02/04/2012 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

Hello, welcome to Look North. In the programme tonight.

A guard of honour for a top crime fighter. Hundreds attend the

funeral of Cleveland's Head of Crime.

Also tonight. Scott's goal. A footballer, whose career was ended

by motor neurone disease, helps fund research into the condition.

Quite a performance. A �2 million makeover for a theatre with a

unique history. And a Royal visitor steps aboard

Britain's oldest floating warship. In sport, we reflect on how

Newcastle and Sunderland turned up the heat on King Kenny and Mancini.

And we see how Northern League rivals Dunston and West Auckland

made history by booking their Dedicated to his family - dedicated

to his job. Just some of the tributes paid to Cleveland Police's

Head of Crime, Stewart Swinson, at his funeral today. Around 200

people attended the service in Yarm, just a short distance from where

the 47-year-old's body was found nearly two weeks ago. This report

from Andy Smythe. It's a terrible reminder of the

pressure of being a top police officer.

A wife who has lost her husband. A son, daughter without their dad.

Detective chief Superintendent Stewart Swinson had been suffering

from depression. His body was found on land close to this pub in Yarm

on 20th March. This is a tragic incident in what is already a very

turbulent time for the force. Here today were Cleveland's

suspended Chief Constable Sean Price on the right and Assistant

Chief Constable Derek Bonnard on the left.

Both the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation into

allegations of fraud and corruption. The 200 or so who attended the

service heard how DCS Swinson was a man devoted to his job and his

family. How he completed many endurance events for charity. But

then there was the depression, which apparently he found hard to

talk about. As one colleague said today - shining a light on the

subject of mental illness could prove to be Stewart Swinson's

greatest legacy. A 6-year-old girl from Teesside has

died after choking on a piece of food at school. Chantelle Firth was

eating lunch at Pentland Primary school in Billingham when the

accident happened last Thursday. She was taken to University

Hospital in Stockton, but doctors were unable to save her. An

inquest's been opened and adjourned. A former chairman of Eden District

Council has had his sentence extended from 10 to 14 years after

admitting more child sex offences. Tony Brunskill, who is from the

Penrith area, was jailed last year after admitting 20 other charges

while teaching at a school in Lancashire. Today, at Carlisle

Crown Court, he admitted six more charges relating to grooming and

sexually assaulting a boy over a two-year period in the 1970s,

starting when the pupil was 11. A former footballer from one of our

leading non-league clubs has been talking about his battle with motor

neurone disease. The Football Association is currently waiting

for the findings of a study it commissioned into possible links

between the game and the condition. Meanwhile, Scott Bell's friends and

former team mates at Blyth Spartans have organised an event to help

These days, taking the dog for a walk is a major undertaking for

Scott Bell. The 33-year-old from a Framlington it needs a mobility

scooter to get out and about. But a few years ago, he was playing for

Blyth Spartans. It was one of the best times I ever had. The fans are

amazing. I loved those times. But physically, it is so far away from

where I am now. I think about those days quite a lot. Extreme uptight s

in his calf muscles left him unable to train and he had to give up the

game. More than a year later, he was diagnosed with motor neurone

disease. That is the same for Mark Taylor. I was asking for advice.

was really good. He gave me some advice to help me cope. It helped

me a lot at the time. Just knowing that you are not alone. I don't

know why it gives you comfort, but it does. There are two other guys

who play football in the area who have motor neurone disease as well.

I did not know that. Somewhere near it... A my personal opinion and

feeling is that it is not the physical activity itself, but that

it is something about your genetic make-up that makes you good as

board, might also make you susceptible to more taught neurone

disease -- to motor neurone disease. The fund Scott Bell set up has

already raised over �40,000. There will be a marathon bike ride in May.

Why is this happening, how was a happening, it is just so sad. He is

one of my best friends and I cannot put into words how I feel. When at

first that over the fact that I had a disease that was probably going

to kill me, it took me a while to get acceptance of that. But the

number of people who have helped me and helped me to raise money is

phenomenal. There are lots of drugs being trialled. One is been

trialled in Newcastle that looks like it might be effective in

slowing the disease down. For people like me, that is what we

therefore, the hope of that keeps The regional development agency One

North East is no more. It was set up 12 years ago to create jobs and

regenerate the region. But the Government decided to abolish all

of the country's RDAs and it was closed at the end of March. During

its time, One North East amassed a huge portfolio of property and land.

So what happens to that now? Will it be developed to create more

jobs? Our Business Correspondent, Ian Reeve, reports.

From the top of a new block of flats on Middlesbrough's

Middlehaven site, you can get an idea of the scale of the land that

One North East held, vast tracts awaiting development. Bought up

over its 12-year life to try and force through regeneration. It is

the same throughout the region. The agency had land and property worth

�150 million, all of it now transferred to the Government's

homes and communities agency. So what happens to it now? One of the

reasons why the property was transferred to our cells it rather

than being sold in the open market is that it is a difficult time.

Land values have fallen significantly. Some sites, property

professionals say, will be harder to develop than others. A �180

million shopping centre planned for Holmeside in Sunderland just one.

Unfortunately, the developer has gone bust and there retail market

has taken a dive of. Retailers are going to a administration. I doubt

that that side were denied to be a major retail scheme. But already

there has been a success in the market. The former Durham ice rink

has been taken on by a developer. 400 initial jobs will be created

here in a �27 million scheme. And on reflection, even though the

property market is not in great shape, One North East insists all

of its sites and properties will eventually provide a return for the

region. They may not happen as quickly as they did before the

credit crunch, but I think all the next five or 10 years, you will

still see things happening and the jobs will continue to be created

for this region. And the agency claims that will stand alongside

its other achievements, including the small matter of helping to

create or safeguard 160,000 jobs. Five people have been arrested and

bailed in connection with the death of a 37-year-old man in Whitehaven.

Police have described his death as sudden and unexplained. Detectives

were called to a house on Crummock Avenue at 20 past 4 on Saturday

afternoon by paramedics who were already there. The five people,

three men and two women, have been bailed until May pending further

inquiries. And a 44-year-old man has been

taken to hospital in Carlisle after falling 50 metres from the summit

of Striding Edge on Helvellyn. Patterdale Mountain Rescue team,

along with an RAF helicopter, rescued the man, who was badly

injured. A West Cumbrian theatre with a

unique design history is to be given a multi-million pound

makeover. The Rosehill, near Whitehaven, will receive �2 million

from the Arts Council towards the scheme to improve the box office,

performance space and bistro, and to encourage work with young people

and the community. Mark McAlindon reports.

The paint has been peeling around the edges of the Rosehill Theatre

for some time, even if it sits high above Whitehaven in a lovely

location and regularly hosts sold- out shows.

But a �4.5 million programme will see major development. The will be

a restaurant overlooking the sea, and outside terrace. The bar will

be larger, we will have a performance space outside. We have

doors down each floor, a retractable Glaister doors looking

down on to their Courtyard Theatre. The real attraction here is the

intimate and unique interior, which has always charmed visitors For the

architect who has drawn up these plans, it was a chance to do

something valuable. The performance area and this wonderful theatre it

will remain the same despite the renovations. That is because this

was designed by a unique architect and his only one of two theatres

designed by him. It is great to be able to be working on a building

like this. It is hoped that the new facilities will open sometime in

2014. Mark McAlindon, BBC Look North, near Whitehaven.

Still to come tonight, we're on our way to Wembley. Well, two of our

teams are. And tick alert. A timely warning

for everyone enjoying the countryside, because these little

blighters could really spoil your day.

At the weather could spoil our day tomorrow. I will be back at the end

Hartlepool's Maritime Experience welcomed a Royal visitor today when

the Duke of Kent arrived to tour the Trincomalee. The 19th-century

warship is, of course, one of the region's star tourist attractions,

but the Duke was more interested in seeing how it is being used in

education to teach history and a There's music in the grand saloon

to welcome Royalty on board the Trincomalee - a 19th-century

warship and 21st-century classroom. In 1817, you could have been

pressganged at 14 and brought on board here. Today, the kids stroll

willingly up the gangplank in anticipation of some extraordinary

lessons. We should be able to explain the chemistry of oxidation,

and the protection measures. Chemistry, corrosion and sea water.

You can learn a lot about history here. Over here, looking at maps in

the master class. -- maths. As a trustee, the Duke of Kent had asked

especially to be shown how the warship's great gundecks, now fully

restored, are being used for educational purposes. It provides

an exciting environment in which to learn. It takes away all the

dryness that you perhaps find in the classroom and enthuses young

people who have a real sense of the value of of learning here. As the

oldest British warship still afloat, this is now one of the North East's

most important tourist attractions and today's Royal tour will be just

one of 60,000 visits to the Trincomalee in the coming year.

Peter Lugg, BBC Look North, Hartlepool.

The weather might be going downhill this week, but with the Easter

holidays underway, plenty of people will be heading for the hills. And

walkers are being urged to take extra care in the countryside to

avoid being bitten by ticks. The little blood-suckers can cause Lyme

Disease - a serious illness which can damage the heart, nervous

system and joints. Jamie Coulson reports.

It is that time of year, the weather is improving and people are

heading back into their else to take advantage of the countryside.

But at this time of year, people need to be aware of some of the

dangers that might be lurking in the undergrowth. There are 15 types

of tick in the UK that feed on humans. Sheep ticks are the most

common, up about one-third carrying Lyme disease. I was bedridden for

months. This woman was bitten by an infected tick in 1997. She suffered

for 13 years before being diagnosed with climate disease. I had to stop

everything I do, I spent weeks and months in bed, I had to give up my

job. It took away everything I did. Text sense passing animals and

attach themselves. -- ticks. These are so small that people do not

know that they had been bitten. This woman was left paralysed from

the waist down after being bitten by attic. It is a good idea to try

not to be better and in the first case. Try end walk in the centre of

past rather than in the undergrowth. Use a good repellent and cover up

as much as possible. If you do get bitten, tick tweezers are the best

way to remove them. The message is to urge caution at rather than fear.

Be aware, rather than worried. will that do not put you off your

dinner. Well, it's Monday night, and that

means it's time for Team Talk. Our two Premier League teams both

turned in a cracking performance at the weekend. Not surprisingly, the

national media were more concerned with pointing out the failings of

the teams they were playing - Liverpool and Manchester City,

Mark? I don't think either Newcastle or Sunderland got the

credit they deserved, Jeff, so we're going to put that right in

just a minute! Yes, we're holding the Premier League back this week,

because there's a Northern League invasion planned for Wembley next

month. It's Dunston against West Auckland in the final of the FA

Vase. There was a full house at the home

of the 1909 and 1911 World Cup winners. West Auckland have not had

too many grand days out in recent decades, but expectations were high

after after a draw in the away leg. Any vantage point would do. Herne

Bay, from Kent, started well and threatened to spoil the party with

an early goal. But in striker Micky Rae, the home side had the eventual

match-winner, two clinically taken finishes in the space of five

minutes turned the game around. And even though Andrew Green saw red

for this challenge just after the interval and Herne Bay went close

to taking the tie to extra time, the County Durham cup heroes held

on. Emotional scenes at the final whistle as reaching Wembley sank in.

Tremendous. Unbelievable. We will have a party now. It is like a

fairy tale. People will talk about this for years to come. In the

other semi-final second leg at Chesterfield, Dunston striker Andy

Bulford was also sent off, but not before restoring his side's one

goal aggregate lead against Staveley Miners Welfare. 10-man

Dunston then conceded again before booking the first all-Northern-

League final thanks to Steven Goddard's late strike. Joy on and

off the pitch. It is only the second time since Wembley opened

that two North East teams had been in the final. It is a dream come

true. It is going to be a big day out. Yes, it will be fun.

Absolutely fantastic. Well, Liverpool will have at least

two trips to Wembley this season, but watching them at Newcastle

yesterday, you've got wonder how? And also, why pay �35 million for

Andy Carroll? Not to mention, why did Carroll do

this? It looks easy to stay easy on you... All the Andy Carroll one

know whether it was a diver. They should have been a penalty for this.

It just was not Andy Carroll's day. If he had been and a black and

white shirt, that would have gone in. I hear someone who knows how to

score goals. What a fabulous finish this was as well. The bargain of

the season. Liverpool's misery was Get Kenny Dalglish of the pitch,

he's not allowed on. I'm delighted. There is a real buzz and the

stadium at the minute. We have found a bit of rhythm and we are

grinding out victories at just the right time. Three very important

victories. We have got this side that has momentum.

Now, if we're talking statistics, what about this? In the League this

season, Manchester City had a 100% home record - 15 wins out of 15. In

all, they had won 20 on the trot. This one was to set a new club

record. And, of course, to overtake Man United at the top. But from the

moment Seb Larsson passed this one into the net, you just felt there

might be an upset. They were given more space than it ever done give

them. Nicolas Becker playing like a met Becker playing like are proper

centre for would be accorded to his It would have been all over of the

her be a bit more composure here. You always felt that they could

have the capability to come back however. No real complaints there.

A bit of everything in the NPower Leagues. One winner, one loser and

yet another draw for Middlesbrough, their fourth in a row? They've got

to start winning again soon, haven't they? This one was at

Brighton, who are just a place above them in the Championship.

Boro took the lead through Marvin Emnes - a glancing header, just

past the hour. And if they had gone on to make it 2-0, that might have

been it. Lukas Jutkiewicz hitting the post, 10 minutes later.

Brighton, of course, beat both Newcastle and Sunderland here, in

different Cup competitions this season. This equaliser squeezed

Boro out of the play-off zone. Into League One now. We have

already seen a couple of dodgy penalty calls and here's another

one! Not sure how much contact there was between Hartlepool's Sam

Collins and Sheff United's Ched Evans? Not much, would be my

answer! But referee Carl Boyeson gave it and Evans put it away. A

win, at the Vic, for former Pools boss Danny Wilson. And the

goalscorer was even snogged by a rather enthusiastic fan!

Elsewhere, another great win for Carlisle who beat two of the sides

above them in the space of five days. On Tuesday, it was MK Dons.

This time, it was Huddersfield. James Berrett scored a terrific

goal against his old club to give them the lead. Town equalised

through former Gateshed striker Lee Novak. But then, in the last minute,

a clever finish from top scorer Lee Miller. Enjoyed by everyone at

Brunton Park, especially the boss Greg Abbott! The Blues have a four-

point cushion in the play-off pack. As a manager, that is as excited as

I have ever been. I do not normally celebrate goals, but I lost my

composure there. But I knew that I would have time to recover. Lee

Miller ran off the pitch and I was OK by the time he got back. And if

Carlisle fans are praying for promotion, they are not alone!

tonight's Late Kick-Off, you can hear from United's club chaplain

who does not mind asking for a bit of help from above! We pray for a

cracking goal today. And that all players leave the pitch in good

health. And Clem and Danny Mills are joined by former Sunderland

midfielder Alex Rae for Late Kick Off at five past 11, here on BBC1.

A thrilling weekend of Premiership rugby union which started so well

for bottom club Newcastle Falcons, Mark. Yes, Jeff, they came from

behind to beat Sale at Kingston Park, although this try was

disallowed by video replay - the first time the system has been used

in a non-televised match. A pushover try from Tim Swinson did

count, though, and the Falcons won a tight game 22-19 thanks to Jimmy

Gopperth's penalty. That reduced the gap between Newcastle and

second bottom London Wasps to just four points. But Wasps restored

their 8 points advantage with a late penalty of their own to beat

Gloucester by 26 points to 24. We had temperatures of breaking

match it records last week -- March the records last week, but this

week, things do much colder. Sleet and rain at lower levels, as snow

on their hills. It will be showery at first this evening, but look at

this weather system. A cold front bringing heavy rain down from

Scotland into our region by tomorrow morning. Temperatures down

to freezing already in some places. On Tuesday morning, that rain

becomes more widespread, turning to snow over the North Pennines and

the North York Moors. On Tuesday afternoon, bitterly cold winters

coming down from the north. -- winds. Westwards, drier, but some

flurries of snow. We are not expecting much snow at lower levels.

This low lying at around 200 metres. -- this snow lying. The weather

system will continue through tomorrow evening. On Wednesday

morning, things will start to dry out. But it will not be much warmer.

That cold front of bringing the cold air down from Scotland, behind

it, high pressure dominating their weather. Through Wednesday and

Thursday, things will become drier, but the direction of the went still

coming from the North. -- direction Called on Wednesday, -- cold on

Wednesday, drier and not quite so called on Thursday it and Friday.

But a far cry from last week. Now a final look at tonight's

headlines. Families and veterans have been marking 30 years since

the start of the Falklands War. 255 members of the British Task Force

were killed in the conflict. The funeral of Cleveland Police's

Head of Crime has taken place. The body of Detective Chief