19/02/2014 South Today

Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's programme.

A respite from the rain but no let`up for people dealing with

flooding as more residents on one estate are advised to leave. We keep

being told that it is rainwater which is coming up from underground,

and there is still a lot more to come.

Counting the cost of four weeks of storms, the fisherman whose lost

thousands of pounds of income and equipment. Most of the fishing fleet

has not been out of the second week in December. Generally the markets

are good at Christmas, so the fishermen tend to put the money away

to put them through the winter. How pulling the army

that. `` had a choice. They have been submerged for two weeks. The

council keeps moving us, he is really unsettled. It is getting

really ridiculous now. 50 homes have been evacuated in total with 50 more

at risk. Heavy rain has caused water to rise through the ground and the

sewers cannot cope. Sewage is being thrown back out into people 's

homes. Awful, absolutely awful especially when no one is going to

sort it. We just got a quote for ?600 for a week's rental. Cannot

afford that. It's not just water around them. We know that

flood water is contaminated, full of pretty nasty bugs. You can get

problems with diarrhoea, vomiting and skin infections. The risks are

actually relatively low because we have looked before at places that

have had flooding, and we have not seen that many people going to their

GPs and AMD. But it is still good to take precautions? Yes, it is still

contaminated, so wear gloves, wash your hands if you are exposed to it

and wear sensible clothes. Stay away from it. We are talking about past

maybe 1am. Ready to be deployed. And here we are now. The people are

ground. They have had a lot of problems. We are just here to do our

bit. 28 crews from across the UK are here as part of the National

resilience scheme which deploys units to where they are most needed.

It is not just crews and personnel who have come here to Berks, they

have brought with them some serious hardware as well. These are high

volume pumps from Glamorgan, Durham, Darlington and Norfolk. And they can

pump out 70,000 litres of water every minute. Berkshire is fighting

the floods on two fronts. In the east, but also in

The major issue is getting the gear from the ground which are stuck in

the rocks, at ?60 per pop, that is quite expensive. This is only the

fifth time that Tony has been to see since Christmas. He is a national

representative for local fishermen and says they are in a dire

situation. It is very serious. Most of the serious fishing fleet has not

been out since the second week of December. The infrastructure has

been damaged onshore and also our fishing gear. Most the `` by the

time most of our fishermen get out there, they will be down three

months. Tony is having to go to harbour not in his regular location

which has been damaged by would include 540 houses at

Larkhill. The army wants to build to the east of the camp. At Bulford,

another 240 new homes. The army has a number of possible sites. Tidworth

would see 200 and they could go on land mainly to the north of the

town. The same number would be built at Ludgershall and Perham Down. The

army says it will also need new mess buildings, garages and workshops

inside existing bases. James Ingham reports.

Tidworth barracks, one of the main military sites on Salisbury plain.

This garrison town is one of four that will

be crucial for the military's future.

Passengers had to be rushed to safety after a double decker bus

caught fire on the A338 spur road heading out of Bournemouth. It's

believed the fire, which destroyed the double decker bus, may have been

caused by an electrical fault in the engine. No one was injured. The

incident which happened near the Ashley Heath roundabout caused long

delays. Hampshire police are growing

increasingly concerned for the welfare of a man who hasn't been

seen since Saturday. Michael Bateman, who is 28 and from

Medstead, left his home address without taking his regular

medication. Police say they don't believe he has any money with him.

The government says new figures showing another drop in

unemployment, is further proof its It has been very hard. The first few

months before John admitted it, they were probably the worst because he

was not himself. He was not a nice person to be around and he's

normally fund and bubbly and a nice person. John's recovery is ongoing

but he has regained his motivation. Having formerly been sceptical about

depression now he wants to raise awareness that it is something

people need to talk about. He is planning a solo walk to the South

Pole in December. His expedition is called there to express. Expression

and depression do not go hand`in`hand, so I am trying to

break that by doing the expression of expressing myself.

today that even the steeliness of the Hampshire professional slightly

wary. Looking back at them, they are a little bit different in size to

what I am normally used to. It is going to be interesting. A great

experience to be able to train with these boys. Two of the South's

leading professional club unveiled a new haircut. Members of season

ticket holders for each will be able to enjoy discounts and benefits at

the other. They are too great sports, family orientated, great

crowds for both of them, it was a great opportunity to get together

and help each other out. The aim is to offer supporters of the two clubs

the chance to experience a sport they previously may not have had a

chance to. To get a partnership between London Irish

the year, was ?630,000. No surprise to see the covers on

there! The covers will be on everywhere at the minute. The

cricket season is not to far away, nearly March, which means it's

nearly next month. Cricket reporters across the country cannot wait!

There are a few in our office ticking off the days!

70 years ago allied forces based here in the south were beginning to

train for the Normany landings of June 1944. As they did so nearly 70

years ago Edna Miller took a very special flight. As a member of the

Women's Auxiliary Air Force in 1944 she got a chance to fly a Horsa

glider which was being delivered from Hurn airfield to Oxford. Edna

has never forgotten Today she went to the army Air Corps

Museum in Hampshire to come back? That was quite an eye

opener for me. On June six, 1944, men were towed across the channel

towards nobody in the `` Normandy in the dark. Thousands meant the

journey but many did not mean to fight. This is a serious business,

many men suffered injuries because the aircraft was made of wood and

they often broke upon landing. There are memories Edna says she will

never be able to share, but this is one experience she is willing to

tell the world about. How many people have been in a Horsa glider?

This was the best. The Horsa was the best.

Edna Miller reminiscing, 91 years old.