02/11/2016 Look North (Yorkshire)

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Good evening, you're watching Wednesday's Look North.

On the programme tonight: The villagers

clocking speeding drivers on behalf of the police in North Yorkshire.

Drivers' groups have criticised the scheme,

which could be rolled out across the county.

Also tonight: Winners and losers - how Yorkshire's businesses

are coping with the falling value of the pound.

finding out about why suddenly will be able to watch the Wales len's

number one and the women's number two in action.

And how a stowaway snake called Keith

shocked a couple and their dog as they drove their new

Really hanging on to that cold air over the next few days.

Stay tuned for a full forec`st shortly.

First tonight, police have denied that they're creating vigil`ntes

by giving cameras to members of the public to help

The first of a series of village camera teams to be set up

across North Yorkshire was officially launched tod`y

in Pannal on the outskirts of Harrogate.

Police say villagers are delanding to join the schemes and that

if they help save the life of just one person, they're worthwhhle.

Our correspondent John Cundy reports.

Over the years, the village of Pannal has become somethhng

of a rat run for motorists trying to avoid the busy town

Police and residents alike `gree it's time for action here.

Howard West, 23 years a resident of Pannal,

is one of the volunteers opdrating the new community speed cam.

People want to get to where they want to go in the

shortest time possible and unfortunately they speed.

But since we've been here, there's been a dramatic effect

The speed has been reduced dramatically.

A full report on anyone spedding will be sent to police HQ.

The motorist will first get a warning letter and a posshble

prosecution if that driver is caught speeding again.

The pilot here, and the first stages of what they've

been doing in Pannal, has shown that motorists

have reduced their speed and after getting a letter,

People have stopped and had conversations and they weren't

The Deputy Chief Constable and Police Commissioner,

Julia Mulligan, launched thd scheme in Pannal today.

Can I put it to you that sole people will say the word vigilantes?

This is a community coming together saying we don't like speeding

in our village, it's affecting our way of life,

we're frightened when we take our kids to school, when we cross

the road and we want to try and do something about it.

Residents say there have already been clear results from the pilots

of this scheme before today's official launch.

We've seen a dramatic reduction in the number of speeding vdhicles.

When we first started off, we were getting about 20

speeding vehicles an hour in one direction only.

Now that's flattened out to about one speeding vehicle an hour.

So there's been a dramatic reduction.

Police claim other villages across North Yorkshire are now keen

to adapt the idea themselves of taking up the speed gun

to stop motorists who just won't observe the speed limhts.

Brian Gregory is from the Alliance of British Drivers.

I asked him what he thinks about the idea of the schemd.

I think there's a number of issues with it, really.

Firstly, there's an underlyhng presumption that all traffic

accidents are actually causdd by people breaking speed lilits

and nothing can actually be further from the truth.

Somewhere around 3% to 5% of road traffic accidents are caused

by people breaking the speed limit and invariably,

those people are so percepttally impaired by drugs and alcohol that

nothing is going to stop thdm, not speed cameras or sometiles

There is evidence from Australia, where they are even more kedn

on speed limit adherance than we are, that actually

This if you force people to drive so that they are so concerndd

about going over the speed limit, it introduces almost tunnel vision

and they actually then focus only on the speedometer and what's

going on inside the car, and they become virtually oblivious

to other road users, pedestrians, cyclists and so on

It makes conditions more dangerous rather than less.

Surely you must understand the concerns of local villages.

We know of one fatality in that village so they have a right,

don't they, to expect drivers to obey speed limits?

As long as they are sensibly set, absolutely.

The limits need to be set according to the best road safety practice,

and that's using the 85th pdrcentile principle where you set the speed

limit so that 85% of the tr`ffic travels at or below that spded.

But if you set limits away from that, you won't

Should we be recalibrating our speed limits in towns and villages,

We should be evaluating thel to see whether they are sensible rdlative

to the prevailing road configurations, absolutely.

But in many cases that would mean speed limits going up rather

than down and that does not necessarily mean

There are many examples of speed limits being increased

OK, thank you very much for coming on today.

And we'll have more reaction to that story on the late

Next tonight, it was Look North that broke the story about HS2 changing

tracks in South Yorkshire and since then, the

communities affected have made their anger clear.

They've produced their own report which rubbishes claims made by HS2 -

The campaigners say the Government has been lied

Tom Ingall has followed the story from the start

it might be simpler to say what isn't in it? It is absolutely

chock-full of arguments campaigners think they can use with the

government to derail plans for the high-speed rail link between

Sheffield and Leeds. You'll remember earlier this year we broke the news

that HS2, rather than putting a station at Meadowhall, would put a

branch line to Sheffield city station and go around the shde,

closer to Doncaster. This rdport are not related three pages of ht, was

unveiled by the communities who have drawn it up-to-date before they take

it to the Department for Tr`nsport Secretary Chris Grayling. They say

when HS2 said this is our ndw route, HS2 said it would be simpler to

build, ?1 billion cheaper and we won't have to knock down so many

properties. The campaigners say they reject all of these facts and here's

the evidence we've gleaned to prove it. I put it to the campaigners this

is just a case of not in my backyard and that's something they

strenuously denied. It is going to be four times

noisier, it is going to be We are going to have a 50-foot-high

wall that will be four times We will have a depot

which is two kilometres long. We are not against infrastrtcture,

but there are reasons and wd're All those arguments come back to not

in my back garden. This is the whole point abott this,

is that if Crofton was the only place that HS2 high-speed lhne

could go through, we would have to

reluctantly accept it. What about HS2? Have we heard what

they think about this report? Yes. They've been under pressure since

July to come up with facts `nd figures to placate angry residents

who quite understandably have had their tempers stoped becausd they

were nowhere near this railway line until we broke the news in July

there was this change of mood. Today HS2 were repeatedly pressed on BBC

Radio Sheffield. He asked them how many houses will be demolished if

you choose this new route. They couldn't put down a precise figure.

They say that information whll become public wants the change of

route has been decided upon. They are still adamant this new proposal

is far better than the Meadowhall route.

This M18 route proposal provides better connectivitx

Leeds city centre to Sheffidld city centre fast route

But that also then allows us to start freeing up capacitx

on the existing network as lore of the longer distance journeys go

to HS2and therefore it gives the best mix of connectivitx

When do we find out which routes are government have chosen? Fairly soon,

we understand. Chris Grayling, the Minister for transport, will make

the decision. There may be some news in the Autumn Statement, but it

could be pushed into the long grass after that.

Remarkable work - celebrating the West Yorkshire charity

that supports parents who are told their children may

Let's get a round-up of news now, and West Yorkshire is finally

Police and Crime Commissiondr Mark Burns-Williamson has announced

it'll be Dee Collins, who was temporarily appointdd

to the role after Mark Gilmore was suspended in 2014.

Dee Collins' appointment will be confirmed at a hearing

Two protestors were arrested in Sheffield today after refusing

to leave a cordon set up to allow a tree to be felled.

The tree, on Marden Road in the Nether Edge part of the city,

was due to be cut down this morning, but was surrounded by protestors.

It's said to have been caushng damage to the pavement

South Yorkshire Police used industrial law to arrest two men

who refused to move, after which work on

A temporary campsite for holeless people has been set up outshde

It's been called Tent City `nd aims to get more support for homdless

people and raise the profild of the problem.

The council says it's now working with organisers of the campsite

and is moving people who are sleeping rough therd

It saves the hassle of all the services and the charithes

from going in and out of thd city, under bridges, behind abandoned

If you have everything in one spot, everything what is set

up as a safety net can hit it in one place.

The new MP in Jo Cox's former constituency,

Labour's Tracy Brabin, has been applauded in Parli`ment

after using her maiden speech to pay tribute to her predecessor.

The former Coronation Street and EastEnders actress was dlected

She said the killing of Mrs Cox would "stay with everyone"

in the constituency for the rest of their lives.

And she praised local peopld for living by Mrs Cox's valtes,

It was in her maiden speech that Jo said what surprises me time and time

again as I travel around the constituency is that we are far

more united and have far more in common than that

It was true then and it is even more the case now.

We'll never forget the diffdrence Jo has made and through her

The parents of a baby girl from Huddersfield who were told

she was unlikely to live for long after birth are about to celebrate

The family, who have been receiving specialist care

from the Forget Me Not children s hospice since pregnancy,

Our health correspondent, Jamie Coulson, reports.

Baby Shalome is about to celebrate her first birthdax.

It's a significant milestond for a child who was initially

thought might be stillborn or only survive a short time after birth.

It was during a 20-week scan her parents were first told

there were significant development problems with her brain.

Subsequent tests suggested that if Shalome did survive,

We were told she'd have one eye one nostril, possibly a mouth.

When you're told that your child is incompatible with life,

Shalome's parents refused a termination and their little girl

was born last November with plans not to resuscitate.

But one week later she was transferred home and her parents say

We have moments where we think is this it?

Sometimes you wonder if she's better being at peace

because it breaks your heart when she's in pain.

But we wouldn't change this for the world.

When you see how much she lhghts up with attention and a bit of love

and just being looked at and being held, it's amazing

Shalome's family have been supported throughout by

the Forget Me Not Children's Hospice in Huddersfield, which looks

Nurses specialise in helping families who are given a devastating

diagnosis through the pregn`ncy birth and sometimes death

Sadly, the diagnosis of a b`by, we are unable to change that,

but we are able to offer thdm support 24 hours a day

from the point of diagnosis all the way through their journey,

So far, the specialist nursds in the team here have

helped around 80 families during pregnancy and after birth.

But they estimate they are probably only reaching about 25%

We have that foresight to know we won't have her forever,

but at least we can prepare ourselves for that and the hospice

It's unlikely she'll ever w`lk or talk, and her condition

But in her short life, Shalome has defied expectathons

Happy birthday! They do somd wonderful work there, I vishted a

couple of years ago the Children in Need and it is a remarkable place.

A brave little girl and we wish her well for the future.

The fall in the value of thd pound following the EU referendum has made

it more expensive for us to go on holiday, but in terms

of business, there are winndrs and losers here in Yorkshird.

Companies that sell abroad are benefiting

because their products have become cheaper to buy, but anyone hmporting

Our business correspondent, Danni Hewson, has

Andy doesn't claim he makes the perfect brownie,

His Rotherham-based business started as a kitchen table enterprise,

but soon expanded to keep up with demand.

He believes quality is everxthing for a small company,

The problem is, since June, costs have been going up.

A lot of our manufactured stppliers are blaming it on the

Obviously Belgian chocolate, a box of eggs, for example,

the reason they'll say it's gone up is because packaging is imported,

hence the price increase regardless of the fact that the chickens

Some costs have risen by 30$, leaving him in a very stickx

A lot of our products are sold in coffee shops, bars, delis,

and there's a certain pricing point people would pay for a piecd of cake

So we have to do pretty much bite the bullet for now and wait and see

if there's any more increasds in any more ingredients before we lake

a decision of pretty much how much of our profit margin

Of course, where there have been losers, there have also been

winners, primarily for people exporting, and that includes

38% of British sheep meat is exported to Europe.

The weakness of the pound against the euro is having

a benefit, as well as there's been some good promotions in the UK this

Will is a pragmatist, though he himself believes

the new landscape will benefit farmers in the long run,

but he does acknowledge the short-term could still be bumpy.

All I'm doing at the moment is consolidating my business

and trying to future proof it against volatility

Two sides of the same pound coin, a coin valued at a 30-year

low, with no guarantees of what happens next.

A quick look at last night's football now.

I'm afraid it's not getting any better for poor

The Spireites played at Covdntry in League One, hoping

But when chances came, they failed again.

And Coventry's eventual 2-0 victory was Chesterfield's

They stay in the relegation zone with just 12 points

It's a sport which Yorkshird has a worldwide reputation

After all, the last two Commonwealth Games men's singles

finals have pitted two Yorkshiremen against each other, Nick Matthew

And now the current women's world number two has decided to come

and play her team squash in Barnsley this season.

Paul Ogden is there with her tonight.

Thanks. I didn't quite belidve my ears when I heard it, but that

really is lower Asare in thd background coaching the kids here at

Barnsley Squash club. It's ` very ambitious, historically significant

sporting centre for Barnslex. Darren Gough cut his teeth here on the

cricket field and they are `mbitious in terms of their squash te`m

because they've recruited not just lower, but the Wales number one J

will make in. He's made his new home here. Richard Maxwell has m`de it

happen. How on earth did yot entice these wonderful players who are

We've got a good setup at B`rnsley, we've got some strong teams in other

leagues. Over the last two seasons we've managed to win the Yorkshire

Premier League, which has attracted more players. We've got a rdally

good, strong sponsorship package in Barnsley, which include --

encourages better place to come here. There's a match tonight. Yes,

against Darlington. They have the world number 20 playing tonhght

Should be some good Squash tonight. No power to you, you are very

ambitious and persuasive! -, more power to you. People can cole down

here and enjoying the talents here, as well as the youngsters who are

being coached by Laura hersdlf. You're having fun. Women up the

match. Belated welcome to Yorkshire, were delighted to have you here Why

would you want to come here, in the kindest way? I heard how passionate

and well runs Squash is in Barnsley and for me personally, playhng on

the welter of the most of the season, it's a chance for md to come

and play in a good lead and get some good quality matches in. Wh`t better

place to do it than a great Squash club running fantastic programmes?

When quotes -- coach the programmes, can you see yourself from ydars ago?

Definitely. We all started out hitting above. Most of them have

only been planning to three years. You want to bring passion and drive

to it. It can turn into your profession, playing your hobby for a

job. Great to have you here. How long have we got you? You travel the

globe. A good couple of months. I'm playing for England in the world

team Championships in Paris at the end of November. I'm here until we

played tournament champions in Grand Central Station in New York.

Hopefully I'll get as many latches as I can at and come to Yorkshire

moor. And keep influencing these youngsters. Thank you for joining

us. Good luck in Yorkshire. You can come down here to watch for free.

Next week they play away, mdn and ladies, against Hallamshire, the

club Nick Matthew belongs to. It's all happening in Yorkshire hn the

world of squash. Next tonight, the slippery customer

who gave a couple travelling in their new car the shock

of their lives. The couple had bought

the vehicle in South Yorkshhre and were travelling home to Bristol

on the M5 when a corn snake appeared from nowhere

inside the vehicle and wrapped It makes me shudder just thhnking

about it! After the commotion,

the snake vanished behind a plastic panel and wasn't found

again for a few days. Can you imagine driving the car

knowing there's a snake inshde? It's now been traced back

to the original owners of the car Welcome to Sheffield and I know you

want to make the start of the show. This is case, the corn snakd, and

Jack, who was eight. You're the owner. He looks amazing and very

well considering his ordeal, you must be pleased to have him back.

Really pleased. Missing since June. Yes. Can they survive well without

food? They can survive for `t least five months. Amazing. I bet he was

hungry when he got home! Thd story is you didn't know where he was you

sold your car, some people came from Bristol to collect the car `nd they

were driving back down the motorway... Their dog was whining in

the back of the car. Claire, who had bought the car, turned around and

couldn't believe there was ` snake around the dog. They pulled into the

heart chamber, she got out, got the dog out of the snake in the back.

The police came to help bec`use they thought there'd been a crash. They

took a picture and then Keith disappeared into the car ag`in. They

confirmed it was a harmless kernel snake and Claire and Gavin were

happy to continue down to Bristol. The book the BBC picked up the story

which is how you found out `bout it. I phoned the BBC to say it was my

snake. I've explained the story Luckily they said we can interview

you and try to locate the owners of the car and get keys back. Xou got

him last. Yes, I drove from Sheffield to Bristol last nhght Why

is he so special and what is he good at doing? Is he slimy? No, he is not

slimy at all! I like reading books like diary of the Wimpy kid to him.

Great to have him home. You were really worried about him. Ydah. What

treats to you have for him? We have loads of dead mice. That's what they

eat. It is a bit gross. Can I hold him? Oh dear! I'm being brave. Put

in around my neck? You're joking! This might be the last time I see

you, viewers. Can't bear it! He's a brave lad

Gillian is safe and well, as is the dog who teeth that himself `round.

-- England is safe. Do you remember that Britney Spears perform`nce

where she had a snake around her neck? That's how it looked! Feeling

Tom Neal today, temperatures have taken a dive. -- Tom Neal.

We've had 1 cent in not verx long ago. Gorgeous sunset. Keep sending

the pictures in. Yes, certainly feeling colddr today.

Hanging onto the cold air over the next couple of days. Tomorrow starts

cold, we'll see some patchy frost, but it will be bright. All change by

the afternoon. Patchy rain `rrives later as a weather front johns us.

Overnight, clear spells and that's why goals go down. One or two

Celsius. Across rural parts, probably lower than that,

potentially below zero. Let's have a look at the high waters tomorrow.

Brightening up through the day as this area of high pressure just

about hangs around and stays in charge, but it does leave us because

this weather front helps push it out of the way. It ties into an area of

low pressure further north. It looks OT T on the graphics with lots of

rain, but the heaviest of the rain will be on high ground. Clotdy with

patchy rain for most of us. Cloudy along eastern coastal parts from the

word go. Seven, eight, maybd even nine Celsius. Look at the whnd

arrows. South-westerly wind so we won't have chilly northerly wind

chill tomorrow. Earlier I mdntion low pressure, which is spoiling

things as far as Fairweather is concerned. It sticks around. Further

showers over the next coupld of days, cold air from the north, but

we will see plenty of sunny spells, we just have to watch out for a

couple of showers. I'm scarred by the short -- thought

of Ian White as Britney Spe`rs! Wasn't she wearing a sparklx bikini?

I think he's got one. Amy is back at 10pm. Goodbye.

If you trust me not and I trust you not,

then what is the point in this marriage at all?

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If you don't possess them, everything else is worthless.

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