:00:14. > :00:17.Good evening and welcome to BBC Points West. Our headlines tonight:
:00:17. > :00:34.A sportsman is snookered. James Points West. Our headlines tonight:
:00:34. > :00:41.—— Stephen Lee. A I am making a public statement later on. I am
:00:41. > :00:48.The technician killed while working in a boiler room — an inquest finds
:00:48. > :00:56.Firefighters strike over pensions — are they getting a good or bad
:00:56. > :00:56.deal? And a sweet moment for the developers as plans for a housing
:00:56. > :01:07.Good evening. He pulled faces and groaned when he missed shots, but
:01:07. > :01:12.today the Wiltshire snooker player Stephen Lee was banned for 12 years
:01:12. > :01:13.after being found of guilty of fixing matches. It's been described
:01:13. > :01:19.as the worst case of corruption fixing matches. It's been described
:01:19. > :01:26.But the former world number five from Trowbridge has told Points
:01:26. > :01:28."totally innocent". The ban means West he will appeal, saying he's
:01:28. > :01:33."totally innocent". The ban means birthday. Scott Ellis reports.
:01:33. > :01:36.Stephen he's reaction today at home to the longest ban the game has
:01:36. > :01:45.ever seen. Devastated. I'm totally innocent and I will make a public
:01:45. > :01:52.lunchtime. The 38—year—old father of four then went indoors to plot
:01:52. > :01:57.his appeal and sell his story —— story to a new paper. This is one
:01:57. > :02:02.of seven matches he has been found guilty of fixing. The 2009 World
:02:02. > :02:18.Championships. Certainly enough COMMENTATOR: That will be very
:02:18. > :02:22.The sports governing body said he lost frames or matches deliberately,
:02:22. > :02:27.enabling three groups of gamblers to net £100,000. The QC at the
:02:27. > :02:47.This afternoon, he re—emerged to again protest his innocence and
:02:47. > :02:51.This afternoon, he re—emerged to say he will fight the 12 year ban
:02:51. > :02:57.and last week's guilty verdict. If I had a law yet in their it would
:02:57. > :03:02.completely. How this has happened, I don't believe it. I have for
:03:02. > :03:10.young children. It is a rate —— outrageous. The sports governing
:03:11. > :03:23.body called for a life long banned. important deterrent. This is where
:03:23. > :03:32.Trowbridge snooker club run partly Without a successful appeal, Steven
:03:32. > :03:39.Ley agrees his appeal is over. My dad could beat me at 50. He would
:03:39. > :03:44.have a better chance than I would. As well as a 12 year banned, he
:03:44. > :03:47.have a better chance than I would. fined £40,000. He says he will
:03:47. > :03:57.A man from Bristol, who admitted driving a gang to blow up a cash
:03:57. > :04:00.machine in Hampshire, has been sentenced to three—and—a—half years
:04:00. > :04:05.in prison. A huge explosion was caused after gases were piped into
:04:05. > :04:13.the cash machine. Winchester Crown Court heard three men seen on CCTV
:04:13. > :04:17.scooping up £20 notes have not been identified. Damien Limb, who is
:04:17. > :04:18.scooping up £20 notes have not been and from Bristol, pleaded guilty to
:04:18. > :04:30.Masked men, who may have been armed, are on the run after carrying out a
:04:30. > :04:32.robbery in Cheltenham. The two men, wearing balaclavas, walked in to a
:04:32. > :04:59.They stole money before escaping. A police helicopter has been used
:04:59. > :05:04.A family from Somerset have spoken of their pain and loss following
:05:04. > :05:07.the death of a maintenance worker 67—year—old Peter James was part of
:05:07. > :05:13.a team working in a boiler room 67—year—old Peter James was part of
:05:13. > :05:19.the Cantelo Nurseries near Taunton Today, a jury at the inquest into
:05:19. > :05:26.his death found there'd been poor preparation and a lack of training
:05:26. > :05:33.and supervision of the workers. The family of Peter James left the
:05:33. > :05:33.answers. Mr James, a maintenance racked with grief but now with some
:05:33. > :05:34.answers. Mr James, a maintenance engineer, suffered serious head
:05:34. > :05:41.injuries in an explosion in May Nurseries, near Taunton, where they
:05:41. > :05:45.grow peppers for supermarkets. He was part of a team inspecting water
:05:45. > :05:50.tanks in the boiler room. A metal inspection plate blew off one of
:05:50. > :05:54.the pressurised tanks and four workers were knocked to the floor.
:05:54. > :06:05.Peter James was critically injured contribute to the death of Peter
:06:05. > :06:13.James. They said there was a lack of training for the task, poor
:06:13. > :06:17.supervision and poor preparation — no written risk assessment had been
:06:17. > :06:32.It emerged during the inquest that Cantelo were in the process of
:06:32. > :06:39.changing the water system from one pressurised by air to one with
:06:39. > :06:44.advisers were in the room when the explosion happened and those there
:06:44. > :06:52.had little or no knowledge of how it worked. The family of Peter
:06:52. > :06:54.James were too upset to speak after the inquest but they did give us a
:06:54. > :07:04.statement where they said, the last few days have been difficult and
:07:04. > :07:06.grandad and we all miss him. They few days have been difficult and
:07:06. > :07:16.grandad and we all miss him. They said they felt the welfare of the
:07:16. > :07:17.lessons have been learnt and that Cantelo Produce was put above the
:07:17. > :07:18.lessons have been learnt and that "no other families will have to
:07:18. > :07:23.Cantelo Nurseries haven't commented but the Health and Safety Executive
:07:23. > :07:46.Still to come: A Night to Remember for Swindon fans. We reflect on
:07:46. > :07:50.Still to come: A Night to Remember survives what has been described as
:07:50. > :08:09.strike today in a dispute with the Government over pensions. They're
:08:09. > :08:13.government's plans to increase their retirement age from 55 to
:08:13. > :08:14.government's plans to increase It lasted for four hours, during
:08:14. > :08:19.which time there were no major In a moment, we'll be seeing how
:08:19. > :08:21.management was poised to react in case of an emergency. First, our
:08:21. > :08:26.Somerset correspondent, Clinton Rogers, spent the day with one
:08:26. > :08:37.Breakfast in the Leslie household and the obvious talking point is
:08:37. > :08:49.the strike. James Leslie is 43. He's been a fireman for 11 years
:08:49. > :08:57.won't be able to draw his pension until he's 60. It is not what any
:08:57. > :09:03.of a signed up for and I don't think it is safe. We believe they
:09:03. > :09:10.completely support my husband. And the reasons for what he is doing
:09:10. > :09:21.Twelve noon and firefighters in Bridgwater, in common with others
:09:22. > :09:28.across the West, walk out. James, who was off duty this morning,
:09:28. > :09:33.joins the picket line, youngest government insists the pension on
:09:33. > :09:38.offer to firefighters is still the best in the public sector. The
:09:38. > :09:48.I don't believe they have public wants 60—year—old firefighters
:09:48. > :09:53.rescuing them. They understand our concerns. Sounds of support from
:09:53. > :10:06.I don't like it because if anything was to happen, I feel they wouldn't
:10:06. > :10:12.be there for us. The union says this is a shot across the bows of
:10:12. > :10:21.government, but unless this is settled. Further strikes are at
:10:21. > :10:29.colleagues will probably be talking The last time there was a national
:10:29. > :10:34.Government's responsibility to provide emergency cover but today
:10:34. > :10:38.it was down to individual fire authorities. We see how it Avon
:10:38. > :10:54.walked out, this station here at Temple Back in Bristol, along with
:10:54. > :10:55.all the other fire stations in the brigade area closed and were locked
:10:55. > :10:59.up as part of a management plan brigade area closed and were locked
:10:59. > :11:06.prevent picketing. As part of the six fire engines were positioned at
:11:06. > :11:16.The appliances were driven by non— union and retained fire fighters.
:11:16. > :11:21.It's halfway through the four—hour strike and so far the control room
:11:21. > :11:30.here at Lansdown has had nothing ringing up to say that an alarm
:11:30. > :11:31.here at Lansdown has had nothing gone off. But it was only burnt
:11:31. > :11:41.The Avon fire authority had already freely admitted that it wouldn't
:11:41. > :11:47.meet the eight—minute call—out time during the strike. The big fear
:11:47. > :11:48.meet the eight—minute call—out time how would they cope if there was a
:11:48. > :11:55.motorways. We can call in resources something put in place for National
:11:55. > :11:58.resilience and should there be an emergency, we can recall members.
:11:58. > :12:04.The brigade says that on an average week day between 12 and four, it
:12:04. > :12:12.receives between five and 30 calls. brigade says the public responded
:12:12. > :12:18.well to its appeal to take extra care. But what of the future? If
:12:18. > :12:22.further strikes are called, we will adjust our contingency plans and
:12:22. > :12:25.hopefully we will still guarantee the public that should they call
:12:25. > :12:37.999, we will continue to respond. warning more strikes could follow.
:12:37. > :12:44.As we've been hearing, the main reason for the strike is a row over
:12:44. > :12:48.firefighters can retire on a full government changes would push that
:12:49. > :12:57.On the new deal, a firefighter earning £29,000 a year would get a
:12:57. > :12:58.pension of £19,000 at 60 with an additional state pension of more
:12:58. > :13:16.Thank you bow for joining us to discuss this. You have organised a
:13:16. > :13:24.lot of pensions for people. Is there firefighters deal a good one
:13:24. > :13:31.compare public sector pensions to the private sector, they are good
:13:31. > :13:37.happening across the western world, governments can't afford to pay
:13:37. > :13:40.pensions for such a long period governments can't afford to pay
:13:40. > :13:46.time so people have to retire later. A pension is any good if you can
:13:46. > :13:53.access it. This is —— this has intolerable point. The Government's
:13:53. > :14:02.own research shows that two—thirds of staff will not be able to reach
:14:02. > :14:06.firefighters will be left with no job and no pension because they
:14:06. > :14:10.won't be able to meet the physical demands of the job. The government
:14:10. > :14:16.needs to understand the physical demands of our job and we need a
:14:16. > :14:17.pension to match that. Is that aim reasonable point to make? Most
:14:17. > :14:24.people will have to go on to 60 reasonable point to make? Most
:14:24. > :14:30.65. I can't argue whether firemen or fit or not. Across the whole
:14:30. > :14:34.65. I can't argue whether firemen the country we are stuck in this
:14:34. > :14:39.system. What the members have to do if they want to retire earlier is
:14:39. > :14:45.save more to retire earlier. You can still retire at 55. If you save
:14:45. > :14:47.money in the meantime, you could actually retire earlier. I think
:14:47. > :14:54.the public understands. Members actually retire earlier. I think
:14:54. > :14:57.the public told us today that they do understand and they do not want
:14:57. > :15:08.running through fires and tried do understand and they do not want
:15:08. > :15:15.That isn't just a ludicrous idea fighters and the public. That is
:15:15. > :15:22.why we need a pension scheme that matches are occupation. A lot of
:15:22. > :15:26.people would give their right arm for pensions your mentions are — my
:15:26. > :15:32.your members are being offered. A pension is only a pension if you
:15:32. > :15:44.can access it and that is what our firefighters working up to 60. But
:15:44. > :15:49.they want to? They can retire at 55 now and that is because they can
:15:49. > :15:55.reach the fitness standard up to fighting work is prevention. Surely
:15:55. > :16:02.something could be worked out way you perhaps do more behind the
:16:02. > :16:11.scenes? Back in 2006, a pension scheme was introduced that his
:16:11. > :16:18.firefighters who couldn't pass a fitness test but these jobs have
:16:18. > :16:24.now gone — backroom jobs. You would have to have a lump sum of over
:16:24. > :16:29.£500,000 in the private sector to get anywhere near that pint ——
:16:29. > :16:39.pension. Thank you both very much. Moving on to other news and the
:16:39. > :16:44.nearby river will remain a mystery. George fought was last seen in
:16:44. > :16:51.Froome just before Christmas last year. Today it was said he had been
:16:51. > :16:54.acting strangely and using cannabis and buying anti—depressant drugs
:16:54. > :17:00.over the internet just before he died. A cause of death was not
:17:00. > :17:04.A plan has been approved today which will see hundreds of homes
:17:04. > :17:09.built on a former Cadbury site in Keynsham. Taylor Wimpey will now be
:17:09. > :17:14.able to go ahead with the first It will include over 200 homes and
:17:14. > :17:21.a redevelopment of the fries —— Say Keynsham and is likely to be
:17:21. > :17:30.the first —— the chocolates at —— factory that it is known for. The
:17:30. > :17:35.factory closed in 2007 to move production to Poland. Despite a
:17:35. > :17:44.long battle, 500 workers lost their bought by Taylor Wimpey. Now the
:17:44. > :17:47.site has got the thumbs—up. This toddler's group in the town seized
:17:47. > :17:53.youngsters happy and interested toddler's group in the town seized
:17:53. > :17:58.the mums and relatives had other ideas. We have enough houses. We
:17:58. > :18:04.could do with a factory. It will be really good because there will be
:18:04. > :18:12.more homes available. It worries me. infrastructure to cope with that
:18:12. > :18:16.many new homes. This is the first bit to be built on and the first
:18:16. > :18:21.thing the developers have to do bit to be built on and the first
:18:21. > :18:25.work on the new Social Club. What to do with the old building? That
:18:25. > :18:31.will be whether new primary—school will be and eventually a new care
:18:31. > :18:37.home. Then there homes will be here on this fast green area. The place
:18:37. > :18:43.is changing beyond all recognition with 2000 homes due to be built
:18:43. > :18:46.is changing beyond all recognition the next 10 years. South of the
:18:46. > :18:51.centre and this new development brings another 700 home development.
:18:51. > :18:55.Is this the right decision? It is a once in 100 th chance of improving
:18:55. > :19:04.Keynsham in a dynamic way, provided traffic issues are sorted at ——
:19:04. > :19:10.The second — mapped the second permission and will see more homes.
:19:10. > :19:15.An extensive flood defence scheme has been proposed and some old
:19:15. > :19:22.factory buildings will be used for buildings. New homes may not bother
:19:22. > :19:43.There was no "giant—killing" last night in the League Cup as Swindon
:19:43. > :19:47.just came up short against Chelsea. Bristol City lost to Premier League
:19:47. > :19:52.oppostion as well, beaten 2—0 at Southampton. Swindon's game was
:19:52. > :20:01.watched by 15,000 fans, and Ali Chelsea at the County Ground. A
:20:01. > :20:03.sell—out crowd grabbing the chance to see players they normally on
:20:03. > :20:08.watch on the television. And they weren't disappointed. Chelsea sent
:20:08. > :20:12.out a starting 11 that cost over £180 million. Fernando Torres cost
:20:12. > :20:13.50 million of that — no chance he was going to miss a simple chance
:20:13. > :20:25.finishing. Chelsea 2—0 up with a Swindon weren't overawed. Far from
:20:25. > :20:31.it. Yasir Kasim raised hopes. And Dany N'Guessan raised the roof,
:20:31. > :20:32.before spotting the offside flag. The Special One was starting to
:20:32. > :20:48.Swindon kept trying, but Chelsea stood firm. An encouraging night
:20:48. > :20:57.all the same for the home fans. The Swindon did us proud. Any other
:20:57. > :21:06.team would have conceded more. We showed more spirit and we showed
:21:06. > :21:14.Some of the football was really good. But to have at Chelsea with
:21:14. > :21:20.the players they have got, you have to be extra special on the night.
:21:20. > :21:24.You play away against a team like that and they show what football is
:21:24. > :21:40.about. I'm really happy because Bristol City were in the third
:21:40. > :21:44.Southampton put them out. Gaston Ramirez showing a Premier League
:21:44. > :21:50.touch. City have saved their best results for the cups this season.
:21:50. > :21:54.Bobby Reid almost levelled it up. Southampton's second goal was hard
:21:54. > :21:57.on City who must turn the positives from this into a first league win
:21:57. > :22:04.Cricket, and Somerset are well on their way to securing their place
:22:04. > :22:11.After the second day of their match at Nottinghamshire, they've reached
:22:11. > :22:26.cost five hundred million pounds, and in its short life has met a
:22:26. > :22:33.hundred million people. I'm talking about the shopping centre — Cabot
:22:33. > :22:38.It opened on this day in 2008 — right at the start of the recession.
:22:38. > :22:42.Our business correspondent Dave Harvey has been looking back on
:22:42. > :22:46.Our business correspondent Dave Remember this. When they opened
:22:46. > :22:52.Westcountry shopaholics couldn't wait. I will spend my life in here.
:22:52. > :23:02.We have spent ridiculous amounts already. But what a time to open.
:23:02. > :23:06.Those five years have been the worst five years in retail history.
:23:06. > :23:10.Household names went to all as Britain tightened its belt. The
:23:10. > :23:16.number of retailers who have gone bust over the last few years is
:23:16. > :23:24.quite considerable. The fact that remarkable. Of course, they haven't
:23:24. > :23:26.escaped completely unscathed as there are still some empty shops.
:23:26. > :23:35.This whole area was meant to be there are still some empty shops.
:23:35. > :23:39.designer sofas and a Habitat shop. In the end a crash put Pat —— put
:23:39. > :23:47.paid to the end —— that and any In the end a crash put Pat —— put
:23:47. > :23:51.national chain opened up and they went to the wall earlier this year.
:23:51. > :24:00.What is interesting is what has worked. Golf. Analysts call it
:24:00. > :24:06.Next door, get your eyebrows down and your nails sorted. You can't do
:24:06. > :24:18.that on the internet, can you? Food, coffee is, a cinema all adds to
:24:18. > :24:22.that on the internet, can you? Food, Celebrations were low—key. At least
:24:22. > :24:27.partly because it has survived at other's expense. Independent shops
:24:27. > :24:32.have suffered around the city, mostly in the peripheral areas.
:24:32. > :24:34.have suffered around the city, have seen the Independent clothing
:24:34. > :24:42.shops and jewellers disappear. Happy birthday Cabot Circus and
:24:42. > :25:16.I was off yesterday watching with horror how abysmally wrong the
:25:16. > :25:31.expect the e—mails will be about rain because... The broad seam of
:25:31. > :25:36.things is well set and that will be spells of showery rain and a fair
:25:36. > :25:42.amount of dry weather. Temperatures will remain on the warm side. The
:25:42. > :25:49.radar has been picking up on this rain drifting eastwards and south
:25:49. > :25:53.of the M4 motorway. Some of the showers will follow one behind and
:25:53. > :26:26.More of this scene rain... You saw how the rainfall was picking up
:26:26. > :26:31.9 o'clock this evening, that will inspire some fog to form and some
:26:31. > :26:38.of it could be dense by tomorrow. By early tomorrow morning, more
:26:38. > :26:44.showers pitching in from the south— west but it will have been a mild
:26:44. > :26:49.night. Tomorrow, at areas to the north are likely to start dry and
:26:49. > :26:54.bright but there will always be north are likely to start dry and
:26:54. > :27:09.fair bit of clout around. Rain lunchtime and early afternoon. Not
:27:09. > :27:40.Warm tomorrow. Beyond that, there is a low pressure heading towards
:27:40. > :27:46.Thank you. That's just about it from us tonight. I am back with