04/06/2013 Look East - East

Hello and welcome to Look East. In the programme tonight: Patients

spending too long in A&E. The hospitals where more than 10%

waited longer than four hours. man jailed for 18 months after he

attacked a judge in a Crown Court. We meet the archaeologists who found

Bronze Age boats in a quarry near Peterborough.

And move over St George. Tonight, the accident and emergency

department where more than 10% of patients are waiting more than four

hours to be treated. Across the country, waiting times at casualty

are going up. Hospitals are finding it increasingly difficult to hit the

target treating 95% of patients within four hours. The latest

figures show that the worst hospital in the region is King's Lynn. Only

88% were dealt with quickly enough. Four other hospitals also missed out

managing to hit the target between 90% and 94.8% of the time.

Meanwhile, these hospitals were top of the list. Despite all the

pressures, A&E in Norwich, Harlow, Gorleston and Ipswich all far

exceeded that 95% target. In a moment, we will speak to the health

minister, but first what's going wrong at King's Lynn? This report is

from Debbie Tubby. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital's

accident and emergency department today has been busy. Ambulances

queuing outside. Paramedics ferrying patients inside. And the walking

wounded. A department under pressure. But the hospital says all

patients were treated within the four hour target time. The latest

figures show that is not always the case. In fact, it is one of the

worst in the country for not treating them fast enough. We are

not embarrassed, we are disappointed. This hospital has

always had a commitment to a really good patient experience of care.

MacKinnon is a sister in A&E, treating patients. Against the

clock. Ensuring they are seen, discharged or transferred within the

four hour window. This patient, who didn't want to speak on camera, Is

being seen within an hour. But it will be some time before he is fully

dealt with. The hospital has dramatically improved its waiting

times. But admits further improvements are needed to hit the

Department of Health's targets. are committed to being back to 95%

by the end of June at the latest. We have seen the impact of the longer

winter weather affecting our statistics. Tied into that, we open

additional bed capacity when we are under pressure. This year, despite

extra capacity, we have had to say we cannot stretch staff any further.

I spoke to two patients. One had broken his arm after falling off a

lorry. Both said they had been treated with them for hours and

could not fault the service. The hospital is now increasing the

number of nurses on its other wards, recruiting from Portugal and Ireland

in the hope it will relieve the pressure from accident and

emergency. Dr Dan Poulter is a health minister.

He is also the MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich. When I

spoke to him earlier, he said per figures were down to the long winter

we had. We had a long period of bad weather. That prevented some staff

from getting to work and more older people fell over. We also had no

virus and flew. Over the last five weeks, we have seen the targets

getting back on track. Several months ago, we were told that the

bad spell of weather does not affect the pressure which lasts all year.

have worked in this environment and I know that the pressure is on the

evenings after GP surgeries have closed. A third of patients who show

up at a MD could be better look after -- who show up at accident and

emergency could be better looked after in the community. We need GPs

to provide extra hours of care. We need to better join up health and

social care services were local councils have a role to look after

the frail elderly with long-term conditions such as heart disease,

dementia and diabetes. Are you saying there is a problem of out of

hours service? It is a problem in my constituency which has to be

addressed. Local GPs have been put in charge of running services and I

think that will be much more in the interest of patients. I hope we move

towards a system which helps to take the pressure off at -- helps to take

the pressure off of a and E. -- accident and emergency. There are

also problems with bed blocking? There is no silver bullet in this

issue. The current government is doing a lot in this issue. Norman

Lamb is working to ensure that we have a more integrated and joined up

system across the health service. We need to make sure that all the

people can be discharged in a proper manner. Thank you.

A fitness instructor who attacked a judge and knocked off his wig has

been jailed for 18 months for contempt of court. Paul Graham had

been sitting in the public gallery when he attacked Judge John Devaux

at Ipswich Crown Court yesterday. Today his behaviour was described as

insulting and intimidating. After a night in a prison cell, Paul

Graham arrived at Ipswich Crown Court well aware he was facing a

prison sentence. Paul Graham was led into the dock flanked by security

guards. The court took no chances. He was handcuffed by his right hand

to one of the guards. During the entire proceedings, he spoke behind

security glass only once, to confirm his name. The court heard Graham had

been in court number two just 24 hours earlier for the sentencing of

his older brother Philip. Philip Graham's dangerous driving caused

the death of a motorcyclist last July. When a 30 month prison

sentence was handed down, Paul Graham raced from the public

gallery, vaulted a wooden gate and then started throwing punches at His

Honour Judge John Devaux. He was unhurt. Graham was arrested. Today

another judge, Judge David Goodin, sentenced Graham to eighteen months

in prison. That a change change is -- 18 months. The judge has to send

out a powerful message that this kind of behaviour will not be

tolerated. The sentence reflects that. The maximum sentence for

contempt is two years. Graham's barrister told the court his client

apologised unreservedly. He said the attack was a spontaneous act borne

out of high emotion. Graham's mother left court today without comment.

Both her sons now behind bars. The judge told Paul Graham, what you did

was an attack on justice. Also the administration of justice and the

rule of law. The court must deal with such iPAQs severely. Paul

Graham said nothing as he was led to the cells. -- the court must deal

with such attacks severely. Southend Airport has unveiled the

latest stage of its expansion plans. A larger passenger terminal will

mean it can handle more than a million passengers a year. New

flights were announced too. Good news for holidaymakers, but not so

welcome for some local people. The Stobart Group has invested �100

million in Southend Airport since it bought it five years ago. There is a

new train station, air traffic control tower and radar facilities,

a longer runway and a passenger terminal that is expanding fast.

Today, we were given a sneak preview of what is to come over the coming

months. First the new arrivals area due to open very soon. There will be

better baggage handling facilities. More space for security. More check

in desks. And this the much larger departure lounge due for completion

in December. We will never be a major International Airport, but we

want to ensure that we have a high standard of service. We want it to

be no more than 15 minutes from the aircraft to the train station

platform. EasyJet flies to more than a dozen destinations from Southend.

Changed easy From next summer, Thomson and First Choice will be

flying twice a week to Majorca and adding Ibiza to their schedule.

want London Southend to be part of our airline's expansion.

pressure group SAEN claims there is strong local opposition to the

airports growth. It says it is simply taking passengers out of

Essex to spend their money abroad. It is fantastic for young people to

get jobs at the airport, but this is a catastrophic policy failure in

larger terms. The airport says 300 new local jobs will be created as

more aircraft are based here. They expect to handle over a million

passengers next year. A landowner has admitted allowing

his farm to become an illegal rubbish tip. Neil Spooner told

magistrates in Essex that three unknown men had been given

permission to bring rubble onto his land near Margaretting. Instead they

dumped tonnes of waste including hospital dressings and syringes.

This farm looks idyllic, but it is a hazardous waste site and Dom. On it

will cost �500,000 to clear. This is the former owner, Neil Spooner. He

pleaded guilty to allowing the dumping and storage of controlled

waste. Neil Spooner said three men drove up in a mercy -- in a Mercedes

and asked if they could store items here. He gave them permission and

then left to work abroad. When he returned, he realised that the men

were using the farm as a tip. This was the waste that was strewn across

the farm. Hospital dressings and syringes were among the mess. This

pond is now clogged with plastic. Piles of rubbish have devalued the

farm by �1.5 million. The council has served notice on the receivers

to clean it up. Neil Spooner will be sentenced next month. He says he

does not know who the three men were that he spoke to. Neil Spooner

could face a hefty fine and a jail term.

Firefighters are due to remain at a recycling plant overnight after 120

tonnes of baled paper caught fire. Fire broke out at the plant near the

A11 at Ketteringham at about 7:30am this morning. It is still

smouldering and firefighters will keep watch throughout the night. At

its height, more than 70 firefighters were tackling the

blaze. Norfolk County Council's own recycling plant nearby was closed

all day because of the fire. Still to come tonight: Frankie

Dettori is racing in the region. We are live in Great Yarmouth.

Plus cry England for St Edmund. A new bid to replace St George as a

our national saint with the old King of East Anglia.

In this country, we produce two million tonnes of rubbish every

month and that's just household waste. And that figure goes up by

about 3% every year. For years, most of it has been buried in the ground,

but we need to find another way and many people believe we should burn

it in giant incinerators. Two of the most high profile

incinerator projects in this region are at Marston Moretaine in

Bedfordshire and King's Lynn in Norfolk. In each case, there has

been local opposition. And now there are doubts over whether either will

actually go ahead. In a moment, Emma Baugh on why the company behind the

Stewartby project might be changing its plans but first Andrew Sinclair

on the latest wrangles in Norfolk. It is a divisive issue that played a

large part in ejecting the conservatives from County Hall. Now

it is the job of the new council in Norfolk to see if it is possible to

actually scrap the Kings Lynn waste incinerator. Today, the scrutiny

committee was told by its officers that pulling out could cost around

�90 million, enough to possibly unbalance the budget and force the

Government to intervene and place the county in special measures. But

many councillors questioned the figures accusing the officers of

trying to frighten people. The officers have based their assessment

on a similar project in Cornwall. This is scaremongering in my view.

When I read the press release, I was frightened to death. I am an elected

Councillor. I don't know what the people of Norfolk feel about it.

would like everyone to have all the facts before they make a decision.

Termination would be a big decision, so you would like members to be with

the facts. The authority considered scrapping an unpopular waste

incinerator but reluctantly went ahead after being told it would be

liable for compensation payments of between �80 and �90 million. What we

need is some independent legal advice. Until we get that, quite

clearly, we will not be able to say with any degree of accuracy what

precise penalties are due to be paid. The majority of councillors

fought the election on a promise to fight this incinerator. But that

might yet prove to be a pledge on which they cannot deliver. This is

the situation in Norfolk. Now let's cross to Bedfordshire.

Still peaceful, the land in Bedfordshire planned to be the site

of the incinerator in the shadow of the old Stewartby brickwork. Getting

an incinerator project off the ground is never going to be easy.

The spoke about having one year at Stewart the five years ago. As you

can see, it is still a long way off. As in King's Lynn, protests and

local opposition made the planning process even longer. In 2009,

detailed plans went on show. By July 2011, consultation was closing. Last

December, the incinerator gets the go-ahead. Last month, the company

seeks a buyer or partner for the site. They are looking for someone

else to share the financial burden. So while the threat hasn't gone

away, last night campaigners discussed alternative ways of

dealing with our waste. We need a combination of community

responsibility with composting and the cycling and industrial

responsibility. That takes us towards a sustainable society.

Incineration takes us in exactly the opposite direction. For people

living nearby there has mixed views. It is nice to have clean air. We

don't want this monstrosity right behind us. It is a big problem with

landfill sites. It will also provide jobs. I think it will be a good

thing. The company's change of heart is a blow to the Government's waste

plans, even with a new partner. Nothing will be built here until

2018. After his six month ban for testing

positive for cocaine in France last year the jockey Frankie Dettori is

back in the saddle in this region for the first time tonight in four

races at Great Yarmouth. His first race back was at Epsom at the

weekend. Since then it has been a whistlestop tour. Windsor yesterday,

Lingfield earlier today, Yarmouth tonight and Kempton tomorrow. Kevin

Burch is at Yarmouth now. All those rides and Frankie Dettori

is still waiting for a win. There are 1600 people here tonight. Talk

to them about Frankie and you get a mixed response of his status now in

the sport. He has done a tremendous amount, but I think he has lost all

-- I think he has lost a lot of favour because of what has happened.

He will have to work hard to get that back. It is up to Frankie now

to prove that he can be good for the sport again. I think he has lost

some of his reputation. However, I will still put my money on him.

Definitely. Frankie has had six months out of the sport. He said he

really missed the bus. -- buzz. is a competitive marketplace. There

are some fantastic jockeys here tonight. You have to keep sharp and

keep on top of your game. It is a very demanding job that jockeys

have. It is very competitive. can see the racegoers are starting

to move up to the stands because this is the final race of the night

starting in five minutes. This is the last chance today for Frankie

Dettori to get his first win of his comeback. He has promised me that if

he gets a winner, he will give us an interview.

Next to a stunning historical discovery in Cambridgeshire. When a

new museum opened dedicated to the Tudor warship the Mary Rose last

week, we were told that it took scientists decades to gradually dry

out her timbers which were more than 500 years old. But the Mary Rose is

just a baby compared to the boats discovered in this quarry near

Peterborough. They are ancient log boats dating back 3,500 years. The

big question now, how do we make sure they are preserved? Jo Black

has been finding out. In this purpose-built fridge, a tiny

glimpse of a vanishing time in the bubble wrap. These Bronze Age log

boats are 3500 years old. We knew the potential was there because we

have found things in the same place years ago. But we could not quite

believe what we had uncovered finally discovered the first bought.

Then more and more of them kept popping up. Absolutely amazing.

will be preserved by experts. This man helped preserve the Mary Rose.

This will be his project for the next five years. I am excited but

scared. This was a really stunning find. To attempt the conservation in

the public domain is quite risky. The excavation took 12 months. They

have given all of the boat names. This is deadly. This is Vivian. This

one has a name similar to a pirate ship. This is called Little Alan.

Thousands of years ago, rising water levels created the fence. Our

ancestors had to quickly adapt to the landscape. There is evidence of

trading with continental Europe. These could be inland boats bringing

goods in from the coast. It is possible they were used for military

purposes given the amount of swords that were found in the River. They

could also have been used for a funeral. It is just a best guess

when you are talking 4000 years ago. Conservation will be a long and

arduous task. Once completed, it will give us another fascinating

insight into our past in this region.

He was once the King of East Anglia. After his death, he was the patron

saint of England for almost 500 years. But since then St Edmund has

rather out of fashion. But now his supporters, including BBC Radio

Suffolk, have launched a new campaign for Edmund to take over

from St George. They have tried before, in 2006. But now they are

hoping that the power of Twitter and Facebook will make a difference.

To Saint Edmund, we keep singing. To Saint Edmund, we pray.

The children of St Edmund's Roman Catholic school singing in support

of the latest campaign to get Saint Edmund reinstated as the patron

saint of England. It was 1,000 years ago this year that his body was

returned to Bury St Edmunds. A former King of East Anglia. Saint

Edmund ruled between AD 855 and 869. For 481 years, he was the country's

patron saint until he was displaced by Saint George who was born in

Turkey, lived in Palestine, became a Roman Soldier and killed a mythical

dragon. Edmund was real. He was a thoroughly good King. Historians say

he looked after his people and refused to renounce his face when we

were invaded by the games and the Vikings. He gave his life for this

country. -- people from Denmark and the Vikings. He gave his life for

this country. That is why we want him to be our patron saint. And the

locally based brewer, Green King, which is backing the campaign says

it now has a better chance of succeeding. The previous campaign

was before social media. Now we want this debate in the public arena

across the whole of England. We have pubs from Carlisle to Canterbury

where we want this debate regarding the patron saint of England to take

place. St George always has been and always will be our saint. Saint

Edmund would be good because he is local. St George is our patron

saint, nobody else, end of story! Campaigners are hoping that 100,000

people will sign the petition. Thereby forcing parliament to debate

whether it should reinstate St Edmund as the patron saint of

England. And there is much more on that story

online. Go to our news pages and then click on the feature St Edmund

Let's start with some weather pictures taken in Essex, showing

people out and about, enjoying the fine and sunny weather, eating ice

cream in the sunshine. It was colour around the coast. If we look at the

temperatures, although we achieved 19 degrees in some parts, in the

north Norfolk coast it was much cooler. We have had a north-easterly

wind. If you look at the position of high pressure, you can see how that

has happened. It has been quite chilly for much of our region. High

pressure is here to stay and it will bring us more dry weather this week

and some sunny spells. A subtle change this evening and overnight.

There is an area of Cloud already moving in across Lincolnshire and

the Wash. That will turn the sky is quite cloudy. -- that will turn the

sky quite cloudy. The significance of that is it will not be as cool as

last night. Eight degrees will be the lowest. The cloud will mean it

will be a cloudy start tomorrow. For some of us, it could stay cloudy

particularly along the coast. It will thin and break up and then we

will see the sunshine. Temperatures hovering around the midteens. Even

though the wind will be lighter, it will still be north-easterly and

still colour along the coast. On the whole, find a. -- a fine day. Stay

in colour from the next few days. At times, unbroken sunshine. Tomorrow,

some fear whether cloud in the afternoon. The rest of the week is