:00:14. > :00:20.Good evening and welcome to BBC Our headlines tonight — Prisoners in
:00:20. > :00:29.The elderly Bristol pensioners three—storey retirement home. Poet
:00:29. > :00:36.like to be able to go out when I want to go out, not think I am
:00:36. > :00:42.The Somerset maintenance worker colleagues say he wasn't properly
:00:42. > :00:52.Superfast broadband heading to rural everyone's going to be seeing the
:00:52. > :00:57.benefits. After thousands of people who have queued, there are only
:00:57. > :01:02.benefits. After thousands of people few hours left to see Bristol's
:01:02. > :01:09.Elderly residents at a retirement complex have told the BBC they feel
:01:09. > :01:12.trapped and distressed after being stuck in their homes for almost
:01:12. > :01:16.trapped and distressed after being month. The lift at Ferndown Grange
:01:16. > :01:19.in Bristol has been out of action since the end of August, meaning
:01:19. > :01:25.residents with mobility problems haven't been able to leave their
:01:25. > :01:31.Monday morning and a chance to catch up on a bit of embroidery. It's
:01:31. > :01:40.something 89—year—old Kathleen Short and enjoys but she'd rather be out
:01:40. > :01:46.and about. Kathleen has trouble walking, but used to be able to
:01:46. > :01:54.leave her flat using a wheelchair or walking frame. But since the lift in
:01:54. > :01:56.her block broke, she's been stuck. She hasn't been out or been able to
:01:56. > :02:02.problems, since the end of August. I problems, since the end of August. I
:02:02. > :02:10.object to not being able to see problems, since the end of August. I
:02:10. > :02:11.sons and I cannot go out in less my guest son puts me in a wheelchair
:02:11. > :02:19.and takes me out, how can you get a wheelchair out from the top floor?
:02:19. > :02:20.But it's not just Kathleen who's wheelchair out from the top floor?
:02:20. > :02:21.But it's not just Kathleen who's affected. One lady living here had
:02:21. > :02:27.to miss her great—grandson's wedding because she couldn't manage the
:02:27. > :02:28.stairs. Another, 86—year—old Shelia Parsons needs to use the lift too.
:02:28. > :02:33.She says being stuck indoors is harming her health. I was brought up
:02:33. > :02:38.in a country place, so I am used to being out of doors, I have done
:02:38. > :02:42.in a country place, so I am used to lot of walking in my time and to
:02:42. > :02:45.suddenly come to this, when I am just in here, and not to get out is
:02:45. > :02:51.absolutely atrocious. I cannot begin to explain what it feels like.
:02:51. > :02:54.manages these flats, a company called Peverel Retirement, and asked
:02:54. > :03:03.to do an interview with them. They available today, but they did send
:03:03. > :03:09.apologise for the inconvenience caused and that they are working
:03:09. > :03:11.hard with their maintenance company say, a specialist piece of equipment
:03:11. > :03:15.is required. In the meantime, they say, our on site house manager will
:03:15. > :03:21.continue to keep customers advised and assist wherever possible. Back
:03:21. > :03:27.inside, the lift is all anyone is problems for everybody, even those
:03:27. > :03:32.struggling with carrying heavy bags of shopping. The management company
:03:32. > :03:37.back in action by Friday at the says that the lift should now be
:03:37. > :03:40.back in action by Friday at the residents can do is sit and wait.
:03:40. > :03:48.A court's heard how a maintenance worker died in an explosion which
:03:48. > :03:53.67—year—old Peter James was part of a team carrying out work in a boiler
:03:53. > :03:57.room at the Cantello Nurseries near Taunton. His colleagues said they'd
:03:57. > :04:05.not had any training in how the Peter James' family have waited
:04:05. > :04:09.not had any training in how the and a half years to hear the full
:04:09. > :04:13.inquest was a chance to get answers. Mr James, a maintenance engineer,
:04:13. > :04:18.suffered serious head injuries in an explosion at his work. It happened
:04:18. > :04:23.Abbotts near Taunton. They grow supermarkets. The inquest here was
:04:23. > :04:29.told that, back in 2010, a team supermarkets. The inquest here was
:04:29. > :04:34.workers was carrying out maintenance work on seven large water tanks
:04:34. > :04:40.workers was carrying out maintenance boiler room. But something went
:04:40. > :04:45.removed, one of them flew off under high pressure. Four workers were
:04:45. > :04:51.knocked to the floor, two of them were seriously hurt, Mr James,
:04:51. > :04:56.critically. One of the labourers working on the water tank which
:04:56. > :05:03.exploded told today's hearing he Polish national Marcin Joroski said
:05:03. > :05:08.he'd never had any training in the water system. In fact, this was
:05:08. > :05:11.he'd never had any training in the first day he'd been in the boiler
:05:11. > :05:17.room. It became clear that during this inquest, the nurseries were in
:05:17. > :05:32.the process of changing their water system to one charades by nitrogen
:05:32. > :05:37.They'd called in a Dutch firm of specialists to advise them, but
:05:37. > :05:38.They'd called in a Dutch firm of of those specialists was in the
:05:38. > :05:41.They'd called in a Dutch firm of when the explosion occured. And
:05:41. > :05:48.those who were in the room said when the explosion occured. And
:05:48. > :05:55.had little or no knowledge of how the system worked. The inquest is
:05:55. > :05:56.An urgent meeting's been held to family say they hope someone will be
:05:56. > :06:06.An urgent meeting's been held to address road safety after three
:06:06. > :06:06.while one was in the village of Gloucestershire last weekend. Two of
:06:07. > :06:11.while one was in the village of Ampney Coln. The county's Police and
:06:11. > :06:16.together experts to see if enough is being done to keep roads safe. I am
:06:16. > :06:21.looking for good ideas and action and a reassurance that what we have
:06:21. > :06:26.in place is fit for purpose, that we won't see a repeat of this carnage
:06:26. > :06:32.Haynes, the Somerset based publisher of car manuals, is to close its
:06:32. > :06:37.headquarters in Sparkford, near million manuals since John Haynes
:06:37. > :06:40.started writing them in 1960, but in the last year, profits have fallen
:06:40. > :06:46.by a quarter. The company will now concentrate on the car manuals and
:06:46. > :06:57.moving to new premises. It's not yet known how many of the 70 jobs in
:06:57. > :07:04.Somerset can be saved. Inspectors rated 44% as inadequate. It has
:07:04. > :07:10.provoked anger from headteachers to say that Ofsted's inspection system
:07:10. > :07:18.has changed and can be subjected. —— Education inspects all schools,
:07:18. > :07:18.has changed and can be subjected. —— Somerset's secondaries haven't fared
:07:18. > :07:21.well. 11% are rated inadequate, Somerset's secondaries haven't fared
:07:21. > :07:24.national average is 4%. It says Somerset's secondaries haven't fared
:07:24. > :07:27.require improvement. And while Somerset's secondaries haven't fared
:07:27. > :07:31.are good, that's below the national average of 47%. And just 14% are
:07:31. > :07:35.rated as outstanding. It sounds worse than it used to because that
:07:35. > :07:41.ranking "requires improvement" is "satisfactory". This is one of the
:07:41. > :07:48.secondaries that's affected, Crispin School in Street. Its GCSE results
:07:48. > :07:52.are some of the best in Somerset. But a snap inspection this summer
:07:52. > :07:56.saw them downgraded and told they needed to improve. The head is very
:07:56. > :08:03.concerned about how it was carried out. Like all good schools, we will
:08:03. > :08:08.ready for an inspection, but we weren't ready for what we thought
:08:08. > :08:11.was a negative attitude that the inspectors came with. They seemed to
:08:11. > :08:16.be looking for negative part of inspectors came with. They seemed to
:08:16. > :08:19.school and ignored the positive aspects that we have here. We are
:08:19. > :08:24.very disappointed, especially since we think elements of the inspection
:08:24. > :08:32.were on fair and certain parts of the report are inaccurate. For
:08:32. > :08:37.especially as now is the time that decisions are made about which
:08:37. > :08:44.secondary schools to send children charge saying? Well, don't ask the
:08:44. > :08:50.academies, which means they're Government. We've been trying to get
:08:50. > :08:51.an answer from the Department for Government. We've been trying to get
:08:51. > :08:52.an answer from the Department for Education and in particular this
:08:52. > :08:59.man. David Laws isn't just the minister responsible, he's also
:08:59. > :09:05.man. David Laws isn't just the been requesting an interview. He's
:09:05. > :09:06.tomorrow. For parents who may be concerned, we'll have advice from a
:09:06. > :09:14.leading expert on our late bulletin You're watching Points West with on
:09:14. > :09:18.Monday the 23rd September. Do stay with us as there's plenty still
:09:18. > :09:22.Monday the 23rd September. Do stay come including — We'll be live at
:09:22. > :09:29.the home of the Swindon Robins as the speedway team go for glory in
:09:29. > :09:31.And if you're not in the queue now you won't get to see them. We say
:09:31. > :09:44.A BBC West documentary tonight gives an insight into the education of
:09:44. > :09:48.some of Bristol's most challenging pupils. For over a year, our cameras
:09:48. > :09:53.followed a group of teenagers who've schools. Instead, they're taught at
:09:53. > :09:58.atmosphere is a lot more relaxed. a unit called Choices, where the
:09:58. > :09:58.atmosphere is a lot more relaxed. Liam is one of the pupils featured
:09:58. > :10:04.in the film and earlier I spoke Liam is one of the pupils featured
:10:04. > :10:09.him and his dad, Paul. I asked Liam why they ended up there? I got
:10:09. > :10:15.thrown out of school, I did not behave. When you hear that you are
:10:15. > :10:24.going somewhere like Choices, how did people react? They thought he
:10:24. > :10:28.GCSEs. So he went there and it is suddenly a different environment,
:10:28. > :10:35.describe, if you can, how it changes from a normal school? It is very
:10:35. > :10:44.relaxed, you can go out to the shop, we learn lots, but if you... So
:10:44. > :10:53.there is a payoff. We have a little clip. Liam's mum thinks her son
:10:53. > :10:56.there is a payoff. We have a little sometimes misunderstood and he does
:10:56. > :11:05.not mean to cause offence. He has such a good heart, he will help
:11:05. > :11:14.people, they see a boy or a child who has been naughty and think,
:11:14. > :11:18.people, they see a boy or a child upbringing. " but it is not. Once
:11:18. > :11:29.you get into trouble once, you get labelled. We heard from Liam's mum
:11:29. > :11:31.there. Some people would say that it is an easy option, perhaps, because
:11:31. > :11:38.they start at ten and finish at is an easy option, perhaps, because
:11:38. > :11:43.and can take their mobile phones. Did you see something positive come
:11:43. > :11:52.from this school? Yes, we did. His whole attitude to school changed. He
:11:52. > :12:07.actually gets on with the teachers and they are more friendly than
:12:07. > :12:13.actually gets on with the teachers Choices saying he had missed Ben. So
:12:13. > :12:17.that was a change. At the end of the documentary, the story is about
:12:17. > :12:21.that was a change. At the end of the number of view, we hear that you are
:12:21. > :12:27.wanting to go or you get offered a place at college, did you take it?
:12:27. > :12:31.Yes, I took it. I'm hopefully going up to level two. Did you put that
:12:31. > :12:39.down to your time at Traces? I think positive. Thank you for both of
:12:39. > :12:46.down to your time at Traces? I think for coming in. —— to both of you.
:12:46. > :12:52.That documentary is on tonight. Three people arrested by the police
:12:52. > :12:56.in connection with the badger cull will have no further action taken
:12:56. > :13:02.against them. Gloucestershire Police questioned a man and two women last
:13:02. > :13:05.Thursday on suspicion of aggravated trespass. They were bailed to appear
:13:05. > :13:08.at a later date, but this has now been cancelled. The speedway season
:13:08. > :13:13.is heading towards its conclusion. Defending Elite League champions
:13:13. > :13:16.Swindon Robins are at home to Poole Pirates. Ali Durden is at Swindon's
:13:16. > :13:31.45 minutes until the racing starts so the pits are a hive of activity.
:13:31. > :13:36.And as you can imagine, work is starting here to get these bikes
:13:36. > :13:41.ready. You might remember this is actually a rematch, if you're like,
:13:41. > :13:47.the last year's grand final when Swindon won to claim their first
:13:47. > :13:51.League title in 45 years. Scenes of celebration and great relief on
:13:51. > :13:54.League title in 45 years. Scenes of south coast 11 months ago. Probably
:13:54. > :13:57.some relief as well. The question this season has been, can they win
:13:57. > :14:04.back—to—back titles? Let's have this season has been, can they win
:14:04. > :14:10.work with the team. It is one thing to win the title, is it even harder
:14:10. > :14:17.to retain it? I think it is harder to retain it. You have a bull's—eye
:14:17. > :14:21.on your back and everyone has been aiming for us. The club has done
:14:21. > :14:28.really well, they have managed to season's team, so it is probably why
:14:28. > :14:33.we are where we are. It will be difficult, but we want is to go
:14:33. > :14:37.we are where we are. It will be and retain the title. Do you need to
:14:37. > :14:43.take a big lead? It would be nice with a big lead, but like we say,
:14:43. > :14:44.nothing is over until the fat lady sings and there are 30 races here
:14:44. > :14:50.and the first 15 are tonight and sings and there are 30 races here
:14:50. > :14:56.and the first 15 are tonight and hopefully we will have a big lead,
:14:56. > :14:57.quality performance from them. It is quality performance from them. It is
:14:57. > :15:03.going to be vital that we don't quality performance from them. It is
:15:03. > :15:08.any last places and we keep scoring points. What has winning the title
:15:08. > :15:13.done for you as a club? It as so many years that they have been
:15:13. > :15:18.waiting to win, they have come close before. It meant a lot to them,
:15:18. > :15:20.waiting to win, they have come close also to ask, getting a new batch of
:15:20. > :15:25.riders is great and to go in and win the title the first year was very
:15:25. > :15:29.good and everyone was very happy. Back—to—back wins would make it
:15:29. > :15:42.good and everyone was very happy. better. Bridewell and ride safety.
:15:42. > :15:48.It's a big few days for Wiltshire sport. On Saturday, Swindon Town
:15:48. > :15:53.took the bragging rights against Bristol City. Both teams are now
:15:53. > :15:54.concentrating on cup games against Premier League opposition. And for
:15:54. > :15:59.The finishing touches to what will Swindon, that means hosting Chelsea
:15:59. > :16:05.The finishing touches to what will be a collector's item for Swindon
:16:05. > :16:07.fans. It's been nearly 20 years tomorrow's game and they're starting
:16:07. > :16:15.players and changing their manager tomorrow's game and they're starting
:16:15. > :16:21.players and changing their manager in pre—season, Swindon are in the
:16:21. > :16:23.twice coming from behind against top half and unbeaten at home.
:16:23. > :16:30.twice coming from behind against Bristol City. And now they have
:16:30. > :16:31.Chelsea in their sights. You have two hope that they have an off night
:16:31. > :16:41.We have some great young footballers played all season. We will need
:16:41. > :16:42.We have some great young footballers and we are hoping that they will go
:16:42. > :16:52.Progress is slower at Bristol City, and we are hoping that they will go
:16:52. > :16:53.Progress is slower at Bristol City, without a league win since March.
:16:53. > :16:58.Progress is slower at Bristol City, conceding too many. A conundrum
:16:58. > :16:59.Southampton tomorrow. We have to get Southampton tomorrow. We have to get
:16:59. > :17:05.that balance right, there's no point in going out and parking the bus.
:17:05. > :17:09.We've got to become a threat. Can we become a threat without becoming
:17:09. > :17:14.vulnerable at the back? Both Premier League clubs will be expected to
:17:14. > :17:18.progress, but Swindon have beaten Chelsea just once before in a league
:17:18. > :17:24.cup tie, and it was 50 years ago Cricket and Nick Compton has missed
:17:24. > :17:30.out on a place in England's winter Ashes squad. The Somerset opener was
:17:30. > :17:37.against Australia and hasn't managed to force his way back in. County
:17:37. > :17:42.team mates Jos Buttler and Jamie Overton will travel with the England
:17:42. > :17:48.performance squad. All three will be their final game of the season away
:17:48. > :17:51.at Nottingham. This is the critical final game. Nine points from the
:17:51. > :17:56.game will guarantee Somerset stay in division one. I can tell you that a
:17:56. > :18:10.key manager is not here yet, he division one. I can tell you that a
:18:10. > :18:22.There was good news today for some communities in Wiltshire and South
:18:22. > :18:25.There was good news today for some communities in Wiltshire and South
:18:25. > :18:31.Gloucestershire. Kington Langley, Castle Combe, Thornbury and Bradley
:18:31. > :18:37.broadband by 2015. It's all part of and villages who will get super
:18:37. > :18:38.broadband by 2015. It's all part of a Government partnership with local
:18:38. > :18:47.rural areas will never be included. Britain". But some say its still
:18:47. > :18:47.rural areas will never be included. Unfortunately, we seem to have a
:18:47. > :18:56.problem down the line with that Unfortunately, we seem to have a
:18:56. > :19:03.It's the last day of the Gromit exhibition in Bristol and, as usual,
:19:03. > :19:04.thousands of people are standing for hours in line to see it. The show,
:19:04. > :19:11.which is raising money for Bristol Children's Hospital has already
:19:11. > :19:11.which is raising money for Bristol popularity, but organisers say,
:19:11. > :19:20.after tonight, that's it. Fiona been and you're not in the queue
:19:20. > :19:29.closing for ever and the Gromits are then you've missed your chance as in
:19:29. > :19:30.closing for ever and the Gromits are going. For the last five days, over
:19:30. > :19:34.20,000 people have snaked their going. For the last five days, over
:19:34. > :19:43.around Clifton day and night to It's going to be difficult to say
:19:43. > :19:52.goodbye to this little chap. We It's going to be difficult to say
:19:52. > :20:04.something so black and white could have brought so much colourful fun
:20:05. > :20:12.Bristol. They appear when you don't expect them to and they give you a
:20:12. > :20:16.popular, the trail was always meant to be a grand day out. More than
:20:16. > :20:19.200,000 went in search of them, to be a grand day out. More than
:20:19. > :20:22.people saw every single one. Tourism bosses too will be sad to see them
:20:22. > :20:37.But the Gromits were never just thousands of people did for hours,
:20:37. > :20:43.up to nine hours. From one in each of many places, to many all in one
:20:43. > :20:49.place. And visitors came from far and wide. But Gromit himself could
:20:49. > :20:53.not be more Bristol and couldn't have done more to raise the city's
:20:53. > :21:15.Profile certainly, but not only profile, also lots of money all
:21:15. > :21:20.Profile certainly, but not only the grand appeal and when these
:21:20. > :21:21.doors close tonight, in just an hour's time, these Gromits will
:21:21. > :21:26.doors close tonight, in just an getting ready for their auction
:21:26. > :21:34.doors close tonight, in just an that is what is going to raise the
:21:34. > :21:36.has had such a good time. It's being can feel the excitement as everyone
:21:36. > :21:41.has had such a good time. It's being century, next Thursday, how much do
:21:41. > :21:48.you think these dogs are going to contribute a lot. I've been told
:21:48. > :21:49.some celebrities have put their contribute a lot. I've been told
:21:49. > :21:56.some celebrities have put their names forward for the auction, sadly
:21:56. > :21:57.just the celebrities. 8000 people they can't tell me who, but it's not
:21:57. > :22:05.just the celebrities. 8000 people have failed in this form, people
:22:06. > :22:06.from all over the world. There's been interest from Germany, China,
:22:06. > :22:07.bidders are from Bristol so fingers been interest from Germany, China,
:22:07. > :22:13.bidders are from Bristol so fingers crossed we'll be seeing some of
:22:13. > :22:14.I hope so. I think that is going to these chaps for quite a bit longer.
:22:14. > :22:18.I hope so. I think that is going to be... Does anyone remember what
:22:18. > :22:18.I hope so. I think that is going to We can go back to our report on
:22:18. > :22:26.broadband and who is getting it We can go back to our report on
:22:26. > :22:31.The Government plan is to bring superfast broadband to rule Britain,
:22:31. > :22:41.closing disc speed gap. The original promise was to —— was that 90% of
:22:41. > :22:47.knocked back to 2017. Today, the news that they were to benefit from
:22:47. > :22:54.the upgrade went down well. We have 75 businesses in the village, so for
:22:54. > :22:55.them it will be an asset as there have been complaints for some time
:22:55. > :23:03.about how slow it is. For them, have been complaints for some time
:23:03. > :23:06.will begin at, but it will be good for everybody, for the children
:23:06. > :23:09.will begin at, but it will be good It is 15 kilometres away, it is
:23:09. > :23:13.will begin at, but it will be good different picture. It has been in
:23:14. > :23:18.farm buildings for the past 20 years, they say slow speeds can
:23:18. > :23:25.affect productivity as much as years, they say slow speeds can
:23:25. > :23:33.The Internet is vital to the growth of our business. Have of our sales
:23:33. > :23:41.hinders what we do. If the broadband does not improve, and when we look
:23:41. > :23:44.premises, we may have to move out of Wiltshire. The cost of laying cables
:23:44. > :23:48.in religious communities is not Wiltshire. The cost of laying cables
:23:49. > :23:53.effective, so across Britain some communities and rule businesses
:23:53. > :23:56.effective, so across Britain some trying to raise millions of pounds
:23:56. > :24:00.and doing it for themselves. Gap in begin trenches, putting in the whys
:24:00. > :24:04.and getting connected. This company in Gloucestershire put in its own
:24:04. > :24:09.satellite receivers, so it could even its signal from it HQ to its
:24:09. > :24:15.rural workshops. All practical solutions, but the country and and
:24:15. > :24:20.business Association say more help Those communities that are left
:24:20. > :24:27.behind will suffer. Those children material and those businesses that
:24:27. > :24:33.he wants to see succeed and thrive in the rural economy. Been part
:24:33. > :24:35.he wants to see succeed and thrive expensive problem, but one that
:24:35. > :24:58.It will change in a while, but not quite yet. But the weather will
:24:58. > :25:04.change towards the end of the week. We continued the next 24—hour with
:25:04. > :25:08.just a bit of fog, low cloud and the like which was a feature for today.
:25:08. > :25:13.Here is the satellite. Watch as like which was a feature for today.
:25:13. > :25:17.distinct line of sunnier weather spreads out from the south as dry
:25:17. > :25:25.hair came from France. That boundary Conversely, about 15 Celsius where
:25:25. > :25:29.you have been stuck under the cloud in the North. Through tomorrow,
:25:29. > :25:35.you have been stuck under the cloud repeat performance first thing in
:25:35. > :25:36.the morning with a lot of low cloud and fog and some of that will be
:25:36. > :25:40.quite dense, it should lift by and fog and some of that will be
:25:40. > :25:42.To be a brighter day per square and fog and some of that will be
:25:42. > :25:43.compared to today. Things will brighten up earlier. As we run
:25:43. > :25:53.can see how through tomorrow be brighten up earlier. As we run
:25:53. > :25:59.is here with the start of the day There will be a pretty decent signal
:25:59. > :26:05.for a fair amount of bright weather. Another dry day in the afternoon. It
:26:05. > :26:08.will continue to be driving through tonight. That boundary, that line of
:26:08. > :26:13.cloud, which will you know this tonight. That boundary, that line of
:26:13. > :26:18.give some clearer spells, but then those starts to fill up with some
:26:18. > :26:22.fog. Some could be quite dense by tomorrow morning, we could have
:26:22. > :26:27.areas where visibility is less than 100 metres. Particularly if you
:26:27. > :26:30.areas where visibility is less than Stansted. Temperatures will be quite
:26:30. > :26:36.mild, tomorrow then, nine or 10am, most of the fog and associated low
:26:36. > :26:40.cloud should lift and break up and some brighten —— brighter spells
:26:40. > :26:45.should become more... There will always be cloud around, but not
:26:45. > :26:48.should become more... There will the scale we have seen today. It'll
:26:48. > :26:54.be a much more decent picture if you're out and about as it'll feel
:26:54. > :27:03.warm and you could see 21 Celsius. That could even be widespread. We
:27:03. > :27:09.could see that on Wednesday. Things will change towards the end of the
:27:09. > :27:19.week. Why set knew that, I don't That is it from us. Stay with us
:27:19. > :27:23.because after The One Show, Inside Out West is on. We will be back