:00:11. > :00:14.Staying ahead of the game. for the news where you are.
:00:15. > :00:16.A new report shows a big growth for businesses specialising
:00:17. > :00:30.High-tech firms are saying they are booming.
:00:31. > :00:32.More calls to rename Bristol's Colston Hall -
:00:33. > :00:41.And eels tonight before in a brief taste of spring tomorrow. Your fool
:00:42. > :00:45.weather forecast later in the programme.
:00:46. > :00:49.It's claimed the West Country is experiencing a big boom
:00:50. > :00:52.Last night we exclusively revealed that James Dyson was making a huge
:00:53. > :00:59.Now other firms say the future is looking good.
:01:00. > :01:02.Here's our political reporter Robin Markwell.
:01:03. > :01:08.Sir James Dyson poured petrol in the tank of Wiltshire's economy
:01:09. > :01:10.yesterday with investment on a vast scale.
:01:11. > :01:13.He wants to turn the hangers of Hullavington Airfield
:01:14. > :01:18.Those who work out of the same buildings over
:01:19. > :01:26.I think for businesses it is definitely good news.
:01:27. > :01:29.With potentially another 5000 people working on our doorstep, lunchtime
:01:30. > :01:41.The expansion has been fuelled by a roaring trade in the Far East.
:01:42. > :01:44.China accounts for a quarter of their trade in precision
:01:45. > :01:47.And a booming business means they've doubled the number of staff
:01:48. > :01:51.So with Dyson recruiting thousands close by, will there be enough
:01:52. > :01:56.If we work together to ensure that our youngsters across the region
:01:57. > :02:00.come through onto the entry-level schemes, they are studying
:02:01. > :02:04.the right subjects, the Stem subjects in schools,
:02:05. > :02:07.and we work together with schools to make sure that those
:02:08. > :02:09.skills come through, then we will be OK.
:02:10. > :02:11.If we don't reinvest now, we will have a problem
:02:12. > :02:14.Balanced economy is a finely-tuned thing.
:02:15. > :02:16.And keeping the West's high-tech sector soaring will need many
:02:17. > :02:18.new minds to dream up the machines of tomorrow.
:02:19. > :02:21.Bristol and Bath are also experiencing a sharp upturn in
:02:22. > :02:33.high-tech business. The report says the sector has grown 65% in just two
:02:34. > :02:36.years. It is booming arbours and outboards with new specialties like
:02:37. > :02:38.quantum technology and gaming and they are all growing at their own
:02:39. > :02:40.pace. Balanced economy is
:02:41. > :02:41.a finely-tuned thing. And keeping the West's high-tech
:02:42. > :02:44.sector soaring will need many new minds to dream up
:02:45. > :02:47.the machines of tomorrow. Plans to extend Cribbs Causeway
:02:48. > :02:49.are on hold because of concerns about the impact
:02:50. > :02:51.on the surrounding economy. The proposals would increase
:02:52. > :02:54.the size of the site by 50%. Planning permission was granted
:02:55. > :02:57.in November but the scheme has now been called in for review
:02:58. > :03:04.by the Secretary of State. Plans have been unveiled
:03:05. > :03:06.for a new business park Around 4,000 people could work
:03:07. > :03:13.on the site near junction 25 of the M5, with the proposals
:03:14. > :03:18.including offices Measures are still being kept
:03:19. > :03:25.in place to stop the spread of bird flu in some parts of the West,
:03:26. > :03:29.despite restrictions The Wildfowl and Wetlands
:03:30. > :03:34.trust at Slimbridge, which saw four cases of avian flu
:03:35. > :03:38.in January, is still Birds like these flamingoes have had
:03:39. > :03:42.to be kept inside since December. But experts say they are monitoring
:03:43. > :03:56.the situation on a daily basis. The Arbroath at dawn every day
:03:57. > :04:00.looking for any signs of unusual behaviour or dead birds. We haven't
:04:01. > :04:06.found any since January and even then it was only a few cases amongst
:04:07. > :04:07.tens of thousands, but it only takes one to start an outbreak.
:04:08. > :04:11.DEFRA says it will review all restrictions at the end of April.
:04:12. > :04:14.Every fire station across Somerset and Devon is going to be given
:04:15. > :04:16.a new piece of kit which should save lives and improve
:04:17. > :04:20.Firefighters have spent the past year trying it out -
:04:21. > :04:27.with dramatic results, as Clinton Rogers reports.
:04:28. > :04:29.It's not often the Fire Brigade start a fire.
:04:30. > :04:37.To test a new piece of kit - a hand-held probe, seen
:04:38. > :04:39.here through a thermal imaging camera, which they think
:04:40. > :04:45.Now, before we see how that demonstration actually developed,
:04:46. > :04:53.let me show you in close-up the kit they were trialling.
:04:54. > :04:56.Put simply, what they do is they drive this through a wall,
:04:57. > :04:59.and water is pushed through it here at high pressure.
:05:00. > :05:02.It comes out this end as a mist, which can quickly and radically
:05:03. > :05:05.reduce the temperature of a burning building.
:05:06. > :05:09.The trial in this derelict building produced astonishing results.
:05:10. > :05:11.The water sprayed inside reduced the temperature of the burning room
:05:12. > :05:17.from 400 degrees to 80 degrees in 30 seconds, allowing the firemen
:05:18. > :05:25.of survival for anybody in that building much, much greater.
:05:26. > :05:27.And it also reduces the risk for our staff.
:05:28. > :05:36.So it very much is at the core of what we're trying to do.
:05:37. > :05:39.The probes were used in a real fire at a leisure centre
:05:40. > :05:43.The Brigade say unquestionably it halted the fire more quickly.
:05:44. > :05:45.So now every fire station across Devon and Cornwall
:05:46. > :05:50.will get one of these - an investment of around ?150,000.
:05:51. > :05:53.What it does is it gives them the option to fight the fire
:05:54. > :05:57.Potentially, this could save firefighters' lives.
:05:58. > :05:59.It absolutely will make our firefighting operation
:06:00. > :06:04.So, on the face of it, a simple piece of kit -
:06:05. > :06:06.but one which will change the way building fires are
:06:07. > :06:14.More than 1,600 people have now signed a petition to get the name
:06:15. > :06:18.They're unhappy about Edward Colston's role in the slave trade.
:06:19. > :06:20.But others say that would be airbrushing history.
:06:21. > :06:29.It was opened 150 years ago as a music venue
:06:30. > :06:34.It has already had a new entrance, and another ?45 million is expected
:06:35. > :06:41.There are lots of changes taking place at the Colston Hall,
:06:42. > :06:44.but one thing that's not being painted over
:06:45. > :06:50.That's despite a growing campaign to get Edward Colston's surname
:06:51. > :06:54.removed because of his role in the slave trade.
:06:55. > :06:59.And I think it's offensive to have a civil building
:07:00. > :07:01.that is for music, for celebration, something that should
:07:02. > :07:04.uplift your spirit and your soul, to be named after someone
:07:05. > :07:09.I think the name should reflect the inspirational people that
:07:10. > :07:14.I don't think it's really appropriate anymore that Colston
:07:15. > :07:18.More than 1500 people have now signed the petition
:07:19. > :07:24.History should be taught warts and all.
:07:25. > :07:28.I don't think we should rename it, we shouldn't seek
:07:29. > :07:33.We should teach every bit of our history, and not just
:07:34. > :07:35.selected bits that make us feel comfortable.
:07:36. > :07:39.The Colston Hall is on Colston Street, opposite Colston Tower
:07:40. > :07:45.and around the corner from the Colston statue.
:07:46. > :07:47.He has schools in the city named after him, too.
:07:48. > :07:50.But, whether Edward Colston's name stays or goes from the music venue
:07:51. > :07:52.is ultimately down to the trust which runs it.
:07:53. > :07:55.We have a very well-planned programme of work over
:07:56. > :07:59.And the name, what the new wonderful building will be
:08:00. > :08:03.The Colston Hall name is going, then?
:08:04. > :08:06.What the building will be called is part of that consideration over
:08:07. > :08:15.We've always said that we will bear that in mind when we look
:08:16. > :08:17.towards opening the triumphant new building in 2020.
:08:18. > :08:19.So keeping the name is also an option, then?
:08:20. > :08:21.Everything is on the table at the moment.
:08:22. > :08:24.And, bearing in mind, only ?30 million of the ?45 million
:08:25. > :08:27.needed for renovation work has been raised already.
:08:28. > :08:30.So, naming the venue after a sponsor is also a possibility to earn
:08:31. > :08:42.Thousands of people turned out across the West today
:08:43. > :08:47.The Tornado is a brand new train built to an original design.
:08:48. > :08:50.It was created 9 years ago at a cost of ?3 million.
:08:51. > :08:53.Today it passed through out region as it ran along the mainline
:08:54. > :09:11.I always prefer steam travel to a travel are being in a car. It is
:09:12. > :09:13.relaxing. Exciting. My father is a trained fanatics all means a lot to
:09:14. > :09:18.him and it is just a great family him and it is just a great family
:09:19. > :09:23.experience and obviously with modern-day life it is nice to see
:09:24. > :09:27.back and get the whole experience back and get the whole experience
:09:28. > :09:28.and knowing it is a new train it is fun to come for the day out.
:09:29. > :09:35.If you missed her today she'll back in the West again in May.
:09:36. > :09:41.That's it from us tonight, we're back with breakfast tomorrow but for
:09:42. > :09:47.now I will say good night and leave you with the late forecast. Did they
:09:48. > :09:51.find a train ride! It battled its way through some rain, not quite a
:09:52. > :09:56.tornado but an area of low pressure that is affecting us at the moment.
:09:57. > :10:02.As it tracks its way off to the north and east, a real squeeze on
:10:03. > :10:07.the isobars. That means the winds are packing up and starting to cast
:10:08. > :10:12.quite nicely as we go through the night, up to 50 mph in some places,
:10:13. > :10:15.especially up the channel. You can see we have had a few showers
:10:16. > :10:19.through the night but by tomorrow morning it is largely dry and clear
:10:20. > :10:24.and even with the wind the temperature will fall down but we
:10:25. > :10:30.should just about a frost. A chilly start and still breezy first thing
:10:31. > :10:34.but a lot of sunshine around. The wind will slowly eased through the
:10:35. > :10:38.day, generally dry with a couple of showers passing through, but mostly
:10:39. > :10:44.dry, good spells of sunshine if you can get in the shelter. It might
:10:45. > :10:49.feel quite pleasant, almost like spring has sprung. Make the most of
:10:50. > :10:55.that because spring will go back into winter when we head towards
:10:56. > :10:58.Friday and another area of low pressure spreading yet more rain
:10:59. > :11:02.towards us and that looks like it will stay with us on to the weekend
:11:03. > :11:03.at times so unsettled again from Friday morning
:11:04. > :11:07.outlook. A whole load of 11 is. What does that mean? Maybe John Hammond
:11:08. > :11:16.will tell you. We're in for a bumpy ride. The
:11:17. > :11:20.weather chopping and changing keeping us on our toes. Rain never
:11:21. > :11:24.too far away from our crystal ball. There has been rain around today
:11:25. > :11:27.across southern areas. This band of wet weather pushing through Wales
:11:28. > :11:32.and the Midlands. A little bit of the white stuff mixed in over the
:11:33. > :11:36.high ground Snowdonia, some snow for an trans-Pennine routes as well.
:11:37. > :11:40.Snow at low levels through the night. Further south the main story
:11:41. > :11:44.is the strength of the wind. Blustery. Gales on the western coast
:11:45. > :11:46.and through the English Channel. Even in land, gusty winds through
:11:47. > :11:48.the night. For the night. Further