11/04/2017 Look East

The farmers calling for tougher action on flytipping.

The new racing season starts in Newmarket next season.

And we're talking about statues -

First tonight, the council in the High Court to argue its case

against what it says could become Dale Farm mark two.

Evicting 400 travellers from the Dale Farm site in 2011 cost

Basildon council more than ?4 million.

This second site at Hovefields is just two miles away.

Councillors say that once again it's the travellers who are in the wrong.

And they say they want to nip the problem in the bud.

Today they took their fight to the High Court.

Once again, Basildon Borough Council and travellers are embroiled in

legal disputes and there is a lot at stake this

legal disputes and there is a lot at stake here at the High Court.

The council accuses the travellers of

being in contempt because it says they have continued to make changes

to a number of pitches, despite court rulings banning them from

The travellers deny it but if found to be in contempt their

lawyer has told me they could potentially face prison sentences.

And these are the pitches today's hearing was

about in an area called Silver Lodge kennels.

The council says touring caravans have been replaced by

mobile homes and a shed with toilets inside is being built,

Hovefields's neighbours have told us they are worried about what is

Work has continued over the last three or four weeks despite

This dispute has brought back unpleasant memories.

Hovefields is less than two miles from Dale Farm, once the largest

Years of legal wrangling lead to a costly and

Now, six years on, Basildon Council and

travellers once again faced each other across a courtroom.

The travellers urged the judge to authorise the changes they have

made, there are lawyer said taking action would have a devastating

impact on the lives of the 12 children, including two newborn

babies who live on those five pitches and Mr Clarke said traveller

and Gypsy culture is under threat and said the European Court of Human

Rights technology they need protection. More evidence will be

heard tomorrow and there are echoes of the argument in the build-up to

that Dale Farm eviction. The council saying planning law simply must be

enforced and traveller groups saying they not enough pitches for them.

The Home Secretary Amber Rudd came to Norfolk today

to campaign for Conservative candidates

in the forthcoming local council elections.

A new report says care homes in this region

have the highest number of staff vacancies

So how would the different political parties

deal with what's widely seen as a care crisis?

On one of the Tories' big hitters lending a hand to fellow party

members. Among the main challenges facing councils and how to look

after our own elderly population. The care sector struggling to retain

staff, our region has the second-highest staff vacancy rate

after London, nearly 8%. Nationally more than 300,000 adult social care

workers left their jobs in 2015-16. That is equivalent to name hundred

and 28 people every day. One of the things we're doing is making sure we

have an increasing number of apprenticeships and last year 87,000

started an adult social care, 37,000 up on the previous year. It is very

important area and hear on now for an nationally and we are also

putting another ?2 billion in up to 2020. Norfolk County Council have

funded this video to try and get more young people into a cabbie in

the sector. A career in adult social care give you more satisfaction than

you might think. -- young people into a career. There has always been

an issue about you pay staff the minimum wage, how rotten hours and

terms and conditions and expected top class service and we can see it

does not happen, in any industry. We are trying to get some of the money

that goes into overseas aid and bring it back into the system so we

can use it for our social services, but adult social care and children.

The Liberal Democrats are looking at a dedicated NHS and care tax so we

know exactly where the money is going to it would show on your

payslip and would be informed by an independent assessment of how much

they need. Voting for the local council

elections will take place on May the 4th.

Our Health Reporter Nikki Fox is with me now.

Nikki, why is the East so badly off when it comes to not

Partly because there are quite a fewer retirement areas in this

region that need more carers but those tend to be the edges that are

more affluent sort then in turn carers can't afford to live there.

Some independent carers are saying although Brexit hasn't necessarily

meant lots of Eastern European workers have suddenly left, what it

has meant is fewer people are coming here to work in the first place

which is having a small impact and also in love what they have done

quite a lot to recruit staff, as you so in that report. -- and also in

Norfolk. If you offered more to what any supermarket then

money can talk. Councils do not have much money so

presumably they cannot be a lot. Suffolk County Council admits has

not increased its fees for five years and for the first time Essex

County Council is facing legal action of the amount it pays to care

companies, it is being taken to court by the body representing two

organisations and that is because some care homes receive around ?160

less a week for Council funded care than they do for private. Some

people say that is grossly unfair. Thank you.

Farmers say fly-tipping in Essex has reached unprecedented levels.

In the last six months there have been more than 120 cases

where entire lorry loads have been dumped in fields.

Landowners say the criminal gangs responsible must be stopped.

A field of the A12, the spoiled and building waste. A lot of paperwork

in here from schools and private houses, mainly in Romford. It will

cost the land owner of thousands. And if he does not leave risks

ending up in court. The main annoyance is it is now yours and

nothing will happen except you have got to clear it up and pay the bill.

Nearby another field and the same story. Cowpox cup and two more lorry

loads of waste. We feel as if -- had locks cut. We feel as though we are

the dumping ground for society and because it is on private property

the enforcement agencies seek it is our responsibility. Inspector

Clouseau could have discovered done this. But not a single prosecution

so far. The Essex fly-tipping group has been formed for this reason with

the aim to prove intelligence between landowners, police and

councils and then target distributable with contractors to

catch responsible. This is, full waste, a lot has been

semi-processed, so great has been in the waste system and then the

worthless waste is left such the plastic and plasterboard coming out

onto farmland. This is very organised, they know what they are

doing and are making money by avoiding the final land that

charges. The Government today announced plans to make flight it

was clear up waste. Cold comfort for the victims of industrial scale

fly-tipping. They say punitive fines, long prison sentences and the

seizing assets are the only thing that will stop this fly-tipping

epidemics. South Norfolk Council has

successfully prosecuted a business owner in Norwich for not

ensuring his waste was He said he'd paid

someone to remove it, but it was found dumped

in a layby in Wymondham. David Fergus, from the council,

told me why the business itself Well, all residents and businesses

have a duty of care to make sure their waste is appropriate

collected, managed and ultimately disposed

they should really apply some

common-sense checks to make sure the person they give their waste to does

actually have a waste carrier's licence, which is something they can

check with the Environment Agency. They also need to ask

the question about where and make some reasonable

enquiries about that. And that applies to both

the residents, people at homes, Do you think people understand

their responsibilities I think most people

are quite responsible in terms of this, but there

are a number of people who either see a deal

and think it is a cheaper option

without realising the risk they pose to themselves in terms

of fly-tipping, or alternatively in

terms of prosecution. We are doing quite a new awareness

campaign here to raise awareness for all the residents

and businesses locally. In that particular case,

how did you trace it back We receive around 689 reports

of fly-tipping and we conducted and 94 active

investigations, and in each case we conduct an investigation

we will actually go through and examine

the material that has been deposited

and look for those who can So when we went through

the material that had been deposited

we were able to track it back very clearly

to the business, and attributed to him

and therefore identify he We have heard about

the worries in Essex about fly-tipping now

on an How big the problem do

you think it has become? Nationally it is a huge problem

because at the price of disposing of waste gets

higher and higher there professional criminals who are

engaged in these illegal practices and sometimes people are seduced

by people offering a very cheap I guess our message

would be that if it is a very cheap option then

you should be quite careful it is actually a compliant option

for disposing of your waste because ultimately you will expose yourself

to fixed penalty and prosecution. The Suffolk singer Ed Sheeran

has reached a deal after he was threatened

with legal action. was too similar to a song called

Photograph by Ed Sheeran. The ?16 million lawsuit

has now been dismissed said the two sides had

reached an an agreement. She still to come, we will have the

weather. And listen to this. John Bunyan here, the next big thing on

the tourist trails, talking statues. I often wondered how John Bunyan

would speak. Now we move. -- now we know.

Have you heard of the racehorse Eminent?

Maybe not, but in Newmarket there's a buzz in the air ahead

Because Eminent is the son of Frankel, one of the most

successful racehorses of all time. It's now four and a half

years since Frankel was retired to stud unbeaten.

And this season some of his fillies and colts will compete

in the Classics for the first time, starting next month

Tom Williams has been to see Eminent in training.

As with all the fame comes a great expectation.

All eyes on Eminent, centre of attention

The first offspring for the unbeaten wonder-horse Frankel.

Not a trainer around that wouldn't want to work with a mini-Frankel.

It is a real privilege to do this, and knowing that he has got ability.

The way that he won his maiden was fantastic and everything he has

done for us since has lived up to that.

How much pressure is on your shoulders, having

Luckily he doesn't know about it too much, so that's all right.

That's why he is yawning and he is quite happy, but for me

This is a great hope for us to be able to put the yard on the map

and hopefully he will live up to everything we expect of him.

Frankel is widely regarded as the greatest ever racehorse,

unbeaten in 14 outings, a Guineas winner, ending

an illustrious career with victory on British Champions Day.

Eminent has started his career well with a debut win at Newmarket,

suggesting Frankel's foals are growing into

We had the first crop of two-year-olds last

year and the question was whether they would train on.

Often the horses are precocious and they don't travel through,

but it's had one or two winners this season already so clearly...

And the way you look at the horse, Eminent here looks fantastic.

Eminent will race at Newmarket's Craven meeting next week.

A traditional trial for his Guineas, where he will hope to follow

Frankel demolished the field that they in that famous race that

And we're probably going to be blessed with a very strong

And Frankel could be represented by at least three colts.

Unfortunately, you know, if we just had the only one,

but there are a lot of other good ones, so he is obviously proving

He's a bright hope, and Eminent wants to prove

Two friends from Suffolk have just returned home after walking

a quarter of the way around the world.

Henry Dunham and Sam Crimp set off in May and walked 6500 miles

to cross their finishing line in Kathmandu in Nepal.

Henry's sister Annie, from Framlingham, died a year ago,

after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

The pair have now raised more than ?14,000 for charity, including

We'll speak to them in a moment, but first this from Kim Riley.

Arrive in Istanbul and head towards Ankara.

Planning their big adventure around the kitchen table last May.

The trek was Hendry and Sam's contribution

to Annie's Challenge, a

charity set up in tribute to Annie Hughes' love of life.

difficulties, married and had two young children.

She lived eight months after her diagnosis.

Here supporting early fundraising efforts.

She was just 29 when she died, leaving behind her husband,

David, and children Lilly and Noah. She was the inspiration that drove

They walked beneath blue skies, sheltered from torrential rain.

I would have to say being stuck up in

the mountains in Romania was very gruelling, for two or three days.

Among the places they had taken refuge, a shepard's hut.

Later they were arrested by Turkish police for

They saw some amazing sites - the view

from Mount Sandakphu in the Himalayas.

Finally, on the 27th of March, after some 13 million steps,

a reception committee of friends and relatives

As the banner said - Kathman-done-it.

Did you have any idea what you were taking an? Short answer no. We went

to the gym a lot and were well-trained but nothing can prepare

you that. How much weight did you lose because presumably food was

scarce. We did not have the best diet. Bread and jam most nights. We

both lost around eight kilograms. You had to take a detour at one

point? In India we did. There is a separatist group who can cause quite

a bit of mischief and we got two thirds of the way along and tall by

our security friend we had to take a very sudden detour so we got a train

to Calcutta and then continued our route down to Kathmandu. I know you

had helped along the way but what is interesting in the richer companies

never be helping -- richer countries know that they helped you, only in

the poorer countries. I think it is empathy with the see a struggling

and the wanted to help us out. What I do not want to say anything bad

about Germans or Austrians! But we found a little but they were not so

keen to help. Did you have any very low points you thought you could not

continue? There were certainly low point but we never once a vocally

said we should give up. In Turkey the political situation once more

caused ranks between us and the locals and it was also raining the

whole time we were there. -- had caused some banks. But the contest

he flew after that. There is a very serious side to this and told me

some interesting facts about the brain tumours. The sad thing about

brain tumours as it is often referred to as the young person's

can serve as it kills more people under 40 than any other cancer. But

there is a very little funding for it, it received 1% of Government

funding which is why people like us and the charity we support try to

make a difference. And you did this all because of

Annie, and how are her family coping now? Obviously it is incredibly

difficult, to lose anyone but Annie was this incredibly brave character,

just the most gentle person you will ever meet. She had these two

beautiful young children who sadly will probably live the rest of their

lives never really remembering their mother and that is the biggest

sadness of all. Congratulations to both of you. What we have both done

is amazing and I'm sure she would be very proud of you.

Tourist bosses are always looking for new ways

And today an idea which has already proved popular

in Chicago and Berlin, has been unveiled in Bedford.

Basically, it involves a mobile phone,

and some history lessons about the great and the good of Bedford.

Louise Hubball has been to hear for herself.

In Bedford you do not have to go far before you find a statue.

And now these figures from the town's history can

Simply scan the sign with your smartphone

and there is a message from this famous Puritan preacher.

John Bunyan here, one-time sinner and bestselling author of

Born of humble origin in the year of our Lord 1628.

Other familiar faces on the tour include jazz

musician Glenn Miller, who performed here during the Second World War.

Now, you don't happen to know where I can find

Across the river, the imposing knight on top of the war memorial

Most people stroll past with their ice cream, cans of drink,

I imagine him rather lonely up there.

He is also an all-purpose medieval warrior, so I thought of him

as perhaps angry at the First World War being fought by millions of

He wants war fought by professionals like

And the speech for John Howard, the famous prison reformer

from the 1700s, has been written by inmates from Bedford

prison working alongside a local theatre groups.

I ask you to remember the sweetness of

freedom and the relief of forgiveness.

The team behind project are keen to get the

They really engaged with the project and were

excited to be part of it and talk about the fact once they were out of

prison they would be able to come and hear the statues talk and know

for the John Howard statue they were part of the project.

The reflections of Bedford sculpture is voiced by the comedian

You've checked out my lacy underparts, right?

I represent the lace makers of Bedford as well as

The project, produced by Sing London, has already had

So Sing London have taken the project from

Chicago to Berlin, to Manchester, Leeds and now here in Bedford.

We are hoping it will put our statues on the map and also local

people will engage more in the history of their town and these

So next time you take a stroll through Bedford it

is worth seeing what the statues have to say.

That is a very good idea. The weather with Alex. Thinking

about the Easter weekend, it will be a bit cooler by the weekend and the

chance of some rain. We have had above average temperatures and some

more fine weather today. Some lovely sunshine here on the beach and

another photograph looking at Northamptonshire, glorious. The

satellite image shows a lot of sunshine today and this weather

system coming down from the north is pushing cloud in our direction so

although the deep end is fine with some sunshine, the evening and night

will see cloud increase from the north-west which could eventually

produce some rain by the end of the night. With more close than must

lead it will be more mild and temperatures tomorrow morning around

seven Celsius. Tomorrow starts with the few of rain and this weather

system coming and Andy cold front bringing some fresh and conditions

expected -- expected to be more blustery. It should brighten up on

the whole of the Day looks much cloudier than today. Quite a

blustery wind in from the west. As we get into the afternoon it will

cloud over once more from the north-west and although it will not

amount to very much there could be some spots of rain here and there

but some will miss that entirely. Slightly fresher conditions behind

that cold front and clearer skies meaning a chilly start to Thursday.

Some uncertainty for Easter weekend depending on the behaviour of this

weather system. Fresher for Easter weekend and the chance of some rain

but a brightly on Thursday, killing a lot fresher, chance of an isolated

shower in western counties -- feeling a lot fresher. On Friday at

the risk of one or two showers but largely dry. Cooler and fresher on

Saturday with some sunshine and the risk of some rain over Easter

weekend. I will have an updated picture tomorrow.

Colder and possibly wetter than last weekend.

That is all. Goodbye. There have never been

so many people in work - that's what the Government

keeps telling us.