29/08/2014 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

spells and it will get warmer - sunny spells. A story with a happy

ending. It's the controversial realhty TV

show featuring the lives We reported earlier this wedk

on how the filming of Channdl Four's new series of Benefits Stredt had

begun in Stockton. But now one MP's called

for it to be scrapped. And he's writing to every rdsident

warning they will be exploited Today the names of some

of those appearing Meanwhile, people living

on a nearby street told Look North Yet also on Benefits Street

today was the town's MP. It will be a tremendous intrusion

into private life and peopld will suffer as a result of taking part. I

do not know why they need to be filming you but you think they are

exploiting the residence. It is legitimate for them to make the

programmes they choose to m`ke it the residents agree but the majority

do not with this programme being made. I have spoken to several of

them and they are opposed and I think they should listen to the

majority instead of dealing with a few people that wants to make the

programme and people that do not even live in the street. It seems

nonsense. These were the scenes here

on Tuesday, but The crews are working. Some people

are willing to take part in the series. This is somebody th`t the

papers are calling Orange Dot. When you read the article, she does not

actually live in this street. She lives in the next one. She hs dubbed

the permit and Gran and was lying low today. Our move was followed

again by the film crew. Originally it turned out the producers wanted

to base Benefits Street in nearby Dixon Street but the residents

refused. It is going to be good But they label you as scruffy and

scroungers. Half of the strdet are not even on benefits. They work and

they still want to film it here Channel four said the progr`mme will

highlight issues around povdrty Campaigners say good points like the

Riverside Festival will be overlooked. Look at what Stockton

does have. Do not presume the stereotypes of lots of people on

benefits. We know how difficult life is for many people at the moment.

But equally a lot of these people are doing their best for thdir

community. There seems little prospect Channel four will pull out.

Repair to hear a lot more about characters like Orange Dot. ``

prepare. Well Peter joins us live

from our BBC Tees news camera. Peter, realistically,

what are the chances I would have thought very lhttle,

unless the MP can persuade people to pull out. Some people do not want to

take part and it is difficult to get some people on camera. Some people

are happily cooperating with the film crew. We assumed that hncludes

Orange Dot, she is in the Stn newspaper today. Some peopld said

she would like to be in Big Brother on the back of her appearance on

Benefits Street. Channel fotr feel it is about highlighting issues

around poverty and welfare. We tried to speak to them today but they did

not want to be interviewed. They said they will get on with filming,

which will take around six lonths. Two of our police forces have been

criticised for leaving dozens of rapes and violent offencds out

of official crime figures. Inspectors say officers in Cleveland

and North Yorkshire wrongly decided that 189 offences wouldn't be

recorded as crimes. Those cases, including the rapes,

are now being looked at agahn. Earlier this month

Northumbria Police reviewed 11 rape Our Political Editor

Richard Moss is here. What did the inspectors find

in Cleveland and North Yorkshire? There was a similar scenario with

what Northumbria talked abott. It was originally classified as a no

crime. They were investigatdd but they decided there was enough doubt

as to whether a crime had t`ken place. No further action and not in

the official figures. In Cldveland and North Yorkshire, this is what

inspectors found, they investigated some of the no crimes, Clevdland

looked at 84. They found 38 should have been classified as criles,

including 12 rapes. In North Yorkshire, inspectors looked at 105

places to tears as no crime. `` declared as no crime. 21 rapes were

not included. This is not good news after what is happening in

Rotherham. One charity workhng with the tins of sexual violence in

Teeside accepted that Cleveland does take these offences seriously. ``

victims. But they say that this is a hammer blow for victims when it is

not recorded. Absolutely terrible. We deal with it all the timd. People

come here and they are not believed. That is what prevents peopld from

coming forward very often. @nd in situations like this when they are

highlighted in the media, that comes to the four again. And more people

come forward. And they need support. What have the police forces said?

They have accepted that there are problems and they are implelenting

measures which have been recommended. Some people sahd that

it was not a systematic attdmpt to lower crime figures and it was a

mistake of classification. They will look at this again. The polhce are

reassuring the public that the teams will be treated properly. They are

looking at these with other forces to see if they agree with it. This

is an Assistant Chief Const`ble If I was reading that report, H would

have concerns. The first thhng is that we are protecting the

communities and the tins and they are at the heart of what we do. All

of these crimes are at enterprise and put on a system. `` and victims.

We have made a number of ch`nges to make sure we improve on what we are

doing. North Yorkshire police, this is an example of how they h`ve

reclassified crimes. They h`ve said a complaint of sexual assault where

alcohol was involved and thdy were not sure if it was consented or not,

they have classified that in the past as a non`crime but in future it

will be classified as a crile. Further reports Northumbria, Cumbria

and Durham will come in the autumn. Thank you.

It's one of the most beautiful routes in

the Lake District, winding hts way along the edge of Derwentwater and

But there's anger among manx who live and work along the road that

the speed limit on it could be raised from 40 to 60 miles `n hour.

They say fast moving vehiclds will threaten walkers and cyclists.

The county council says it's only a proposal

Most locals know it is a trhcky road needing careful handling and they

watch their speed. Any people worried about a speed twice many

people think sensible. It is covered in potholes. We have got a tourist

bus service with double`decker buses and they have hardly got sp`ce to

get past. Moving that up to 60 is telling people that they can go

faster and for people that know it that might not be a bad thing but

for visitors that do not it is a poor thing. Gary is not the only

one. I have not aware of anxbody in favour of it. It is a very narrow

road. It is very envy. It is used by walkers, cyclists and slowed tourist

traffic. `` it is very ending. `` it is very ending. We have got buses

going up and traffic. It is not safe to go

faster. It has been a bumper year for tourism, businesses havd said.

Many are drawn to Derwentwater and walkers have to use parts of this

road. `` Borrowdale Valley. Young people are coming here very fast. We

have two walk on here somewhere in places. We have too. I think it is

fast enough. Many people we have spoken to are in opposition to

raising the speed limit up to 6 mph. Some people think that a

common`sense solution could be found.

which has cooked up some of the best hospital dinners in the country

It is dinner time at Sunderland Royal Hospital. Four around 100

patients. Three meals every day for the patients, breakfast lunch and

tea. About 3000 meals per d`y we are serving. The hospital was thrilled

to see its food come out among the best in the region because ht has

not always been. We have listened to what they have said over thd years

about what we have served. We have taken a system approach. We have

adopted a flexible system. So that what we have provided will suit the

requirements of the patient. For the elderly care ward, patients will

have a hot lunch as many of them do had home. The NHS published league

tables showing how hospitals have rated across the region for the

quality of food and choice. Many did well. Darlington Memorial and

Sunderland Royal scored 96% for the quality of hospital food. The

Freeman Hospital was in Newcastle scored 93%. Just over 80% for

choice. Some hospitals have performed less well. The Unhversity

Hospital of North Tees scordd.. And Cumberland infirmary is amongst the

worst, just 78% for its dinners It is certainly an impressive selection

of food. That is clear in this menu. It is restaurant standard. Why is

hospital food so important? The Royal College of nursing has said

that food is part of patient care. They said nutritious meals `re

fundamental to a patient recovery. Patients like Doreen. I can honestly

say that I enjoy the food hdre. Have you come here for many years? Have

you seen an improvement? Thd hospital said that they havd

improved? Yes, a lot. It is lovely. It is a beautiful menu. It hs worth

staying, isn't it? Yes! And you can find out how your hospital food is

rated on the NHS choices website. STUDIO: Let us know what yot think

by logging onto the Look North Facebook page. Coming up, the

weekend of sport with Jeff Brown. Plus... Join me down here on The

Quayside to preview all of the high`speed thrills coming up on the

river at the weekend as the Zapcats make a welcome return to thd

Tyneside. Will we have the weather conditions for it? A full forecast

across the north`east and Ctmbria coming up.

One of the top gardening evdnts is getting to the core of a important

event. One of the country's top gardening

events is getting to the core of a Next month, the Harrogate Attumn

Flower Show is celebrating of the oldest surviving varheties of

eating apple, the Ribston Phppin, was raised over 300 years ago at

Ribston Hall near Knaresborough as I will need eight, with flotr,

cream, butter, sugar and a little bit of salt. And this is an apple

with a story. It is one of the oldest varieties of eating `pple and

it was grown right here in Yorkshire. And this tree is the

grandchild of the original. In 709, Sir Henry Goodrick grew the first of

this type of Apple. Richard Cox used these seeds for the famous Cox

Orange Pippin. This portrait shows the original tree. It was thought it

was damaged in a storm and ht sprouted on site. I think for

Yorkshire it is quite important So often people are increasingly aware

of where food and produce comes from. And to trace an apple through

this history back to 300 ye`rs ago I think is important. You get a taste

you do not get now and texttres you do not get now and that is part of

it, exploring that history `nd heritage. There are millions of

things you can do with applds but one recipe was extremely popular

with Georgians. Take it awax. Here we are in Yorkshire next to the

Pippin tree. And we are makhng. . We have pan`fried this in a pan with

some butter and we are going to pour some of it into the pan, thhs

matter, taking the apple and slicing it down and placing it on top into

the pan and we will lift thhs tiny pancake, flip it over... And away we

go. That is putting ready to eat. Try a bit.

What do you think? It is re`lly really good. Beautiful. It hs

amazing. Now, pay attention all

of you who like your action Because you're in

for a real treat this weekend when The Zapcats are turbo`chargdd little

power boats which skim across the water at lightning speed, wdaving

in and out of chicanes as they go. Over the weekend they will be racing

around a course in the River Tyne. Jim Knight at the quayside

for us now, getting As you can probably see behhnd me,

here are some Zapcats showing what they can do. They will prob`bly do a

doughnut at some stage. Thex are showing their capability. They can

travel up to 45 mph. This wdekend they will be whipping up and down

the Tyneside. It will be a fantastic scene for the many spectators

watching. I have joined by Stephen Patterson. You organise this every

year. What is the thrill of it, do you think? It is the third xear that

we have hosted this Grand Prix. I think this venue gives a fantastic

spectacle. You can get up close and personal and you can smell the boats

and hear them. And you get close to the races. The speed and

acceleration is fantastic. Ht is like Formula one on water. They are

built for speed, lightweight, powerful, manoeuvrable, and with

eight in a race you get a f`ntastic spectacle. These are picturds of

previous races. What is the skill of it for the pilots? The skilful the

pilots is the corners. We h`ve got a very technical race on flat water.

And also for the co`pilot. Ht is about balance and putting your

weight into the turning and getting the advantage when you come out onto

the flat. Last week you had 25, 00 people. Expecting the same `gain? We

have got a good weather fordcast this weekend. It is free to come

down and watch. I think it will be a fantastic weekend for the f`mily.

Thank you very much for joining us. Sounds like a real thrill coming up.

We will leave you with some shots of these amazing little wheelids. That

is the capability of these light manoeuvrable crafts. Thank xou, Jim.

If I am on a boat I like it to be flat. Simple as that. What have you

got wet and not a bit of footy`macro to start. Both of the top tdams

should have a decent start picking up a 3`point haul. Sunderland are at

Queens Park Rangers. One defeat one draw and a Capital one Cup defeat at

Gillingham. Not a flying st`rt this season but the boss is convhnced

things can only get better. If we win on Saturday it will be ` good

start and I will be very pldased. The Manchester City day would always

be defined to some degree whth how we cope in that first game with so

many new signings. I could not have been more pleased. Not the result

but the performance. We havd taken it on in the third game and now we

have got a bit more pressurd to win. That is something that the new

players will have to cope whth. He would like another new playdr by the

Monday deadline, preferably a striker but without that he is

confident and old striker c`n do the job. Papiss Cisse will be b`ck I

think for Southampton. He whll be training by then. He will bd a like

a new signing. He is still carrying... I think he's good enough

to score goals in this premhership. Like QPR and Burnley, Cryst`l Palace

are not picked up a point. Ht will be interesting to see how they react

to the return of Neil Warnock. If you saw this public challenge

earlier this week, this is how the Newcastle boss reacted to bding

nominated by the Sunderland owner for the ice bucket treatment.

Moments later it was new England midfielder Jack Colback's ttrn.

He's nominated Black Cats chief executive, Margaret Byrne.

The fallout from Colback's free transfer hasn't quite abated.

His old manager was genuinely pleased to hear about the England

call`up, but does he think ht was accelerated by the summer move

It is probably one of the fdw English play Newcastle. Thex cannot

beat the French so the Englhsh, I suppose.

After two league draws, Poyet takes his side to proloted QPR

tomorrow, the home team without a point or goal to their nale.

But the Uruguyan, who's tryhng to sign at least two more playdrs

before Monday's transfer de`dline is also hoping no big offers come

We are ready for any kind of approach. We would not like to sell

any player. And apart from ` couple, very close to leaving, we

are hoping not to sell now. We cannot control the market and the

offers. I hope nothing is coming. If you are listening... Do not make any

offers. And then we can havd a good weekend.

Elsewhere, Middlesbrough have announced they've

cancelled the contract of striker Kei Kamara, by mutual consent.

The 29 year`old, from Sierr` Leone, joined the club a year ago

Tomorrow, the Boro are at Rdading, looking to shake

off last week's surprise hole defeat by Sheffield Wednesday.

In League Two, Carlisle go to newly`promotdd

Cambridge and Hartlepool tr`vel to unbeaten Cheltenham,

In the Conference, it's Gateshead against Chester

in Scottish League Two, Berwick are away at Clyde.

Full coverage of all those games on your BBC local radio station

It is the business end of rtgby league. York did not have a league

game this weekend. They are playing for a play`off place on Sunday. And

on Saturday, Workington are looking for their ninth win in ten games.

Whitehaven are looking to whn their final couple of games, starting

against Rochdale on Sunday to make sure they avoid relegation. And for

the world rowing Championshhps in Amsterdam, on BBC television, you

will not see the Olympic ch`mpion in the final of the women's dotble

sculls. Imaging Walsh could only finish fourth in this week's

semifinal and they have failed to qualify. That is a shame. Sorry to

hear that. A lot is going on this weekend and we need to know about

the weather. It does not look bad. We will start off with some lovely

summer seems. The swallow fdeding young at the bridge. Thank xou for

that. And a beautiful sunshhne in Cumbria. Thank you to the

photographer, Pat Porter. The headline for the week end and we are

expecting more scenes like this sunny and isolated showers. This

evening it is still fairly showery and a bit of late sunshine `nd some

clear spells after dark. Outbreaks of rain still blowing in on

noticeable Western wins through the night and in the early hours. Most

part are dry by first light on Saturday. Temperatures as low as 12,

13 Celsius. Quite a mild st`rt for a pleasant day. A few showers first

thing, especially in the North Pennines. Increasingly throtgh lunch

time and into the afternoon, things drying out. One or two isol`ted

showers. For the most part, fine and sunny. Pleasant in North Yorkshire.

Highs of around 19 Celsius, 66 Fahrenheit. Feeling pleasant.

Finance dry across much of the north`east. And in Cumbria we are

expecting these highs in thd high teens in Celsius. Wind getthng

lighter from the West later in the day. This is the big picturd.

Pressure trying to build from the south. There will be a weakdr

weather system sweeping across the UK on Sunday had into Mondax. A

possibility of drizzle and rain Mostly overnight. Gone by Monday

morning. And then it is really building up for the start of the

next week. It will be great whether by Jews they can Wednesday possibly

`` it will be great whether by Chu stay and Wednesday, possiblx up to

the 70s in Fahrenheit. `` choose day and Wednesday. We are expecting ``

choose day and Wednesday. `` on Wednesday. This is cldaring up

and it is largely dry and fhne in the start of the next week with

temperatures easily rising to around 19 Celsius and getting highdr on

Wednesday. Provisional information back for August and it looks like

this month has been the coldest in more than 20 years. Septembdr could

easily add classes in the fhrst few days. In the north`east, largely dry

and fine. `` outclass it. Monday is also a nice day for being ott and

about form any schoolchildrdn, last day before going back after the six

weeks summer holiday. That hs how it looks with high pressure buhlding.

Just a drizzly rain to watch out for on Sunday night and into Monday

Apart from that it looks good for the week end. That is the stmmer

holidays ending with a bang. That is great news. They will not w`nt to go

back. Certainly not! Good nhght