24/08/2014

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:00:00. > :00:15.Good evening. -- booing.

:00:16. > :00:17.A flight of remembrance took place today,

:00:18. > :00:20.one that began at Ypres in Belgium, and ended at Pilton in Somerset

:00:21. > :00:24.Today was a chance to remember the massive contribution

:00:25. > :00:27.the birds made to communications during World War One

:00:28. > :00:35.Coming home to roost after a journey of more than 25

:00:36. > :00:41.A flight loaded with signifhcance, 100 years on from the start

:00:42. > :01:01.I am just glad it has gone so well. Pigeons were a part of both of the

:01:02. > :01:04.world wars, and they are wonderful, absolutely wonderful.

:01:05. > :01:06.Terry Williams has been a m`n on a mission.

:01:07. > :01:09.He set off for Ypres in Belgium yesterday, where many pigeons were

:01:10. > :01:12.despatched and raced back to Pilton himself this morning to try to beat

:01:13. > :01:22.There were no proper radios then. They had dogs and horses dude do

:01:23. > :01:25.some bits but the pigeons s`ved some bits but the pigeons saved

:01:26. > :01:30.thousands of lives. More than 100,000 pigeons served

:01:31. > :01:36.with British forces in the Helping to save many thousands

:01:37. > :01:39.of lives. Unlike soldiers, they had

:01:40. > :01:41.a high success rate deliverhng their messages despite great

:01:42. > :01:43.obstacles thrown in their w`y. The Germans, for instance,

:01:44. > :01:45.brought in pigeon snipers and sent peregrines

:01:46. > :01:50.into the sky to bring them down. 380 pigeons carried an unwrhtten

:01:51. > :01:52.message back to Pilton today, one of thanksgiving and remdmbrance

:01:53. > :01:55.as we look back at one of Missing Bath man Desmond O'Sullivan

:01:56. > :02:02.has been found. The 56`year`old suffers

:02:03. > :02:04.from dementia and had been lissing This lunchtime officers helped him

:02:05. > :02:08.from the River Avon where hd was He's recovering in hospital, to the

:02:09. > :02:14.great relief of family and friends. Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White

:02:15. > :02:17.has closed his Wiltshire gastro pub amid claims the locals were

:02:18. > :02:19.boycotting it because it was The Pear Tree Inn

:02:20. > :02:25.at Whitley has now been sold. Residents say they want

:02:26. > :02:27.a traditional country pub Marco Pierre White is known

:02:28. > :02:36.around the world. One of the youngest chefs ever

:02:37. > :02:40.to get three Michelin stars. He bought the Pear Tree Inn

:02:41. > :02:43.in Whitley three years ago, turned Even the roadside sign has

:02:44. > :02:53.been sawn off its pole. People living in Whitley said they

:02:54. > :02:56.felt alienated when their f`vourite drinks were taken away

:02:57. > :03:09.and the food became too expensive. The prices seemed to go up

:03:10. > :03:12.astronomically and there was not the same variety of food. It was too

:03:13. > :03:16.expensive. The local councillor told me

:03:17. > :03:27.the closure is a sad day A lot of trade has been lost since

:03:28. > :03:30.he took over this pub, which is a shame, because everybody needs

:03:31. > :03:32.he took over this pub, which is a shame, because everybody nedds a

:03:33. > :03:39.pub, a post office and a shop, and at the moment, we do not have a pub,

:03:40. > :03:41.and a pub is the meeting place, it is where we go for a pipe, dven

:03:42. > :03:43.and a pub is the meeting pl`ce, it is where we go for a pipe, even if

:03:44. > :03:48.it is once a month, and it brings the whole village together.

:03:49. > :03:50.Marco Pierre White hoped thhs business venture would bear fruit,

:03:51. > :03:53.but it seems the whole thing has turned rotten for him.

:03:54. > :03:59.Maybe the Pear Tree Inn's ndw owners will make it a success instead.

:04:00. > :04:03.To football, and a brief look at the weekend's action ` Bristol City

:04:04. > :04:09.They took the lead through Luke Freeman before the hosts equalised.

:04:10. > :04:13.Yaser Kasim opened the scoring, Andy Williams sealed the pohnts for

:04:14. > :04:17.Substitute Kieffer Moore gave Yeovil the lead against Scunthorpe three

:04:18. > :04:19.minutes after coming on, but the visitors equalised through

:04:20. > :04:24.And Cheltenham turned a two goal deficit into a 3`2

:04:25. > :04:27.victory at Tranmere in the space of six minutes, through Matt Richards,

:04:28. > :04:33.substitute Koby Arthur, and Bristol City loanee Jordan Wynter.

:04:34. > :04:38.England and India cricketers have been in

:04:39. > :04:40.training at Gloucestershire's County Ground in Bristol today, 16,000 fans

:04:41. > :04:43.will watch them do battle tomorrow ` weather permitting ` for the

:04:44. > :04:48.After all the ups and downs of the summer, England Captain Alistair

:04:49. > :04:54.Cook and his men are looking forward to the challenge ahdad.

:04:55. > :05:01.The new ground with all the redevelopment, I think, looks

:05:02. > :05:04.fantastic. They support all summer has been brilliant for the side, and

:05:05. > :05:09.has been brilliant for the side and hopefully the weather is a bit

:05:10. > :05:17.kinder than it looks at the moment. Unfortunately it looks a little bit

:05:18. > :05:18.unsettled of the moment. We are seeing somewhat am blustery

:05:19. > :05:20.conditions. Cloud is beginnhng, conditions. Cloud is beginning,

:05:21. > :05:22.quickly bringing in this rahn conditions. Cloud is beginnhng,

:05:23. > :05:22.quickly bringing in this rain from quickly bringing in this rahn from

:05:23. > :05:25.the west. It might be patchy quickly bringing in this rain from

:05:26. > :05:30.the west. It might be patchx through the night but it will be misty and

:05:31. > :05:35.murky as we head towards Ron. Dry for a time tomorrow morning but then

:05:36. > :05:37.this next area of rain comes in and it is the heaviest of the rain and

:05:38. > :05:44.it is the heaviest of the r`in and we have a weather warning in force.

:05:45. > :05:49.We could see some disruption to Bank Holiday travelling locally. Into

:05:50. > :05:51.next week, we continue with this unsettled theme, but we lose

:05:52. > :05:54.next week, we continue with this unsettled theme, but we losd our

:05:55. > :06:01.very chilly nights. That is your forecast. It is nature's miracle

:06:02. > :06:02.worsens next, made by BBC Bristol's natural history unit.

:06:03. > :06:14.After that cold start this morning, it has been quite a nice day for

:06:15. > :06:17.most of us. We have seen cloud amounts increasing but it is this

:06:18. > :06:23.cloud that is coming in from the Atlantic which is going to bring

:06:24. > :06:24.change in weather. Not too much rain from it, further patchy