28/02/2017 Points West

Welcome to BBC Points West with Liz Beacon and David Garmston.

Our main story tonight: Dyson sucks up an old airfield.

The company's buying the site in Wiltshire

In four years, we have grown four times. I hope that kind of growth

will continue in future. We really need the 500 acres at Hullavington

to help us do that. We'll have the details live

from Dyson headquarters. Our other headlines tonight: Sir

David Hempleman Adams, I presume. A knighthood today for

a West country explorer. They said he would never walk

again - how an injured the pancake days we

have known and loved. The man who has made billions

of pounds from vacuum cleaners, Sir James Dyson, has tonight

announced plans for an expansion which could see

thousands of new jobs. He's acquired the former RAF

airfield at Hullavington Sir James, who is a keen Brexit

supporter, says he's confident leaving the EU will not

hold his business back. The company is announcing

the deal right now, so let's join Robin Markwell

at Dyson HQ in Malmesbury. Yes, staff here were told the News

about this big expansion earlier on today. While other firms are being

buffeted by winds and the global economy, Dyson continues to grow and

grow. To put in some perspective, four years ago there were 900 staff

on this site. Today, there are 3500. The truth is, this site here in

Malmesbury simply is not big enough so they are seeking out a new campus

at an old airfield ten times the size of this place. It is all too

much the ambition of the man at the top. He's the billionaire inventor

with big dreams for the world and the West. A supporter of Brexit, Sir

James Dyson always insisted the UK would survive outside of the EU, now

he has made the scale of his ambition clear. He already has

spaces in Malmesbury, Chippenham and Bristol. Today he added the airfield

at baize to that list. He wants a high-tech campus here. The aim is to

come a global hub for development. He hopes to have converted to Second

World War aircraft hangars into factories. To win in the world

stage, do how to develop new technology and new products. That's

where doing here. Because we do that successfully, we are able to export

our products all around the world. And enjoy the really fast expanding

markets that exist in the far east. In nearby Malmesbury, the only shop

licence to stock his wares, the latest bout of investment was warmly

received. I think it will be good for the area because the town is

getting bigger all the time. We need expansion job wise, especially for

the kids who are leaving school this year. Those who work at Dyson were

also pleased. We've got a back in trainers, fans, hair dryers. We have

got loads. Five or six categories. We are always adding categories, the

future is extremely bright for Malmesbury as Dyson. There has been

no word on precisely what will be developed at Hullavington, but

plenty of speculation. There's lots of talk. He bought a battery company

recently, so it is highly likely it will involve some kind of battery

production of vehicle production that involves electric batteries. My

gut feeling is he will probably go with the electric car. Whether cars

or planes, air blades or air purifiers, Dyson 's determination

remained stronger than ever. While its markets in the far east are

fuelling his firm's March across the world, the brains of his operation

remained rooted here, in the West. It is worth stressing that the jobs

that will be created as a result will be high-tech jobs. We think of

Bristol and Bath as clusters for innovation with the development of

five G and high-technology jobs there, but thanks to Dyson,

Wiltshire seems to be matching them. It is good news for the future

proofing of the West's economy. A coroner has concluded that

a couple from Wiltshire were unlawfully killed in a terror

attack in Tunisia two years ago. He condemned the police response

to the attacks in Sousse in which 38 people died,

but stopped short of ruling that It was just before lunch on a friday

in June 2015 when an armed terrorist began shooting at tourists

on the beach at the Among the 30 British victims

were 73-year-old Eileen Swannack from Biddestone, and her

partner John Welch, I've been in touch with Eileen's

family throughout and this afternoon they told me of their relief

that the inquest is finally over. But they also said how

difficult it's been to listen In fact, Des, Eileen's

son, said that after any TV for three weeks,

he still finds the footage He told me how Eileen and John had

been together for eight years In fact this was their seventh

or eighth trip to the hotel. But they, like many others,

weren't completely aware of how Des remembers how a friend asked

Eileen "do you feel safe Her response was "Yes,

I love that hotel. It's lovely and quiet

and I feel safe there." Today Judge Nicholas Loraine-Smith

said the response to the attack by Tunisian police was "at best

shambolic and at worst cowardly". Some families are now preparing

legal action against the tour operator TUI for not

informing their loved ones about the latest

Foreign Office advice, but Des said he has been

through enough already, and after today him and his family

need to try to find The Independent's travel editor,

Simon Calder, was in court I spoke to him a little earlier

and asked him what lessons could be Well, it's very easy to look

with 2020 hindsight and see the connection between the terrible

Bardo Museum attack in March 2015 and the fact that holiday-makers

were in harms way on the beach in Sousse on the 26th

of June of that year. But of course, the Foreign Office

was really doing the best it could to come up with

an appropriate level of warning. And, unless it warns

against going to a particular place, the holiday

companies are happy to take people I think the main lesson

going forward is let's try to focus a bit more

on what the risks are, and making Looking forward, if we are

booking a holiday now for the summer, what precautions do

you think we should take? I think you need to keep

things in perspective. Despite these 30 awful tragedies,

actually the much bigger danger for you, me and everybody watching this

is being involved abroad in a road So, therefore when I am risk

managing, which I do all the time, I am looking specifically at how I can

reduce the time spent in a car, how can I be safer when I am

walking around a city, If you can get rid of those risks,

you are actually eliminating Terrorism happens,

of course it does, it is awful, but I put it in the same

category as a plane crash. I guess on those grounds

you could argue against going to France all Belgium,

even actually to London. earlier that Tunisia

was as safe as London. I don't personally buy that,

because Tunisia has a 300 mile frontier with the failed state

of Libya, but I do believe the risk involved in going to

Tunisia is tolerably low. As soon as the Foreign Office lifts

that warning I will be Detectives are to review the case

of a man from Gloucestershire who was shot dead more

than a quarter of a century ago. Tony Alliss died in July 1990

in woodland near Stroud. Now police say they will look

at the case again to see if there's any new evidence that could lead

to a reinvestigation. Our Gloucestershire reporter,

Steve Knibbs, has been looking back at the night when the murder

was first reported. Shortly before

ten o'clock last night, residents reported hearing gunshots

in the woods above the hamlet This was Penn Wood in July 1990,

and those shots killed Tony Alliss. It followed a dispute with his

neighbours over a boundary fence. The police investigation led to them

being charged with murder, but the trial collapsed,

with the judge telling the jury: For 27 years, Tony's family haven't

stopped campaigning for the case to be looked at again,

and have sought help, advice and examination of the evidence

from their own experts. A commander from the Met,

a homicide detective of 30 years, a ballistic expert, who is a court

expert witness, and a pathologist, who all said the case

needed reinvestigation. The sticking point used to be

the double jeopardy law, that prevented people being tried

for the same crime twice, Now a fresh prosecution can happen

if new evidence is uncovered that wasn't available at the time

of the original trial. Bob Alliss believes their own

forensic evidence raises questions What we listened to in the court,

that Tony was struggling with a man on the floor,

and he had his arms by his side. Our evidence says, and this

is the evidence of our three exerts, Tony was shielding his face

with his arms in what is known as the pugialistic stance,

and the wounds substantiate this, it's what you call

indelible evidence, I want This latest review into Tony's

death has come about due to a new scheme to support families

in cases of acquittal. It will be led by DCI Richard Ocone,

one of the senior officers in charge of the Becky Watts murder

investigation in Bristol. His team will look for any

new evidence or information that could be presented

to the Crown Prosecution Service. Steve Knibbs, BBC

Points West, Gloucester. We feel that it needs

reinvestigation rather than just a review of that same old evidence. As

long as the person doing the review looks at it from a blank piece of

paper, hopefully they will agree with us. Gloucestershire

Constabulary said today in a statement that a review of the case

did not meet the threshold of compelling new evidence. It is news

that the Alice family have got used to over the years, but they say that

every chance to look at the case again is one worth taking.

Thank you for joining us this Shrove Tuesday evening.

Liz and David with tonight's Points West.

Coming up a little later in the programme:

We meet the Royal Marine who lost three limbs in Afghanistan -

now in training for the Invictus Games.

Maybe this is what happens when you forget the lemon and sugar...

He said it was the proudest day of his life.

The Wiltshire explorer Sir David Hempleman-Adams

collected his knighthood today from Buckingham Palace.

The Knight Commander of the Victorian Order is a special

personal award by the Queen herself, and the one for Sir David

was the only one of its kind given out this year.

He was accompanied to the Palace by his three daughters,

and our Wiltshire reporter Will Glennon was there too.

With two touches of the sword in time-honoured tradition,

David Hempleman-Adams becomes Sir David.

Prince William awarded him a special knighthood,

Supported today by his three daughters,

It's a personal gift of the Queen, so being in Buckingham Palace, it

felt like a tremendous honour. It is one of those days when you wish your

parents were there to see it. Supported today

by his three daughters, he said that aside from their birth,

this was his proudest day. Wonderful. One of those special

days. I started my adventurous career through the Duke of Edinburgh

award, that's what got me started as a young 14-year-old. I was a young

boy from the West Country, going out to the rest of the world. The

knighthood bestowed today on Sir David is just another milestone on

an extraordinary man who has been to the four corners of the world.

Climbed Mount Everest twice, from north and south sides,

and every highest peak on each of the seven continents.

He's been to both Poles, sailed around the ice cap, and ballooned

into the record books, winning the Gordon Bennett Race

in 2008, and flying across the Atlantic.

He tries now to inspire and encourage young people.

We are too soft on them. I think we should get them out on the hills and

toss them up a bit. When they do get there, they respond fantastically.

-- tough them up a bit. It's getting them away from the games on the TV

that is the struggle. But for Sir David it

doesn't stop here. The next expedition

is to Greenland this summer. Will Glennon, BBC Points West,

at Buckingham Palace. Also honoured today

was Sir Roger Bannister. He was a pupil at the City

of Bath Boys' School and he picked-up the

Companion of Honour. Sir Roger, who is 87,

was the first person to run a mile in less than four

minutes, back in 1954. The red deer of Exmoor

are being targeted by Exmoor National Park says

it is concerned by a marked increase in the number of deer being killed,

especially at night. This week it is conducting a survey

of the deer to establish Long gone are the days of that

romantic notion of a poacher going The price of venison

has increased, the demand for venison has increased,

hence we seem to have these organised gangs coming

in and targeting our Avon and Somerset Police say

they are aware of the increased activity of poachers,

and they've urged the public not to encourage poaching

by buying illegal venison. A bicycle project that's been

helping to rehabilitate inmates in Bristol prison has won

a national award. For the last seven years,

prisoners have been fixing bikes which are then sold,

giving them a chance to learn Ross Pollard went along

to find out more. Living behind bars, cut off

from the outside world. But in this prison workshop,

prisoners are preparing for life I'm learning something that

I didn't know before, Because I can take them apart

from scratch, and put it up all by myself,

no help from no-one. I feel like when I come outside,

I'd like to continue with this. I'm doing a Level 1 NVQ certificate,

I'd like to go further with it, If I come out and I can work

in a bike shop, that would be fine. Today, the charity's in Westminster,

to receive an award We are so, so thrilled

to have won this award. It's just an endorsement

of all the hard work that everybody's put into it,

over the last six years. It's enormously satisfying that such

a simple scheme can have More than 200 prisoners have taken

part in this scheme - three quarters of them have gained

a qualification, and the same amount want to do more training

when they are released. I've got six kids,

they are all boys. So it would be good for me

to teach them to fix bikes. The charity says they still need

people to donate bikes, which can be fixed up by prisoners,

and then sold cheaply back Ross Pollard, BBC

Points West, Bristol. Now a remarkable story

about a former marine who's re-built his life after losing three

limbs during a tour Doctors told Mark Ormrod

he would never walk again. He's now making a film

about his experience to give others strength,

and Mark's with us and his friend We're delighted they can join

us here in the studio. Maps, the film-maker is also here.

It's nice to meet you. Ten years on, walking into a television studio.

Tell us how you got to this point. It's been a roller-coaster. As you

can imagine in the beginning, I was told I would have no chance of

walking because of the walking because of the severity of

my injuries. But through some incredible support and meeting some

incredible people I was able to overcome it and walk and it is an

incredible feeling to walk in here today. When you were injured, of

course, you were shattered not only physically but mentally. Initially,

yes. It was a big shock and a lot to take in. But now, nine or ten years

down the line, I am mentally stronger than I was before I was

injured. Maps, you're making a film about Mark. With both former Marines

and I met Mark quite some time ago just after he was injured. We talked

about the documentary and the whole idea was to document a year of his

life, show every aspect that we can show and, like you say, it is an

inspiration piece. Nothing has been easy for you during this process.

Tell us the story about your lens. Learning to walk again? Yes. I

joined the Royal Marines when I was 17 and I thought it was the hardest

thing I would ever have to do. This was harder. It takes more energy to

do anything than for able-bodied person. The first time I put these

on started learning to walk again it was a big shock. I was 24 years old

and at the peak of my physical fitness and I could only walk a few

metres. Just getting them was a struggle wasn't it? Yes. Because I

was the UK's first triple amputee, I found someone in America who mentors

to me. He trained with me for three weeks. His company fitted the

and programmed them and trained me and programmed them and trained me

how to use them properly. And in 2009 was the last time I used a

wheelchair. You have a family, a son. Tell us what a difference it

makes to the people in your life. That is the thing that is

underrated, the support that goes on behind-the-scenes. None of us that

oranges get here on our own. Everyone from people when you are

initially injured, the medics, doctors, nurses, physios, the

charities that support us after we leave, all those people have been

incredible and that is why I am fortunate to be here now. I think

you are a hero for what you have done and achieved. Good luck making

the film. It is nice to meet you. If you've gone this far

today without a pancake, you may need reminding that

it's Shrove Tuesday. Every year we tend to do

the same things to mark the occasion, but in times gone

by it was very, very different, Another year another Shrove Tuesday.

I've got my sugar, my lemon and my eggs will stop I could just do with

a nice clean bowl. You'll need more than a bowl in there, mate. This is

Tudor England. Right... 500 years ago, this is how

Shrove Tuesday might Music was very important -

it was a time to get drunk, and even dance with

women you don't know. Remember, gentlemen, ladies on the

right as they always are. Doesn't look like it's worked

out very well for me. Tudors marked the occasion in a more

dramatic fashion than us too. Shrove Tuesday is the last feast

before the fast of Lent. In medieval times one of the fun things you do

us part of the beast is fight a turbulent. Go on, hit my shield!

Now? Yes. No, don't stroke it. Hate it! I'm out, I'm out!

The Tudor ones would have more ingredients. They would have a lot

of the same things but they would also have more spices, cinnamon,

ginger, and the most surprisingly is they would have a you'll which is

like beer. A lot has changed over the years but one thing has stayed

the same. Even in Tudor times they liked flipping pancakes. Here we go.

But I was by no means the worst. Plenty of practice still needed to

get up to Tudor standards. Over the years, we've covered

a fair share of pancake races across the west -

we've been digging into the archive as part of our 60th birthday

celebrations. How did I look so awkward tossing a

pancake? Now we had some proper

snow in the west today. This was the scene

on Exmoor this morning. Certainly felt a lot colder -

but are we going to get any more? Sara Thornton is with us this

evening to tell all. Those red deer on Exmoor, woke up

and thought flipping heck! This picture is taken from the Quantocks.

You can see at lower levels it was still green, it was just at higher

levels that we saw snow overnight. I think we have largely lost that

threat of snow for the next few days but in climate terms tomorrow starts

spring and it won't always feel springlike in the next few days

because we still have areas of low pressure moving towards us. The one

we had earlier starting to pull away now, it's quite breezy out here, but

through the next few hours you can see the isobars spacing out and it

will be less windy through the night. Clear skies as well, mean the

temperatures will fall away. Some of us might have to scrape our cars

tomorrow morning. Overnight lows down to two or three degrees

places. A bright start but not for places. A bright start but not for

long. Cloud and training moving towards asked into the afternoon

tomorrow. Some heavy bursts of rain. Temperatures of eight or nine

Celsius. As the rain pulls away tomorrow night we get a squeeze in

the isobars, and that means more windy conditions. The wind gusts

will be in excess of 50 miles an hour overnight. They should ease by

first thing Thursday morning. It will start with some sunshine and it

is generally drive. And, just before we go,

congratulations go to our Last night they picked up

"Highly Commended" at the British Sports Journalism Awards

in London, for their live coverage of Yeovil Town Ladies'

promotion last season. How can we take some of the credit?

I don't think we can. That is where we have to leave you tonight. There

will be an update at ten o'clock here, on BBC One. Enjoy your

pancakes if you are having them! Oh, yes!

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