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Hello and welcome to Thursd`y's Look East. In the programme tonight.

Drivers beware, this Easter Getaway looks to be one of the busidst yet.

We'll have the latest travel advice to ease you into the weekend.

The pensioner left with a broken neck and fighting for his lhfe. His

family says he was thrown from his stairlift. The hospital havd tried

everything they can, but thdy can just do no more for him.

Also tonight, we look ahead to all the weekend's sport and go behind

the greens with one of golf's hottest properties.

And there will be some sunshine over the bank on a day weekend, but by

Easter Sunday, there is a good chance he will be needing one of

these. A 93`year`old man from Milton Keynes

has broken his neck after First, a warning that this weekend

could be one of the biggest on record for travellers. `` btsiest.

Motoring organisations are predicting huge numbers of ts will

be taking to the roads and the situation could get worse on Monday

with everyone heading back for the start of school on Tuesday. We are

at the highways agency control centre. How is it looking? Good

evening, from this control room at South Minns in Hertfordshird. The

highways agency have hundreds of cameras trained on motorway and

trunk road. They can keep an eye on the main routes in the region here,

the M1, the M11, the 814. And it has been a very busy day for thdm. ``

the A14. Lunchtime, and a shgn of things to come. Traffic is `lready

slowing down. This family from Kent chose to stop

at the services for a picnic, knowing there Jenny to the Lidlands

will always just get more `` knowing their journey will just get more

difficult. We set up from Ashford, it was not too bad, it was slowing

down but we have managed to get here. We have had some breaks but

now it is joining the M1 he`ding off to Luton and Milton Keynes, that is

what we are worried about. We think it could be quite clogged around

that area. With most schools returning on Tuesday, this bank

holiday is predicted to be one of the busiest Easter weekend hs on the

years. Thursday is going to be busy, into Thursday evening, and then also

on Friday morning as well bdcause you will get the normal Friday rush

for the weekend, actually lhnked up with people doing day trips as well.

I think it is going to be btsiest Thursday and Friday, the rest of the

period, it should be pretty much spread out. There will be cloud

around and that could produce an isolated snow shower. Last xear it

was a different story. With Easter much earlier, some parts of the

region even had a spreading a snow. This weekend, forecast is mtch

improved. While not exactly a heatwave, still good news for the

region's tourist attractions. This safari park has already seen an

increase on last Easter's vhsitor numbers. This bank honoured a

weekend, we are very optimistic that figures will be fantastic, lots of

visitors coming to see us and the new attractions and animals. We are

already seeing double`digit growth last year. We had quite a cold

Easter last year, so with the beautiful sunshine, we are dxpecting

it to be busy. While many plan to be making the most of the Eastdr

weekend here in the UK, thotsands will spend it abroad. Luton airport

is expecting 120,000 passengers this weekend, 10,000 more than l`st year.

Passengers are being warned of roadworks with the airport. There

are speed restrictions in the roadworks so although the traffic is

flowing well, it takes a bit longer to get through the junction. Be

aware of that before you arrange your travels the airport. Whth a new

term starting on Tuesday, this family and others are deterlined to

make the most of the weekend with or without delays.

Where are the main trouble this evening? It seems as if the worst

has passed. Looking at the cameras, there are some delays on thd end 25

and the M1, as you would expect It will be stop start there but there

are no incidents to report. The highways agency has put on better

patrols during these busy thmes to keep the carriageway is open, they

have dealt with dozens of incidents. Earlier today, there was an accident

involving a lorry and a car. Two people were taken to hospit`l for

their injuries. The advice for motorists is check your vehhcle to

avoid breakdowns before takhng a long journey, plan your route, this

into your local BBC Radio station for up`to`date travel inforlation.

The best advice is to enjoy your weekend.

93`year`old man from Milton Keynes has his neck after it is believed he

fell out of the stairlift. Leslie Taylor's family are now takhng legal

action against the company which supplied it and an investig`tion is

underway. Meanwhile Mr Taylor has been left in a very frail condition

and is fighting for his lifd. 93`year`old Leslie Taylor, now back

home from hospital. His famhly wanted to care for him here. You

know who I am, I am the noisy one. I am the bane of your life. Shnce

December, he has been having a round`the`clock care after being

found at home having fallen from his stairlift. Since then, he h`s had

pneumonia and court ceded to in hospital, leaving him a shadow of

the man he was. He was very independent prior to this, he lived

on his own, we had taken into Bournemouth a couple of weeks before

and he had a little mobilitx scooter, and he used to sit on that

and go different places. But to see what has happened to him, it has

taken away everything from him. The stairlift had been fitted in 20 2.

The family had been unhappy with it. There had been several visits by

engineers to check it. This is a new chair. The family say the old one

was taken away for testing. They say that on the day that it happened, it

was found hanging off near the top of the stairs. Their father had

fallen down here where some of his bones had been broken. The company

which supplied the chair sahd the safety of people who use thdir

products is their first priority. In a statement, they said...

The last four months have bden hard on the family. It has been

horrendous, you can do nothhng for him. Another hospital have tried

everything they can, but thdy can do no more for him so we have brought

him home. The family say thdy are now doing anything to make him as

comfortable as they can. Police in Peterborough have been on

the streets today appealing for information about the death of a

young man a week ago. Haroon Sanghar, who was 18, died of head

injuries after an incident hnvolving a black Vauxhall Astra in Rtssell

Street. Two men are in custody charged with robbery and murder

Criminals across Cambridgeshire have been ordered to pay back more than

?2 million during the past 02 months. The money's come from

proceeds of crime, and cash from drug users and dealers. Victims of

crime will be given nearly ?200 000 of the money. The police force will

receive nearly half a million pounds. Clearly, where crimhnals are

put in prison or other forms of justice in terms of paying back time

for their crime, there is nothing more powerful than taking the money

they have earned from their crimes from them.

There was an earthquake in Northamptonshire this morning. The

British Geological Survey confirmed the 3.2 magnitude quake lasted

several minutes. The epicentre was Oakham in Rutland but peopld in

Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough all felt it too. Louise Hubball sent

us this report from the village of Caldecott.

Nestled in beautiful countrx set `` countryside, Caldecott is a peaceful

place. But whilst the villagers are having their copy this mornhng, they

felt the earth move. You can stop now! It really did happen as Pauline

and her puppy will tell you. I was brushing my teeth with an electric

toothbrush, and I thought I heard a background noise. I turned the

toothbrush off and I thought it was a lorry going by. So I did not

realise it was an earthquakd. Also, Barney was barking at the thme. He

is growling now, is there going to be another one? There could be! And

here, everyone is talking about it. Felt a travelling in the hotse, not

sure because there was the welding work, `` there was building works,

we thought it was a vibrating plate. My wife said it is an earthpuake we

had one before. I recognised it was an earthquake, it was about seven in

the morning. You sound very calm. It was the first one `` it was not the

first one I have experienced. It was the strongest in the region for 13

years, with people claiming to have felt it as far away as Peterborough.

Although we are not opposed to any plate boundaries, we do expdrience a

slight squeezing as a result of the mid Atlantic Ridge. Earthqu`kes in

the region are not uncommon, and visitors to small adjustment to the

stresses that are built up. `` this is just a small adjustment. We set

up cameras across the Reddit in case there was an after`shock. There was

not! `` across the village. So after an extraordinary morning, tonight,

life in Caldecott is as tranquil as ever.

Figures just released show that fewer passengers are using the Luton

to Dunstable busway than orhginally predicted.

From October to the end of December, there were nearly 350,000 p`ssenger

trips made. That's about 4,000 a day but 41% less than forecast. Luton

Borough Council says predictions for passenger numbers were made before

the economic downturn and confidence is now growing.

The process of demolishing Greyfriars bus station in

Northampton will begin this weekend. There'll be road closures in place

as connecting bridges linking the old bus station to the Grosvenor

Centre are taken down. Those are your top stories tonight.

the house to get the car keys. They may not be aware the vehicle is

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, Ipswich are in effect of thd fight

out of the top six on goal difference. It's sure to be tense,

with so much at stake. It's the final stretch in an

engrossing, exhausting season. Four games left and Ipswich have all to

play for. After inheriting ` side battling a drop, Mick McCarthy has

transformed Town's fortunes down to one key ingredient For some. Just

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!