:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to BBC Points West with Alex Lovell and David Garmston.
:00:07. > :00:09.A local builder fighting for his sight.
:00:10. > :00:12.He's seriously injured after being hit in the face with a bottle
:00:13. > :00:49.Up to her waist in mud ` a heavily pregnant woman is rescued
:00:50. > :00:53.The fire brigade that's in the red ` Wiltshire may have to merge to
:00:54. > :00:57.He's such a lovely person, he would never let anyone do that. It is a
:00:58. > :00:59.terrible injury. And calling International Rescue `
:01:00. > :01:01.how Bristol welcomed men from Good evening `
:01:02. > :01:06.A fight on a nightclub dance floor has left a 23 year old Bristol
:01:07. > :01:09.builder and local footballer, facing Sean Finnegan was smashed
:01:10. > :01:17.in the face by a bottle as he attempted to help
:01:18. > :01:20.his friend caught up in the brawl. Today Sean spoke of his ordeal to
:01:21. > :01:24.our Home Affairs Correspondent, Steve Brodie. This report shows
:01:25. > :01:34.the full extent of Sean's injuries. Sean Finnegan after being viciously
:01:35. > :01:36.hit from behind with a bottle. It's extremely unlikely he will ever
:01:37. > :01:39.see out of his left eye again. Today he was wheeled
:01:40. > :01:42.from his hospital bed in Bristol's Eye Hospital to speak about trying
:01:43. > :01:55.to stop a fight inside a nightclub. I went over to try and calm the
:01:56. > :01:59.situation down, I felt something on the back of my head and thought I
:02:00. > :02:10.had been punched. I cannot remember much after that. I remember the
:02:11. > :02:15.table and chairs by the front door and blood everywhere.
:02:16. > :02:17.The injuries to his eye have left the
:02:18. > :02:21.Hanham Athletic footballer coming to terms that he will lose his sight.
:02:22. > :02:32.It depends on how bad the injury is and now I healed. This is terrible,
:02:33. > :02:35.how do you feel about it? Not too bad, it could be worse. Stuff like
:02:36. > :02:40.this happens. It is modern day life. The unprovoked assault took place
:02:41. > :02:42.inside the Antix nightclub on Park Street in the early hours
:02:43. > :02:44.of Sunday morning. Sean's friends he is always the
:02:45. > :02:47.first to think well of people and his actions here in attempting to
:02:48. > :03:02.stop a fight were typical of him. Absolutely abhorrent. It is terrible
:03:03. > :03:07.and we are trying to find someone to come forward so they can be charged.
:03:08. > :03:12.You cannot get away with this stuff these days, it is terrible.
:03:13. > :03:14.Both the police and Sean's friends are appealing anyone who saw
:03:15. > :03:19.A 24 year old man was arrested in connection with the attack
:03:20. > :03:27.Meanwhile Sean faces a long road to recovery.
:03:28. > :03:31.Police in Somerset are reporting a rise in the use of the Class B
:03:32. > :03:35.Last year they seized two and half kilos in the South and East of the
:03:36. > :03:41.The drug is normally used as an anaesthetic for animals and can have
:03:42. > :03:49.Our Health Correspondent, Matthew Hill reports.
:03:50. > :03:51.Ketamine , the horse tranquiliser, is cheap and easy
:03:52. > :04:09.Because it can be in liquid form and when we do a warrant, we cannot
:04:10. > :04:12.potentially sees 150 bottles of liquid. Unlike powders which we
:04:13. > :04:16.might find in bulk form or traces that we can trace back to a certain
:04:17. > :04:18.place in the House, it is often hard place in the House, it is often hard
:04:19. > :04:26.But it's much harder for the police, like Richard Barnett to detect.
:04:27. > :04:28.The latest figures show that for this part
:04:29. > :04:30.of Somerset police seized around two and a half kilograms of ketamine.
:04:31. > :04:33.Now, that's almost three times the amount of the previous year `
:04:34. > :04:46.The side`effects of Cattlemen include incontinence, pain in the
:04:47. > :04:57.bladder, blood in your you're in, and in serious cases, bladders have
:04:58. > :05:03.to be removed. What surprises me is that they are often normal people
:05:04. > :05:09.with jobs and families who are presenting themselves with chronic
:05:10. > :05:27.bladder problems. Often they find the only way to cope is too can you
:05:28. > :05:28.taking it. Ultimately, they feel it is the health issue that may deter
:05:29. > :05:32.them more. Well, joining us in now is
:05:33. > :05:43.Natalie Giles from Swanswell which Thank you for coming in to chat to
:05:44. > :05:49.us. It will seem remarkable that this is something that would knock a
:05:50. > :05:54.horse out. Why do they take it? In small amounts, it is a nice drug for
:05:55. > :06:04.people to take. It will give them a loose `` hallucinations. They also
:06:05. > :06:15.like it because it is a good dance drug and it is cheap. There are
:06:16. > :06:18.multiple reasons. Do you think people know enough about the
:06:19. > :06:23.dangers? People are increasingly using it. Yes. The reason it is
:06:24. > :06:27.increasing is because we do not know how many users there are in south
:06:28. > :06:35.Somerset. We have only just started to collate figures in the custody
:06:36. > :06:42.suite. Already, there are users coming through and ex`users with
:06:43. > :06:45.medical issues. There needs to be GP services to ask more questions about
:06:46. > :06:50.ketamine because it is often forgotten about. People will talk
:06:51. > :06:55.about heroin and cocaine or cannabis or ecstasy but they won't talk about
:06:56. > :06:59.ketamine, and that needs to be done. There are devastating side`effects,
:07:00. > :07:07.but there are psychological side`effects as well, aren't there?
:07:08. > :07:12.If you have a bladder problem and then have to do have a colostomy bag
:07:13. > :07:17.fitted, that will have a huge impact on your life. If people do not have
:07:18. > :07:22.that back fitted, the people I have seen will have to use the toilet
:07:23. > :07:27.every 20 minutes, repeatedly through the night. It will have a big
:07:28. > :07:31.psychological effect. How do you think this message about the big
:07:32. > :07:39.downsides can really be given to people? There needs to be a big link
:07:40. > :07:44.up. There have been little studies but no big studies where everybody
:07:45. > :07:48.gets together with drug and alcohol services and with people like Paul
:07:49. > :07:53.Foster and his team at the hospital. Everybody needs to look at this
:07:54. > :07:55.together. We have seen people dying as a result of it. Natalie, thank
:07:56. > :07:59.you for coming to talk to us. There was another dramatic rescue
:08:00. > :08:02.from the mudflats on the North Somerset coast yesterday ` this time
:08:03. > :08:04.involving a heavily pregnant woman. The hovercraft was called out
:08:05. > :08:07.in Weston`super`Mare to help two people `
:08:08. > :08:08.but on arrival discovered that eight were in difficulties, including the
:08:09. > :08:17.woman who is eight months pregnant. This is
:08:18. > :08:24.the fastest way across Weston Bay. Avon Fire Rescue's hovercraft
:08:25. > :08:26.dances millimetres above Uniquely suited to these
:08:27. > :08:32.treacherous sands. Where anything touching the surface
:08:33. > :08:44.will quickly start to sink. It is right by the coastline where
:08:45. > :08:48.you have two metres of mud. That is not easy to get in and out of and
:08:49. > :08:49.when you are tired, people get weighed down by their clothes and
:08:50. > :08:55.get wedged in. Yesterday
:08:56. > :08:56.the team rescued eight people. One
:08:57. > :08:58.a woman who was heavily pregnant. This is the only way to make
:08:59. > :09:01.the rescues. The sinking sand out
:09:02. > :09:14.of bounds to boats and heavy cars. This hovercraft can launch in a
:09:15. > :09:20.couple of minutes, normally with a crew of three people. They need to
:09:21. > :09:24.where these because the amount of sand makes it impossible to see.
:09:25. > :09:27.Frequently it is those on holiday who fall foul of the sand.
:09:28. > :09:29.Determined to take a paddle in the far off sea.
:09:30. > :09:31.And there is little sympathy from locals.
:09:32. > :09:39.I think it is down to common sense. If people are silly, they deserve
:09:40. > :09:41.what happens to them. On Monday, I saw a couple of kids going right out
:09:42. > :09:44.and they got right to hear. But even those used to these
:09:45. > :09:47.beaches can get stuck sometimes. The dry sand too much
:09:48. > :09:50.for many cars we saw today. Luckily there are plenty of amateur
:09:51. > :10:32.rescue teams ready to lend a hand. There's lots more to come
:10:33. > :10:34.on the programme including: hopping on the trail
:10:35. > :10:36.of a mystery marsupial. Millions of pounds of savings need
:10:37. > :10:39.to be made at Wiltshire Fire Service That's the warning delivered to
:10:40. > :10:43.councillors at a meeting today, where a proposed merger with Dorset
:10:44. > :10:45.was again being discussed. The idea is currently out
:10:46. > :10:47.to public consultation. A decision will be made
:10:48. > :10:49.in the Autumn. Here's our Wiltshire reporter
:10:50. > :10:53.Will Glennon. Wiltshire firefighters still working
:10:54. > :10:58.to put out the fire in Swindon, over a week after it started. Will the
:10:59. > :11:01.service look the same in future? Today the councillors met to be
:11:02. > :11:06.reminded of the stark financial picture. In two years' time, we
:11:07. > :11:10.cease to have any reserves to cover the current deficits and we will go
:11:11. > :11:14.into the red and that is not a viable position for any public
:11:15. > :11:20.service, let alone one as important as a Fire and Rescue Service.
:11:21. > :11:23.Wiltshire and Dorset have made significant cuts but more are
:11:24. > :11:29.needed. There are three options for the future. The first two involve
:11:30. > :11:34.Wiltshire and Dorset involving independent but sharing back office
:11:35. > :11:41.functions like Administration and HR. The other option is for the two
:11:42. > :11:46.Fire Services to merge to make one big fire authority, potentially with
:11:47. > :11:52.the biggest savings. At the very most, with the back office, they can
:11:53. > :11:56.save 800,000. We are looking for a 3.9 million shortfall, there is no
:11:57. > :12:01.other way you can do it. You can do it with a merger and getting rid of
:12:02. > :12:05.a whole group of senior staff, but you keep your firefighters and you
:12:06. > :12:11.keep your fire stations. One of the MPs in Wiltshire incest that of the
:12:12. > :12:22.two services must remain separate. `` insists. When they merge with
:12:23. > :12:27.Gloucestershire and Haven and the whole of the South we have landed up
:12:28. > :12:33.with something that is not bear any relation to Wiltshire. The public of
:12:34. > :12:38.Wiltshire and Dorset are being consulted right now on what they
:12:39. > :12:48.want for the future. We will find out in October if the merger will go
:12:49. > :12:57.ahead. Another day and another gold for the West at the Commonwealth
:12:58. > :12:59.Games. Today we have a gold in the shooting. He was the latest from
:13:00. > :13:08.Glasgow. Swindon swimmer Jazz Carlin was
:13:09. > :13:10.in tears as she collected her medal And today we have a gold
:13:11. > :13:13.in the shooting. Ali Durden is here with all
:13:14. > :13:16.the latest from Glasgow. The latest success has come in the
:13:17. > :13:20.full`bore rifle individual event where David Luckman from Clifton in
:13:21. > :13:23.Bristol has won gold this afternoon. It's his second of the games
:13:24. > :13:31.after winning I am hearing news of another gold
:13:32. > :13:41.medal, this one has been one by the artistic gymnasts in the team
:13:42. > :13:42.event. They have just finished in first place, news just in,
:13:43. > :13:49.congratulations. Well, last night belonged to Swindon
:13:50. > :13:51.swimmer Jaz Carlin. The 23 year old missed the
:13:52. > :13:53.London Olympics and couldn?t hold back the tears as
:13:54. > :13:57.she collected her gold last night. The realisation was almost
:13:58. > :13:59.too much for Jazz Carlin. The Swindon swimmer,
:14:00. > :14:04.who represents Wales, dominated the 800 metres freestyle final ` setting
:14:05. > :14:09.a new games record to win her gold. After missing
:14:10. > :14:11.the Olympics with glandular fever, One to share with
:14:12. > :14:33.the family young and old who had My family have travelled and the
:14:34. > :14:37.support is overwhelming. It is nice for them to be here and celebrate
:14:38. > :14:43.with me. I have put everything into my training so I am so happy to come
:14:44. > :14:47.away with a gold. Obviously, it is all about the race tonight.
:14:48. > :14:49.Bristol weightlifter Bradley Burrowes was another with a lot of
:14:50. > :14:52.family support including his Dad, a former Commonwealth gold medallist.
:14:53. > :15:02.But three failures in the clean and jerk at 155kg ended his competition.
:15:03. > :15:08.There is only so much the body can take and I think I pushed it to the
:15:09. > :15:14.extreme limit. I am more than capable of doing it on the right day
:15:15. > :15:19.but unfortunately today was not it. I am glad he fulfilled his dream in
:15:20. > :15:24.competing in a major Games. I knew that is what he wanted to be honest.
:15:25. > :15:27.Tonight Brad will be supporting his training partner Sonny Webster as he
:15:28. > :15:32.Also tonight ` Bitton's Siobhan`Marie O'Connor
:15:33. > :15:35.could equal a Commonwealth Games medal`haul record if she's on the
:15:36. > :15:41.She's already got five medals but is after a sixth in the 4
:15:42. > :15:47.On the track it's Lawrence Clarke's big night ` a bronze medallist four
:15:48. > :15:51.years ago ` he goes for gold in the 110 metres hurdles.
:15:52. > :15:54.Let's take a look at his heat this morning, qualifying comfortably
:15:55. > :16:06.And Lawrence's University of Bath team`mate Eilidh Child was ominously
:16:07. > :16:09.good form today ` winning her heat in the 400 metres
:16:10. > :16:37.You can never have too many gods, keep them coming!
:16:38. > :16:40.If you're heading off to the beach this summer ` there's a new way of
:16:41. > :16:44.finding out how clean the sea`water is going to be, once you get there.
:16:45. > :16:46.The campaign group, Surfers Against Sewage, hope that a
:16:47. > :16:49.new App will help you decide where to swim, surf ` or even paddle.
:16:50. > :16:54.These children in the rock pools at Clevedon this afternoon more
:16:55. > :16:58.interested in what was in their nets ` than what was in the sea itself `
:16:59. > :17:02.At the moment, all of the beaches in our area do
:17:03. > :17:05.meet the minimum standard for clean bathing water ` and most
:17:06. > :17:09.Sometimes, pollutants ` including sewage ` do end up in the
:17:10. > :17:13.sea ` and that's where it's hoped this new app will be able to help.
:17:14. > :17:15.It's the idea of the campaign group surfers against sewage.
:17:16. > :17:18.Until now, you were able to find out about water quality
:17:19. > :17:21.on a few different websites ` but this one not only fits in your
:17:22. > :17:28.pocket ` it also updates you of any changes whilst you're on the go.
:17:29. > :17:35.There are lots of overflows around the UK so make sure you use a beach
:17:36. > :17:37.that is covered by an app. You can be warned of where the overflows are
:17:38. > :17:41.and how frequently it happens. But would people here
:17:42. > :17:52.at Clevedon be interested? It tells you about lots of different
:17:53. > :17:57.aspects of it. Not just whether it is clean but also the facilities and
:17:58. > :18:04.the beach type. We both have iPhones and use them all the time. There are
:18:05. > :18:06.a lot of apps that are useful. It is easy to access and better than
:18:07. > :18:15.trying to find a book and searching for it. With the rest of the summer
:18:16. > :18:36.looking promising, more and more us make out on this app.
:18:37. > :18:39.Thousands of athletes from across the world are in Glasgow for the
:18:40. > :18:42.Commonwealth Games ` but a hundred years ago people made their way to
:18:43. > :18:46.In 1914 people from across the British Empire were called to
:18:47. > :18:50.As part of our coverage of the centenary of the First World
:18:51. > :18:53.War, Julia Causton has been finding out how important the Empire was to
:18:54. > :18:57.Across the city on war memorials and on gravestones, names of
:18:58. > :19:00.soldiers whose final resting place is far from their chosen home.
:19:01. > :19:06.Tens of thousands of men, women and children emigrated here. When war
:19:07. > :19:10.was declared, many of those who had emigrated and listed with the
:19:11. > :19:14.Canadian and Australian forces in particular, but also the New
:19:15. > :19:24.Zealanders and South Africans. They came back to defend King, country
:19:25. > :19:29.and Empire. In the hills, thousands of Australian soldiers were treated
:19:30. > :19:32.in a makeshift hospital which has been demolished.
:19:33. > :19:41.The reason it was used to treat Australians was that the owner of
:19:42. > :19:47.the property had made his fortune as a wool baron and when he retired, he
:19:48. > :19:51.came back to Bristol and bought a splendid House here. When the war
:19:52. > :19:56.broke out, he had the House converted in less than three weeks
:19:57. > :20:00.into a war hospital. He wanted to treat Australian soldiers and there
:20:01. > :20:03.were stories about him going down to Temple needs and touting for
:20:04. > :20:08.business. `` Temple Meads. For those not lucky enough to make
:20:09. > :20:11.it through the war, their names forever engraved
:20:12. > :20:20.on the many memorials. I would suggest there is about 14
:20:21. > :20:23.like this. It is poignant with regards to the commemoration of the
:20:24. > :20:28.First World War which is starting this year, that memorials like this
:20:29. > :20:33.are investigated. It is not just the names on the memorial but the
:20:34. > :20:39.stories behind the names on that memorial. Though fascinating
:20:40. > :20:41.stories. `` there are fascinating stories.
:20:42. > :20:45.And in the city cemeteries, yet more evidence of the role of Commonwealth
:20:46. > :20:58.178 casualties are buried here and of those, there are six Canadians
:20:59. > :21:05.and one Australian. This is the gravestone of Charles needs. There
:21:06. > :21:12.is nothing on there to indicate that he was Canadian, but he was. He was
:21:13. > :21:15.killed in a flying accident, and many members of the R FC were killed
:21:16. > :21:19.in combat. And,
:21:20. > :21:21.for many soldiers from the Empire, the first glimpse of the city was
:21:22. > :21:29.a sign the nightmare was over. I thought I knew each regiment,
:21:30. > :21:35.Battalion, Brigade, until I got to Bristol by Red Cross train.
:21:36. > :21:38.More than 100,000 soldiers came to Bristol during World War One.
:21:39. > :21:40.On stretchers in hospital trains, they sought solace in the city.
:21:41. > :21:47.For others, the long journey back to their adopted nation,
:21:48. > :22:00.To mark the declaration of World War One, a hundred years ago,
:22:01. > :22:03.people are being asked to switch their lights off to show respect.
:22:04. > :22:05.It's part of a campaign by the Royal British Legion,
:22:06. > :22:09.to honour the memory of the millions who died in the conflict.
:22:10. > :22:13.It all happens next Monday night for an hour from 10 o? clock
:22:14. > :22:17.And if you are planning to switch lights out to mark your respect
:22:18. > :22:24.Please let us know either by email or via our Facebook page.
:22:25. > :22:27.Now, before we go to the weather we've been on the trail
:22:28. > :22:33.She or he ` has been spotted at various locations in
:22:34. > :22:39.Fiona Lamdin has trying to track it down with the help of ` yes,
:22:40. > :22:53.Bouncing through the outback, this wallaby is lost and on the loose.
:22:54. > :22:56.But this isn't Australia this is Wiltshire.
:22:57. > :22:59.And with mile upon mile of roaming countryside we need pet
:23:00. > :23:08.rescuer Dave to help track this Wiltshire wallaby.
:23:09. > :23:17.How often do they go missing? It is the first one in three years. We
:23:18. > :23:19.have just heard the latest sighting is a few miles away, shall we go
:23:20. > :23:22.there? And in this small village everyone's
:23:23. > :23:35.talking about their latest fugitive. Have you seen this Wallaby? I have
:23:36. > :23:41.seen one like it. I have not, but I had a sighting from a customer who
:23:42. > :23:43.had seen it in Manor Lane. What did they say? They thought it was a
:23:44. > :24:00.kangaroo. Have you seen this Wallaby? Yes. You
:24:01. > :24:06.have? Yes. Yesterday morning, I was driving down the road and it was
:24:07. > :24:10.here. It followed in front of me and then shot up into the air.
:24:11. > :24:13.But by the time Diana rang the police ` the wallaby was long gone.
:24:14. > :24:17.Just a few miles away we went to see Russ ` somewhat of a Wallaby
:24:18. > :24:27.He will not be happy, he will be desperate to find his mates. They
:24:28. > :24:30.have no awareness of cars or traffic, and when they are not with
:24:31. > :24:35.their mates, they get frantic. No`one actually knows who owns
:24:36. > :24:37.the missing creature or of its exact whereabouts, as it
:24:38. > :24:51.faces another night on the hop. So, are you missing a Wallaby? It is
:24:52. > :24:56.not mine because mine is at home! As long as you have checked! He is
:24:57. > :25:10.watching this on the sofa! Your biggest fan? My only fan! How is the
:25:11. > :25:15.weather looking? Not too bad. Alex told me she could smell rain coming
:25:16. > :25:21.a few minutes ago which put me in a panic! Let's hope it is not coming
:25:22. > :25:26.because it looks like dry conditions prevailing through this evening. We
:25:27. > :25:32.will see change coming our way by Friday onwards. Tomorrow, dry and
:25:33. > :25:36.fairly warm. The key difference is more cloud generally across the West
:25:37. > :25:42.Country. As things stand, we have a weak front trundling towards the
:25:43. > :25:48.South East. There has been more cloud in many districts. There will
:25:49. > :25:51.be a fair amount of sunny weather tomorrow but that will be in
:25:52. > :25:56.competition with a fair amount of cloud. A benign pattern as well, and
:25:57. > :26:03.we are not expecting any rain tonight. Things will continue into
:26:04. > :26:09.tonight. Clear spells may mean some showery mist around. Temperatures on
:26:10. > :26:14.par with last night at 14 or 15 Celsius being typical. Tomorrow,
:26:15. > :26:19.some of you will be greeted by a good deal of blue sky, but as the
:26:20. > :26:29.day wears on, the cloud cover Bills in the gaps. A light or moderate
:26:30. > :26:32.breeze and we are not expecting any rain or showers through the course
:26:33. > :26:40.of tomorrow. A fine day. Temperatures will be slightly down
:26:41. > :26:49.on today. We saw 25 Celsius today but it is more likely to be 22
:26:50. > :26:56.tomorrow. The UV will be high tomorrow with the sun out. Friday
:26:57. > :27:00.into Saturday, low pressure is dominating both the shape of it is
:27:01. > :27:07.still to be determined. You get the broad pattern there. The jet stream
:27:08. > :27:12.which has been up to the north of the UK, allowing the fair and hot,
:27:13. > :27:21.humid conditions, is going to nosedive and followed these isobars.
:27:22. > :27:25.The result of that, as we go through Friday and Saturday, is the chance
:27:26. > :27:33.of showers and some will be heavy, but there will be prolonged dry
:27:34. > :27:39.spell. Thank you, Ian, I am your biggest fan. That is about it for us
:27:40. > :27:44.now. I you back to your Wallaby? Yes! The team is back here at 10pm
:27:45. > :27:57.and we are back tomorrow. Bye`bye. I leave the ashram, travel halfway
:27:58. > :28:01.across the world to find my father, Oh, well. As Vashrati says,
:28:02. > :28:09.gotta keep smiling! We don't tend to use the bathroom
:28:10. > :28:12.together here. All right, well,
:28:13. > :28:13.I'll catch you later. This ashram of yours,
:28:14. > :28:17.it might be a cult. I take it back,
:28:18. > :28:22.he's definitely Cuckoo's son.