21/12/2016 Look East

Hello and welcome to the Look East late news.

A Brexit bounce for our boatbuilders.

Exporting companies say they're benefiting

An abortion clinic in Norwich says it has made major changes

And windy but mild for the Christmas weekend. All the details coming up

later. First tonight a Brexit boom

for our boatbuilders. Most of the luxury yachts

built in this country go to overseas buyers,

predominantly in America and Europe. The value of the pound

against the dollar and the Euro means British boats are now

cheaper to foreign buyers. British companies are having to pay

more for parts and raw materials. This from our Business

Correspondent Richard Bond. Building luxury yachts

for millionaires. It's big business in this region,

and since the referendum, The drop in the value of the pound

has made British yachts This is a boat for an American

client, it is about ?2 million. At this yard in Norfolk,

they have felt the benefit. We have had a great last four

months, we have sold six boats, all to foreign buyers -

half to America, and half They are taking advantage

of the exchange rate, it is very clear our boats have

become cheaper to foreign buyers. About 15-20%, so on a boat the size

behind me, that's nearly $500,000. The yachts made by the yard

cost up to ?2.5 million. Nine out of every

ten are sold abroad. The post-referendum bounce has

helped other boat builders too. Spirit Yachts of Ipswich makes

powerboats and sailing yachts Today it opened a new factory,

doubling the size of its premises There is a disadvantage of a weak

pound for manufacturers. It makes that imported raw materials

such as wood more expensive. But the upturn of orders has revived

an industry which has been But the terms of Britain's exit

from the EU will be important. A cheap pound may have given

a short-term boost to this industry, but companies like Spirit know

that the outcome of international trade deals yet to be conducted

will decide whether the industry Well, Nigel Stuart is

the managing director It has been a big day.

It has, been an exciting day. We have doubled the size of our

premises, we have filled the shed for the next year. Really positive.

How much do you put the success down to the Brexit factor?

Obviously, the Brexit factor, the lower pound, and it has affected

stocks and shares, this has allowed us to make the decision a bit

earlier. But we have done a hard drive on sales and marketing in the

last two and a half years. It has made people have the desire to have

the boat in the first place. They are not just buying all of a sudden

because the pound is low. We heard the reports that many

companies such as are now having to pay more for imported, raw

materials. Is that something that is having an impact?

It is having a small impact, but our boats are completely built from

wood, and the majority of the cost of building is Labour. It is

allowing us to be very competitive in the market.

I'm sure you would have seen highs and lows over the years that you

there is a lot of uncertainty about there is a lot of uncertainty about

the future. No business, no matter what you are in, likes uncertainty.

Yes, I agree with that. I think with what is quick to happen with Brexit

and how the trade deals are, it could have a huge effect. But boats

can be registered around the world, at which the value of boats, people

can register in a country outside Europe, even if they are European.

We will have to see where it goes, it will be very interesting to see

which boats are flying which flags. Thank you very much indeed.

An abortion clinic in Norwich says it has made major changes

since a highly critical report by health inspectors.

Services at the Marie Stopes Centre were stopped from August to October

this year after an inspection by the Care Quality

They found 60% of staff at the Norwich centre hadn't

They found only 40% of staff at the Norwich centre has been trained in

consent. And that clinicians were "bulk

signing" up to 60 consent forms at a time, without meeting patients

or considering their There was also found to be no clear

action plan to lower the risk of infection and "multiple surgical

termination products left "in a single open hazardous waste

bin in a sluice room next Earlier I spoke to our

Health Reporter, Nikki Fox. Well, some of the findings

really were quite shocking, particularly around consent,

which is so important when it comes A woman is required by law to get

the approval of two doctors before And that is supposed to give them

the chance to fully understand But the CQC found that

40% of staff did not Clinicians admitted to bulk

signing forms as well, anything between 30-60

at any one time. The second main criticism was around

infection control, and as you know, with surgical procedures like this,

that is of the utmost importance. Abortions were resumed in October

after improvements were made. They perform around 700

abortions each year. Today, in a statement, they said

that since the inspections, they have made considerable changes

to their management and governors, and that includes a lot

of training of staff, but the CQC said that

while they recognised progress has been made,

they will continue to monitor the service very closely,

and it will not hesitate to take Nine centres in Harlow have

received specialist training from Essex Police to open

as Hate Incident Reporting Centres. It follows the death of Arek Yosvik,

a Polish man from the town who was attacked and killed

earlier this year. As well as the centres,

200 members of the local community The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh

have delayed their annual Christmas They were due to repeat

last year's travel arrangements, when the Queen and the Duke took

the train from King's Cross to Kings Lynn before being driven

to Sandringham House. A spokesman today said the Queen

and Prince Philip have heavy colds. Harbour users in Southwold have

accused Waveney Council of "bungling incompetence" over

a multi-million pound project Bollards to tie up boats

were never installed, making the quay unusable

for larger vessels. The council has admitted

mistakes were made. Spring 2010,

Southwold's historic harbour wall, Later that year, a ?4 million

project to rebuild it and make other improvements was announced -

to the delight of locals. Bunkering for diesel,

new crane, new electrics, And hopefully we will keep

the bollards, which are the only Trouble is, despite giving many

years of sterling service, those bollards were not reinstalled

on top of the harbour wall. New ones were specified

at a cost of ?64,000. But, for whatever reason,

they were never installed. Instead, mooring rings

were installed, which are not strong enough for

commercial vessels. And the tragedy is the fact

that we can't earn a living from the wall, so there

is no money coming in. So, you've got boats queueing up

to use this quayside that We've got spaces here to take boats

that want to use it, but we can't use them,

because of this problem Waveney Council admits it has

signed off the project. It will now have to

pay to sort it out. It's been described

as bungling incompetence. I mean, obviously, there has been

an oversight with regards to the fixing arrangements

of the bollards. It could be, in actual

fact, it was the wrong But to call it bungling incompetence

I don't think is the case. The council says it will now

install the bollards needed Some of the old ones, made in 1908,

did not go to waste. A couple are now protecting a car

park ticket machine instead. Coming up now,

the weather with Alex. But from the rest of

the late team, goodnight. Good evening. After a relatively

mild day, we have got chilly conditions overnight tonight. The

weather front that brought patchy rain for some of us today has

cleared to the south-east, and we are left with clear skies. Some

patchy mist and fog around, temperatures dropping boats to

freezing, if not below in frost prone spots. The risk of frost and

perhaps some icy patches where we have had that earlier rain. Chilly

start to the day tomorrow. High-pressure building in from the

South West for tomorrow, a fine forecasters expected. A bit of a

chilly start, mist and fog to clear first thing, then long spells of

sunshine through the morning. It will be on the chilly side, highs of

around 6-7 , and into the afternoon increasing cloud coming in from the

west. The winds will pick up overnight, and with more cloud

moving in. Here is the outlook staying

good for us. Mild by the time we reach Christmas Day.

Hello there, there is wet and very windy weather on the way in the

run-up to Christmas. The worst of the weather to the northern half of

the UK. We have a strengthening jet out of North America that is

propgating across the Atlantic. Rushing our way. Picking up low

pressure, deepening them, tracking them to the north-west of Scotland,

hence the wind and rain. Tonight, we have gale