13/09/2013 Look East - East

Hello and welcome to Look East with Susie and me.

Coming up in the next half hour: After a week of controversy over the

A14, Nick Clegg tells us that toll roads are now a fact of economic

life. I think it is all part, frankly, of a new world we are and

where we cannot expect the tax paying public to pay for everything.

More lorry drivers are pulled over for driving offences by the police

spy in the cab. I'm only doing the job. If someone is being killed and

that then, it's a fair cop. Tonight's studio guest is David

McNally chief executive of Norwich City football club.

And I will have news of some wet and windy weather this weekend. Join me

at the end of the programme. Hello. The deputy Prime Minister

today brushed aside this week's controversy over plans for a new

toll road on the A14. Mick Clegg told Look East that drivers would

have to pay in the future if they wanted better roads.

Mr Clegg was speaking at the end of a week in which a plan to introduce

a toll on the A14 has been attacked by drivers and businesses. The new

route, which goes to the south of Huntingdon, is also meeting

opposition from villagers who could see big changes. Earlier today, Mr

Clegg spoke to our political correspondent, Andrew Sinclair.

The Government's decision to build a new toll Road to the north of

Cambridge was wildly welcomed —— Whitely welcomed until the detailed

plans came out. Much to the anger of many, ministers have decided to

close the old A14 at Huntingdon, nicking it harder for drivers to

avoid using the new toll road. Tools are a new idea in this country but

today, a clear warning from the Deputy Prime Minister. It is all,

part —— it is all part, frankly, all the New World where we cannot just

expect the tax paying public to pay for everything. You have to try and

share the burden between everyday taxpayers and people who use the

road in question. We spoke to one lorry driver who said that using

that toll road is going to add something like 37 —— £300,000 per

year to his annual transport Bill. This is hardly helping business.

They would also be losing money on the A14.

This put him at odds with some of his own party who are wary about

tolling and believe drivers be enough for motoring through their

taxes. Today, the MP for Cambridge said he believed it was still

possible that the Government could change its mind. I am reluctant. I

would encourage people to look at the consultation. The Highways

Agency are consulting, there is a chance for people to make a

difference. The Deputy Prime Minister's comments are a sign that

the Government means that tolling could be a solution to funding other

expensive schemes which have been waiting years for approval. Today,

have been as to improve the A47 minute and some are considering

whether a tolling proposal could be the way forward. The consultation go

on for another month. The Government hopes to make a final decision on

the tool called by the end of the year.

Mr Clegg speaking to Andrew Sinclair. The party conference

starts tomorrow, what mood will the activists be in this year?

The lost seats just about every County Council in our region. The

latest opinion poll puts them five points behind UKIP. You really need

a strong constitution to be a Liberal Democrat at the moment. They

are eternal optimists. Mr Clegg said that though the economy is starting

to improve the things people are developing a grudging respect that

we stuck with that and he will tell his party that he is very proud of

what they're receiving. So what will be the main talking

points this year? The Health Minister is judged to be

doing the job very well to stop he is going to be high profile. Julian,

who we heard from, is caught —— has got a good thing going on cycling.

He is going to try to get the policy, party to commit to a policy

that 10% of journeys are down by bike. It is only 2% of that. We will

have more on the Liberal Democrat conference this Sunday at half past

one —— 1:30pm on BBC One. More of the region's lorry drivers

were pulled over today for committing traffic offences. They

were targeted by police officers in an un—marked lorry cab, travelling

along the A14 in Suffolk. Operation Wyken has been running all week in

Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk. Today's action captured more offenders on a

section of the A14 between Felixstowe and Newmarket.

Have you got your seat belt on? The driver is putting it on. ATM, day

five of Operation Wyken. Police are targeting drivers on phones and

without seat belts. They are on the A14 for just a few minutes. We

stopped because he was not wearing a seat belt. There is a seat belt

campaign, that is why we are stopping drivers not wearing them.

We offer them an education course or a fixed penalty.

Have they been understanding? I am going on a course so they are quite

good. There are only doing their job. If someone has been killed and

that, you know, it's quite a fair cop, as it were. Friday the 13th!

Using a lorry, police have a better view to catch offenders on camera.

In the last week, they have caught around 50 people on mobile phones,

including the driver of this card who doesn't want to be filmed. Back

on the road, the man is holding his mobile phone with his left hand.

Your hand was up, your elbows out. I appreciate that, if you there with

me for a moment. This driver agreed to go on a safety course, avoiding

further action. Allegedly being on the phone. Where are you?No. What

happens? I have to go on a training course. This crackdown on driving

offences coincides with a national seat belt campaign. Mike had to go

to sea but on? Now the dog. We had one on the —— Mike Russell seat belt

on. We saw one on Monday with a laptop on his lap. That is something

we see very rarely. We picked that one up on the platform and were able

to deal with that driver. As well as here, on the A11and A12,

police have stopped around 160 vehicles for mobile phone and seat

belt offences, as long as —— as well as numerous other violations. What

is this? The police say that by teaming up for this campaign, they

have made the roads safer hope fully.

Five years ago this weekend, the financial system in this country was

on the brink of collapse. The global company Lehman Brothers filed for

Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the biggest of its kind in American history. A

financial storm was unleashed, which sent our economy into recession.

Today, we have been speaking to the chief executive of the TSB, Paul

Pester, who lives in Norfolk and looks after the bank accounts of

millions of people. A new bank with an old name. Today

in Norwich, it's both officially opens one of around 30 branches

around the East. Paul Pester once worked with virgin money in Norwich.

He still lives in the county. Local is vital. We are here to feel the

local economy. This business is a high street bank, not a Wall Street

bank. That is what is different about us. That is what customers

have said they want. Among them, Perl and Dennis who have moved to

TSB since it was split away from Lloyds. We get looked after, we have

always been looked after by them. Are you confused by the name

changes? No.These letters have a long history but the TSB is keen to

flag up that it is a brand—new band, untainted by the global financial

crisis. Financial markets around the world

are in shock as another big bank collapses.

Five years now, Wall Street went into meltdown as one of its biggest

ranks went bust. It was a complete crisis.

None of us could believe what was happening. We saw Lehman Brothers

going bust, customers queued up at doors, as we look back, we realised

that the industry needs to change. The bank that likes to say yes!

Remember when banks liked to say yes to loans and mortgages but now are

being accused of being too risk averse. It months ago, this firm

told us how it's bad, not TSB, refuse them an overdraft. Today,

they have raised enough for new machinery but did not sign the

banking industry. The money is there, yes. Trying to get the

overdraft, that is still hard. It has been an ongoing grind. But that

goes with the territorial. We currently approved nine out of ten

of all loan applications, mortgages or small business loans. We me

explain that we cannot lend the money that we want but if you take

the following action, close these credit cards, change the following

two or three things, we are more likely to link you the money. The

boss of TSB is determined to get his message out there that not all

bankers are bad. His industry is changing for the better.

Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy says he is not in the running to

become the new Republic of Ireland manager. He's revealed that former

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neil is set to take over. McCarthy was the

bookmakers' second favourite for the position. A clause in his contract

last season would have allowed him to leave Ipswich, if he'd been

approached by Ireland. And not surprised, I did a good job the last

ten. Martin O'Neill will get the job as far as I am aware. A shoo—in for

it. He is out of work and is a damn good manager. You know, my

understanding is he has got the job. Good luck to him. I am delighted.

Also coming up: A Chief Executive from the Premier

League, live and the schedule. Had an old master is providing a new

boost to the region's economy. —— live in the studio.

In our special report tonight — the spread of solar power. Across our

region, solar farms now cover about 1,000 acres and there are many more

in the pipeline. Supporters say they are a clean and

efficient way to generate power but a growing band of critics are

opposing new planning applications. Now, there's pressure to change the

planning rules to give locals a bigger say in what happens. This

report is from our political editor Deborah McGurran.

You won't see it and which will be a condition. There is no mistaking the

strength of feeling over solar farm applications. Here, 173 acres of

farmland surrounded by conservation area are at stake. As simple fact

with their views in the —— I sympathise, but you won't see it, it

won't it waste, you won't hear it, it requires little maintenance which

means the traffic through the village and such will be negligible.

We actually have a visual impact assessment from a completely

independent third—party that shows and describes the visual impact as

minimal from the road and as negligible from the village. It will

dominate the whole scenery. It is twice as big, at least, as the

village itself. People come to this area specifically for walking and

bird—watching. That is going to be the very first thing that the sea.

The Government's simply changed the planning guidelines for wind farms.

Solar farms can still be imposed on local communities. The Government

has changed the rules. They have said that for wind farms, much

greater account needs to be taken of local opinion and also that where

they do get set up then the local enemy —— local committee should get

benefit. I think the argument for those two measures applying to wind

farms are just as strongly applicable to solar firms. Most of

our farms have been built in the past three years. This one went up

in 2011. According to figures, there is at least 850 acres in the east

that have solar farms built for being built. Another 450 acres with

applications pending for more solar firms. This is not a suitable...By

2020, the UK's target is to produce 15% of energy from renewables. This

time last, that was 10%. Scenes like these are even more unlikely Deborah

McGurran reporting. In the future. And there's more on

that story on the Sunday Politics East at 1.30pm on Sunday on BBC One.

After the international break last weekend, Norwich City are back in

action tomorrow, away to Tottenham. Their biggest game of the season

far. The fixture pits Norwich manager

Chris Hughton against his old side. Last season, Norwich were unbeaten

against the big spending Spurs. In a moment, we will be hearing from

Norwich chief executive David McNally. That's after this, from Tom

Williams. A two—week break and now back to the

Premier League. Four points from three games a fair return.

Tomorrow, Norwich's stiffest test yet. The Iraq we try to get a point

or win if we can. Everyone thinks Spurs are going to win because they

got a better team, which is true. But you never know what can happen

in football. It means an emotional return for Chris Hughton. White Hart

Lane will always telecom. They is a special club and it is always a nice

feeling to go back. —— will always feel like home. It is a special club

and the feeling is better if you can perform well. We are up against a

club and teams that have vastly strengthened.

Their last meeting came in January, 1—1 but remembered for a magical

moment. Supermarket brilliant goal, Gareth! What they call! 85 million

pounds later, Beale moved on to Madrid. —— super brilliant goal,

Gareth. At Norwich, eight arrivals, total spend around £25 million.

Spurs spent nearly £105 million on seven players. That represents one

of this combined of the Premier League's record total on summer

signings. Tottenham are left contemplating life after bail. We

left a wonderful footballer that gave us so much last season. —— we

lost a wonderful. We wish all the best but we have to go on. Nathan's

goal against Southampton secured Norwich's first win. Smiles be

broader if they repeated the trick against Spurs.

I'm delighted to welcome the chief executive of Norwich City, David

McNally. Last May, I went to Houghton Hall in Norfolk to report

—— lots to talk about, is everything as he would've hoped it would be? We

are delighted to be in the Premier League for the third successive

season. That is the most important thing to us, and to the supporters.

Where are you worried you wouldn't be, towards the end of last season?

Personally, no. I always felt certain we would remain in the

Premier League. Until you are mathematically certain unsafe, you

cannot plan for the new season. It was nice to beat West Bromwich when

we did, to be sure of looking forward to a third season in the

Premier League. A couple of years ago, you told us that after the

seasons he would invest in the stadium. You have not done that but

spent 25 million on transfers. We spent a significant amount in the

transfer market because the board decided that we needed to strengthen

to ensure that, firstly, we stay in the Premier League and, secondly, we

continue to improve. Those are our joint names and I think that the

supporters would sure those. That, first things first, make sure that

we stay in this league. It is the best, most exciting, toughest league

in the world. It is where we want to be playing football. Just staying in

the league is not enough. We want to continue to improve. We were 12 two

years ago, and last year, we want to continue to improve. There are a lot

of people that would like to go. Will you make more room? I

understand that. Ideally, what we would do would be to extended the

capacity to 35,000. A thousand extra seats would cost approximately £30

million. At the moment, we would need to fund that from our football

budgets. —— 8000 extra seats. Most supporters would also agree with us

that at the moment we need to ensure that we improve the squad with

better quality players. That we do bring in players like Gary Cooper

and others to strengthen the squad, to give us a greater chance of

staying in the league and improving our position. —— Gary Hooper. I also

understand that at some point we need to let more supporters into the

ground and extend the stadium. I know you're working very closely

with the Football Association. Greg Dyke said that we need to find a way

of getting more English players into the Premier League. Is that

something that you are aware of? We are. We share that view. We want to

see more English qualifying players coming through the ranks. We think

we do but at Norwich. We have ten of first—team squad who are qualified

to play for England. That is probably, is not the highest then,

one of the highest. We are very proud of the young domestic talent

the club is producing. We are thrilled to be the current holders

of the FA youth cup. We have ten of that squad an international duty. If

you look at a club like Southampton, which has produced a lot of players

that have gone into their first team, in your first team, there is

not one that has come through the academy. Are you disappointed? No.

We are beginning to see the fruits of labour with the Academy

investment Stewart. Four years ago when Southampton were in a different

vision to ourselves, we were fighting to stay alive. We were £23

million in debt. If we had invested in the academy then then people

would have said we were insane. We are now doing that and are very

proud that our younger teams are as good as the competition. Very

quickly, 1—0 at top them for Norwich would do you? I would gladly come

back with one point! Thanks for coming.

Last night, I went to Houghton Hall —— last May, I went to report on one

of the best art collections in the world. Since then, it has been so

popular that it has been extended into November. And tomorrow, another

major exhibition opens at the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich. Today,

experts agreed the art world is providing a welcome boost to the

economy of this region. Let's go live to the Sainsbury's Centre now

and Mike Liggins. —— the Sainsbury Centre.

The exhibition is called Masterpieces and the reason is that

there are masterpieces from every age, from prehistory to the present

day. Lots of very famous endings and painters. Here is a painting you

might recognise. A couple of paintings here, one very famous of

Great Yarmouth beach by Turner. As far as the Sainsbury Centre is

concerned, they're hoping this is the first in a series of pop stars.

There was a time it when art exhibitions could be dusty but not

any more. Now, they are getting trendy, sexy. 65,000 people at

Houghton Hall and no Masterpieces. It opens tomorrow and already the

critics are full. We have had tears, gasps, amazing reactions. We have

had people from America, the national collections and they all

love it, I am glad to say. Designed by Norman Foster, the Sainsbury

Centre was built to house the private collection of Robert and

Lisa Sainsbury. That now forms the bulk of the centre's permanent

collection, which lives on the ground floor. This exhibition is

underground, in the newly refurbished lower galleries. Works

from all over the region, from prehistory to the present day, it is

East Anglia art's greatest hits. Lets talk to the director here.

Paul, this exhibition represents a change in direction, is that how you

would describe it? We see it as a new age for the Sainsbury Centre. We

have this fabulous new facility which means we can bring the

greatest things from all over the world. It is our intention, starting

with this fantastic show about ourselves, to step forward and do

the very greatest exhibitions, paintings, sculptures, even motor

cars. Jewellery, sculpture from some of the greatest museums in the

world. You want to triple visitor numbers? That is ambitious. We feel

that in order to engage properly with our region, we need to do these

exhibitions and we think that the numbers will sort. We think at least

three times the number of people will come and be our guests. You are

hoping, and the region as well, that there will be an economic boost as a

result? We are talking very closely to our leagues in the tourist

agencies and so fourth on the businesses in town to be part of

economic growth in the region, jobs and bringing in money from outside.

There is no doubt that exhibitions and culture are great earners when

they work well. We see that as part of our citizenship, our

responsibility. You are hoping to get some, as you were saying, really

big exhibitions here. Hoping to borrow some paintings from where?

This minute, we are talking to colleagues in Paris committed

Petersburg, to bring the truly greatest things to Norwich. With

luck, each year but will bring some of the greatest things that were

ever made into the city. It is very exciting. The doors open at 10am

tomorrow. £8 to get in. It is fantastic and well worth it. Also

coming up: Thank you very much, Mike. Let's

have a look at the weather. For the weekend, what is it got in

store? Some rain in times. The main feature is going to be that

freshening wind for Sunday, particularly later in the day. The

pressure pattern at the moment currently shows low pressure weather

front living in from the west. It has brought a lot of rain to the

West Country and is now just knocking on the door of the western

half of our region. For this evening, it will turn quite wet

everywhere. It may well turn quite persistent and heavy overnight.

Particularly across the southern half of the region. A lot clears out

into the North Sea by the end of the night. A lot of cloud around. That

will keep temperatures in double figures for most of us. Expect a

lower ground tells Sylvius, 50 Fahrenheit. Wind speed — mainly

light but a bit of a breeze around the coast. The clearance of this

front is making the forecast tricky. It may stay cloudy but for some

places, particularly the East, it may well stay cloudy into the

afternoon. That is going to have quite an impact on the temperatures.

It stays really cool, 12 or 13 degrees, with the cloud. Anything

brighter into the afternoon. The front is grieving from the

north—west. Highs of 15 Celsius. A light to moderate wind. Into the

afternoon, most places should be dry. We started to get clear skies

and that means we are in for a chilly night. Temperatures into

single figures with clear skies and light winds. Then, this is our next

weather front, it is moving in from the west and connected to this area

of low pressure over Iceland. That will mean some rain. The main

feature but for us really, is the strength of the wind. It is not

going to be the strongest across the North of Ireland and Scotland is

where they will be strongest. For us, that wind speed will freshen

throughout the day. Expect some outbreaks of rain for Sunday. Not

perhaps as heavy as what we will see tonight. It could be quite wet

everywhere. That wind speed continuing overnight on Saturday,

sorry, overnight on Sunday and Monday. Even though Monday looks

dry, it is going to be cool sunny spells. It will be very windy on

Monday and will take a while for those wind stories. Then we are into

Tuesday with uncertainty. There may be some rain and the forecasts are

looking unsettled into next week. Cooler overnight, temperatures going

down into single figures. That autumnal fail to our weather.

Thank you very much. That is it. Stay warm this week! Have a good

weekend. Goodbye.