30/03/2012 Look East - East

In Look East tonight. Queues, shortages or shut down altogether.

The run on petrol continues. Where there are supplies, things are

getting back to normal, but in many areas the wait continues. Lots of

people we have never seen before, all wanting full tanks. But they're

not getting it, they are only getting �20.

Hello from David and me. Also tonight the bomb squad moves in on

a V2 rocket, stuck in the mud since World War 2. When we realised it

was a V2 rocket, crikey. A very unique weapon used during World War

A boom in tourism. The industry is on course for a bumper season as

more of us holiday at home. I'm in training for the race of a

First. Another day of queuing at the region's petrol stations.

It was not quite as hectic as yesterday, but retailers still

reported surging demand. Some hauliers in the region have also

voiced their worries about the security of their supplies. A

growing number of forecourts have run dry. Our chief reporter Kim

Riley is at an Esso station in North Norfolk.

We have come to the only service station in at the seaside resort of

Sheringham her. The honour they give, debt here at the moment is

petrol or diesel, they have been dry here for 48 hours. They are

desperately hoping that a tanker will come fairly soon.

It is a very long supply line with much of the region's fuel coming by

road from refineries in the Thames Estuary in Essex. A standard road

tanker holds over 40,000 litres of fuel. Now, in normal times, a

medium-sized petrol station might sell around 15,000 litres a day.

Amidst all the panic this week, many have seen sales nearer 30 to

35,000. There simply are not enough tankers to sustain that level of

demand. So hardly surprising then that quite a number of stations

have run dry. As Richard Daniel reports.

To date, tankers were getting through. There is delivery this

morning at a store in Norwich. But scores of filling stations were not

so lucky. In Ipswich, ball these for chords were shot, having run

dry after yesterday's panic buying. Once again, more queues. And

frustrated drivers. Quite difficult. I have been 25 garages. I was at

the end of my tank. For this haulage company, it has been a

stressful week. It is a concern of all our customers at the moment. It

has been dominating all my e-mails, people are worried about the lack

of fuel. Petrol and diesel is the lifeblood of the country. Here,

only regulars were being served. The we are a small garage, so we

cannot afford larger loads. We make very little money on the fuel.

Difficult times for motorists who may have hope that today would have

seen their end of queues. This afternoon, one of the region's

senior Conservative MPs said he thought the Government had handled

the situation badly. There should not have been any move to encourage

people to buy more than they normally buy without consulting the

industry first. The extraordinary signs all over an Easter strike

that never was. Andrew Lawrence is the regional

chairman of RMI Petrol which represents independent stations. He

also owns this one at Sheringham. His relief in sight? We hope so.

The tanker we have been promised should be here about 8:30pm. We

should be up and running certainly by tomorrow morning. It has been

tougher areas like this would not many petrol stations around. That

is the trouble. We are the all recite in Sheringham -- we are the

only place in Sheringham. We used to have a lot of village garages,

but now we are just down to the main centres and that is adding to

the problems we are having the moment. The government has been

accused of making a hash of handling the best. I am beginning

to think that is the case. But it is getting, as more garages get

fuel. Other Rt are they now by the end of the weekend, we will get

back to some normality of. strike before Easter, they have to

give it seven days it looked as, that is quite a long way off. But

people will still get a nasty feeling 20 see the petrol warning

light at the I do not know were the next station is. I think that is

right. I think people have to stick to their normal routine. They know

how far they can go in their car, stick to the normal pattern of

fiddling and we should be OK. you very much. -- pattern of

filling. As hard times bite, fewer of us are going abroad for holidays,

so instead we're staying closer to home.

Tourism is worth �6 billion a year in the East and is our biggest

employer, providing 200,000 jobs. So far this year, attractions are

already seeing growth of between 5 and 8 per cent. Here's our business

correspondent Richard Bond. They say a week of sunshine brings

him extract �80 million in revenue for the region's tourist industry.

Voting forms have shared a Matt bound to. But there is an

underlying trend as well. It is called the staycation, stay at home

tourism. Attractions in the east are already seeing a strong growth

this year. This park is on course for 5% more visitors this year.

lot of them are pleased to stay in England. The price of the euro is a

very big reason for that. And they are beginning to laugh Britain,

particularly the east of England. Hoseasons has seen a great increase

in Lake bookings. This couple Arran join a break. There are so many

beautiful places in the country to go. People ought to explore it a

little bit more. People take different holidays and a year. They

have to look harder for their value. The UK offers great value for

holidays. According to Hoseasons, overall demand for East Anglia

holidays is up by one 5th on last year. While it UK attractions

prospers, demand for foreign holidays is in decline. It seems

that in these hard times, people are returning to places they know

and trust, often resorts are they were familiar with as children. The

omens for the summer season are good.

Coming up later in the programme - the V2 rocket stuck in the mud for

68 years. And Alex is preparing for a once in

a lifetime chance to run in the new Olympic Stadium.

Yes, I'm at Milton Keynes and dropping to some of their runners

are taking part with me tomorrow. I will also have your full weather

Over half a million pounds' worth of stolen metals have been seized

in a special joint police operation at ports in the region. The six-

week project is the latest initiative in the crackdown on

A container load of scrap-metal, it is about to be inspected by the

police and border force. Not just about cars as well. Half a million

pounds a whether of vehicles, metals, caravans. They will be able

to feed that into the National Intelligence picture and try to

identify crime groups who are working nationally and

internationally. The police say they have had some concerns about

the containers they have open today. They are probably perfectly

legitimate, but going through all the scrum battle -- scrap metal is

a big task. Most of immense in cash bias-cut dealers have now been

outlined. This is a device to tell when the tables are being cut saw

the police can be on the site a minute. It will not put everybody

off at stealing metal. But there is a clear message of that if you do

plan this activity, we are watching out for that and we are equipped to

detect and follow this through to prosecution. Police say they hope

to run more inspections like this in the future.

A council in Suffolk and one in Essex are to each get �100,000 of

Government money to help bring empty shops back into use and new

businesses set up. Ipswich Borough and Uttlesford District councils,

which includes the towns of Saffron Walden and Dunmow, are among 100

local authorities across England to share �10 million.

A possible merger between Cambridgeshire and Suffolk fire

services has moved a step closer today. At a meeting this afternoon,

Cambridgeshire Fire Authority voted to go ahead with a feasibility

study. That will be published in May. The county's deputy chief fire

officer said it would only take place if it would save money and

not put public safety at risk. Work has begun today to improve

rail links between Ipswich and Lowestoft. A passing loop is being

constructed enabling hourly services to run between the towns.

The single track between Halesworth and Oulton Broad means trains

cannot pass each other for more than 16 miles.

It has taken nearly four years of intensive training for two people

from Norfolk to turn their hobby into Olympic selection. They will

not be taking part as athletes, but as judges in the badminton. And

they only started training after it was announced London would host the

A steady hand and a keen eye. That is what is needed. Their hobby of

playing badminton has put them a place at the Olympic Games as line

judges. Like the rest of England, I was watching the announcement and I

thought I wanted to be involved in some way. The best players and the

World War battle it out in London. Suzanne is a pig farm. She will go

on it to make... David Laws that there is no room for error. We know

some of the players and their games, we know what we are expecting in

terms of ability. The difference with the Olympics will be the whole

atmosphere. They will also be part of the opening ceremony in July.

Now let's a look at the rest of the sport with Phil.

This is what the Premiership table looked like the last time Norwich

City travelled to Fulham. The Canaries just outside the drop zone,

knowing 3 points would save them from relegation. Norwich are back

at Craven Cottage tomorrow for the first time since that day. So let's

take a little trip down memory lane. For Norwich City fans, the last day

of the 2005 season will live long in the memory for the wrong reasons.

We were confident that the Canaries could beat Fulham and avoid

relegation from the Premiership. ever you needed a clean sheet, this

is the game. Yes, we are coming into it at the right time. I would

rather be in our camp than in any other. But it did not go to plan. A

clear she could not go further away. Fulham it put six past their --

past at Norwich. Devastating. Everyone was desperate to do it for

the fans and the club. I thought we could scrape by, just so

While Norwich continued to thrive back in the Premier League, the

boss is not reflecting on years gone by. The lads have to keep

doing what there doing and if we take a huge following, as we always

do, I will not go back six years of my life to figure out what happened

there. Leaving Craven Cottage are with the three boys on Saturday

will help. In the Championship, Ipswich Town

host Barnsley at Portman Road. The club are urging fans to get there

early as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of their League

Championship success in 1962. The club have also announced today that

they are applying for category 2 status of the new academy structure.

Category 2 requires an additional level of investment over and above

what we're making at the moment. But category one in our view is

beyond our financial means at this moment in time.

In League One, Colchester will need to bounce back from their 3-1

defeat at Walsall. The U's are on their travels again this weekend at

relegation threatened Exeter. Manager John Ward said they must

find their cutting edge. This is what the League Two table

looks like going into the weekend's fixtures. Southend United are out

of the automatic promotion spots for the time being. They go up

against Cheltenham at Roots Hall tonight. A win would put them

within a point of third. A bit of cricket news for you.

Essex County Cricket Club has applied for the right to become a

tenant of the Olympic Stadium after this summer's games. The club has

confirmed it has put in a joint bid with the University of East London

to use space in the after London 2012. They say they are excited,

but they cannot tell us any more at this point.

That's it for now but, of course, there's more sports news on the BBC

website. Go to www.bbc.co.uk/sport. You'll find previews to the

weekend's football matches as well as manager reaction after the games.

You're watching Look East from the BBC. Still to come, the V2 rocket

that no-one thought to mention to the bomb squad.

The Olympic Games may be months away, but tomorrow, 5,000 people

from across the country will be the first to run around the Olympic

track. The Olympic Park 5-mile run is organised by the National

Lottery. Dozens of people from our region applied and won the chance

to take part. Running with them tomorrow will be our very own Alex

Dolan. Yes, I am here in Milton Keynes of

doing some gentle training before tomorrow's one. I can't believe I

am going to cross their Olympic finish line. Lots of people across

the region are taking part tomorrow. Tony Robinson from Norwich is a

personal trainer. Which is quite handy because he's been giving me

some tips. You want to make a hole in the ground with that back heel.

Enjoy it. It is a once-in-a- It is so exciting be back on a

running track. This is quite hard It is a once-in-a-lifetime

opportunity. I want to see the sights, I want to see the velodrome.

We will be the first athletes to cross a line before Usain Bolt

I think we can safely say that he is going to be across the finishing

line before me. Another person who will be across of finishing line

tomorrow is Trevor. Didn't you break your ankle? What are you

doing running? I did, 10 years ago I broke my ankle. What made you get

into running a do that? -- after that? I was trying to build up my

ankle again and I went in for a one and I loved it. How would it feel

running in the Olympic Stadium? cannot believe it, it is going to

be terrific, running around the Olympic Stadium! Another person

joining us is Gale Ms. How are you feeling? I cannot wait. Knowing

that I will be on the track before most of those athletes is wonderful.

How much trick Daddy been putting him? I am not as fit as I used to

be in my Badminton days. But I do lots of different exercise. I will

not be breaking any world records. I am so excited about it. That is

all from us here. I will be back later on in the programme with the

weather forecast. This time tomorrow, we will be among the

first to cross the Olympic finishing line.

Fantastic. Next, the story of the German V2

rocket which remains stuck in mudflats in Harwich. A bomb

disposal team has been there all day trying to work out how

dangerous it could be. The V2 came down in 1944.

Locals say they have known about it for years. But what's less clear is

whether the rocket's warhead, packed with explosive, is still

attached. Why did the bomb disposal team

commented time? It started with at an innocuous question at a meeting

of harbour users this week about obstructions to navigation. The

replied said there was a V2 rocket. We received a call and we were a

little sceptical. But once we got on site, we confirmed it was a V2

rocket. Germany began using them at in September 1944, they were loaded

with a ton of explosives and Hitler thought they would be the decisive

weapon in the war. This website records are virtually every one of

the rockets that was fired. This records an entry for a V2 rocket

that exploded above Harwich. This man is 82 now, but he was 15 when

he remembers it exploding and crashing down on to the mud flats.

He actually went out with a policeman to draw a sketch of what

it looked like. I asked him if at the time he was worried about

safety. Not really. We had a fatalistic attitude. We were quite

used to doodlebugs and things like that. We thought it was a relaxed

I was told that some people used to tie the boats up against it.

would not do that as a matter of course in case you damaged the

board. The next step will be to discover whether that power for

warhead is attached to the rocket That's the last thing you want, a

hose it down the website. I love the fact that the locals have known

about it for years. Nobody is making a fuss.

You were in your wet suit earlier? It is a lovely evening here ml

tickings. Bet is just started to get a little bit chilly. If we

start with the pressure chart for tonight's forecast, the high

pressure that has dominated our whether has moved to West. It is

over the Atlantic at the moment that it is moving further west over

the next couple of days. It will allow a fund to move down from the

North Sea bringing it then it cooler weather. Tonight, we have

got clear skies across much of the region. Through the course of that

night, it will tend to turn cloudy. By the end of that night, we are

looking at fairly cloudy conditions. We should stay clear of our ground

frost tonight however. A high pressure moves further west, and

you will see that cold front. It is not especially active saw it will

not produce any rain for us in the east. But it will introduce much

cooler air behind it. You will not as quite a different tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be much cloudier through the day, possibly some

brighter spells in the north of the region. Quite a difference in

temperature. I think it will feel quite called. But ideal conditions

for running tomorrow. By the end of the day, it looks as if the cloud

will thin and break and we might see some evening sunshine. There

might be an odd spot of rain or drizzle, but it will not allowed

too much. On a Sunday and Monday, we will see increasing amounts of

sunshine. But there will be more cloud around. But there is some

rate for Tuesday and Wednesday. Quite a bit cooler as well. Another

cold front bringing us the chance of some showery weather. We could

have some temperatures below freezing. Certainly assured him

weather patterns. We have been spoiled for weather for March, but