16/08/2011 Look North (Yorkshire)

Another death from barbecue fumes. A woman dies in a tent while on

holiday. The rest of her family are found unconscious alongside her.

Also on the programme: Demonstrators take to the streets

over a killer's conviction. Claims that one punch should not have led

to a murder verdict. The clue is in the skyline - what a

city panorama tells us about the state of Yorkshire's economy.

It's brightened up nicely to end the day. There will be more

sunshine on offer during the day tomorrow. I will have the full

Welcome to the programme. A husband today paid tribute to his wife

after she became the second woman from our region to fall victim to

fumes from a smouldering barbecue which had been brought inside her

tent. Last month Hazel Woodhams died in similar circumstances in

Norfolk. This time, tragedy has struck a family in North Wales.

Tracy Screen was found dead alongside her two unconscious

children and her husband in the tent. The children and their father

are expected to be released from hospital very soon. Nicola Rees is

at Bakewell. This is a camping exhibition. The type of place that

you might go to buy a new tent. These sorts of places are popping

up all around Yorkshire as more people choose to holiday at home.

That is what Tracy Screen decided to do when she and her husband went

up to a really scenic part of North Wales. Sadly, that summer holiday

ended in tragedy when Tracy Screen was found dead yesterday. It seems

for the second time in as many months something as simple as a

barbecue could be to blame. Police arrive at the campsite

yesterday morning. It was here that the body of Tracy Screen was

discovered in a tent. The 34-year- old was pronounced dead at the

scene while her husband and two children were taken to hospital.

Their condition is said to be comfortable. A barbecue was found

close to the tent and police say initial indications are that the

family was overcome by fumes. the moment, we are not treating the

matter as suspicious. We are treating it as an unexplained death.

It is too early to give a clear indication of what caused this lady

to pass away. What makes it worse, the family were on holiday, to

enjoy themselves, and this tragedy hits them. It can happen any time,

any place. You can't be too careful. This particular site is well run.

It is a family-run affair. The standards of safety are very high

here. The owners were too distressed to

be interviewed. A postmortem examination has been carried out

and an inquest has been opened and adjourned. In Chesterfield Tracy

Screen's friend has received a statement from the family. It is

from her husband. It says she was a loving and caring wife. Two amazing

children have now got to come to terms with this horrific accident.

She was a friend to many people and will be deeply missed by all.

the second camping holiday to end in tragedy in as many months. In

July, the body of Hazel Woodhams was also discovered in a tent on

this campsite in Norfolk. It is thought she died from carbon

monoxide poisoning. As investigations now continue into

the latest death of Tracy Screen, campers are being advised to take

extra care when using disposable barbecues.

Other holiday-makers did say the family took the barbecue into their

tent as a way of keeping warm. The police haven't confirmed that

element but they have said the barbecue found close to the tent

will form part of their investigation. The father and the

two children are said to be in a comfortable condition in hospital

and expected to be released very soon.

Thank you. Such a tragic loss. Earlier I spoke to Iain Geddes from

the Camping and Caravanning Club. I asked him how common these

incidents were. Thankfully, it is very uncommon. There are hundreds

of thousands of people camping right now and we seem to have a

spate of a few deaths that seem to have been attributed to this

happening. We don't know the details of how and why this has

happened. There must be basic safety rules that we should all

adopt? I took the liberty before I came in to have a look in a

supermarket to see what the safety instructions are. They all say for

outdoor use only. That is the crux of it. They are outdoor products.

If you are in a position where the weather is inclement, people will

take them nearer the tent, but never take them inside. I suppose

that is the point. If you take what you might think are dying embers

inside a tent or wherever, they are still giving off toxic fumes?

That's right. They are still burning. They will be consuming

oxygen. As it is burning in a very uncontrolled manner, it will be

giving off carbon monoxide. Your organisation looks after hundreds

of campsites. Is there anything you can do to make people aware of

these dangers? We have information on the web and other things. You

can call me on the helpline for any help on that matter. There is more

to it. We are working on getting more information out there that

will be made available in due course. It is something - it hasn't

happened very much in the past. We have seen an unusual spike here.

Are we talking about first time campers who are not as experienced

as they should be? There is a possibility of that. Camping is on

the increase. There's possibly people trying it that haven't had

the benefit of being brought up by parents that have done camping

themselves. We need to be there to support them. Thank you.

Dozens of protesters took to the streets of Sheffield claiming that

a former boxer was innocent of murder. 20-year-old Bradley Hinkler

was convicted after he punched a man outside a bar last year and he

died of his injuries. Around 100 supporters marched with Hinkler's

family this morning calling for that verdict to be overturned.

A noisy protest in support of a convicted murderer, but Bradley

Hinkler's family and friends say he never intended to kill anyone.

he's done is wrong. It is not murder. He's getting tarnished a

murderer. You look at Yorkshire Ripper, they are murderers,

Bradley's been out on a night out, pub fight, and it's the wrong

verdict. Thomas Gower died a week after being assaulted last December.

Everyone accepts that was the result of a single punch thrown by

Bradley Hinkler. The police say he chased after him and hit him for no

reason. His mother and friends say he was acting in self-defence.

jury have got it wrong. He is not a murderer. It is not a murder charge.

He was defending himself. He is not a murderer. He is our family.

People out there need to know that. He is not no killer. He didn't go

out to intentionally kill anybody. He wanted to defend himself.

Bradley Hinkler was found guilty of murder last week and is waiting to

be sentenced. His family believe a manslaughter charge would be more

appropriate. They are sensitive to the feelings of Thomas Gower's

family. We are deeply sorry for Thomas Gower's family. I know that

words will never fetch him back. Our words are genuine. Bradley

Hinkler will find out next week how long he will spend in prison. His

family are already planning an appeal.

Later on Look North: Promoting the game created here in Yorkshire. A

new national rugby league magazine is launched.

Children as young as 12 will be left open to grooming by sex

perverts if Government cuts leave Yorkshire charity short staffed.

The Coalition for the Removal of Pimping which works to help

families whose daughters have been lured into drugs and prostitution

say they are to lose two keyworkers and that means they can't cope with

the growing demand for their service. Charlotte Leeming has been

to meet one woman whose daughter was lured from the streets of

Yorkshire by a stranger. This woman's daughter was 13 when

she was groomed by a gang of men in West Yorkshire. They befriended her

and made her feel special. But then the sexual exploitation began. She

was kept as a prisoner in a flat and raped. I just noticed a decline

in her health. She was very unhappy and totally cut off from the family.

It wasn't just one group of men, it was a few. They befriend young

people, let them drive around in their cars, pretend to be their

boyfriends. They gave her drugs I think to knock her out. She got

that off her head. I don't think she was aware of what was going on.

She was a totally different child. I knew with her self-harming it was

a cry for help. There are no official statistics on how many

children are the victims of child exploitation in Yorkshire. Hundreds

of families affected by the problem have turned to the staff here, the

Coalition for the Removal of Pimping, or CROP, was set up in

Leeds in 1996. It is a little known charity with a 12-strong workforce.

It's provided support to people across the UK. Until last year, it

received Government funding, but this year that was cut and that

means they will have to lose two members of staff. I dread to think

if I didn't get the help from CROP, it was just excellent. The support

of everyone. The warmth and the understanding. People judge and at

CROP they don't. Her daughter is now 16 and due to start college

next month. The conviction rate for this type of crime is low and not

all cases have a happy ending. How does it feel that the men are still

out there on the street? It makes me feel angry and frustrated. They

are just moving to the next girl. They are laughing in everybody's

face, the police, parents, everyone. They are just getting away with it.

In the studio now is Rachel Loise who works for CROP. That story was

of a 13-year-old girl. You are talking about your new information

that grooming is beginning younger? That's right. We always are on the

look out for trends. We are seeing a lot more grooming through social

networking sites, specifically targeting children as young as nine

and up to 11. So I'm hoping all families will take the opportunity

to learn more about how to protect their children online. There is a

very good website called Think You Know. This is awful. Nine-years-old.

It is. You are dealing with more and more cases. Yet you are being

stretched because of cuts, but then we have had a statement from the

Department of Education who says not everyone can receive funding?

That's right. This is the first time in nine years that we haven't

received any Government funding. It's putting an awful pressure on a

small specialist charity who has got a highly skilled team working

with families who are desperate to protect their own children. We are

seeing this nationally, that many services are being cut and of

course we are almost the cheap end of the statutory sector. We are

highly specialist but we don't cost as much and it's going to cost the

Government a lot more trying to mop up the devastation that's caused by

having children affected by exploitation from such a very young

age. I remember when your organisation was started, it was

started after the murder of a girl in South Yorkshire by her mother

because she had no-one to turn to. Sometimes the families whose

daughters they know are being groomed have no-one to talk to, you

are that organisation? That's right. Parents feel desperate and don't

know which way to turn. They often go firstly to children's social

care or to the police, but unless we get more training in those

sectors, very often it is a patchy response. It is only really where

you get a specialist multi-agency team that's working together for

the benefit of the young people and goes to the parents who can give

the information to locate the perpetrators. Thank you very much.

More news now. The former head of Morrisons has been fined �210,000

for failing to disclose the fact that he had sold most of his shares

in the chain. Sir Ken Morrison spent 50 years at the helm of the

Bradford-based business. After he stepped down in 2008 he sold most

of his shares. He should have revealed this. But they didn't find

out until three years later. The Government today confirmed that

rail fares in West Yorkshire will go up by 10% next year. Look

North's revealed earlier this month the increase will be triggered by a

deal to lease extra carriages to ease overcrowding. Elsewhere the

increase will be around 8%. West Yorkshire Police are asking

for help identifying people wanted in connection with last week's

disorder in Chapeltown. These CCTV images were taken on Reginald

Terrace at 11.30pm last Tuesday. Police saying one person can be

seen throwing bricks. The trouble started after Gavin Clarke was shot

in the face. He died on Friday. A 23-year-old man appeared in court

charged with his murder this morning.

Just about everyone agrees the immediate future of construction in

Yorkshire is pretty bleak. Public sector schemes to build houses,

schools and hospitals are simply drying up as the cuts begin to bite.

With the latest unemployment figures out tomorrow, there are

growing fears that we will see an increase in the jobless totals.

Here is a sight you don't often see - Leeds skyline with not a tower

crane to be seen. It is a clear indication the construction

industry is going through tough times. Here is a public project

that is going ahead, a new building for Kirk lease College. -- Kirklees

College. It is Government cuts that's dried up. We have not got an

Olympics in the North. We haven't got anything like that. We have

schools, colleges, the police stations, that was our work. That's

now gone. So how tough is it? One survey asks building surveyors who

has been happening to them. 19% more said there were less public

sector housing work available while 36% said there were fewer major

public projects like schools and hospitals. The problem is, the

private sector has not been taking up the slack. 10% more said there

was less private housing available. 0% said there were no more and no

less major commercial contracts available. It adds up to a

miserable time for many construction companies and their

workers. Even the experts agree, there is little sign of any light

at the end of the tunnel. The only light will come if the Government

starts changing policy and start looking for opportunities to

improve services rather than looking for opportunities to reduce

the spend on them. When that Government policy change will

happen is very difficult to say. The Government insists the spending

cuts are necessary but they come at a price. Tomorrow's unemployment

figures may be a guide to the price Yorkshire is having to pay.

Does this evidence about a huge dip in public sector activity amount to

a vindication for the Conservative- led coalition or its Labour

critics? Our Westminster studio we have Shipley's Conservative MP

Philip Davies. Here in our studio is the TUC's Yorkshire Secretary

Bill Adams. Bill, how important is the construction industry for

Yorkshire? What do these figures signify? Well, it is a very

important sector. We have got thousands of people working in that

sector and thousands of people now unemployed. What we have seen is a

huge cutback in Government spending in terms of new projects. We have

local authority cutbacks biting now and in the next three or four years.

That leads to a huge loss of confidence in the sector. What will

that legacy be in the future? will be a drag on recovery, I think.

People will be looking for work. What's happening is that there's

competitive tendering on what work is available. That is driving down

profits. People can't get money from the banks. Again, we are

dropping behind London and the South East in terms of our region.

Let's ask Philip Davies now - isn't there evidence that we are cutting

much too quickly here? At least in the North public spending has

always been more important. Are you ignoring that, the Government?

public spend willing be higher this year than it is last year. This

idea that there is some severe cut is just a myth. We have to

recognise the fact that this year the Government will be borrowing

�150 billion. That is almost �500 million every single day and we are

spending about �150 million a day in debt interest payments. We can't

keep going on spending money as if it is going out of fashion. All the

money has been spent on the Olympics. We haven't got the

Olympics here in the North. The statistics suggest that it is all

slowing down? You can't blame this Government for hosting the Olympics.

That was bid for a number of years ago. That's been in the pipeline.

We can all argue about the cost. I'm concerned about that, too. The

construction is going through a difficult time at the moment. We

all know that. It can't rely on the Government spending money it

doesn't have in order to keep it going. We have to rebalance the

economy. We have to get the private sector going in the long run

because otherwise, we are going to end up with bigger debts than we

have at the moment. You have heard that comment, Bill. What would you

say, very briefly, will be the legacy unless we get construction

working again? A further unbalance of the economy towards the South

which leaves the northern regions lagging behind. Sometimes public

spending is an asset because it invests in your economy to get

things going. It is not always a cost to the public. Thank you very

much. I'm wondering if this is a sign of

the times. It is an iconic set of buildings. It was sold six years

ago and everyone was very confident it would become a major new

development in York. Terry's chocolate factory remains locked up

and empty. The buildings have been attacked by vandals. 90,000 race-

goers will see its dilapidation when they come to the Ebor meeting

this week. It's a landmark building that's

been part of York's skyline for a century. Take a closer look and the

recent past is all too obvious. The listed buildings are deteriorating

after standing empty since 2005. It's in stark contrast to its smart

neighbour. York Racecourse plays host to 90,000 race-goers this week.

Vandalism on the doorstep isn't a great welcome. It is important that

we don't see the site deteriorate. It is in nobody's interest. The

developers, the council, and the local community, local residents,

to see the site fall into disrepair and become derelict.

refurbishment of an old office block shows what the buildings

could become. It's slow progress. It is six years since the factory

closed. Eight months later, it was sold for �26 million. The first

redevelopment plan was thrown out by York Council in 2008. New plans

were submitted in 2009 and approved in 2010. So, 18 months on, where

are we now? Well, we asked the developers for a comment on the

state of the site. We were told both company directors were away

and couldn't be contacted for at least the next few weeks. We were

also told that no-one else from the company could talk to us. It's all

a far cry from the glory days when royalty visited and hundreds worked

here. The redevelopment with its planned hotels, houses and

businesses could provide much- needed jobs in York. But these are

difficult days for developers. What the council doesn't want to see is

stalled plans and further dereliction.

Now, rugby league fans have a new magazine devoted to their sport. It

is written and designed at a house that's on the edge of Keighley.

Despite its humble base, there are high hopes that Forty-20 will prove

to be popular among league fans around the world. Phil Caplan is

the managing editor of the new magazine. We have to say it's a

dodgy time to introduce a new concept? It is brave, bold,

probably innovative, like the sport itself. What I like about it - and

I will read rugby league till the cows come home - it does embrace

its heritage which I do like. Is that the definite thing you had,

that you had a definite theme? comes out of a book house that we

set up in February 2000. Our strapline on that is "treasure the

old, embrace the new". If you think about this country during the

summer, we have had 190 clubs playing in three countries at

community level over all age ranges. Nationally, we have 45 nations

playing the sport. How much is it? �2.95. Cheaper than a club

programme. Is it worth it? Sell me it in 20 seconds? That is not for

me to say. It is. You write it! is worth every penny! The truth is,

it's not match reports. It's not letters pages. It is features. It

is hopefully quality writing. have you done so far? It takes

three months for the ABC ratings to come through. It is nice that a

national supermarket chain has taken us on. We have been impressed

with the number of subscribers. me ask you - it is �2.95. Do you do

it in your back bedroom? Not at all. It's printed at a huge printing

works. It is a Yorkshire-based product. It is all done

electronically. We wish you well. The Ebor Festival starts tomorrow.

One horse that I wouldn't fancy backing is this one. It could taste

rather nice! Let's have a look at this. It is made entirely of

Yorkshire produce. That is a cabbage leaf. It's got rhubarb.

Beetroot from Bradford. Mushrooms from Thirsk. The sculpture has been

crafted by the hospitality team at York Racecourse. It reminds race-

goers of its commitment to home- grown grub. That was a Yorkshire

pudding! Let's move on to the Let's look at tonight's photos. We

have had some sunshine. This first one is of Whitby Abbey. Thank you.

A beautiful afternoon in the Peak District. Finally, a sunset over

Halifax. Keep your photos coming in. So we will start off with a look

for the cricket and Scarborough starting tomorrow. It will be dry

tomorrow. Thursday we might catch a few showers. Elsewhere, it will be

fine and dry tomorrow. It will be a beautiful day. The weather fronts

will stay away from us. Tomorrow will be a dry and a fine day for

all of us. You can see on the satellite picture, we have had

plenty of sunshine throughout this afternoon. We are still looking at

a few showers. We will see the skies clearing so by the end of the

night a cool night. Temperatures down to 8 Celsius over the Dales.

So looking at the sun times, it rises tomorrow morning at 5.48,

setting again at 8.31pm. So tomorrow it will be a fine start to

the day. Dry with plenty of sunshine, clear blue skies for most

of us. As we go through the morning, little will change. We will start

to see cloud starting to increase. The cloud will remain broken. There

will be further spells of sunshine, staying dry for all of us. The wind

is coming down from the north so it will feel coolest towards the coast.

For the racing in York, 20 degrees. 18 or 19 towards the Pennines. So