11/01/2012 Look East - East

Tonight, this eight day-old baby is in intensive care after an

ambulance took nearly two hours to arrive. Also, the latest on their

troubled nursing home in Harlow. Now it has failed its 5th

inspection in a year. Hundreds of jobs and a threat at two different

printing companies. And congratulations to Team GB in the

gymnastics. They have qualified for First, the eight-day old baby who

is fighting for his life after his mother had to wait for an ambulance

for nearly two hours. Sarah Jenkins was expecting a perfectly normal

birth at a birthing unit in Braintree. But soon, midwives

decided Sarah would need a Caesarean birth in hospital, a

journey of 20 minutes. But there was no ambulance to take her.

Before one arrived, baby Riley was born. It was a difficult birth. Our

reporter is at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge now. I'm

outside the hospital where for the last eight days a young couple have

been holding vigil by the side of their baby son, who is very ill in

intensive care. I understand they B Reilly has been making some

progress today, but his family say they are prepared for anything to

happen. Earlier, I spoke to his parents about how they were left

waiting for an ambulance for nearly two hours. This is they be Riley.

Eight days old and he may not survive. His parents blame the

ambulance service. Close to the hospital today, the sound of sirens

can be heard. A sound this couple would have welcomed eight days ago.

It may have come too late. For it is frustrating not being able to do

anything for your newborn that that is lying there. It is frustrating

more than anything. You are angry. Sarah Jenkins was in labour at St

Michael's Hospital in Braintree. Midwives noticed complications and

found the baby was becoming distressed. At three minutes past

eight they called on ambulance to transport her tinea Pied Broomfield

Hospital, just 20 minutes away. At 8:20pm they called again. Still no

ambulance. The ambulance finally arrived at 9:45pm. Baby Riley was

born at 10pm. What was going wrong at Broomfield that there were no

ambulances therefore our emergency, our little boy. We just wanted to

get from Braintree to Chelmsford. We can't understand why it took so

long. Eight days on, the extent of the trauma isn't clear. Reilly has

had an MRI scan to check for brain damage. But today, for the first

time, he opened his eyes and Sarah was able to hold him. Just to have

him in your arms, it makes you feel like you Ra Mahmod. I know that

sounds silly bet you asked did over this baby and watching him, you

can't do anything. We couldn't touch him would do anything. Today

I got to see what his eyes look like for the first time. Sarah

Jenkins speaking to me earlier. Serran maintains that when the

ambulance crew finally turned up, they told her they'd taken so long

because they'd come from Norwich. We've spoken to the East Ambulance

Service and that is something they dispute, saying the ambulance was

dispatched from somewhere else in Essex. They also add they've

launched a full investigation which is ongoing. There will also be an

external independent review because of the seriousness of this case.

They add their thoughts are with the family at this critical time.

We only know about that case because the family sent us an e-

mail. If you have something you think we should investigate, you

can phone, e-mail or contact as through Facebook. A troubled

nursing home in Essex is now failing patients in all five basic

standards of care, according to a new report. Two days ago, a BBC

investigation revealed a catalogue of problems at the Partridge Care

Centre in Harlow. The Partridge Care Centre came

under major scrutiny last August, when two elderly residents died

after being taken to hospital with diabetes related problems. Police

found no evidence of criminality. After speaking to current and

former staff, as well as relatives of residents at the home, BBC Essex

and Cavaday litany of problems that go back months earlier. From night

staff asleep on duty, to money being stolen and one report of a

resident being found on a mattress smeared in faeces. The local MP

raised the issue in Parliament this week. Will the Health Minister

urged the Care Quality Commission to step in now with an inquiry and

take whatever legal action is necessary to protect the elderly

residents, and will the Minister meet with me and my constituent,

Lesley Bircham, who has had her relative suffer from what has been

going on in the care home? Her I share the concern the Honourable

Gentleman has outlined. It is a cause for concern. This government

is determined to shine a light on abuse wherever it is to be found,

to root it out of the system, to make sure that people are treated

with dignity and respect and to get the care they need. The Care

Quality Commission Today published its latest report into the nursing

home. It sets out of the five basic care standards, from treating

people with respect to staffing and management. 11 months ago the

Partridge Care Centre failed three. In November, Three Crosses became a

four, and to Dave it says the home needs to improve right across the

board. But headlines can be misleading because within these

five basic care standards there are 16 essential standards. Partridge

Care Centre in its defence has improved on these. In September,

the CQC had seven Major or moderate concerns. In November, that was

down to two. This month, it outlined just two moderate concerns.

The CQC says there are several minor issues which need to be

addressed. The centre's owners, Rushcliffe Care Group, says it has

made a series of major changes within the home and that additional

training has been provided. Tonight the company is still under scrutiny.

We've heard from many of you with loved ones at the home. Some of you

are unhappy but others say staff are very dedicated and that care is

good. We will have all your stories tomorrow night. More than 400 jobs

and the printing industry are under threat tonight at two different

companies in Essex. Unions say that over 300 could go at Polestar, in

Colchester, and 86 jobs are under threat at Heybridge, near Maldon.

These are bleak times for the print industry. They produced top

magazine titles here, but for how much longer? Polestar was bought by

an American company nine months ago. Now it is planning to shut the

Colchester site. Over 300 jobs are under threat, 151 of them direct

employees of Polestar. The market in an advertising revenue has been

in huge decline. These magazines and newspapers, they relied almost

completely for their profitability on advertising revenue. Polestar

declined to be interviewed today, but it told us its decision is

based on a number of factors. The rising costs of energy and raw

materials, and the fact that magazine's sales are in decline. It

is the latest blow to an industry which has been in decline for years.

In 2006, hundreds lost their jobs when a long-established firm Jarrow

shut its works in Norwich. In January 2009, Wyndham Heron could

163 jobs at Heybridge in Essex. The same company has just announced

plans for a further 86 job losses. The Colchester MP, Sir Bob Russell,

has now asked the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, to

investigate Polestar's proposals. This is a national company under

new ownership in relatively recent times. I am hoping this is a

national overview of all their plans and they will come to the

conclusion that the one in Colchester, with a skilled, loyal

workforce, should not close. In 90 day consultation with staff and

unions is under way. After which, Polestar will decide whether to go

ahead and close the site. Our Business correspondent is here. How

serious is the decline? Printing is a big industry and our region, it

has been for more than a century. But it is in decline. 10 years ago

there were more than 20,000 people working in printing in the east.

Now that is about 13,000. The sector has been shaken up by new

media, the internet, e-mail, Kimble, iPad. If you look at something like

the magazine sector, DS, magazines are still physically printed, but

more and more people are choosing to consume that media electronic to

rather than buying a copy. So companies like Polestar are having

to work off a shorter print runs, so their income is down at their

costs are going up. Does printing have a future at all? Yes. I think

those companies that survive will be those that combine print and the

internet. They can bring them together so that the print and new

media work side-by-side. It's not easy but it can be done. It has

been confirmed that 400 new biotech jobs will be created in

Cambridgeshire. Planning permission to build Orr new research buildings

at the Babraham Institute has been granted. Last year the government

announced it would invest �44 million in the research campus.

Still to come, a man who has lost 40 stone. And in gymnastics, Team

The eight year-old boys who have admitted throwing rocks at cars

will be shown pictures of the damage as punishment. The rocks

were thrown at cars, a lorry and ambulance on the A 14 at Trimley St

Mary in Suffolk. They are too young to be prosecuted. Signs placed at

bridges police have been watching in the last month. It is part of

their investigation to find out who has been throwing rocks at vehicles.

They now know that two 8 year macro boys are responsible for some of

the damage caused. It was that the barriers behind me hear whether

boys threw rocks at vehicles coming past. A damaged a total of 13 from

here, including an ambulance. It is not an easy area to get to. You

have to come down a dark country lane and the spot is quite well

hidden, so most of us coming past that might in the dark wouldn't

have had any chance of avoiding rocks being thrown at them. Some

were the size of rugby balls. But the boys are too young to be

prosecuted. We automatically refer children who have witnessed

criminal acts or been involved in them to other agencies. It is fair

to say they knew what they were doing, it was something wrong.

Whether they understood the full implications of what they were

doing is another matter. People living nearby can't believe who has

now been caught. It is quite shocking when you think about

children not realising the consequences of their actions and

the damage possible, the serious injury that they could cause. It is

very shocking as a mammal. surprised that the parents aren't

totally ashamed. He would let their children out to do such devastating

things? The police investigation will now turn to other rock

A man who posted a message on Facebook, falsely accusing enable

of being the Kellock of James Bulger, has been spared a prison

sentence. Spencer Payne, who lives in Dedham on the border between

Essex and Suffolk, said Robert Thomson, one of the two child

killers, was living in the flat upstairs. Spencer Payne arriving at

Colchester magistrates court this morning. In trouble with the law

over Ray Facebook message. After rain row with a neighbour over

parking in the road where he lives in Dedham, he posted, convicted

paedophile Robert Thomson is living in hiding with his wife and baby in

the flat upstairs. Magistrates were told the message could have had

catastrophic consequences. Back in 1993, James Bulger was abducted and

murdered by Robert Thompson and Jon Venables. A statement from the

neighbour was read to the court. In it, he said, I was totally shocked

and devastated. I was really scared for the safety of myself and my

family. He said he was worried about being attacked or even shot

by vigilantes. Magistrates were told an off-duty police officer

spotted the message and it was removed within 24 hours. Spencer

pain walk free because his 12 week jail sentence was suspended for a

year. Tonight, his neighbour, who didn't want to be named, told the

programme he is still devastated he was wrongly accused of being a

A new study has been set up to find out where there is the greatest

need for broadband in Norfolk. People will be asked to register

their interest in receiving a better service. The county council

is planning on spending �16 million on improving broadband. 60 % have

not got super-fast broadband, and some do not have any coverage for

broadband. This will allow for coverage across Norfolk. Our aim is

to deliver a super-fast broadband for as much of the region as

possible. As revealed in November, the Olympic mountain-biking course

at Hadleigh will be adapted for public use after the Games. Essex

County Council confirmed today it has been working with aplenty --

working with a countryside management company to improve the

pass around the side. Essex County Council has to be -- will be

holding a number of workshops. The World Indoor Bowls

Championships begin at Hopton on the Norfolk coast on Friday. Greg

Harlow, one of the competitors, will be the favourite.

Welcome to the arena for the World Indoor Championships. Over the next

17 days, 20,000 spectators will be crammed in here to watch 54 of the

top men and women balls. - bowl. One of them is honing his skill

right now. Greg Harlow is hoping to retain his world title. Is it good

to be back? Absolutely. The arena is already. It sends a tingle down

the spine. I have a tingle just being here. I am a complete

beginner, what are you three top tips? First, the size of the ball.

This is the correct size. Place it in your hands so it feels nice and

comfortable. Stepped forward and That is an excellent first effort.

Look at this for a first effort. People will not believe it. I am

under pressure to be that. I have only just be that. I must admit you

will definitely make a player. You did win the championships. What

a great celebration it was that day. What was it like? It was obviously

a lifelong ambition. I lost the before to my good friend Mervyn

King. Obviously all the emotions came through. Best of luck. Live

coverage starts on BBC television a week on Monday.

Coming up on Look East. Spring is coming early. Your pictures.

We could be facing one of the worst Januarys of people struggling with

debt after Christmas. The Citizens Advice Bureau says the number of

people wanting their help is rising steadily. This special report

starts with a woman from Cambridgeshire who has already run

out of credit. I decided to go back up because I did not want to keep

worrying about people coming to my door, debt collectors, especially

here by myself. This mother could be homeless in less than a month.

She has already had the family home repossessed after splitting up with

her husband. Even though she is working full-time, a credit rating

is so poor she cannot get other rented accommodation. I did not

realise how much it would affect me at the time. I did it because I did

not have a choice. I was on a part- time wage of �7,000. I had �40,000

worth of debt. People facing severe debt are turning to loan sharks.

The national force try to shut them down has identified the people who

are at risk. They can be paying loans off in 15 or 16 years time.

They cannot be taken to court because they are acting illegally

so the use intimidation. Latest figures show that debt was a major

issue for the Citizens Advice Bureau. It had to 0.3 million

requests for help over debt With debt, one of the things we see

is the pressure of debt. The creditors are on to them. They face

extra charges, bank charges, it gets bigger and bigger. That sense

of desperation, that the more you need it the more desperation grows,

that is serious. She accepts that not everyone will have sympathy for

her but she says others will find themselves in this situation.

It is more than two years since Paul Mason was branded the world's

that his man on the front page of the Sun newspaper. He was 70 stone,

but these days things are different. He has lost 40 stone and says his

life has changed forever. Two years ago, Paul Mason had gastric bypass

surgery which saved his life. He was 70 stone, and for nearly a

decade was a prisoner in his own home. He would eat all day every

day, takeaways, chocolate, crisps, and he could hardly move. Today, he

is a changed man. He has lost 40 stone, and now requires an

operation to remove excess skin. You need to do it yourself, there

is no good having the operation and thinking that will change

everything. You need change your lifestyle. NHS Suffolk have said

they will not fund is next operation until his weight

stabilises. But he is deaf run -- desperate to have the excess skin

removed. This is a photo of Paul Mason before he started to gain

weight. He is fed up of being judged. I get called names. Usually

they call me bad names. Fat git. Fat so-and-so. Swear words. It has

been very hurtful? Of course it has. Paul Mason wants to help other

people with serious weight problems and did a phone-in with Radio

Suffolk this morning. He wants more freedom and more friends and he

dreams of taking a holiday. He says there is no light at the end of a

very dark tunnel. -- now light. The top gymnasts in this region can now

concentrate on preparing for the Olympics after Team GB qualified

for the Games in some style last night. Louis Smith and Max

Keating's from Huntingdon -- Daniel Keatings from Huntingdon were a

month the qualifiers. Thousands of fans came to see the team qualify

for the Olympics. Daniel Keatings Family members had travelled to

Huntingdon, arriving early enough to secure seats in the best

positions. Louis Smith fell off the horse two years ago, but last night

he put in an accomplished It is looking pretty good for Team

GB at the moment, we are second behind Spain. Fingers crossed we

will get the men's team qualified for the Olympics. Max Whitlock was

making his senior British debut, and he made a real impression. It

was obvious Britain would join the women in qualify for the Olympics.

Relief all round, beating France into second place. Everybody is

happy to have qualified. It was all about qualifying. It is nice to

finish on the top of the podium, get your medal, friends and family

are watching. We have qualified but it is still a long way off. The

team is really strong. Six gymnasts took part last night but there will

That was fantastic. Now the weather. Thank you for sending in your

photographs of flowers. We have been inundated. We have had a lot

of daffodils blossoming. We even had photographs of strawberries.

All those plans will be in for a bit of a shock because the

temperature will dramatically change in the next 24 hours. We had

a pretty mild day today. We staff fair bet of sunshine. It will stay

dry. We will have clear intervals. Temperatures will not get any lower

than five Celsius. There will be a cold front steadily crossing the

country. It will introduce much colder air. You can see them while

they are being pushed away by this cold there. -- mild air pushed away

by this cold air. Later on we will get a cold coming in. It will cause

the temperatures to plummet. It will be fairly cloudy tomorrow but

we will see brighter spells. It will be breezy with a moderate wind.

There will be a fair bet of cloud. Once that cold front clears, it

will introduce the colder air. We are in for at chilly night. We have

any area of high pressure above us on Friday. That will bring bright