13/08/2014 BBC Points West

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The paedophile who kept a diary of his assaults.

The 62`year`old from Somerset is jailed today for

Had it not been for their courage then more serious offences could

have been committed. The Avonmouth residents who say

their health is being put at risk West farmers' fears that

a global drop in prices could spell And searching for the answers to

an ancient mystery. A serial paedophile who groomed

girls from Somerset as young as nine,

has been jailed for four years. 62`year`old Paul Francis kept

a diary of his assaults. And he was only caught when one

of his victims told a PCSO about what was going on

during a routine school visit. Our Home Affairs correspondent,

Steve Brodie, was in court. Paul Francis was first

convicted back in 1973. And he's been targetting

and assaulting very young girls The paedophile has already served

prison sentences He only moved to Yeovil last year

but by March he'd enticed a 10`year`old

and her 9`year`old friend back to his flat where he carried out

a number of sexual offences. The grooming came to light

during a routine police visit to The 10`year`old told a PCSO,

"I go to see a man for singing "lessons and he writes to me and I

have got his letters in my case." When the police raided

his home they found a diary It was the diary

which led to his guilty pleas. The visits with the young girls,

he would proceed to write what had occurred during those visits

and he would identify what had happened and what he wished to

happen in the future. Francis would hand out hand written

posters like this one to children on their way to and

from school inviting them to come He would say how much he wanted to

hug and kiss them and then warn them to keep

the letters away from prying eyes. Before Francis moved to Yeovil he'd

lived in Williton and the police are appealing for anyone in the area who

might have been approached We found documents suggesting he was

employing the same methods when he was in West Williton and

Watchet and I would appeal to anyone that has had communication with Paul

Francis to come forward to speak to The court heard that Francis's last

conviction had been in 2005 and his place on the sex offenders register

had run out in 2010 and so he had Jailing Francis for four years,

Judge Mott told him, "You are "clearly dangerous and there is a

serious risk of future offending. "I give great credit to the

10`year`old who came forward." On his eventual release, Francis

will be placed on the sex offenders A man has appeared in court

in Swindon charged with human trafficking offences relating to

nine Lithuanians. 33`year`old Nerijus Gudelevicius

hid his face from cameras as he It's alleged he brought people

over from Lithuania, took their passports, kept them in appalling

conditions, and made them work He pleaded not guilty to all charges

and will appear at Air quality around Avonmouth

in Bristol will be tested following complaints from residents that

their health is being put at risk. They say dust has been blowing onto

and into their homes from the nearby port,

plaguing their lives for years. The new monitoring will be

for three months, and some local Goods come in and out from all over

the world but there's also heavy industry here ` like metal works,

wood processing and waste recycling. The problem is the wind usually

blows this way which residents say On wet days it's not a problem,

but when it's dry it blankets everything here from

car windscreens to windowsills. Residents paid to get

a sample analysed. It showed it contained metals

like aluminium, lead and zinc. The problem is that experts I've

spoken to have been unable to say whether these are

at levels harmful to health. That worries people like

Terri Bowers. She and her daughter have had

health problems which they I have had pneumonia

and I got over it six weeks ago. I have been backwards

and forwards to the hospital and the doctor has given me X`rays,

I could be left with asthma. Since my daughter was born in 2011,

she has had numerous cold The fact that

the dust appears to be magnetic only In a statement, the Environment

Agency said it has already set up But it needs "continuous assessment

over a minimum of three months". Bristol City Council said it

"takes very seriously the concerns raised "by residents" and "

will begin monitoring the week commencing "August 18th",

also for three months. But for Terri and her fellow

residents, that's not enough. It is good they are

introducing it but it has They haven't taken seriously and

it will not be here long enough. We have not been advised yet,

we would like it on an open website so everyone can see it

and we can get independent advice. Until we know that information,

we won't be fully happy. But for the people living here,

they're still hoping An artwork restorer

from London says the Banksy mural in Cheltenham can be saved despite

being damaged for a second time. Earlier this week,

protective hoardings around Spybooth were taken down and four holes made

at the corners of the artwork. An art restorer says it can still be

saved. It can be safely removed from the image, the issue is how it is

protected. And whether it is protected behind Perspex or some

other material. A deal is still yet to be finalised

on what will happen to the Banksy. We're glad you can

join us this evening. There's lots more to come

on the programme including ` not the best start to the season `

Yeovil Town fall over themselves to And how to keep the riff raff out

of a Somerset spa. Dairy farmers in the West say they

could lose tens of thousands of A worldwide surplus means

prices could drop this year. China, the world's biggest importer

of milk powder, has cut its orders ` and it could again lead to calls

for the UK Government to set a and machines taking on much

of the work. But even this Wiltshire farm where

the cows milk themselves with the help of machines isn't immune

when milk prices fall. This is an automatic machine,

it works out where they should A computer records how many

litres of milk each cow was This is a herd of 300, 34 litres

a day each and over a year that is When the price drops even

by a few pence per litre, A penny a litre to us is ?25,000

a year. It is supply and demand and

political situations here and across The reasons are basically world

overproduction and overproduction Political reasons from Russia,

Ukraine and having the embargo Huge tonnes

of cheese are ready to go to Russia This was the scene two years ago

outside a milk processing plant in Somerset when

the price per litre fell below 30p ` Even the smallest West Country dairy

farm is now part The price producers receive is

expected to fall later this year For most farmers, that means a loss

of tens of thousands of pounds. It could mean many farmers face

making no profit and the milk Work will begin next month

to extend Bristol Airport. The ?8.6 million project is

the first major expansion of the terminal building

since it opened in 2000. It's hoped the larger building

and outdoor terrace will help ease congestion when it's finished

in a year's time. A GP surgery in Bristol threatened

with closure will stay open for The partners at St Martins Surgery

in Knowle all resigned earlier this Now a nearby doctors' practice will

take over the running of services The long`term future of

the practice has yet to be decided. Prince Harry announced the British

squad today The event takes place at the

Olympic Park in London in September and is a sporting competition

for wounded servicemen and women Around 400 people will be

participating in events ranging from Archery to Volleyball,

and athletes from Around half the 130 strong British

team gathered in front of a spectacular back`drop today, as

the Invictus games were launched. And here to give them

a personal message of good luck, These men and women have achieved so

much more ready but by being selected is another significant

milestone. With the games for weeks away, I cannot wait to be watching

the team compete against the other nations in the fantastic venues at

the Olympic Park and Lee Valley. Harry has been

the driving force behind the games ` It's the product

of using sport to rehabilitate the men and women injured while

serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. I am doing hand cycling. I have been

doing it for two years. It has focused me and got me back into

sport again. It's been amazing. Getting out with friends and family

for an elite sport. The Olympics inspired me to get into cycling.

Watching the Paralympics and seeing guys with more injuries than you

doing stuff like this. It inspires you and made me want to get into

cycling. Harry visited Help for

Hero's Tedworth House in Wiltshire earlier this year to see some

of the athletes in training. In a month's time

the competition will be for real. Men and women brought home

from the battlefield, All this week here on Points West

we're taking a look at five of the most impressive feats

of engineering in our region. And on our 'Wonders of the West'

series, It's forty tonne stones are very

much a part of the Wiltshire But to get there, they first had

to travel more than 150 miles. And just how they made

the journey continues to baffle Here's our Science reporter

Jenhi Osman. 5,000 years on

and we still don't know exactly how Firstly, they had to move these

massive stones, and then they had to actually build

this incredible monument. The fact that we still haven't

worked it all out shows just what At least we know where the stones

come from, even if theories vary There's two main kinds

of stones we have here. The great big stones, sarson stones,

come from within But the more interesting

ones are the smaller ones. The source is over here in West

Wales and Stonehenge is right down They could have come overland,

that is one possibility. Or they took them to the coast

and bring them along what is now the Bristol Channel,

and along the Bristol Avon. We've got a replica of one of the

stones tied onto a sled underneath, This is the way they would have

moved the stones across land. Blue stones and sarsons would

have been moved in this way. This of course is a big one,

a very heavy one. This is probably something

in the order of 40 tonnes whereas the blue types are smaller,

about four tonnes. Structural engineer Mark Whitby

admires the engineers who built He also took part in a project to

work out how Stonehenge was built. His particular interest `

how they got the stones upright. You've got to dig a hole

in the ground, you've got to drop What we noticed was a particular

shape of the hole that holds It has a sloping back on one side

and a vertical front to it with And what I worked out was

that obviously the stone had It was raised off the ground

and put over a hard point so it actually fell over that point

and into the hole. The engineers' houses

were more basic. These have been recreated nearby

and give an insight into what they They were incredibly sophisticated

woodworkers and they used natural resources, but of course they didn't

have any of the modern tools So to achieve building Stonehenge

using primitive tools and no metal So, many theories,

but no certainties. But the fact that so much

of it remains after so many years shows that the builders truly were

some of the greatest engineers A few weeks ago we took to

the skies in a glider with retired He's often to be seen skimming

across the Cotswolds at speeds He's a double world gliding

champion and he was hoping this I am guessing... Did you notice this

question mark you did well. We did not win the gold medal but we have

come back with silver. What you get for gold? I Carr? A slightly bigger

trophy. The competition was held over two weeks, we raced every day,

weather permitting. Going into the last day, I had a slender lead. The

last day had a few difficulties and unfortunately the dice did not roll

my way. The German pulled a great flight out of the hat at the end.

So, unfortunately it is the silver medal but we are pleased because we

flew a small glider against age of enormous glider. That is the risk

you take. And also what you can afford. Let me ask, as ground crew,

how nerve wracking are these things? Quite nerve wracking. I have

every faith in him but it is nerve wracking, listening on the radio and

getting everything prepared in the morning. We work together, some

people have professional crews that get everything ready and they do not

see the glider before. We have a bit of fun and chill out and relax. And

Matt, you have taken this on board as well. Yes, I followed in the

family footsteps and I followed my father and his father. I have been

doing it since I was six. He is not saying fully what he has achieved.

Flying is in the family. I was taught to fly by my father and along

the way we have helped with the coaching at advanced levels and Matt

is the junior national champion. National champion. I knew we would

get it out eventually. We will have another go. I have been away from

international flying due to work pressures but now I have a lot of

time to focus on my gliding and I'll be flying internationals again and I

hope to get the gold number three. Congratulations. Thank you for

coming in. To football now and it was

a difficult first round for most of our sides in the league cup, with

only one team making it through to Swindon Town were

the only ones writing the right kind Mark Cooper's men went down 1`0

at Luton but Michael Smith had something to say about that,

first from the penalty spot, I thought we thoroughly

deserved to win in the end. I was pleased we didn't

change anything. We kept playing

and scored some good goals. A nice new pitch but the same story

in the League Cup from Bristol City. They were knocked back for

the sixth time in seven seasons. It started well enough with this

goal after just 70 seconds. But Oxford came back strong and got

the winner in front of a pile They looked a lot more up

for it tonight than than we did. It started by conceding probably

the most calamitous goal of the lot Gillett will struggle to hit

a sweeter one all season. It made that lot happy for about

three minutes before this happened. The Glovers are out

and it is Gillingham again On paper, the toughest task

of the night was Cheltenham's. Brighton are two divisions

above them, and in the end, A health farm

in Somerset has come up with It's placed a sign outside

saying "no riff raff". The owners insist it all stems

from a family joke decades ago. But the slogan has stirred up

a lot of local reaction. There's all sorts to do at the

Cedar Falls health farm People can relax in the spa

for instance. And it seems there all sorts

of people too. Cedar Falls has been here for 30

years, it is known for peace and tranquillity, now the owners want to

keep it that way. So there's an addition to

the welcome sign with the words One dictionary defines it

as unsavoury people in our society. The owner has come up with

the phrase as a bit of fun albeit We are showing that Cedar Falls is

open to nonresidents for golf, we have a wonderful golf course. And we

have standards. They need to be met. I could have written St Andrew's

rules apply but for a tongue in cheek bit of fun we did not mean it

in an offensive way. We put no riffraff.

At this tea shop just down the road, locals came up with their own views.

I do not know how they identify riffraff. If you have to say it,

perhaps you are not offering the right sort of venue. In the Royal

Air Force we were told to be called the RAF, not RAF because people

added risk. It's a step too far

for the tea shop owner. I would not put up a sign like that.

It is marginalising people. It could almost be prejudiced against people.

It isn't a good idea. It's full steam ahead

for the owners at Cedar Farm. Richard Smith

and his family will keep their fingers crossed the phrase

doesn't land them in deep water. One of the world's rarest turtles

has hatched at Bristol Zoo. The six week old Vietnamese box

turtle, a critically endangered It's currently not on display to

visitors as it has to be kept in a Once old enough, it will join

the six adult box turtles in the custom`built Asian turtle breeding

room in the zoo's reptile house. This is the second one from Bristol

zoo. It has taken a lot of hard work

over numerous years, 12 years. It is

a critically endangered species. This is due to overharvesting

for the food markets where it is from in Vietnam

and other regional countries. The turtle is cute but he has

decided to stick his neck out at the wrong time. The sun has gone in.

What a throw! It is a turtle which means it isn't

too bothered if the sun comes out or not. Having said that, we have seen

a fair amount of bright weather around. All of that will swap back

again into tomorrow. We are returning to a familiar story in

terms of heavy showers, unlike Monday and Tuesday showers will not

be accompanied by the blustery wind so it will be a different set up

albeit the net result will be the same. Through this evening with the

wind from the North West we are dodging a fair amount of clouds,

there are a few around, nothing heavy. Dry tonight but tomorrow

morning the first cluster of showers run in and through the afternoon sun

dry and brighter spells but a succession of further showers for

some areas. The rest of this evening, the showers are few and far

between and where we have them, moderately heavy. Through tonight,

dry weather, one or two showers but temperatures again being fairly

cool, as low as 10 Celsius in some parts of the countryside. Tomorrow,

waiting for the showers to arrive. We will see a cluster moving through

across many districts. Inevitably not everyone sees the heaviest but

with lighter winds the result is significant downpours over one

stretch of road so they could be tricky driving conditions. Some

drier and brighter spells in the afternoon but some further showers.

They will fade through the course of the evening. Temperatures tomorrow

down on today, 17 or 18 Celsius. Friday, pressure from the West

squeezing showers out towards the east. There should be dry weather

about and drier conditions on Saturday. A weak ridge of high

pressure, a fair amount of cloud but usable weather. It will not last

long because unsettled and cooler weather on Sunday, Monday and next

week. That is it for me. I hope there is a break in the clouds

tonight because I am looking out for meteor showers. The moon is very

bright. That is the trouble. That is it from us. We are back at 10pm.

From all of us here, have a good evening. Goodbye!

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