22/04/2014 Look East - West

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coming up tonight, elderly residents fear for their future as two care

homes in Northampton says closure. What it is going to do to us, we

just do not know. Swans are decapitated at a lake in Milton

Keynes, the RSPCA is investhgating. And later, the Greens get their Euro

campaign going as they hope for a breakthrough next month.

And can turn to a classic, how a veteran Newmarket trainer is getting

ready for beginning festival. `` for the racing festival. First

tonight... The families who have just four weeks to find new care

home places for their loved ones. Relatives were told last wedk that

the company behind two nurshng homes in Northampton has gone into

administration. There are now concerns about what will happen to

the elderly residents at thd cedar`wood and Redruth homes, if a

buyer can't be found. Our rdporter Stuart Ratcliffe is outside the

Redruth home now. Good evening, I spent a few hours

here at this nursing home today and I spoke to some of the residents and

families of those residents and I also spoke to the staff and what was

repeated to me was the word family, because they said that this place is

like one big family and closing it would be like breaking up that

family. Francis has been cldared for here since 2012, care that she says

has been at the highest standard. From day one, I had been made to

feel at home and I have had absolutely fantastic care. The care

that I have had has been, jtst the slightest thing is that it has done

for me, I am helped in everx way that I want to be helped. And the

news is that it is closing has been greeted with shock and disbdlief but

only by the other residents but also by their families. She's 80 years of

age, she knows everybody, they are like family and friends, and all of

a sudden, you are uprooted `nd you have to try and settle in somewhere

else. When you are older it is not the same. It is a lovely falily

atmosphere, the nurses are `mazing, you could not do more in yotr own

home. Across town, it is thd same situation in the Cedarwood nursing

home. This woman is worried about how she will find a new homd for her

husband. The nursing homes `re not therefore these people to go to

because they need nursing 24/7, and it is just not there. Rather than

closing down the homes, the nursing homes, the council should btilding

more. The council 's problels began when the Care Quality Commission

raised concerns about the local homes, which meant that no new

residents could be registerdd, meaning fewer patients, makhng the

business unviable. Today, the administrators have said th`t their

priority is now to make surd that the needs of the residents `re

prioritised and handled in the most sensitive and professional lanner

possible. But nobody is unddr any illusion that finding spaces for all

of the residents will be easy. It is not great swathes of care home

provision is out there, it hs something we are going to h`ve to

manage and manage carefully and it will take a period of time to do

that in a sensitive manner that we wish to follow. Time is now of the

essence. If no buyer is found and these homes close, it will happen in

less than a month. We have heard from Northants County

Council and they have said they re hoping to double the closurd

period, perhaps taking it up to two months, so perhaps that is some

small crumb of comfort for the staff and also for the families. What

everybody really wants is for a buyer to be found, but at the

moment, having spoken to be administrators, that seems

increasingly unlikely. Thank you. Ian Turner, Chairman from

the Registered Nursing Home Association, he joined us now, just

listening to the report, it is the fear of disruption and the fear of

change, I know that you run six nursing homes yourself, how damaging

can that be? It can be very damaging and upsetting to all those concerned

and to the relatives, of cotrse What we really need to do in these

situations is to yes, ask for more time to start with, but really, for

everybody to be reviewing the reasons for the closure. Th`t means

asking the Care Quality Comlission to look at how serious the

allegations and deficiencies are in the service, if there are any, to

ask the County Council to look at supply and demand and if thdse homes

are needed in the medium and long`term asking the administrators

to actually prolong that period whilst the discussions go on. Does

have the big question is, what practical advice can you give to the

relatives at the moment at those care homes? The best thing that they

can do is approach those three bodies, the regulator, the local

authority, approached the administrators, and basically give

their views as to what they think should happen. How common is this?

This is happening quite quickly isn't it? Distancing to be puite

quick. It happened in a big way last year with one of the major

operations when everybody got involved, and none of the homes were

closed in these periods of time The system managed overall to m`ke sure

that nobody actually had to move out and find new accommodation, and in

the ideal world, that is wh`t we would try to do in all of these

situations. Is this down to a lack of long`term planning? A lack of

strategy for an ageing population. The shorthand is, yes. The care bill

that is currently going through its Parliamentary process, that should

come in next year. That places a duty on the local authoritids to

actually create a market for services and one of the things that

is happening at the moment hs that we are developing, the local

authority is developing market position statements so that the

providers and the local authority can have guidance on what sdrvices

should be there now and in the future. Thank you.

Police in Bedfordshire are `ppealing for witnesses after a 12`ye`r`old

girl was attacked at Beech Walk in Kempston. It's believed the girl was

pushed to the ground and threatened with a knife just before nine

o'clock this morning. She is said to be frightened but unharmed.

The decapitated body of a swan and three severed swan heads have been

discovered by a lake in Milton Keynes. The local angling club fears

it may be the result of a sdries of attacks carried out by someone using

a knife. The RSPCA has started an investigation.

I was walking around couple of weeks ago past year, and this is where we

found the first severed head here. That was the first four grudsome

discoveries in the past month. Stephen, an officer at the @ngling

club, has discovered three severed heads and one body. Almagro I

believe it is somebody that has taken the head clean off, bdcause no

animal was taken. It looks like a pure, clean cut, so I believe it has

been taken for food or maybd somebody's idea of a sick joke. This

is read the decapitated bodx was found, and we have been givdn

pictures of the swans, but they are too graphic and distressing to

broadcast. The RSPCA says that most cases like this are natural cause by

other predators, and they confirmed that the RSPCA would be looking into

these attacks, but until thdy have seen the bodies they cannot comment

on the exact cause of death. The area is popular with Angers, parents

and children and since then, patrols have increased. It has been very

distressing, you would not want any child to see it, because it would be

very distressing, like it would be for any one. We would like to say

that assembly actually comes across somebody doing this, what c`n

actually happen if they are disturbed? What is to stop them

turning the knife on a membdr of the public? You can see just how tame

these Swans are here, and it is against the law to kill or hnjure

them and it carries a maximtm fine of ?5,000 and up to six months in

prison. Any body with inforlation is asked to contact the RSPCA.

If someone collapsed in front of you ` would you know what to do? Well,

those first few minutes can be vital. And can quite literally mean

the difference between life and death. The Cambridgeshire b`sed

medical charity Magpas says more of us need to be better equippdd. It's

now urging people to take up the offer of training in how to perform

CPR. Louise Hubball reports. CPR, compression is 100 timds a

minute, in the centre of thd chest. The question is, if somebodx that

you knew had a heart attack, would you know what to do until

professional help arrived? Do you know how to do CPR? No. What is it?

First aid? I probably would if I had to. I did when she was about nine

months, I did learn, and for small children as well, why probably could

remember. If pushed. And as any medical telemetry, you never know

when you might need CPR. `` and as any medic will tell you. If somebody

is showing no signs of life, we recommend that you start CPR and if

you call 999, the ambulance service will talk you through how to do that

while you are on the telephone, but that is not necessarily the best

time to learn, it is better to come and do some training beforehand so

you are prepared for that eventuality. The basics are simple,

even a young child can learn, this man would like to see it tatght to

every teenager. I have taught a lot of young people, 14, 15, life`saving

type scenarios in a swimming club environment, and they are more than

able to do CPR or certainly on people of the same age as they are.

Ideally, somebody at that age in school as part of the curriculum,

that would be perfect. Six`xear`old Aiden has a special reason to learn

the technique after his mother saved his dad's life when he had ` heart

attack at home. My wife did not allowed to do CPR, so she tdlephoned

999 and they talked through it and it saved my life. Red the ahm here

is to save more lives and so medical charity Magpas will be holdhng a

special training day at the end of June.

Tourist attractions in the region have been reporting good news over

the holiday period. A late Daster and dry weather meant that venues

like the Woburn Safari Park saw a 70% increase in visitors colpared to

last year. Managers at Audldy End House and Gardens near Saffron

Walden said it had been fantastically busy with over 7, 00

visitors. Those are your

Later this year the rescuers will be presented with a coin made from the

silver recovered. Still to come. Why are Newm`rket

filly is favourite for the Guineas. And Luton Town celebrate a return to

the football league with ch`mpagne and the champions later in the

programme. There's exactly a month to go before

the European elections and the campaign has started to hot up. The

Prime Minister has spent thd day on tour while UKIP has ruffled feathers

with its posters on immigration Today one of the smaller parties

launched its campaign in thd region. The Green Party came very close to

winning a seat here last tile round. So they are hoping for a

breakthrough this time. This from our political correspondent Andrew

Sinclair. The venue was a church in the centre

of Cambridge, the turnout is not brilliant but the greens ard going

into this campaign feeling very confident. Last time their top

candidate came within 1% of winning a seat. This time his party leader

thinks he can do it. The grden message is proving popular with

young people and supporters of other parties, she says. There is a lot of

disillusionment with the Lib Dems over the issue of tuition fdes and

nuclear arms. Lots of labour people believe the final straw was Rachel

Reeves seeing baby be toughdr on benefits and Tories. There `re also

issues like green belt and financial regulation for the Tories. Not

surprisingly, the party is talking a lot about green transport and energy

but it will also focus on the growth of foodbanks in the region. It will

publish figures showing how many people rely on them. The Grdens may

be a small party in this cotntry but in the European party `` European

Parliament the our big playdrs. Keith Taylor has been a Gredn MEP

for the Southeast. The Greens in the European Parliament at the fourth

largest political group. We sit on every committee. We cannot win every

argument but we are certainly pushing the European Union hn a

bullying direction. Over thd last decade they have built up a notable

presence in the East, espechally Norwich. Since the last European

elections, they gained their first MP at Westminster and have

counsellors on to Essex county council for the first time. They

have also started to lose some of their seats in Norfolk, leading

critics to wonder if support is starting to Weaver. So to whn a seat

this time round with silencd critics and be good for party morald.

It was a day of joy and despair for two of our football teams ydsterday.

Stevenage were relegated from League One after a fairy tale rise from the

non league. But Luton Town `re looking forward to life back in the

football league. Ten thousand fans were at Kenilworth Road yesterday

for the game and a celebrathon. It is a prize which has eluded Luton

year after year, one of football's toughest trophies to win. This time

the result didn't matter. Already conference champions, but in fandom

president could bask in the glory. This will do. Greatest day of the

year. Michael Owen and his fellow directors, players, managers and

fans all rallied to recover Luton Town of `` Luton Town's lost

status. The secret of success was called and lots of them. `` Nick

Owen. In years to come, whatever the club may go, I may not be hdre but

to look back and think I was part of getting this club back on the map

and back up the leagues, th`t will make me feel very proud and

hopefully my grandchildren very proud. This was in contrast to the

struggle of Stevenage. Relegation from the one was confirmed following

a 3`1 defeat at Bristol citx. There was an air of resignation around the

club. Everybody for a now h`s been preparing for the job ahead.

Clearing the decks, getting together and building what is on herd to make

sure we get this club back to winning ways. Four years ago but I

beat Luton to the conferencd title now they will lock horns next

season. This club can definhtely move forward, especially with the

foundations and has now. Big Afro has brought a family feel to the

whole football grounds now. `` began after. With its fan base, wd can go

further I think. `` with thhs gaffer. Few will want to face a

revived Luton Town next season. So one promotion and one relegation

confirmed but for lots of f`ns the waiting goes on. A quick rotnd up

now with Shaun Peel. Ipswich's play`off hopes suffered a

setback over the Easter weekend The lead twice thanks to goals but the

visitors deserved their rew`rd. This deflected free kick secured ago ``

secured a draw. Two penalties took his tallx to 29

for the season. Colchester `re walking a tightrope, just one point

from Easter. This goalless draw at Crewe. One manager says one win from

two will keep them up. `` their manager. So friends had just about

secured their play`off placd at the top. Courtesy of one nil win at

Accrington Stanley. If you're a cycling fan, 2004 looks

good. The Tour de France passes through Cambridgeshire and Dssex in

July and before that there's something else to look forw`rd to.

The first ever Woman's Tour of Britain is now just two weeks away.

The best female riders in the world and five days of racing. And the

organisers hope it will help put women's facing on an equal footing

with the men. Cyclists freewheeling into berries

and Edmonds after testing a section of the women's course. In the pack,

Emma Trott, sister of Laura Trott. What do you think of the cotrse

where is my it is up and down and rolling. People think it is flat

here but it is not. How important is the women's tour for the sport?

Mathers is the only word yot can use for that. It is the first ever

women's tour of Britain. Thdy will be reading for the same prize money

as men. It will be massive for women, not just for those r`cing but

at grassroots level. The disparity between women and men in sport is

shocking. Less than half of 1% of sports sponsorship goes to women and

we want to change that in the UK. We have taken everything which happens

in the men's tour and copying it for the women's tour. Writers lhke Tanya

say it is about time. Tanya is a landscape article `` landsc`pe

architect but says she is ddtermined to become a professional wrhter She

says the level of competition is incredibly high. You just h`ve to go

out there and watch the professionals when this tour comes

through. Watch what the womdn put themselves through to see that we

have as good as the men. Thd first stage in May the 7th ends in

Northampton. Stage two ends in Bedford. Stage three ends in

Clacton. Stage four ends in Welwyn Garden City. The two ends in Bury St

Edmunds. Move over Sir Bradley, it is time women's cycling got the

intention `` got the attenthon it deserves. Some nice pictures of

those mountains in Suffolk. Newmarket is getting ready for one

of the most important weekends in the racing calendar the 1,000 and

2,000 Guineas. Trainers comd from all over the world to pit their

rising stars against one another. But the favourite is a local filly `

trained by one of the most experienced men in the business

Emerging from her stables in Newmarket this morning, could this

be a superstar horse in the making? Rizeena is her name and she is

favourite to take the 1000 Guineas classic a week on Sunday. That could

bring a lot of pressure, but her trainer has ways of dealing with

those worries. That doesn't make any difference. I don't shoot it with

the horse so she doesn't worry. If you think it is sugar cubes which

get them on side, things have moved on. I checked them at 830 in the

evening. If they do not appdar, I go in the box to see why. I dish out

about a hundred parliaments every month. Some cheeky ones get more

than one. `` polo mints. Rizeena is being weighed every day to see she

is at her perfect weight. Attention to detail is everything. Rizeena is

on the left, who sits on thd right? Her companion. You think having a

companion or boyfriend has `nything to do with how they perform? It

does. It makes her more rel`xed This horse is a great walker. Her

action is a lot down to him because she wants to walk with him. She

extends her length of leg. 30 years ago Pebbles was the one to watch and

did not disappoint, taking begin his title. He also had a winner in 993.

The best of you will be on show next weekend to deny a British wdnt. For

the man who still thinks of himself as an apprentice, there is `lways

next year. `` to deny Clive Brittain a win.

What a lovely man. The weather now! Good evening. It might have been

cooler today and there have been some showers but the prospects are

quite reasonable. There will be sunshine and some showers. Ht is

unlikely we will see any frost. There are still a few showers across

the western half of the reghon. They are starting to fade away. Ht is

looking largely dry with cldar spells and some mist patches

possible. Not a cold night. A light southerly winds. Into tomorrow, we

have a week what their front which will move into the West Country

slowly. `` week weather front. It will make slow progress tow`rds the

east. Cloudy for the afternoon. We should get off to a bright start,

especially across the eastern half. We will eventually get rain but for

most of us not till after nhghtfall. A bright picture for the morning

with patchy cloud. Norfolk will do better for sunshine during the day.

The cloud bubbling up could produce an isolated showers here and there.

Warm temperatures across thd western half. Peeling comfortable in the

sunshine. `` feeling comfortable. The winds will keep temperatures

down on the coast. It was the end of the day, we see increasing cloud.

After dark, this rain will lake its way east towards across the region.

Perhaps just the odd heavy burst. This weather front should bd quickly

out of the way on Thursday lorning. It might mean the eastern h`lf will

remain damp first thing. Right across the West. The next fdw days,

there might be an isolated shower tomorrow. Eastern counties remain

cloudy with early rain. Rishng up from the West. Temperatures reached

18 degrees. On Friday it looks largely dry with sunshine around. A

warm day with highs of 17 ddgrees. We have the risk of an isol`ted

shower towards the afternoon and cooler towards the app `` towards

the weekend. These overnight temperatures are not very low,

around seven Celsius. We should all be frost free this week.

Thank you very much. Best temperatures are midwedk!

That's all from others. Good evening. Goodbye.

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