:00:07. > :00:11.Welcome to Wednesday's Look North. Tonight: Three people are killed in
:00:11. > :00:13.an horrific early morning road accident.
:00:14. > :00:17.A victim of deceit — murdered for attempting to expose the truth about
:00:17. > :00:19.her killer. The family of a woman killed in her Turkish holiday home
:00:19. > :00:23.speak out. Born in a cave more than 500 years
:00:23. > :00:25.ago. But now there's a campaign to bring Mother Shipton out of the
:00:25. > :00:29.shadows. And let there be light. The Lumiere
:00:29. > :00:32.festival is back with a promise it'll be bigger and better.
:00:32. > :00:34.We'll be live with Durham's cricketers as they prepare to
:00:34. > :00:40.celebrate a remarkable season at their end—of—year bash.
:00:40. > :00:43.And the chairman's nephew saves the day as Middlesbrough draw again in
:00:43. > :00:58.front of their lowest league crowd at the Riverside.
:00:58. > :01:03.First tonight: An horrific car crash in West Cumbria has left three
:01:03. > :01:06.people dead. It happened on the A596, the main road between Carlisle
:01:06. > :01:12.and Aspatria, just outside the village of Crosby Villa shortly
:01:12. > :01:16.before 5:30am today. Two cars collided head on. The victims have
:01:16. > :01:19.been named as Michael John Harrison, 47 and from Aspatria, 22—year—old
:01:19. > :01:26.Jamie Lee Edmondson from Maryport and Todd Ridley, 18 and also from
:01:26. > :01:36.Maryport. All three died at the scene. Alison Freeman reports.
:01:36. > :01:48.The aftermath of the crash which left all those involved head. ——
:01:48. > :01:53.dead. The driver and his passenger were heading east. The 47—year—old
:01:53. > :02:03.man driving the white Rover was heading west. The collision happened
:02:03. > :02:07.just before 5:30am. Officers arriving at the scene didn't know
:02:07. > :02:13.what to expect. They came across this tragic scene here. At the
:02:13. > :02:17.moment, we have family liaison officers working with the families
:02:17. > :02:20.of the people involved and supporting them and we will continue
:02:20. > :02:29.to do that in the weeks and months to come. This stretch of the A596
:02:29. > :02:34.has double white lines which means no overtaking. Officers have to
:02:34. > :02:40.figure out why one of the cars was on the wrong side. Investigators
:02:40. > :02:43.have been trying to work out exactly what happened on this road through
:02:43. > :02:51.the north—western edge of the county. In the meantime, motorists
:02:51. > :02:56.are being urged to take care. I wouldn't like to speculate as to the
:02:56. > :03:03.cause but I wouldn't advise everyone to obey traffic signs such as double
:03:03. > :03:18.white lines. The road reopened at around 12.
:03:18. > :03:21.The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating benefits
:03:21. > :03:24.provided to Durham's Police and Crime Commissioner, Ron Hogg, during
:03:24. > :03:27.his final period as a senior officer at Cleveland Police. Allegations
:03:27. > :03:30.that Mr Hogg knowingly accepted benefits he wasn't entitled to were
:03:30. > :03:35.referred to the IPCC by Durham's Police and Crime Panel. Mr Hogg
:03:35. > :03:38.released a statement today saying he would "fully co—operate" with the
:03:38. > :03:46.IPCC investigation, adding that he was confident they would find he had
:03:46. > :03:50.acted in good faith throughout. The family of a North Yorkshire
:03:50. > :03:53.woman shot dead in Turkey have said she was the "victim of deceit" —
:03:53. > :03:58.murdered for attempting to expose "the truth about her killer". Anne
:03:58. > :04:03.Bury from Swainby was killed in Dalyan in September. Her son and
:04:03. > :04:06.mother were also shot in the attack. Ms Bury's gardener is currently
:04:06. > :04:13.awaiting trial for murder. Her funeral is taking place this
:04:13. > :04:20.weekend. Joe Inwood reports. Anne Bury was in a Turkish holiday
:04:20. > :04:27.home when she was killed. Her son was shot in the leg, her mother in
:04:27. > :04:31.the back. That much is known. Other details are contested and confused,
:04:31. > :04:36.though. Today, for the first time, her family have told their version
:04:36. > :04:42.of events. They say there was one gun, one killer and three victims.
:04:42. > :04:43.The murderer stole into the family villa in the middle of the night
:04:43. > :05:00.while they slept. Those actions are claimed to be the
:05:00. > :05:05.responsibility of this man, her former gardener, who is currently
:05:05. > :05:09.awaiting trial for her murder. His family have previously suggested
:05:09. > :05:17.that they were in a long—term relationship. However, this has been
:05:17. > :05:23.claimed to be a deceit. It was exposing this to the police which
:05:23. > :05:30.cost her her life. Her funeral will take place at Mitchells
:05:30. > :05:39.Middlesbrough Cathedral. We understand her son is yet to return
:05:39. > :05:44.home. The family say that it is the mental trauma of that day which will
:05:44. > :05:54.last and the loss of someone they say was caring, compassionate,
:05:54. > :05:57.considerate and trusting. A West Cumbrian care home has been
:05:57. > :06:00.closed down because of staffing problems. 28 residents will have to
:06:00. > :06:03.be re—homed from the Branthwaite nursing home near Workington.
:06:03. > :06:06.Executive Care, which runs the home, says it's found it impossible to
:06:06. > :06:11.find long—term nursing staff needed to deal with patients with
:06:11. > :06:14.conditions such as dementia. A casualty of recruitment issues in
:06:14. > :06:18.west Cumbria. The Branthwaite Care Home on the outskirts of Workington
:06:18. > :06:21.is going to close down because its owners say, finding enough quality,
:06:21. > :06:30.permanent nurses to work there, is impossible. 28 elderly people will
:06:30. > :06:36.have to be rehomed as a result. This is not a decision we have taken
:06:36. > :06:42.lightly. Of paramount importance to us at the residence. We have known
:06:42. > :06:47.them for years and are very close to them. Things have changed within the
:06:47. > :06:51.local health economy and a lot of stuff we have recruited have been
:06:51. > :06:56.offered positions elsewhere. Some within the NHS, which have better
:06:56. > :06:59.terms and conditions. Executive Care says 70 people will
:06:59. > :07:02.also lose their jobs at Branthwaite. Appointing enough carers has been
:07:02. > :07:05.possible, but it's qualified nursing staff who are at a premium in this
:07:05. > :07:09.somewhat isolated part of the county. Currently the home has five
:07:09. > :07:15.permanent nurses, helped along by agency staff. But the reality is
:07:15. > :07:18.they need 13. Staffing issues at the nearby West Cumberland Hospital has
:07:18. > :07:21.made recruitment tricky. Executive Care is working with the
:07:21. > :07:25.council to find the people who live and are cared for there new homes.
:07:25. > :07:31.We can't leave anyone without a home. No one will be homeless. We
:07:31. > :07:34.have to plan this right and get it right for people.
:07:34. > :07:40.Care workers will also be helped to find new jobs while the home winds
:07:40. > :07:44.down. £3.5 million of public money has
:07:44. > :07:47.been lost after plans for a new iconic bridge across the River Wear
:07:47. > :07:50.were dropped. The money was spent largely on designing the bridge,
:07:50. > :07:53.which won't now be built after Sunderland City Council realised the
:07:53. > :07:56.project couldn't be achieved within budget. It would have been the
:07:56. > :07:59.tallest bridge in England. The council's now hoping to build a
:07:59. > :08:03.simpler structure instead, and is in talks with the Government about
:08:03. > :08:07.funding. Complaints about one of our major
:08:07. > :08:10.water companies have shot up in the last twelve months. Yorkshire Water
:08:10. > :08:12.has seen a 26% increase in written complaints about its services
:08:12. > :08:17.according to the Consumer Council for Water. The company was one of
:08:17. > :08:20.only three water utilities nationally to see an increase in
:08:20. > :08:27.complaints. The report found the company received more than 10,500
:08:27. > :08:30.written complaints in 2012. More than a year and a half after
:08:31. > :08:33.they were installed, a set of controversial traffic lights in
:08:33. > :08:37.Morpeth town centre are to be removed. It follows a long campaign
:08:37. > :08:40.by locals. Last summer, hundreds of people turned out for a protest
:08:40. > :08:43.march against them and thousands of people signed a petition.
:08:43. > :08:46.Northumberland County Council says it's responding to concerns by
:08:46. > :08:55.trialling a mini—roundabout ahead of a long term solution. Traders say
:08:55. > :09:03.it's had a huge impact on business. We are looking at about 10—15% down
:09:04. > :09:08.on trade. We are pleased with the decision but think it could have
:09:08. > :09:10.been done a year ago. We have had public meetings about this and all
:09:11. > :09:21.the facts were there. They refused to listen to this but great work has
:09:21. > :09:23.been done by the people of Morpeth. It's now six months since the
:09:23. > :09:27.government introduced changes to housing benefit — and one Cumbrian
:09:27. > :09:30.charity says it's creaking at the seams because of the demand for
:09:30. > :09:33.advice. Staff at Cumbria Law Centre say they've been inundated with
:09:33. > :09:35.requests for help from social housing tenants affected by the
:09:36. > :09:39.under occupancy charge. They say the situation will only get worse during
:09:39. > :09:42.the winter months. Andrew Jameson, his wife and
:09:42. > :09:45.14—year—old son live in a three—bedroomed house in Carlisle.
:09:45. > :09:59.Since April, they've had £50 a month less in housing benefit. Previous
:09:59. > :10:04.six months have been a struggle. My son needs Internet to do his
:10:04. > :10:07.homework. I struggle to pay for it. It has been suspended at times
:10:07. > :10:14.because we haven't got the money because we had to pay rent. Yet, it
:10:14. > :10:19.is hard. All I can see is even harder times. If bills will rocket.
:10:19. > :10:22.Andrew is one of the almost 5000 claimants in Cumbria who've been
:10:22. > :10:25.affected by the changes to housing benefit, many of them have come here
:10:25. > :10:33.to the Cumbria Law Centre for advice. Six months up to this point,
:10:33. > :10:37.I have seen housing associations, advice agencies, local authority
:10:37. > :10:45.departments work really hard to stave off the worst effects of rent
:10:45. > :10:51.arrears. I fear that as temperatures get lower and people's budgets are
:10:51. > :10:54.stretched, they won't be able to manage.
:10:54. > :10:57.The Department for Work and Pensions says the changes to housing benefit
:10:57. > :11:00.were necessary and extra funding will be given to help support the
:11:00. > :11:04.most vulnerable through the winter and beyond — charities like this one
:11:04. > :11:18.can say it's hard to tell whether that will be enough.
:11:18. > :11:28.The train operator east coast has announced an upgrade. It will make
:11:28. > :11:35.Internet connection is more reliable. It will be rolled out from
:11:35. > :11:38.early next year. Still to come on Wednesday's Look
:11:38. > :11:42.North: A light show like no other. The Lumiere Festival heads back to
:11:42. > :11:50.the North. We'll take a look at some of the treats in store.
:11:50. > :12:00.And join me for the weather later. She was born in a cave in North
:12:00. > :12:04.Yorkshire more than 500 years ago and named Ursula Sontheil. But she's
:12:04. > :12:08.been better known to millions of visitors over the centuries as
:12:08. > :12:11.Mother Shipton. Her cave and the neighbouring petrifying well on the
:12:11. > :12:14.banks of the River Nidd in Knaresborough, have been attracting
:12:14. > :12:17.people since Tudor times. Her prophecies about the end of the
:12:17. > :12:20.world and great inventions lead to many calling her a witch over the
:12:20. > :12:23.years, with folklore about her passed down through the ages. And,
:12:23. > :12:27.after all these years, campaigners in Knaresborough think she now
:12:27. > :12:37.deserves her own statue in the town centre. Phil Chapman has the story.
:12:37. > :12:44.Kerridge is without horses shall go and accidents fill the world with
:12:44. > :12:53.wall. There are few places more spooky to visit than Mother
:12:53. > :12:59.Shipton's cave. Campaigners want to bring her out of the shadows. Just
:12:59. > :13:05.like this other local legend who has had a statue for a few years. He is
:13:05. > :13:13.getting lonely and I think it would be nice to have Mother Shipton to
:13:13. > :13:17.keep him company. She was a soothsayer who is said to have
:13:17. > :13:22.predicted many events, like the great Fire of London and the defeat
:13:22. > :13:30.of the Spanish Armada. She is said to have started life born in a cave
:13:30. > :13:39.next to the River Nidd. Thousands still flock to the cave. I had a
:13:39. > :13:48.phone call from a local entrepreneur who raised money for Blind Jack and
:13:48. > :13:56.it is a wonderful sculpture. Children can learn about the history
:13:56. > :14:04.of Knaresborough. He asked me about a statue of Mother Shipton. Until
:14:04. > :14:08.now, the only statue of Mother Shipton has been this fibreglass one
:14:08. > :14:12.in the cave. But there are mysterious forces had want to see a
:14:12. > :14:23.more prominent one in the centre of town. We shook hands and he said, I
:14:23. > :14:28.believe you are a sculptor interested in doing sculpture of
:14:28. > :14:36.Mother Shipton. Said absolutely. I'm hoping to make it a real person you
:14:36. > :14:41.can relate to rather than a witch. Just like Mother Shipton, we can
:14:41. > :14:49.predict that all being well statue will be unveiled sometime next year.
:14:49. > :14:52.The Lumiere Festival, which throws artistic lights and images across
:14:52. > :14:55.historic buildings, is coming back to Durham next month. It's the third
:14:55. > :14:58.visit to the city for the spectacular light show, which has
:14:58. > :15:01.been hugely popular. This year, the organisers are promising it'll be
:15:01. > :15:05.even bigger and better, and they also say the problems with
:15:05. > :15:10.overcrowding will be a thing of the past. Damian O'Neil reports.
:15:10. > :15:13.There's nothing quite like it. For four days in November, Durham will
:15:13. > :15:19.be transformed by art installations which use light as the medium and
:15:19. > :15:23.historic architecture as the canvas. Lumiere first came to the city in
:15:23. > :15:30.2009, then again two years later, on each occasion to almost universal
:15:30. > :15:35.acclaim. Now it's coming back with a new show, but there will be a few
:15:35. > :15:45.old favourites in the mix. The council have had and the University
:15:45. > :15:48.have had a collaboration to bring the real Lindisfarne Gospels back so
:15:48. > :15:52.we brought ours back. Such a spectacular show doesn't come
:15:52. > :15:55.for free, of course, and, in an age of deep cuts and economic hardship,
:15:55. > :15:59.it begs the question of whether the expenditure is justified. We saw the
:15:59. > :16:07.impact of that last time, when 150,000 people came to Durham. We
:16:07. > :16:11.are talking about November, usually a very quiet period. The economic
:16:11. > :16:15.impact was estimated at £4 million to the local economy. That far
:16:15. > :16:18.exceeded the contribution which the council made.
:16:18. > :16:22.And while no—one has any issues with the art on display, there has been
:16:22. > :16:24.criticism of the way Lumiere is managed, with reports of
:16:24. > :16:29.overcrowding and poor access. But we're assured there'll be none of
:16:29. > :16:35.that this year. We have taken account of local feeling and for the
:16:35. > :16:43.first time this year our peak hours are going to be entry by ticket only
:16:43. > :16:49.into the city centre. There was last to see —— there is lots to see
:16:49. > :16:51.outside but if you want to see the city centre you will have to have a
:16:51. > :17:09.ticket. Lumiere runs from Novemeber 14th to
:17:09. > :17:13.the 17th. Tonight is a night of celebration
:17:13. > :17:16.because this has been the most remarkable year for Durham County
:17:16. > :17:19.Cricket Club. They won the County Championship a couple of weeks ago
:17:19. > :17:22.for the third time in six seasons, to the surprise of many pundits
:17:23. > :17:26.who'd written them off before the season even started. And the man who
:17:26. > :17:31.skippered them to success is Paul Collingwood, who I'm delighted to
:17:31. > :17:36.say joins me now. The word remarkable doesn't really seem to
:17:36. > :17:42.cover it. You had a points deduction, financial problems, how
:17:42. > :17:49.did you manage to lift the trophy? There were many things against us.
:17:49. > :17:55.To start the season 2.5 points down was obviously in the negative. We
:17:55. > :18:00.responded to a lot of adversary this season and the youngsters have
:18:00. > :18:04.developed and the home—grown talent. To manage to lift the trophy was a
:18:04. > :18:10.huge achievement. That is why we are here tonight, to celebrate that. We
:18:10. > :18:14.havent mentioned it yet, but of course in June head coach Geoff Cook
:18:14. > :18:19.had a serious heart attack — a huge shock to the players. But instead of
:18:19. > :18:22.letting it get to them, it seemed to galvanise them into action and I
:18:22. > :18:27.know you've said you won the Championship for Geoff. It was touch
:18:27. > :18:41.and go for Jeff when he had that heart attack. I know it at the boys
:18:41. > :18:46.—— it hurt the boys. You're right, it did galvanise the boys. We went
:18:46. > :18:54.to see him and the signs weren't good but as we went on and went on
:18:54. > :19:03.the pitch, we put our best performances in and all our coaches
:19:03. > :19:11.stepped up to stand—in. They did a fantastic job in his absence. So we
:19:11. > :19:29.have just gone on and tried to put big performances in. It was huge for
:19:29. > :19:36.Jeff. What about the future? It still is tight and we have had to
:19:36. > :19:42.lose a few players. Some guys in that dressing room and some
:19:42. > :20:04.youngsters coming through have been putting in some great performances.
:20:04. > :20:07.It is looking good for you, too. Football now, and Middlesbrough's
:20:07. > :20:11.winless home run stretched to nearly six months after yet another draw at
:20:11. > :20:13.the Riverside last night. A late goal from the chairman's nephew
:20:13. > :20:15.saved the day though against Huddersfield.
:20:15. > :20:18.Managers often say start to judge a team after ten games. If that's
:20:18. > :20:21.true, then sadly Middlesbrough are facing another season treading water
:20:21. > :20:24.in the championship — reflected perhaps by the lowest league crowd
:20:24. > :20:27.at the Riverside last night. Fewer than 13,000 watched as Boro
:20:27. > :20:30.dominated possession but couldn't make it count, former Boro loanee
:20:30. > :20:34.Adam Hammill almost putting Huddersfield ahead. When Town
:20:34. > :20:37.eventually broke the deadlock in the second half, it was against the run
:20:37. > :20:41.of play and involved an element of luck as Oscar Gobern's shot was
:20:41. > :20:45.deflected in by James Vaughan, the Championship's joint top—scorer.
:20:45. > :20:48.Chairman Steve Gibson saved the club from extinction in 1986 and it was
:20:48. > :20:52.another Gibson — his nephew Ben — who saved the game for Boro with a
:20:52. > :20:56.tremendous header to fulfil a boyhood dream of scoring for his
:20:56. > :21:02.home town club on his first start at the Riverside. A bright moment in
:21:02. > :21:07.another disappointing draw that sees Middlesbrough drop to 19th just four
:21:07. > :21:11.points above the bottom three. There were boos at the final whistle —
:21:11. > :21:21.manager Tony Mowbray now under even more pressure to get a victory over
:21:21. > :21:26.Yeovil at the Riverside on Saturday. After years of bad news, things are
:21:26. > :21:30.finally looking up for Darlington. The reformed club is going well on
:21:30. > :21:36.the pitch and now Quakers hope to play home games back in the town
:21:36. > :21:41.next year. Peter Harris reports. It was a new club with a fresh start
:21:41. > :21:48.but since reforming as Darlington 1883, home has been 15 miles away
:21:48. > :21:53.here at Bishop Auckland. The next step in the recovery is taking
:21:53. > :22:00.shape, with plans to move here, back in Darlington and sharing with the
:22:00. > :22:09.rugby club. We hope to attract more fans back to the football. Fans will
:22:09. > :22:17.spend money in Darlington, rather than Bishop Auckland. They left to
:22:17. > :22:31.their ground in 2003, moved to Darlington Arena, became deeper in
:22:31. > :22:34.debt and left. A lot of the groundwork has been sorted out in
:22:34. > :22:40.relation to the car parking and access. We have had plans drawn up
:22:40. > :22:45.for additional stands and seating. We can start putting the final
:22:45. > :22:50.touches to satisfying the requirements of the FA to bring
:22:50. > :22:56.Darlington football club back into town. The next step is to get
:22:56. > :23:04.planning permission to upgrade of the site. But there is the dream
:23:04. > :23:11.that one day this place could see Darlington return to the football
:23:11. > :23:15.league. It is a great atmosphere, as you can
:23:15. > :23:37.probably tell, so I will join them for a handy. —— shandy.
:23:37. > :23:49.We have a picture from the Cumbrian Fells. Tonight and tomorrow though
:23:49. > :23:55.weather fronts will bring in some heavy rain before things improve
:23:55. > :23:59.again over the weekend. The weather fronts are moving from west to East
:23:59. > :24:05.gradually and will bring some rain over the next 24 hours before things
:24:05. > :24:11.pick up for the weekend. We have a Met Office warning to be aware for
:24:12. > :24:17.the rest of heavy rain and localised flooding through tonight and
:24:17. > :24:25.tomorrow. You can see the rain from the first of those weather fronts
:24:25. > :24:31.today, bringing a wet spell. Some thunder and lightning over the Irish
:24:31. > :24:37.Sea as well. Through the evening, most places will see more rain. It
:24:37. > :24:43.will get more prolonged during the night and maybe the odd rumble of
:24:43. > :24:50.thunder as well. A southeasterly breeze and temperatures will stay in
:24:50. > :24:54.double figures. Tomorrow morning, the rain will start to clear away
:24:54. > :24:59.and we shall get some dry weather coming through from the south. Maybe
:25:00. > :25:07.even some brighter intervals before the next band of rain comes in at
:25:07. > :25:14.the end of the day. Some real downpours amongst it as well. So, a
:25:14. > :25:19.risk of localised flooding, especially in western parts of
:25:19. > :25:25.Cumbria. Temperatures are quite mild tomorrow. But the combination of the
:25:25. > :25:40.wind and rain will make it feel much cooler. Once this area of rain
:25:40. > :25:45.leads, we have high—pressure and a marked improvement for Saturday and
:25:45. > :25:51.Sunday, with some sunny spells in eastern areas. The rain will turn
:25:51. > :26:01.more showery on Friday and things will look up for the weekend.
:26:01. > :26:05.Before we go, a look at tonight's main headlines.
:26:05. > :26:08.David Cameron has brought the Conservative Party conference to a
:26:08. > :26:12.close saying he wants Britain to be "a land of opportunity for all".
:26:12. > :26:15.And three people have been killed in a head—on collision between two cars
:26:15. > :26:25.in Cumbria. The tragedy happened in the early hours of this morning on
:26:25. > :26:26.the A596 near Aspatria. We will be back later.