10/08/2011 Look East - East

In tonight, buildings on fire, stones thrown at police. But this

area has escaped the worst of the riots.

Also tonight, back from the brink. The young horse rider back from a

coma after are false. She just squeezed my hands and it

was better than winning the lottery. The speeding drivers that are

getting off because they live abroad.

And I meet the heart-throb actor who has gone from Robin Hood to

17 people have been arrested during several outbreaks of public

disorder across the region. The police have been confronted by

large groups of youths. Windows were smashed in but we did escape

the serious riots seen elsewhere in the country. The worst trouble was

in Milton Keynes, Northampton, Cambridge, and Basildon. Police

have more visible patrols in place. There are groups of people hanging

around in Bletchley this evening in expectation, but no sign of

violence or disorder. There is an increase of police patrols on foot

and in cars as they seek to reassure an understandably jumpy

public. Leslie was the culmination of a rampaged which happened,

beginning in the centre of Milton Keynes.

This was the moment that the trouble spread to Bletchley. This

trouble had the shutters down but did not have time to move their

display. This is the damage they can do. The customers inside were

children, panicking, calling their families. I was trying to can them

down. I left a few of my staff inside. It was very panicky for the

customers. This exclusive CCTV shows a riot

police five minutes behind the gang. But businesses were left vulnerable

in their path. About 30 to 50 youths made their

way through a number of estate towards Bletchley, committing

offences as they went, criminal damage, petrol bombs and missiles

were thrown, and there was a robbery in a business premises in

Bletchley. A member of the public was injured

in that robbery. Another was injured in a fire here. Police do

not know if this was part of the wider trouble. Across

Northamptonshire, there were 257 linked incidents.

At the end of the day, people working at this car was, just

trying to make a living, to pay their bills.

14 people were arrested in total, eight during the disturbances in

Northampton. In a new move, police are charging

those orchestrating the unrest on social networks.

There are warnings about how Twitter is being used. That is

where rumours are circulating. Thames Valley Police have been

criticised about not keeping their Twitter paid up to date. No mention

for example about petrol bombs. They say they have arrested be

ringleaders but so far, rumours have outstripped the reality. A

hard core that would like to ignite his contents.

Between 203 hundred youths arrived in the town centre in Basildon, but

when eventually it broken up by police. Our reporter was there

today gauging the mood of people on the street.

A police van parked in Basildon today, he warning perhaps to

potential troublemakers. Rumours started on social media

sites and very quickly, a crowd of hundreds had gathered.

It is very scary, that social networking, which is what I believe

cost last night's gathering, it is like people acting like lemmings.

Many of those involved in the large-scale rioting seen in our

cities are young. What do young people here think?

People that have money have money, and people that do not, they have

to suffer. Maybe they are so -- they are frustrated. There is no

work. I think they should send them all to Afghanistan. I seriously

think they should do that. I think they're getting away with murder.

think it's is pointless. It is just criminal and costing the taxpayer

money. Most of those doing it are not even taxpayers and you can tell

they do not have a job because they would not be out at that time of

night. People being criminalised, and eventually, it all kicks off.

That is what happens. They are just rubbing now.

We are close to London here. Businesses like this courier

company have been affected. Most of our drivers are contract

drivers who on their own vehicles. Obviously they are worried about

those. Police are hoping their presence in

the town will act as a deterrent. We will speak now to the manager of

a shop in -- the shopping centre in Essex. You have been putting out

information to people, what have you told them?

Good evening. Because of certain concerns from various retail

managers, we felt it prudent that we communicate at this time of

concern and we decided to issue an aide memoire to people to follow in

the event of a any activity they feel might be detrimental to their

business. It is a commonsense approach, based on advice from the

Home Office, such as, take high- value goods out of your windows,

make sure there is as little cash as possible on the premises, ensure

that your alarm systems and CCTV systems are working. I worried, I

am nervous are people there? -- how a nervous. Retail managers have

spoken to me so we felt it prudent to allay those concerns by saying

that we are in communication with Essex police who are taking a view

on what is happening in the wider area and we will keep them up to

speed, the main thing is not to be complacent. I see at the bottom of

your tips, it says, no heroics. Do you think some shopkeepers might

feel they want to get more involved?

Yes, indeed. The two main point I wanted to make that I left to the

end of the list, do not scaremonger and cost more panic. And finally,

no heroics. It is not worth losing a life.

A! -- Thank you very much... Coming up, we have the goals from

the Carling Cup football. And I get to meet this actor, starring in the

Thousands of foreign drivers to speed on roads in this region are

getting away without punishment because of a loophole in the loss.

Today, the RAC Foundation said it was a huge problem. The case of one

rule for some and another rule for others.

The automatic camera. In the UK, it is a key player in bringing

motorists to book. Today revealed that significant numbers of drivers

slip through this net. 29,000 offences were detected over 12

months in Norfolk. 12,300 were fined, but more than 700 notices

were cancelled because the driver or the vehicle was from overseas.

The figures show that this is a real issue in the UK. It shows that

foreign drivers can act with impunity in many cases knowing they

can return to their own countries, and they will not be pursued for

minor or relatively minor traffic offences they commit here. If a

British driver is caught speeding in France, he faces fines of

several hundred Pounds or the confiscation of his vehicle if he

cannot pay the fines. The DVLA confirmed its database

does not include vehicles registered outside the UK. Man's

patrols can stop overseas motorists or arrest them for more serious

offences. -- manned patrols. British drivers abroad are likely

to pay millions of pounds in speeding fines of up the summer.

Foreign drivers here are much Lesley -- much less likely to be

hit in the pocket. Work has begun to turn off the

street lights in Suffolk to save money. The Council hopes to save

millions of pounds per year. Some light will be done it and others

will be left on for safety reasons. -- dimmed.

Boy George has become the newest patron of the Focus 12 dog

rehabilitation charity. He joins Davina McCall and Russell Brand. --

drug rehab. In Colchester today, a whole

generation of mothers have been picking up tips about using smart

In the kitchen we find labour- saving the things like a higher

level of them. A as patronising as that sounds, technology is changing

the way we live. A with household appliances already common, and now

we're making another domestic leap. I love it. It is good. You can log

on to a pretty quickly. You could just switch your phone on and go

straight to the network. It is a lot easier. In court jester, these

mothers are learning how smart phones can save them time and money.

I have to do a lot of my a online shopping on my phone. I use my

phone and my train journey, I can catch up on my e-mails. Cynics

argue we already spent too much time on technology like this. We

are always good to our telephones when we could be spending quality

time with family and friends. think people are addicted to

Facebook and the mobile phones, but it is about finding a balance.

There is no convincing these women that when it comes to technology

that there is anything good about the old days.

There's been a big increase in the number of homeless cats in the

region. Many owners say they can no longer afford to look after them

properly. Cat costs can reach up to �800 a year. An increasing number

of owners are also failing to have them neutered. Some charities have

warned they could be forced to put down healthy cats. If you are

looking to home a cat or a Kitson, then come to her rescue centre. But

the people adopting animals we can create the space to bring in more

cats. Football now and in last night's

Carling Cup, Ipswich and Northampton came face-to-face with

each other for the second season in a row. There were also two penalty

shoot-outs involving Colchester and Southend.This shelter near

Felixstowe has taken in 165 unwanted cats so far this year.

Northampton fancy their chances of Northampton played with real

commitment and were level half-an- hour after the letting in the first

goal. The cobblers had the lead and the eventual winner in the second

We just weren't good enough on the night. Northampton played well.. We

made a lot of changes from Saturday and there were a couple of young

players. Not to many of them came up trumps. Called Chester showed

real tenacity at Wycombe Wanderers. With neither side breaking the

deadlock, the game entered extra- time. Called Chester took the lead,

but back came Wycombe Wanderers. Into the shoot-out and it was the

Wycombe's keeper who had the last laugh. Ben Harding sealed the

cruellest of defeats for a court jester. It was a similar to offer

as it tends against - - it was a similar story for side fence. The

game came down to penalties. Leyton Orient the's goalkeeper proved the

This week we have been looking at how the windfarm industry is

starting to dominate the East Anglian coastline. And it is set to

get even bigger. The development at Greater Gabbard off the coast of

Essex is the biggest in the world, but it will be dwarfed by a new

site covering an area of the North Sea the size of Norfolk. What's

more, thousands of new jobs will be created.

This week we have been looking at Greater Gabbard. When it is

finished it will be the world's biggest offshore windfarm, with its

140 Winter bounce it is quite a sight. Nothing stands still in

renewable energy. Records are being broken all the time. In a few years

a windfarm will be built that will make even greater - - Greater

Gabbard seemed small. It is called the East Anglia windfarm and it all

for my huge block of North of and Suffolk covering 6000 square

kilometres. I am on my way to win farm off the coast of Kent. It is

currently the world's biggest. It was built by the company which will

develop the giant East Anglia windfarm. We expected to be more

than 1000 by the end. There will be 7200 megawatts, enough electricity

for up to 5 million homes. company says that that annual

figure even takes account of period when the wind is not blowing hard

all winter vines are out for maintenance - - war went to her

vines are out for maintenance. Deter banks will be even higher

than this, and there will be 1200 of them. This project will be on an

industrial scale. Businesses will set up in the area and there will

be local Labour needed to work on the project. The port is already

working as a supply base for smaller windfarms. It is perfectly

positioned for the East Anglia field. We have got a very good

location, but we do have competing boards to the north and south. I

think we could get a 1000 at least sure side jobs. Critics said that

offshore wind is expensive and unreliable, but at work starts on

bis windfarm in 2050 may well take the industry on to a whole new

level with this region at its heart. A week ago 14-year-old Olivia

Rogers from Norfolk had a horse riding accident. She suffered a

serious head injury and, for a time, her family feared the worst. She

was taken by air ambulance to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.

She was in a coma for several hours, but, amazingly, tonight she is home.

Mike Liggins has been to meet her. Thinking of you. Get well. Olivia

Rogers with her sister and mum looking at get-well messages on

Facebook. A Liffe is a keen rider and was taking part in showjumping

trials when a horse she had borrowed from a friend collapsed

and died. A Livia hit her head and sustained a serious injury. How are

you? I'm all right. Sleepy? Yeah. And what can you remember off a

week ago? Now think, really. emergency services almost certainly

saved her life. The air ambulance was on the scene in eight minutes

and they called in the flying doctor who picked a Lydiate in a

controlled Comber. They said to me if you could just keep saying to

her you are here, and if she can hear you to squeeze your hand. She

just didn't squeeze my hand. Seven hours passed and eventually, maybe

nine RS past, and I said to her if you could squeeze my hand, and she

squeezed my hand. It was better than winning the lottery. I knew

that she could hear me. Olivia had severe swelling. Back on today the

card say get well soon, and she is getting well, but the family know

they have been lucky. The air ambulance was there within eight

minutes. All these people, if it wasn't for them, I don't think I

would have my Olivia home today. A big thank-you to all those people.

When are you hoping to get back on a horse? It is meant to be three

months. It will be three months! Olivia has two horses of Tyrone and

G had been asking to see them since she will Cup. This is her favourite.

This afternoon, the two were reunited. They were worried about

each other, and now that worry is over.

The Theatre Royal in Norwich are expecting a full house this week

with the stage production of the Sound of Music rolling into town.

Captain von Trapp is played by Michael Praed, who made thousands

of hearts flutter as Robin of Sherwood in the 1980s. Earlier

today, I caught up with the actor and asked him what it is about

Sound of Music which continues to It has got a fabulous score. It has

got a story that will appeal to everyone. It is a love story. It is

a lovely poignant musical drama. guess many people coming through

the doors as you tour the country will have firmly in their minds the

way that Christopher Plummer play Captain von Trapp. The try to do it

differently? One of the great secrets of acting his thefts. If

you look at someone and think, God, that is good come out you take

that! Mike Captain von Trapp his mind. I have not seen the movies

since it came out. It must have had such an impact because I remember

it really well. I remember being quite frightened of the captain. I

remembered the songs. What about the singing in this production? Be

enjoyed the singing? Well, I do enjoy its. When we started the

production, the director asked me if I played the guitar. I said yes.

I had not played for 20 years! Edelweiss is quite as simple song.

Getting my digits to work, so I Do you get the audience joining in?

A I am told they do. Mercifully, we can hear it! Many people sitting in

the audience will know you and remember you as Robin of Sherwood

back in the 1980s. The 1840 I think it was. Do you look back on that

series fondly? There are actors who refused to discuss the thing that

brought them to attention, which I have always found slightly odd. No

one really can ever say to any great degree of certainty why

something becomes very successful. In Robin of Sherwood we had great

stories. The music was sublime and it was caste really well. You are

in Norwich for two weeks. I know it is a packed schedule with matinee

performances. When you get any chance to explore the county?

love coming here. I have done a couple of plays in this glorious

theatre. I found a mini-series around you once. Hopefully there

will be some opportunity to see this wonderful place. I look

forward to it. Well, thank you very much indeed. Thank you very much.

We are keeping our theme of changeable weather this week. Most

of that showers activity has been to the north of us. We have had one

or two showers in north Norfolk. There are still quite a breeze

going. Do is the chance of one are to light showers to the north.

Temperatures will fall down to 13 Celsius and there will be a

moderate south-westerly breeze. For tomorrow here is a weather front.

We have got a cold front scraped right across us through tomorrow.

What that means is that it will be a damp start. If you're heading to

the Air Festival, you can expect some rain to start with, but it

should clear up. That will be the team for much of the region. You

will see this rain heading three and one or two heavier bursts of

rain and monks that. It does become drier and brighter towards the end

of the afternoon. Temperatures in the sunny spells will get up to 23.

The winds will still be a moderate south-westerly, though not as

breezy as today. Through the afternoon still the risk of a

couple of showers. For the rest of the weakening to the weekend, it

will stay changeable because we have another area of low pressure

with some more weather systems through the weekend. It will be

unsettled for the next four days. Pan-fried the it looks like