27/07/2011 Look North (Yorkshire)

Good evening and welcome to Wednesday's Look North. Tonight: At

raising awareness - a mother's personal campaign to save other

young women from the devastating effects of cervical cancer.

Also: Or two firms are fined �75,000 after a Barnsley man was

dragged through a machine. And you saw them here first - we

introduce you to the hot new talent playing at Leeds Festival next

month. And join me at English Institute of

Sport in Sheffield where we are looking ahead to London 2012.

Another cloudy seen across the South Yorkshire. It looks like

there will be more breaks in the Welcome to Look North. A mother

from Huddersfield has launched a campaign to save other young women

from the devastating effects of cervical cancer. Natassja Hall was

only 23 when she got the early symptoms of the disease. She would

not have been given routine screening tests until she was 25

and she now wants that age limit lowered.

A mother of two and full-time office manager. But Natassja Hall

is now campaigning to change government policy. She wants women

to be screened for the signs of cervical cancer from a much younger

age. Last year aged 23, two years before she was due to have a smear

test, she started suffering from prolonged bleeding. It was severe

and the abnormal cells could have turned into cancer if untreated.

was made to feel like a was may sting -- like I was wasting their

time. At the end of the day, you know your own body. They didn't

have much of a choice at the end because I said I would not move and

likely to test. In England, cervical cancer screening starts

aged 25. It is 20 in Scotland and Wales. That is what Natassja Hall

wants to change. The number of women being diagnosed with abnormal

cells is increasing. The most recent figures show there were

27,500 cases in England and almost 2000 of them were in women under

the age of 25. There could be many more who have abnormal cells but

you're not been tested. Two years ago the celebrity Jade goody died

from cervical cancer. All I could think was me in her shoes, thinking,

this could happen to me. Me leaving my children. I was thinking of

letters I would write to them. has now been given the all-clear

but her ordeal has made a determined to lower the screening

age. The NHS does not share her view. It says this is not a cost

issue but screening and a 25 could do more harm than good. But

Natassja does not agree and has now launched a petition online and in

her home town of Huddersfield. will keep fighting until the Prime

Minister turned around and says we will have to lower it.

What would the effect the of lowering the age at which women can

be tested the cervical cancer? We are joined by Sam Saidi, a Leeds-

based consultant gynaecologist. In Scotland, they can be tested at 20.

Have they got it right? I know how we came to this decision in England,

I don't know about Scotland. Here, it has been based on evidence and

statistics, which was clear. Since the age was raised to 25, there has

been no increase in the incidents of cervical cancer in that age

group of the under 20 fives. -- the under 25s. There is no benefit and

it does potentially cause harm. The reason is that under the age of 25,

as opposed to all the than that, the chance you will get an abnormal

smear is one in three. That causes a lot of distress and over

treatment which can cause women problems in the future. So you are

saying you are happy with 25? We have had a lot of discussion on

Facebook about this. There seems to be, like in Natassja's case, the

argument that women know their own bodies. So if someone present

symptoms, should they not be able to say they want a test? Symptoms

is different from screening. Smear tests are any designed for people

that do not have any symptoms. By symptoms, I mean bleeding when you

should not be bleeding. In this case, I understand there were

symptoms and if you have symptoms you think are wrong, that you are

bleeding when you should not be, yes, you should go to your doctor

and say, I am bleeding when I should not be, please look at me

and semi to a gynaecologist. Just to follow up that they spoke

mention, Mandy said her daughter had abnormal cells at 23, she had

the problem and so did her mother, but a 20-year-old daughter cannot

be screened. That is right and it comes back to the issue of the

statistics which are clear - it does not benefit women under 25 and

potentially causes harm. The harm is in the treatment. But we have

still not quite got the message about the injection. In years to

come, the anti-virus injection between 14 and 25, do you hope that

will reduce the number of all people with cervical cancer?

absolutely. We think the injection, the vaccine, is great. We want

everybody in the NHS group between 12 and 18 years of age to go for

injections when they are called because we know that in the future

it will significantly lower the chance of cervical cancer. What it

will not do is eradicated. So even in the future, you will still need

to go for your sneer and you will still need not ignore the message

that if you're bleeding and you should not be, go to your doctor.

Thank you for your advice. An engineering company from

Barnsley has been fined �45,000 following an accident which left a

worker with serious injuries. A man was pulled by a machine through a

gap just five inches wide. Today, a court heard a vital guarding which

could have been fitted was not. Matthew knows he is lucky to be

alive. The company was fined thousands in health and safety

rules. What matters most is the industry learns. This is what

happens when you do not follow health and safety regulations. Too

many people are injured in accidents at work. People need to

think twice about the dangers faced in the workplace. The court heard

he worked for an engineering company based in Barnsley. They had

a machine installed by another firm. Neither company had made sure

guarding was in place when the machine was switched on. Matthew

was pulled through a gap just five inches wide. The two companies were

fined �35,000.45 �1,000 respectively. The judge said the

machine was designed with inadequate protection. He said it

was a very foreseeable accident and this was not a politically correct

breach of over-fussy guidelines, but a serious and sustained breach.

His survival is remarkable that that should not subtract from the

fact his life could have easily been lost because those companies

ultimately failed to protect him when it mattered most.

Representatives were in court and released a statement today saying

they deeply regretted the accident and they have continued to support

Mattie financially and redeployed in in in a role. Now, he is putting

it behind him and being a father to his daughter. Plenty to come later

- 12 months and counting. We catch up with the Yorkshire athlete

hoping to make an impact at the Olympics.

Journalists at the Doncaster Free Press and South Yorkshire Times had

been out on strike for nearly two weeks in a row over job losses.

What sets these strikers apart is they are on indefinite strike.

Redundancies have been announced at a time when papers across the board

have seen the circulation figures for.

A bit of a pantomime. Don't you recognise the? I am not in disguise.

I am your ex-employer E! Characters and journalists are on the picket-

line. Donna is a devoted mother that she has now -- who is worried

that she does not know when she will return to work. Frightened,

scared, you do not know what is going to happen in the future. If I

could go back to work, I would. and her husband have a mortgage and

bills. But she insists there is so much at stake that the strike is

worth it. I feel like we have to fight for our rights, for the

quality of the newspaper. We feel like if we don't fight now, if the

union does not fight now, in the long run it will affect our jobs,

our jobs could be on the line. Striking was once the main weapon

for disgruntled workers. Indefinite strikes were common. In the 1980s

we lost about 30 million days a year to strike action. Last year,

that figure was a tiny fraction - around 360,000. What has changed?

The world has changed, the economy has changed. 70 % of people own

their own homes now, people have mortgages and credit card debt. So

the thought of not being paid for a week is a much bigger financial

risk the people. The Doncaster Free Press and South Yorkshire times are

still coming out each week on the picket-line. They are not ready to

give up yet. And Look North did approach

Johnston Press who owned those two papers. They refused to talk to us

tonight. Two women who appeared in court had

been charged with part of a conspiracy to deal class A drugs.

And Liz Stephens -- Angela Stevens and Jade Dutton are accused of

planning to deal cocaine and heroin. Jayde Dutton is also charged with

conspiring to pervert the course of justice. They were bailed until the

Part of Leeds market could be closed. An independent body could

also be set up to run it. Campaigners have accused the

council damaging small traders. The council claimed that the plans that

will secure the future of the historic market. The decision today

means we can move ahead and plan for the future. It gives us the

opportunity to gain funding from external sources. Also, to plan and

guarantee the future of the market. It also helps plan for the future

development of the area, with the East Gate development. That is

where Marks and Spencer's started. Still to come, Katie Price attends

a world record book-signing in Leeds. And we signed -- we find out

which bans will be playing at this year's Leeds Festival. It's a year

to go until the Olympics opening ceremony in London when the flame

will be lit. Here in Yorkshire in the run-up to the Games we'll be

playing to host to athletes from around the world as they prepare.

But we've also got our fair share of home-grown athletes. Tanya's

spent the day at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield,

finding out how it's helping in the pursuit of Olympic glory. Tanya, is

there a sense that we're into the home straight now? Yes and No.

There are a few hurdles they need to get over before they are

guaranteed of being out London 20 Prague and computing, which is the

dream for so many of the athletes based here -- the London 2012

Olympics. How big gold medal hope, Jennifer Ellis trained here. It

takes an awful lot of people today to get that sports star to the

starting line. Sport is all about getting the most from yourself. It

is not just guff -- a training facility here. There are no

boundaries to what we can investigate and how we can bring it

to to the coach and the athlete, giving an opinion of what is

causing their injury, whether we can modify training. It gives us a

bit of an edge. This die there is just back from the World

Championships in Shanghai -- this diver. We train day-in, day-out.

The Body wears and tears and this is fantastic. It is really

beneficial. We always say that sport science and sports medicine

surrounds a plate with everything they need. Leeds boxer Mickey Adams

is now based in Sheffield. -- Nicky. Women's boxing being in the games

for a first time gave her a future in the sport she loves. It was

amazing to think I was going to be in the Olympics. Now that I have

made the team, and I could be going to the qualifiers, it is going to

be absolutely amazing. And in a year, you could be walking around

at the opening ceremony! Exactly. It is fantastic, what an honour.

But these guys have a few events to contend with first. If I get to the

world championships, I will see what happens and then stop focusing

on the Olympics. But if they do get there, remember the people behind

the scenes. With me is one of the men behind the scenes, Jessica

Ennis's coach. We have got world indoor championships and the

outdoor championships later on. is now the face of 2012. There are

posters everywhere. How are you fitting that in with the training?

It has affected the training a little bit because of the amount of

time she has to spend and troubled time. You have to adapt the

training little bit. But she is a little bit tired, you give her an

extra hour in bed. How about the pressure of being the face the

2012? I don't think that plays a part at this stage. When it is

about three months to go, then the pressure may appear. Have you had a

look or are you staying away from the Olympic Park? We are too busy

training and encouraging, I haven't had the chance. Maybe closer to

make time. And how has she should be up for the World Championships?

Very well. Fingers crossed, we will see how things go. Let's have a

quick word with some of the children who trained here. What are

you hoping, are you going to watch the Olympics? For no, I do spend.

The have any of you got tickets for the Olympics? So I'm going to see

the heptathlon. I'm so jealous, I applied for that. What is it like

for you guys to train on the same track as Jessica Ennis? It is very

interesting to watch her train. it inspiring? Yes. Will it inspire

you to train a bit harder? Yes. she going to get a gold medal for

us? Yes. Yes, absolutely. Tony and I went for a run at lunch time. A

will see on the start-line, Harry. Yes, but probably not on the

Finnish! Are you saying you're quicker than Tanya? Yorkshire's

cricketers are in action in the 40- over competition this evening.

They're playing group A leaders Sussex at Hove and made a decent

start after being asked to bowl. Ryan Sidebottom got the first

wicket. Adil Rashid got in on the action as well, trapping Lou

Vincent LBW with the home side on 66. But Sussex have moved into a

strong position. We will bring you the result at 10:25pm. There are

five weeks to go till the Leeds Festival - and we now know which

bands will be taking to the stage. The festival's director says it's

been the toughest year he can remember, as tickets are still

available. Usually they sell out within a number of hours. Danny

Carpenter reports. There among the biggest bands on

the planet. But sharing the same bill, are another local band.

an on-air. An honour to play. an experience, we want to enjoy the

ride. It will be a good experience, They got their slot on the BBC

introducing stage by winning a competition. They joined dozens of

other local bands given their big chance on that stage. And one man

takes much of the credit for it. If if new music was football, there

will be all kinds of routes by which you could get spotted and

then supported and helps, and put into a junior team. That doesn't

exist in new music. People who were starting out opinion just as much

effort. The director of best of all music is from Yorkshire and

understands can you bounce. It is a real opportunity for them to say

that they play on the same bill as these big bands. Young bands coming

through their ranks, it's terrific. And one day, one of those bands on

not be be stage could be one of the biggest on the planet. Global

superstars, headliners at Leeds. I'll be there. Hundreds of people

queued for hours to meet the model and reality TV star Katie Price.

She was in Leeds to attempt to break the record for the longest

book signing. We went to find out how she got on. There will be some

flash photography. They came in their hundreds and they queued and

queued and cute. Some fans were camped outside the O2 Academy in

Leeds since the early hours of the morning, determined to meet Katie

Price and be part of a record- breaking event. She is a great

business woman, a fabulous mother. She is brilliant. She is absolutely

amazing. I have bought all her books. There is no doubting the

dedication of her fans, but Katie Price will have to sign more than

1951 Books if she's going to beat this year's world record. After

hours of waiting, the women of the hour arrived in the building. Then

she appeared. Do think he will break this record? I'm not

confident. Normally I am confident. There are a lot of people here, so

let's hope. In 15 years, only two people have done this. Are you a

fan?! Es! She was so nice. Despite hordes of fans, there will not be

enough to make his reality TV star a record breaker -- there were not

enough to make this reality TV start a record-breaker. Let me show

you some pictures that came in over the last 36 hours. The coast has

been pretty rotten. Look how it it has transformed today. Subs this

was Scarborough this afternoon. Keep the pictures coming in. You

can send me a picture on Twitter. They should be more sunshine to

come tomorrow. The weekend is looking quite promising. Some

sunshine, it should be a bit warmer tomorrow, with high pressure trying

to get in from the West. Some showers later tomorrow for the

western area. And a cloudy day on Friday. But the weekend it should

cheer up. There is tomorrow's weather. Some sunshine to come. It

is quite a complicated picture, but it means that much of tomorrow

should be OK. Variable club this evening and overnight. Beginning

towards the coast -- cloud. Temperatures 11 or 12 degrees. The

The sunny breaks will extend East so it becomes warm with sunny

spells but then that weather front will bring some showers, especially

in western parts of North Yorkshire and the Pennines later on. But

before that, it should be quite warm. The winds light and variable.

Inland, 23 in York, not bad at all. Equally warm in dummy. Friday looks

quite cloudy. Warm with sunny spells. Harry is more bothered

about whether he can play golf tomorrow. With just a year to go

till the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics, we thought it was

only fitting to end the programme with the thoughts of some of

Yorkshire's olympic hopefuls. them are swimmers, divers, table

tennis players and high jumpers. These are just a snapshot of the

competitors hoping to represent It is fantastic to be here.

Hopefully I would get a medal. is the biggest racing triathlon.

Since we got the Games, it has always been around, it is not till

you come here and think this is where it is going to be. It's not

It's such an exciting time, hopefully we can go there and a