02/01/2017 Points West

Taunton is one of the areas that will become a "garden town" under

the new plans announced by the Government.

The idea is to create new communities with green

spaces, affordable homes and good transport links.

Somerset's county town of Taunton is now an official garden town,

which means it's unlocked ?350,000 to push forward

The idea of this pot of money is to enable better advice,

better consultation, access to other pots

of money and other funds, so that the housing

developments that we bring forward can become much

more sustainable, much more pleasant places to live.

The plan is to build new distinct communities,

with 8,000 new homes - alongside, crucially,

good transport, green spaces and local facilities.

We've got 3500 people in Taunton Deane on the

We've got 74% of the people in Taunton were in

We've got 74% of the people in Taunton work in

Taunton, so the infrastructure is important to us.

We got the railway, we've got the motorway, we've got

employment sites we're trying to develop.

It's not just about the housing you see, it's about the town

We're pretty proud of our county town and we want

The residents we spoke to agreed - it can't just be

You know, the hospitals, the schools, etc, the roads.

So you need that as well as the houses?

My family have just had a struggle getting a girl into a

school down the road from us, but they're building

So what do you need to see there - schools?

It's got too many developments. Really?

Put them somewhere else. Not in my backyard.

But if everybody said that, we never have any houses!

This award will help unlock more funding for Taunton,

and attention will soon pass to the town centre -

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man

was found stabbed to death on Christmas Eve.

Mohammed Abdue-rezak's body was discovered in Sy-ston

Detectives investigating his death have also been searching a block

They've arrested three men aged between 22 and 42.

Empty properties in Bristol are being transformed by a group

It's hoped the scheme could save the city council money,

help people find homes and rehabilitate former prisoners.

This two-bed terrace stood empty for a year,

That's until a social enterprise group approached the council,

offering them affordable building solutions.

They gave as a house and said, here you go,

We turned it around in about seven working days.

We can do it for this price, you know, that is what we are

We will not add on crazy extras and hide costs and things.

It is a shame to have so many buildings in Bristol that are empty

and when we have got an issue with homelessness...

Like many others, this place was due to be sold off.

But since the scheme, the council is realising the

financial benefits of holding onto its homes.

We're taken them off the for sale list.

We have got the resources to repair them.

It's saving us a lot of money in terms of having to put

people into B or hotels or private, temporary accommodation.

So although we are spending money, we are actually investing money to

Each refurbished home could save the council ?400 a week.

There are plans to renovate 50 empty properties.

That adds up to around ?1 million a year.

And, as all those employed are former prisoners,

they benefit too from career opportunities,

giving some the chance to stay on the right

track, and others the chance to get the

Onto sport, and it's not been a great start to 2017

Bristol City lost in extra time to Reading in the Championship,

having been ahead for a lot of the match.

Bristol Rovers lost 4-1 away to Charlton.

Meanwhile, Swindon managed a goalless draw against Southend

In League Two, both Yeovil and Cheltenham

Now, for our weather forecast, here's Ian.

We're in for a cold night - there will be widespread frost around.

That's how things will start tomorrow morning.

Generally a lot of sunshine around through the morning

but then more in the way of cloud developing

through the afternoon and certainly so by tomorrow evening.

We have a Met Office warning out for later tonight

into tomorrow morning - icy stretches on untreated

roads and pavements, and it's unsurprising

with temperatures dropping as low as perhaps -4, -5 in some spots

So a frost - fairly picturesque, I imagine - by

tomorrow morning, unless you're on the roads, that is.

And there should be a good deal of sunshine around,

barring the odd patch of fog or freezing fog.

The general trend, then, into the afternoon is for more in

the way of cloud around, still some brighter spells,

mind you, but by the end of the afternoon, into the

evening, thicker cloud sinking in from the north,

maybe the odds spot of light rain in those districts as well.

Temperatures tomorrow eventually up to about 5 to 7 Celsius.

We will find another drop in temperatures at the tail end of

Wednesday overnight into Thursday, and then a mild theme

through the latter stage of the week.

That's it from us, we're back with you tomorrow in Breakfast.

Good evening. It's been a dry and bright day across most parts of the

country today. Despite the chilly feel to the weather, there has been

some sunshine. Clear skies as the sun set in east Essex. With those

clear skies around, temperatures are plummeting, particularly across

southern parts. Here we see the coldest temperatures. We could see

icy stretches on untreated surfaces, pavements and roads first thing

Tuesday morning. Not quite as cold towards the North West. Cloud moving

in here through the overnight period. Lows to minus six or minus

seven degrees in one or two spots. A cold start to Tuesday. If you have

the commute back to work, it is looking milder towards the North

West. We have rain for northern