25/10/2016 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

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How little Pascal is among hundreds helping the North's doctors find

treatments for a number of medical conditions.

I am helping a lot of people to try and find a possible cure. For people

with my condition. Also tonight, plans are unvdiled

to turn part of one of Teesside's most deprived areas

into a student village. The first library in the cotntry

with a bank included It's back to school in the `quarium

as they try to stop them seeing In football, Newcastle are in Cup

action at St James' Park tonight. But can they write a new chapter

in what's threatening to be Without medical research,

many of us wouldn't be here today. Hundreds of us across the North East

and Cumbria volunteer The young boy from Sunderland

who suffers from muscular dystrophy has helped Newcastle Hospital's NHS

Foundation Trust become the top performing trust in the country

for clinical research for the fifth The trust is running around 500

clinical research trials thhs year 14-year-old Pascal suffers

from muscular dystrophy, a genetic, life-limiting condition that over

time will slowly weaken his muscles. When he heard that there

was the possibility of being part of a trial, a pioneering piece

of clinical research that one day may help find a cure,

Pascal talked it over with his mum and decided he wanted to do

anything he could to help. I wasn't too sure what would happen

if I had this new drug but into me. More about it, so I kind

of just thought, well, Pascal's trialling a new compound

which is designed to work like a genetic patch over

the missing bits of his DNA. It means he has to come into the RVI

every week for an infusion and the research teams are

constantly monitoring his progress. Even if at the end of the trial

they don't find a cure, at least what they will find is they need

to go in a different directhon. Never think of it

as being negative. The clinicians and research teams

know that without people like Pascal being prepared to put their body

on the line like this, new drugs and treatment

just wouldn't be found. There are drugs that

are often quite expensive. And therefore we need to delonstrate

for it have an impact That is the only way to do ht

in a systematic way, to be sure that what we are administering

is the right thing to do. Medical research can often appear

to move incredibly slowly. But over time the breakthroughs

do eventually come. Maybe in the years ahead,

thousands of fellow muscular dystrophy sufferers all over

the world may one day owe a huge debt of gratitude to one

boy from Sunderland. So, Damian, why are Newcastle

Hospitals always at the top It's basically down to a culture

which they've fostered in the Trust over the years which puts a high

value on developing and running as much clinical

research as they can. underway and that volume

of activity puts Newcastle Clinical Research Activity Table

for the fifth time in a row. And it s vital work too, obviously

dependent on the willingness of volunteers like Pascal,

but it's through these trials that cures and medical

breakthroughs eventually come. The two main hospitals

in North Cumbria lost the mddical records of patients more th`n 7 0

times in a four-year period. As a result, 53 patients at the

Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle, and the West Cumberland Hospital

in Whitehaven, have had But the trust which runs

the hospitals says the notes were mislaid during a major

modernisation program which will lead to an improved

service as a whole. Two men have appeared before

magistrates in Scarborough, after a 50-year-old man was found

dead in the town last Thursday. Richard Walker was discoverdd

in his flat in Princess Street. 42-year-old Clifford Honeym`n

and 39-year-old Andrew Stevenson, both of no fixed address,

are accused of his killing. One of the world's richest women

is to provide money for the massive potash mine that's expected to be

built in the North York The Australian billionaire

Gina Rinehart has said she will put about ?250 million

into Sirius Minerals. That's the company behind the mine,

which would be near Whitby. The final part of the development

was given planning approval in June, with mining

expected to begin in 2021. It's been one of the region's

longest-running sagas. Hundreds of town centre homds

were earmarked for demolition, And that left the Gresham area

of Middlesbrough in limbo. Now another plan's been unveiled

to regenerate the area. It is always quite eerie with empty

houses. It has got better over time as they have gradually cleared some

of the houses away, but even in its present state, from time to time, it

has been put to some good use. Creating a ready-made film

set was never the plan. This is Middlesbrough,

the boarded-up streets the backdrop for a riot scene in the TV

series George Gently. The semi-derelict landscape

was ideal for the film makers. Three years on, much

of the area still stands. There was no money to pay

for demolition work. There have been talks with the

University who have already invested in the campus and are interdsted,

University who have already invested in the campus and are interested, I

think they're talking to developers. This is the first stage. Getting a

master plan together. There is progress, but here it has bden very

slow. Middlesbrough Council wanted to knock down 1500 houses hdre ten

years ago, then came the recession and the financial crash and the

Government money dried up. Dight Government money dried up. Dight

years after that, only a couple of years after that, only a cotple of

hundred have been knocked down. Teesside University's ambition

for more student housing There happy ideas about improvement,

but it has either not happened just been slow, because this is not good.

It is a bit run down at momdnt. I It is a bit run down at momdnt. I

think they were built as good stock and they could be renovated and

restored and reused. Rather than starting from scratch. And they have

better architectural merit than what will probably replace them.

A future at last perhaps for a place once so derelict it was homd to a TV

It does make sense, as the University is only half a mhle or so

University is only half a mile or so over there. This is some tile in the

future. Middlesbrough Council needs future. Middlesbrough Counchl needs

to discuss the next steps next future. Middlesbrough Council needs

to discuss the next steps ndxt week. The Jorvik Viking Centre

in York will reopen next Easter, more than a year

after it was devastated by flooding. The attraction's been closed

since last Christmas, and will open its doors agahn

in early April. The Viking models themselves have

been upgraded and many will be animatronic rather

than static models. The deadline for applying for grants

after last winter's flooding Around 1,600 homes were dam`ged

in the city last December, but so far the council's received

only 630 applications for what are called

Property Resilience Grants. Now the latest date for applying

for money to help protect homes has The new River Wear crossing

is halfway to completion, The first of its deck

sections is now 400 feet It's resting on temporary stpports

before a huge A-frame pylon is lifted into place

early next year. The bridge is due to

open in spring 2018. We've known for some time that

libraries are no longer just And today the first library

in the country to have a buhlding society on its premises opened

in Yarm on Teesside. The move, renting space

to Newcastle Building Society, is a way of Stockton Council

offsetting Government cuts that have And you are inside a treasure house

of books to borrow and take home or books to pore over on the spot

with your pal from next door. Libraries in every conurbation

of any size and lots on offdr. NEWSREEL: The children's corner has

story hours too. And exciting visits

from writers and broadcasters. Council budget cuts mean librarys

must do all they can to stax open. This one in Yarm on Teesside,

the first in the country to welcome a building society

into its newly revamped space. I guess this is the state

of modern libraries. You have to be bailed

out by other ventures, It helps us a lot to

deliver the service here. We can give a bit of our audience

to Newcastle Building Society and Newcastle Building Society

bring their customers to us. And for the building society, a cost

benefit to the business and more. It does make it cost-effective,

but it is about building a facility that local people will valud

and a real hub for Library users surely cannot be

anything but grateful, So in the last six years,

343 libraries have closed in the UK. And the gap plucked

with 15,500 volunteers. We have to do these things,

I guess. We all know the pressures

on local authorities. Because of cutbacks

from the Government. Anything then that

keeps them viable. Plenty more coming up including news

on Tour de Yorkshire. And the sport. And we join visitors sampling the

darker side of Britain's most besieged castle.

A frosty start the morning. But things will get milder in the next

few days. It is Tuesday, isn't it? I am on

form tonight. The host towns of next year's Tour

de Yorkshire have been unveiled. Scarborough is named for the third

year running and Harrogate After last year's race injected

an estimated ?60 million into the local economy,

it's hoped 2017's event Yorkshire's well and truly

on the global cycling map. It started with hosting the first

stage of the Tour de France in 2014, which led

to the creation of the Tour de Harrogate, a host town

of the Grand Depart will fe`ture in the race for the first

time next year. Absolutely delighted. It seems to be

that Harrogate is becoming synonymous with cycle racing. I

think the Tour de Yorkshire is a recognition of that. It will do our

hotels and we will make sure that hotels and we will make sure that

our economy is driven by thd Tour de our economy is driven by the Tour de

Yorkshire. Harrogate's also hoping to play

a major role another major Earlier this month, it was `nnounced

that the county would host the UCI We have said all along that we want

to be one of the cycling capitals of the world. And we have the hdentity

stated as a big place. Harrogate has all the ingredient is to pl`y a

all the ingredient is to play a bigger role in the World

Championships. -- a big role. Meanwhile, Scarborough's also been

named as a host town for a start or finish event of the Tour de

Yorkshire for the third In 2015, 1.5 million roadside

spectators attended Tour de Yorkshire's debut,

but this year there were two million and the local economy was boosted

by around ?60 million. People have started to plan their

holidays and trips around. We are excited to stop it does not lose its

appeal for us. -- we are excited. Next year's Tour de Yorkshire takes

place at the end of April. The other host towns

are Bridlington, Tadcaster, The exact route will be

unveiled in December. It's survived raiders and royal

disputes and now visitors to Carlisle Castle are being given

the chance to experience thd darker English Heritage are running

torch-light tours around the ancient dungeons,

offering people a glimpse of spaces This is Britain's most

are besieged castle. Built more than 900 years ago,

thousands of people have You can feel the presence of people

who have been here over the years. Over the centuries, some

of history's biggest names have sought victory or refuge

within these walls. Robert the Bruce, Edward I,

William Wallace and of course Mary, Queen of Scots,

who spent six weeks here, and Bonnie Prince Charlie

garrisoned the castle. Built on what were the debatable

lands between England and Scotland, Carlisle Castle

was designed for defence. It would have been holes

that would have... Trapdoors that would have opened

and people would have thrown On a dark October night,

this building lends itself to ghoulish stories,

but there is no reason for tall tales here,

because the history of the castle 90 Jacobite prisoners were kept

here and they were kept in the very The squalor, the stink,

the stench of those poor prhsoners. In fact, the youngest prisoner

was an eight-year-old boy who had In the hot summer of 1746,

prisoners were so desperate here they kept hydrated by licking

the damp which collected There is still damp glistenhng

on those stones to this day. Those are the infamous

licking stones there. A great experience, actuallx,

in getting into bits of the castle Quite creepy in parts,

like the dungeon downstairs. Doing it in the dark,

it is an experience Favourable reviews from

the modern-day visitors who have heard, but not endured,

the horror of this There are a saint, Newcastle are on

a roll at the moment. -- be`r There are a saint, Newcastld are on

a roll at the moment. -- bear I There are a saint, Newcastle are on

a roll at the moment. -- be`r I say it?

Newcastle United's success in the Championship is having

an impact on ticket sales for the EFL Cup.

Around 45,000 fans could turn out at St James' Park tonight

for their fourth-round clash with Preston North End.

Rafa Benitez is likely to make a number of changes,

and youngster Isaac Hayden is hoping to be a big part of

On Arsenal's book since the age of 13, the England under-21

midfielder took the brave decision to leave the Emirates in thd summer

after helping Hull City win promotion during a season-long loan.

Isaac Hayden is young and hungry and has a wise

I don't just want to sit there and sit on the bench or waste

I want to actually be in thd full thick of the action.

Actually take some responsibility in the football club and I think

that was a problem at Arsenal, there was never any

It was always, oh, he is a young player, around the squad,

I wanted to get away from that and take some responsibility

We have seen Jack Wilshere, obviously.

He has not been getting the opportunities at Arsenal.

So if he cannot get the opportunity and he is an England

senior international, then that means that I have no hope,

so Newcastle was an amazing option for me to have and I jumped

Hayden's worked with some of the most experienced man`gers

in the Premier League, but he says under Rafa Benitez,

his game has already improved in number of ways.

Just his experience and his tactical knowledge.

It is massive and I have never had that in a manager so far.

Just individually talking to me and helping me tactically.

I have never had that, so I will say tactically

and positionally, I am far better than when I first came.

In-form Preston, who the Magpies play away in the league on Saturday,

will give Newcastle a run for their money.

Hayden is just looking forw`rd to playing in front of the St James'

People talked about it before I joined.

When I first joined, I had never played at St James' Park

The Norwich game, I don't think I have been involved

When we scored the fourth goal, I think the pitch was shaking,

It is the quarterfinals, thd next round, but let's not get it wrong,

Preston are a good side and they have been on good form

recently and we have to go into it with the right mentality.

Hopefully, if we do that, like we have in the past few games,

Sunderland are in EFL Cup action tomorrow.

They're at Southampton, and, as he has done for the past 13

years, BBC Newcastle's Nick Barnes will be there behind the microphone.

And if you're wondering how Nick manages to trot out all those facts

and figures during his commdntary, well, it's because he does his

homework, which he's now sh`ring with the rest of us.

Almost a quarter of the way into the new season and Sunderland

have taken just two points from a possible 27.

It is the worst start to a top-flight campaign

It is almost a metaphor for everything that is going

They play well for large parts of the game, at West Ham,

and then to lose with 20 seconds to go.

It almost rubber-stamped the position they are in.

It is difficult to see a wax out of the woods while they have

so many key players, I think, on the sidelines.

I think because they are in so much trouble, that feel-good factor that

came about with those miraculous finishes at the end of the last

seasons, it is not there, as it is so early in the se`son

It is difficult to raise yourself and think there is a way out of this

when you have two points from nine games.

The miracle will have to be a real miracle.

All the gory details are in Nick's notebook,

And such is the interest in the wider football world,

his chronicle of last season has now been published.

The problem was if you try and publish my matchbook,

it's large, it is in colour, it would be prohibitively expensive.

A publisher came and said, leave it with us.

Literally, they thought outside the box and came up with thd idea

of a box and cards for each of the games.

It is a way for me to in sole sense find some pleasure in covering

a club which for the last probably seven or eight years has bedn tough.

You know which of getting for Christmas now.

Now, here's a question to ponder while you're eating your tea!

Well, staff at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Tynemouth are trying

to teach them to only eat food from a certain part of the tank

One reason for doing it is to stop them eating the other

Visitors don't get to see this part of the tank.

There is a view that whistlhng makes them come over.

I just whistle whatever current song is in my head.

These ones could eventually grow up to six feet long.

Their teeth are designed to take a bite of flesh.

They do not hunt for many things bigger than a fish that thex would

What you're doing is the sh`rks to do target feeding.

The sharks otherwise would eat whatever they want. If you own a

large fish tank, you do not want the occupant eating each other. The hope

is the training will lead to the sharks being attracted to stick with

red ball at the end which will be red ball at the end which will be

helpful for the health care. We could then give the medicathons and

know which shark is getting what. They are a key attraction here.

know which shark is getting what. They are a key attraction hdre. We

They are a key attraction here. We like them. There is bad press about

sharks. I like watching them. like them. There is bad press about

sharks. I like watching them. So many are endangered. That is down to

humans. There is no other reason really. Do you get the jaws theme

tune in your head? No. When they reach full size, they will

move to a bigger Aquarian, but a lot of sessions Whitehead. -- but a lot

of sessions like a head. You will be singing that thdme in

You will be singing that theme in your head all night. We're having

milder weather. Things are changing. It was very

cold this morning. But the weather Watchers were still out and about.

These sheep were not botherdd Watchers were still out and about.

These sheep were not bothered either These sheep were not botherdd either

frosty start. It all changed in the afternoon.

As they go through the next couple of days, things will turn milder. We

pick up a westerly breeze. We will see a fair amount of cloud. Not the

sunny skies over this afternoon A clear enter the day, but we are

picking up a westerly breezd and as picking up a westerly breezd and as

you can see on the graphic, it is starting to bring in some cloud.

Some patches of mist and fog, but it will keep the temperature is up. So

we are looking at lows of sdven or we are looking at lows of sdven or

eight Celsius was up in milder start to the morning. But overcast. Some

outbreaks of light and justly rain across parts of Cumbria, but not

much of it will make it over the Pennines, further North East it will

probably stay dry. Into County Durham, some spells of sunshine

through the afternoon. With the sunshine, temperatures are 14,

possibly 15 Celsius. The Culbria, possibly 15 Celsius. The Cumbria,

some decent temperatures, mhlder some decent temperatures, mhlder

than today. That breeze continues as we go through Wednesday night and

into Thursday. Quite a lot of cloud, but it will break and we will see

clear skies. Nevertheless, temperatures hold up overnight.

Wednesday night into Thursd`y, temperatures hold up overnight.

Wednesday night into Thursday, lows Wednesday night into Thursd`y, lows

of nine or 10 Celsius. Thursday starts like this, brighter spells in

the East, but the cloud will spill into western parts and it whll bring

in some spells of drizzle here into western parts and it will bring

in some spells of drizzle hdre and there. The breeze continues through

the afternoon and temperatures up to a high of 13 or 14 Celsius. Looking

further ahead, towards the weekend, high pressure builds again. That

will settle everything down. We lose the winds as we go into Friday. Some

cloud around, though, a weather front that would bring spells of

rain, but nothing too heavy. Again, North Eastern parts bearing best.

Tomorrow will certainly feel a bit milder, it will be breezy, though,

and we will feel a lot of cloud Into Thursday and into the weekend,

we will see some of further cloud and outbreaks of rain, but

eventually we will lose that wind. Thank you a much indeed. That

eventually we will lose that wind. Thank you a much indeed. Th`t is

eventually we will lose that wind. Thank you a much indeed. That is it

from us this evening. Our l`te bulletin just before half past ten

bulletin just before half p`st ten tonight. Goodbye.

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