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Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and

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Roger Johnson. Our top story. Rescue on the Mersey. Two crewmen are

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hailed heroes after saving a toddler who fell from the ferry. The

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three`year`old girl plunged from the top deck and was swept under the

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landing stage. Also tonight. Still fighting to clear her name. Susan

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May hopes new finger print analysis will prove she didn't kill her aunt

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twenty years on. Want to clear my name and I want justice for her.

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Going underground. Why green campaigners reckon drilling for

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shale gas under your home could be breaking the law on trespass. We

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will be talking about the economic impact of China on the north`west as

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the Chancellor heads to drum up trade and we will be getting his

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alter ego out of my car but to talk economic recovery. Is it happening

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where you live? And more Cornish than Cornwall. Why the cameras have

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come to Cumbria for a new TV period drama. A three year girl ` who fell

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from the top deck of a ferry ` is in hospital this evening after a

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dramatic rescue on the River Mersey. Two crewmen jumped into the water to

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save her. Tonight the ferry service has been suspended. Elaine Dunkley

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is at Seacombe on the Wirral. A really dramatic event there this

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afternoon. Fill us in on what we know about what happened. It was

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incredibly dramatic. Details are still sketchy, but one thing is for

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certain, a lot of people here are relieved. Around 2:30pm, the

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three`year`old was on board this very. She was in the passenger area

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and she managed to fall overboard, plunging 16 feet into freezing cold

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water. Within seconds, two Crewe members spotted her and dived in and

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managed to keep her above the surface of the water until

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eventually all three managed to get back on board the vessel. Relieved

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parents, I am sure. The men are being hailed as heroes. How is she?

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The little girl was taken to hospital in Birkenhead. She had a

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cut to her head, but she has been recovering and we have been told

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that she has gone home. People are relieved because this could have

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been so much worse had it not been for the staff on the vessel. But

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people are asking how it was able to happen. The coastguard agency have

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been interviewing witnesses. Mersey travel have suspended services.

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Thank you. It was a crime that shocked the community of Royton,

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near Oldham. An 89`year`old woman ` Hilda Marchbank ` beaten to death by

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her own niece. That niece, Susan May, served twelve years in prison `

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but always denied being the killer. Now, a key piece of evidence is

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being challenged ` and she's hoping finally to clear her name 20 years

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on. Stuart Flinders has this special report. Hilda Marchbank was

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suffocated and beaten to death at her home in Royton in 1993. Her

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niece and carer, found the body. When pushed back door open, she was

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on the bed. All I can remember that there was blood on her face. It was

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like sheer horror. Coming across a scene of horror. Suspicion fell on

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Susan May and she was convicted of murder. The police said she killed

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for Hilda's money. Through twelve years in prison and two appeals in

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the High Court, Susan May and her supporters have fought to clear her

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name. Now, expert help from Holland has allowed her to challenge what

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the judge in her trial described as the key piece of evidence against

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her. The police said Susan May left a bloody handprint on the wall as

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she fumbled for a light switch moments after the killing. She says

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there was no blood and here, about an hour's drive from Amsterdam is a

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man who says he can prove Arie Zeelenberg is a retired fingerprint

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expert. She is right. He's examned the evidence and concluded that,

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while Susan May's hand may have made the print, it wasn't covered in

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blood. It was not significant that fingerprints were found in the house

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because she was there regularly. The most important thing is that it was

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in blood from the victim, because that would relate to the crime. I

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found that looking at all the properties, it has the properties of

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a fingerprint placed with sweat, rather than with blood. The evidence

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has now gone before independent experts in the UK. I know that my

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hand prints were all over the house because I was there a lot. I did not

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murder her, so I know I did not fumble my way to a light switch with

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hands dripping in blood, which is what the police try to make out.

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Senior detectives still insist that Susan May is guilty, but she is an

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deterrent. I want to clear my name and I want justice for Hilda. She

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has not got just yet. I think Gladstone said that justice delayed

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is justice denied and I have been denied justice for 21 years and so

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has held. The body that recommends cases to the court of appeal is

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considering the new evidence. Stewart joins me now. I guess there

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is only one person who knows if she did it or not. Well Susan May is a

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passionate advocate in her own cause. She is 68 and has been quite

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sick. There is a sense of urgency to clear her name. There is another

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side to this. Senior detectives involved in the case are still

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convinced of her guilt. I spoke to one today he did not want to go on

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camera, but he said the investigation was open and true. We

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investigated with an open mind and dealt with the facts as they came

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out. He said it has been reinvestigated on a number of

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occasions with the same outcome. That is a reference to the fact that

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there have been two appeals. Thank you. Other news from around the

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North West now ` and a serial rapist who carefully planned a series of

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attacks on women in the Stockport and Gorton areas of Greater

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Manchester has been jailed for life. Adam Downworth was finally caught

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when he was spotted fleeing the scene of one his attacks. CCTV

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evidence then linked him to four other incidents. One thing we do

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know about the offences is that they were serious and horrific. They were

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calculated and he was obviously knowledgeable in part of the

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investigation. We found an array of books relating to certain

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techniques, including crime scenes. Detectives are appealing for

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information to help them identify the body of a woman found in Bolton.

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They've released pictures of the jewellery she was wearing and her

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mobile phone. Police believe she was between 18 and 25 years old and say

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she had long dark hair. Her body was found in a wooded area near Raikes

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Clough last Thursday. A family friend of Jade Anderson ` the

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teenager from Atherton who was killed by a pack of dogs ` has

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arrived at Parliament ` after cycling more than two hundred miles

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from Manchester. Royston Brett is supporting the "Justice for Jade"

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campaign ` which is calling for tighter legislation for dog owners.

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And Viking treasure worth a hundred thousand pounds is to be given a

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permanent home in Lancashire ` after being found in a field in

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Silverdale. The hoard ` which includes more than 200 pieces of

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silver and jewellery ` was found two years ago. The Government's given

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the go ahead for Fracking in Lancashire ` but could the

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controversial process be heading for the courts? Green campaigners

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claimed today that drilling for shale gas underneath people's homes

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could infringe trespass laws. But the drilling companies say the legal

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action doesn't have any basis in law. Our Environment Correspondent

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Judy Hobson reports. Meet one resident who's joining the legal

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challenge to stop fracking under her home. Karen Ditchfield lives in

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Singleton on the Fylde Coast. A drilling site run by energy company

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Cuardilla is just a quarter of mile away. She will not give permission

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for fracking under house and hopes others will do the same. I believe

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if people were to take the time and inform themselves seriously and

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actually look at the possible risks, I think they would join the

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bloc. The process of extracting shale gas involves drilling

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horizontally and vertically under thousands of people homes. Residents

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from farmers to homeowners have been told that they own the land they

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need their properties and anyone who drills it without permission is

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trespassing. Campaigners Greenpeace who are against fracking have

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highlighted the legal loophole. I think we have every chance of

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success. We hear reports that they are calling it the elephant in the

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room and they have been lobbying government to try and change the

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law. But today the UK Onshore Operators Group said the

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announcement was miselading. They said Activities at depths of over a

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mile under the ground do not impact on landowners, however in line with

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the law, operators will inform all landowners in a very clear and

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transparent manner. What is clear is that this is unknown legal territory

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which could affect future generations. When you got up this

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morning, you probably switched on a light bulb ` made in China. Brushed

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your teeth with a toothbrush ` made in China. And, a bit like me, spent

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the day typing on a keyboard ` made in China. The global reach of the

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world's biggest population grows every year. And now the Chinese are

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ploughing millions into the development of Manchester's Airport

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City. But the trade's not all one way. Andy Gill's been examining how

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North West firms are cracking China. It's the world's second biggest

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economy. And the fastest growing. No wonder Manchester Airport hope

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Chinese investment in nearby Airport City will lead to direct flights.

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Think of the potential tourist market alone. The fact of having a

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Chinese partner means that it begins the process of building

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relationships with China on behalf of the airport and when one of our

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major objectives is to try and achieve to rack flights between

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Manchester and China, it plays a very important part in that. George

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Osborne's announcement is a sign that relations are warming up after

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David Cameron met the Dalai Lama. It is a high profile example of new

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Chinese investment in the region. Businesses across the north`west are

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already realising the importance of doing business with China. One of

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the biggest poenmtial links is Peel Port's plans for a trade centre for

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Chinese firms in Birkenhead. Peel say negotiations with possible

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partners are at a sensitive stage. Last week Crewe`based Bentley cars

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were exhibiting in Beijing. China's its second biggest overseas market

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after the USA. Our customers trust Britain. They have a long history of

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building cars. Bentley is a car having a very traditional British

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craftsmanship. On a smaller scale the Liverpool`based specialist

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lubricanmt comaspny RS Clare is growing sales to China steadlily.

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The Chinese like the fact the the company is two hundred and sixty

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five years old. It seems to bring with it trust. They knew we were the

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right sort of people to deal with. We were not about to disappear as

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day later or a year later. Clare's China linsk were helped by

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Liverpool's twinnning arrangement with Shanghai. Manchester's twinned

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with Wuhan. Halton with Tongling. And Bolton with Zhaoqing. Companies

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like RS Clare say the key to doing well in China is to get the right

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Chinese business partner with the right contacts. More on our

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relationship with China tomorrow. Still to come on North West Tonight.

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No Premier League Championship football, we turn the spotlight on

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to League One and League Two. Join me for all the sport later. And the

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heart of Kirby Lonsdale becomes 1820s Cornwall, find out why later

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in the programme. As we saw a moment ago, the Chancellor and Tatton MP

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George Osborne is in China ` persuading companies there to invest

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in Britain. But our Economics Correspondent Jayne McCubbin has

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been touring the region with his alter ego. The Government says the

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economic recovery has begun ` but do business owners and workers agree?

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Jayne can tell us ` Jayne? Yes, we have been taking our road trip

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around the region, getting Mr Osborne out of the boot in as many

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places as we can. Chatting to as many people as possible to ask them

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this. Is economic recovery coming to your household, your town, your

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economic sector? We start in Lancashire, the manufacturing

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heartland of the north`west. How about this for ads to stick? The

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British Chamber of Commerce said that manufacturing has enjoyed the

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steepest increase in audits since the 1990s. `` in August. We are

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hitting the road to see if the north`west shares the Chancellor's

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optimism. The Sun has started to rise above the hill and the future

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looks brighter than it did a few years ago. Thank you. Is there a

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cause for applause in Lancashire? This is the sound of industry, a

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sound which was almost silenced. A huge earthquake has hit Japan. It

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triggered a Zune Army. In Thailand thousands of residents are fleeing.

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Because the recession was just one crisis to hit this firm which

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supplies car body parts to tile to. We could not supply parts. We had

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floods. In the space of four years, we reduced our turnover by 50%. To

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save the plant, he and staff agreed to a 20% pay cut which lasted for

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years. And it worked. We have turned a corner. They have just won a new

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?7 million contract so it is back on the road to hook up with a handy

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service station to meet our resident expert. When manufacturers start to

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say things are looking up, and we see more orders coming through, that

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is a good indication. Manufacturers I speak to are now more optimistic.

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On we go and it is back out of the boot for George. The population here

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is 9000, but Rolls`Royce is here making engines. They also make

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mattresses and here, they are churning out textiles. More optimism

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here where they are about to expand. A couple of years ago it was

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difficult. Our customers seem to want to go to the far east. Now is

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the realisation that we can supply them. Are we feeling the recovery?

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Divorce `` the bass boats yes. What about the workers? `` the bass boats

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yes. I will vote no. I will say yes. For yes is and they know. Will the

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optimism hold when we head off to Manchester tomorrow. ``? Ouch ` so `

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tomorrow ` George and I head south ` to Manchester and Eccles. We're

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looking at the retail sector. Perhaps not a key driver of recovery

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` but certainly an indicator when things are getting better. Later in

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the week ` Liverpool Birkenhead Chester Warrington and Knutsford.

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It's time for sport now and a welcome chance to take a proper look

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at our League One and Two clubs with Richard. We are going to talk about

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League One and two with John Coleman. Let us talk about the

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breaking news that Kevin Blackwell has been sacked. I am surprised and

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I feel for him. He is proved to be vulnerable. Is that the sort of job

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that would interest you? I would be interested. I know League Two like

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the back of my hand. Let us look at the top of League Two. That win for

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Morecambe, an excellent goal from Ryan Williams, that leaves them

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forth, but Fleetwood are second will stop Rochdale had a very good win

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against Newport. Which club will stand the test of the season?

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Fleetwood have the resources, but I do not see any reason why Morecambe

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could not enter the play`offs. They were very good. They will be up

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there come the end of the season. Let us look at the other end of the

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table. Accrington Stanley, a club you know very well. They got a point

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at the weekend, but how worried are you? I am very worried. It would be

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horrible to see them go down after all the work that has been put in.

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They are working really hard. James needs that when and ordinarily that

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would be a great point, but when you're at the bottom and getting

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cast adrift, you really need wins. Talking about needing wins, Tranmere

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Rovers need one. They won, an excellent victory, but they are

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struggling this season. What is different? I think he has raised

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fans expectations. They need a bit of luck. People underestimate the

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value of luck in football. Once you get a couple of wins, the team will

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start playing with confidence. I do not know if you have suffered the

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curse of the manager of the month, but perhaps he has suffered. An

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excellent victory for Crewe. Two defeats in a row. How good are

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Preston? They are good and they will be there at the end of the season.

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When you get it, it is because you have one lot of games. I'm sure they

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bounce back. Are they one of the favourites? They are club that

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should be in the Championship. Thank you. The former Manchester United

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manager, Sir Alex Ferguson has been given the rare honour of the Freedom

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of Trafford. And as part of the celebration a road adjacent to Old

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Trafford has been re`named in his honour. Sir Alex pulled aside the

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red curtain to reveal the new name for Water's Reach. He thanked the

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people of Trafford for making him so welcome during his 27 years as

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Manchester United manager. Finally from me, north west success on the

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golf course. Wigan's David Lynn has continued his memorable season with

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victory in the Portugal Masters. The 39`year`old Wiganer carded nine

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birdies in his final round in Vilamoura to make up a six shot

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deficit and take the title. David, who also finished second at the US

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PGA Championship has won more than a million dollars in prize money

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already this season. We will keep a close eye on his progress. Anyone

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visiting the Cumbrian town of Kirby Lonsdale today was in for a bit of a

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shock. They'd be forgiven for thinking they'd stepped back in

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time. It's undergone quite an amazing transformation ` for a new

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BBC period drama. Peter Marshall has been to take a look. It has had the

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Time Machine treatment. Market Square in Kirby Lonsdale, but not as

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we know it. It has become 19th`century Cornwall, modern`day

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shops masked by old, no detail too small, right down to the dirt. How

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much does it cost to create this? I cannot possibly answer that. It is

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impossible. There are too many variables involved. Is it worth it?

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I think so. Absolutely. The make over is for the BBC production of

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Jamaica Inn, a story of love and smuggling in 1820s Cornwall. It

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stars says the set is sublime. It feels better. When you come to the

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set and you can imagine what it might be, but that the green screen,

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it is right in front of your eyes, it is obviously a lot easier to get

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into the mood. It is fantastic locals have a chance to work on

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location. It is amazing. Tommy came down and saw the coach and the dead

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pigs and fire and smoke, it is fantastic. It is fantastic. The

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honour set is fantastic. You're almost there in Hollywood. The

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completed drama will be in 31 hour episodes, going out on BBC One at

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some stage next year. You turn up and it is muddy and rustic, but it

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is brilliant. Stephen Spielberg will be on the phone. It is now time for

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the weather. In tonight's Inside Out Di goes shrimping off the coast of

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Southport ` to find out why the industry's in decline. That's at

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half past seven here on BBC One. Here is the weather. Good evening.

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The weekend was fairly disappointing, some heavy rain and

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plenty of cloud, unsettle generally, we will hang on to the unsettled

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conditions for the week ahead. In between, you will see some bright

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spells, but also plenty of rain in this forecast. When I show you the

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pressure charts you will see why. Very messy on the pressure charts,

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low pressure eases away, leaving traders `` dry spells tomorrow. Here

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is the rain, bringing in more rain. Thursday should be drier. There will

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be some showers and then some more rain on Friday. On the positive

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side, as we head into Thursday and Friday, despite temperatures, well

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they say 14 degrees, it will feel a bit warmer than that because of the

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mild air. For this evening, there is still a fair amount of showers

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around particularly in Lancashire and Cumbria. Elsewhere, plenty of

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cloud. It is breezy as well. In the morning, the showers will ease away.

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We will see some holes in the cloud allowing for some fog patches to

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form. Where we do see those, temperatures will drop into single

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figures. Tomorrow will be brighter later on, plenty of showers in the

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forecast. We start off cloudy in the morning, the showers will move in

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from across the other side of the Pennines, West is best initially,

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the cloud will begin to melt away in the afternoon, hopefully some good

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spells of sunshine, lighter winds as well. Temperatures do not look too

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bad, 14 degrees, but with lighter winds it will feel milder. Look at

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this as we head into Wednesday, here comes the troublemaker, a huge band

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of rain comes in from the Atlantic and that will be with us hopefully

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late on Wednesday. The temperatures are disappointing, but as we had ``

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head into the end of the week, things will pick up. We are being

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positive, things are picking up. No doubt it is more autumnal. It will

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only get more so. It is, have your umbrellas handy. You will be back

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with the late news. I will be back with the weather. We will hopefully

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see you then.

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