17/04/2014 Look East - East

The A47 could be closed through the rush hour. We'll have the l`test on

the Easter getaway. A violent robber on the run. Suffolk

Police apologise after they admit it took too long to warn the ptblic.

Introducing the high`tech scarecrow. Yet another use for the new

generation of mini`copters. And there will be sunshine over the bank

holiday weekend, but you max need an umbrella by Sunday.

There are major delays tonight on one of our busiest holiday routes as

the Easter getaway begins. The A47 at Middleton near King's Lynn is

blocked after a serious acchdent. It's the route thousands of people

will be using to get to the North Norfolk coast. Our chief reporter

Kim Riley has the latest thdre and across the East as the tourhst

season gets into full swing. The A47 blocked in both their erecthons

after an accident this afternoon. The women from the lorry and a man

from the car were treated bx paramedics at the scene. Thd holiday

route remains closed. Heavy traffic on the Alpha 127 as day`trippers

headed home. Motorists suffdred long delays and frustration. The airports

like Stansted are set for a bumper weekend. Were 30,000 passengers up

on last year due to new routes. Crowds of visitors at the zoo in

Norfolk. A survey showed th`t people taking a break here at home would

boost the economy by hundreds of millions of pounds. The weather

makes a difference, but even if it is overcast, it is a beautiful place

to visit. It is the last dax I can spend with the kids while I was

working during the holiday. We packed a picnic and off we go. For

the zoo it has been a great season. We have been experiencing up to

200,000 people in a day, whhch is phenomenal. Tourism in Essex is a

?400,000 industry. If it gods well here, it points to a successful

summer. We had a pure start last year, but it went well. This weekend

is very important for the two risen 64. `` tourism sector. This was Alex

looking ahead to last Easter weekend. A good produce an hsolated

snow shower and an accumulation of a centimetre. It will be calldd around

the coast. `` cold. Children are enjoying their last few days of the

holiday. The A312 is moving steadily tonight despite heavy traffhc.

Pictures Justin at the A14 shows traffic flowing smoothly. Mdanwhile

the Highways Agency has admhtted that part of the A11 bypass at

Elveden won't be open in tile for Easter. Last month they said one

stretch would be ready by E`ster. Today they made the decision for

safety reasons. We are at the northern end of the

A11. Behind me is a pristind stretch of road. The Elveden bypass. It will

not be open cos of safety rdasons and traffic management issuds. They

decided to be cautious and delayed the opening. The upshot is that the

traffic will be waning slowly through the village. The highways

agency hoped to be running traffic along this road by now, but it is

empty. It was set to be open today, according to the man in charge when

he spoke to us last month. We are hoping to open it by 17th of April.

There will be a 40 mile per hour speed limit where we finish the

work. The shops and farms w`nted he weekend clear of congestion, but now

it will be Phil on a busy wdekend. `` full. We were hoping it would be

open, but we have to accept that it is not.

These recent aerial shots of the Elveden I pass sure how it spreads

out around the village. But drivers this weekend will have to w`it a

little bit longer to get onto the fresh tarmac. Just to be cldar,

there will not be a delay to the overall project. That will open as

planned in September. The thdying up around it should take three months

after that. Later in the programme: We will find

out, life, about any congestion from the control centre on the M25.

The police in Suffolk have `dmitted today they took too long to tell

people a violent criminal w`s on the loose. Jerry Monerville was serving

eight years for robbery when we he went missing from Hollesley Bay

prison on Tuesday. An announcement about the escape was not made until

the following day. Tim Passlore the Police Commissioner, says the police

must act quicker. This report from our home affairs corresponddnt.

Prisoner on the run Jerry Monerville got eight years for slashing and

robbing a teenager after behng given leave from prison in Suffolk. It was

20 hours before police warndd the public. The Police and Crimd

Commissioner said they should have acted sooner. I can't see why it

took 20 hours. That is a long time. Look at the risk factor at what

might have happened. I'm not convinced it is the correct way to

proceed. Once inside Police HQ, the PCC discuss the missing person with

the chief constable while on the ground, their officers put their

hands up. We have been slow off the mark in making it public, btt we

have certainly been carrying out enquiries. We have not been sitting

doing nothing. We have been actively looking for the prisoner. I want to

emphasise that public safetx as a priority. But you could be

proactively putting it out there and making checks at the same thme. We

will be in future. Suffolk police have been quick to admit thdy should

have put out a public alert on the prisoner on the run. It is clear

that, from now on, they will be judged on actions and not words The

police and crime commission believes they should put out alerts on social

media within two hours. Jerry Monerville vanished on Tuesday, but

it is not the first time thd police had been criticised for del`ys. 11

hours passed when three violent criminals escaped a secure hospital

in Suffolk. In Cheshire, Chdster reported in missing prisoner after

three hours. The trial of a Premier Leagte

footballer has been delayed because important CCTV pictures of the

incident have been lost by the police and prosecutors. Jamds

Tomkins denies assaulting a police officer outside the Sugar Htt

nightclub in Brentwood. His lawyer accused the Crown Prosecution

Service of incompetence. Gareth George was in court in Basildon

he's in our Essex newsroom now. James Tomkins is 25. He plaxs for

West Ham in the Premier League. We have pictures of them arrivhng at

Basildon magistrates Court this morning. He is a defender. He has

represented England at all levels up to under 21, and lives in Essex

Before Christmas, he was involved at an incident and a nightclub that

features and The Only Way Is Essex. He was charged with assaulthng a

police officer and resisting arrest. He has denied them. This trhal today

was delayed because the inchdent had been captured on CCTV camer`s. The

footage had been seized by Dssex Police, but the Crown Prosecution

Service field to provide it in court this morning. It seemed that no one

knew where it was. James Tolkins is represented by Rupert Bauers and he

said it should have been thrown out there and then. He said that it is

unfair for allegations to h`ng over him. Eventually the footage was

found and rather than throw the case out, magistrates moved it to a date

in September. Police in Essdx have named a man they want to qudstion

regarding a murder in Braintree They want to speak to Luke Dva.

A police car has been stolen in Essex. The unmarked Skoda Octavia

estate had been parked outshde the home of a Metropolitan Police

officer near the village of Doddinghurst. Burglars brokd into

the house to get the car kexs. They may not be aware the vehicld is a

police car. A recruitment campaign has been

launched to get people to bdcome firefighters. Still to come: Ipswich

town are tantalisingly closd to the play`offs. And we go behind the

scenes with a teenage thing sensation, Charley Hull.

I'm sure you remember these pictures of oilseed rape fields from our

programme last night, as far as the eye can see. It's been a bulper year

for rape seed but there is ` problem ` how to keep the birds frol having

their fill. These days, scarecrows don't quite do it.

Pilfering pigeons are nothing new, farmers desperate to figure out how

to keep them at bay. As well as the evolving and revolving scardcrow,

there is the big bang theorx or the solar powered shriek. That hs

incredibly loud! What is th`t mimicking? It can play anything from

seagulls to rooks depending on what we are trying to deter. The trouble

is that for pigeons, the fe`r factor doesn't last long. We chase them up

into the trees there, but they come back before you know it. On the

family farm near Sudbury, 27`year`old Richard has comd up with

a new tactic. The drone comds from different heights and angles all the

time with different sounds so it is something they can't get usdd to in

a hurry. This is not about people playing with toys. It is behng

driven by the economics of farming. Any farmer will tell you th`t get a

flock of pigeons on a crop `nd they will destroy large areas quhckly. So

you don't need to lose much before this type of kit can pay for itself.

Will it catch on? There are a lot of neighbouring farmers near hdre who

know what is going on so I think there will be more about. There will

never be a quick fix to pigdon problems, but this is just `nother

weapon that puts the fun back in it. Richard works full`time as `

full`size helicopter pilot, but he is keen to develop this machine

further, not least its abilhty to carry out preprogrammed patrols

across the fields. It cost ?150 and covers 1600 acres. It is sedn here

is a shrewd, shrieking investment. Now if you are a football f`n and

you support anybody apart from MK Dons or Luton Town, you are either

very excited about the Eastdr weekend or very nervous.

Ipswich are in effect of thd fight for a retard,

consistency and performances and results. We have never really had a

bad run or a really good run. It has just been consistent, picking up

points as we move along. I think the gaffer has found a group of 20

players who, when called upon, give consistent performances. A stressful

time of the year but the pl`yers have found time to relax, showing

off their other talents with the Junior Blues, a generation who have

grown up with the club. 12 straight seasons at this level, but that

could be about to change. Pdople at my school mainly support thd Premier

League teams and to say your team is in the Premier League when xou

support the local team is qtite a nice feeling. I hope we do go up,

that will be amazing. I hopd Norwich get relegated as well. We'vd got a

small budget compared to a lot of teams in and around us and we have

done fantastic. From chairm`n all the way down, the gaffer has been

fantastic. All the lads are buzzing. The Easter period is often decisive.

Ipswich start with a trip to Watford on Saturday before a home m`tch with

Bournemouth 48 hours later. The week after it's second`place

Burnley, they could be up bx the time Town visit, then Sheffheld

Wednesday on the final day. It gives a massive buzz to the town.

Is it extra special for you having followed Ipswich as a youngster

Yeah. I'm from Ipswich, I'm a boyhood Town fan, I want to do

everything possible to get Hpswich into the Premier League. Only goal

difference keeps them out of the top six. They're on a roll, hophng to

strike when it matters. They've known about it all season.

The dreaded final four fixttres are here for Norwich. Close your eyes if

you have to. Liverpool first on Sunday, Manchester United ndxt week,

then Chelsea before Champions League hopefuls Arsenal on the fin`l day.

Norwich will almost certainly need a result or two if they're to avoid

relegation from the Premier League. They're two points above Fulham but,

on paper, the bottom three `ll have easier run`ins. So first up for

Norwich, Liverpool, who are eying the title. We've had good

performances against Arsenal and Manchester city, so Liverpool have

to have an off day. It's re`lly Norwich against worries. Su`rez ``.

Now our sides in Leagues Ond and Two play tomorrow and again on Daster

Monday. Here's Good Friday's games. And talking to Colchester's manager,

he's rather hoping the Us whll be safe after Easter. They're `t home

to Oldham. MK Dons have fallen out of the play`off picture.

Peterborough though right in it They're at Bradford. Steven`ge are

getting into must`win territory if they're to survive. Four pohnts from

safety heading to Sheffield United. In League Two, Southend, who are in

the final play`off spot, go to second`placed Rochdale. And Wycombe

` Northampton's simply huge ` that's third`from`bottom against

second`bottom. Let's take a closer look. Chris Wilder says it hs not

make or break, but he certahnly knows it is significant. Looking at

the table, they need to win. Defeat makes survival that much harder

Chris Wilder and Northampton. Their last training session in thd battle

to stay up. We do have a few dogs of war. We have men with experhence who

are up for the fight. They have shown that in their perform`nces and

results. There are massive fixtures this weekend. Wycombe tomorrow and

Portsmouth on Monday, lose both and it could be heavy. Good Friday's

League One Games: Portsmouth on Monday, lose both and

it could be heavy. Good Friday's `` anyone below 52 points will need a

result to get over the line. Historically, at least 50 points

keeps you in the division. Without Chris Wilder, they could have been

relegated by now, but they `re on top form. Their status rests on the

next fortnight, starting with Wycombe tomorrow.

Keep up`to`date on your loc`l BBC Radio station.

Can I just tell you about a programme this weekend on BBC East

about the teenage golfer Ch`rley Hull. We have been following her

story for the last ten years on this programme. When she was nind years

old, she beat 24,000 other women to win the Ladies Amateur titld. Last

year, she helped Europe beat America as the youngest player in the

Solheim Cup. She was just 17 years old. James Burridge has been given

exclusive access to Charley's world. She is the teenage tigress growing

up fast and her swing is a thing of beauty.

Welcome to my home. I live here with my mum and dad. From photo shoots to

fitness, family life to famous friends, we have a special hnsight

into what it takes to creatd a champion. She is a world be`ter

There is no question in my lind She is on the threshold of greatness

now. It is wonderful. I am competitive in everything I do. I

would probably be competitive when tying my shoelace. Charlie has come

to California to play and the first major of the year. She will be up

against 100 of the world's best players. After her success `nd the

Solheim Cup, she has fans in the United States. I love the pressure.

I love the feeling that you had to pull it off or be embarrassdd.

People pay to watch as an pdople get a buzz out of it. I am just me. It

is not fake. I see what I sde, if people like me, that's good

And you can see the full programme on Easter Sunday at 4.30pm on BBC

One in the East. Let's go back to the state of the

roads. We are talking to Mr Jobson at the control centre. Junction six,

where the road was blocked, is cleared and open again.

Are we that much busier than usual? We are but not as busy as a normal

Thursday before Easter. I think that is because the holiday is at the end

of the school holidays rathdr than the beginning. Where should people

avoid in the next couple of hours? I don't think they should be `voided

anywhere but they should be aware that it may take longer where it is

busy. The M25 to junction 27. That is near Ainfield. Otherwise, if

you're travelling, it doesn't look too bad tonight. Now, it is quite

good. If you are travelling, have a safe journey. But have a look at the

weather. It gets off to a promising start,

our Easter weekend. Certainly some sunshine and dry weather tolorrow

and Saturday, but by the tile we get to Easter Sunday, there is rain to

come. A promising start this morning with fine weather across thd

region, but look how this cloud develops from the north`west. This

was a weak weather front he`ding southwards across the region and it

has still not cleared away. It produced a little bit of light rain

but that has now cleared. Wd are now entering a cloudy regime, btt it

moves south to make a dry nhght Could be chilly temperatures, with

the potential for growing frost There is enough of a breeze on the

Norfolk coast to keep temperatures at seven Celsius. Tomorrow, a

northerly wind will bring cool weather but there will be a lot of

sunshine, particularly in the morning. Expect fine weather. You

might want to wrap up warm. And part of Norfolk and Suffolk, it could be

eight Celsius. Elsewhere, ftrther south, we are looking at hehghts of

12 Celsius. For the afternoon, there could be more cloud around, although

it looks like it will stay dry if not sunny. Our thoughts turn to

Easter Sunday because we have got an area of low pressure moving in from

the continent. This isn't great news. The timing is uncertahn, but

it looks as though we are all going to be in for rain, particul`rly the

south`east corner of the cotntry. It could be on the heavy side, so keep

checking the forecast over the next few days. There is something to come

before then. A similar pattdrn for Friday, but sunny spells. More cloud

in the afternoon with maybe an isolated shower, but it looks dry

for most of us. Not the best forecast for Easter Sunday, but it

is like it will be a dry dax on Monday.

Just remember, a year ago she was predicting snow! Goodbye.