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Welcome to BBC Points West with Sabet Choudhury and Alex Lovell Our

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main story tonight: The absent chief executive and the huge legal bill.

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The troubles facing Somerset County Council as rumours of arguments are

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revealed. The county council has not been open with constituents are and

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there is a feeling that there is a risk that this will cost us a great

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deal more than we presently know about.

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On the day after they set their budget, we look how this will affect

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the council's books. Also in tonight's programme: The day

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the West shook. The earthquake in the Bristol Channel.

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How long before the Somerset Levels recover? We find out when farming is

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likely to start again. And going undercover ` why

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Stourhead's famous landmark is getting a make over.

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Somerset County Council is facing a large legal bill following the

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departure of its chief executive. It's been announced that Sheila

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Wheeler has left by mutual consent. She hasn't actually been at work

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since November. And as our political editor, Paul Barltrop has been

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finding out, there have been rumours of a falling out with the council

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leader. In happier days: council leader John

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Osman side by side with the woman appointed by Somerset's ruling

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Conservatives. Now they've parted company. In fact, Sheila Wheeler

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hasn't been seen at meetings since November. Councillors were first

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told she was on sick leave, then simply away. Yesterday it was

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announced she'd been given ?40, 00 ` three months' pay ` to go. The

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council leader was talking ` but legally restricted in what he'd say.

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A number of complaints were made. These needed to be investigated

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Obviously we have a duty to our employees to actually investigate

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them if personnel issues are raised, they had to be investigated

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fully... Beware investigated twice, once by CQC owing to a government

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process which had to be followed. The QC had to be followed. That

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time, and obviously we can't disclose personal information.

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5000 people work for the county council, so not surprisingly there

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has been plenty of gossip. All those who know have been sworn to secrecy

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by the lawyers. But the sense I get is that it's not as sensational as

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rumours might suggest. The mystery had prompted Somerset MPs to raise

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it in parliament. David Heath got no answers, and remains frustrated

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Nobody was saying anything but clearly a serious situation in the

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workings of the county council which had a cost to council taxpayers and

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one which was clearly going to have an effect on the effectiveness of

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the county council, particularly over recent months when dealing with

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the biggest crisis we have ever had. So Sheila Wheeler becomes the

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second chief executive in five years paid to leave by a council which

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says it's strapped for cash. Paul's here. A lot of money at a

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time when the council is making cuts.

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Absolutely. Somerset meeting yesterday primarily to set their

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budget, and it wasn't badly overshadowed. One of the things they

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voted through renewed charges for elderly daycare, increased bust

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fares, people with learning disabilities having to live outside

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care homes, and reductions in support for those in sheltered

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housing. That is just this year and the warning is more to in future

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years. They are not the only one setting

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the budget, are the? South Gloucester are talking of how

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to save ?36,000 over the next few years. Also Cheltenham and Stroud

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have been setting their budgets The only consolation for taxpayers and

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the council tax will not go up. If money is tight, do the councils

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need a Chief Executive? If you look across at Wiltshire it

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is one of the biggest local authorities in the West, and they

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don't have a Chief Executive. If you look across at Cotswold, they share

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their chief executive of one of their neighbours. Somerset have not

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yet made a decision about replacing the Chief Executive, but at the

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moment they are adding up the legal bill.

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We are left are some questions. Thank you, Paul.

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An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale was felt in many parts

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of the west today. Its epicentre was in the Bristol Channel.

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Our reporter Michelle Ruminski is at Severn Beach for us now. The

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epicentre was actually 90 miles in that direction, just south of

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Swansea and South Wales. It struck at about 1:30pm, lunchtime, and the

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very heart of this earthquake was three miles deep under the sea bed.

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The earthquake was 4.1 on the Richter scale and measured by the

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British geographical survey, and they say that is pretty small in

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global terms. The largest ever recorded in the UK was in 1931, and

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that was six on the Richter scale. To give you a little bit of context,

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the UK gets around 200 earthquakes every year, but only around 20 of

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them are ones that you and me can actually feel. The one we had today,

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that magnitude we only get every two or three years. The British

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geographical survey say that there are four and was ringing as soon as

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the tremors were felt. People felt that far`off, even into Gloucester

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and in Bristol, across Somerset and South Wales. One person called in to

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say that the house was rocking, and another added that it lasted several

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seconds and was frightening. One person likened it to be very heavy

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truck going up the road. People took to social media websites. One man in

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Devon said that his whole house shook, and were a few light`hearted

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comments, with many saying that it was a shame if all blinded not open

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up and drain away the flooding in Somerset. We are able to be

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light`hearted about it partly because of its magnitude and because

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it started quite far out to sea in that direction.

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Michelle, thank you. So let's get more from earthquake

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expert, Colin Taylor from Bristol University. Thank you for coming

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in. Should we be worried? Not really, this kind of earthquake

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happens quite often in the UK. We had about a dozen of them in the

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last 20 years. 4.1 is quite small from an engineering point of view,

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so it is unlikely to cause much damage. It is a normal pattern of

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events in the UK. There has been speculation that this

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kind of thing has happened because of the recent bad weather.

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There is no connection with the weather. The whole of the UK is

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under stress from the movement of the's crossed, and every now and

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then the local faults move, and that is the case.

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Could we see more of these things happening?

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We get events like this are across the body shells, everyday we have

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small earthquakes and most of them we don't feel. It just happened that

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this one was a bit stronger than normal and human beings are very

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sensitive to these motions so we picked them up. But it is really the

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normal pattern of events, there s nothing to be particularly concerned

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about. What happens if we do have someone

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to be concerned about? Whatever safety advice would you give?

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If you do feel the building shaking, don't run out of the building, that

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is the worst thing you can do because you could be killed by

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masonry falling. The best thing is to get under a table or a chair or

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in a covered, or stand under a doorway, something that will protect

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you from falling debris and wait until it is over.

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For an earthquake expert like you, what do you learn from it?

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It is very important that we understand the earthquake region in

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the UK because safety critical structures like dams and nuclear

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power stations have to be checked for earthquake susceptibility, and

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we have to check what magnitude earthquake were likely to get in the

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lifetime of the structures. Information we get from people, it

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has been any damage, it is really valuable to us to help understand

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the bigger picture. The Environment Agency confirmed

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today that dredging will begin on the Somerset Levels next month

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Senators as it is safe and practical for the work to start. It will

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include five miles of river channel where the Rivers Tone and Parrett

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meet at Burrowbridge. The Environment Agency says it's a key

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stretch of river where locals say substantial amounts of silt have

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built up. Here's a picture from space ` the dark areas showing the

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submerged ground on the levels and moors in Somerset.

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About 65 square miles of the county have now been underwater for several

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weeks. Huge pumps from Holland are working to move water back to the

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sea. When fully operational, they can move seven million tonnes of

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water each day from the levels. More than 30 other smaller pumps are also

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in action across the affected area. If the pumping operation goes to

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plan this week, the Environment Agency plans to open a sluice gate

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near Langport to relieve pressure on the River Parrett. But even when the

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water has gone, how long will it realistically be before the land on

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the Somerset Levels is in any fit state to be farmed? Our reporter

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Andrew Plant has been finding out. The Environment Agency rang and

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said, could they put extra pumps in... Obviously we said yes. They

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are pumping like mad, and the pumps run right back to the fields.

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Once a crop of winter wheat, no more pipes are peering. The damage is

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already done to James Winslade's precious planting. Months of work

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simply washed away. The farm, it is over 14 feet deep in

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places. We won't be doing anything with the land this year. It will be

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a complete write`off. Steward Fripp advises farmers how to

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get the most from their fields. . He says the most damage she is deep

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down in the soil. That is the start of the problems,

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the water. You're then looking at 23 years to get the land back to any of

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production. Helpers flowing in. These tractors

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left Essex yesterday afternoon with donations. This is where all those

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donation is where all those omissions are destined, Sedgemoor

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market, just off the side of the M5. We have here wrapped up on one

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side for animal feed, and straw for animal bedding over their. These are

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the donations are coming from all across the UK, and I am told there

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is more on the way. This is only part of what we have

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got left to send up. It is unbelievable how farmers are

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rallying around across the UK. If we don't get feed down and straw down,

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the cattle won't get fed. And the cattle don't get fed, they will

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die. And food prices will go up Meanwhile, dozens of farmers and

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dozens of families are relying on these deletions to keep their

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animals and their businesses alive. Over the last few weeks, we've heard

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many tales of Somerset pulling together as a community to overcome

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the floods. Well when a call to arms was made to help rescue and foster

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pets left homeless when their owners' homes flooded, one woman

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stepped forward. Julia Causton's been to meet her.

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This is the front room of the house. General donations from the

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public. And mix your dog bones, treats, tinned food, small bag

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mixes. The rescue effort may be over, but

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donations are still flooding in Most of the animals are out, we are

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out, we're now starting food and supplying food to the people who

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have had to get their pets out. I'm generally dealing with horses,

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sheep, rabbits, cats, dogs. Everything from a wrapped up to the

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size of a horse. It's been a steady stream from all

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over Somerset. People feel for the animals.

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Allsorts of the nations, we have clothes and food in the van ready to

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go to the next storage place. As fast as it comes in, the food and

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bedding goes out again. Some are notified that they needed

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some hay for their animals, and basically my wife volunteered me

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since I was going that way to drop by and collect them.

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The constant flow of traffic has destroyed Helen's drive, but help is

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at hand, a free delivery of old road tarmac from a Somerset business

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once again coordinated by their flood action group.

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I just hold this in, free of charge, and the company let us have

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it for free. Everybody meets up, and hug each

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other. We don't know half of them. , the judges themselves and then get

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stuck in. Neighbours have become friends in an

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effort to help in the following of the floods.

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People have really bonded over this. It's amazing how much help is

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out there. Yes, massively. And using social

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media, it's fascinating. Coming up a little later in the

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programme: Having a happy time on stage at the Brits ` but just who

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was that dancing with Pharrell Williams?

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A school in Bath is at the centre of a row, after a recent visit by

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Ofsted. Inspectors were called into Oldfield School in December in

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response to a number of complaints. But some parents are now unhappy

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that not all the concerns shared with the inspectors have been made

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public. They've launched an online petition calling for greater

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transparency. Jules Hyam reports. Oldfield School in Bath: an Academy

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school rated in 2012 as outstanding. It has some of the best exam results

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in the area, but there are growing concerns over the way the school is

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run and the way that it deals with issues around the safety of its

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pupils. In December, Ofsted inspectors

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visited the school because the Chief Inspector was concerned about the

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number of complaints and allegations made to Ofsted about the

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effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements.

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In a letter to the school Ofsted says that it found that the school's

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safeguarding arrangements meet requirements, but it raised concerns

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over the leadership, management and governance of the school ` concerns

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shared by some teachers' unions That is an issue that has been going

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on since 2010 and we have been working closely with our members to

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highlight these issues. We have been seeking to resolve these in a

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professional manner. We are in some respects pleased that this has come

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to the forefront because it is highlighting issues that we have

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been raising for a number of years and is trying to resolve.

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Ofsted also header argument is that it said was outside agreement but it

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has been passed on. A petition's been launched online calling for

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those concerns to be published ` this afternoon it had more than 300

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signatures. We contacted the school to ask its views today, but haven't

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yet had a reply ` but the school website says it is a caring and

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vibrant school community that is graded "Outstanding".

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Tributes have continued to be paid to a 20`year`old hairdresser who was

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murdered in the hair salon where she worked in Gloucester. Hollie Gazzard

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was stabbed at Fringe Benefits salon in Southgate Street on Tuesday

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evening. Police are asking people who filmed officers trying to save

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her life not to post the footage online. 22`year`old Asher Maslin has

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been charged with Hollie's murder. A year ago the Ministry of Defence

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revealed that more soldiers and their families would be based in

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Salisbury Plain as the army pulls out of Germany. Today we got an idea

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of the scale of what's being planned, with up to 1,400 new homes

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by 2020. The army says it will also need new mess buildings, garages and

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workshops inside existing bases James Ingham reports.

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Tidworth barracks, one of the main military sites in this area. It is

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one of four that will increase in size when British bases in Germany

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close. 4000 soldiers, and as many family members, are heading for

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Wiltshire. Is pretty complex, you would imagine

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there is a lot of planning involved. It is something we plan

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for. There is a lot of infrastructure involved, getting

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those units back to the UK. Facility facilities will be improved, and new

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areas built for families. This area is away from the base but

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soldiers prefer a closer site. That has been blocked by English

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Heritage. If families are living away, they'd

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have the opportunity to use all the facilities, the medical facilities,

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the recreational facilities. They will be out on a limb.

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The return of troops from Germany marks the end of an Iraq, but as the

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army shrinks in size and consolidates around 70 bases,

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Salisbury plain will be as important as ever. Getting this move right

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will be crucial for the military's future.

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A new way of tackling loneliness is being trialled in Bristol. Feeling

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isolated at any age can lead to serious health problems. Well, now a

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scheme called Social Mirror helps connect people to suitable

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activities in their area ` offering an alternative to a more medical

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approach. Martin Jones reports. Sue isn't a doctor, but she is

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trying to hand out prescriptions ` to help people in the Knowle West

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area of Bristol deal with loneliness. The tablet computer

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she's using suggests groups and societies for people to join.

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It looks of their health, whether they are involved in local

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communities, looks at friendship groups and networks, and there is a

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need, they are given a social prescriptions. It could be a walking

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group, a photography class, could be a dance class. The reason they call

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it a prescription is because loneliness can be bad for your

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health. Studies show lonely people drink more alcohol, eat less

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healthily, and even have more problems with the immune system

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heart and lungs. Dave Bird took part at his local doctor's surgery a few

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months ago. It suggested he join a walking group. He did. And he says

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it's transformed his life. Since August just gone, I've lost

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almost half a stone in weight, and it's going in the right direction.

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When you are sat in the flat, worrying about your own concerns,

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and picking up food, you pay a long way. I became a bit of a recluse. I

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didn't really go out might flat until that day I went to the

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doctor's surgery. Government figures suggest

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loneliness is a growing problem Just over a third of people aged

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over 52 say they're lonely. For people aged over 80, it's closer to

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half. The effects of this can range from

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cardiovascular disease and depression. Small changes can make a

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big improvement, and this is a way of making that first step from

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feeling alone and that you're not doing great things, to feeling part

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of a community. For Dave, he just hopes the rain stays away long

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enough to enjoy his walk. Onto rugby, and Bath prop David

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Wilson will play as tight`head for England in Saturday's Six Nations

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tie with Ireland. David only returned to club action last weekend

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after two months out because of injury. He'll be joined in the squad

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at Twickenham by Bath fly`half George Ford, who will be on the

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bench. It's one of the most photographed

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views in the West ` the world`famous Stourhead gardens with the Pantheon

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monument rising up across the lake. For the next few months, though it

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will be covered in scaffolding as work begins to restore the two

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250`year`old building. Lizzie Way reports.

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The view across the lake now looks a little different. Shrouded in a

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white tent, the Pantheon here is having a face`lift. But it's not

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just cosmetic, the bones of this building are being restored and

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repaired to ensure it stands proudly in the beautiful landscape.

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The pantheon is the centrepiece of the garden at Stourhead. It stands

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across the 15 acres of water, and it really teases you on your journey to

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get to the pantheon. You get glimpses of the pantheon, so you

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know where you want to go, but you don't really know how to get there,

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and it teases you along the pathway. Eventually you arrive at

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this magnificent building. The restoration team are repairing the

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building's roof putting right damage caused by water leaks and restoring

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some of the stonework. We need to replace Timbers in the

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roof, we might need to replace large sections of the plaster ceiling or

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have had a collapse of the roof timbers. We are replacing the lead.

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Ingleby recycled lead that will be sandblasted and brought back and

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fixed onto the building. There are some masonry defects in the stone

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that we will repair. Some of the roofs timbers will be replaced used

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wood from trees here, at Christmas a 250`year`old tree fell in the storms

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but now its history may still be used. Work here should be finished

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by the summer. But right now these builders have one of the best views

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in the West. A knitting group from Bristol `

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who've toured the west with their life`sized knitted nativity scene `

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has raised more than forty thousand pounds for St Peter's Hospice.

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Here's their creation in the Points West studio in December. The

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so`called "nutty knitters" presented a woollen cheque to the charity this

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lunchtime. They decided to make the figures to support the hospice after

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it cared for their founding member Christine Walsh. She died from

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cancer in December 2011. Congratulations to them.

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Now, we're sure many of you enjoyed the Brit Awards on TV last night.

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But did any of you spot Bristol s very own Levanna McLean amongst the

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dancers? We featured Levanna a few weeks ago after her video of

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northern soul dancing on Staple Hill high street went viral on the

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internet. She told us then that singer Pharrell had sent her a

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message on Twitter about it ` and then last night she found herself

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dancing next to the man himself .. It was absolutely amazing. The

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atmosphere was electric. You could feel everybody dancing with you and

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just to be on stage next to Pharrell was the most amazing experience to

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say that I've done it. He is such a genuine person. How he was on how he

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is offstage. She's having an amazing time, isn't

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she? What about that hat?

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Many people have disgusted. And they should, too.

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I was more impressed with Nile Rodgers in the white hat. The

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weather has shown itself to be the wettest winter so far, and so far

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for the South of England wettest since 1990 which comes as no

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surprise to many of you. We will see further rain in the shape of showers

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tomorrow, some of them heavy in places. Much like today, they're

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well equally be some dry and bright weather around, and it will be quite

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windy. It dry interlude this evening and into the middle of the night,

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and into tomorrow many of you will see a dry start, but showers

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starting to come in through the course of the afternoon. The isobars

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are quite tight, so that'll be quite a windy day. For the rest of this

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evening, heavy showers around, gradually with time they will fade

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away, and through the middle part of the night some dry weather about,

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some clear skies, and as we head into tomorrow morning, some of those

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showers could be just a little wintry. Ten bridges chillier than

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last night, `` temperatures will be chillier. Those showers will be less

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of a feature perhaps first thing in the morning, but will become so

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through the afternoon. Money to account for the likelihood of some

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hail and perhaps some lightning Some blustery winds bonito showers

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as they passed by. But either side of the showers there will be some

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dry and bright weather. The winds will offset the temperatures, but

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averages around seven or eight, average for the time of year. As we

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look to the end of the week, a better day to come on Saturday apart

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from one to showers in the morning. The cloud will increase through the

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afternoon, and that is ahead of this next system heading in on Sunday.

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And nest week `` next week looks like a continuation of that story,

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I'm afraid. like a continuation of that story,

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That's all from us for now. We are back after the ten o'clock

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news, and out of Ian where we will see we can get him dancing with Nile

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Rodgers next year. He will be on act`mac strictly!

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