28/03/2017 Look East

Jo just about. A reminder of the top story: Scotland has asked for a new

Scottish independence referendum, We will continue to have

a Fire Service and police This is about the governance that

means we get better decisions The Fire and Rescue Service have

been able to deliver a lot of prevention strategies which have

helped our communities. The fear is that if we are too

closely linked with the police service, we might lose that ability

for our firefighters. Another report condemns the state

of our local roads - at least one in six needs an urgent

repair or might have to close. I am at the region's largest

hospital, where they are showcasing a new machine to diagnose

skin cancer earlier. And we need the street buskers

who are going viral. It could be all change at the top

of our emergency services. With growing support for the idea

of a single person in charge. At the moment, the police

and Fire Services have different But a recent change in the law has

made it possible for a Police and Crime Commissioner to take

control of the Fire Service. Essex could be one of the first

counties to make the change. Those in favour of the idea say it

would help deliver a more efficient But the fire brigades union said

today they would oppose it. Let's get the details now

from our chief reporter Kim Riley. The police and crime Bill given

Royal assent in January this -- places a duty on current police

commissioners to consult on the case for adding fire and rescue

to their responsibilities. The Government, keen to see

progress in that direction. We will continue to have a Fire

Service and a police We will continue to have

firefighters and police This is about the governance that

means we get better decisions Roger Hirst is really

moving forward there. Public consultation on the county's

PCC becoming the PFCC continues If we can align the services

and look at doing things like workshops together,

IT better together so we We aren't using the assets best

where they can be used. If you look at all of that,

we reckon that's what we have done with the support of both the Fire

and Rescue Service and the police service says that there should be

saving somewhere between Across the region, the police

and Fire Service often The main opposition

to the plan so far has come from the Fire Brigades union

across the region. It is worried that the two services

becoming ever more closely It says firefighters are generally

liked by the public. In some areas, police

officers are not. One would be surrounding

the neutrality of the Fire and Rescue Service, a very important

part of the Fire Service's ability of the Fire Service's ability

to be able to access The Fire and Rescue Service

is a humanitarian service, and the police service is more

of an enforcement. Supporters of the Government's plans

say police commissioners represent the public and hold

the Chief Constable to account. As Fire Commissioner,

he or she would guard the public interest and hold the chief fire

officer to account. In Essex, the elected

representatives on the Fire authority would be replaced

by the Commissioner. An idea first mooted by the former

holder of the role, Nick Alton. Now, Home Office proposals to open

the way for civilians to compete with senior officers for the job

of Chief Constable. It is all change in our

blue light services. As you saw in Kim's report,

Nick Alston was the Police Before moving to the Policing

Institute for the Eastern Region. I asked him whether a PCC had time

to take on responsibility I was very clear it was not

something I wanted to We were doing a lot

of exploring of options. But is it within the scope

of a Police and Crime Commissioner to take on the Fire Service

in terms of governance? I particularly now that

the arrangements for Police and Crime Commissioner

is for policing. Of course, there is

still a lot to do. But I think we should worry chiefly

about making sure that the public gets the best service they can

from their public servants. We shouldn't worry so much

about the police identity, the fire identity, or indeed

the Police and Crime Commissioner's. Let's get those public services

as good as they can be. Because there are people

in the Fire Service are worried They see themselves

as a humanitarian role, whereas the police and more

of an enforcement role? I do understand where those fire

officers are coming from. But you look at policing now,

and again, something we have talked about many times,

a lot of policing is now It is about dealing

with the vulnerable. It is about dealing with those

who have mental health issues. It is about doing with people

suffering from abuse. Policing is not just

about enforcement. We are not trying to turn

police officers into fire It is about making sure that both

services, Fire Service, police service, can share effective

locally accountable governance. The Fire Service in Essex

has had a troubled time Is that why you think

it is particularly a good idea in Essex, or are you saying this

could work in any county? I think it can work

almost everywhere. It is important to remember that

Fire Services are differently It looks different

in different places. The problems in Essex,

and they were very serious problems, with the Fire Service independent

review, with some very severe And really with some

series leadership issues. I think they have highlighted

the fact that old forms of governance like police

authorities in the past are not necessarily effective

in this day and age. I think we need more locally

accountable, clear governance. And I think commissioners

can do that. We have also heard today

that the Government is considering letting non-police

officers apply to be Do you think that is

something that could work? The big police forces,

the big metropolitan forces, the London force, they are really

big, complex organisations. I think it is exploring

whether there are exceptional individuals who have been chief

executives at big corporations. Who could take on that

sort of challenge. Of course, within operational

deputy, I think it is an idea that There has been strong

criticism today. Of the state of the

roads in this region. A new report claims that

one in six local roads And some may be forced

to close altogether. Let's get the details now.

From Gareth George. This is the Ipswich Road on the edge

of Colchester. You don't have to look too far for a pothole. Our

roads are getting busier. That is one reason says the report that they

are in a bad state of repair. Another tough shift collecting

rubbish for this crew. But theirs is a bin

lorry with a difference. It is fitted with a camera,

and has the lorry does its rounds, a camera catches footage of almost

all the area's road network. It is hoped that the information it

gathers will help them point which roads need repairs,

also help engineers predict Particularly potholes and surface

defects in the road. Between April and September, we jet

patched, which is an intermediary Probably about three

times what the Government We have an issue, yes,

our roads are wearing out and we have to protect them as much

as we can. But today's survey says councils

need to do more than just It says our local roads

are in terminal decline because of decades of underfunding

and wetter winters, In a document it calls

the Alarm Report, the asphalt Our county councils would

each have to spend... One in six roads on average

across the country have only got Which means in the next five years,

they either need to invest heavily in repairing and replacing them,

or the ultimate sanction they have Look East filmed this team carrying

out road repairs in Norfolk. But the survey claims nationally

the gap between the amount councils say they need to keep the roads up

to scratch and the amount they actually receive

is almost 733 million. It also says the number of potholes

being filled has dropped. The asphalt industry allies admit,

yes, it has a vested interest but its report is based on feedback from

council engineers. It says it was the Government to rethink how much

it gives the councils to spend on the roads.

A man from Essex who posed as a teenage girl to groom boys

all over the world has been jailed for eight years.

Connor Allen-Howe - who's 21 - is a former

He pleaded guilty to 31 offences after a teenager

The judge described him as "devious and manipulative".

A pregnant woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries -

after she was hit by a car in Leigh on Sea.

Essex Police say she was trying to stop an attempted

fraud at the newsagents where she worked.

When she was struck by a getaway car.

Her baby's not thought to have been harmed.

Patients who are worried about skin cancer.

Are being promised a quicker screening test.

At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

Many patients are kept waiting for several weeks.

But now the new test can provide a result within minutes.

We can see everything is absolutely fine.

For the 6000 people screened here for skin cancer every year,

this latest technology will take away the anxiety of

It is about speed, giving patients a diagnosis within minutes.

Instead of patients coming to see me and then having to go waiting list

to wait for a biopsy, and then to wait for the result

to come through, I will just put the machine on to the area that I am

concerned about, and I should be able to make

If patients are having to wait for a biopsy, wait for a result,

the skin cancer will be growing during that time.

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is the first outside

This machine is called a confocal microscope.

They are made up of two separate units.

And they contain a series of lasers to scan the upper layer of the skin.

Most of the money came from fundraising and donations

Her family has raised more than ?10,000.

If the technology had been around, it would have saved a lot

of the waiting around for a diagnosis because it is never

nice obviously to be diagnosed with cancer.

But the waiting for the biopsy results takes several weeks.

At least I would have known what I was dealing with.

It was really hard, you know, because we didn't know

I mean, just the waiting alone is really hard.

When you get a phone call saying you have to go in,

I know, just from my mum acting differently.

The machine is currently being used for research,

before it becomes available to patients later this year.

You're watching Look East with Stewart and me.

Our studio guests tonight, the street buskers hoping

And as Britain hands the EU its notice to quit,

The biggest shake-up in county cricket history was launched today.

When the sport's governing body gave the go ahead for a new Twenty-Twenty

The idea is to create eight new city-based teams.

The competition would be played over 36 matches in 38 days.

The fixtures would shown free on terrestial television.

Today, Essex gave a cautious welcome to the plan.

But hoped Chelmsford would be one of the venues.

Our sports editor Jonathan Park reports.

England's highest run scorer Alastair Cook, doing what he does

best on the eve of the new cricket season. But the landscape is

changing with big invitations for the county game. New teams, eight of

them, based in cities playing 2020 cricket. But not all of them are

convinced. Whatever is right for cricket, I support. Whether the new

tournament as it is being laid down is the way to go, I have concern. We

will clear this up over the next few days, make a vote. If we look at

change, if we don't have an open the game will die. In recent years,

quickfire cricket has really taken off. It is a moneyspinner. At Essex,

they make ?1 million per season from that T20 last batches. The Newton

and will take place in addition to the tournament. Later in the summer.

There are many who think the plans I a good idea. It is said they want to

future proof cricket, and if you are a player, make a while the sunshine.

Bigger crowds, more money if selected for a new regional team. We

are pretty excited. Especially players in our dressing room, we

have people who could benefit from that. At the moment, it is like more

to come out about it. The players will benefit, and counties have been

offered a sweetener. ?1.3 million per year for five years. It is not

clear which eight cities will host the new teams. Likely to be test

grounds. Everyone has said these new centres will be Lancashire and

Yorkshire. Why not Essex, why can't Chelmsford 's the one of the

centres? This feels like a watershed moment for English cricket. It could

be a game changer. But what long-term impact will the new term

it have on the county game? There is a very good chance.

If you've been into town today. People like Hayley Moss.

When she starts singing. Shoppers and office

workers stand and listen. We've seen Hayley

before on Look East. But now there's been a development -

the soprano has met a tenor. And together they are

formidable double act. Hayley Moss and Ben Lake.

Before we hear from you. Let's just see you in

action earlier today: # Quando sono solo sogno

all'orizzonte e mancan le parole # Si lo so che non c'e luce in una

stanza quando manca il sole #. The soprano and the tenor

in Norwich at lunchtime. Until one year ago, Hayley Moss

and Ben Lake had performed alone. And now, together, they are stopping

people in their tracks. We have been watching her

and another lady for months and months

and months and months. Sometimes we sit down

for about two hours. They should be seen

at La Scala in Milan. Hayley and Ben's appeal

is going global. Videos of them online are attracting

hundreds of thousands of views. This weekend, they are doing

their first stage show together at I didn't know there

was a tenor as well. 1000 billion trillion out

of 1000 billion trillion. I have been humming bat. -- that.

They said you should be at La Scala, not in Norwich. But you still love

basking? -- basking. People are there in front of you. There is

nowhere to hide. The reaction comes instantly. You see people there

enjoying what you are doing standing there. And you get to work from it?

Yes. It is good for ourselves. It is about the people that we get coming

over, Kevin us their stories. It is lovely. Working together and finding

this relationship with Ben, your voices work so well together. Do you

get on well? Look at you two. We get on really well. We just clicked from

day one, really. We started singing together and it went from there. You

look at someone, you know where they are going, you don't have to work it

out. We know what each other are going to do on a certain song. That

is something you can't manufacture. You argue over the songs? All the

time. We had a really good feel of the repertoire. We will do a big

number like Nessum Dorma. People say, you don't do that, do you? Of

course. It is lovely seeing them sitting there. And you are going to

the theatre. How excited are you? We did a concert at a church over

Christmas, a sell out. We did two shows. That was our first

performance together. And the Sheringham Little Peter. At the

Palladium, you didn't take him. -- Theatre. Was that great? Fantastic.

Just over one year ago. A whirlwind since then. I love working with Ben.

We feel we can give more as a performance, duets and sellers. The

pressure is off. And what is your game? We are trying to go out and

tour. Get more work. Do more theatres. A tour of knowledge,

Cambridge and London, as buskers. It's more of the theatres. And maybe

lascar lap. Well, Hayley and Ben's rendition

of Time to Say Goodbye. As tomorrow Britain will be will be

invoking the so-called Article 50. It's time for us to

say goodbye to the EU. You might think it's time

for a nice cup of tea. With a limited edition

Brexit teapot. This firm has been in business for

almost 40 years. And Mark products to catch a landmark moment. Brexit

good not be ignored. Demand is brewing. We have sold advanced

orders. The first going to someone in Saxony in Germany. I'm not sure

if that is because they are celebrating us going. The very first

order from a German. There is a certain irony to it. The process

here has changed little since the 17th century. He joined the team

recently, and is still, the young apprentice. You've seen it all at my

age. But this is great, I never thought I would do something like

this. Jill tidy thing up. It is easy compared to some of my desires. And

then a tricky job to put the red knob on the end. The Carol in

question is precise and proud the work will be seeing the world over.

Australia, Kazakhstan. Canada. America. Wherever you can think of,

really. It is nice to know that people appreciate what you are

doing. They want something British. I like it. Stylish. Designed to be

like a flying flag, the union flag in the breeze? That it sent out a

message? Very British, patriotic. It takes one week to make each teapot.

A slow, particulars business. Above all else, Suffolk made on the

doorstep, and that is why they are keen to fly the fact. I love the

title, ceramic paint ress. So tomorrow lunchtime,

the Prime Minister will trigger what's called Article 50

of the Lisbon Treaty. That will pave the way for two years

of negotiation before departure. To mark that event, tomorrow's

Look East will examine what it Don't miss tomorrow's programme.

At 6:30. It was a bit of a slow start to the

day. Quite a lot of mist and fog around. Atmospheric photographs to

show you. Some swans here. Across a playground, you can see how misty

and 40. Once is lifted, spells of subject. Temperatures down to 17

Celsius. By Thursday, they could be up to 20. For now, a mild night.

This weather system piling in the cloud. For some of us, one or two

showers as affecting parts of the region this evening. As it continues

to company Southwest, wringing more cloud. And patchy rain. Through the

evening and night, a chance of patchy rain in some parts. Dry

weather around as well. And much milder tonight compared to last

night. We had some pretty cold stuff last night. Close to freezing

tonight. The wind coming from the South West. I too moderate. A

feature for tomorrow, breezy at times. This weather system kept well

to the west by high pressure. But it will be cloudy and through tomorrow

compared with today. It should stay dry for most of us. Some brighter

spells, perhaps some sunshine. The odd spit and spot. It dry forecast

from any part of the region. In temperatures in the brightest bells,

up to 16 degrees, light to moderate south-westerly wind. Breeze at

times. Thursday, warm air from the south. A one-day Father's Day. This

weather system eventually will bring some cool and fresh air for the

weekend. That's weather it should hold on. Friday and other warm and

sunny day with the rain arriving later. A couple of cracking days. 19

or 20 degrees for Thursday, not bad. Good spells of sunshine expected on

Friday before the rain eventually pushes in for the weekend, and

settled with showers and cooler. There is a terrific! That is all