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Good evening - the news here in the west tonight. | :00:09. | :00:10. | |
The cost of crossing the Severn Bridge and Second Severn | :00:11. | :00:12. | |
Crossing has increased - it's now ?6.70 for cars. | :00:13. | :00:16. | |
Both bridges are due to pass into public ownership soon, | :00:17. | :00:20. | |
which could lead to a reduction in toll prices - something home | :00:21. | :00:23. | |
buyers are responding to, as Catherine Powell reports. | :00:24. | :00:29. | |
To commemorate the first crossing of the Severn Bridge, | :00:30. | :00:31. | |
I have great pleasure in unveiling this plaque. | :00:32. | :00:35. | |
The first bridge was opened by the Queen in 1966. | :00:36. | :00:40. | |
But for people like these in Chepstow, | :00:41. | :00:43. | |
who commute into the west, the annual price increase | :00:44. | :00:45. | |
And my partner does, so we are playing ?13 a day | :00:46. | :00:52. | |
I train over in Portishead a few nights a week. | :00:53. | :00:56. | |
It becomes a struggle, getting back and forth, | :00:57. | :00:58. | |
The Government has already said it could halve the fees to cross | :00:59. | :01:04. | |
the bridges when they come back into public ownership - | :01:05. | :01:07. | |
although drivers may have to pay both ways. | :01:08. | :01:11. | |
Estate agents believe that could result in more people | :01:12. | :01:14. | |
from the west looking for homes over the bridge. | :01:15. | :01:18. | |
70 to 80% of all our buyers recently have been | :01:19. | :01:21. | |
from over the bridge and, of course, that to bridge coming down in price, | :01:22. | :01:25. | |
people are assuming they are going to be able to work over the bridge | :01:26. | :01:28. | |
The Government is still considering plans to alter the way | :01:29. | :01:32. | |
we pay to cross the bridges, and says it will confirm | :01:33. | :01:35. | |
Now, Clevedon is a popular spot for a bit of cold water swimming - | :01:36. | :01:44. | |
you might have seen some of the town's keenest on one | :01:45. | :01:46. | |
Well, today, a group welcomed in the new year | :01:47. | :01:52. | |
It's a tradition going back 30 years. | :01:53. | :01:56. | |
But this year it was rather more low-key, as Martin Jones reports. | :01:57. | :02:01. | |
But for three decades, a New Year's dip in Clevedon seawater has | :02:02. | :02:09. | |
I fancied something completely different | :02:10. | :02:14. | |
start the year afresh, so going to jump in and have a dip and | :02:15. | :02:19. | |
This year, the event was smaller though, | :02:20. | :02:24. | |
because organisers had pulled out, saying it had grown too big. | :02:25. | :02:28. | |
I felt the liability was getting too much, | :02:29. | :02:31. | |
too many people were coming and I just felt there were too many | :02:32. | :02:34. | |
people who have been drinking overnight and going in the water | :02:35. | :02:38. | |
I just didn't want that responsibility. | :02:39. | :02:43. | |
it's a bracing start to the new year. | :02:44. | :02:53. | |
But it gets rid of the hangover really | :02:54. | :03:00. | |
And cold is a description everyone seemed to agree with. | :03:01. | :03:12. | |
To rugby - Tom Varndell became the Premiership's joint-top | :03:13. | :03:22. | |
try-scorer of all time to help Bristol overcome Sale for a second | :03:23. | :03:25. | |
And Gloucester Rugby sit 9th after today's 12-13 defeat | :03:26. | :03:31. | |
To football, a New Year goal-fest at The New Lawn, | :03:32. | :03:36. | |
Keanu Marsh Brown and Christian Doidge both scored twice. | :03:37. | :03:46. | |
And Somerset's defending darts champion Gary Anderson has just | :03:47. | :03:49. | |
booked his place in tomorrow's PDC World Darts Championship final. | :03:50. | :03:53. | |
Anderson, from Burnham on Sea, is seeking a record third | :03:54. | :03:56. | |
He beat Peter Wright 6-3 earlier this evening | :03:57. | :04:00. | |
Well, the bulk of the rain is clearing out towards the south now. | :04:01. | :04:12. | |
It's still a bit damp towards the south coast. | :04:13. | :04:14. | |
Further north, we have got largely dry conditions and clearing skies, | :04:15. | :04:17. | |
so certainly rurally, we could a frost, but most | :04:18. | :04:21. | |
so certainly rurally, we could see a frost, but most | :04:22. | :04:24. | |
towns and cities, though, just that little bit above freezing, | :04:25. | :04:26. | |
so it does mean a chilly start to the day tomorrow but a bright | :04:27. | :04:29. | |
start and on the whole, a beautiful day. | :04:30. | :04:31. | |
We should see a lot more sunshine tomorrow than we did this weekend. | :04:32. | :04:34. | |
Dry, bright, light winds, but it's those temperatures | :04:35. | :04:36. | |
that you will notice, they are going to be struggling | :04:37. | :04:39. | |
a little bit so it is going to feel noticeably colder. | :04:40. | :04:42. | |
And that says has upgraded for a very chilly start | :04:43. | :04:45. | |
of the day on Tuesday, the Tuesday itself should | :04:46. | :04:47. | |
Largely dry through most of next week but with more cloud | :04:48. | :04:51. | |
And that's it, we'll say good night - a very happy new year to you. | :04:52. | :04:59. | |
We will be back tomorrow. Happy New Year. | :05:00. | :05:06. | |
For many, New Year's Day was a shocker with all of that rain | :05:07. | :05:15. | |
around. Tomorrow will be sunny, but it is getting colder. This is rain | :05:16. | :05:19. | |
clearing from the south-east. These specks of white as snow mixed in | :05:20. | :05:24. | |
with showers across parts of northern England, particularly | :05:25. | :05:26. | |
across Scotland, low levels here. I say that they hazard in northern and | :05:27. | :05:32. | |
eastern areas. I would not rule out slippery areas almost anywhere by | :05:33. | :05:36. | |
the morning, by which time temperatures will be close to or | :05:37. | :05:41. | |
below freezing in many places. A bright and sunny start, but still | :05:42. | :05:44. | |
wintry showers, sliding down the North Sea coast. Some snow down at | :05:45. | :05:48. | |
quite low levels to the north of Scotland. Here, the snow will turn | :05:49. | :05:52. | |
to rain. Something milder creeping in off the Atlantic as it clouds | :05:53. | :05:57. | |
over. Further south, despite that sunshine, it will feel cold. 3-5 is | :05:58. | :06:02. | |
the best I can offer you, briefly, through the afternoon. Then | :06:03. | :06:06. | |
temperatures fall away like a stone. Through | :06:07. | :06:07. |