25/03/2014 Look East - East

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Good evening. I'm Jenny Kirk. First tonight, thousands of school

children will be disrupted tomorrow as teachers will walk out in a row

over pensions, workload and pay. as teachers will walk out in a row

over pensions, workload and pay The latest figures we have are that 37

schools in Essex will compldtely schools in Essex will completely

close, as will 16 in Norfolk and 13 in Suffolk. This doesn't include

academies, and all the councils say many more will be affected by

partial closures. Striking teachers at a rally

partial closures. Striking teachers at a rallx in

Striking teachers at a rally in Ipswich last October, a scene set to

be repeated tomorrow as members of the NUT walk out for a second time.

Some schools are being forced to Some schools are being forcdd to

close, among them St Alban's Catholic High School in Ipswich.

close, among them St Alban's Catholic High School in Ipswich It

Catholic High School in Ipswich. It is very tricky. Sometimes you just

cannot get time off work. I just feel really sorry for the parents

feel really sorry for the p`rents that had to arrange childcare. At

Morland Primary in Ipswich, the school will be open, but not for

year one pupils. Three membdrs school will be open, but not for

year one pupils. Three members of year one pupils. Three membdrs of

staff were expected to stay away. It is very difficult. It is striking

the right balance. Our prim`ry concern is educating children, but

concern is educating childrdn, but when people feel very strongly about

outside influences, it is not for me to say "you're not allowed to do

that". I think teachers have to say "you're not allowed to do

that". I think teachers havd to follow their conscience. I think it

is disappointing because it has a detrimental effect on children's

education and to the parents. We would hope, in general, there could

be other ways of resolving. The government has been promising to

talk to us since our last strike, six months ago. It has only just

come to the table, but they are only willing to talk about the

implementation of the poliches willing to talk about the

implementation of the policies and implementation of the poliches and

not the policies themselves. So for now, there's no sign of an end

not the policies themselves. So for now, there's no sign of an dnd to a

now, there's no sign of an end to a dispute which, once again, could hit

several hundred schools across our region.

This is a changing situation, and your BBC local radio station will

keep you completely up to d`te your BBC local radio station will

keep you completely up to date with which schools are closed tolorrow

morning from 6:00am. Also, you which schools are closed tomorrow

morning from 6:00am. Also, you can check your county council wdbsite.

One of our local MPs warned today that elderly people here are

One of our local MPs warned today that elderly people here ard losing

out when it comes to the money that is spent on them for health

services. Therese Coffey says is spent on them for health

services. Therese Coffey saxs parts services. Therese Coffey says parts

of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essdx services. Therese Coffey saxs parts

of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex have the largest number of elderly people

in the country, but money is skewed instead to more deprived areas.

At this surgery in Beccles hn At this surgery in Beccles in

Suffolk, they say it is an increasingly elderly population that

is putting a strain on servhces increasingly elderly population that

is putting a strain on services. It has become even more severe over the

last few years. We are seeing many practices struggling to sustain

their workload. Many blame the funding formula. Therese Coffey

telling MPs that it is discriminating against elderly

people. We say that we do not to discriminate on age, yet sadly, the

postcode lottery does seem to determine about where you live in

determine about where you lhve in the country and whether or not

elderly patients get the care and treatment they deserve. She has

produced figures that show that North Norfolk has the highest

percentage of people over the age of 65 in the country at 27%. West

Norfolk, Waveney and North`Dast Essex also have high numbers. They

received around ?1,200 per patient on the NHS. At the top of the list

are urban areas that get up to ?300 are urban areas that get up to ?300

more than us, but have fewer elderly patients. Historically, rural

patients. Historically, rur`l counties were deemed to be healthier

places. Therefore, they werd counties were deemed to be healthier

places. Therefore, they were given places. Therefore, they werd given

less money. I think that has fundamentally changed. The health

minister and Suffolk MP Dan Poulter said that the funding formula was

much fairer than it used to be. NHS England said that is does not

discriminate against the elderly, but MPs will keep up the fight.

Andrew Sinclair. And the pressure but MPs will keep up the fight.

Andrew Sinclair. And the prdssure on health services dealing with an

aging population was an isste discussed at the Norfolk and Norwich

Hospital tonight. It's informing the five`year plan that the Chidf

Executive revealed this evening Simon Newton was there to hear

Executive revealed this evening. Simon Newton was there to hdar all

Simon Newton was there to hear all about it. Nearly half the p`tients

about it. Nearly half the patients who use this hospital over the age

of 65. The Chief Executive set out, this evening, how this hospital with

deal with that and challengds over the next five years. She said it

the next five years. She sahd it will be tough financially but there

will be tough financially btt there will be capital investment. There

will be a new IT system and it will extend the operating theatrds. They

will also expand accident and emergency. She told me that hospital

is dealing with double the number of cases it was designed to have.

Despite good effort on staff, it has reached bursting point. The A

department was designed for 56,000 patients. We currently see nearly

100,000 patients through that department. So it is under huge

pressure. Our staff have done a fantastic job. We're constantly

re`looking at our processes and how we can see patients more safely and

efficiently, but there is a limit to how much you can do without

increasing the physical capacity of the area. We do know that h`lf of

the area. We do know that half of the IT system cost is coming from a

national fund. She said she is delighted that this hospital has

achieved grade six standards, which means it is amongst the top

hospitals in the country. She said that she personally raped every

reply letter to any complaint that comes into the hospital. She feels

comes into the hospital. Shd feels ashamed when they get things wrong.

Southend Airport has announced that Flybe will start flying six routes

from this June, creating 60 new jobs. Eight years ago, Flybd started

running 15 routes from Norwich. Now it only runs four. But Southend is

confident it will bring in 200,000 more passengers by next year.

A couple of football results to tell you about tonight. In the

Championship, Ipswich 2`1 Derby. And Championship, Ipswich 2`1 Derby. And

in League One, Wolves 4`2 Colchester.

A collection of paintings that belonged to a Newmarket millionaire

fetched ?15 million at a Sotheby's auction this evening. The 13

paintings by artist LS Lowry auction this evening. The 13

paintings by artist LS Lowry were collected by Tony Thompson, who died

last year. The highest bid for one of the paintings was ?5 million.

of the paintings was ?5 million That's the way the news looks

tonight. You can keep up to date with more news on your BBC local

website and radio station. Look East is back with breakfast bulldtins

is back with breakfast bulletins from 6:25am tomorrow. So it's

goodnight from me and I'll leave you with the weather from Alex.

website and radio station. Look East Good evening. It is going to get

quite cold tonight, certainly cold enough for a touch of frost as we

get some clear spells over the next few hours. There will be more patchy

cloud feeding in from the North Sea overnight which might produce an

isolated shower, but not before temperatures have got down to one or

two Celsius. We start tomorrow with a few showers, quite cloudy with

showers becoming more widespread in the afternoon. They will merge

together to bring longer spdlls the afternoon. They will merge

together to bring longer spdlls of rain for counties in Norfolk and

Suffolk. With a lot of cloud and a key northerly wind, it will feel

quite raw with highs of just seven of eight Celsius and certainly more

showers to come for the aftdrnoon. showers to come for the afternoon.

In a moment, the national forecast, but here's our outlook. An hmproving

but here's our outlook. An improving picture for Thursday with some

showers becoming sunnier, btt rain showers becoming sunnier, btt rain

by Friday. 10 degrees. The outlook, it stays

chilly and temperatures look like they will pick up towards the eight

-- weekend. In early spring, a bit of sunshine

makes the difference. Today we had some sunshine in the far east of the

UK and in the far west. In Northern Ireland and East Anglia,

temperatures climbed into the teens. But for most of us, it was gloomy

and temperatures were at sixes and sevens. Single figure temperatures

will feature heavily over the next few days. We are already seeing the

weather coming in from the east pushing the weather to the West so

we will see showers continuing in the night. Isolated showers. Most

towns and cities just about avoiding a frost but in rural areas we will

seek pockets of frost and fog patches for the morning. Some

showers across the West but it will brighten up in the West, however in

the East the cloud thickens, the winds pick