:00:00. > :00:10.Welcome to BBC Points West with David Garmston and Alex Lovell.
:00:11. > :00:14.Our main story tonight: Is this Bristol Rovers' worst ever own goal?
:00:15. > :00:22.The defeat on Saturday condemns the club to non league football and
:00:23. > :00:26.financial black clouds. That it is the only way to describe
:00:27. > :00:31.it. It's a sad time for the football club. We'll be looking back at the
:00:32. > :00:45.rise and fall of Bristol's oldest football club.
:00:46. > :00:49.Our other headlines tonight: The couple knocked down by a
:00:50. > :00:52.disqualified driver ` now the law is being toughened up against those who
:00:53. > :00:55.drive when they're banned. A last mission to Afghanistan ` the
:00:56. > :01:00.army prepares its troops for the final deployment in a costly war.
:01:01. > :01:08.And Corsham becomes Cornish ` as the town forms the backdrop for a new
:01:09. > :01:12.version of Poldark. Good evening. The chairman of
:01:13. > :01:16.Bristol Rovers said tonight that the club had hit rock bottom and he
:01:17. > :01:20.offered his sincere apologies to the fans. Rovers fell out of the
:01:21. > :01:24.football league at the weekend when they failed to manage a home draw.
:01:25. > :01:27.The board met today as the scale of the crisis facing Rovers became
:01:28. > :01:31.clear. In addition to the embarrassment of failure ` the club
:01:32. > :01:40.is facing a huge drop in income from television rights. Will Glennon
:01:41. > :01:43.reports. Today is the first day of a new Europe for Bristol Rovers, but
:01:44. > :01:48.not one that anybody associated with the club wanted to see. Non`league
:01:49. > :01:53.football looms, and the planning has become. Behind closed doors, the key
:01:54. > :01:57.personnel at the top of the club spent all day in meetings deciding
:01:58. > :02:06.on the best way forward. What a contrast to Saturday, when defeat by
:02:07. > :02:10.Mansfield sealed Rovers' fake. Tears and despair from players, manager
:02:11. > :02:15.and fans that quickly turned to anger and frustration. How could a
:02:16. > :02:20.club like Rovers fall out of the league? Questions are still being
:02:21. > :02:24.asked. Wasn't enough at times. There were
:02:25. > :02:29.games when I felt we sacrificed space, there were balls that should
:02:30. > :02:33.have been won that will not work. We have to get right on the pitch
:02:34. > :02:37.without doubt, and I think if we get it right on the pitch we can start
:02:38. > :02:42.looking at other aspects of the club and start sorting that out.
:02:43. > :02:46.I'm still stunned, finding it hard to take it in. . It is the only way
:02:47. > :02:52.to describe it. I'm sure we will come back, but how long it will take
:02:53. > :02:57.and what a tough job it will be remains to be seen. It will be a
:02:58. > :03:01.very tough job. While everyone knew relegation was
:03:02. > :03:05.possible, no one at Bristol Rovers believed it would actually happen.
:03:06. > :03:09.The club has again insisted that plans for a new multi`million pound
:03:10. > :03:14.?20,000 seat stadium in South Gloucestershire will not be
:03:15. > :03:16.affected. Even if the team does not bounce straight back up next
:03:17. > :03:22.season. We have one season with the
:03:23. > :03:26.parachute payment which is financial aid from being a formerly club. The
:03:27. > :03:31.first season in the conference has got be really confident to go for it
:03:32. > :03:36.and get back into the leak. It could be a long spell in the wilderness.
:03:37. > :03:41.Having said that, there are 13 teams in the conference that a former
:03:42. > :03:45.league teams, so it is a tough ask. The board is a radical changes will
:03:46. > :03:49.be made, but the club does have a future and must keep doing. They are
:03:50. > :03:58.hoping that if this is rock bottom, the only way is back`up.
:03:59. > :04:00.Will, the chairman issued a very bullish statement saying that all
:04:01. > :04:06.options are on the table. Any decisions yet?
:04:07. > :04:09.Everyone associated with Bristol Rovers football club is waiting to
:04:10. > :04:14.hear what the chairman and Board of Directors will say after their day
:04:15. > :04:17.of meetings here at the club. Some fans have been in buying season
:04:18. > :04:20.tickets today, others say they will wait and see what the future
:04:21. > :04:27.direction holds. Earlier this evening, the chairman released a
:04:28. > :04:30.statement in which he said that he and the Board of Directors sincerely
:04:31. > :04:35.apologise to the fans. Mistakes have been made and the club must learn.
:04:36. > :04:39.But, the playing budget and cost of running the club will be reviewed by
:04:40. > :04:44.Rovers will keep a full time playing and backroom setup. Very important
:04:45. > :04:48.if Rovers are to have any chance of bouncing back up from the Conference
:04:49. > :04:52.into the football league. Important for him to say it. They also say
:04:53. > :04:57.that Darren Clarke remains as manager that looks likely to be the
:04:58. > :05:01.case next season. Are we expecting the departure of
:05:02. > :05:06.some players? Yes, also released this evening as
:05:07. > :05:09.the list of players who will be retained, and 12 players in or
:05:10. > :05:17.around the first team will be off, including some big names, David
:05:18. > :05:22.Clarkson, Elliot Richards going, a number of players also put on the
:05:23. > :05:25.transfer list. That signals Rovers' in ten. We want to cut costs but
:05:26. > :05:29.also want the club to survive. Relegation is not just bad news for
:05:30. > :05:33.the fans, it will also cost the club dear. So just how much will Bristol
:05:34. > :05:36.Rovers lose by falling out of the Football League? Our business
:05:37. > :05:40.correspondent Dave Harvey has been doing the maths.
:05:41. > :05:44.A bitter defeat ` and probably the most expensive in their history.
:05:45. > :05:47.Here's what Rovers earned this season from the Football League.
:05:48. > :05:52.Their share of TV rights and sponsorship ` ?392,000. The
:05:53. > :05:59.so`called "solidarity payment" from the Premier League ` another
:06:00. > :06:05.?240,000. And a grant for youth development ` ?270,000, taking the
:06:06. > :06:09.total pot to just over 900 grand. Next year, that pot will be halved,
:06:10. > :06:15.and if they stay down, it disappears altogether. Of course, there is some
:06:16. > :06:20.cash in Rovers' new league, the Conference. They'll get just ?50,000
:06:21. > :06:30.from life there, meaning tough decisions for the Board.
:06:31. > :06:35.Staff costs will have to fall across the board. That accounts for ?3
:06:36. > :06:40.million of the cost. They are split between playing staff, office staff
:06:41. > :06:43.and the Centre of excellence, and I think we will see cuts in all of
:06:44. > :06:47.those categories. Lets hope the start of the season brings success
:06:48. > :06:50.on the field because that can regenerate supporters, and there was
:06:51. > :06:54.nothing like a good promotion battle to get the supporters turning out
:06:55. > :06:57.week after week and that is what club desperately needs. Meanwhile,
:06:58. > :07:00.of course, there's this ` the ambitious plans for a ?40m new
:07:01. > :07:04.stadium at the University of the West of England. Experts tell me
:07:05. > :07:09.this is still very much on track. Its main business will be meetings
:07:10. > :07:12.and conferences, not football. And these days, stadiums have to earn
:07:13. > :07:18.money every day, not just on match days. It will seat 21,000 fans ` so
:07:19. > :07:23.the real question is down to them. Will they keep coming, to see
:07:24. > :07:31.Alfreton, Aldershot and Welling? In the Football Conference a clubs
:07:32. > :07:37.finances rely largely on its fans. Thanks, Dave. And for all you Rovers
:07:38. > :07:41.fans in mourning, we'll be taking a little look back at the club's
:07:42. > :07:49.history a bit later in the programme. We will hopefully cheer
:07:50. > :07:54.you up with some of the good times. And some people have gone together
:07:55. > :07:58.tickets for the next season anyway. The last group of men and women to
:07:59. > :08:04.be sent to Afghanistan gathered today on Salisbury plain.
:08:05. > :08:11.The last to be installed as, operations draw to a close.
:08:12. > :08:15.Preparing themselves for one last push. These soldiers are about to
:08:16. > :08:19.fly to Afghanistan for the final time. 12 years of military
:08:20. > :08:24.operations will enter in December this year. For some, the war in
:08:25. > :08:28.Afghanistan has spanned their entire careers. This Corporal from
:08:29. > :08:34.Gloucester will provide protection for engineers.
:08:35. > :08:41.Our job is to push out, create effectively a ring of steel to deny
:08:42. > :08:45.the insurgency freedom of movement. It will take months to take the camp
:08:46. > :08:51.apart, a settlement the size of Reading, a military city in the
:08:52. > :08:54.desert. There are still thousands of tonnes of equipment and vehicles in
:08:55. > :08:59.Afghanistan making up this camp. The job of the Armed Forces between now
:09:00. > :09:03.and New Year is to breakdown that can and bring most of that equipment
:09:04. > :09:13.back to the UK. This rifleman will help transfer
:09:14. > :09:16.authority to the Afghan army. We are letting them take over their own
:09:17. > :09:19.patrols and their own training. I think over 90 present of their
:09:20. > :09:24.patrols and training are self`taught.
:09:25. > :09:28.From the 1st of January next year, the UK will only help train the
:09:29. > :09:32.Afghan officers, retaining no responsibility for security in the
:09:33. > :09:36.country. The remaining seven months will be no less dangerous. The 12
:09:37. > :09:41.year conflict has already claimed 423 British personnel. No one here
:09:42. > :09:45.seems clear whether they will be allowed to leave quietly or whether
:09:46. > :09:50.the Taliban will try to chase them away.
:09:51. > :09:53.It's been announced today that disqualified drivers who kill while
:09:54. > :09:58.behind the wheel will now face jail terms of up to ten years. It's
:09:59. > :10:01.something that's been welcomed by the families of Ross and Clare
:10:02. > :10:04.Simons, the young married couple from Bristol who were knocked off
:10:05. > :10:09.their tandem and killed by a man who'd been banned from driving.
:10:10. > :10:12.We're joined tonight by the father of Ross Simons, Edwin and his MP
:10:13. > :10:20.Chris Skidmore, who is in Westminster for us this evening.
:10:21. > :10:24.First of all, Mr Simons, this has been something you have fought for.
:10:25. > :10:30.You took a petition to Downing Street some time ago.
:10:31. > :10:34.We did. We got the petition from all the people in Bristol and everyone
:10:35. > :10:41.back at us. Chris Skidmore and his team kept it going, and grew. When
:10:42. > :10:47.you think of what Bristol has done alone, well done, thank you very
:10:48. > :10:49.much to them all. You can tell just from talking to
:10:50. > :10:54.you that there is an enormous relief.
:10:55. > :10:57.This is by all means not the end of it, but we didn't expect it so soon,
:10:58. > :11:05.we really didn't. It's come really good. What is the timescale?
:11:06. > :11:08.The timescale is however long it takes, but so long as the law is
:11:09. > :11:12.changed and people don't keep going through daily what we go through.
:11:13. > :11:17.And it is happening daily and it has to stop.
:11:18. > :11:24.Let me turn to Chris Skidmore. 94 joining us. Is this not the end of
:11:25. > :11:30.it? What are your thoughts? I'm delighted with the Justice for
:11:31. > :11:34.Ross and Clare Simons campaign. We had a debate in the House of
:11:35. > :11:38.Commons. The courage and bravery of the family still spent all this
:11:39. > :11:41.time, and it goes to prove that if you fight for something you can get
:11:42. > :11:48.it. Many people said they would not get a change in the law, but we have
:11:49. > :11:52.done this. For me, this is Ross and Clare's law, and I am delighted by
:11:53. > :11:57.the progress that has been made. The law will come in in 2015 which is
:11:58. > :12:01.great, as soon as possible, but there will also be reviews of other
:12:02. > :12:07.sentences. This is only part of the campaign. Want to press on and make
:12:08. > :12:10.sure it can extend other sentences such as those looking dangerous
:12:11. > :12:14.drivers and the maximum you get their.
:12:15. > :12:19.Do you want to react to Labour's comments about reasons being too
:12:20. > :12:23.full? That's a shame, because when we had
:12:24. > :12:25.a debate in the House of Commons I wanted to make this a cross`party
:12:26. > :12:29.campaign and not make it party political and also make sure this
:12:30. > :12:34.law came in before the general election, which it will. This is not
:12:35. > :12:41.a time for party politics. We know it makes no sense at all for someone
:12:42. > :12:44.to be jailed for less than two years for killing someone when they are
:12:45. > :12:48.disqualified. No matter what you think of prison places, this law
:12:49. > :12:54.should be in place. Does this help in any way was the
:12:55. > :13:00.grief process? It is bound to, it does help us.
:13:01. > :13:03.Nothing will help us for Ross and Clare. Nothing will bring them
:13:04. > :13:07.back. But we have to help other people, that's what we have to do,
:13:08. > :13:11.and we just have to keep on. And a good day?
:13:12. > :13:16.A good day. And really helped, it really did.
:13:17. > :13:23.Thank you, and thanks to Chris Skidmore.
:13:24. > :13:27.Able in the West who are voting by post in the European elections will
:13:28. > :13:29.begin receiving their voting forms this week. Eight parties are
:13:30. > :13:33.standing across the South West in the European elections. Here, in no
:13:34. > :13:47.particular order, are four of the men and women who want your European
:13:48. > :13:51.vote. The European elections are not a
:13:52. > :13:54.referendum on our membership of the European Union.
:13:55. > :14:00.They are about who will stand up for the people of this region. My
:14:01. > :14:06.priorities if I am elected will be to bring good quality jobs to this
:14:07. > :14:06.region. It will be to make sure that we
:14:07. > :14:11.region. It will be to make sure that become world leaders on new green
:14:12. > :14:16.technologies that our region is so rich in opportunity for.
:14:17. > :14:27.And it is to have secure jobs for this region, good employment rates.
:14:28. > :14:31.What we stand for is an end to the burden of EU regulation on the
:14:32. > :14:36.British economy. It is all those laws that we here in Britain
:14:37. > :14:41.implement and other people don't. When we leave the EU, we will be
:14:42. > :14:45.able to make our own trade agreements with countries in the
:14:46. > :14:51.outside world, for example, New Zealand has got a trade agreement
:14:52. > :14:59.with China. 75% of our laws are made in Brussels. That is too many, and
:15:00. > :15:03.we want an end to open borders. Greens are positive about Europe and
:15:04. > :15:07.a part of the fourth largest group in the European Parliament. We value
:15:08. > :15:12.the way Europe protect our air and water quality, and dishes at work
:15:13. > :15:15.and also animal welfare. However, we know that there are things that need
:15:16. > :15:20.reform, particularly the power of corporations, and we need to make
:15:21. > :15:24.Europe and Europe's politicians worked better for the common good.
:15:25. > :15:28.This is a proportional election so you can vote for who you trust, you
:15:29. > :15:35.don't have to worry about letting someone else get in.
:15:36. > :15:39.We have had enough of interference in trade and industry by the EU.
:15:40. > :15:44.Farming as a way of life no longer exists, and even where farmers are
:15:45. > :15:48.successful, they have to operate in a way that often involves too much
:15:49. > :15:53.red tape. We need to engage with the Commonwealth, a Commonwealth that
:15:54. > :15:57.stretches across the world. 53 countries that are willing to do
:15:58. > :16:05.trade with us and offer us much more opportunity than the EU has ever
:16:06. > :16:08.done. If you did not see your party, do
:16:09. > :16:11.not panic. We'll meet the other four main
:16:12. > :16:14.candidates tomorrow. You can get full details for the European and
:16:15. > :16:18.local elections by heading to the BBC News web site.
:16:19. > :16:22.The breaking of the four minute mile 60 years ago by Sir Roger Bannister
:16:23. > :16:26.has been marked at his former school in Bath. Current pupils at Beechen
:16:27. > :16:31.Cliff took part in mile relays on the school's running track. Sir
:16:32. > :16:36.Roger went to the school ` then called the City of Bath School for
:16:37. > :16:40.Boys ` during the 1940s. On the day the record was broken the school was
:16:41. > :16:44.closed for an extra day's holiday to mark the occasion!
:16:45. > :16:47.The biggest food event ever held in Bristol is now into its second week
:16:48. > :16:52.` encouraging people to think more about what they eat and where it
:16:53. > :16:56.comes from. But can you cook healthy, local food, on a tight
:16:57. > :17:01.budget? Latest figures show food prices have gone up by an average
:17:02. > :17:07.11% during the recession. We now spend ?41 per person per week on all
:17:08. > :17:11.food and drink. For those on the lowest incomes that's more than 16%
:17:12. > :17:16.of outgoings. Yet as a nation we throw away a massive 15 million
:17:17. > :17:19.tonnes of edible food every year. Sally Challoner has been to an event
:17:20. > :17:26.offering advice on making use of every scrap of food we buy As
:17:27. > :17:36.as a full`time single dad, this man wants to cook his son healthy food,
:17:37. > :17:46.but that comes at a cost with food prices up more than 11% in real time
:17:47. > :17:49.is since 2007. So Rudi's come to an event in Easton, organised by the
:17:50. > :17:53.Single Parents Action Network, and FareShare SouthWest.
:17:54. > :17:56.One of the main things is lack of money, so learning things like this
:17:57. > :18:02.is perfect for me because I don't have the money, and using stuff out
:18:03. > :18:08.of the fridge and not throwing it away. Two purposes, it saves money
:18:09. > :18:12.and help the environment. I can teach my son some good lessons along
:18:13. > :18:17.the way. We're doing good things with
:18:18. > :18:21.leftovers, so after Sunday lunch, or on the Monday, everything in the
:18:22. > :18:24.pot, to get up and make little patties.
:18:25. > :18:27.So this is leftover potato, leftover leeks, some coriander, that tin of
:18:28. > :18:32.beans everyone has in the cupboad, maybe some cheese that's seen better
:18:33. > :18:37.days. Try to shop locally because you
:18:38. > :18:42.don't buy too much. Going to the supermarket and three for two, by
:18:43. > :18:47.this, by that, you over by, and sometimes you just want a pack of
:18:48. > :18:51.butter some milk and a carrot. It's certainly gone down well with
:18:52. > :18:56.Anthony. And Rudi reckons he can get his shopping bill down by ?10 a
:18:57. > :19:01.week. And that meal cost no more than ?2
:19:02. > :19:04.to make. Now the West is no stranger to
:19:05. > :19:08.popular period dramas ` we've had Lark Rise, Cranford and Pride and
:19:09. > :19:11.Prejudice to name but a few, all made here. Today the focus was on
:19:12. > :19:14.the normally quiet Wiltshire village of Corsham. Filming is taking place
:19:15. > :19:18.there for the hotly anticipated new BBC One adaption of the 1970s drama
:19:19. > :19:24.Poldark. Our reporter Michelle Ruminski had a front row seat.
:19:25. > :19:26.The world is round, child. So they say, but I haven't seen it
:19:27. > :19:29.round. Poldark ` one of the most successful
:19:30. > :19:32.British television adaptations of all time. Set in the 18th century,
:19:33. > :19:36.war veteran Captain Poldark returns to Cornwall to find his father's
:19:37. > :19:40.dead, the family mine's closed and his former fiancee engaged to his
:19:41. > :19:49.cousin. But he finds hope and love when he's least expecting it.
:19:50. > :19:51.When I want your comments, I'll ask for them.
:19:52. > :19:55.And there were lots of people asking questions in Corsham today. Many
:19:56. > :19:58.came to catch a glimpse of this man ` Aidan Turner. Fresh from appearing
:19:59. > :20:02.in the Hobbit Trilogy, he now sinks his teeth into the lead role of
:20:03. > :20:07.Captain Poldark. The cameras and the actors were causing quite a stir.
:20:08. > :20:12.It's exciting, I didn't know it was happening. I just came down to the
:20:13. > :20:18.jewellers and phoned us all, so it's rather exciting.
:20:19. > :20:22.The original Poldark sent my adolescent heart racing, so this is
:20:23. > :20:24.as good as the original, it will be fantastic.
:20:25. > :20:28.Today on Corsham High Street you can travel by horse and cart, you can
:20:29. > :20:32.buy a rabbit skin, and I'm told a pint at the Red Lion is the cheapest
:20:33. > :20:39.around. But the script says the action is set in Cornwall, so why
:20:40. > :20:46.are we in Corsham? The reason we're not there is the
:20:47. > :20:50.have modernised the whole central part, so the result of McDonald's
:20:51. > :20:53.and modern buildings. There are some lovely streets left but not enough,
:20:54. > :20:59.really, and it is not as well preserved as here in Corsham.
:21:00. > :21:02.It's incredible, I don't know what is real and what isn't, but it's
:21:03. > :21:05.fantastic, I'm so excited. The original series attracted audiences
:21:06. > :21:09.of up to 15 million, and versions were sold in more than 40 countries.
:21:10. > :21:14.The BBC hopes this new adaptation of Winston Graham's novels will be as
:21:15. > :21:18.much loved as the first. Poldark hits the small screen next year, and
:21:19. > :21:21.Corsham High street again over the next couple of days ` where only a
:21:22. > :21:29.few forms of modern transport are still allowed.
:21:30. > :21:35.I love seeing a high viz jacket mixed in with the period drama.
:21:36. > :21:38.I'd love to go and visit Corsham, it looked lovely.
:21:39. > :21:41.Now you probably can't have failed to notice that Bristol's Park Street
:21:42. > :21:46.was packed on Sunday with people having a go on a water slide ` it
:21:47. > :21:50.was all over the national news. And I was one of them, sporting a camera
:21:51. > :21:54.on my head so I could show you what it was like. There we are ` great
:21:55. > :22:02.fun. And that footage, together with loads of pictures from the day, can
:22:03. > :22:10.be found on our Facebook page. There I am, covered in form! It was really
:22:11. > :22:16.good fun. How fast you go? Adding the fastest was 16 mph.
:22:17. > :22:20.I think I prefer to go down on my skateboard. We would all like to say
:22:21. > :22:31.that! Now the weather: we will wait and
:22:32. > :22:31.see what happens towards the tail end
:22:32. > :22:35.Now the weather: we will wait and see what happens towards the of
:22:36. > :22:39.May. As far as tomorrow is concerned,
:22:40. > :22:44.mind you, a deal bright spells and showers. In breezy day, as we run
:22:45. > :22:48.through this evening still some showers to clear away and others
:22:49. > :22:53.coming in from the West over the course tonight. The focus on these
:22:54. > :22:57.occluded fronts will tend to be northern and central parts of Great
:22:58. > :23:00.Britain and further to the south we should see generally less than the
:23:01. > :23:06.way of showers, at least less of the heavier ones. Some lively showers
:23:07. > :23:09.this evening which will go ever eastwards. Some whitening attached
:23:10. > :23:16.as well. Through the course of the night, some clear interludes and at
:23:17. > :23:20.Wilton more breezy hour by hour as we had through to daybreak.
:23:21. > :23:27.Temperatures will be mild, aged up to 11 Celsius. Tomorrow starts
:23:28. > :23:31.breezy, a few showers around. Don't take the position to literally, but
:23:32. > :23:38.you get the general feel of things. Drier and brighter spells at times.
:23:39. > :23:43.The showers will pass through pretty quickly, winds gusting maybe up to
:23:44. > :23:49.40 mph in places. The pollen count will be moderate, still poke pollen,
:23:50. > :23:54.which is at its peak. Template is down a little on today, 14 or 15
:23:55. > :23:59.Celsius. Through the tail end of this week and unsettled theme. Into
:24:00. > :24:04.Thursday a lot of cloud and some outbreaks of rain. Friday has sunny
:24:05. > :24:11.spells and some heavy showers. Some will be thundery. Saturday does not
:24:12. > :24:16.look great at all. And wet and pretty windy affair.
:24:17. > :24:19.Heading back into work today after the bank holiday weekend was no
:24:20. > :24:25.doubt a tough one for Bristol Rovers fans across the west.
:24:26. > :24:55.For a club with such a proud history, these are difficult times.
:24:56. > :24:58.There were still seven minutes to go.
:24:59. > :25:04.There were still seven Frizzle fans have not seen anything
:25:05. > :25:14.like this. The centre forward scored the winning goal. For `3 in an
:25:15. > :25:19.unforgettable game. Both sides are all out for the
:25:20. > :25:21.winner. Centre half passes across and Severn Bridge slogan out of the
:25:22. > :26:21.cup. # Good night Irene, I'll see you in
:26:22. > :26:26.my dreams #. It might be good night Irene, but it
:26:27. > :26:32.is not goodbye Irene. They will be back. And we will be there.
:26:33. > :26:34.Take care everyone, that is all, .