:00:12. > :00:19.Good evening and welcome to BBC Our headlines tonight: It's not
:00:19. > :00:22.Good evening and welcome to BBC to talk — many drivers are still
:00:22. > :00:27.using their mobile phones but the police have almost halved the number
:00:27. > :00:36.Nick Clegg on Hinkley Point — he says it will only go ahead if the
:00:36. > :00:40.We've got to make sure that the interests of the British taxpayer
:00:40. > :00:50.are protected so they are not want industry. That is the commitment we
:00:50. > :00:55.accepts the Bristol Pound to pay for And it's the way you smell them
:00:55. > :01:01.accepts the Bristol Pound to pay for the cheese expert's nose that's
:01:01. > :01:08.Good evening. The number of fixed penalty tickets issued by the police
:01:08. > :01:12.for driving when you are on the phone has fallen by almost 50%.
:01:12. > :01:15.for driving when you are on the police in Avon and Somerset say
:01:15. > :01:16.for driving when you are on the because they're winning the war
:01:16. > :01:20.for driving when you are on the drivers who chat when they should be
:01:20. > :01:24.But motoring organisations say there are far too many motorists who flout
:01:24. > :01:30.the law even though it can lead are far too many motorists who flout
:01:30. > :01:37.Stop for a minute by the side of any road in the West and it won't be too
:01:37. > :01:41.long before you see drivers breaking the law. Talking or texting on their
:01:41. > :01:45.mobiles. It's something that dismays anniversary of the death of her
:01:45. > :01:48.11—year—old daughter Rebekka. She was knocked over on the pavement and
:01:48. > :01:54.killed in 1996. The driver was on He destroyed part of our lives.
:01:54. > :01:59.killed in 1996. The driver was on destroyed a future generation. He
:01:59. > :02:04.had only left home five minutes before then decided to phone back to
:02:04. > :02:11.his girlfriend. There was no need for it. He was only on his way to
:02:11. > :02:13.the golf club. He could have waited So is the situation getting better
:02:13. > :02:50.That's quite a drop in figures, The police say that driver behaviour
:02:50. > :02:59.is changing. We are putting more of We do have the option for driver
:02:59. > :03:02.education courses where people can come along and get to know more
:03:02. > :03:06.about what is dangerous and how come along and get to know more
:03:06. > :03:11.can avoid doing dangerous things on But, in it's latest survey, the
:03:11. > :03:12.can avoid doing dangerous things on found almost a quarter of drivers
:03:12. > :03:25.admitted using their phone. We still see people everyday driving on the
:03:25. > :03:29.phones. You would hope that the motorists would get the message
:03:29. > :03:34.phones. You would hope that the terms of danger. Please wait until
:03:34. > :03:38.you can stop, wait until you arrive at your destination before you and
:03:38. > :03:43.server or make a call. It is too dangerous. Too many people think it
:03:43. > :03:48.won't happen to them but it does. And if road safety alone is not
:03:48. > :03:51.enough of deterrent. The fine for driving while using a hand—held
:03:51. > :03:57.phone rose this summer to £100. This has really struck a chord with
:03:57. > :04:01.many of you and we've had a deluge of emails and comments on Facebook.
:04:01. > :04:05.We'll have some of your comments later in the programme if we time.
:04:05. > :04:09.A man's died in a fire at a bungalow in Taunton. Firefighters were called
:04:09. > :04:14.to Pikes Crescent in the early hours of yesterday morning. The man was
:04:14. > :04:18.pronounced dead at the scene. A woman was also taken to Musgrove
:04:18. > :04:32.Park Hospital, where she was treated Protestors in Weston—super—Mare
:04:32. > :04:33.Park Hospital, where she was treated an angry reception to the Health
:04:33. > :04:38.They're against the possibility an angry reception to the Health
:04:38. > :04:43.Weston General Hospital being run by organisations, including private
:04:43. > :04:46.companies and local NHS Trusts have expressed an interest in running
:04:46. > :04:49.The message to the Health Secretary couldn't be clearer. Campaigners in
:04:49. > :04:58.Weston—super—Mare are against the idea of Weston General Hospital
:04:58. > :05:03.being managed by a private company. We are very worried about the way
:05:03. > :05:07.hospitals are being privatised. There is no way that a private
:05:07. > :05:14.company which operates by eating proper camp here for people in the
:05:14. > :05:19.same way as it hospital run by the Over the next two to three years the
:05:19. > :05:23.Government wants all NHS Trusts Over the next two to three years the
:05:23. > :05:27.become Foundation Trusts but, for a clinically small as Weston, it's
:05:27. > :05:31.unlikely to be awarded so other options are being considered such as
:05:31. > :05:34.it being acquired or merged with an existing NHS Trust or the management
:05:34. > :05:35.being run by a charity, an NHS organisation, a social enterprise or
:05:35. > :05:39.a private company. No proposals organisation, a social enterprise or
:05:39. > :05:41.even yet been submitted to the Trust Development Authority which will
:05:41. > :05:52.eventually decide on the management There are examples in other parts of
:05:52. > :05:58.contractors are giving outstanding care but no decision has been taken
:05:58. > :06:02.and it may well be that we decided to have an NHS hospital as party.
:06:02. > :06:08.But it's the mere suggestion of to have an NHS hospital as party.
:06:08. > :06:12.private company running an NHS contentious. The protestors were put
:06:12. > :06:17.out Mr Hunt avoided them and their I'm disappointed he decided to sneak
:06:17. > :06:23.in the back because he's maybe not as proud of his policies as he
:06:23. > :06:28.says. It is about having an open dialogue. We do not believe that
:06:28. > :06:32.private companies running the NHS is Whatever happens Weston General
:06:32. > :06:36.private companies running the NHS is remain an NHS Hospital. But with no
:06:36. > :06:45.decision date yet given, it could be a long time before the uncertainty
:06:45. > :06:49.The Deputy Prime Minister has told the BBC the Government won't be
:06:49. > :06:56.rushed into a decision on nuclear power. Plans for a new station at
:06:56. > :06:58.Hinkley Point are in limbo while the government and the industry argue
:06:58. > :07:07.said the taxpayer won't be asked to said the taxpayer won't be asked to
:07:07. > :07:09.interview with Points West he also defended his party against claims by
:07:09. > :07:13.some party faithful that they were losing their way in the coalition.
:07:13. > :07:16.It should have been much more of a business relationship rather than
:07:16. > :07:24.looking like a merger. That is what I'd like to like. We need to join up
:07:24. > :07:28.social care and the health service so that the funds are not cut off.
:07:28. > :07:33.People do need help and I would so that the funds are not cut off.
:07:33. > :07:39.to see more jobs created, more apprenticeships and more helps for
:07:39. > :07:43.Today our correspondent Clinton Rogers quizzed the Deputy Prime
:07:43. > :07:48.Minister on topics from nuclear But he began by asking Mr Clegg
:07:48. > :07:52.Minister on topics from nuclear his party was now squandering the
:07:52. > :07:57.legacy left by Paddy Ashdown. He certainly doesn't agree with you.
:07:57. > :08:00.The coalition makes him immensely proud. I work hand in glove with
:08:00. > :08:13.Paddy Ashdown and appointed him proud. I work hand in glove with
:08:13. > :08:18.strategic role. You are losing ground in the West Country. Of
:08:18. > :08:24.course we can do better and bounce back but the key thing was that
:08:24. > :08:25.course we can do better and bounce was right to step up to the plate,
:08:25. > :08:31.get our hands dirty and prepare was right to step up to the plate,
:08:31. > :08:36.the rescue of the British economy. I believe without those actions the
:08:36. > :08:44.economy would not be in recovery and I'm very proud of that. We have
:08:44. > :08:47.economy would not be in recovery and Democrats, your key supporters in
:08:47. > :09:01.the West Country. Let me play you Get across that we are different and
:09:01. > :09:06.we've always had different stances. It is that sort of feeling and
:09:06. > :09:14.approach that we got to recreate. supporters. Others have said that
:09:14. > :09:19.you have lost the plot, one saying you have lost support in the West
:09:19. > :09:23.Country. If I could just get a word in edge ways, I strongly agree.
:09:23. > :09:32.We are completely different in so many respects to the Conservatives.
:09:32. > :09:39.He knows and I know that if the Conservatives were in power on their
:09:39. > :09:56.own, many people would have been fired at well, millionaires would
:09:56. > :10:04.We stop the things —— some the Conservatives want to do. Let me ask
:10:04. > :10:09.you one other question. The badger cull. Senior people, including
:10:09. > :10:15.marksmen, by saying that they are not killing enough badgers. Has
:10:15. > :10:19.marksmen, by saying that they are been a mistake? I haven't seen the
:10:19. > :10:27.results. Scientists have said it should be going at a particular
:10:27. > :10:39.pace. Is it not?I don't know. Let's see what happens. This is a pilot to
:10:39. > :10:46.One final question. Hinkley Point, nuclear power. That project is in
:10:46. > :11:01.danger of falling over unless the government makes its mind up. When
:11:01. > :11:07.We have got to make sure it... When? I'm not going to say by next Tuesday
:11:07. > :11:13.because we have got to make sure that the interests of the taxpayer
:11:13. > :11:20.are looked after. That is what we And there'll be more about the
:11:20. > :11:25.challenges facing the Lib Dems on this week's Sunday Politics — that's
:11:25. > :11:31.on air at the slightly later time of You're watching BBC Points West
:11:32. > :11:35.on air at the slightly later time of this rather rainy Friday evening.
:11:35. > :11:46.Ian will be here later with your And there's still plenty more to
:11:46. > :11:59.come. The man with the million pound nose. Sniffing out the winners at
:11:59. > :12:04.the Frome cheese festival. A year currency — the Bristol Pound. There
:12:04. > :12:08.aren't many cities in the world currency — the Bristol Pound. There
:12:08. > :12:12.print their own money and already Bristolians have exchanged over
:12:12. > :12:17.print their own money and already hundred thousand pounds sterling for
:12:17. > :12:21.Today, the city's main bus company announced it would accept Bristol
:12:21. > :12:23.Pounds from next week. It's all meant to boost independent traders —
:12:23. > :12:27.so has it? Here's our business In the canteen at the bus depot
:12:27. > :12:32.so has it? Here's our business morning, drivers were taking a look
:12:32. > :12:53.at Bristol's own unique currency. I have no problem with it. It's
:12:53. > :12:59.at Bristol's own unique currency. a question of, why wouldn't we?
:12:59. > :13:09.Maybe because he can't spend them anywhere. They were very clear what
:13:09. > :13:26.is that they wanted to spend the money locally. It is the first time
:13:26. > :13:37.accepted a local currency. How is To find out, I met a man who really
:13:37. > :13:44.knows his currency. For ten years, England's agent in the South West.
:13:44. > :13:51.So what does he make of the new currency on the block? It is nicely
:13:51. > :13:57.printed, it's an attractive note. It's got all the characteristics of
:13:57. > :14:01.money but I don't think it will catch on in the way this has. But
:14:01. > :14:07.then you have to start somewhere and This cafe is one of a chain of four
:14:07. > :14:13.that use the pound but it's not This cafe is one of a chain of four
:14:14. > :14:21.cafes. We meet Mark, a painter and decorator, and ask him if it's
:14:21. > :14:27.Definitely. If I wasn't accepting the Bristol Pound, I wouldn't have
:14:27. > :14:35.But just because you trade local, doesn't mean you'll trade in Bristol
:14:35. > :14:41.You must love this local currency. are very busy on the weekends and I
:14:41. > :14:53.do not know if it is necessary. are very busy on the weekends and I
:14:53. > :15:05.Nonetheless, 260,000 Bristol Pounds are circulating round the city.
:15:05. > :15:06.Nonetheless, 260,000 Bristol Pounds end up here. About 5% of our local
:15:06. > :15:21.5% for one company could become end up here. About 5% of our local
:15:21. > :15:25.for a lot of others and that cute income significant —— could become
:15:25. > :15:48.Well, we've had a huge response income significant —— could become
:15:49. > :15:52.the mobile phone story throughout the day and during the programme.
:15:52. > :15:56.These are just a few. On Facebook Andrew Musty says, "More people
:15:56. > :15:59.These are just a few. On Facebook using their phones whilst driving,
:16:00. > :16:03.not necessarily for making phone calls but for texting and browsing
:16:03. > :16:09.officer in Somerset says, "The the internet. I saw someone watching
:16:10. > :16:15.officer in Somerset says, "The reason there are fewer fixed penalty
:16:15. > :16:16.notices issued is that the police are flat out all the time going
:16:16. > :16:23.notices issued is that the police one emergency to another. The only
:16:23. > :16:24.officers who are very thin on the officers who issue many of those
:16:24. > :16:31.officers who are very thin on the Alison's view reflects what many of
:16:31. > :16:32.drivers, drivers with children you say. "I see people on their
:16:32. > :16:34.drivers, drivers with children passengers. I would suggest that the
:16:34. > :16:39.police are no longer bothering and Sport, and there's a relegation
:16:39. > :16:42.battle facing Somerset's cricketers this weekend. Their vital match
:16:42. > :16:47.against Surrey is hanging in the balance, as both sides are try to
:16:47. > :16:50.stay in Division One of the County Championship. Alistair Durden is at
:16:51. > :16:59.Taunton, where the weather may just It has been raining most of the
:16:59. > :17:04.afternoon and those covers have It has been raining most of the
:17:04. > :17:08.on for about four hours. Hugely frustrating for both these sides
:17:08. > :17:12.desperate for a result. We did have a short dry spell either side of
:17:12. > :17:22.advantage taking four wickets. Surrey 97/4 in their second innings,
:17:22. > :17:25.leading by just 32 runs. A strong position for Somerset going into the
:17:25. > :17:33.So why is it important to stay in the top division? There's actually
:17:33. > :17:36.no financial difference and, unlike football, there wouldn't be an
:17:36. > :17:44.exodus of players if Somerset went down. No, this is purely about pride
:17:44. > :17:53.winning the County Championship We have been a challenging team
:17:53. > :17:56.winning the County Championship this division for some time now
:17:56. > :17:59.winning the County Championship it would be very disappointing not
:17:59. > :18:13.to have that next year. There is no shame attached to its but we need to
:18:13. > :18:17.try and forge a win and have a go at the Championship next year. We will
:18:17. > :18:27.keep scrapping. There is still time haven't got too many runs on the
:18:27. > :18:29.board is pretty crucial. We can chase anything in the last session
:18:29. > :18:35.up to probably 150. If we get a chase anything in the last session
:18:35. > :18:42.early wickets, it is definitely chase anything in the last session
:18:42. > :18:50.The weather is apparently going chase anything in the last session
:18:50. > :18:56.be lots a lot better tomorrow. Rugby's Championship season begins
:18:56. > :19:02.favourites to win promotion back to Robinson's first full season in
:19:02. > :19:08.charge and he's assembled a squad experience. Damian Derrick has been
:19:08. > :19:11.Adrian Jarvis is one of only a handful of the current crop of
:19:11. > :19:15.Bristol players to have represented the club in the Premiership. Having
:19:15. > :19:19.helped steer Harlequins to victory against Bristol in 2008, he moved to
:19:19. > :19:20.the Memorial the following season. I remember missing the first cheque
:19:20. > :19:25.that I had and someone shouting I remember missing the first cheque
:19:26. > :19:32.the crowd that I couldn't miss them Little did he know it would be the
:19:32. > :19:42.club's last in the top flight for It was quite unexpected. The season
:19:42. > :19:45.enough to get back and save the Following the disappointment of
:19:45. > :19:48.relegation, Adrian returned to the Premiership with a move to Leeds
:19:48. > :19:52.before heading to London Irish. Having re—signed for Bristol last
:19:52. > :20:01.year, it's now a different club Robinson and first team coach Sean
:20:01. > :20:07.They expect us to get to a certain level and wouldn't hear if they
:20:07. > :20:12.didn't think we could do so. There is a real energy and movement as a
:20:12. > :20:18.club as a whole to get better. And better with a very firm target —
:20:18. > :20:26.promotion back to the Premiership That is why we're here and do the
:20:26. > :20:37.every day. That ambition to be six S4 and be in the Premiership. —— to
:20:37. > :20:43.be successful. We want to beat the big spenders and knock them off
:20:43. > :20:56.Not that the Bristol fans expect We are favourites and we've dealt
:20:56. > :21:13.with that pressure before. I'm really happy with Andy Robson as the
:21:13. > :21:19.A confidence, no doubt, Adrian and the rest of the Bristol squad hope
:21:20. > :21:25.will help them get over the line Two great games in the Premiership
:21:25. > :21:33.this weekend. Tomorrow it's Bath against Leicester at the Rec. And on
:21:33. > :21:38.Football — a first Women's Super League title is still a possibility
:21:38. > :21:43.for Bristol Academy. Their 1—0 win over Birmingham last night moved
:21:43. > :21:47.them up to second in the table. they beat Doncaster on Sunday, it'll
:21:47. > :21:49.set up a winner—takes—the—title match away to Liverpool in two
:21:49. > :21:56.And here are the men's fixtures match away to Liverpool in two
:21:56. > :22:00.this weekend. Yeovil looking for Sheffield Wednesday. There should be
:22:00. > :22:05.goals at Ashton Gate, Bristol City against Peterborough. Swindon are at
:22:05. > :22:07.And in League Two, Rovers away, League One title favourites Wolves.
:22:07. > :22:09.And in League Two, Rovers away, defender James Wilson on loan from
:22:09. > :22:14.Bristol City and he'll play against Oxford. Finally, good luck if you're
:22:14. > :22:17.running one of the half—marathons this weekend — Bristol, Cheltenham
:22:17. > :22:23.or Chippenham. And if you're coming to the cricket here tomorrow, it's a
:22:23. > :22:29.10:30am start, weather permitting. Judging has taken place today at one
:22:29. > :22:35.of the UK's biggest cheese shows. The Global Cheese Awards in Frome
:22:35. > :22:47.have a history stretching back more connoisseurs from around the world.
:22:47. > :22:50.1,600 entries of over 100 different cheeses. Classes including Best
:22:50. > :22:54.European, Best West Country cheese, Best Overseas and Best Regional
:22:54. > :22:58.cheese. Nigel Pooley knows just about everything there is to know
:22:58. > :23:05.about cheese. In the dairy industry for over 50 years, he is the head
:23:05. > :23:11.judge with a very expensive nose. It got insured for £5 million.
:23:11. > :23:17.Because ice melt cheese all day long. It's a live product so every
:23:17. > :23:29.that, every batch, every day is different. We use of live cultures
:23:29. > :23:34.country to take part and are from all walks of life. Even acting —
:23:34. > :23:40.ex—Coronation Street actor Sean Wilson is now a cheese—maker and
:23:40. > :23:47.The difficulty with judging Cheddar is that most of them are very nice
:23:47. > :23:53.and you have to choose the best three. The hands don't go up as
:23:53. > :23:55.quick for the Cheddar section. The dairy industry has had a tough
:23:55. > :23:59.year so and cheese—makers today The dairy industry has had a tough
:23:59. > :24:03.the farmers need their support. The weather conditions last year
:24:03. > :24:08.were probably the worst ever and that has a knock—on effect in terms
:24:08. > :24:14.of farmers having to dig deep into their pockets to feed cows. The
:24:14. > :24:20.margins have been defeated. It is not the easiest job anyway so we
:24:20. > :24:29.need is to work with them to make These are my favourites. This one is
:24:29. > :24:34.a giant Apple. This is a wedding cake made from cheese. Or this
:24:34. > :24:38.beehive made entirely from cheese. Also there is the design for the
:24:38. > :24:43.best Jesus sang which. There is Also there is the design for the
:24:43. > :24:53.a napkin left so we have to think that it was excellent. —— the best
:24:53. > :24:57.cheese sandwich. Tomorrow the public are invited to come and inspect
:24:57. > :25:00.cheese sandwich. Tomorrow the public Just don't bring any crackers.
:25:00. > :25:23.Once we clear the rain out of the way tomorrow will be an improvement.
:25:23. > :25:33.As we head into Sunday, a different story. Starting to turn Wendy and
:25:33. > :25:57.later on wet as well. The heaviest Taunton. It will clear as this front
:25:57. > :26:06.disappears out onto the continent. A ridge of high pressure overnight
:26:06. > :26:14.toward Sunday. A chilly night. Here comes the first storm of the autumn
:26:15. > :26:21.evening, it has been a pretty wet rush so far and the rain continues
:26:22. > :26:36.to move east and will clear away after midnight. Temperatures will be
:26:36. > :26:47.between nine and 11 Celsius. The skies will start to break up. Can't
:26:47. > :27:03.rule out one or two Chappers for the likes of Taunton tomorrow —— one or
:27:04. > :27:13.two showers. The heaviest of the rain on Sunday is likely to be into
:27:13. > :27:23.a phase in the afternoon. Here is the summary. An unsettled flavour
:27:23. > :27:44.next week. Have a great weekend You could watch the Sunday Politics