Thank you. Welcome long is a sick lot now it's Thursday the 7th of December with the b.b.c. News his bikie Clarke b.b.c. Somerset has learnt that a patient at Musgrave Park Hospital in Taunton has suffered irreversible slight loss because her follow up appointment was delayed by 9 months the hospital says is working hard to reduce the waiting times in the ophthalmology service Ruth Bradley reports the patient was meant to have been seen in January last year thirst all apartments and double cataract surgery but they weren't actually seems to September 26th 18 and by that time had suffered in assessable loss of sight from wet macular degeneration the hospital says it's very sorry and has looked in detail at this and taken steps to make sure it will not happen again it was as it's working hard to reduce waiting times in optimality and has recruited 2 new consultants who will start next summer the accounts of baths by university have shown that a departing vice chancellor Professor Christina Slade received $800.00 an $8000.00 pounds last year in pay and benefits the University and College Union said the pay and pensions of some senior staff made them look greedy and out of touch Here's our education editor Bronwyn Jeffries refers to Kristina Slade wasn't the highest paid vice chancellor in the u.k. Her salary last year was 250000 pounds but the payment she received when she stepped down this summer after 5 years are thought to be the highest in the university sector as well as pension payments and housing allowance and other benefits Professor Slade was given 429000 pounds described as compensation for loss of office bought spa universities at the total of 808000 pounds was paid after legal advice that it reflected her in title meant under her contract and was considered to represent value. Money the good funeral guide has sent a letter to all hospices up and down the country edging them to avoid a scheme which helps them launch their own funeral service it something said Margaret's hospice announced it was doing last month saying it felt like a natural step to take and would cater for families struggling to afford a funeral but from the whole editor of the good funeral guide thinks the link between hospices and funeral directors is working just fine as it is to come in and carry on that care that apparently now there is a care gap according to. The head of memorial which is the partner in hospice funerals he's identified something which we don't believe to exist we don't believe there's a cake at between the service at the hospice Crites and the service that 3 families get from funeral directors and sit Margaret's hospice says it believes it's disingenuous of the good funeral guide suggest is the got the best interests of hospice is the heart when it appears to be more concerned with protecting commercial interests of those who fear increased competition in the funeral markets some sense m.p. In little Granger is threatening to withdraw his support for the government in protest over proposed Council merger he's abstained in several crucial votes on Monday on the withdrawal bill he strongly opposed to plans to merge with some set and Taunton Dene councils which last week got provisional approval from the government our reporter pool ball drop says it's a bold move it's very extraordinary you know to define your party to defy your whips is always regarded as a very serious step to do it in a vote such as this just take us take us back to Monday this is the e.u. Withdrawal bill which is currently making its way through parliament that in itself is contentious there are lots of amendments that have been tagged onto it and the votes were taking place on Monday night the government so concerned whether about or even forbid ministers from being away there was one minister who's due to be away in Africa is an important event she was told You can't go you've got to be there until after midnight to take. These votes so they were all back that they voted the government got through just about the Won't that money vote center in Little Granger had told what he was going to be he wasn't a vote and duly he carried out his threat and the largest and most expensive warship ever built for the Royal Navy will officially join the service today the queen will commission the new Anna craft carrier h.m.s. Queen Elizabeth which cost more than 3000000000 pounds nearly 4000 guests will attend the ceremony in Portsmouth that should be busy since that nice is 4 minutes past 850 clock thank you very much good morning welcome along with. This one is there any hands out when you just you get to that stage you've got no idea what day of the week it is true is Wednesday and you anyways definitely says day we head 7th of December and that West Well before we get this big chill apparently. It's looking rather mild today his out it's always been a windy day ahead for some is that this Thursday it's so wet in March starts to the davit telling dry and brighter and maximum temperature of 13 degrees Celsius but it will feel much colder later with the winds swinging from a northwesterly direction and there's lots of talk of this potentially forming over the weekend or at least late on Friday will see keep you fully up to date with weather forecasts keep it moving as best as we can but feel free to share the hashtags I know it's not a campaign of living by for the past 5 years. Sports news today with Richard Hoskin Good morning some major record to get any Francoise low Chelios and sat on the Hill are all injury down for boss Champions Cup match in 3 long this weekend it also Champions League Liverpool beat spots at Moscow 7 mil to finish top of Group a Tottenham beat Apple Nicosia 3 No Manchester City lost to want Shakhtar Donetsk a cricket fan stopped as benign to the England one day squad for their matches against Australia in January he was Somerset Jack Leach is one of 6 players from the England Lions to picture in the England squad for a 2 day warm up match in Perth on Saturday thank you very much for all of your messages coming through a lot. To be commenting on the potential a virtual reality t.v. Which almost blows the mind in the traditional t.v. That is still love watching around this time of year 50 I don't mind of a pain and then I don't know if you repeat is good and want to watch something good again if the summer is all for one exactly absolutely lousy show because it will repeat a show from a couple of weeks ago tomorrow saying I was happening on the road so the moment I'm 5833 looking good however because there's always a however which is a fantasy about the junction 225 just off about a 38 Bristol Road we do have a lane closed for gas mains work causing a few cubes in the area just be aware of that one anything else give me a corny 3453 or 3 being 60 next week we're reliving the entire Great Wellington walk for a week in there why not do you imagine if your only game come on will or was steady on now plant content and fresh P.V.C.'s salmon. Get in touch today comment on whatever you like don't forget you will be meeting a 72 year old Maurice and Ron a Burnham's all sorts of Forest Gump to tell you that's in the next 30 minutes but if you want to comment on whatever you like it so you 345-303-1566 text the word Somerset and then your message to each one trouble 3 now that the money department hospital in Taunton is responsible for the treatment of everything from cataracts to pluck but b.b.c. Somerset has learned that it has some of the longest waiting times in the entire hospital and that one woman suffered irreversible side loss because she had to wait 9 months before getting a checkup appointment after a double cataract operation now the hospital says it doesn't want to come out to talk to me about the case but in a statement it has said it's very sorry a patient suffered some loss of vision while waiting for a follow up appointment and that it has taken steps to help make sure this will not happen again Well joining me in the studio somebody who can talk about what else is going on. In the county in terms of people looking for support with site last check in with you see Chief Executive of the charity Somerset site good morning to you good morning thank you very much for coming in I know that obviously we don't have the fine details of this particular case is difficult to comment on but you know as as a as a case as a whole that is worrying isn't it of course it's always worrying when people lose sight and what we find is that sight loss can affect people all sorts of times and and it is always very distressing not only for them but also for their friends and family our experience of Musgrave is that they have a fantastic team out there and that they are doing a very very good job and sometimes as obviously quite difficult circumstances we work very closely with them and you know I have great admiration for their chief is this if you do speak to the hospital directly Don't you know we do we we work very closely with them there is a site loss advisor now in the clinic up in mass Grove and they are supported by Somerset site volunteers and the idea of the Site Advisor is that when people are waiting in the clinic they have somebody to talk to to tell them about the practical things that are available for people in the community the thing is about obviously they do all the all the clinical side but there needs to be and there is and it sort of interweaving between what happens on the clinical side and what is available in the community the people that do use your service I mean what did they tell you about their experiences at the hospital Well a lot of them have said that actually what has been achieved up at the hospital has been pretty short of a miracle and so I mean I have nothing but admiration for what they achieved up there and it's a very very busy clinic and they managed to do off a lot of good is fantastic what they're doing we spoke about waiting times earlier on in the program and that they ophthalmology Ward has some of the longest waiting times in the entire hospital from your experience of the number of people coming. 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Needing support would you say that issues with sites more and more people are experiencing the now unfortunately more and more people experience sight loss as part of the aging process we all understand the demographics of Somerset and as a result of that there are more and more people who do need support in the community and they find that support with people like Somerset site we can offer all sorts of gadgets and gizmos that people can use which help them remain independent in their own home and we also offer emotional support because at the time of diagnosis it is almost like a bereavement and it takes quite a long time to work through the emotions and to get through the stage of accepting what has happened and then actually going on to adapt and achieve all the sorts of things that you can achieve even though you're suffering from signs I suppose some people may only become aware of some set aside once they have had a diagnosis or once they have gone through treatment to many people come to you when they are still waiting to be seen by the hospital Oh yes a lot of people come to us during their treatment and also before their treatment because they're aware that you know things aren't quite as good as they could be and we have a mobile advisory service that goes around the whole of Somerset and that goes to 40 different destinations and enables people who are local to get the gadgets and gizmos and the support and information that they need and we also have a resource center in Taunton which has wonderful different technology and all sorts of computer assisted things and nowadays with with site loss there is so much more technology than there ever was in the past and that enables people to remain independent and also to maintain their. Lifestyle at home how can people get in touch with some south side we would love people to get in touch with us and that the number to call is 01823. 33818 and the other thing that we have is amazing volunteer visiting service this is support for people who with site loss in their own home and we have 180 matches across the whole of Somerset this is something that is amazing for people who have sight loss because it enables them to get out and about and also to be able to have somebody to read their correspondence and to help them with little activities at home that they find very difficult people also go out and have they go out for trips and we have many people who say that the volunteers that help with this are like their weekly ray of sunshine we are actually looking for more volunteers so if anybody is listening to this and would like to. Ring us and offer their services a volunteer either for the volunteer visiting service or to help us in other ways we'd be very interested in hearing from you thanks for coming in today really appreciate it thanks very much that's Jackie stop with the who is the chief executive of the Somerset light charity joining us live on breakfast It's exactly 30 minutes past 8 o'clock Good morning to you. Plan for the any way to start your day on b.b.c. Some say. Thanks very much as I get to those in just a bit and then this is your 15 minute warning before the 16 day 30 minute Christmas breakfast show challenge begins for day 5 if you do it all right up until now if this is new to stay tuned it's a bit of farm and company you are winning so that's always nice isn't it front pages of some of your local papers today x. 999 worker urges people to help health this is the shut to manage Journal today former ambulance man seeks others to join him to help shape local health care services radioactive gas is found by builders the wells Journal today is right in discovery made in the soil of homes development on the former tells factory side paid. 6 for the full details there they're actually on the front page as well Santa always slays them this is the front pages hundreds turn out for the reindeer parade around well so some lovely pictures from there you've also got the Burnham in Highbridge weekly news $3000.00 pound gate debate over the cost of ludicrous barriers they're saying expensive they question the gates at the pilot's heart on Burnham on Cesar the debate continuing there and west think is that Theo for new shops planned for stores carpark at the same there are concerns over traffic near the supermarket if you know the area there's an artist's impression of how planned retail units to include shops hot food takeaways and restaurants and cafes and the Morrisons carpark in Yeovil would look so they're saying that the store carpark scheme for a retail terrace probably some people say yeah that be brilliant more an offer others going will world in the traffic actually deal with this especially if it's going to take up some of the car parks or just some of the local papers today been talking about t.v. Fair bit about t.v. In the papers throughout this time because it's what we expect and lots of you saying commenting on the facts of reality or just virtual reality t.v. Which we spoke about earlier and John says what modern technology plays we're served up over December 930 s. 1970 s. Repeats think I'll stick to local radio to keep me entertained updated and informed Oh yes you're all have a very Merry Christmas hope you do make sure and he has his suppliers local farm side before the snow arrives you don't worry we're fine for that or good for our plan and I plan to write back in August good Tim in Taunton a said on average we watch 3 and a half hours of t.v. They said per day well my contribution and I think Claire must watch at least 7 hours how do you find the time Claire Well I don't sleep much Tim I'll be honest with you. Travel b.b.c. Some of them. Thank you very much kitten coming in 81 trouble 3 Start your text with the word Somerset it's 816 right still busy on the a 358 So thorn Falcon locks down the hill towards junction 25 for Taunton increasingly busy through Hadley is not easing up normally when it gets past 8 o'clock a lot of people got to work not the case this morning still busy around very well gas mains work a burn on Caesar junction 22 of the m 5 on to the a 38 lane closed there was causing queues in the area over West Somerset it killed the I 39 main road pardon stone lane water mains work against a colorful lights to show you up until Tuesday and finally Wedmore in Church Street near the church isn't temporary like say or this morning anything is happening give me a call 103-453-0315 extension 66 thank you very much Andy Bennett good morning to you it's Claire Carter here until now I've. Got an update on your headline news there on his b.b.c. Somerset has learnt a woman suffered irreversible loss of sight in one eye after her appointments Musgrave Park Hospital was delayed by 9 months but spire University's coming under fire this morning after accounts showed that its departing vice chancellor received 808000 pounds last year in pay and benefits and the largest and most expensive war ship ever built for the Royal Navy will officially join the service today when it's commissioned by the queen more from me at half past 8 thank you very much Vicki let's just talk more then on the situation in our say America but you kind of looking elsewhere as well now as the u.n. Secretary Council is expected to meet tomorrow to discuss president trumps decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel the sessions being called by Britain France and 6 other member countries critical of Mr Trump's announcement until now there's been an international agreement to keep embassies in Tel Aviv because of the disputed status of Jerusalem between Israelis and Palestinians our Arab leaders have warned it could provoke violence in the Muslim world so how significant could this move be Rosemary Hollis is the professor of international relations at City University and an expert on the Middle East joins me now good morning to you. Good morning so why is President Trump doing this in the 1st place I think the main reason has to be that all his predecessors had promised to do it at some point appropriate point but not carried through and as he made his announcement yesterday he boasted effectively that unlike all his predecessors he was carrying through on his election promises so it was principally directed at a domestic audience and included in the domestic audience is the vice president Mike Pence who is amongst those who take a Christian fundamentalist view on Jerusalem and have very much wanted this move to be made just remind people briefly if you can why do recent Misaka disputed place. Well it's the heartland of the 3 great monotheistic religions if people imagine a picture of Jerusalem they probably imagine the beautiful blue mosque with the golden dome that should tell you it's holy to Muslims as well as to Jews and Christians it is also of course the place where Christ spent most of his life or much of his life and of course was crucified and so there are Christian holy sites all over Jerusalem there are this the main Muslim holy site the 3rd holiest Muslim site and there is the Western whoa which is a sole remaining wall of the temple which is holy to Jews and the Israeli government since capturing the eastern half of the city which includes the old city with the holy sites since capturing that in 1967 has an extent that eastern part that they captured and that is not recognized under international law when Trump stands on this is not entirely clear from his statement he doesn't talk about east and west Jerusalem and he does say that he's still open to that to be negotiations over the status of the city but effectively he's privileged the Israeli side over the Palestinian who he didn't mention and talk to do you think that other countries then were funny so you start moving their embassies so do you think America will be alone in this. Well that's what's at stake here and why the Security Council has to get involved is this is flouting international law after the $967.00 capture of East Jerusalem the u.n. Security Council passed Resolution 242 which said this occupied land had to be retired and to those for whom it was captured it was actually who was in control of the eastern half of the city and that therefore until undergo c.-h. It solution to the future of the city has been reached the position of the Security Council is that it's illegal for Israel to be there to populate East Jerusalem as well as the rest of the West Bank and therefore the embassies should not recognize Israel's claim that it's Jerusalem all of it belongs to them Ok thank you very much for your time this morning that is Rosemary Hollis there who is a professor of international relations at City University reacting to President Trump's decision to move the American embassy to Jerusalem you can read up plenty more on the b.b.c. News website we're almost at 7 a day date seeing it when you get it wrong that's going in the blue things for the Christmas party tomorrow you just know it Daniel thank you for. The messages they're coming through. Honestly this makes Andy Bennett cry says the one Christmas so he does it just bugs me my is going on. Says beautiful voice as he shoots it is. Just been asking you about the t.v. You know we want you around this time of year in the paper and we don't want to see repaid spine. Good morning play around in a team we like to watch a Christmassy feel good film counting down to the festive period of the week before . Christmas usually Harvie the want to bout the big friendly man rabbit It's a Wonderful Life and for my dad whiskey going to all my favorites the holiday I love the holiday. And Love Actually it's always good to see new things t.v. That's good quality not all those seventy's repeat some are now on so they're not p.c. And really dated are nice Let's get some new stuff on so it's a year that you told the new mom I love a good Christmas have a great day Irene thank you very much I rain let me know that if you normally watch around this time of year anything good that you seen of late of yet to see Paddington to I'm hearing very very good things about it to the point where lots of people said that they cried at that too. So some emotional is needy see some sense Simon Parkin Now did you know with your other half that they were indeed mourning Rosemary card games I met him Daisy gave each other one of offer to take people did he share those dates with you just out of interest really because. Like you know when something in hockey got together and we are it would be naive to think that what I love is the sort that every time you see a book subject she in a b. C. And c. Think it is you know you can judge they're going to look a bit old wrinkled man on the Sony leading the touch not what we think of a sign and came back this morning from 9 on b.b.c. Somerset 824 they say that everything you ever wanted to know about yourself you can learn in 26.2 miles Well I don't know what this lady's learn about herself but she certainly had time to think about it I think most of us would be pretty pleased at ourselves one way if we were to run just one marathon in our life well for soon Nichols from Burnham Oh my word she is incredible I think she's completed 13 marathons this year she's done close to 30 in the last 2 years I think and has been running them ever since she started around 9 years ago but we're. She's been given now as this very special medal because she's tackled taken on and completed 6 of the world's biggest actually might be 7 of the world's toughest marathons as they say I want to meet a one at Burnham yesterday to meet up with so lovely lady. The main point here Sue is 72 years of age she's extraordinary she's absolutely extraordinary So it's amazing sit down with her and learn a bit more every time I do London I've done 6 times so far. Cancer research have raised probably about 15000 what do you think your husband would make rule of this I guess he'd be very proud of it probably would never believe that I could do it did you believe that you could do it when I started out wasn't not ambitious I just wanted to do the the one race and race you know what I could at the time but I kind of enjoyed it and things progressed so now you know I just keep going as long as my health holds up then. How are you feeling in yourself you know age 72 let's be honest you know body isn't what it used to be but clearly it's not that bad but it's not that but you get a few niggles and aches and pains probably more now than when I 1st started but you work through it have a sports massage and go again if you've adventurous and got a little bit of ambition you know a set of a goal and you work towards it so when you have got marathon looming when you do have that big race coming up what is the the regime and in terms of training and nutrition I usually follow a 16 week training plan where you question free she distance this as far as diet and that kind of thing goes up I eat well lots of protein all the usual stuff and jellyfish but yet training you just follow a plan and get through it. When you reach everybody talks about the wall don't they that mental rule wall that you reach what makes you break through to be quite honest I've never actually hit a wall. Actually human. Yes I think the will is obviously something in your mind isn't it mainly I always set out once you start you put one foot in Percy other until you get to the end my philosophy so I never really hit a wall I just just keep going until I see the finish line talk to us about this incredible medal which you have now been given Yes when you've done 6 major world marathons then you can apply for this special 6th on medal so you know you send in all you details of your races new times and they verify the more than and then they send you a nice large metal it is beautiful you got it on the wall in your conservatory What did it feel like to get that through the post exciting Yes really get it was to scrape. So your son's your son's move that they had it made for me last Christmas supernovae. Love what we saw which just today when. I 1st set of metal and then I got that one because I was 1st lead category. That Boston. Has made has to be there and I got the bass. If we were. Close enough. As a London man. Our guest host here and that led. To believe and then this incredible. Book World Marathon majors you know many of these get given not a lot yeah. Yeah yeah the heritage is a great relatively small running club it got about 50 members at the moment but we're all very friendly. Socially on the Tuesday night and then he just makes the training as and when that speech kind of thing but yes it's just good little running crepes you best of luck feel story marathons next year any sign of calling it a day I just keep going until something told me to stop water lady soon Nichols thank you very much for 72 years of A's age she has just run I Bachao she has run so many Morrisons of the years I've been alive extraordinary stuff a big hello to the Burnham Harriers as well thanks very much to sue for talking to me best of luck with her 3 marathons next year including some of the toughest in the world getting ready to run along with right with China as she's just she's doing it all as she's raising money for charity as well Claire Carter brought 1st good morning t.v. In with the headline news in just a few moments time there is something which we do need to do before that though and I have to say at the moment you are doing very well in terms of the task which I set you now every weekday for is just a bit funny but it we like fun they were organized fun can harvest fun welcome to your new the 16 day 30 minute break for a show Christmas challenge is that right I think that's what the official title One can only how is this. Going to come off right so we found somebody with a surname. Christmas we have met a lady called Carol who sings carols we discovered the body. Is a toymaker horses which is lovely and yesterday Andy managed to find a quick 5 minutes away from his farm to talk about the fact he is indeed a shepherd can you tell over the festive things so you're ready for today and I have no idea if you don't tell us until the day I want point are we looking for wise men and virgins steady on. Not yet at least enough. Today today's sort of partly about the humans but not so much. You know it is your challenge for the next 30 minutes I would like to speak to somebody on this program before 9 o'clock who either oh yes or looks after reindeer . Very No that's not what reindeer sounds like. A reindeer sound we know. Well it's kind of. Right I think it probably goes. I think it makes maybe a bit low that. Nobody know they just had the reindeer parade in where I was only 2 or 3 days ago so I don't I'm not known for events and you know but I imagine if the reindeer in the county I would like to speak to somebody owns or looks off their reindeer please only 345-303-1566 send a text message if you know somebody that looks off to arrange reindeer get him on the show text him now call him now and say hey that Carter she wants to speak to you what about a Shetland pony with reindeer around was on him does not count 345-303-1566 is this the day you come up. Is it I imagine yourself or no I imagine there are reindeer farms around there somewhere does a reindeer costume for a power take out. There this is one thing with. People 345-303-1566 if you can help the team out with somebody I would like to speak to them on the show before 9 thank you. Travel b.b.c. Somerset and he's got the latest on the roads yet looking Ok on the m 5 on the a 3 o 3 is the approaches to the big roads that are causing a problem this morning so the a 3 o. Double 8 looking steady between can't get roundabout and Yeovil various queues on all the main motorway junctions in the counties or junction 212-223-2525 there's a small queues not big queues but are queues approaching those major routes what Chanfle are which there was a nice thing to say between what Trump Tower and Castle carry what road is closed Pressley not too far away be free someone got 2 sets of lights there web more by the church templates also on the a 39 got some roadworks to slow you up this morning anything else 034-530-3156 extension 6 thank you very much Andy Bennett is a 33. Or a. Thursday morning 7th of December that he's got you headlines. Has learned a woman suffered irreversible loss of sites in one eye after her appointment at Musgrave Park Hospital was delayed by 9 months the Taunton hospital says it worked hard to reduce waiting times an ophthalmologist and has investigated this case including taking steps so it won't happen again this fresh controversy over the pay of senior academics after the merged the birth by university paid its departing vice chancellor Professor Christina slate just over $800000.00 pounds last year in pay and benefits the University and College Union says such high figures make senior staff seem greedy and out of touch experts are meeting at the Royal Bath Anwesha ground today to try and find ways to reduce the amount of antibiotics is a given to animals the conference will talk about concerns that more and more bugs are becoming resistant to certain treatments something they say could lead to a global crisis and the queen is the guest of honor at the commissioning of the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier today which is the largest and most expensive warship ever built for the Navy h.m.s. Queen Elizabeth will officially join the service at a ceremony in Portsmouth and look at the weather pretty damp and so be to start off with this morning but it is feeling mild at least that band of heavy blustery rain clearing away during this morning that means the south and looking a bit brighter but it's going to be much colder with it a chance some sleet showers by the sea evening at the higher ground such as x. Small quantities in Mendips staying basically cull tomorrow a possibility of some sleigh share with them right now but much warmer today highs of 13 degrees Celsius that's 55 degrees Fahrenheit figure but is that what causes a snow that mild temperature melts a bit. And so you get snow I didn't do geography can you tell meteorology. Very much James in crossed the. B.b.c. Somerset Clare Carter at breakfast let's move on shall we James and Cross Committee says Claire we had a t.v. Think about fish. Being is I don't miss it at all especially at Christmas we play some games we go for a walk it's lovely James also said with this 16 day challenge but like clueless for a week it's going on right the way 3 to December 22nd 1016 days I thank you very much James get in touch 034-530-3156 extension 6 before 9 o'clock I would like to speak to somebody on the show that looks after all only. The festive stain you see . In the next half hour as well we are talking a hospice is starting up the funeral companies or business is still plans. For patients to sign up for is it right or wrong we continue this debate in a few moments time will speak to someone parking see what he's gone away after 9 o'clock for you. And more of your messages as well coming through on hospital waiting times for the ophthalmology Department thanks for your experiences and. You see some I do appreciate those you can always e-mail into at Summerset at b.b.c. Doc dot u.k. So than it has been a month since Margaret hospice signed up to a new scheme to deliver funeral services but already the move is being criticized by experts who say it could cause massive damage to their reputation with a good funeral guide who's written to all of the country's 191 hospices urging them not to sign up the same venture the guides editor is Fran hall she was on the program earlier on this morning I think initially when we 1st heard this about this for considering planning to open field in Taunton we were a bit surprised because there are already a number of you know directors in the town that we just thought that maybe they stuck identified a need and they came to fulfill but then we became aware that there was going to be a nationwide low. Take hold and that was a very glitzy presentation where all the system would know hundreds and hundreds of dead. Some hospices all around the country where there were given a very persuasive sell the idea of becoming a part of a franchise operation and we felt that this was some things that perhaps hard pressed fundraisers of hospices everywhere would think was a really good idea and we decided we wanted to put food some council tenants which we believe to be very valid the reputation of the hospice is very much at risk so that's become part of the franchise operation which is making money for a very slick corporate crime to Tory a company in the background we felt was perhaps not in keeping with the hospice movement so we just wanted to write to the trustees around the country and give them our point of view how it Hodgson is the chief executive of memoria which is working with the moderates to deliver the funeral service Howard joins me now thanks very much for being on the program Good Morning goes through then how you feel about this letter that's going out. Well I mean they have every right to write the letter I think in fact the situation is that we wouldn't be we were invited originally by some markets to join them and to apply some funeral expertise into their plans because they were concerned if you remember in. 2016 the parliamentary select committee reported that in fact for 25 years running the cost of dying and being higher than the cost of living the cost of funerals had risen by 112 percent in the last 13 years by 71 percent in the last 10 years where over that time breaded gone up by 15 percent and wages by only 20 percent so the smugglers are concerned about one rounding the circle to make sure that they've been looking for years after the dying and their families and then the those families are coming back as bereaved The one thing that was missing was the funeral and they were concerned about the cost of dying and people going into debt and they wanted introduce more choice more affordability and more transparency and on hospices I think you know need to raise about 75 to 85 percent of their funds in the cases and Margus that's $12000000.00 pounds a year and they can do this by actually introducing this valuable services it is a commercial service and because they need to raise the money but they're also the clothes shops their furniture shops their. Charity shops except for the sale of Christmas cards all of these things raise money that is needed so when they took a survey 82 percent of the public thought it was a very good idea. That they should be entering the market they came to us to supply that expertise in the market because we have over 90 years experience and we when we were invited to go and talk to the Department of. Works and Pensions about the price of philos we started our own company called low cost. Which is advertised on television 2 introduced fixed plans. Both at the time of the funeral prearranged plan to give more choice more affordability and more transparency is not the same as markets and therefore we found it easy to join together with this letter is actually quite critical about a couple of things including the potential damage to the hospice's reputation in fact because this partnership a white label operation maximizing the use of the hospices brand name and accusing you of being calculated in cynical those are the words you. Well I don't respond to I mean look I'm quite surprised that anyone could say that especially the good funeral guy does actually all 7 cram a Tory were finalists this year we were the crematorium of the year and in fact I for 2 years running of being in fact nominated and been run is up a runner up for a lifetime achievement award and low cost funerals going runner up in $2.00 awards as well so in fact before this happened they thought we were very ethical very good and at the top of our game and profession so I find it a good funeral guide is supposed to be there actually helping the public and they seem to have actually been in the situation of being very concerned on behalf of funeral directors if this service when you can kind of understand because to use it you can and like is here's another funeral directors have come back and said and they are supposed to give funeral guide earlier on in the show and they said that actually the response that happened this letter from other hospices is that they wouldn't go along with this they don't agree with it well if they don't they're right isn't it will have to wait and see whether they do. Something like this let me just say one thing to you you know in a free market economy if I'm introducing services that are more affordable. More transparent and in fact giving people more choice and that actually is a success then that has got to be to the good of the public that's not a bad thing so how much profit is your company going to make out of this partnership then but I absolutely have no idea but remember because in fact it hasn't started yet but let me tell you this it is a joint venture and very much in fact a lot of that money will be going back to support the hospices. And to the fact that we've had over 70 expressions so far of interest from from hospices who actually wants to think this is a good ethical idea and the only criticism with this from funeral directors and because obviously they have a vested interest they don't want more competition in the market and by the way if there was a bit more competition in the market then perhaps in fact these prices wouldn't have been going up by a 112 percent in 13 years how it thank you very much for your time Howard Haas and the chief executive of memoria joining us live on breakfast any thoughts on what you just heard 345303 things 66. They must get to the sports news now with which it Hoskin morning which good morning Bafta rector of rugby told blackout a says the squad have a chance to redeem themselves when they take on too long this weekend in the Champions Cup bath go into the game on the back of last week's Premiership defeat at Exeter both bath until long have won their opening 2 group games Blackadder says some of his international players though are injury doubts may have tweaked the shoulder so he may or may not be right for the weekend in France follows the same probably unlikely that he's going to be right in the same same under her at the moment so really not a lot changes in Charlie's got a couple of Charlie old school kid a caucus to his legs with and there is a great Johnson from the squad for next I'm going to really read a mess of. The Premier League will have 5 teams in the Champions League last 16 for the 1st time after Liverpool beat Spartak Moscow 7 ill and failed to reach the knockout stages Manchester City were already through but their own beaten run of $28.00 games is over after they lost to want at Shakhtar Donetsk Meanwhile Spurs beat up our Nicosia 3 nil at Wembley to qualify as group winners the Bristol City coach Dean Holden is keeping his feet on the ground going into tomorrow's top of the table clash at Sheffield United City a 3rd in the Championship Sheffield United a 4th but Holden's not interested in city being hailed as promotion contenders it's a nonsense as far as I'm concerned and it's fantastic Don't get me wrong to say they were the 3rd in the. Stadium on Saturday night after a fantastic win against Middlesbrough in this division tax of supply and people calling on those great courses everybody's enjoying. We've got to do what we don't want to not because it. Ben Stokes has been included in the England one day squad for the series against Australia in January but he's unlikely to play as he waits to hear whether he'll face charges over an alleged incidents in Bristol in September and that's racing at Wincanton to date my tips in the 135 we're going for pink gin. I love the double thanks it's gone Richard Haass can have a lovely day a 45 how you do in click our to hear how we go in with today's 16 day 30 minute break Christmas chance I thought this was going to Fox a few people or reindeer a few people because you know not every farmer has a reindeer really probably not partly not and I know a few farmers out there not many have a reindeer however and we're touching wood here because I think we have found a chief reindeer herdsman. Woman right Ok well we'll try that thanks for the messages that thing coming through to help the team out James in cross Kim said speak somebody up in Shepton maybe kill the Corps because I've got a reindeer that I gotto but possibly could I speak to someone who I know could could but they might know who supplies them and then Ronnie this is very helpful indeed because Ronnie says I looked out the window and I asked Is it snowing and my friend said to me no it's raining did. I write up what we had to do that didn't marry Martin well was going touch and said Speak what he hopes their reindeer sure and I don't know if it's a reindeer they're involved in the reindeer parade in Wells last Sunday who knows but we have possibly found an official reindeer farm in the county if you know some I would like to speak to somebody before 9 o'clock who owns all exult the reindeer that's your challenge for this breakfast show today 345-303-1566 the words Somerset and then your underworld raise your message to 81 treble 3 thank you. Travel b.b.c. Somerset. What we doing at the moment we're doing stocking cues because I'm 5 a 3 o 3 looks Ok it's the roads take you on to the bigger roads of course the issues are a 358 through I'm late little bit slow going around there we've got gas mains work at $22.00 Burnham on see the 8 of me round about a lane close that again people creeping their way towards the m 5 if you're travelling around North pelleted looking steady on the Taunton road out of Bridgewater towards where Lane Presley goes to a large nearly 371 south a shack the water same story on the I $39.00 finally Hazel we pluck that the a 306 by the white horse there isn't temple it's there to slow you up this morning anything else 034-530-3156 extension 6 thanking you kind regards Ok let's check in with Vicky Clarke your headline news for today b.b.c. Somerset has learnt a woman suffered irreversible slight loss in one eye after her appointment Musgrave Park Hospital. Was delayed by 9 months the hospital says it's taking steps to make sure it won't happen again this fresh controversy over the pay of senior academics after the merged that Bath's university paid its departing vice chancellor just over $800000.00 pounds last year in pay and benefits and the experts are meeting at the Royal Bath and West Show ground today to try and find ways to cut the amount of antibiotics that are being given to animals for me at 9 o'clock thanks very much Vicki. From the weather center today your forecast comes from Alex I was born Logan morning we're starting a Thursday on a wet windy and Miles notes with some outbreaks of sometimes heavy rain gradually clearing eastwards through the morning followed by some dry and brighter conditions but turning much colder with the wind swinging from a north westerly direction highs today of 13 degrees Celsius it remains cause and windy through this evening and overnight into clear spells of temperatures dropping down to around freezing points the risk of seeing a widespread frost and also some icy stretches thanks very much Alex Simon Parkin son of snow almost. Like it for sort of about 4 minutes. And looks lovely and the reality kicks got of to go somewhere a but now I have since the last snow that we heard are now have wheel drive car it's old inaccurate much like myself however I know that it will get me through the snow walk out of you know I'm excited about the thought of facing the winter full on with the car but could help with getting a lift with you you will more than welcome I got the heated seat you know when we go where we're going but coverage of the reindeer you know. When you go if you're fortunate enough as I've been to go to somewhere like a Lapland was eyeliner you get off the plane and later Yeah and they go he go selection of cold meats have as much reindeer if you like because over there the lockout so what's that never had a reindeer had a reindeer sandwich. Obviously Rudolph tasty but. They don't know that but that you know that. That's what I do that's what I do. Anyway we are speaking of festive do's and don'ts that's what we're looking at all of our show today we've gotten an etiquette expert on from the Brits tell purse with a few tips because you know when you give someone a present and there are that's just what I've always wanted they are lying yes that's not true or a tactful or that was that was very thoughtful of you that point you know they are massively disappointed so we're going to be finding out how you kind of wade your way through the getting it right and wrong and we are well we're at are interested to know if you have either had a real stinker of a president and had to draw on all of your acting talents in order to get out of it were still a did you give a real stinker of present and try to go all guns blazing over or something on. Your best or worst gift giving moments please on the phones on the text on the e-mail the serious subject obviously we're picking up and running with you on that you've been covering all breakfast this morning and Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton the bit that's responsible for the treatment of cataracts and coma and that's the bit that's got one of the longest waiting times in the entire hospital that story of the poor woman who had suffered loss because she had to wait so long for an appointment we wondered what your experience of hospital waiting times not just in that department in other departments in the there's some figures out today you know across the whole of the u.k. Waiting times of increased partly to do with it the other end where the no beds to sort of discharge people to so you know this whole mix of things go in or mare but how has it been for you when you've been having to go to a hospital or have you had appointments cancelled Have you had to wait ages or maybe you were really impressed by just how quickly everything happened maybe you you know u.n.c. G.p. One day specialist a couple days later and it all moved very quickly 345-303-1566 is the phone number on the text troublefree start your message with the word some says we can. Finally obviously. Electric cars are all the rage at the minute that's possibly the pair of the future or is it because they found out that you can make petrol or fuel for girls from b. And alcohol so I. Could work on lots of different levels you know you have a breakdown somewhere you can get through it now so we're getting creative juices flowing with other liquids flowing Police song suggestions to go with their alcohol being turned into a sustainable fuel for the cars of already written in Bittersweet Symphony. Or anything by that petrol emotion. That with you call text email songs to do with alcohol petrol cars few All right Zain red and red wine but can't stand that song and you know what will it at least not play air I think put it out Thank you Claire emailing to thanking your some unpacking is on the way from 9 o'clock today talking of what we've been discussing today ophthalmology department and waiting times and thanks for getting in touch with this because Roger the farmer said Clare following my earlier text regarding my experience about my recent I surgery feel I had for a follow up it seems the hospital do try and reach the targets for referrals from G.P.'s which is fine and it is what they seem to be judged by Once you are on their lists this is when the cancellations start you're messed around recently one of my aunties had a date for an operation which she attended with her son who dropped her off she waited for a while only to be told that her operation was cancelled she was livid and had to contact her son to drive back to Taunton and pick her up there is nothing you can do but sort of waits again it is a bit of a joke and thanks to Sue says I should be visiting the eye clinic once every 9 to 12 months but the last few years it has been well over that no matter what time I point is the waiting areas are always full the nurses are always run off their feet and some she says specialists just seem to be walking around with paperwork in their hand looking lost and seeing the odd patient while others are seeing the rest and seem very overwhelmed I always feel rushed any comments do send them through the 9 it's 834530315. 66 send a text message 81 trouble 3 start that message with the word Somerset thank you Ok we'll get to the 16 day challenge in a bit I know papers some of them I think it's in the Times today as well looking at what's going on with yet another bass University and a lot of money for its vice chancellor just to keep you up to date if you missed it earlier on the accounts of by university show that it's departing vice chancellor Professor Christina Slade received more than $800000.00 pounds last year in pay and benefits a spokeswoman for the university said the package was decided by a committee which did not include Professor Slade 10 days ago the vice chancellor of Bath University you'll remember and out she was stepping down in $29000.00 off the complaints from staff and students about her pay so I read to cation a does been looking into this Bronwyn Jeffress looked at the figures Professor Christina Slade wasn't the highest paid vice chancellor in the u.k. Her salary last year was $250000.00 pounds but the payment she received when she stepped down this summer after 5 years are thought to be the highest in the university sector as well as pension payments housing allowance and other benefits Professor Slade was given 429000 pounds described as compensation for loss of office Bath Spa University said the total of $808000.00 pounds was paid after legal advice that it reflected her and title meant under her contract and was considered to represent value for money. Bronwyn Jeffries reporting that for the b.b.c. It's $55.00. Some say every week is a pantomime I'm truly. Sorry to see. This Christmas Eve clueless brings you the real live from the place a theater Western Superman we present the clueless players production if you want to be in the audience break a theater box office over 134645493 bang yourself some 6 tickets are priced 5 times 3 pounds a year which will go to b.b.c. Children in Need a lot in the clueless radio pantomime life this Christmas Eve morning from 10 o'clock from the Blake a theatre Weston super Mare b.b.c. Sound. $856.00 How do we get on then. The 16 day 30 minute Christmas challenge. Where I say I want to speak to somebody. With a certain amount of criteria you help the team find them and we will have a big chat the end of. Today's tolls was to find a person who lives in this county that looks. So how did we get on the t.v. Look at me as if to say. It's because the difficulty was trying to find out exactly how rain days actually sound we gave it it could go there I will have to admit. That. I was saying yes that is all right. Anyway thank you very much shorter because you take your tweets helping out the team to find somebody we're heading off to chill so Boma All This place belongs deep in my heart now having walked through it for the great Wellington wall Good morning Sarah chill formed I'm a hi Sarah. I'm right in saying you are a chief woman on a somerset rainy day ranch. I have a herd of 12 range am I We we open up a Christmas people can come and visit the my ranch and we also go out to visit people in hospitals schools and garden centers throughout November and December amazing So I mean this is mega busy telling for you isn't it it is unbelievably base you have got more than 3000 people coming to visit lend a long way to the next few days and we also have a baby ranger who was born this year and we have a big not so new actually sounds exactly like the noise that you just played brilliant so we've come from we've got the right sound effects department to tell you oh yes Sarah tell me what how is it looking off the reindeer What are they made where they they don't mind living in this country most of my range they will born here I've read a few myself and I've got 4 pregnant females ready to drop 4 babies next year so they're actually very well climatized to this time of levels I have a huge ponds that I keep the main when it's raining because they don't get their feet wet and the rest of the time they roam around 10 acre park you had headaches that I have at this moment that range Iran Yeah so I mean what do you call them is it is it a cliche and you you know you put out the bits and the read off it is I do have come in I have to show I have done so I have vixen and then I was to have a bunch of females as well and there they are call Christmas the nines like holy juice drop twinkle brand a. I love this was the best bit about your job or I think the best bit about my job is every morning when I go out to Chuck on them the show my little baby who happens to be pure white runs over to the stable door sticks his head through and gives me a kiss on the nose and he's very very soft This is tremendous so sorry when can people visit you your raunch for my 1st i think day is on the 10th which is based on Day coming up so a very busy getting the grocery ready and we have a magical Christmas experience so we don't just have reindeer we also have sponsor we have a laugh we have a snow queen up on stilts she's 10 foot tall wheels to have unicorn a real unicorns and we also have. Donkey when we talk he's walking around to the children there right in the 10 to 17 and then the last 3 days before Christmas which is the 21st 22nd and 23rd well almost fully both but are you slots available if anybody wants to get in touch and I think you should have seen Vicki minute read our faces when you said real unicorn Well if it's one of your questions is what do we do for the rest of the year we.
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