17/02/2014 Look East - West

BBC Two in a few moments, asking what lessons the flood

Good evening. First tonight, questions and confusion over the

future of Papworth Hospital. The Government is now reviewing its plan

to move the hospital from its site near Huntingdon to Cambridge. The

move has been planned for years. Work was due to start on a new

multi`million pound site near Addenbrooke's this summer. But it's

now emerged the project hasn't been signed off yet and the Government is

looking again at the benefits of the move and it's affordability. This

report from Ben Bland. Papworth Hospital. It was here they

carried out the UK's first successful transplant in 1979. Now,

the UK's biggest centre for heart and lungs Andre, `` surgery,

treating many patients per year. It treating many patients per year It

has outgrown its ageing holdings and in December, the Chief Executive

told Luke East that it would move to a brand`new site right next to

Addenbrooke's Hospital. The plans are already well advanced. This

artist's impression was created showing how it would look.

Construction work, due to work this summer. The hospital complete by

2017. Now, the Government has ordered a review of the whole move,

looking at whether it makes sense financially and how much patients

would benefit. Clearly was very disappointed that we were informed

of this literally the Friday before Christmas. What we are aiming to do

is to give the answers back to the Treasury as quickly as possible so

that then they can be in a position to give as a speedy answer. I would

hope that certainly by early to mid March, that all the information they

need they will have. The Department of Health wouldn't let anyone

forward for interview but in a statement, said...

An alternative option that has been considered is moving it to Peter

Bratt instead. The trust that runs that hospital is in financial

trouble, unable to afford the cost of its new building. ``

Peterborough. There is unused space which Papworth could move into. The

financial issues around Peterborough Prison big that moving part with

their, clinically would be wrong, but it would also make it relatively

small dent in the size of the deficit. People travel from across

the region for treatment at Papworth. Even Prince Phillip had

heart surgery there one Christmas. They moved to Cambridge would cost

up to ?170 million. The Government says it is expecting to make a

decision soon. A body has been found in a river in

Leighton Buzzard. Bedfordshire Police won't be drawn on speculation

that it might be that of Neil Devlin, the local man who went

missing on New Year's Day. Waseem Mirza is here now. What more can you

tell us? Police and firefighters were called

to the River Ouzel at the back of a street named Taylor's Ride, in

Leighton Buzzard, at 2:45 this afternoon. A member of the public

raised the alarm after seeing a body in the waters. Now within the last

few hours, officers have told me that a body has since been found.

Yes, it's almost seven weeks since Neil Devlin went missing in Leighton

Buzzard after leaving a friend's house on New Year's Day. He was

reported missing after he failed to turn up for his job at Morrisons.

The 36`year`old has mild learning difficulties and at the time police

searched stretches of water in Leighton Buzzard. Tonight,

Bedfordshire Police won't speculate on the identity of the body that's

been found. They say their investigations are ongoing.

Thank you very much. Next, to a row in Northamptonshire

over the phasing out of middle schools. The County Council released

more details about its plans today but many parents aren't convinced.

At the moment in East Northamptonshire there are lower,

middle and upper schools but the council wants to reduce that to just

primary and secondary schools. It will affect 13 schools and aims to

raise standards. The future of Northamptonshire's

Middle schools has certainly sparked many heated discussions. The council

insist no decisions have been made. If the loud voice is that we don't

want this to happen, the County Council will step away from it. Then

it will be down to each individual school to deal with the impact of

that themselves and to deal with the costs of that themselves. It would

be a fractured system. This is an example of where you have the lower

and middle schools right next door to each other. Some parents have

raised concerns that if the middle school were too close, some of the

buildings would be sold off for redevelopment, something they say

would you short`sighted, particularly in such a growing area.

The County Council fee that would not happen. Instead, the buildings

would be retained and incorporated into one large primary school.

Parents are also worried about standards. This middle school

received a good Ofsted rating, whereas its replacement requires

improvements, which the school says are taking place. I think trajectory

is that we are on a trajectory to good. That is where we want to be in

the next step, which we expect sometime in September. Northampton

abolished its middle schools ten years ago and they are, the council

says the figures speak for themselves. In 2003, 46.2 above got

high GCSEs. For Priscilla, it is a case of deja vu having fought

against the system in the 1970s supplied a Mac it shows that to tear

his work. The majority of the country has two tear. It is ironic

because my vision was proved right. The consultation runs until the

middle of March and the council insists it is listening and all

views are welcome. In football, Peterborough United are

back at Wembley for the first time in 14 years after beating Swindon

Town in a penalty shoot`out to reach the final of the Johnstone's Paint

Trophy. Tommy Rowe scored the crucial

spot`kick in the past hour. Posh had to come from a 1`0 down, conceding

after half an hour. Top scorer Britt Assombalonga with the equaliser

after 75 minutes, before Posh won a tense shoot`out 4`3. They'll play

the winner of Chesterfield against Fleetwood tomorrow night.

That's it from Look East but let's finish with the weather and Julie

Reinger. Hello. Further outbreaks of rain

moving eastwards during tonight. Could have some heavy bursts mixed

in but it should be a frost`free night, with temperatures down to six

degrees. Light to moderate southerly winds. Tomorrow, perhaps a bit of

mist and perhaps some fog for some others. Generally cloudy skies once

that has cleared with a little bit of brightness and sunshine if we are

lucky. A scattering of showers, some of which could be heavy with thunder

and hail mixed in. Highs of around 10 degrees and with light

south`westerly winds, these showers, even in the afternoon, I likely to

be slow`moving and could be on the heavy side. Becoming less widespread

as we head into tomorrow evening. Nina has a national forecast but I

will leave you with the Outlook. Wednesday is looking cloudy but dry.

for the most part on Wednesday, it will turn more

Whilst across the whole of the country the general weather pattern

shows no signs of completely settling down there is some good

news. There will be some drier spells over the next couple of days,