02/09/2011 Look North (Yorkshire)

Welcome to Friday's Look North. The main news from around Yorkshire

tonight. An eight year-old boy dies after falling into a South

Yorkshire canal. People living nearby call for safety improvements.

Once considered an eyesore - now grade II listed. Inside Sheffield's

most famous flats after their multi-million pound makeover. Also

tonight, Christa's at a rather special event in Haworth. I'm here

at the Bronte Parsonage, home to Yorkshire's most famous literary

sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne. Because tonight Hollywood comes to

how worth for the premiere of the brand-new version of Jane Eyre. --

Howarth. And that all-important weather forecast coming up later.

First tonight - there are calls for better safety measures after an 8

year old boy drowned in a canal in South Yorkshire. Matthew Cartwright

fell into the water in Mexborough on Monday and later died in

hospital. Now parents living nearby say they want the area fenced off

to prevent another tragedy. Emma Glasbey reports. Matthew had been

enjoying the end of his summer holidays when he fell into the

canal in Mexborough. Police say he was with another family member when

the accident happened. Today he was described as a beautiful, loving

little boy. His family are devastated by his tragic death at

the age of eight. This afternoon, more and more friends came to pay

their respects and neighbours remember the awful events of Monday

evening. The police started turning up, fire service, never realise

that was a little boy who had fallen in. By the time they got him

out, he must have been at in there, quite a while. And the helicopter

rushed into hospital. Macula of the short way away from where he died

and might not have known this area too well. Many families who live

near the water told me their children are banned from playing

near the canal. You have this patch of wasteland, and narrow path, and

once you have walked along it, you see the water at the end. That is

the spot were Matthew Fell in. He was flown by police force

helicopter to hospital. He died with his family at his side. Some

of the neighbours have asked for a petition calling for more warning

signs and for the area to be fenced off. Little kids are drawn to water

and do not always know the dangers. Sadly that little boy did not come

back. I don't know. It should be fenced off, so we can all relax in

our homes knowing that her children are playing and are not down by the

water. A post-mortem will now be carried out. Both police and

Mathieu's family have described what happened here as a tragic

accident. -- Matthew's. Also tonight, a grieving Wakefield

family, say they will fight on, after being told they can't put a

figurine headstone on their daughter's grave. 17 year-old

Jessica Harris was killed in a car crash in February. Her Mum Jenny

wants her headstone to feature an angel, a heart and a photograph.

But church officials say that's not allowed in the cemetery in Ossett,

where she's buried. Phil Bodmer has the story. For Jenny Howden, the

last seven months have have been among the lots darkest of her life.

The 17-year-old had been out of a friend when the card they were in

crashed in a country lane. They were going on to university to do

an art course. Just like every other teenage girl. She was bubbly.

She would do anything or anybody. She was never bothered about

herself. It Jessica was buried at this cemetery in Orsett. Her family

chose a headstone showing a figurine of an angel. It was

classed as a sculpture and does not comply with regulations at the

graveyard. The family said they were not made aware of the rules

when Jessica was buried. We should have been informed and we should

have been a informed but I was not informed about anything. I went to

get a headstone for my daughter and when I was -- when I got there I

was told that I had no chance. family claims that the Church has

been more bureaucratic and should be more sympathetic. We were not

allowed to film inside the cemetery. And no one from the diocese of

Wakefield was available to comment on camera. But in a statement they

In this case, the details seem not to have arrived in time. It is not

easy. The Church says that it has tried to resolve the situation. And

that Mrs Howden has the right of appeal. Seven months after Jess was

laid to rest, her family say that they are still far from at peace.

Thousands of commuters are stuck on the main East Coast line between

Leeds, York and London tonight after a string of line-side fires

closed the line. According to Network Rail, the fires were caused

by a steam train passing between York and Retford this afternoon.

With us now is our correspondent Alan Whitehouse. Alan, what's the

scale of the disruption and how long is it likely to last? It is

big. Network Rail are calling this major congestion. Friday afternoon,

the worst possible time for this to happen. Both lines are open again.

Tureens are moving again. But there will be a knock on effects into the

evening. The 3:30pm departure from London left at 5pm, giving you some

idea of the scale of the diversion, with tureens and crews being in the

wrong place, three having to carry on working despite being out of

hours. Why has this happened? is a rare occurrence. It is a tale

of locomotives from the National Railway Museum. Steam engines burn

coal. It is very hot, normally you have wire-mesh screens on the Ash

panel to keep all of this hot stuff in his right place. In this case

one of those screens burned through allowing hot water spill onto the

line and that has caused the fires. The what is the advice if you

intend to travel? Unless you absolutely have to travel, don't

bother, and if you do, be ready for delays. Give the train company a

telephone call before the party. The Red Arrows took to the skies

over North Derbyshire today, performing in public for the first

time since the death of one of their pilots. Flight Lieutenant Jon

Egging died when his plane crashed in Dorset nearly two weeks ago. The

team flew over Chatsworth House this afternoon. Coming up on Look

North: They're as scarce as hen's teeth. The Olympic tickets for

events like these. We'll tell you about the plans to give them free

to Yorkshire schoolchildren. The first two apartments in Sheffield's

famous Parkhill flats have now been completed. The building is the

largest Grade two listed building in Europe. Opinions in South

Yorkshire will probably always be divided over the merits of the

concrete colossus - It'll cost �146 million to update all 900

apartments. Olivia Richwald reports. Flooded with natural light and with

its own balcony, but can Council concrete become chic? These

apartments : show to prospective buyers next month. Sheffield's

Parker's flat -- Parkhill Flats were completed in 1961 as the most

ambitious inner-city development of a stain. The estate is the size of

a small village. It fell into disrepair and out of fashion in the

1980s. It was given greater was the status in 1998 and cannot be

knocked down. Developers moved on to the site seven years ago. Work

on the building started four years ago. The trustees behind me is

almost complete. It will be another one year before people can move in.

It is not easy for anybody in this type of market. It takes time to

complete projects like this. If we could have done it quicker, we

would. We have been working incredibly hard. Millions of pounds

of public sector money has gone into this development and the first

phase is just 78 finished last but there are 12 times that in the

Parkhill buildings, and work cannot start on any more until money has

been made from selling the past ones. Prices start at �90,000 for a

one-bed flat and public dunes begin in October. -- public viewings.

Sport : the rugby union championship season starts this

weekend. There are three your jottings in the division who will

all have a say in the race towards the Premiership. -- three Yorkshire

teams. I am director of rugby at Doncaster on nights and welcome to

Castle Park. The facilities are fantastic. As a rugby player this

is the kind of pitch you want to play on. When sides come here they

like coming here because we have good facilities. I am the head

coast of Rotherham titans. In previous years we have been part-

time and the emphasis has been on the jobs and it being a hobby. It

is the soul of the player, the soul of the person, so I am adamant that

I don't recruit players, I recruit Schumann's. I am their head coach

of Leeds can make a. We are a team that is developing. We have a young

group of players that are exciting, an enthusiastic group that we

believe will develop over the course of the season and will be

looking to challenge for promotion. I come from the Republic of South

Africa and I have always cared about the Republic of Yorkshire.

There is a certain identity about Yorkshire which is very special.

would like to try to be the best in Yorkshire this season. That is the

target. We don't have to finish top to get promoted but we have to make

sure that when we get to the plea A fantastic local derby. Now the

cricket. Yorkshire are putting up a They were in trouble because they

put on 130, so keep going, boys. Across Yorkshire, most schools go

back at the beginning of next week and we thought we would give school

children a perfect reason to pester their teachers about going to the

Olympics. It's called that signed up to a nationwide programme will

get tickets to the Greatest Show on Earth. -- each scored that signs up.

They may even get to take part in the torch relay.

An important visitor to these Games in Sheffield. The chief executive

of the London Olympic organising committee. Always inspiration to

see young people coming through. This will be in the Olympic Park

next year in May as though lead-up to the games themselves. While this

is the closest many youngsters will get to competing in the Olympics,

if they can persuade their school to sign up to the Get Set programme

there could be part of the 2012 Games in a different capacity,

watching or even carrying the torch. The way in which young people are

getting involved in sport is something which will shape their

lives and their development going forward. It is how they can be

inspired and a different sport can be brought into their lives. It is

a way of involving sport and the Olympics across the curriculum and

has some big benefits. 50,000 tickets have been set aside for

schools that drawing up to the programme. Every school with pupils

aged 12 or over will be put into a ballot for the torch relay. About

18 will be available in Yorkshire. 60% of Yorkshire's schools have

signed up for Get Set but you need to join the Get Set network and

only 20% have managed to do that. Watching today, staff and pupils

that are already Network members. The more you do, the more you get

out of it. It is just a great way to share the power of sport and the

Olympics for the whole school. on his tour of the Games, and a

little bit of resistance. Surely he will have less difficulty in

getting people to take up the offer of free tickets!

And for more information about the You can find out about joining up

for the network and what is on offer online.

A major feature film of the Charlotte Bronte Classic Jane Eyre

will be in cinemas next week. Before it goes on general release

there is an exclusive preview in Yorkshire tonight. It is being held

in the Bronte village of Haworth. Please tell me you have not been

clamped. I haven't! I am at the wonderful,

wonderful picturesque village of Haworth, high on the Yorkshire

Pennines, where the three famous sisters lived and wrote those

wonderful books. This is the church where Patrick preached. The

graveyard behind me where two of the three sisters were buried. And

this is the Parsonage, the reason why 1 million visitors flocked to

Haworth every year. But tonight we are here for the premiere of in

this country of a brand new version of Jane Eyre. And we deserve a

sneak preview. I am glad you are Kong. In winter one can feel dreary

and alone. Mr Rogers to's visits Are you injured, sir? What is your

tale of woe? I was brought up by my aunt. I received as good an

education as I could hope for. is a good master. Do you think we

handsome? Beauty is of little consequence. You are blushing. You

transfix me. Wake up! You saved my life. There is no doubt.

Just a few precious moments of the brand new film. I am joined by the

nervous director tonight as the real people of Haworth are here to

see his work. You have come all the way from America. What made you

fall in love with the story? think it is Jane Eyre herself. She

is such a strong character. Intelligent, has a keen insight on

her own intelligence. One of the key qualities of the time. There

have been so many Jane Eyres. You are the up-and-coming director of

the moment, so many people tell me. Why have you taken on something

that has been committed to film so often already? Like any great story

it will be retold and this will not be the last version of Jane Eyre

that we will see in cinemas and on TV. I was taken with the 1943

version of the film and I was a kid and it was just something that I

always wanted to make from my voice and my perspective. I had seen bits

of the other versions, such as the TV ones, and I had not really seen

anything that I felt captured the images the way I saw them in my

head when I read the book. You have a wonderful Yorkshire actress, Judi

Dench, as Mrs Fairfax. That is a real coup. It was amazing. It is no

surprise that she is a national and a local treasure. She brought so

much energy and usefulness to the film and also gravitas. In every

scene that she is in I want to watch her. It got great reviews in

America but this is the test, the real test. The UK, and if you want

to regionalised it, right hearing Yorkshire, and at the Parsonage, I

may not survive the night! You will. This is the book. This is the man

that made the film. But what is it about the story of Jane Eyre that

has enchanted generations? The first film was made in 1909. The

most famous version is in the 1940s. We have been looking at the legacy

of the Brandeis, and also the legacy of Jane Eyre. -- Charlotte

Bronte and her sisters. This is an idyllic Yorkshire town,

but what makes the difference is Charlotte Bronte and her family. It

has been nearly 200 years since the novels were published but time has

only served to enhance their reputation. This year there are two

new film Saud, Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. And also the new

stage play about the Three Sisters. What makes them ensure? These three

sisters lived in this house, surrounded by the Yorkshire moors,

and they had an extraordinary life story. That is as appealing to

people as the stories that they wrote. It is that combination of

factors that makes people want to come here and experience this

extraordinary place. Mania for these stories are nothing new.

People first started visiting in 1850, five years before the death

of Charlotte Bronte. And when it became a museum in 1928, look at

the crowds. They have been coming to the Parsonage ever since. It was

a tragic family, wasn't it? The way they lived. Look at the church, the

Times, the way they dressed. It means everything to me. Is the

family very well known? Very well known. Why is not? We like British

literature. There is something intriguing about their imagination.

They wrote such original books for their time. In fact the appeal of

the stories has proved time us. Numerous adaptations have attempted

to capture Jane Eyre before. In 1944 it was Joan Fontaine and Orson

Welles that start. Can I do anything for you? I am sorry I've

frightened your horse. In each adaptation the key scenes are

preserved with success of film- makers understanding their power

and population. I knew injured, sir? Stand aside. Get away from me,

which. With Jane Eyre we have this individual that is begging to be

accepted for whom she is. It does not matter that she is poor, plain,

not important. What matters is that she is an individual who demands

recognition. You can all thrilled to that and it is a message that

resonates across this country and across the world, too. You are not

to be trusted. If the past is anything to go by, the new film of

Jane Eyre will bring another wave of visitors to Haworth, inspired by

the location that in turn inspired these writers.

If you have ever wondered where the phrase Plain Jane comes from, of

course it comes from Jane Eyre. Tony, you have seen many of these

films and you are one expert in films. What are you expecting

tonight? There is a real sense of anticipation. It is really

important that it is happening here because it proves that the UK film

industry does not just happen in London. To have a Yorkshire film

premiere event is very important. You heard the director saying that

for him it is a personal journey. For so many people, Jane Eyre is a

personal book. It could be them. is all about the motion. I think

the reason people buy into the story is that it is a perfect story.

It is about emotion, romance, madness, and there is something

sinister and bothered about it. It has all of those ingredients and it

is timeless. You do not need car chases and special effects to tell

a good story. Jane Eyre has none of that but it tells a great story.

That is why generation after generation buys into the story. It

is all in here. The movie puts your emotions on the screen but nothing

can take the place of what you have in your heart. When you first Jane

Eyre, I may be little, I may be poor but I have a huge heart, you

never forget it. I think the director has bought into that. He

has immersed himself in the story. It is not just a job but an

emotional journey. If you can put that on the screen, even the

purists will be happy. That is a good thing. We will see tonight.

The first film was way back. How many have there been? About 20, I

think 18. I don't know how many TV series, but a lot. People today

might not remember Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine. That was his story

for the 1940s. This is a story for the 21st century. If people can buy

into the idea of a younger cast, younger in your mind as a poster on

the screen, that is the most important thing. -- as opposed to

younger on the screen. It is a very British story. Can this film

rekindle the passion for British films? I hope so. I think that the

director has a -- as much about him as Tom Hooper from the King's

Speech. It is an amazing journey that he wants to buy into as much

as anybody else. He has a big future. This film could be massive.

Period movies are not these days. They have gone through a bad period,

but this one could break the mould and I hope it does. It is written

by one of the three most famous sisters in literature, the world

over. It has a good story. A good stories sells the film to everybody.

-- good story. We are now going into the preview. We are so excited

and we hope you have whetted your appetite. The film goes to the

cinemas next week. We hope that all of you enjoy it.

I was out with some friends last night and my friends wanted to go

and see Jane Eyre so we have made a date to see it. We want to go to

the Freedom Festival to Get the This is a rare event, the Freedom

Festival. We have got some beautiful photographs tonight. This

is Harrogate, looking green. And the second one is a beautiful shot

of the leads-Liverpool Canal in North Yorkshire. Please send in

your photographs. Let's look at the important weekend weather graphics,

starting with this evening. It is a fine evening, fairly bright with

variable amounts of cloud. Lots of sunshine around and it will be

quiet. It will be dry with broken cloud. The breeze will be from the

South, so it looks like it will be fairly mild. Lowest temperatures

down to 12 degrees, 54 Fahrenheit. A complicated forecast. The best

conditions tomorrow dry and bright, but hazy sunshine. The cloud will

thicken, bringing patchy rain to North and West Yorkshire. Eastern

parts of South Yorkshire, towards the coast, that will stay bright

although. There is a risk of some rain coming across the West and

parts of North Yorkshire. Temperatures about 18 or 19 across

the Pennines, where it will be Cloudiest. This is where there is

the highest risk of patchy rain developing. Temperatures up to 22

degrees. On Sunday there will be patchy outbreaks of rain at first

but it should slowly clear from the West. Sunshine will come through.

The message next week is a touch of autumn. The winds pick up and there

will be some rain for all of us. I will see you next week. Did you say

we have sent you to a culture festival? I am from Keithley, what

else can you expect?! I am really admiring what you are wearing.

very modern and very in. Very modern! I don't believe it. I am

looking forward to Jane Eyre next week. That is about as far as we go