06/01/2017 Look East (West)

In the programme tonight, house prices in Luton soar

Now, estate agents are predicting they will go even higher this year.

The family agony of early-onset dementia.

The father and daughter diagnosed in their thirties.

The cyclist whose jaw was rebuilt with the help of a 3-D printer.

And over here in the cooling station is a 3-D printing

It's a pretty exciting time for surgery.

And it is FA Cup third round weekend.

I am at Peterborough, who have one of the glamour ties

and a money-spinning match against Premier League

House prices in Luton are rising faster than anywhere else

They have gone up by nearly 20% in the last year,

making it the biggest proportional increase.

According to the Halifax, the average price of a house

an increase of ?41,000 in the last year.

And estate agents say this year, prices are likely to go even higher,

as Kate Bradbrooke has been finding out.

What we are looking at here is your typical two-bedroom house for a

first-time buyer. Houses like this one in demand. Compact, but

affordable. Affordable compared to other areas. This is one of the

reasons the tone is so popular looking to settle down. This house

has been on the market for just one week and already has had ten people

viewing it. For estate agents, it is a busy time of year. According to

the Halifax, host places here last year rose faster than anywhere else

in the country. Appointments to view houses are already putting up fast.

You could be even more growth this year. We should see a spectacular

year again, with house prices continuing to rise, purely because

there is a demand. This has a lot to offer in Luton. It has put it back

on the map. The attraction is very high and they continue to see that

there will be growth. The average pr cis of around ?250,000. It is a

more affordable option compared to some other surrounding areas. We

used to love the name field. We could not quite afford to stay there

are so decided to look further afield. We bought this house two

years ago. It has got amazing transport links to London. We have

the motorway and the train station nearby. I also have good transport

links and also, it is good for me to live near the airport, because I

come from Hungary and I can fly back home quickly. There are plans to

build hundreds of new homes in the town. If you want a place that is

going on the up and you want a place there is a lot of community spirit

and lots of things to do, come here. We will be pleased to see you. If

prices continue to rise, the fear could be that it will close the door

on first-time buyers looking for an affordable place live.

A short while ago, I asked Reuben Young from campaign group

Priced Out whether he was surprised prices had risen so steeply.

Home ownership has become unobtainable for average people.

Key workers like nurses, teachers, junior doctors,

simply can't find any way to buy a home in many areas of England.

They are increasingly finding themselves in a

broken private rented sector, spending over half their income on a

property in which they could be evicted at two months'

For those who are lucky enough to buy, London is,

Even those people who are living and working in London at the moment.

That is why, in places like Luton, the house prices are rocketing

Should we have foreseen this situation, given how

All around the Home Counties and the South East,

they are experiencing high house price rises and Luton is

I suppose the reason it may be rising faster than others

Would you class Luton on affordable any more?

Well, it is a very tricky question to answer, because everything

Like most of London and the South East, the

average person cannot afford to buy the home

they would like to buy in Luton. So, no.

Luton has been earmarked by the government as an area that

will be given money to build new homes specifically

Is the government now getting to grips with the housing shortage?

No, the government is not unfortunately.

They have taken some steps in the direction,

but starter homes are not one of them.

Ostensibly, it is a 20% discount on a home for a first-time buyer.

If these homes are in high demand because they are cheaper,

then more people will be willing to pay more for them,

so developers ar just going to mark up the price in the first instance.

A 38-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving,

after two men were killed in Yaxley near Peterborough.

Best friends Thomas Fletcher and Thomas Northam were

walking along the road when they were hit by a car

Richard Frost, of Dorset Avenue in Chelmsford, appeared before

magistrates this afternoon and has been remanded in custody.

A 15-year-old boy accused of killing a Polish man in Harlow last summer

has appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court.

Arek Yoshvik died after becoming involved in a violent confrontation

with a group of youths. Ben Ando was in court.

The 40-year-old Polish national was sitting outside

a pizza takeaway in this shopping precinct in Harlow late last August

when he was involved in a violent confrontation

He was knocked to the ground and died two days later in hospital.

The killing generated national media interest and Polish dignitaries

were among many who attended a memorial in the town.

A Polish police officer was sent to assist the investigation.

Five were later told they would face no further action,

but one appeared in court today to face the charge of manslaughter.

During the short ten-minute hearing the slightly-built teenager,

wearing a black puffer jacket and grey shirt, was told this case

is too serious for a youth court and had to be sent to the Crown

He was asked if he understood and he nodded.

He was also told he had to continue to observe bail conditions,

The boy did not enter a plea today and must appear

Next tonight, Alzheimer's is often considered to be

a disease of the elderly, but one mother-of-two

from Northamptonshire has been diagnosed at the age of just 36.

Carla Bramall from Rushden, is now bed-bound and lives in a care home.

She is one of just 450 people in the world with a rare genetic

form of the disease. Stuart Ratcliffe reports.

For the last year to 14-15 months, she has got to the point where she

is unable to move or care for herself to any degree.

Carla is a mother of two young children.

Now, it is her mother Rita who cares for them.

Rita's husband, Carla's dad, also died from Alzheimers

It was hard when it was my husband, but

when it is your flesh and blood, it is 100 times harder.

Now, Carla's brother is living with the knowledge that he has a 50%

It is something I have known about since I was nine.

that it was a possibility it could happen.

As I grew older, it became more apparent and, obviously,

I had to think I was probably going to be me. How have you managed to

cope with that? Our condition is extremely rear. Work is ongoing to

raise awareness and to support the supported families. It is a genetic

mutation passed down the generations through a family. It is very rear.

Maybe only 500 families worldwide. But obviously, with others

associating dementia with the older age group, it is particularly

harrowing when it is people saw young who are affected. Every day,

the gore of to the hospital, a visit that Carla will not even remember.

It is just important to others for us to know that we have been near.

A cyclist who smashed his jaw in a road accident

is being helped back to fitness by 3-D printing technology.

Doctors have used the special printers to help them build

a replacement jaw more cheaply and quickly.

And for George Boden, who lives near Stansted,

it has meant a faster recovery and a better end result.

Kate Silver's report contains some graphic images of surgery.

George Boden was a keen cyclist when, in 2011, he had an accident

I was out for a training spin and I slammed into a piece

Not a good idea to hit something with your chin at 30 miles an hour,

Doctors used bone from his shoulder and a metal

They then covered it with a skin flap.

But two issues remained, he had no bottom teeth

It's very difficult to speak when you have the opening

At a centre in north London, this team put in a CT

This is basically an oven, filled with nitrogen and powdered nylon.

It is already at a very hot temperature, but when the laser hits

the nylon it pushes it to melting point.

Here there are making an engineering product, layer by layer.

And here in the cooling station is a 3D printing

It is a pretty exciting time for surgery.

George's doctor, Ian Hutchinson, says 3D printing has

We use it to actually design exactly what we're going to take.

Apart from planning the operation, George's doctors also used the model

to make bespoke teeth implants, perfectly fitted for his new jaw.

The technology helps to maintain a sense of hope.

First of all, if you know there's a solution you keep

going and secondly, red wine helps enormously.

There is also that passion for cycling, which survives in spite

Plans for a series of rush-hour road closures in Cambridge

That is the decision from the Greater Cambridge City Deal Board.

They had proposed the idea to tackle congestion,

They will now be looking at pollution charging

and ideas to make the city a Clean Air Zone.

And finally, from us it is 20 years since we began broadcasting this

local version of the Look East news service from Cambridge.

Back in 1997, we were covering the cold snap, including this gas

explosion blamed on a frozen water pipe, and these narrow boat owners

whose boats became frozen in the canal in Northampton.

They did manage to make the most of it,

However long you have been watching, thank you for you company,

I am back at 10.30pm, but here is David and Suzie

If you're an Ed Sheeran fan, you'll love his new song dedicated

And the Posh players heading to Stamford Bridge to take

This week on Look East we've been reporting on the problems disabled

people have using lavatories on trains and at railway stations.

You've been contacting us in large numbers.

And the overwhelming message is that the service isn't good enough.

Away from trains, there is one small crumb of comfort

in the shape of what are called Changing Places toilets.

They're bigger than normal disabled loos ...and they can be particularly

useful for parents looking after disabled youngsters.

Vela Morrison and her six-year-old daughter Eilidh are on a shopping

trip to the grand Arcade in Cambridge.

Ailey sometimes needs changing when the family are out.

But an ordinary disabled toilet doesn't meet their needs.

A Changing Places toilet is much better.

What makes this different from a ordinary disabled toilet?

The main difference is a changing bench.

For people who have continence issues.

And a hoist for people who can't self transfer between wheelchair and

The Changing Places campaign was started in 2006 to help

an estimated 250,000 people who, like Eilidh,

The only way we could use a standard disabled

would be on the floor, and that would mean lifting her

The older she gets, the harder that becomes for both of us.

Across the country, there are 909 changing

Nicole looks after her seven-year-old grandson Gabriel.

She is frustrated that there is not one changing

People don't realise the frustration I have sometimes.

If you go into a shop and say, can I change him?

A lot of places have been very accommodating and

I've changed him on a folding table somewhere.

From the city centre, it is a ten minute

walk to find the nearest Changing Places toilet in Norwich.

Through a park, across a busy road and follow

As conveniences go, it's not very convenient.

People are actually just not going places, not

They are being excluded from things because it is too awkward and

Changing Places toilets are changing things slowly.

But for many disabled people and their carers,

getting access to good toilet facilities remains a

And thanks to all of you who got in touch.

If there's a story you think we need to investigate,

Next tonight, the last of our films looking at the year ahead.

So far we've covered business, Brexit and council devolution.

And for athletes this year's focus is the World Athletics Championships

and the accompanying Para Athletics Championships.

It's the biggest event to be held in London

Among those hoping to reach new heights,

Jonathan Broom-Edwards from Colchester.

This from our Sports Editor, Jonathan Park.

A New Year, but for a high jumper, the same old

Working on the basics is essential to take on the world in

I'm expecting the atmosphere to be huge.

I know how huge it was as a spectator in

2012, so to be in there with people watching,

Jonathan Broom-Edwards, a Paralympian with added spring

London is calling now and the World Championships.

The biggest sporting event to take place in the city

Normally, after an Olympic year, we have a bit more of

And that work Championships in terms of

preparation for the next Olympic cycle, we would do a lot more work

This year, I can't afford to do that.

This year, we have had to really keep the screw tight.

Jonathan, who is from Colchester, is one of a number of Olympic and

Paralympic athletes from our region charing to the Olympic Park.

Some, like sprinter Johnny Peacock, are

Others, like long jumper Greg Rutherford have a point to prove.

Only bronze in the Olympics and work to be done.

I'm going to adjust your purpose to try and get you as

The moment you feel you are straight, there is a

slight forward lean, and that is coming from the pelvis.

Back to Jonathan, who combines high jump

with his other passion, fixing people's broken bodies.

A profession he chose which helps them understand

He was born with a club foot, something not always

I am the sort of person that I don't like to be told

And going into actually being classified

It was like a wow, should I be doing something different?

I am amongst disabled athletes, you know?

I had only just seen it as a gammy foot.

The coach has carefully adapted Jonathan's training programme to

If I can get 50 or 60% out of that ankle

joint, compared to a normal joint, I am doing well.

That would have a massive effect on Jonathan's high jumping.

The left side, even though he takes off on

Jonathan knocked out all but one of his

He helps in London to be the undisputed champion.

It's a big weekend for football fans.

The third round of the FA Cup - the moment the big clubs get

involved and the moment the small clubs hope to cause an upset.

Here in the East, we've got Peterborough from League One.

Heading to Premier League leaders Chelsea on Sunday.

Tom Williams has spent the day with the Posh players, gearing up

For many of these players, Sunday's tie

is not just the match of the

Still 48 hours away, important to stay cool, keep loose, before

testing themselves against the Premier League's number one team.

It is a chance for you to go there, for

the players anyway, to be on the same pitch with world-class

And it is things you dream of when you are younger.

David Farrell and goalkeeper Mark Tyler both

Even then, Chelsea's team was brimming

That was what I remember about the day.

It was probably the only time you to enjoy

We came off the pitch proud of ourselves.

The fans were proud of as and the management team, so it was a

The boys have got to go there and enjoy it.

If we can stick it out for an hour, you know what I mean,

Peterborough lose money every year, so victory in the last round

With teams sharing profits of gate receipts,

I spoke to Bradford, who a couple of years ago

Roughly, with all the spin offs, hopefully, the club will make

Win or lose, it is money that is not in the budget.

Money at the manager will help to invest in

And in the other cup games, four of our teams play tomorrow.

He's calling it his love song to Suffolk.

The new song by Ed Sheeran released today, dedicated to his home

The song is called Castle on the Hill, it's inspired

by Framlingham Castle and it's all about what it like to grow up

This from our chief reporter, Kim Riley.

Performing live on radio this morning.

This is that castle on the Hill, Framlington's famous 12th century

Ed performs all around the world, but this is home.

The lyrics tell of growing up in a small market

The Station pub, where he signed his record deal.

And, three years ago, entertained Taylor Swift.

Friends from his time at Thomas Mill school

Here, young Ed listening to a talk by Sir Steve

Today, a panel of current students gave us their verdict on the song.

We've all grown up in and around Framlingham, so we can kind of

relate to the things he is singing about.

It seems like such nostalgic song for him.

It's kind of rubs off on other people.

Being at the school and spending time with

friends at the castle, you know, it's just what we do.

Some of the activities see describes, saying

going out and getting drunk with his friends,

although we wouldn't add admit to it, it is very much something

I think it is so interesting that he speaks about the

castle, because it is such an iconic part of the town.

It is nice to see someone from the school go on and do

I think it has inspired a lot of people to go and

His bittersweet love story for Suffolk already a

Yesterday, you said it would be mother. Has anything changed?

Perhaps less cold is a better word. A lot of cloud around this weekend.

Last night, minus five and low for last night. You default photograph

of the frost on the ground. Bright skies around the region. This is the

Essex coast line. More cloud has been introduced across the region

and outbreaks of patchy rain. Where's the rain has been following,

initially liked and patchy, as it moves through, the front, more

bursts of rain in a cloudy and down evening, but not as cloud as last

night. -- not as cold as last night. No problems with frost for tonight.

Much of the rain should be out of the way back first thing tomorrow

morning. If you spots across eastern counties. Pressure wise, high

pressure building in. You would think by weather for the weekend,

but unfortunately a bottle of claret. A cloudy forecast. Starting

the day with spots of rain. Mainly dry, but the big thing is it will be

less cold than it has been. Not quite as mild as we would have

hoped, because a bottom-up cloud around. Not much prospect of

standard. But a dry weekend with a fuse spots of rain on Saturday first

thing. A gloomy and dull day with messed around. For much of the day.

Temperatures should be eight or 9 degrees. A change of wind direction,

north-westerly, and this pushes cold air, less cold air this way. That is

how it is for Sunday. Another change for Monday, the high pressure breaks

down, brisk winds for Monday. A spell of rain but not until after

nightfall. We get rid of the cloud and get brighter conditions as we

started Tuesday. It will be colder. This cold for a couple of days and

then colder conditions return and the return of some frost. That is

all for as. See you next week. Goodbye.

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