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<TEXT>On the day North Somerset Council will decide whether to demolish Weston's derelict Tropicana - a group of local business leaders is making a last-gasp bid to save it.

A cross-party working group's recommended the old swimming pool be knocked down because there are no suitable ideas for it's future.

But campaigners want to restore it to its former glory, with the addition of a cafe, shops and an entertainment venue.

Adam Nash is one of them..he wants the council to hand it over:

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<TEXT>Police in Avon and Somerset have arrested 87 people so far during their Christmas crackdown on drink driving.

Almost four thousand drivers have been stopped and over four hundred given breath tests..

The force say they've also received nine texts from members of the public - reporting a suspected drink or drug driver.
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<TEXT>Gales of up to 70 miles an hour hit the west coast last night..

There weren't any major problems in North Somerset because of it though...

The wind will ease off a bit today but we can expect more stormy weather towards the end of the week.
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<TEXT>More mothers are apparently turning to alcohol because they feel under pressure to be perfect "supermums" for their children.

According to the charity Turning Point, more than 5 thousand parents used alcohol support services in the last year,
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<TEXT>We'll find out later what the plan is to save our High Streets...

Retail expert Mary Portas was asked to carry out an investigation by the government..

She says town centres are at crisis point as they try and compete with online sellers and out of town shopping centres..
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