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01/06/2014

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More on that and all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

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Young farmers in the West say they're being priced

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out of agriculture and those already in the industry

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An acre is worth more than ?10, 00 in some areas `

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the price driven up by demand from developers and investors.

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It's been a hot topic of discussion this weekend,

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There's no shortage of youngsters wanting to get into farming.

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The problem is the land which they want to work is soaring in price.

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Sally Phillips farms near Ilminster, where an acre of farmland has

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We are what we called land locked because we have got neighbouring

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farmers who are bigger than us by land next to ours. We have dasily

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had a couple of plots of land being sold to travellers and they have put

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planning permission in for housing. Land prices are rising by

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about 7% a year, driven up by bids from property

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developers, investors and f`rmers If you're a young farmer

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about to inherit land, no problem. It makes it very difficult for young

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people to get into farming. They need a lot of capital upfront to buy

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land. Tenancies are rare th`n few land. Tenancies are rare th`n few

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and far between so renting land is quite difficult from a young person

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to get into it. Somerset's young farmers

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want more share farming. That means they work someond

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else's land and split the profits. It's an idea that

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landowners are keen on. Him eight B of an age where he no

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longer wants to do the 18 hours `` he might be of any age rain or

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longer wants to do the 18 hours a day. Young farmers are quitd

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longer wants to do the 18 hours a day. Young farmers are quite rightly

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day. Young farmers are quitd rightly willing to do that.

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The Government says it wants farming to be an inspirational caredr choice

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for young, talented people and welcomes a Common Agricultural

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Policy reform which will pay more to young farmers in

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The M5 in Gloucestershire is partly closed

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No cars are travelling southbound from junction 7 all the way to

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It's been causing some delays tonight.

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A man's been arrested after hundreds of homes werd

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Bomb disposal experts were called to Cassell Road

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in Fishponds where a parked car had been doused in petrol.

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A 42`year`old man was arrested in Emersons Green on suspicion

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of causing a bomb hoax and is now being questioned.

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It's been a successful weekdnd for Britain's rowers

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at the European Championships in Belgrade, with two gold ledals

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Olympic Champion Helen Glovdr added the European title to her tally

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And in the prestige men's four, Gloucestershire's Alex Gregory also

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He now holds current National, European, World and Olympic titles.

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It is really nice to come and prove to ourselves that what

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And the times have been pretty competitive with the rest

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We can only come and race who is here.

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Something to improve on, but something...

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Pete Reed in the men's eight came away with a bronze.

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Finally, Bristol's Park Street was turned into a pop`up park today

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Another Special Sunday for the city ` no cars allowed

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and families were able to enjoy games, music, arts and crafts and

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It was a chance to celebratd the city, and give traders

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an opportunity to showcase what the area has to offer.

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We do have rather changeabld weather with us for the week ahead.

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Tonight, we have got some rain around as well.

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Clouding over everywhere and some outbreaks

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of rain arriving from the Wdst during the early hours of tomorrow.

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Temperatures dropping no lower for most places than 11 or 12 ddgrees.

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It will be quite a cloudy start possibly some mist

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Also outbreaks of rain around in the morning.

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Into the afternoon, turning a little more showery.

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Some drier, possibly brighter weather by the end

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of the day and temperatures tomorrow still reaching up to 18 degrees.

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It is set to cool off by the middle of the week.

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Tuesday is quite cloudy with a scattering of showers.

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We could see some heavy showers on Wednesday and a few more showers

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Finally to the BBC's World War One At Home coverage.

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We'll be looking at life back here in the West

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On BBC Wiltshire tomorrow morning and here on Points West,

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we'll be looking at the importance of Salisbury Plain

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Troops from all around the world have made use of the area,

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and we'll be seeing how thex've left their mark over the years.

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That and more in the week to come ` that's all from me though `

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Hope you had a nice weekend, it was a warm and sunny one across central

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and eastern areas. A different story out west with signs of change. It

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will be a different week this week with some rain around. Some sunshine

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too. For a time, it will feel a good deal

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