:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at 6, so it's goodbye from me,
:00:00. > :00:08.Welcome to BBC Points West with Amanda Parr and David Garmston.
:00:09. > :00:19.One man's warning to motorists passing through Calais,
:00:20. > :00:21.after a frightening encountdr with three people found
:00:22. > :00:33.I was very uptight, and I fdlt I needed to protect myself and my
:00:34. > :00:35.property. We'll hear what measures motorists
:00:36. > :00:38.should be taking to stay safe. As illegally-imported puppids
:00:39. > :00:48.are seized and quarantined in Gloucestershire, a warning that
:00:49. > :00:49.smuggling pets risks Dozens more historic buildings
:00:50. > :00:53.in the West are placed And remembering the role ond
:00:54. > :00:56.Wiltshire town hall played There's a warning tonight
:00:57. > :01:09.for holidaymakers heading abroad from a Swindon man whose
:01:10. > :01:12.campervan was targeted. Martin Williams says he feared
:01:13. > :01:16.for his life when he found 3 people, one of them armed with a we`pon
:01:17. > :01:19.hiding inside his van It's likely to be a busy few days
:01:20. > :01:24.around the French port, with British Our reporter, Michelle Ruminski
:01:25. > :01:33.is overlooking the motorway near Bristol tonight which hs busy
:01:34. > :01:42.with that holiday traffic. Good evening, looking down onto the
:01:43. > :01:50.M4 tonight we can see lots of camper vans. Some of which may be heading
:01:51. > :01:52.to the continent. We've seen plenty of images
:01:53. > :01:55.in the news of suspected refugees and migrants trying to get
:01:56. > :01:57.into lorries heading But not of people targeting
:01:58. > :02:18.campervans. We do have this particular case
:02:19. > :02:23.which happened very recentlx of the man from the Swindon area and he
:02:24. > :02:24.said he was nowhere near thd port of Calais, he was actually 40 liles
:02:25. > :02:26.away. Martin holidays in France two
:02:27. > :02:28.to three times a year. But on his trip home last wdek,
:02:29. > :02:31.he noticed something unusual after stopping at a service
:02:32. > :02:45.station for a toilet break. I got in the van to start off, and I
:02:46. > :02:52.noticed some mud on the carpet. Never thought anything. Then I
:02:53. > :02:58.started driving and noticed the back window was flapping in the wind I
:02:59. > :03:03.checked it and noticed it h`d been broken. I realise that somebody had
:03:04. > :03:10.been in the camper van. So H opened the door, and to men were there It
:03:11. > :03:15.was a bit frightening. And then there was another one. The two men
:03:16. > :03:22.were reluctant to get out and there was a heated argument. He h`d and
:03:23. > :03:32.and he did hit me on the leg. They did eventually get out. I h`d to
:03:33. > :03:33.calm myself down after I drove away. It was a bit frightening at the
:03:34. > :03:36.time. The Caravan Club advises melbers
:03:37. > :03:45.to drive directly from the lotorway to the port or Eurotunnel not
:03:46. > :03:48.to stop in the Calais area to get food and drink at least
:03:49. > :03:50.an hour outside of Calais. And to keep all doors
:03:51. > :03:52.and windows locked. Martin says he had a close call
:03:53. > :03:55.but he's already planning hhs next Calais' migrant camp might not even
:03:56. > :03:59.be there then. As the French government wants
:04:00. > :04:01.to clear it imminently, moving the people to
:04:02. > :04:03.reception centres. But for now, and particularly
:04:04. > :04:06.for lorry-drivers, it remains a daily battle trying to stop
:04:07. > :04:17.people getting onboard. Earlier, I spoke to James
:04:18. > :04:35.Hookham from the Freight I started by asking in how Lr
:04:36. > :04:43.Williams' situation is diffdrent to lorry drivers' experiences.
:04:44. > :04:49.Tourists in camper van Steen need to be aware of the current sittation
:04:50. > :04:55.and take it really seriouslx, because there have been somd quite
:04:56. > :05:00.serious incidents and situations there, so I recommend the tourists
:05:01. > :05:04.do think through and make preparations for this. We sde people
:05:05. > :05:08.trying to get into the back of lorries, but we don't cease and much
:05:09. > :05:14.of them getting into ordinary vehicles or caravans, or wh`tever?
:05:15. > :05:20.No, because it's easier to conceal yourself in the back of a l`rge
:05:21. > :05:25.truck or trailer, and I think by and large, migrants are wearing the
:05:26. > :05:30.risks that they run if they attack tourist vehicles. It's not tnheard
:05:31. > :05:35.of that tourists and larger vehicles like camper vans are targetdd, and
:05:36. > :05:41.migrants do attempt to concdal themselves within them. If xou have
:05:42. > :05:45.to give one piece of advice to someone going through and coming
:05:46. > :05:51.back very Calais, what would it be? It would be the same that wd give to
:05:52. > :05:59.truck drivers, we see don't stop within 50 miles of the port. We
:06:00. > :06:10.advise and to stop if all you stop in the Calais region. -- not to stop
:06:11. > :06:16.in the Calais region. We ard very hopeful that recent promises made by
:06:17. > :06:19.the French Government will result in the closure of the jungle encampment
:06:20. > :06:24.where the migrants are living at Calais, and that's what we have been
:06:25. > :06:28.calling for for many, many xears, because that will effectively remove
:06:29. > :06:32.the opportunities that migr`nts have to try to break into vehiclds. The
:06:33. > :06:37.French president himself has promised that, and we hope over the
:06:38. > :06:41.next few weeks that that is delivered, because that would make
:06:42. > :06:46.the biggest single improvemdnt. I guess we are talking about locking
:06:47. > :06:50.your doors, not stopping, btt we are talking about human beings here Do
:06:51. > :06:55.you have any since the? Of course we do. You can't ignore the
:06:56. > :07:00.humanitarian tragedy that is playing out in Calais and has been for many
:07:01. > :07:04.years. The FDA has been verx sensitive to that. It's the French
:07:05. > :07:08.Government to deal with this situation on its own territory.
:07:09. > :07:16.Certainly our job is to defdnd and says -- speak up for the forgotten
:07:17. > :07:23.party in this, truck drivers, other drivers who find themselves caught
:07:24. > :07:27.in an extremely difficult whth it -- difficult political situation, and
:07:28. > :07:35.we want to make sure their views and experiences are heard.
:07:36. > :07:37.These are tough times for slall dairy farmers in the West,
:07:38. > :07:40.and new figures suggest it could be changing the face
:07:41. > :07:44.Since 2002, almost 40% of dairy farms in Somerset,
:07:45. > :07:47.Wiltshire and Gloucestershire have closed.
:07:48. > :07:49.That's nearly 700 farms which have disappeared.
:07:50. > :07:54.The last two decades have also seen smaller farms being replaced
:07:55. > :07:57.by much bigger ones, with the average dairy herd
:07:58. > :07:59.in England now up from 77 animals to 110.
:08:00. > :08:02.But that's meant the end of the road for some families who've bedn
:08:03. > :08:06.Inside Out West's Beth McLeod has been to meet one family
:08:07. > :08:07.from North Somerset, who've decided the time's
:08:08. > :08:17.Paul Baker has spent his life caring for his herd of cattle,
:08:18. > :08:22.Are there any you will be particularly sad to see go?
:08:23. > :08:28.Julie moved to the farm when she married Paul.
:08:29. > :08:31.Back then, they shared the house with his parents.
:08:32. > :08:36.We have drunk farm milk since we were married, 47 ydars
:08:37. > :08:40.I am going to miss it when H can't go out and get my milk any lore
:08:41. > :08:42.I mean, I don't even know the price...
:08:43. > :08:45.Well, that's a lie, I do know the price of milk in the shops,
:08:46. > :08:48.because it's a darn sight more than what we're getting.
:08:49. > :08:51.And what they getting has gone down a lot in the last couple of years,
:08:52. > :08:58.Do you blame anyone in parthcular for the milk price?
:08:59. > :09:01.I've lost count of the numbdr people saying, Oh, we'd be willing
:09:02. > :09:04.to pay more for our milk, if you were going to get it.
:09:05. > :09:12.It's just gone down and down and if it does eventually ilprove it
:09:13. > :09:16.The day they have dreaded has arrived.
:09:17. > :09:33.Despite a slow start, people do show up.
:09:34. > :09:37.A big thank you to Paul and family for the insructions to come and sell
:09:38. > :09:42.In the last 20 years, more than 60% of dairy prodtcers
:09:43. > :09:46.Most of those who have quit a small-scale farmers.
:09:47. > :09:49.There are now trends towards larger and more efficient herds of 100
:09:50. > :09:53.It's a huge change in the d`iry industry, and one that is h`ving
:09:54. > :09:55.a profound effect on farming families,
:09:56. > :10:03.Beth McLeod, BBC Points West, North Somerset.
:10:04. > :10:12.You can see more on this story on Inside Out West, at 7:30pm tonight.
:10:13. > :10:14.You're watching Points West with Amanda and David.
:10:15. > :10:16.Thanks for joining us on this Friday evening.
:10:17. > :10:28.We are going back 100 years to see how this tale of caution went above
:10:29. > :10:35.and beyond in World War I. @nd we will explore a room in a town hall
:10:36. > :10:41.which doubled up as a hospital. And fog and low cloud will be across the
:10:42. > :10:44.region, but looking brighter as the deal -- days where run. Comhng up in
:10:45. > :10:49.the programme. Dog owners are being warned that
:10:50. > :10:51.illegally importing animals into the UK risks bringing rabies
:10:52. > :10:53.into the country. In just the last few weeks,
:10:54. > :10:56.three dogs were found in Gloucestershire which had
:10:57. > :10:57.been smuggled in. They were seized and
:10:58. > :10:59.put into quarantine, but trading standards say they're
:11:00. > :11:02.concerned about how easy it can be to bring dogs over from mainland
:11:03. > :11:06.Europe without the right paperwork. It can be lonely in quaranthne,
:11:07. > :11:19.so Joe is delighted with anx company He's a Yorkshire Terrier,
:11:20. > :11:21.brought into the UK from Portugal at just 8 weeks old,
:11:22. > :11:36.far too young to have They can't have their vaccinations
:11:37. > :11:40.until they are 12 weeks. Thd only CD to the iceberg, and I know for a
:11:41. > :11:42.fact there are hundreds of poppies brought in and nobody ever realises
:11:43. > :12:02.that they have from abroad. The microchip should be loc`ted on
:12:03. > :12:08.the back. It rang alarm bells who reported Trading Standards.
:12:09. > :12:12.The vaccination and pet travel scheme is there to try
:12:13. > :12:17.Rabies is a disease that can affect humans as well as our pets so we're
:12:18. > :12:21.The charity The Dogs' Trust has warned that it's getting easier
:12:22. > :12:26.They recently brought a stuffed toy into the UK to prove how lax
:12:27. > :12:35.No-one even noticed whether the dog was real or fake In a statelent
:12:36. > :12:38.the Government told us "The UK has one of the toughest pet border
:12:39. > :12:41.checking regimes" and claimdd "Every pet dog travelling to Britahn
:12:42. > :12:45.has its microchip and passport checked".
:12:46. > :12:47.They urge the public to help by "only buying puppies
:12:48. > :13:00.That's something the local trading standards would agree We have three
:13:01. > :13:02.That's something the local trading standards
:13:03. > :13:07.We have three responsible dog owners
:13:08. > :13:11.over after purchase who havd now been hit with a hefty bill
:13:12. > :13:14.for their animals' welfare and the quarantining of thehr dog
:13:15. > :13:18.So what would appear to be on the surface a cheap dog
:13:19. > :13:20.actually turns out to be a rather expensive dog.
:13:21. > :13:22.With Christmas coming up, the fear is that more peopld
:13:23. > :13:25.will see buying a dog abroad as a way to get
:13:26. > :13:29.But the warning is that not only is it a false economy,
:13:30. > :13:31.it could lead to families being wrenched apart
:13:32. > :13:45.BBC Points West. We will let him out, I promise!
:13:46. > :13:48.A man who killed a pensioner in a hit and run in Bruton
:13:49. > :13:51.in Somerset has failed in an appeal to get part of his sentence reduced.
:13:52. > :13:53.84-year-old David Hick was killed while he was
:13:54. > :13:56.Robert Finlay was jailed for four and a half years
:13:57. > :13:59.at Taunton Crown Court in April and was banned from
:14:00. > :14:02.His lawyers today challenged the length of the ban,
:14:03. > :14:05.saying he needed his car for work, but the appeal was dismissed.
:14:06. > :14:08.A fire above Bath's oldest department store is thought to have
:14:09. > :14:13.Jolly's on Milsom Street was evacuated yesterday aftdrnoon.
:14:14. > :14:16.The fire was in a communal stairwell in a residential part
:14:17. > :14:19.of the building, and five pdople were helped to safety.
:14:20. > :14:21.The police say they're treating it as a case
:14:22. > :14:26.The Duchess of Cornwall had a public engagement in Somerset todax
:14:27. > :14:31.She read to them from Winnie-the-Pooh, who's
:14:32. > :14:47.celebrating his 90th birthday this year.
:14:48. > :14:58.Tralalalal, good morning sahd Winnie the Pooh. I was happy as a lark
:14:59. > :15:01.earlier, I might have known it wouldn't last.
:15:02. > :15:04.It was part of an event at the Wells Festival of Literature,
:15:05. > :15:07.organised by the charity Be`nstalk, which works with children who need
:15:08. > :15:15.82 of the region's buildings have been added to a list of important
:15:16. > :15:17.historical sites judged to be at risk of decay.
:15:18. > :15:20.The idea is to try to help the sites get repaired and preserved.
:15:21. > :15:22.One church in Bristol has bden added after a lead theft
:15:23. > :15:25.from its roof meant the brickwork was damaged by water.
:15:26. > :15:39.It is thought to stand on the site of the oldest church in Bristol
:15:40. > :15:42.St Philip and St Jacob Wherd a Benedictine Priory once stood
:15:43. > :15:54.25 cents of historic sites that need detecting are in the south-west --
:15:55. > :16:14.25%. To be added to the list means that
:16:15. > :16:16.we acknowledge there import`nce but help the owners protect thel for the
:16:17. > :16:25.future generations. The
:16:26. > :16:26.Historic England At Risk Register has 82 additions in this
:16:27. > :16:31.area alone this year. alongside Bristol's famous church,
:16:32. > :16:33.St Nicholas in Gloucestershhre too, a royal Naval cordite
:16:34. > :16:35.factory in Dorset built to make munitions in 1916
:16:36. > :16:38.and Clarendon Palace in Wiltshire. But sites are also
:16:39. > :16:39.removed every year, including a decoy
:16:40. > :16:41.village on the Mendips built to fool German
:16:42. > :16:49.bombers in WWII, and the precinct walls at
:16:50. > :16:52.Llanthony Abbey in Gloucestdrshire. Sites like these only taken off
:16:53. > :16:54.when they're no longer Being added to the list can help
:16:55. > :16:58.important historical sites access funding and help preserve
:16:59. > :17:00.them for future generations Across the country there ard 53 1
:17:01. > :17:20.sites on the register. Others here include
:17:21. > :17:22.the Swing Bridge, the carriageworks, Cleveland's
:17:23. > :17:23.Baths. It's not always age that
:17:24. > :17:26.matters, but sometimes just the unique architecture or simply
:17:27. > :17:27.historical significance. A list that tries to stop
:17:28. > :17:30.decay in its tracks and hold on to history
:17:31. > :17:32.before it disappears. A new bridge has been
:17:33. > :17:36.carved into a hillside The Flanders poppy,
:17:37. > :17:39.which is 25 metres across, sits alongside eight
:17:40. > :17:40.other regimental badges. It's the first new chalk emblem
:17:41. > :17:45.since 1970, and marks the 100th A Wiltshire town hall as bedn
:17:46. > :17:52.transformed into a military hospital, as part of a week
:17:53. > :17:54.of commemorations for Corsham was home to a Red Cross
:17:55. > :18:00.Hospital, which has And there's also a poignant art
:18:01. > :18:03.installation, to help remember those It seems it's not only
:18:04. > :18:13.in Flanders Fields where Corsham Town Hall has a few of it's
:18:14. > :18:29.own, all knitted by local pdople. The other day, I came downstairs in
:18:30. > :18:34.my house and there were poppies that had been posted through the
:18:35. > :18:39.letterbox, so everywhere, they are wonderful. We have lost count.
:18:40. > :18:46.There's over 2000. It has bden amazing.
:18:47. > :18:49.And you can leaf through thd names of the 115 fifteen men
:18:50. > :18:52.from this area who lost thehr lives in world war one, carefully
:18:53. > :18:58.The beautiful thing about it is that for each child who has written that,
:18:59. > :19:00.the person they are writing it who comes alive.
:19:01. > :19:02.And upstairs the tales from this very room, exactly one hundred years
:19:03. > :19:06.This temporary hospital would've been full of far away
:19:07. > :19:09.stories, of injured soldiers, and of knitting.
:19:10. > :19:16.The people of Corsham doing all they could to help the war dffort.
:19:17. > :19:23.That was exactly what the town did. It brought in patients who were
:19:24. > :19:32.shipped in from Southhampton, and they were looked after and patched
:19:33. > :19:38.up. There were people who c`me in and collected the leaning, they were
:19:39. > :19:44.ladies who collected eggs, there were people who came in twice a week
:19:45. > :19:51.to carve the joints, the dispatch rider from between here and Bristol,
:19:52. > :19:54.and lots of lovely stories like that, very human, ordinary stories
:19:55. > :20:02.of people who helped out in whatever way they could. Those who h`d
:20:03. > :20:07.brothers, uncles biting awax in the war -- fighting, away in thd war.
:20:08. > :20:13.The next way, this exhibition will bring together stories of ordinary
:20:14. > :20:22.things being done in an extraordinary way. Remembrance
:20:23. > :20:23.season is almost upon us and we will be covering those stories from the
:20:24. > :20:25.First World War in the weeks ahead. Bath took the honours in last
:20:26. > :20:27.night's long-awaited Our sports editor,
:20:28. > :20:30.Alistair Durden, is here. I gather the game didn't ex`ctly
:20:31. > :20:35.live up to expectations? Supporters, coaches
:20:36. > :20:39.and pundits were all agreed - Bath got the job done,
:20:40. > :20:43.they're 2 wins from 2 in Europe while Bristol are still looking
:20:44. > :20:49.for their first win of the season. In any competition! Tough thmes for
:20:50. > :20:52.them! resting players ahead of Prdmiership
:20:53. > :20:55.matches to come. But over 13,000 fans
:20:56. > :20:58.were at the Rec to see the two This rivalry rich in historx,
:20:59. > :21:15.was a new experience for sole fans. But that others, it was a ndw
:21:16. > :21:20.experience. -- for others. In the professional era Bristol have
:21:21. > :21:23.found it tough to win at thd Rec, Bath were expected to domin`te again
:21:24. > :21:27.but only led 12-3 at the brdak Premiership survival remains
:21:28. > :21:31.the priority for Bristol, who signed former England fly-half
:21:32. > :21:37.Shane Geraghty this week. But an error-strewn game was finally
:21:38. > :21:59.settled by a last minute The good performance by the boys
:22:00. > :22:09.altogether, but a great when from the rivals. I can be a bit joyous
:22:10. > :22:13.tomorrow, I work in Bristol. There is hope, we just need to get a win
:22:14. > :22:17.under our belts but I'm not sure where it will come from, thd sooner
:22:18. > :22:30.it comes the better. It was one of those frustrating games, but we
:22:31. > :22:35.covered is well. It wasn't ` pretty game of football. You just need that
:22:36. > :22:42.little bit to turn, a bit of spark that we need to find and thdre is
:22:43. > :22:46.enough in the side to do th`t. It just didn't come through tonight.
:22:47. > :22:48.Some encouragement for Bristol who's season will be better defindd
:22:49. > :22:51.by their Premiership result against Sale in 9 days time,
:22:52. > :22:54.before a league re-match with Bath next month.
:22:55. > :22:57.Gloucester are also in the European Challenge Ctp.
:22:58. > :23:03.They're at home against Italian club Treviso tomorrow afternoon.
:23:04. > :23:05.Bristol City will hold a minute s silence before their game
:23:06. > :23:07.with Blackburn tomorrow, to pay tribute to Gerry Gow
:23:08. > :23:11.He made over 400 appearances for the club,
:23:12. > :23:15.playing for City during thehr spell in the top division in the 0970s.
:23:16. > :23:18.His family and former team-lates have been invited to tomorrow's game
:23:19. > :23:24.And here's a quick check on the rest of the games
:23:25. > :23:33.This is a last call for you to nominate someone for this
:23:34. > :23:37.In the last few years, we've had winners from right
:23:38. > :23:38.across the west volunteering in cricket, archery,
:23:39. > :23:44.All people who have made a difference in their
:23:45. > :23:47.community, helping others get involved in sport.
:23:48. > :23:50.We all know one, so why not tell us all about them.
:23:51. > :23:52.Download a form from our website, bbc.co.uk/unsunghero.
:23:53. > :24:05.You have until midnight Sunday to get your nominations in.
:24:06. > :24:21.Whoever wins, they get a grdat day out. They get to go to the Sports
:24:22. > :24:23.Personality Award. They don't do it for that, but it's nice to shine a
:24:24. > :24:25.light on them. It was a lovely sunny start
:24:26. > :24:28.across the West this morning. Our cameras were out and about today
:24:29. > :24:30.capturing our region's And you've been sending
:24:31. > :24:34.us your photos as well, You can see more of those,
:24:35. > :24:49.and add your own pictures, Let's catch up with the fordcast
:24:50. > :24:55.now, it is chilly in here so what it must be like for Ian outsidd, who
:24:56. > :25:05.knows? It's not too bad, but it might not be so good at 5-6 AM
:25:06. > :25:09.tomorrow morning. None of the photos we showed earlier had fog in them,
:25:10. > :25:13.but there is this one from the southern edge of the Cotswold,
:25:14. > :25:17.representative of scenes th`t many of you in that part of the region
:25:18. > :25:22.woke up to. It would do this again over the weekend, but maybe not with
:25:23. > :25:31.the blue sky, because there will be a combination of some draped areas
:25:32. > :25:36.of low cloud, and indeed sole fog associated with that, on Sunday It
:25:37. > :25:39.may take some time to clear that out of the way, and once that h`ppens
:25:40. > :25:49.then there is a lot of bright weather. A few showers around on
:25:50. > :25:54.Saturday, most areas dry though With that summary in mind, he's a
:25:55. > :25:58.wider look. We are under a bridge of high pressure. That is keephng
:25:59. > :26:02.things quiet, and as we continue through the weekend, it's rdally a
:26:03. > :26:07.question of how things are behaving in terms of cloud cover with that
:26:08. > :26:13.risk of fog as we run through the course of the night. Through this
:26:14. > :26:17.evening, a fair amount of cloud around, and as we get later into the
:26:18. > :26:23.night, we will see some fog forming for some of you, and indeed, these
:26:24. > :26:29.are areas of low clouds, spreading from east to west, so temperatures
:26:30. > :26:35.tonight are likely to get lower and yesterday we saw 0.5 Celsius in
:26:36. > :26:40.Yeovil turn, and it could m`tch that by first light tomorrow. Th`t could
:26:41. > :26:46.be one of many areas seeing some fog as well. If you get up and xou are
:26:47. > :26:49.under those conditions, it lay take the first half of the day to clear
:26:50. > :26:54.those stubborn patches out of the way. Once that's completed though,
:26:55. > :26:58.it would join with the other parts of the region where it is bright,
:26:59. > :27:09.and some sunshine around in the afternoon. Moderating places. Most
:27:10. > :27:13.areas dry. Temperatures of `round 13 Celsius. Some brisk wind and some
:27:14. > :27:20.rain heading into Monday. Whatever you are doing have a great weekend.
:27:21. > :27:28.It's time for us to say goodbye Thank you for watching. Sunday
:27:29. > :27:30.Politics bats at 1130 AM and we will be talking about your counchl tax.
:27:31. > :27:34.Until then, goodbye.