:00:00. > :00:09.Welcome to Tuesday's Look North.In tonight's headlines: Funding must be
:00:10. > :00:13.found ` the man who runs an ageing hospital says it must be replaced or
:00:14. > :00:17.patient care may suffer. The wife of a missing professional
:00:18. > :00:31.golfer makes an emotional plea to him to get in touch.
:00:32. > :00:41.And in these cash strapped times should our councils be spending
:00:42. > :00:45.thousands on Christmas lights? In sport, two of our football teams are
:00:46. > :00:49.of the FA Cup trail tonight. And Newcastle United are hoping to
:00:50. > :01:03.spread the word as the club's Foundation launches a coaching
:01:04. > :01:08.programme to catch them young. It's one of our busiest hospitals,
:01:09. > :01:11.caring for up to 400,000 people. But Look North's been told it's out of
:01:12. > :01:14.date, not fit for purpose, struggling to recruit and constantly
:01:15. > :01:17.making compromises in the care of patients. Those criticisms aren't
:01:18. > :01:21.from unhappy patients, or inspectors, but from the hospital
:01:22. > :01:25.itself. Medical expert Dr Nick Roper says North Tees Hospital in Stockton
:01:26. > :01:31.must be replaced with a new ?300 million hospital at Wynyard. The
:01:32. > :01:36.plan is at a critical stage and all hope rests on the Government
:01:37. > :01:46.agreeing to help pay for it. Our health reporter Sharon Barbour has
:01:47. > :01:50.tonight's Look North report. For eight years Dr Nick Roper has
:01:51. > :01:56.been overseeing plans for a new hospital at Wynyard. It has been a
:01:57. > :02:10.roller`coaster ride. It has now reached a critical point.
:02:11. > :02:17.Is it safe? We keep it safe. It becomes an increasing challenge. You
:02:18. > :02:24.have to make compromises. The challenge is to maintain the safety
:02:25. > :02:29.and quality of the service. There are compromises that can affect the
:02:30. > :02:34.quality. Hospital bosses were thrilled when the Labour government
:02:35. > :02:38.promised the ?460 million to build it then devastated when the
:02:39. > :02:43.Coalition government cancelled the plan. So they came up with a cheaper
:02:44. > :02:48.plan, just ?300 million. Unable to find funding elsewhere they have
:02:49. > :02:55.gone back to the government. That is their last chance.
:02:56. > :03:00.It has been ten years in the planning. ?13 million has been spent
:03:01. > :03:06.already, 5 million on the land alone, but the hope to build a
:03:07. > :03:15.world`class hospital at Wynyard now rests upon the government agreeing
:03:16. > :03:19.to give ?100 million. If the government says now the GM of
:03:20. > :03:28.the super hospital is over. What does that mean? The out of date
:03:29. > :03:35.hospital has a catalogue of problems. We have intensive care on
:03:36. > :03:44.the first floor in a different part of the building. It forces us to
:03:45. > :03:52.compromise. But compromises our quality of care. Is this a hospital
:03:53. > :04:08.fit for purpose for the next ten or 20 years? Not really. And there are
:04:09. > :04:12.staffing issues. Doctors are needed in accident and agency and nurses
:04:13. > :04:23.also. But attracting staff to a rundown hospital is not easy. There
:04:24. > :04:27.is national pressure. The better the quality of life the better the
:04:28. > :04:33.recruitment will be. Hospital bosses are hoping that the plan to build
:04:34. > :04:37.the new hospital will go ahead. The other plan would be to try to make
:04:38. > :04:42.this hospital work. That is a bleak prospect. All hope rests with that
:04:43. > :04:47.phone call but what if the government says no? It would be
:04:48. > :04:53.devastating. We have had that call already once. We did not have a
:04:54. > :04:58.phone called. We found out on the news. I know that feeling. This time
:04:59. > :05:08.it would be worse because it would probably be final this time.
:05:09. > :05:11.What are the chances of this going ahead?
:05:12. > :05:19.It is not a good time to be asking the Government money but the trust
:05:20. > :05:25.believes it has a strong case. 200 million is coming from PFI finance,
:05:26. > :05:33.100 million from the government. They have sent the request to their
:05:34. > :05:38.health regulator. They are set to sent their report to the Health
:05:39. > :05:43.Secretary. The Department of Health says they cannot comment during this
:05:44. > :05:49.decision making process. When will we know? Fairly soon, but it is
:05:50. > :05:54.unlikely that the announcement will be made in the run`up to Christmas.
:05:55. > :06:00.The situation facing the hospital trust is dire if the answer is no.
:06:01. > :06:18.The trust has said they feel optimistic at the moment.
:06:19. > :06:22.. He set off for work over a week ago
:06:23. > :06:26.but failed to arrive, and nothing's been heard from him since. Now the
:06:27. > :06:29.wife of missing County Durham man Peter Jackson has made an emotional
:06:30. > :06:32.appeal for his safe return. Police say they are increasingly worried
:06:33. > :06:35.for Mr Jackson's welfare, and his family and friends are desperate for
:06:36. > :06:37.news of his whereabouts. Damian O'Neil reports.
:06:38. > :06:41.Alexis Jackson, wife of Peter, spoke today of the fear which has gripped
:06:42. > :06:47.her and her two sons since her husband vanished on the morning of
:06:48. > :06:50.November the 12th. On that day, 38`year`old Peter set off from his
:06:51. > :07:00.home in Seaham to Castle Eden golf club where he works as a golf pro,
:07:01. > :07:07.but he never arrived. Everything was normal. Was he worried about
:07:08. > :07:15.anything? Not that I know of. If he has worries I do not know about
:07:16. > :07:27.them. He just needs to go home. I have two boys who are missing their
:07:28. > :07:30.dad. His friends want him home. Mr Jackson was driving a grey Ford
:07:31. > :07:34.Focus C`Max when he was last seen, and Durham Police say any possible
:07:35. > :07:36.sightings of him should be reported. They're stressing that despite the
:07:37. > :07:41.family's understandable worry, they're still hopeful of finding Mr
:07:42. > :07:45.Jackson safe and well. There is nothing to suggest he has come to
:07:46. > :07:50.harm but the family are concerned and enquiries are being made to find
:07:51. > :07:58.ten. Nobody from the golf club wanted to talk about Peter Jackson,
:07:59. > :08:04.and there is nothing to suggest anything improper has taken place.
:08:05. > :08:07.A joyrider has crashed into a County Durham care home, demolishing the
:08:08. > :08:12.entrance and narrowly missing residents' bedrooms. It happened
:08:13. > :08:18.shortly after two o'clock this morning at the Kingsway Nursing Home
:08:19. > :08:24.in Langley Park. Staff raised the alarm and the driver was arrested
:08:25. > :08:29.nearby. Adrian Pitches reports. The morning after the night before
:08:30. > :08:32.when our car was driven at speed into the entrance of Kingsley care
:08:33. > :08:43.home. This was the scene that staff last night. We were waiting for call
:08:44. > :08:46.bells to go off. We heard a bang. We looked through the door to see a car
:08:47. > :09:00.that had come through the entrance of the care home. We phoned the
:09:01. > :09:08.police. There was a chap running. But the bank was incredible and
:09:09. > :09:13.shocking for the staff very close to bedrooms. There is a bedroom next
:09:14. > :09:17.door to where the car came in. It could have been fatal. It is a shock
:09:18. > :09:22.that somebody could do this to a nursing home. The home has 38
:09:23. > :09:27.residents with a range of conditions. Understandably they have
:09:28. > :09:34.found the incident upsetting. A few are bewildered that this would
:09:35. > :09:38.happen. For then this is their home. It is no difference to you or I
:09:39. > :09:46.being in our home and our car crashing through our living room. At
:09:47. > :09:51.26`year`old man was arrested and was taken to hospital with minor
:09:52. > :09:54.injuries. There are warnings that some
:09:55. > :09:57.families in North Yorkshire are being failed because of the waiting
:09:58. > :10:06.times to have children assessed for autism. National guidelines suggest
:10:07. > :10:10.children should be seen within three months of referral, but in one part
:10:11. > :10:13.of the county the average wait is 12 months. The local NHS says it's
:10:14. > :10:21.addressing the issue, but support groups say the situation's
:10:22. > :10:29.unacceptable. Jamie Coulson reports. This boy is six years old. From a
:10:30. > :10:36.young age his parents were concerned about his lack of communication. He
:10:37. > :10:47.faced a nine`month wait for an appointment. You want him to
:10:48. > :10:54.progress and stay in a mainstream school. If you'd do not get the
:10:55. > :11:03.right diagnosis and support that will not happen.
:11:04. > :11:07.New guidelines were developed in 2011 that said all children should
:11:08. > :11:15.be assessed for autism within three months of being referred. There are
:11:16. > :11:23.currently five diagnostic services in North Yorkshire. There are 254
:11:24. > :11:27.children on the waiting list. 180 of them have already waited longer than
:11:28. > :11:35.three months. Further 50 four will breach the guidance before they are
:11:36. > :11:44.seen. And Scarborough the adage weight is 12 months. It is
:11:45. > :11:52.unacceptable. It does not fall in line with the rest of the country.
:11:53. > :11:54.We are failing our families. The NHS body that to corporate
:11:55. > :11:59.responsibility for services in April says demand has exceeded that
:12:00. > :12:22.initially calculated. He finally began his assessment
:12:23. > :12:34.process last week. But for many others the wait goes on.
:12:35. > :12:37.Christmas lights in towns and city centres are something many of us
:12:38. > :12:44.look forward to at this time of year. But they don't come cheap. One
:12:45. > :12:47.of the biggest spenders is South Tyneside Council with a budget of
:12:48. > :12:51.?150,000. Newcastle expects to spend close to that with ?120,000.
:12:52. > :12:57.Middlesbrough plans to spend half as much, ?60,000, Carlisle ?39,000 and
:12:58. > :13:00.Durham ?36,000. Hartlepool is spending ?10,000 and Gateshead
:13:01. > :13:10.hasn't set a budget for Christmas lights yet. Is this good value? Our
:13:11. > :13:20.Political Editor Richard Moss joins us now from Sunderland city centre.
:13:21. > :13:25.Sunderland went through the big switch on last week. You can see the
:13:26. > :13:37.fruits of ?45,000 worth of council taxpayers money. Would it be better
:13:38. > :13:44.spent supporting vulnerable children and older people? Libraries and
:13:45. > :13:55.leisure centres? Our Christmas lights are luxury and a time of
:13:56. > :14:01.austerity session Mark. ?150,000 is the budget. The local
:14:02. > :14:07.authority thinks it is value for money. We get complaints from people
:14:08. > :14:12.who think there are not enough Christmas lights. We need to have
:14:13. > :14:22.people attracted in to the borough to use our facilities.
:14:23. > :14:31.But is everyone as full of Christmas spirit? It is nice to do that but it
:14:32. > :14:43.is too much money. They are lovely. They are only up for a month it
:14:44. > :14:48.could be spent on different things. How do would it be if we did not
:14:49. > :15:05.have the lights? We have to have some sort of Christmas. In Newcastle
:15:06. > :15:17.retailers hope for Christmas magic. It enhances the festive quality. It
:15:18. > :15:29.makes the city vibrant. People want to spend time in the city. Given the
:15:30. > :15:40.biggest beneficiaries will be city centre businesses is it not time
:15:41. > :15:46.that they fitted the bill? This is the time of year that they should
:15:47. > :15:50.make their significant profits. Sunderland council believes in
:15:51. > :15:57.Nepalese lights went gone they are just as vital as service as emptying
:15:58. > :16:06.the bins. For many of our councils this is
:16:07. > :16:09.about competition. Trying to tempt people away from the flashing lights
:16:10. > :16:15.of the computer for the flashing lights of the city centre.
:16:16. > :16:18.It may be 2013, but across the country seven million people have
:16:19. > :16:21.still never used the internet and new figures show that our region has
:16:22. > :16:26.one of the highest numbers of non`users. On Teesside though, a
:16:27. > :16:29.special project is trying to change that. The Westfield Farm Resource
:16:30. > :16:33.Centre is helping hundreds of people get to grips with the world wide
:16:34. > :16:36.web. A scheme that was visited today by one entrepreneur who's become the
:16:37. > :16:52.Government's digital champion. Phil Connell reports.
:16:53. > :16:59.She was 53 when she first use the intranet and now she is a digital
:17:00. > :17:15.champion at this resource Centre. I can e`mail. I can do my banking. I
:17:16. > :17:19.can even travel the world. Last year 60% of the residents in this area
:17:20. > :17:33.had no access to the intranet. For them Westfield Farm Resource Centre
:17:34. > :17:39.gave them access to the internets. In our region the average figure is
:17:40. > :17:45.even higher. In the North East 15.2% have never been online. Cumbria has
:17:46. > :17:52.the highest figure in England with almost 20% having never accessed the
:17:53. > :17:56.internets. Today the founder of a travel firm came to Westfield Farm
:17:57. > :18:00.Resource Centre to see how the internet was changing lives. The
:18:01. > :18:04.entrepreneur is now a government champion with the aim of making
:18:05. > :18:11.millions more familiar with online technology. I have set a big
:18:12. > :18:17.challenge for the UK to make us the most digital release skilled
:18:18. > :18:26.country. When I come to places like this I feel encouraged.
:18:27. > :18:32.And this person is learning fast. Keep pace with changing times.
:18:33. > :18:35.Over a quarter of a century since Carlisle's brewery closed, beer
:18:36. > :18:38.production has returned to the city. The brand new Carlisle Brewing
:18:39. > :18:42.Company has proved itself an award winner with one of its very first
:18:43. > :18:46.brews. The city played an important role in the history of British
:18:47. > :18:54.brewing and the new business has a strong link with that past, as
:18:55. > :19:07.Graham Moss has been finding out. This is free beer used be made in
:19:08. > :19:12.Carlisle. This scheme lasted until the early 1970s. The last painting
:19:13. > :19:18.out of here in the 1980s. Since then despite the massive growth in small
:19:19. > :19:26.breweries none of that beer was made in Carlisle. Until now.
:19:27. > :19:39.This was built under the state management scheme. I am Carlisle
:19:40. > :19:47.born and bred. I am used to having that kind of destiny around me. It
:19:48. > :19:56.is lovely to think that we can tie that whole thing in with having our
:19:57. > :20:11.state management hub. Drinkers have voted the first blew
:20:12. > :20:17.out of here one of the best. It is one of the first literally to come
:20:18. > :20:26.out of the kit. The public voted for it. We had no idea that was going to
:20:27. > :20:39.happen. It is great that the city has a new Blu`ray again. `` a new
:20:40. > :20:55.Blu`ray again. We have come up with some decent year. The results are
:20:56. > :21:01.available at pubs around Carlisle. Time for the sport.
:21:02. > :21:05.Now three of our clubs have FA Cup first round replays this week. First
:21:06. > :21:07.up tonight are Carlisle United and York City. Victory for the
:21:08. > :21:10.Minstermen over Bristol Rovers at Bootham Crescent would earn them a
:21:11. > :21:14.home game against League One Crawley. Win that one and a third
:21:15. > :21:18.round tie against one of the big guns could beckon. But let's not get
:21:19. > :21:20.ahead of ourselves! Mark Tulip reports.
:21:21. > :21:23.It would be fair to say that over the years, York City have enjoyed
:21:24. > :21:24.more success in cup competitions than in the league.
:21:25. > :21:27.It would be fair to say that over the years, York City Nearly 60 years
:21:28. > :21:30.ago, the club actually reached the semi`finals of the FA Cup, losing a
:21:31. > :21:34.replay against eventual winners Newcastle United at Roker Park in
:21:35. > :21:37.Sunderland. This season, the two matches between York and Bristol
:21:38. > :21:43.Rovers, including the 3`3 FA Cup draw, have already yielded 11 goals.
:21:44. > :21:47.But with both clubs in the lower reaches of League Two, is this
:21:48. > :21:57.evening's tie a welcome or unwelcome distraction? Staying in the league
:21:58. > :22:05.is the number one priority. That is a definite. But if we can get
:22:06. > :22:11.through a few rounds of the FA Cup that is fantastic when the financial
:22:12. > :22:18.side comes into it. It helps the chairman. It helps myself. It helps
:22:19. > :22:24.the club to move forward in a gradual way. Worthington, in his
:22:25. > :22:26.first full season with York, has managed Premier League Norwich and
:22:27. > :22:33.the Northern Ireland national team so how does he find the task of
:22:34. > :22:39.guiding a lower league club? It is a different challenge. You are not
:22:40. > :22:44.dealing with Eagles. Players are wanting to learn, take information
:22:45. > :22:53.on board. That side of it is very encouraging. Unfortunately we are
:22:54. > :22:58.conceding too many goals. We have got to work at that.
:22:59. > :23:02.Well there's commentary on that one on BBC Radio York, and on BBC Radio
:23:03. > :23:31.Cumbria you can follow the fortunes of Carlisle. Manager Graham Kavanagh
:23:32. > :23:34.could certainly do with a lift. Defender Mike Williamson has been
:23:35. > :23:36.taking advantage of the international break to help launch
:23:37. > :23:39.the Newcastle United Foundation's school football coaching scheme. The
:23:40. > :23:41.three`year project, which will also include competitions and
:23:42. > :23:57.teacher`training, and in will reach more than 7,000 children in 200
:23:58. > :24:09.schools. Dawn Thewlis reports. The questions and the comments are
:24:10. > :24:17.always funny. It does not matter how old you are boys love to compare
:24:18. > :24:26.battle scars. Mike Williamson has been part of an improved defence in
:24:27. > :24:33.recent weeks. How important is it to have a settled back for? We have got
:24:34. > :24:43.fantastic centre halves at the club. We are playing with quality
:24:44. > :24:57.players. We are striving for consistency. It always helps to know
:24:58. > :25:06.you have a good goalkeeper behind you. If you get beat by a good bit
:25:07. > :25:22.of skill you have a world class goalkeeper behind you.
:25:23. > :25:44.Here is the weather. This morning there was a widespread frost.
:25:45. > :25:54.Overnight there will be some frost. There will be some wet and windy
:25:55. > :26:10.weather. Things could turn icy at the tail end of the night.
:26:11. > :26:17.Temperatures will start to lift. Later in the night we could see
:26:18. > :26:23.temperatures taking aid again. It could be I see tomorrow morning.
:26:24. > :26:34.That ice risk continues through the course of the morning. Then we have
:26:35. > :26:37.sunny spells and scattered showers. Temperatures will peak tomorrow
:26:38. > :26:47.afternoon at eight Celsius. That is up at new degrees on today. It is a
:26:48. > :26:57.messy picture as we head into tomorrow. After we get tomorrow out
:26:58. > :27:06.of the way things begin to settle down. For the next couple of days
:27:07. > :27:33.after tomorrow there will be a lot of dry weather to be hard. Many
:27:34. > :27:37.places dry and bright for Friday. It will be one of those mornings
:27:38. > :27:44.when we need to build in extra time for the journey. Goodbye.