11/04/2017 Points West

Welcome to BBC Points West with Alex Lovell and David Garmston.

Our main story tonight: Reduce speed now.

A boy who was hit by a driver who didn't stop sparks a campaign

for a 20 mile per hour limit on his housing estate.

They use it as a racetrack. I will not lie, they use it as a racetrack.

We'll be asking how easy it is to get speed limits reduced.

Our other headlines tonight: Innocent as a lamb -

why some farmers are dreading the summer because of dog

Playing in tune with one another - a worldwide campaign to help

a Somerset musician suffering from cancer.

During week -- join me with the team leaders -- cheerleaders as they get

ready to take on the world. Families living on an estate

in Weston-Super-Mare are calling for a clamp-down on speeding drivers

- saying their streets The campaign's being lead

by the mother of a teenager who was knocked off his bicycle

by a driver who then sped off. Nearly five weeks after being hit

by a car which drove off. Someone left a 14-year-old

boy for dead. And the damage isn't

just to his body. This is going to stay

with me for life. I have flashbacks,

nightmares, memories of When I got head -- it, I get the

feelings of when I got hit, like vibrations.

Mitchell's mother showed us where her son crawled to

His shin bone sticking out of his lower right leg.She's

launched a petition for safer roads on the Oldmixon estate.

You get more speeding, they are doing 40 and 40 plays sometimes.

There are a lot of children playing. They watched the roads but to be

honest, it just takes one driver. There have been calls for more speed

bumps on this estate but the council say it has to wait for the police

report on the accident. Then they can be sure what action should be

taken for the future. Normally these measures are only begotten onwards

which are proven to be dangers in the long term. But why wait until

the accidents happen, someone could die next time. We don't want to wait

for that to happen, Dougie? a 20 zone here would be

money well spent. The fact Mitchell was crossing

a rode at night on a bicycle from between parked cars will also

form part of the police What is clearly inexcusable

is driving off. Micthell has a message

for the driver. Just take yourself in and ordered

out because it is going to make matters worse if you are going to

matters worse if you are going to keep going.

We're joined now by Amy Aeron-Thomas who is from the road safety

Thank you for joining us. We heard an appeal from the victim saying,

just come forward, how likely is that to happen? I think it is highly

unlikely unless they are turned on by friends or family. How common do

you think an incident like this is? Gosh, in 2015 there were 75 people

killed in hit and run collisions and England and Wales. Every day as

cyclist is reported seriously injured in a hit and run. It was

worst ten years ago but it was also better five years ago so we have

seen get worse in recent years. Why is that? We worry about lack of

enforcement. Police are not out there and drivers think they can get

away with it. What about the law, quite often with cases like this, we

are waiting for the investigations to finish but people will say we

need to tighten up the law and punishments. Yes, that is a gap, if

they catch the driver know, unless he is trying to get rid of the

evidence, he can only be charged with failure to stop. It is a

maximum six months in prison but only 1% of drivers convicted are

sent to prison. Only 12% are even banned. It is more appropriate for

minor damage only. We have been calling for a new charge of

knowingly leaving the scene of a fatal serious collision. It is

totally different to leave somebody there in pain and at risk of death.

How likely is that to happen? It was included in the recent consultation

with the Ministry of Justice is so we're still pushing for it. That is

a big gap in our law, it will not go away. We have learned from other

countries we have to plug this hole or it is an easy incentive for

drivers who do not have insurance or who have been drinking. It makes

sense for them to run away from the scene to face the lesser

punishments. Obviously the family feel they want to do something. How

hard would it be to change the speed limit where they are? I would like

to think that in that area, 20 mph is becoming more common. It should

not take our fidelity or a serious injury collision. At a time when the

government is encouraging us to walk and cycle more, they need to reduce

the speed so people feel less intimidated by cars. It has been

really interesting talking to you, thank you for talking to us today.

The Chief Executive of Gloucestershire County Council

has been named the most expensive public servant in the South West.

A survey by the Tax Payers' Alliance says over 3300,000

was spent on Peter Bungard, seen here on the right,

The County Council said almost ?200,000 was from a one off pension

contribution it paid after Mr Bungard reduced

The authority also said that his actual salary had reduced.

The prison watchdog says not much progress has been made tackling

violence and drug taking in a Dorset jail.

An Inspectorate of Prisons report in 2015 called

Guys Marsh near Shaftesbury a "prison in crisis".

A recent follow up-inspection found the lack of improvement

It found assaults on staff have tripled and levels

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 34-year-old woman died

after being hit by a vehicle in Cheltenham town

It happened at the junction of Clarence Street and Crescent Place

The roads were closed closed for five and a half

Sheep farmers across the West are being urged to help reduce

dog attacks, by sharing information about them.

As we head towards the Easter weekend, walkers are also

being reminded to keep their pets under control.

Thousands of sheep are killed or injured every

year by loose dogs - despite annual campaigns.

You never know when the next one is going to happen and you see every

person that comes in with their dog as a

This is a story we cover a year after year and it

People still bring their dogs out, off their lead, in fields where

You can see it is beautiful but this farm

has 30 fields and 23 of them have public footpaths.

The farm manager just spent the last three weeks bringing 800 lambs

into the world, altogether there are more than

But its proximity to the city, and stunning views, mean that this

Easter weekend the land will be teeming with walkers -

We're the one who has to pick up the pieces, once they

have been here with their dog who have chased the sheep.

They may not see what happened but we have to

deal with it, deal with injured animals.

It also affects people's livelihoods.

Latest estimates are that up to 15,000

sheep are attacked in some way every year.

Now the industry body, the National Sheep Assocation,

farmers, to find out if there's any more they can do to educate dog

We got to keep working with the public, to get them to

recognise dogs running wild and

attacking sheep is anti-social behaviour but we also have more work

to do with the farming community to

make sure they are reporting cases

And also more work to do with the police to make sure when

consistent way and in a serious fashion.

training to help owners control their dogs around livestock.

These two farmers say they'll help, if it will keep their sheep safe.

It's Tuesday evening and it's nice to have you with us.

Yes, stay tuned, we've lots more still to come, including...

The musical challenge being taken on across the world to help

We're off to the cheerleading Championships in Florida. Join us

Engineers from Bristol have developed a type of electronic book

The prototype will allow them to read using braille,

which has been in massive decline in recent years.

Martha Dixon's been to find out more.

In a community-owned workshop in Bristol,

engineers are working on a device they hope will save

This is the prototype, it's called the Canute.

A series of dots come up and you read the page,

you then press next page and the next series

The multiple lines make it stand out from previous more limited devices,

lines which are vital for reading book, skimming material

Braille is important because it is the equivalent

You would not be happy with a sighted child coming back

from school being told they would not learn to read

It is much the same with Braille but it is what happens

Smart phone apps and new technologies have led to a massive

decline in braille use but they have also meant people

like 17-year-old Kath can read text and access studies.

Her pupils did not form in the womb meaning her sight is restricted.

She is studying at college in Cornwall.

I was introduced at the age of six to screen readers and voice-over

software and magnification devices, hand-held or plugged in.

In the UK a recent study by the RNIB found that just

28,000 people are braille users, less than 8% of people

Engineers in Bristol hope their invention will stop

Braille from dying out, even make it more widespread than it ever was.

Young people are being warned they're risking their lives

It comes after a group were spotted walking on top of the arch

of the Destructor bridge and doing handstands.

The developer had put up temporary fencing following previous attempts.

This afternoon it met with councillors to discuss

A play area in Somerset which was set on fire last

Vandals destroyed a big wooden castle, which had only recently been

built at the recreation ground in Wells.

People living nearby raised extra money to reopen it bigger

The Bristol charity Jessie May, which cares for terminally

ill children at home, is celebrating it's

Since it started, Jessie May has cared for over hundreds of families

across the South West and they rely completely on public donations.

This is Ella, enjoying a singalong with her mum and her nurses

Charlotte and Sam are trained nurses who know all about Ella's medical

condition and can provide care for her and other children with life

I think these children are so precious and the fact we can

The parents trust us to come into their homes and they can go out

It was started by the mother of Jessie may Purrington

after the little girl died at the age of just four months.

There is no support for terminally ill children in Bristol in the home

which means the children have to spend lots of periods

of time in the hospital without their family.

Since that time over 300 families have been helped

They've been supporting Ella and her family from the time

she was diagnosed with Dystonia aged just two years old.

It may only be for three or six hours a month what they can do

but it makes a massive difference to us.

The noises she makes, you heard her there,

the sound of being happy, it is invaluable really,

The support from the general public is needed for them to carry on.

The charity relies completely on public donations and will only

The work that they do is just incredible. There are a lot of kind

There are a lot of kind people around the world.

Musicians from around the world are taking part in a challenge

to raise money to save the life of a Somerset trombonist.

Stephen Sykes is suffering from a blood cancer

which isn't responding to conventional treatment.

His doctors say he needs an expensive drug which ISN'T

You make your own video of your own challenge.

To the Band of the Scots Guards.

Trombonists, guitarists, even people with animal

Playing a piece of music called The Acrobat -

on line and then challenging others to do the same.

To raise money for this man -

seriously ill with Hodgkins lymphoma.

In fact they have all been really good.

Some of them have been so exciting, it is

Someone is playing a carrot and red pepper.

Then we had a family from Wincanton with their grandchildren

in the garden and I think they were playing watering

The Acrobat Challenge - which aims to raise ?90,000

for radical cancer treatment - was the idea of another trombonist

from Cambridgeshire who just wanted to do something to help.

Wanting to help and thinking about the internet and the Ice

The Acrobat is a very famous trombone solo so it

just popped into my head and it sounded good,

And apparently the tune is so simple - anyone can do it.

That is the West Country version. I wish I could play something and I

would give it a go. You could play they hear column. E-mail us.

Forest Green Rovers season and important match tonight as they look

to gain their first-ever promotion into the football league. They take

on Tranmere Rovers who are directly above them in seconds. A win would

go a long way to confirming their place in the end of season

play-offs. An historic abbey in Gloucestershire

is being completely rebuilt over the next six months...using

small plastic bricks. As part of its 900th anniversary

celebrations, Cirencester Abbey The hope is that groups

or individuals will buy the pieces to gradually build it up

from the floor. It's estimated there will be 70,000

bricks used in total. Later this month the cheerleading

world championships Four members of Team England,

and their coach, come from Bristol. We'll be meeting them shortly,

but first Lee Madan went along It's a fast paced and energetic

sport in its own right. the misconceptions of girls with pom

poms on the sidelines. athletes are centre stage -

and will soon be swapping their gym in Kingswood for the World

Championships in Orlando. got to leave it all on the floor,

it's quite cruel in that way but everyone's got to work together,

if one element doesn't work then Head Coach Sammi and four

of the girls she trains have all made it onto Team England

for the para-cheer category. They don't have disabilities

themselves, but other The point of para-cheer

is that it's open to all. Team England have been working

on their routine since September. It includes dance, lifts

and tumbles, and even a basket toss But when they're not

flinging me in the air - they're spending hours

perfecting their moves to make sure they're ready for the event

which is taking place What are you most

looking forward to? I'm excited to perform with everyone

who were strangers to me but now they're one of my closest,

many of my closest friends. It's just crazy the whole

experience but I'm so excited in just three weeks' time the world

will be watching as these cheerleaders hope to

be crowned champions. Well, we're pleased to say the team

and coach join us now. Welcome. You are behind all of this,

the world Championships, have you ever taking part before? No, so I am

really excited. It is something we haven't done before. Really looking

forward to it and I am so proud of these girls from my team. Do people

know what cheerleading entails? Probably not. They think it is for a

football match. Within the competition, there will be pom-poms.

During the chant aspect of the cheer, there are pom-poms but after

that we put them down and throw people instead. Do you say things

like give us the B for Bristol. I was going to say a PE for Points

West. The competition will be fierce because it is the world

Championships, what will the judges be looking for? We're from team

England Para cheer so it is a team with and without disabilities so it

is as close to the scoresheet as possible but takes into account

creative adaptations to include a disabilities in the team. Who is the

youngest hear? What got you into it? Our friend started and literally

funds so I started. Which one of you gets thrown into the ear or do you

take it in turns? Perhaps because you are the latest, sorry, girls.

Have they ever dropped you? Yes, they have. As a flier you have to

know how to bounce. That is frightening. How often do you train?

We train it three times a week but with team England it is our

connection with all coaches from across the country and we train once

every two weeks. Do you get bored of your routine because you have been

doing the same routines in September # do you have a few routines? We

started from September so we built up hours routine so we did not know

it all in September. We finished it for about a month nowt so we have

just been practising it to make sure we know everything. Do you give it

your all during training? No, I do not. It is mostly girls but I think

I saw one or two boys, does it attract boys as well? Yes, it's

ours. There are a few boys and the team and within the industry.

Actually it is the smartest thing a boy can do. You are not wrong. We

will leave that hanging for people to think about. Nice to see you. No

mishaps. No bones think! -- not bouncing.

Before we go to the weather, have a look at these stunning

pictures of the moon with a halo which was seen in parts

Someone else who was out snapping the moon halo was Ian,

who can hopefully tell us what causes the moon

Hello, everyone. Yes, a combination of a very bright moon and a veil of

verifying service cloud which is composed of tiny ice crystals and

you get the same artefact on a sunny day, you get a halo around the sun.

This was it being replicated at night, a fraction of the moonlight

through the veil of ice crystals. Let me take you to the forecast into

tomorrow. Two key differences compared to today. It will be breezy

and generally a lot more close around. Especially early evening,

there could be a few light showers. Overwhelmingly, a dry picture for

the majority across our region. High pressure still it towards the west

of us, that cold front from the north is coming our way but it will

weaken as it heads south for us tomorrow. So not much rain coming

from that. You will be hard pressed to find much rain during the course

of the week ahead. This evening will be a fine evening, temperatures

around 15 Celsius for many. There will be a fair amount of clear sky

initially, but the second mate of the night, have the amount of cloud.

Some rain towards daybreak but most areas will start drive. Temperatures

dropping to seven Celsius. Brightness for the morning tomorrow,

pockets will continue into the afternoon. Late afternoon, cloud

will thicken up through Gloucestershire is that weak front

approaches. It will head southwards. A few light showers as it passes

over but many areas will avoid those and stay completely dry. It will be

a breezy day, temperatures not dissimilar to today. It will feel

colder, a combination of the disease and less sunshine generally.

Thursday, the wins will be lighter. A dry and cloudy day. Here is the

outlook for the bank holiday weekend. We will

talk about that tomorrow. Yes, we're all thinking about that. It will be

a nice rest whatever it is like. We will see you again tomorrow. Thanks

goodbye for There have never been

so many people in work - that's what the Government

keeps telling us. But what's the reality of this

Tory jobs bonanza? Well, if you're one of the millions

of people working on a contract without fixed hours

or days, then it's not so good.