13/04/2014

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:00:00. > :00:15.That's all from me. You can see more on

:00:16. > :00:17.That's all from me. You can see more Good evening. Members of Solerset's

:00:18. > :00:22.tourism industry are implorhng holiday makers to consider their

:00:23. > :00:25.county open for business as usual. Visitor attractions are relxing on

:00:26. > :00:29.the Easter Holidays to bring in millions of pounds this year. But

:00:30. > :00:34.there's real concern that ilages of recent flooding have discouraged

:00:35. > :00:41.tourists. Here's Catherine Powell. The sunshine certainly helpdd draw

:00:42. > :00:45.in the holiday makers today. From Birmingham, and coming here for

:00:46. > :00:49.years with my family. I just come as normal.

:00:50. > :00:54.My mum and dad have come to visit from Yorkshire. I live in Bristol.

:00:55. > :01:00.Just come to look at the caves and have a good day out.

:01:01. > :01:04.I used to come to the caves when I was a child, and I always enjoyed

:01:05. > :01:07.it. But over the past few months these are the images of Somdrset

:01:08. > :01:09.that have made the headlines. Devastating for those affected. Now

:01:10. > :01:14.tourism officials say these images are still keeping holiday m`kers

:01:15. > :01:19.away. Obviously there was only 3% of the

:01:20. > :01:25.county that was ever underw`ter it's reckoned that bookings for the

:01:26. > :01:31.summer are down around 20%. That's a lot of bookings and a lot of money

:01:32. > :01:35.which we hope we can get back. The tourism industry is said to be

:01:36. > :01:39.worth around a billion pounds a year to Somerset, and this should be one

:01:40. > :01:44.its busiest weeks, but many attractions say their Easter

:01:45. > :01:49.bookings are way down. The perception has been that

:01:50. > :01:53.Somerset is underwater, and it's putting people off coming. One

:01:54. > :01:59.particular example was a colpany from India looking to bring visitors

:02:00. > :02:03.over to Somerset they were put off because in the media over their they

:02:04. > :02:06.are saying that Somerset is flooded, when we are very much open for

:02:07. > :02:09.business. They're hoping a better summer will help Somerset on its way

:02:10. > :02:13.to recovery. Police in Bath are still trxing to

:02:14. > :02:16.trace the family of a man who drowned in the River Avon. The

:02:17. > :02:21.42`year`old fell into the rhver near Norfolk Crescent late on Frhday

:02:22. > :02:24.night. He was pulled out by police officers, but they couldn't revive

:02:25. > :02:28.him. He's the fifth person to drown in the area in recent years.

:02:29. > :02:31.Protesters fighting plans for biomass power plants at Avonmouth

:02:32. > :02:35.near Bristol say their action this weekend was just the beginnhng.

:02:36. > :02:38.Around 100 cyclists gathered to show their opposition ` they're concerned

:02:39. > :02:41.about air quality and sustainability, and they believe use

:02:42. > :02:46.of palm oil in one plant wotld be ecologically damaging. But those

:02:47. > :02:48.behind the projects say thex'll provide renewable low carbon

:02:49. > :02:57.electricity, reduce carbon dmissions and create hundreds of new jobs

:02:58. > :03:01.It looks as though the celebrated street artist Banksy may have left

:03:02. > :03:04.his mark on the wall of a property in Cheltenham today. The new images,

:03:05. > :03:07.which surround a phone box hn Hewlett Road, show three secret

:03:08. > :03:10.agents eavesdropping on teldphone calls. Cheltenham is, of cotrse

:03:11. > :03:14.home to the government's communication headquarters, GCHQ. It

:03:15. > :03:21.was a pleasant surprise for those living in the building.

:03:22. > :03:24.I heard voices out here, but I didn't bother looking out or

:03:25. > :03:30.anything until I heard my neighbour, and then as I looked

:03:31. > :03:35.out, I saw him putting scredns away in the back of a van, but that was

:03:36. > :03:40.it, that's all I knew. It's really good.

:03:41. > :03:43.Do you mind it being on the side of your house?

:03:44. > :03:46.Not at all. If this is real, your house could be

:03:47. > :03:51.worth a fortune. That would be nice!

:03:52. > :03:55.I got a phone call from a friends to say, look outside your housd. It was

:03:56. > :03:58.quite a shock. You studied art and design, do you

:03:59. > :04:06.think it is a Banksy? I think it is. We studied a lot of

:04:07. > :04:09.Banksy, so I reckon it is, xes. If you enjoyed today's sunshine

:04:10. > :04:16.then you're in luck. Here's Emily Wood's forecast.

:04:17. > :04:20.then you're in luck. Here's Emily More settled and sunny weather to

:04:21. > :04:23.come over the next few days. It is quiet tonight with clear skhes. A

:04:24. > :04:29.little bit of cloud here and there, but light winds overnight mdans that

:04:30. > :04:33.with the clear sky it will be a cool night, tempered years as low as

:04:34. > :04:38.three or four degrees and a touch of frost locally tomorrow mornhng. But

:04:39. > :04:44.tomorrow morning is also fine and bright. Sunshine throughout, another

:04:45. > :04:48.dry day, and with light winds and will be warm in the sun. Highs of 40

:04:49. > :04:52.zero 15 degrees through tomorrow afternoon. On Tuesday and Wddnesday

:04:53. > :04:58.we are looking at more warm sunshine, it will be cool overnight,

:04:59. > :04:59.and a bit more cloud on Thursday. We're back bright and early in

:05:00. > :05:00.breakfast news tomorrow. We're back bright

:05:01. > :05:12.That's all from us for now. Good evening. It was a lovely day

:05:13. > :05:16.across many parts of the UK. 17 in the London area withshine but it was

:05:17. > :05:17.a different story in Scotland. It was wet and