24/09/2014 Look North (Yorkshire)

Friday to discuss joining the US air strikes against Islamic State in

Iraq. Good evening and welcome

to Wednesday's Look North. Chatsworth in mourning as the

Dowager Duchess of Devonshire dies. She was the IT girl who married

an aristocrat. Her early social diary incltded tea

with Hitler and a dance with I dance with Jack Kennedy. Very

nice, but very dull. But she'll be best rememberdd

for taking charge of Chatsworth and turning into a multimillion

pound tourist attraction. The family flag is flying at

half`mast today. We will be looking back at her legacy.

The four`year battle over a waste incinerator for

North Yorkshire is over as the council gives it the go ahead.

And Leeds United officially unveil their new Head Coach Darko Lilanic

at a press conference at Elland Road.

A beautiful start of the dax. It looks like tomorrow we will see more

in the way of cloud, join md for the detailed forecasts. ``

She was the IT girl of the 0930s who married into one of England s

Today, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire,

the last of the notorious Mhtford sisters, died at the age of 94.

Deborah Cavendish and her sisters moved in thd same

circles as Winston Churchill, John F Kennedy and even Adolf Hitldr.

She also transformed Chatsworth House in the

Peak District into one of the most successful and profitable

It is looking beautiful this evening.

We would like to think this is the way Deborah Cavendish would have

wanted it to be on this sombre of occasions. I have been trying to

think of a word to sum her tp, formidable, I mean that in the best

possible sense. She pushed Chatsworth House forward, btt she

was the beating heart of evdrything that happened here. I coming for a

walk era New Year's Day, it was snowy, she was in amongst the

bidders `` visitors, feeding the chickens.

A life of two halves. Both lived in the public eye. Deborah Cavdndish

will be forever linked with Chatsworth House, but her e`rly life

was no less scrutinised or fascinating. I looked in my

mother's engagement books and I looked for my birthday. It was

blank. Nothing. She was so disappointed to get six unw`nted

girls. She was the youngest of the Mitford sisters. Each would go on to

be on `` each would go on to be become famous. She had taken tea

with Hitler by the age of 18 and danced with the future Amerhcan

president. I went to a dancd, I danced with Jack Kennedy. Vdry nice,

but rather dull. Her destinx changed when she married Andrew Cavdndish.

When his elder brother was killed in the war, he became heir to the

Devonshire Estates. By 1950, he was duped and she Duchess. `` Dtke. The

titles came with a responsibility for a enormous duties, to hdlp

mitigate the burden they rehnvented the family seat as a tourist

attraction. She created this remarkable business with her

husband. She used the great characteristics of the great

confidence she had, this love of selling, and her absolute attraction

and love of farming. Why do you think those... If you consider after

the war Chatsworth employed just over 100 people, mainly men and

mainly on the farms and gardens today it is near 800. Those are very

good jobs, some are very well paid and a skilled jobs.

Her vibrant personality, her attention to detail meant she was

never in her husband's shadow. She oversaw pioneering venttres like

a farm shop. After his death, her son became Duke, she Dowager Duchess

and she wrote her memoirs. What is the secret of success?

Freedom. No sign saying no dogs no talking, no shouting. Some places,

you cannot do anything. Her life was remarkable, but Deborah Cavdndish's

legacy will resonate for generations to come.

You can still enjoy the freddom of course, at Chatsworth today. Her

legacy does not stop here, ht extends to North Yorkshire. Her

family also own and a stake in Bolton where people can wonder,

another key heritage site on the gateway to a national park. She was

also besides the bricks and mortar and wealth and president of a number

of societies and charities, all of whom will feel her passing to live.

I spoke to some visitors today. She's done a lot for people

around here. She is appreciated

and I think it is a sad timd. It must be sad for all

of the staff and particularly the former staff, perhaps, who `re now

retired, but still remember her She was a lovely woman

and she has done quite a lot She was certainly

a very well`loved person. I'm joined by Brian used to work

with the Duchess and was involved with her. `` involved with her on

the Bakewell Show. Was She @ Hard Task Master? She was a very good

businesswoman. She worked so hard at it. I experienced it with the

setting up of the farm shop and the playground. She was involved with

the Bakewell Show. So many people will be feeling her loss. She was so

keen on the show, she was president twice. She followed the Dukd three

times and followed her grandson while he was president. Her

daughter`in`law, and of course her son. She did not miss a show. North

Derbyshire is a little bit poorer this evening.

Thank you for your time. Thd house will be opening three condolence

books from tomorrow. People have been invited to leave flowers at the

gates. We have not heard about funeral details as of yet. But it is

likely to be next week. Next tonight, in the past hour a

controversial waste inciner`tor in The County Council agreed

the plans this afternoon, ddspite strong protests from campaigners

and the withdrawal last year of ?65 This is the site at Allerton Park

near Knaresborough where Its chimney will be taller than York

Minster's towers, and that's big! It'll cost ?1.4 billion over 25

years, but it will burn enotgh waste Today's decision has been

a bitter blow for campaigners who've fought the project every stdp of the

way, as Charlotte Leeming rdports. What to do with waste? For ten

years, North Yorkshire has been looking for an answer. Councillors

gathered to finally decide `nd of the solution was given the go`ahead

after hours of debate, very controversial. A ?1.4 million waste

plant with a huge incinerator will now be built at Allerton Park.

This is a nearby village whhch is one of many which will be in close

proximity to the incinerator. People here have campaigned to try and halt

its construction. The residdnts admits they are deeply unhappy about

the structure, but they inshst it is not a simple case of not in my

backyard. They spent five years fighthng it.

They are hugely disappointed by today's vote. We will see it every

day. We play in those fields. It is a kilometre from the villagd. It is

really gutting. The council wants to divert waste around `` away from

landfill. Not only does it give us certainty

around where the waste will go over the next 25, certainty on price and

it will be dealt with in a responsible way. Deliberations are

over and soon this new quarry `` old quarry would `` will have a new

purpose. The world's most famous butler

comes back to his Yorkshire roots. But first UKIP and Labour h`ve

selected their candidates for next month's by`election to

choose South Yorkshire's new Police UKIP's Jack Clarkson is

a former police inspector who used He's currently a councillor

in Sheffield. Labour have chosen Dr Alan Billings,

a former deputy leader of Sheffield Council and member

of the Youth Justice Board. The by`election follows

the departure of Shaun Wright, who resigned over the Rotherham

child sex scandal. A man has been charged with causing

the death of a 14`year`old girl who w`s

knocked down by a car in Shdffield. Jasmyn Chan was killed whild

crossing Normanton Hill in Lay. Police said a 32`year`old m`n

from Sheffield had been charged with causing death

by dangerous driving and fahling to A drugs dealer from Leeds h`s been

jailed for a minimum of 32 xears for the murder of a young f`ther

who disobeyed his orders. Colin Pierre was forced into

Gledhow Valley Woods where he was shot and left to die last M`rch

by Anthony Pyke. Pyke, who police described

as utterly devoid of humanity, was arrested by armed officdrs

in Bolton after a major manhunt It's been called the Glastonbury

of the business calendar; this year's MADE festival in Sheffield

is expected to attract more than The event, which started today,

attracts household names It's a chance for businesspdople

of tomorrow to get a master class Among this year?s famous faces `

hypnotist Paul McKenna, chef Levi Roots and a past winner

of The Apprentice who now hdlps new Next tonight, the Labour le`der

Ed Miliband has told Look North that Yorkshire needs a fairdr deal

compared to the rest of England Speaking at the end

of his party conference, he also said how deeply sorry he was

that 1,400 children had been abused Our political editor Len Tingle

joins us. Two weeks before the Labour Party

Conference, Ed Miliband went on the campaign trail. Him and remhnisced

promised the Scots that if they voted against independence, the same

formula that distributes money across the UK would remain hn place.

Under that formula, the Scots get a ?10,000 per head per year, hn

Yorkshire it is near ?8,500. I put two Ed Miliband `` I put to Ed

Miliband that this will put Yorkshire in second place to the

Scots. It is a fairer deal.

When that is transport or skills or economic development. `` whdther

that. Part of the problem is that the richer areas in England have

been well helped by the Govdrnment and the poorer areas have bden

hard`hit. We will deliver a fairer deal. But you are signed up to the

formula that gives Yorkshird less public money per head than Scotland.

Is that fair? Yellow lack the formula that exist takes account

Scotland's needs. I think Yorkshire has had an unfair deal in rdlation

to the rest of England. I think that has to change. That is why we want

to look at fairer funding for the whole of England, I think what has

happened over the last few xears as cuts have been imposed, I h`ve seen

that my own area in Doncastdr, it is the poorer areas that are hht

hardest. He is not just Labour leader, is

also Doncaster MP. Right next door to Rotherham. It is under a dark

cloud of the scandal of 1400 girls being sexually abused. I put two Ed

Miliband, what would he say to the families and the girls were being

abused? I think that is why it has been

right that we have suspended some Labour representatives, it hs why it

is right that police do thehr work, see what happens against thd actual

perpetrators, and it is right that we have a proper inquiry into what

happened, so it never happens again. You could lose those seats, your MP

is afraid that UKIP will now take I understand there will

be some parties that will We are deeply sorry

for what happened. The people of Rotherham havd been

let down, that is why action has been taken, that is why we `re

turning the page, and I will ensure that we do turn the page, not just

looking at the issues that happened in Rotherham, but learning

the lessons around child abtse. As you heard there, UKIP has been

one of the loudest critics of Yorkshire, not over this issue

alone, but over the last ye`r so. It reckons it is taking votes from

Labour and later this week TKIP is deliberately bringing it annual

conference to Doncaster. Tolorrow, I will be speaking to Nigel F`rage on

this issue. Football now

and Leeds United have offichally Darko Milanic is a former Slovenian

International, who has recently been This morning,

the multilingual 46 year old, told reporters he was looking

forward to the challenge ahdad. Darko Milanic arriving at an Elland

Road news conference this morning. The new head coach takes up

his post almost a month aftdr The former Slovenian intern`tional

told reporters he was proud to be taking the job

at a club with high expectations. I know this is a very big club

with great supporters and they have They want to go in the future,

into the Premier League. He was signed by Partizan Bdlgrade

at 17, He played for his country 47 times

and as a coach has won 9 dolestic trophies with Slovenia?s Maribor,

before joining Sturm Graz l`st year. There has been a lot of enthusiasm

here. The guys won three games

and made a great job. I want, like I said,

to make some changes. With a demanding owner,

it may be the first of many The new coach says

his first challenge is Saturday s With a demanding owner,

it may be the first of many There is a problem emerging about

the chairman? The Guardian today said thex got a

long`awaited report about t`x evasion. The Football Leagud try to

ban him. Now this report, if it exists, apparently says that he is

accused of Machiavellian tax evasion. That means the football is

might perk up and say if we see the report, we may be able to b`r him

from ownership. But he has stabilised the club, he has said he

has not seen the report and the legal team say that it is ftll of

errors and that they are appealing it. Another hurdle to try to get

over. He has put a lot of money into the

club, so will anything happdn? Did you process will take a long time.

Right now, no, but it is a worry. They will try to take the club off

and if it is found to be trte. Tonight Sheffield Wednesday take

on the reigning Premier League champions Manchester City

in the League Cup. They're over at the Etihad Stadium

and even if City do as expected and put out their second`choice

line`up, Wednesday are still It is the one game we

are looking forward to. I have many lads chomping

at the bit wanting to play. We have spotted one

or two weaknesses. Sheffield United booked

their place in the fourth round of the Cup last night with victory

over Leyton Orient. It's the first time

in seven years that the Blades have Michael Higdon scored the whnning

goal after just two minutes. Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers

both lost and are out Radio Sheffield have commentary

of Sheffield Wednesday this evening and you can see action from all

the matches on the League Ctp Show Cricket and a big century from

Nick Compton has put Somersdt in a commanding position

against County Champions Yorkshire. They've comfortably overhauled

the home side's total of 253 The most famous butler in the world

was back in his home county today He was also raising money for

Martin House Hospice. Jim Carter plays Carson in

Downton Abbey. Harry,

you hosted a special afternoon tea at Headingley with Jim todax which

you would think was his forte after five series at Downton, but listen

to this ` Carson doesn't drhnk tea! The phenomenon of Downton, ht is

incredible. It is worldwide. I quoted this quite often, but I was

recognised by a Chinese tourist in Cambodia. I was stopped by ` young

Portuguese man in London. Greeks come up to me. It is very strange.

I am not comfortable being placed ahead of his lordship. Do pdople

say, serve me some tea. Thex do They ask me what I am doing sitting

down. Some people get upset about being typecast, but it has become

your role. Anyone else did ht, they would be a revolution, I thhnk. I

probably am typecast. I maybe wouldn't have wanted to havd been

earlier, in my career, but H am just enjoying the ride. We have done some

wonderful things. We had a private tour of the White House as Lichelle

Obama loves the show so much. Tell me, what does Yorkshire mean to you?

I grew up in Harrogate. I h`d a great childhood there. I thhnk we

were very privileged, reallx, we had a freedom that do not think today's

kids have. I've been talking about cricket to Dickie Bird. And speaking

to the man who brought the Tour de France here, I could not get up

here, I was filming Downton, but it looks fantastic. I came up couple of

weeks later and the bikes wdre still up, the bunting ocelot and Xorkshire

looked great. A big pat on the back. `` bunting was up. A super guy.

I have you noticed he said Tour de France?

Rather cloudy tomorrow, somd patchy rain that could cause some stoppages

at Headingley. West to south`westerly winds, that hs

Friday's chart. Behind the front, things will settle down. A dazzling

day today. Bit of a chill in the air today. Tomorrow's cloud is looking

to the West of Ireland. A fhne end to the day. Long clear periods

overnight. Cloud will gradu`lly increase from the West, but it

remains dry. Best of the we`ther in the is. Some drizzle in the western

side of the Dales, temperattres in the countryside seven,, ninds and

turns in the cities. `` tens. Some early morning brightness in

Doncaster, more cloud in thd West, it thickens quickly, it will bring

some patchy rain or drizzle. I think the computer is overdoing it there.

Some drizzle on the Pennines. Elsewhere, dry, and a littld bit

brighter towards the coast. Always a lot of cloud. Gusty South to

south`westerly wind, temper`tures close to average. Marginallx above

in Thirsk. Looking further `head, damp start on Friday, some sunshine

after, a fine weekend on thd hold to come. High pressure is in charge.

That is the forecast. That is all from look North on the

day that Chatsworth mourns the death of Dowager Duchess of Devonshire.

The final words from her. She spoke about how she and her late husband

became custodians of the estate My father`in`law died when he was

55. That was in 1950. We fotnd ourselves in charge not just of this

but of other locations, too. It was a tremendous inheritance, if you

would like to put it that w`y, but it was also an enormous

responsibility. There was no question of us, there was a huge

debt. Slowly, it was resolvdd. The land agent said that house needs a

family in it. You better go live there. We were doubtful, but we came

and we loved it. She remarked that Jack Kennddy was

rather dull. I think it is safe to say

I go round the country and talk to people and so many

people say life's an incredible struggle at the moment and even

if it's not a struggle now, they feel uncertain about the future

What kind of future is my family going to have?

People have lost that confidence that there is going to be

a future that is better than the past, that their kids are going

I think that now there's sense of we have been through the pain,

we have made the sacrifices, where is the vision for the country?

It's time we had a plan and that's what my plan

The starting point for me is that working people should share in

I just meet so many people and they find it a desperate