02/09/2011 South Today

Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's programme.

Fuelling the economy - the new facility for a multi-million pound

contract securing work for years to come. This is a culmination of an

13 years of hard work by a lot of people. We can provide 100 extra

jobs for local community. Welcome home - the engineers back

from a successful tour of Afghanistan. If you do not like it,

do not support Southampton! Tough talk from Bournemouth's

chairman after a heated debate with fans over the club's future.

could not make me leave personally but if my wife and children get the

same it used they did last week, I would lead, yes. Joined me at the

premiere about the film of a life of a Hollywood legend from his

A Sussex police sergeant to in the past has been commended for his

bravery has been jailed for downloading and distributing more

than 55,000 indecent images of children. 26-year-old Philip

Savidge, from Burgess Hill, told detectives his collection of child

pornography snowballed out of control. Today, he was jailed for

27 months. Colin Campbell has the story.

He was a Sussex police sergeant commended for outstanding bravery,

but what no-one knew was that at home, Philip Savidge had compiled a

massive library of child pornography. Tens of thousands of

extreme images of young children which are shed over the internet.

Indecent images of children being sexually abused are disturbing. Of

all levels. And they were particularly disturbing with babies

and toddlers. It is eight case of them being distributed for the

sexual ratification of like minded offenders. Be a Sussex police

officer for six years, he said his fascination with child pornography

had spiralled out of control. total, he admitted to 42 charges,

possessing the over 54,000 indecent images. At least 1,400 graded at

Level 5, the most extreme. It was revealed he shed the images with at

least 100 paedophiles and he likened his obsession to collecting

sporting pictures. Sentencing him to 26 months in prison, the judge

told the former acting police sergeant his offences were wicked

and evil and that each picture represented a child being abused.

And there were a horrendous number of images involved. Philip Savidge

resigned the day he was arrested. He was involved in youth

organisations, a Scout leader and cricket coach. Detectives are

trying to trace those he shared images with online.

A brand new facility which will secure jobs in Dorset for years to

come with a multi-million pound RAF contract was unveiled today.

Aviation firm Cobham, which is based at Bournemouth Airport, will

convert Airbus A3-30s into the latest, state-of-the-art, air-to-

air refuelling planes. The deal with Cobham is worth �150 million.

Twelve A3-30s will be converted at a new hangar at the firm's base,

known as Hangar 12. And the project will provide job security for more

than 100 workers until 2016. Our reporter, Chris Coneybeer, was at

today's ceremony. They used to do it like this, it is

1939 and non-stop transatlantic service topped up -- is topped up

with fuel and the Southampton docks. These days, they call this Voyager,

the new refuelling aircraft. It has a range of 4,000 miles and can fuel

a variety of aircraft. Two have been completed in Spain but the

remaining dozen, like this, will be converted in Bournemouth. Today at

the ceremony in Hangar 12, purpose- built for the job, the project was

formally unveiled. This will be the world's best of tanker aeroplane,

there is nothing to compare the amount of fuel it carries and the

reliability and efficiency with which we can deliver that fuel

makes it a world beater. This is 13 years of hard work by a lot of

people. Delighted that in these hard economic times, we are able to

provide 100 extra jobs for the local communities. With an eye to

the long-term, the company has taken on a dozen apprentices.

was good luck, I studied engineering and the more you look

into it, you cannot go wrong because it is so vast. I have

always had a passion for aircraft and always wanted to work with one

and to find the apprenticeship with Cobham is everything in one. It is

a private financial initiative and has attracted controversy from the

Public Accounts Committee which criticised the Ministry of Defence

austere saying these initiatives were inappropriate for defence

projects. -- last year. The entire fleet will be refurbished here in

Bournemouth. It is an important moment for the company and means

that further consolidation of high technology industry in this part of

the world will take place. The Red Arrows display team has

performed in public for the first time since the fatal air crash in

Bournemouth last month. Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging was one of

nine Red Arrows pilots who had taken part in a display at the

Bournemouth Air Festival on August 20th. This afternoon, the eight

remaining members of the Red Arrows team took to the skies at

Chatsworth Country Fair in Derbyshire. And in Yorkshire.

Flight Lieutenant Egging's funeral will take place tomorrow.

After four months on the front line in Afghanistan, 100 soldiers have

come home to their family and friends in Wiltshire today. A

squadron from Two Two Engineer Regiment returned to Swinton

Barracks at Perham Down near Tidworth, after deploying to

Helmand Province in May to provide the front lines with water and

power. Ben Moore reports. It has been a long four months. Not

only for those serving but also for those left behind. You are limited

to communication and cannot pick up the phone when you want. I will

keep my sunglasses on a. He has been doing an important job, how do

you feel as if father? Very proud. You have obviously missed him.

has been tough. And for one here, this family reunion will be a first

meeting. He had been away two weeks and he as looking forward to it

because he has not seen him -- he is looking forward to it. Only

heard him screaming down the phone. The soldiers marched onto the

square, one last formality before the most welcome order since May.

To your families and friends, fought out! What have you been

getting? Photographs and parcels. Nothing like the real thing. I was

very happy to be back. What will you making do? Puzzles. Babette

that is welcome relief! Definitely, I will take anything! And I am sure

I will be on a trample the in! regiment were based in Helmand

Province providing water and sanitation. All their work on the

front line at forward operating bases, difficult but a time made

easier by their families. Little things mean a lot. You lose contact

with all reality in the UK. And just getting a letter or

photographs or a magazine reminds you there is a normal world waiting

for you. The regiment will return to Afghanistan in 18 months, but

for now, it is a well earned rest. One thing makes this a particularly

happy homecoming, every one of the 100 soldiers has come home safe.

There have been no injuries and no casualties.

A woman has died after a crash on the A34 near Whitchurch. Two

coaches and a car collided at 11:45 this morning. The passenger of the

car, an elderly woman, died from her injuries at Southampton General

Hospital. The driver, an elderly man, is being treated at the same

hospital for minor injuries. Closures remain in place and there

are major tailbacks for motorists. Southampton footballer Dan Seaborne

is in a serious but stable condition after an incident at a

nightclub in the city. Police are investigating the incident and two

arrests have been made. Sarah Holmes reports.

Dan Seaborne was interned in an incident in Southampton early this

morning. -- injured. Police were called to London Road just before 3

o'clock when a man was found outside. After he was treated at

the scene, he was taken to Southampton General Hospital. He is

being treated for his serious head injury. His condition is stable and

not life threatening. A spokesman for the club said they cannot

comment on the situation but their thoughts are with the family of Dan

Seaborne and they wish the footballer the best. Police say Dan

Seaborne was involved in a minor incident in the club and was asked

to leave. Another altercation took place outside the nightclub but it

is not clear how he was injured. Two men, 36 and 39, had been

arrested in connection with the incident. Dan Seaborne joined

Southampton Football Club 18 months ago and has made a 43 first-team

One of the largest solar energy installations in the South has been

opened on the roof of a leisure centre at Eastleigh in Hampshire.

With a government subsidy for the power that's generated by the 288

solar panels at the Fleming Park Leisure Centre, they'll pay for

themselves in nine years. The Eastleigh MP and Secretary of State

for Energy Chris Huhne said a subsidy was needed to get green

industries started. Still to come in this evening's

South Today. Weather presenter Reham Khan finds out what happens

when the sun goes down at the steam fair.

Join me later for all the latest UN the Great Dorset Steam Fair in

Dorset. -- on. Negotiations to sell Brighton Pier are said to be' well

underway' by the current owners of the structure. The pier - near the

Brighton Pavilion - is rumoured to be on sale for around �30 million.

Well, our reporter, Alison Moss, has been to Brighton seafront this

morning. Brighton's Victorian peer has stood

the test of time and in -- with some of the horse's condition is

the weather can throw at it and that has made it one of the best

loved tourist attractions -- harshest. It was built in the 19th

century when the coast became more accessible and people flocked to

the new results. Go forward 100 years and the basics have not

changed. You can get everything, five we did in 24 metres of it.

Richard bouldering is negotiating the sale of this iconic structure.

-- Richard Baldwin. It has been here over 100 years and is a symbol

of the resurgence seaside. It is a key focus attraction for Brighton.

And I think that in itself really keeps the appeal of Brighton Pier

going and going. I do not want it to change. I am happy with

everything we have here. Brighton is a wonderful place and the pier

is superb. I like the architect -- the Architecture of it. They still

have that nice arch outside the fish and chip shop. I was brought

up in Brighton and have enjoyed so many memories here and would like

to bring my boy. We come down from time to time and enjoy it because

it is the one and only Brighton Pier! Around �30 million is

rumoured to buy you Brighton Pier. The attraction has come Rivett, it

is just the sunshine that cannot be guaranteed. -- the attractions,

with it. A glimpse into the private life of

an A-list Hollywood star. It's the sort of footage celebrity magazine

editors would kill for. But recently discovered home movies of

one of the greats in Hollywood's golden era have come to light.

Lesley Howard starred in Gone with the Wind, Pygmalion and the

Petrified Forest. People got the chance to see another side of him

at the premiere of a documentary about his life at his former home

in Surrey today. Tom Hepworth was there.

A lasting tribute to a Hollywood legend. Lesley Howard was perhaps

best known for his role in Gone With the wind but this footage

broadcasts for the first time gives us a window on the family life of

one of the biggest film stars of his generation. But it was almost

lost forever as it was found in his daughter's Basement. I had already

seen some film that has rotted and they were dust. When she said there

were more I thought I would have a look, and I saw them and I opened a

can of it and it was all right. I just went... Lesley Howard settled

in Surrey in 1930 where he enjoyed the life of a country gentleman.

This house was no stranger to garden parties in the 1930s, the

likes of Clark Gable, Gary Cooper and Walt Disney were visitors. But

Lesley Howard left his Hollywood lifestyle behind shortly before

The man you see playing in the snow with his daughter ploughed what he

earned from Gone With the wind into making propaganda films. Gable's

remarked he was the most dangerous the British had. Perhaps it is

fitting the title of the documentary is, the man who gave a

damn. The narrator has to thank Lesley Howard for saving his life.

I was on a plane waiting to fly back to Bristol and at the last

minute, Lesley Howard and his manager came along. So I am my

companion were removed from our seats Wycherley and they took our

place and the Germans dropped down the plane over Bay of Biscay and

there was a loss of life. -- which relies dust -- literally. That is

why I am still here. Its makers are trying to secure distribution deals

on both sides of the Atlantic. Aware A-list celebrities will be

here later in the programme! -- aware A-list celebrities.

This weekend's Dorset County Show is showing early signs of being one

of the most successful yet. Organisers are reporting record-

breaking ticket sales in the run-up to the show and livestock entries

are also up on last year. Final preparations are being put in place

ahead of this weekend's event, which gets under way from 8:30

tomorrow. The Great Dorset Steam Fair will be

in full swing this weekend, with more than 200,000 people expected

to visit the 600-acre site. The fair runs night and day, so last

night, we sent Reham Khan to savour the lights and delights in the

When the sun sets and the neon fills the sky, the Great Dorset

Steam Fair becomes a magical place What is it about coming out at

night that a special. It is special because we produce electricity to

power the rights. These engines or have a dynamo fitted to the engine

so you have a belt from the wheel to the dynamo at the front, that

generates electricity. She has a character of her own. Sometimes she

is good, sometimes bad, at some time is easy and sometimes

difficult. It is great fun! Can I call the key? Everyone wants to

play on toys and this is the bookies' -- biggest toy! We have

multi-agency control. We have to deal with any incidents that come

throughout the Showground. Give us an idea of something she might have

to deal with from up here. It can be anything from minor disorder and

drunkenness to loss of children, missing people, a wide range of

different things you would find in a normal town. Just one more thing

left to do, find out what the weather will be like in the next

few days! She will be here shortly reading

the tea leaves? A few people have wondered how she

does it and now we know! Sport now and writer is here,

fighting talk, wasn't it? -- Roger. Bridges stations often do fans'

forums but they are not often as juicy as last night -- radio.

Bournemouth's Chairman Eddie Mitchell says he'll quit the club

if his family continues to get abuse from supporters. He was

speaking after a feisty and, at times, ill-tempered fans' forum at

Dean Court last night. Four months after they are almost

went into promotion, only two of Bournemouth's starting 11 are still

at the club. Six have been sold and come after a disappointing start to

the season, fans at last night's Forum showed their frustration.

all fought we would build on it and you have decimated the squat --

thought. For all the deals that were done, the good deals that were

done, it has consolidated and build the club which has to be built from

the bottom up, not the top down, and that is how I am going to build

it. If you do not like it, go and support Southampton! The chairman

later withdrew that comment but the tone had been set. Eddie Mitchell

has run bomber for two years, the club has almost been promoted twice

and is now debt-free. But the sale of players and apparent lack of

reinvestment in the team have angered fans. It is just so

emotional to hear people talk to me like this after the sacrifice I

have made. You want to be out there with an empty bag clearing of the

rubbish when you and the kit man of the last people because the club is

nearly folding! How do you think you got in that position? Because

you were foolish and pushed people... The club is almost �1.5

million in the black but there was little further details. I am not

from an accounting background. from a building background. I think

really the conversation is pointless. And he gave an insight

into a meeting with a player demanding a transfer. I said, you

are not going anywhere. He said, I am not playing for you, I will not

be able to perform. I said, what about supporters to pay to come and

see you play? He said I do not care about the supporters! He knows

about the pressures and sake most fans want to and to carry on and he

will. -- and he says. These are difficult days, but most -- but one

of have had it worst acts like you have to say at least he fronted up.

-- have had it worse. And you have to say that at least he fronted up.

Tomorrow, Bournemouth are at Notts County. Crawley and Aldershot also

play. But there are no matches for our Championship clubs - due to the

international fixtures. Brighton have been busy today

though. The Seagulls have signed former Spanish international

Vicente Rodriguez. The 30-year-old attacking midfielder is allowed to

sign outside the transfer window - as he's a free agent.

Success today for a number of Berkshire-based British rowers at

the World Championships in Slovenia. Meanwhile, competition continued on

the Olympic lake at Dorney today, in the test event for the London

2012 flat-water canoeing. Guildford's Rachel Cawthorn raced

for team GB, qualifying for tomorrow's final of the K500. More

than 200 athletes from 30 nations will continue to compete over the

weekend. The venue, on the Berkshire border, isn't open to

spectators - the facilities are being tested by athletes, Games

organisers and volunteers. Cricket, how she should boost their

hopes of avoiding relegation from the County Championship --

Only the weather can deny them victory, but Sussex will be praying

Surrey in pole position. That is day three in Division Two.

The new domestic Rugby Union season starts tomorrow. Once again, London

Irish fly the flag for the region in the Premiership. The Exiles

started last season in blistering form - and will hope to sustain a

concerted challenge this time, They kick-off at two o' clock tomorrow

afternoon - at home to Harlequins - at the Madejski Stadium in Reading.

Thank you very much. And she is back from the Great Dorset Steam

Fair. Considering he's stayed out all night, you like better than

either of us two would look! That is sweet of you, nobody knows

what is going on inside my head! These are ideas for things you

could get up to this weekend in the South.

This church and village is open to the public over the weekend. It was

evacuated in 1943 to facilitate the training of troops for the D-Day

landings. It has remained in military of pique -- military

occupation sense and there is a service at 3pm tomorrow.

Tomorrow night, go back to the Blitz and experienced a wartime

dance night at the Bournemouth Pavilion. -- and experience so

might a great family day out tomorrow at this Garden Fair.

There is even a re-enactment during the days.

Chichester Festival Theatre is continuing its celebration of the

centenary of the birth of Terence Rattigan. There is a discussion at

the effect of Terence Rattigan and there is a performance on Sunday.

Time for the weather for the weekend, what have you got for us?

Have you got the tea leaves? I do also look at Data! Let's look

at the pictures. Anni Stevens took this of her

husband cycling along the Rife. Looks like someone's just taken the

stabilizers off. Milford on Sea, taken this morning

by Jim Kelly. David Canning sent us this from

Tadley Common on the Berkshire- Hampshire border.

Proved it was a lovely sunny day in It was a warm also, there's

temperatures of very impressive for the beginning of September. And

there is more through the weekend. Tonight, it will be dry and fine

but milder. Quite cloudy by Dawn also. Cloud was not a concern today.

Plenty of sunshine. And late evening sunshine it continues.

Plenty of nice times. Clear spells to begin Ben Knight encouraging

pass deep -- patchy Mr to form. -- to begin tonight. 13 Celsius to 14

Celsius. A cloudy beginning and that cloud will be slow to clear

from the coast. Slowly and steadily, it will break and we will have more

sunshine through the afternoon. The warmest temperatures tomorrow will

be further east. We could see a couple of places at 26, 27 Celsius

through Saturday's. The winds of light and it is dry. Showery rain

into the evening from the West. It will be mainly light and should

disappear fairly soon. Temperatures of-14, 15 Celsius into Sunday's. --

up to. Ray Nash early on Sunday. A few showers that will clear -- and

rain early on Sunday. A little bit cool and fresher behind this front,

followed by I warm -- a warm front. A nice and to the weekend, it will

be mostly dry. Saturday, more of this lovely sunny weather.

Temperatures generally up to 22 Celsius. Monday is a bit cooler and

Before we go, I must let you know about a series of special features

we'll be running next week on South Today. Our reporter, Steve Humphrey,

is in the Falkland Islands right now, where he's joining troops from

the 2nd Battalion of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, who are

on garrison duty in the South Atlantic. It comes amid continuing

tension between the Argentinian and British governments over ownership