27/02/2017 Look North (Yorkshire)


27/02/2017

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Tonight: for the news where you are.

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After 80 years, the Ritz Ballroom in Brighouse closes its doors

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as a result of a legal row with its London namesake.

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And Yorkshire's triple Olympic champion Andy Triggs Hodge

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Cold and unsettled over the next few days as we head into March.

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Join me for the live, updated weekend forecast.

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A Yorkshire MP has taken up the case of the Ritz Ballroom in Brighouse,

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which has closed its doors as a result of a legal row

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Despite trading as The Ritz for 80 years, the Yorkshire venue was told

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A band due to play there has also waded into the legal row,

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as our business correspondent Danni Hewson explains.

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# I hope that someone gets my message in a bottle...#

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The lyrics to say one thing, but Yorkshire band the Rozzers used

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a traditional envelope to send their message

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to the Ritz Hotel in London - as well as a tongue-in-cheek invoice

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for lost earnings, the Police tribute band wondered if it

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The general public keep confusing the police, law enforcers,

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with the Police, '80s punk and reggae band,

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and it's having a detrimental affect on our brand.

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The letter has become a social media hit, but, all joking aside,

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the band is one of many left out of pocket.

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They had been due to perform at the Brighouse Ritz next month,

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but a threat of legal action by the London hotel has forced

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It just struck us as being farcical, really.

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There's probably about 300 miles between the two venues,

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and I can't believe anybody has ever mistaken a ballroom in west

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Yorkshire for one of the most famous hotels in the world in London.

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But that was what prompted us to write the letter,

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It's been the Ritz for 80 years, so the new owners, who never

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expected a row over the name, could potentially call time.

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As we know, there's lots of Ritzes all over the UK,

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whether it's cinemas, cafes, ballrooms as in Brighouse,

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so I am a little bit perturbed, and I can't quite understand why

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they would want to attack the Ritz in Brighouse.

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But we have asked the owners to supply us with the documents

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they have been provided from the Ritz,

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and I am happy to speak to them direct here in London.

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From the roadside it looks like it's all over.

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The sign is down and the venue has stopped trading,

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but, behind the scenes, the owners say they are

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Though they did not want to speak on camera today, they did tell me

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they haven't given up the fight just yet.

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It may seem like a David and Goliath battle, but one legal expert says

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People are really terrified about legal costs.

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They are worried that they are going to lose the roof over their head

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by paying lawyers to defend them in court, and so sometimes

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they will just roll over, even when there is

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a pretty lousy case advanced against them.

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The other Ritz has so far declined to comment on the situation,

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but thousands of people have signed a petition to save

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It's ten years since 75-year-old Bill Hendry was killed

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by a hit-and-run driver while he was out walking his dog.

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Despite an extensive investigation, the person responsible

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Today, Bill's family said they hoped his killer would finally

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have the courage to come forward, as Emma Glasbey reports.

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They could never have imagined they would still be trying to get

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justice ten years on, but today the family

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of Bill Hendry returned to the spot where he was knocked down and killed

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The driver didn't stop and left him in the road.

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We are not seeking revenge or anything like that,

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we just want a bit of justice, and somebody to have the courage to

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either say, I know who's done it, or the person who's done it.

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I have lived in Knaresborough since 1968,

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and I walk around knowing that somebody's done it,

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Bill's beloved dog Abby ran home after he was hit and was found

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waiting on the doorstep of their house.

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Bill died in hospital a short time later.

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Can I just give you one of these, please?

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I'm just appealing for some fresh information...

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Police admit there are no new lines of investigation, so this morning

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officers were stopping motorists to try to get fresh information.

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Bill Hendry had just been to the post office.

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He was crossing Stockwell Lane here with his dog Abby when he was hit.

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Now, it was just after 9.30am in the morning.

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But, although people nearby told police they heard

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the collision, no-one saw the vehicle involved.

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Does the family have confidence that you will get

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If they hadn't had the courage then, will they have the courage now?

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knows who's done it to do the decent thing.

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Police say the person who hit Bill Hendry was

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driving a car or small van, and was travelling at speed.

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They will have known exactly what happened and the vehicle

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Detectives believe this is their last chance to catch them.

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Emma Glasbey, BBC Look North, Knaresborough.

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A brief look at some of the day's other stories:

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Two further arrests have been made after a man

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23-year-old Aseel Al-Essaie was attacked in the Upperthorpe area

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Two people were arrested earlier today after armed police stopped

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Five people who were previously arrested have been released on bail.

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Meanwhile, detectives investigating the murder of a Maltby pensioner

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have made an appeal for information in Crimewatch tonight.

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80-year-old Tommy Ward was robbed and beaten at his home last October.

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He died four months later from his injuries.

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This cash box was stolen - it was later found dumped but around

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Detectives are trying to trace the driver of a Saab 9-3 car seen

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in the area at the time of the attack.

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Independent traders in Rotherham are warning that shoppers could be

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driven away from the town, if the local Tesco starts

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The store wants people who shop with them to spend at least ?5

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The council says any decision on changes to the original planning

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consent would need go to public consultation.

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And tributes have been paid to the Leeds-born MP

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Sir Gerald Kaufman, who's died at the age of 86.

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He was educated at Leeds Grammar School and worked as a journalist,

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before being elected to parliament in 1970.

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He became Britain's longest-serving Labour MP.

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Jeremy Corbyn said he was an "iconic and irascible figure"

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within the party, while Tony Blair described him as passionate

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Yorkshire's triple Olympic rowing champion Andy Triggs Hodge has

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The 37-year-old from Hebden has won gold for Great Britain at the last

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three Olympic Games, along with four world titles

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He has said tonight he'll focus more time on helping others to row.

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Carla Fowler looks back at his career.

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And it is Great Britain in the men's at the Olympics...

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A crowning moment in a glittering career -

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Andrew Triggs Hodge here, part of the eight-man rowing team

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to take gold at last year's Rio Olympics.

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It was actually his third gold, having previously also won the top

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spot for Great Britain in the London and Beijing games.

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On top of this, he's won four world titles,

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and the European Championships at Belgrade two years ago -

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not bad for a Yorkshire lad from Hebden.

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There is not much rowing in Yorkshire,

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But, no, I vowed when I left school, I said, I'm never going to get a job

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that takes over my life, and I will never move to London.

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And, unfortunately, rowing represents breaking

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Today, Andrew Triggs Hodge announced at the end

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As a husband and father of two young children,

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he'll be very much in demand, but, as to his new job,

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well, he told Look North about that last year.

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I studied water management for my degree, so I'm going to help

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with building a massive sewer down in London.

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Oh, really? Yeah!

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As well as building London's new super sewer, Andy Triggs Hodge

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says he hopes to support more rowing start-ups in the north to give more

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young people the chance to participate in the sport

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Now let's take a look at the weather.

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You are fully up-to-date with the news but here is the forecast. What

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is in store, birthday boy? Looking unsettled and cold this

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week, some rain on Thursday and Friday. This week, unsettled weather

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rain or showers and some sunshine. Chance of snow over hills as we head

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into spring. Low pressure in charge, bands of rain and showers working in

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from the south-west. This feature interesting with some hill snow on

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the highest ground, it may well become stuck across as through

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Thursday and Friday, but some uncertainty for the second half of

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the week. Temperatures dropping away nicely right now. Some wintry

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showers and icy patches will be an issue, particularly later at night.

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The Met Office have a warning for that. Temperatures close to freezing

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point in rural areas, 32 Fahrenheit. Tomorrow a bright morning in the

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east with sunshine and some wintry showers in the penning areas of West

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and South Yorkshire. Otherwise a fine morning. Then showers pushing

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back in from the West, becoming longer outbreaks of rain, some Hells

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no break-up of the tops across the Pennines. Further east not bad. Dry

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with some sunshine and temperatures around seven Celsius. This rain and

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sleet with some snow over the top, a band pushing east words, gradually

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into early Wednesday becomes dry, and another issue with ice are

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slight Wednesday morning. Further ahead, Thursday and Friday could

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potentially be quite wet at times. That's it from us. Here is a summary

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and the John Hammond has the weather for the

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rest of the country. According to one man-made

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definition, spring begins in a couple of days, but in reality

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weather does it own thing at its own pace. This was taken in Midlothian,

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a funny old day, some lovely rainbows, downpours, burst of

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sunshine, and out of the breeze

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