16/03/2012 Look East - East

In Look East tonight: The victim of this garage burglary captured every

moment of the crime on camera. The police response: We'll come round

next week. It's almost like the impertinence of people, who will

just come into your place and help themselves to your property.

Hello from Susie and me. Also tonight: Support grows for a plan

to merge our railway companies - just like the days of British Rail.

Milton Keynes is confident as Red Bull roars into a new season of

Formula One. And all aboard in Essex for his

Hello. Detectives in Suffolk admitted today they got it badly

wrong when they told the victim of a burglary they would see him in

nine days. John Holles is a plumber and heating engineer. He thought

the crime would be easy to solve - after all, he had top-quality video

of the offenders in action. The pictures clearly show the two men

stealing cable and piping from his garage. But when he phoned the

police, they said "We can't see you until Friday 23rd March." A quiet

cottage in the country. It is lunchtime, and someone comes

calling. A van stops outside, and the second man appears. They look

furtive, and keep checking around them. Moments later, one of them

emerges from the garage with some wire. Then the other pops up with a

box full of scrap metal including copper and brass. By now the

saunter has become a sprint. They are wary of being disturbed, but a

keen to get what they can. One final grab, some of cable on the

way back. He looks like he is happy to leave it, but his accomplice

stopped to pick it up. They made off with about �300 worth of

equipment. John Holles only left home for 40 minutes, and quickly

realised when he got back that things had been disturbed. It is

almost like the impertinence of people, who were just coming to

your place and help yourself to your property. -- help themselves

to your property. But I have a feeling of empowerment, because I

could see who it was and identify them. It is not the first time he

has had things taken, which is why he decided to install security

cameras. He called the police to tell them about the footage, but

claims they said initially that no one could see him for nine days. He

did eventually get a visit the next day. Given there is a chance that

the fees can be apprehended, the thieves -- the police are giving

them another 10 days to steal everybody else's stuff. It made me

wonder what is the point in providing what evidence of this

quality if they are not even interested in having a look at it.

He is now appealing for any information which might help the

police identify who the men are. Well, earlier I spoke to Detective

Superintendent Stuart Sedgwick from Suffolk Police. I started by asking

him why Mr Holles had initially been told it would be nine days

before officers would come round to investigate. A obviously it is

wholly inappropriate for that type of crime to be responded to an that

length of time. We do have a system whereby it crimes in action are

responded immediately, and those that don't fall within that

category I dealt with by means of an appointment. Some crimes, it is

entirely appropriate to take a few days. In this instance, where we

have clear evidence of those who have committed the crime and we are

eager to get on with the investigation, it should have been

much earlier, and once that was realised, officers attended the

following morning and retrieved the footage and took the appropriate

statement. But that was only realised because Mr Holness

insisted. He pestered you, as it were. -- Mr Holles. He had such

incredible footage. To be fair, it was realised at the start, and it

was always the intention to return as soon as possible. I don't think

that was communicated particularly well to Mr Holles, and I apologise

for that. How confident I you're catching these criminals now you

have seen the pictures? Mr Holles is to be commended for the quality

of these CCTV installations, and it gives us a great help in detecting

this offence, and we are confident we will do so. What should people

who are watching you might recognise the people think they do,

what should they do? If they could contact us as soon as they are able,

the 101 at number gets you through to your local police wherever you

are in the country. If people don't wish to give their name or address,

they can use the Crimestoppers facility. To Detective

Superintendent, thank you. A We're just days away now from the

Budget. When the Chancellor gets up to speak on Wednesday, one group in

particular will be hoping for the best - the so-called squeezed

middle, people on middle incomes hit by changes to tax thresholds,

child benefit and fuel duty. Our political correspondent Andrew

Sinclair reports. Politicians often talk about aspirational middle

Britain, and it is epitomised by people like Simon and Kate. They

live in Milton Keynes, and they are similar to thousands of other

couples across the region who feel less aspirational and much more

squeezed. It is the extras, the nice things, things like holidays

that we can't afford any more. We have had to sell one of our cars.

Even then, petrol is so expensive that we have to think really

carefully. They are keen to stress that they are not on skid row, but

life has become more of a struggle. She is a project manager at a local

college, and he is a teacher who gave up work to look after their

children, Freddie and Polly, because it was cheaper than child

care. They are on a high fixed rate mortgage, child benefit is frozen

and they cannot afford repairs to their home, and they think

carefully when out shopping. children will say, can we have this,

Daddy? Or I think, then you sure it would be nice. And those sorts of

things, you think, I cannot afford to do that anymore. All the focus

has been put on people who don't have the job at all, and so the

people who are working, we did get help with prescriptions, council

tax, there is no extra help. Milton Keynes is one of many places that

used to belong to Labour but swung to the Conservatives. Aspirational

middle Britain holds the key to the next election. Her does the Deputy

Prime Minister thinks that this is fair? Which is why several

Government MPs from our region have been speaking out against the

changing child benefit and tax credits. That whites expect to use

their tax credits -- to lose their tax credits next month. It could be

up to �200 a month, so we have got to make cuts where we have already

cut. Life is getting harder for You can see more about the squeezed

middle in this region in the Sunday Politics on Sunday at midday on BBC

One. And the region's economy is the subject of a televised debate

being screened next week. Our Economy: The Look East Debate is on

BBC One on Monday night, at five past eleven. Still to come tonight:

The racing team from Milton Keynes aiming to stay on top of the world

in Formula One. A bit of a damp weekend on the way for St Patrick's

Day and Mothering Sunday. The full forecast coming up after a closer

The centre of Chelmsford has been at a standstill for much of the day

after two cars were involved in a head-on car crash. It happened on

the Army and Navy flyover. One woman was seriously injured. Two

weeks ago a woman was killed in a similar accident. As traffic

crawled past below, emergency service crews worked 30 ft above

the roundabout. At the centre, the mangled remains of two cars which

collided head-on around 2 o'clock. They cut the roof of one to release

a woman trapped inside. Three hours earlier there was a similar crash

in the same spot. Essex police say a driver faces prosecution for

careless driving after that incident. A woman was killed here

this month after crossing the wrong way. It eases traffic at the

roundabout, the direction vehicles take changing with the flow of

traffic. The investigation into today's incident will be expected

to follow, as well criticism about The railways in East Anglia could

return to single ownership under a plan being promoted by a Norfolk MP.

Currently, the trains are run by Greater Anglia and the tracks by

Network Rail. The idea has now won backing from the Government.

Katherine Nash has the details. At the moment our railways are run

by different companies. For the most part, Great Anglia operate the

trains. -- Greater Anglia. Network Rail are responsible for the

infrastructure, the tracks, the signalling points and the overhead

power cables. But an idea put forward by Norfolk MP George

Freeman challenges this model. It's even won the support of the

Transport Secretary. He wants the system changed so one company is

responsible for everything. I think the idea of an integrated regional

rail company controlling both the underlying rail assets, the land

and the track, as well as running services, with the longer term -- a

longer term franchises the government are setting out this

week, creates a company that would have the basis to investors

substantial amount. But this idea isn't new. From the

late Forties right through to the mid- Nineties, British Rail look

after both. But from 1996, the conservative Government changed all

of this through privatisation. It was then that the system that

exists today was born. The real impact of how our role is a managed

is felt by travellers. But what the passengers at Chelmsford think?

first thing they did was that the train I catch every morning when

down from 12 carriages to eight, so now I have to stand. I don't think

that the service should be privatised. We still have too many

disruptions, so it will be awful. Greater Anglia couldn't comment on

these ideas, but confirmed it now shares office space with Network

Rail. The company told us: We have actively set up an alliance with

colleagues at Network Rail with the aim of improving services. These

are just ideas at this stage. But from next month a pilot based on

the same concept is being run in the South West. There the ownership

of the trains and tracks will remain separate, but the management

An inquest has been told that a farmer from Norfolk received

malicious and abusive calls before he committed suicide. Stephen

Brown's farm at East Harling was under investigation by the RSPCA

following allegations of animal cruelty. He died from a shotgun

An office block in Norwich was evacuated this afternoon after

fumes leaked from two batteries. About 80 people were forced to

leave Norfolk Tower in Surrey Street while firefighters made the

A burns unit in Essex is now ranked among the best in the world

following a dramatic improvement in survival rates. The unit at the

Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford puts it down to advances in surgery

Under a hot, bright lights, surgeons operate on an elderly

patient with severe burns on her back. They remove burnt tissue and

apply and grafted skin taken from her five. Advances in treatment

mean that four out of five patients having surgery for major burns here

can expect to survive. 30 years ago, four out of five would have died.

The study assesses survival rates of 11,000 patients at his unit over

three decades. The most dramatic progress was in children. In the

1980s, they would have had a 5050 chance of surviving a severe burn

on half their body. Now the odds are the same with almost 100% burns.

We have an attitude here that removing dead tissue save lives,

and by being aggressive in removing dead tissue and the intensive care

techniques that we have, these are the key elements in keeping people

alive. Africa's 12 when he was brought in more than a decade ago

with 75% burns. Now he is in for a further skin graft on his back

because his body has grown. He feels enormous gratitude for staff

here. I like fishing and shooting. I have a little girl and a wife.

What more can someone actually ask for? The British Burn Association

says it is encouraging that an NHS unit can match the survival rates

have much better resource centres in the United States.

Managers at Stansted Airport say 85% of flights left on time last

year. But it was the only London airport where passenger numbers

fell, down 3% to 18 million. The airport says punctuality has never

been better since the terminal Paras from Colchester have been

honing their fighting skills at the biggest urban warfare training

facility in Europe. About 150 soldiers from 3 Para and troops

from 23 Engineer Regiment based near Woodbridge are in north-

eastern France for the two-week exercise. In the weekend football,

Norwich City travel to Newcastle United for a Sunday kick-off. In

the Championship, it's Ipswich versus Peterborough.

It was arguably their best win of the season. After getting thumped

by Manchester City, they came back with a 4-2 winner over Newcastle.

It was all about Norwich's frontman last time they met. They both found

the back of the net, out muscling a weakened to in defence. You have

everything against you up there, the fans, the distance. You have to

try to get a foothold. Hopefully we will be all right. On 20th August,

just three games into a new-season, P Dibley United and Ipswich Town

met for the first stab at Selly East Anglian bragging rights in the

championship. 90 minutes and eight goals later, Ipswich Town left the

field with just nine men and a 7-1 demolition. That was probably as

low as it gets. It was horrendous, that day. It was just a horrible,

horrible day. One man's Low is another's high. Darren Ferguson was

the boss on the right end last time. It was one of those days where they

went ahead, and then for 15 minutes we ran riot, and it was four-to-one.

It ended up being seven. It was a freak result. But that is just a

day in history now, with both teams almost confirmed in the division

for next season, it is bragging rights and a good run in up for

grabs on Saturday. Meanwhile, to -- Colchester's unbeaten run of six

means that they could make a play- off spot. Southend United could use

veteran defender Christian daily against rent relegation-threatened

You're watching Look East from the BBC. Coming up: The 12:05 to Audley

Next tonight, the start of a new season of Formula One, with Milton

Keynes-based Red Bull the new stars of the show. The first Grand Prix

of the season is in Australia. There are four teams from this

region, but all eyes will be on the champions from Milton Keynes. In a

moment, team principal Christian Horner. But first, this from

Jonathan Park. In the blink of an eye, Red Bull

have hit the top. From the midfield to the front in just a few seasons.

Many who follow the sport closely believe once again they are the

team to beat, and it is set to move closer in 2012. I think we will see

a greater bunching together of the teams. Lotus, Mercedes, Ferrari,

all these guys will be battling for the points. At the front, Red Bull

Maclaren, it is very difficult to tell. Testing is all smoke and

mirrors, and it is hard to tell. It is a phrase used often, but it

could be a classical Formula One This is a red ball's latest car,

the R b eight. Once again, guided by it Mark Webber and Sebastien

Vettel. It is confident. Once you have done it once, it is easy to do

it twice. And then it is easy to do it three times, and so it goes on.

He has done it year in and year out, and his confidence is highest.

Nobody will have more confidence about this season than him. He goes

into it expecting to win. Silverstone is one of the rare

places where Red Bull carded not win last season. They want while

that of 19 races on offer, which is why their rivals are working

overtime to end that dominance. With six drivers who won the World

Championship on the grid, Sebastian Vettel might not be jabbing the air

quite as much a last year. But few are betting against him completing

a hat-trick. The whole team is now in Australia,

but just before they left I went to Bletchley to meet team principal

Christian Horner, and I wanted to know if it was harder getting to

number one in the world or staying there. I think it is certainly hard

getting there, and then to stay there is an entirely different

challenge, because suddenly you while the benchmark. -- you are the

benchmark. And once you have got to the top, there is only one place

you can go. But we are hoping to build on the success we have

achieved over the last couple of years, to apply lessons we have

learned last year to the way we operate. We are up against some

formidable opponents. For whenever I am around Formula One, I am

astonished how much money appears to be being spent all the time. Has

Formula One suffered like oak most of the other parts of the UK?

think the popularity of Formula One has such huge reach. It is a global

sport, the second biggest sporting activity outside the Olympic Games.

We visit 20 different races around the globe. Key brands have stayed

in the sport and joined the sport in what have been challenging

economic times. And the work that goes on here, the people that work

here, are responsible entirely for what you have achieved? Absolutely,

without the dedication of our staff and the hours of behind the scenes

over town that goes in, we would never have achieved anything near

the achievements that we have. What you see during a Grand Prix is very

much the shop window. Behind that is a huge amount of activity, a

huge amount of that commitment that goes into designing, manufacturing,

developing these cars in order to give Mark and Sebastien the best

that we can. Your trophy cabinet is full. But there is room for more?

There is always room for more. The trophy cabinet has been ever

expanding over the last few years. We are superstitious in that we

don't want to buy a big empty cabinet and then have that added

pressure to fill it. We would rather keep adding on to the

existing Cabinet and have a problem in terms of space. Last year we won

over 30 trophies. We would dearly love to add to that significantly

in 2012. Christian Horner, have a very successful season and a very

safe one. Thank you very much. There's a motor racing link with

our next story. Grand Prix legend Sterling Moss opened the Audley End

miniature railway in 1964. Lord Braybrooke fell in love with steam

trains when he was boy and wanted his own railway in the back garden.

Didn't we all? That was nearly 50 years ago, and now he's handing it

This is the steam engine Lord Braybrooke. It runs on a 10 1/4

inch gauge track at Audley End. And this is the man the steam-engine is

named after, Lord Braybrooke. He has always loved trains, but at the

age of 80, he has decided to hand on the running of the railway to

his daughter, Amanda Murray. would spend most of the weekend

with my father while he was driving them, and he has built it up from

one engine to nine we now have, and it has been his lifelong hobby and

passion, it has always been his favourite thing. We have grown up

with steam engines all our lives. And you loved steam engines as a

Family's right across the region have been coming to Audley End for

generations. If you have ever visited Audley End House but you

have never visited the railway, they are right next door to each

other. A local nursery paid a visit this morning, and they loved it.

had a really good time. What did she think about it? What did you

think of the train? Did you like it? Do you like Thomas the Tank

engine? Who is your favourite? Thomas! Next door to the main

railway is a smaller five inch gauge run by the Saffron Walden

Engineer's Club. Together, they are great fun. The main track is a

mile-and-a-half long, has three tunnels, and the journey lasts

about 15 minutes. Lord Braybrooke is handed on a railway in fine

working order, and even though he is retiring, I am guessing he just

might need the odd right now and It must be great to have that at

the bottom of the garden! Those children were not going to be drawn.

The good evening. It has been a fairly cloudy day-to-day, and we

have the prospect of some rain over the weekend. It is gradually gained

ahead in our direction to bring us some rain and ultimately some

cooler air. This is how cloudy it was at 4pm. It looks as though it

will stay pretty cloudy for tonight, but it will stay dry for the first

half of the night. It doesn't look as if it would get as misty as it

has in recent nights. It is not out of the realms of possibility that

the rain may come further east. Temperatures will probably not get

lower than about five or six Celsius tonight, and in terms of

the wind, a light south-westerly. There is a bit of a split our

weekend. For Saturday, it does look cloudy with spells of rain. For

Sunday, we should see some brighter skies, and the potential for one or

two showers that could even be on the sharp side. It will feel quite

a bit cooler by Sunday. We will kick-off the weekend with a lot of

cloud around, and outbreaks of rain throughout much of the day. Some of

it could be light and patchy, but around the middle of the day, we

could get more persistent rain developing. Temperatures are more

likely to get into double figures. The wind will generally be moderate

in strength, and a southerly direction. Through the afternoon,

further spells of rain, but potentially just clearing up in the

West. Maybe some brighter sky here by the end of the day. Here is the

next five days. Before we get to that, I want to show you this

pressure charge, because this is what happens next week. High

pressure starts to building, so after the rain at the weekend, it

looks fine and dry into next weekend, with a chance of some

sunshine. So, a chop and change weather pattern if you like. The

showers over the weekend could be on the sharp side, but fairly

scattered. On Monday, a special day here in the east, with the Duchess

of Cambridge visiting Sussex. We will have full coverage of that on

the programme on Monday night. It looks dry if a little cloudy at

times next week. And in terms of overnight lows, there are a couple

of blows to flag up. Those are a Sunday night and Monday night,