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's regional TV news programme for the

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, covering

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, the majority of

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and

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, northern, eastern and parts of western and southern

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& North

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History

Regional television news in the West of England began in September 1957 with daily short bulletins. Around this time, news bulletins for the West shared a 5–10 minute timeslot with Welsh news bulletins as the Wenvoe transmitter on the western outskirts of Cardiff was serving viewers in both south Wales and the West of England. The West's regional bulletins were relaunched in 1962 as ''Points West'' but still shared the new 25-minute timeslot with ''

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''. The launch of a dedicated

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television station in February 1964 allowed ''Points West'' to become a full-length regional news programme broadcast only to the West of England. Between 1991 and 2000, the programme was known as ''BBC News West''.

Notable presenters and reporters

David Garmston David Garmston is an English journalist who currently works as a presenter on ''BBC Points West'' and ''Sunday Politics West.'' He has worked in television in the West Country for nearly three decades. Biography Garmston was born in Bristol and ...

Alex Lovell Alexandra "Alex" Lovell (born 28 March 1973) is an English television presenter and voice-over artist. She has presented the BBC's regional news programme ''BBC Points West'' since 2005. Early life Lovell was born in Gravesend, Kent, grew up i ...

* Ian Fergusson * Fiona Lamdin

Former presenters and reporters

Chris Vacher Christopher George Vacher (born 3 December 1951) is a British television presenter, best known as a long-serving main anchor of BBC West's flagship regional news programme '' Points West'' for 28 years. Early life Brought up near Axminster on the ...

Susan Osman Susan Osman is a British journalist known for her work with BBC, ITV (TV network), ITV and China Radio International. Osman was a theatre director in Brighton, and also worked in that capacity in Washington, DC. She began her television career i ...

* Gerald Hine-Haycock (as Gerald Haycock) *

Michael Buerk Michael Duncan Buerk (born 18 February 1946) is a British journalist and newsreader. He presented BBC News from 1973 to 2002 and has been the host of BBC Radio 4's ''The Moral Maze'' since 1990. He was also the presenter of BBC One's docudrama ...

Armine Sandford Armine Margaret Sandford (1928 – 4 January 2011) was an English actress and news presenter Born in St Germans, Cornwall, Sandford was the daughter of a physician who practised at Exeter.Patrick Robertson, ''The Book of Firsts'' (1975), p. 181 I ...

Vivien Creegor Vivien Creegor (born c. 1959) is an English television newscaster. From 1989 until 2006, she was one of the principal news readers on Sky News. Broadcasting career Creegor started her career as a secretary with the BBC and eventually became a pro ...

Sue Carpenter Sue Carpenter (born 17 May 1956 in London, England) is a United Kingdom former newsreader and television presenter. She graduated in English Literature and Icelandic at King's College London in 1977. After presenting regional BBC news programme ...

Clive Myrie Clive Myrie (born 25 August 1964) is a British journalist, newsreader and presenter who works for the BBC. Since August 2021 he has been the host of the long-running BBC quiz shows ''Mastermind'' and '' Celebrity Mastermind''. Early life Myrie ...

Saima Mohsin Saima Mohsin is a British Pakistani journalist and presenter born and raised in South London. Most recently she has been an international correspondent for CNN. Career In 2000 Mohsin gained her first job in television joining ITV Meridian as a ...

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Richard Angwin Richard Angwin is a weather-presenter, currently working for Al Jazeera English. Previously, he presented the weather on BBC Points West from 2000 to 2011. This is the regional local news programme for Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucester ...

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Nick Tresillian Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Pla ...

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History

Notable presenters and reporters

Former presenters and reporters

See also

References

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