30/10/2013 Look East - East

That is all from the BBC's news at six, so it is goodbye from

Hello. Official help for people to find a job, we ask if they think it

will work. I spend every day searching on the Internet, browsing

places, handing out my CV. Old Trafford silenced as a Norwich city

player lies unconscious on the pitch. And a unique light aircraft

takes to the skies over East Anglia for the first time.

Hello. Thousands of households in Suffolk and Essex are still without

power tonight, three days after storms swept across the region. At

its peak, 600,000 homes and businesses were cut off after the

strong winds ripped through the region on Monday. By yesterday

evening, that figure had fallen to 23,000. An hour ago it was down to

9,000 with Suffolk the worst hit. The target, to have 98% of homes

back to normal by tonight. Earlier today, drop`in centres were set up

in the worst affected places to offer people hot drinks and advice.

Let's get the full story now from our Essex reporter, Gareth George.

Wearing her coat inside, this woman wraps up her son in a blanket. She

has been struggling to keep him warm because the village where she lives

has been without power for more than two days. It was getting really

cold, we were putting on a long sleeved vest, the jumper, trousers

and socks and it was still really cold. There was no way we could stay

here, we had to leave. In the village shop, candlelight. A lot of

food has been thrown away. So far, five freezers full of food, ice

cream. I should have given it away but I didn't know how long and I

have the worry of health and safety. In the centre of the village, a

reminder of the strength of the storm, restoring power was going to

be tricky. Find me is one of the main electricity cables and a willow

tree is now lying against that cable. There was frustration about

the length of the power cut. 1987I was here, it was back within two

days. This is the third day now. My mum is 74, my dad is 77, they have

no heating, no hot water and it is freezing cold for them. The British

Red Cross has been helping the frail and the vulnerable across the

region. Blankets, a hot meal, a cup of tea, practical and emotional

support and we can also give them torches as well. This is an

information point for those wanting to know when the power would be back

on, the Salvation Army providing hot drinks. In Ipswich, abseiling

engineers worked on a tower block damaged by the high winds. Rarely

has building work been so spectacular.

A new work programme was launched in Ipswich today aimed at cutting the

number of young people who are unemployed. The jobless will be

offered a work placement or an apprenticeship through a new job

centre designed especially for them. Refusal to take up the offer could

result in their benefits being stopped. The new Deal for the town

set ambitious targets, supporting 3500 young people back into work,

and massively increase in private and public investment in skills.

This recruitment agency is advertising for people start

immediately. It says that filling on skilled vacancies can be a problem.

A lot of the job`seekers have high expectations when they come to see

us. I think a lot of that has been made worse by the advent of the

minimum wage. A lot of people seem to think if the job is minimum wage,

it is too low for them. They want something further up the ladder and

there seems to be a reluctance to start at the bottom of the ladder

and work their way up. That this media dropouts, a charity supporting

the young unemployed, I met a volunteer out of work since 2009. He

didn't want to appear on camera. I have had an interview for a care

home, a telesales company, and an insurance company which took place

the other day, but I have had no luck from any of them. So you get

more and more dispirited. Yes, you feel like it will never happen.

Simon Page is head of vocational learning at WS Training in Ipswich.

The youth of Suffolk and around the country are not as lacklustre as

people make out. There are some really good people in jobs and we

should use them as examples to show others who haven't got it that there

is light at the end of the tunnel. Backed by ?4 million of government

money, the greater Ipswich city deal was signed this afternoon. Local

councils and businesses believable strong local economy will give a

boost to the whole county. The minister responsible for this

scheme is Greg Clark. We saw him in that report and when I spoke to him

late this afternoon, he told me why he thinks this is important. This is

something that the businesses have said they want to put in place. They

are concerned that as the order books fill up and they need the

skills and the people to fill the places they have, they want to be

able to rely on them so they have come forward and made a pitch to me

and my colleagues in government and said that if we provide a place at

work for every young person in Ipswich over the next few years,

will you back this and give some of the funding that currently you spend

nationally. They are saying they will create 3000 high`value jobs,

400 new businesses, if it was that easy, why haven't we been doing it

before? I think we should have been doing it for decades. One of my

great campaigns is to invest more in the judgement of local businesses

and people that know the area best. In July of this year, long`term

unemployment was nearly double that of 2010. Can you guarantee that the

figure will come down with this? It is coming down and already for

example in the last year, youth unemployment and unemployment

generally in Ipswich is falling very substantially, nearly 20% in the

case of youth unemployment, higher than the national average so we know

that jobs are being created. Some people would say you can drag and

unemployed young person to training but you cannot make them work. How

will you address that? Every young person who is offered, as they will

be, an opportunity to work, to train through an apprenticeship or to

continuing education, will have the ability to work and improve their

skills. They will not be able to have benefits if they are refusing

to take up the opportunities that will be made available to them by

the employers. That seems to be a fair deal. So you are saying they

won't get any benefits if they don't take training or a job as an

apprentice or something like that? That's right, this is a deal. With

that in place, it is only reasonable to say that if you are offered a

job, that person should take it. How much politics is merit in this?

Ipswich is a marginal seat, have you chosen it because of this? This is

something for the long term, and should be beyond party politics.

Ipswich has been one of the first places to take advantage of this

initiative, the offer that has been made, and they are setting an

example to the rest of the country. Thank you. A great pleasure. The man

from Suffolk who strangled woman in a car park has been sentenced to

life in prison. Yesterday Andrew Radcliffe was found guilty of

murder. He killed Mary Roberts in March after they had been drinking

together in Bury Saint Edmunds. The judge said he will serve a minimum

of 33 years. Three people have now been

questioned by police investigating the death of a patient at a

psychiatric hospital in Norfolk. Michael Campion, who lived at East

Rudham, suffered a medical emergency at Hellesdon Hospital near Norwich

four weeks ago. He died three days later in hospital. Two women and a

man have been interviewed under caution. No arrests have been made.

Councils across the region could bring in a new licensing scheme for

private landlords. They are worried about the poor conditions in some

rented homes. We've been to see some of the problems in Peterborough,

which could be the first council to introduce the scheme. The

enforcement officer arrives at a two bed terrace, one family living

downstairs, upstairs family of five with a month`old baby, living in

just two rooms. The family has been told to tell a different story. A

landlord got wind that investigations were being carried

out and told the tenant he would have to remove the kitchen to make

it look like a single family dwelling and he gave them a story to

tell the council that it is a single family household, nobody lives

downstairs, they live here alone. He promised he would put the kitchen

back once the council had finished their investigations and the kids

are not getting a proper meal, a healthy meal. Mum is devastated

because she cannot make the family meal. The council has had a call

about another property, but arrived too late. We have got some idea that

the landlord has been round at the weekend but we don't know any more

than that. We have not got a full story on that as yet but we believe

the landlord has had some part to play in illegally evicting the

people. At another house it is about living conditions, and whether

people here are safe. We have got no fire things in that, that is empty.

The council is looking to charge landlords ?600 for every property

they let out. Some say it is too much. Everything is tight now, with

the council looking around and hoping to raise more cash and I

think there is a target. There are rogue landlords out there and I

think we need to clamp down. If this legislation went through, I would

pay it but I would be aggrieved about it. The council denies

licensing is a moneymaking scheme and says it would cover costs to

help them target problem homes. Still to come tonight.

Britain's newest aeroplane takes to the skies over the east for the

first time. And it's an anxious moment for Delia

and Canaries fans, as a Norwich City star lies unconscious on the pitch

at Old Trafford. Over the last few days we have been

telling you about the political upheaval at Norfolk County Council,

over the plans to build a new waste burner in King's Lynn. It was

finally given the go ahead this week, after months of turmoil inside

and outside the council chamber. In tonight's special report we ask

this: what's the future of waste incineration in our region if it's

so controversial? Our environment reporter Richard Daniel has been

investigating. It is on time and on budget. This

incinerator well`born 270,000 tonnes of rubbish a year. Most of it from

homes. You have either got landfill. We do more than

incinerator. We actually use the seat from the waist to use

electricity and make sure that the emissions are fully cleaned up. The

many people who are fiercely opposed to this. They either do not feel it

is safe or they do not want the hundreds of lorries here dumping the

ground. The fact is that this project, compare to others, has gone

ahead with barely a hatch. In the East of England, five incinerators

are planned. But so far only two are being built. It is down to Eric

Pickles to decide whether this should go ahead. If it doesn't, the

council could face a ?25 million compensation bill. In Bedfordshire,

the American company behind the project is trying to sell it.

Planning permission has been granted but there is a legal challenge.

Opponents argue that cutting waste is the answer. Communities are

rising up in opposition to this offensive alternative to waste. It

is time for local politicians to get the message. We are not going to be

dog with this. So why are incinerators proving so

controversial? That is now one size fits all approach. We have got a

very diverse region. In Suffolk, for better or worse, they have decided

to go ahead. By December, next December it will be up and running.

The Norwich City footballer Robert Snodgrass has been released from

hospital after an injury which silenced the crowd at Old Trafford

last night. The Canaries winger was knocked out after a clash of heads.

He was lying on the pitch for ten minutes, getting attention from the

medical team before he was taken off on a stretcher. The players were

clearly shaken. Norwich eventually lost 4`0 and are out of the Capital

One Cup. It was a traumatic night all round.

Norwich left Old Trafford battered and bruised, but the result was

overshadowed by a nasty head injury to Robert Snodgrass. Big clash with

Rafael. He went down and he's stayed down. Manchester United's

goalkeeper, Anders Lindegaard, reacted first. He quickly helped the

winger into the recovery position. Then paramedics rushed to the scene.

Play was delayed for ten minutes while Snodgrass received treatment.

He lay motionless, knocked out, before he was carried off on a

stretcher. After a very, very lengthy stoppage, Robert Snodgrass

is carried off, wearing an oxygen mask. Harrowing scenes for everyone.

Snodgrass regained consciousness before being taken to hospital. The

club have confirmed that he was released late last night, suffering

from concussion. It's not known how long he'll be out. All in all, a

shocking night. Norwich fell behind to a penalty. Javier Hernandez

scored from the spot. He scored a second ten minutes into the second

half, and in the closing stages Man Utd ran riot. Phil Jones and Fabio

with the goals. The scoreline was perhaps a little harsh on Norwich,

but the champions were in no mood to let them off lightly. I thought we

were decent in the first half. It was never a penalty. That can be

demoralising. It's hard to take. I didn't think it was a penalty. I

thought it was harsh. But in the end it didn't really matter because the

other three goals made it comprehensive. Norwich's thoughts,

whilst with Snodgrass, now return to the Premier League. They make

another trip to Manchester on Saturday. This time to play City.

Without a win in four, they'll be desperate for a change in fortune.

A company based near Cambridge is claiming to have built the first new

aircraft in the country for years. It's called an E`go, and is designed

to fill a gap in the market between a microlight and a light aircraft.

Of course, there's only one way to find out if a new plane actually

works ` and that's to take it for a test flight. Which is exactly what

happened earlier today at an airfield in Norfolk.

If test pilot Keith Dennison was nervous, he didn't look it. This was

only the fourth time the E`go had taken to the air, and the first time

with anyone watching. Friends and relatives held their breath for a

moment as Keith took off at Tippenham Airfield. No one should

have worried. The first public flight went like a dream. Back on

the ground, there was a warm handshake from Tony Bishop, one of

the founders of the company. Excellent. I'm over the moon. It is

a mixture of delight and relief. It's lighter and faster and more fun

to fly than anything that is out there at the moment. We wanted to

design something fun. The E`go is a single seater, powered by a rotary

engine, and has a top speed of about 110mph. It came about as a result of

deregulation by the Civil Aviation Authority. The amount of red tape we

have had to go through is minimal. That's why it has been a rapid

process. We can use technologies that have typically been used in

cars. Not in aviation. I think this aeroplane could attract people to

flying. People that aren't interested at the moment. You might

have people who are considering a motorcycle or something like that.

If they see this, because it looks so different, they might think I

want some of that. If you do want some of that, it is going to cost

?50,000. E`go aeroplanes are hoping to go into production soon. With a

view to delivering their first E`go single seater in 2015. Designed,

developed and manufactured in our region, the aim is to sell the E`go

around the world. Beautiful Norfolk skies there. But

despite today's sunshine, summer has gone and it's the end of another

season for a Suffolk business that's been in the same family for five

generations. We're going to take you on a pleasant crossing of the River

Blyth in Suffolk. The service has been provided by the same family for

five generations. These days it's down to Dani Church to row the boat

between Southwold and Walberswick. Dani looks back now on another busy

season, in her own words. There has been a ferry running from

Walberswick to Southwold since 1236. My family became involved in the

late 1800s. About 1890. That makes me the fifth generation of my family

to work here. My dad was a ferry man and I used to love sitting on the

boat with him when I was younger. I used to sit in the rings at the back

and watch him. When I was about six, he would sit me on his lap, and I

would take the oars. He was so patient. I would watch how he did

it. Rowing is quite an art. You either take to it or you don't. It's

a lot to do with coordination. It is quite tricky here. The tides are

strong. I can do it in about ten strokes on easy water, with no wind.

It takes less than a minute. But sometimes I can be rowing for up to

four minutes. People like to come on the ferry because it's like a step

back in time. Escapism. We take lots of things on. Buggies and prams. My

dad retired and I thought we would row together. We did for a while.

This is definitely in my blood. I love it.

It looks beautiful. Her story is part of a new online series. Details

on the website. Time for the weather. Overnight, the

rugby showers. It is a bit of a wet night in prospect. This rain looks

like an a patchy but it need produce heavier busts in places. Tonight we

are looking at nine to 10 Celsius. If you live in Suffolk and Essex, it

might be wet first thing. On the whole, across the region, it stays

cloudy. In the afternoon, it may be brighter, but the risks of showers.

We are at about 14 or 15 Celsius for tomorrow. A little above average.

Into the afternoon, we have those showers. If you are out for

Halloween it is not good news. It would be raining all the time but it

could be quite damp at times. We have got a developing law and this

could produce some very heavy rain. It is not intense, not as intense as

Monday, but there is another one behind it. That is good to be very

windy on Sunday. It is good to be changeable and unsettled. Tomorrow

should be largely dry but there could be showers in the afternoon.

In the evening they become more widespread. In Friday, we start dry

and the rain starts to develop. It could turn heavy. It could cause

some problems with localised flooding is . Showers possible later

on Saturday. Also on Sunday. Back to you.

Everyday normal things that everybody does is where I use my energy.

I haven't got an extravagant lifestyle,

I've not got a hot tub outside or something like that.

In essence, it is a choice between heating or eating.

We will still eat and we will still have heating

It's just maybe the quality of the food that we eat

may not be as good as what we're eating at the moment.