22/08/2014 Look East - East

Welcome to look east. The hdadlines tonight: Hundreds of police on duty

and pubs are advised to close straight after the final whhstle.

Ipswich gets ready to host the first East Anglian derby for thred years.

The focus of our policing operation will be those who attends `` intense

disorder. They are not welcome. A drugs warning after this

grandmother became ill after mistakenly taking a legal hdight.

I thought I was dying. I had not put it up to the fact that it could have

been the cigarettes. As the bank holiday rush gets under

way, and official reports n`me is the best and worst of the rdgion's

airport. 50 years ago, mods and Rockdrs made

it a weekend they will never forget. East Anglia's biggest policd

operation of the year will swing into action tomorrow,

as arch rivals Ipswich Town and Norwich City meet in a leagte match

for the first time in three years. 350 police officers

are being drafted in. Some of them from Norfolk whll be on

duty in the centre of Ipswich for kick`off

and the police are warning local pub But a request for pubs to close

for two hours immediately after the game has led to

accusations of heavy handedness Alex Dunlop has spent the d`y

in Ipswich: Police and club officials lhaise

over security ahead of tomorrow s derby. They would rather thd match

was played at a later, when fans would have been less inclindd to

stay on and have a few drinks. Railway engineering works on Sunday

have closed down that option. Both sets of supporters have verx good

reputations. There is intense rivalry but there is only a small

minority that really caused the problems. 25,000 fans are expected

for tomorrow's derby, of whhch 000 will be Norwich supporters. Here at

the stadium control room, they will be monitoring what is going on, both

inside and outside the grounds. They are determined to avoid a rdpetition

of what happened here three years ago. As Norwich beat Ipswich, there

were ugly scenes outside and inside. 19 people were arrested and 13 were

ejected from the ground aftdr scuffles between fans. Tomorrow

police will deploy 350 officers to keep order. They have also sent this

letter, suggesting they serve only More controversially, they suggested

that they closed their doors for two hours after the match.

We read on and realised there was a bit of a net at the end is wet,

basically, we are letting you know that we have the ultimate power If

we decide that you are not doing something we like, we will close

you. The police have suggested that pubs

closed after the match. I think that's a terrible idea becatse it

will close `` cause more trouble. We ask trying to stop peopld

drinking into the evening after the match. It allows people who had been

enjoying the match to go hole, have a break and have solid elitd for

perhaps heading out again. This man says the police deserve

credit. He has been to 53 ddrby matches.

Those who want to have the rocks, don't meet up with other people who

want to create trouble. Thex create trouble for everyone.

The message from police is to arrive in good time tomorrow and avoid

drinking. It is to arrive in good time tomorrow and avoid drinking.

Not alienating more than 20,000 passionate fans.

Later in the programme, our sports editor Jonathan Park will

A grandmother from Essex is warning of thd dangers

of so called legal highs, after she accidentally took one

Carol Bennett who lives near Chelmsford was given

a spiked cigarette which caused her to collapsd.

Last year, a stranger offerdd her a rollup cigarette.

After two puffs, she became seriously ill.

Her heart rate rocketed, leaving her in hospital.

Within seconds, my knees buckled and my heart

started to thump, literally, was trying to get out of my chest.

I was conscious but not able to do anything.

I hadn't put it to the fact that it could have been the cigarette.

Legal highs are chemical substances that produce simhlar

There are hundreds availabld in shops and on the Internet.

Now the government has launched a campaign warning

At this year's V Festival in Chelmsford, 53 people were `rrested

for drug possession, includhng seven for selling legal highs

Hundreds of canisters were seized by Trading Standards.

We are very concerned because, actually, nobody knows what's

in the product and people c`n become ill from taking them.

It's that unpredictability that s the real problem with

Some contain controlleds drtg, some don't.

I've got five children, a grandchild.

I do realise that people watching may say, oh, you never take

Carol's accidental brush with legal highs has terrified hdr.

She is now warning others not to touch them.

Earlier this week we reportdd on stress levels among regional

prompted a response from police officers in Norfolk and

Suffolk who said a large nulber of their colleagues felt under pressure

to go back to work sooner than they should after falling sick.

The details from our Home Affairs correspondent Sally Chidzoy:

Diane was a Suffolk police constable for 23 years.

In June, she handed in her resignation.

Burned out by stress and depression, resulting from the demanding work

This officer who had won aw`rds had once talked a man out

of jumping off a multi`stordy car park, found herself in crishs.

I had medical evidence from their own doctor that H was

unwell, and recommendations as to how they could improvd the

I know other people who've been in a similar position.

After months off work, she felt even more pressure to return to work

I was being given targets to come back to work.

I was being told, we want you back by a certain date and what

The minute I stepped back through that door, I wasn't going

If police officers fall ill with stress or have any other medical

problems, they are eased back to work by being

In Norfolk and Suffolk, 260 officers are under restricted duties.

The numbers are higher than those reported by other places.

It is almost a perfect storl in the fact that we are seehng

The great majority of our work in the Federation is

about sickness and about officers who are being encouraged to return

to work, where the officers or their medical teams don't feel it is

Diane has plans to start her own business.

Norfolk and Suffolk police say they have greatly reduced staff `bsences,

Good for the officer and the taxpayer.

They say officers on restricted duties are performing useful

But this veteran officer believes others will go

Somebody, somewhere, has got to listen and realise that

if you are going to keep adding to their workload, you have to take

Norfolk police are hunting a pensioner who tried to hold up

The suspect used a gun to threaten staff at the Holt branch of the TSB

at round 3pm yesterday afternoon, before getting away empty h`nded.

He's described as being in his 60s or 70s with receding grey

A section of the M25 in Essdx was closed last night, after a lorry

The emergency services were called to

the anti`clockwise section between junctions 27 and 26 for the M11

On Tuesday we reported from Lowestoft, where Labour polhticians

Many seaside towns have a hhgher than average number of people

But some people in Lowestoft were keen to show us

Our chief reporter Kim Rilex has been to meet them.

The Claremont Pier in the Khrkley area of Lowestoft has been with

Its new live music venue, Apuarium, opened last year,

It sold out in 20 minutes, H think, so 900 each night.

For the owner David Scott, it was a ?600,000 investment.

At the moment, this seems to be a renaissance.

For us, investing in this area has started the ball rolling.

I feel there are now other businesses moving in,

looking at the area, saying, well, if they are willing to put that

sort of money into the area, there's something going on.

A joint venture with local chef Mark Gee,

they have turned this bar on the pier into an upmarket restatrant.

I'm hoping to open a fish rdstaurant with a Mediterranean feel, where

people can come and have a bowl of local mussels, a glass of wine,

alfresco or inside, with a great view of the sea and the beach.

Opposite the pier, around ?1 million has been hnvested

in transforming this long elpty building into a boutique hotel.

The Coconut Loft, just off the seafront, is another new arrival.

Over the years, the building has been a bathhouse,

Now it's a gallery and coffee lounge.

It was a ?150,000 investment by Cambridge`born Richard Tombs

who moved to Kirkley from Munich to fulfil his dream

We've been welcomed into the community.

I have moved to different places in the past and it has taken

With the business, we have got to know a lot of people quickly

We have joined the Kirkley Business Association.

And you hope to be here in five years' time?

The nearby hairdressers, be`uticians and photography business have seen

As business people, are you feeling upbeat?

We are feeling very upbeat about the area.

There has been investment over the years and now it is timd

The business community say they want to look forward, not back,

Still to come, Ipswich first as Norwich in the Derby.

The best and worst of the rdgion's airports.

And a guide to the bank holhday weather.

Sir Alec Douglas Hume is in Downing Street, although he would be

out by the end of the year, making way for Harold Wilson.

The Beatles are all over thd pop charts and there's a new programme

Also in the news that year, the Essex resort of Clacton.

It was invaded by rival gangs of mods and rockers who clashed

The story is told in a spechal edition of Inside Out this dvening.

And it's narrated by the actor Phil Daniels, who played Jilmy

Some people think the greatdst thing to come out of Clacton`on`Sda is

Clacton is where the legend of the mods and rockers beg`n.

There were a lot of people in Clacton that Easter weekdnd that

I knew, who were guys who liked to fight.

Trouble started when a few lods decided to make their own alusement.

There were scuffles, vandalhsm and the police arrested 97 xouths.

Are you and your friends mods or rockers?

Well, we're mods when we're dressdd up.

What caused all this trouble yesterday?

Only two people were charged with acts of violence.

The rest were petty crimes hncluding larceny with a pub soda siphon.

I went into the pub car park and began squirting it around.

I squirted it onto some suede shoes that happened to come

Unfortunately, they were worn by a police officer

who was off duty having a drink in the pub with his wife.

It was an extremely quiet news weekend

They played on the widespread fear that young

Less than 20 years after Hitler was defeated, there was

a new enemy on the great be`ches Churchill had promised to ddfend.

The papers predicted more vholence for the next bank holiday

Now every troublemaker knew exactly where to go for a punch`up.

I have to say to the people of Clacton, I'm sorry I camd

And you can see the full version of Mods and Rockers Rebooted tonight

In sport, the big fixture of the weekend is the eagerly `waited

East Anglian derby between Hpswich and Norwich at Portman Road.

tomorrow and it's the first derby for three ydars

For the fans it's the one that really matters.

This report is from our sports editor Jonathan Park

They haven't seen much of e`ch other recently. Reunited with a

long`standing connection. M`nagers with a gulf of experience btt it's a

first local get`together in the dugout for both.

It's not the most famous derby around, but for Suffolk and Norfolk

the only thing that matters tomorrow lunch time is right here.

The rivalry, the intensity, the passion.

The outcome of this game will have in `` more bearing on the stpporters

than for the rest of the city. This important game is not going to

win or lose promotion. They have bragging rights for the

last three years. 521, four to one, big wins for the Canaries b`ck in

the days of Roy Keane. Two new gaffers are now at the helm.

I'm not from Ipswich. I don't know what it means to the

people that support their local teams. I have the same feelhngs It

should be a big crowd, great atmosphere.

I'm really looking forward to playing. To be down there, H can't

wait. Obviously, to be going into it on the back of two really positive

The Ipswich and Norwich riv`lry goes The Ipswich and Norwich riv`lry goes

back a long way. Ipswich hold the upper hand with 40 wins to 36.

Nearly 15,000 people are expected. The two clubs have a good

relationship. The fans hate each other! Lets hope for good things for

East Anglian football, going ahead. Some of these fans have comd all the

way from America. I don't know anyone who supports

Norwich in the USA so I think we will `` I will get away with it if I

lose. A whole raft of players will get a

new experience tomorrow. But he will be the heroes?

A reminder that you can follow that match on BBC Radio Suffolk `nd

BBC Radio Norfolk ` depending on your point of view

Coverage starts on Radio Suffolk at 9pm and 11:30pm

Away from the football, there's a lot more going on across the

People are already beginning to enjoy their bank holidays hdre. They

are already crabbing and having a lovely time here. We are having some

seaside songs later on in the programme. That get down to

business. I will update you about the travel situation becausd we have

a couple of incidents to tell you about. On the M1 northbound, near

the junction for Northampton, has been a serious crash. The whole

motorway is closed. People coming back from the Claxton errors show,

there are about eight miles of tailbacks. On the trains, the best

advice is to chat with your train company. There are loads of delays

and cancellations. Great Anglian's service between Ipswich and

Felixstowe, Colchester and Stowmarket will have buses replacing

the trains or weekends. On the plains, around 200,000 people will

be travelling from Luton and Stansted this weekend. It whll be

busy at our airports but it does seem that a lot of people are not

too impressed with our biggdr airports.

For the second year in a row, this airports, Luton, has become `` has

come bottom of a passenger survey. They looked at the aspects of

airports performance that m`tter most to passengers. The length of

queues, speed of baggage reclaim. It's an unwelcome accolade `t the

airport boss says that under new owners they are spending money to

make things better. We will be significantly increasing

the amount of international departure lounge space. We will be

building some additional security lanes, some additional bagg`ge

reclaim belts and some additional immigration lanes. We are also

providing an EP and will be improving road access.

There is a promise of futurd improvement, that what do the

passengers things? I'd like to have seen the roadworks

completed on the way in. Otherwise, it's OK.

I think it's very convenient. It's small and approachable, everything

is very accessible. There is not too much walking libraries in Hdathrow.

I think it's very good. Is quite pleasant. I went straight

through security, no problels. I'm having a pint and reading the paper.

No delays. So far, so good. Looted is not the only airports to perform

badly. The largest were among the worst

performers. Heathrow, Gatwick. `` Luton.

Good news from people who go from Southend airport which came out top.

We want to know how you havd experienced our airports thhs

weekend. Get in touch with ts by e`mail. You can phone us and find us

In Northamptonshire, home, there is

It's one of the biggest Chrhstian music festivals in Britain.

This year, Sinead O'Connor is headlining.

For petrol heads, two events may rev your enghnes

At Knebworth, there is the Classic Motors Show with a wide range

On bank holiday Monday, Lavdnham in Suffolk have got 550 selectdd cars,

Musicians from across East @nglia will be playing at Homegrown Music

Matt Cardle, the former X F`ctor winner from Essex, is the hdadliner.

Gressenhall Museum in Norfolk is recreating the village during

There will be re`enactments, military vehicles,

For something a bit more eye watering, thdre's the

Thousands of people are expdcted at Frost's Garden Centre, along with

There will be a chilli eating competition.

Even if the weather isn't great for some it will be scorching.

If you stay close to home, these guys are going to be here whth us

shortly. First let's look at the weather.

It's a fun thing to be in. We raise money for charity, travel a lot and

get on most of the time. We just have a lot of fun. You will be

singing for us tonight? We will be singing a sun whhch is

about, I am told, Lady of the from Liverpool.

`` singing a sun. `` and lady of the night.

A mixture of weather this wdekend. Two pretty good days with stnshine

around. Some chilly night and some rain in the forecast by Monday. Some

showers at the moment. Some pretty big ones across Norfolk and ethics.

They are heading south`east. Over the next few hours, they should

largely clear away and we whll be left with a dry night. A chhlly

night began. Feeling more lhke autumn. Many places down into single

figures. Expect temperatures that for two 7 degrees. Chilly starts to

our bank all day but a bright start. It's looking sunny through tomorrow

morning. Cloud building through the afternoon. That could produce one or

two showers, as it slowly across northern parts. Lots of dry and

bright weather across the rdgion. For that match, it's looking like it

should stay dry. Temperaturds of between 16 and 18 degrees. Tnder the

cloud, it will feel cooler. A light to moderate wind. In the sunshine,

it will feel quite pleasant. The risk of showers continues for the

afternoon. Looking ahead, this is our pressure pattern. This hs a

weather system coming in from the south`west. That will bring us some

wet and windy weather by Monday For many, it might not arrive until

later. That summarise our b`nk holiday. Sunny spells, a few showers

but they will be isolated. @ cold start to Sunday. It starts to turn

wet and windy by Monday. Be aware of the night's temperatures falling

quite low. Tomorrow night, dven colder. That will be the last of our

chilly night before we start to get slightly milder night. Lookhng at

the next few days, this is our Monday. It's looking like there will

be some wet and windy weathdr spreading in. This could persist

into the overnight period. That takes us into next week with some

showers, but temperatures whll start recovering.

That's it for now. Have a great bank holiday weekend.