:00:00. > :00:11.Hello. Good evening.
:00:12. > :00:13.I'm Tom Hepworth. You're watching South Today.
:00:14. > :00:15.Tonight's top stories - which way now?
:00:16. > :00:17.The bypass plans that divided a city are shelved by the government.
:00:18. > :00:20.I think goodwill is slightly lacking at the moment but I think
:00:21. > :00:25.we will have to get around a table and decide what we are going to do.
:00:26. > :00:31.A care worker is found guilty of stealing money from an elderly
:00:32. > :00:34.from an elderly man she was meant to be looking after.
:00:35. > :00:36.She won't be able to do this to anyone else.
:00:37. > :00:39.And I know I'm crying but I'm just relieved.
:00:40. > :00:47.For almost two decades arguments have raged about whether
:00:48. > :00:52.a bypass for Chichester should pass to the north or south of the city.
:00:53. > :00:54.The one thing most people did agree on was that improvements
:00:55. > :01:02.Today came the shock announcement the scheme has been scrapped.
:01:03. > :01:04.The first big viability study was carried out in the year 2000.
:01:05. > :01:07.14 years later the scheme was included in the
:01:08. > :01:12.A consultation was carried out last year.
:01:13. > :01:16.Five schemes, all developing the existing road to the south,
:01:17. > :01:19.and costing up to ?250m were under consideration.
:01:20. > :01:22.Then as the consultation came to an end in September,
:01:23. > :01:25.West Sussex councillors said they wanted
:01:26. > :01:31.Tonight it looks as though it won't happen at all.
:01:32. > :01:38.The battle to get agreement on how the A27 should be improved has been
:01:39. > :01:42.as frustrating as driving along the road in the rush hour.
:01:43. > :01:44.With no local consensus on the best option, the Transport Secretary
:01:45. > :01:54.I am absolutely dismayed by the news that the Chichester
:01:55. > :02:01.This is a consequence of political manoeuvring,
:02:02. > :02:03.which saw a campaign for an unfeasible northern route
:02:04. > :02:06.that was never intended, could not be delivered.
:02:07. > :02:10.Highways England had been consulting on five different schemes to improve
:02:11. > :02:17.But proposals for two possible more expensive routes to the north
:02:18. > :02:20.around Goodwood were not included, generating protests and creating
:02:21. > :02:27.It has divided Chichester in a terrible way.
:02:28. > :02:32.To be honest, there is no easy solution.
:02:33. > :02:35.Some campaigners believe a local forum should be established
:02:36. > :02:42.Some of the interested parties today could be brought together and work
:02:43. > :02:45.together to create something that could be put to the local community.
:02:46. > :02:47.The county council leader said she was shocked
:02:48. > :02:56.I'm actually quite hopeful that, if we could all pull together,
:02:57. > :02:59.we could find the right solution for Chichester and then
:03:00. > :03:05.We do need to find a solution within budget limitations
:03:06. > :03:08.that the Secretary of State has set, 250 million, and within the fact
:03:09. > :03:11.that he's not going to consider a northern route.
:03:12. > :03:14.So, it's back to the drawing board and I hope that the Minister
:03:15. > :03:23.might be persuaded to come up with the cash for
:03:24. > :03:25.on the A27 if consensus can be reached.
:03:26. > :03:31.So, no quick end in sight for drivers who are forced to crawl
:03:32. > :03:33.along on the A27 during peak periods.
:03:34. > :03:36.The Department for Transport has said that the A27 Arundel
:03:37. > :03:43.Steve Humphrey, BBC South today, Chichester.
:03:44. > :03:46.I asked our political editor Peter Henley what forces were behind
:03:47. > :03:55.The government is trying to keep the economy going as we head
:03:56. > :03:58.towards Brexit and this sort of investment is the sort of thing
:03:59. > :04:01.They've approved the Stubbington bypass in Gosport,
:04:02. > :04:03.which has been years waiting for something to happen.
:04:04. > :04:06.More money has been found for the A34.
:04:07. > :04:08.The A303, they are spending a fortune on.
:04:09. > :04:14.Elections for local councillors, I think, means that they don't
:04:15. > :04:17.want to put their name to an unpopular deal but,
:04:18. > :04:20.equally, at the moment, the government is pretty resistant
:04:21. > :04:24.to Conservative councillors, their own side,
:04:25. > :04:27.moaning about the lack of money which they are getting
:04:28. > :04:29.for all sorts of things, from funding to schools
:04:30. > :04:35."Don't bring us problems, bring us solutions."
:04:36. > :04:38.Is there anyway back from this or is it for ever
:04:39. > :04:45.Gridlock in ideas at the moment, certainly.
:04:46. > :04:47.It seemed impossible to bring the sides together and, really,
:04:48. > :04:52.Unless somebody comes forward with some sort
:04:53. > :04:56.of answer for Chris Grayling, he's just going to say, no,
:04:57. > :05:05.And, at the moment, some people are welcoming this.
:05:06. > :05:08.The Green Party are saying that it's better that we reduce the amount
:05:09. > :05:11.of traffic on the roads but most people are saying, this is a real
:05:12. > :05:15.problem and were just going to have to think again about some way
:05:16. > :05:17.of persuading government that we can have that money back.
:05:18. > :05:21.A care worker from West Sussex has been found guilty of stealing
:05:22. > :05:23.from the vulnerable pensioner she was looking after.
:05:24. > :05:26.Theresa Stratton who's 39 and from Littlehampton, took money
:05:27. > :05:33.It was captured on a CCTV camera which had been installed
:05:34. > :05:42.A trusted carer caught in what the jury heard
:05:43. > :05:46.This footage shows Theresa Stratton
:05:47. > :05:49.taking money from the wallet of 74-year-old David Skerritt.
:05:50. > :05:54.The footage given to the BBC by his family
:05:55. > :05:57.comes from a CCTV camera they set up in his living room
:05:58. > :06:01.They checked after he said his wallet was empty.
:06:02. > :06:04.When we went down there where to look through
:06:05. > :06:09.the CCTV and that is what we found which was we couldn't believe it.
:06:10. > :06:15.It was almost too shocking to me she was doing it.
:06:16. > :06:29.The court heard Theresa Stratton still ?130 on her second
:06:30. > :06:35.visit to David Skerritt's home in Littlehampton
:06:36. > :06:46.She said she'd taken with the man's permission
:06:47. > :06:51.Adjourning sentencing for reports, the judge warned Theresa
:06:52. > :06:54.Stratton that she would almost certainly face a prison sentence.
:06:55. > :06:57.He said there had been a high degree of betrayal of trust.
:06:58. > :06:59.There couldn't be a better verdict. Justice for my dad.
:07:00. > :07:02.And justice for anybody who works with vulnerable people
:07:03. > :07:06.David Skerritt died in September of last year.
:07:07. > :07:08.His family say on the care provided the company
:07:09. > :07:11.It told does it dismissed Stratton as
:07:12. > :07:14.soon as the theft was evident and provides a high level
:07:15. > :07:17.Teresa Stratton will be sentenced on March 10th.
:07:18. > :07:19.This case raises questions about how vulnerable people can be protected.
:07:20. > :07:22.The charity Action on Elder Abuse says it supports the use of CCTV
:07:23. > :07:25.I think in someone's own home, there's certainly
:07:26. > :07:31.Obviously, we'd always say, make sure the older person's view
:07:32. > :07:42.Care homes is a bit trickier because generally they have a lot
:07:43. > :07:45.of public spaces and you have to be mindful of violating
:07:46. > :07:52.But we think there is a place for cameras in care homes, as well.
:07:53. > :07:55.We often hear about cuts to front line policing.
:07:56. > :07:58.But two of our forces are actively trying new initiatives to attract
:07:59. > :08:04.Hampshire Police is offering a two thousand pound bonus to those
:08:05. > :08:11.The Thames Valley force has lowered the academic standards required
:08:12. > :08:14.to join as a police officer, to two A Level passes.
:08:15. > :08:17.Those who represent officers say they'll be able to relate better
:08:18. > :08:23.This is more about doing the right thing at the right time for the
:08:24. > :08:26.It's important that police officers have the right
:08:27. > :08:35.A Surrey based charity that supports amputees across the UK is now
:08:36. > :08:39.Limbcare in Camberley lost its storage facility
:08:40. > :08:40.for its prosthetics, wheelchairs, crutches
:08:41. > :08:46.It also has to find a new head office,
:08:47. > :08:50.The charity fears if it doesn't find new premises soon,
:08:51. > :08:55.these walking aids will have to be thrown away.
:08:56. > :08:57.A woman from Nigeria has successfully donated stem cells
:08:58. > :09:01.to help save the life of her sister from Weymouth.
:09:02. > :09:03.Martha Williams was initially refused permission to travel
:09:04. > :09:07.to the UK to help May Brown, who has leukaemia.
:09:08. > :09:10.But the Home Office overturned its decision,
:09:11. > :09:13.after more than 60 thousand people signed an online petition.
:09:14. > :09:15.Now just a few weeks after the operation,
:09:16. > :09:24.I feel really grateful for what she has done for me.
:09:25. > :09:30.I mean, what can you say to somebody who saved your life?
:09:31. > :09:36.Well, I'm feeling very happy I was able to help save my sister's
:09:37. > :09:44.life and that my proposal of coming to the UK is accomplished.
:09:45. > :09:45.That's the latest, thanks for being there.
:09:46. > :09:48.Join us if you can tomorrow morning, we've got bulletins in BBC Breakfast
:09:49. > :09:55.but now here's Alexis with your weather.
:09:56. > :10:08.It's going to be a windy night to night. We could see gusts of up to
:10:09. > :10:13.50 mph. Showers, could be wintry in nature with temperatures dropping
:10:14. > :10:21.away to two or three Celsius in the countryside. Thursday, the breeze
:10:22. > :10:26.coming in from the West. One or two isolated showers but a lovely sunny
:10:27. > :10:35.day foremost. Temperatures will reach a high of 9-10 C. Tomorrow
:10:36. > :10:41.night, a breezy night. A weather front will arrive in the early hours
:10:42. > :10:49.of Friday morning, heavy rain moving its weight northwards. Behind it,
:10:50. > :10:56.outbreaks of showers or drizzle. Low pressure in charge of our weather
:10:57. > :11:00.making it unsettled. Into the weekend, sunny spells tomorrow, rain
:11:01. > :11:02.at times on Friday, rain at some point on Saturday.
:11:03. > :11:06.outlook. A whole load of 11 is. What does that mean? Maybe John Hammond
:11:07. > :11:15.will tell you. We're in for a bumpy ride. The
:11:16. > :11:19.weather chopping and changing keeping us on our toes. Rain never
:11:20. > :11:23.too far away from our crystal ball. There has been rain around today
:11:24. > :11:26.across southern areas. This band of wet weather pushing through Wales
:11:27. > :11:30.and the Midlands. A little bit of the white stuff mixed in over the
:11:31. > :11:35.high ground Snowdonia, some snow for an trans-Pennine routes as well.
:11:36. > :11:38.Snow at low levels through the night. Further south the main story
:11:39. > :11:39.is the strength of the