18/10/2013 Look East - West

from the BBC News at Six. So it s goodbye from me, and on

Good evening. Why the government is planning to draw funds from a super

incinerator planned the King 's Lynn. That the rest of today's top

stories now with Amanda. A man has been arrested in the Caribbean on

suspicion of a murder back home in Luton. Thousands sign a petition

calling for East Coast Trains to stay in public ownership. And it's

just too scary. Why police have told this householder to tone down his

Halloween display. Good evening. A man has been

arrested in the Caribbean on suspicion of a murder back home in

Luton. 20`year`old Jordan Macguire was stabbed outside his home on the

Marsh Farm estate in May. Bedfordshire Police say a

30`year`old man was arrested in Trinidad on Wednesday. Our reporter

Neil Bradford is in our Luton newsroom and joins us now. Yes,

detectives from the National crime agency have been liaising with

officers from the Trinidad and Tobago police service for more than

a fortnight now. It's my understanding that officers had

already travelled to another Caribbean island in search of their

main suspect who use to live in Luton. But the breakthrough came on

Wednesday night in Trinidad's capital, more thousand `` more than

4000 miles away from the scene of the murder. The search for Jordan

Macguire's killer began close to home. Police believed the answers

would lie here on the Marsh Farm estate. 20`year`old Jordan was

stabbed outside his home on the evening of Sunday, May 26. He died

in hospital a few hours later. His family who had lived on the estate

of the ten years, said he was a popular and likeable young man with

many friends. A shrine in his memory, some mounted a near constant

vigil. Five months since his murder, the search for a suspect went from

Luton to the Caribbean. On Wednesday night, more than 4000 miles from

Bedfordshire, and man was arrested in the capital of Trinidad. Officers

from the Trinidad and Tobago police service have named him as a Jason

Nelson, a 30`year`old born in grenade who used the living Luton.

It's thought he was living with relatives. Detectives travelled to

the Caribbean and have been liaising with the National crime agency in

Trinidad for more than a fortnight. Extradition proceedings are now

underway. That process to bring Jason Nelson backs of this country

to face the UK justice system is likely to be a lengthy one. It could

take many weeks, many months, possibly even longer. Britain does

have a lengthy one. It could take many weeks, many months, possibly

even longer. Britain does have an exhibition and Tobago, and

detectives in Luton are keeping their fingers crossed tonight that

that will speed up the process. Neal, thank you very much indeed.

Two men have been charged with murder and robbery in connection

with the death of Jamie McMarn, in Northampton. The body of 26`year`old

Jamie was found by a member of the public in St Giles Churchyard, in

the centre of the town just over two weeks ago. A 19`year`old and

32`year`old man from Northampton have been charged. The government

has pulled the plug on ?170 million worth of funding for a new

incinerator in King's Lynn. The junior minister admitted the

decision is likely to create difficulties for the local County

Council. So where does it leave this controversial project? Nikki Fox

reports. What to do with Norfolk's waste has been an issue debated for

over three years. It'd placed into landfill or burn to name

incinerator? Many don't want a burning thing near their homes.

Today the government decided to withdraw its funding for the

project. We know there are better ways to dispose of waste, a number

of incinerator is very close to the border of Norfolk, which could burn

waste, so I think we have to look at the whole strategy. The government

says is pulling the plug on the money because recycling rates are

being increased and the incinerator might not be needed. In a statement

it told us: Barry runs a hair salon three

quarters of a mile from the plant and many, like him, welcomed the

news. My heart missed a beat, to start with, because it's something

we fought so hard for over the last three or four years. And, at last,

we have got some results. It's absolutely amazing. But it's not

that simple. Until today's decision, savings were predicted ?8 million a

year compared with the costs of sending to landfill. The government

has withdrawn funding of ?6.7 million a year, deducting that from

the 8 million, the council points out the incinerator could still save

?1.3 million a year but if it decides to pull out of the contract,

it could face up to ?30 million penalty charges. That's why the

council says today's is disappointing. It's bad but equally,

it has to go ahead because we can't afford to pull out of it. Money

talks. What will it mean for services in Norfolk? If they cancel

it, the consequences to the Norfolk taxpayer would be severe. The final

decision will be October 29. They have to balance their books with a

possible impact on the ballot box. A 23,000 signature petition has been

handed to the Department for Transport today calling for East

Coast Trains to remain in public ownership. Services run from

Scotland, the north east through Peterborough, Stevenage and on to

London. When the sale back to the private sector was announced in

March, the Transport Secretary, Patrick Mcloughlin, said it would

mean improvement to services. Now there's a growing campaign for that

sale not to take place. East Coast Trains and the question, who should

be in the driving seat. Most trains are run by private companies, but

the service on this line that goes through Peterborough is owned by the

government, labour and the unions want to keep it that way. The Green

party wants to go even further. We are firmly behind a nationalised

public transport system. And the system which works in an integrated

fashion and a system which is fair. We would like to bring the whole of

the service back into public ownership, and C British Rail back.

Simple as that. The East Coast mainline service has had a troubled

history. GM ER run it for 11 years but in 2007 ran into financial

problems and had to quit. National Express took over but two years

later it gave up. It made losses. Since then, the service has been

publicly owned. Last year made a profit of more than ?200 million.

Largely because passengers made 90 million journeys on the line. And

increase on the year before. The company that runs these trains is

owned by the government, so that makes us, as taxpayers, shareholders

so when it makes a profit, the money goes to the government and can be

reinvested in station upgrades and rail improvements like new platforms

being built here. That is in a good year. The downside of public

ownership is that, if it made a loss, that would fall onto the

taxpayer. Our passengers that bothered? It doesn't matter who runs

it as long as it's on time and affordable. I'm happy how it is at

the moment so I would like to see it stay. I think they do a good job.

I've never had problems so far. I think it should stay in public

ownership. I think the best solution is whatever gives the best service

to the users online, state or private ownership, I'm not sure The

government is committed to finding a private company to run this route,

and says that is the best way to secure services. Some have expressed

an interest, believing they can succeed where others have failed.

Staying with transport. The new A43 link road is taking shape. The dual

carriageway will link Stanion near Corby to Great Oakley near

Kettering. The idea, to provide a main route through to the A14, with

access to the Midlands or across to Felixstowe and into Europe. Today

Look East was given a tour of the site. A sneak preview of what is to

come. Local dignitaries were today shown how the work here is

progressing. Within 12 months, this mud road will be a busy dual

carriageway linking Corby to be a 14, and will replace the old single

carriageway route. Corby has been growing as the county has in

general, and the traffic has been growing as well. As such, the old

road was struggling to keep up with capacity. The idea for a link road

was first outlined in a government white paper back in 1987. The

Finance and planning permission came through 20 years later. Some local

environmentalists have opposed the scheme because it cuts through open

countryside but after a public enquiry, the road is now close to

completion. The budget for this project is ?34 million. During

construction, 1.3 million tonnes of earth have been escalated and once

it's finished, the road will be 6.5, it is long. It will ease congestion

for heavy goods vehicles and commuters in the rush`hour. But

nearby villages will also benefit. At the moment, there's something

20,000 vehicles going through that village, of which more than half are

heavy goods vehicles. To take them out particularly will be a huge

thing for them. The link road is a great idea because small villages

like this have a lot of character, with the bridge and the river in the

middle of the time, so the link road will take the heavy traffic away. It

will stop lorries driving to the village which will make the village

must safer. Lots of children need to cross the road to get to school and

it's a very dangerous road across, so, in that sense, it'll make a

massive difference to the village. If the weather remains mild and it's

a very dangerous road across, so, in that sense, it'll make a massive

difference to the village. If the weather remains milder this winter,

the A man from Stevenage has been told by police to tone down the

Halloween display on his house because it's too scary. James

Crayton says that the police received a complaint from the parent

of a child who cried on seeing the decorations. Louise Hubball reports.

Halloween is almost two weeks away but in this suburban street, one

house already has a gruesome decorations. What started as a

charity fundraiser has ended with a complaint to police after a child

walking past became tearful. Now the display must be toned down. Local

residents we spoke to say that is ridiculous. I brought my

five`year`old son appear yesterday and he absolutely loved it. He wants

to come back at night time because it wasn't dark. He spent hours

decorating the house and it's brilliant. To be honest with you,

it's fantastic to raise money for charity. To get the police involved

is over the top. The owner James Crayton runs a local bar and told us

that no one had complained to him and he has already raised ?1800 for

charity. He added Halloween are supposed to be scary, but some, it

seems, wanted more scary than others. MK Dons manager Karl

Robinson has told Look East he's happy to remain in charge of the

club. Robinson has been strongly linked to the vacant manager's

position at Sheffield United. But he says he is committed to the Dons.

The club has a young squad with half of the players under the age of 22

and Robinson wants to see them fulfil their potential. We have got

some wonderfully young talented players and I want to see the

development through. The fans mean so much to me and my family are

happy so I'm just 100% dedicated to this football club. The iconic

footwear brand, Dr Martens, owned by a family firm for over half a

century could be sold, according to industry speculation. The price tag

is thought to be ?300 million. A private equity firm, Permira, is

thought to be the potential buyer. Family firm, R Griggs are not

commenting. Later, Alex has the weather. First back to David and

Susie for the rest The southbound track will be shut

between the B1106 Elvedon crossroads and the Fiveways roundabout.

Still to come, memories of polio. We speak to a survivor of a major

outbreak in Essex. And Alex will have the weather. Yes, the weekend

weather brings us a typical autumn forecast. Rain at times, some

showers but staying on the mild side. I will bring you details

later. Plans to replace regular soldiers

with reservists are "on the rocks", according to a local MP. John Baron

says the Government's proposals are unrealistic and could waste

taxpayers' money. The Ministry of Defence says it's confident that it

can achieve the required numbers of reservists by 2018.

Royal Anglian reservists on exercise in Croatia. Within five years, more

than one in three soldiers could be a part timer. As the Government cut

the number of regular battalions, it is looking for men like these to

plug the gap. To shed full`time soldiers when it struggles to

recruit odds `` reservists is a policy on the rocks, said one

critic. The time has come to say to say hold to the axing of the regular

battalions until we know the reservists plan is viable and

cost`effective. Otherwise the taxpayer could bear the brunt of

many false economies. A fairly `` a fellow Essex MP referred to a leaked

memo from last August. Over 300 recruits joined between January and

June. That missed a target. The army is on course to reduce only 50% of

the 2013, 2014 target. In Croatia, I caught up with one private. He says

fewer people are volunteering. Especially these days, because

everything is all electrical and everything is at the push of a

button. The great outdoors sort of puts people off. People have got it

to comparable. They don't like the sound of hard work. Hundreds of

local reservists continue to serve in Afghanistan. The Government says

?1.8 billion is being spent on training and supporting new

recruits. 11,000 more are needed. We need an additional 20 reservists

from each Parliamentary constituency across the country to do that. I

believe we certainly can. This is a challenging proposition but a

workable one. We can do this. Let's get on with it.

The Commons debate may have lasted just three hours. The wider debate

will go on for years. Polio is a disease we do not hear

much about any more. But as recently as the 1950s, the disease was right.

In 1957, the Essex port of Brightlingsea was in a state of

panic. 62 people, most of them young children, had contracted polio. It's

a story which has never been told ` until now. One of the survivors of

the outbreak, Roy Birnie, has written a book about what he calls

the Essex plague. My name is Roy Birnie. I got polio

when I was eight. The doctor came and saw me and told me I had to go

to hospital to get well. An hour later the ambulance men turned up

with masks on and white coats, and they strapped me to a stretcher and

carried me downstairs and put me in the ambulant and off I went. Roy

Birnie had polio at the age of eight and has had a lifetime of ill

health. You may think you would be better body is not. This is where

you finished up. Black Notley was the hospital were Roy Birnie was

kept in an isolation ward. Yet get `` I can remember seeing my mother

and my brother and different relations, looking in through the

window. They were not allowed in. We were not allowed out of bed. One day

when she came, I really wanted to get out of bed. I tried to get out

of bed, eventually got out of bed and collapsed on the floor.

In the mid`1950s, before immunisation, there were 4000 cases

of polio in this country. It was and still is a virus which attacks the

nervous system and can cause paralysis. In 1957, Roy Birnie was

one of 62 people in Brightlingsea who contracted polio and had to be

hospitalised. People were frightened to come in to Brightlingsea. The

pubs were very empty. It was terrible. The council health crisis

meetings. Health Authority is. It was an awful time. It was a town in

plague mode. Today polio is endemic in only three countries. In Nigeria,

Afghanistan and Pakistan. Could it return to Britain? It is highly

unlikely but not impossible. I get very cross when mothers or parents

refuse to have their children inoculated. There is a lot of that

goes on still. That worries me. The academies was came back with a

vengeance last year. Roy has had his share of ups and downs over the

years. Operations, and amputation. But he has enjoyed a happy married

life with children and grandchildren. He is delighted by

Bill Gates's work to rid the world of polio altogether. Roy Birnie,

soon enough. `` that cannot come soon enough.

Now, a testimonial is typically offered to a player as a reward for

their loyal service to their club, they're seldom offered to the head

coach. Bedford Blues' Mike Rayer is celebrating ten years as a head

coach and a player. In that time he's taken the team from near

bankruptcy to within a whisker of the Premiership. James Burridge has

been to see him at his testimonial dinner.

Mike Rayer, player, coach, tea maker. The life as boss of a

championship Rugby club is no picnic. His dedication has brought

more than its share of awards. Nearly 3000 people come through

these gates on a Saturday afternoon. There were 1800, I came. I was set

out to get players playing and enjoying themselves and the crowd of

people coming in here at three o'clock. It is the best afternoon's

in `` entertainment in Beds. M was an established international in mood

for a change. He packed his bags and took his family to Bedford. He was

the first player in professional rugby to demand a transfer fee. When

the top job became available, they were back for more. He has brought

that respect, the way he played rugby for Cardiff, he has brought

that to Bedford. You know that you will have a 15 man game when you see

Bedford. The longer you are in the job, and as this is being honest,

the more pressure you put on yourself. I am an absolute fanatic

for basics. That drives me insane. He is a very fair coats. If we are

playing well, it is positive chat. But if it is not happening, you

definitely know about it. You work here to? Yes, Mike is the boss 95

and I am the boss at home. That is the only time he gets the chance to

tell me what to do. It is a big occasion and I am really proud of

him. I've never told him that. He really does Dallas `` does deserve

it. I asked him where is home, Cardiff Bedford. What would you say?

I don't know what answer he has given new! What the question. It is

where you live at the time. Miners Bedford. Obviously I was. But I do

love Bedford. It would be hard to move back to Cardiff. While the

green grass of the club has seen its ups and downs, Mike is the driving

force behind the resurgence of the club. That is worth celebrating.

She wears the trousers at home, obviously. Smokehouses have long

provided a distinctive way to both preserve fish and give them a

distinctive flavour. But controlling the precise amount of smoke has

always been tricky. Step forward the digital smokehouse. The technology

means an exact control over the temperature, using wooden blocks

that burn on hotplates. Felicity Simper reports from Stock in Essex.

People I've been smoking food for over 5000 years. At this smokers, an

ancient technique has a digital twist. It is high`tech but it is

very user`friendly and it produces a very consistent, repeatable effect.

The trout will be smoked in exactly the same way, the same amount of

smoke and flavour each time. Controlled digitally, it is still

time`consuming. It takes three days to smoke a salmon. They also smoked

trout, cheese, salt, garlic and Coffey. The secret of this system is

that this kid is that biscuits only burn for 20 minutes. They produce a

very delicate, refined smoke which transfers into labour. The business

has been running for only three weeks, inspired after the couple

attended a course. We started in a filing cabinet. It is a two tier

filing cabinet. And we called it Winston like Winston children ``

Wilson Churchill, smoking away! `` Winston Churchill. And this is about

as local as it gets. Just down the road is a reservoir are stocked with

45,000 rainbow trout. Anglers can come here, kept their fish and then

go and get it smoke. We actually have got sponsored by the Essex

innovation programme. They mentored us and helped us to build this

smokers. We got a business consultant and help with that. And

also PR help. Most people conjure up an image of an old shed with smoke

billowing out of the roof and smoke everywhere. And obviously in this

age, we felt that really was a step too far back. We decided to build a

purpose`built smokehouse that had a bit of a modern twist. It seems to

be working. It is already popular at local markets. A traditional process

brought up to date with mouthwatering results.

It is not fair. Everybody in the gallery is saying, it is making is

hungry! I heard you saying that earlier it is looking autumnal this

weekend? It certainly is. A typical of forecast awaits. There will be

some rain at times. Also some showers. It would be quite windy on

Sunday. We should see some sunshine. It will feel warm and sunshine.

Today it has been about this weather system. We are currently behind the

warm front. It has brought a lot of cloud across the region. Some spots

of rain. It has not amounted to a great deal. We are still not quite

done with it yet. This evening we may see Spitz and spots of light

rain. Some drier interludes in between. A lot of dry weather during

the middle part of the night. The chance of rain towards dawn. A brisk

breeze. It will stay on the mild side. Milder than last night. 1011

degrees is as low as we will go. Typically around 12 Celsius. Into

the weekend, this is our pressure pattern. Low pressure very much the

driving system of the whole thing. You can see a bit of a squeeze on

the isobars. A brisk breeze for tomorrow. This weather front getting

away but they may be a kick on it. We may see some showery rain first

thing tomorrow. There are signs that part of Essex, Eastern Suffolk, made

see something more persistent and heavy. The trend will be for this

rain to clear away. We should start to see something drier and brighter,

particularly in the West. For the East, it would `` it may well stay

cloudy with some further showery rain. It should gradually clear

away. Where we get the sunshine, 16 or 17 degrees. That is above average

for the time of the year. Into the afternoon, the rain generally clears

away. One to showers following behind. A largely dry night. A much

better prospect to start Sunday. Some sunshine, but also some

showers. These can turn heavy. They should clear away quite quickly. The

next weather system approaches on Monday and Tuesday. Some more wet

weather. Essentially it is staying mild by day. Overnight lows in

double figures. Thank you very much. The heating stays off for at

least another week. I'm afraid mine is on! Goodbye.