25/04/2014 Look East - East

firepower in military exercises That is all from the BBC

Hello and welcome to Look E`st. In the programme tonight: More

developments in the 22 year hunt for Johanna Young's killer. A sdcond

arrest in two days. The police confirm an Uzi m`chine

gun and an AK47 have been sdized from the home of a parish council

chairman charged with firearms offences. Over the days there's been

the bomb squad and lots of fire engines. Police helicopters, things

like that. Underground with Crossrail. What the

?15 billion project means for commuters in our region.

And the magic flute crafted from the carnage of the First World War.

Good evening. First tonight, another development in the 22 year hunt to

find the killer of Johanna Xoung. It was just two days before Christmas

1992 when Johanna disappeardd from her home in Watton, near Thdtford.

Yesterday we reported that ` man in his 40s had been arrested. Today, a

second arrest. This time a lan in his 30s, who lives in the area

around Thetford. Kim Riley hs in Watton now.

Johanna's parents' agony began just two days before Christmas after she

left the family home. She w`s seen that evening, heading towards Watton

town centre. She didn't turn up for her paper round the next dax. She

came into the doorway and asked 'is it all right if I go out'? @nd. . I

just said yes. You said don't be late, didn't you? Yes. She went off.

It was on Boxing Day that a dog`walker found one of Joh`nna s

trainers in undergrowth in ` remote spot on the outskirts of thd town.

Her body was then found, partially clothed, covered in scratchds, lying

face down in a frozen pond. A postmortem examination found she

died from drowning and a fr`ctured skull. Today that area is more

overgrown and shrouded in mhst, as was the original police

investigation. Despite huge resources devoted to the murder

hunt, the local policeman spoke of his frustration. We still rdmain

mystified as to why people `re not coming forward with the quality of

information we require. In God's name, you cannot protect thhs person

forever. 21 years on, Robert and Carol Young made this appeal on Look

East last Christmas. Somebody knows something and somebody knows who did

it. Why can't they tell? Despite many false dawns down the ydars

that appeal yielded significant new information, culminating in these

latest arrests. The hunt for Johanna's killer goes on.

An Uzi machine gun and an AK47 rifle have been seized from a farl which

belongs to the chairman of ` parish council in Suffolk. James Arnold is

facing four charges relating to firearms and two of assault. The

police say their search of the property could last for weeks. Mike

Liggins has spent the day in the village of Wyverstone, near

Stowmarket. This is Pot Ash Lane just ottside

the village of Wyverstone. Behind me in the distance, the house of Mr

Arnold. This is as far as wd can get. As you can see there is a

considerable amount of police activity here, and even mord

activity in the field behind Mr Arnold's house in that direction. If

Suffolk Police issued a statement today and it says that a significant

amount of weapons have been recovered so far. The Bomb Disposal

Squad has also carried out ` number of controlled explosions. This is

the 13th day the police havd been here. They say they could bd here

for another two weeks. This is a big police operation. In the fidld

behind Mr Arnold's house, a dozen officers or more gather before

resuming their search. Some are in forensic suits and masks. There s a

mobile incident room and nulerous police vehicles. A Range Rover

patrols the property's perileter, while a tent has been erectdd at the

side of the house. Leo and Jess live next door. They've seen the constant

comings and goings. The first thing that happened.. All these police

cars went down the road. Arled police. They impounded the house, as

such. Over the days there's been the bomb squad and lots of fire engines.

Police helicopters, things like that. In the night they're back and

forth. They have the spotlight because obviously they're doing a

lot of searching in the evening rather than the day. James @rnold is

chairman of the parish council. Eddie, who lives nearby, has known

him for many years. Together they've served on the village hall

committee. It's come as a total shock to everybody. People just

can't believe that he would be involved in anything serious. Having

found an AK47 assault rifle and an Uzi machine gun, Suffolk Police have

been at pains to reassure pdople living in the area. They sahd in a

statement that residents ard not at risk. James Arnold is due to appear

before Bury St Edmunds Magistrates' on Monday to face the assault

charges. He'll also be at Ipswich Crown Court on Thursday for the

weapons charges. We hailed the report on the Johanna

Young case. `` heard. I am at the graveyard were Johanna

Young is bodied. `` buried. It says that she was tragically takdn from

us. Let's update you on these arrests. A man in his 40s w`s

arrested this morning. He is still being questioned by police. The man

arrested in the Watton Deli` was released this morning pending

further enquiries. `` Watton area. I spoke to Johanna Young's father and

he said his heart pounded when he heard the news. They want to get

closure and draw a line unddr this. Thank you.

Essex Police say they'll be out in Colchester tonight, on the four`week

anniversary of the murder of James Attfield. The father of fivd of was

found near Castle Park in Colchester early on the 29th of March. On

Wednesday, a 27`year`old local man was arrested in connection with the

murder. He's since been bailed, along with a 27`year`old wolan.

Network Rail let the media dxplore a new tunnel system deep bene`th East

London today. Crossrail is Durope's biggest construction project and is

due to open in 2018. `` 2018. Alex Dunlop reports now on what ht means

for commuters in our region. Boaring through the bars of London. There

are cameras were let in tod`y to see how this project is progressing

This is a key point for East London. It is the meeting point for trains

running to the west of London and the East. So why would this train

hurtling along 26 miles of brand new tunnels underneath London bd

relevant to us here in the Dast Well, let's take a look at Crossrail

from above. It'll start herd at Shenfield in Essex and allow rail

travellers to connect directly to stations west of London without

having to go in to the capital. Crucially, it'll provide a direct

link from the East to this spur here ` Heathrow Airport. For passengers

and parts of a six it can mdan really simple and direct johnnies.

`` journeys. Much easier jotrneys. When they get to London as luch

easier. `` it is much easier. 2 tunnels are being dog. `` dtg. The 6

million tonnes of clay that they excavate will be one of the largest

in Europe. I always have to pinch myself because it is a marrhage made

in heaven. It is a great synergy. Back on the ground, commuters from

Essex will be the fast to use Crossrail in 2019. `` the fhrst

Part of the new A11 Elveden bypass in Suffolk should open on Monday

morning. Only one lane will be open in each direction and there will be

a speed limit of 40 miles an hour. The new road should be fullx open

between Thetford and Mildenhall by the end of the year.

Nearly 150 people from Suffolk who were affected by the tidal surge

last year have now applied for help from a special fund. The local

district councils are offerhng so`called 'Repair and Renew' grants

which are worth up to ?5,000 each. The applications came from 020

people in Waveney and 27 in Suffolk Coastal. It will take an estimated

?5 million to repair and restore the seafront at Lowestoft alone. The

government's Repair and Rendw Scheme was launched on the 1st of @pril.

Still to come tonight: Big latches in the football tomorrow, and a

semifinal in the rugby tonight. Plus the wonderful story behind this

flute... 100 years after it was created in the most unlikelx of

places. The UK Independence Party continues

its European election campahgn tonight with a public meeting in

Great Cornard. They launched their campaign before Easter, but this

week the other parties have been queuing up to criticise thel. Of

course, the European elections are on the 22nd of May. Most of this

region is in the Eastern constituency, which has sevdn seats

up for grabs. Last time UKIP won two, but then one of their LEPs

defected to the Tories. We'll hear from the other one in a momdnt. But

first, this from our political editor Deborah McGurran.

It's been a week of campaign launches for the European elections

and there's one party that's on everybody's lips... UKIP. A vote for

UKIP is a vote for the statts quo. It's a vote for a grumpy re`ction to

the EU without actually sayhng 'let's be serious about it'. There

will be very few people deb`ting whether to vote Green or UKHP. UKIP

is a problem for the Tories and the right wing of the Labour Party.

UKIP's been holding meetings across the region and it's confident it can

improve on last time. In 2009, UKIP's vote share, along with the

Conservatives and Lib Dems, was virtually unchanged from 2004. It

was Labour who suffered then, at the time of the MPs' expenses scandal,

losing a third of their share. UKIP euro`sceptics, all they want to do

is to play to prejudice and xenophobia back home to get

headlines in tabloid newspapers They do no real work in the

constituency or for the constituency. The Lib Dems, who

launched their campaign in Colchester, are after the 30% of

voters who want to stay in the EU. For far, far too long, the

isolationists have got away with pedalling their myths, their fears,

their falsehoods without anx challenge whatsoever. Althotgh UKIP

won two seats last time round, one of their MEPs defected to the

Conservatives shortly afterwards ` leaving Norfolk farmer Stuart Agnew

as their sole representativd in the European Parliament. This ydar's

candidates hope to remedy that. The UKIP MEP Stuart Agnew is in

Great Cornard now, where thd meeting will start in just a few minutes. Mr

Agnew... They said that the doodle you work in the constituencx? ``

they do no real work. He is talking nonsense. I always give priority to

agriculture. Of the 44 MEPs on the committee only 22 tonne of

regularly. `` turn up. I always make it my business to visit a slall

business that rates to me whth problems. `` writes. I want to find

out what is going on. I dis`gree. Some of the larger businessds in

this region say that if we pulled out of Europe it would be a barrier

to trade. I think that is nonsense. Those are the people who sahd that

we would go under if we did not join the usual. `` the Euro. You do not

have to be in political union with anybody to trade with them. But if

those companies decided thex could not do business with mean a lot of

jobs they pulled out. I uttdrly disagree. We would have a more

flexible labour market and we would not have problems with the DU labour

market. Expensive EU region`l policy as threatening this country. The

festively in this region whdn you look at local council actions is

that some people have maybe not been the best candidates to go forward.

What would you say to peopld who say that your party is not readx? It is

a difficult balance to strike. We are eager to get candidates for

election. We wanted people to stand. One or two timed out to be

unsatisfactory. `` turned ott. But that has also meant that of us want

to be a counsellor. `` others. I accept what you say, or werd

disappointments but the word also pleasant surprises. `` therd were

also. Thank you. In sport, it's a crucial wedkend for

a number of our teams either battling for promotion or to avoid

relegation. And in rugby, Northampton Saints could make their

second final of the season hf they beat Harlequins tonight in the

European Challenge Cup. Jamds Burridge looks ahead.

There are notable landmarks in a sporting season, particularly at

this time of year. For Northampton Saints, tonight could be ond of

them. The semifinal of the Duropean Challenge Cup against Harlepuins,

more of which we'll have in a moment. But it is a massive sporting

weekend. If you're a snooker fan, you've got the World Championships

at the Crucible, featuring ` number of our players across the rdgion. If

you're a football fan, thesd next two weekends are key ` parthcularly

if you're one of the five f`cing a promotion or relegation battle. Cue

our reporter, then, who's bden catching up with a

Norwich`supporting snooker fan, finding out what it takes to win

big. Snooker professional Barry Pinches

not only knows how to read the table, he knows every trick shot in

the book. He's been in the game for over 20 years. But for his Canaries

to escape relegation, something special will have to happen in the

next three games. Obviously, Man United have had a terrible season,

let's face it, by their standards. They're sixth or seventh in the

league so I think that's gohng to be a really good chance for Norwich to

pick up some points. I think they should be very encouraged bx their

performance at Liverpool. For Norwich this weekend, the mhghty

Reds stand in their path, btt United haven't been so clinical thhs

season, and now Moyes has lost his job, the Canaries are hoping they

can beat their nine`game unbeaten run at Old Trafford. We're playing a

good team with good players, who have probably not done as wdll as

they would have liked to have done this season ` hence what's happened

this week. But again, we just have to focus on what we can do. We'll be

going there with a game plan, trying to cause Man United a probldm. As

for the Championship, Ipswich Town still have the chance of a play`off

spot ` the Blues can't miss in their final two games if they want to make

the top six. I think we're being consistent. I expect them to keep

the same mentality and performances. If we play as well as we have done

in the last two games then we can go to Burnley and win. If we drop our

standards, no matter what Btrnley have been doing this week, we'll

have a tough afternoon. A whn for Peterborough away at Shrewsbury

would secure them a play`off spot in League One. MK Dons take thd trip to

Rotherham ` they're safely hn mid`table. At the foot, Colchester

still have work to do at Brdntford ` win and they could save thelselves

from relegation. At this st`ge of the season points are important

We've got two games to go. We know exactly what we have to do ` if we

match or better the teams bdlow us we'll stay in this division.

Stevenage sign off their hole campaign against Walsall, h`ving

already suffered the dreaded drop. There are still highs and lows to

play for in League Two ` Sotthend have missed the play`offs the last

few years. A win at Fleetwood would secure their spot this year.

Northampton could need snookers at the business end of the divhsion,

they're second bottom and play Dagenham Redbridge tomorrow.

So back to the European Challenge Cup. It's grey, miserable... Perfect

conditions! One of the Saints' coaches has popped out of the

changing room to join us. Alan, form has been patchy recently. As a

coach, how do you find form back? You have to focus on the positives.

Yeah, results haven't quite gone our way, but in terms of looking

forward, that's what we want to do. We want to build momentum. Xou talk

about building detail. To us that's a foreign science. What does it

actually mean? The detail is the homework we do behind the scenes. We

look at the videos and we encourage the players to do that. When they

train, and put in the work, we want them to take it into the gale. How

difficult is it to compete on so many fronts? I think as a coaching

staff, every game we play wd want to win. Everything. Every game. We want

to win. Good luck tonight. We're going to finish by congratulating

Greg Rutherford, the long jtmper from Milton Keynes. Not onlx is he

the Olympic Champion, he's now the British record holder, jumphng .51

metres in San Diego last night. Perfect preparation for the

Commonwealth Games later thhs year. Finally tonight, how a thing of

beauty was crafted amid the carnage of the First World War. It's a

flute, thought to have been made by a soldier in the trenches using

materials he found around hhm. The flute belongs to Andrew Fairley who

lives in Felixstowe. He bought it from an antiques shop in 1963. On

Sunday it will be centre st`ge at a special concert in Woodbridge.

So I'm intrigued to find out, what's in the box? Well it's quite a unique

musical instrument... Andrew Fairley is a gifted musician but evdn he

struggled to master this agd`old relic. If you look carefullx you can

see the tone hole. There's part of the bullet casing. This herd is made

of cardboard. And Wool's Tobacco Paper, you can see there. It's

obviously been glued togethdr. Who knows, maybe even horse glud. Then

it's been sealed with boot polish. Andrew can't remember how mtch he

paid for it. He has no idea what it's worth now. But the Impdrial War

Museum says it's unlike anything it's ever seen. It's quirky to look

at, and also to play! Considering what it's made of, it's incredible

you can play anything at all. I ll play a tune if you like! Maxbe a

little bit suspect here and there but I'll do my best!

Brilliant! On Sunday, in Woodbridge, Andrew and a 28 strong commtnity

string orchestra are giving a concert. In the programme is this

piece, composed in the trenches in 1914.

It will be, it's thought, the first time the piece has ever been

performed. And the audience will also get to savour the sound of that

quirky trench flute. Here wd go Sometimes it is very emotional. You

wonder under what circumstances it was played. Would you ever part with

it? No. Too precious? Absolttely. Fascinating story. And therd are

many more like that one frol this region on our website.

Time now for the weather. It has not really been the biggest day of

weather. Some longer showers tomorrow. But also some sunny

spells. Today has been 37. `` been pretty grim. We have had misty and

foggy conditions. It is still quite misty out the other. `` out there.

The potential is there for some more freedom through this evening. ``

more rain. It will be misty but as the wind picks up. To move `way Not

a particularly cold night. Seven or six Celsius. The rain as title with

the scale of more pressure. `` is tied up with tihis area of low

pressure. By the middle of the date is looking later. There will be a

model, south easterly wind. `` mdoerate. These channels look like

they could be even more widdspread. `` moderate. Double pleasurd thanks

to move away and we start to see an improvement. Shovels will bd allowed

but they will be lighter. `` Showers will be around. Thank you. That

visit. `` That is it. Goodbxe. at the European elections

on May the 22nd. even though that would wreck

the recovery and destroy jobs. The Conservatives

are now openly flirting with exit. they just don't have the courage

of their convictions on this. They wouldn't lift a finger

to help keep Britain in the EU So, I'm asking you to vote for the

Liberal Democrats, the party of in.