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Good evening and welcome to BBC Points West. Our headlines tonight:

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A sportsman is snookered. James Points West. Our headlines tonight:

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—— Stephen Lee. A I am making a public statement later on. I am

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The technician killed while working in a boiler room — an inquest finds

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Firefighters strike over pensions — are they getting a good or bad

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deal? And a sweet moment for the developers as plans for a housing

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Good evening. He pulled faces and groaned when he missed shots, but

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today the Wiltshire snooker player Stephen Lee was banned for 12 years

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after being found of guilty of fixing matches. It's been described

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as the worst case of corruption fixing matches. It's been described

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But the former world number five from Trowbridge has told Points

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"totally innocent". The ban means West he will appeal, saying he's

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"totally innocent". The ban means birthday. Scott Ellis reports.

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Stephen he's reaction today at home to the longest ban the game has

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ever seen. Devastated. I'm totally innocent and I will make a public

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lunchtime. The 38—year—old father of four then went indoors to plot

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his appeal and sell his story —— story to a new paper. This is one

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of seven matches he has been found guilty of fixing. The 2009 World

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Championships. Certainly enough COMMENTATOR: That will be very

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The sports governing body said he lost frames or matches deliberately,

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enabling three groups of gamblers to net £100,000. The QC at the

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This afternoon, he re—emerged to again protest his innocence and

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This afternoon, he re—emerged to say he will fight the 12 year ban

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and last week's guilty verdict. If I had a law yet in their it would

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completely. How this has happened, I don't believe it. I have for

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young children. It is a rate —— outrageous. The sports governing

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body called for a life long banned. important deterrent. This is where

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Trowbridge snooker club run partly Without a successful appeal, Steven

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Ley agrees his appeal is over. My dad could beat me at 50. He would

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have a better chance than I would. As well as a 12 year banned, he

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have a better chance than I would. fined £40,000. He says he will

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A man from Bristol, who admitted driving a gang to blow up a cash

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machine in Hampshire, has been sentenced to three—and—a—half years

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in prison. A huge explosion was caused after gases were piped into

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the cash machine. Winchester Crown Court heard three men seen on CCTV

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scooping up £20 notes have not been identified. Damien Limb, who is

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scooping up £20 notes have not been and from Bristol, pleaded guilty to

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Masked men, who may have been armed, are on the run after carrying out a

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robbery in Cheltenham. The two men, wearing balaclavas, walked in to a

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They stole money before escaping. A police helicopter has been used

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A family from Somerset have spoken of their pain and loss following

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the death of a maintenance worker 67—year—old Peter James was part of

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a team working in a boiler room 67—year—old Peter James was part of

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the Cantelo Nurseries near Taunton Today, a jury at the inquest into

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his death found there'd been poor preparation and a lack of training

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and supervision of the workers. The family of Peter James left the

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answers. Mr James, a maintenance racked with grief but now with some

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answers. Mr James, a maintenance engineer, suffered serious head

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injuries in an explosion in May Nurseries, near Taunton, where they

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grow peppers for supermarkets. He was part of a team inspecting water

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tanks in the boiler room. A metal inspection plate blew off one of

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the pressurised tanks and four workers were knocked to the floor.

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Peter James was critically injured contribute to the death of Peter

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James. They said there was a lack of training for the task, poor

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supervision and poor preparation — no written risk assessment had been

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It emerged during the inquest that Cantelo were in the process of

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changing the water system from one pressurised by air to one with

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advisers were in the room when the explosion happened and those there

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had little or no knowledge of how it worked. The family of Peter

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James were too upset to speak after the inquest but they did give us a

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statement where they said, the last few days have been difficult and

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grandad and we all miss him. They few days have been difficult and

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grandad and we all miss him. They said they felt the welfare of the

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lessons have been learnt and that Cantelo Produce was put above the

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lessons have been learnt and that "no other families will have to

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Cantelo Nurseries haven't commented but the Health and Safety Executive

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Still to come: A Night to Remember for Swindon fans. We reflect on

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Still to come: A Night to Remember survives what has been described as

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strike today in a dispute with the Government over pensions. They're

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government's plans to increase their retirement age from 55 to

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government's plans to increase It lasted for four hours, during

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which time there were no major In a moment, we'll be seeing how

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management was poised to react in case of an emergency. First, our

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Somerset correspondent, Clinton Rogers, spent the day with one

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Breakfast in the Leslie household and the obvious talking point is

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the strike. James Leslie is 43. He's been a fireman for 11 years

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won't be able to draw his pension until he's 60. It is not what any

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of a signed up for and I don't think it is safe. We believe they

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completely support my husband. And the reasons for what he is doing

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Twelve noon and firefighters in Bridgwater, in common with others

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across the West, walk out. James, who was off duty this morning,

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joins the picket line, youngest government insists the pension on

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offer to firefighters is still the best in the public sector. The

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I don't believe they have public wants 60—year—old firefighters

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rescuing them. They understand our concerns. Sounds of support from

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I don't like it because if anything was to happen, I feel they wouldn't

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be there for us. The union says this is a shot across the bows of

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government, but unless this is settled. Further strikes are at

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colleagues will probably be talking The last time there was a national

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Government's responsibility to provide emergency cover but today

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it was down to individual fire authorities. We see how it Avon

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walked out, this station here at Temple Back in Bristol, along with

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all the other fire stations in the brigade area closed and were locked

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up as part of a management plan brigade area closed and were locked

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prevent picketing. As part of the six fire engines were positioned at

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The appliances were driven by non— union and retained fire fighters.

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It's halfway through the four—hour strike and so far the control room

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here at Lansdown has had nothing ringing up to say that an alarm

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here at Lansdown has had nothing gone off. But it was only burnt

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The Avon fire authority had already freely admitted that it wouldn't

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meet the eight—minute call—out time during the strike. The big fear

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meet the eight—minute call—out time how would they cope if there was a

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motorways. We can call in resources something put in place for National

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resilience and should there be an emergency, we can recall members.

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The brigade says that on an average week day between 12 and four, it

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receives between five and 30 calls. brigade says the public responded

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well to its appeal to take extra care. But what of the future? If

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further strikes are called, we will adjust our contingency plans and

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hopefully we will still guarantee the public that should they call

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999, we will continue to respond. warning more strikes could follow.

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As we've been hearing, the main reason for the strike is a row over

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firefighters can retire on a full government changes would push that

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On the new deal, a firefighter earning £29,000 a year would get a

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pension of £19,000 at 60 with an additional state pension of more

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Thank you bow for joining us to discuss this. You have organised a

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lot of pensions for people. Is there firefighters deal a good one

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compare public sector pensions to the private sector, they are good

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happening across the western world, governments can't afford to pay

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pensions for such a long period governments can't afford to pay

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time so people have to retire later. A pension is any good if you can

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access it. This is —— this has intolerable point. The Government's

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own research shows that two—thirds of staff will not be able to reach

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firefighters will be left with no job and no pension because they

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won't be able to meet the physical demands of the job. The government

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needs to understand the physical demands of our job and we need a

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pension to match that. Is that aim reasonable point to make? Most

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people will have to go on to 60 reasonable point to make? Most

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65. I can't argue whether firemen or fit or not. Across the whole

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65. I can't argue whether firemen the country we are stuck in this

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system. What the members have to do if they want to retire earlier is

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save more to retire earlier. You can still retire at 55. If you save

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money in the meantime, you could actually retire earlier. I think

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the public understands. Members actually retire earlier. I think

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the public told us today that they do understand and they do not want

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running through fires and tried do understand and they do not want

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That isn't just a ludicrous idea fighters and the public. That is

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why we need a pension scheme that matches are occupation. A lot of

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people would give their right arm for pensions your mentions are — my

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your members are being offered. A pension is only a pension if you

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can access it and that is what our firefighters working up to 60. But

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they want to? They can retire at 55 now and that is because they can

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reach the fitness standard up to fighting work is prevention. Surely

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something could be worked out way you perhaps do more behind the

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scenes? Back in 2006, a pension scheme was introduced that his

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firefighters who couldn't pass a fitness test but these jobs have

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now gone — backroom jobs. You would have to have a lump sum of over

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£500,000 in the private sector to get anywhere near that pint ——

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pension. Thank you both very much. Moving on to other news and the

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nearby river will remain a mystery. George fought was last seen in

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Froome just before Christmas last year. Today it was said he had been

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acting strangely and using cannabis and buying anti—depressant drugs

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over the internet just before he died. A cause of death was not

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A plan has been approved today which will see hundreds of homes

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built on a former Cadbury site in Keynsham. Taylor Wimpey will now be

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able to go ahead with the first It will include over 200 homes and

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a redevelopment of the fries —— Say Keynsham and is likely to be

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the first —— the chocolates at —— factory that it is known for. The

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factory closed in 2007 to move production to Poland. Despite a

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long battle, 500 workers lost their bought by Taylor Wimpey. Now the

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site has got the thumbs—up. This toddler's group in the town seized

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youngsters happy and interested toddler's group in the town seized

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the mums and relatives had other ideas. We have enough houses. We

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could do with a factory. It will be really good because there will be

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more homes available. It worries me. infrastructure to cope with that

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many new homes. This is the first bit to be built on and the first

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thing the developers have to do bit to be built on and the first

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work on the new Social Club. What to do with the old building? That

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will be whether new primary—school will be and eventually a new care

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home. Then there homes will be here on this fast green area. The place

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is changing beyond all recognition with 2000 homes due to be built

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is changing beyond all recognition the next 10 years. South of the

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centre and this new development brings another 700 home development.

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Is this the right decision? It is a once in 100 th chance of improving

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Keynsham in a dynamic way, provided traffic issues are sorted at ——

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The second — mapped the second permission and will see more homes.

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An extensive flood defence scheme has been proposed and some old

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factory buildings will be used for buildings. New homes may not bother

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There was no "giant—killing" last night in the League Cup as Swindon

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just came up short against Chelsea. Bristol City lost to Premier League

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oppostion as well, beaten 2—0 at Southampton. Swindon's game was

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watched by 15,000 fans, and Ali Chelsea at the County Ground. A

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sell—out crowd grabbing the chance to see players they normally on

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watch on the television. And they weren't disappointed. Chelsea sent

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out a starting 11 that cost over £180 million. Fernando Torres cost

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50 million of that — no chance he was going to miss a simple chance

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finishing. Chelsea 2—0 up with a Swindon weren't overawed. Far from

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it. Yasir Kasim raised hopes. And Dany N'Guessan raised the roof,

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before spotting the offside flag. The Special One was starting to

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Swindon kept trying, but Chelsea stood firm. An encouraging night

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all the same for the home fans. The Swindon did us proud. Any other

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team would have conceded more. We showed more spirit and we showed

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Some of the football was really good. But to have at Chelsea with

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the players they have got, you have to be extra special on the night.

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You play away against a team like that and they show what football is

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about. I'm really happy because Bristol City were in the third

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Southampton put them out. Gaston Ramirez showing a Premier League

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touch. City have saved their best results for the cups this season.

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Bobby Reid almost levelled it up. Southampton's second goal was hard

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on City who must turn the positives from this into a first league win

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Cricket, and Somerset are well on their way to securing their place

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After the second day of their match at Nottinghamshire, they've reached

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cost five hundred million pounds, and in its short life has met a

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hundred million people. I'm talking about the shopping centre — Cabot

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It opened on this day in 2008 — right at the start of the recession.

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Our business correspondent Dave Harvey has been looking back on

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Our business correspondent Dave Remember this. When they opened

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Westcountry shopaholics couldn't wait. I will spend my life in here.

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We have spent ridiculous amounts already. But what a time to open.

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Those five years have been the worst five years in retail history.

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Household names went to all as Britain tightened its belt. The

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number of retailers who have gone bust over the last few years is

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quite considerable. The fact that remarkable. Of course, they haven't

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escaped completely unscathed as there are still some empty shops.

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This whole area was meant to be there are still some empty shops.

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designer sofas and a Habitat shop. In the end a crash put Pat —— put

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paid to the end —— that and any In the end a crash put Pat —— put

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national chain opened up and they went to the wall earlier this year.

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What is interesting is what has worked. Golf. Analysts call it

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Next door, get your eyebrows down and your nails sorted. You can't do

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that on the internet, can you? Food, coffee is, a cinema all adds to

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that on the internet, can you? Food, Celebrations were low—key. At least

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partly because it has survived at other's expense. Independent shops

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have suffered around the city, mostly in the peripheral areas.

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have suffered around the city, have seen the Independent clothing

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shops and jewellers disappear. Happy birthday Cabot Circus and

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I was off yesterday watching with horror how abysmally wrong the

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expect the e—mails will be about rain because... The broad seam of

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things is well set and that will be spells of showery rain and a fair

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amount of dry weather. Temperatures will remain on the warm side. The

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radar has been picking up on this rain drifting eastwards and south

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of the M4 motorway. Some of the showers will follow one behind and

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More of this scene rain... You saw how the rainfall was picking up

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9 o'clock this evening, that will inspire some fog to form and some

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of it could be dense by tomorrow. By early tomorrow morning, more

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showers pitching in from the south— west but it will have been a mild

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night. Tomorrow, at areas to the north are likely to start dry and

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bright but there will always be north are likely to start dry and

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fair bit of clout around. Rain lunchtime and early afternoon. Not

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Warm tomorrow. Beyond that, there is a low pressure heading towards

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Thank you. That's just about it from us tonight. I am back with

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