:00:08. > :00:10.Hello, good evening, I'm Tom Hepworth.
:00:11. > :00:12.An investigation's underway after a fire on
:00:13. > :00:17.Tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused to small
:00:18. > :00:21.businesses on the site in Soberton Heath near Wickham.
:00:22. > :00:27.At it's height, 70 firefighters from across the county fought thd flames.
:00:28. > :00:29.These guys, you know, work week`to`week
:00:30. > :00:31.they're not conglomerates.
:00:32. > :00:33.They haven't got shareholders and fast, sort of, resources.
:00:34. > :00:36.Their livelihoods have just gone up in smoke in what is, sort of,
:00:37. > :00:49.How do you build houses which stay dry in a high flood risk arda?
:00:50. > :00:51.One answer could be to build homes that float.
:00:52. > :00:54.That's what's being proposed as part of a larger developlent
:00:55. > :01:00.After this year's winter floods some developers believe flo`ting
:01:01. > :01:03.homes, like these in Holland, are long overdue in the UK.
:01:04. > :01:06.But Theale Lake is one of the most important sites
:01:07. > :01:09.for nightingales in the country and home to thousands of other species.
:01:10. > :01:11.This area has taken so many years to develop into what
:01:12. > :01:16.is now a very important sitd in Berkshire for wildlife in gdneral.
:01:17. > :01:19.And, to have a development like that would ruin
:01:20. > :01:27.This area was flooded to well over three feet deep this last whnter.
:01:28. > :01:31.If the thing gets built, and it s found not to work, it's too late.
:01:32. > :01:34.It's our ability to control the level of the water
:01:35. > :01:37.in the lake that will enabld our particular can`float hotses
:01:38. > :01:41.that we're very excited abott, to rise and fall with the w`ter
:01:42. > :01:44.Local planners and the Environment Agency will also need
:01:45. > :01:58.One of the south's biggest motorsport events has been
:01:59. > :02:01.Sunseeker pulled out as sponsors of the Rallye Dorset in March.
:02:02. > :02:03.Organisers say changes to the British Rally Championship,
:02:04. > :02:06.announced by the sport's governing body, has put the future of the
:02:07. > :02:14.It's 35 years since steam enthusiasts brotght back
:02:15. > :02:16.passenger trains on the Swanage Railway in Dorset.
:02:17. > :02:19.The line was closed by Brithsh Rail in 1972, but volunteers havd
:02:20. > :02:22.gradually restored it to its former glory and re`connected it
:02:23. > :02:31.Steve Humphrey watched the celebrations.
:02:32. > :02:33.The powerful locomotive, Tornado, that was only built
:02:34. > :02:36.a few years ago, has been the centrepiece of this weekend s
:02:37. > :02:41.She's running on a Dorset branch line that's been
:02:42. > :02:47.Their efforts have been getting plenty of praise from visitors.
:02:48. > :02:50.It's a legacy that we leave to the future generations.
:02:51. > :02:54.It's something that they'll all appreciate.
:02:55. > :02:58.It's absolutely Trojan work on behalf of those pioneers, isn't it?
:02:59. > :03:01.It puts British Rail to shale, doesn't it?
:03:02. > :03:04.British Rail shut the Swanage branch line in 0972
:03:05. > :03:07.but within a short time the volunteers were rebuildhng it.
:03:08. > :03:11.This weekend, some of those original pioneers were given special awards.
:03:12. > :03:13.People think this has always been here.
:03:14. > :03:17.It's very easy to think that now, that some of these things look so...
:03:18. > :03:20.as though they have been here all the time, they haven't!
:03:21. > :03:24.Some of us know what we've had to do to get it here.
:03:25. > :03:26.Last year, 210,000 people travelled on the Swanage Rahlway.
:03:27. > :03:28.It makes a major contribution to Dorset's tourist industry,
:03:29. > :03:33.The railway's next target is to get regular passenger services running
:03:34. > :03:36.up to Wareham so people can connect with trains
:03:37. > :03:38.on the national rail network, hopefully by autumn of next year.
:03:39. > :03:54.Steve Humphrey, BBC South Today Swanage.
:03:55. > :03:56.Let's have a look at what the weather has in store,
:03:57. > :04:12.The showers will clear to the east. It will leave it dry over nhght
:04:13. > :04:16.With clear spells and the whnds falling light we could see list
:04:17. > :04:21.patches falling towards dawn. Cooler with temperatures down to 10`12
:04:22. > :04:24.degrees. It should be easy to sleep tonight. Tomorrow starts off fine
:04:25. > :04:29.and bright with good sunny spells. It won't be too long before we see
:04:30. > :04:34.cloud pushing in from the wdst. That cloud becoming thick enough later to
:04:35. > :04:39.introduce a few spots of light patchy rain. Temperatures gdtting
:04:40. > :04:44.into the 20's. Starts off cloudy on Tuesday. It should brighten up later
:04:45. > :04:46.in the day. Warmer through the week, humid with a chance of thundery
:04:47. > :04:50.showers. That's the latest, thanks for
:04:51. > :04:53.being here. We will be back with local bulletins tomorrow morning in
:04:54. > :05:17.BBC Breakfast, but from all the late Good evening. A fine night ahead. A
:05:18. > :05:21.few showers are lingering across eastern England and eastern
:05:22. > :05:26.Scotland. They should fade away into the small hours. There will be clear
:05:27. > :05:30.skies and it will be a fresher night and last night. Temperatures will
:05:31. > :05:35.slide down into the mid-teens and lower. A decent start to the new
:05:36. > :05:36.week. The emphasis really is on start