10/04/2017 Look East

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week on Look East

Fire crews at full stretch after the hottest weekend

of the year so far brings a spate of fires.

And devastating, we have nothing left. Everything is water damage and

smoke damaged. Drivers are urged to be patient

as the new ring road for Norwich using flickering

memories from the past I am in Cardington where this

airship is preparing to take to the skies once again.

Residents and businesses have today been counting the cost

of a weekend of fires across the region.

Some were accidental, some were suspicious.

In Newmarket 23 people, Including seven children,

were left homeless after a fire last night in a block of flats.

And at the roundabout at Barton Mills in Suffolk,

praise for staff at a service station for preventing a major

This is from our chief reporter Kim Riley.

The view from a car on this roundabout as a blaze took hold of

the petrol station on Saturday morning. Last October the owner

reopened after a major refurbishment and this afternoon the damage was

being assessed. By the time the Fire Service arrived the fire was well

established and broke through into the roof and spoke was a billowing

across the A11 and the road was closed for a couple of hours. Five

fire crews brought the blaze under control, believed to have been

caused by a -- an electrical fault. On Saturday night six fire crews

tackled a barn fire, the barn was destroyed but they stop the flames

spreading to a nearby cottage and no one was hurt. In Newmarket families

were returning to an evacuated block of flats this morning but only to

pick up possessions. Exterior damage appeared minimal but smoke spread

between the walls. The residents did the right thing and got out of the

building. Ireland 23 people were evacuated and six flats involved --

around 23 people. Many evacuees spent the night in a local hotel and

were shocked by what they found when return. Devastating, nothing left,

everything is water damaged and smoke damaged. You were pretty

shaken? Yeah. That is my home and we have nothing left. We saw a fire on

the floor so ran downstairs and there -- got water and put it out

but by that point it was in the ventilation system and we saw smoke

coming out from other people's flats and their windows so that is when we

realised the fire was not out and we phoned the emergency services. With

some flats likely to be out of bounds for weeks the official

investigation continues. It is a highly unusual set of circumstances,

with no firm conclusions but the clause does not appear to be arson.

Meanwhile, people living on Mersea Island in Essex called

for a bigger police presence today after a row of beach huts

2am Sunday morning and residents raised the alarm after spotting fire

on the beach. Later on the scale of the damage was seen. Ten hearts were

burned to the ground totally. Owners returning were devastated. -- ten

huts. I was not quite prepared for how bad it looks. A lot of people

will lose a lot of memories and emotional things this. 15

firefighters worked to stop it from spreading. Inside they found gas

cylinders that were extremely flammable. Propane cylinders were

removed from the fire and cooling jets were applied to reduce the

temperature and reduce the risk. There are over 500 beach huts here

on Mersea Island and residents tell me of vandalism and break-ins are

not unusual but never to this scale. Local councillors are pushing for a

deterrent. We need something. Either resident policeman on the island,

like in the old days or we need CCTV patrol or something because this is

not acceptable and we should not be seen to not be doing something.

Residents groups feel a -- fear this will affect summer tourism. It is

such a nice holiday season at this time of the year and we have sought

many people on what is our most important beach and they are faced

with complete devastation. The area has been cordoned off to allow

investigators to work out how the fire was started.

We've heard the Fire Service in Suffolk was

Late this afternoon I spoke to Area Commander Ian Bowell,

and asked if people could expect to get back into the flats

No, I think the 18 properties that were evacuated have been

substantially damaged and the structure supporting

the building needs to be properly assessed.

The fire spread rapidly between the brick cladding

and the timber structure and it was difficult for us to get

to them and we had to do a significant amount of damage

to some of the properties to actually get into the fire,

The fire at the filling station on the A11, was there ever

any danger of the fuel itself catching alight?

No, those storage tanks are underground, the fire

was quickly identified by staff members and a member of the public

who isolated the petrol pumps, which minimised the risk.

The fire spread quickly within the building but firefighters

were there very quickly to bring it under control and there was never

any danger of the petrol tanks becoming involved.

But it was thanks to the quick thinking of staff and members

of the public that stop it spreading further?

Two staff members heard a bang and subsequently saw smoke coming

A member of the public was there as well and they cleared

the shop called the fire brigade very quickly.

You have said you were very busy this weekend.

I think some of the major fires we have had, and we have had three

significant fires over the weekend, are unconnected with the nice

weather, however some of the more minor fires,

and we had two substantial gorse fires, I think can be attributed

to people getting out there and enjoying the weather

and perhaps carelessly discarding smoking materials or sadly

deliberately setting fire to some areas of grass and gorse land.

And of course everything is very dry at the moment, so you're warming

We would just ask people to be very vigilant and careful

Enjoy the weather and lovely Suffolk countryside but please be careful

if you are having an outside barbecue or smoking,

Drivers were urged to be patient today after one of the main arterial

It's to allow construction work on the city's new

At the weekend, massive steel beams were lowered into place

Let's get the details now from Debbie Tubby.

This is the whole road, a key road into Norwich and it has been closed

for four days while they start to build a roundabout that will link

the road. The closure has already caused frustration for local

businesses and motorist. The first day of the road closure

is creating confusion. Even this ambulance responding

to an emergency is turned around. Many drivers also ignore

the diversion signs, unsure exactly It is also affecting Charlie Taylor,

who has a window tinting It is taking me longer

to get to work, customers People are holding off coming

in now, so this week Marie and her son James

are beef and arable farmers. The road closure is costing

them time and money. It is a six mile extra radius,

which is taking us well over an extra half an hour each trip

and when we have two or three trips It is costing us more money in fuel,

time and making our life very This is a bird's eye

view of the northern On the left Norwich International

Airport, and from the Holt Road Yesterday at the other end,

the first of ten massive steel Each pair weighing 80 tonnes,

lifted by a 1000-tonne crane. Spanning the Norwich

to Sheringham railway. The council is apologising

for the delays. There will be a lot of pressure

in the area as this is a major project and we have got to press

on and get it finished and one of the key parts

to that is the big road junction. We already have the bridge

established there and the beams on and people can see it coming

into shape but there It is a controversial road

costing ?178 million, but the council says it will bring

huge economic benefits This section of road will open again

on Friday but by the end of May it will close for never and will become

a service road for farmers and local businesses. The whole thing is just

the start of what will be long delays and longer versions until the

divergent road is completed next March.

The police in Essex say they are very concerned

for the welfare of a three-year-old girl who has gone missing

in the area around Clacton and Jaywick

Peggie Happer was last seen on the 4th of April.

The police believe Peggie may not be receiving the care she needs

because Lisa Douglas and James Happer

are believed to be involved with drugs.

The restrictions on poultry farmers introduced last year

including parts of Norfolk and Suffolk

to reduce the risk of them being infected by wild birds.

Defra says the restrictions will end on Thursday.

A man from Norfolk who was trying to break the world record

for running from Lands End to John O'Groats has pulled

out, partly because of hateful messages online.

Dave Reading, who lives in Dereham, was aiming to complete the challenge

In the end he stopped after a hundred miles on day two.

He was suffering from painful blisters, but said upsetting

messages from online trolls had affected the team's spirits.

'S play with us for the weather forecast.

Milton Keynes triumph in the weekend's big ice hockey match, and

we deport from a venue which is an advertising man's a dream. -- and we

report. Airlander, the longest

aircraft in the world, is back outside for the first time

since its heavy landing in August. It was badly damaged

during the test flight and has spent months behind closed

doors being repaired. was moved out of its hangar

in Bedfordshire over the weekend It's hoped the airship could be

airborne by the end of the week. After seven long months

Airlander is back outside. At almost 92-metres long,

containing enough helium to fill 15 Olympic swimming pools,

it is an impressive sight. For safety reasons today this

is as close as we can get to the Airlander

because although it is tethered, it is now floating and moving

around its moorings circle. This is the reason why

it has been repaired. That nosedive landing on its second

test flight back in August. Last week I revealed these

new inflatable landing feet, which stow away in flight,

have been fitted to stop Technology the pilots

are keen to test. We have used that time to analyse

all of our data from the last two flights and we have had the real

luxury of having about six months to look at two

flights worth of data, Some are visible stuff

like the auxiliary landing system, the inflatable feet forward

at the main skids, and they will allow us to test and push

the boundaries of what this The team behind the project includes

apprentices who grew up in the area, proud Airlander is back out

and almost ready to go. I went to Shortstown Lower School

and the logo on the uniform was an airship, and now working

with an airship on the famous Garden Hangers is just

a brilliant feeling. Seeing it back out and rebuilt

is an amazing feeling. Airlander could be back in the skies

as early as the end of the week and the company has big

plans beyond that. During the summer we hope to become

a familiar sight throughout We'll look for some big events

to visit so people can see us, and by the end of the summer

hopefully look to go abroad, perhaps If this is a prototype,

when will you look to be We look at the end of this year

being the start of production We have got a couple of customers

in line to be the people we build Fast forward to 2020 and the firm

hopes to be building For now, all eyes will be

on the viability of this latest Now, it's been an incredible two

weeks for the Milton Keynes They've won an historic double -

the English Premier League They may not be the best

known team in MK, but they are certainly its most

successful professional sports club. Now they've won promotion

to Elite League, where they will play

the best teams in England, and the best players

from around the world. The Milton Keynes

Lightning lift Milton Keynes Lightning

play-off champions. 24 hours on from another party

on the ice, the head coach is busy getting

his hands dirty. I was in this morning

doing the washing! You wouldn't find Jose

Mourinho doing this. This is a 40 degrees wash,

so it takes longer but spins His team had already won

the Premier League and last night they beat Telford to win

the play-off His squad include five

overseas players, like All the equipment is

about 20 kilograms. We played in Coventry for our last

game and the crowd was big and the weather was hot so I probably lose

five kilograms during the game. Promotion means they will now face

the best teams in England and the squad will become full-time. He is

already scouting for new players and there are games are already a

sell-out. The potential is clear. A socket has changed. There is a lot

of speed in it, the rules have changed. It is fast, exciting, it

has everything. The fans are sought mix as well from little kids to

teenagers to 16-year-olds. Such a vast range watch it which tells you

so many people -- that is something for everyone. He has already made

one new signing, someone to wash the kit.

There were lots of things to enjoy this weekend apart from the weather.

Fans of Norwich City were treated to eight goals at Carrow Road.

It's the sort of game that people will talk about for years,

and that will make it important when it comes to helping people

Norwich have become only the second club

in the country to run sessions for people with dementia.

The idea is to look back at some historic moments

to jog the memories of those who once stood

Our health reporter Nikki Fox reports.

Thousands of moments have been made on this ground over the years.

One of those made by Terry Allcock in 1959 when Norwich reached

Fast forward half a decade and Terry's memories are helping

Run once a month and called Still On The Ball this session uses

memorabilia and talks by former players to trigger

I do get very frustrated when all of a sudden I have

got a name and I think, yeah, got that, and a short

time after, maybe the next day, it is gone.

Once you get involved in the sort of meeting you realise the benefits.

It is not just fans affected by dementia.

A burly defender in the '70s, Duncan Forbes was diagnosed

Now being looked after in a Norwich care home,

People come up to me and say, "my parents got

diagonosed," and I will say, "What age were they?"

He retired from football at 60 and we were going to travel

about and go on holidays and things like that and it just stopped.

When people say to me, "I went out for lunch

with my husband," that gets me because I think, "I cannot do that."

Both Jeannette and City legend Terry Allcock support

Norwich City's second highest all-time scorer happy to comment

Quite honestly, it is immoral the money they earn.

The project is looking for more memorabilia and people to come

along but it is already making a difference.

They seem to go away in such a happy manner and they do respond,

where if you speak to them one-on-one they are very

Sharing stories and creating flashbacks from faces.

As one of the members said, she drives there with a person

with dementia, she takes home her husband.

And if you want to be involved in the Still on the Ball Project

you can log on to the Age UK Norwich website.

from the New World Symphony by Dvorak.

we think a particular brand of wholemeal bread.

The story of advertising is told at a unique

The History of the Advertising Trust, which is based

at Raveningham in Norfolk, has just been upgraded.

Mike Liggins has been for a look round.

The first television advert in the UK. September 19 55. As the chart

show gum infection is because of more to force and decay. What a

shame we do not get more bar charts these days. This advert is one of 3

million individual items at the history of advertising archive.

There are books, posters, press ads, film and tapes and then there is the

paperwork, some of the very fascinating. Look at that memo from

the 1960s as the admin pitched the idea of Mr Kipling. It says who is

Mr Kipling? We think he has a cake like voice. Further down you concede

the first example of the slogan, exceedingly good cakes, written

down. The oldest item is a press advert from 1684. The most famous,

well, how about Ridley Scott's Hovis ad from 1973. It was like taking

bread to top of the world. Advertising as art, perhaps. It is

as good for you today as always. Advertising is a reflection of it is

a very interesting way for academics social historians to look at the

past. The archive is funded by donations

from the advertising industry but also by looking after the archives

of famous brands like Hovis and Hinds. -- Heinz. And today the

history of advertising thrust is proud of its new status as a

nationally accredited archive. It shows we meet all the criteria of a

good archive, which we are, and we give a professional service and the

team have fought hard to maintain that standard.

So the next time you are shouting at an advert on the TV, consider it

might be social history one day and is most likely to finish up here at

the History Of Advertising Trust. If there are some I love and some every

time I see I do shout at the television.

I did not know Ridley Scott that he Hovis advert. What a weekend of

weather. We will give you the credit for that! The highest temperature

recorded 25.5 Celsius and we condone that up to 26 Celsius. Many other

areas in the region very high or so. To the temperature is much closer to

the average. It was still a cracking day with a blue sky and sunshine.

And you can see from the satellite picture where we had the best of the

breaks and consequently the best of the afternoon sunshine. The chance

of a few was towards the wash in particular were mostly a dry night

with some clear spells. Temperatures with lows of 4-7 C for many but

rural sports could drop to one Celsius. We cannot rule out a touch

of ground frost in places. Winds becoming a light and variable.

Tomorrow high pressure builds pencil after the cold start it is a fine

and dry the, sunshine at times. Light winds to start the day but by

the afternoon the wind will pick up the moderate westerly. A pleasant

afternoon, quite blustery and perhaps more in the way of cloud

generally by the end of the day. That is Tuesday. Wednesday, this

week whether from pushing down from the north but looking very weak so

after a fine and Christ that we will seek some thicker cloud and perhaps

outbreaks of mainly light rain. -- after a fine and dry morning.

Towards the end of the week this weather front of a rapidly moving

towards others making the detail for the weekend quite tricky to pin

down. Thursday largely fine and dry, quite a lot of cloud and isolated

showers. Good Friday, mostly looking fine and dry with some sunshine,

rain eventually pushing down from the North likely quite late in the

day. If the weather front speeds up the rain will push in quicker. That

will have a knock on effect on Easter weekend. Friday largely dry,

possibly rain first thing on Saturday and sunshine and showers

for Saturday Sunday probably Monday. Some potentially on the heavy side

but at the moment quite a lot of fine and dry weather.

See you later. But it's it. We will see you tomorrow.

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