:00:11. > :00:11.Good evening, I'm Katherine Nash. for the news where you are.
:00:12. > :00:18.A company that supports vulnerable teenagers in Norfolk has
:00:19. > :00:20.had its contract for new placements suspended over concerns about
:00:21. > :00:28.SixteenPlus is paid by the council to provide supported accommodation
:00:29. > :00:33.for 16 to 18-year-olds who have recently left care.
:00:34. > :00:36.It follows a report by BBC Look East showing the poor conditions some
:00:37. > :00:38.of those young people were living in.
:00:39. > :00:41.And today, Norfolk County Council announced the contract
:00:42. > :00:43.for new placements had been suspended pending an investigation.
:00:44. > :00:48.This from our health reporter, Nikki Fox.
:00:49. > :00:50.The home of a vulnerable 17-year-old living in Norfolk on their own.
:00:51. > :00:53.Cat faeces on the floor, and cigarette butts
:00:54. > :01:00.This is how I found it earlier this month.
:01:01. > :01:03.What's worrying upstairs is not just the mess, but also the state
:01:04. > :01:12.Some of them are clearly broken, and then if I show you this one
:01:13. > :01:15.here, in one of the rooms upstairs, it is cracked and there are there
:01:16. > :01:22.The day we filmed, the teenage care leaver was moved.
:01:23. > :01:25.The councillor who first move the concerns links it has taken
:01:26. > :01:28.This was first reported to the children's services
:01:29. > :01:32.So I'm pretty disgusted that obviously, as an elected member,
:01:33. > :01:34.my issues won't seem to be taken seriously.
:01:35. > :01:37.And with the evidence that has been presented to me afterwards,
:01:38. > :01:42.Norfolk County Council says it has now inspected aching
:01:43. > :01:50.It also says it is now making weekly visit so it can be satisfied
:01:51. > :01:54.It says it is in the process of appointing
:01:55. > :02:01.We filmed at the property after a whistle-blower past
:02:02. > :02:03.a councillor photos of other houses in Norfolk.
:02:04. > :02:06.Glenn Leverett lives near one of them.
:02:07. > :02:07.He says he made repeated complaints to SixteenPlus
:02:08. > :02:12.Loud music at two and three o'clock in the morning.
:02:13. > :02:18.You can clearly hear plates, glasses, cups
:02:19. > :02:23.Everything being trashed. I do think, why?
:02:24. > :02:26.Where is the people who are meant to be there constantly
:02:27. > :02:46.No new teenagers will be placed with SixteenPlus
:02:47. > :02:51.The council can't say how long that will take.
:02:52. > :02:56.Earlier, I spoke to Nikki and asked her if Norfolk is
:02:57. > :03:02.the only place SixteenPlus is operating.
:03:03. > :03:04.No, the company is also being used by Cambridgeshire
:03:05. > :03:09.Now, Cambridgeshire cancelled all new placements the day before
:03:10. > :03:14.Norfolk, but Suffolk says it has carried out numerous visits
:03:15. > :03:16.and is fully satisfied, so it will continue to place young
:03:17. > :03:23.Even though we are not talking about a large
:03:24. > :03:26.number of young people, these contracts are substantial.
:03:27. > :03:30.Norfolk County Council have paid to SixteenPlus ?4 million over
:03:31. > :03:36.And in Suffolk, the company has just won a large joint contract
:03:37. > :03:39.with another company worth ?7 million.
:03:40. > :03:44.And that is to take on more than 100 teenage asylum seekers.
:03:45. > :03:48.Campaigning has got underway in the local elections.
:03:49. > :03:51.They're on May 4th, and this year we'll be deciding
:03:52. > :03:54.who we want to represent us on our county councils.
:03:55. > :03:57.They're the top tier of local government and oversee things
:03:58. > :04:01.like social services, care for the elderly
:04:02. > :04:06.At the moment, all councils in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex
:04:07. > :04:08.are under Conservative control, as our political correspondent,
:04:09. > :04:14.The Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, visiting a relief road
:04:15. > :04:21.Today, the Conservatives promised that, if re-elected,
:04:22. > :04:24.they will complete the final stretch and turn it into a ring road.
:04:25. > :04:27.He was also shown the site of the third river
:04:28. > :04:32.And he launched his party's manifesto.
:04:33. > :04:34.The Tories will talk a lot about their commitment
:04:35. > :04:41.That and their promise to keep down costs and protect public services.
:04:42. > :04:48.One thing people can be certain about if a Conservative council
:04:49. > :04:51.with a good majority is elected in May, that
:04:52. > :04:54.with a good majority is elected in May, that they will
:04:55. > :04:58.The money they are visiting this year is going to be well
:04:59. > :05:05.Which party is best placed to keep providing
:05:06. > :05:10.That is the main issue in every county in these elections.
:05:11. > :05:13.Labour say the Conservative's cuts have been too deep.
:05:14. > :05:15.Councils should be using more of their reserves to ease the pain.
:05:16. > :05:19.If we invest in improving some of the things that we need to do,
:05:20. > :05:22.like helping people to stay at home when they are elderly and frail,
:05:23. > :05:24.like helping families to stay together when the children
:05:25. > :05:27.are in difficulty or families are in difficulty, we will
:05:28. > :05:30.All the parties have a lot to prove in the elections.
:05:31. > :05:32.Neighbour wants to show that, despite its problems nationally,
:05:33. > :05:39.The Liberal Democrats, once the main opposition
:05:40. > :05:43.If residents have experienced a Liberal Democrat county councillor,
:05:44. > :05:48.they will invariably vote again for the Liberal Democrats.
:05:49. > :05:52.The Greens sometimes surprise, while Ukip certainly did last time.
:05:53. > :05:56.People now realise that Ukip are not just that one policy party.
:05:57. > :06:00.Also, we have nobody telling us how to vote.
:06:01. > :06:09.We do what is right for our local people.
:06:10. > :06:11.Behind the sound bites some very real issues.
:06:12. > :06:16.So who we choose to sit on our council chambers will be important.
:06:17. > :06:19.Ipswich Town has announced that it's putting up season ticket prices
:06:20. > :06:25.An adult season ticket will rise on average by 1.5% and concessionary
:06:26. > :06:32.rates will only be available for the over-65s.
:06:33. > :06:36.But under-12s will be able to watch all home games for under ?50.
:06:37. > :06:39.Those are your top stories tonight, but there's just time to leave
:06:40. > :06:45.you with the weather. Here's Julie.
:06:46. > :06:53.Overnight tonight, we keep quite a lot of cloud, clear intervals and
:06:54. > :06:57.some patchy rain and drizzle. Mild, too. Temperatures no lower than
:06:58. > :07:04.seven or eight and we hold onto it blustery West to north-westerly
:07:05. > :07:08.wind. Summary tomorrow, some dry weather, the cloud of training and
:07:09. > :07:14.breaking to allow some sunshine through. Temperatures up to around
:07:15. > :07:22.57 Fahrenheit, 14 Celsius. Sunday, still a?. -- still a question about
:07:23. > :07:27.what will happen. Some abbots of rain, but hopefully a little
:07:28. > :07:31.brightness and sunset, too. Soon, the national forecast, but here is
:07:32. > :07:34.the outlook. Monday, cloudy with outbreaks of rain, TDD
:07:35. > :07:41.it is rather breezy. Now for the national outlook.
:07:42. > :07:50.It was quite a wet day across many northern and western parts of the
:07:51. > :07:51.UK. This was the view in Lancashire not so long ago. For