30/05/2014

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:00:11. > :00:11.Good evening. That's all from us.

:00:12. > :00:13.The scandal at Winterbourne View was supposed to

:00:14. > :00:16.change everything but it sedms a promise to help the residdnts who

:00:17. > :00:20.The government said the events at Winterbourne proved that

:00:21. > :00:23.institutions like that should be closed and it made a commitlent to

:00:24. > :00:26.move residents into the comlunity, closer to their families.

:00:27. > :00:29.It was supposed to happen within three years but that

:00:30. > :00:43.Richmond Bush was one of thd first patients at Winterbourne Vidw.

:00:44. > :00:47.He's been moved five times since and is now almost 100 miles frol his

:00:48. > :01:06.We want Richmond near Aso wd can visit him. Once he knows we are ten

:01:07. > :01:10.miles away, he will be a different person.

:01:11. > :01:12.He's one of a dozen former patients here far

:01:13. > :01:18.Richmond and others were supposed to be the priority, moved

:01:19. > :01:20.from hospitals like this, mhles from anywhere, with their locked

:01:21. > :01:29.doors and their restricted visiting, and back into the community.

:01:30. > :01:31.A model, where appropriate, for everyone with learning

:01:32. > :01:34.disabilities across he country, but while Winterbourne is empty, other

:01:35. > :01:43.hospitals are full and the linister is under pressure to explain why.

:01:44. > :01:47.I'm not in a position to force people to get people with ldarning

:01:48. > :01:51.disabilities out of instiuthonal care into the community.

:01:52. > :01:56.I've got to cajole, persuade and encourage.

:01:57. > :02:00.I'm left deeply frustrated that the system has not responded.

:02:01. > :02:04.The system is complicated, slow and centred on the NHS, as one of their

:02:05. > :02:30.commissioning managers expl`ined in an email we've obtained.

:02:31. > :02:38.As, sadly, are the families caught up in all of this.

:02:39. > :02:45.They were anticipate that things would change profoundly and quickly

:02:46. > :02:49.and those targets have not been met for a significant proportion of

:02:50. > :02:56.those families and they feel betrayed and very concerned about

:02:57. > :02:59.The NHS said it uses the closest and most appropriate facility

:03:00. > :03:03.for people's complex needs and it can take time to movd them.

:03:04. > :03:06.But for Richmond and his falily the lack of real promised change

:03:07. > :03:11.and the missed deadline is just another blow.

:03:12. > :03:13.Wiltshire's Police and Crime Commissioner has been rushed

:03:14. > :03:17.Angus Macpherson was taken hll whilst working at an event

:03:18. > :03:20.His condition is described as "serious."

:03:21. > :03:25.Mr Macpherson was elected to his role in November 2012.

:03:26. > :03:29.The main road in Porlock was closed for most of today because of a fire.

:03:30. > :03:33.It started in one property early this lorning

:03:34. > :03:37.One man was taken to hospital with minor burns.

:03:38. > :03:43.The cause of the fire is being investhgated.

:03:44. > :03:46.A local MP is investigating claims of parking shortages at the new

:03:47. > :03:50.Charlotte Leslie claims the problem is "massive".

:03:51. > :03:53.Hospital directors say they are encouraging more staff to ldave

:03:54. > :03:56.vehicles at home and have freed up extra spaces in a multi`storey.

:03:57. > :03:58.The main hospital building opened this week

:03:59. > :04:04.but it will be some time before the new patient car parks are rdady

:04:05. > :04:07.The Environment Secretary wdnt back to the Somerset Levels todax to

:04:08. > :04:09.check the progress of the dredging for himself.

:04:10. > :04:12.Owen Paterson said the work WILL be finished on time, despite worries

:04:13. > :04:16.The Environment Agency said they're going to triple the number

:04:17. > :04:20.of people working on the project over the next month.

:04:21. > :04:29.Almost exactly four months `go and the Environment Secretary,

:04:30. > :04:31.Owen Paterson, arrived without his wellies to feel

:04:32. > :04:40.They were angry that the waterways here hadn't been managed.

:04:41. > :04:46.The lack of dredging, they said meant the water had nowhere to go.

:04:47. > :04:49.Today he was back, this timd, with wellies and without thd public

:04:50. > :04:52.confrontations, taking a close look at the dredging here, scraphng the

:04:53. > :04:56.silt from the bottom of this river, something that many here delanded

:04:57. > :05:14.I have confidence in the professionals here. They cotld go

:05:15. > :05:18.faster, if necessary, and they are confident they will deliver.

:05:19. > :05:22.The dredging stated at the dnd of March.

:05:23. > :05:28.It's due to finish at the end of October and dredge 8km in total.

:05:29. > :05:31.So far, 28% of the time available h`s gone.

:05:32. > :05:47.One of the main problems thdy have faced as the softness of thd banks.

:05:48. > :05:51.They have got two crews working right now and say by this thme next

:05:52. > :05:56.month, there will be six and they should be going three times as fast.

:05:57. > :05:59.The flooding earlier this ydar left 30,000 acres under watdr.

:06:00. > :06:02.Even after the water's gone, many here still aren't back

:06:03. > :06:07.Flooding is now a thing of fear here and the progress of this project is

:06:08. > :06:27.It's shaping up to be a nicd weekend. Some decent sunny spells

:06:28. > :06:33.are finally on the way. A lhttle chilly tonight as the cloud begins

:06:34. > :06:37.to break but come tomorrow, in much improving story. Decent sunny

:06:38. > :06:45.spells, the odd isolated shower but nothing to worry about. The low

:06:46. > :06:54.pressure that has brought the showers has edged away. The weather

:06:55. > :06:58.is settled. Low`pressure wahting in the wings but that won't get to us

:06:59. > :07:04.until the start of next week. Saturday and Sunday dry in the main

:07:05. > :07:08.and bright, sunny and warm. Tomorrow morning, a little chilly. The cloud

:07:09. > :07:14.breaks throughout the day. The odd shower cropping up here and there.

:07:15. > :07:21.Nothing too much to worry about and any prolonged spells of sunshine.

:07:22. > :07:25.After a chilly night on Sattrday, we do it all again on Sunday. @ chilly

:07:26. > :07:31.start in rural areas but good spells of sunshine as we go through Sunday.

:07:32. > :07:32.It is not until Monday and Tuesday that that Lowe shows its

:07:33. > :07:40.showers into the early part of next week. Enjoy the weekend, if you can.

:07:41. > :07:47.Now the national outlook. Hello, lots of outdoor plans ahead.

:07:48. > :07:53.By and large, we are in pretty good shape. A quick look back at spring.

:07:54. > :07:57.It was the third warmest on record but the dullest May in Northern

:07:58. > :08:03.Ireland on record. It has been dull across many parts of the UK in

:08:04. > :08:09.actual fact. Scotland had some sunshine and parts of East Anglia

:08:10. > :08:10.and the south-east as well. Under the cloud tonight temperatures