22/01/2014 Look East - West

As the funerals take place in America, a vigil in Northampton

Give us back our cardiac unit. We will be later in the programme

with the rest of the news including how much is the racing industry

worth to new markets? A new report shows it brings in millions of

pounds every week. The mighty machines helping farmers

to boost their crops. Good evening. As we begin tonight,

in Utah in the United States, the funerals are taking place of the

Northampton woman, her daughter and two grandchildren killed in a

shooting last weekend. Marie King, Kelly Boren and the children were

apparently shot by Kelly's husband. This evening a vigil is taking place

in Wootton in Northampton where the family lived before moving to

America. Neil Bradford is there now. Yes, the family would like to be in

Utah right now at their relatives funerals. But for them including

four of Marie King's brothers and three of her sisters, it is

impossible. The rate the family but a close family and they have come

here to remember and to mourn. About half an hour ago they released

balloons and let candles to coincide with the relatives funerals across

the pond. They are separated by the Atlantic

but united in their grief. Tonight in Northampton and in Utah, two

communities are saying farewell to an entire family. Last week,

32`year`old Kelly Boren was shot dead by her husband. He also killed

their two children along with Kelly Boren's mother, Marie King.

Man`mac, a police officer, then took his own life. Speaking to a US news

channel, Kelly Boren's father spoke of his distress. I can't even

question it. I can't even strike out at him. He took that away from me.

As a father, there is nothing he would not do to protect your kids.

We thought he felt that way too Too brutally killed them. I don't know

what to say. 55`year`old Marie King, now separated from her husband, grew

up in Northampton. She had moved to be closer to her daughter and

grandchildren. The family had plans to visit the UK this autumn. Late

last Thursday, their bodies were discovered in the family home in the

towns of `` 50 miles south of Salt Lake City. Police say Kelly Boren

and her husband were experiencing marital problems. There were many

tears and much emotion at the video half an hour ago. What is this ``

what is making this difficult for the family is the distance between

sheer and the United States. Almost 5000 miles. They can't make sense of

the sentence. A loving family, in English and

American family. The word a solid unit. He lived for each other. They

were just so loving. They supported each other. They live together. It

is just a typical family. How hard has this news been to take? We are

all heartbroken, all of us. We can't understand why it has happened, we

never will. It is devastating. It is clear by talking to the family day

at taking great strength from coming together this evening. What also is

striking, speaking to Marie King, family is they bear no... They

simply cannot understand why he did what he did.

Campaigners in Daventry say they are determined to get the town's cardiac

unit reopened. It's nine months since the Nene Commissioning Group

ended heart services at Danetre Hospital forcing patients to move to

Northampton or Kettering instead. Many are meeting tonight to discuss

how they can reverse the decision. This woman managed the

rehabilitation centre for all those five years. Services have been moved

and she says patients are receiving a substandard service and ultimately

she fears that for some the chances of a full recovery could be damaged.

They will get put the service, possibly, because of the distance

and also are they prepared to make that journey to go for cardiac

rehabilitation? Are they being seen quickly enough after the event? You

do need to see someone just literally, not soon after

discharge. I am very, very upset for people who have lost a fantastic

service. Now the service has gone, campaigners say the journey to

either Kettering or Northampton is not tactical. Especially as some

cardiac patients are banned from driving for a period of time after

their attack. When you do get there, and pain are saved over hospital

struggled to cope. `` and when they get there. There is facilities here

available for the cardiac unit to be used here. The fact we have free car

parking, we have plenty of car parking, easy access, all the things

Kettering and Northampton find a struggle. The Nene Commissioning

Group told us that the decision was made to bring the county 's cardiac

services in line with the national justification. That means the

services are being provided at acute hospitals both at Kettering and

Northampton. They said here in Daventry, a further 20 GPs are being

credited to offer enhanced cardiology services. But those

reassurances have failed to convince campaigners who say they hope to

nice public meeting will further increase the pressure for a rethink.

`` tonight 's public meeting. The demolition of Bedford town hall

will start next week, part of a ?45 million investment in the time

centre. The new multiscreen cinema, restaurants and a bus station. But

shopkeepers on the edges of town say they feel abandoned and desperately

need investment too. For 50 years it has dwarfed Bedford

phosphoric buildings. But not for much longer. This is the view from

the top. Block by block, the Townhall will be taken down. Taking

his place, Newtown Square. Bedford is a towns centre and its proximity

to London, it has tremendous potential. It has not lived up to

the potential for some time. Schemes like this are starting the step

change to make a much more pleasant place to visit. The new cinema,

restaurants, hotels and bars. The crosstown, building will start at

the same time on Auden bus station. `` on a new bus station. In the

distance, the building covered in plastic is the site of the new

station. Here, the old Townhall That is the site of the Riverside

development. ?45 million will be spent here. Just a stones throw

away, shopkeepers are crying out for investment. This florist feel they

are forgotten. We feel a bit abandoned appear. We have not had

the investment. Shops are empty and have been for quite awhile. Shots

are vandalised. Sometimes the windows gone in the morning. More

and more businesses are beginning to disappear. We feel isolated. We are

managing an investment and bringing people in. We have to continue that

investment and get money in. We have got to find many to invest and do

that. Bedford 's new face live should be `` finished in 18 months.

Many businesses are hoping further investments will follow.

And tomorrow, BBC Three Counties Radio will be broadcasting for one

last time from the shell of the old town hall office block. Roberto

Perrone will be there from 3.00pm to 7.00pm.

A gang which carried out a ram raid on a Cambridgeshire bank has been

ordered to repay ?109,000. Ivan Hutchinson, Ebby Hall and Kevin

Smith were jailed in July. The men used a stolen JCB to smash through

the wall of Barclays in Kimbolton in September 2012. They stole almost

?35,000 from the ATM but the court has added the cost of the stolen

vehicles to the amount they must repay. They have six months to

settle the debt or face a further six months in jail.

A Cambridgeshire woman who was attacked by a stag whilst on holiday

in Scotland is now walking again. Dr Kate Stone was gored through the

neck by the animal and spent a week in an induced coma. She is still

receiving intensive physiotherapy in hospital but is now able to walk

short distances. It will be quicker, cheaper and

should not distract drivers. What Anglican Water says about its new

technique repairing sewers. Last year people faced weeks of problems

in Cambridge when the sewer collapsed in the city centre. But

now instead of tackling the problem from above they're digging a tunnel

from below. These sewers in this city are old,

dating back to the 1890s and they had deep underground, around ten

metres which is the depth of two double`decker buses. That causes

problems when one of them collapses which happened here last July. Since

then, temporary measures have been put in place but now the real work

is starting and you won't see any road closed signs. It is all

happening down here. This is what they are doing. They have the

capacity five eaters down and are tunnelling ten metres along in the

Pembroke Street to join up with the old sewer. That has been blocked and

a new sewer pipe is connected which runs along the tunnel and up to

Pembroke College. The road out there is a busy road, especially now they

are back in college with students and the amount of cars running

through there. It would be mayhem out there. This is just the way

forward. The turnout was dug by hand, it is tough work but it

would've taken five months of the road had closed. It will now take

two, making it quicker, a lot less disruptive and cheaper. We're

talking about an excavation that would have been three times the

value of what we're doing here now. We are talking about ?600,000. That

is all on customers bills so that is not something we want to push

especially if it will disrupt their life as well. This is going to cost

200,000? Yes, a two and `` a ?200,000 solution. It is likely this

will be the last time this will happen. 150 jobs could be a

Barclaycard in Northampton. The company has entered into

consultation with the Unite union. The union hope it `` they will not

be any compulsory redundancies. Police in Leighton Buzzard say they

are leaving no stone unturned in the search for a man who disappeared

three weeks ago tonight. Neil Devlin, who has mild learning

difficulties, was last seen leaving a friend's house in Falcon Mews at

11:30pm. Officers will be in the area tonight asking members of the

public if they remember seeing him. .

Those are tonight's top stories Let's join Stewart

patients themselves. The donation will pave the three support workers

for the next five years. `` will pay for three support

workers. Still to come: 21st`century

tractors. Plus, they call it the sport of

kings, but what about everybody else? A special report from

Newmarket coming up. New figures out today show the

number of people out of work in this region has fallen to its lowest

level for five years. The regional unemployment total now stands at

178,000. It makes the East one of the best

places in the UK to find a new job. So, where are they being created?

Our business correspondent Richard Bond has been finding out.

What with booms and busts, we've had our ups and downs over the years

when it comes to jobs. In the early '90s, unemployment in this region

hit a peak of 253,000. Then came a long period of growth which brought

the total down to 93,000 in 2003. The last recession took it back up

to 221,000. That was in 2011. However, in the last year, there's

been an appreciable drop. There are now 56,000 more jobs in the region's

economy than there were a year ago. So, where are those jobs coming

from? Well, interestingly, given the constraints on public spending,

quite a lot of them are in the public sector. Employment in health

and social work across the East is up 40,000. Suffolk County Council

employs 220 social workers at several offices, including this one

in Bury St Edmunds. We had a very successful year in 2013 and we are

able to recruit 45 vacant social work posts. Our service remains very

busy and there will be further recruitment that we are needing to

do in 2014. Moving on to other sectors, there are 32,000 more jobs

in professional, scientific and technical roles and 29,000 more in

administrative and support roles. The insurance broker Hastings Direct

employs 250 people at its call centre in Newmarket. It wants to

take on 100 new staff this year and is currently recruiting about half

that number. We have 250 people here in Newmarket. We are looking to grow

by 44 new roles in various departments, customer service,

sales, back office. We need to do that in the near future. One other

trend ` women in the region have benefited more from the drop in

unemployment over the past year than men.

Well, one place where there has been plenty of employment over the years

has been Newmarket. Today, economic experts worked out what the racing

industry generates in terms of cash and jobs for the town. Here are the

numbers: Racing turns over ?208 million a year, an average of ?4

million every week. And it employs 8,500 workers. The independent

report published today says the money benefits the whole local

economy. It is the sport of kings and this is

its factory. From farriers and that's to the sales and scientific

laboratories, not to mention two world`class racecourses, the equine

sector in and around Newmarket is enormous. What we have had here in

the last 15 years is an incredible influx in investment from the Middle

East, the Far East and into the Newmarket area, into the stud farms,

the stallions, as well as the horse racing industry. You market has now

become number one in the northern hemisphere. Today we find out the

financial importance of the equine world. It generates ?208 million a

year and is responsible for 8500 jobs, with trainers and stud farms

the leading contributors. This that is living proof of how the sport has

expanded in the town. `` this vet. We have been trying to build a big

cost little for years. `` a big hospital. We moved out in 2009 from

our old premises to a large 15 acre site on the edge of town. This

report emphasises how important the horse racing industry is to this

part of the region. Its image and reputation is crucial to its

existence will stop of all the money invested, how much is spent here? ``

crucial to its existence. Some businesses benefit. The subtle red

shops, things like that. And probably some of the town centre

eateries and pubs. But retail as a whole, we do not see the benefit.

The racing industry and the yards and trainers and studs have a moral

obligation to support their town and I feel as far as retail is concerned

they do not support their town. Until now, Newmarket's status as an

equestrian powerhouse was assumed. Now it has hard facts. Its financial

value to those not associated with the support is `` with the sport is

still difficult to judge. William Gittus is from the Newmarket

Horseman's group which together with the district council commissioned

the report... He's in Cambridge now There's been heavy traffic round the

East of England Showground near Peterborough today.

How evenly is the money being shared around? The claim that it is not

contributing to the high street is rather strange. The industry as you

said earlier supports 8500 jobs. Only about 3500 of those are direct

employment. The rest of those at indirect lament from expenditure

from those people employed within the industry and non`industry

businesses `` indirect employment. Whatever is generated by the

industry stays within the industry, that is the accusation. Where do

people think those people paid in the industry by their food,

clothing? It is a wealthy industry. You have got wealthy people at the

top and it is supported by people who are not played so well at the

bottom, the stable hands. `` not paid so well. That is an obvious

point to make. But I think the wealthy people at the top, as you

call them, I would rather plan them as benefactors. These people poured

huge amounts of money into the industry and the local economy.

Newmarket would be a very different place without the industry. I think

without it Newmarket would become a fairly boring unknown market town.

Whereas as it is today, it is unique, very special and has a

fantastic environment and is known worldwide for being a world leader

in the sport. Thank you very much indeed. There has been heavy traffic

around the trade show today. Visitors from around the world have

descended on the venue to see the latest in agricultural technology.

The star exhibits include hi`tech tractors and flying drones. Claire

Marshall has been for a look round. Farming does not get more glamorous

than this. This show is the giant sweet shop for tens of thousands of

farmers from all over the world is full of first up, designed and made

in the UK. `` all over the world. All I've our products utilise

digital video cameras that look down at the crop in front of the

machine. The images are analysed by a computer that finds at exactly the

position of the plants. This is a weedy field of brassicas. The camera

comes down and if there are weeds... It will cut the weeds

between the rows of plants and between the individual plants. Take

a look at this crop sprayer. It will set you back quite a lot. Its

computer can tell you if you have missed a bit. Its designers based in

Lincolnshire. Do you think Britain is leading the way? If people see

that, they will buy it because it goes a long way around the world.

Everything we export we put a union Jack on. Here is the latest machine

to help the farmers, and amazing tractor, so simple to drive, it is

easy enough for an eight`year`old boy...

How things have changed. Now farmers are even taking to the

skies. This drone can get you any information you need. We turn up to

the farm and they tell us where they want to fly, what information they

want. Do they want to know where the weeds are in their fields? We send

these into the air and they have specialist sensors on`board. We

capture the imagery, extract the formation and turn it back to them

as data they can use to target their application and improve their

yields. Yield is what it is all about. These machines have evolved

from one thing, wanting to get more and better from the land.

Some lovely things there! Letters take a look at the weather.

A mixture of weather today. For this evening, a few showers. Tracking

east. For most of us, are largely dry night. Clear spells developing.

Mist and fog. Cold enough that the `` that the touch of frost. It will

stay quite cold. A band of early rain will move across the region.

Later on, it looks as though it will get a bit brighter. This weather

front quickly rattles across the country. If you are up early, it

might well be dry and bright first thing. Quite quickly turning cloudy.

A band of showery rain. There could be heavy bursts. It clears quickly.

A brisk north`westerly wind making it feel cold. The sunshine is likely

to come out, maybe making it feel a little better. Certainly feeling

colder than it did today. It looks largely dry and bright in the

afternoon. The skies will be responsible for quite a sharp frost

tomorrow night. The pressure pattern is staying pretty unsettled. This is

the pattern for Friday. The next weather front bringing us a band of

rain. Brisk westerly winds. Behind me on the chart, that is the low

coming Sunday. We are certainly not having any respite from the rain.

For Friday, looking like it has sped up slightly. It might just be dry to

start with. Quite quickly cloudy with rain spreading in. Much of it

out the way on Saturday. Saturday looks like a better day. Gradually

improving. A lot of cloud around but not quite so cold. The sharp frost

follows on Saturday. The next weather front coming on Sunday.

Whether staying very unsettled. Thank you very much.

We think. We will see you tomorrow night.

We all have hopes and fears for the future