27/06/2014 Look East - East

That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me

Hello and welcome to Look East with David and me.

The headlines tonight from Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk:

On the right tracks, rail operator C2C is rewarded with

a 15 year deal after transforming the so`called Misery Line.

More upheaval for the elderly as care home giant Care UK pulls out

As you can see, for these football fans it's not all

Don't miss my interview with Suffolk star Ed Sheeran as he gets ready

More upheaval for the elderly as care home giant Care UK pulls out

As you can see, for these football fans it's not all

Don't miss my interview with Suffolk star Ed Sheeran as he gets ready

It's a bit daunting to be following somebody like Dolly Parton but

hopefully some of the fans stick around!

Frustrated commuters used to call it the Misery Line.

Today the company which runs it was handed a 15 year deal in recognition

The line runs between Southend and Fenchurch Street Station

in London and it is one of the region's busiest commuter routes.

Since 1996 the service has been operated by C2C.

The parent company is National Express.

Today their franchise was extended through to 2029.

The new deal will see 17 new trains with 4800 extra seats.

?30 million will be spent on improving stations and there will

but the London to Southend route has improved and

the current operator, C2C, was rewarded with a 15 year franchise.

I've been travelling on it for probably 13 years and they have

upgraded the trains and it has been Good news.

I remember the old on this line and they are so much

better and punctuality the government will get ?2 billion

in franchise payments. get ?160 million in improvements,

including free Wi`Fi. There are 70 new trains

and will provide 25,000 new seats of the morning peak

which is great news for people travelling at that time of day.

A key part of this franchise is a new compensation scheme so

if you are a passenger that has a smart card, you will get

automatic compensation if your train is more than two minutes late.

About 3p every minute. It won't be introduced until 20 6

but this could have reverberations right across this industry.

As is the case on other operators, travellers will also get a full

refund after a delay of one hour. Most commuters will think f`res are

still too high but passenger groups have welcomed

automatic compensation. C2C does have a pretty good level

of punctuality as a rule. It has its problems days

like everybody but this is almost like putting

your money where your mouth is. We are

it up with a financial promise. Unions say this is too

franchise but some of the changes here could influence

Why such a long franchise and will it make a difference? What is the

thinking behind this? Trying to improve rail services is ond of the

main aims of this government. One, because it believes if we c`n get

around easier, that is good for the economy. Two,

with voters who for years have had to injure a

starting to see these mega` franchise deals,

ten or 15 years as opposed to the five years normally, they will

have already started to see it. We saw last

said, give it to us and we will put in more investment. Another

seven and 15 years. We will find out later this year. As

who are pointing to the success of the East

than 150 uniformed officers workhng 2 to

James Attfield was stabbed to death in Lower Castle Park in March.

Senior detectives say they have to respond to public concerns.

Armed police units were deployed in the centre of Norwich this `fternoon

following reports that a man may have been carrying a weapon.

Officers were deployed around the city centre.

The man was found but he was not arrested.

The police helicopter was also used and officers say there was

A major home care provider has had one of its contracts in Norfolk

Care UK took over the daycare of more than 200 people in

Now following a series of problems and warnings

from the county council, it has agreed to have the contracts back.

At home with his wife, Betty, 80`year`old Neville,

who suffered a stroke a year ago. 30 minutes of care twice`dahly

30 minutes of care twice`daily has been provided by Care UK.

He rates the individual cardrs but not the company who havd now

agreed to hand the contract back. I wonder what took so long,

to organised very well?

No, they are not. good and i am a bit worried about

what let us down a few times so perhaps

another company would be better. was one of 100 people to complain

about the quality of servicd. It's got a lot better since then?

For me, yes, I cannot so Care UK can focus its efforts in

Great Yarmouth and North Norfolk. Our concern was that

if Care it's a social enterprise, it is run

in the John Lewis style so carers so much better than

the largely impersonal agency. short of the standards expected

it won't hesitate to Let's stay with the subject of

care and in particular, dementia. In Suffolk today,

they put on show a new way A care home there has creatdd its

own village green with older style It's an established fact that

if you're helping people with Helping them to reminisce which

is why this idea is so clevdr. It's called the village gredn

and it has a whole selection If you want to see it working

look at this. This was with one the manager

and one of the residents, Doreen. There's nothing to spend, I go in my

pocket and there's nothing because Doreen is in her eighties, one

of 53 residents at this famhly`run care home, all of them who use this

and have severe dementia. Absolutely, it's those magic moments

that you can reminisce and talk When I first arrived here,

I mistakenly suggested this is the kind of thing they need to keep

freshening up but of course I was wrong, it's a reminder of the

cruelty of this disease that for many people here,

every time they step through these The statistics are so huge,

something like 2 million people by 2050 in the UK so a major amount

of investment is needed and understanding into what true quality

dementia care should look lhke. Memories are at the heart

of everything. This corner resembles

a waiting room at a station. These are return journeys

of the mind. It's magical,

each time it's different A thief who stole a wallet from

a vulnerable man in Norwich has 30`year`old Damien Chapman from

King's Lynn pleaded guilty to the The victim who is in his 50s was

using a walking stick and fdll. Damien Chapman helped him up, then

snatched his wallet and ran off The police described him

as a callous thief. Still to come on the programme, my

interview with Ed Sheeran at Glastonbury. It is all over for

England but not if you are ` seller than in this Cambridge pub.

In tonight's special report, we are talking pigs.

Our region produces one in three pigs in the UK so ht is

The big talking point in the industry this week was

The new rules affect the way meat is handled in the abattoir.

It is meant to make pork safer to eat but not everyone agrees.

The meat inspectors come to call at this abattoir in Suffolk thdy

manually inspected each pig, often cutting into the carcass if they

suspect it has absences or deletions but from this month under the new

Britain's Food Standards Agency, inspectors must rely on

abscess missed, arthritic joints missed,

end up in sausages and we got one that happen.

sends 700 of his pigs to market As business picks up, the last

entering the food chain. The issue of food safety is being

safety, I think it is more `bout peoples jobs being

make it harder. Stuart disagrees, at his farm shop, meat is the

carcass can you be sure that it is safe.

abscess inside the joint or something, you got

processed. Last year 37,000 were rejected

used in manufactured meat products, meat pies, pork sausages et.

If you routinely handle carcasses and fall, you are likely to spread

hazard we need to control against. There is more awareness now. Where

on BBC One. at the issue of GM crops with moves

There are just 26 days to go before the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Today, the England Hockey team was announced and it contains

Ipswich duo Harry Martin and George Pinner plus Tim Whiteman who

The announcement coincided with the team receiving their kit at

This summer 's must have items if you are a sports fan, as modelled by

the England hockey team on the day their squad at the Commonwealth

Games was announced. Comedy classes but this geo` who

their team England official kit for the games. You got to

something I thought about when I was growing up. It's everything I hoped

for. In 26 days, it all starts in Glasgow. For Harry Martin, it's his

second Commonwealth Games. He was the youngest in the squad for years

ago. Once again, at 21, he the type but is amazingly

approaching 100 country. Still holding onto that.

Only just now! am one of the most experienced now

so I don't feel the youngest. this football but over the last few

weeks, team England have been supplies they need to make ht a

successful Commonwealth Games. a reserve in London so this is his

big chance. I think from the World Cup where we finished

fourth. We go to Glasgow Australia. England finished fourth

first had our trial. Harry joined a couple of years

that everybody works hard together. All being well,

The group stages of the World Cup are over and

England might be out but thdre are a lot of people in this region with

The favourites, Brazil, play Chile tomorrow night.

Sadly we couldn't afford to send World Cup Mike to Rio but he has

The small Norfolk town of dear and at this cafe I meet for copx with

at this cafe I meet for copy with George, a Brazilian Baptist

who came to minister to the Portuguese speaking community here.

Brazil is like saying here, apart from the weather which is not great

compared to Brazil! They do like living in the UK, they have a sense

of safety. Like many, this lady came to this country to find work. There

are now some 15 Brazilians living here and the idolised the young

superstar, one of the best footballers with one of the worlds

worst haircut! It looks terrible! No! I like it, it looks good. If you

think resilience are having a fine time, how about the community of

Ghana in Bedford? people from Ghana in the town and

most against Portugal. They were very

happy. Despite having chancds to win the game and go through, a sadly go

out. I am kind of happy and sad at the same

won the match but we didn't in the end.

showing me some South American produce and

Amazon had special powers. It is very nice. I

be an aphrodisiac with Mac no. Something

translation! Goodlad to Brazil against Chile. They have fotnd

across the world. It is the middle of summer

and it's pouring with rain. Just about everyone who is dveryone

in the music business is at Worthy Farm, including our very own

Ed Sheeran from Suffolk. Ed takes to the Pyramid stage

on Sunday evening, riding high in the charts whth this

year's fastest selling album. I caught up with him earlier

and asked him It feels good. I have never been on

the side of the stage beford. Last time, we were jumping from `ll the

little stages and now it is the perimeter, so it is good. In 20 1,

on the BBC introducing stagd and now on the permit stage and following

Dolly Parton? Yes, it is a bit daunting to be following solebody

like Dolly Parton so hopefully some of her fans will stick around! Let

us talk about your album, only on sale a few days and already looking

at the fastest of the year, you surprised by that

order genial it was great? Xou can never second`guess it with second

I definitely didn't expect it to be the fastest selling of the xear

It's good. You can hear the American influences in the music compare to

your first album, is that something you definitely wanted to get across?

I don't necessarily think I meant wanted to experiment a bit more. I

was based in guess rubbed off. You don't get home

that much, I you seem to be a different place

every day. Do you enjoy that? Yes, being in Brighton and Bristol, its

Luxembourg and then I! yourself about your incredible

success. Has it sunk in now, are you I don't really think about that

much. I just try and get the work writing music for yourself because

obviously your style is verx particular and yet when

songwriter, is good to try out different things and write different

excitement while ago in Suffolk when all your clothes suddenly

how many people wanted to bty some of your old shirts? Yes, I was.

know you are supporting the East Anglian

the ones that are close to your heart

This is why I do it, Tariq hs the main focal point. I

It has been quite muggy herd as well. The clean`up continues here as

we can see after some torrential downpours. Norfolk was pretty

hit and we still have some heavy showers around.

quite as bad as we have had today. We have had under a downpours

showers where. This is the weather front that has brought

then we had this next line of them and they have

showers becoming more scattdred and less frequent.

light south`westerly wind. We start tomorrow with a similar picture. It

will be quite a scattering of them and they will tend

end of the day and the chance of some sunshine

If you live across the eastern half,