23/02/2014 BBC Points West


23/02/2014

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Good evening from Points West. The Environment Agency says it's latest

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strategy to clear floodwater from the Somerset Levels is well

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underway. A sluice gate to divert water out of the River Parrett's

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been opened further, allowing pumps to start work clearing water off

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Currymoor. But some areas may have to wait longer for the water to go.

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Scott Ellis has been to Muchelney which has been cut off now for 0

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days. No way through, except for the

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highest of vehicles. Muchelney's been an island for the last 50 days,

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the visting vicar reliant on a firefighters' boat to get him to the

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church on time. Horrified to see it as it is! Beyond description.

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Amazing, the resilience of the people here. Anita Vaughan`Johnson's

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one of those resilient islanders. Like most, her home's close to the

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floodwater but it is dry. It's just that flooded roads make her feel

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trapped. It's very trying because we can't do anything other than exist.

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We occasionally see the odd friend who is brave enough to come and take

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a salad. Five miles downriver from Muchelney, the work to clear

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floodwater is progressing. A sluice gate opened yesterday has been

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raised to a metre, diverting water out of the Parrett and reducing

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levels on it and the river Tone That's meant the Currymoor pumping

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station's restarted. Good news for residents in flooded areas such as

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East Lyng, Moorland and Fordgate. When it comes to pumping the water

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of the moors and levels, the priority is to remove the lift ``

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the risk to lives, then properties and deal with the flooded roads

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Much of the problem is these flooded access roads, so it's clear life

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would get back to normal hip are many more weeks yet. Water levels

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are dropping at Muchelney and villagers hope a short temporary

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bridge can be set up on this road, allowing them to drive in and out in

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their cars once again. It was so close, but Trowbridge

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bobsleigh driver John Jackson has missed out on a medal at the Winter

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Olympics by just over a tenth of a second. John's partner, Paula

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Walker, was in the crowd to cheer him on, while his sponsors were

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watching closely back here in the West.

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Steve Cook's family butchers in Devizes has been sponsoring John

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Jackson and his partner Paula Walker for the last six months, but today,

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the shop was shut as they were at home, gathered around the TV to see

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if John could win a medal. Going into their final run, they were

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sixth but just two tenths of a second off a bronze medal. They

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produced their fastest run yet, putting them in first, but there

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were six more crews go. And agonisingly, they finished just

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outside the top three. It's been a great race. But sometimes, just

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being involved in such a great race like this makes it worthwhile.

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Fantastic. You see the countries they beat and they have done on a

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shoestring budget. At 36, John says this is likely to be his last

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Olympics. Both he and Paula, who competed in the two`man event, may

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have to return to their careers in the Armed Forces.

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And Bath's Lizzy Yarnold has been the flag bearer for Team GB at the

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closing ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics. Lizzy won gold in the

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women's skeleton. The closing ceremony, which is still going on

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now, marks the end of a Games in which two of Britain's four medals

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were won by West Country athletes. Football, and Yeovil gave their

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Championship survival hopes a big boost defeating one of their big

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rivals, but they're still bottom of the table with a third of the season

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still to go. Time is running out for Yeovil, but

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this crucial win over Doncaster will give them hope. James Hayter scored

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the only goal from the penalty spot at Huish Park, leaving the Glovers

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just three points from safety. But not such good news for our teams in

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League One, who were both beaten. Swindon Town lost 2`0 at Leyton

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Orient and Bristol City are back in the relegation zone after losing 3`0

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at Sheffield United. Cheltenham picked up their first win 2014.

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Ashley Vincent scored his first goal since returning to the club as they

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beat Newport. In rugby, Bristol beat Plymouth

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43`12 at the Memorial Stadium this afternoon. The hosts scored seven

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tries, which moves them to the top of the Championship.

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It will remain rather breezy through this evening and much of the night.

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It is set to be dry tonight with clear skies but with the wind is

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continuing, they will keep things marked and frost free with

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temperatures no lower than seven or eight degrees. First thing tomorrow,

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dry to start with. A patchy band of rain making its way across the

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region. Another mile day with highs of 11 degrees. Overnight, further

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rain clearing into showers, though still unsettled.

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Hello. Still no sign of the weather really settling down next week.

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There should be an improvement for most of us tomorrow. It will not be

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as windy as it has been today, and the band of rain will slowly peter

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out. We still have some rain to come through the night. This band of rain

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is quite slow moving, it will wander northwards into Dumfries and

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Galloway. Close to Northern Ireland, heavy rain in Cumbria and later in

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the night it will turn whether in Wales and the south-west. Southerly

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wind, quite strong at the moment, that will ease as the night goes on

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but it should be pretty mild, six or seven degrees, typically. Tomorrow,

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we start with heavy rain, especially

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