27/03/2017 Look East (West)

On the run - police say a man wanted over a death

why promised parks and community facilities never appeared

And I will be here with your local forecast and your

Police are warning people in Luton tonight not to approach a convicted

murderer who's on the run, and could been in the area.

33-year-old Andrew McVicar killed a man 18 years ago

He's now wanted in connection with an incident in Essex.

Andrew McVicar, described by police as dangerous and possibly armed.

He is now 33, but was just 15 when he attacked a stranger

with a broken bottle during a Christmas Eve

Now, McVicar is believed to be on the run after a robbery in Essex.

Earlier, police appealed for the public's health to trace him.

I would be very grateful to the public.

If they could keep their eyes out on social media.

If they see him, call 999, but do not approach that man.

It was last Sunday the 19th of March when a 57-year-old man

died following a robbery in Hullbridge in Essex.

The victim fell to the ground during a struggle and was left

He later died at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.

Andrew McVicar has tattoos on both arms.

He is wanted on suspicion of murder, robbery and possession of a firearm.

Police say he was last seen in Luton on Saturday.

Andrew McVicar is 5'9, of stocky build.

He looks like the type of person who spends a lot of time in the gym.

And those tattoos on his arms, they read "pride" and "honour".

So quite distinctive for anyone who might have seen him,

either here in Luton or elsewhere over the past few days.

It is now a nationwide search to try and find him.

But just to reiterate what the police have said,

not to approach him, but instead to dial 101.

Next - it was supposed to be the perfect mix of town

and country living, but residents who live

in the new town of Priors Hall Park in Corby say the reality

They were promised woodland walks and stunning scenery.

But what they've got is a building site.

David Crookes was one of the first residents to move

into Priors Hall Park, seven years ago.

And he gave me a tour of the estate to show what was promised

The lakes, the cycle areas, the picnic areas,

all the activities that are advertised on their

And this is the woodland walks and lakeside views

still being promoted on the Priors Hall website.

All the builders have left, and this is what we are left with.

Nowhere to walk, we are surrounded by these Harris fences all the way

The estate everywhere you look, it is Harris fences.

Large areas of woodland have been cleared and the areas that

The website shows picturesque Lakeland areas, but this

is in fact Rutland Water, some 20 miles away.

Either fenced off or surrounded by wasteland.

Fed up about the situation, local residents are now

All the woodlands that were promised have actually been taken down.

Across from our house, a beautiful area, they have

We bought it on the promise that it was only going to be 30 houses.

Now, all the woodland that was remaining has been taken

But I am really, knowing what I know now, I wouldn't have moved.

Nothing has lived up to the expectations

There is no bus routes, so you would need to have a car.

There is, if you are willing to drive ten miles.

The situation here is contradicted by the fact that the developers went

But the whole of the site is now in the hands of administrators,

Houses are still up for sale on the website.

But the administrators have no comment to make

as to whether this website itself was misleading potential buyers.

As for the residents already here, the wait for woodland and lakeside

There are just two days to go before the Prime Minister triggers

of the region's most senior Ukip members.

Patrick O'Flynn, who's an MEP, says the party will act

despite Ukip losing its only MP Douglas Carswell at the weekend.

The party is striking a defiant tone?

Yes, Patrick O'Flynn airily dismissing any such

suggestion that Ukip is on the ropes.

But to say Ukip has waged a civil war with itself recently

It's had three different leaders within 12 months,

fisticuffs in the European Parliament,

and now it's lost its one and only MP.

But with the country still in the EU, rumours

of their demise are premature according to the MEP.

I was elected on a mission to get the United Kingdom out

And it was a much scoffed at mission at the time.

But we are on course. But we are not there yet.

So absolutely, that core function of Ukip hasn't

Let alone the other policy ideas such as bringing down

foreign aid budgets, being the tough law and order

party, and tackling the crisis in integration.

So what's their future in this part of the region?

In the 2010 General Election, their regional

Five years later, and they had quadrupled that number.

But despite the gains, they had just one MP to show for it.

Britain's Best Surprise - that's the slogan tourism

bosses in Northamptonshire are using for their latest campaign.

And the county's stately homes and Formula One connections are seen

as big selling points, as Stuart Ratcliffe reports.

These pictures speak a million words.

But perhaps in the past, Northamptonshire hasn't been

Which is why former creative director of advertising

giant Saatchi and Saatchi says Northamptonshire's stately homes

You can see people's eyes glaze over when you

say you are going to Northamptonshire.

They imagine wind swept moors like Sheffield.

You say, it is 60 minutes on the train to Northampton.

They look surprised. They literally do not know about it.

The launch today at Boughton House has two major objectives.

To boost visitor numbers and then, crucialyl, the economy.

The ?1 billion of tourist money, increase that by

And take jobs up to 20,000 from 13,000.

That is directly from the tourist-led visitor economy.

Some of Northamptonshire's most high-profile of residents are

supporting the county's biggest ever marketing drive.

This is the most famous stately home here, perhaps - Althorp.

It is expecting a surge in visitors later this

20th anniversary of the death of the Princess of Wales.

To mark that anniversary, a special exhibition

featuring unseen photographs of the late Princess will be

But it is much more than stately homes, the hospitality, arts

industry and motorsport industries are lending their support.

We get 1.5 million visitors to Silverstone yearly.

Events, driving experiences, conferences.

We are at the heart of Northamptonshire.

They can extend their visit beyond what

Another of the most recognised buildings is

getting in on the act. Doubling as a billboard.

Organisers admit it is being run on a shoe string.

As someone said to me today, we make the best shoes in the

world, so our shoestrings will take a beating.

I'll leave you with the weather for the week ahead with Julie.

Hello there. It's a dry night.

With some mist and fog, and also some clear sky.

Underneath those clearer skies, it is going to turn quite chilly.

Temperatures could fall lower than that - down

In the wind, that means we cannot rule out patchy frost.

Tomorrow, the mist and fog should clear fairly readily.

Then we should have a dry spell of weather with sunny spells.

Eventually, some showers pushing in, and some of these could be heavy,

Temperatures at best around 17 Celsius.

In the best of any sunshine, I think we could get higher,

up to around 20 Celsius, 68 Fahrenheit.

We finish the day, yes, with a scattering of showers,

but also a lot of fine and dry weather, too.

Then on Wednesday, the tail end of this front might just produce

a lot of cloud in the morning. Even a little bit of patchy rain.

On the whole, looking dry, quite a lot of cloud around

Towards the end of the week, Thursday and Friday,

the weather influenced by this system.

The cold front moving through on Friday.

As it stands, Thursday should be largely fine and dry

Again, temperatures could get higher than this, up to 19 or 20 Celsius.

On Friday, that cold front bringing outbreaks of rain.

Eventually clearing, giving way to sunshine.

In a moment, John will have the national forecast.

I will leave you with the outlook for next weekend.

Some of the showers could be thundery.

Sunday perhaps a few showers first thing,

showery on Saturday, dry and brighter on Sunday and if we go back

to the temperatures in the next couple days, you see those highs on

Thursday. He is John Hammond with the national

this cyclone Debbie crashes onto the Queensland coast with