:00:10. > :00:15.Balancing the books - hundreds protest outside a council
:00:16. > :00:23.meeting to change library services in Bath.
:00:24. > :00:35.A great invention and idea and editing thing we should cherish.
:00:36. > :00:36.UKIP suspends parish councillor Philip Winter
:00:37. > :00:41.And the weather starts to adopt a much
:00:42. > :00:45.There will be some rain around tomorrow.
:00:46. > :00:51.Details towards the end of the programme.
:00:52. > :00:54.Plans to move Bath's central library have just moved a step closer,
:00:55. > :00:57.despite angry protests by hundreds of people tonight.
:00:58. > :01:01.Demonstrators say it'll mean a reduced service,
:01:02. > :01:03.but the local authority say it would modernise it.
:01:04. > :01:07.Although the plans still need further approval.
:01:08. > :01:10.This all comes at a time when the council has to save ?37
:01:11. > :01:14.And are looking at making a cut of more than ?5 million
:01:15. > :01:18.in adult social care as well as reducing jobs.
:01:19. > :01:21.So with these financial pressures, the council say the changes
:01:22. > :01:22.to the library service could save ?800,000
:01:23. > :01:29.Well, joining the demonstrators was Bath resident and BAFTA award
:01:30. > :01:36.I asked him why he had added his voice to the protest.
:01:37. > :01:38.The library is a big feature in the centre of Bath.
:01:39. > :01:43.It is a place where people can come and read.
:01:44. > :01:46.It really expresses something of the community of the city,
:01:47. > :01:55.And the idea that it is closed and put somewhere less accessible
:01:56. > :01:58.is generally diminished, the books are fewer,
:01:59. > :02:05.Do you think there is a nostalgia factor with libraries
:02:06. > :02:07.and some people haven't, let's say, moved on and libraries
:02:08. > :02:13.No, I think libraries have a lot to offer.
:02:14. > :02:17.People come they don't have computers and can use computers,
:02:18. > :02:23.they can access to the digital process and even if they are not
:02:24. > :02:26.very good at using them they will find assistance.
:02:27. > :02:31.It is a place where people can come and study, they can
:02:32. > :02:35.It really is a location for people to be together,
:02:36. > :02:42.to have a public space, warm and dry and a good place to be.
:02:43. > :02:50.I guess a lot of authors really get a bigger audience from those.
:02:51. > :02:53.Of course it is tremendous for writers.
:02:54. > :02:58.You have got the world of literature for free, you know,
:02:59. > :03:04.That is a great sign of a civilised society.
:03:05. > :03:08.And to demean it, reduce it, impoverishes us all.
:03:09. > :03:11.What is the dystopian future you see regarding libraries then?
:03:12. > :03:13.Well, I think the library will be reduced.
:03:14. > :03:17.Its use will be reduced and gradually it will wither.
:03:18. > :03:24.I think these people here are well capable of saving this library.
:03:25. > :03:27.And if the council refuses to listen to them, well, more fool them.
:03:28. > :03:37.A brothel in Weston-super-Mare was closed for business this morning
:03:38. > :03:39.following a BBC investigation which revealed teenage girls
:03:40. > :03:44.The closure of Butterflys follows a report on BBC Inside Out on how
:03:45. > :03:47.vulnerable children are protected in the town.
:03:48. > :03:50.It found young girls had helped clean the venue and hand out
:03:51. > :04:00.A councillor from South Gloucestershire -
:04:01. > :04:03.who says he's been inspired by the tweets of President Trump -
:04:04. > :04:05.has been accused of posting racist comments online.
:04:06. > :04:08.Philip Winter who serves on a parish council has now been
:04:09. > :04:19.He's a councillor who nails his colours to the mast,
:04:20. > :04:23.Philip Winter is outspoken locally, but now one comment on his Twitter
:04:24. > :04:33.Calling black people a derogatory word, and saying
:04:34. > :04:38.Mr Winter is on Almondsbury Parish Council, run from a small office
:04:39. > :04:45.Today, they have been overwhelmed by complaints.
:04:46. > :04:47.We are completely horrified and disgusted.
:04:48. > :04:53.I mean, the comments are racist and misogynistic.
:04:54. > :04:55.They are not the views of anyone on this council.
:04:56. > :04:59.A lot of the councillors have said to me that they don't want to sit
:05:00. > :05:07.Cos this e-mail says, "What kind of people in Almondsbury
:05:08. > :05:09.would have that councillor as an elected representative?"
:05:10. > :05:14.And it even says, "Remind me never to visit, ever."
:05:15. > :05:22.What he's done has basically tarred the whole community.
:05:23. > :05:30.Such statements really reflect more on that's made them much more
:05:31. > :05:35.The kindest, nicest, best community I've ever lived in.
:05:36. > :05:41.It certainly doesn't reflect those views.
:05:42. > :05:45.I would hate to think that it has brought the village into disrepute
:05:46. > :05:47.and that that's people from outside's impression
:05:48. > :05:51.Councillor Winter didn't want to speak on camera today,
:05:52. > :05:54.but I did manage to talk to him on the phone from his
:05:55. > :05:58.He says the messages on his Twitter account are his,
:05:59. > :06:01.but this one in particular about black people being deported
:06:02. > :06:08.He believes he has become a target and has closed his account down.
:06:09. > :06:12.Ukip sent a brief statement today saying that he had been suspended
:06:13. > :06:22.The police say they have received a complaint and are investigating.
:06:23. > :06:24.All this after Mr Winter started a Twitter account
:06:25. > :06:28.because he was inspired by Donald Trump.
:06:29. > :06:31.He wants to stay on the parish council, but a special meeting has
:06:32. > :06:35.been called there next week to deplore his comments.
:06:36. > :06:41.South Gloucestershire Council will ultimately decide his future.
:06:42. > :06:46.There's to be a crackdown on binge drinking at this year's
:06:47. > :06:51.Cheltenham Festival, which starts four weeks today.
:06:52. > :06:55.There will be limit to the amount of alcohol people can buy
:06:56. > :07:01.Outside the venue, council enforcement officers
:07:02. > :07:05.Two professional footballers photographed urinating
:07:06. > :07:07.Then one, Northampton Town's James Collins,
:07:08. > :07:11.These photographs, taken at the start of last year's
:07:12. > :07:16.Cheltenham Festival, made national headlines,
:07:17. > :07:19.fuelling the boozy reputation that some critics have given the event
:07:20. > :07:27.Alcohol consumption during that week, we get the impression
:07:28. > :07:30.is going up year on year, so we need to have more tools
:07:31. > :07:33.in our toolbox to be able to deal with that.
:07:34. > :07:38.At the festival itself, drinks will now be limited to four
:07:39. > :07:42.Organisers say they don't want people to come purely to drink.
:07:43. > :07:45.They want racegoers to enjoy the festival without being blighted
:07:46. > :07:52.But of course, it's not just inside the racecourse that
:07:53. > :07:57.Every single year during festival week, tens of thousands
:07:58. > :08:00.of extra pints are drunk here in Cheltenham town centre.
:08:01. > :08:07.Its enforcement officers, like Brian Daughtrey here,
:08:08. > :08:09.will be given extra powers to curb anti-social behaviour,
:08:10. > :08:11.confiscate alcohol and, if necessary, hand out on-the-spot
:08:12. > :08:18.Previously, only the police have been able to do this.
:08:19. > :08:21.We do get a lot of unseemly behaviour during the daytime,
:08:22. > :08:28.from people who are pre-drinking before they go to the racecourse.
:08:29. > :08:29.The image definitely needs cleaning up.
:08:30. > :08:31.Having watched from afar certainly for the last few years,
:08:32. > :08:38.things have definitely changed, and I wouldn't say for the better.
:08:39. > :08:41.The pubs, clubs, hotels think it is a great time,
:08:42. > :08:43.but having said that I think it is really encouraging
:08:44. > :08:46.that the racecourse are working more closely with others this year to try
:08:47. > :08:50.and ensure that they play their part in cutting down on the excessive
:08:51. > :08:53.And by trying to cut down on alcohol, organisers hope
:08:54. > :09:01.that this year's festival will be remembered for the racing.
:09:02. > :09:04.Football now, and all our league teams have been in action tonight,
:09:05. > :09:10.In the Championship Bristol City lost 2-1 away at Leeds.
:09:11. > :09:12.In League One Bristol Rovers drew 0-0 with Sheffield United
:09:13. > :09:14.and Swindon lost 2-1 away at Notts County.
:09:15. > :09:16.In League Two Cheltenham lost 2-1 at Stevenage and Yeovil
:09:17. > :09:24.The Duchess of Cornwall was taken for a Valentine s Day spin today.
:09:25. > :09:27.Camilla, who was on a day of engagements in Bristol
:09:28. > :09:31.without Prince Charles, dropped in on a tea party run
:09:32. > :09:37.She then danced with The Sun's royal photographer Arthur Edwards.
:09:38. > :09:40.Later the Duchess remarked, "Thanks for the dance, Arthur.
:09:41. > :09:59.That is it from us tonight. Good night and now the weather.
:10:00. > :10:05.A switch now to a milder theme as we continue into the days ahead.
:10:06. > :10:08.As we go into tomorrow it will start on a drier note initially,
:10:09. > :10:11.but quite quickly through the course of the morning there will be showery
:10:12. > :10:13.outbreaks of rain just spreading their way up
:10:14. > :10:16.Some of those will be turning quite heavy,
:10:17. > :10:19.but some brighter spells and merging through the course of the afternoon.
:10:20. > :10:21.Through tonight a lot of cloud around.
:10:22. > :10:23.Still a little bit of light drizzly rain.
:10:24. > :10:26.Temperatures about six or seven Celsius by daybreak tomorrow.
:10:27. > :10:29.We will get underway with a lot of cloud around.
:10:30. > :10:31.Initially dry, but fairly quickly some of these outbreaks
:10:32. > :10:33.of showery rain spreading out from the south-west.
:10:34. > :10:35.Not impossible there could be a rumble or two
:10:36. > :10:39.But through the afternoon, tending to break up.
:10:40. > :10:42.Many areas starting to become drier and indeed perhaps brighter
:10:43. > :10:45.Should be dry as we head on towards the evening.
:10:46. > :10:47.Temperatures tomorrow climbing up to the double figures.
:10:48. > :10:51.We could even get as high as 12 or 13.
:10:52. > :10:53.There might be a bit of fog around overnight
:10:54. > :10:56.That will suppress the temperatures to get things underway,
:10:57. > :10:59.but it does looks like the day should clear up.
:11:00. > :11:01.More in the way of drier and at times brighter weather
:11:02. > :11:02.through the course of the afternoon and again mild.
:11:03. > :11:06.weather into the weekend. A bit of fog around to watch out for. Jon
:11:07. > :11:10.Hammond with the national forecast now.
:11:11. > :11:15.Good evening. There is some rain in the forecast but not a lot. Plenty
:11:16. > :11:20.of dry weather to look forward to as we head to the weekend. Cloud
:11:21. > :11:26.delivering some rain but plenty of spaces in between, hence my
:11:27. > :11:30.optimism. One of these blobs of cloud is producing dampness right
:11:31. > :11:34.now. We could see a glancing blow across the far south-east through
:11:35. > :11:38.the early hours and later some rain arriving across the far south-west.
:11:39. > :11:42.In between some hill fog overnight, not desperately cold, for most a
:11:43. > :11:47.touch of frost across the northern Glens of Scotland. At the other end
:11:48. > :11:50.of the UK some wet weather first thing for breakfast, pushing through
:11:51. > :11:54.Devon and Cornwall into South Wales. It won't hang around. Things will
:11:55. > :11:59.brighten up later in the day. Ahead of that a lot of low cloud around, a
:12:00. > :12:01.rather grey start to the day. Only slow improvements, not