:00:00. > :00:11.Hello and welcome to a new week on Look East, with Susie and me.
:00:12. > :00:15.The headlines tonight from Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.
:00:16. > :00:18.Protests from the public gallery, as another county council admits
:00:19. > :00:26.services will be hit, despite a big increase in council tax bills.
:00:27. > :00:29.The central government grant to Norfolk County Council has been cut
:00:30. > :00:31.by ?160 million over the past six years.
:00:32. > :00:34.That is the reality of local government finance and it means
:00:35. > :00:42.that, every year, the decisions get harder.
:00:43. > :00:45.The Great Wall of Bradwell sparks a village revolt on the coast.
:00:46. > :00:47.Delight in Essex, as the Cowley brothers pull off
:00:48. > :01:00.the biggest FA Cup upset in 100 years.
:01:01. > :01:04.And the new project designed to attract Americans to lists to the
:01:05. > :01:14.region. -- tourists. The region's council tax payers
:01:15. > :01:17.are in line for big increases in their bills this April,
:01:18. > :01:20.to plug the gaps in local Today, Norfolk became
:01:21. > :01:23.the last of our county councils to agree its budget
:01:24. > :01:25.for the new financial year. And it has gone for its biggest
:01:26. > :01:31.increase ever - 4.8%. For an average home,
:01:32. > :01:33.that means an extra ?57 a year. Last week, Essex increased
:01:34. > :01:36.its charge by ?36 a year Suffolk decided
:01:37. > :01:52.on an increase of 3%, meaning an extra ?56 a year
:01:53. > :01:54.for an average home. We can get the details
:01:55. > :01:57.of the Norfolk increase now from our political correspondent,
:01:58. > :02:14.Andrew Sinclair, who is The fact that council tax is going
:02:15. > :02:21.up shows how serious the problems are with local government finance.
:02:22. > :02:31.The course of social caring pressure on children's services. Despite all
:02:32. > :02:32.this, they have made savings of ?40 million. Much of that will come from
:02:33. > :02:35.administration. This is where the pain
:02:36. > :02:38.will be felt this year, in sheltered housing -
:02:39. > :02:41.warden-run homes for the elderly I think it is a very important
:02:42. > :02:45.part of the social care It enables the elderly
:02:46. > :02:48.residents to live longer and maintain their independence, thus
:02:49. > :02:50.avoiding having to go into nursing If your funding from the county
:02:51. > :02:55.council is cut, what happens? Obviously, some of the services
:02:56. > :02:57.we may be able to provide But in some cases, we may have
:02:58. > :03:04.to even reduce the services. And that subsidy is going to be cut
:03:05. > :03:08.this year by up to 50%. So, too, funding for charities
:03:09. > :03:10.in Norfolk who provide accommodation County councils no longer have
:03:11. > :03:15.a statutory obligation to provide So, with spending
:03:16. > :03:20.pressures elsewhere, this part of the budget
:03:21. > :03:24.is being scaled back. I regret that, but we have been
:03:25. > :03:30.subsidising the district councils and they have their own
:03:31. > :03:32.tax-raising powers. What we are saying is, "Hang on,
:03:33. > :03:39.we can no longer do this for you." This was the most contentious
:03:40. > :03:45.part of today's budget. The opposition parties tried
:03:46. > :03:47.to reverse the cuts, but when theey failed, there
:03:48. > :03:49.were cries from the public There will be an increase
:03:50. > :03:56.in homelessness. There are places already closing
:03:57. > :03:59.down that look after vulnerable people and women's centres
:04:00. > :04:00.and so on. And they have been lost and are in
:04:01. > :04:03.the process of being lost. I don't know where people like that
:04:04. > :04:10.are supposed to now go. The council says that,
:04:11. > :04:12.in making difficult choices, it has been able to protect
:04:13. > :04:14.frontline services. Libraries, even mobile
:04:15. > :04:16.ones, are staying open. No fire stations are being closed.
:04:17. > :04:18.And school crossing patrol survive. But it has meant some painful cuts
:04:19. > :04:44.and a big increase in council tax. How is this going to go down with
:04:45. > :04:48.the electorate? The county council said the serve equally Waverley
:04:49. > :04:51.about this a bit we have the cuts may have to take place. They said
:04:52. > :05:09.they wanted to protect front line services. One more thought, we have
:05:10. > :05:19.been talking about county councils. We already know that the police
:05:20. > :05:22.parked of council tax may go up by around ?70. It is a lot for the
:05:23. > :05:24.electorate to swallow. Well, that is the domestic rates,
:05:25. > :05:27.but there is another row brewing Many small businesses in our region
:05:28. > :05:30.have been alarmed to discover they are in line for big
:05:31. > :05:33.increases this April. The issue is said to have caused
:05:34. > :05:36.a split in the Cabinet. Let's bring in our business
:05:37. > :05:37.correspondent Richard Bond. Not a big issue if your
:05:38. > :05:41.business rates are staying the same or going down,
:05:42. > :05:44.but it is if they are going up. And that is the picture
:05:45. > :05:47.in places such as Southwold in Suffolk and Burnham Market
:05:48. > :05:49.in Norfolk, where rents have risen since the last valuation
:05:50. > :05:54.nearly ten years ago. This bakery in Southwold,
:05:55. > :05:57.which has recently been refurbished, is expecting its business
:05:58. > :05:59.rates to rise from ?2,000 At the moment, I only pay myself
:06:00. > :06:07.the minimum wage of ?10,000 a year. Everything that I make goes
:06:08. > :06:09.back into the business. So we are looking at decisions,
:06:10. > :06:11.potentially, about the likes of the people that
:06:12. > :06:14.I employ and employ and decisions about where money
:06:15. > :06:21.is invested in the business. But are increases
:06:22. > :06:23.on that scale typical? No, they are not.
:06:24. > :06:26.The government has been at pains today to say that the main
:06:27. > :06:28.areas seeing increases are in London and the South East,
:06:29. > :06:34.not in this region. It says businesses in the East
:06:35. > :06:37.will see an average 7% fall in their business rates, equivalent
:06:38. > :06:40.to a saving of ?180 million. And the winners, in more detail,
:06:41. > :06:42.include Chelmsford, which will see a reduction of 10%,
:06:43. > :06:45.Ipswich 11% and Norwich 5%, though that does not mean that
:06:46. > :06:47.all premises in those places though that does not mean that
:06:48. > :06:56.all premises in those places So, have we got any districts
:06:57. > :07:01.seeing an increase? Only two districts in
:07:02. > :07:04.the whole of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, according
:07:05. > :07:06.to the government figures. And Forest Heath in
:07:07. > :07:17.Suffolk, which is up 2%. Of course, these are overall
:07:18. > :07:19.figures, in particular localities. There will be disparities,
:07:20. > :07:21.with some people paying more So, if you run a small business,
:07:22. > :07:30.like a shop or pub, and you are worried about business
:07:31. > :07:33.rates, do get in touch. You can phone or e-mail us
:07:34. > :07:35.or contact us through Facebook and Twitter.
:07:36. > :07:39.We look forward to hearing from you. For local people, one
:07:40. > :07:41.of the nicest things about living in Bradwell-on-Sea in
:07:42. > :07:43.Essex is the sea view. But, for many, it has disappeared
:07:44. > :07:46.behind a 100-metre long mud wall. It has been put there by a local
:07:47. > :07:49.businessman, who has fallen out with some locals over his plans
:07:50. > :07:51.for a caravan park. Some have described
:07:52. > :08:12.the wall as a punishment. Merging the picturesque view of your
:08:13. > :08:19.local marina. It is no been prevented by the building of this
:08:20. > :08:28.huge mud wall. One of the residence is a local builder. We choose to
:08:29. > :08:35.name our house after the view we had. When we moved here, the view
:08:36. > :08:45.was stunning. It has been taken away. Clive has lived here more than
:08:46. > :08:54.40 years. It has totally obliterated the view. For years and years,
:08:55. > :09:09.something we have all enjoyed. It just blots out everything. There's
:09:10. > :09:11.just view at all. Some local residents believe it was pretty
:09:12. > :09:17.because an application for a caravan park was torn down. There is an
:09:18. > :09:23.opinion that this is the retaliation. People did not want the
:09:24. > :09:37.caravans on the field in front of the marina. Two other mud banks have
:09:38. > :09:43.since been built. The parish council say they have had a number of
:09:44. > :09:49.complaints from local residents upset that their view of the estuary
:09:50. > :09:53.has been obliterated. They say they will be looking at all the responses
:09:54. > :09:56.and taking appropriate action afterwords. A final decision will
:09:57. > :10:00.then be made. The first residential
:10:01. > :10:01.home in Suffolk for women with eating disorders has
:10:02. > :10:03.been officially opened. The White House is operated
:10:04. > :10:06.by a commercial company. hose who need help can
:10:07. > :10:08.be referred by the NHS and given help with planning
:10:09. > :10:13.their meals and life skills. The Grade 2 listed building
:10:14. > :10:15.is off Norwich Road and overlooks Whitehouse Park.
:10:16. > :10:17.It has five bedrooms and a self-contained
:10:18. > :10:18.living apartment, to help women to be
:10:19. > :10:21.more independent. A new exhibition opened
:10:22. > :10:23.in Norwich today The array of old diaries,
:10:24. > :10:27.photographs and maps have been brought together, thanks to a public
:10:28. > :10:29.appeal that raised ?30,000. Kim Riley has been to the county's
:10:30. > :10:41.record office, to have a look. Historian Ron Fisk
:10:42. > :10:42.of the Nelson Society knows all there is to know
:10:43. > :10:45.about the great man. He had also gathered
:10:46. > :10:47.together a vast collection of items relating
:10:48. > :10:48.to the county's past. When the contents of
:10:49. > :10:50.Morningthorpe Manor went up for auction last autumn,
:10:51. > :10:52.the county records office successfully bid for 91 lots,
:10:53. > :10:55.thanks to public donations. A single album of photographs
:10:56. > :10:57.bought in auction give us really beautiful images
:10:58. > :11:02.of life as it used to be. Walter Clutterbuck
:11:03. > :11:03.was the photographer. This was the scene
:11:04. > :11:10.in Wells-next-the-Sea. Children next to the quayside,
:11:11. > :11:12.as the boat prepares More photos from Blakeney Port,
:11:13. > :11:16.around a carousel, It is an insight into
:11:17. > :11:24.lives young and old. There is a collection
:11:25. > :11:26.of diaries belonging to politician, Horatio William Walpole,
:11:27. > :11:29.the 4th Earl of Orford - a philanderer, drinker
:11:30. > :11:33.and prolific gambler. March, 1864, he talks
:11:34. > :11:35.here about a resolution he made Ten days after that entry,
:11:36. > :11:45."Drove over to Monaco. "New casino.
:11:46. > :11:46.Delicious scenery." Three months later,
:11:47. > :11:51.in June, a single entry. "Lost, lost, lost.
:11:52. > :11:56.Shall I ever amend?" The most expensive item
:11:57. > :12:00.we purchased was the A 17th-century document, listing
:12:01. > :12:05.leases of land documenting and the I know, at the auction, there
:12:06. > :12:13.was a number of people after it. So, for that to have left the county
:12:14. > :12:15.would have been outrageous. So, I thought that was
:12:16. > :12:18.something we really, really There is a journal
:12:19. > :12:21.of a group of friends' ten-day trip on the Broads in 1861
:12:22. > :12:24.and incredibly detailed estate maps and accounts.
:12:25. > :12:26.A new charity has pledged to secure more such treasures,
:12:27. > :12:41.before they are lost forever. You are watching Look East,
:12:42. > :12:43.with Susie and me. Stay with us for Julie's full
:12:44. > :12:47.five-day weather forecast. We are at the Imperial War Museum
:12:48. > :12:50.in Duxford, as it welcomes And we want your help in honouring
:12:51. > :13:03.the region's musical legends. you will know it was
:13:04. > :13:07.a weekend of giant killing. And there could be more
:13:08. > :13:09.tonight, with Sutton United You can see that game
:13:10. > :13:13.live on BBC One. The winner will play Lincoln City
:13:14. > :13:20.in the quarterfinals. Of course, Lincoln stunned
:13:21. > :13:22.the footballing world at the weekend by becoming the first non-league
:13:23. > :13:25.side to make it this far in the competition
:13:26. > :13:26.for over 100 years. The Imps are managed by two
:13:27. > :13:29.brothers from Essex, As you can imagine, there has been
:13:30. > :13:33.lots of support for the Cowleys and their giant-killing
:13:34. > :13:38.run in Essex. The oldest cup competition in world
:13:39. > :13:40.football is known for producing But this goal from Lincoln
:13:41. > :13:44.City saw them becoming the first non-league club
:13:45. > :13:46.in over 100 years to reach Is it in?!
:13:47. > :13:50.It is in! The men who masterminded the victory
:13:51. > :13:57.over Premier League side Burnley are Essex Brothers,
:13:58. > :14:04.Danny and Nicky Cowley. They both kicked off their careers
:14:05. > :14:07.at the grassroots level of football. FitzWimarc School in Rayleigh
:14:08. > :14:12.is where they worked as PE teachers. Danny's wife still works
:14:13. > :14:14.at the school and can see how his influence has
:14:15. > :14:19.inspired the children. Danny is inspirational
:14:20. > :14:22.for everyone, really. I would include myself in that,
:14:23. > :14:27.in terms of life in general. I am hoping that this will be
:14:28. > :14:30.the beginning for him of a life While Danny worked at the school,
:14:31. > :14:34.he also managed semi-professional He guided them to an
:14:35. > :14:40.impressive third-place finish, in a season where
:14:41. > :14:43.they held their own against Former students were
:14:44. > :14:47.inspired by his work ethic. I was a pupil at the school and it
:14:48. > :14:50.really rubbed off on me He actually made me go
:14:51. > :14:53.into the teaching pathway. I was not sure if I wanted
:14:54. > :14:57.to go into that, but his passion, his love, his motivation,
:14:58. > :15:00.I came here and he made me want to Jason, along with his
:15:01. > :15:06.colleagues and former students, have followed
:15:07. > :15:09.the brothers' professional success. A trip to Arsenal awaits
:15:10. > :15:16.Lincoln City, if the Gunners beat Sutton United, the lowest-ranked
:15:17. > :15:19.team left in the competition. Danny's wife does not think
:15:20. > :15:23.that is an easy task. We are really excited now
:15:24. > :15:25.to watch tonight's game. Talking to the different people
:15:26. > :15:31.about what they want, I think the underlying message
:15:32. > :15:32.was people saying, "It is Arsenal, it is Arsenal."
:15:33. > :15:36.But I would not be so sure. They are now 90 minutes away
:15:37. > :15:39.from booking a place at Wembley. And after beating one
:15:40. > :15:41.Premier League side, for these brothers from Essex,
:15:42. > :15:56.anything is now possible. 75 years ago today,
:15:57. > :16:02.at the height of World War II, the so called "friendly
:16:03. > :16:04.invasion" of East Anglia Thousands of men,
:16:05. > :16:09.women and machines - Now, the tourism
:16:10. > :16:14.industry in this region wants to make sure our wartime
:16:15. > :16:16.history is not forgotten. Mike Liggins reports from
:16:17. > :16:23.the Imperial War Museum at Duxford. and a tourism campaign called
:16:24. > :16:37.The Friendly Invasion. 75 years ago, 180,000 US servicemen
:16:38. > :16:40.came to East Anglia, to serve with Now, Visit East Anglia
:16:41. > :16:48.has put together new itineraries, based
:16:49. > :16:51.on locations like Duxford, The Queen has her royal retreat
:16:52. > :17:01.here in East Anglia. They like that.
:17:02. > :17:03.We have our Downton Abbeys. We have links golf courses,
:17:04. > :17:07.we have English whisky distilleries. All the things that we know American
:17:08. > :17:10.tourists like, we tick those boxes, as well as having
:17:11. > :17:13.the peg of the 75th anniversary At today's launch, there
:17:14. > :17:17.were several VIPs here, from Plato, Tom Hanks's
:17:18. > :17:18.production company which is planning to make a new TV
:17:19. > :17:22.series about the 8th Army Air Force. The same company made the worldwide
:17:23. > :17:24.hit, Band of Brothers, and are now in production
:17:25. > :17:27.of the series, which is based I can't promise exactly
:17:28. > :17:43.if we will be shooting here, but certainly we do so much research
:17:44. > :17:47.on what we do with these projects. There will certainly be that
:17:48. > :17:50.presence to do research. What does it look like,
:17:51. > :17:56.what did it look like, and to talk to some of
:17:57. > :18:03.the local people, who have knowledge, of what it
:18:04. > :18:17.was like in the '40s Tom Hanks will not start in the
:18:18. > :18:25.production, but will be involved behind the scenes. The worst job you
:18:26. > :18:35.could have in the Second World War was to be piloted one of these
:18:36. > :18:36.aeroplanes. It was pretty tough. The stories behind that are simply
:18:37. > :18:37.extraordinary. It is estimated there are 10 million
:18:38. > :18:40.staying visits throughout the year in our region but with the
:18:41. > :18:42.blockbuster series about our wartime series on the way,
:18:43. > :18:48.visit East Anglia says that the potential to sell
:18:49. > :18:50.the region to a worldwide has described his latest tournament
:18:51. > :18:58.win as "unbelievable". Last night, Stuart
:18:59. > :19:00.Bingham from Essex battled his way to
:19:01. > :19:02.win the Welsh Open. It was his first major
:19:03. > :19:04.title since winning the World Championship
:19:05. > :19:05.two years ago, resisting a comeback
:19:06. > :19:09.from his opponent, to win in the final
:19:10. > :19:31.frame in Cardiff. Is a it was not the greatest final.
:19:32. > :19:41.Stewart has not made a habit of it of late. But after a marathon match,
:19:42. > :19:48.finally the title was his. I think that Judd Trump actually outclass
:19:49. > :19:59.me. At times, I did not know what to do. To get my hands on another
:20:00. > :20:08.trophy is fantastic. He had raced into a 4-0 lead. But Judd Trump
:20:09. > :20:19.fought back to take the lead and Stuart had to win the final two
:20:20. > :20:22.frames to win the match. He had but of pressure on him after becoming
:20:23. > :20:32.world champion, but it looks as if he is now back to his best. The
:20:33. > :20:39.40-year-old practices in Essex. His victory in the World Championship
:20:40. > :20:47.was a surprise to many. To win the ultimate is the ultimate. You know
:20:48. > :20:58.then that you are good enough to compete at the very highest level.
:20:59. > :21:06.Stuart Bingham! ?70,000 on the trophy. Not a bad night. Though, he
:21:07. > :21:08.has an eye on the number one spot in the world.
:21:09. > :21:11.The BBC is asking for your help to mark BBC Music Day.
:21:12. > :21:13.We are putting up six official blue plaques in the region,
:21:14. > :21:17.Your ideas will help us decide who, what or where to celebrate.
:21:18. > :21:37.Here is Shaun Peel, with a few ideas to get the ball rolling.
:21:38. > :21:50.This is the East Anglia Railway Museum. A funny place for a rock
:21:51. > :21:58.concert, but this is where Blur played their first ever concert, to
:21:59. > :22:10.around 200 people. They have won, but who else can you think of?
:22:11. > :22:20.We are Shirley Bassey first concert or maybe really Pink Floyd legend
:22:21. > :22:24.We are Shirley Bassey first concert or maybe really Pink Floyd
:22:25. > :22:34.lived? This is a chance for everyone to engage and before the opinions.
:22:35. > :22:40.It does not have to be rock music based. It can include classical,
:22:41. > :22:57.folk, jazz. The likes of Johnny Dankworth. It may even be a famous
:22:58. > :23:06.tune. Legend has it that Humpty Dumpty was actually a canon which
:23:07. > :23:12.used to sit on the wall behind me. It was used during the English Civil
:23:13. > :23:27.War. We have many great venues may be worthy of mention. We have the
:23:28. > :23:34.Cambridge folk Festival. They do not necessarily have to go to people.
:23:35. > :23:42.They could go to a venue. The school is we are Ed Sheeran made his first
:23:43. > :23:57.public appearance. Paul Simon made his first public
:23:58. > :24:05.appearance in the United Kingdom at a pub which no longer exists. What
:24:06. > :24:14.about the blue plaque for the art which is now in its place? A lot of
:24:15. > :24:27.fantastic ideals. I did not know about the Humpty Dumpty.
:24:28. > :24:34.Good morning. We started this morning as you can see from the
:24:35. > :24:43.satellite picture, with this front across the region. Temperatures vary
:24:44. > :24:44.impressive this morning. Temperatures this afternoon getting
:24:45. > :25:04.up to 18 Celsius. It was on this day 18 years ago that
:25:05. > :25:10.we got the highest ever temperatures for the speedy. Overnight telling,
:25:11. > :25:20.you can see this band of rain settling across the region. But
:25:21. > :25:26.tomorrow, a front pulling away. Overall, tomorrow will have a bit of
:25:27. > :25:30.rain and drizzle, but eventually, in the late morning, it should become
:25:31. > :25:34.dry and we should see some decent brightness and sunshine.
:25:35. > :25:45.Temperatures getting up to about 12 Celsius. We finished the day with a
:25:46. > :25:54.lot of cloud once again, producing rainfall here and here. Wednesday,
:25:55. > :26:06.we should see some greater conditions. On Thursday, another
:26:07. > :26:11.front coming in from the west. Basically, looking very windy. You
:26:12. > :26:18.can see how tightly packed these isobars are. That should rattle
:26:19. > :26:26.through and will leave us with Duvalier in greater conditions.
:26:27. > :26:38.By Friday, the wind should have eased and gone to the North. It
:26:39. > :26:44.should bring in much mild more air. Temperatures much more like the
:26:45. > :26:50.average for this time of year, 7-8 C. Next weekend, some more rain
:26:51. > :26:57.for quail on Saturday. Sunday looking the better of the two days,
:26:58. > :27:10.largely dry with a few showers. Rather win the next weekend, too. I
:27:11. > :27:12.should say we mentioned a shopping centre and actually picked up the
:27:13. > :27:14.wrong picture of it.