11/09/2013 BBC Points West

Good evening, welcome to BBC points West. The headlines: More woes for

Bristol pass macro football fans. Multi—million pounds fans for a

Bristol pass macro football fans. stadium is put on hold after a new

protesters claim they are being row over ancient bones — English

Heritage decide to go ahead with a display at Stonehenge. Druids say it

is disrespectful. They are still the remains of what was once a walking,

talking human being, and they should be given the same respect. And,

pilots and horse riders meet to discuss low—flying helicopters in

the countryside. Good evening. Plans football stadium for Bristol Rovers

are on hold after a legal challenge. The club wants to move to a new

Gloucestershire, but the scheme depends on the current round and

redeveloped as a supermarket. It all seems to be going smoothly, but

redeveloped as a supermarket. It all a group of local residents have

asked the High Court to scrutinise the proposals. Are we seeing another

stadium saga for Bristol? You can forget the problems that Bristol

city had when they want to build a new stadium at Ashton Vale and

redevelop the front ground into new stadium at Ashton Vale and

supermarket. Here at Bristol Rovers, better. Yes, they tried and failed

to redevelop the Memorial Stadium purpose—built stadium at Frenchay

looked to be going well, until today when they heard about this judicial

review application which looks temporarily to have kicked the

scheme into touch. The brand—new stadium to be built near Frenchay.

The fans were ecstatic when they heard it was all going ahead, but

is all on hold. To make the finances stack up on the new stadium, they

are going to knock down the current Memorial Stadium and replace it

are going to knock down the current a Sainsbury's supermarket. Planning

permission for that has already a Sainsbury's supermarket. Planning

granted. The problem is, this ground is surrounded by houses. Lots of

people live nearby, and a number of Sainsbury's here, and it is they who

have launched this legal challenge to stop it being built. Nothing

have launched this legal challenge happen now until the legal case

have launched this legal challenge examined. The football club says it

is disappointed and insists the whole scheme is positive. They are

holding up the fact that this will create hundreds of new jobs, a

number of temporary construction jobs, social housing, a new facility

including community space, parking for Gloucester Road, and a new

immunity. Not to mention the wider investment in the economy. Local

traders don't agree. People come to Gloucester Road from miles around.

It has a huge number and variety of independent shops, which would feel

threatened by a giant supermarket. If this goes ahead, Gloucester Road

independent high street in the country, and turn into yet another

high street, which would be such a shame. People like the independent

nature of this road because it is different. It is expected to take

10—12 weeks for a judge to examine submissions from both sides and

10—12 weeks for a judge to examine decide whether a full judicial

patient. The Mayor of Bristol is saying that people should accept the

decision and move on. The key point that the judicial review must look

at is whether Bristol City Council followed the correct procedures

at is whether Bristol City Council reaching the planning commission

decision for the Sainsbury's store. If it did, the scheme will go ahead.

If it didn't, we could be back to square one, and then there would be

Campaigners against the pilot badger cull in Gloucestershire have accused

the police of harassing them. Some stopped for no reason. The police

say they have received no formal complaint about the officers. Our

Gloucestershire reporter spent last In the dead of night, the wounded

badger patrol are on duty once again. Every light in a field or

hint of movement is viewed with suspicion. People connected with the

farmers are hiding in trees are sitting on the banks, signalling

each other that we are around. They have been calling the police a lot.

The police have obviously come and found that we are doing lawful

trespassing. Police patrols are found that we are doing lawful

profile, and it was not just us found that we are doing lawful

protesters, the vehicles, and us. Intelligence gathering at this

stage. That is all I can tell you at arrested in the cold zone on Tuesday

morning on suspicion of aggravated trespass in and theft, and another

offensive weapon. Some protesters have accused the police of becoming

stopped by the police three times tonight, peacefully walking up the

street, and looking over a field on a public road. Most of us to might

have been stopped three or four times for doing nothing. If they

have got the right to stop people tremendous. Do they have the right

to follow us home? I've got followed Gloucestershire Police they have

received no formal complaints. If people feel we are harassing them,

that is far from the truth. That is not our intention. The reason why we

are out there is to divide a visible reassurance, and also to balance

those who want to protest against those who want to go about their

lawful business. Late last night, a 94—year—old veteran campaigner spent

the day on hunger strike. Do you not campaign? No, I don't think that for

one minute. We should always fight, regardless. We are all the badgers

have got. I greatly respect people who are out every night and the

have got. I greatly respect people saboteurs. All concerned will be

keen to ease tensions surrounding A Druid is taking legal action

against English Heritage to protest at plans to exhibit human bones

against English Heritage to protest remains at a new visitors centre at

King Arthur Pendragon says it is English Heritage hopes they will be

Stonehenge is having a £27 million upgrade, including this visitors

King Arthur Pendragon is not against exhuming bones for research, but he

wants them to be buried again, rather than exhibited. English

Heritage can either be world leaders and show the way to the rest of

Heritage can either be world leaders world, or they can stick with the

Victorian idea of looking at the dead, in which case they will have

because I will be leading it. The bones and remains due for display

with dug up over ten years ago my circle. They are currently kept

with dug up over ten years ago my collections in Salisbury and the

University of Cambridge. English treatment and storage of the bones

will be carried out under strict guidelines set out by the Department

of culture, media and sport. They say visitors will be warned about

the bones before they enter and say visitors will be warned about

those bones will provide visitors with a direct connection to the

people who lived and worked here thousands of years ago. King Arthur

Pendragon says fake bones could thousands of years ago. King Arthur

used instead of real ones, but others argue so the remains are

used instead of real ones, but descendants, so no reason not to

multinational perspective from the Stonehenge car park. If it was me, I

would not want somebody to bury Stonehenge car park. If it was me, I

and display me to everybody. I don't think I would want my relative boss

? parts out on display. Maybe they could go on display for a short

rich heritage decided to date the visitors are comfortable with and

often expect to see human remains as So, King Arthur has promised to

stage a protest after losing his argument today. Joining us now is

Mark Orton, professor of archaeology at Bristol University. If we were to

make really good replicas, nobody would know the difference. What

make really good replicas, nobody the harm of putting resin out. It is

not the bones that are real. It the harm of putting resin out. It is

like going to an art gallery and seeing paintings that are just

photographic copies. There is a seeing paintings that are just

thrill, and excitement, in seeing the real thing. It is an important

principle. But isn't that a little bit morbid? Arthur Pendragon calls

years old. They have been burned, they have been cremated. They are

there from our ancestors. We as they have been cremated. They are

British public have as much right to see them as Arthur Pendragon has to

bury them. But he will argue whether they are five years old or 5000

bury them. But he will argue whether old, it is still a human being and

there should be a respect in death. heritage. One of the things that is

problematic for archaeologists is the idea that should they should be

buried again will stop locked up in information. So if they are buried,

do you mean there should be more would lose the DNA. They really

do you mean there should be more a vital resource to not only explain

our heritage, but also to understand fingertips these days, have we

forgotten about the sanctity of bones? I don't think so. I think

there is a real thrill. It is part of our heritage, the real excitement

that you are seeing people from of our heritage, the real excitement

past. Seeing our ancestors. And of our heritage, the real excitement

you were put on display in 2000 years, would you mind? I would love

it! . I would feel so privileged. This is BBC points West. Still much

Swindon borough council has been reducing spending four years, but

tonight it is going to start to reducing spending four years, but

And, we get a flavour of the new series from the natural history

And, we get a flavour of the new bursting into life on Green tonight.

First, a young woman who died on the Mfor last year was run over by

multiple cars. It was heard that she walks onto the main carriageway

after crashing her car and was hit several times. It was also revealed

today that she had traces of cocaine in her body and was using her mobile

phone at the time of the accident. In the early hours of the 14th of

October last year, Rhiannon was travelling from Bath to Bristol

October last year, Rhiannon was the M4. As she approached the slip

road, her faults are given Polo skidded, came off the carriageway,

and smashed into a tree. And then something terrible and astonishing

happened. She survived the crash, but then walked onto the motorway.

In the dark, wearing black clothing, she was hit by multiple vehicles.

Ever since Rhiannon died on that October night last year, there have

been several unanswered questions surrounding her death. What caused

her car to come off the M4, for example, and smash into a tree?

her car to come off the M4, for do she get out of her car and walked

onto the carriageway? At the inquest into her death today, a police crash

investigators said traces of cocaine had been found in her body. It was

likely, he added, that she left had been found in her body. It was

crashed vehicle and climbed back to the road to try to flag down help.

But it would have been difficult to a statement, Rhiannon postbag father

For years, our councils have been making cuts, and many people may not

have noticed. Tonight in Swindon, it looks like they really could start

children's centres could be lost as councillors decide where to make £1

million in savings. Our political editor is that the council offices

in Swindon. The decision to cut budgets was taken many months ago,

but they are only now deciding what will go. This is very controversial

indeed. They have drafted in extra security tonight for the meeting

which got underway about 40 minutes. Amongst the measures dashed the

which got underway about 40 minutes. 40 children Centres in Swindon.

which got underway about 40 minutes. Art Centre and theatre, they want to

take half £1 million of funding Art Centre and theatre, they want to

£200,000 less in subsidies for the future. This has provoked a great

transport for the village of Bishop Stone. These three members of the

village explained how the loss of the bus service would affect their

lives. Mary is a pensioner who uses the bus regular. It is an absolute

lifeline to the village. Nearly Everybody. Tim is the publican and

an employer in the village. We are trying to take on an apprentice

an employer in the village. We are coming out of the awful days a week

on an apprentices salary, it would be impossible without a bus service.

Emma is the head teacher at the village school. The school would be

affected because we have volunteers, members of staff that come and help

out with various things. If they can't get here, then the school

out with various things. If they lose out on that contribution, so

that would be very sad. The more links to the community, small and

big, the more important it is for the children. Posters are about

big, the more important it is for village, mustering the locals to

fight the cuts. If they do go ahead, the last bus might be late October

Councillors are in no doubt about the strength of feeling. But there

is a possible compromise. Clearly it is nothing we take pleasure in.

is a possible compromise. Clearly it have to make difficult decisions,

services that the borough council funds and provides. In the case

services that the borough council passenger was being subsidised by

just under £10 each journey, so passenger was being subsidised by

is significant. We have entered passenger was being subsidised by

some discussions with neighbouring authorities because these buses

originate from Oxfordshire and West Berks, and we hope we may be able to

come to an agreement with them to This is not just about buses. A

great many people have come along. They are able to put their questions

to councillors about all manner They are able to put their questions

subjects. They were talking about children's centres when I was in the

earlier. But the councillors are determined that the cuts have got to

be made, and they warned that these We are working on the premise that

the moment that we are going to We are working on the premise that

a reduced budget year on year, with increased demand in services for

adults and children. And that means some other things may have to go?

Absolutely. I don't think that what we are discussing tonight is going

to be the end of the road. We will spending less money on them. We

to be the end of the road. We will uncommon. In 2004, a horse rider was

killed in Lincolnshire when her animal through her after being

scared by a helicopter. Today in Somerset, pilot and horse riders had

a meeting to discuss ways to resolve The letter H is all they have in

common. Helicopters and horses don't make comfortable bedfellows. This is

what low—flying look like from the air. A Yeovil Town helicopter,

eating up the ground at a rate of 55 metres a second. It is not done

eating up the ground at a rate of 55 insisted it is necessary training

for warfare. This was the Navy on a charm offensive, trying to wind

for warfare. This was the Navy on a members of the local equestrian

community. They are people with first—hand experience of how easily

and can be spooked. The noise of a helicopter coming along behind

them, from the side of them, to helicopter coming along behind

they perceive it as something to be scared of and to run away from.

Today, the horse men and women entered the world of the aviators. I

joined them on a flight to see first—hand the difficulties pilots

Helicopters like this can fly as low as 50 feet during training. When you

consider they are crossing the ground at around 120 miles an hour,

eye is drawn to bigger features ground at around 120 miles an hour,

towns, but the smaller things are harder. At one point, the passengers

were put on the ground to get an appreciation of how quickly the

helicopter appears. The take—home message for me today is that high

visibility gear so you can be seen they will do their best to avoid you

if they can. This was never going to solve the problem of helicopters

versus livestock, but among those here today, there is now at least a

A tribunal looking into match fixing allegations against the Trowbridge

stick a player Stephen Lee has finished hearing evidence. The

former world number five denies matches in 2008 and 2009. If found

guilty, he could face a lengthy matches in 2008 and 2009. If found

The verdict is expected next week. A new theories by the BBC passed

Bristol is aiming to reveal the secrets behind our crop growing

season, and shed light on British farming. Harvest begins on BBC Two

tonight. In a minute will speak farming. Harvest begins on BBC Two

the executive producer, but first, here is a flavour of what you can

This is an altogether very different view. It goes on for miles. This is

where it happens. Oh, my word. That is a little bit like an apple, a

little bit like a melon. Yes. All the guys in the factory thought

little bit like a melon. Yes. All was a melon. We have not got enough

of these to start selling them yet. So, a little taster there. You are

in charge of it all, has it been a better year for farmers? Thankfully,

yes. Last year was such a disaster, everybody was on the edge. This

yes. Last year was such a disaster, why we have made this series. We

have followed farms all the way through 2013 to see if they could

make it through this make or break year which had such a cold start,

and I am pleased to say most have brought it back. There is a real

programmes. People really want to Absolutely. I work with the BBC

natural history unit who normally make wildlife programmes, but there

is a really big nature story, our own ecology —where does the food we

need to survive come from, and how do farmers hardest nature question

mark it really is still all about nature, and how do they get it in

such huge amounts and in such high quality to our plates? It is quite a

change for the NHL to be on our shores, but it must have had its own

challenges in terms of filming it? everyone to understand the very

nature of the plants. Each of them is very fickle. It has got its own

needs. It is a living thing. Farmers have got more and more clever, as

growers. It is extraordinary how they can give those plants exactly

what they want. You have made Sony different types of programme, what

are you taking away from this one? For me, it is an extraordinary

respect for what farmers have to do. The tightrope walk they have to

follow every single year. It is always different. There is a lot of

money involved, and there is a lot Everything is unpredictable because

nature still write that script every year for farmers, and it does not

matter how much money or technology you throw at it, she is still in

connected to that process. It is So, cereal, fruit and vegetable

farmers you follow, and it is on Yes, at 8pm. And then tomorrow night

Somerset looking more like the Florida Everglades, but it has been

different this year. More rain at speaking, there will be a fair

window tomorrow, despite terrible amount of cloud, to get things done

outdoors. The rainbow manifested itself later into tomorrow. The

rainfall radar shows some moderately northern flank of that is edging

into view. It is a rather ragged affair. Trailing all the way back as

far as the eye can see on this dominate proceedings into Friday,

partly through Saturday, and a different regime of whether into

is a decidedly soggy picture out there. The rain tends to ease away

through this evening. Out to the east, there will be low cloud and

hill fog with some drizzle still Temperatures for all of us much

A brighter phase through the middle whether front brings some small

outbreaks of rain late afternoon. Looming behind me comes the next set

of events which will take shape overnight, through into Friday.

Temperatures could reach 1920s Celsius. Looking beyond that, it is

weekend. Friday does not look great. Saturday will be much drier, and

Sunday will turn decidedly windy, and eventually wet and much cooler.

Harvest with Gregg Wallace and Phillippa Forester is on in an hour

on BBC Two. Yes, and I will be back in the late bulletin. Goodbye.