:00:00. > :00:00.Commonwealth Games to the Gold Coast of Australia. That's all from
:00:00. > :00:11.Hampden Park. They say it'll smell,
:00:12. > :00:18.it'll be potentially dangerous and will blight an area
:00:19. > :00:21.which is already the location A proposal to convert this old
:00:22. > :00:27.railway terminal into a waste plant hasn't impressed
:00:28. > :00:32.these Brierley Hill residents. The increase in traffic volume on
:00:33. > :00:35.side streets and residential streets They are talking
:00:36. > :00:39.about one lorry a minute coming to More than 700 have people have
:00:40. > :00:43.objected to plans from Clean Power Properties for a new household waste
:00:44. > :00:45.recycling plant to produce energy. But it's the technology and smell
:00:46. > :00:50.that has protestors worried. Housing here is 50
:00:51. > :00:52.or 60 metres away. And we calculate that literally
:00:53. > :00:54.thousands of people could be affected
:00:55. > :01:05.by bad odours if this goes ahead. The company said other sites will be
:01:06. > :01:13.a safe to recycle waste. They also say no waste will be
:01:14. > :01:16.stored on site and processing will take place in
:01:17. > :01:18.doors to prevent noise and smells. The neighbouring site is
:01:19. > :01:21.already home to another tip. This giant mountain
:01:22. > :01:23.of rubbish is yet to be cleared, despite the company responsible
:01:24. > :01:26.receiving a court order to clear What we don't want to become is
:01:27. > :01:31.Brierly Hill, What local people want here is
:01:32. > :01:39.homes, good quality jobs, a mixture The Environment Agency will decide
:01:40. > :01:44.whether to grant A dedication ceremony
:01:45. > :01:53.for a new memorial to soldiers who The Birmingham branch of the
:01:54. > :02:05.Western Front Association organised the event at the National Memorial
:02:06. > :02:07.Arboretum in Staffordshire, which It came on the eve
:02:08. > :02:11.of the 100th anniversary Double gold medal winning triathlete
:02:12. > :02:16.Jodie Stimpson was back on home ground today competing for the first
:02:17. > :02:21.time since the Commonwealth Games. The event, named in honour
:02:22. > :02:24.of the Oldbury star, came as the Games came to a close this
:02:25. > :02:27.evening with Midlands competitors It's not often you get to compete in
:02:28. > :02:35.a race named in your honour and it's not often you get to mingle with a
:02:36. > :02:40.double Commonwealth Gold medallist. I'm not going to let
:02:41. > :02:43.everybody else have the fun! This is what I do,
:02:44. > :02:47.this is what I love. So I'm not going to miss out
:02:48. > :02:49.on the fun. For the other athletes at
:02:50. > :02:52.Sandwell Valley Country Park today, I'll be a lot further near the back,
:02:53. > :02:57.I won't be anywhere near that. But to know she's
:02:58. > :03:02.in the same race is good. Today, there were no bikes `
:03:03. > :03:06.just a swim and a run. Well, the front few are coming
:03:07. > :03:09.through now and there are actually And here comes Jody Stimpson,
:03:10. > :03:18.first over the line. And it was another victory to
:03:19. > :03:31.add to Jodie's collection. After the race, everyone wanted
:03:32. > :03:33.a souvenir of the day. To win and then come back
:03:34. > :03:39.and have this kind of support, At the Commonwealth Games last
:03:40. > :03:44.night, more West Midlands medals. 19`year`old Matthew Hudson`Smith,
:03:45. > :03:47.from Birmingham and fellow Birchfield Harrier,
:03:48. > :03:51.Michael Bingham taking Gold While fellow team mate Danny Talbot
:03:52. > :03:56.helped England win silver in the With 41 medals, it's been a hugely
:03:57. > :04:05.successful Games for the region. One that it's hoped will inspire
:04:06. > :04:08.many to try and emulate the achievements
:04:09. > :04:15.of athletes like Jodie Stimpson. And you can find
:04:16. > :04:17.a picture gallery of all our medallists on the Midlands
:04:18. > :04:22.Today Facebook page, where you can Let's see what the Midlands
:04:23. > :04:24.weather's up to now, Quite a cool
:04:25. > :04:29.and comfortable night that we have It is because we've not much
:04:30. > :04:33.in the way of cloud cover and it allows the heat to escape and those
:04:34. > :04:36.temperatures to fall ` in some As far as going through till
:04:37. > :04:43.tomorrow morning, lots of blue sky, lots of sunshine around for much
:04:44. > :04:45.of the daytime. A couple of showers possible
:04:46. > :04:47.in the afternoon, Quite a nice start to the working
:04:48. > :04:51.week, I'm sure you'll agree. As we work through the week,
:04:52. > :04:55.we may just have to put up with the The national forecast is on next,
:04:56. > :05:14.and Midlands Today will be And back Good evening. Many of us had a
:05:15. > :05:19.decent second part of the weekend, particularly so for England and
:05:20. > :05:23.Wales, rather different from Scotland and Northern Ireland. We
:05:24. > :05:26.saw our whole rash of showers across Scotland and Northern Ireland, some
:05:27. > :05:33.thunder and lightning swirling around. There was a huge curl of
:05:34. > :05:42.cloud, indicative of an area of low pressure. That will work its way
:05:43. > :05:51.northwards, taking its the wind and rain with it. For England and Wales,
:05:52. > :05:56.may be a shower around the coast but rural spots make it a bit on the
:05:57. > :05:59.chilly side. Through the day tomorrow, fine in dry weather on
:06:00. > :06:00.offer, some good spells