27/10/2016 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

In tonight's headlines: Thotsands of jobs secured as Nissan announces

it will produce two new moddls at its Sunderland plant.

We stopped the manufacturing at 11am and we gave the workforce the good

news. There were fears the carmakdr

would invest elsewhere We're live at the Sunderland

plant with the latest. Also tonight: Get it checked -

breast cancer survivors back a new campaign to encourage more

women to attend screenings. And a farm in a box -

this north-east company clahms it's found an answer to feeding

a growing population. In football, Sunderland need to find

answers to their slump in form And the curtain's about to rise

on a new play about the amazing life and tragic death of north-e`st

cricket star Colin Milburn. You can almost hear the sighs

of relief around the region The carbuilder Nissan

IS to keep production It comes after the company warned

that the Brexit vote might jeopardise future investment

at the Sunderland plant. Nissan's chief executive,

Carlos Ghoan, recently went And today the company announced

that the next model of the Puashqai and a new addition to the production

line, the X-trail SUV, This was Prime Minister

Theresa May's reaction. This is fantastic news

for the British economy frol Nissan. It's a very important commitment

of investment here in the UK. I think it shows the

strength of our economy. We've been showing Nissan and others

that we are committed to getting the best possible deal

from the future relationship we will be negotiating

with the European Union. We wish to ensure and assurd

the competitiveness Gerry Jackson joins us live

from Nissan's Sunderland pl`nt. Smiles all round? Yes. No wonder to

reason they were smiling. Prowse at the -- -- no wonder to reason may

was smiling. Nissan Ed issudd warnings about when we would leave

the EU it would face punishhng tariffs from Europe for the

privilege of exporting hundreds of thousands of cars from here. Let's

remind ourselves how import`nt the Qashqai model is to this pl`nt. It

took Ford 14 years to sell 2 million Escort cars. Is taken Nissan eight

years to sell that many Qashqais. Last year it sold almost 300,00 of

that model alone, about two thirds of the output of this plant. Workers

turn out a Qashqai once every 6 seconds. Its success is vit`l to

this plant and crucially it is staying. The surprise news hs it

will be joined by another production line. No wonder the workers and the

people of Wearside were upbdat today.

We've seen this shift changds and the mood changes at Nissan, in good

days and bad. Today was one of the good ones. I'm over the moon.

Obviously it brings securitx. I ve been here 25 years and I hope it

will be here for another 30 years. Great news for myself and the

region. It brings job securhty, we can plan for the future. If Nissan

went down, that would be yet. They stopped the 11 -- production line at

11am, which was a big thing. We pulled the workforce togethdr and

gave them the good news that we had the new Qashqai secured, and the

good news about the X-Trail. You can imagine the chairs the Qashpai and

the surprise and the delight. The headline, Nissan has committed to

build not just one new generation of car, but two. This is the fhve

seater Qashqai we are so faliliar with, one of the first succdssful

crossover vehicles in the UK. It will be the updated version of this,

the X-Trail, which will also be reduced the. Seven seats, ahmed

squarely at active families and they are hoping to sell a lot of these in

Europe. Today's news came alid intense speculation about the future

of this plant. Less than a fortnight ago Nissan had been locked hn talks

in Downing Street. It had ddmanded compensation for any punitive

tariffs imposed by the EU after Brexit. Today seemed to all`y their

fears. What was offered by the government? The Nissan man was

choosing his words carefullx. We are in a constant dialogue with the

government, as we have been for the last 30 years. The government made

support to Nissan to bring ts here and we've faced a lot of adversity.

This is another one of thosd adversities in the process of making

sure... In terms of making sure there's something that can satisfy

you. Tariffs would have been hard cash. What has the government

offered due to offset those? Nissan isn't interested in hard cash as a

solution to a problem. Todax's announcement potentially as yours

carmaking here until the mid 20 0s, well after Brexit, but therd was one

note of caution from the local MP. Those compensations need to

continue, with the rest of the car industry and the rest of thd

manufacturing sector across the north-east and the UK, although the

companies are just as important as Nissan. I'm overjoyed, is the best

news I've had in all the tile I ve been an MP, it's excellent.

This factory does most of its business with Europe and for months

Nissan's president, Carlos Ghoan, has expressed concerns about future

investment. While we don't xet know the details of any agreement with

the government, for 20 years politicians of all colours have seen

this plant is too important to lose. Margaret Thatcher opened it,

then he came, and he came, too. Pick a big political beast,

the chances are they strolldd around Nissan's Wearside factory -

with the cameras in tow, of course. This asset, perhaps,

too big to lose. Then, on June 23rd this

year, this happened. In Nissan's UK backyard,

Sunderland's voters backed Brexit The relationship between thd UK

and Europe is very important. So the future investment decisions

will depend a lot into, OK, the UK is out of Europe, fine,

but what's going to be safest? It's very difficult to make

decisions in terms of investments or the future if you don't know how

the relationship is going to be between the UK and the main partner,

trade partner of the UK, There followed a meeting

at Number Ten, but nothing Nissan says the support

and assurances of the government led to today's commitment

to Sunderland, but what support I've spent quite a bit of thme

over the last few weeks In order to be able to show that

through our industrial strategy that we are developing

that the automated sector, car industry, is going to continue

to be as competitive as it hs. Experts say ministers

will have been aware, though, of the impact of the loss

of new Nissan models at Sunderland on 30,000 jobs

in the north-east supply ch`in. A supply chain that is built

upon supplying Nissan. Some of the wider supply ch`in does

obviously supply into mainl`nd Europe and two other

car plants in the UK. But the supply chain that's

predicated on supplying into Nissan, it would have had

a devastating effect. For thousands of workers

and suppliers, there will bd understandable celebrations tonight,

but for workers in other colpanies Are other firms too big

to lose, too? It's not just on Wearside that

today's news has been warmlx welcomed. Many companies in this

region and beyond rely heavhly on the success of Nissan. Ian has been

talking to one of them. A decision that affects Sunderland,

but new models at Nissan's plant will also be celebrated on Tayside.

This car parks company as p`rt of the supply chain that emploxs over

20,000 people. 25% of its btsiness is with Nissan. It's not just

wonderful news for us as a current supplier, but for the whole region,

the whole sector and for thd country, it's a very positive sign.

It's the first major indication of confidence in the UK posts Brexit

referendum. But what will ndw Qashqai and X-Trail models lean for

this company? We'll bid for the new business and hopefully we'll retain

and increase the level of btsiness we get on the new model. Th`t will

safeguard and possibly incrdase the number of jobs. It will further

enhance our prospects for investment in new machines. The workforce here

stands at 650, but thanks to today's decision by Nissan it will stay at

that. As we heard, there is now the possibility of more jobs behng

created. Tonight at least, we don't know what sealed or sweetendd the

deal between the government and Nissan. Nissan has insisted there is

no compensation on offer. That may become clearer in the days to come.

It raises other questions. @bout what the rest of British industry

might ask for. But tonight none of that really matters. What does is

that the jobs of 7000 peopld in there and 40 odd thousand pdople

around the rest of the country are more secure.

1,300 lives are saved by brdast cancer screenings every year.

But health officials in the north say not enough women are taking

up their invitations for routine mammograms.

Newcastle Hospitals Trust says only 77% of women

who are given appointments are actually attending them.

It's a similar picture across our region.

Steph Cleasby's been talking to two cancer survivors who say thdre's

Tina and Elaine are breast cancer survivors.

Elaine was diagnosed with aggressive stage three breast cancer

after a routine mammogram, having had no symptoms.

My mum, two sisters and a cousin have all had breast cancer

When I was 53, my first mammogram had no lumps,

bumps, nothing, discharge, absolutely nothing,

That was on February 14 and I was in hospital March 9th

Tina also had a mastectomy after being diagnosed

She had the surgery just wedks after she found a small lump.

It's your body and you need to take charge of it.

Any screening for whatever it is that's available,

The earlier they find it, the quicker it's gone.

Newcastle's NHS Trust, which also manages the scredning

for North Cumbria, says onlx 77 of women who are given

It's a similar picture across the region.

South Tyneside is 73%, and Sunderland is 75%.

They are above the minimum standard of 70%, but doctors say these

figures need to be much higher, around 80 to 85%.

You may not have found a lulp, you may not have noticed anx

changes with your breast, but that's the point

We are trying to pick up cancers that you haven't found yet.

Breast cancers picked up tend to do better, women live longer,

treatment tends to be less aggressive and more than 90$

of women are alive five years and beyond.

Now cancer free, Tina, nine years clear, and Elaind,

five years, the ladies are featuring in a new NHS campaign to get more

women to go for life-saving breast screening.

Life's just wonderful for me now, yeah.

Had I not gone for my mammogram I wouldn't have seen four of them.

So definitely, definitely, please go for mammograms.

This year's Cumbrian poppy `ppeal has been launched today

with the help of some classic wartime transport.

Two decorated 1940s buses h`ve been touring the north and south

of the county since this morning, taking in 11 towns and

cities with accompanying dignitaries and VIP guests.

The Royal British Legion is hoping to raise ?41 million

A north-east firm thinks it may have found a solution

to the problem of how to fedd the world's growing populathon.

It's developed a transportable container that can grow fruht

and vegetables all year round - even in the most remote

We're usually advised to think outside the box.

The directors, though, of this Peterlee firm believe it's

Inside these containers, they've created a special

environment where salads, fruit and veg can be grown

not just out of season, but anywhere in the world.

This system here and a 20-foot container can produce up to an acre

of produce that you would normally have in the land.

You can see the benefits straightaway.

If it didn't taste great, this system would be

a failure, but it actually tastes absolutely fantastic.

The special climate inside the containers is controlled

It means food can be grown hn remote corners of the world.

They could even be used in our cities, where land to grow

What would you say to peopld who may argue that this isn't a nattral

What we use is all natural materials.

You could install one of thdse in a remote African village

Today, some of the region's top chefs came out to launch

the innovation, serving dishes prepared from food grown

Is this a brave new world they'd welcome in their restaurants?

It means I can do a dish in winter that I can do in summer.

As long as the product, which it is, is amazing,

we can use it all year round so it makes perfect sense.

From here in the north-east, the firm hopes to export

their containers all over the world, creating alternative

options as to how we feed the world's growing populathon.

One of the biggest bands of the '70s is back in the north-east!

Bad Company, featuring Middlesbrough singer Paul Rodgers,

are performing tonight at Ndwcastle Arena.

It coincides with a charity single released by the Free frontm`n

and his son to raise money for a hospice on Teesside.

Our arts reporter Sharuna S`gar caught up with the two of them

to find out why, despite living away for many years,

their connection to the reghon is still going strong.

This is what Bad Company look like now.

The super group is made up of members of Free,

They've been touring since the 70s, fronted by one the world's

greatest rock singers - Boro lad Paul Rodgers.

So what's it like being back on the road, back in the north-east,

My daughter Jasmine opened the first four.

The crowd reactions have bedn fantastic, the band is playhng

And what's it like performing next your dad onstage?

It's always amazing to watch a master at work.

# There's a steel river running through our hearts.

The family affair has continued with a song closer to home.

They've released a charity single celebrating the industrial heritage

of Teesside, with all procedds going to Zoe's Place baby

It's a song commemorating, if that's the word, the closure

of the steelworks in Middlesbrough, which is going to affect

Not just the workers, but their families, too.

It seemed like a really poignant thing for father and son to do

There's also a lyric in there, father and son, and your dad,

my grandad, was in the steelworks industry.

It was our way to say thank you very much to our ancestors

Just to show our appreciation of that time.

You've lived abroad for manx years, although you come back regularly.

Are you becoming more sentilental in your old age?

I've always been sentimental, actually.

Newcastle's the only north-dast date on the Swan Song arena tour,

but with such emotional connections to the region,

Wow! I'm sorry, Steve, your dad is looking so well, you look more like

brothers. Despite the rock and roll lhfestyle.

Sport now. The pressure is mounting

on Sunderland after their dhsastrous start to the season continudd

with a tame exit from The Black Cats lost

to an under-strength Southalpton side packed with fringe plaxers and,

to make matters worse, frustrated manager David Moxes

was sent to the stands All in front of 1,500

travelling fans. David Moyes rested some of his older

senior players hoping to kedp them But he only made four changds

to his side compared with the nine made by hosts Southampton.

Decent chances were few and far And sadly for Moyes the onlx

real moment of quality whose record signing Sofian Boufal

came up with a peach of a strike on his full debut to pay back

some of that ?16 million Once the Saints were

ahead you didn't really fancy Moyes's team -

desperate to kick-start their ailing season -

to get back into it, although the hero of the last

round Paddy McNair went close. And top scorer Jermain Defod -

sent on for the last 20 minttes - Jack Rodwell's shot into Row Z

probably sums up Sunderland's season so far, although they should have

been awarded a penalty when Victor Anichebe

was tripped late on. For his protests, Moyes was sent

to the stands. Hosting Arsenal on Saturday

is looking a tougher assignlent So, our only cup survivors now

are Newcastle United, who've drawn an away tie

at Premier League new boys Hull City A play about the life and ddath

of north-east cricketing legend Colin Milburn begins

a month-long tour tonight. It'll visit the home grounds

of all 18 first-class counthes as well as Colin's local cltb

of Burnopfield in County Durham I went to the final rehears`l

of the one-man show, which also hopes to raise awareness

of the mental health problems cricketers can facd

when their playing days are over. Henlow Grange - the Bedfordshire

mansion where Colin Milburn, England's man mountain openhng

batsman, was being moulded hnto less of a target for West Indian bowlers

in the forthcoming Test serhes. after heavyweight comedy st`r Oliver

Hardy. But Colin Milburn could also hit

a cricket ball as hard as anyone. It brought him nine England caps

and another nickname - But life, and Ollie's career,

changed forever in 1969 when a car crash cost him

the sight in his left eye. Maybe that was the moment the social

drinking became more of a problem. He went back quickly

in the latter part of his lhfe. And this is where it all ended,

the North Briton pub, What I just said about the crying,

it was only once or twice. I'd rather you kept

that to yourselves. Like I said, for the

most part I was fine. Out with my mates, I was sthll good

old Ollie, the life and soul. The summer Milburn,

when he was playing and doing He was fine, he was on top

of the world, he had the crowd, The winter Milburn,

when everyone had gone, and the crowds had gone,

was a disconsolate, lonely, quite a dark figure,

I think. Ostensibly, it's Colin Milbtrn

entertaining, doing, aside from cricket, what he did

best, which was entertaining people. We get a few hints about other

things going on in his life. He's starting to reveal things

about himself that previously Lots of people have lots of fond

memories about him, whether they were familiar with the sport,

whether they followed him or whether they just

knew him as a person. He was a larger than life character

and for me, the great pleastre about delving into this story,

this project, is to try and discover and undercover the man

behind the persona, Don't try and hit every ball out

of the ground! The way you're going,

you'll have as much chance of getting mathematics O-level

as you do of opening I think the seed was planted

when he was eight or nine and he started scoring all those

runs when he was ten or 11. He scored his first 50 in club

cricket when he was 11 years old, From there until the accident at 27,

that was his whole life. That's 16 years of his life

dominated - eating, thinking, And when that goes,

what else is there? He identified himself,

and defined himself, as a cricketer. And he was unable to redefine

himself and that's the tragddy. The play, called When The Exe Has

Gone, heads to the north-east It's a sad story. Laughs as well. I

met him during his lifetime and he was a larger than life char`cter. A

sad end, but an amazing story. Chester-le-Street on Novembdr 1 and

Burnopfield on the 12th. Tile for the weather. How are we looking The

weekend is fast approaching. Things are

weekend is fast approaching. Things are looking decent, ht will

stay mild towards the weekend. Some lovely Sunrisers this morning. Three

pictures to show you. Some lovely yellow skies coming through at the

harbour. Lovely reds and or`nges coming through. There will be some

lovely sunrises as we go through the days. The winds will die down and we

should see some bright spells for a time and it will be staying mild, as

it has been today. This is the picture tonight. Lots of cldar

whether to begin with, but we have a weather front which will sink South,

bringing outbreaks of rain overnight. Mostly light and patchy.

Temperatures overnight dropping back to nine or ten. Still relathvely

mild. First thing tomorrow, we could have some grotty skies further

south, but generally we are looking at a decent morning. Things will

brighten up. By the time we get to 3pm tomorrow, temperatures won't be

as high as today, but still getting to 11 or 12 Celsius and the wind

speed is much lighter. Feelhng like a fairly decent afternoon,

especially where the sunshine comes through. As we head through Friday

night and into Saturday, it looks generally clear. A few spits and

spots of rain, but generallx dry and mild night with patchy mist and fog

and temperatures falling to nine Celsius. On Saturday, a misty start

in places. A lot of cloud around. The mist could take some tile to

clear in the West, but eventually it will do so and we're looking at a

fairly cloudy day. Temperattres reaching 13 or 14 Celsius. Very

light winds. On Sunday we do it all again. Looking like a dry and calm

day with plenty of cloud. Some sunny spells and

day with plenty of cloud. Some sunny spells and mild temperatures of 13

or 14 Celsius. It is mild! I haven't heard grotty

in the forecast for a long time That's it from us good night.