26/06/2014 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

potentially brutal. Sunday, scattered showers but the driest day

of the weekend. Hello and welcome to Thursd`y's

Look North. Tonight... Why was he not banned from driving,

asks the mum whose daughter was seriously injured in a crash

caused by a taxi driver. Hospital trusts in crisis,

as services across an entird county Crackdown on cannabis. Police target

target the gangs who grow the drug And going Dutch. A fleet of more

than 50 yachts from Holland In sport, with less than

four weeks to go, we are on the Commonwealth Games

trail, meeting a young athldte the countdown to the Sunderland

International air show. In sport, with less than

four weeks to go, we are on the Commonwealth Games

trail, meeting a young athldte back on track on after breaking his

foot and at the pool with a teenager already making a big splash

in the diving world. She was left paralysed and blinded

in one eye after a car crash, yet the taxi driver who caused it

was fined just ?250 Four year`old Jessica Bootes

had to fight for her life after the accident. She was

in an induced coma for 11 d`ys. On Tuesday, 35 year`old Amir Azaz

admitted driving without dud care and attention, but Jessica's parents

have described the punishment ` a fine and six penalty points `

as "disgusting". It started out as a trip

to the shops and ended with four`year`old Jessica Bootes

in intensive care. Her mother Lisa, who has had to

leave work to care for Jesshca, says Jessica now faces

an uncertain future. Every day is different. She has

different therapy sessions dach day. She is only able to say one word at

a time. The family car had been hit

by a taxi driven by 35`year`old Amir Azaz. It happened on M`rch 4

at the Lindisfarne roundabott On Tuesday, Amir Azaz was fhned ?250

and given six penalty points. We were stationary on the h`ndbrake

on and suddenly a car came out the other side and crashed into the side

of others. On Tuesday, Amir Azaz was fhned ?250

and given six penalty points. I think it is absolutely abxsmal.

What would've been a more appropriate sentence? A prison

sentence. At least the drivhng ban. He says he is the right to darn a

living and could keep his lhcence. Well, I do know of other option I

have had to give up my job to look after my daughter.

First, it was North Cumbria and now the NHS trust which runs hospitals

in South Cumbria has been put into special measures

by the Care Quality Commisshon. It means both trusts, serving

a county with a population of around 500,000 people, are now

rated "inadequate". The Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust

runs sites in Kendal, Barrow and Lancaster.

It joins the North Cumbria Trust, which runs hospitals in Carlisle

and Whitehaven. Adrian Pitches has more on this

and joins me now. So, are all of Cumbria's hospitals

now said to be providing "inadequate" care?

It would be unfair to say that. Although both of the trusts are in

special measures, other hospitals have been singled out as behng

exceptionally good. They have highlighted the fact that it is

firmness and that the probldms. We looked at the clear throughout these

hospitals and we have judged that the Kia in both of these ardas is

not of a good enough standard. We do not think the trust on its own can

raise the standards. So, Westmorland General in Kendal

actually gets rated as ?good?. What is the chief executive of the

of the Morecambe Bay Hospit`ls Trust Yes, that is the case. One of the

interesting points this morning is that the silver lining the poll

leads to hospitals are lookdd on as been feeling, another is behng

looked on as very good. We need to maybe outsource the overstrdtched

services from some hospitals into that one. So what is the chhef

executives say? They are saxing they simply need to be given mord time.

When I came into the job, I knew I had the range of challenges in front

of me. I think the board is really strong and I think we need to keep

on the improvement journey. This inspection as part of that. There

are things which have been hmproved a lot things needing to be hmproved.

And remind us of the situathon at the North Cumbria Hospitals Trust.

Yes, the hostel was put into special measures because of death r`tes

which were higher than the national average.

A former professional darts player has been jailed for a total

of 16 years for raping a yotng girl. 45`year`old Tony Eccles,

from Hartlepool, had denied five counts of rape and five of hndecent

assault, but was found guilty at Teesside Crown Court

eariler this week. The court heard that he had attacked the girl

some years ago, when she was aged ten or 11.

Reports released today into the involvement of Jimmy Savile with

four hospitals in our region have revealed one incident in thd 19 0s

of him inappropriately touching a nurse, but nothing else. Th`t

incident happened at Whitby Memorial Hospital, which was demolished in

the late ?70s. Investigations carried out on behalf of thd Royal

Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle and into the trust which has

responsibility for the Old Dryburn and Shotley Bridge Hospitals in

Durham, have concluded that nothing untoward happened at any of them

during Savile's visits. Howdver Newcastle Central MP Chi Onwurah

says there should be a further investigation into Jimmy Savile s

trips to the RVI. This is obviously a matter of huge

concern for everyone connected, whether as a patient or a child It

is not up to them to try and draw horrendous conclusions from this. Do

me no need an overall indepdndent enquiry? We are having an

independent enquiry. But we need to have further enquiries, maybe we

need to wait until we get the response from this report. @t the

moment, we have published individual reports, but not John Wade of

lessons from the NHS. summer and attracts It is claimed

that drugs gangs in Cumbria are turning their attention to the Class

B drug cannabis, because thdy can still make vast profits, without

facing the same severe penalties for dealing in heroin or cocaind. The

police say criminals are also using isolated properties in the

countryside to grow the drug and the force is backing a new

campaign to track them down. The police say the incentivds for

criminals are huge. You go from one skill, where someone is maybe going

a couple of plants the bathroom to the other end of the skill, frail

these plans have been grown on an industrial scale scale. Manx of

these dangers over the geography highlighted this week when this man

was jailed for life on the lodern lovers friend over an argumdnt over

cannabis and money. People `re renting isolated properties, growing

the cannabis, cashing in and then heading away. Today, a new campaign

was launched. That will provide the sniff and smell of cannabis growing.

We want the public to realise what it smells like and also a ntmber of

key points as to how they m`y be able to identify a cannabis farm. We

have at times seem the transition between people involved in class C

drugs to, speak, because thdre are serious profits to be made. These

games do not want clear throughout the money comes from. They simply

want to get their hands on ht. Mark is in our Carlisle newsroom.

Are police and Crimestoppers confident these scratch and sniff

cards in your report will work? Yes, they are saying that they can

only really act when they rdceived tip`offs. No, one of the thhngs that

was highlighted was of course the smell of cannabis. It is very

distinctive. The problem is that the punishment is often handed out four

people are relatively small. That is something the police need to get on

top of. It is one of the highlights

of the summer and attracts hundreds of thousands of people The

Sunderland Airshow is just ` month away, but for the pilots, the

three`day spectacular requires months of training and practice

This year, the show includes a tribute to the dead of World War One

and today, the line`up for 2014 was From the ground, it is a spdctacular

show. From the ear, there are manoeuvres with nearly a fr`ction of

margin for error. It is easher this available ? manoeuvres. We will be

showing off the aircraft. Wd started training in January. It is only when

you sit in a plane like this that you get some idea of what it must be

like to fly at high speed in such a confined space. For these phlots in

the RAF, it would normally be the aircraft like this that thex would

start their training. The Stnderland International Air Show feattre a

tribute to the dead of the First World War. We have got the Red

Arrows, who are coming for `ll three days, which is the first tile, so we

are very thrilled about that. We have got a ? champions, we have the

people who do things with the aircraft that nobody should really

be doing! It is these stunts which make the irrational such an

attraction. And BBC Newcastle will be covering

the Sunderland Airshow from July 25`27. Keeping you up to date on

what is happening there, with all the traffic and travel and, of

course, the latest weather forecast. We stay on the aeronautical theme,

because for the last decade, a dedicated group of aircraft

enthusiasts has been working away in a hanger on a small airfield outside

Sedgefield in County Durham. They have been building a Spitfire from

scratch, in tribute to a pilot shot down over Middlesbrough in World War

Two. But after all that hard work, was the engine going to start?

Jonathan Swingler was there when they tried to fire it up for the

first time. The Spitfire, an iconic aircraft.

Now we weekend Co Durham, these men are hard at work. It is a tribute to

an RAF pilot shot down in the Tyne Tees estuary in 1941. He has hardly

been recognised, but he shot down 16 enemy aircraft and his clail.

Unfortunately, he was killed any flying accident that the st`rt the

war finished. They have nevdr tried to fire up the engine, so how did

feel? I am hopeful. Very apprehensive. There is a lot at

stake. It could go one or two ways, we will either be elated or

disappointed. After a few hours of lots of attempts, this happdn.

Brilliant! How are you feelhng? Elated. The power was amazing. Just

the smoke and the smell. It has taken ten years to get to this point

and thousands of hours of h`rd work. Today, is a special day and it will

not be too long before they take their next stage and get thd

aircraft up into the air. There are still a lot of work to be done. And

we will would like to see if they do get it back into the ear.

A fleet of more than 50 Dutch yachts has been given a warm welcole to

Newcastle's Quayside, after a three`day expedition across the

North Sea. The yachts sailed from the port of Ijmuiden, as part of a

trade and tourism initiativd. It is the first time Newcastle City Marina

has welcomed such a large fleet from Holland.

A warm welcome to Newcastle for this Dutch sailing expedition. Two years

in the planning. Today, makhng waves on the Tyne. In the blink of the

bridge, a flotilla of Dutch racing yachts joining others on thd

The North East's previously been missed off long distance trhps, but

not today. This packed Newc`stle Marina showing it is making an

impact on the international sailing scene.

I think it was fantastic at Wellcome Wing is into the city of Newcastle.

We saw the children on the key is achieving. There is simply no place

to stay better overnight or for a couple of days.

The North East's previously been missed off long distance trhps, but

not today. This packed Newc`stle Marina showing it is making an

impact on the international sailing scene.

The Dutch made a landfall at heart what all the other day and were very

well looked after. We have had some nice things happening. This evening,

we will have a big party. Tomorrow, we have an excursion to the Angel of

the North. It will be lovelx for us to have around and look arotnd the

beautiful place. So, for at least one day, they see your legs can be

left behind. The sport, Luis Suarez, given his ban for Liverpool, he

could actually make his comdback match against Newcastle? Yes, if he

is still playing for Liverpool at that point!

Athletics runs in the familx, so there will be added pride when

Carlisle's Tom Farrell lines up against the likes of Olympic

champion and England teammate Mo Farah in the 5,000 metres at the

Glasgow Commonwealth Games. As Mark Tulip explains, just getting to the

start line this time will bd something of a triumph.

When Look North interviewed Tom Farrell as the Olympic Torch relay

arrived in Carlisle, the yotng athlete was on crutches, a foot

fracture keeping him out of the trials for London 2012. Tom, who

graduated from Oklahoma State University in December, is hoping

continue in Glasgow. The 23`year`old Border Harrier will not be the only

I actually get a message from the cricketer Paul Nixon, basic`lly

giving me the good wishes, telling me that it I will be used for it. I

think you appreciate the high points more, you do not take everything for

granted. We will not be the only person who has competed in the

Commonwealth Games in Scotl`nd. His mum came eighth at the Commonwealth

Games in Glasgow in 1986 in the high jump. It is nice it is a warm

country. You have got a lot of friendly people around you. You have

a lot more people in the audience cheering for you, because they can

afford to go. There will be a fantastic atmosphere. I just want to

go and enjoy and absorb the atmosphere. Although it is thought

or fourth on the major championship list, it is still very tough. I

would like to do better than mum did in 1986, that is the family aim

Another rising star from thd region will be lining up for Team Dngland

this summer in Scotland. 19`year`old diver Jack Laugher from Harrogate

will compete in both the men's m springboard and 3m synchronhzed

event, with his new partner and best friend Chris Mears.Laugher has won

six medals in the Diving World Series this year and it is ` big

season for the youngster, who has the World Cup and the Europdan

Championships coming up, as well. The Commonwealth Games might not be

the toughest competition he is facing, but he is really looking

It is almost the home crowd. Edinburgh is a of hours north from

here. My friends and family have all got tickets and will be there. That

is going to be really excithng. I hope the code gets behind everyone.

If we come away with the medal, it would be amazing. It has bedn my

dream since I was at the Commonwealth Games four years ago.

To come away with one would be fantastic.

And the weather's held fine for the first day of the region's bhggest

race meeting of the year, The Northumberland Plate Festiv`l, at

Newcastle Racecourse. The three`day event at High Gosforth Park began

this afternoon and is expected to attract 35,000 people. The winner of

the first race was 6/5 favotrite Aktabantay in the 2.30, but the big

race is on Saturday. The Pl`te is now one of the richest two`lile

I am hoping to go near tomorrow No, queer as Paul tonight?

Hopefully, the codes will pour into night and make the best of what has

been pretty decent weather so far this week. For the next few days,

letters have a look at the headline. Mostly dry over the next few days.

Not quite as hot and sunny `s in recent days, but very littld rain.

There could be one of two overnight showers in southern parts dtring the

night. Overnight temperaturds, ten to 12 Celsius. Tomorrow, a lostly

dry day, but the cloud will be thick enough to give as one or two

showers, some of which may be rather heavy. But many others will miss

these remain dry. On the north`east coast, rather windy, so the

temperatures will struggle to get up about 14 degrees Celsius. On the

west, the likes of Keswick could see up to 19 Celsius. Take a look at the

pressure sequence and you sde this low`pressure dominating. Thd weather

front should stay south of others as we head into the weekend. The alert

for the weekend, fairly straightforward. Most places dry on

Saturday and Sunday. A lot of cloud around, so no tropical tempdratures.

The middle teams in the East, the high teens in the West,. Th`t is the

way the weather is working. I will be back with the late news. I will

bring you back some candy floss He had better not stuff is facdd with

it and sick to do the late news Goodbye for now.

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