08/09/2014 Look East - East

First tonight; research by the BBC shows that in Essex,

cases of domestic abuse for people over the age of 65 have

It was continuous. Days after a video is released following a biker

losing his life in a high speed crash in Norfolk, two more bikers

have been killed. And, will the week bring more of

this September sunshine? I'll have your local forecast later in the

programme. First tonight; research by the BBC

shows that in Essex, cases of domestic abuse

for people over the age of 65 have Out of the 9,500 incidents

of domestic violence recorded by the police in Essex last year,

only a handful of the attacks were At a conference in Chelmsford,

delegates have been finding out how to help and support the victims

and persuade more Amy suffered domestic violence at

the hands of her ex`husband. For years she thought he'd kill her.

He'd strangle me and it was the two youngest children that actually

stopped him. My oldest son stopped him smashing a wooden kitchen table

over my head. It was to go to the toilet, he would come with me, it

was just continuous, continuous, continuous.

It took Amy decades to break free and she's not alone. Cases of

domestic abuse on those over 65 detected by Essex police have

doubled since 2010, the subject of the conference today in Chelmsford.

The vast majority of cases are caused by spouses or family, but

many older people are stayed in dangerous relationships for years.

Why are they less reluctant to come forward than maybe a younger person?

I think because of the way that they were socially conditioned, the fact

that the feeling that once you were married you were married and you

made your bed, you lie in it. I think also because they've been

beaten down over many years perhaps and sometimes I think it's just

about shame as well. There were more than 9,500 domestic abuses in ebbs

Cesc last year. It's believed few of the crimes involving the elderly

were reported. We must look for the hidden harms. There are two many

clues it's happening but the fact is, we don't understand the scope.

After 40 years of abusive relationships, Amy is live life to

the full now. I am absolutely ecstatically happy. I always wanted

a happy ever after ending which I thought I would have through

marriage but I've got my happy ever after. I'm a qualified counsellor

now. It doesn't matter what age you are, it's never, never too late.

And that's the message today's conference wants to get across ` the

victims will be believed and help is out there.

Three more University Technical Colleges have

The Government says they'll get young people ready for the world of

Students started today in Harlow, Norwich and Cambridge.

For years, there have been complaints there were no work`ready

students. Here is the answer. Norfolk's first university technical

college or UTC was opened in Norwich with the first batch of 85 students.

The options I'd originally taken, they don't do engineering and only

choose mechanics for the lower level people whereas here it's for the

higher, so it pushes you further than where I was going to go. Is

this more interesting than school? Yes, because I've got the

engineering part of the school and that just is different to any other

school. Students join UTCs at 14. They still

do normal GCSEs but in addition are taught technical subjects that meet

local skills shortages. In this case, advanced engineering and

energy. Industry has been working in a bit of a silo and we bridge that

gap and we are putting that link in so employers can tell us the skills

they are looking for and we can get the young people ready for the

opportunities. This is a school, but it's housed in a former factory.

It's designed to feel like a work place so classrooms like this are

next to technical areas with engineering equipment. Local

employers are on board to help students get a taste of working

life. We have to scour the country and the world to find talented

engineers to join us and it would be fantastic if we could grow our own

locally. The girls learn something of the jobs that normally fall to

future husbands. We used to have secondary moderns to teach

vocational skills but they've disappeared in most areas due to

come prehensives coming in. UTCs, including this one, are a new

attempt to solve an age old problem. The man behind the idea

of University Technical Colleges is Lord Kenneth Baker,

the former Conservative minister. When I spoke to him earlier,

I wanted to know if it was right to make young people make such

an important decision about We have found that youngsters of 14

can very largely know where their interests lie. As long as we give

them a general education, as well as a specialist education, if it's not

right for them in two years, they can switch. Very few do that. We are

really training youngsters to fill the skills gap. There is a massive

skills gap. The biggest problem facing the next Government is how to

fill the skills gap. The teachers union said when you came up with the

idea that you were creating a two tier educational system? Well, no,

certainly not. This is creating huge opportunities. We are creating a

pathway of success which is different from just three A`levels

and university. Some of the students will go on to universities, others

will become hired apprentices. We have some at 18 preferring to be a

hired apprentice because they get paid by Rolls`Royce or National Grid

or Siemens and they study and take a level four foundation degree and

then it's up to the company to see whether they can go on to a full

university at the cost of the company. I think that's going to

happen much, much more. We used to have technical colleges, why did we

do away with those? Nobody killed those. There were 300 in 1945 and

everybody wanted to be the school on the hill, not the one down in the

town in poor premises. Our premises and colleges are absolutely

marvellous. Are you saying the education system as it stands has

not been adequate? Yes. We have not trained enough young people. Why do

we have so many immigrants? Because we cannot fill the skilled jobs

ourselves. We don't give enough youngsters in our schools enough

training in technical vocational hands`on learning, so I'm in that

neck of the woods. The last Labour Government talked about education,

education, education? Yes. Did they not get it right? Well, they didn't

get the education right, but they are not alone in that. Technical

education's not been gotten right for 100 years in this country. Why

did you not do something about it when you were under Margaret

Thatcher? Well, we got 16 off the ground in the 80s and they are still

some of the best schools in the country. That was as far as I could

do. Now I'm doing it again. It says something about our university

system doesn't it, that they fail to create the people that we need and

we need something like this? Yes. I agree with that. The universities

have to change a lot of their courses. I would like to see more

technical universities emerge. There's such a desperate need. Big

companies like Rolls`Royce, Jaguar, National Grid, and those companies,

have to go overseas to recruit their experts. That is not right. We

should train those people in our own country and give them the jobs,

rather than immigrants. Thank you. Just days after the police

in Norfolk released a video, showing a biker losing his life

in a high speed crash, The accident happened on the B1136

near Haddiscoe. So far

the police safety video has been This is where the motorcyclists lost

their lives. It's the B 1136. It's a road which gently undulates.

The accident happened just before 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The

warning signs put out later. One man was riding a BMW motorbike, the

other a different vehicle, they were travelling in different directions.

Norfolk police can't say how or why the accident happened. They say it's

just too early in their investigation.

On Thursday, Norfolk police launched a video called David's Story. Riding

his bike from King's Lynn to Norwich, David had a camera on his

helmet. It captured the moment last year when he collided with a car,

losing his life. David's family gave permission for the video to be used

and his mother helped launch it. I spoke to her last night and her

instant concern was for the families. She was upset and

immediately identified with what the two families would be going through

as our officers were on their way to notify them of what happened. The

video has been viewed more than nine million times on YouTube. It wasn't

enough to save the two men who died yesterday. We were never naive

enough to think that this would prevent every single death and

collision on the road. We are confident that, with over nine

million people having watched that, there will be people across the

world, some people who've seen that, and they've got home safe and sound,

that might not have done had they not seen the video. Is it simply

that some people don't think it's going to happen to them? I think we

are all guilty of that, yes. If we knew we were going to have a

problem, we wouldn't go out that morning and cyclists perhaps have

that sense of inVincibility. We overrate our own abilities, we are

all guilty of that. But the fact remains, we are all capable of

making serious mistakes. The police have appealeded for witnesses who

may have seen yesterday's collision or either rider in the moments

before the crash. Nine flights due to land at

Luton Airport have been diverted to other airports including Stansted

and Southend. Luton had to be evacuated this

afternoon and incoming flights were stopped

after a suspect package was found. Armed police and a bomb disposal

unit have been called in. Legal action against a couple

from Essex who took their son out of James and Dana Haymore were

prepared to challenge the Government Essex County Council says the family

has now emigrated to America. The Government has formally moved

the writ for the Clacton Nominations are now open

for anybody who wants to stand. For some though, campaigning

is already well under way. There are two stories to tell about

Clacton. One is about a successful summer season coming to an end, the

good weather has boosted the town's economy. The other is this... On

this side. Across the constituency, leaflets are being delivered and

voters being canvassed and big names are going walk about. UKIP has had

the upper hand so far. It was their candidates who caused the by

election. Several hundred activists turned up over the weekend to help

his campaign, but he had a message of caution. Let's not make the

mistake of thinking that we know what the result is going to be. We

don't. It could go either way and I think it's going to be different to

what people are thinking. Complacency is our biggest enemy and

let's not be complacent. The consensus is that this is a battle

between UKIP and the Conservatives, but the problem for the Tories is

they don't have a candidate yet. They'll choose theirs at a public

meeting on Thursday, so for now, other MPs and local councillors are

helping out. How do you fight an election without a candidate? We

have a really good team of counselth sillors delivering for Clacton,

whether it's the extra money delivered for the potholes or the

money for the council tax freeze, really good work around making sure

that it goes to local people first. That's coming from the Conservative

Government and council overthors. The national press are convinced

this election is all about leaving the EU, but on the ground, the

parties are finding otherwise. What is interesting is that on the

doorsteps, no`one is talking about Europe. Instead, people are raising

local issues, house building, GP shortages and expressing frustration

that the politicians aren't listening to their concerns.

Labour came second here in 2010, if the Conservatives split their votes,

they could win. Their candidate grew up in Clacton. We are talking about

the issues that matter. It's about jobs and the lack of investment in

Clacton over the years and it's been left behind, there's no economic

recovery here. We need a Government that is going to put Clacton on the

map and talk about the issues that matter to local residents. A former

teacher and actor once played at the local theatre here has a message. We

are the underdogs, no doubt about it. I know the British people

actually like the underdogs, they always have, and basically, the

underdogs will come biting back, they really will. The candidates are

getting in place and some real debate is starting. There is still a

month to go, a lot can happen in that time and it probably will.

Still to come: The story of Harrison whose parents were advised to switch

off his life support machine when he was four weeks old. Plus the

campaign for tighter controls on the beauty industry after a teenager

from Luton suffered serious burns. At the start of this month,

the number of two`year`olds who are The Government hopes the changes it

made will help parents get into work but now there are worries about the

number of actual places available. Only 20% of local authorities

in the East have enough childcare places available for

the two`year`olds who now qualify. That compares with 41%

of councils nationally. And the number of childminders

in the region is dropping Anna Todd has been looking at the

options for families who want to Happy days for the very little ones

at this Norfolk nursery. The number of two`year`olds here as more than

doubled on September last year. There's 17 families on the waiting

list. The nursery may have to expand.

It's a great opportunity for the families to be able to access the

two`year`old funding. However, there's a slight worry that the

nurseries, you know, we may expand too big and then won't be able to

provide the quality for what the two`year`olds need to be able to

develop. Under new law, over 250,000 two`year`olds from middle income

families can have 15 hours a week free childcare. In some areas,

increased demand could be met with a blank. In Northamptonshire, there

are 3380 children eligible for funding but less than 900 active

registered child minders, a drop from 1200. The main reason people

report to us they've left is all the recording of the development meaning

they can't spend precious time with the children and you have to get

that balance right. At this country park, a fun day to

raise awareness of child minding. Nicky has been in the job for three

years. She loves every moment, but she says many new recruits lose

their way, bogged down by bureaucracy and legislation. It's

only changed in 2012 and they have already brought in new regulations

for September of this year. As a new childminder registering, they have

qualified under one bit of regulation, then it's changed again.

It's the constant rolling of paper work. Nikki has been inundated with

inquiries. Luke has been one of the lucky one. Jive been lucky to find

Nikki. Friends have had problems finding places. I don't have to

travel too far to get him to the ideal place. Quality, affordable

childcare should be the building blocks of a strong economy, but if

those working parents can't find it, those two`year`olds may just have to

stay at home. A mother from Luton is campaigning

for tighter regular laces on beauty salons after her daughter suffered

serious burns `` regulations. Harleigh Kay wasn't given the

recommended allergy test by the salon and suffer add serious

reaction. Her mother's campaign features on Inside Out and has

attracted 2,000 followers on Facebook. I kept thinking every day

it would get better and better but it got worse and worse. Her face,

eyes and nose, just swollen. I could hear her struggling to swallow. I

thought at one point that I was not going to be here for much longer,

trying to breathe and knowing how that feels is absolutely petrifying.

I was crying, I was scared, I didn't know what the final outcome was

doing to be. When the consultant said she would need an extensive eye

test, I was really scared. The British Association of

Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology also wants the industry regulated to

protect customers. Earlier Carolyn Cross from BABTAC

told me Harleigh's injuries were Preventible. You are told that

clients coming for any sort of tinting should have a patch test

done at least 24 hours before they have the treatments. That doesn't

matter whether a Klein's been having this treatment done for years, if

they go to a new salon, that still should test them. So without any

regulation, does it mean anyone without any proper training could

set up a beauty salon? Very sad to say but that is the case at the

moment. I trained over 35 years ago. It's a different industry now as it

was then. The beauty industry is stepping into more advanced cosmetic

treatments and therefore some sort of regulation does need to be looked

at. The consumer needs that protection so I'm hoping things will

change in the future and the Government will become more aware of

this. Why do you think up until now the

Government's been reluctant to do anything? I think because of the way

beauty treatments have been viewed perhaps, you know, often people

think that a beauty salon will offer a manicure, med cure, now we are

seeing them offering more advanced treatments and the training behind

them is critical. They need to have the correct qualifications and

standards behind them so they can get the correct insurance to protect

themselves and the consumers. People watching, what should they look for

when they go to a salon for the first time? I'm really glad you have

asked this question, I'll often say when you go into a salon, don't be

frightened to ask, do they have qualified staff, have a look out for

the qualifications. Quite a few may put their qualifications on the wall

behind reception, so don't be apprehensive to ask the questions.

The salon should be proud to say yes, my staff

any chance they have a bad reaction to something like Harleigh did, what

should they do? They certain shrill should contact the salon

straightaway and they should offer you good support. If they are

qualified, verified and insured, they will be able to give customers

correct advice and guidance needed. Now a story about a child taken

seriously ill soon after he was born when she was four weeks old. The

parents of Harrison Greater Manchester were adviced by doctors

that it was time to switch off his life support

for! Isn't that just a great story. A

lovely story. Quite emotional.

Let's get on with the weather. I'm going to start off by saying

thank you to Steve for sending in this amazing picture of the morning

mist and sunshine. Many of us will be waking up to

scenes like this tomorrow morning. Let's take a look at today's highs.

It was cooler on the coast with the on shore wind. Loads of sunshine

around today with hardly a cloud in the sky for much of the day. We are

starting to see thicker cloud move down from the north though. We'll

have areas of cloud around tonight but a lot of clear skies too. Some

mist and perhaps dense fog patches for some of us. A range of

temperatures, a lot of the values will be where we have built up

areas, so anything between nine and 12. In some rural spots, we could

drop down to a chilly five. We have the very light winds too. It may

take a while for the mist and fog to clear. We have high pressure in

charge so it means a dry start to the day even though it will be

chilly. Another try day with decent sunny

spells. Temperatures at best around 19,

perhaps 20. Inland, we could see again around 22. A light

east`to`north`east wind. On shore around the coast, temperatures will

be a degree or so lower here and we finish the day dry and fine with

some seeing more sunshine than others. That sets the scene for the

rest of the week. The amount of sunshine will affect

the temperatures. We may see something higher than 18 on

Wednesday and Thursday. We keep light winds and these are

your overnight lows. Rural spots will probably stay on the chilly

side. I've got a charity golf tomorrow.

Looks all right! It does. Lucky you. Goodbye.