20/02/2012 Look East - East

Hello and welcome to a new week on Look East. Coming up in the next 30

minutes... Hosepipe ban just weeks away as the experts admit the

drought conditions have left us short of water. We have had the

driest five months since records began for this time of year. So

we've got to make sure that water companies, farmers and other users

of water work together to solve the problems that we think we will be

facing in a serious way this summer. The garage mechanic told he's going

to jail after his reckless drive in a customer's sports car left a boy

dead. Harry Rednapp's tribute to plucky

Stevenage after they hold Spurs at bay in the Cup.

And we take you inside the Olympic Hello. Water consumers in the Look

East region were warned today they could face water restrictions in a

few weeks. Hosepipe bans look almost certain in areas where river

levels have fallen to record lows. The source of the problem is simple.

We haven't had nearly enough rain. The five months from September to

January were the driest across this region since 1910. 2011 was the

driest calendar year since 1921. And river flows on the Little Ouse

and the Waveney are at their lowest level since records began.

This reservoir in Northamptonshire, just 60% full. Without sustained

rain now, parts of this region will be hit with a hosepipe ban. It is

already officially in drought. And do not be filled by snow, it takes

one-third of that to produce proper water. The drought summit had many

key players, including the water companies themselves, discussing

measures that could be in place for the short and long-term to mitigate

against shortages. This could reoccur because of changing weather

patterns and we need to be prepared. People are much more savvy in

households in other countries and also saving money. Labour dismissed

this summit as more talk and no action. There could be tension

between competing consumers. There are also warnings about threats to

wildlife. Utilities want to keep providing to consumers. I visited a

wetland Trust where and rare wading birds should be feeding in fields.

But irrigation ditches have run dry. It is hoped farmers will be

flexible with what has grown. And also flexible about extracting

water from local rivers. Now is the time to decide what seeds to plant,

because nobody wants to have lots of crops that there might not be

enough water for. This is that difficult time for farmers. When

this is finished, the reservoir will hold 41 billion litres of

water. That is the good news. The bad news is it will be 2015 and the

drought is on our doorstep now. By far the biggest supplier in this

region is Anglian Water. It's investing about �20 million on

bringing water into the region from the Midlands and the North. The

Managing Director, Peter Simpson, was at the summit today. When I

spoke to him earlier this afternoon, I started by asking what the

meeting had achieved. We have to recognise we are in a drought. It

is a significant period for hour -- for us. What is terribly important

is that we do not over-react and recognise that, if we had a third

dry winter, the summer of 2013 could be difficult challenges. We

have to think about what we can do now to medicate not just the impact

this summer -- to mitigate not just the impact this summer, but of 2013.

How much of what are we are consuming is coming from other

parts of the country? Most of the water in the Anglian region is from

rivers in that region. We are relatively self-contained and

export about 13% to other companies. We are relatively self-contained.

About 50% comes from ground water, about 50% from reverse. This

drought has been acute in the West, which has been incredibly dry. It

has been the driest for 100 years. It is a balance between ground

water and surface water. But largely geographically within this

region. Can we expect hosepipe bans? It is likely, particularly in

the West, particularly the catchment which has been the driest

of over 100 years. We have not made that decision yet, but will do so

in the coming weeks. It seems to cost us more when there is a

shortage. Will we pay more for our water? In terms of the investments

are referred to, around �20 million, and although words we are doing to

keep leakage lower, all of that is really being funded by big

companies, so it will not be reflected in customers' bills.

Thank you. You are more than welcome.

So the big question has to be is there much rain coming over the

next couple of weeks? Chris Bell is here. It looks like we will see

some patchy rain over the next few days. Generally, the region will

There is some good news and weather-wise with some milder air

by Thursday and Friday. More A car mechanic who took a

customer's Porsche for a ride has admitted causing the death of an

eight-year-old boy by dangerous driving. In January last year, 32-

year-old Gary Reader was working at Kwik Fit in Maldon. He took the car

without permission. A Porsche, Essex Police issued this

because it is the actual vehicle two mechanics from this Kwik Fit

garage took for a right without permission, knocking down and

killing eight-year-old boxing fan Ryan Fleming. It would be another

difficult day for his family. a typical day. The family were at

court to seek Gary Reader plead guilty to causing Ryan's death by

dangerous driving. He was at the wheel, a Kwik Fit tiger better.

Timothy Smith, 19, was in the passenger seat when the accident

happened in the A41 -- the A414 in Maldon. Outside court, surrounded

by Ryan's family, an Essex Police officer read the statement.

Witnesses described the manner of driving prior to the collision as

excessively fast, erratic and unnecessary and witnessed the

wheels spinning and almost losing control. During police interviews,

Timothy Smith gave a prepared statement that Gary Reader's

driving made him nervous at he asked him to slowdown. Kwik Fit

supported the investigation and said its thoughts were with the

right Ian Fleming's family. Gary Reader and Timothy Smith will be

back on 20th March have to be sentenced and the judge told Gary

Reader that, in his case, prison is A memorial service is being held in

Essex tonight for John Suddards, the former vicar of Witham, who was

stabbed to death in his vicarage near Bristol last week. His body

was found by builders on Tuesday. He moved to the village of

Thornbury last summer. The service will be held at his former church.

A 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Police have

been given another 36 hours to question him.

Tributes have been paid to a 13- year-old girl found dead at her

home in Norfolk. Maisie Baxter, a pupil at Framingham Earl High

School, was found dead in Trowse on Saturday. There were no suspicious

circumstances. She has been described as a bright student who

was a pleasure to teach. Candles are being lit at a church service

tonight in her memory. People can come in and light a candle, think

their own plots and perhaps signed a book of condolence. In this way,

we will be helping the family and also themselves and giving

expression to what they are feeling deeply inside. It is a difficult

time for all of us. The East of England Ambulance Trust

is often criticised for the time it takes to answer some emergency

calls. But a BBC investigation has shown that ambulances can often

face severe delays outside hospitals, because of pressure on

accident and emergency departments. It has been a recurring theme on

Look East, patients waiting too long for an ambulance to arrive.

86-year-old Irene Edwards waiting an hour and three-quarters to be

taken to hospital just a couple of hundred yards from her home. And in

January, this baby was in intensive care after his mother, who needed a

Caesarean operation, waited almost two hours for an ambulance. Filming

in the ambulance service's Essex control room, the Inside Out

problem -- Inside Out programme pinpointed many of the problems.

There was a problem with one patient being rushed to hospital.

We are waiting for cubicles to Anglian Water. There are only a

certain amount there and an amount of stuff that can handle them.

Until those are free, we need to stay with the patient. -- cubicles

to become free. There has been a 75% increase in people waiting more

than 15 minutes. By 88% at Ipswich. And 131% at the Norfolk and Norwich,

where there were over one hour waits for ambulances outside.

not good for patients, waiting in the ambulance much longer, and be

ambulance cannot get back on the The crew back at brownfield were

able to hand over their patient after waiting outside for 40

minutes. The control centre received 50 calls an hour and they

were immediately diverted to another emergency.

And you can see that full report in Inside Out tonight at 7:30pm on BBC

One. The family of a three-year-old boy

who was killed in a road crash at a fair in Norfolk have released a

picture of him taken just a few weeks ago. Rio Bell, who lived in

Lowestoft, died after being hit by an Audi car near the Mart Fair in

King's Lynn on Wednesday. A crash that killed two people on

the M11 in Essex was a tragic accident an inquest in Chelmsford

has ruled. The crash near Stansted Airport involved a lorry and a

coach carrying holidaymakers. It closed the motorway in both

directions for several hours. This was the aftermath of the crash

last April. After developing a fault, the coach driver pulled onto

the hard shoulder. Just over a minute later, a lorry smashed into

the back of it. Two people were killed. A 63-year-old passenger and

the 53-year-old Polish lorry driver. The inquest heard he was under the

speed limit and he had no traces of drink or drugs. However, the lorry

had crossed over the rumble lines when it struck the coach. The

deaths were recorded as a tragic A talented footballer from Essex

has taken his first steps on the road to recovery after being

injured in a brawl. Nicky Morgan was outside a nightclub made famous

by television show. His ordeal began on October 27th

out side the Sugar Heart nightclub. He was caught up in a brawl

involving 10 men outside the nightclub. He hit his head on the

kerb, leaving him paralysed from the shoulders down. Medical experts

feared the worst for his recovery. Thanks to treatment at the Stoke

Mandeville hospital he is taking his first steps. He spoke on camera

for the first time. Little by little, day-by-day, Nicky

Morgan's body is coming back to life. The 6 ft 7 goalkeeper, a

former lorry driver, was getting to grips with the wheelchair. He has

been there for two months and is making extraordinary progress. When

he lay in bed at the Queen's Hospital in Romford there were dark

times. There will be stages when you are down, lying in bed and you

cannot move. The visitors keep you going, but every night you're on

your own. Lying on a bit in darkness. There were tough times. I

had a few tears, I thought looking back on it, it help me. My mum and

dad were telling me I could move my fingers when I could not do

yesterday, I said it did not mean anything, but not registering in my

brain that potentially that will make other things move. My thumb

started moving, my wrist came back, slowly, at the body is starting to

think about getting back to normal. You have to try and treat your body,

learning to walk again. Learning to pick things up. It is mundane but

you have to do that, retrain your body back to normality. Have you

any thought of playing football again? I would absolutely love to.

It is something I have doing -- I have been doing since I could walk.

I would love to be able to play it again. In the situation we are in

at the moment, even aiming to walk out of here is a big task. Playing

football will be even difficult -- even more difficult. Once I can

walk Malby my next goal. Nicky has the backing of a very close family,

and has been hugely buoyed up by messages of support. He has more

than matched all the goals set by them -- set for him. He is

concentrating on walking one step at a time.

That is remarkable. Stevenage can look forward to making some money

in the FA Cup, had terrific nil-nil draw with Spurs means they have

earned themselves a bumper pay-day. It was a case of When Harry met

Gary as the two managers went head- to-head for the first time. This is

what the fuss is all about, the FA Cup and all the history that goes

with it. It was a packed house, farm hoping -- some hoping for a

giant killing. The magic of the Cup I am not sure about the dress code

but the passion was evident. Fans and celebrities gathered to watch

the pick of fifth-round ties. Stevenage used to be -- are used to

big games after two trips to Wembley in recent years, so this

game was never about making up the numbers. Every game we glide to win,

that is the aim. -- we glide to win. Despite going up against one of the

best managers in the country, the fans were confident their side

could cause an upset. When we beat Spurs and get someone like Bolton

at home in the next round, who knows? Stevenage did what they do

best, restricting Spurs in all areas of the pitch. Both sides had

half-chances. All was clear at half-time. Spurs were left with due

clear cut chances, and when they did find the net, Scott Parker was

offside. A series of of Syed -- long-range strikes almost got them

in front. We will come their with plenty of energy and try to turn it

into a similar game as we have done today. Full-blooded FA Cup affair.

We will need some fortune. thought we would win, but one

mistake and you could be at the Cup. In the end we took the draw. One of

those nice days of football where no one goes unhappy, no riots, no

anything, just really good feeling. Stevenage worked very hard.

Fantastic effort and they deserve the replay. Next up is Notts County

in League One, and if they beat Spurs in the replay, Bolton at home

in the quarter-finals. No such luck at Carrow Road,

Norwich City were knocked out by Leicester. They went down 2-1. In

the league, goals aplenty for the region's sides.

At times this season, Paul Jewell and Ipswich have been out of touch

and out of luck. Things have changed dramatically. The

goalkeeper should have been sent off for this tackle against the

Cardiff striker, but he lived to tell the tale. This victory moves

them 15 points clear of the relegation zone. Paul Jewell says

We had some poor decisions and the Benson football -- the balance of

the ball has gone against us, but today was good. A slick first-half

display Birkle just above a dull second period, -- display for

Colchester but a dull second period. They lost against Yeovil.

Successive wins for Southend ensure the lead the way in League Two.

Very pleased, it was a hard-working victory. Crewe are difficult team

to break down. They will travel to Now a quick word about Late Kick

Off, Darragh McAnthony will be there with his ambitions for

12 Rugby Union, Northampton Saints are still on course for a top-four

finish in the Premiership. They Elsewhere, Bedford Blues won their

first away match since November. They beat Moseley 24-15. The local

high jumper won his event yesterday, struggling in his first event but

clearing later. In the cyclist World Cup -- Cycling World Cup,

Victoria Pendleton could not add to the medals she won on Friday. She

lost out in the semi-finals of the Whatever sport you take part in,

there is always the washing to do. There are many hard-working parents

at their who are the unsung heroes of their sports clubs. It is much

the same in the Olympics. This summer, when the Olympic Torch

makes its way around the country, somebody asked to clean the get.

That is where laundry comes in. -- clean the kits. That is where this

laundry comes into play cool -- into play. Step this way, we will

give you at Europe the area. There are very big tumble dryers here. In

this area, all the items get placed on hangers. Where the torch relay

is concerned, we're talking about the staff of 350, not this group of

people doing the relay. These jackets are wet, they go into the

steamer and come out neat and tidy. Even then, you have an automatic

folder. Just imagine having one of those at home. How handy. We are a

little pressed for time so here is a film. The laundry is a bit like a

factory. Lots of pearls and trousers. -- sheets. Its themes and

swishes and swirls. An average of 350,000 items per week. The laundry

lorries will cross the country to pick up clothes from wherever there

really is. We're doing something for the whole country. Are you

interested in the Olympics? wasn't that I am now. It is great

and brilliant. To the City of Olympic organisers hope for the

8,000 ordinary folk, the torch relay will be the greatest day of

their lives. It starts in May and reaches our region in July. The

overnight stops are in Peterborough, Ipswich, Cambridge and Luton. One

thing is for sure, the clause will be beautifully pressed. -- the

How do you avoid losing a sock in the drier? Everything is coded in

some way or another. They will be put in bags with colds on them. --

according on them. They will go where they should go. Absolutely no

chance of losing lottery? No chance of losing Andre at all. We are

Thank you very much. The weather now. We have warm weather on the

way for the time of year, by the time we get to the end of the week,

the dry weather will stay with us. There will be high pressure across

the Continent. We have a westerly flow coming out across the Atlantic.

That brings us the less cold weather. Lot of cloud on the

satellite image, drifting southward through the course of the evening.

It will bring some cloudy conditions. We could see spots of

rain from that. Rather cloudy, light rain in the north. Most

places they frost free. We already are seeing the effects of that. You

can see on the map sunspot of Moderate south-westerly wind. With

that cloud around it should keep us away from frost. For tomorrow we

will stay fine and dry. There will be a mix of some sunshine.

Temperatures tomorrow already starting to move up into double

figures. 10 or 11 Celsius. That will make it feel chilly. The dry

weather will be with us into Tuesday evening. We are going to

look at the pressure pattern on Wednesday. Warm fronts moving in

across the country, so that is the first sign of the mild air. By the

time we get to Thursday, it will be on top of us. We will see some rain

on Wednesday but by Thursday it will be 15 degrees. Well above