets the temperatures will drop sharply and we are looking at
:25:31. > :25:38.another court night. So, tonight there will be no mist or fog around,
:25:38. > :25:47.but the temperatures will go low. Into tomorrow, it starts cold, no
:25:47. > :25:57.two ways about that. It will be clear skies, bright, and sunny. We
:25:57. > :26:01.
:26:01. > :26:04.could still beat so the record tomorrow. Once the sun sets
:26:04. > :26:09.tomorrow, the clear skies will dominate and the temperatures will
:26:09. > :26:15.go low again so another cold start on Friday morning. Clear skies
:26:15. > :26:22.again on Friday. Maybe not quite as warm on Friday with the North or
:26:22. > :26:25.the air just beginning to pull down. Over the weekend we lose the
:26:25. > :26:33.sunshine completely and we go back to normal weather for this time of
:26:33. > :26:39.year. It will be a big contrast to what we have had this week!
:26:39. > :26:44.I know the farmers and growers are praying for rain. Just before we
:26:44. > :26:49.leave you this evening we want to tell you something about something
:26:49. > :26:53.special happening tomorrow on Radio Bristol. At 8 o'clock in the
:26:53. > :27:02.morning they will be broadcasting about life in the City minute by
:27:02. > :27:08.This is radio as you have never heard it before. No soundbites, no
:27:08. > :27:14.spin, just real-life, all day, minute by minute. A unique chance
:27:14. > :27:19.to hear what makes the region take. From 8 o'clock tomorrow morning our
:27:19. > :27:27.reporters will cover every aspect of local life life as it happens
:27:27. > :27:35.minute by minute. Follow live up to its online and listen to life as it
:27:35. > :27:40.unfolds on BBC Radio Bristol. That is all from us on this