09/03/2014 BBC Points West


09/03/2014

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four x 400 m relay team. That's it. We're back

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four x 400 m relay team. Good evening from Points West. The

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wife of a cyclist from Somerset who was killed after hitting a pothole

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is suing the council which failed to repair it. Kate Uzzell has condemned

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North Yorkshire County Council for allowing the road to fall into

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disrepair. It comes as an extra ?140 million of government cash hs made

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available to councils in England to help them repair roads damaged by

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the severe winter weather. He was my soul mate. We did lots and lots of

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things together. Reliving happier times. Katd

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Uzzell's husband Martyn was killed over two`and`a`half years ago. He

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was taking part in a charitx cycle ride from Land's End to John

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O'Groats when he hit a pothole 0cm deep on the A65 in North Yorkshire.

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He was thrown into the path of a car and died instantly. At an inquest

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into his death this week thd coroner said there was "no doubt th`t the

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condition of the road was the cause of the accident." The inquest was

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also told a police officer had reported the pothole to North

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Yorkshire County Council a lonth earlier. I am very angry, obviously,

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because it was totally prevdntable. They have been warned. They inspect

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did it and they still did nothing. It is just appalling.

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The County Council has exprdssed its sympathies to Kate and says it will

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consider the coroner's commdnts very carefully. We do is bend about 28

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million on road maintenance. We have just put in more money out of the

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capital surpluses that we h`ve generated from budgets in rdcent

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years. Kate, from Clevedon, is now taking

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legal action against the Cotncil, she's launching a more widespread

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education campaign. I want car drivers to be more aware

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of the vulnerability of cyclists. I want councils to keep the roads in

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repair and take reports of potholes seriously.

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It's a campaign she hopes whll bring something positive from Martyn's

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death. Detectives investigating thd death

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of a Bristol teenager who w`s found with stab wounds have arrested four

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men. 19`year`old Nicholas Robinson was attacked in a block of flats in

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the Stokes Croft area last Wednesday. Four men aged between 18

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and 26 are being questioned by police.

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A fire which damaged a live music venue in Bath was caused by an

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electrical fault. Crews werd called to Moles ightclub and recording

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studios on George Street yesterday morning. The fire was contahned to

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the ground floor. It's not xet clear when it may reopen.

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Rugby and Bath have missed out on a place in the final of the LV Cup

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after being beaten in the semi`finals by Exeter Chiefs. The

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hosts led 13`8 at the break thanks to Leroy Houston's try and three

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successful kicks from Tom Hdathcote, but Exeter hit back with two tries

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in the second half. Heathcote had the chance to send the match to

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extra time with this penaltx, but his last minute kick fell short

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Meanwhile Bristol ran in seven tries as they beat Cornish Pirates)by 46

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points to 33 at The Memorial Stadium. Forward Marco Mama scored

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four tries for the home sidd. The result means Bristol remain top of

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the Championship. Football, and Yeovil stretched their

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unbeaten run in the Championship to five matches, but Swindon lost after

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conceeding a late goal. Herd's the round`up.

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A lot of commitment and effort dash that is how Gary Johnson described

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his team's victory against Sheffield Wednesday. That was very important

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for us today. We have gone tp another place. We are just creeping

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up it, but there are still plenty of games. An own goal from the hosts

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and then this vital winner leant a 3`2 victory for Bristol Citx. We

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were delighted with that today. We are always trying to score. I am

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sure it was entertaining. Mhchael Smith headed Swindon into the lead.

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But the second half saw in Cape dons `` saw MK dons equalise. Chris

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Beardsley got the first aftdr nine minutes and the winning goal was

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soon to follow. They were the 0`0 draw between Portsmouth and

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Cheltenham Town. Time now for the weather. After all the fine and

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sunny weather we have had over the weekend, we will keep some of the

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clear skies for a time. As we go through the night, we will see

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increasing cloud. A spot or two of rain with the risk of some hill

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fog. The most places temper`tures down to five or six degrees. It will

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be largely dry through Mond`y, although it will start cloudy.

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Temperatures up to 14 Celsits. Not feeling quite as warm withott much

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sun. Cloudy on Tuesday and ` better chance of sunshine on Wednesday and

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Thursday. Mild edging the d`y and cold at night. I'll be back later

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this evening with an

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