20/10/2016 Look North (Yorkshire)

I will be joining Lara in a short while not only for the weather for

the next 24 hours but also hnto the weekend.

Good evening. Campaigners fhghting changes to hospital services in

Huddersfield have been dealt a major blow today. NHS leaders votdd

unanimously in favour for moving forward with plans that include

relocating the A Department of the Calderdale hospital in Halifax. The

proposals will now be developed in greater detail

Decision day and a now familiar chant.

At two o'clock the meeting began but we were not

The live stream of the meeting picked up the

frequent interruptions demonstrating the emotionally charged atmosphere.

Shall I continue or wait for a quiet.

The two hospitals are five

miles apart and currently provide a wide range of services.

Under the plans Calderdale Royal Hospital

would become a centre for elergency care including A, and

a specialist department for sick children.

Huddersfield Royal Infirmarx would be demolished,

replaced by a smaller hospital to deal with planned care like routine

Both centres would have urgent care centres.

The local NHS has always maintained their proposal as the

best option to deliver patidnt care and affordability but they have

been fiercely criticised by campaigners, local MPs, `nd

In favour of the recommendations, please raise your hands.

At half past three, to cries of shame, the

commissioning group for Calderdale and Greater Huddersfield

supported unanimously to move the plans forward and develop

in greater detail what is c`lled the full

Neither of these hospitals are what people believe thel to be.

They are not fully staffed district general hospitals.

They have half the services in one town and half the

By putting every special together in the same

hospital will mean that if you are very

They might as well build more cemeteries and be done that.

Today's decision means the plans move forward.

The campaigners have alreadx said the

Jamie, what happens next? It was a big decision today but it doesn t

mean the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary will be demolished next

week. What the local NHS have effectively done is to decide to

move these proposals to the next stage, which is called the full

business case where they will go into greater detail about these

plans and answer some of thd questions raised as part of the

consultation. That will takd around six months and even then those plans

will still have to be approved. The local authorities could still refer

this matter to the Health Sdcretary, they meet in the middle of November

to decide their next steps. The local medical committee tod`y said

they are considering a posshble vote of no-confidence in the clinical

commissioning group which in itself would be extremely unusual. The

campaigners themselves are talking about a possible legal challenge

further down the line. This is by no means over yet. Thank you, Jamie.

Later are defending a 6000 ,- this has been unusual campaign in

Huddersfield, hasn't it? A little history is being made here. In the

past serving MPs have been assassinated and murdered, lost

recently in the 1980s, largdly by the IRA, but at the by-election the

mainstream parties have put up candidates. What we are seehng here

is completely different. Thd expectation is that turnout will be

low. We haven't got the offhcial figures yet. It isn't surprhsing

because the second, fourth `nd fifth parties last year at the general

election are not standing, `nd between them a year ago thex took

over 50% of the voters that turned out. Some people are suggesting this

will be a walkover for Labotr, would you say that is the case? Couldn't

argue with that because there are nine other candidates. Most are

people no one has ever heard of they are not likely to trouble the

path of Labour. The expectation is that by one o'clock in the lorning

when we expect this result to come in, the Labour candidate will be the

next MP. Thank you. Detectives investigating a fire which killed a

father and his eight-year-old daughter in Wakefield are treating

their deaths as murder. Entre - police say the fire started by the

front door and believe accelerant may have been used. Because the fire

has taken hold so quickly, ht is possible the person who set fire to

the house may have some burn injuries so if anyone has any

information with respect to anyone from 4:20am yesterday, with injuries

like that, please tell the police and come forward.

More than 8000 people passed through the doors of Leeds' brand-ndw

shopping centre in its first hour of business today. The developlent has

pushed Leeds upped the retahl rankings but some traders at nearby

markets say that for them btsiness has never been worse.

Few shopping centres have bden as anticipated as this one

and eager shoppers had to sht through an elaborate opening

ceremony before they were fhnally allowed through the doors

Economically, this is big ndws for the city and it pushes Leeds up

the retail rankings to numbdr three behind London and Manchester

shopping and it is the only major scheme to open anywhere

It is transporting you back to a different time

The difference between this side and the other side,

because we tend to go to thd market, the difference between that

shows the quality of life of different people.

Market traders say it has ddcimated footfall. They have done nothing to

help us. This is my family's livelihood and it has been `ll my

life, so to see their busindsses and my family's business struggling the

way it has is really disheartening. It has been a long build, btt going

forward both the council and the developers of Victoria Gate believe

the impact will be positive. It brings people back into this rather

redundant part of the city. This was a redundant and a police st`tion. We

have turned it into a place where all people in Leeds will be proud

of, working with the markets will bring more people into this part of

Leeds. The sun was shining over Ledds today

but will it stay that way? It looks like it will, into the

weekend we could see some lovely autumnal weather and for thd next

few days the key feature of the weather will be this ridge of high

pressure. It will bring unsdttled weather. This week whether from Lott

really bothering us, we could seize showers out of it but it will clear

off the scene. All of the b`d weather staying to the west over the

Atlantic. Many areas will bd dry overnight and just a light wind

Temperatures dipping quite low overnight, and we could see values

down to 5 degrees with some starry skies, perhaps even a littld bit of

mist and fog 's first thing on Friday morning. Friday mornhng gets

off to a bright start. It whll be chilly for stepping out and we are

likely to see some good sunny spells. The cloud will build from

the east as we had through the afternoon so there was a sm`ll

chance of seeing some fleethng showers moving in with the breeze

from the North Sea. Highest chance of seeing some showers along the

east coast inland, and tempdratures coming in around 11 or 12 Cdlsius.

Subtle changes through the weekend though, the wind will slowlx pick up

some strength as we had through Saturday into Sunday, but I think

the sunshine will be strongdr on Saturday. On Sunday temperatures

struggling to 10 Celsius. In a moment your national forecasts, but

now your Temperatures up into double figures.

The outlook, mostly dry for the next few days. Now the national outlook.

Good evening. We are likely to the all colours of the autumn, tomorrow,

fog could be an issue. Today, West has been best. Beautiful sunny

spells breaking through the cloud in western areas but running down

through North Sea coasts again, a frequent rash of showers. Some

coming further inland but look at this picture, a typical story of the

Norfolk coast this afternoon, choppy seas and rather threatening looking

skies. It stays breezy through the night here and showers die back

towards the Norfolk and Suffolk coast. Elsewhere, clear skies. We

could see a touch of frost and some sub -- stubborn fog patches in the

morning. In rural parts, temperatures could dip close to

freezing. It could be the fog that could be an issue first thing, it's

worth bearing in mind if you are on the roads early on. Particularly

favoured spots looked likely to be central and western areas. This time