:00:10. > :00:13.Hello. A ?200 million pound project for a rapid transit bus route
:00:14. > :00:17.through Bristol has been labelled a "white elephant" by campaigners.
:00:18. > :00:21.They claim the Metrobus scheme won't attract enough passengers,
:00:22. > :00:28.They've now taken their fight to Westminster.
:00:29. > :00:30.But politicians behind the plan say the latest complaints
:00:31. > :00:33.could lose the city millions of pounds of transport funding.
:00:34. > :00:38.Here's our political reporter Robin Markwell.
:00:39. > :00:41.Harvest time on the Stapleton Road allotments.
:00:42. > :00:44.But among the prize`winning vegetables, seeds of discontent with
:00:45. > :00:59.A bus lane is due to be built across here ` uprooting 45 plot holders.
:01:00. > :01:09.It is not going to be easy to move. You have all your soil.
:01:10. > :01:14.Katie's plot sits on one part of a ?200m scheme to deliver faster
:01:15. > :01:17.The Metrobus network comprises two new bus routes.
:01:18. > :01:19.One would run from Ashton Vale to Bristol Temple Meads.
:01:20. > :01:22.The other, from Hengrove along the M32 before branching out to
:01:23. > :01:26.It also features a new link road in the South.
:01:27. > :01:28.The buses would be given priority at junctions and travel
:01:29. > :01:32.But this week, some labelled the scheme a white elephant,
:01:33. > :01:35.protesting about the loss of green space and questioning how many
:01:36. > :01:43.Councillors, who insist Metrobus really is the only show in town,
:01:44. > :01:57.If these protests are listened to in central Government, we might lose
:01:58. > :02:01.hundreds of millions of pounds of investment in Bristol's future. We
:02:02. > :02:02.have invested ten years of hard work, and that can never be
:02:03. > :02:06.replaced. Work on the bus routes could start
:02:07. > :02:10.as soon as the autumn ` but with the Government still to sign the cheque,
:02:11. > :02:12.there's growing concern yet another plan to tackle Bristol's traffic may
:02:13. > :02:16.not reach its destination. The owners of the Averies recycling
:02:17. > :02:20.site in Swindon ` the yard that's now been on fire for 26 days `
:02:21. > :02:23.have failed to meet a deadline to The Environment Agency stepped
:02:24. > :02:27.in to insist material is removed so firefighters can properly
:02:28. > :02:28.extinguish the fire. It'll now take over
:02:29. > :02:31.the clear`up operation, and move Costs will be recovered
:02:32. > :03:00.from Averies. Eilidh Child has won gold at the
:03:01. > :03:01.European athletics Championships. The 27`year`old trains at the
:03:02. > :03:06.University of Bath. Two home wins
:03:07. > :03:08.and two home defeats for our local Aaron Wilbraham scored both goals
:03:09. > :03:13.as Bristol City made it two wins out Not such good news for Yeovil Town,
:03:14. > :03:37.who have now started the season with One amateur club in Gloucestershire
:03:38. > :03:43.had a special afternoon. The FA Cup came to Fairford town. The team
:03:44. > :03:48.started their campaign six rounds before the likes of Bristol city and
:03:49. > :03:54.Swindon enter the competition, and 13 wins away from the final. It is a
:03:55. > :03:59.tremendous scope for a small club like this, and we need to thank the
:04:00. > :04:05.FA for facilitating the trophy being down here. As far as the club was my
:04:06. > :04:08.concerned, it is a live for everybody and something the players
:04:09. > :04:13.will remember for the rest of their life. `` as far as the club is
:04:14. > :04:19.concerned. We have had a fairly bright start of
:04:20. > :04:22.the weekend, and there will be a lot of cloud about and then we will
:04:23. > :04:28.start to see a lot of showers feeding in. I think it will be a
:04:29. > :04:36.fairly mild night, with nose up a couple of degrees. Towns and cities
:04:37. > :04:39.around 14, 15 degrees. `` lows. Tomorrow we will see some rain
:04:40. > :04:45.sweeping in. Most will be light and patchy with the odd moderate burst,
:04:46. > :04:50.but it should write up nicely during the afternoon. The winds will pick
:04:51. > :04:57.up, giving a fresher fields to things. Highs of around 18 degrees.
:04:58. > :04:59.`` a fresher feel. Next week we will see a mixture of sunshine and
:05:00. > :05:05.showers. We will be back at `` we will be
:05:06. > :05:20.back tomorrow. Goodbye. The start of the football season
:05:21. > :05:26.reminds us autumn is around the corner and the an autumnal flavour
:05:27. > :05:31.for the next few days. For Sunday, north-westerly winds and some rain.
:05:32. > :05:35.The rain comes from this front crossing through Northern Ireland
:05:36. > :05:39.and northern England. As it pushes south it will pep up and the wind
:05:40. > :05:44.will strengthen and the showers develop in the north and west. But
:05:45. > :05:48.for the cloud and the wind and rain it won't be too cold at 14 Celsius.
:05:49. > :05:53.We start off tomorrow with a front still to clear through England and
:05:54. > :06:00.Wales, a disappointing grey and wet start to the morning. Behind it the
:06:01. > :06:05.winds is a feature with gales even inland in Scotland and some showers
:06:06. > :06:09.and big waves. Holiday makers take note. Some brightness in England and
:06:10. > :06:16.Wales after the front clears and temperatures up to 21. A cooler feel
:06:17. > :06:21.with the sharp showers in the north and west. That cooler feel will come
:06:22. > :06:22.to descend south through Monday and