17/02/2017 Look East (West)

In the programme tonight: The Government fights to keep

car making in Luton, but workers are left

We haven't heard the ins and outs of it yet.

They just said, we will let you know when they

A city for all seasons - so why don't tourists visit

We genuinely don't need more visitors

to the city, but we just need them to stay longer.

A founder member of a cold case review team says big cuts to police

budgets means killers may be "getting away with murder".

And later we will show you one of the wonders of the East. Dark

bellied Brent geese. And we will tell you why they love Essex.

Workers at Vauxhall in Luton say they're still waiting to hear

anything official about a possible take-over by Peugeot.

The Business Secretary has been in the French capital as Peugeot

considers a takeover of General Motors European operations.

There are fears that after a merger, the French car giant would reduce

the workforce at plants in the UK and Germany as Kate

Bands being assembled at the Vauxhall plant. The firm has a proud

history of production here but looking forward, there is

uncertainty. The French car-maker looks to take over the European arm

of Vauxhall's parent company, GM. New deal has yet been done but

workers leaving the factory today told me it has been a worrying time.

We have been here before. I think most people are fairly sort of stoic

about it. We're just waiting to see if they can sort something.

A bit down at the moment. We don't know what is going on. We have not

heard the ins and outs of it yet. They have just said they will let us

know when they know. Last October I visited Vauxhall as

they celebrated 50 new jobs being created that their police car

factory in Luton. The biggest of its kind in Europe. Today, the UK

Business Secretary said he had had constructive meetings with PSA

executives but made no assurances about box's future.

If this deal goes ahead there will be plant closures in Europe in the

coming years. The question is, where will be axed for? The plans in the

UK are very efficient but we are very flexible labour market rules in

the UK and it is very easy to fire workers and also, there is

considerable uncertainty over are treading blatant with Europe and

weather are not we will be in the single market.

It is not the first time there have been worries about jobs here in

Luton. This was the old Vauxhall car plant in 1999. Shortly before it was

demolished. The land has now been be developed for houses, retail and

leisure. This man was a forklift truck driver up until last week when

he was laid off. A contract came in and they said

they had to get rid of 48 people and I was one of them.

How do you feel about Vauxhall now? I saw Vauxhall as a career, not a

job. So I thought Vauxhall could do a lot for me.

It is a shame, it is a shame. It has been a week of uncertainty for

Vauxhall workers here and while the firm says it has no definitive news

to report as yet, it seems that uncertainty will continue for some

uncertainty will continue for some time to come.

The future of Vauxhall is fast becoming a major political issue.

As we've heard, the business secretary flew to Paris last

night for urgent talks, while several MPs have warned that

things could be made more difficult by Brexit.

Andrew Sinclair is our political correspondent.

is there about the future of Vauxhall and Luton?

I have to say the main concern at the moment seems to be for Vauxhall

but the feeling among MPs and ministers is that for now, the one

in Luton is OK because it is a very successful and efficient operation

and there is still ages of ban production to go. What concerns

local politicians is what happens after that? Brexit could be a big

influence here. If we get the wrong sort of traits deal with the EU it

could be very hard for a foreign owner with most of their assets

already in the EU to justify staying here.

In the current political climate, with Brexit and a concern about

whether or not we're going to be able to export into the single

market, people making decisions thousands of miles away will

probably view us as a less attractive choice for investment.

Now, of course, Luton, where we have one of

the best van plants in

Europe, I am less concerned, but it doesn't mean we don't have to

So what are they spitting ministers to do?

He and other MPs are pushing on the Government to do a similar deal to

that that was done with Nissan. Nissan threatened to reduce car

production in the UK after the Brexit vote. The Business Secretary

went to see them, gave them some sort of assurances, we don't know

exactly what, and Nissan change their mind. MPs are saying, if you

can do that for Nissan you can do that for Vauxhall as well. The car

industry in our country are still major employer and is considered one

of the crown jewels of British manufacturing. If it was to become a

big sum of Brexit there would be a major outcry and ministers will do

all they can to save box. But what will ultimately depend on their

success or not, will depend on the outcome of those Brexit negotiations

which we have still got to or two and half years to run.

It's one of the regions biggest attractions drawing more

than five million visitors every year but tourism bosses in Cambridge

say not enough visitors stay in the city overnight.

They don't want more visitors but they do want people to stay

longer and spend more money in the city ad the surrounding area

Capturing the sights in one Britain's most photogenic cities.

More than 5 million visitors come to Cambridge

each year, but very few of them stay the night.

And those who promote tourism here want that to

If people are only staying here for a few hours, which many do,

they might only be spending ten or ?15.

But if you can encourage them to stay longer and explore

further, then you are spreading the benefits of that visitor economy

It is about value tourism, not volume.

You know, we genuinely don't need more

visitors to the city, but we just need them to stay longer.

Tourism bosses think the key is to persuade

visitors that there is much more to see than the city centre.

For example, the historic Wimpole Hall

and the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, enough to keep you busy for

So are today's visitors staying for a while or here just for

Are you just here for the day or are you staying here?

So you are visiting Cambridge for the day today?

We just came down yesterday, last night.

Just for two days, but you are staying in a hotel here?

Whether you are in Cambridge for a day or for three weeks, a punting

But oare attractions but this just bringing

Venice and Barcelona are both relatively large

cities and they have large areas where tourists are attracted.

We have a very small restricted area,

And in a small historic city like Cambridge,

I believe that this kind of tourism will prove ruinous.

And that is the question facing everyone

How to grow the industry without spoiling this historic city?

In the final part of our series looking at mental health this

week we focus on one woman's journey to recovery.

Stephanie Carter from Cambridge suffered from a nervous breakdown

two years ago, but is now getting better, and raising money

for the organisation which she says saved her life.

Louise Hubball has been to meet her.

In training to climb Snowdon, Stephanie Carter has already faced

the biggest challenge of her life: a nervous breakdown.

It felt like life wasn't really worth living, to be honest.

When it was that bad, when it hit a really...

hit the point where it was at its worst, yeah.

And a horrendous time for her son, 17-year-old Scott.

Because I didn't know what the outcome was going to be

If we kept going, and pushing through, then eventually

And now she has reached happiness again.

The purpose of the trip - to raise money and awareness

for the team which she says saved her life.

When it was at its worst, they were there at the end of the phone.

They gave home visits every day, during the critical time.

I honestly think if they hadn't have been there, I don't believe that

It was this organisation, the Peterborough crisis

We work in the community in people's houses.

We provide an intensive package of care that is similar

to an admission to hospital, in that we can provide

similar interventions but in the comfort of people's home.

And it was Caroline who assessed and supported Stephanie

It makes me feel really, really good, obviously,

for Stephanie and that reassurance that at least we are doing

something that is, you know, that is helping people appreciate

And feel, obviously, proud for Stephanie.

As she embarks on this fundraising challenge,

Stephanie's aim, she says, to show people it is

Earlier, I spoke to Dr Kate Lovett of the Royal College

of Psychiatrists and asked her if enough is being done to improve.

We've moved very much away from institutionalised care

in hospital, with people having lengthy stays, much more to focusing

care within the community so that people like Stephanie,

who I understand you have interviewed earlier,

Is enough being done to dispel the myth that mental health is not

Mental health has been about a quarter of the burden

of disease, but the funding to support treating people

with mental illness has been about half that.

So we have traditionally been underfunded in terms

People are beginning to realise that, there

But our challenge at the moment is to make sure that that really

Just briefly, do you think that the Government's plan to treat

a million extra people, spend a billion extra pounds,

It is a pledge and we will continue to hold the Government

We need an extra 200 consultant psychiatrists to fill the gaps

but the workforce shortfall for nurses, for occupational

therapista and social workers is much larger.

So we need to make sure that we are doing everything

that we can to promote working in mental health as te incredibly

rewarding and exciting career that it can be.

Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman died

weeks after she was attacked in her home in Milton Keynes.

The woman in her sixties was assaulted after six men rushed

into her house in Orne Gardes on the 31st January.

The men stole cash and jewellery before fleeing the property.

The victim died in hospital last Saturday.

Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

Later, Julie has the weather - and at last a hint that

First, back to Stewart and Susie for the rest of the news.

Plus a royal seal of approval for our champion teenage swimmer

We're looking ahead to the weather and the sport this weekend.

And thousands of Brent geese who winter on the region's

lakes and reservoirs prepare to continue their epic migration

Across our region, police budgets are under intense pressure

There's a warning today the result could be killers

One of the founder members of a cold case

says the cutbacks mean most of the money is going

and that means unsolved murders from years ago

this report from Kim Riley contains flash photography.

After 30 years with Essex Police, this man became an investigator for

a new Time review cream. -- crime review team. The cold case team

finally helping her killer to justice more than 25 years on. We

did not know how it was going to end. We had people like neighbours,

shopkeepers who knew her from the 1978 and they always of the best and

try to help. But I don't think they thought we had much chance. She was

such a dignified woman as well, well liked. To be beaten up and building

an alleyway just like rubbish was a terrible thing. When we arrested

Wayne Doherty, he was 49. He was convicted at 50 and he has life

imprisonment, so hopefully we will live long enough to serve a long and

unhappy life. Ray has written a book about his time at the court case

team. He fears the impact and the slashing of police budgets. I think

there are people getting away with murder. The resources are probably

more likely to be used now for ongoing investigations. The murder

that happened yesterday as the priority. One of the casualties will

be a reduction in cold case work. In a basement, Essex Police say:

The killer of Essex student Dinah make nickel, Peter Chauvin, was

brought to justice AVI video. -- Tobin. He hopes other killers fear

that more unusual. Sport now and with news

of this weekend's fixtures, plus a new anti-racism campaign

at Cambridge United. Yes, for over 20 years,

the Kick It Out campaign has been at the forefront of tackling racism

and discrimination It's made a difference

but there's still plenty to do. Cambridge United have

decided to start it young and today launched a new initiative

with primary schools At times, you can do it by yourself,

what football's 18 game, so you need everyone working together and this

will happen. I think it's very important that everyone's equal in

football because if you not, you cannot have a fair game. If there is

no fair game, it's not a game at all. Wise words from 11-year-old

Alice. -- Dallas. Everyone grab a piece of the message. As far as Eno,

the way Cambridge United does is very unusual. We are committed to

this campaign, we want this to succeed and is very important to us

that we get an anti-discrimination message. When you are just this age,

discrimination is just a big word but Cambridge are trying to educate

children of the different types of discrimination and how to deal with

it when faced with it. It's about fighting against this nation and

racism. If it happened on the pitch, it is not fair on other people.

Education is at the core of everything we do. They take it out

campaign started many years ago, every single club in the football

league hosts a dedicated match every season. Cambridge are going the

extra mile as part of their campaign. Each visiting 20 primary

schools in the area to spread the message. I was supporting the

campaign but what I love about this is mainly power football to people

and seeing how infused children are. I think they can get the message. --

enthused. Just shows you all proud by complaining. Who will is the

legal game and is doing its bit to take out racism and discrimination.

Same with football... -- there's back. -- staying.

In the Championship tomorrow, despite a creditable draw

at leaders Newcastle, Norwich lost ground

They're four points off the play-offs heading to Burton.

At Ipswich, definite signs of progress.

Town have claimed five points from their last three games

with draws against high-flying Reading and Brighton,

Now, another top-six side as Leeds visit

Let's hope it is not such a big loss, someone comes in and it's

a challenge to someone else to score goals and play as well as Tom

has done because he's been outstanding and it's such a big loss

We will also miss the Derby with Norwich.

Peterborough go in search of an eighth away win

Only the division's top two have won more on the road.

Grant McCann's side have struggled with consistency since the turn

of the year but they're only three points off the play-offs.

We are in a good position but we need to capitalise on it now.

Everyone says we're three points off but teams of their

are in good form and Millwall especially, so it'll be a big

Fourth in the table and potentially a trip to Wembley

Tomorrow though, a true test of their promotion

who they beat at home back in September.

It's the business end. 15 games to go and whatever happened we've years

to this point, it does not matter. We have to make sure the next 15

games we play pretty football and wind, get more points than the other

teams around us. Another busy week at

Franklin's Gardens with Northampton's Chief Executive

announcing his retirement. On the pitch, Saints travel

to in-form Newcastle desperate for points

to make the play-offs. They've got some real threats in

their team you are scoring points. They concede points as well. You can

never predict the weather conditions. We know how much they

have improved we need to give a good account of ourselves.

it's been a memorable day for Northampton

receiving her MBE at Buckingham Palace.

The 15-year-old won the BBC Young Sports Personality

of the Year after claiming gold at the Paralympics.

Today, she said she tried not to be nervous,

adding it was "amazing and quite surreal".

On Monday, a reality check, back to the books studying for her GCSEs.

There's a taste of what's to come this weekend.

For more in depth previews, check out the website.

And you can follow your team on your local BBC radio station.

Thank you very much. Ellie is amazing, isn't she? To get an MBE at

15. you will know there are some

breathtaking things One of the great sights

is hundreds of Brent Geese during their short stay

here on their way to the Arctic. It's estimated a third

of the world's Brent geese population spends the winter

in this region. It won't be long now

before they leave. Before they go, Mike Liggins

has been to see them Near Colchester, this is the Essex

wildlife trust nature reserve. My guide for the morning is Kieran

Alexandre. We are here to see the dark bellied Brent geese who are

about to fly back to Siberia for the summer. Although they are a little

hard to sport. It has been a bit quiet? They are slightly elusive,

would you say? Yes, they can be at times. Quite pedestrian. Quite a

loss of habitat around us, they can be elusive. They come to Essex

because they love the River Estes. They feed on mainly eelgrass, which

grows in abundance there. Having spent the winter in Essex, they will

soon embark on an FA journey back to Siberia to breed. Sobbing are to

rest, take CDs and 12 weeks to compete the 2500 mile journey. --

epic. -- the Brent geese. We may not seen any today, but then this

happens. If you look, you can see the guide is currently out. Hold on.

Look. There they go. Fantastic. That is a great side, isn't it? We reckon

there is probably about five hundred or 600 in the area at the moment.

They can be elusive but if you're and wait, you'll get wonderful views

and a wonderful experience we are getting now. It is the noise. That

evocative noise. Fantastic. Getting louder. Why are they going down

there? To feed. You can see the Jets of the graph and that kind of thing,

enable their head up. En masse, the do make a wonderful site and

immoral, the Essex wildlife trust is organising a Brent Goose Bay with

talk, walk and advice at Northampton and finger in Wick. -- day. If you

have a photograph, it on twitter and use the hashtag Brent Goose Day. Why

not go out and try and what the geese tomorrow before they leave?

Light of the day, you might have to be patient but if you are lucky, you

my DVDs before they leave Essex for Siberia. -- might see the geese.

What a beautiful sight. Great film-making. When they started to

take off buying the camera, it was focusing on one thing and then

immediately move. Well done to Martin Giles, our cameraman, because

that was breathtaking camerawork. And to the wall. Will they be in

short zoom? You may be. Yes, quite a shock on Monday as

temperatures rise. It was cloudy start the day for many of us today

but as the day went on, we will see some more anyway of whole building.

Some useful blues guys at Blackley on the novel Norfolk coast and very

sent Edmonds having its fair share of blues guys as well. When I spend

you at this time I see, it was struggling in many places to get

above freezing. For many of us, the temperature today is around nine or

10 degrees higher. Doctor Bridger was well Celsius. And then I

tonight, we will probably see a little light rain and drizzle in

places. For many of us, a dry night and a largely cloudy one. We will

not see many breaks but we will see some full developing, too. Nothing

less than 4-5 C. April three night less than 4-5 C. April three night

with mainly light salad to south-westerly winds. The mark a

high pressure in charge. This weather front fees from this and

thought around for a while. Might take a while to clear with light

winds and a cloudy start to the day but the Rangers on, we will see some

whole building and sunshine come through. Average is around 10-11 C.

Many other getting the best of the sunshine and a degree is a liar.

Light to moderate south-westerly winds. We finished the day fine and

dry with painfully some of some sunshine before the day is done.

That Saturday. Sunday we will have this battlefront but it's way out to

the west and we will have this little repro bringing in mild air.

Again, on Sunday, a cloudy start but we will see some sunny intervals and

still the sunshine. Cambridge is again after an 11 Celsius when we

got the crowd. -- temperatures. Up to 14 Celsius. That is Sunday. A

cloudy start again and themselves on developing. 14 Celsius very happy

crowd. Where we have the sunshine coming through and Susie may be in

her shorts, we will see 16 Celsius, 63 Fahrenheit. Very mild for the

time of year. There's shorts may be back in the drawer again because the

average will come down AQ degrees. A a lot of cloud around, outbreak of

light rain and drizzle for some of us. That is

castle but looking forward to that. In your shorts. Sun lounge. Have a

good weekend. Goodbye.