28/07/2011 South Today

Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today.

In tonight's programme: Family and friends say farewell to Robert -

the funeral of the teenager stabbed to death while on holiday in Greece.

One comes to death - - comes to terms with the death of somebody

over, but this is very hard. �9,000 stolen from this man, but

the robber is ordered to pay back just �1.

I was shocked. I thought to myself, what is happening here? �1!

Too close for comfort - Portland Coastguard warn travellers to move

away. Worth half a million, but not for

sale- we hear the story behind the paintings inspired by the rock

"A courageous and determined lad who everyone respected" - just one

of the tributes paid to Hampshire teenager Robert Sebbage, who was

stabbed to death on the Greek Island of Zante last month. The 18-

year-old had been on holiday with a group of friends. His funeral took

place in Basingstoke near to his home town of Tadley this lunchtime.

Rachael Canter was there. Again a great sense of humour, a

cheeky smile and a dedicated Reading's supporters. Robert had

gone to the game with his brothers and today they had carried his

coffin. One month ago he had been preparing to go on his first

holiday without his parents. He travelled to Greece with four of

his friends. The fight could tell you some of the memories, I would

be talking for far too long. The number of times he turned a bad

time into a good time, was unaccountable. His personality is

irreplaceable. I feel honoured that I was part of his life and will

forever Love the fact that would ever me during he could always put

you in a better one. He will always be my best friends. He was my

brother, Anne's the nicest guy you could ever meet. Robert really

enjoyed music and he went on with his mates to the Isle of Wight

festival this year and had a great time despite awful weather,

returning home dirty and bedraggled. He had to change in the garage

before mum would even let him in the house.

Robert had battled with the serious bowel condition throughout his life,

but his family say it never let him stop them. Able to mask off with

David Beckham. Thousands of people have joined the campaign on

Facebook asking for Reading to remember him with the minutes

applause on Saturday. His Season Ticket had arrived in the post the

day before he was killed. At 21- year-old taxi driver has been

charged with his murder. A second taxi driver, 25, has been charged

with complicity to commit murder. For family and friends, the focus

today was celebrating the short time he spent with them.

A court has been hearing how a Surrey woman bludgeoned her

pensioner boyfriend to death, buried him in her back garden and

next day went to the theatre. The body of Bill Williamson, who was 81,

was found trussed up in a deep grave at the Godalming home of Ann

Browning, who was almost 30 years his junior. Within days of his

killing, she began spending his money. Joe Campbell is outside the

house where it happened. Give us the background to this case. This

little bungalow became the centre of a - - the centre of the police

murder investigation last year. Bill Williamson was a retired

postman, said to be besotted by Ann Browning, who owned the house. Mr

Williamson had put his house on the market and had sold it for a price

which was seen to be up for a quick sale. He moved into this house, and

that was the last time he was seen alive. Ann Browning has admitted

the killing. What has the court now got to sit - - now got to decide

if? Murder carries a mandatory life sentence, but life does not mean

life. It means that you can be in prison for up to your life. The

police say that the ball would normally happen in this situation

would be that the murderer would get a sentence at 16 years before

they would be considered for parole. In this case, when somebody has

killed somebody to get at property for themselves, that would be 30

years. What is her version of events? Ann Browning does not deny

murder. She says that what she did do was lost her patience with him

when he moved in. When she had a row, she hit him over their head

before burying him in the garden in a moment of panic.

Coastguards and lifeboat services were deployed yesterday evening

after a couple got stuck in the mud at Emsworth Harbour in Hampshire.

Specialist mud rescue teams and the Hayling Island lifeboat were

involved. The couple were rescued in around an hour and were unharmed.

A Dorset police officer has been sacked for his role in a domestic

abuse investigation after forming an inappropriate relationship with

the victim. The Polish woman had complained of threats from her

partner, Pioter Zasada. Shortly afterwards he murdered her in

Bournemouth home. Today a report by the Independent Police Complaints

Commission criticised the officer and the force. Chrissy Sturt has

been following this story and is with me now. Chrissy, how much did

the police know about what was going on? Well, Kasha Ryba and

Zasada were both Polish. They ended up living in Bournemouth and had a

daughter together. By 2009 the relationship was in trouble and

that on 1st October he's arrested for breaching the order and is

taken to court. And non-molestation order was taken out against him,

which means that he has to stay well away from her. He is arrested

for breaching that order. The following day he killed her,

stabbing her in front of their three-year-old daughter before

throwing her off a balcony. So what did the IPCC find in their

investigation? Well, two main things. Firstly, they uncovered the

fact that a PC was involved in an "inappropriate relationship" with

Kasha, despite the fact she was a, "vulnerable victim of domestic

abuse". Now no-one will tell me what exactly this means, but PC

Richard Allen has since been sacked. The I p p - - the IPCC said that

the way of Dorset police handled this, simply was not up to scratch.

Dorset police as saying that they have now updated their policies.

The I p p - - the IPCC says also that none of these errors led - -

People are trying to raise money for a disabled Portsmouth man who

was robbed of his life savings. Micky Evans had �9000 stolen from

him, but the man who took the money has been ordered to pay back just

�1. Mark Sanders has been to meet Mr Evans.Secondly, they say the way

Dorset Police handled Kasha's complaints wasn't good enough.

Micky Evans is in very poor health, but this did not stop him being the

target of this man, Paul Cox, and drug addict who rub - - rob the

pensioner up nearly all the money he had. He took �9,000 to this

thank, were he was going to put it in. Paul Cox saw him going in and

followed him and took the money off him. You just think yourself, I

could never happen to you, but it has happened. Paul Cox was

sentenced to two years and nine months and ordered him to pay back

�9,000, but because he had spent a doll, Paul Cox was ordered to pay

Micky Adams just �1. Disgusted. I thought to myself, what is

happening here? People have already donated money to help Mickey Evans

and a police officer has been dealing with this case would like

to raise more. He had �9,000 stolen from him. He was saving that for

his family. The money will help bring his family to him. It is so

put any money raised could help by a Mickey Evans a new mobility

scooter and help a man who has been through so much already.

A new library in Portsmouth's had to close less than a week after it

opened because of a leak in the roof.

The city council is currently trying to establish the cause of

the leak, which started this morning. The library, which opened

in Southsea's shopping centre last Friday has now re-opened. Still to

come in this evening's South Today: The weather forecast with Alexis.

Is there more rain to come? We certainly had some very

significant rainfall, but find out if there is more to come later in

the programme. People living in rural areas

already know how hard it is to get on the housing ladder, often priced

out of the communities they've grown up in. A report today by the

Countryside Alliance questions whether measures to tackle the

problem have worked. It's confirmed a big shortfall in affordable

housing with only a fifth of the homes needed being built. Danielle

Glavin reports.This refers mainly to the way they were carrying out

the risk assessments. This is a rare development. This

development was billed for locals. Horsham district is the local

council and they scored above- average in the survey, but still

need just under 100 affordable homes to hit their target. I don't

teach you can ever say we're doing enough until the problem is solved

and we are a long way from that. Having said that, a percentage of

64 % is better than the rest of the Hundreds of low-cost homes are

needed every year, but last year the council plan just 13, 3% of its

own target and putting its bottom One estate agent says affordable

homes are desperately needed. a sad fact that they often value

houses where 25 up to 35-year-old just a living with their parents

because they cannot afford to purchase and they don't want to

rent. I suspect that that will remain the same for the foreseeable

future. So the dream of owning a home in rural areas remains just a

wish for many. A little earlier I spoke to Dylan

Sharpe from the Countryside Alliance and asked him why there

was such a shortfall.They weren't filling the forms in right and they

weren't sharing the information with other agencies. There is quite

a big shortfall. Why do you think that is? And number of reasons. The

council so, out of pretty hard economic times and the money is

just not there. The Housing builders are not so keen to give

over certain parts of their developments to affordable housing.

Then you have got to look at ourselves. I have been speaking to

some councillors and they say they were ready to put in these

developments but local residents organised the petition because they

don't want affordable housing in their area. Is that what you were

really come down to, the fact that they will have to be some sort of

development in these green belts and people might have to accept

that? Not necessarily the green belt. There are plenty of

brownfield sites out there and one solution is to incentivise land

owners to give more of their land to affordable housing. That is

something the government can do that. Ultimately this comes down to

local councils working with local residents. That way you can get a

co-ordinated solution but fits with the area and the council. In many

areas we have second home syndrome. In Purbeck, that is a problem there.

Absolutely. That is a big problem. The people who have grown up in

rural areas and are looking to start a family, looking to get on

the housing ladder, it will not be possible. What happens? They move

into urban areas and the rural areas become commuter belt.

There are warnings denied that the Portman based helicopter will not

be able to carry out missions because travellers has set up a

base at the end of the runway. This is the busiest period for the

helicopter. Teams of bailiffs have been serving

the travellers with eviction notice - - eviction notices. They are

quite approachable and they want to do it peacefully as well. They

don't want to cause problems either. This is the busiest time of year

for the helicopter. Its main role is rescues at sea but it can be

called to a range of emergencies like car crashes and even mountain

rescue. It is high holiday season and thousands are visiting Dorset.

Some are concerned about the wreck - - the threat to their helicopter

flying. We have three kids and were on the beach yesterday. If anything

was to happen they would be up the spout. If you get in trouble, you

need rescuing. It is very inconsiderate of people pitching

their caravans there. If somebody is struggling and the sea - - in

this sea, I would be looking for help. One traveller did talk to me.

We are not stopping anything. The helicopter took up any time they

want to. We are out of the way. Council officials have visited the

site and are trying to find an alternative location for the

travellers. The bailiffs tell me there will be adopting a softly-

softly approach, giving the travellers plenty of time to move

on, but they also said to do you expect the site to be cured by

tomorrow. - - cleared by tomorrow. Organisers have dismissed reports

they're thinking of changing the courses for next summer's Olympic

Regatta in Dorset. The Pre-Olympic Test Event is getting underway off

Weymouth and Portland this week. They are trialling the five race

zones which will be used next summer. The area close to Nothe

Gardens will stage the crucial medal races in all of the classes,

giving close-up views to paying spectators. And officials say that

plan isn't going to change. Ceiling is trying to get closer to

expect - - closer to spectators. A Olympic regatta bosses must dream

of excitement like this. Up until now the sport has been miles out to

sea. If it is going to continue to grow, then we have to provide

courses closer to the shoreline. This is the cue from the ticketed

area were temporary stands are expected to generate �250,000 daily.

The closest racing at the moment is over in Portland Harbour, which it

is almost impossible to see with the naked eye. Even when the racers

will be held here, the chances are to get the best possible view you

might need a pair of these, despite the big screens. The sailors will

have to deal with the conditions there given. Often the harbour is

windier because it funnels between Portland and the mainland. For a

prospective of a sailor, it'll be a tricky race. The locations of the

courses have been settled. It is a bit like watching cricket in the

rain, I guess. Some days it is trickier than others. The

relationship with the spectators is set up so we can cope with some of

those bigger variables. Be a limping boat will have cameras on

board and there will be big screens and commentary. The View From Land

by be prompting debate, but organisers are confident that drum

will be guaranteed. Meanwhile, there is also an Olympic

test event at Dorney Lake where the 2012 rowing competition will take

place. The World Junior Championships are underway at the

venue on the Berkshire and Buckinghamshire border. Rowing, of

course, is another event in which Britain has a great record and high

hopes of medal success. Sussex have been beaten in their

latest championship match against The new football league season is

now less than 48 hours away. We've already assessed the chances of

Crawley, Aldershot, Bournemouth and Brighton this week. Tomorrow it's

Southampton and Portsmouth. So tonight, by a process of

elimination, it must be Reading and, as Tony Husband explains, last

season promised to be a blockbuster. Wembley fans can repay those

memories round and round, but the result will be the same. The

question is, that - - can have the royals scaled those heights again,

but go one step better? Reading are keeping faith with most of the side

that got them to Wembley, but balancing the books is a priority

at the club recognised for its stability. Matt Mills has been sold.

The royals could lose Shane Long, their top scorer and so the player

that the fans and the manager would miss. He is a Premiership player,

in my opinion. If you get that opportunity and they do the deal at

the right level, it could happen. He remains our role for now, but of

the new recruits, there is a lot of promise. The manager has grown into

his role. I think I have gone through a lot as far as the back

end of last season in particular. I can live with that, no problem. We

all trust each other and that is how be survived. - - how you we

Are you excited yet? That is still painful to watch,

though. It a classic album from the heyday

of rock. Tommy was released by The Who in 1969 and went on to become a

Ken Russell film. Part of the film It was also to inspire a series of

paintings, commissioned by The Who for a book about the band. They now

belong to Paul Kelly from Southampton, who told me earlier

about how they ended up in his possession.

I inherited the art work from the Art Trust John Davies, who passed

away and 2006. You obviously knew him. We were very close. We were a

member of the living History Society and be dressed up as Roman

soldiers! Were you a fan of the band? Yes and No. When they first

started I was a bit too young, but they did know about them and they

used to sing along to their songs. This is all based on Tommy, the

film. That was opposite the inspiration for John. He bought the

record in 1969 and that inspired him to do artwork, which then

inspired Roger adultery and Pete Townshend to do - - Pete Townshend,

to get him to do more. The style is very interesting. Be do have that

Egyptian feel in some of them. is intentional. John was into

Egyptians. He put that into the art work. The very large one is Tommy's

holiday camp. How many paintings are there? 46. What are they worth?

It is looking round about �500,000. Would you sell them? Never. I am

going to design a website to run them off as posters and T-shirts

for fans of the band around the world. And just look at them at

home after leisure. Yes. It is lovely to meet you. They are

fabulous. Thank you. Something very special to own. It

certainly was a wet start to the day. Would it continue? It is not,

thankfully. Tomorrow is looking an inch of rain in his garden in

West Grimstead near Salisbury in Wiltshire. Margaret Wellspring

captured Chesil Beach and Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy just

after the heavy rain had cleared. Angus Parker took this picture of

three Red Kites drying off on a dead tree near Cuxham in

There is going to be - - there was some very heavy bursts of rain this

morning, but eventually it did cure away. We did have some rain fall

Temperatures yesterday that up to 28 degrees Celsius, but only 21

today. Tonight will be dry with clear spells. Any showers that we

do have will drift off towards the North Sea. It will be another muggy

night tonight. It is any repeat tomorrow night that will become

fresher. That the just and I will tip to 15 Celsius. So, a lot of

sunshine on offer tomorrow. In the sun, temperatures will be higher

than today, may be reaching around 22 Celsius. The winds will stay

light. Tomorrow night will be a repeat performance of tonight,

really. It will be tried with the outside chance of a showers. - - of

4 Saturday daytime, if you want to head out, that is the day to do it.

It will be mainly dry with the outside chance of some showers back

row. The winds will remain light. On Sunday we could see one or two

heavy downpours and maybe the odd rumble of thunder. Here is your

summary for the rest of the week. Dry day tomorrow, mainly dry on