:00:08. > :00:10.about 7.20? Good afternoon from Points West.
:00:11. > :00:12.Good afternoon from Points West A campsite owner on the Somerset
:00:13. > :00:15.A campsite owner on the Somdrset Levels is describing the Easter
:00:16. > :00:18.season as a disaster for his business. Muchelney was cut off by
:00:19. > :00:24.water for weeks but the leg`cy of the flooding has been felt much
:00:25. > :00:32.further afield. Some bookings for this summer are up to 80% down.
:00:33. > :00:35.Fiona Lamdin reports. It was a peaceful and quiet break
:00:36. > :00:39.for those who chose to sleep under canvas this Easter. But for Richard,
:00:40. > :00:43.who has owned this site for 20 years, it's all been a bit too
:00:44. > :00:48.quiet, with most of his pitches left empty. This year, it's a colplete
:00:49. > :00:50.disaster. For this year, we are 50% down. There wouldn't be empty
:00:51. > :00:55.spaces, basically. But therd's spaces, basically. But there's
:00:56. > :00:57.plenty of room. We have noticed it's quieter this year. We had to share
:00:58. > :01:03.electric hook ups last Eastdr electric hook ups last Eastdr
:01:04. > :01:07.whereas this year we didn't have to. But it's a shame because it's a
:01:08. > :01:10.beautiful site. Well, 20 miles away things are definitely picking up
:01:11. > :01:15.this Easter because of the lovely weather. But it's the summer people
:01:16. > :01:18.are currently worried about, with bookings down 80%. The tourism
:01:19. > :01:20.bookings down 80%. The tourhsm industry plays a huge role in
:01:21. > :01:24.industry plays a huge role hn Somerset's economy, bringing in ?1
:01:25. > :01:28.billion each year. People traditionally book their re`l summer
:01:29. > :01:34.holiday with the kids in January or February. And those people haven't
:01:35. > :01:39.booked yet. Anybody with a grain of sense is going to look at wdbsites
:01:40. > :01:43.and things and see they're open It's a beautiful day and a beautiful
:01:44. > :01:49.place. They've done a fantastic job her and have this wonderful scenery.
:01:50. > :01:52.Yeah, you should come! Everyone we met here today had
:01:53. > :01:54.forgotten about the floods but it seems these people are bucking
:01:55. > :02:00.forgotten about the floods but it seems these people are buckhng the
:02:01. > :02:04.trend. A 68`year`old man from Wiltshire has
:02:05. > :02:08.appeared in court today charged with murdering his wife. Police were
:02:09. > :02:10.called to a house in Durrington on Good Friday, where 64`year`old
:02:11. > :02:15.Doreen Webb was discovered with serious injuries. She died soon
:02:16. > :02:18.after. Her husband, retired Army officer Leonard Webb, appeared
:02:19. > :02:23.before Chippenham Magistratds today, where the case was adjourned until
:02:24. > :02:25.Wednesday. A new scheme's been launched in
:02:26. > :02:28.Gloucestershire to help dis`bled Gloucestershire to help disabled
:02:29. > :02:32.students get jobs. The National Star College says taking on staff with a
:02:33. > :02:35.disability brings benefits to both sides and it's trying to encourage
:02:36. > :02:39.employers to take students on placements. Here's our
:02:40. > :02:43.Gloucestershire reporter, Steve Knibbs.
:02:44. > :02:47.This is a dish from Alsace, which is East of France. Abbey is dyslexic
:02:48. > :02:50.and has other mild learning difficulties. So it was a d`unting
:02:51. > :02:54.difficulties. So it was a daunting prospect to work in a restatrant but
:02:55. > :02:56.her patience and that of thd other staff has paid off. I'm very proud
:02:57. > :03:00.staff has paid off. I'm verx proud of myself and my mum's really proud
:03:01. > :03:02.of me. And ever since I started I've done really well and I don't need
:03:03. > :03:04.any help. Abbey is now getthng done really well and I don't need
:03:05. > :03:07.any help. Abbey is now getting paid work here following her placement on
:03:08. > :03:09.the National Star College's employable scheme. It encourages
:03:10. > :03:11.business to take on people with disabilities, matching jobs to the
:03:12. > :03:17.specific skills of the students. specific skills of the students.
:03:18. > :03:19.Skills that often are uniqud. Placements in printing
:03:20. > :03:22.organisations, where they are stuffing envelopes or doing mail
:03:23. > :03:25.outs or folding flyers all day and we have students who would really
:03:26. > :03:33.love to do that all day, re`lly enjoy that part of the work. While
:03:34. > :03:38.getting a job can be tough dnough, if you have a disability it can be
:03:39. > :03:41.even harder. Some employers can see it as too much of a challenge.
:03:42. > :03:43.Employers will say, well, what about Health and Safety? Well, He`lth and
:03:44. > :03:46.Safety is the same for everybody, Safety is the same for everybody,
:03:47. > :03:49.whether disabled or non`dis`bled. But for those employers who have
:03:50. > :03:57.taken on the challenge, there's been no turning back on either shde.
:03:58. > :04:02.Football. And Bristol Rovers' fans have had a nerve`racking dax as
:04:03. > :04:04.their club fights to stay in the Football League. Kaid Mohamdd gave
:04:05. > :04:05.Football League. Kaid Mohamed gave the Gas hope before Rochdald
:04:06. > :04:05.Football League. Kaid Mohamdd gave the Gas hope before Rochdale came
:04:06. > :04:10.back after the break to takd the back after the break to takd the
:04:11. > :04:12.game 2`1. It means Rovers are still perilously close to dropping out of
:04:13. > :04:13.the League altogether. But manager the League altogether. But manager
:04:14. > :04:15.Darrell Clarke says his sidd the League altogether. But lanager
:04:16. > :04:17.Darrell Clarke says his side can Darrell Clarke says his sidd can
:04:18. > :04:23.save their status with a win next week against
:04:24. > :04:27.`` I have been watching for 67 years and this is the worst I havd ever
:04:28. > :04:28.seen. No one vision or anything. and this is the worst I have ever
:04:29. > :04:35.seen. No one vision or anything It seen. No one vision or anything. It
:04:36. > :04:40.was pants! We think we are going to get relegated and if we don't get
:04:41. > :04:44.anything at Wycombe, I don't think our points are good enough. The
:04:45. > :04:51.manager says his side can stay in the league with a win in that game
:04:52. > :04:56.against Wycombe. We were in the situation before I took over that we
:04:57. > :04:57.were three points of the relegation zone against teams that were in
:04:58. > :05:01.zone against teams that werd in better form than we were. We've just
:05:02. > :05:05.got to keep going, keep writing and hope one or two of them can come off
:05:06. > :05:09.the treatment table this week. A lot of them are going to need a bit of
:05:10. > :05:11.recovery time and then obviously be ready for the massive game next
:05:12. > :05:12.week. Elsewhere, Yeovil were pushed to
:05:13. > :05:13.week. Elsewhere, Yeovil were pushdd to the
:05:14. > :05:14.Elsewhere, Yeovil were pushed to the brink of relegation from thd
:05:15. > :05:17.brink of relegation from the Championship after an injurx`time
:05:18. > :05:19.winner from Huddersfield. The final score 2`1.
:05:20. > :05:22.City won 3`1 away to send Stevenage down. Swindon beat Bradford 1`0 at
:05:23. > :05:24.home and in League Two, Cheltenham notched up a 2`0 win against
:05:25. > :05:27.Mansfield. In snooker, Michael Wasley from
:05:28. > :05:33.Gloucester is doing himself credit at the World Championship in
:05:34. > :05:37.Sheffield. He's playing the world number three, Ding Jun`wee, in his
:05:38. > :05:38.first round match. The first to ten wins, the current score is Ding
:05:39. > :05:54.leading 8`7. Nearly 100,000 people have signed up
:05:55. > :05:58.to slide down a street in Bristol on a temporary water slide. However, a
:05:59. > :06:02.lot going be disappointed. There is likely to be space for only around
:06:03. > :06:08.three or 400 riders so please is will be allocated by the draw.
:06:09. > :06:11.Now the weather. `` places. Good evening. A fairly unsettled
:06:12. > :06:14.week, weather`wise. We will see spells of showers at times. Through
:06:15. > :06:17.this evening, showers and thunderstorms with a bit of hail for
:06:18. > :06:21.good measure. Those showers will last for much of the night, becoming
:06:22. > :06:24.less frequent throughout the night. But it will stay mild and the wind
:06:25. > :06:29.is a fairly light. Slightly drier conditions in the South. Those
:06:30. > :06:30.showers will continue but gradually become few and far between tomorrow.
:06:31. > :06:35.Still the risk of the odd rtmble of Still the risk of the odd rtmble of
:06:36. > :06:44.thunder and hail. Not as mild as today. Fairly unsettled with spells
:06:45. > :06:46.of rain throughout this week. There may be thunderstorms but there will
:06:47. > :06:51.may be thunderstorms but thdre will be some sunshine.
:06:52. > :06:54.And do remember, you can watch Points West bulletins and today s
:06:55. > :06:57.edition of the Politics Show in the West they are our website. I will be
:06:58. > :07:02.West they are our website. H will be back at 10pm.