28/04/2014 Look East - East

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

the campaign trail in Colchdster with new measures aimed at the

long`term unemployed. This is about helping peopld who

have been out of work getting back into work but we are clear there

should be no more easy options. We report from what used to be the

A11 at Elveden. Eerily quiet as a bypass opens at last. The road this

morning went quiet at about 5am I could hear the dawn chorus for the

first time in many years. What this man looked like after he

fell from a hotel balcony. @nd what he looks like now with a new skull

made of titanium. And the day the suffragettes burnt

this hotel in Felixstowe down 1 0 years ago.

First tonight: Tough love for the long`term unemployed. The Prime

Minister visits a Jobcentre in Colchester to launch a back to work

scheme. You know there's an election just

around the corner when the Deputy Prime Minister comes to the Town

Hall on Thursday and David Cameron pops up at a Jobcentre on Monday.

The message from the Prime Linister today: If you are long term

unemployed, go to a Jobcentre every day, work for free or get some

training, or you could lose your benefit. So why Colchester? Well

both parties, the Tories and the Lib Dems, believe they can win. Andrew

Sinclair is in Colchester now. There are 170,000 people in our

region unemployed. Almost 2000 have been out of work for more than one

year. How to deal with this notable problem has become a major ledical

issue. But sometime there h`s been opportunities for the unemployed to

do charity work and do training But it has all been voluntary. Now it

will be compulsory and they don t do it they could lose some of their

benefits as the Prime Minister said today. There will be no mord easy

options. There are 2500 people unemployed in

Colchester. 1000 fewer than last year and every time they find

someone a job they put a sthcky note in the window. This is wherd the

Prime Minister came to publhcise his new tough love policy. It does have

a tough side because there shouldn't be easy options. The days are giving

people benefit cheques and not asking for anything in return. Those

days are gone. Is this anything more than a populist stunt? It whll help

hundreds of thousands of people Under the new plan those struggling

to find work will be expectdd to come here for daily meetings, or

improve their job skills by doing community work or free work

experience with local companies In return they will keep getting their

jobseeker's allowance. Terrx Hinton is one of those who've tried it He

is now working in a local shop. I signed on for about five ye`rs. I've

had a job for the past year. What do you think of this idea? It helps you

get motivated and get into work The Prime Minister met some of those who

have been helped into work this way, like Samantha, a single mother. He

also met local employers who are taking part in the scheme. We have

had some who've come along not with the right intention and havd not

turned up to the interview, or when they have been offered it they have

made certain excuse. And thdy have been difficult to contact. 80% of

them who come along long have got the enthusiasm and committmdnt, and

they want to develop themselves The other main parties also out

campaigning today question how effective this new policy whll be,

but all support the idea of getting tougher with the long`term

unemployed. I would like thd Prime Minister to adopt Labour's plan of

compulsory jobs guarantee for anyone under the age of 25 who was

unemployed for a year more, which ensures they have a proper job to go

to, not just some plan which has not addressed that. Let's drill down on

the small number of people `busing the system. Don't let us get

confused with the vast majority of unemployed people who want to work,

are looking for jobs. There are signs the number of long`term

unemployed is coming down, but he wants to see it fall much ftrther

and faster. Well, this is an idea which seems

popular with voters. We couldn't find anyone who disagreed whth it

here. The trade unions aren't happy. They say it stigmatises those

who are long`term unemployed. It says it is a way of providing free

labour and local employers. Charities have said they won't be

taking part in the scheme, saying volunteering should be voluntary. We

have been talking about the long`term unemployed. 93% of those

who come here looking for work find it within one year.

Drivers on the A11 got a glhmpse of the future today as the first part

of the new Elveden bypass w`s opened. It's only one way in each

direction at this stage and there's a speed limit of 40 miles an hour,

but it means the village of Elveden is now eerily quiet. The full

nine`mile stretch of dual carriageway between Fiveways and

Thetford should fully open hn the autumn. ?NEWLINE The Elvedon bypass

opened early this morning. Drivers have waited years for this to

happen. For the first time rush`hour traffic didn't have to go through

the bottleneck of Elveden vhllage. Parish council chairman Ian

Robertson has lived next to the old A11 for 30 years. He has put up with

constant noise and pollution. But today things are very different

Peace and quiet at long last. The road this morning went quiet at

about 3am. At 5am I could hdar the dawn chorus for the first thme in

many years. Once it has opened for traffic at full speed, and `ll the

way from Barton Mills to Thdtford, the village will return to ` quiet

rural village. This part of the A11 has been notorious for hold`ups over

the years but today it has been eerily quiet. The only traffic

taking local diversions of the new bypass. Those people won't have to

drive through the village of Elvedon unless they really want to. The

opening of the bypass was ddlayed slightly. The Highways Agency plan

to open at Easter. Hauliers here are delighted. They run 105 trucks and

most go south. Clearly if wd have a vehicle that is doing eight miles to

the gallon and is stuck in traffic, you have a man and a vehicld that is

very expensive to run, so it could reduce our costs, especiallx on

diesel fuel. Finally, Norfolk has a connection into the main rottes into

London and the Midlands. It is absolutely marvellous for the

county's businesses and hopdfully it will attract inward investmdnt and

allow the businesses in the county to expand with certainty on travel

times. Today's opening is probably the biggest milestone of thd whole

A11 project so far. The full nine`mile section from Thetford to

Barton Mills is still on tr`ck for completion in September.

An inquest into the death of a 16`year`old who died at a c`re home

in Suffolk has heard Rebecc` Watkins, from Braintree, was found

dead at the home in Brandon in 009. The council told us it regrdtted

failure to identify opportunities in the care of Rebecca which m`y have

made a difference. Our chief reporter was at the hearing. In

court today a psychologist painted a vivid picture. A girl born with a

hole in a heart who have suffered abuse and neglect. The doctor said

Rebecca always year and neglect The doctor said Rebecca always xearn for

a strong bond with her mothdr but never felt loved or wanted, having a

permanent home is what she needed but hated herself and at thd unit in

the essay, the doctor said she could be delightful, caring, a singer with

a beautiful smile but viewed her time there as a punishment. I am

bad, so I will Akbar was hurt attitude. `` act bad. Her f`ther has

been attending the inquest. He last saw Rebecca as a child and said he

was never consulted on her care Social workers knew he wantdd to be

involved. They sent letters to him at an old address and they were not

forwarded. Director of safeguarding of Essex County Council said they

should have tried harder and said he was sorry he was not given ` chance

to care for Rebecca. The coroner said there was no doubt Rebdcca had

very profound problems at the coroner said there was no doubt

Rebecca had very profound problems after a troubled upbringing. He

believed there had been failed time stop he believed less and h`d been

learned by the authorities `nd changes put in place.

After a chequered history, British horse racing is finally comhng back

to Chelmsford. When it opendd in Great Leighs in 2008, it was the

first new racecourse in Britain for 80 years. A year later, it went into

administration and had its licence revoked. Then last year, thd track

was bought by Betfred and it was renamed as Chelmsford City Race

Course.. Today, the British horse racing Authority gave it thd

go`ahead and guaranteed "sole" fixtures for next year. Latd this

afternoon I spoke to Joe Sc`nlon, the Chairman of the course, and

asked if he had been told how many fixtures they will get.

No, we haven't yet. That is still to come, but it is not a major concern

to us. We don't expect to gdt too many in the first year directy from

the VHA, but more importantly this does allow us to enter the bidding

fixture process, which other all`weather tracks are alre`dy part

of. We will then bid for additional fixtures and we would hope to get

somewhere around 40 fixtures in 2015. Last time it was something

like 16, which is not enough to make you a viable proposition. I believe

it was around 16 in the first year but they only opened for part of

that year. In their second xear had they completed all their fixtures,

they would have raced 88 tiles. You say you want 40, they had the

opportunity to race 88 fixttres . They still couldn't make it pay

Well, there are other reasons for that. I wasn't a party to what went

on previously under the previous management. We haven't funddd this

with debt. This has all be done with equity through our existing

partners. Are there enough people who want to go to racing thdse days,

to make it viable? As far as we are concerned, we have every confidence

people in Chelmsford and Essex want a race track. We have no concerns

about the levels of attendances we have acquired. It is not thd level

of Newmarket, clearly, but 2000 people meeting is achievabld. Being

in this part of the country with Newmarket so close, does th`t make

it more attractive? I can s`y we have had fantastic support from the

leading trainers at Newmarkdt. They have all recently raced thehr top

quality racehorses who are Dubai bound, all exercised at our tracks

and we have had great support. We believe it is the best all`weather

surface in the whole of Europe. Thank you very much.

Cambridge Airport has won a new contract with the Irish company

Cityjet to fly daily servicds to Dublin and Amsterdam It's p`rt of an

ambition to build on the airport's 'international' status. A month ago,

Etihad stopped their intern`tional flights from Cambridge to

destinations including Amstdrdam. Still to come. Norwich City drop

into the relegation zone for the first time, but Northampton climb

clear in League Two. And thd campaign to give women the vote

House of a jet burned this hotel to the ground 100 years ago today. ``

how suffragettes. For years now surgeons have been doing hip

replacement operations using metal. But using metal in people's heads is

a much more recent developmdnt. Lee Charie from Stansted Abbots near

Harlow fell off a two`story balcony in Thailand in 2012. He lost a

quarter of the bone in his head But using titanium, doctors at

Addenbrooke's have managed to transform his appearance.

Lee was told he could be paralysed for the rest of us live. He spent

two weeks in intensive care in Thailand and this was the rdsult. On

a diving holiday with friends he fell headfirst 25 beat off `

balcony. When it first happdned I was in a bad way. I lost wedks of

knowing anything. My dad was in hospital. I went to the toilet and

looked in the mirror and saw, and said what be done to my head. It has

been a slow recovery fully, but few years on he is back running his own

business again maintaining instrumentals. He says he owes it

all to the hospital. After ` month recovering in Thailand he brought

his school home in a box. Doctors in Cambridge rebuilt it and usdd a 3D

printer to make a mould of his head. Then a titanium plate was fhtted to

his skill using screws. The same material used to build spacd

shuttles. It is a stronger material, being a metal. It is an

inert metal. It is easily shaped. It stays in shape and the infection

rate lower than with other materials. Lee went for a checkup

and his skill is taking a bht of getting used to. He doesn't have to

explain his story to everyone in the pub and no longer has two where a

heavy to hide his head. I couldn't believe it. `` where a hoodhe. I'm

still here and happy to be here Lee almost died on holiday. He hs most

grateful he is still alive but also appreciates the titanium cr`nium

which has given him back his appearance.

Time for the football now. @nd there were plenty of crucial fixttres this

weekend. Here's Tom. It's h`ppened. Norwich City have finally dropped

into the Premier League's rdlegation zone. Ryan Giggs' Manchester United

ran riot at Old Trafford. Rooney first from the spot. His second came

from range and Man U were soon out of sight. ?37 million Juan Lata

sealed the win with two mord goals. It ended 4`0. Not a pretty picture

for City fans. This table charts the Canaries' league position over the

last few months. As you can see they began flirting with the drop`zone in

the Autumn. Wins over West Ham and Crystal Palace moved them up to 14th

by the end of November. In January, they were as high as 12th. Victory

over Spurs salvaged what'd been a poor February, leaving them 14th but

since then, a steady declind. Five defeats in a row leaves thel in the

bottom three with two games to go. A remarkable turnaround but Ipswich

just fell short of the play`offs. Four points back, one to go. Defeat

to Burnley ended their hopes. But after battling relegation in his

first year in charge, the m`nager wasn't too downhearted with evidence

of real progress. We came to Burnley last year having

just survived the game before. We are coming this season, thrde points

winner kept us in the play`offs The players deserve the credit for that

because they're put a shift in. I'm still frustrated because I thought

we could have got into the top six. Peterborough are hoping to join

Ipswich in the Championship next season. They're guaranteed `

play`off spot after a win at Shrewsbury to sew up sixth place.

Posh's play`off semifinal fhrst leg is on eighth May. MK Dons whll also

finish in the top half. Meanwhile, Colchester's fans are happy. Why

not? Victory means they're `ll but safe. Given the club contintes to

invest vast resources in thdir academy whilst giving some ` crack

in the first team. Reason to be proud. Even if it got a little

nervy. Outsides and air of trepidation A

point clear of the relegation zone, two games to play. Inside some

tranquillity. We are quite confident as we are in those games. Wd feel we

can get something from the game today. We know the budget is tight,

but that means the younger players get a chance? That is important in

what we are trying to do. Whth the size of our budget we try to improve

what we have in home`grown talent, and that reflects in the te`m we are

picked. Colchester invest ?0 million a year in youth team development. In

Saturday, the under 18 's wdre presented with the winning ledals.

Many of the people have dond it here. It is exceptional. At

kick`off, it was focusing on the now. They raced into a lead, and

although Brentford pulled one back, the only panic was a new wax end.

They secured their League One state is due to a superior goal

difference. It is an amazing performance. People don't rdalise

what a young side we have. @s the years go on they will progrdss. You

can see more from an exciting day at Colchester in Late Kick Off tonight

on BBC One. In League Two, joy for both Southend and Northampton. A

draw for the Blues. They know for certain they'll be involved in the

end of season play`offs. Northampton meanwhile escaped the releg`tion

zone for the first time since September. Ivan Toney scored twice

in a 3`0 win over Dagenham. They were the 18`year` old's first goals

for the club. Ian Morris also scored a cracker. A point for the Cobblers

next week guarantees their place in the Football League for another

year. That's it. For more sport check out the website.

How much do you know about the campaign to give women the vote The

campaign by the Suffragettes included everything from ch`ining

themselves to railings, to disrupting public meetings. The most

famous incident involved Emhly Davison, who threw herself tnder the

King's horse at the Derby in 19 3. In 1914, the Suffragettes rdsorted

to arson too. Among their t`rgets was a pier in Great Yarmouth and 100

years ago today, a hotel in Felixstowe. Gareth George h`s this

report. The Bath Hotel, once Felixstowe s

finest. It stood proud on the seafront until the suffragettes

burned it down. Exactly 100 years ago today they started the fire

probably around midnight or thereabouts. By the time thd Fire

Brigade got there it was well alight. There is a grainy photograph

of the culprits, Two differhng characters. Hilda was 37 and had a

long history of suffragette campaign. She had been in prison

twice for the cause. She was a very outgoing and common person, whereas

Florence was only 22 when she came to Felixstowe, and didn't h`ve a

long involvement with the suffragettes. The West Wing is all

that remains of the hotel and today a plaque dedicated to the two women

was unveiled. They chose Bath Hotel because it was a prominent hotel and

well`known, but also becausd it was closed season and therefore they

decided they would burn it down without a risk to life. As ` woman I

think my vote is very precious and yet I'm glad they fought for people

like me. I fully support wh`t they did here 100 years ago todax,

because nobody was harmed and they knew the hotel was empty before they

carried out the action. I would not look at is it terrorism. Thdy were

pushed to the brink and had no choice. I think because thex were so

ignored by government and bx men they got to the point where they

were desperate. This was Hilda and Florence's handiwork. Earlidr the

same month they burned down the pier at Great Yarmouth. This man runs a

book shop and has just publhshed a book about the Bath Hotel. One has

to applaud the idea and thex achieved a lot. It is a

contradiction in terms to ptt a plaque up for the suffragettes

because they burned down our hotel. It is an odd situation. Crowds

gathered to jeer them at thdir trial at Felixstowe. But it has now

honoured them. Let's get the weather. Some of us

enjoyed some brightness but there was some cloud around too. There was

heavy showers around, but they're clearing away to the west so it will

be dry us tonight. Some misty cloud around, but it won't be a

particularly cold night, lows of eight or nine degrees. And the winds

are very light and from a e`sterly direction. Tomorrow we have this

front pushing from the South west, and in between we have a light winds

and any mist or fog may be slow to clear and may linger on the coast.

Elsewhere, hopefully it'll be drier and brighter. We are likely to see

some bit of rain pushing in from the east but I think the many others it

will be dry. The best of anx brightness, temperatures up to 5 or

16 Celsius. We hold onto those lysed easterly winds as well. Through the

afternoon we do see showers but for most of us it'll be a dry end to the

day, and I think a similar day on Wednesday. Some mist and fog

lingering with a day, but it should clear and some brightness whth the

chance of a few showers. Thtrsday's weathered the dense on some weather

fronts. As it stands it seels there will be some longer spells of rain

but it is something we are keeping a close eye on. Friday should be

largely dry, with the best chance of sunshine in the west. Winds are in a

northerly direction and it hs becoming cold it during the

weekend. Friday night will be four Celsius, or lower, so perhaps a

return to frost. This month, the BBC is offering apprenticeships in its

local radio stations. Successful candidates will start a 15 lonth

apprenticeship in September. If you are over 18 by September, a non

graduate and you want to find out more, go to the BBC website at

bbc.co.uk/las. The deadline for applications is May 12th.

That is all from us. Good nhght