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24/07/2014

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Our main story tonight: northern Gaza. That's all from the

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The cost of child protection ` anger as a hard up council hires

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one specialist on ?318,000, and two others on six figure salarids.

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And realistically people such vast sums of money.

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The countryside on fire ` a field goes up in flames

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Every man for himself ` two swimmers who train in Bath go head to head

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And I spy another twist in the Banksy saga ` now thdre's

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a claim that the wall it's painted on may belong to the Governlent

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There's been strong criticism of Somerset County Council today

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for spending nearly three qtarters of a million pounds on thred

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The Senior Children's Services managers were brought in just

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before the council was given an "inadequate" rating by Ofsted

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The top director alone cost nearly ?320,000.

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Peter Lewis came to Somerset with a big reputation, and a big price tag.

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He was the man the Government sent to sort out

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Haringey Council's children?s services after the Baby P c`se.

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Somerset County Council brotght him in last year because

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of big problems in its children?s services dep`rtment.

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Its social workers are meant to look after the most vulnerable

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Last summer, the council was told by Ofsted its child protecthon work

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And in the autumn, the Government gave it an Improvement Notice.

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If big changes weren't made within a year,

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it could send in civil serv`nts to take over the department.

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Peter Lewis brought with hil to Somerset a deputy,

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The three of them, through an agency, cost

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One local MP thinks taxpayers are being ripped off.

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And child protection's closd to the heart of Tessa Munt,

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who recently revealed she w`s a victim of sexual abuse as a child.

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This is important. This is `bout the protection of children.

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But she doesn't believe man`ging that risk should come

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In a statement the council says immediate improvement was ndeded

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so it made the decision to hnvest in high quality temporary dhrectors

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It says it's seen improvements since the appointments were made,

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and is now looking for permanent replacements.

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Tomorrow here at county hall, Peter Lewis will update councillors

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on his progress. They'll also hear from the Department for Education

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which says steps have been taken, but work's still at an earlx stage

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Undoubtedly the three quartdrs of a million pound team will have

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A fire at a farm on Salisbury Plain has destroyed crops this afternoon.

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Fortunately no one was hurt and buildings were spared.

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The fire service brought the flames under control fahrly

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quickly but there are fears that more crop fires may break ott

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Andrew Plant is near the fidld for us now.

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It is incredible how quicklx these things can start, become a

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ferocious, and then be over. We can show you the devastation thd flames

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have left behind. We will show you some pictures taken by a local

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farmer. The fire engines were here quickly. They have been jivhng

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around the edge, damping down any left over hot bets. `` deriving

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around the edge. When fields are this dry thdse fires

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can start very quickly. After months of preparation,

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the quest for medals is unddrway It's the first day

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of competition and we could have some West Country medals to

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celebrate in the pool tonight. Alistair Durden is in Glasgow

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for us now. The organisers couldn't

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have wished for better. The myth that it?s always cold

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in Scotland has been blown `way Along the waterfront, there were

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bagpipe players entertaining the walking along the waterfront,

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there were bagpipe players entertaining the crowds earlier and

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lots of Scottish colours on show. These two impressive`looking

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buildings behind me have been staging some

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of the first events to take place. That one is called the Armadillo `

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no prizes for guessing why ` and that's where

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the judo is taking place. Our main focus today has bedn

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in the swimming pool where Bitton's Siobhan`Marie O'Connor won

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her 200m freestyle heat in ` Games record time to qualify

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for the final later today. University of Bath team`matd

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Chris Walker`Hebborn also broke Games record to reach the

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semifinals of the 100m backstroke. James Guy from Millfield has made

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it into 400m freestyle final. Andrew Willis swimming for Dngland,

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and Olympic runner`up Michael Jamieson representing

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Scotland are expected to contest the medals in the 200m breaststoke,

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and it should be quite a contest. Andrew Willis. And here is Lichael

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Jamieson. They are two of the big names in British swimming. They are

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training pastors and rivals. We are used to it. We have been tr`ining

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together for four years. Yot want to win as an individual. We usdd to

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share rooms at competitions. That stopped. We have reputations for

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snoring. Now you have got p`lms on the water... They have been scorched

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at the University of Bath shnce 2009. `` they have been trahned at

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the University of Bath. There is as there are others as well. It is dog

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eat dog. Michael got the better of Andrew at the last Commonwe`lth

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Games and at London 2012. Mhchael is favourite once again. The alount of

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work he puts end, he deservds it. We are both capable of swimming

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world`class times. Tonight the next chapter of the rivalry. It hs

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Scotland against England. Michael Jamieson is favourite

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to win gold tonight. Now I mentioned Siobhan`Marhe

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O'Connor ` the 18`year`old could And her family is here to

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cheer her on tonight. I caught up with Mum and Dad and

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younger brother a short timd ago. She did really well this morning. I

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think she was pleased with what she did this morning. The atmosphere was

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fantastic. We are looking forward to tonight. It is nerve racking. It is

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a great atmosphere. Tonight we will be nervous. The Australian hs

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quicker on paper. What is your gut feeling? I would be happy if she

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gets a personal best. Hopeftlly she will get goals. `` a gold mddal

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And we've three rhythmic gylnasts from the West

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Swindon's Laura Halford is representing Wales

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while her club team mate Stdph Sherlock and Bath's Lynn Hutchinson

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We're very glad you can join us for this Thursday edition of Pohnts West

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There's much more to come on the programme including: The Sotth

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Gloucestershire charity that's been helping victims of domestic abuse

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for 40 years. And the story behind a long forgotten statue of a World War

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Two hospitals in the West have been referred to the

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Health Secretary because of serious concerns over their finances.

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Weston General ` the smallest trust in the l`nd `

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And one of the largest ` Sotthmead ` has a deficit of ?33 million.

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Here's our Health correspondent Matthew Hill.

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Two hospitals, the smallest and the biggest in the

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The trust that serves Weston Super Mare has been tnable to

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In the past hospitals like this were bailed out

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But under the NHS reforms they now have to stand on their own two feet.

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The new chief executive has cut the deficit to just under ?5 million.

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But that's not good enough to satisfy the Audit Commission

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which has referred Weston to the Secretary of State for Health.

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Also the trust that runs Brhstol's new super hospital at Southlead

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in three years time. We will have reduced energy costs. We ard

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negotiating better deals with our suppliers. We are standardising our

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requests for equipment. We `re bringing staff together and

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operating in a standard way. What are the options for thd Health

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Secretary? A new body has been set up. That

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could become involved. If that does not work out the trust could be

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dissolved. That is not likely. But North Bristol trust must achieve

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foundation status within a short period of time.

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It's been announced that more money will be spent on flood defences

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Following this winter's floods, ?758,000 was allocated

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Today the council says it's adding another three.

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In total the works will protect more than 700 homes.

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Protesters have set up camp outside the BBC building to protest about

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what they call bias in the reporting regarding Gaza.

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A charity in south Gloucestdrshire is marking 40 years of helphng women

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Brenda Bishop was inspired to set up the first refuge in the West

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She's been working on their behalf ever since.

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40 years ago Brenda Bishop found a passion

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Helping women and children find freedom from abusive relationships.

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This person needed help when she left her husband when her son was

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four months old. My little boy has got his money because of yot. `` has

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got his mother because of you. Your husband did that to yot. It

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took determination to carry it through. I used to walk into the

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council every day. I could hear him seeing, she is here again. We would

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not be here without vendor. `` without Brenda.

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In 1974, she set up Survive, opening the first refuge in the West.

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It was at a time when attitudes to domestic violence

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This protest was against the opening of the country's

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Whereas now, it's no longer a taboo subjdct.

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Only last month women's aid groups started working with football clubs

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and fans to get their message across.

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The charity Survive has just celebrated its birthday.

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Demand for its services are still growing.

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It's being claimed the Banksy Spy Booth mural in Cheltenham

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belongs to the Secretary of State for Transport rather than

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A retired chartered surveyor says he believes the wall is a p`rty

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The owner of the house, who's trying to sell the artwork,

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says he's now taking legal `dvice to clear up the matter.

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Here's our Gloucestershire reporter, Steve Knibbs, with the latest

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The story that keeps on givhng. It started in April. In June it was

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confirmed that this was by Banksy. Local businesses launched a plan to

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buy it back. Last week some locals removed the hoardings.

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This local resident has been doing some digging. The wall was joined to

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a house that used to be on this land. The registered owner hs the

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secretary of state for transport. You are seeing that the Govdrnment

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owns the Banksy? Yes. They should acknowledge that the audit `nd it is

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in the public realm for the benefit of the people. Then we must decide

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who is going to look after ht. The Department for Transport said

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they are looking into it. I think we will be year for another few weeks.

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What about the campaigners trying to raise money to buy something for the

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community which they potenthally me already own? We have been looking

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into that. There is no way of proving it. If the secretarx of

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state owns the Banksy, technically it belongs to the Government and

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technically the Banksy belongs to us. This sidecar is not over.

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A bronze statue of a World War One Soldier that had

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almost been forgotten has h`d its story revealed.

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It has stood in the Somerset town of Frome for 13 years.

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The statue was of the soldier Charlie Robbhns.

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Tracey Miller has been investigating.

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Beautifully cast in bronze. There were statues going to South Africa

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and Hong Kong. There are well known statues on the embankment and

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outside Parliament. But sadly the company that made the statuds is now

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gone. This is the only statue left in the

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town. Who was he? He would never boast. He was very quiet. Hd served

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in World War I. He survived. He modelled for the statue. A number of

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them were cast. This one was never shipped out. But was forgotten until

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now. The foundation stone is fair. The Memorial Hall was built through

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subscription. This statue will take its fhnal

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journey in time for a dedic`tion next Sunday.

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A project to reintroduce thd world's heaviest flying birds to the

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UK is due to commence. Until this year the eggs had been sourced from

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Russia. But it has been proven that Spanish birds have the closdst

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genetic match to the extinct British birds. Here is the weather. One more

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day of heat and then perhaps things will be cooler as we go into the

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weekend. Tomorrow is another hot day. The risk of an ace littered

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shower in the afternoon. `` of an isolated shower. Very littld wind it

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is sturdy here. This cold front will travel down from the North. Clear

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sky for much of this evening and overnight. For most of us it will be

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another warm night. Plenty of warm sunshine tomorrow. There will be a

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few showers. Temperatures b`ck up to high figures again.

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Another lovely day for the `thletes taking part in the Commonwe`lth

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Games. More unsettled as we head into the weekend.

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Join us later tonight. We whll have the latest on athletes from our

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region in the Commonwealth Games. Thank you for joining us. Goodbye.

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Well, when did we start funding projects in Gaza?

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How do you know people are telling the truth?

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Well, when did we start funding projects in Gaza?

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I should never have done this. I should never have agreed to this.

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