16/08/2013 Look East - East

Welcome to look East. In the programme tonight: Norfolk gets a

new head of children's services, but is she brittle enough to do the

job? I don't like the word brutal, but I recognise that I'm very

tenacious and very ruthless in terms of outcomes for children.

Multi—million pound make over forward bridge.

A big plant the waterfront is given the go—ahead. City slickers — why

Norwich have been among the premiership big spenders this

summer. And this man who has no heartbeat

has his 17th pacemaker operation to keep him alive.

First tonight — the new boss of children's services in Norfolk

promises a better education for children and more support for

families. Some would say Sheila Lock is walking into a perfect storm.

Three critical reports from Ofsted in just six months. The latest,

published today, gives a big thumbs down for the way children in care

are looked after. The verdict: "inadequate" across the board. That

led to a government demand for a "relentless focus" on improvement.

This from our chief reporter Kim Riley.

Back in March, Ofsted said it was worried that Norfolk schools were

underperforming, slipping down toward the bottom of national league

tables. Achievement levels across the different phases, primary,

secondary, post—16, are not as good as they should be, and people think

that because it is a nice, leafy, pretty part of the world, children

are doing well. They are not. This high school was one of 28 given a

snap inspection. It was one of six subsequent but the special

measures, although Ofsted raised concerns about 17 schools. Now, a

new blow for the beleaguered department of children's services.

Today's report from Ofsted on children and caring no but rates the

council's performance as inadequate. A letter from the government refers

to widespread, systematic problems across children's services and

warned it will intervene unless there is rapid and sustainable

improvement. Five days into the job, a first television interview today

for the new interim head of children's services. Sheila Lock

comes with a reputation for straight talking and turning around for

performing authorities. The letter today it at me about widespread

systematic problems across children's services, and basically

saying, if you don't sort it out, we will take it over. And they are

right to do so. The public out there have a right to expect good quality,

high quality public services. The services that we run our based on

money that comes from the people of Norfolk. It is their money, so it is

really critical that what we do is deliver services that really make a

difference to local people. And we do that well. It is a big job. While

you prepare to be brutal? I don't like the word brutal, but I

recognise I am very tenacious, I am very ruthless in terms of outcomes

for children, and delivering the best by children, and that is the

kind of philosophy that I would employ in working with the staff

team here. But I will also do that with a generous helping of support

and capacity building and ensuring that staff at the right tools to be

able to do the job. As the government prepares to issue a

statutory direction demanding improvements, the new regime here

says putting right children's services is its top priority. It is

investing £16.5 million into its investment plans, with the aim of

seeing significant progress within six months. Richard Bacon is the MP

for South Norfolk. He was one of the nine MPs who

called for the resignation of the former head of children's services.

He's at Westminster now. Where the MPs right to get involved in this? I

think so. In the circumstances. Many of us have been concerned but quite

time about the performance of children's services, and what was

essentially a failure of leadership and management, and based on

complaints from constituents and elsewhere it became quite apparent

that change was needed at the top. It is important to say that the job

social services does and children services does in looking after

vulnerable children and those who have been taken away because their

parents can't look after them at all is one of the most difficult part of

the public service. This is difficult work, and that is all the

more reason why people should expect it is done to a very high standard,

and although I haven't had the opportunity to meet Sheila Lock, the

new director, yet, I very much like the cut at the gym, and in a

statement today, she recognised the scale of the problem, and I think

that is the first step towards addressing the problem. Don't you

need somebody who is in place full time, rather than yet another person

who is interim? What we need right now is effective leadership and

effective management, and that can be delivered by an interim. She

comes with quite a good track record of doing this elsewhere in the

country, and although it is true that the job is very difficult,

there are other part of the country that succeed better than we do at

the moment, so there is room for improvement, and what I liked about

her statement is that she recognised the very clear need to identify the

basics and make sure people understand what it is that needs

doing, and who is responsible for it, and then to make sure that

everyone played their part in achieving that. As she stared in

your clip earlier, she expects everyone to do that with support,

and speaking for myself and other colleagues, we will be doing all we

can to make sure that she gets the support she needs interning this

department around. Because this is of the bill that would foremost

importance for local people. If it is not turned around by the next

Ofsted inspection, would you say they need to shake up the new thing

in change of thing? I am not going to start speculating about something

in the future, because none of us can predict the future. I want to

the six success. I think she is invented by the scale of the problem

and is prepared to grip it, and I am reasonably optimistic that with the

right leadership and management, basically identifying who needs to

do things and inspiring people to make sure they understand what is

required, and the manager and making sure it is done and delivered, I am

confident that she can succeed. £8 million is being spent on

renovating the waterfront at Woodbridge in Suffolk. The project

covers the riverside near the town's famous Tide Mill. Its backers hope

it will help Woodbridge rival nearby Snape and Southwold.

In that location, there's going to be 2—storey restaurant with

fantastic views over the River. Derelict since 1993, this old ball

yard has been a an eyesore on what should be the most popular tourist

attraction. The old warehouses will soon be transformed. Millions of

pounds is being spent on a new development that local soap will

bring in thousands of visitors. It's been a long time coming. The site

has been derelict for 20 years. 10% of the local economy, and I really

hope it's going to contribute vastly to that. The site is divided from

the town by the East Southern rail line. It is help the redevelopment

will help provide a greater incentive for visitors to cross to

the other side of the tracks. We have the museum, which is

fantastic, and will spill out onto public space, then on the ground

floor, we have a couple of retail units, 14 holiday homes, and where

we have the existing yard, we are proposing a 2—storey restaurant.

Patrick runs the waterfront cafe. He is looking forward to the new

business is bringing much—needed customers and is having to see an

increase in evening trade. It is a major later the end of the tunnel,

and I think it is the starters and in very exciting. The amount of

people that we draw down to the Riverside here, we will be hoping to

open in the evenings as well to take advantage of that. In time, it is

how the new ferry will run from the Riverside at Woodbridge to nearby

Sutton Hoo. It is where the famous Anglo—Saxon burial ship was found.

The developers want to build a new boat shed in Woodbridge to house a

full—size replica. We have lots of our visitors here who come on

holiday, so I am hoping that will encourage tourism to grow when

people to visit suffered. It is such an iconic ship, an iconic mask, it

is the symbol of Southwark. The building work will take two years to

complete, turning a barren boat yard into a heritage hub.

Some amazing pictures now from a man having a pacemaker fitted in an

operating theatre in London. It will stimulate his heart and regulate the

way it works. 47 years ago, David Sapey, who lives in Norfolk, was

just six months old, and the youngest person in Britain to

survive a pacemaker operation. Today he had his 17th pacemaker fitted.

This exclusive report is from Debbie Tubby.

A warning that this film does contain shots of the surgery itself.

In just half an hour, David CAP will be on the operating table again.

Create a pocket there, and in the pacemaker will be put in the pocket.

He doesn't have a heartbeat. Is kept alive by his pacemaker. That is now

faulty, and needs to be replaced. The other macro I am here ready to

have this done. It is in a little while I have been waiting for this

to be done, so not too long now. New person after it! He has a final

reassuring phone call with his wife, who is at home looking after his

five—year—old daughter. OK sweetheart. Love you lots. This is

David CAP before his first pacemaker operation at six months old. This is

him two months later, and without it he would die. Then, his heart gave

just three beats a minute. BBC look East filmed him after his 11th

operation aged 11. His hobby was fixed at 75 beats per minute. He

returned home from hospital to be presented with a new bike. When I

saw this, I really picked up. His afternoon, David Sapey is put under

anaesthetic for an operation expected to last one and a half

hours. We have been allowed to watch. We have a pacemaker lead

here, which we are going to pass through the sheath, of the vein,

into the heart. David Sapey doesn't want a heart transplant, as he would

have to take medication for the rest of his life. Because he's had her so

many pacemaker is implanted in the top half of his death, all the veins

in the chest and are blocked, and so the only route that we have two pass

a pacemaker lead into the heart is through the femoral vein, through

the vein coming to the top of the leg. They decided to keep the old

pacemaker in place as a back—up, to make sure the new one is working,

and once they are confident about that, they could remove the old one

in a month's time. It is expected to last ten years. From a technical

point of view, it has been 100% successful. These are the old leaves

that have been left in from previous operations, and these are the two

new leads that have been caught screwed into this heart this

afternoon. An hour later, David Sapey is ready to talk. I'm glad

it's all over and done with. Now looking forward to recovery and

trying it out. He is expected to live to an old age, and due to go

home tomorrow. Still to come: Ends. How many have

you got, and when you put the? Plus the Premier league is back, and

Norwich city have been among the big spenders.

More than 40 years ago, in 1969, the company Gardline was set to revive

marine support for the oil and gas industry. Now the company has a

turnover of more than £200 million. The company employs 1,500 people

around the world. About half that number work in this region. For the

last in our series about the region's major exporters, Mike

Liggins has been to find out more about the Gardline success story.

In a big shed on the river at great Yarmouth, a new work boat the

offshore wind farm industry is being put together like a big Meccano set

will stop. And this is one they made earlier. They call them alley cats,

and they are designed to get engineers and their kit out to wind

turbines in the North Sea. This one cost £2.5 million, and because it

will operate in German waters, it has been built to exacting

international standards. It just means all the workforce have had to

be changed to the ultimate industry standard that they can be, to allow

them to do all the procedures in the fabrication of the vessel itself, so

it is as good as it gets within the industry. But Gardline don't just

make work boat. There are more than 30 companies in the group, and

surveying the sea bed and below for foreign governments and oil

companies is a big part of the illness. We have currently vessels

in Australia, one of our big dealerships is on its way to a

dealership in Venezuela, we're vessels in the Norwegian North Sea,

we're been involved in large reject of Brazil and Angola, so it is a

truly worldwide operation. This is a wind farm catamaran that we build

the in great Yarmouth. Gregory Darling is Gardline's chairman and

founder of. He is thought to be one of the region 's richest men. With

operations in America, Africa, and Southeast Asia, Gardline has

travelled in size in the last six years. I think anyway, it has been

the result of a lot of effort from a lot of people over a long period of

time, so you build up a head of steam and a certain capability,

which you can then use to go overseas and develop further. About

65% of our business overall is outside of this country. And what

next for Gardline? According to the chairman, it is more of the same,

creating new opportunities in deep water and moving into new

territories. Exporting expertise from Norfolk to all over the world.

I think most us will have seen or lived in a street where the wheelie

bins appear to take up every spare inch of pavement. It's something the

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles calls "bin blight" — and he wants to

stop it. Now he's introducing new guidance which means house builders

would have to include plans for proper waste storage when they build

new homes. Mike Cartwright reports from Cambridge.

Elected weekly, fortnightly. Lou, green, black. The wheelie bin, part

of modern life. The trouble is, where do you put them? New bins and

old properties, a difficult storage problem to solve. Left lined up

outside, ruining the streets, say some residents. The are just

unsightly, and they looked ghastly. These are lovely Victorian houses,

or potentially lovely, and they are ruined by these municipal buildings.

Now government wants proper planning for new properties, a place to keep

the bins out of sight. This is a new development on the edge of

Cambridge. Some homes here have a place to put a pin, others do not.

On this side at the front, they are neatly lined up, but they are in

full view. I can see the argument by having them off the pavement. We

have space in our driveway, so we can get them out of the way, and

will to live in a white street, so that helps. They should be tucked

away. Everyone has their own backyard, so if you leave it behind

there, it is fine. If you haven't a garden, when he do then? It is a bit

difficult then. You get rat, you get everything, so if there was

somewhere to store them, when they keep buildings of the likeness and

it's so big and they just keep adding and adding to it, you get

more more. Wheelie bin rounds have rumbled on before. How often they

are emptied, what can go in, what can't. Now calls to keep them out of

sight. To end what Eric Pickles calls the scourge of our bin blight

its streets. Eric Pickles is the cabinet minister

responsible for bins. He's also the MP for Brentwood and Ongar. I put it

to him that while many people would welcome this new policy, the trouble

was it would only affect new homes. That is an important start. We don't

want to build bin blight into the system, and it does seem to me that

local authorities now should recognise that it is an important

part of being a good council to ensure that you are not forcing

residents to put their bins out in front of their properties all the

time, that they have a place to store, and in addition to which, you

don't ask them to add too many bins. We have come across an authority

with nine separate containers. But isn't the problem really affecting

old Rose Terrace is whether literally isn't enough room and so

people have their bins look out all the time? That gives an even greater

incentive to local authorities to find solutions. In many cases, there

are no need to have separate containers. There are many good

local authorities that have just one container, which is mechanically

sifted at kerb—side, or more particularly, at the depot. To do

that, and if you have rows of terraced housing, I think it is an

even greater incentive for you to move to weekly collections rather

than fortnightly collections. I was going to talk to you about that,

because really, the main problem with bins as far as most people are

concerned, is the fact that they get over build, they get smelly, they

attract vermin, and yet most of us still have fortnightly collections.

In the past, you have said that you are going to take councils on over

this and maybe look at their funding. What we have done is, of

incentives, and there are now 6 million households in England who

have weekly collections. It is up to local people. If local people are

content to have lots of bins outside their houses and to put up with a

fortnightly collection, that is a matter for them. Thank you very

much. Four years ago, fans of Norwich City

were looking forward life in League One and the prospect of games

against the footballing giants of Exeter and Hartlepool. Now things

are very different. Today they are getting ready for their third

consecutive season in the top flight. Not only that, but this

summer, City have been among the division's top spenders. 25 million

on new signings, including a club record £8.5 million on a new

striker. For wise men relax now, sharing a

story or two before the phone and the furious start again.

A long, long way here ! What about that ! He's had a go. Brilliance. I

know they goes for it. It is the richest football competition in the

world. This year, the money is bigger than ever. A new three—year

domestic TV deal worth over £3 billion. International media rights

with the next two and a half billion, and then I watering £5.5

billion in all. Of course, it is an important time financially to be in

this division, but I think it is also wonderful as a club, as a

player, as a manager, to be in this division as well. This goal on the

final day of last season pocketed the club next £4.5 million prize

money. A fantastic run. Any applied finish? Yeti can ! In total, seven

and a half million pounds in money, a far cry from a few years ago when

Charlton relegated them to League one. 23 million in arrears, a squat

in tatters, morale at an all—time low. Fast forward, and Norwich are

now get free and can afford to splash the cash. Economically, our

20 clubs will be on the top 30 in the world ensues of income. That

allows them to invest in squat and put out teams that can beat any

other team. Only four clubs have spent more this season: Man city,

Spurs, Chelsea and newly promoted Cardiff. In all, Norwich have

invested around 25 million. A goalie came in for free, but elsewhere,

huge sums spent to bolster the team. 8 million in midfield, but the big

bucks upfront, an estimated five and a half million on Gary Hooper from

Celtic, and a record 8.5 million for wall Swingle. Thousands of his

shirts have already been sold. I am a team player. I will play football

for the team and I want to do both, of course. I want to make Norwich

happy and myself and the fans. Just really looking forward to seeing

Ricky there, and the new signings generally, Addiewell gelled with the

team. Hopefully a top half finish. Now we have got Hooper, I think our

attacking will be brilliant. First up, Everton. A chance for fans to

admire the arrivals and assess whether Norwich have spent wisely.

It's hard to believe but Twenty20 cricket is celebrating its tenth

birthday in England this season. In that time, neither Northants or

Essex have managed to win it. Tomorrow they meet at Edgbaston in

the semi—finals. Meanwhile, at Northampton's ground today,

Australia have been playing the England Lions.

Not the ideal start to the County ground's biggest match of the

season. The Australians were in town in need of practice, but not in the

indoor centre, where David Warner was heading. It was an unfortunate

forecast this morning, but we are confident we will get some good

cricket is opening command we will get some good cricket is opening,

we're looking forward to that. It is always a special time to have this

trailer at the County ground, and we are privileged we have the between

the fourth and fifth test match. Hadi keep the kids entertained when

it is raining like this never is nothing to see? It is difficult.

There's a lot of stuff in the back. Greek looking at the grass is quite

boring. None of the team have played this summer. They will meet a pump.

Essex side in the semifinals, like Northants, still waiting for the

first to 20 Crown, 20 years after the competition started. I think

competition is day is about your overseas players are your big,

experienced players to come to the party. We are expecting our guys to

turn on Saturday but the massive performance in. And it could be two

Aussies who steal the limelight. It is club, not country, for Shaun Tait

and Northants' big hitting batsmen Cameron White. Although Australia

have played pretty well, England have been a good side, so hopefully

a couple of us Aussies can kick around in the 2020 and do us proud.

He's a good fella, and I enjoy him having some success. The scaling

cricketing public does, I think, so it is great to see. Hopefully, on

Saturday, he doesn't get too many wickets and we can get the right

result. Back at Northants, the sun did finally make an appearance at

the lunch. Australia took some wicked. Australian captain Michael

Clarke watch from above ahead of the final Ashes Test at the Oval next

week. There is more action tomorrow, but there won't be quite as many

boundaries or wickets as at Edgbaston, when Northampton at

Xstrata make history in the T20 do. And in that Australian game, the

latest score we have is England Lions 258—6. Spit their wits spin

Nathan Lyon has taken three wickets. Let's find out the weather. Today's

weather has been influenced by this front which has been very slow to

clear, so that has meant it has been cloudy with outbreaks of rain on and

off through the day. Then we have seen some fairly lively showers

developing in some of these have turned under it. At the moment,

Suffolk and Essex are in the firing line for a few more of the showers

before the day is out. Further west, we see some sunshine across the

region. Hopefully, all of us will see sunshine before the day is at an

end. That means a dry night, is some clear spells developing, and a

little bit cooler, little bit fresher, because the air behind that

weather front has changed slightly. We have lost the humidity. Our

lowest value but tonight out of 13 Celsius, so more comfortable with a

light south—westerly wind. This is tomorrow's chart. A weather front

comes in, bringing strong winds and some rain, so will be windy for both

Saturday and Sunday. Expect rain for Saturday, but not all day, and it

will be drier on Sunday, although we still have the risk of some showers.

So if you live in the east, you may well seasoned sunshine first thing

tomorrow. Quickly turning cloudy, and from the West, this rain moving

through. They will not rain all day. There will be some dry interludes,

and temperatures will range from 19 to 23 Celsius. The strength of the

win will be noticeable, freshening of the day goes on. Moderate to

fresh south—westerly costs in excess of 30 miles an hour are possible.

Overnight, the rain clears away, and that is the scene for a much better

day on Sunday, and looking ahead, this is our pressure pattern for

Monday next week. I press are starting. Overnight, the rain clears

away, and that is the scene for a much better day on Sunday, and

looking ahead, this is our pressure pattern for Monday next week. I

better start in warm up, and decide which might stick around into much

of next week. So expect some rain for tomorrow, windy conditions for

both Saturday and Sunday will stop for Sunday, largely dry, some

sunshine, but the chance of one to showers, and into next week, we

start the week much more settled. Some sunny spells, patchy cloud

around. Temperatures not too high, 21 or 22 Celsius, but as the week

goes on, those could climb into the mid—20s. Our overnight lows down to

12. Thank you very much. I think we had

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working, but the big one picked up the good weekend. Buy buy.