14/02/2017 Look East

A Defra investigation gets under way after an outbreak of bird flu in the

region. We meet the man from Essex who has been fitted with the

smallest pacemaker in the world. And I am at Carrow Road were Norwich

have been playing the league leaders on either tonight or football around

the region. -- on a busy night of football around the region.

Hello, I'm Amelia Reynolds Within hours, 23,000 birds on a farm

It's been confirmed a highly patheogenic strain of avian flu

In December restrictions were imposed throughout the country

after outbreaks of bird flu were recorded across Europe.

It meant all captive birds had to be kept under cover to stop them

Last week Defra announced the restrictions would be lifted

at the end of this month in some places.

Birds in the white areas of this map could be moved outside.

Those in the red areas, the high risk areas,

Yesterday came confirmation of the first case of bird flu

The H5N8 strain has been found at a farm near Redgrave

which isn't in that high risk area.

This from our chief reporter Kim Riley.

Four chicken sheds here are at the centre of the latest alert.

Banham Poultry, one of the biggest producers

It says the infection was confirmed after it notified Defra of a number

The company says birds at its other farms appear healthy and there is no

The development at Redgrave is a blow to the industry.

It is concerning times for the industry.

It is the most extensive series of outbreaks

So, yes, there is concern but there's also determination

to work with Defra to stamp out bird flu.

Duck producer Gressingham Foods has a large processing

It falls within a 10km open water or zone imposed

It says that production has been transferred

to headquarters near Woodbridge until further notice.

The company says it has no connection with Bridge Farm.

All its birds are in good health.

Given the restrictions imposed in December,

one key question is how the infection spread here.

At this stage it is impossible to say, really.

We will just have to wait for Defra to do their epidemiology work,

which means the tracing back of the disease, which is going

to take days, if not weeks, to complete until we have a clearer

picture as to how it might have entered this flock.

The poultry industry is worth ?700 million a year

There were hopes that East Anglia could get through the winter

without bird flu spreading here, but now producers finding themselves

in the new control zone are concerned for the future

After the cull the sheds at Bridge Farm have to stand empty

for 30 days or more and be disinfected.

Tonight, Defra said investigations are continuing to try to find

Graeme Cooke is the deputy chief veterinary officer.

I asked him how this farm could have been infected despite restrictions

being in place for two and a half months.

Yes, it is disappointing.

It causes great concern locally in the Norfolk and Suffolk area. We are

doing our best to put control measures in place immediately and

decisively. The farm that we are talking about lies outside what

Defra is looking at to be a high-risk area. You explain the way

that you have designated high and low risk areas? The proposal for

higher risk areas is based on the fact or recommendations of a fusion

of expert advice, veterinary advice and ornithological advice, migration

patterns and assemblage areas for wild birds. Can you give any

reassurance to farmers that are worried that the government has been

prepared to see them go out of business, because they will no

longer have their free range status? This is a devastating disease. Both

to the paltry involved but also to the farmers and producers. And Defra

has an obligation in common with governments across the world to

control it. High risk areas are areas which we have decided upon,

based on the best advice but our conclusions are not yet final.

Graham Cook, thank you very much. Thank you.

Council tax in Essex will rise by 3% from April.

It means the average household will pay

The decision was taken today at a meeting of

the Conservative-controlled Essex County Council.

Next tonight a 25-year-old man from Essex whose heart stopped

beating has become the first in this region to be

The operation was performed at Basildon Hospital.

The pacemaker is ten times smaller than those used in the past.

Joshua Taylor manages a pharmacy in Essex.

Since the age of 11 he's had an irregular heartbeat.

Just before Christmas his heart stopped

I was getting ready for bed, just stood up, had my usual warning

signs, so pressure underneath the nose

and the eyes, I became dizzy and that's all I remember.

Then coming round, having my legs in the air to help the blood flow,

To regulate his heartbeat Joshua

was fitted with the smallest pacemaker in the world.

The conventional pacemaker has a generator that sits on the muscle

on the front of the chest beneath the skin but would have

It is quite a large system, as you can see.

The new system is one tenth of the size, it has no extra lead.

Instead of being fitted outside the heart, it is inserted

into a vein in the leg, pushed into the heart,

and sends electrical impulses to the organ,

In a young person if he goes on holiday and what is this it

by the swimming pool without a top on, it would be obvious if he had

There is a scar and you can see it, but with something like this,

Back at work just two weeks after the operation,

Joshua is hoping he's seen the end of his blackouts.

Football, and it's been a big night with Norwich and Ipswich

playing the two top teams in the Championship.

Tom Williams is at Carrow Road for us now.

A pulsating game at Carrow Road tonight. Ultimately a point apiece

but that hardly does justice to the excitement witnessed this evening as

Norwich held the leaders Newcastle to a 2-2 draw. Newcastle went in

front after just 23 seconds with the Norwich defence caught cold, and

Perez and space slotting home. Cameron Jerome then it's skipped

down the wing to cross for Jacob Murphy. And then quite comical

fashion, the Newcastle goalkeeper missed his kick. Cameron Jerome

could not miss. Norwich held up until nine minutes from time when

Newcastle equalised. They had hit the post and the bar beforehand so

the draw was about right. Norwich tonight indebted to goalkeeper John

Ruddy for a string of fine saves. They stay seventh in the table.

Let's get the reaction from some fans here tonight.

We've got to defend better, but they are good side.

This time last year, we thumped them.

Norwich were the team on top in the so I would settle for a draw.

Newcastle are really good, aren't they?

And I thought they did brilliantly, actually, yeah.

And I thought Tettey was good, Hoolahan was amazing,

and Ruddy, God, he saved so many goals, didn't he?

We thought he was fabulous, didn't we?

A creditable draw for Ipswich, drawing 1-1 Brighton who were second

in the table. Luke Chambers scored, then Brighton equalised with a

penalty. The main talking point was a yellow card for Tom Lawrence who

will miss the east Anglian derby in a couple of weeks' time as a result.

In League 1, Oxford Nell, Southend two, Southampton and sing back from

defeat at the weekend. Colchester losing 3-2 against Crawley. A mixed

fortune for the Essex side, one point each for Norwich and Ipswich,

and an entertaining night all round. BBC Radio Norfolk and Suffolk will

have more on those games tomorrow. That's all from me, coming up now

the weather with Alex, but from the rest of the late team,

goodnight. Good evening. A much milder forecast

for this week starting with tonight. Lots of Proud around. Any earlier

rain has now cleared. -- lots of cloud. Temperatures well above

freezing as we end the night. Tomorrow, some uncertainty in the

forecast with a weather system coming in from the South West.

Bringing some rain, but not necessarily for everyone. The bulk

of the day and try half of the region. Some rain and cloud first

thing but it should brighten up through the middle part of the day.

Temperatures well into double figures at around 11 Celsius with a

light, southerly wind. You will see this rain coming in from the South

West. It may affect northern parts, and well you see that splash of rain

it could be on the heavy side with the odd rumble of thunder. The

National weather is coming up, but here is the outlook, and it is

stained fine and dry for Thursday and Friday,

weather into the weekend. A bit of fog around to watch out for. Jon

Hammond with the national forecast now.

Good