15/07/2011 Look East - East

Hello and welcome to a shorter edition of Look East.

A strike over pay could disrupt this year's sugar beet campaign.

Workers at British Sugar factories in Wissington, Bury St Edmunds and

Cantley have rejected an offer of 3.5%.

The region's British Sugar factories are waiting for the start

of the beat campaign in two months. Hundreds of workers are to be

balloted on strikes over pay. The Unite union are seeking a 5.5%.

There are concerns about to strike because the industry is worth so

much to the region's economy. British Sugar said its offer was

fair and reasonable within the current economic conditions.

A pensioner from Suffolk has criticised the sentence given to a

serial burglar. Iris Rickwood was among 40 elderly people conned by

29-year-old Luke Wall. He was jailed for seven years earlier this

week. But Mrs Rickwood, who's 86, said that wasn't enough.

I think he should be locked up for life, really. He has only come out

of prison three weeks, and if he is short of money again, he will go

around robbing him. I expect he is on drugs.

Plans for the new town of Northstowe near Cambridge are being

relaunched. Up to 10,000 homes could be built and construction

could begin within 18 months. The recession brought North Stoke

to a halt. The real concern is the A14, and bang on cue, you can see

that the westbound lane is at a standstill. This is rearranging the

deckchairs on the Titanic, because everyone knows that without a major

upgrade of the A14, this area is essentially a log jam. It is

understood minor improvements to the A14 a being assessed, and the

local council and developers hope these, coupled with the new guided

bus, will mean congestion won't rise significantly.

The Queen and Prince Philip paid a visit today to Bletchley Park, the

home of the wartime code-breakers. They toured the park, met veterans

and heard how the staff there brought the war to a speedier

conclusion. It was a date for the Queen to pay

tribute to Bletchley Park, giving recognition to the work which she

said was impossible to underestimate. She saw re creation

of the machine which helped cracked the Enigma code. The work was so

secret, it was only really now talked about. There was a war. You

worked as hard as you could, you did your best, and he didn't think

about recognition. You still don't. We thought she was really nice.

looked lovely. The Queen said the day was her chance to give her

heart felt thanks on behalf of an eternally grateful nation.

Let's get the weekend weather now from Alex, who's at the Latitude

Hello there. It has been a gorgeous day here at latitude, but

unfortunately the fine weather isn't going to last. I will start

with the pressure chart, so you can see where the low pressure is.

Things are going to be increasingly unsettled, with rain to start the

weekend turning to showers. It will turn increasingly cloudy from the

West, and overnight, that cloud could develop the odds bottle to of

light rain. During the night, the wind will Pickup. For all of us

tomorrow, a wet start to the day, heavy rain crossing the region. It

will eventually clear by lunchtime in the West. It should brighten up,

but behind it, we can see some heavy showers. Temperatures

tomorrow will take an knock. And for Sunday, the rest of Saturday,