13/07/2014 Look East - East

Hello. I'm Amanda Goodman.

First tonight, two months ahead of the vote

on Scottish independence, people living in the town dubbed Lhttle

Scotland have voted overwhelmingly to keep the UK intact.

A referendum has been held today in Corby, the Northamptonshhre town

People there had campaigned to be given a real vote,

and in the last hour the result of their own poll was announced

It is the Highland gathering, first staged in the 1960s

to celebrate the townspeople's Scottish heritage.

It's been estimated well over half of Corby's population are

But they won't be able to take part in the real referendum themselves.

I think the Scottish people, if you were born in Scotland, there is an

argument they should get the vote because it will have the be`ring on

whether in two years time, hf they go to Scotland, whether they need ID

It could change everything about what they do to go

and see their mums, their dads, their aunties.

It wasn't supposed to be serious but the Labour Party's

top spokeswoman on Scotland turned up,

I accept people don't have ` vote here, but they have a voice,

and in Scotland we are taken by the fact that people across Britain

are taking such an interest in the referendum, that they care about the

outcome of that, they actually don't want Scotland, by and large,

to leave the rest of Britain. That we all get benefit out of it.

And I think that's actually quite important to the Scots that

This has been a Scottish enclave since thd 30s

when workers from the Clyde came South to the Corby steel pl`nts

That's four generations of Scottish heritage.

I vote we should stay as one country, I am for thd union.

I think Scotland should be independent.

My mother was worn in Aberdeen, my father is English, so I am British.

In the end, 576 people cast their vote and the result was very clear.

The result may be a comfort to the no campaign

but there's no guarantee the verdict of Corby expats will be reflected in

Two months is a very long time in politics.

The BBC has learned that 23 officers and civilian staff with Suffolk

police have quit or been sacked in the last two years because

Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that

officers have been accused of theft, sexual assault and breaches

There's also been a 46% rise in complaints from the publhc.

Next, the questions hanging over the future of a small Suffolk sdaport.

Campaigners say the harbour at Southwold is being neglected

They believe that, legally, the town should own the harbour

But the town council says it doesn't want the responsibility.

As picture perfect as it can seem, Southwold harbour needs invdstment.

One side of the harbour wall is dilapidated.

The caravan park needs updating. Som claim the loc`l

District Council, Waveney, hs taking rents on this

The caravan site has, for many years, been treated as a cash cow.

I appreciate they have to fhnd funds to run their services,

but they also have to keep the harbour in good repair.

Some claim the District Council shouldn't own the land at all.

When local government was reformed in the 70s, they say it shotld have

Andrew has worked for years to get it back into local control.

We need to preserve assets such as this which underpins the tourist

industry, the fishing industry, and the very essence of the Coast

of Suffolk which is such a draw to millions of people every year.

Waveney District Council adlits that it relies on the income from

But Southwold Town Council say they can't afford the liability of taking

on the ownership or the legal costs that could come with it.

There is boat`building, there is fisherman there, and

if there was to be an acciddnt, it could possibly cost the town council

A six`week consultation on the future

The one thing that wasn't up for discussion, though, is

Well, we've had sharp showers and even hailstones today.

What else is in store? Here's Georgina Burnett.

We have hopefully seen the back of those showers

David Leadbetter took this picture of where two houses caught

And the sky over area Saint Edmunds was said certainly picturespue

So, tonight, we're looking at a much fresher night.

It will be largely cloudy, but temperatures down to

about 12 Celsius, so certainly more comfortable.

And a fine day to come tomorrow Plenty of sunny spells around.

As we head into the afternoon, a bit more in the way of cloud,

but it should still be quitd a nice end to the day with

a south`westerly breeze developing to not

Tuesday, patchy rain returns, and Wednesday,

probably some more showers as well, but those temperatures rise as we

That's all from Look East. I'll be back at 10:45pm

with the late news, depending on the football.

Hello, most places are enjoying a fine end to the weekend with some

sunshine. You might be firing up the barbecue ahead of the World Cup

final but we have seen torrential storms in East Anglia and they still

have showers. They will ease but showers in Eastern Scott and into

eastern England. Elsewhere, it is dry and clear and misty and places,

and cooler, sunspots in single figures. -- some areas. 20 of

sunshine first thing but the weather will change from the West. Northern

Ireland is first to get rain in the morning and that will head into

western Scotland, quite heavy and reaching parts of western England

and Wales in the afternoon. In the