08/10/2013 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

Hello and welcome to Tuesday's Look North. In the headlines tonight —

It's Poyet for Sunderland. Can the sixth man at the top in five

years save the Black Cats from the drop?

He survived a horror crash because he overslept. Now he plans a

memorial to the two friends who died that day. I am not lucky in a way as

I have lost two friends, but I am lucky that I was not there. I am

happy that I was not there, but I am not happy.

You're never too young to learn about money. Financial lessons for

children, who can then teach their parents!

And Sting in the tale. The Wallsend—born singer takes his story

of the shipyards to New York. Sunderland Football Club unveiled

their new Head Coach today. And it's the man who was instantly the

bookmakers' favourite when the previous boss, Paolo Di Canio, was

sacked just over two weeks ago. Gus Poyet, a 45—year—old Uruguayan who

played for Chelsea and Tottenham has been given the task of lifting the

team off the bottom of the table and keeping them in the Premier League.

Mark Tulip is at the Stadium of Light for us now. Mark, if so many

people expected this appointment, why's it taken so long? That is a

question I put to him. He acknowledged it was a massive

decision for the owner and one he wanted to take his time to get

right. This afternoon, he was charming and charismatic and says he

lives and breathes football. Sounds familiar? Even his CV is to Paulo Di

Canio. He says he should not be compared to anyone else, though. I

am confident. I am a positive person. It is too easy to talk now,

I want to prove it, to show you. I hope I will be sitting here

smiling, which is good news, and I will and sure I can do this at this

level. For all of the similarities with pop Paulo Di Canio's CV, he was

keen to stress... With the summer signings, he wants to prove his

language is... I've been trying other languages today. Especially

with the ones that do not speak fluent English yet. Sometimes it is

easier for them, but I want the information to get there quickly, I

don't want any misunderstandings. I have been trying my other languages

and it is true we will intensify that, the possibility of them

speaking in English. We have been looking at Gus Poyet's coaching

credentials and gaining —— gauging reaction.

Some big names have come and gone. Yet today's announcement will have

surprised no—one. Sunderland's sixth manager in five years was the name

fans were primed to expect from the off. He plays good football. He did

well with Brighton. He was a great coach and player. Plays some good

football. Optimistic. Same as well Paulo Di Canio was appointed. Just

another manager. I don't think it is very good, I think you will do the

same job as Paulo Di Canio. After a stellar playing career, Gus Poyet

set out as a coach alongside Dennis Wise briefly at Swindon and then a

year at Leeds, who were relegated, his former club Spurs appointed him

as assistant to Juande Ramos before his first solo managerial

appointment at Brighton. The Seagulls were promoted and Poyet

established them as one of the Championship's more attractive

teams. Before it all ended in acrimony last summer.

As a manager, getting the information that has been released

by the BBC, information that has been released

crack at the top flight and he inherits a Sunderland team in flux.

Paulo Di Canio brought in 14 new players, now what he has to do is

hopefully select what he thinks is the best 11, get a formation, get

them getting —— playing good football and getting points on the

board. Hopefully, he'll be able to create a site that can do well.

Let's see if they can pick up from their and move forward. One point

out of seven games is relegation stuff. Staving off relegation,

tellingly the same bottom line the last two managers inherited.

The wind of change is blowing through Wearside quite literally

this morning. One man who has had as long day as Gus is the editor of a

fanzine. Martin, he is prof 's —— promising attractive football. At

both of those things possible? I hope so. I have watched Brighton

quite a few times and it is possession football, playing it from

the back and keeping the ball. He has the theory that if the other

team has the —— doesn't have the ball, they can't hurt you.

Hopefully, he can bring that to Sunderland. Decided to go a

continental structure. obviously, I think the breakdown in Laois and

ship was one of the... Halladay can use wanting players... —— Paolo

cameo. I think it was the first option.

Really hoping they can work together successfully. We cannot do anything

about bringing new into —— in until January so Poyet needs to use who

were already here playing well. A brief word about Kevin Ball, is he

relieved? It is difficult to speak for him. I think we are very

thankful for the job he has done, stabilising the club over the last

couple of weeks. Eventually, he will be a manager of a football club

that... Thank you. Get some rest. We'll be back here later in the

programme. Cleveland police are continuing to

study CCTV pictures of a disturbance at a Middlesbrough pub at the

weekend, which may have resulted in the death of a 23—year—old father of

a new—born baby. Benji Bolsenbroeke died following what's been described

as "a large—scale disturbance" at the Park Hotel on Linthorpe Road.

He'd been celebrating with friends, after becoming a father for the

first time. He later went to his mother's house saying he felt

unwell. He died in hospital shortly afterwards.

A man has described how he missed being in a fatal car crash, because

he overslept. As usual, Ricky Holt was due to share a car to work with

friends last Wednesday morning, but his alarm didn't go off. Jamie

Edmondson and Todd Ridley died in the crash at Crosby Villa near

Maryport in Cumbria. Alison Freeman reports.

Whilst Ricky Holt was being celebrated on the back pages for his

sporting success, his friends' faces were on the front of the local paper

after their deatha in a car crash. A crash that Ricky would almost

certainly have been involved in, if his alarm had gone off as usual last

Wednesday. If someone said to you, don't go to work one day in the

month and you would survive that one day, you would never believe it,

would you? Every morning, the promising rugby player caught a lift

to work in Jamie Edmonson's car from Maryport. They, along with Todd

Ridley, worked at a factory in Carlisle. Jamie and Todd died when

their car crashed head on with another car in Crosby Villa. I feel

that guilty because at the end of the day I should have been there.

I'm not lucky in a way as I have lost two friends, but I am lucky

that I was not there. I am happy that I not there. But I'm not happy

right now, in person. When his friends and family heard the news of

the crash, they assumed Ricky was one of the dead. The 20—year—old

will become a dad for the first time in two months' time. He's never

missed a day of work since he started at the factory. I will be

grateful that I am here, I will be the best I can be, I'm going to live

life to the full. I'm going to try and be strong and make Janey and

Todd proud. —— Janey. Ricky hopes he can create a memorial to his two

friends in Maryport, so others can remember them.

The Newcastle—born scientist Peter Higgs has won the Nobel Prize for

Physics. The 84—year—old said he was "overwhelmed" to receive the award.

40 years ago, Professor Higgs proposed the existence of a

sub—atomic particle called the Higgs Boson or "God particle". Just last

year, it was finally confirmed that his theoretical particle did exist.

Anyone who's ever visited the North York Moors and struggled for a

mobile phone signal won't be surprised to learn the area has some

of the worst coverage in the country. But a Government subsidy

for 18 new mobile phone masts in the national park is set to bring the

Moors into the 21st century, which some people will no doubt think is

rather a shame! Phil Connell reports. These may be idyllic, but

using a mobile phone can be frustrating.

The North York Moors is one of the worst reception areas in the

country. A black spot that is affecting increasing numbers of

people including many rural businesses. It means you have to go

to the top of the village and hold your phone up high and then try and

talk into it. It is frustrating. Friends who have been used to

sending texts continue and wonder why they don't get an answer. In a

race to improve telecommunications, rural areas have been largely

overlooked. Now a Government scheme could bring this isolated area into

the 21st—century. Backed by the local park authority, plans to build

18 new phone masts are being considered. Masts that will be sited

all over the North York Moors. It will make the communities feel part

of a wider world, much more than they do now. It will mean they can

talk to their friends and relatives and it means they can have better

contact any emergency and that businesses can function better. It

means they can live in a rural area and be part of the modern world. For

some, no signal remains a blessing. The owner of this teashop says most

come here for peace and tranquillity. People that come here

are here for a lovely time. Just a restful time. A peaceful time. I

don't think they really want to sit in a key room and listen to somebody

else's conversation on a mobile phone. The park authority says there

will be minimal impact on the landscape. In proving communications

it is hoped by this time next year. Sometimes it is nice to escape from

the phone, isn't it? You're watching Look North. Still to

come, we hear the thoughts of cricketer Steve Harmison on his

impending retirement. Plus — Sting's 'Last Ship' sails into New York. We

hear from the Wallsend superstar about the concert that commemorates

Tyneside's shipbuilding past. As the wind speak up and the temperatures

drop, it will feel much colder over the next few days. Join me for the

full forecast. Seven—year—olds in Yorkshire are the

weakest readers in the country, according to figures from the

charity "Save the Children." 14% of seven—year—olds in the county are

failing to reach the Government's target reading level and that could

mean they struggle to find a job a decade from now. A report from the

charity says more needs to be done to boost reading in primary schools.

It is such an important determinant of how well you will do later in

life. Your chances of going on to get a good batch of GCSEs, to then

go on and do well in the labour market and a life more generally, it

is significantly affected about how well you are doing at the age of

seven. But there's better news from a primary school in Redcar, where

pupils are learning financial literacy. Children at Lakes Primary

are being taught all about personal finance, as part of their

curriculum. And with their new—found skills, they may be able to advise

Mum and Dad too! Phil Chapman reports.

Like most younger children, many pupils here probably measure money

in the amount of sweets they can buy or how much to save up towards their

next computer game. Today's money extravaganza is part of their

journey in finding out how to spend in the big wide world. We teach them

about saving money, about taxes and about finding a balance. We teach

about credit and debit and investing and interest and all sorts of

things. We try to make them financially resilient so when they

go into the big wide world, they are prepared. How does the next

generation treat their money? We can save up for residents for our mum. "

it in the bank. You can save up for big things that you really want it.

Every time I get pocket money, I save it in a box and when I have

lot, I can buy things that I need instead of spending it all at once.

If you didn't have money, you couldn't live, you need food and

drink and water. And the TV. We are thrilled with the primary school

working with us to become a centre of excellence. It means that they

are a leading financial education in the curriculum and then working in

the local area. It is a true community project. We used to for ——

find it easier to watch the pennies, but with programmes like this it is

hoped that the next generation, it should be child's play.

Maybe they could save up for a trip to America.

In New York, this week, Sting is performing his new album, The Last

Ship, his first in nearly a decade. The songs are inspired by his early

years growing up in the shadow of the Swan Hunter shipyard in

Wallsend. And, for the one—off series of concerts, he's flown over

a host of fellow North East musicians, from Jimmy Nail to

Kathryn Tickell. Here's tonight's Look North report.

I come from a shipyard town in the North of England, the North East of

England, quite near the Scottish border. In my town, we built the

biggest vessels probably ever made in the history of the world.

# And the last ship sails. How long did it take you to say yes?

Instantly. You couldn't have stopped me. If you tried not to have me, I

would have been banging on the door. I remember coming out of school in

North Shields and watching a ship, over the River and you think of that

and seeing the crane at Wallsend, you think of that and then you are

performing this music and being part of it and hearing those words. Heard

by thousands of people, it is making the emotional just thinking about

it. Also, when we were rehearsing it, I looked over at Jimmy and Jimmy

Nail says how lucky... It is really powerful. Standing up on a stage in

New York and singing about Newcastle, I feel moved. Were from

Billingham and we are performing with Sting in New York. They

probably won't understand it the first night. By the end of the

performances, they will know where the north—east of England is, they

will know where the songs come from and where we come from and it is

great. And important part of the DNA of

this piece is going to the theatre on the quayside, the first workshop

we did was there with local actors. It was important to begin their and

really what I would like to do is take it back there eventually and

say, this is what we have done. Take that ship back.

Some great songs that. —— songs there.

Time for sport now. And there's only one story today: Gus Poyet's arrival

at Sunderland. Mark's still there at the Stadium of Light. The question

is, Mark, what next for Kevin Ball, who'd been in caretaker charge for

the second time? Absolutely. I think everyone has admired the job that

Kevin Ball has done as interim head coach. Will he go back to his

academy role? Whatever the case, Poyet who says he is bringing his

backroom staff will be picking his brains. He doesn't know yet how

important he will be for me. The people that have been at the club,

they know how it works, they know the players, they know the staff,

they know what the fans like. Things that a new manager needs to know. It

is clear that you need somebody with the quality of Kevin. I know we were

competing for the job, but I think we both believe in the club.

We told you over the weekend about the retirement of the Durham and

England fast bowler Steve Harmison. I caught up with him earlier what he

plans I still want to stay in the game. I feel like I have too much to

offer not to stay in in the game. The test match at Durham was...

There is a possibility of trying to at Chester—le—Street. I want to

bring people into make sure that other for the Siebel feature, it is

strong off the field because I think on the field Durham are in a great

place. I will be back in the less windy Look North Studios later on

with the latest news for more on Sunderland's fifth manager in six

years. It's one of the region's

least—visited and, arguably, least—appreciated natural treasures.

Cumbria's Solway Coast is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and home

to rare wildlife. Now it has a new visitor centre, the centrepiece of a

£2 million National Lottery project, which was opened by broadcaster Eric

Robson. Graham Moss paid a visit. The wetlands of the Solway Coast.

Flat, frequently extremely windswept and a precious natural habitat, but

perhaps not as widely visited or appreciated as they should be. But

with a new visitor centre in a renovated Victorian barn near

Bowness on Solway, that could be set to change. We have an education room

here, we have staff space and the all—important toilets. It will

provide a centre for people to come, find out more about the Solway

plain and the fabulous natural heritage that exists here. 20

minutes from Carlisle, but it is a different world. And yes that is

Scotland over there. I go back a long way here. I was brought up I

might, we would come down to the coast here and we used to think it

was the marshes on the end of the world. We would have picnics. This

centre that I have been opening today is going to help to interpret

this marvellous wetland landscape. We have a wetland paradise. Come and

visit and see what we have. With the wetlands centre as a focal point,

it's hoped this will to a wider appreciation of just what the Solway

Coast has to offer. Looks fabulous, doesn't it?

The source of the River North Tyne has been identified for the starting

point of a new, long—distance path that'll be a fundraiser for North

East cancer charity Daft As A Brush. Today, two giant stones, each four

metres high and weighing five tonnes were airlifted to Deadwater Farm,

north of Kielder village. They're landmark sculptures at the source of

the river and the beginning of the new trail, all the way down the

river to Tynemouth. Which would be a nice thing to do on a fine day like

today. The October weather can bring a real

mixture of conditions. We have a mixture tonight. A lovely, foggy

Saturday morning at Middlesbrough's. The following day

was a lovely, sunny Sunday. The Cleveland Police horses out enjoying

their day of rest. By the end of the week, those police horses may have

their coats on as things are set to turn colder and windier. Some places

will have more than their fair share of showers over the next few days.

We ended the day on a dry note. As we head through the evening, they'll

be a lot of cloud around which will produce the odd shower. There will

be gaps in between those clouds and we could see temperatures dip into

single figures, despite the breeze that will freshen up anything. We

will see lows at outlying areas down to eight Celsius, mid—40s

Fahrenheit. Tomorrow, well, the morning is a mixture. Quite a lot of

showers coming from the westerly direction. They will spread

eastwards and then many will die away as we go into the afternoon.

The showers return to that north east coast, tail end of the day, and

that North East coast will feel raw tomorrow. You can see a big change

in the temperatures. 12 Celsius will be typical tomorrow. Add in the

strength in north—westerly and northerly wind and it will feel

quite cold, especially along the coast. Some rough sea conditions by

the end of tomorrow, especially around the time of high tide, around

6pm. The best of the conditions, it will be gusty, but there will bring

those gusty northerly winds. For the next few days, the high—pressure

spills over and the winds begin to use. It will generally stay on the

cool side as we head towards the tail end of the week. For Cumbria,

dry weather. Some autumn sunshine. It won't feel particularly warm,

temperatures at the tail end of the week making 14 Celsius at best. It

will feel cooler in the north—easterly wind. In the

north—east, it will be stronger in eastern areas and there will be more

cloud coming in off the North Sea, as well. Sunshine at a premium. It

will be every bit as cold as it was in the West and feeling colder still

in that gusty, north—easterly wind. Feeling a lot more like autumn as we

go through the next few days. You can keep up to date with the

forecast using the free weather app. Before we go. Let's have a look at

headlines. The Nobel Prize for Physics has gone to Newcastle—born

scientist Professor Peter Higgs and a fellow collaborator in particle

physics. And Gus Poyet has been appointed as

Sunderland Football Club's new manager. Hope you can join us

tonight at 10:25pm.