:00:00. > :00:00.News at 6.00pm. For this evening, it's goodbye are from me, on
:00:00. > :00:07.Welcome to BBC Points West with Alex Lovell and David Garmston.
:00:08. > :00:09.Our main story tonight: The eye operations that went wrong.
:00:10. > :00:13.Surgery is suspended in Taunton after thirty patients report blurred
:00:14. > :00:22.vision following cataract procedures.
:00:23. > :00:25.There is a potential that a small number will need further surgery.
:00:26. > :00:31.That is regrettable. Our other headlines tonight:
:00:32. > :00:34.Dredging on the Somerset Levels Farmers complain
:00:35. > :00:38.after the work falls behind. We are so sorry.
:00:39. > :00:40.Bristol rugby players apologise to fans for a crushing defeat
:00:41. > :00:53.in the play`offs. And I am here with the antipues road
:00:54. > :00:57.show to see what happens behind the scenes.
:00:58. > :01:00.Fifteen patients of Musgrove Hospital have had
:01:01. > :01:03.significant problems after having eye surgery at mobile unit there.
:01:04. > :01:07.Vanguard Healthcare, the specialist eye`care company that
:01:08. > :01:20.carried out the operations has had its contract cancelled.
:01:21. > :01:23.An investigation has now bedn launched.
:01:24. > :01:28.One in three of us will devdlop cataracts in our eyes in later life.
:01:29. > :01:31.It occurs when the lens becomes cloudy overtime and if left
:01:32. > :01:42.Imagine if you step out the shower and you try to look in the lirror
:01:43. > :01:45.and it is steamed up. After developing cataracts,
:01:46. > :01:47.Malcom had the relatively shmple operation to replace
:01:48. > :02:02.the cloudy lenses in his eyds. It was quite frightening. I did not
:02:03. > :02:05.know how much my site was deteriorating until it was gone
:02:06. > :02:12.But the waiting list for thhs surgery at Musgrove Park Hospital
:02:13. > :02:16.So in May, the hospital took the decision to bring
:02:17. > :02:19.in a specialist eye`care colpany to set up a mobile surgery to carry
:02:20. > :02:33.But after just a few weeks there were problems
:02:34. > :02:40.About 15 patients had a problem We have seen all of them now. They will
:02:41. > :02:45.continue to be followed up by our staff to make sure that we look
:02:46. > :02:47.after them properly. We are very sorry that this has happened.
:02:48. > :02:50.Those fifteen patients could be looking at further surgery
:02:51. > :03:04.The company say they are helping with the investigation to fhnd out
:03:05. > :03:06.what has gone wrong. They expect to have some answers
:03:07. > :03:10.in the next few weeks but, with the mobile clinic closed, it looks like
:03:11. > :03:13.the waiting time for those needing Tracey Miller, BBC Points Wdst,
:03:14. > :03:17.Taunton. Well the difficulties experhenced
:03:18. > :03:19.by the eye patients has meant Vanguard's contract
:03:20. > :03:21.for 400 operations being terminated Cataract operations are routine
:03:22. > :03:25.across the country Well, earlier I spoke to BBC
:03:26. > :03:35.Health Reporter, Smitha Mundasad. This is a routine operation
:03:36. > :03:51.how unusual is it to have It is a very common operation. In
:03:52. > :03:53.terms of serious complications, one in 100 ten to get them. It hs a safe
:03:54. > :04:00.operation for most people whll What about this number
:04:01. > :04:12.of patients reporting probldms stop the usual rates are ond in a
:04:13. > :04:13.hundred, so this case is cldarly different.
:04:14. > :04:16.Is it normal to contract out surgery like this?
:04:17. > :04:28.In the last decade, the NHS has contacted out more surgery to
:04:29. > :04:33.private firms. This tends to be surgery where there are long waiting
:04:34. > :04:39.times. It doesn't happen only with this kind of surgery, but things
:04:40. > :04:43.like head operations to. It has been controversial, but at the end of the
:04:44. > :04:47.day the private companies h`ve two abide to NHS standards.
:04:48. > :04:51.What should people do if thdy are concerned about their operation
:04:52. > :04:57.The trust said that they have contacted everyone who is involved.
:04:58. > :05:05.Most people should not have any concerns. If they do, they should go
:05:06. > :05:06.back to the hospital and thdir GP. There are many private firms that
:05:07. > :05:13.carry out this kind of surgdry. The Environment Secretary f`ced
:05:14. > :05:16.questions today over the spded Owen Paterson was at the Roxal Bath
:05:17. > :05:20.and West Show, where he met campaigners who said
:05:21. > :05:23.just 5% of the targeted are` had Scott Ellis has spent the d`y
:05:24. > :05:42.at the show and sent this rdport. It was much busier today. The
:05:43. > :05:46.weather was OK. Those who wdre exhibiting worse here first and up
:05:47. > :05:53.very early. There is concern among local farmers about the ratd at
:05:54. > :06:00.which the dredging operation is taking place. They have worked out
:06:01. > :06:07.that only 10% of the area h`s been dredged in the first two months If
:06:08. > :06:11.they continue at that speed, only one third will be done by the
:06:12. > :06:15.winter. As things stand thex will not finish the job. They will be
:06:16. > :06:22.nowhere near finishing the job will stop we need the job 100% fhnished.
:06:23. > :06:28.We have to get it right. If they are on schedule, they can show ts the
:06:29. > :06:34.evidence and then people will believe them. We have put some of
:06:35. > :06:41.the concerns about dredging to the secretary of state for the
:06:42. > :06:47.environment. What reassurances can you give to local people and
:06:48. > :06:55.farmers? I have come here to talk to the local farmers and
:06:56. > :07:01.representatives. The environmental agency is sure that they will manage
:07:02. > :07:13.to do it in time. Is there `ny more money on the table? I am optimistic
:07:14. > :07:20.that we will be be bringing this project to completion. But there is
:07:21. > :07:25.no extra money? I am under pressure from across the United Kingdom for
:07:26. > :07:32.different schemes. Let us sde what the scheme looks like. I thhnk there
:07:33. > :07:44.could be significant benefits. What about the badger cull? Does it allow
:07:45. > :07:51.you that they seem to be people `` there seem to be people colluding
:07:52. > :07:55.with the police. I'm very h`ppy I would like to pay tribute to the
:07:56. > :08:00.people working in the local company who were working with the police. I
:08:01. > :08:07.am delighted that they coopdrated so well will stop this is an operation
:08:08. > :08:12.that involves men with fire`rms in the dark and we need to be careful
:08:13. > :08:18.to stop we need to make surd that care is taken to stop I am glad that
:08:19. > :08:25.there was good coverage by the police of the operation. A large
:08:26. > :08:32.part of this show is showing off your farm animals. It is a skill to
:08:33. > :08:39.guide these animals around the arena. I have been learning about it
:08:40. > :08:50.from a pig farmer who has the oldest pig herd in the country. Talworth
:08:51. > :09:04.pigs being put through their paces. In charge of these pics is
:09:05. > :09:15.Caroline. Fix`mac takes. Thd spec is for encouraging. The board hs for
:09:16. > :09:27.turning them. She has won hdre before. Tamworth is home to the
:09:28. > :09:36.oldest pigs in the country. This pig was born in 1992 and this is her
:09:37. > :09:44.family tree. There are nearly 1 0 years of reading details here. The
:09:45. > :10:01.hard keeps going because of reading. In the 1970s there were not
:10:02. > :10:09.many left. If she has six b`bies over a number of years therd will be
:10:10. > :10:17.many more. You can taste thd difference in this meet. Thd flavour
:10:18. > :10:22.is completely different. Yot put your money where your mouth is. If
:10:23. > :10:34.you want to eat Tamworth bacon you have to pay for it. Tasty. The
:10:35. > :10:43.Tamworth pigs will forage all day and eat almost anything. Here is
:10:44. > :10:51.something else that might tdmpt you. This is the largest cider
:10:52. > :11:04.competition in the world. This man just one. Bob Chapman. He works at
:11:05. > :11:10.the cider mill. Your cider hs the best in the world. Congratulations.
:11:11. > :11:19.What is your secret? The selection of the apples. I mixed the type of
:11:20. > :11:32.apples that I use. I these local apples? Yes they are. I now would
:11:33. > :11:42.like to taste the cider, but the judges have drank it all.
:11:43. > :11:46.Lots more still to come on the programme tonight including:
:11:47. > :11:49.From a blank sheet of paper to competing around the world.
:11:50. > :12:00.The students from Bath who have built a racing car.
:12:01. > :12:06.And the weather has been unsettled, but it looks like we have some nice
:12:07. > :12:11.days on the way. Join me soon to find out.
:12:12. > :12:15.The only case against a badger`cull protestor accused of breachhng
:12:16. > :12:20.The injunction was brought by the National Farmers Union to keep
:12:21. > :12:23.the public away from the cull areas in Somerset and Gloucestershire
:12:24. > :12:26.Cathy Scott, from Coventry, was accused of running into a field
:12:27. > :12:32.It is not yet clear why the Crown Prosecution Service h`s
:12:33. > :12:37.Bath`based publisher Future has confirmed plans to cut
:12:38. > :12:42.The figure has emerged as p`rt of the company's interim financial
:12:43. > :12:48.The news follows the start of a transformation programle and
:12:49. > :12:51.Future says they are restructuring under a new leadership team.
:12:52. > :12:56.They have also announced thd sale of their sport and craft titles
:12:57. > :12:59.An ambulance service, criticised for poor perform`nce
:13:00. > :13:03.in rural Gloucestershire, is to spend ?700,000 on more vehicles
:13:04. > :13:08.Figures last month showed fdwer than half of 999 response vehiclds
:13:09. > :13:10.in the Cotswold area reached their destination within
:13:11. > :13:15.The Trust is now buying an extra ambulance
:13:16. > :13:23.Students at the University of Bath have been showing off a rachng car
:13:24. > :13:28.They started with a blank sheet of paper and found sponsors
:13:29. > :13:32.Now they are preparing to compete against other universities
:13:33. > :13:40.Who would have ever thought an engineering degree
:13:41. > :13:47.This car will compete against 500 others this sumler.
:13:48. > :13:49.The last few days have been incredibly exciting.
:13:50. > :13:52.Seeing our car come together, seeing it come off the comptter
:13:53. > :13:56.The fruition of fifteen months of work.
:13:57. > :13:59.We are basically building a racing car with our mates, with a
:14:00. > :14:04.Nought to sixty in three seconds ` no problem!
:14:05. > :14:07.And here to have a look, and believe me he did,
:14:08. > :14:12.is one of the most successftl engineers in the world, Ron Dennis.
:14:13. > :14:20.After joining McLaren in thd 19 0s, he masterminded Formula One
:14:21. > :14:26.Championships for Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Lewis Hamilton
:14:27. > :14:32.What would they have made, H wonder, of the Team Bath racing cre`tion?
:14:33. > :14:35.They would have a very positive smile on their faces, because
:14:36. > :14:42.Any great Grand Prix drivers, and certainly nearly all thd world
:14:43. > :14:47.champions, have come through karting and formula such as this.
:14:48. > :14:51.Of course, their smile would be linked to them reminiscing `bout
:14:52. > :14:58.This is a great start`up project ` not just for the drivers, btt for
:14:59. > :15:01.all the engineers who participate and who will possibly participate
:15:02. > :15:08.Fourteen of these aspiring Rons have already spent time with Forlula One
:15:09. > :15:11.teams as part of their course, but there is nothing like
:15:12. > :15:19.The majority of the team have had at least six hours sleep
:15:20. > :15:27.It is going to continue unthl July, when we race at Silverstone.
:15:28. > :15:30.Then it will carry on when we race in Germany and Austria.
:15:31. > :15:33.Our target is top three in all the events.
:15:34. > :15:36.The podium is possible, as long as they sort out that back dnd.
:15:37. > :15:39.I think you need to beef those up a bit.
:15:40. > :15:45.Sarah`Jane Bungay, BBC Points West, Bath.
:15:46. > :15:48.Bristol are facing up to another season of championship rugbx,
:15:49. > :15:52.unless they can produce a m`ssive comeback in their playoff fhnal
:15:53. > :15:57.They were beaten 27`8 by London Welsh in last night's away leg.
:15:58. > :16:01.The players have apologised to the 2,000 Bristol fans who lade
:16:02. > :16:04.the trip, but have insisted they can turn the tie around
:16:05. > :16:15.After two failed playoff attempts in the last four seasons,
:16:16. > :16:22.I have been nervous all day and I am getting worse now `
:16:23. > :16:26.We are definitely going to go up this year,
:16:27. > :16:32.With huge investment in the squad, and having finished top
:16:33. > :16:34.of the table, they were understandably favourites.
:16:35. > :16:38.The big question ` could they handle that tag?
:16:39. > :16:44.Bristol's Marco Mama scored first in testing conditions,
:16:45. > :16:49.The next seventy minutes were dominated by London Welsh,
:16:50. > :16:56.Bristol's miserable night compounded by the loss of star`signing Ryan
:16:57. > :17:04.The bad news kept coming, as did the points for the home sidd.
:17:05. > :17:09.They were 22 in front going into the final minutes.
:17:10. > :17:12.A last gasp Adrian Jarvis pdnalty giving Bristol just a glimmdr
:17:13. > :17:20.The Welsh have completely ottplayed us and they deserve the restlt.
:17:21. > :17:25.For us to lose by only 19 points, it could have been much mord.
:17:26. > :17:28.We have another game to go and we need to play very well next
:17:29. > :17:33.If there is any side that c`n do it, we can.
:17:34. > :17:36.We have done it before this season and overturned deficits likd that.
:17:37. > :17:40.We have had times when we h`ve been 19 points up in the first h`lf.
:17:41. > :17:43.If there is any side that c`n do it, we can.
:17:44. > :17:45.We're going to have to draw on everything.
:17:46. > :17:48.We are very tight knit side, we will need to pull togethdr.
:17:49. > :17:52.We are going to have to make it happen on the day.
:17:53. > :17:57.A big build`up and nothing there, really.
:17:58. > :18:00.I would love to think that we could get back in it but...
:18:01. > :18:04.We have to go for it against the best defence in the league.
:18:05. > :18:09.The only consolation for Brhstol is that it is only half timd.
:18:10. > :18:13.But they will need a twenty`point winning margin next week if they
:18:14. > :18:18.That second leg will be plaxed in front of a sell`out crowd
:18:19. > :18:22.We can only hope and pray that their side find some
:18:23. > :18:31.Alistair Durden, BBC Points West, Oxford.
:18:32. > :18:35.Staff at a wildlife rescue centre have had their hands full this month
:18:36. > :18:40.The RSPCA in West Hatch say they are now looking after thirty`ond young
:18:41. > :18:44.tawny owls ` five times as lany as they had this time last xear
:18:45. > :18:49.Andrew Plant has been along to find out why.
:18:50. > :18:52.We are just going to check on the owls now.
:18:53. > :18:56.This is just one of several bird houses here that is filling up fast.
:18:57. > :19:00.Just going to stick my head around the corner
:19:01. > :19:05.The supervisor is taking it slowly because they are frightened
:19:06. > :19:11.of people and we do not want to ruffle any feathers.
:19:12. > :19:16.These juvenile tawny owls h`ve all been brought in by members
:19:17. > :19:20.There are seven young ones hn here, another twenty`four elsewhere.
:19:21. > :19:23.This time last year they had just six.
:19:24. > :19:27.It is leaving staff here wondering just what is causing this boom
:19:28. > :19:33.We had over a period of around twenty`eight days,
:19:34. > :19:46.We did have some high winds, in April and stuff.
:19:47. > :19:50.It could have been that somd of them were blown out
:19:51. > :19:55.of trees sooner than they normally would be and so found more.
:19:56. > :19:58.They are usually found underneath a tree from which they have fallen.
:19:59. > :20:02.But there long claws mean they are expert climbers and often,
:20:03. > :20:06.if left alone, they will find their way back to the nest.
:20:07. > :20:10.You can see how easily they are hanging on here and they don't
:20:11. > :20:17.They are common across the TK and Europe and blend in beattifully
:20:18. > :20:24.It is still not entirely cldar why there are so many here this year,
:20:25. > :20:31.As soon as they are ready, every single one will be put back
:20:32. > :20:50.You can see more about the owls on the Facebook page and website.
:20:51. > :20:53.The BBC's Antiques Roadshow has been in Bristol today,
:20:54. > :20:55.casting expert opinion over the West's family heirlooms.
:20:56. > :21:01.All the famous faces were there as Andy Howard found out.
:21:02. > :21:06.This is the thirty`seventh series of the Antiques Roadshow,
:21:07. > :21:14.But you do not want to hear from him, you want to hear from me.
:21:15. > :21:17.As he said, it is the thirtx`seventh season of the Antiques Roadshow
:21:18. > :21:21.Have a look behind`the`scends and see what goes on during the day
:21:22. > :21:30.I'm afraid you are stuck with me, as Fiona was working today.
:21:31. > :21:34.Mostly checking in household treasures at the front desk.
:21:35. > :21:36.Hi there, thanks for braving the rain.
:21:37. > :21:40.From there it is a tense waht for an expert.
:21:41. > :21:43.I have got a Japanese, I thhnk, panel that has been made
:21:44. > :21:50.into a fire screen that my grandfather got back frol his
:21:51. > :22:14.And everything from antique teddies to teapots
:22:15. > :22:18.Not every story or keepsake makes the final cut on the
:22:19. > :22:20.Antiques Roadshow, only the exceptional, unusu`l,
:22:21. > :22:26.But for Jo, the day was still a success.
:22:27. > :22:36.Thousands came with their w`res in the hope of seeing
:22:37. > :22:45.It would be a shame to come to the Antiques Roadshow and not have
:22:46. > :22:51.It was the oldest thing I could find.
:22:52. > :22:53.Let's see what the expert m`kes of it.
:22:54. > :23:06.I do not think it is an anthque in the true sense
:23:07. > :23:11.It is just going to be a few pounds really.
:23:12. > :23:14.What about if we took the picture out of the framd?
:23:15. > :23:51.I bought it for you. If there are collectors out there you can always
:23:52. > :23:53.bid against me. It will be on the desk for some time.
:23:54. > :23:56.Apparently one person who ttrned up to get a picture valued was
:23:57. > :24:06.Denis Stynchcombe with the infamous Banksy Mobile Lovers.
:24:07. > :24:10.And we overheard what the v`luation the art experts put on it...
:24:11. > :24:29.That is pretty good. There hs an interview with Fiona on our Facebook
:24:30. > :24:50.site. I was hoping that there would be
:24:51. > :24:59.sunshine today. But the hot air has resulted in stormy weather. The day
:25:00. > :25:07.was nice and the temperaturds were raised by the sunshine, but now
:25:08. > :25:17.there is rain and weather w`rnings. Low`pressure is bringing thd showers
:25:18. > :25:25.in. The flashing colours on the radar show where the heaviest rain
:25:26. > :25:31.was all stop there is more to come. It will move away overnight and by
:25:32. > :25:44.tomorrow there will be high`pressure and more settled days. We h`d decent
:25:45. > :25:50.temperatures today. As we hdad towards Friday and Saturday the
:25:51. > :26:02.weather will become drier and brighter. On Sunday, the wet and
:26:03. > :26:17.great conditions will return. The weather warning is in force until
:26:18. > :26:29.midnight will. Tomorrow, thdre will not be much rain. Temperatures,
:26:30. > :26:40.18`19 Celsius. Temperatures more like we would expect for thhs time
:26:41. > :26:53.of year. There will be a decent Saturday, much the same as Friday.
:26:54. > :27:03.Dry and bright. But on Sund`y, it will be wet and cold.
:27:04. > :27:14.Thank you. If anyone would like to buy this to practice starts you are
:27:15. > :27:21.welcome. We will be back later. Goodbye.