:00:00. > :00:00.down. Remember it could be even disruptive.
:00:00. > :00:11.We did not want to hear that. That is
:00:12. > :00:14.Welcome to BBC Points West with Sabet Choudhury and Alex Lovell
:00:15. > :00:16.A new location for the Glastonbury Festival.
:00:17. > :00:19.As the event faces criticism over traffic chaos -
:00:20. > :00:43.It would be a huge loss for Somerset if it went there for ever. We will
:00:44. > :00:43.find out how likely the move is. Even
:00:44. > :00:48.Also in the programme: Room at the inn - the North Somerset pub
:00:49. > :00:51.inn - the North Somerset pub landlord heling the homeless
:00:52. > :00:55.A West MP's so worried about the effects of social
:00:56. > :00:57.media on teenagers, he's demanding an inquiry.
:00:58. > :00:59.And we're joined by the multi marathon man from Portishead
:01:00. > :01:03.honoured at last night's Sports Personality of the Year.
:01:04. > :01:09.The world famous Glastonbury Festival could be moving
:01:10. > :01:12.to a new site 100 miles from its current home.
:01:13. > :01:15.Festival founder Michael Eavis has told Points West he is in serious
:01:16. > :01:16.negotiations with landowners, though he won't say
:01:17. > :01:23.Earlier this year a potential move to Longleat fell through.
:01:24. > :01:28.Meanwhile, the local council has issued a report criticising
:01:29. > :01:31.traffic management at the festival this year - a year in which some
:01:32. > :01:33.people were stranded in their cars overnight.
:01:34. > :01:38.Our Somerset Correspondent Clinton Rogers has the story.
:01:39. > :01:41.Taking me on a tour of the festival site this morning, Michael Eavis
:01:42. > :01:44.gave the strongest possible hint that the days of the Pyramid Stage
:01:45. > :01:52.Mind you he's threatened to move this event before -
:01:53. > :01:55.normally at a time when he's negotiating with neighbouring land
:01:56. > :01:59.owners whose fields he needs to make the festival happen.
:02:00. > :02:01.This time though he insists he is in detailed negotiations
:02:02. > :02:05.with land agents to use another working farm 100 miles
:02:06. > :02:07.north of Glastonbury, though he won't say exactly
:02:08. > :02:16.But if you moved the Glastonbury Festival
:02:17. > :02:26.Nowhere else in the world really produces the same show that we do.
:02:27. > :02:41.The first Glasto away from Glasto could be 2019 he says and
:02:42. > :02:53.We haven't been here for a very long and we'd
:02:54. > :02:57.If it is going to get more people coming, we are very close to
:02:58. > :02:59.a point where it could become intolerable.
:03:00. > :03:02.Now all of this comes on a day when Mendip Council has issued
:03:03. > :03:04.a report criticising traffic management at
:03:05. > :03:06.a year when people were left to sleep
:03:07. > :03:08.in their stranded cars, when
:03:09. > :03:23.Complaints flooded in to the council among them...
:03:24. > :03:27.Most of the problems were caused by torrential rain making hard
:03:28. > :03:31.Mendip Council says the festival organisers
:03:32. > :03:37.need to have better contingency plans next year.
:03:38. > :03:40.In response festival organisers say they are already working to make
:03:41. > :03:43.roads on the farm better - and next year they have agreed
:03:44. > :03:46.to use the Bath and West showground as an emergency car park, should
:03:47. > :03:54.The runaway lorry which killed four people in Bath has been likened
:03:55. > :03:57.to a revolver with a bullet in one of its chambers.
:03:58. > :04:00.The trial of 20-year-old Phillip Potter today
:04:01. > :04:03.heard his defence barrister say he'd been given a "wholly defective
:04:04. > :04:09.vehicle" and an accident was bound to happen.
:04:10. > :04:12.Phillip Potter, who's from Wiltshire, denies causing death
:04:13. > :04:13.by dangerous driving - two others face
:04:14. > :04:20.Scott Ellis has been at Bristol Crown Court for us today.
:04:21. > :04:31.What was said? The defence barrister said that Philip Potter, who was 19
:04:32. > :04:35.at the time of the accident last year, had no idea that the brakes on
:04:36. > :04:42.the tipper truck were defective as he headed off down the steep lane.
:04:43. > :04:47.You said it was Philip Potter and the victims terrible misfortune to
:04:48. > :04:51.be in the places that week where last year when those brakes failed.
:04:52. > :04:56.The defence barrister looked at some of the evidence that has been used
:04:57. > :05:01.against him. Some that he ignored the restriction signs at the top of
:05:02. > :05:06.Lansdown Lane. We said the signs are being put there to ease traffic flow
:05:07. > :05:10.around Bath. The defence barrister said, consider that and consider in
:05:11. > :05:13.ignoring those signs, was a dangerous and careless driving? We
:05:14. > :05:19.know that he was speeding prior to going down the lane but the defence
:05:20. > :05:22.barrister pointed out that the experts say that not cause the
:05:23. > :05:28.brakes to overheat. As for doing more money start smoke coming out of
:05:29. > :05:32.the vehicle, they said by the time the smoke was coming out it was too
:05:33. > :05:37.late. The prosecution says it was a grim predicament but that he did
:05:38. > :05:42.contribute to the accident but not to the extent that the other two
:05:43. > :05:46.did. They are denying manslaughter charges. The judge has nearly
:05:47. > :05:51.finished his summing up. We expect the jury to go out and consider the
:05:52. > :05:58.verdict by two o'clock tomorrow. Thank you very much.
:05:59. > :06:01.Bristol, the region's largest city, unsurprisingly has the most -
:06:02. > :06:04.there's currently thought to be 74 bedding down on the streets there.
:06:05. > :06:07.This number doubles if you include those sleeping
:06:08. > :06:11.in unsafe buildings or sofa surfing on friend's couches.
:06:12. > :06:16.in North Somerset organised for a coach to pick up a group
:06:17. > :06:23.of homeless people from Bristol, so he could give them a spot
:06:24. > :06:26.of christmas lunch and show them there is room at the inn.
:06:27. > :06:30.He's cooked for Tiger Woods and Princess Anne.
:06:31. > :06:32.But today it's for people who really need it.
:06:33. > :06:37.Sarah hasn't had Christmas dinner for eight years.
:06:38. > :06:48.It reminds me of my mum and dad 's growing up. I lost my dad eight
:06:49. > :06:54.years ago. He had cancer. 18 months after my mum. To come and have
:06:55. > :06:55.Christmas dinner, it is really, really nice because it reminds me of
:06:56. > :06:57.them. It's also an emotional
:06:58. > :07:06.time for Matthew - It is the first time I have been
:07:07. > :07:15.homeless at Christmas. It is very, very hard. I am not eligible for
:07:16. > :07:16.housing because they do not have a look at connection to Bristol. It is
:07:17. > :07:20.very hard. After the meal everyone was was
:07:21. > :07:28.sized up for clothes and shoes. At Christmas time, things like this
:07:29. > :07:30.mean the world. It raises your spirit.
:07:31. > :07:34.Is the owner of the pub - and a whole host of volunteers
:07:35. > :07:42.There are a lot of people who are out there who have tried and have
:07:43. > :07:47.been knocked down. To bring them like something like this, it makes
:07:48. > :07:51.them feel part of the community again and rather than someone who is
:07:52. > :07:55.begging for money or something like that. It has been fantastic. They
:07:56. > :08:00.have been really happy and they cheered as the bus pulled up. They
:08:01. > :08:04.are all really, really grateful. Is there anything you would like to say
:08:05. > :08:08.to the people who organised it? Thank you ever so much. The dinner
:08:09. > :08:16.is lovely. It is quite emotional, isn't it? Yes. No, this is not a one
:08:17. > :08:17.off event. The pub serves it will serve up a Christmas dinner next
:08:18. > :08:23.year, too. -- the pop says. Thanks for your company
:08:24. > :08:26.here on Points West this evening. Do stay tuned because there's plenty
:08:27. > :08:29.more still to come, including... We'll tune in to the local acts
:08:30. > :08:43.picked to record at the world From midweek on we will see a change
:08:44. > :08:50.in the weather. A windy theme. Details at the end of the programme.
:08:51. > :08:55.The MP for Cheltenham is calling the bosses of social media sites
:08:56. > :08:57.to parliament for an inquiry in the New Year.
:08:58. > :09:00.Alex Chalk is worried about the effects of the digital age
:09:01. > :09:04.It comes as charities say the numbers of young people dealing
:09:05. > :09:06.with stress and anxiety - caused by social media -
:09:07. > :09:12.Here's our political reporter Robin Markwell.
:09:13. > :09:14.They are the first thing we pick-up in the mornning,
:09:15. > :09:16.and the last thing we put down at night.
:09:17. > :09:18.We all seem to be hooked on our devices,
:09:19. > :09:23.Even they underestimated just by how much.
:09:24. > :09:26.How many times a day do you check your phone?
:09:27. > :09:32.A recent study suggests we check our phones an average of
:09:33. > :09:39.Those we met at this chart in school now use giddying array
:09:40. > :09:47.array of applications to keep in touch.
:09:48. > :09:58.It is when I get home until about two hours before I go
:09:59. > :10:02.I might wake up once during the night and if I'm
:10:03. > :10:04.awake I might feel over and I might
:10:05. > :10:06.as well have a little scroll through until I fall back asleep.
:10:07. > :10:11.I know not just young people but adults that are
:10:12. > :10:14.falling into that habit of a deep anxiety when they do not have their
:10:15. > :10:18.They are constantly checking to see if they have had
:10:19. > :10:21.messages, to see if they have had likes to any posts
:10:22. > :10:28.What they are looking for is validation and
:10:29. > :10:32.acceptance and that becomes addictive.
:10:33. > :10:38.The Cheltenham MP Alex Chalk is concerned about cyber bullying.
:10:39. > :10:41.He has called for an enquiry in Parliament in the New Year,
:10:42. > :10:43.inviting all the big social media firms.
:10:44. > :10:44.They insist they already have ways of
:10:45. > :10:47.Facebook said it had introduced new features and
:10:48. > :11:01.It has introduced a parent portal this week with tips for
:11:02. > :11:04.parents about talk to their children about safe use of the site.
:11:05. > :11:06.And it was governed by a clear set of
:11:07. > :11:10.Our devices can cope with any number of swipes, likes and online
:11:11. > :11:17.gripes but one of the questions the enquiry will consider is, can we?
:11:18. > :11:21.More on that later, don't you? More on the ten o'clock News. It is not
:11:22. > :11:23.just teenagers. Exactly. An interim report into the way
:11:24. > :11:26.a special school in Gloucestershire was being run has uncovered claims
:11:27. > :11:28.of pupils running out of control and a failure
:11:29. > :11:31.to ensure their safeguarding. Earlier this year all the pupils
:11:32. > :11:33.were removed from Coln House Today, in a separate development,
:11:34. > :11:37.the local authority said it was recommending the school
:11:38. > :11:40.should be closed as it's no Steve Knibbs is at the school
:11:41. > :11:45.for us now. we know about the culture
:11:46. > :11:57.within the school? You will remember that early in
:11:58. > :12:02.December, the pupils were removed because of concerns about the use of
:12:03. > :12:07.restraints. This is the interim report. It has uncovered that back
:12:08. > :12:10.in September 2015, when a new headteacher was brought in, there
:12:11. > :12:15.was a change away from or Pastoral care to the pupils took a more
:12:16. > :12:19.academic approach. That has prompted resistance between the staff and
:12:20. > :12:22.management but also resentment from the pupils to management as well.
:12:23. > :12:28.That led to some of the issues we have seen over the last couple of
:12:29. > :12:32.months. Some of the points, it says that staff were not trained well
:12:33. > :12:36.enough in safeguarding. Some children ended up running out of
:12:37. > :12:39.control and onto the roofs and walls. Listening to children was not
:12:40. > :12:44.well developed and governors had been weak for a considerable time.
:12:45. > :12:47.The governors carry the ultimate responsibility for keeping the
:12:48. > :12:51.children safe and managing the school. You will remember as well
:12:52. > :12:54.that governors resigned on mass when pupils were removed here, saying
:12:55. > :13:05.there was no longer a meaningful role for them but also citing some
:13:06. > :13:08.of the improvements they brought in. I tried to contact the chair of the
:13:09. > :13:10.governor did not get a response. They also say the authority should
:13:11. > :13:13.have intervened earlier. At the point to the counsellor and he said
:13:14. > :13:17.we did put a lot of money into training and help. We put in an
:13:18. > :13:22.extra half a million. There was a lot of advice and support going in
:13:23. > :13:27.there. Was it a catastrophe? We acted as quickly as we could have
:13:28. > :13:30.done. I am glad we took those decisions. It has been tough ticking
:13:31. > :13:35.those decisions. I think they were the right ones in terms of
:13:36. > :13:39.safeguarding. It is important to say that this is only an interim report.
:13:40. > :13:43.There is a lot more work to be done and more people to speak to. The
:13:44. > :13:47.headteacher and three non-teaching members of staff are still
:13:48. > :13:51.suspended. As for the future of the school, the council recommended it
:13:52. > :13:55.will go ahead with closure, despite a public consultation. It is to do
:13:56. > :14:01.with the financial reasons. The staff will be given help and
:14:02. > :14:04.training to find work elsewhere. As for the pupils and been removed from
:14:05. > :14:09.the school in the summer, we are told they are all doing well but a
:14:10. > :14:11.lot more work to do to find out what happened here.
:14:12. > :14:14.A shipwreck in Somerset has been given special protected status.
:14:15. > :14:16.The unidentified wreck, on Madbrain Sands at Minehead,
:14:17. > :14:21.was first exposed during the winter storms in 2014.
:14:22. > :14:24.It's thought it might possibly be the Bristol Packet which was wrecked
:14:25. > :14:28.More than a thousand sites in the UK have been given protected status
:14:29. > :14:36.Those photographs are amazing. They really are.
:14:37. > :14:39.A Christmas display at a hotel near Wells Cathedral has
:14:40. > :14:42.Points West filmed the alpine snow scene outside
:14:43. > :14:51.But it was smashed in the early hours of yesterday morning.
:14:52. > :14:54.The hotel's manager says he's "heart broken" but has clear
:14:55. > :15:02.His festive spirits have been dampened. He has made an appeal for
:15:03. > :15:04.the people involved to come forward. That is awful.
:15:05. > :15:07.Five West Country acts had the chance to record their music
:15:08. > :15:09.at the world famous Maida Vale Studios
:15:10. > :15:15.I do not think you will be one of them.
:15:16. > :15:19.Symphony Orchestra and have recorded everyone from The Beatles
:15:20. > :15:22.Harriet Robinson followed the musicians up there.
:15:23. > :15:26.Idles, Tamu Massif, Fenne Lily, Keir and Lyricist Chanz are all acts
:15:27. > :15:28.that BBC Introducing in the West believe are set
:15:29. > :15:41.This weekend, they got to record their music at Maida Vale.
:15:42. > :15:50.A 19-year-old singer from Bristol performed her most well known track
:15:51. > :15:55.in the live Lounge studio. The only thing I associated it with was Radio
:15:56. > :15:59.1 live lounges, I used to be obsessed with them when I was 15.
:16:00. > :16:03.Even that alone and then I realised when I came here that the Beatles
:16:04. > :16:06.used to do a radio show from here and loads of cool people have done
:16:07. > :16:16.stuff from here. Everything I hear about it makes me feel happier that
:16:17. > :16:19.I am here. They present it in introducing in the west every
:16:20. > :16:24.Saturday night. We do it because we think we need to do it. The music is
:16:25. > :16:30.so good and the artists are so brilliant that they need places like
:16:31. > :16:35.Maida Vale. This is now a yearly trip for the team. One of the first
:16:36. > :16:41.acts to join them at Maida Vale was George. He is now a number one
:16:42. > :16:43.recording artist who has toured the world. No pressure, guys.
:16:44. > :16:46.The final recordings from Maida Vale will be played out on BBC
:16:47. > :16:48.Introducing in the West on your BBC local radio station
:16:49. > :17:01.From radio to TV, if you are one of those millions of people watching
:17:02. > :17:05.the sports personality of the year awards last night he would have
:17:06. > :17:08.spotted Ben Smith being given a special gong for sporting
:17:09. > :17:15.achievement in the face of adversity. You may remember Ben, he
:17:16. > :17:23.completed marathons in 401 days. -- 401 marathons. You as a reminder of
:17:24. > :17:27.that incredible feat. -- here is a reminder. I want to say thank you to
:17:28. > :17:37.the tens of thousands of people that came out and supported this. I have
:17:38. > :17:43.found running as my sanctuary. I found it as my way of being able to
:17:44. > :17:47.express myself and be who I was. Not have to live any more. I did not
:17:48. > :18:03.have any confidence or self esteem and I was scared about who I was.
:18:04. > :18:10.Ben Nevis ex-mac 250,000. I got to meet some amazing people, some of
:18:11. > :18:15.which you see here. Running gave me back my confidence and my
:18:16. > :18:26.self-esteem but most importantly, I am not afraid any more. Thank you. I
:18:27. > :18:32.am so pleased to say that Ben is here. After your amazing evening,
:18:33. > :18:36.congratulations. The amount of times we have had a montage and moving
:18:37. > :18:41.music and your incredible words. Every time I see it is emotional. I
:18:42. > :18:46.was at last night? It was one of the proudest moments of my life, really.
:18:47. > :18:51.I did not know a lot of the detail around the award. What was going to
:18:52. > :18:55.happen... You probably heard in my voice was quite quivering because I
:18:56. > :19:01.was trying to hold back the tears. Very special. Use some of the
:19:02. > :19:06.runners as well? Yes, 30 people who give me a honour on to the stage
:19:07. > :19:10.that I had run with. I've ran to being sacked and looking down at the
:19:11. > :19:16.floor as the video was on to stop myself from crying and all I see are
:19:17. > :19:20.these 30 people walking past me. I was thinking, hold it together. You
:19:21. > :19:26.have had a number of awards here in Bristol. Also, the award itself,
:19:27. > :19:38.people may not know about that. Can you tell us it is the age of Helen
:19:39. > :19:43.who died in 1989 of cancer. Hope over adversity. I got to meet
:19:44. > :19:45.daughter last night and she came up to me and said you embody everything
:19:46. > :19:48.about this award. It was very about this award. It was very
:19:49. > :20:00.especially from her. Being in a room surrounded by people that I have
:20:01. > :20:04.looked up to for many years, Jessica Ennis and Paula Radcliffe, to be in
:20:05. > :20:10.the same stage as Paula Radcliffe and Tom Daley... I am stuck in the
:20:11. > :20:19.middle and I am thinking, does this happen? It does when it met you have
:20:20. > :20:24.done something as amusing as you have. Beat a good few? Somebody
:20:25. > :20:30.turned up at the after party and to get away. We were dubious, do you
:20:31. > :20:34.work for sports personality? The promise that a going to send it back
:20:35. > :20:38.to us. Let's roll back the clock a little bit. I met you at the start
:20:39. > :20:42.of your challenge and I remember chatting with you and thinking, he
:20:43. > :20:48.is not going to do this. Don't worry, your doubts over the same as
:20:49. > :20:52.mine. Do you remember, we met in Stroud and I thought not in 1
:20:53. > :20:56.million years. Can you remember that you have done it? It has been a
:20:57. > :21:01.roller-coaster since the end. It has been two and a half months and the
:21:02. > :21:04.past two months have been tough psychologically. Physically, I am
:21:05. > :21:14.fine. Why psychologically? I suppose it is moved -- mood. I have a lot of
:21:15. > :21:19.adrenaline pumping around my system. It is hard to sleep at night and
:21:20. > :21:22.with no sleep, the thinking processes are not that great. We are
:21:23. > :21:28.getting help with that at the moment, which is great. I think we
:21:29. > :21:32.have not had time to reflect on what it was that we have done. That is
:21:33. > :21:37.what the Christmas period is for. I am going home for Christmas. Is it
:21:38. > :21:41.still worth it? Definitely, more than worth it. What are you looking
:21:42. > :21:46.towards for the new Year? We have started the ball rolling with the
:21:47. > :21:50.foundation now, which is fantastic. The 401 foundation will be the
:21:51. > :21:56.legacy of what we have created. I remember using to me, what is your
:21:57. > :22:02.legacy of the 401? My legacy is, as me at the end. What is your legacy?
:22:03. > :22:10.The 401 foundation. Any challengers left in your body that you want to
:22:11. > :22:14.get out? Not as of yet. We are doing the London Marathon. That is my
:22:15. > :22:18.other half, Kyle, his first marathon. They may be a timed
:22:19. > :22:23.marathon at the end of the year and achieving a fast time. I am never
:22:24. > :22:26.going to say never. I do not think you could. Good luck with the
:22:27. > :22:33.foundation and it means so much and it makes Billy King -- bullying and
:22:34. > :22:40.homophobia. Thank you. Thank you. Let's catch up with the
:22:41. > :22:50.weather. Ian is on the road. He has bobbles. No expense spared up here.
:22:51. > :22:54.Blowing round aplenty as we get later on into this week. Let me take
:22:55. > :22:59.you through the forecast for tomorrow. It should be a dry day for
:23:00. > :23:03.the majority. Hopeful for many of you. A comparatively bright day. The
:23:04. > :23:09.exception in the grand scheme of things will be if you had westward
:23:10. > :23:14.into west Somerset. More in the way of cloud and prone to some patchy
:23:15. > :23:20.outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. The legacy of the week front. That
:23:21. > :23:24.is drifting its way slowly west words through the first-half of the
:23:25. > :23:29.night. It will still be in situ somewhere west of us as we head
:23:30. > :23:35.tomorrow. There is a major change at fit tomorrow. The high pressure gets
:23:36. > :23:38.shifted out towards the east, towards the near continent by that
:23:39. > :23:43.front, which are starting to move in from the west. That is a major
:23:44. > :23:48.change in weather type as we read into the second half of the week and
:23:49. > :23:53.on to Christmas. We still have some erratic outbreaks of rain about.
:23:54. > :23:58.Fairly heavy in some spots. Further out towards the west as the night
:23:59. > :24:04.wears on. Towards the east, clearer skies. It is here we are likely to
:24:05. > :24:10.see the lowest temperatures of two Celsius out towards the west and
:24:11. > :24:15.more cloud, hail fog and close to about four or five Celsius. Tomorrow
:24:16. > :24:19.we set out in that way. There is a fair chance that any of us will
:24:20. > :24:25.experience a brighter day with some sunshine around or sunny spells.
:24:26. > :24:31.Still the chance of outbreaks of rain and maybe into part of
:24:32. > :24:34.Wiltshire and Dorset. A largely dry picture, with those exceptions of
:24:35. > :24:37.patchy drizzle out towards the far west. The bees will pick up in the
:24:38. > :24:44.afternoon and evening. The temperatures up to six or seven
:24:45. > :24:49.Celsius. We get into that period of change. A closer view of that but as
:24:50. > :24:56.I come out wider, it is the other side of the Atlantic that we have
:24:57. > :25:00.cold a spilling out of the Canadian Arctic and that will start to usher
:25:01. > :25:07.in the first of two depressions. The first of one you can see there and
:25:08. > :25:14.that will head into an Friday and a windy spell. As we go through into
:25:15. > :25:19.the Christmas period itself, after something of a lull, a second storm
:25:20. > :25:23.system out of the north-west. Detail on that all yet to be established.
:25:24. > :25:28.It does look like the north-west of the British Isles will be the brunt
:25:29. > :25:34.of that. Certainly a unsettled spell. Thank you very much for that.
:25:35. > :25:37.That is almost it for us but not quite. Thank you for putting up with
:25:38. > :25:43.microglia voice and for the messages you have sent in. It is Christmas
:25:44. > :25:47.week, so that as end the gram with some Christmas cheer. Now it is the
:25:48. > :25:51.Gloucestershire meal voice police require. -- male voice police
:25:52. > :26:12.require. # Is tiny star lights up way up
:26:13. > :26:16.high. # All across the land starts a
:26:17. > :26:35.brand-new Morant. -- morning. # The winds of change whisper in the
:26:36. > :26:45.breeze. # Across the land...
:26:46. > :27:00.# This comes to pass when a child is born.
:27:01. > :27:09.# For a spell or two 01 seems for Lauren.
:27:10. > :27:24.# This comes to pass when a child is born.
:27:25. > :27:30.# All across the land is a brand-new morning.
:27:31. > :27:38.# This comes to pass when a child is born.
:27:39. > :27:53.# This comes to pass when a child is born.
:27:54. > :27:56.Ben dropping a frozen turkey on Mum's foot.
:27:57. > :27:59.Put me down! No, we talked about this.