10/06/2014 South East Today

Welcome to South East Today. I'm Rob Smith.

And I'm Polly Evans. Tonight's top stories.

Calls in Parliament for tougher safety standards in care homes after

We are live in Westminster with the latdst.

Dawn raids across Kent as police arrest 14 people in a

A Kent woman left infertile after cervical cancer calls for

GP surgeries to offer on the spot smear tests.

If there was more clinics around or the doctors' opening were longer, it

would be a lot more easy to go down and get it done.

would be a lot more easy to go down and get it done.

A ?12 million shortfall and no sign of new backers coming through.

And, exactly a year after the Dornier was raised

from the Goodwin Sands, we see how restoration work is getting on.

The unexplained deaths of 19 elderly patients at a West Sussex c`re home

have prompted urgent calls in Parliament for safety improvements

The Shadow Health Secretary said he'd been shocked to the core

by the findings of a Serious Case Review into "institutionalised

abuse" at the Orchard View care home in Copthorne, near Crawley.

The government has admitted more must be done to encourage

whistle`blowers working in care homes to come forward.

Our political editor Louise Stewart reports.

From the outside or kid view care home near Gatwick looks smart and

well maintained. `` a kid vhew. home near Gatwick looks smart and

well maintained. `` a kid view. `` well maintained. `` a kid vhew. ``

Orchid View. Inside it was a Orchid View. Inside it was `

different story. Andy Burnh`m said he was shocked to the core by the

report's findings. This is the latest appalling findings about

abuse in care homes. People are asking how many more times will we

see a abuse of this kind and not take decisive action to stop it?

take decisive action to stop it Margaret Tucker was one of five

elderly residents who died at Orchid elderly residents who died `t Orchid

View. Her son has welcomed today's developments that says the

government must do more. I honestly feel that the crisis there is now in

feel that the crisis there hs now in the care sector as a whole warrants

the government properly stepping up to the mark and for mum and others

at Orchid View there has bedn no at Orchid View there has been no

real justice at this point. Orchid View closed in 2011 after the

company that ran it faced fhnancial company that ran it faced financial

difficulties. An inquest found that neglect had contributed to five

deaths and 14 other residents received suboptimal care. More than

30 recommendations were madd to prevent future abuse. Jeremy

30 recommendations were made to prevent future abuse. Jeremx Hunt

prevent future abuse. Jeremy Hunt says steps have now been taken to

make sure that care homes are subject to rigorous inspection.

make sure that care homes are subject to rigorous inspecthon. We

subject to rigorous inspection. We also need to do more to help

whistle`blowers working in care homes, because there are so many, we

can't just depend on inspectors, homes, because there are so many, we

can't just depend on inspectors and we have introduced the ability to

prosecute offenders. Campaigners say that `` the same principles of

patient safety in the NHS mtst be patient safety in the NHS must be

applied across the care sector to make sure that the kind of `buse

make sure that the kind of abuse that happened at Orchid View can

never be repeated. Our reporter Sara Smith has been

following the story The Health Secretary says that he

has already brought in an adult social care chief inspector, Andrea

Sutcliffe, who has already started going around homes and bringing in

information, but the families say information, but the families say

the Serious Case Review did not go far enough and they say thex want

the Serious Case Review did not go far enough and they say they want a

far enough and they say thex want a full public enquiry. They are

frustrated because they say because Southern Cross closed in 2001,

frustrated because they say because Southern Cross closed in 2011, they

feel that nobody has been hdld to feel that nobody has been held to

account for what happened there Thank you very much.

Hundreds of police officers have takdn part

in a series of co`ordinated dawn raids, aiming to disrupt the supply

14 people have been arrested on suspicion

of conspiracy to supply coc`ine after raids across the county.

Clamping down on organised crime. Today a series of early morning

raids were carried out targeting raids were carried out targdting

what the police describe as a drugs ring operating in the South East.

This is an organised criminal ring operating in the South East.

This is an organised crimin`l gangs This is an organised crimin`l gangs

supplying drugs to communithes in Kent and beyond and the message is

clear, those people who supplied drugs will be targeted and we will

particularly go for the higher tier because they are damaging the lives

of young people and families across the county. The police's area

the county. The police's arda commander says reducing drugs

reduces the likelihood of other crimes in the community. It has an

impact on shoplifting, which is a big problem for us here. Through the

morning more than 180 officers have morning more than 180 officers have

been searching properties throughout the South East. 14 people h`ve been

the South East. 14 people have been arrested and the police havd seized

jewellery, cash and substances they believe to be Class A drugs, or some

and imitation firearm. The local directorate is one of the largest

directorate is one of the l`rgest joint Force operations in the

country and by seizing property joint Force operations in the

country and by seizing propdrty and cars the police want to make sure

that nobody benefits from the proceeds of crime.

Coming up, the NHS trust saxing proceeds of crime.

Coming up, the NHS trust saying that buying locally is saving money and

improving hospital food. Samantha Ransom delayed a slear test

by eight months, because she didn't Then the 29`year`old from Rochester

discovered she had cervical cancer, which has left her unable to have

children. Now she is calling for GPs'

surgeries to offer on the spot smear tests to hmprove

the uptake among women, because she's convinced if she had

been diagnosed sooner her c`ncer Because of the delay being

diagnosed, Samantha O'Connor a more invasive treatment, meaning she is

now unable to have children. She regrets not responding to the

doctors lesson `` letters but said doctors lesson `` letters btt said

surgery opening hours did not fit in with her work. If there were more

clinics or the doctors' opening hours for longer, it would be easier

to get it done. When realitx TV star to get it done. When reality TV star

Jade Goody died after a battle with cervical cancer, it inspired

thousands of women to get regular checks, but recent figures say that

affect may now have worn off. The numbers of women getting screened

has started to fall. In 1999 more has started to fall. In 1999 more

than 82% of women took up the offer of a cervical smear, which has

fallen to 78%, the lowest t`ke`up fallen to 78%, the lowest t`ke`up

rate in 15 years. Researchers say a 100% screening rates would cut the

number of women facing cervical cancer by a third. We know that

women do not go for a number of reasons, some of them practhcal

reasons, some of them practical, they can't find the time, and some

of them are more psychological, they don't like the idea of it. The Royal

College of General Practitioners says it already works hard to help

women book convenient appointments but believe it would be difficult to

offer on the spot tests without additional resources. Gertrude

offer on the spot tests without additional resources. Gertrtde Nowak

`` Samantha hopes that her story will encourage more women to get

screened. A Kent man who raped his former

partner three times, and threatened their young child with a knhfe,

has been jailed for 18 years. 34`year`old Tafadzwa Rungo,

from Ashford, had denied thd charges, but he's been convhcted by

a jury at Canterbury Crown Court. A woman is being rescued after a

fire broke out in a pub in Thanet. The fire is not being treatdd as

The fire is not being treated as suspicious.

A war veteran who sparked a missing persons investigation by leaving

his Sussex care home to attdnd last week's D`Day commemorations in

Normandy could now be honoured with the freedom of Brighton and Hove.

89`year`old Bernard Jordan was reported missing after travdlling to

He's a former Mayor of Hove, and the city's current mayor has put

Imagined as a response to the Angel of the North sculpture, five years

ago plans were drawn up to create a huge white horse to stand on top of

But now there are fresh doubts that the vision of Turner Prize

winning artist Mark Wallinger will ever become a reality.

Tonight those who founded the project have admitted they will

plough no more money into it, leaving a shortfall of ?12 million.

Simon Jones joins us live from Northfleet.

Simon, costs have spiralled since this idea was first put forward

It was initially going to cost ?2 million, that has risen to ?12

million. It was going to dolinate the landscape, you would have seen

it driving down the A to and from Eurostar trains, but one of the key

backers has admitted there was no imminent prospect of this happening.

imminent prospect of this h`ppening. `` the A2.

It was to symbolise the regeneration It was to symbolise the regeneration

of this area but the financial landscape has changed.

The combination of escalating costs and the recession that hit `t

The combination of escalating costs and the recession that hit at the

and the recession that hit `t the same time, that is the reason I

believe that it has not been helped. We will see in the future whether or

not it becomes viable again but I don't think we should have

taxpayers' money used to fund it. Mark Wallinger would not colment

Mark Wallinger would not comment today but he has spoken before about

the challenges of making it a reality. It takes time, varhous

reality. It takes time, various other hurdles arrive, you h`ve to

keep finding money. The three keep finding money. The thrde

founding partners today said that since 2009 the economic climate

across the UK has declined `nd across the UK has declined `nd

further private funding is required. There will be no further cash

injections from the partners. Mixed views in Northfleet. I thought it

was a giant white elephant to start with and I don't really see the

point of it, I don't see how it was supposed to invigorate the `rea It

supposed to invigorate the area. It is a complete waste of monex.

supposed to invigorate the `rea It is a complete waste of money. Any

kind of artistic landmark h`s is a complete waste of monex. Any

kind of artistic landmark has to kind of artistic landmark has to

have some kind of policies `` positive effect. Intended to rival

the Angel of the North, manx positive effect. Intended to rival

the Angel of the North, many are positive effect. Intended to rival

the Angel of the North, manx are not betting on Ebbsfleet's horror is

coming home. Planning permission was granted so

long ago that it has now run out. It has been granted for another couple

of years but the clock is thcking. of years but the clock is ticking.

Nobody is repaired to say today that the project has been scrappdd but

nobody is prepared to say for certain that `` but it will be

happening. The unexplained deaths of 19

happening. The unexplained deaths of 18 elderly

patients at Sussex care home have patients at Sussex care homd have

called for urgent improvements to standards in the care home sector.

Also tonight, sport for all ` the cricket programme that is rdally

cricket programme that is really pushing boundaries.

We have had a sunny, glorious We have had a sunny, gloriots

afternoon but settled weather over afternoon but settled weather over

the next couple of days as well The forecast later in the programme.

If you were watching this programme exactly a year ago,

you will have seen the remarkable pictures we brought

you of the wreckage of a World War Two German bomber being pulled up

The Dornier bomber had been shot down during the Battle of Britain

and had been buried in the Goodwin Sands off Ramsgate

One year on, painstaking restoration work is

taking place, with a view to putting the aircraft on public display.

The delicate conservation work goes on. And acidic mist gently stripping

marine life from the fragile frame marine life from the fragile frame

of the bomber. Three and a half tonnes of algae and crustaceans came

up with the wreck, having an unexpected effect on the

conservationists. There werd an conservationists. There were an

enemy is and all sorts on it. Once they started to die the smell was

appalling. We had probably two to three weeks of the things ddcaying,

it was not pleasant, and one three weeks of the things decaying,

it was not pleasant, and ond of three weeks of the things ddcaying,

it was not pleasant, and ond of the girls, Ella, one of our

apprentices, she went home `nd girls, Ella, one of our

apprentices, she went home and they apprentices, she went home `nd they

would not let her in the house. The Dornier 17 bomber was raised from

the sea bed off deal a year ago, the the sea bed off deal a year ago, the

climax of a three`year projdct. the sea bed off deal a year ago the

climax of a three`year project. `` climax of a three`year projdct. ``

off Deal. It was shot down at climax of a three`year project. ``

off Deal. It was shot down `t the off Deal. It was shot down at the

height of the Battle of Britain in August 1940. Once it is complete the

bomber will be put on a blocked display. The identity of the

bomber will be put on a blocked display. The identity of thd bomber

is still not confirmed. Those working on it are hoping to find

identification markings inside the identification markings inside the

fuselage but experts think ht is fuselage but experts think ht is

Dornier five Anton Richard. The captain's daughter has been

following the recovery. TRANSLATION: He never told me

following the recovery. TRANSLATION: He never told le about

TRANSLATION: He never told me about the time he was at war. I think

people wanted to forget all of these terrible events. He always stressed

he was a pacifist and against any kind of violence and war. Volunteers

at the RAF conservation Centre have been cleaning the artefacts brought

up with the plane. The painstaking work and preserving the wreck will

take another year at least but it is not a restoration project.

If you restored it you could not call it a genuine Dornier 17, it

would not be that iconic link to the past. You would lose that completely

so that is why I am keen we should aim to preserve an original

artefacts. This is the only intact Dornier 17

anywhere in the world. It is hoped that preserving it will not only

save a unique example of avhation history but give future museum

visitors a unique perspective on World War II history.

You can find out more about the restoration work in a documdntary

And you can watch our coverage of the moment

the plane was raised exactly a year ago on our Facebook page

We're all being encouraged to help the environment these days `

and one straightforward plan is to cut food miles by buying more

Now NHS bosses in Sussex are joining in.

The Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust says

its commitment to buying local produce is saving tens of thousands

of pounds a year, and making patients happier and healthier.

So, Piers, is this about making hospital food easier to swallow

Food waste is a massive problem for the NHS. Last year something like 30

million meals went to waste, so this partnership is about making food

more palatable and cutting down on food miles.

As long as they have been hospitals there have been jokes about the food

but by dedicating itself to locally sourced produce Sussex Partnership

Foundation Trust says it has lowered its bills and increased patient

its bills and increased pathent satisfaction.

It is about quality, choice for my patients, nutrition. It is about

It is about quality, choice for my patients, nutrition. It is `bout the

patients, nutrition. It is about the local economy and jobs, but really

it is about quality. By using wholesalers like this one

in Hailsham around 85% of the ingredients are locally sourced.

ingredients are locally sourced Cauliflowers come from Ash,

asparagus and soft fruit from Herstmonceux.

We are on a par with any of the big national is now, but we are a small

organisation growing locallx and organisation growing locallx and

live in local products from local producers.

Today a delegation from Whitehall came to look and learn from this

local model. What we have seen in Sussex is

tremendous. We have a local hospital trust combining with a whold

tremendous. We have a local hospital trust combining with a whole food

trust combining with a whold food partnership looking at how they can

supply nutritious locally sourced food from small and medium`sized

enterprises. This broccoli going into the

enterprises. This broccoli going into thd ground

This broccoli going into the ground today is poised to be the hospital

food of tomorrow, a model nurtured food of tomorrow, a model nurtured

in Sussex that could grow nationwide.

What excites people about the partnership is that it rings

together the very big with the very small, and massive consumer in the

NHS and small local suppliers. It is hoped that this will show that local

sourcing can be a commercial reality.

In the past cricket has had something of a reputation

But Sussex County Cricket Club are determined to change that with

the launch of its new "cricket in the community" scheme today.

It saw hundreds of people, including many with disabilhties,

taking part in sports and activities at the County Ground in Hovd.

Our sports reporter Neil Bell was there.

If cricket wants to be a challenging and even potentially dangerous to

play, that is changing. `` hf cricket once was.

We firmly believe in what cricket has two offer, real education and

health messages, but they are almost hidden. That is the power of sport.

Once cricket was seen as rather stuffy. Today they want to show it

can be fun for everybody. It is great to introduce them

can be fun for everybody. It is great to introduce thdm to

can be fun for everybody. It is great to introduce them to the

It is great to introduce thdm to the sport so they can make their way in

it, get fun out of the game in whatever way they want.

I have just been hit by a b`ll whatever way they want.

I have just been hit by a ball and I have just been hit by a b`ll and

it kind of hurt, got a bit bruised axe macro everything is good! I came

last year and it is good fun. It is a chance to get out of the house and

out of school. In days gone by very few people got to play at the County

ground in Hove but not any lore Best day of the year as far as I am

concerned. We talk about cricket being something everybody c`n

being something everybody can embrace and this typifies it. I look

forward to this day, I love getting involved, and at the end of the day

this is nothing more than a piece of grass and it is fun watching people

enjoy themselves. Cricket is not always easy and that is why doing it

well is deeply satisfying. Dear me! Give me a big high ten.

Three competitors from the south East have been added to the shooting

team for the Commonwealth G`mes Joining Sarah Grey from Woodchurch

are Battle's Steve Scott, who won gold in Delhi, and three tiles

Commonwealth Games gold medalist Charlotte Kerwood from Fletching in

Sussex. Johanna Konta warmed up for Wimbledon with an impressive win at

20 rare breed cows have swapped the mountains of the Alps for the rather

flatter marshes of Kent. We have some facts now. They are brown Swiss

cows, the second most reductive reader of cow in the world, able to

produce up to 9000 litres a year. They are renowned for being hardy,

originally bred by monks in the Swiss Alps, and farmer Stevd

Reynolds is hoping that their high Reynolds is hoping that thehr high

quality milk will help him produce high`quality blue cheese.

Arriving at pastures new. These excitable heifers have waited

Arriving at pastures new. These excitable heifers have waitdd weeks

excitable heifers have waited weeks to check out the fields of

Staplehurst and greet their new neighbours. They have been imported

from Austria to make Kentish blue cheese.

They produce much higher protein than whole stein cows and higher

than whole stein cows and hhgher butter fats. Their volume of milk is

good as well, so we thought we would give them a go to enhance the

cheese. The brown Swiss is normally found

high in the Alps. They are hardy and now cheesemakers in the UK have

brought them here to boost production.

We are excited, it is a major change and I think it will help us over the

next 20 years. The cows have travelled over 700

miles, hand`picked from Austria. Once they have settled in the will

be grazing on Kentish grass. Many of the new cows are pregnant so Steve

hopes that his herd will grow and grow. With this herd of travellers

it seems the grass is greendr. This rather dramatic picturd was

taken in motor Park. Lots of sunshine and we will see

more of it in the next few days. For more of it in the next few days. For

us in the South East it will stay dry for the rest of the week. A lot

of sunshine today by the afternoon, very warm, highs of 23 degrdes in

Gravesend. Tonight we will stay dry, clearer skies and lighter winds. We

will see some mist and fog patches forming but temperatures ard

will see some mist and fog patches forming but temperatures are bit

forming but temperatures ard bit fresher than last night. Tonight

they are staying in double figures but only 11 or 12, making for a more

comfortable night for sleeping. but only 11 or 12, making for a more

comfortable night for sleephng. By the afternoon tomorrow temperatures

the afternoon tomorrow tempdratures rising nicely, a gentle

south`westerly breeze, as high as 22 south`westerly breeze, as high as 22

or 23 degrees, very warm, dry and bright. Through the night, high

pressure staying with us, more of the same, only dropping to 01th

degrees or so. You might see some mist and fog as we start thd

degrees or so. You might sed some mist and fog as we start the day on

mist and fog as we start thd day on Thursday. On Thursday temperatures

warmer than on Wednesday, possibly 2425. Lots of sunshine, staxing dry,

. `` possibly 24 or 25. Friday, high pressure staying with us,

potentially the warmest day of the week. As we head towards thd weekend

it will feel a bit more fresh, the wind is picking up for Saturday,

wind is picking up for Saturday potentially rainforest time. Sunday,

a slightly drier story, the wind is picking up a bit, feeling fresher

but staying settled. By Friday, you could see highs of 23 degrees,

fresher for the weekend but staying dry.

Energy suppliers risk underlining public confidence by failing to pass

on falling wholesale prices to customers, according to the industry

regulator Ofgem. The unexplained deaths of 19

regulator Ofgem. The unexplained deaths of 18 elderly

The unexplained deaths of 19 elderly patients at a West Sussex c`re

The unexplained deaths of 18 elderly patients at a West Sussex care home

have wanted urgent calls for safety improvements in the House of

Commons. Hundreds of police officers have

taken part in dawn raids hoping to combat the supply of Class A drugs

combat the supply of Class @ drugs across Kent.

Have a wonderful evening.