24/08/2014 BBC Points West


24/08/2014

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Good evening. see

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A flight of remembrance took place today,

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one that began at Ypres in Belgium, and ended at Pilton in Somerset.

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It was a huge flock of pigeons that made the journey.

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Today was a chance to remember the massive contribution

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the birds made to communications during World War One

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Coming home to roost after a journey of more than 25

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A flight loaded with significance, 100 years on from the start

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Pigeons were a major part of the First World War and the Second World

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War and they are real athletes of the sky.

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And Terry Williams has been a man on a mission.

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He set off for Ypres in Belgium yesterday, where many pigeons were

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despatched and raced back to Pilton himself this morning to try to beat

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They saved thousands and thousands of lives. There were no radios,

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of lives. There were no radhos, proper radios, and then, they had

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horses and dogs to do the inside bid, but getting communications

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bid, but getting communicathons back, it was the humble pigeon that

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saved hundreds of lives. 380 pigeons carried an unwrhtten

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message back to Pilton today, one of thanksgiving and remdmbrance

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as we look back at one of Missing Bath man Desmond O'Sullivan

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has been found. The 56`year`old suffers

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from dementia and had been lissing This lunchtime officers helped him

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from the River Avon where hd was Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White

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has closed his Wiltshire gastropub amid claims the locals were

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boycotting it because it was The Pear Tree Inn at Whitlex has now

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been sold and residents say they a traditional country pub

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in its place. Marco Pierre White is known

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around the world. One of the youngest chefs ever

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to get three Michelin stars. He bought the Pear Tree Inn

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in Whitley three years ago, turned It's been gutted, cleared out,

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even the roadside sign has been sawn People living in Whitley said they

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felt alienated when their f`vourite drinks were taken away

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and the food became too expdnsive. The prices seemed to go up

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astronomically and there was not the same variety of food. It was

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expensive and not really a family pub to go through `` to go to. An

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awful lot of trade has been lost from this pub since it was taken

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over three years ago. The pub is from this pub since it was taken

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over three years ago. The pub is the meeting place. That is wherd

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over three years ago. The ptb is the meeting place. That is where we all

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go for a chat and a pint, even if it is only once a month. It brhngs the

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is only once a month. It brings the whole village together.

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Marco Pierre White hoped this business venture would bear

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fruit but it seems the whole thing has turned rotten for him

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Maybe the Pear Tree Inn's new owners will make it a success instdad.

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Finally, a well known face in the West, Carol Vorderman,

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has done the ice bucket challenge this weekend ` with a twist.

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You'll know, it involves a cold drenching for charitx.

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Well, Carol was nominated bx a Red Arrows pilot, and not content with

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an icy bucket, she then stood in front of Gloucestershire airport's

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Looks like we'll all be getting soggy tomorrow mind you.

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Here's Holly Green and the late forecast.

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Tonight and tomorrow are brhnging some pretty wet conditions, and the

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worst coming through the dax worst coming through the day

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tomorrow. It might brighten later with the risk of some heavy showers.

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We have this area of rain working its way across us accompanidd

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We have this area of rain working its way across us accompanied by

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its way across us accompanidd by some fairly blustery winds. A much

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milder night and we have bedn milder night and we have been

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seeing. The first part of tomorrow, drier conditions for a time, but

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then this area of heavy rain seeks in from the West. We have a Met

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Office yellow warning in force and we could see a lot of surface water

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spray and disruption to Bank Holiday travel. The risk of some heavy

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travel. The risk of some he`vy showers. Into next week, we lose

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these chilly nights that we have been seeing, but things will be

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pretty unsettled. That is a! We Hello, the best of the weather

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conditions tomorrow will be where it is not a bank holiday, that is

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because we continue to see cloud and rain coming in from the Atlantic.

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Not much rain from Northern Ireland, the Wales and south-west,

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northern England and Scotland should be dry with clear skies, quite cold.

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Sufficient rain, keeping those temperatures much higher than last

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