02/04/2017 Points West

A Wiltshire soldier who was awarded a Victoria Cross

in the First World War has been honoured in his home town.

William Gosling defused a British bomb which had misfired

and landed in front of him, saving dozens of lives.

A Wroughton farmer remembered for one act of extraordinary

courage, almost 100 years ago to the day.

On April the 5th, 1917, 24-year-old William Gosling found

A faulty bomb fired from his own side landed in the mud just yards

in front of his line, but didn't explode.

William immediately jumped out of the trench to defuse it.

His act was recorded in the London Gazette that same year.

This event, 100 years on has given an opportunity for people

to remember that extraordinary presence of mind that he had.

How long did he have before it went off?

Well, I understand about ten seconds.

Today's ceremony is part of a nationwide move to honour

all of World War One's Victoria Cross recipients.

It just feels so nice the whole village came out.

The service in the church was really lovely and I think

people have thought, this is our boy,

And also the fact that William's daughter Marion

I think that was really nice and there can't be many people

from the First World War whose children are still alive.

It makes the history of the Great War seem not

A woman in her 40s has been arrested in connection with an incident

on the Gloucester Road in Bristol, where a car hit a cyclist

The cyclist, a 31 year-old man, remains in a life threatening

The way the traffic flows in the area around

Bristol's Hippodrome has been permanently changed

It paves the way for the Metrobus and is meant to simplify

the layout for motorists, reduce congestion and make more

space for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

There's more detail about exactly how things have altered at...

Meanwhile bus company First Bristol has brought in a 30p fare

increase from today, for people who buy their

They say they're trying to encourage passengers to buy tickets

via the company's mobile ticket smartphone app or its Touch smart

card, where there'll be no price rises.

The aim - to encourage quicker boarding and improve journey times.

There's been a show of solidarity this weekend

at the Stroud Subscription Rooms by people wanting to save the venue.

The Support our Subs group linked hands around the building

to try to raise awareness and attract more

The District Council has said it can no longer afford to run it.

The building is an entertainment venue as well as a tourist

Organisations who may want to play a part in its future have

until the 12th of April to come forward with ideas.

In rugby's European Challenge Cup, both Bath and Gloucester

made their way through to the semifinals this weekend.

Bath beat Brive 34-20 at the Rec on Saturday.

We know now they'll travel to Stade Francais for the semis.

And Gloucester beat Cardiff Blues 46-26 at Kingsholm last

night to set up a semifinal against La Rochelle

They scored six tries against their Welsh opponents

in the second half but this try from Jonny May,

OK, let's take a look at the weather forecast before we go.

Lovely weather today for the Minchinhampton Kite Festival,

although they could have done with a bit more wind to go

Temperatures dropping quite a bit tonight though -

let's get the latest forecast from Holly Green.

More sunshine to come at times although a little bit of rain as

well. Clear skies tonight. Mist and fog forming. Quite chilly tomorrow

morning. Mist and fog initially tomorrow morning. That will break

spells. Some outbreaks of rain spells. Some outbreaks of rain

tomorrow evening and overnight. That will clear into Tuesday. Dry and

fine weather. That is all for now. Goodbye.

Some lovely spring sunshine on offer. Highs of 12 degrees. In

London you can enjoy the lovely spring blossom on the trees. Highs

of 17 Celsius. It is mostly dry for most of us throughout the week. A

bit fresher than it has been and it can lead to some chilly