27/10/2016 Look East (West)

Hello and welcome to Thursday's Look East.

Another planned Free School fails to get off the ground leaving Luton

I think about the students that will not have school places and wasted

time for civil servants going on a project that was never going to work

and which the government was warned about.

Pizza Hut to change safety procedures after a delivery driver

The legacy of a legend - celebrations in Cambridge

for the late Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barret.

And bake where it all began - we visit Bake Off winner Candice's

The last one was from Beds as well, so we are good at baking. I really

enjoyed it, and I think she was a worthy winner.

First tonight - they were meant to give parents choice

and drive up standards, but now plans for another free

St Anne's High School for Ghrls was due to open in September,

but the Department of Education has withdrawn its support, saying not

Early last year, plans for a Luton Girls' Academy

were scrapped at a cost of ?180,000 of tax payers' money.

All this despite the need for more school places in the town.

Our political reporter Tom Barton is in Luton tonight.

35 free schools are now open in our region and another 21 in thd

region and another 21 in the pipeline, including the Chiltern

Academy to be opened on this site in 2018. But another free school in

Luton has hit the buffers, raising questions about this flagshhp

questions about this flagship government policy.

This morning, St Anne's High School for Girls had a website

that was proudly looking forward to welcoming its first pupils.

But, by lunchtime, that website was off-line,

replaced by a message that the project

Normally on a story like this I'd stand at the location where this

That though, is one of the problems with this project, it

All we know is this school was going to be built

somewhere within three miles of here in Luton town centre.

A previous attempt to open ` girls' free school in Luton

did have a proposed site at this land on Kingsway.

But that project collapsed, costing taxpayers ?180,000.

The Department for Education has refused to tell us how much has been

spent on this latest failed project, but the local Labour MP says

the government's free school model isn't what the town needs.

We've got a young population, a growing population

and that means we need comprehensive education.

At the moment, the only typd of school we are banned from opening

is one that is planned by a local authority and built by it.

I think about the students that aren't going to have school places

and the wasted time from civil servants going on a project

which was never going to work and the government was warndd about.

This is the second time it's happened and it needs to stop.

In a letter sent to those involved in the project,

Luton council didn't support the proposed school and today

reassured parents there are enough spaces for the town's children.

We are actively trying to build new schools in the next few years.

We have to because we have a growing population in Luton,

and therefore we have a number of options that we've been

So I can assure them there will be a place found for you in Luton.

Free schools can, in theory, be set up by anyone and they are opening

The Wixams Academy in Bedford is due to open next year.

Their head says the key to success is working

We've been working with the community for over a ye`r now,

working with an existing local primary school, we have a great

We were here on Saturday at a community event

and it is a very ambitious, very vibrant community.

They are very, very keen and very welcoming of us.

There is no doubt that Luton will need more school places

But opening new schools to fill that need is proving to be a challenge.

I will have more on free schools in the latest news at 10:30pm.

Pizza Hut says it'll review safety procedures

following the death of a delivery driver in Peterborough.

45 year-old Ali Qasemi was `mbushed and assaulted after being lured

One of the men, Joel Lawson, admitted manslaughter and robbery.

Today a jury at Peterborough Crown Court found the other man,

Mark Lintott, guilty of the same charges.

It was a normal night, a normal shift. Ali Qasemi was delivering

food across the city and thdn an food across the city and thdn an

order came in for three pizzas, costing around ?50. Ali Qasemi was

costing around ?50. Ali Qasdmi was lured here to shrews pre-court just

lured here to shrews pre-cotrt just before 1am. Unbeknown to him

lured here to shrews pre-court just before 1am. Unbeknown to hil it was

a false address. Number 37 doesn't even exist. He was knocked to the

ground with a single punch. His pizzas stolen and he was left for

dead. After the attack, the men went inside and carried on partyhng.

dead. After the attack, the men went inside and carried on partying. Joel

Lawson admitted punching Alh Qasemi. Lawson admitted punching Ali Qasemi.

Mark Lintott from Peter Boro denied robbery and manslaughter, btt was

today found guilty of both. After the verdict, friends spoke the

anguish for his widow. It w`s a the verdict, friends spoke the

anguish for his widow. It was a very devastating incident. This hncident

has ruined his life's life. He was the main breadwinner, he went to

work and he was just learning for a living, earning for his children. It

is just so shocking for us. It's like... Well, it's a nightmare.

Police said the men had been drinking for most of the day and

using cocaine. This is a re`lly using cocaine. This is a really

senseless crime for the sakd using cocaine. This is a re`lly

senseless crime for the sake of the senseless crime for the sakd of the

cost of three pizzas. I hope this cost of three pizzas. I hope this

sends a strong message around for people to think about their actions

and think about the possibld and think about the possible

consequences of what they think is a silly act. Pizza Hut said they had

changed their procedures. They say they have put in a number of

measures to stop this happening again, including a new order process

and a review of driver training. The and a review of driver training The

two men will be sentenced later and a review of driver training. The

two men will be sentenced later for their crime, that left a mother

without her husband and three without her husband and thrde

children without a father. The man and a woman, who ard both 35

and from Luton, were stopped Officers also searched

their home which is close The Metropolitan Police says the man

and the woman has been baildd We all recognise the whir

of the sirens and the flashhng blue lights, but police cars are modified

in dozens more ways Vauxhall has opened a policd car

factory in Luton - It'll create 50 new jobs and convert

2500 vehicles a year. Kate Bradbrook has

been for a look round. Fresh off one production line and on

to another. This brand-new Vauxhall Astra is about to become a police

car. It is one of 2500 emergency service vehicles modernised in-house

at this new factory in Luton. First, the cars are stripped out and then

kitted out with specialist equipment. This patrol vehicle is

ready and this is how it has been modified. The screen for thd

modified. The screen for the entertainment centre has bedn

modified. The screen for thd entertainment centre has been put

modified. The screen for the entertainment centre has bedn put in

the glove compartment. There is entertainment centre has been put in

the glove compartment. There is a panel that controls the lights.

Let's give those are tried. And the siren is here. According to

Vauxhall, doing the work themselves Vauxhall, doing the work themselves

is more cost-effective and `llows is more cost-effective and `llows

them to source 90% of their materials locally. Like these

mouldings, made just up the road in Royston. There is a kudos of

supplying large companies. The workforce here is of 14 people and

we are heavily reliant on the team. Vauxhall is very important to us,

because they are a sustained company and they will hopefully givd us

business over many years. This new factory is on the same site as the

Favaro van plans, meaning these models are made entirely in Luton.

According to one customer, ht makes good business sense. Cars are more

complex now and being billed and having the conversion done by the

manufacturers means that thd car at the end of the production line is

manufacturers means that the car at the end of the production lhne is a

police car ready to go and can go straight on the front line. The

factory has moved here from Millbrook in Beds and 50 new jobs

created. Given the pound's new value, can the export market be

their next target. We have ` value, can the export market be

their next target. We have ` sister company in Germany. If there

their next target. We have a sister company in Germany. If therd is

requirement for an Astra, a left-hand drive Opel vehicld

requirement for an Astra, a left-hand drive Opel vehicle to be

left-hand drive Opel vehicld to be built here, it can be done. If there

is the from other markets in Europe to do that, yes. From the production

line, this car is now heading to the front line of policing. And with

orders from forces across the UK, Beds, it seems, is once agahn

leading the way. Cambridge City Council

is doubling the number The council had agreed

to take fifty refugees, as part of a government schdme

to help people from The now say they will take 000

directly from camps close Last night we told you Addenbrooke's

Hospital in Cambridge had been on black alert for more

than a month. It's meant patients who aren't

critical being sent away and some non urgent

operations being cancelled. Well today that pressure

has started to ease, Peterborough City Hospital

remains on black alert, but Hinchingbrooke Hospital

was given the all-clear on Tuesday. There is an invasive plant species

clogging up the river, which is Penny Ward. It is normally found in

tropical fish tanks but can now be found in many British rivers and can

grow up to 20 centimetres today. They have received ?14,000 from the

Environment Agency to try and clear it out. But they say it is

everywhere. It is the whole length of the river, pretty much from the

top to the bottom. The problem is, it can block a river, so if it is

left to grow unchecked, it can grow across the whole width so it is hard

to use the river and also it has an effect on the ecosystem of the river

itself. That's all from me,

have a good evening, and I'll hand over to Stewart White

now for the rest of Look East. Its movement was limited whhch made

it difficult to dive and feed. A former soldier from Essex was one

of the faces of this year's Poppy Appeal. And bake off the glory for a

PE teacher from Bedfordshire. A huge coastal defence scheme

costing about ?30 million is being planned for a stretch

of the Norfolk coast. It would involve pumping millions

of tonnes of sand ashore to protect the Bacton gas terminal

and neighbouring villages. It's a vital piece of

national infrastructure. Nearly a third of all the g`s we use

is piped into Bacton gas terminal. Unthinkable then that this

could fall into sea. Sea defences have failed,

beach levels have dropped. Which is why a radical solution

to protect the terminal and the neighbouring villages

of Walcott and Bacton On the Dutch coast huge quantities

of sand have been dredged The natural movement of the waves

and tides then carries this sacrificial material down the coast,

maintaining beach levels, providing protection from storms

and tidal surges. It is huge. Not just a little bit of

sand. We are so close now that I cannot see it not happening. I am

confident it will. It hasn't happened as quickly as I wotld

confident it will. It hasn't happened as quickly as I would have

happened as quickly as I wotld have liked or indeed as the terminal

would like, which is why thdy're having to put temporary protection

in case of winter storms this year. At Bacton, 2.3 million cubic metres

of sand would be brought ashore. The estimated cost of

the sandscaping is around ?30 North Norfolk Council needs to raise

approximately ?6 million to protect It is facing a shortfall

of up to three million. We are waiting for the Autuln

Statement to see whether the Statement to see whether thd

government is prepared to cough up. Also whether gas companies are

Also whether gas companies `re willing to contribute. Without

contributions from government and gas companies, this will not go

ahead and that is disturbing. The scheme, which would be

a first for Britain, has the backing of the Environment

Agency. If the funding can be agreed, work

could start as soon as next year. And I will have more on that

in the Sunday Politics on Stnday We are approaching that time of year

when lots of us will be wearing our poppies to remember

the people who have served `nd made But of course the poppy isn't just

a symbol of the two world w`rs. One of the faces of the appdal this

year is a former soldier from Essex who was shot in the eye

in Afghanistan seven years ago. Sam Stock didn't fall

into the Army, he ran into ht. From a young age it was pretty much

all he wanted to do. In 2009 he found himself

in Afghanistan searching for IEDs, inprovised explosve devices,

a few weeks later he found himself in hospital -

he'd been shot in the eye, a bullet richoted off

a wall - friendly fire. One moment I was in Afghanistan, the

next I was back in England with my mum standing with me. I didn't know

what's going on. I asked wh`t mum standing with me. I didn't know

what's going on. I asked what she what's going on. I asked wh`t she

was doing in Afghanistan. She said that I was in England.

Sam emerged from a coma with brain damage.

I realise my army career was over. I couldn't do day-to-day tasks. The

tiredness and forgetfulness, I would have been more of a hindrance than a

benefit. I can't remember my injury. benefit. I can't remember my injury.

One minute my mates were thdre, the One minute my mates were there, the

next I was in hospital. This is the film that tells Sam's

story for this year's Poppy Appeal. We're led into thinking he's

talking about himself, but There's many younger people than me.

That's the thing with the British Legion. There helping those injured

in conflicts and those who have been sick in service. That is the

brilliant thing about the British Legion, there are just there

brilliant thing about the British Legion, there are just therd to

help. Those who served and sacrificed

in the first and second world wars will always be

remembered, but the poppy, worn with pride, is there to make

sure that young veterans, people like Sam, will also

never be forgotten. You can see all those videos in full

online. If you are a fan of rock music

from the 60s and 70s, A founding member of Pink Floyd

he left the band after just three years and chose a quiet life away

from the public gaze in Cambridge. A founding member of Pink Floyd

he left the band after just three years and chose a quiet lifd away

from the public gaze in Cambridge. He had mental health problels

and died exactly ten years ago. Today, a new piece of art

was unveiled in the Corn Final preparations are taking place.

Within the hour, all the fans will be gathered here.

He was a free radical in post war Britain

His psychedelic lyrics matched only by his psychedelic performances.

The music not always finding favour with bemused interviewers.

For me, it is too loud. You don t need it loud to cure it. Some

For me, it is too loud. You don't need it loud to cure it. Sole of it

need it loud to cure it. Some of it is very quiet.

But after just three years with Pink Floyd,

His mental deterioration blamed on aggressive drug use.

He with withdrew from the public gaze.

And died ten years ago after a battle with diabetes.

The genius that was Syd Barrett spent his final days in this

ordinary looking house in Cambridge. ordinary looking house in C`mbridge.

Her fans, a shrine. For Syd Barrett, a refugee. He spent most of his time

devoted to painting, just lhke David Bowie.

And so its fitting that's it's a piece of art that's been unveiled

today to mark the tenth anniversary of his death.

A reminder of Syd Barrett's playful imagination.

He was very childlike. Incrddibly childlike. All his life. He loved

nursery rhymes. He never grew up. nursery rhymes. He never grdw up.

When he was 60, he was still 11! nursery rhymes. He never grew up.

When he was 60, he was still 11 And When he was 60, he was still 11 And

I think that appealed to a lot of people. I think we can all remember

when we were 11 well. This wouldn't be a rock story

without a bit of excess, and tonight the stage is set

for a 50 piece orchestra playing The scene of his final ever gig,

alongside his former bandmate. He seemed to have a sadness to him.

But notwithstanding that, you were aware that you are in the presence

of a very special creative guy. A real artist.

Pink Floyd may have gone on to achieve global success,

but tracks like See Emily Play have secured Syd Barrett iconic status.

A level of fame that would have puzzled this one time

He would be amazed and not ` little bit news quite frankly. He never

understood celebrity. He was just having fun. He didn't do it for the

commercial success or celebrity, just to have fun. So all thhs

commercial success or celebrity just to have fun. So all this is

just weird, that's what he would say.

Syd Barrett may have been a complicated character.

Someone who walked away frol fame, a fame that still seems

The corn exchange has hosted a variety of acts over the ye`rs.

The corn exchange has hosted a variety of acts over the years. It

is welcoming a 50 piece band from Sweden to celebrate one of

Cambridgeshire's most famous sons. A record 14 million people watched

the very last Great British Bake Off The winner was a PE

teacher from Bedfordshire. Candice Brown was the star baker

in the final. This report contains flash

photography. This was the moment Candice knew her

life was going to change forever. She beat Andrew and Jane in last

night's Bake Off final. And just about everyone strtggled

to hold it together. Candice's boyfriend Liam

was in tears and even the dog Dennis All tears last night -

all smiles today. But this is the new reality

for Candice at a book signing Hopefully it will enable me to do

what I want to do which is baked all the time.

This is where Candice comes from and Bake Off

fans were delighted to see the Bedfordshire

I enjoyed it. She was a worthy winner. My wife watches it `nd

I enjoyed it. She was a worthy winner. My wife watches it and I

I enjoyed it. She was a worthy winner. My wife watches it `nd I was

winner. My wife watches it and I was forced to watch it!

Last night, Candice produced a magnificent menringue,

a spectuacular sponge and then picnic food fit for a Queen.

Another of this years Bake Off stars is Kate Barmby from Norfolk.

But is now considering demonstrating and teaching.

A bit more vigorously? Diskdeper ten the ball! You are worse than my

children! All the Bake Off stars this year

are friends and all watched She did so brilliantly. She

practised so much and she ddserved to win. I thought her picnic was

really good. The sausage rolls were so sweet. She had made lovely puff

pastry. You could see she h`d done pastry. You could see she had done

well. My sons were not bad for a first attempt. But not exactly

Candice Brown standard. Remdmber the gingerbread version of her parents

pub in Kempton? Just brilliant. gingerbread version of her parents

pub in Kempton? Just brilli`nt. What pub in Kempton? Just brilliant. What

next? After victory in Bake Off it next? After victory in Bake Off, it

is time for career take off. I won't mention any names, but the

person who did that report went out and bought a cake to eat it during

the programme last night! Lots of lovely photographs to enjoy.

Look at the beautiful autumn leaves. Looking cloudy in Essex. Sole more

Looking cloudy in Essex. Some more sunshine here. You can just about

season blue sky in Bedford. Really enjoying these autumn colours.

Beautiful leaves. Stunning photographs. Absolutely beautiful.

Thank you for those. The satellite images showing quite a lot of cloud

at the moment. Most part of the region getting this sort of shroud

of Cloud coming in. Weather front to the north will not bring us any

rain, but it is certainly introducing enough cloud for the odd

spit of drizzle in some places. As we go through the night, sthll

we go through the night, still remaining rather cloudy. Thdre is a

risk of some patchy mist and fog. Perhaps not quite so widespread as

last night. Temperatures will probably get down to single figures

in many places. The wind will be a light south-westerly. Still this

quite settled forecast with high pressure in control. That weather

front edging closer, so cloudy day for us in the East. Once we have got

rid of the Miss teen as first thing, a lot of low-level cloud around.

Hopefully it will just then a bit in places and we will see something a

bit brighter. It is looking that it will stay rather cloudy over

Northern counties. You can see some spots of rain or drizzle under the

thickest of the cloud. Tempdratures thickest of the cloud. Temperatures

really mild. So our highs are 1 or really mild. So our highs are 14 or

15 degrees. The wind directhon from 15 degrees. The wind direction from

the West will be quite liked. Mainly dry for the afternoon. Expected to

be cloudy and many will perhaps be pleasantly surprised if the sun

comes out. That is how you will feel for the weekend because not what is

changing. We still have light winds and high pressure, but might find

the weekend is rather cloudy. Hopefully some brightness and

sunshine. It is looking better on Sunday. Very mild for this time of

year. Quick barometer check. I don't think Mike brought any of

his sons back. There you ard,