:00:18. > :00:26.Events across the region to mark the beginning of the First World War:
:00:27. > :00:32.It still means a lot. It is important for us to respect it.
:00:33. > :00:34.Here in Colchester, we recall the role
:00:35. > :00:44.They couldn't get them all on the wards, they put them in the gym and
:00:45. > :00:46.on the school floor. The region's ambulance chief is
:00:47. > :00:50.under fire tonight for what one minister calls
:00:51. > :00:52.his "obscene" pay package. And drivers are being warned of
:00:53. > :01:36.diversions on the A11 as engineers Colchester has strong links with the
:01:37. > :01:41.military, but during the First World War the population was 2000, but
:01:42. > :01:45.while the soldiers came herd to train the population doubled by
:01:46. > :01:49.20,000. We will hear about the history of Colchester Garrison and
:01:50. > :01:51.looking at the vigil. There is, let's have a look at what h`s been
:01:52. > :01:55.happening across the region. At the memorial in Huntington,
:01:56. > :01:58.they lined up to lay flowers. More than 200 gathered here,
:01:59. > :02:00.all ages. I am a childminder so for md
:02:01. > :02:03.bringing all the children I have, it is important for them to relember
:02:04. > :02:08.and find out history as well. I think it still means a lot and it
:02:09. > :02:12.is something we learn about and it is important for us to respdct
:02:13. > :02:15.the people who lost their lhves It is a very good turnout
:02:16. > :02:17.for Huntington. I thought there would be half a
:02:18. > :02:20.dozen people here and the alount of Dozens of flowers laid to m`rk
:02:21. > :02:26.the outbreak of World War I. And for the 120 people
:02:27. > :02:43.from Huntington lost their lives Respectfully remembering those
:02:44. > :02:45.who went to war a century ago. Doctor Marsh is the chief Executive
:02:46. > :02:46.It is a part of our history. of two ambulance trusts.
:02:47. > :02:48.It is part of what makes us who we are today.
:02:49. > :02:49.The three days a week and the West Midlands for
:02:50. > :02:49.The past as part of our present our own identity, so remembering our two
:02:50. > :02:53.days. He identity as human beings together,
:02:54. > :02:58.but then as fellow citizens. earns that's more than the head and
:02:59. > :03:00.?90,000 more Yesterday, pipers paraded through
:03:01. > :03:04.Bedford, passed than the Prhme Minister. One local health linister
:03:05. > :03:08.the final resting place of the 42, killed fighting in the Great War.
:03:09. > :03:11.At Stadium MK, 100 balloons were released, one for every year since.
:03:12. > :03:14.It is incredibly important that we remember the sacrifice made it's at
:03:15. > :03:15.the same time even though hd's doing half
:03:16. > :03:19.by quite literally millions of people 100 years ago tod`y.
:03:20. > :03:23.It was the most horrific war that mankind has seen, a job.
:03:24. > :03:26.and it must never happen ag`in. Over ?9,000 travel costs, ?17,000 a
:03:27. > :03:26.In Norwich, messages posted for the men and women who didn't cole home.
:03:27. > :03:29.year to take him by taxi A chance
:03:30. > :03:32.for people to tell their falily from and even when he is here, hhs hotel
:03:33. > :03:32.bill story in a city that saw sacrifice.
:03:33. > :03:35.amounts to We lost over 3000 men in total
:03:36. > :03:39.from the city, so this is street more for the East of England
:03:40. > :03:42.Ambulance Service since he `rrived he saved over ?8 million in back
:03:43. > :03:46.after street, areas of the city like King Street. office and BBC
:03:47. > :03:47.look East last week he defended look East last week he defended his
:03:48. > :03:47.pay. We had a real sense of commtnity. My
:03:48. > :03:49.salary is not set by me, These are men who marched toward
:03:50. > :03:51.together it is set by others. and often they fell together. I m
:03:52. > :03:55.absolutely focused and determined... In Cromer, and amongst the flowers,
:03:56. > :03:58.a group read the names You could turn it down. I'm absolutelx
:03:59. > :03:59.determined and of those who didn't come hole.
:04:00. > :04:00.focused to turn this organisation around into being one of
:04:01. > :04:00.Who fought and died in a war meant to end all w`rs.
:04:01. > :04:01.focused to turn this organisation around into being one of thd
:04:02. > :04:05.Who fought and died in a war meant to end all w`rs. best
:04:06. > :04:07.Ambulance Services being drhven from his home to his base here in the
:04:08. > :04:07.East of England his home to his base here in the
:04:08. > :04:12.East of England means Charles Humphrey. that we gdt at
:04:13. > :04:14.least an extra seven hours ` week out of him and he can deal with a
:04:15. > :04:16.number of issues around correspondence, e`mails,
:04:17. > :04:18.Ernest Baxter. wouldn't be `ble to do
:04:19. > :04:23.George Beck. that if he to his base here in the East of England the
:04:24. > :04:30.matter is now being I am delighted to say the local MP
:04:31. > :04:34.is here, Bob Rossall. Part of this vigil here. Tell us about what we
:04:35. > :06:16.have got here. The whole thhng was We'll be back a little bit later on
:06:17. > :06:23.looking at the history of the garrison but
:06:24. > :06:25.Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter has described the pay of the region s
:06:26. > :06:28.The Suffolk MP and Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter has
:06:29. > :06:29.described the pay of the region s ambulance boss as "obscene".
:06:30. > :06:31.It comes after details emerged about the expenses paid to Dr
:06:32. > :06:33.It comes after details emerged about the expenses paid to Dr Anthony
:06:34. > :06:34.Anthony Marsh, the chief exdcutive of the East of England Ambulance
:06:35. > :06:37.Marsh, the chief executive of the East of England Ambulance Sdrvice.
:06:38. > :06:43.Dr Marsh is the Chief Executive of two ambulance trusts.
:06:44. > :06:45.The East of England three days a week
:06:46. > :06:46.Doctor Marsh is the Chief Executive of two ambulance trusts.
:06:47. > :06:50.Doctor Marsh is the Chief Executive of two ambulance trusts. Thd East of
:06:51. > :06:53.England three days a week and the West Midlands had two days. He ends
:06:54. > :06:59.?230,000 a year. That is Dr Marsh is the Chief Executive
:07:00. > :07:02.of two ambulance trusts. The East
:07:03. > :07:04.of England three days a week That's more than the head
:07:05. > :07:10.of the whole of the NHS and ?90 000 One local health minister
:07:11. > :07:12.is not impressed. It's sending
:07:13. > :07:15.a very bad message out to albulance staff whose issue is he is being
:07:16. > :07:18.paid to salaries at the samd time even though he's doing half
:07:19. > :07:21.the job for each ambulance service. His expenses are also
:07:22. > :07:22.causing concern. Over ?9000 a year for his r`nge
:07:23. > :07:25.Rover travel costs, ?17,000 a year to take him by taxi from
:07:26. > :07:28.Shropshire to Cambridgeshird and even when he is here, his hotel bill
:07:29. > :07:34.amounts to more than ?7000 ` year. For the East of England ambtlance
:07:35. > :07:37.service, it says since he arrived he saved over ?8 million in back
:07:38. > :07:41.office and management costs. Speaking on BBC look East l`st
:07:42. > :07:45.week he defended his pay. My salary is not set by me,
:07:46. > :07:48.it is set by others. I'm absolutely focused
:07:49. > :07:51.and determined... I'm absolutely determined and
:07:52. > :07:55.focused to turn this organisation around into being one of thd best
:07:56. > :08:02.ambulance services in our country. Being driven from his home to his
:08:03. > :08:06.base here in the East of England means that we get at least `n extra
:08:07. > :08:10.seven hours a week out of hhm and he can deal with a number of issues
:08:11. > :08:12.around correspondence, e`mahls, meetings,
:08:13. > :08:14.telephone calls and he wouldn't be able to do that if he was driving
:08:15. > :08:24.himself across to his base here in the East of England.
:08:25. > :08:27.The matter is now being looked A man has been jailed
:08:28. > :08:32.for three years after the Peterborough theatre companx he was
:08:33. > :08:35.running lost ?1 million while he was Paul Coxwell's company reopdned
:08:36. > :08:39.the Broadway Theatre in 2010 after a huge fire at the venue but it
:08:40. > :08:42.closed just five months latdr after Louise Hubball was in court
:08:43. > :09:00.for today's hearing. when he spoke in court, it hs barely
:09:01. > :09:05.more than a whisper and he had from our TV cameras when he arrived. The
:09:06. > :09:10.timings of this relate to the massive fire at the Broadwax Theatre
:09:11. > :09:15.in 2009. He had just finishdd a prison sentence for fraud and was
:09:16. > :09:19.disqualified from being a company director. But he changed his name
:09:20. > :09:24.and went on to set up three more companies, essentially with the aim
:09:25. > :09:27.of reopening the theatre. That finally happened in 2011, btt with a
:09:28. > :09:33.financial disaster and it closed a few months later. Sentencing him,
:09:34. > :09:36.the judge told him, you havd no effective financial control over
:09:37. > :09:41.money. The immediate impact of the closure was that 30 people lost
:09:42. > :09:45.their jobs, the public were left out of pocket and queueing on the
:09:46. > :09:48.streets outside the theatre. There were government lawyers in court
:09:49. > :09:50.today and they told me that this is an important case.
:09:51. > :09:53.A lot of people lost a conshderable amount of money, over ?1 million.
:09:54. > :09:59.The local council and the t`xpayer who lost a considerable amotnt of
:10:00. > :10:12.Paul Coxwell will begin at that prison sentence of more than three
:10:13. > :10:14.years tonight. Louise, thank you very much indeed.
:10:15. > :10:18.A young woman pulled from a lake in Milton Keynes last week has died.
:10:19. > :10:20.The emergency services were called to the Blue Lagoon in
:10:21. > :10:24.The woman, believed to be in her 20s, was airlifted to
:10:25. > :10:27.It's the second death at thd site in a fortnight.
:10:28. > :10:30.Two teenage boys have also drowned in separate incidents near Luton and
:10:31. > :10:37.Peterborough is already the fastest`growing city in England
:10:38. > :10:42.but it's predicted to still be in that top spot in ten years time.
:10:43. > :10:47.Its population is growing bx around 1.6% a year,
:10:48. > :10:54.The city has had the second highest rise in private sector jobs
:10:55. > :10:57.and employment, house`buildhng and house prices are all up more
:10:58. > :11:03.So how is the city managing to thrive
:11:04. > :11:11.A bird's eye view of Peterborough's latest multi`million pound
:11:12. > :11:22.A new stand for Peterborough United ground
:11:23. > :11:25.and a new skill centre to hdlp train people for the years `head.
:11:26. > :11:28.We, as a city, have got to give everybody the opportunity, perfectly
:11:29. > :11:31.those people who are young or are unemployed, to retrain into a more
:11:32. > :11:34.modern world using a more modern technology and to be in a dhfferent
:11:35. > :11:56.sector, so the skills centrd will help some people do th`t.
:11:57. > :11:59.But it's not the only development. On the outskirts Gateway
:12:00. > :12:02.is becoming home to a number of businesses using the citx's
:12:03. > :12:05.At 240 acres, the logistics part here is one
:12:06. > :12:09.It's got its own electricitx substation, enough to power
:12:10. > :12:12.a small town, because they think a lot of the businesses here will be
:12:13. > :12:15.to do with chilled food production, food produced in the Fens, `nd
:12:16. > :12:22.The parcel delivery company had taken another five acres.
:12:23. > :12:25.It is those market leading companies making that investment,
:12:26. > :12:28.those are the kinds of people we are speaking to and the bushnesses
:12:29. > :12:31.we are expecting to take th`t proactive step in to this location.
:12:32. > :12:36.But while there is developmdnt in the city, more needs to be done.
:12:37. > :12:39.What we need to do is develop the businesses even more strongly and
:12:40. > :12:42.attract new companies in and we re getting interest, not just national
:12:43. > :12:49.companies, but from international companies, so that really bodes well
:12:50. > :12:50.for Peterborough's economy and the prosperity
:12:51. > :12:53.The council hopes the skills centre will be fhnished
:12:54. > :12:57.by the end of the year to hdlp train a workforce for the city's future.
:12:58. > :13:00.Chris and Gabby Adcock, the first husband and wife badminton pair to
:13:01. > :13:02.win a Commonwealth gold med`l, returned to Milton Keynes today
:13:03. > :13:06.Gabby Adcock finished as the tournament's most successful
:13:07. > :13:10.player, adding to her silver in the team event and bronzd
:13:11. > :13:30.But we continue now with our commemorations
:13:31. > :13:39.Welcome back. We have come hnto the castle gardens. Until 1934 there was
:13:40. > :13:44.an old tank year, before it was taken away. They have made for this
:13:45. > :13:49.year a tank hours of flowers. 1 ,000 flowers. This was a tank whhch was
:13:50. > :13:51.using the First World War. They bought that would help to end the
:13:52. > :14:04.war quickly. `` thought. Let's continue our coverage now
:14:05. > :14:06.of the centenary of the outbreak The story of the English at war has
:14:07. > :14:10.involved the garrison town And on 4th August 1914 the town was
:14:11. > :14:16.galvanised into action to mdet They still enjoy a game of tennis
:14:17. > :14:18.at the Colchester officers club but 100 summers ago, a dist`nt
:14:19. > :14:22.bugle call heralded a sudden end to the officers' afternoon tea party
:14:23. > :14:25.and a prelude to the Great War. In a weeks to come where chhldren
:14:26. > :14:27.play in Abbeyfield, tens of thousands of men will be tr`ined to
:14:28. > :14:30.join the kitcheners voluntedr army. They may never have seen a gun
:14:31. > :14:38.in their lives. They certainly never
:14:39. > :14:46.learned to drill. Andrew Phillips brings
:14:47. > :14:47.history to life. Colchester, he says,
:14:48. > :14:49.wasn't just another garrison town. Its role
:14:50. > :14:51.in the Great War was critic`l. It was a head of the Eastern
:14:52. > :14:54.command. It had good rail links with London,
:14:55. > :14:57.with the East Coast. It was close to the continent,
:14:58. > :15:00.so that not only could you ship troops out but you brought loads
:15:01. > :15:04.of wounded in. First in ones and twos, eventually
:15:05. > :15:08.a train load of wounded soldiers. And train loads more recruits will
:15:09. > :15:24.arrive to be fed into the Great War In the end, Colchester was handling
:15:25. > :15:28.tens of thousands of wounded over this period. The artillery were
:15:29. > :15:33.based year, the cavalry werd based here. Small businesses are based in
:15:34. > :15:38.converted army barracks. We are keen to keep the feel of the arthllery
:15:39. > :15:46.barracks as it was, and you can see these columns. Each one indhcating a
:15:47. > :15:52.large horse. Do you still gdt a sense of the feel of the buhlding?
:15:53. > :16:04.Everyday. You feel what it lust have been like the war. Colchestdr is now
:16:05. > :16:09.home to 16 brigades. 3000 troops, compared up to 40,100 years ago The
:16:10. > :16:24.town is a focus to show respect for the fallen. `` 40,000, 100 xears
:16:25. > :16:28.ago. They burst through the police cordon and rushed towards us
:16:29. > :16:35.memorial. They need closure. They needed to touch that war melorial
:16:36. > :16:41.because we know the gravestones lined Flanders but they don't line
:16:42. > :16:46.Colchester. There is a visu`l starting here at 7pm to mark the
:16:47. > :16:51.centenary of the great War `nd there are lots of people here alrdady
:16:52. > :16:57.waiting to come. Lots of people coming with photographs. Let's talk
:16:58. > :17:04.to the commander of the Colchester Garrison. What does this me`n to you
:17:05. > :17:08.as a modern soldier? It is hmportant to mark what was a no significant
:17:09. > :17:16.commitment by men, women and children in Colchester for the great
:17:17. > :17:21.War. To be part of that as ` commemoration is special. W`rfare
:17:22. > :17:26.was different then but from time to time men from Colchester wotld be in
:17:27. > :17:30.similar situations, hiding hn dangerous positions. That is right.
:17:31. > :17:41.Despite the changes since the First World War, technological ch`nges,
:17:42. > :17:44.there are engineering qualities for example Basic soldering, cotrage and
:17:45. > :17:52.commitment in the face of the enemy are no difference. Operations in
:17:53. > :17:56.Iraq and Afghanistan are thd same as 100 years ago. We heard the
:17:57. > :18:01.reference the fact that the soldiers who died in the First World War are
:18:02. > :18:07.not buried here. How import`nt is that two soldiers? The scald of the
:18:08. > :18:15.First World War was clearly why that had to happen. You will see in
:18:16. > :18:23.modern complex men and women being flown back. It is important today
:18:24. > :18:33.that fact is accepted. To m`rk the occasion today, what does it mean
:18:34. > :18:38.for them? A significant amotnt. We are all comrades in arms, whether
:18:39. > :18:43.you are in the Army in 2014, whether you were in the Army in 1914.
:18:44. > :18:52.There's a common bond betwedn soldiers because despite thd
:18:53. > :18:59.technology, warfare is an a business which involves warfare. Colchester
:19:00. > :19:04.has made a significant contribution to all of them. The people have
:19:05. > :19:11.turned out to support you. @nother engineering quality is not only the
:19:12. > :19:14.nature of warfare, but also the importance of the home front. They
:19:15. > :19:25.played a significant role dtring World War II one. It also played an
:19:26. > :19:30.important role recently `` World War I. Thank you for being with us this
:19:31. > :19:36.evening. We hope your men s`ve where they are. This isn't the only place
:19:37. > :19:44.where there are events this evening. Ben Bland is indeed beta brdath
:19:45. > :19:59.There has been a whole day of events. `` is in Peterborough. There
:20:00. > :20:02.is a converted fish and chip van as part of the occasion. One of the
:20:03. > :20:07.highlights is a big meal whhch will happen in the tent behind md. People
:20:08. > :20:13.whose relatives died in the war had been invited to attend. One is
:20:14. > :20:19.Janet. Tell me who you are remembering. I am commemorating my
:20:20. > :20:25.uncle Harry he was killed in the Somme in 1916. He was aged 27 and
:20:26. > :20:30.this is his memory card. Thhs is one of the beautiful postcards he sent
:20:31. > :20:35.his sister, my grandmother, saying happy Christmas. They are precious
:20:36. > :20:41.mementos and have been admired by my grandson who is learning about the
:20:42. > :20:45.First World War. Have a really enjoyable evening. Everyone who has
:20:46. > :20:51.attended has been asked to bring photos of their relatives. One of
:20:52. > :20:54.the other big highlights will be the big lights out events here hn Peter
:20:55. > :21:06.breath. The cathedral will be marking that. `` Peterborough.
:21:07. > :21:19.I'm delighted to say Stephen Cotterell is here. Across your
:21:20. > :21:24.dioceses yet had ceremonies to mark the 100 years? I don't think there
:21:25. > :21:27.is a church in Essex where there is not something like this happening.
:21:28. > :21:32.It has been moving to see how many people want to see how many people
:21:33. > :21:37.wanted him, just to stop and remember. People will say what does
:21:38. > :21:43.the church have to do with war. What does it have to do with war?
:21:44. > :21:49.Nothing. It has a lot to do with peace. The reason we are relembering
:21:50. > :21:54.is the horrors of war. If you look at any memorial there are htndreds
:21:55. > :21:59.of names etched into it. We are remembering the sacrifice of those
:22:00. > :22:04.young men who were cut down in their prime. Our intentions are primarily
:22:05. > :22:08.pastoral. We provide a spacd where people can bring their sorrows and
:22:09. > :22:22.Hertz, their confusions and anger at all of this. `` hurt. Do yot ever
:22:23. > :22:28.wonder why this happens? Thd God I believe in doesn't start thdse
:22:29. > :22:32.things. I'm afraid warfare begins in the human heart and it is God who
:22:33. > :22:36.ministers that. The role of the Church in all of this is to support
:22:37. > :22:42.those who are caught up in war and witness to a better way, thdir way
:22:43. > :22:48.up please. There would have been before the war all of those young
:22:49. > :22:51.men going after two war frightened and the church would have bden
:22:52. > :22:57.praying over them. The same thing when I been happening on thd other
:22:58. > :23:04.side. Its word. The church hs not on any side. Our role is pastoral. It
:23:05. > :23:08.is to speak out against the injustices of the world, to speak
:23:09. > :23:13.out against the horrors of war, but to support those caught up hn it. We
:23:14. > :23:20.have heard in recent months of clerics in this region who went off
:23:21. > :23:25.to war and killed in war. Yds. The church does believe there is such
:23:26. > :23:29.thing as a just war and just cause. There are sometimes last resort
:23:30. > :23:36.where we have to fight. Thex should be a last resort. It is hard with
:23:37. > :23:42.the retrospect of 100 years. It is hard to see how the First World
:23:43. > :23:48.War... When the war ended wd were still on the same patch of ground it
:23:49. > :23:53.happened on. It was a tragedy. The war to end all wars didn't. People
:23:54. > :24:01.bought, believing what they were doing was right, fighting for their
:24:02. > :24:06.country `` fought. Sometimes religion is at the heart of wars.
:24:07. > :24:13.How does that make you feel? Religion is a use for banner. War
:24:14. > :24:16.starts in the human hearts. People use all sorts of things as `
:24:17. > :24:22.rallying cry to gather people to their cause. But the role of
:24:23. > :24:29.religion has always been to bring peace. And the turnout is a
:24:30. > :24:33.phenomenal tonight? It is. Today is not a date to discuss the politics.
:24:34. > :24:40.It is a day to remember those lives are lost and is a really important
:24:41. > :24:47.instinct to say, let's remelber Bishop, thank you. Let's catch up
:24:48. > :24:55.with the weather. We have changes this week. Lots of sunshine across
:24:56. > :24:59.the region this morning. Yot can see the cloud developing through the
:25:00. > :25:04.day. One to isolated showers but most places end on a drying out Any
:25:05. > :25:09.showers will quickly fade away and we are with a lot of dry we`ther and
:25:10. > :25:15.after midnight it will be l`rgely dry. One or two showers and mist
:25:16. > :25:21.patches, and the winds light tonight. Quite a chilly night, 0
:25:22. > :25:25.degrees. Comfortable sleeping. Lots of sunshine tomorrow. Like today, we
:25:26. > :25:30.will get some patches of cloud developing. I can't rule out one or
:25:31. > :25:37.two showers. The east should stay dry and in the sunshine, fedling
:25:38. > :25:40.warm, 25 degrees. That south`westerly breeze will tend to
:25:41. > :25:44.pick up as we head through the afternoon. Changes will happen on
:25:45. > :25:49.Wednesday. Some heavy rain spreading northwards. It could be quite a wet
:25:50. > :25:53.morning. That should clear northwards, so by Wednesday
:25:54. > :25:58.afternoon something a bit brighter. The risk of a shower but a breezy
:25:59. > :26:03.day as well. By Thursday all this bad weather has pulled away. So
:26:04. > :26:10.Thursday will be a much better day. Many places staying dry, but the
:26:11. > :26:15.risk of one or two showers. As we go into Friday and the weekend, a lot
:26:16. > :26:20.of uncertainty but a risk of wet weather. Some rain showers `t time,
:26:21. > :26:25.not all the time. There will be some sunshine in the week but do prepare
:26:26. > :26:30.for wet weather. So the outlook is heavy rain on Wednesday, showers in
:26:31. > :26:36.the afternoon. Thursday is lainly dry with one or two showers. An
:26:37. > :26:43.increasing risk of wet weather on Friday and Friday night. Sttart
:26:44. > :26:51.Dan, thank you. There is a very dark cloud of others. A World War I
:26:52. > 0:19:58producer, Sean Peel, is herd. This is not the end, is it? Know,
0:19:59 > 0:19:58everybody is being invited to switch off their lights and burn one candle
0:19:59 > 0:19:58countdown to the declaration of war countdown to the declaration of war
0:19:59 > 0:19:58by Sir Edward Grey, the Fordign Secretary, who said in his private
0:19:59 > 0:19:58moments that the lambs are going out across Europe and will never be let
0:19:59 > 0:19:58again. `` lamps. We are being asked to light a candle and switch the
0:19:59 > 0:19:58lights of. There are also lots of events across the region. I will be
0:19:59 > 0:19:58at the Norwich War Memorial. They are also switching off stredtlights?
0:19:59 > 0:19:58Yes. That is it from us in Colchester. The vigil is about to
0:19:59 > 0:19:59begin, but from us, good night.