:00:45. > :00:48.Taunton is one of the areas that will become a "garden town" under
:00:49. > :00:50.the new plans announced by the Government.
:00:51. > :00:52.The idea is to create new communities with green
:00:53. > :00:54.spaces, affordable homes and good transport links.
:00:55. > :00:57.Somerset's county town of Taunton is now an official garden town,
:00:58. > :00:59.which means it's unlocked ?350,000 to push forward
:01:00. > :01:03.The idea of this pot of money is to enable better advice,
:01:04. > :01:05.better consultation, access to other pots
:01:06. > :01:07.of money and other funds, so that the housing
:01:08. > :01:09.developments that we bring forward can become much
:01:10. > :01:11.more sustainable, much more pleasant places to live.
:01:12. > :01:13.The plan is to build new distinct communities,
:01:14. > :01:14.with 8,000 new homes - alongside, crucially,
:01:15. > :01:16.good transport, green spaces and local facilities.
:01:17. > :01:18.We've got 3500 people in Taunton Deane on the
:01:19. > :01:22.We've got 74% of the people in Taunton were in
:01:23. > :01:24.We've got 74% of the people in Taunton work in
:01:25. > :01:26.Taunton, so the infrastructure is important to us.
:01:27. > :01:28.We got the railway, we've got the motorway, we've got
:01:29. > :01:31.employment sites we're trying to develop.
:01:32. > :01:34.It's not just about the housing you see, it's about the town
:01:35. > :01:38.We're pretty proud of our county town and we want
:01:39. > :01:41.The residents we spoke to agreed - it can't just be
:01:42. > :01:44.You know, the hospitals, the schools, etc, the roads.
:01:45. > :01:47.So you need that as well as the houses?
:01:48. > :01:51.My family have just had a struggle getting a girl into a
:01:52. > :01:53.school down the road from us, but they're building
:01:54. > :01:56.So what do you need to see there - schools?
:01:57. > :01:58.It's got too many developments. Really?
:01:59. > :02:01.Put them somewhere else. Not in my backyard.
:02:02. > :02:03.But if everybody said that, we never have any houses!
:02:04. > :02:07.This award will help unlock more funding for Taunton,
:02:08. > :02:10.and attention will soon pass to the town centre -
:02:11. > :02:19.Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man
:02:20. > :02:21.was found stabbed to death on Christmas Eve.
:02:22. > :02:24.Mohammed Abdue-rezak's body was discovered in Sy-ston
:02:25. > :02:29.Detectives investigating his death have also been searching a block
:02:30. > :02:36.They've arrested three men aged between 22 and 42.
:02:37. > :02:41.Empty properties in Bristol are being transformed by a group
:02:42. > :02:45.It's hoped the scheme could save the city council money,
:02:46. > :02:49.help people find homes and rehabilitate former prisoners.
:02:50. > :02:54.This two-bed terrace stood empty for a year,
:02:55. > :03:02.That's until a social enterprise group approached the council,
:03:03. > :03:09.offering them affordable building solutions.
:03:10. > :03:11.They gave as a house and said, here you go,
:03:12. > :03:15.We turned it around in about seven working days.
:03:16. > :03:20.We can do it for this price, you know, that is what we are
:03:21. > :03:24.We will not add on crazy extras and hide costs and things.
:03:25. > :03:27.It is a shame to have so many buildings in Bristol that are empty
:03:28. > :03:29.and when we have got an issue with homelessness...
:03:30. > :03:32.Like many others, this place was due to be sold off.
:03:33. > :03:34.But since the scheme, the council is realising the
:03:35. > :03:37.financial benefits of holding onto its homes.
:03:38. > :03:39.We're taken them off the for sale list.
:03:40. > :03:41.We have got the resources to repair them.
:03:42. > :03:44.It's saving us a lot of money in terms of having to put
:03:45. > :03:48.people into B or hotels or private, temporary accommodation.
:03:49. > :03:53.So although we are spending money, we are actually investing money to
:03:54. > :04:02.Each refurbished home could save the council ?400 a week.
:04:03. > :04:06.There are plans to renovate 50 empty properties.
:04:07. > :04:10.That adds up to around ?1 million a year.
:04:11. > :04:13.And, as all those employed are former prisoners,
:04:14. > :04:17.they benefit too from career opportunities,
:04:18. > :04:23.giving some the chance to stay on the right
:04:24. > :04:25.track, and others the chance to get the
:04:26. > :04:30.Onto sport, and it's not been a great start to 2017
:04:31. > :04:34.Bristol City lost in extra time to Reading in the Championship,
:04:35. > :04:36.having been ahead for a lot of the match.
:04:37. > :04:39.Bristol Rovers lost 4-1 away to Charlton.
:04:40. > :04:42.Meanwhile, Swindon managed a goalless draw against Southend
:04:43. > :04:45.In League Two, both Yeovil and Cheltenham
:04:46. > :04:53.Now, for our weather forecast, here's Ian.
:04:54. > :04:57.We're in for a cold night - there will be widespread frost around.
:04:58. > :04:59.That's how things will start tomorrow morning.
:05:00. > :05:01.Generally a lot of sunshine around through the morning
:05:02. > :05:03.but then more in the way of cloud developing
:05:04. > :05:06.through the afternoon and certainly so by tomorrow evening.
:05:07. > :05:08.We have a Met Office warning out for later tonight
:05:09. > :05:10.into tomorrow morning - icy stretches on untreated
:05:11. > :05:13.roads and pavements, and it's unsurprising
:05:14. > :05:17.with temperatures dropping as low as perhaps -4, -5 in some spots
:05:18. > :05:21.So a frost - fairly picturesque, I imagine - by
:05:22. > :05:24.tomorrow morning, unless you're on the roads, that is.
:05:25. > :05:26.And there should be a good deal of sunshine around,
:05:27. > :05:28.barring the odd patch of fog or freezing fog.
:05:29. > :05:31.The general trend, then, into the afternoon is for more in
:05:32. > :05:33.the way of cloud around, still some brighter spells,
:05:34. > :05:36.mind you, but by the end of the afternoon, into the
:05:37. > :05:38.evening, thicker cloud sinking in from the north,
:05:39. > :05:41.maybe the odds spot of light rain in those districts as well.
:05:42. > :05:46.Temperatures tomorrow eventually up to about 5 to 7 Celsius.
:05:47. > :05:49.We will find another drop in temperatures at the tail end of
:05:50. > :05:51.Wednesday overnight into Thursday, and then a mild theme
:05:52. > :05:53.through the latter stage of the week.
:05:54. > :06:04.That's it from us, we're back with you tomorrow in Breakfast.
:06:05. > :06:11.Good evening. It's been a dry and bright day across most parts of the
:06:12. > :06:16.country today. Despite the chilly feel to the weather, there has been
:06:17. > :06:25.some sunshine. Clear skies as the sun set in east Essex. With those
:06:26. > :06:27.clear skies around, temperatures are plummeting, particularly across
:06:28. > :06:31.southern parts. Here we see the coldest temperatures. We could see
:06:32. > :06:35.icy stretches on untreated surfaces, pavements and roads first thing
:06:36. > :06:39.Tuesday morning. Not quite as cold towards the North West. Cloud moving
:06:40. > :06:44.in here through the overnight period. Lows to minus six or minus
:06:45. > :06:48.seven degrees in one or two spots. A cold start to Tuesday. If you have
:06:49. > :06:51.the commute back to work, it is looking milder towards the North
:06:52. > :06:52.West. We have rain for northern