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Country today which is has some parts off some assess North Somerset on higher ground around x. More have all seen some flurries Eric Norman is the landlord of the pub in one cross and told b.b.c. Some aside how it's affecting things that we think we've got 2 or 3 inches of snow and it's still settled on the fields but the roads at this precise moment normal traffic has resumed on the roads albeit you've got to have a bit stand here and slow are telling to the house now elements to has been named as a knee high in for a family festival shindig normally takes place near Bristol and heist various musical acts and activities in 2020 will start out its new home in May and Adam Powell who's the general manager at Ellington says he hopes it will be a positive may for the organizers have actually done the homework We've had public meetings with local residents of what like it's and I believe that cannot quite positive couple of weeks back they're looking at a new road structure coming in from a different angle so it doesn't block the traffic and you know me for structure they have been doing this for so long they know what they're doing the security wise the health and safety wise it's all in there and I am fully confident that this will go fine and in the weather staying mother this afternoon as a weather front lines across the area the rain will turn when tray of the highest ground in place is feeling cold in the fresh winds and high survey of 6 degrees Celsius that's 43 to place fun highs b.b.c. Some Sonny's It's 4 minutes past full. B.b.c. Somerset I was listening carefully to see if there's any more snow but it does sound like their ISP but there has been some annoyer about that on Dr hello I'm Matt thanks for your company this afternoon take you through until 7 and Julian Buckley will be here with all the latest travel as usual gardening jobs after the matter after in all I think we coping fairly well despite the weather it's the cones causing the queues in Koch's the 1st off for the wells road the a $39.00 same issue heading out of Mountain Heathfield and the other until now towards the $838.00 in the temper nights and of course the Axminster of the a 358 but in charge in town with that remains close. As for the drawing it works to continue of course we'll have updates right throughout the show in the meantime if you do spot something we haven't on the road then please do give us a ring if you can say for legal it's only 206781566. Months for the b.b.c. Some of right let's get stuck into Thursday's drive then shall we. Coming up Boris Johnson has been in Somerset Today you'll hear what he had to say and exactly where he went and what he did. So yeah mention the snow it's been snowing overnight on x. More doesn't look too bad now those far as I'm aware details to come on what happened in the problems it did cause yesterday and a music festival is moving from Bristol to just outside elements to next year so more details on that coming up and musically before hapless for Welsh go west and simply read will all be on your radio b.b.c. Somerset with Mark for me. And also the word quiz will be on your radio for the next 25 minutes or so it's called the 1st and last year about to get a clue and the 1st letter and the last letter and then all you have to do is work out a word a word that fits. I can accept quite a few on the odd occasions I'm not sure how today's is going to go so will find out now the 1st letter is a for Alpha the last letter is easy for Echo natural skill is your clue natural skill so if you can think of a word that works you can call 806781566 it's free and you can talk to Emma and tell your answer there or you can text the word Somerset with your name an answer and send us each to one trouble 3 those texts a charge that your standard message right so 1st letter last letter or echo natural skill What can you come up with today. This is about playing the 1st and. The last where the 1st letters of days a for Alpha and the last letter for Echo natural skill that's the clue that you're working with World and standard Highbridge Marlene in Il Chester Jack and Audrey in Taunton you can have 2 words there well done Delhi Shepton Mallett also Mike the cabbie in Taunton and Ray from Minehead Terry from midsummer Norton getting a different word so that's 3 different ones accepted so far David Bridgewater well done Rob in tropical Yeovil. Tropical in a good sunny way or tropical as in a Goodness me blowing a huge leeway I would imagine it's probably the latter Derek in Barrow Well done Carol and Bruce very cold and wet and have a Creech I know it's its turn doesn't it really has retired dentist gone from Tim. You can have both of those answers that you sent over Firstly water so I 106781566 number to call you can text the word Somerset your name your answer and send your message to 81 trouble 3 natural skill is the clue today 1st letter alpha last letter echo and even though some of them a bit a bit tenuous 3 different answers made it 3 so from. Travel on the way after simply read this is sweet child. And on the. Palm. Of your. Chad. Good. Simply read. B.b.c. . Across all things as usual. Thank you good afternoon it's not the most some roadworks calls in the congestion that's the worst of it really well zeroed in the Coke seat looking slow and the temper lights as it is through mountain Heathfield on the Allens Hill but certainly heading away from Taunton up towards the 838 so it's unusual hospice through the time center of the time way on the up on side towards old roadworks approaching the m 5 junction 25 roundabouts starting to look Friday congested a 38 bypass by the end patches between Wellington and Taunton as well not looking too bad for the major roads in and out of Yeovil so far this afternoon ship them out looking busy both ways for the 361 around the charts and crossroads on the a 37 the white stone road as well heading into a bridge well to the Broadway very slow ready in both directions busy for the m 5 and the a 3 o 3 boats are on the move in the main and of course there's a racing atones and today last race has just got underway so we expected to see a busy on the surrounding routes probably inside the next 20 minutes or so as right at the moment though of course if you spot something else we haven't and please do give us a call safe and legal always 106781566. B.b.c. Somerset Simon came out of a pub at the 6. I'm actually going to. Perth train. To make. Sure we go through. Simon park work. But. Completely actually going out the door looking like a complete wreck we know it's all working for I. Came to you in the school for a lovely time together some people sunsets to Somerset's radio station back tomorrow I'm from the b.b.c. Sound so tomorrow Simon will be trying to get caught so it's all part of the b.b.c. Children in Need day tomorrow it's going on and more details coming up all you have to do is listen to b.b.c. Somerset. They're all about it I for one I think I am playing table tennis with Pudsey Bear to morrow morning I can't wait I just hope that he's rubbish at table tennis because I'm not very good on the 1st and last today well done Adam in rod stock you can have 2 of those answers so nice to hear from you well done also a correct one from in Froome and Tony from Cleveland Well done a christening last summer who said yesterday's was a tough one it was I can't even read what it was but it was it was a tough one but you can have 2 answers accepted today so that's all right it's all worth it isn't it clear in North Pemberton also right nice to hear from you thank you very much for getting in touch there's still 10 minutes of you having a go at this today Jill from come it should write this well indifferent stock Listen Dave on the school run as well nice to hear from you let me run through the details again the clue today is natural skill. The 1st letter is a pole or alpha or anything like that. Is the last letter and at the moment I've got at least one of them is very tenuous I'll say but I've got at least 4 answers accepted so there's plenty to have a go 106-781-5668 number to call or you can text the word Somerset your name your answer and send a message to one trouble 3 if you do need thinking time. Let's go. You know. Live. Live. Live. Live. Go west and call me on b.b.c. Somerset. Man I feel like a woman. Eagle Eye Cherry playing in a moment Eurythmics Bellamy Brothers as well in the next quarter of an hour on Dr tonight also it was on this day in 1922 the b.b.c. Started its 1st daily radio service so they all told like that then now unfortunately they will talk like me but you will hear all about that very soon That's coming up Also it's been snowing overnight on x. More which if it's going to snow anywhere and make anyone look beautiful it might as well be someone like x. More so we'll have more details on that as well coming up on Dr today and of course the answers that have been accepted on the 1st and last a christening last to be with another one and that's the one of the tenuous ones but it still allowed Jane and well done your answers go through and Cliff in Puritan nice to hear from you as well 1st letter alpha last letter natural skill is the clue that you're working with 3 or 4 minutes if you're having a go pizza in western Soylent well done Brian n l c in Wellington you can have one of those 806781566 the number to call or you can text the word Somerset your name your answer and send your message to one trouble 3. Eagle Eye cherry and save tonight this is b.b.c. Somerset. Well down the garden you were also has been accepted on the 1st and last dog in venomously working very well a very hard but I need 2 of those have made it through but still lovely to hear from you I just want to mention as well Ryan and Nick who are working very hard but you haven't got anything through yet sorry. This is in a minute don't worry but in Troll has been accepted as well so in the end I will tell you these in a couple of minutes 4 different answers made it through even though at least one of those I think is a bit tenuous but I was just feeling kind and generous today so that made it 3 but I'll run through those in a couple of minutes said just coming up to 432. The time for the b.b.c. Somerset news headlines he's Emma Rushton some breaking news in the past few minutes police in California say they're responding to an active she said at a high school in Santa Teresa a city north of Los Angeles there are numerous casualties we'll have more on this in the next half an hour bars John. So it has once again labeled climate change protest as Krusty's after securing a security concerns forced him to change his election campaign visit to a bakery in Glastonbury extinction rebellion activists were positioned outside burns the bread and prompting a decision to divert the prime minister to one of the company shops in Wiles' earlier he met children on staff at West Monckton primary school stuff there raise concerns about funding issues facing the school and called on him to invest much more in education. Hancock says unprecedented to bond on the n.h.s. Is to blame for trust in England missing that targets on waiting times one in 6 patients waited more than 4 hours to be seen last month Labor have described the figures as disgraceful the Liberal Democrats said they were a damning indictment of years of Conservative governments the army has been deployed to help lay more than 20000 sandbags to protect properties along the river Don in South Yorkshire as more heavy rain is forecast a number of people have been rescued from cars in floodwater in Oxfordshire and more than 20 schools have been closed due to flooding in war except there's been snow over the west country today which has hit some parts of Somerset north Somerset on higher ground around x. More have all seen some flurries delinquent house an ailment still has been named as the new home for a family festival shindig normally takes part place near Bristol and various musical acts and activities and in the weather will cloudy 3 tonight with showers and perhaps some long spells of rain fast clear breaks will be fairly short lived becoming dry as an ice unfolds chilly with some brisk winds of one degree Celsius that's 34 degrees Fahrenheit b.b.c. Some sad news it's almost 434. And Julian Buckley time hello my thank you to start them through Westbury sub Mendip on the wells road the a 371 road works by school Hill a causing q. Still slow in the temporal lights just heading through Cokesbury on the wells road v.a. 39 usual congestion hotspots through Bridgewater the Broadway show. The worst of the afternoon congestion still cueing away from Monckton Heathfield. 38 are heading away from Taunton slow but always looking heavy in both directions very slow at the moment. And the a 3 o 3 particularly the side towards the roundabout. Quite busy as people leave Taunton race course for the day so the b. $3170.00 starting to struggle on the course if you're travelling between charge and tat's with x. Mr rode a $35.00 rated course not remain shut for the drainage works just looking at the cameras for the m 5 certainly but in the main no major reports but if you do spot something we haven't seen them please do give us a call say from 08067856. So the 1st and last today thank you very much if you had a go at it it was a little bit easier than yesterday. You're on speed accepted right at the end there well done so the 1st letter was a. Natural skill that was the clue that you're working with today so. Absolutely that works as well and then attribute that was the one that was I thought was a bit more tenuous because attributes more of a space more of a quality than a skill but however it made it through so for different accepted and we will have the final one of the week just after 4 tomorrow I want children in need. Hear it makes sense Sweet Dreams Are Made of this this is b.b.c. Somerset and Thursday's drive I met with you till 7 you know what it was in 1922 the b.b.c. Started its 1st daily radio service and back then it was known as the British Broadcasting Company and just had 4 staff at 6 pm The news was read by author Barros and he read the bulletin twice once quickly and once slowly and asked listeners to let him know what speed they preferred is that brilliant Andy Broxton has been taking a look back at how it all started on the 14th of November 1922 borrows director of programs at the British Broadcasting Company launched Britain's new 1st national radio service. In the Strand London speaking with the author nation that would soon become iconic here in the transmission. Heard the numbers certainly heard her confident current through her cover but how did that come about. Well it all comes back to the 1st World War and the sending of communications by radio waves. Following the 1st World War a small but loyal army of enthusiastic returned home excited at the prospect of this new technology they soon started setting up a network of radios and receivers in back bedrooms garden sheds and in fact anywhere they could get a signal on their homemade sets then the Marconi company gets involved and at the heart of their team a man called Peter Eckersley he soon gets bored of sending out repetitive test signals though seeing how far the signal can reach him what he could say and so instead starts telling jokes and singing to liven things up it went down a storm with enthusiastic but not so much with the post office who controlled the airwaves and in 1920 they ended up banning the station after a barrage of complaints over the post office were forced to reverse their decision but on one condition 'd radio needs to be regulated the post office then bringing a number of electrical firms together as a new entity is born the British Broadcasting Company they alone are granted the right to broadcast radio to the masses 2 then on a foggy 191922 the transmitter which took up pretty much most of the room crackled into life throwing the voice of affable Rose right across London soon after his voice is joined by a medley of others including news and weather and even music once the preserve of amateur radio enthusiastic radio becomes a high use old favorite with radio sets being the must have for any livingroom. When the next world war comes around it's a b.b.c. Radio and heard by $9000000.00 listeners now that's the power of radio. Isn't that lovely. Reporting. The power of radio now brings you the. Travel. About to be heading away from the roads a good 15 minutes or so heading up towards the a 3 o 3 heading in the. Side heading out towards the m 5 if you heading away from Monckton Heathfield or indeed through it on the. Well Ansel is keeping our tools the a 38 the cones causing congestion up towards the temporary lights Bridgwater slow into town for the Taunton road queues on the Broadway in both directions Wells road 839 in Coakley very slow in the road work section same issue through West gruesome end up on Wells road for the a 371 and are getting word of a possible collision on the a 36 between Woolverton and the backing to roundabout no course we got through there at the moment so we're we're waiting clarification I'll bring you more matter everything else just after the news at 5 o'clock in the meantime if you do spot something we haven't then please do give us a call if you can say from legal please our way 206781566. And I for this will this afternoon Alfie Reynolds here with all the details afternoon Alfie starting with football England playing tonight course yes very good afternoon manning a manager Gary Southgate has promised to name a very young line up for their euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley tonight his team only need one point from their final 2 qualification matches to reach next summer's finals and the game will mark Angolans 1000 senior man's international local town manager down solid minutes he is pleased to welcome goalkeeper Louis Jones to the club you know who today confirmed that the Doncaster keeper would join the club on loan intil December Sol was grateful they could get the deal completed very kindly Doncaster and Paul Gerard and Darren more on Castle very kindly sent him down for week's training we had a good look at it we thought he did really really well quit himself Shemesh ing chap really good character and you know we do need we do need some some support for Stuart and competition you know as well Bristol Rovers wingback Mark Little says it's great to see Johnson Clarke Harris back in the Rovers squad Clarke Harris started for the 1st time since the end of September in last night's one nil f.-l. Trophy win against Swindon and little said the striker was a great. In the dressing room and she's fantastic a 4 star if you even if you are playing wise brilliant because he demands I mean he demands standards off everyone and he just just yeah she just demands it and it raises everyone and he doesn't need a captain's armband to do it and feel great to be on a picture Bristol City have confirmed that under 23 coach Luke Williams has left the club assistant coach Alex Paul will temporarily take charge of the club's under 20 three's Williams has joined m.k. Dons as assistant manager on the rugby and bath prop says that the new forwards and defense coach Neil Hartley has a clear understanding of what he expects from the side having been part of England's coaching set up at the World Cup Hartley returns a bath this week in time for this weekend's Champions Cup match at home to Ulster a band I says he knows how I was obviously with us before he went to England lose the work to England as well and then I have a house before he had to start this role again just to discuss what he wanted from myself and. While he wasn't here so yeah I've always an idea of the kind of thing the House wants his players to play Larkham want what he was affords to be like that's basically what he's brought in today he just brought in just a new intensity and a new energy for the season really and finally cricket spinner Jack Leach has signed a new 2 year contract with the club the new agreements easily remain is hometown side until at least the end of the 2022 campaign get everyone together for an amazing night of entertainment with b.b.c. Children in. These dead discuss take on Strictly. Football fans tackle England's 1st team on crutches with the best out of your life the doctor drops in with a few surprises escaping the children take over Graham Norton's red jacket in the celebrity special and the idea that it's not. Easy with me and get out of this Anastasia and I'm out of love is b.b.c. Somerset hole and playing soon after that I'm out I will play you Madonna as well off to 5 and Boris Johnson's been in Somerset today so quite a lot to talk about I would think you'd imagine after 5 o'clock that's all coming up on Dr today yesterday the 1st snow of this winter I think it's fair to say he's fallen on next. More overnight caused a few problems too by the sound of it Eric Norman is the landlord of the rest to be thankful and when cross I'm here at the rest of the thing for when the center of wedding calls I'm a 1000 feet above sea level just underdone creepy Can beautiful place to be all magic magic age if you haven't been here that you've missed something in your life now you do have snow that quite a lot but I gather you had the 1st full of of what we call this season Ice Base Yes we have we've lost not we had a little shower so over towards wins Ford and Simmons Spaf but it missed when cost last night and this morning it's started snowing around $830.00 this morning which I soon settled and it was only really possible for a couple hours with 4 wheel drives. And I kind of say that small accident sure back towards turn to his boat Cross and the roads are still sparsely blocked at the moment because probably driving too fast and sort of didn't make the corner so it was quite quite heavy Folman Oh yeah we think we've read through 3 inches of snow and still several down the fields but the roads at this precise moment normal traffic has resumed on the roads albeit good drive a bit stuck here and slower so presumably it took it sounds like you took the grasses by surprise as well and yes did yes I think it did but there we are so life is full of surprises but I bet it looks absolutely beautiful doesn't it oh yes it's Unless you are actually working it it is that prime example 1st goes to close people to come back just to enjoy the snow balls and everything else that goes with it but A's raining at this precise moment so I can foresee if it goes just slightly colder we have some more snow the softer the off it stays like it is they will gradually disappear and by tomorrow morning before. We all can't you know we are just busy a few people come come in the pub. Well we should have just local people come in. The beauty of we're always open the fires are rowing I got stuff. I enjoy it and most most of my customers that come they like to come on just see what the weather is looking like and. Different trade comes and go. The landlord of the rest to be thankful in a way didn't cross I was talking to him might have changed a little bit from what he said but there was definitely snow overnight. Full swing right now. In the next half hour and the music festival is moving from Bristol to just outside. Keep. From a sad story. Thank you station. T.v. . With the latest b.b.c. News at 5 o'clock am Rushton place in California looking for an armed suspect after several people were shot and injured at a school in Los Angeles County they described the suspected attacker as a male teenager wearing black clothing the shooting took place at a high school in Santa Clarita a northern suburb of Los Angeles other schools in the area have been closed Boris Johnson has once again labeled climate change protesters crusty as after security concerns forced him to change his election campaign visit to a bakery in Glastonbury extinction rebellion activists were positioned outside burns the bread in prompting prompting the decision to divert the prime minister to see one of the company's shops in Wells Meanwhile a school in Somerset has been telling Boris Johnson that much more investment is needed in education in the county the chief executive of the trust which runs west Monckton school NATO and son had an opportunity to speak to the Conservative leader whilst he was on the campaign trail earlier about the situation there in Robinson is the chief executive of the partnership trust which runs west months and he says schooling is severely underfunded at the moment the message from the teaching profession needs to be the proof is in the putting on the 13th of December on words whoever is elected as our Prime Minister are you truly committed to I mean previewing the education will they stand by the promises that they're making and fully commit to me investing strongly in their education or other public services Mr Johnson has promised that it is one of the areas his party will be investing in new figures show the n.h.s. In England is failing to meet key targets one in 6 people waited longer than 4 hours at accident and emergency units last month the West level since records began in 20044400000 people are waiting for routine operations and the target for cancer patients to start treatment within 60 days was missed in September. John Mickel from your cousin operation 3 weeks ago after 3 and a half years of hospital visits I'm waiting for tests then it's as I said my life but there's also Reverend as well Guy where it's in so long. But I haven't attacked all moms to get me. To get the results but one appointment for one test and I've had quite a lot yeah it just need to change the independent health policy great enough trust says the latest figures show the next government will be faced with one of the bleakest winters in the history of the n.h.s. It's been snowing across the West Country Today know with some ascent South Gloucestershire and higher ground around like small of All Saints' night full Ivan ice and into this morning wet and cross had a flurry early this morning and Norman the landlord of the pub in the village told b.b.c. Somerset's how it was looking at Last night we had all shower so over towards When Ford and Simmons but it missed when cross traffic night and this morning started snowing around 830 this morning which I soon settled and it was only really possible for a couple hours with 4 wheel drives historic house in Somerset will be the nice size of a music festival next year Tillington House has taken on Shindig festival which but some musical acts and other activities for families in only takes place in Bristol from May it will be held at the venue Adam Powell is the general manager at Donington and says Lay calls are excited about says some of the residents that came to the meeting were with looking at this as a as a financial benefits and at the same time thinking couldn't we rent a house you know where these festivals go not I'm sure industry in the surrounding areas shops wise are going to benefit from this extremely well there you see some of that news it's almost 4 minutes past 5. B.b.c. Somerset's on the Travel headlines with Julian Buckley Hello John. Thank you could even the start was a major congestion out of you along the linker of the takes you up to the can't get roundabout it stops stop for the best part of 20 minutes and delays 2 away from Monckton Heathfield on the island's Hill and the temper lights out towards the a 38 a full updates on the way in 10 minutes in the meantime if you spot something we haven't seen them please do give us a call safe or legal always 10678.