14/11/2011 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

Welcome to the programme. It promised to 2000 jobs and

spectacular architecture. But the company behind the region's biggest

development site is pulling out before it has really started. The

price of wind. Claims that an energy company is trying to bribe a

rural community. The mystery of the disappearing gates. The BBC sets

out to try to fact -- track down the list of treasures missing for

seven years. And probably the Highness remembrance service in the

country. Hundred climb Great Gable to pay their respects. We look back

at the ups and downs of the FA Cup weekend. And boxing clever,

Amanda's big Olympic boost in the It promised stunning buildings,

2000 jobs and the greenest regeneration scheme in the country.

But the development of Middlesbrough's former docks has

taken a hammer blow. The company behind the Middlehaven side now

says it will wind itself up after developing just a tiny fraction of

The vision was extraordinary. 750 new homes, offices, leisure space,

2000 jobs would be created and stunning architecture would make

this area of Middlesbrough real destination. It's like Amsterdam

Meades at Venice on the Tees. that's not going to happen. The

developer, says that after finishing this At home at scheme it

will walk away and wind itself up. Its parent company says it wants to

concentrate on the London property market. That leaves the owner of

this gigantic area, the biggest development site in the region,

with a problem. It's not going to be easy to get other developers on

site. Yes, we have to recognise the limitations of the market but this

was always going to be a long-term development plan for Middlesbrough.

We probably shouldn't be surprised. The development of Middlehaven is a

25 year-long saga. Schemes have come and gone. The joke is its had

more launchers than Cape Canaveral. A disappointed but not downhearted.

I have no doubt because of the attractiveness of the site that is

situated behind us that as soon as one developer leaves another one

will be champing at the bit to take over. Surely it will be difficult

to attract another developer in the current economic climate. You don't

have to be too cynical to wonder if this is the last building work

Middlehaven will seek for a number of years. -- will see for a number

of years. A windfarm company which wants to build nine giant turbines

on the edge of the Northumberland National Park has denied trying to

buy off the protests of people from a nearby village. The company told

a parish council meeting the less it spent on the planning process,

the more money it could give to the local community. But it insists it

wasn't trying to head of objectives. Chris Stewart has been to Elston in

Northumberland to find out more. moved here purely because of the

peace and tranquillity. It's a fantastic place to live. We've got

all this space, we've got our own sheep, garden and greenhouse.

it's the good life she is after. But she says the turbiness, more

than six times the height of the Angel of the North, would ruin that.

And then came what the people round here believe was an attempt to buy

them off. Obviously they are trying to get in quick and wanted to go

through quite quickly and straightforward and have no

opposition to it. But as residents, we feel we have to have our say in

the planning process. I think it's disgusting. Windfarm companies are

required to pay local communities according to the amount of power

they produce. The company behind the scheme is based in London and

says it will pay double that requirement. It also confirmed a

representative did tell the parish council the less spent on planning,

the more there will be for the community. But it wasn't a bribe,

it was a genuine attempt to help take and out of context and

misunderstood. Good, says the local MP. The don't want to import into

the planning system a major financial pressure on communities

not to say what they think, because that would distort the whole

purpose of the planning system, which is to allow communities to

put forward their views and make the local planning authority way up

the real advantages and disadvantages of each proposal.

campaigners are less forgiving. were all aghast, couldn't believe

it. Couldn't believe that someone would have the audacity to offer

something like that and not give people the chance to really review

what was being said. It was just money, money, all about money.

Elston is proud of its gibbet, where the body of an executed

murderer was once left to rot, but which the locals say was referred

to by one person from the company as Victorian Disneyland.

Disneyland? Not really. Victorian? Not at all. This dates back to 1791,

28 years before Victoria was even born. The company says its public

An inquest in North Yorkshire has been hearing how a place at a

famous parrot that hotel claimed the life of one of its staff. Fire

swept through the upper storeys of the Majestic Hotel last year. Nigel

Butterfield was found dead in his room the next day. It was in the

early morning of May 5th last year that fire swept through the upper

stories of the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate. 25 staff and 132 guests

managed to escape from the burning building, but 41-year-old kitchen

porter Nigel Butterfield was unaccounted for. His body was found

the next day in his room on the 5th floor, and it was established that

the fire started there. He had died from smoke inhalation. The inquest

into his death opened at conning a hole in Knaresborough today. Nigel

Butterfield had not had an easy life. He spent much of his

childhood in care and suffered from epilepsy, spina bifida and learning

difficulties. The day before the blaze he'd had a severe epileptic

fit. His kitchen supervisor described him as being in a

terrible state, shaking like a leaf and saying he wished he was dead.

He was taken up to his run to rest but that night the fire broke out.

His immediate boss, Ian Young, told the inquest he'd been worried about

Mr Butterfield's fits because they become much more severe. A

toxicology report showed he had taken medication that may have

affected his ability to respond. Investigators found no sign of

arson in his room, but they did find cigarette butts and said the

fire was consistent with a cigarette falling on betting. Today

jurors were taken to the hotel on a site visit. They will be hearing

evidence for the next five days. A jewel in the crown of our region's

heritage has gone missing. Even though the ornate gates at Hartford

Hall in Northumberland were listed, they vanished and haven't been seen

for seven years. Chris Jackson reports that even though they

haven't fallen victim to metal thieves, the chances of getting

them back can in the balance. On a country road near Bedlington, a

rather mundane wooden fence is the only clue as to what's gone missing.

And the locals aren't happy. them just to disappear is criminal.

historic. We are very cross and angry about it. There are few

images of how they used to look. But what makes them special is they

were designed in 1873 by Calderdale, a company renowned for its superb

craftsmanship. -- Coalbrookdale. Other example first of its

expertise showed just what we have lost. Calderdale made these gates

for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The sole intention was to amaze

visitors from home and abroad. A showpiece of British craftsmanship.

But, as resplendent as these gates are here in Hyde Park, in heritage

terms they are not as important as the ones at Hartford Hall. This is

really and truly a national treasure. They are very special.

They are in the top 7% of the quality listed buildings we have in

this country. Within that category there are some really good

bedfellows in the north. We have the swing bridge in Newcastle,

Carlisle railway station and we also have another bridge, which is

the transporter bridge in Middlesbrough. If they were to

disappear suddenly then I think we would all be up in arms. Hartford

Hall was once a grand country manner that was turned into a

miners rehabilitation centre before becoming redundant and falling into

disrepair. The hall and the gates ended up on the heritage at risk

register. A developer build a housing estate in the grounds to

help finance the restoration, but the project collapsed owing �10

million. By then, the gates had been sent away to be repaired and

they haven't been seen since. I've managed to track the gates down and

in tonight's programme I will reveal just what has become of them

and why it will be no easy task to replace this wooden fence with a

Coming up, FA Cup action from the weekend. And we launch Children in

Need week, with a report on the children who need their

grandparents because their parents are no longer look after them. And

one where you can help Children in Need is by buying our Look North

weather calendar. I'll be back with details at the end of the news

about how you can get your paws on They were called lumberjills, a

female lumberjack who helped give the would supply going for

Britain's war effort 70 years ago. But unlike the Land girls and women

who work in the munitions factories, not much has been done to

commemorate their vital work. Now the search is on to find the

lumberjills worked at Chopwell woods near Gateshead. There is a

great deal of effort in swinging an axe, especially for a girl whose

nervous when anything heavier than a handbag. Forgotten army is an

over-used phrase. But you will go a long wait to find a tribute to or a

movie about the brewing and dangerous work done by the women of

the Women's Timber Corps. It was set up in 1942 as an offshoot of

the Land Army. At its peak it had thousands of women from different

backgrounds dressed in distinctive uniforms filling in for men

fighting away. Dozens came to work here at Chopwell Woods. It's an

area I've always been interested in since I started working at the

woods. It is something you don't hear a lot about. There is not a

lot known about the work of the timber Gills at trouble would or

even nationally. I think it is work that's been overlooked. In 2011,

machines like this can do the work of 10 men. But it wasn't always

like that. These days logging is done on an industrial scale, but

back in World War II the mechanisation was in its infancy

and the girls had to use tools which would have been recognisable

to a medieval peasant. It was back- breaking work. Marie Clay is a

modern lumberjill. She is staggered by the long hours and hard work

these young girls often from the cities live with. The work was

horrendous compared to the modern day equivalent with machines. You

will find it by hand using axes and soars, you were peeling them as

well, taking the bark of and loading the timber on to the wagons

by hand. It's no comparison to today as to how hard it would have

been. The people running the project hope to get Heritage

Lottery funding to record stories and experiences. Plans include

creating a website with transcriptions of memories and

donated images, as well as open days and educational visits for

schools. All to celebrate the That look like hard work.

It's the final countdown to this year's BBC Children In Need night.

Last year, people in the North East and Cumbria raised almost �1

million to help good causes across our region. And this week, we're

looking at just a few of the hundreds of charities that your

hard-earned donations help support. Tonight, Jon Williams visits

Hartlepool to meet youngsters who are no longer living with their

mums and dads. They're being cared for by grandparents, who sometimes

struggle to keep the family Making monsters for Halloween. And

giving their families a much needed break in the school holidays.

But these youngsters aren't being brought up by their mums and dads.

For all sorts of reasons - bereavement, illness or addiction -

they're now living with their grandparents.

Like nine year-old Eve, whose mum Andrea died from cancer two years

ago. She calls for me all the time. I can't go anywhere because she

wonders where I'll go to come back. At 65, Eve's grandmother now has

her hands full. As well as Eve and her brother Jackson to look after,

she's also caring for her mother- in-law, who's in her 80s and in

poor health. Its extremely hard. We should be enjoying some time off in

R life, but now it is starting all over again.

And that's where the charity Addvance comes in. An activity

centre at this farm on the outskirts of Hartlepool. Evenings,

weekends and school holidays are spent here, with regular days out

providing vital respite for the grandparent carers. And fun for the

youngsters. She brings be here because I get bored. If I was at

home, I would be on the computer. Eve is one of the lucky ones. In a

town of high deprivation and low incomes, Addvance saw the need to

help increasing numbers of grandparents struggling to provide

a safe haven for children who could be at risk. With the parents, there

was extreme poverty. They went on to live with the grandparents had

could give them emotional warmth, but who need help.

Support and guidance through the complexities of the benefits'

ststem is an important area where the elderly carers need help.

family so feel isolated and alone. They need advice. And it's Children

In Need money that helps keep the Addvance Grandparent Support Group

going. There's no doubt it's not monsters but Pudsey who's the real

hero here. BBC Look North, for Children in Need in Hartlepool.

Well, the 2011 Children in Need party is being held this Friday at

Beamish Open Air Museum near Stanley in County Durham and the

BBC will be there of course. It's free to enter. The gates open at 6

in the evening and there'll be entertainment right through until

10 o'clock at night. But numbers are limited. It's first come, first

served! So why not head along to Beamish and join Paul Mooney, Colin

Briggs and Charlie Charlton for Pudsey's party!

Three drink, that is what he will be there for!

The let's move on to the sport before you get yourself into

trouble. The main focus at the weekend was

the first round of the FA Cup. Four of our teams were in action,

including a North-East derby involving a famous giant-killer.

But in the end there were no big shocks!

They might be bottom of the Conference North, but this

competition usually brings out the best in Blyth Spartans and it

brings out the fans as,well. With more than 1,000 Gateshead fans

making the journey to the coast, Croft Park was heaving. Gateshead

won here 2-0 the last time the teams met in the FA Trophy semi

final and it was a similar story this time around. Top scorer Jon

Shaw slotting in his 19th goal in 20 games. Jamie Mole came close to

netting the equaliser, but not close enough, and Shaw turned

provider in the second half, laying on the second goal for Micky

Cummins and ending Spartans FA cup hopes for another year.

Greg Abbott has been on both ends of a giant killing in the past, but

he needn't have worried about Alfreton Town who are struggling at

the bottom of the Conference. There was early pressure from the

Derbyshire side, but Lee Miller opened the scoring for the Blues,

firing them into the lead from close range. New signing Christian

Ribiero's cross was athletically finished by Rory Loy to make it two.

And the entertainment didn't end there. In an exciting 20 minutes

before the break, Carlisle added another two goals courtesy of James

Berrett and a header from Liam Noble on the stroke of half time to

give the visitors a four-goal cushion. The Reds had a chance to

get back into the game, but former Darlington cup hero Chris Senior

saw his penalty come back off the crossbar. Carlisle's reward for the

win is a tough trip to League One leaders Charlton.

But it's the end of the FA Cup road for Hartlepool. They won't be

appealing against the red card which saw goalkeeper Scott Flinders

sent off after just ten minutes for this foul on Chris Beardsley. It

didn't make their duel against fellow League One side Stevenage

any easier though. Scott Laird made no mistake with the resulting

penalty and it was a lead Borough managed to hang onto, although Andy

Monkhouse came close to grabbing a replay for Pools when he lobbed the

keeper only for the bar to deny him an equaliser.

Gateshead, by the way, at home to Hinckley or Tamworth.

The Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson has paid tribute to the

Labour MP and former Boro scout Alan Keen whose death from cancer

at the age of 73 was announced earlier today. Mr Keen, who scouted

mainly in the South of England, worked under managers including

Stan Anderson and Jack Charlton and was credited for helping to bring

Graeme Souness to Teesside. Now we reported last week on two

London 2012 hopefuls aiming to be in the British team for the Olympic

debut of women's boxing next summer. Well, one of them was involved in a

titanic battle at the British Amateur Championships over the

weekend. At 27, Hartlepool's Amanda Coulson

is already regarded as a veteran of women's boxing. She was taking on

one of her two rivals for the single Team GB place available in

the 60kg lightweight category at the Olympics.

After a good first round, Coulson's younger opponent Chantelle Cameron,

with an aggressive front-foot style, went ahead for the first time. The

experienced Coulson dug in though and regained the lead.

She eventually secured a five points victory margin against

Cameron, a former kick-boxer, although she could barely wait for

the announcement. It meant everything, absolutely everything.

I put and the performance of my life and I got it. I did it and I

am ecstatic. The a Olympic dream is very much alive? Yes, it definitely

is, after that performance. Coulson, who lost by a single point

against another rival, Natasha Jonas, is now back in pole position

for London 2012, although qualification won't be confirmed

until next May. Mark Tulip, BBC Look North.

His father Malcolm may be a legendary figure in British

rallying, but Cumbrian Matt Wilson is making a pretty good fist of his

own career. Wilson, driving a Ford Fiesta RS for the Stobart M-Sport

Ford team, came fifth in the GB leg of the World Rally Championship in

Wales. Well done to him. Elsewhere, Newcastle Falcons

notched up an impressive 27-19 win against French side Lyon in rugby

union's European Challenge Cup. And Newcastle Eagles will play

Leicester Riders in the semi finals of the BBL Cup after beating

Glasgow Rocks 78-75 in a close fought game at Sports Central.

Durham Wildcats lost by a single point at Worcester in the League.

Hard luck to them. Across the region, scores of

Remembrance Day services were held yesterday to honour the dead from

so many conflicts. Each was special but one, perhaps, was just that

little bit more special because of where it was held.

Around 600 people took part. And to take part, they had to climb one of

the Lake District's highest mountains. Great Gable rises to

just under 3,000 feet and, every year, the Fell and Rock Climbing

Club holds a two-minute silence on its summit in memory of members who

were killed in the First World War. Alison Freeman joined them on the

It was first light when some started their journey along the

well-trodden path to Great Gable. The height and scrambled their way

up the numerous approaches to get to the ceremony that is held there

every year. 20 members of the club were lost in World War One. We are

here to remember these brave men and to extend the remembrance to

all those who lost their lives defending the values which sustain

our country and our society. By 11 o'clock, numbers had grown to at

least 600. We are delighted that so many have taken the ever to come

and join us. It just shows the depth of feeling that there is for

people who have died for our country and two of the label does

to be free today. I feel it is a privilege and a pilgrimage to come

here. It is a wonderful atmosphere. It is a very small sacrifice,

walking uphill, comparing to what people have done in Afghanistan.

father thought -- my father fought in First World War. Great Gable was

gifted to the National Trust for all to enjoy, a permanent memorial

to those of lost from the climbing club was erected in 1923. The

freedom of working in this area are is part of the freedom that these

It must have been incredible. Very special.

Very special. We can see some pictures of Pudsey

Bear out and about. He is selling the 2012 BBC weather calendar. It

is selling fast online and I will be giving you the details at the

end of the weather forecast on how do you can send off to get your

calendar. We will be in Northallerton in North Yorkshire

later this week. You will be able to come down, by your calendar and

have your photo taken with Pudsey. Another beautiful picture. A lovely

shot of the full moon. The headline for tomorrow, it will

be cloudy and colder. Through this evening and overnight, it is

drizzly for much of the region. In the west, it will be a little bit

clearer. Temperatures are falling lower than they have done for quite

some time. A cold start and it will be feeling a lot more like November

and less like September. We got up to 15 Celsius in the Lakes

yesterday. But a cold a day to come tomorrow. It is cloudy across at

North Yorkshire tomorrow. Brighter for Cumbria, particularly on the

West Coast. Mist coming in from the North Sea and the Pennines protect

the West from that. Some pools of sunshine it in that north-west. A

fine end to the day in the lakes. Temperatures of nine or ten Celsius.

Temperatures abide to average for November. Brighter skies are many

places on Wednesday and staying dry, but notice the temperatures. They

stay much colder than they have been. Just a touch milder possibly

on Thursday. Address really -- a drizzly and it cooled the for

Cumbria. Here is how you can order the BBC weather calendar. Log on to

Thanks very much. Now for a look at tonight's

headlines. The inquiry into the News of the

World hacking scandal is under way. Lord Leveson has been told at least

27 other News International staff are named in private investigator

Glenn Mulcaire's notebooks. And the latest scheme to develop