09/06/2014 Look North (Yorkshire)

actor Rick Mayle has died suddenly at the age of 56.

Good evening, welcome to Monday s Look North On tonight's programme `

The Yorkshire family demandhng tighter regulation of onlind

gambling, after their father racked up debts of more than ?50,000.

If gambling is a problem, it is not just a better phone. `` a bht of

fun. With the World Cup fast approaching

many of us will be betting, we ask an expert why people get dr`wn in.

Also tonight: Sheffield's long`awaited city centre

shopping development will go ahead after the council steps in.

And have you seen the faces appearing in fields high in the

Pennines? We reveal what's going on. This was because Lee this afternoon,

very lively conditions indedd, what about this week? Join me for this

full forecast coming up shortly The family of a Sheffield m`n who

amassed an online gambling debt of the industry. David

Bradford was eventually jailed from his employer, re`mortg`ging

his home and taking out bank loans to try to repay his debts ` all

without his family's knowledge. But first, Tom Ingall

has this report. Once, it was the preserve of

the high street and the bingo hall. Nowadays, for a quick fluttdr or

a serious wager, we can pick up It's officially called remote

gambling, but this man knows the effects it can have

are anything but. If you just search anywhere

on the internet, you can find Adam Bradford's father has just gone

to prison after stealing ?50,00 from his work

on remortgaging the family home from his work

and remortgaging the family home, One of the things we have ldarned

very quickly since this all came to light is people who have a gambling

addiction or any problem like that He has not told us anything about

it, he has not said a word `bout it. And he was a very good fathdr,

a real family man. Figures for new accounts

being opened with online gambling providdrs tell

their own story. In 2010`2011,

it was 3.31 million, rising to just under 4 millhon to

now 4.5 million a year. In total, it's believed there

are 16.5 million accounts open, That is, they'd been used

in the last 12 months. Earlier today,

I spoke to these people, They are essentially a voluntary

trade group for the companids that They told me

the social responsibility mdasures in place for online gambling are

extensive, but they admit problem gambling

is a complex area and they would never suggest

improvements could not be m`de. They told me on their website

about some of the things th`t offer support to people who think they

might have a problem, like online forums and the ability to exclude

yourself from certain websites. But they do say they are in constant

touch with the regulators and academics to identify any new

initiatives that might help. I do know that it was his choice to

do what he did and he did obviously have some other issues, and I think

that, really, more needs to be done to get the message out therd that

gambling is actually a problem, Adam didn't realise he was losing

a father to gambling It's the inspiration

for his campaign. Adam joins us now, and in the studio

in Salford, Doctor Hughes, from the University of Leeds, an expdrt in

online gambling. Adam, if wd can start with you, I was speakhng with

you and your mother before the programme and it is clear this has

devastated your family. Tell us about the campaign you are starting.

On the back of what has happened to my dad, I want to speak out more

about what is done, and I know myself is what he has done hs

managed to rack up that account and go to another and another and I have

seen holds where things could really be patched up. I've also bedn much

more, had my eyes opened to the market of it, and he saw it as a way

to make money and I really want to put the message out there. This is

very brave of you to speak out, why are you doing? I think I nedd to do

it for my own family, we ard not the only ones, though, and I want to see

the Government and the gambling companies, who my dad spent all of

this money on, to say, yes, we have a social responsibility and we are

going to take it more seriotsly Let's bring in Doctor Hughes. How

big a problem do think this is, how many people like David have we got?

We are not actually quite stre about how many people are involved in

Internet gambling. Out of those we are not sure how many peopld have

problems and feel they are `ddicted, or that their Internet gambling is

causing problems for their families, but it is very significant. Isn t

there a fairly straightforw`rd solution? When I or anybody else

applies for a credit card, we get credit checked. Why can't wd have a

gambling check as well? Surdly that is the way to solve these problems?

One of the real viewers and appeals of Internet gambling is its

anonymity, so it is very difficult to track who is involved in Internet

gambling. So in order to establish those credit checks, you wotld need

to be able to identify who hs involved, and it may actually be

that some people are able to play online, but for a significant number

of people, actually, it movds from playing to significant problems that

have these devastating impacts on family and obviously on the

camber's I live. `` the camber's live. Do you think tighter

regulations would have stopped your dad going as far as he did? I

couldn't say, the regulation may help, but the market is another

issue, the way it appeals to people and that is then to my dad, would he

have done it, would he not? It seems like he needed the money, btt I

think people shouldn't be looking to gambling for the option. Both of

you, thank you for joining ts. It is the biggest county in England

and renowned for its beauty, but North Yorkshire is also the worst

place in the country for rule crime. The police force there is looking at

new ways of dealing with crhme to prevent wrongdoing in remotd areas.

It's a weekday evening on the outskirts of Richmond.

Police here are joining forces with farmers and residents

Tonight, they're patrolling the countryside together.

Isolated areas which locals here know even better

They know the nooks and crannies and where these locations are.

You can probably just highlhght to them what crime trends are occurring

at the time and they will probably look bit more with that information.

They can give us information about something that's happdned

John Hindmarch is one of five locals who joined tonight's

He's lived in the countryside all his life and is one of

a growing number beginning to take a stance against the criminal gangs.

You can either sit at home and let these people commit

their crimes or you can try and do something about it.

I think there's a lot of criminals in the area who are

repeat offenders and they know who we are, but we know who thex are.

I think that makes a huge difference.

Around a third of those who commit rural crime in

North Yorkshire will have travelled here from surrounding counthes.

Tonight, though, police are on the lookout for any

unusual cross`border activity, with automatic number plate

recognition being used to alert them to any suspicious vehicles.

And the partnership between police and locals is proving effective

The countryside is no longer seen here as an easy target.

Look North later, the Yorkshire company looking to beat the French

at their own game. Plans to transform shopping

in Sheffield will happen, The city has been waiting

for a new shopping area for over a decade ` but now funding hs being

put in place to make it happen. Plans to transform parts

of Sheffield city centre They took shape when developer

Hammerson came on board and named the ?400 million scheme

Sevenstone in 2007. But delays and the economic

downturn put the project on hold. With no firm date for it to be

built, the council parted company Today, the council has reve`led that

the development of this area is now firmly back

on the agenda. James Vincent joins

us from Sheffield city centre now. James,

tell us what's been said today. We have had three world cups since

this was introduced. They w`nted to demolish large swathes of the City

centre, creating a new shopping centre and it could never gdt off

the ground. You can see the derelict buildings are still here wahting to

be demolished, including thd old grows and it could never get off the

ground. You can see the derdlict buildings are still here wahting to

be demolished, including thd old grows in of the credit crunch,

parting company with the orhginal developers, going it alone, telling

us they are going to take a ?60 million loan to make sure these

compulsory purchase orders happen and they can demolish these

buildings and effectively start again in Sheffield City centre. What

they have been saying today is it will happen. People in Sheffield

probably don't think it will after 13 years. They say it well `nd it's

the biggest projects they h`ve got going on in the City. It sotnds

promising. We're trying to recreate a vibrant,

dynamic city centre with, you know, not just shops and bars but also the

office developments and so on and everything that comes with that

from a lower base than other cities. And to allow us to compete on

a level laying field with the other cities, this scheme is crithcal to

helping us achieve that. So I think it is probably

the most important project It sounds promising, when whll it

all happen? They want to get a developer on board by the end of the

year, a tight timescale and they wanted the demolishing to start next

year. They also wanted finished by 2019. Someone said to be thd people

Sheffield to not think it whll happen until they start construction

and demolition of these buildings. But after 13 years, I don't think

they will think it has happdned until they are at the shops putting

their pin number in the till. Firefighters have spent

the day dealing with a largd blaze which started at Thirsk Indtstrial

Estate early this morning. They were called to Todd Waste

management just after five o'clock. Around 150,000 tonnes

of household waste went up, but none of it is thought

to be toxic. About half of the 40 firefighters

have now been called away, but the blaze is expected to

smoulder for the next few d`ys. There was a major fire

at the same plant three years ago. Support staff at a school

in Rotherham for children with special ndeds have

been on strike today over concerns surrounding the staff recruhtment

process, and health and safdty. Members of the GMB union sax student

behaviour at Abbey School, near Rotherham, has been very poor since

a restructuring earlier this year. They say this along with

the current recruitment process The school says it's continting

negotiations, and that it's committed to providing outstanding

provision for Abbey's students. Malaysian police have denied reports

that Yorkshire backpacker Gareth Huntley was involved

in a fight before he went mhssing Mr Huntley's body was found last

week, eight days after he sdt off It was reported that he may be have

been murdered, and there were claims Police say they now believe

those reports were incorrect. Police are investigating after

vandals broke into a childrdn's farm attraction in Esholt near Shipley,

setting free some of the anhmals Animal pens were damaged at

St Leanord's Farm Park, and some rare breeds are sthll

missing. The farm's owner thinks it was

all part They have gone into a field,

they have ripped down the fdnces and then they have got into

a field and chased the deer around. I don't know

if the deer has escaped or they have taken the deer away, there have

been reports of a muntjac dder The first batch of toolmakers picked

up their clothes today near Leeds, based on the success of those in the

London Olympics. Their jobs will range from pointing out the route to

where the toilets, but mostly, they will smile be happy.

I really wanted to get involved with the London Olympics,

but didn't have the opportunity so when this came up, I looked at

the chance and I'm so excitdd that I'd chosen to be part of it all

I volunteered in the past the London 2012 and I that.

Obviously, I am from Harrog`te, so it is on my doorstep,

I volunteered in the past for London 2012 and I enjoyed that.

Obviously, I am from Harrog`te, so it is on my doorstep,

It is the first time I have done this sort

of thing and the main thing is, 2,000 people, all doing simhlar

And keeping on that theme, xou have heard about calls to Newcastle but

what about cheese to French? Just days after this man's Wes w`s

sampled by royalty at the D`Day celebrations in Paris, Samudl

Valentines from Allerton Bywater have got their first order from

across the Channel. He is otr business correspondent.

This year's French Eurovision entry asks "what is missing"? Chedse may

not be an obvious answer but what about a nice Wensleydale fl`voured

with `` flavoured with Wakefield rhubarb. It is one of the cheese is

taking Paris by storm. Todax, we have come in and look at thd

computer and the first female is in order to send cheese to Parhs in

France. `` the first e`mail. It may be Colston Newcastle but we are

having a go. The order comes just days after the cheeses were served

at the D`Day celebrations in Paris, attended by the Queen. This is the

Duke of Wellington cheese that we created, would you like your taste?

This is the point where the reporter would usually tasted, but I don t

like cheese, so, Brian? There we go. Thank you. The big push for French

buyers was triggered when Yorkshire won the grand apart and even though

they are almost 12 miles off the race route, they have made the most

of the possibilities. We were thinking, what have can we lake of

this, but we thought we would do a cheese tour, we have toured the

train towns and cities that have roots: Red Yorkshire and it

snowballed from there, we h`ve heard a lot of opportunity but it has been

hard work. You only get that what you put into it. We wanted to

springboard and sell more abroad and exporter and we see this as a market

for Yorkshire produce and particularly Yorkshire cheese and,

who knows, we might even be selling pork pies over there. Would this

business have sold cheese to the French without the Tour de France?

We don't know but what we do know without the cycle race is they would

never have attempted it. This would have been a great idea to

try the cheese but she didn't think to bring us any.

Mind you, I think the camer`man ate it all.

If you want more information about the Tour de France and you tse

Twitter, we have a brand`new service. You can find all of the

latest links about the Tour de France in Yorkshire.

Coming up, have you noticed anything odd going on in a field near you? We

reveal why some rather strange shapes are appearing high in the

Pennines. Let's get the sport now, thd

greatest catchable time on Friday night. It was on the boundary, he

dived up and caught it just as it was about to go over and it would

have been six and he threw ht back. Nearly as good as Gary Ball`nce a

year ago. That is what they do in the rugby

league, which is where I st`rt. Leeds will play Warrington `nd

Castleford will play witness in the Challenge Cup semifinals. The rhinos

huffed and puffed but eventtally got through. It was the Tigers who stole

the headlines, they were magnificent in knocking out the holders Wigan at

Wigan. Cas have got their class back,

this should be good. But there is

a question mark hanging over. And into the corner goes

James Clapper. A bit of controversy

leading up to the try. And into the corner goes

James Clare. A bit of controversy

leading up to the try. Driving it over,

but I don't think he's got ht down. Bell finally finds a weakness

in the Castleford line. What a pass,

and what about that try? What an unbelievable effort

in the second half. I thought we were by far

and away the better team in the first half, but second half,

to have to defend arrow in line like in the first half, but second half,

to have to defend our own lhne like we did was unbelievable and to then

hold and finish in the end, it was We knew it was going to be tough,

as all cup games are, but here against Wigan,

the champions, it was outst`nding. You have surprised people all

season, how much you think this I don't know about rock the world,

but We have competed pretty well

against the top sides. You have eventually

got to beat them. We are pretty happy we have won

that game, we are excited. Leeds Rhinos' Zac Hardaker could

miss up to eight matches after making a homophobic

comment. It's alleged to have happened during the defeat to

Warrington. If found guilty the ban If found guilty the ban for the

offence is between 4 and 8 weeks. In cricket, play was abandoned at

Headingley today after heavx rain rain saturated the outfield.

This morning, Jack Leaning `nd Andrew Gale completed their 50

partnership. Yorkshire are currently 129 runs behind Nottinghamshire who

Yorkshire are currently 129 runs behind Nottinghamshire, who were

bowled out for just 205 yesterday. And just look at the scenes

at Headingley earlier on ` it's really not been

the best weather for cricket. The rain has also claimed tonight's

race meeting at Pontefract ` Abandoned after a waterloggdd

course. The brand`name trial came to an end yesterday. `` Brammer. The

show`jumping phase changed the leaderboard. Clark moving into the

top spot. The first winner for Ireland. Over the moon. The staff

have been amazing at getting the ground into the best possible

condition, but the weather hasn t been helping. It is a great event,

brilliant atmosphere. race meeting at Pontefract `

World taekwondo champion Sarah Stevenson has been aw`rded

the Freedom of Doncaster. Sarah was

the first woman to represent Great Britain in Taekwondo `t

the Olympics in Sydney before also competing in Athens and Beijing

She later led the GB team at London 2012 and now coaches the Olxmpic

squad. Today, she was presented with

a hand painted scroll at a special ceremony.

I started my career when I was seven years old and I never imagined I

would be standing here with the biggest honour I could ever have. I

have one a lot and I have got the MBE from the Queen, but the Queen

doesn't know me. Doncaster knows me and it feel so special and close to

my heart to be back home and receiving the award. Much ddserved

as well. Thank you very much, Tanya. Now, what do artists, young farmers

and the Tour de France have in common?

Art in a field. Good guess. It is art on an epic

scale, with fields used as canvases and will be found across thd South

Pennines. At first, you don't know

what you're looking at. The trick, like any view,

is the right vantage point. One Man And His Dog,

by Simon Manfield, is one of 12 landscape artworks dotted

along La Tour's day two route. The whole project is called

Fields Of Vision, The Big Bad Wolf was the idda

of nine`year`old Bobby Batch. This project is

an amazing opportunity for people to We are giving artists the

opportunity to make great bhg works, Some of these pieces are bigger

than anybody else has done. So we have a chance to show what

this landscape looks like and what it looks like when it got

fantastic artworks in it. It has taken blood, sweat

and tears to make the work, as I found out by joining cyclists making

the outline of a dancer on ` wet After a confident start, thd mud

and gradient got the upper hand It is still making a line,

I am still taking part. When you are stood in the fheld

the lines you are making sedm completely wrong, compared to

the drawing you're looking `t. But when you step away,

the landscape is always undtlating and it always works

from a distance, even though in Halfway through and

the dancer is beginning to dmerge. She represents

the leap forward women made when Elsewhere,

the grass itself makes the hmage. This one represents sound

waves made by ravens. And at Lower Laithe's reservoir

zigzag swathes were planted. The work's inspired other

farmers to get involved. Drive around the route

and there is plenty to spot. The South Pennines makes ond heck

of a gallery. Fantastic. Talking of fields, I have

been itching all weekend. Is it a high pollen count?

It is, but from whence things will settle down so there will bd more

high pollen counts. Fantasthc days the weather, storms and clotds and

clouds and we will start with this picture in Ratchford where there was

`` Retford, where there was local flooding. North and south Yorkshire

got away with it but there will be more thunderstorms tonight. I don't

know whether you saw the skx before this heavy rain came through... This

is an gelato sarsaparilla this was just ahead of the rain that took

them off the cricket field hn Headingley. This is one for the Tour

de France lovers. They have painted the pavilion accordingly. And

Scarborough at night, that hs another belter, isn't it? Not to be

beaten, though, by my favourite salt Wyck Bay near Whitby at

sunrise. Beautiful pictures over the weekend. Keep them coming in.

Tomorrow, it is another day of Sunny spells with thundery showers and

they should be more scatterdd, quite hit and miss and some places will

miss them altogether. No prdssure is generally in charge but frol

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday will be warm and dry. There is the `rea of

whether that's not the cricket out at Headingley but behind it, it is

pretty nice, warm this evenhng but you can see coming out of Normandy

and Brittany, more unsettled weather. The risk of some localised

flooding but most of the storm should be out of the way by first

light in the morning. Temperatures around 12 or 13 Celsius, 55

Fahrenheit. The sun rises in the morning at 4:36 a.m., the hhgh water

time in Filey at 2:38 a.m.. And I start, a bit of patchy mist and fog,

those showers out of the wax and dry and bright with nice spells of

sunshine, but then temperattres rise and receive scattered thunddry

showers breaking out through the afternoon. It may well causd more

stoppages for the cricket at Headingley but the showers will be

moving through and they shotld be more sunshine in between those

thundery showers. Feeling pleasantly warm, above average for early June,

22 Celsius the high, Wednesday and Thursday and Friday looking fine and

warm. That is the focus. It is playing havoc with my

wardrobe, rain and sunshine. You will have to just go shopping

again. That is it, Amy is back with the

update at 8pm and 10:25 p.m.. I will see you tomorrow. Good

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