09/12/2013 Look East - East

the north and west. That's all from the BBC news at six.

Today on the coast. The Prime Minister sees for himself the misery

caused by the tidal surge last week. We need to get people back into

their homes. Hello and welcome to Look East. Also

tonight: It's not just people who have been made homeless by the rough

seas. More than 100 seal pups are being cared for at this sanctuary.

Ipswich Town are caught up in the latest spot`fixing scandal.

Detectives arrest a Blackburn player after a match at Portman Road last

week. And poured into a bin. The Co`op

extends its ban on super`strength beers to all of its stores in this

region. Hello. The Prime Minister travelled

to the East Anglian coast today to see for himself the damage caused by

last week's surging tides. Coastal communities have spent another day

mopping up. And counting the cost of the flooding. David Cameron flew

into Wells next the Sea in Norfolk for a hastily arranged visit. He

wanted to see for himself. The damage caused by the tidal surge on

Thursday night. In many places, the tides were higher than in the great

disaster of 1953 when more than 300 people were killed. The Prime

Minister said the damage was limited because of our sea defences.

The water came through that door. All along the coast, there are

plenty of people with stories to tell. This morning, the Prime

Minister held some of them. This man told how his shop filled like a

swimming pool. All of this is where it? They had the highest tide in

record. He says in 30 years his shop has never flooded. Of those shops on

the quayside were flooded, or mere handful of homes were affected. The

Environment Agency has spent ?1 million on flood defences you. The

Prime Minister is convinced that is why many places got off lightly. The

flood was bigger than 1953. 24,000 homes were flooded them. This time,

only 1000 homes were flooded. Now we have to make sure the insurance pays

out and they can get rid of the furniture and carpets and get the

money for the loss. There is always more that can be done. There are

always lessons to learn. Whether that is personal flood defences that

householders can put in, new flood defence scheme is the government

should be funding. Labour and the coalition have ploughed a lot of

money into the region's sea defences over the last 15 years. The Prime

Minister said that the still money available for more if they feel they

need it. The Met emergency services. They told him the early warning

system worked well, but there was a problem with mobile phones and

getting signals. This is appalling, he said. Today, the government set

up a committee to oversee reconstruction of homes and

businesses. Prime Minister determined that those who were

affected are not forgotten. Just how serious was the tidal surge

on Thursday night? The worst damage to property and lives was in 1953.

More than 300 people were killed and more than 24,000 homes were flooded.

This time, there were no serious injuries, but about 200 homes across

Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk were flooded. The Environment Agency says

the water reached its highest point in Kings Lynn. 20 centimetres higher

than 1953. Today, the Borough Council in Great Yarmouth said it

would try to help with the cost of demolition and rehousing for anybody

who was made homeless. The impact of the rough seas is also

being felt by RSPCA staff in Norfolk. They are dealing with

dozens of injured seal pups washed up on the shore in the stormy

conditions. The wildlife centre at East Winch is now appealing for

equipment to help cope. They want an industrial food mixer and cushioned

floor mats to help with the feeding. The pups need help once they become

separated from their mothers. That's the picture at East Winch.

Let's get today's clean`up latest from Norfolk now, and our chief

reporter. This is what remains of a line of

beach huts, tossed in the air near Cromer Pier. Memories of family

holidays strewn along the sea wall. The prom covered in rocks and

pebbles thrown up by the sea. Concrete blocks tossed aside. On the

pier, big progress has been made since the storm ripped apart a large

area of decking. Part of the Pavilion Theatre booking office. In

the bar, the sea was visible through a hole in the four. After minor

damage, the theatre has been repaired. The box office is no

mobile phone that comes to me. We hope to have a fully functioning box

to open tomorrow. The shore is expected to be up and running again

very soon. We hope to open on Thursday. We were so upset not able

to do anything. As entertainers, you want to work and put on a show. The

council have been rehousing families along the coast. It is devastating.

But no one has lost our lives. Properties can be put back. It is

unfortunate that people lose their possessions. But we are pleased that

lives have been saved. Sometimes people say we are crying wolf when

we issue these warnings, but I think people saw on Thursday night just

how important it is to be ready. No one has any idea yet how expensive

this corrupt will prove to be. It will take months. Councils are

expected to appeal to central government for help.

In Lowestoft, there has been an angry reaction to the flooding. Some

traders and homeowners say there were not enough sandbags. The local

council says it did the best it could and that lessons for the

future will be learned. St John's Road in Lowestoft bore the brunt of

the flooding. And today contractors working for the council arrived to

help residents clear the debris. Patricia Gleeson had water three

feet deep surge through her rented house. But she claims they got no

help getting just the basics to try to protect the property. On

Thursday, we tried to get sandbags. We were told they don't do them in

Lowestoft. If you want any sand, go to the beach and fill your own

backs. On the other side of the Bascule Bridge, criticism from

traders too. Some have temporarily shut up shop, while others try to

calculate the losses. I think I have lost ?20,000. We have just spent

some money on the shop to do it up. I was devastated. A few doors down

at this insurance business, a team pumped out the cellar on Friday.

This morning, they came back to find the water had poured in again. It

was a shame. We thought we were doing well. Today, we just would

have been making good the electrics. We could not stop the water. Across

the road, Andrew Martin has been forced to dump stock. He says he too

tried to get sandbags, but was told they'd all been sent to neighbouring

Great Yarmouth. If the sandbags would have been supplied to us, that

would've stopped at least 50% of the damage. We are always looking to

learn and improve. Anything wouldn't get quite right this time, we want

to wreck and get it right next time. Believe me, there will be a

next time. This part of Lowestoft had already been identified as

vulnerable to flooding. And just two weeks ago, a plan revealed for

improved defences. The events of the past few days have proved why

securing the funding for that plan is now more critical than ever.

Essex Police have announced plans to close their marine unit and reduce

the number of dogs they use to save money. A number of specialist marine

officers will remain in the force to provide knowledge and expertise. But

their boats will be sold and the force may hire in their specialised

equipment. The police dogs that are being retired could be able stay

with their handlers as pets. If not, police say a suitable home will be

found for the animals. These changes will save around ?750,000.

A footballer who took part in a Championship match at Ipswich Town

last week has been arrested by detectives investigating alleged

spot fixing. DJ Campell was playing for Blackburn Rovers at Portman Road

on Tuesday evening. On Tuesday night, Campbell illegally

tackled this Ipswich defender. The striker received a yellow card from

the referee. It is an incident believed to be at the centre of a

police investigation into spot fixing in professional football. On

Tuesday night, I was delighted. I was shocked this morning when

someone said there was a suggestion that something untoward had

happened. I thought it was a good game and a good when. Campbell is

well known. He had a successful loan spell last year. Ipswich wanted to

make it a permanent signing. He is the highest profile of six football

was arrested following an investigation by the National Crime

Agency. The information was passed on by a national news paper. It

relates to fixing a specific moment in the game, such as a yellow card

or an own goal. I don't think we have the evidence to suggest this is

widespread. Like many in the game, I just hope it is not widespread. The

fact of the matter is that if this is proven to be the case in terms of

these allegations, it is a wake`up call. The Professional Footballers'

Association see this case demonstrates the real issue football

faces in terms of corruption and highlights the need for football to

educate the players of these risks. Campbell's future in the game

depends on the outcome of a police investigation.

Still to come: The police launch this year's Christmas drink drive

campaign. So our reporter has a few drinks and goes for a drive. Stay

with us to see what happened next. A ban on super strength drinks in

Ipswich is being rolled out across the rest of the region. The Co`op

said today all cheap drink with an alcoholic content of 6.5% or more.

Was being withdrawn immediately. It's claimed the Ipswich scheme

reduced anti social behaviour and problems associated with on`street

drinking. It received national recognition and some other stores

followed suit. Today, the regional Co`op group ceremoniously dumped its

super`strength drinks. At an East of England Co`op in

Norwich, they're pulling super`strength beer and cider from

the shelves. From today, you won't find it in any of their 140 stores

in Norfolk, Suffolk or Essex. On the pavement outside, a publicity stunt

to drive the message home. That this sort of booze should be binned.

Those who work with homeless people have seen how this quick hit of

alcohol affects them. Liver problems which can be related to causing

cancers. I think this is the tank of choice because it is cheap, readily

available and it has a high percentage of alcohol and sugar so

it gets into peoples systems very quickly. Last year the Co`op

followed the lead of smaller of licences in Ipswich and was the

first big chain to ban to sale of high strength booze. Police say the

number of street drinkers in Ipswich has halved. But others told us

they've simply moved elsewhere. People walk past the matter is not

right. But they are going to do it. Whether a policeman comes up to us

or not. Take a look at all the offers another alcohol in the store.

For an off online. Half`price. Even the beer is on offer. Isn't the

court giving out a mixed message? Not at all. The product we have

removed is a designer product to get people drunk quickly. Wine and other

products are there for you to enjoy in a very controlled way. If you

drink enough of anything, you will probably get drunk. Other major

outlets told us they have local initiatives limiting alcohol sales,

but none has imposed a blanket ban like the Co`op. Street drinking is a

complex problem and the Co`op's action isn't meant to work in

isolation. They're relying on other agencies such as drug action groups

and the NHS to play their part. The hope that more addicts can bin their

dependency for good Meanwhile, the region's police chiefs have launched

their Christmas drink drive campaigns.

Last year was the first for some time where convictions for drink

driving actually went up. Police forces across the region. Have

decided to combine their resources to get the message across. Now how

about this for an assignment. We asked Mike Liggins to have a few

glasses of wine and then try to drive.

Three senior officers representing six Police forces across the region

with one message. Don't drink and drive. You feel you are UK. Someone

might do something from which does not give you time to react because

of senses being dull. You end up having a collision that you would

have avoided when you were so were. `` sober. But have you wondered what

happens to a person when they drive under the influence of alcohol? To

put that to the test, I drove a Lotus Evora at the Hethel test track

with Chris Inspector Chris Spinks as my passenger. Driving sober, I was

accurate and entirely safe. But then I had two small glasses of wine. I

should say at this point that this demonstration has been carefully

risk assessed. We are carrying a tent under controlled circumstances

under the supervision of Norfolk Police and our friends at Lotus

cars. Technically I was under the drink drive limit but my driving was

nowhere near as safe. The only safe way you know you know where near the

safe limit and that your driving is not impaired is not to have a drink

at all. Then I had two more glasses of wine and I was drunk. Can I drive

through these columns? I could operate the car. But was I fully in

control? No. My driving through the cones was exaggerated and any my

reaction on the brake test, nowhere near good enough. Reaction time is

much slower. The consequences of being breathalysed our loss of

items, loss of livelihood, domestic problems and inability to pay your

mortgage. In the early hours of Saturday morning.Essex Police went

to the M11 near Saffron Walden. A young driver in her 20s had lost

control of her car. It went up the embankment and rolled. With her

breath smelling strongly of alcohol, she was taken to hospital with a

broken shoulder. If you are caught drink driving, you will lose your

licence, you could lose your freedom or even lose your life. One again

this Christmas, the Police are urging you not to do it.

As they say, please don't try that at home. Next, the challenge to get

the region's schools up to the mark. Over the next three nights we'll be

looking at what schools are doing to improve teaching and exam results.

We're going to start in Peterborough. Last year, only a

quarter of the city's most disadvantaged pupils achieved five

good GCSEs. So what's being done about it?

An extra maths class at St Joseph Fisher Hgh School in Peterborough.

Some of the these students are from disadvantaged backgrounds. And for

each of them the school gets an extra ?900 a year. It's called the

pupil premium and it's meant to help raise standards. Almost half the

pupils at this school qualify and it can be used for classes like this.

Previously, I used to be in the lowest class. Now I am second top. I

was predicted grade F. Last month I got a grade B. Now I am aiming for

grade C. I am close to grade C no. This extra maths revision class is

one of the things this school can now do, paid for using the pupil

premium. And it seems to be working. Of the pupils who qualify for the

premium, this year, half achieved the grades expected of them at GCSE

level. That's an increase on the year before when it was fewer than a

third. It could be providing a taxi home, breakfast club on the day of

an exam or a summer school. Across the East, just over a third of

disadvantaged children are achieving the minimum level at GCSE. And in

That's below the average across England of 38.5%. Some local

authority areas did better than others. In 2012, Luton did best at

nearly 44%. While Peterborough was the worst performing at just over

26%. But they say they've since improved. In 2008 inspectors said

this school was failing. In October this year, they rated it as good.

The turnaround of the school has been significant over a short period

of time. Part of that has to be attributed to the Pupil Premium

funding. In the school, that is over ?300,000. But even here poorer

pupils fall well behind their peers. The real challenge now is closing

that gap. If your school is working hard to

lift its performance, we want to hear from you.

The Cambridge snooker star Neil Robertson has added another title to

his impressive collection. He is the new UK Champion after beating Mark

Selby in a dramatic finish last night. It means that Neil has become

only the eighth player in snooker history to win the Triple Crown.

That's the World Championship, the Masters and the UK titles.

Congratulations! How does it feel? Incredible. Forced to win the world

title and then the Masters in 2012 and then the UK just after that. It

is incredible. To join the likes of Alex Higgins and Terry Griffiths and

Steve Davis, it is incredible. Something I'll always trained all.

This is the trophy that was missing from my CV. Parting the winning

balls last night was the most satisfied been winning a tournament.

We have pictures of that important mess on the black. Was that crucial

for you? It was, because I should've won the frame about 15 minutes

before that. Mark Foster is way back. You should have won it. Healer

of white and black cleaned before the shop and I I think that put too

much pressure on. I potted the black and just quickly gained my

composure. 9`7 is very different to 8`8. You came over to Cambridge from

Australia in your early 20s. My mum came over midway through the

internment and she doesn't get to watch me live very often. Usually as

it `` usually it is in the middle of the night. It was fantastic to have

there. She flew over on the day of the world final to watch me. I was

just joking around about keeping her run for the Masters in January

because she is good luck. Thank you for joining us.

Keeping on top of the household DIY chores can be time`consuming and

expensive, especially if you live in an older house. So imagine what it's

like looking after a castle which is 1,000 years old. Imagine no more.

The castle is in Colchester. Renovation work is nearly finished.

And soon they will be welcoming a steady stream of new admirers.

In the oldest recorded town in Britain stands the biggest Norman

keep. It is the largest surviving one ball in the whole of Europe.

Looking over Colchester for 1000 years, it has seen many changes. The

latest is a big renovation to the museum inside. Here we are inside.

We will turn left up the staircase. Ancient graffiti on the walls. This

is said to be the largest Norman spiral staircase in the country. A

strange fact but true. Preserving history is modernising the inside is

the challenge for builders. The dramatic incident change the castle

in the 1500. The woman's had built a vaulted structure and there were

certain weaknesses. One of the Norman walls collapsed which brought

down the roof. We know that the number of prisoners escaped. Some

managed to escape, though I think some people will have died under the

rubble. We want people to realise they are in a castle, but also have

modern technology and display things that Colchester has to offer. These

fireplaces and Norman toilet are also available for people to look

at. The renovation should be complete next year before it

reopens. A fairly settled weather pattern for

us this week. We are on the periphery of this area of high

pressure. This is acting to prevent any of these low`pressure weather

systems from pushing from the West. Essentially, it will be quite

settled for much of this week. Expect try and bright days. Will be

some code around a pack. Looking at the satellite image at the moment,

you can see there have been some areas of high and medium level cloud

around, but some breaks in them. That will mean for so most

temperatures will drop the low freezing. Expect a widespread ground

frost. Locally and here frost in places. Visibility not so great.

These are the sort of temperatures we can expect. It is possible we

could get them to freezing or just below in rural spots. We start

tomorrow quite chilly. Some missed to clear first time. It should get

away into mid`morning. Then things will brighten up. We said see some

sunshine. Some code feeding through. It could turn out the skies... Not

quite as comfortable as today. The winds are southerly. Largely by up

right into the afternoon with some areas of cloud moving in from time

to time. Tomorrow night, mist and fog is expected to become more

widespread. The pressure pattern not changing a great deal. Eventually

the weather front will make its way into our part of the world. Later in

the day on Thursday and into Friday. We're looking at a dry few days.

Some mist and fog to clear first thing on Wednesday. Quite chilly. In

terms of cold nights, Tuesday and Wednesday night have the potential

for a frost. Some rain will arrive by the end of the day on Friday.

Being on the edge of high pressure has cost something lovely. We have

had some great sunsets. Let's finish with some of those.

We are back at 10:25pm. Goodbye.