20/11/2013 South Today

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

programme... A hospital apologises after an

84`year`old woman is found dead, alone, with her bedside alarm still

sounding. I just cried my eyes out and I could not believe that the

hospital was like that. The widow of this airport catering

worker, who died after falling just a few feet, calls for compulsory

head protection. Off limits at the off`licence ` why

thousands of cans of super`strength alcohol are being taken off the

shelves in Portsmouth. Lots of troublemakers are on the street and

we want to stop that, for the safety of the staff and my neighbours and

customers. And he's a knock`out ` the Hampshire

boxer who's a European Champion at the tender age of 15.

The Royal Bournemouth Hospital has apologised to the family of a woman

who died after phoning her son from her hospital bed to say she couldn't

breathe. When Steve Simpson arrived at his 84`year`old mother Dorothy's

bedside, she was dead and her bedside alarm was still sounding.

The hospital has since admitted to the family that Mrs Simpson should

not have been left alone at any stage. Ena Miller reports.

Her family believe Dorothy Simpson died before her time. I only wish I

had hugged her before her death. I told her she would be fine. I

suppose I regret that. Steve made his usual visit to his mother at the

Royal Bournemouth Hospital but when he got home, she called to say she

could not breathe. I phoned Jim, who was nearest and he got up there and

when he got there, the alarm was bleeping and they were no nurses or

anything. I came up behind him and he said that mum had just died. I

asked where the nurse was and he said there was nobody at all. I went

to get a nurse and she said my mum had died. She said you would not

keep a mask on, so what could she do? The judge said... `` the

hospital said... In a letter, they also apologised

and said they were sorry. We have spoken to the Royal Bournemouth

Hospital and said what they cannot do is talk to us about individual

cases but what they want to do is talk to the family face`to`face to

answer any questions they may have. They also went on to say...

I just cried my eyes out and I could not believe that the Royal

Bournemouth Hospital was like that. They change it all around, the

hospitals. If they traded around like that, perhaps it will be

another one`day. At the moment, it is pretty raw.

The widow of a man who died after falling from a lorry at Gatwick

Airport is calling for compulsory head protection for all workers

involved in loading operations. Mike Miles from Lancing in West Sussex

worked for Gate Gourmet, the world's largest supplier of airline catering

services. He died of head injuries after a fall of just a few feet.

Today, a jury inquest into Mr Miles' death returned a verdict of

accidental death. Laura Trant has been at the inquest. She's in

Horsham tonight. Give us the details.

The jury heard that Mike Miles was on a normal day at work, working on

a loader, which she had been doing for Gate Gourmet for 17 years. He

suffered a fatal accident whilst he was loading a lorry. He felt four

feet, which does not sound like much but he hit the left`hand side of his

head on the tarmac. Six days later, he died in hospital. We heard from a

colleague of Mr Miles... He explained at the time of the

accident that Mr Miles did have type one diabetes but that was not

affecting him on that day. He said he did not actually see anything

that happened before the fall but he did see him fall to the ground. He

said, " I ran to him, cradled his head. I see was the thought it was a

minor accident, I thought he would be off for a feud a." `` for a feud

a. Few days. His wife feels that if he had been wearing protective

headgear, he would be alive today. I feel that if he was wearing safety

protection in the form of head protection, with a rubberised neck

flap, that would have protected him. When he was lifted to the hospital

from Gatwick Airport, the only major injury was an impact on the side of

his head, which caused brain damage and then his death. The Health and

Safety Executive say that Gate Gourmet followed all health and

safety guidelines. The jury concluded Mr Miles died from an

accident. Thank you. Off`licences in Portsmouth are

taking thousands of cans of super`strength lagers and strong

ciders off their shelves as part of a scheme to target heavy drinkers.

It's estimated that alcohol abuse costs the city more than ?70 million

a year. Experts say buying cheap strong larger and cider means you

can get 200 units of alcohol for just ?30. That is equivalent to 20

bottles of wine. Some businesses say the move will cost them ?300 a day.

Our Health Correspondent, David Fenton, has this exclusive report.

In Portsmouth, they are clearing cheap, high alcohol drinks off the

shelves. We are getting lots of problems with drunken people because

of the heavy alcohol staff, so that is why we want to stop this. This

shop will lose ?300 a day by not selling the strength, `` by not

selling the drink, it is one of 25 businesses. It is about dealing with

the issue as a whole am not just targeting stores and asking them to

rip the product from the shelves. Police are visiting every

off`licence in the area. We have to high rates of alcohol`related liver

disease was up people die earlier in the city because of alcohol than

they would in other parts of the country. Unfortunately, we have

problems to do with anti`social behaviour which is related to

alcohol. Not everyone is in favour of this. It will send the cry `` the

crime rate through the roof, it will be mad. People have restarted

robbing crates of beer. It will be mental. Alcoholism costs Portsmouth

?74 million a year. Many hope that this will help what has become a

major social problem. David joins me now. Surely drink as

will go elsewhere? That will be the issue. Other shops will be selling

this stuff and when you look at the shops at had signed up for it, they

are all small, independently run corner shops. The big supermarkets

have yet to get on board with this. Why do they think this will work? It

is all to do with super`strength lager and cider. It costs 16p per

unit, which is incredibly cheap. If they can get the alcoholics of that,

they feel that it will help improve their condition and keep them out of

the door. We see the effects of these products in hospital all too

often. Individuals who are at the greatest risk of alcohol`related

harm, the ones who are consuming the most, and are starting to suffer the

consequences, they are drinking the drinks that give them the biggest

bang for their buck. They have the highest level of alcohol. There is

one street in Portsmouth, where there are ten drinkers who have

committed 115 different offences. If they can make this work, even for a

few people, it will have a big impact on the community as a whole.

Thank you. Three men have been jailed for a

total of 45 years for a "ruthless and callous" string of robberies

across the South. Stewart Last, from Windsor, and Richard Loveridge and

Andrew Smith, both from Slough, stole ?240,000 from three banks and

robbed a series of shops. A fourth man, Lee Fitzgerald, was cleared of

all charges. Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Alex Forsyth,

reports. A moment of terror caught on

camera. In December two years ago, masked men broke into this carphone

warehouse near Reading, wielding crowbars. It was one of eight string

of robberies across the south, in which thousands of pounds in goods

and cash were stolen. Police first launched and it investigations when

the nationwide building society was robbed here in Hampshire. On a

Friday night two years ago, security guards were refilling a cash machine

when the men smashed their way in with a sledgehammer and stole

?50,000. The local community was shocked by it. It takes years and

months to get back together. There are a lot of tenants here who were

dismayed it had happened in their precinct. Soon after two banks work

robbed. Police again to link the crime is. After a long and complex

investigation, Andrew Smith was jailed for 11 years for conspiracy

to rob. Richard Loveridge and Stewart Last were jailed for 17

years each, for conspiracy to rob and burgle. The police say these men

were response or for dozens of crimes across the region and made

hundreds of thousands of pounds, which funded a lifestyle including

Rolex watches and Gucci shoes. They were prolific in their nature,

ruthless in the way they carried it out. They often use violence and

weapons. By convicting these resourceful criminals, the impact on

the crimes they would have committed is immeasurable. The judge said

their meticulously planned crimes were motivated by greed and would

have been terrifying experiences for all those who witnessed them. Still

to come in this evening's South Today... It was a long night for our

trasnport correspondent, Paul Clifton. You can see the railway

being dug up here. It is 1am and the tracks between Salisbury and Andover

are being relayed. A 34`year`old man has been arrested

on suspicion of murdering a woman in Worthing. Police were called after

the 50`year`old was found dead in her ground floor flat in Heron

Court. Detectives want to hear from anyone who may have seen a man and

woman arguing in Bedford Row on Monday afternoon. The postmortem

examination took place earlier today.

Formal redundancy notices have been issued today by the Hampshire rubber

manufacturer Polimeri Europa, which announced the closure of its factory

at Hythe near Southampton earlier this month. Trade Union

representatives met with management from the company this morning to try

to save the jobs of the 300 people at the site, including more than 160

contractors. The GMB union says that talks will continue next week.

As the UK aid for the relief effort in the Phillipines continues to

build, two Portsmouth`based warships are playing a full part in tackling

the humanitarian crisis there. The helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious

is taking on supplies before heading to islands devastated by Typhoon

Haiyan. When she arrives, she'll take over from HMS Daring, whose

crew is already hard at work distributing supplies and helping to

rebuild shattered Filipino communities. Steve Humphrey reports.

The crew of the Portsmouth `based destroyer HMS Daring helping people

in some of the most remote parts of the Philippines which were struck by

Typhoon Haiyan. The sailors have been lending a hand wherever they

can and working closely with local people and with charities. These

guys are going on top of the roof to fix the roof. It is just so they can

have a good, steady roof on the school. Our first task is to clear

this area so kids can start using it again as a school. We are blessed

and happy to have the Navy here to help us rebuild our classrooms. The

ship's helicopter has been indispensable, bringing people and

supplies was up one of the biggest priorities here is restoring

supplies of safe drinking water. There are six wells on the island,

so we need to establish the condition of each of those. We have

brought water testing kits, and we can provide a stable water supply.

It will replace HMS Illustrious. The RAF has also been delivering

supplies. Among the planes was a C 17 cargo plane from Brize Norton,

which delivered heavy equipment. So far, the British public have donated

?35 million to the relief effort. Anti`cuts campaigners have held a

small protest outside Southampton City Council's headquarters. The

demonstration came as Keith Morrell, the leader of the Councillors

Against Cuts Group proposed a motion calling on central government to

stop reducing funding for local councils. The city council has to

save ?20 million in next year's budget.

Now, have a look at this... It covers up to half a mile each night,

digging up old sleepers and replacing the rail track. This giant

train is replacing the line between Salisbury and Andover for the first

time in 50 years. It operates five times faster than conventional gangs

of workers. While it means disruption for late`night

passengers, the alternative would be almost a year of weekend closures.

Our transport correspondent, Paul Clifton, spent the night watching it

in action. It is midnight. It is well below

freezing. The men here are used to that. They work four nights a week.

The British rail network is busier than usual. It is carrying bigger

and heavier trains than before. We need to keep up with that. This is

the most efficient way of doing that. At one third of a mile, this

train is so long that it needs its own railway running along the top,

feeding the machine with new concrete sleepers. The old wooden

ones are dug up and stored. The track bed is scraped, with the new

line being laid and fixed in place. All directly underneath the slowly

moving train. In effect, we have a moving factory building a railway

whilst it runs on it. The Swiss built train, with 80 support crew,

can relay up to half a mile of track each night. That is five times more

than a gang of track workers could achieve in a shift. Doing this the

old way would have meant a whole year of closing the row way every

weekend. This is a track we were worried about. It had a lot of speed

astringents last year, cause a lot of delayed to our customers was not

just here but because trains late going into Waterloo, it causes a lot

of delay around Waterloo. We are really pleased to renew this track.

The last time the whole track was renewed here, the trains look like

this. Since then, bright lines have closed, sidings have been removed,

the work should mean more reliable journeys on this increasingly busy

route. Nearby, Grateley station is deserted. The work means that

late`night services are placed by buses. Working four nights a week,

the train will reach Andover before Christmas and then work in the

opposite direction, getting to Salisbury by the end of January.

He is tired today, I can tell you! You will be tired, listening to the

cricket. The Ashes starts tonight.

We're just over five hours from the start of the Ashes at the Gabba in

Brisbane. The South's three first`class counties are all set to

be represented in the England team. Surrey's Kevin Pietersen will play

his 100th Test, while his county colleague Chris Tremlett has been

tipped for selection as the third seam bowler. Hampshire batsman

Michael Carberry is set to make his second Test appearance. While the

biggest doubt concerns Sussex wicketkeeper Matt Prior, who has

been battling a calf injury. Play gets underway at midnight UK time.

Good luck if you are staying up, tried to watch it all .

It wasn't a good night for England at Wembley, as they went down 1`0 to

Germany. But the Southampton captain Adam Lallana turned in another

performance that caught the eye of England manager Roy Hodgson. Hodgson

called Lallana a "major find", and said that the 25`year`old had played

himself right into contention for a spot on the plane to next year's

World Cup in Brazil. It was only Lallana's second cap last night but

now his sights are firmly fixed on reaching Rio next summer.

It is where I want to be playing week in, week out. It has given me

even more drive to go back to my club and the performing well each

week. I am desperate to be involved in the next squad and get to Brazil.

A teenager from Southampton Boxing Club is celebrating winning a

prestigious gold medal. 15`year`old Ryan Garner took the European Junior

Amateur Title in Russia and now has long`term ambitions of the 2020

Olympics and ultimately turning professional.

Behind the gloves, Ryan Garner is a determined young man with big plans

for his career. Having lost in the first round last year, winning his

54 kilograms weight division this time demonstrated a huge leap

forward. I won the National 's twice and another jab Egypt once was

nothing is as big as this. I have been to Chev Richards as big as this

and did not get as far. `` championships as big as this. It was

physically demanding, with four bouts in six days. We were all tired

but I knew that if I dug deep, I could be European champion and make

everyone proud. Victory over Ireland's Martin Stokes sealed the

gold medal, a fitting reward for the man who made captain for the England

squad. It brought a smile to my face. We tell him what he needs to

hear rather than what he wants to hear. That is important for a young

lad like that. If he steers clear of injuries, and stays in love with the

game, he knows that he could have a great future in the sport. He is

eligible to join the GB squad, which would make a sweet start to 2014.

Another one whose progress we will keep an eye on.

This week, we're meeting the three finalists hoping to be named the BBC

South Sports Unsung Hero for 2013. Tonight, we feature Penny Jann, team

manager and secretary for a riding club in Surrey.

Just walking for the moment. For three decades, Penny has been the

driving force behind this riding club. I don't know how anyone could

put in that much. She is the glue that holds every thing together. On

top of a full`time job, she devotes endless hours each week, often

staying into the early hours to organise events. She would not have

it any other way. I enjoy seeing them enjoy themselves, it is great

for me when that happens. That team spirit and atmosphere that you get

from that. She is the mother of the club, she gets to know everyone and

she makes it a very happy and enjoyable place to be. Well done,

all of you. She has helped thousands of people, inspiring them to have a

go, no matter their ability. She kept on and on at me about

competing. I kept saying no, I am not a competitor. She persuaded me

to do the pairs competition and, to our surprise, we qualified and won

it! Which, at my age, was wonderful. I have had to retire

because I cannot do any better. Penny's dedication is clear and

arises from a true passion for the sport. I do believe in riding clubs.

It is a wonderful movement was a bit rings people in and gives them a

chance to do things. It may not inspire them to be analytical rider

but they will get on a horse and it gives them an opportunity to do

that. We'll be meeting our third finalist

tomorrow night. And, finally, there was a blow today

for Poole Speedway. Their captain and former world champion Chris

Holder has confirmed he won't be returning to the Pirates for the

2014 season. The Australian suffered a broken femur during a bad crash

last year. He's decided to reduce his commitments around the world as

he returns to action. Holder has tweeted, though, that it's not the

end of his Poole career and promoter Matt Ford says they could call on

him on a short`term basis during 2014.

One bit of news just in. If you are an Oxford United fan, a match has

been called off due to a waterlogged pitch. That is off, I am afraid.

Spare a thought for our colleagues, who will have gone to Gateshead to

bring you commentary and have but a long trip home. Some of the fans

will have gone as well! We had thunder storms right across

the region. We had reports on our Twitter account. All over the

region, we had thunder and hail around midday. Some lovely weather

pictures. Chris Grimmett captured this

tranquil scene on Hightown Common in Ringwood.

Autumn windfall photographed by Ginny Boxall in Chawton in

Hampshire. And who knows what is going on here.

This photo was taken near Setley Pond in the New Forest by Martin

Perry, just as the rain stopped. It will stay cold each day this week

and frost is on the card each night as well. A truly feel to things each

day and night. Through the course of the night, we will see wintry

showers. That may bring the risk of ice, with Tebbit is falling away

towards freezing. The wintry showers will continue over the hills with a

dusting of snow at lower levels, packs a mix of hail and sleet. The

rain showers will continue to the night with lows of 2`3 Celsius and a

north`westerly wind that wind will take the edge off temperatures

tomorrow. The showers will continue, a wintry mix. Some

sunshine on offer and the north easterly wind will take the edge off

that averages. There is a 3`4 degrees drop from what it should be

at this time of year. The showers tomorrow evening will fade away,

with clearing skies. Under those clear skies, Inc sheltered spots,

there may be a touch of frost in the countryside. Temperatures dropped to

2`3d, but freezing into rural spots. The good news is this area of high

pressure continues to build, we will see the wind coming in from the

north`west. There is still a cold field of things but the wind will

gradually ease. You can see the widening of the isobars as we head

through the day. Still the risk of the odd shower, particularly for the

southeastern corner of the country. For the rest of the week, we can

expected a view wintry showers tomorrow, with a keen north`easterly

wind staying with us right through this week. Sunny spells and acquired

a day on Friday, although the wind is strong until the end of the day.

The winds start to ease as we head to the weekend. There is the risk of

a shower Saturday. By Sunday, more cloud and the North wind will make

it feel quite raw in the open. It is very, very cold. We will have

more for you at 8pm and 10:25pm. Thank you for joining us and make

sure you wrap up warm. Thank you for joining us. Good night.