31/10/2016 Look East (West)

Hello, welcome to Monday's Look East.

A mother and three children from Dunstable killed

As he is jailed for ten years, a heartfelt plea

We urge you to make a personal commitment to stop using mobile

phones whilst driving and make our roads safer for everyone.

The council buying up land to kick-start city development.

The best in the country for early cancer diagnosis,

we find out why this hospital is leading the field.

And one year on, have new saltmarshes

and lagoons flourished in the region's newest wetland area?

First tonight, a family driving home to Dunstable after a holidax

ploughed into by a lorry whose driver was using his mobile phone.

Tracey Houghton and three children were killed

in the horrific crash on thd A3 in Berkshire in August.

Today, the lorry driver was sentenced to ten years in prison.

But road safety campaigners say not enough is being done to stop people

A scene of complete devastation following the crash on the A34 which

killed a mother from Bedfordshire and three children.

Tracey Houghton died instantly, along with her sons

Ethan and Joshua and her partner's daughter Amy Goldsmith.

Lorry driver Tomasz Kroker have been scrolling

through music on his mobile phone when he smashed into a queue of

Our children lost their lives because of the

But we are not the only family to have suffered due to what is

perceived by many as minor, inconsequential crime.

A crime that takes place on our roads every day.

Today, Tomasz Kroker was jailed for ten years.

The judge said his attention to the road was so poor

he might as well have had his eyes closed.

So this is the area that we have set aside as a

At Ethan's school in Dunstable, plans are now well

underway for a permanent memorial for him and his 11-year-old brother

Joshua, who was due to start here in September.

Pupils liked him, staff liked him, one of those pupils that

actually doesn't bring attention to himself because he was just

a model pupil and Josh, who was due to join us,

never arrived but, of coursd, similarly we heard the same about

The family had been on their way back

to Bedfordshire from a camphng trip when the crash happened.

The lorry that hit them was travelling at 50 mph.

We need to educate people about the dangers and I think the

deterrent needs to be such that it is a deterrent,

actually stops people from using their phones.

And I think there is probably some options

around technology as well to prevent it.

You don't need to be using your phone whilst driving.

That is the message echoed by family members who

are campaigning for all drivers to keep their eyes on the road

The road safety campaign group Brake has been calling for better

policing of the roads, to catch and punish drivers

I asked Alice Bailey from the charity if the ten year

A 10-year sentence for the loss of four lives is very difficult to sort

He may only serve five years, he will

probably get automatically released after that amount of time so, you

know, it equates to actuallx, you know, not much more than a year

We think that penalties need to be much tougher

for this kind of crime and that is why Brake is calling for a

fundamental review of sentencing and charging when it comes

Recent figures seem to have shown, actually, a drop in the

number of convictions of people using their phone behind the wheel.

So does that mean your message is getting through or is it just

that fewer people are getting caught?

I would love to think it is because fewer people

are actually using their mobile phones but most surveys

show that use is prolific, the RAC very recently called it

an epidemic so I really don't think the message

Most police forces have seen a lot of cuts,

often road traffic policing is seen as a soft target for those cuts.

Road traffic police officers save lives and we are

calling for more investment in those offices.

How long does it take to

achieve that kind of attitude shift though?

Because drink-driving was

seen as fairly acceptable only a couple of decades ago.

People think it is OK, they won't get caught,

Yeah, it is difficult and we do need a

cultural shift the way we have seen a cultural

shift when it comes to

I think most people now, right minded people wouldn't

think that was an acceptable risk so we do need

to educate people on the

We sometimes the driving under the influence

of a mobile phone, it is

as dangerous as drink-driving, people should view it like that it

And this case so tragically highlights

the devastating consequences when people aren't paying attenthon to

Does technology have a role to play, either with the mobile phond

manufacturers or the car manufacturers to actually prevent us

from fiddling with our phone if we are in our car?

Yeah, absolutely and technology can be your friend.

Mobile phones have just adv`nced so much over the last years

and I think many people are addicted to them

which is why they can't stop checking them

or fiddling with them or

So, yeah, mobile phone companies, it would be

great if, you know, there

are already apps that can stop you, you know, from taking or receiving

calls, driving mode, like there's flight mode

if you are in a plane, people

And also the car manufacturdrs themselves, unfortunately, we are

seeing a lot more screens in cars and this too could result in people

scrolling through music, taking their eyes off the road.

We are very, very concerned about the

rise in in-car screens and we would like car manuf`cturers

Alice Bailey from Brake speaking earlier.

Next tonight, plans to revitalise Peterborough city centre

are a step closer with plans for a ?15 million

The idea to transform the North Westgate area

has been around since the early 1970s

but it's been dogged by complex land ownership issues.

Prime development land in one of Britain's

fastest-growing cities but

for 40 years, it has been lying neglected.

We have another example of one of the problems which is a

row of terraced houses in many different ownerships.

They have all got to be acquired separately.

One of those who has helped to develop

It's very accessible but it's a big site to put things on.

If you had too many houses, can you sell them

If you had too many shops, can you sell them all at

It's the second time the cotncil has made a direct move to

Here at Northwest Gate, the council are

looking to earmark ?15 millhon so they can take a lead role in the

And here at Fletton Quays, the council

have already announced they are working with others here to

kick-start development in this part of the city.

But as the council has just put up its council tax, if this

is the right way to be spending public money?

It's inappropriate for the public, they

Especially for people like me, a pensioner.

We are a growing city so we have to move with

the times so if it means we've got to spend money,

The new business that comes in will probably offset

The council defends its latest decision.

People do get agonised about things like that but

it is capital money, it's revenue money.

Obviously there will be a cost because you

are borrowing it but it will all come back

to a great advantage in the end

in extra business rates and extra council tax and so on,

as well as making a profit out of it all.

The council says if they do agree to come up with the money, it will be

two years before any plans become a reality.

Emma Baugh, BBC Look East, Peterborough.

A Cambridgeshire police offhcer faces the sack over allegedly

PC Rodger White is accused of making the racist remarks

to colleagues at an A14 services in November last year.

He's facing a disciplinary panel this week - charged

Our reporter Mousumi Bakshi was at the first day

The case centres on one sentence on whether the simmering tension

between two traffic officers led to a big dictum game of tit for tat. PC

Rodger Dwight seen today le`ving a big dictum game of tit for tat. PC

Rodger Dwight seen today le`ving the panel's hearing, he had stopped a

bigger bridge at a young black bigger bridge at a young black

driver who'd been driving too fast down the A14. We know that man had

given false information. Rodger White claims he said the black lad

White claims he said the bl`ck lad from London that I stopped I had to

from London that I stopped H had to fingerprint, they are all liars.

from London that I stopped I had to fingerprint, they are all lhars He

said it was a factual description of said it was a factual descrhption of

what had happened earlier that evening but PC jailed and styles

disagreed. Giving evidence today, he maintained that PC White had

actually said at the end of the day, if you are black and from London, I

will fingerprint them as yot know will fingerprint them as you know

what they are like. If the relationship between these two men

that has been under scrutinx today? Five other officers were President

Five other officers were Prdsident at the time of the alleged incident.

He admitted that he had nevdr at the time of the alleged hncident.

He admitted that he had never seen He admitted that he had never seen

Mr White treat black people differently. But it was Sergeant

Neil Lavender that revealed the tension between the two men. They

were chalk and cheese, they rubbed each other up the wrong way. They

were sometimes in conflict with one another. Rodger White had chastised

the youngest game styles the playing the youngest game styles thd playing

spot the suicide bomber. Something spot the suicide bomber. Solething

Mr Stelzer knows. Was he tried to Mr Stelzer knows. Was he trhed to

get his own back on his old colleague? The case continues

tomorrow. -- Mr Styles. Post officer workers have w`lked out

on strike for the second time in two months in a dispute over jobs,

pensions and branch closures. Several branches in our reghon

were affected by the action - and members of the Communic`tion

Workers Union and Unite say they've not ruled out further action

in the run-up to Christmas. Here at Wellingborough's

main post office, it looked like business

as usual Staff had walked out and managers

drafted in, opening few counters and offering

fewer services. I'm ever so concerned and the point

is that it has been a long-running dispute we've had for a long time

over job losses, vicious attacks on pensions that we've seen for our

members over the recent months. And the fact is that we've

got to secure a future If we don't do

something now, what the Government is doing now

is managing decline. Across this region, eight

Crown Post Offices were affdcted and it is the future of these l`rge high

street offices which are the unions Our biggest fear is that thdy will

close, as they have done in many of the towns, especially across

the eastern region and the Lidlands where they have gone from bhgger

sites with many counters into small franchise like WH Smith with one

or two, possibly three counters that It doesn't serve the

business and it certainly doesn't serve our members' jobs

terms and features. Before today's strike,

the Post Office said that more than 97% of our branchds

will be unaffected. And we're focusing on supporting

them to deliver services They went on to say that

moving services to retail outlets such as WH Smith

leads to a better service More talks between unions

and the Post Office are schdduled but the union say if no progress

is made, more strikes could take

place before Christmas. Cambridgeshire County Council has

stocked up with 10,000 tonnes of salt to cope

with potential freezing Gritter routes have also bedn

revised because of budget cuts, which could mean some minor roads

are left untreated. It's been the end of an era at

Wicksteed park in Kettering today. The final ride of the

famous Pirate Ship. 32 competition-winners

enjoyed the fairground It's been at the park since 198 ,

but has become too expensive It will be replaced by airwave

spring. But is it from me. And Mick McCarthy under

pressure at Ipswich. Mick McCarthy celebrates four years

in charge of Ipswich Town tomorrow but the fans are not in the mood for

salivating. The team are not winning and the football has been ddscribed

and the football has been described as boring! -- not in the mood for

celebrating. When it comes to treating c`ncer,

all the experts agree, spotting the signs early

will dramatically increase Which is why the medical

profession works very hard to achieve the highest rates

of early diagnosis. And doctors and nurses

in West Suffolk have just bden named as the best in the country

for detecting cancer early. That puts them first

out of 208 other areas. And not only are they saving lives,

they are saving money too. Tonight's special report is from

our health reporter, Nikki Fox. Hard-working and compassionate.

These are the staff working to detect cancer early. This is our

digital screening equipment. It was installed around four years ago. We

installed around four years ago We call women aged 50 to 70 the

call women aged 50 to 70 thd screening once every three use

screening once every three tse through their GP and we see around

50 women a day. -- three ye`rs. through their GP and we see around

50 women a day. -- three years. Sam 50 women a day. -- three ye`rs. Sam

works in this mobile screening unit. Part in a supermarket car p`rk for

three months of the year, women are checked on their doorstep. You

three months of the year, women are checked on their doorstep. Xou get

all sorts of women, and just ladies who are not sure what to expect, but

it is making sure we adapt to each woman, we get the results, we get

the best possible images to get that early diagnosis if it is there,

the best possible images to get that early diagnosis if it is thdre, for

them. Maths teacher Kathleen was screened in a similar van. That was

18 months ago in a Tesco car park. There were no visible signs of her

cancer but breast imaging picked it up and Kathleen has had a stccessful

up and Kathleen has had a successful operation. I did not know there was

anything there, I couldn't see or feel anything. It was so sm`ll

anything there, I couldn't see or feel anything. It was so small that

feel anything. It was so sm`ll that I would not have known until it was

too late. How do you feel about the fact it was diagnosed so early? Is

fantastic and brilliant. I almost fact it was diagnosed so early? Is

fantastic and brilliant. I `lmost do not feel as though I have had it, in

a sense because I didn't know about it until they told me and then they

got rid of it. It is brilli`nt. it until they told me and then they

got rid of it. It is brilliant. Part got rid of it. It is brilliant. Part

of the West Suffolk success story is down to training GPs. Spotting signs

down to training GPs. Spotthng signs straightaway. The race in this area

and not just the best in thd country this year, but for the past three

years. 61% of people diagnosed early compared to the natural that a

national average of 50%. We go over and above what we are contr`cted

national average of 50%. We go over and above what we are contracted to

and above what we are contr`cted to do. For example, this month is

breast awareness month and we have had more referrals than we have

spaces for. So we have organised extra additional clinics in the

evenings to cope with that demand. For West Suffolk, being the best

doesn't just mean a fancy thtle early diagnosis means a greater

early diagnosis means a gre`ter chance of survival.

It was an unhappy weekend for our football teams

Norwich were thumped 5-0 by Brighton, while Ipswich

were booed off the pitch, following their draw with Rotherham.

Not a great anniversary present for Ipswich manager

Mick McCarthy, who celebratds four years in charge tomorrow.

Our sports editor Jonathan Park is at Portman Road.

That's right. By this time last week I was at Stadium:mk. Today `nother

I was at Stadium:mk. Today another manager under pressure is Mhck

McCarthy had Ipswich Town. That game on Saturday against Rotherham, they

were expected to win it, but they only got a draw and as you

mentioned, it is four years tomorrow that Mick McCarthy has been in

charge of Ipswich Town. He has certainly seen better days

here. Four years ago, Mick McCarthy breezed into Portman Road whth

here. Four years ago, Mick LcCarthy breezed into Portman Road with a

breezed into Portman Road whth a club in crisis, Rock bottom of the

Championship. It is a fantastic club and a great fan base. It is a

particularly good team. Big Mick got them into the play-offs with a team

that on cost a few hundred thousand pounds. Since then, it has not been

pretty. They have huffed and puffed, Daryl Murphy was sold in thd

pretty. They have huffed and puffed, Daryl Murphy was sold in the summer,

Daryl Murphy was sold in thd summer, the goals dried up and so did the

the goals dried up and so dhd the entertainment. On Saturday, they

very nearly lost a game McC`rthy had labelled a must win against

Rotherham, far and away the worst side in the division. This late

strike salvaged a draw but the Blues at full-time tell you Mick has lost

the backing of some fans who feel they are not being -- being

entertained. He might be under pressure from the

fans but I understand he is not under pressure from the board. He

also says he is not going to be going anywhere. Karl, what hs your

going anywhere. Karl, what is your take on this? Does he deserve

longer? The fans want to be entertained. When he came into the

Cup, we needed McCarthy and he made us a stronger side. However, last

season was poor and the style of football was against what how we

like to see a plate. This season football was against what how we

like to see a plate. This sdason has been even worse. He has a more

talented side now than we have been even worse. He has a more

talented side now than we h`ve had talented side now than we have had

for a number of seasons and still on Saturday we were against the

for a number of seasons and still on Saturday we were against thd bottom

league team and we are still defending with all the players in

the box. There is no get out, get out area. Both the goals were scored

from that situation. So it hs out area. Both the goals were scored

from that situation. So it is the coaching that is not helping. You

got to the play-offs under McCarthy got to the play-offs under McCarthy

playing the same type of football so is it just the fact you're not

winning games or is it about the entertainment? I think a lot of fans

even in those days were moaning about the style of football but when

you are playing at home with one up front and two defensive midfielders,

it is not ideal. On Saturdax it was different, it is really the

formation the fans wanted. But the team looked disjointed. We could not

defend to save our lives. Obviously, other people elsewhere, some

shocking results, notably Norwich City losing at Brighton by 5-0. And

MK Dons, a strong link with Ryan Giggs to become the next manager.

This was the worst since Alex Neil took charge. Lacklustre and

listless, Norwich reduced -, listless, Norwich reduced -,

produced just two shots on target against one of the teams are

against one of the teams ard suspected to be one of the rivals

for promotion. Alex Neil saxs he will be changing things. The

Canaries were top two weeks ago but have slipped to fourth after two

defeats in three games. It was a disastrous day for Norwich City one

of the worst defeats for a long time and perhaps lots of good will has

gone from the club because the fans were on site, clapping the lanager

of the pitch when they got relegated but now, serious questions being

asked, lots of pressure on Alex Neil but Norwich are still forth so it is

not all bad. Here at MK Dons, Ryan Giggs is the latest name to be

linked to the vacant managerial position. I understand that is

unlikely although the Chairlan is unlikely although the Chairlan is

still sifting through around 200 CVs still sifting through around 20 CVs

at the moment to find a replacement, he is also searching for a new

technical director, and that decision needs to be made soon after

another 2-1 defeat, this time decision needs to be made soon after

another 2-1 defeat, this tile the another 2-1 defeat, this tile the

Sheffield United. Northampton town continue to go from

strength to strength. They secured back-to-back wins in League 1, the

latest over Barry, turning them into promotion candidates. -- Buey. --

Bury. Kimmich could not even win on Saturday. A poor start to the

season. -- Cambridge. Norwich's next match is away at

Sheffield Wednesday, that is a tough proposition, then they are back at

Portman Road in front of the TV cameras and hope to get things back

on track before those camer`s arrive on track before those cameras arrive

and hopefully, they can turn the tide and Mick McCarthy can improve

things will stop A year ago, a brand-new wetland

was created in will stop Essex. A year ago, a brand-new wetland

was created in Essex. A sea wall was breached and parts

of Fingeringhoe Wick were flooded. The aim was to create new

salt marshes and lagoons. And now we've been back to see how

the landscape has changed. once, this part of Fingeringhoe Wick

was green fields. Now it is Saltmarsh, home to a

growing number of birds. Thhs time growing number of birds. Thhs time

lapse footage from last year shows how the landscape changed. The sea

wall was lowered and then preached to allow the area to be flooded.

wall was lowered and then preached to allow the area to be flooded Now

to allow the area to be flooded. Now there are 22 hectares of salt marsh

and not only is the bird life changing, so if the plant lhfe. Some

are dying off, but others are new. You got the glass work and the sea

blight... This is an amazing colour, this plan. This is the sea blight.

Typical salt marsh plant and it provides a nice area to allow the

salt marsh to build up. The breach in the wall was 300 metres wide,

allowing for the tide to flow in and create a new intertidal habhtat a

create a new intertidal habitat, a crucial project, as 80% of coastal

marshes in Essex have been lost. Wetlands are some of our most

damaged habitats, nearly half are now separated from the rivers,

meaning wetland habitats ard highly meaning wetland habitats ard highly

fragmented. That is why projects like this are so important. Due to

the sea walls, the salt marsh becomes squeezed, so the become

eroded and they get smaller and smaller. So what you have here is

eroded and they get smaller and smaller. So what you have hdre is a

natural transition. So you have from the pioneer species to established

species right the way through. In the last 12 months, around 30 bird

species have been seen here, including Kingfisher, what was

agricultural land. We were not seen very much before. Largely completely

devoid of birdlife. We were confident that once you havd

confident that once you have breached it and the salt and silt

secretes, we would start to attract more of these estuary birds. That is

the great thing about birds, they have an ability to find new habitats

and when it is fresh and new, it is really high value. There is all the

nutrients and all the insects. It is hoped over the next few years, birds

will breed in -- and numbers will continue to swell although in

will breed in -- and numbers will continue to swell although hn its

continue to swell although in its infancy, this wetland is already

thriving. I'm sure lots of you remembdr

104-year-old Eileen Ash from Norwich, who are still going

strong, thanks to healthy eating, She turned 105 yesterday,

and since we filmed her last week, Her story has been watched

by 12 million people. Eileen tells us she had a qtiet

birthday with a glass of wine Fantastic.

Julie is here with the weather. What an inspiration, Eileen! Happy

birthday. It was a foggy st`rt to the day across much of the region.

Once it had gone, a lot of ts the day across much of the region.

Once it had gone, a lot of us enjoy Once it had gone, a lot of ts enjoy

some of the October sunshine. Once it had gone, a lot of us enjoy

some of the October sunshind. In some of the October sunshine. In

Woburn, temperatures reached 19 Celsius, well above the average A

Celsius, well above the average. A very warm Halloween and a dry one if

you're doing trick-or-treathng. very warm Halloween and a dry one if

you're doing trick-or-treating. It you're doing trick-or-treating. It

is already turning quite misty and we expect some dense fog as well.

Temperatures chilly, down to lows of around seven to nine. Very light

winds. The Met Office have hssued around seven to nine. Very light

winds. The Met Office have hssued a yellow warning for fog, not just

tight but tomorrow morning. It is likely to take a while to clear --

likely to take a while to clear. -- not just tonight. Tomorrow, we have

this cold front pushing down from the North. Once that has clear, we

expect some drier, colder ahr to expect some drier, colder ahr to

follow behind. A very different feel to the middle part of this week As

that cold front moves down from above, we will see mist and fog

clearing tomorrow, rather slowly for some, then the thicker cloud could

produce some light rain and drizzle. But we do not expect it to matter

very much. Temperatures tomorrow only up to about 12 or 13. With the

winds on the light side, but turning more North and North easterly in

direction. Tomorrow afternoon, we may see some late brightness and

some cloud breaks in the North before it gets dark. Elsewhere,

getting weather cloudy. Wednesday, high-pressure starting to btild

high-pressure starting to build. This cold flow of air, I thhnk we

will see a fairly widespread ground frost by Wednesday morning.

Wednesday itself should be fine and dry with decent sunny spells.

Temperatures struggling for many of us just into double figures, ride 10

Celsius. Thursday, high-pressure migrates over the top of us and I

think those days, we will see think those days, we will sde

widespread ground frost and perhaps even a frost in some parts. But

again, decent sunny spells but averages a couple of degrees below

average. On Friday, a bit of a change again, another front pushing

down from the North West, which will introduce some thicker cloud and

outbreaks of rain. Some places, could be quite persistent. Depending

on what happens on Friday, that is going to affect our weakened. At the

moment it is showers but perhaps some longer spells of rain hs that

rain spreads back in from the North Sea. But hopefully some brightness

as well. We will keep you posted. Of course, it is night!

That's it, thanks for your company, we will see you tomorrow. Goodbye.