:00:00. > 3:59:59suitable chairman of the Co-op. That is all from the BBC News at six On
:00:00. > :00:12.BBC Tonight on Luton North, another
:00:13. > :00:20.council makes savings, hundreds of jobs are expected to go. Services
:00:21. > :00:26.are likely to be cut. The desperate search for a quayside man swept away
:00:27. > :00:30.by a river in south`east Asia. A critical report by a government
:00:31. > :00:34.health watchdog leads to suspension of a care home. And how homeless
:00:35. > :00:38.young people are transforming derelict young houses into homes of
:00:39. > :00:40.their own. And as Gateshead go for glory in the FA Cup, ugly scenes
:00:41. > :01:03.from one of last night's ties. 600 jobs will go, conference and
:01:04. > :01:08.training centres could be closed and non essential services cut. That's
:01:09. > :01:10.what Look North understands will be outlined at a meeting tonight as
:01:11. > :01:15.Middlesbrough Council announces its savings targets for the next
:01:16. > :01:19.financial year. Last month the council warned it would have to make
:01:20. > :01:23.major job cuts as it had to save ?106 million over the next six
:01:24. > :01:33.years. The meeting starts at seven o'clock and Stuart Whincup is in
:01:34. > :01:40.Middlesbrough for us now. As you can see, protesters have gathered. They
:01:41. > :01:43.are making the point that with cuts to staffing and services, the
:01:44. > :01:48.council will not be any longer to deliver the services people rely on.
:01:49. > :01:52.From what we understand, they will not like the message coming out of
:01:53. > :01:57.the meeting tonight. Around 600 jobs will be lost in the next financial
:01:58. > :02:02.year. That will change the way the council operates.
:02:03. > :02:10.What differences will people see, in things actually closing.
:02:11. > :02:19.We are expecting the registry office to close. Two training conference
:02:20. > :02:22.centres. Reduced hours and spot centres, things that we have seen in
:02:23. > :02:30.other areas. Recycling garden services. We also expect council tax
:02:31. > :02:35.to increase by 2%. And we're expecting a big change for
:02:36. > :02:39.one of Middlesbrough's attractions. That is right. The art gallery has
:02:40. > :02:43.always been a cause of concern to some people in town, seeing that
:02:44. > :02:51.difficult times we should not be funnelling ?1 million into the
:02:52. > :02:56.gallery. Supporters claim it is recognised here and internationally.
:02:57. > :02:59.We expect to make to hear that Teeside University will take over
:03:00. > :03:10.the day`to`day running of the gallery. That will save ?350,000.
:03:11. > :03:14.A similar story across the region. That is right. The government makes
:03:15. > :03:19.the point that it is not just this region but all local authorities
:03:20. > :03:26.have to face ethical decisions. `` financial. But looking at our
:03:27. > :03:39.region, Northumberland council is looking to save:
:03:40. > :03:46.thank you very much indeed. And BBC Tees will have more reaction from
:03:47. > :03:47.people in Middlesbrough to the council cuts, with Ali Brownlee
:03:48. > :03:58.tomorrow morning from six. A desperate search for a 35`year`old
:03:59. > :04:02.man from Middlesbrough ` swept away in a river in South East Asia ` has
:04:03. > :04:12.led to a remarkable fund raising effort back here. Jonny Conley was
:04:13. > :04:16.swimming in Laos when the current carried him away. It's hoped he's
:04:17. > :04:20.managed to make it ashore on the Mekong delta. But there's no search
:04:21. > :04:23.and rescue helicopter available. So Jonny's friends and his girlfriend
:04:24. > :04:28.Kate Downey are hoping to pay for a private helicopter. And their fund
:04:29. > :04:33.raising has made five figures in just 24 hours. Our Chief Reporter
:04:34. > :04:38.Chris Stewart has the story. Pictured the night before being
:04:39. > :04:50.swept away. Tonight, a second day of fruitless searching by local
:04:51. > :05:03.fishermen. Immediately we went to try to find him. When we could not
:05:04. > :05:13.see him we ran back to contact the emergency services. But we are on a
:05:14. > :05:20.small remote island. They don't have much in the way of an emergency
:05:21. > :05:23.service. Johnny is a darker and Kate and archaeologists. They had
:05:24. > :05:38.arranged the time off work for a year long trip. `` Johnny is a
:05:39. > :05:45.docker. Good talking to your sister make it harder for easier? I have
:05:46. > :05:54.been keeping busy trying to rally people. The emotional side has not
:05:55. > :05:59.kicked in yet. By tonight the fund to pay for a private helicopter
:06:00. > :06:08.search was at ?10,000. The search resumes tomorrow.
:06:09. > :06:12.The total has in fact now reached ?14,000.
:06:13. > :06:16.The car owned by missing County Durham golf pro Peter Jackson has
:06:17. > :06:19.been found abandoned 55 miles away in Northumberland. The father`of`two
:06:20. > :06:22.set off from his home in Seaham to Castle Eden golf club last Tuesday
:06:23. > :06:26.but never arrived. Yesterday, his wife said she was at a loss to
:06:27. > :06:29.understand what had happened to him. His grey Ford Focus C`Max was
:06:30. > :06:35.recovered in Haltwhistle this morning.
:06:36. > :06:38.Admissions to a west Cumbrian care home have been suspended following a
:06:39. > :06:40.critical report by a government health watchdog. Inspectors from the
:06:41. > :06:44.Care Quality Commission found there'd been a number of incidents
:06:45. > :06:50.at the Dalton Court care home in Cockermouth. It's now been told to
:06:51. > :06:57.improve. Mark McAlindon is in our Carlisle newsroom now ` Mark, what
:06:58. > :07:00.exactly has happened? The home was the subject of an
:07:01. > :07:10.unannounced inspection from the Care Quality Commission are well this
:07:11. > :07:16.year. `` LL this year. A number of the residents have dementia, it is a
:07:17. > :07:25.spare cell of the home. `` speciality. The report does not go
:07:26. > :07:29.into a lot of detail but the Care Quality Commission issue an
:07:30. > :07:35.enforcement notice, an ultimatum for the service to improve.
:07:36. > :07:42.That has led to the suspension of admissions?
:07:43. > :07:47.That is right. In the meantime, it will not place people in the
:07:48. > :07:54.facility. What is the care home said?
:07:55. > :07:58.It is part of a larger company, the Priory group. They said nobody was
:07:59. > :08:01.available for an interview. But any statement they said an action plan
:08:02. > :08:07.was in place and making good progress.
:08:08. > :08:13.Ultimately, how do the inspectors make sure changes will be made?
:08:14. > :08:18.They will examine the action plan and then make another unannounced
:08:19. > :08:23.visit. If satisfied, the care home will carry on. If not, further
:08:24. > :08:26.action will be taken. The possibility of fines from ?4000
:08:27. > :08:30.upwards. There are fears that people living
:08:31. > :08:34.in one of the most remote parts of the Yorkshire Dales could be cut off
:08:35. > :08:37.this winter because of a one million pound road works programme, ahead of
:08:38. > :08:41.the Tour de France. The main road out of Swaledale will be closed for
:08:42. > :08:45.12 weeks from February so that it can be rebuilt. But that means
:08:46. > :08:48.residents, delivery drivers and the emergency services will all have to
:08:49. > :08:52.use diversions over the hills. Spencer Stokes reports. The
:08:53. > :08:58.temporary traffic lights have arrived. Work to patch up a
:08:59. > :09:03.deteriorating road surface is underway. But this is just the
:09:04. > :09:09.start. In February, this road will be closed for 12 weeks. The only way
:09:10. > :09:15.in or out of the valley will be an narrow murder and lanes. They are
:09:16. > :09:28.often shocked by heavy snowfall. `` narrow movieland `` moorland lanes.
:09:29. > :09:34.People are being cut off from a lifeline road. They will have to
:09:35. > :09:45.travel over the fails to get to the services they need. `` fells.
:09:46. > :09:50.Peoples lives will be put in peril. It would force residents onto
:09:51. > :09:55.exposed roots. This is the summit of what will become the main road at
:09:56. > :10:00.1400 feet, a difficult drive at the best of times. When the snow and ice
:10:01. > :10:07.comes, it is treacherous and frequently impassable. For the last
:10:08. > :10:16.number of years the eels have experienced long winters. `` Dales.
:10:17. > :10:21.For those relying on their own car, the drive over the top could be
:10:22. > :10:27.challenging. Extract direct and players will be brought in to make
:10:28. > :10:36.sure minor roads are safe. Plans are in place. It will afford the same
:10:37. > :10:44.level of maintenance and treatment, and collectors will be out on a
:10:45. > :10:59.regular basis. `` characters. `` gritters. They need to guarantee a
:11:00. > :11:08.winter gritter permanently. Nothing less than that will do. The dividend
:11:09. > :11:14.for the community from the race visiting will be smooth, resurfaced
:11:15. > :11:16.roads. But it seems a long way off. It could prove to be a difficult
:11:17. > :11:23.journey for the residents. Still to come ` Mark's here with
:11:24. > :11:32.Wednesday's sport. And he home help scheme with a difference, on
:11:33. > :11:34.Wearside. The weather is set to turn quiet by the weekend. Showers in the
:11:35. > :11:48.meantime. Critics of the process say it can
:11:49. > :11:54.contaminate ground water and even cause small earthquakes.
:11:55. > :11:57.Nevertheless, the first planning application in the region for the
:11:58. > :12:00.extraction of shale gas from rock by the controversial process of
:12:01. > :12:09.fracking will be made within the next twelve months. Dart Energy
:12:10. > :12:12.wants to drill close to York. The Australian company behind the scheme
:12:13. > :12:15.says the cheap gas can cut domestic and industrial energy bills. Our
:12:16. > :12:17.Business Correspondent Ian Reeve reports. This is Dart Energy's
:12:18. > :12:21.Scottish project. The company that wants to extract shale gas by
:12:22. > :12:26.fracking from a site close to York is currently in limbo here. A public
:12:27. > :12:28.enquiry has stalled work at the coal bed gas development.It shows how
:12:29. > :12:36.controversial the issue of what's called unconventional gas is. And
:12:37. > :12:39.undoubtedly will be near York.Fracking sees water, sand and
:12:40. > :12:41.chemicals pumped into the ground at high pressure to fracture
:12:42. > :12:50.underground rock, and extract the gas trapped in it. The
:12:51. > :12:58.infrastructure required leads to a massive impact for local residents.
:12:59. > :13:02.According to the company eyeing up York it has many benefits.And using
:13:03. > :13:17.cheap shale gas could transform a place like this. We need it for
:13:18. > :13:20.decades to come. Jobs, taxes, controlling the environment in the
:13:21. > :13:27.UK, isn't that better than importing gas from Norway? Longer term, it
:13:28. > :13:33.would create security supply issues from other countries. Companies here
:13:34. > :13:36.at the Wilton chemical site on Teesside complain endlessly about
:13:37. > :13:40.the cost of energy. Much cheaper gas would give them more stability and
:13:41. > :13:49.mean they'd be able able to commit far more to job security. And the
:13:50. > :13:53.gas could come from all around us. A host of drilling licences have been
:13:54. > :14:00.issued in the region for possible fracking. One is in Middlesbrough
:14:01. > :14:08.stretching all the way to Redcar. A number are close to Malton in North
:14:09. > :14:11.Yorkshire. One centres on Pickering. Another covers an area from
:14:12. > :14:13.Scarborough to Helmsley. They are only exploratory licences though.
:14:14. > :14:17.Planning approval would have to be given, and regulatory tests passed
:14:18. > :14:20.before any gas comes out of the ground. York though is likely to be
:14:21. > :14:23.the first, with a planning application submitted by this
:14:24. > :14:27.company within the next 12 months. And if you have a view on that
:14:28. > :14:31.story, let us know what you think by logging on to the Look North
:14:32. > :14:34.Facebook page. The details on your screen now.
:14:35. > :14:37.Homeless young people in Sunderland have begun work on transforming 20
:14:38. > :14:42.derelict houses into homes of their own. It's a project being run by
:14:43. > :14:44.Sunderland Council and the homelessness charity Centrepoint,
:14:45. > :14:50.which has joint`funded the programme together with money from the
:14:51. > :14:53.government. It's hoped that the scheme will provide homes for up to
:14:54. > :15:01.40 young people. Damian O'Neil reports. These filtering tradesmen
:15:02. > :15:06.know what they are doing and do it for a living. `` full`time. Working
:15:07. > :15:13.alongside them his 19`year`old Daniel. He is putting new skills to
:15:14. > :15:20.practice in this house, which he will move into before Christmas. I
:15:21. > :15:25.was living elsewhere and had the opportunity to move up here. But my
:15:26. > :15:30.and ended up kicking me out. I have been on the streets ever since. This
:15:31. > :15:33.has turned around. It has given me the opportunity to work on my own
:15:34. > :15:40.house and get a qualification in decorating and joinery. Sadly there
:15:41. > :15:48.are more homeless people than homes, but they are learning valuable new
:15:49. > :15:52.skills. I am doing different courses. I have completed one and I
:15:53. > :16:06.am due to go on another. It goes on my CV. I have signed up for the RAF.
:16:07. > :16:15.Daniel likes doing all the work! This gives us the chance to get
:16:16. > :16:21.people many skills in one project. They'll get valuable experience of
:16:22. > :16:26.training and some of them may move into the homes which they have
:16:27. > :16:31.refurbished. Prince William visited on Friday and Daniel was selected to
:16:32. > :16:35.show him around. Time for this week's Sportskids now
:16:36. > :16:39.and tonight we meet a youngster from Newcastle who's aiming for Olympic
:16:40. > :16:43.glory. It's a sport where you have to be fast, strong and fit ` as well
:16:44. > :16:58.as very tactical, as Stephanie Cleasby has been finding out. I15
:16:59. > :17:06.years old and my sport is fencing. `` I am 15 years old. It is fast,
:17:07. > :17:10.frantic, it is fencing. You need quick feet. The fight in the last
:17:11. > :17:17.three minutes. I am really competitive. Always have been,
:17:18. > :17:21.always will be. Her love of the sport began at school when she was
:17:22. > :17:30.eight. She quickly realised it was for her. You can hit them anywhere
:17:31. > :17:32.on the body. Head to foot. If you hate each other at the same time, it
:17:33. > :17:49.of counts. She joined the Newcastle club when
:17:50. > :17:55.she was ten and has gone on to fence for England under fifteenths and
:17:56. > :18:05.great little under 17 is. What is your greatest achievement? Getting
:18:06. > :18:15.the Great squad. `` getting on the Great Britain squad. I would love to
:18:16. > :18:19.compete at the Olympic Games. The first time we held that she would
:18:20. > :18:26.fence the Great Britain was a great day. `` we had. Really proud. `` we
:18:27. > :18:32.had. She has got was she deserves as a result of the work. She is in the
:18:33. > :18:41.top 40 in Britain for her age. She is dynamic, athletic, lots of
:18:42. > :18:45.balance. Lots of explosive energy. She will use those skills when she
:18:46. > :18:52.flies off to Copenhagen to compete with the Great Britain squad next
:18:53. > :18:59.month. Is it all you think about? Yes. I just really want to train.
:19:00. > :19:10.And compete and win things. It looks very easy, I think. It is
:19:11. > :19:11.not. It is very technical and fast. There is only one way to settle
:19:12. > :19:49.that. A duel. As a European Cup winner, Gary Mills
:19:50. > :19:53.is used to setting the bar high. The Gateshead and former York City boss
:19:54. > :19:56.gave his new charges three targets ` win promotion back to the Football
:19:57. > :20:00.League, win the FA Trophy and reach the third round of the FA Cup. Well,
:20:01. > :20:04.having won nine of his 15 Conference Premier games in charge, Mills has
:20:05. > :20:07.seen his new side climb to within two points of the play`off
:20:08. > :20:10.places.And tonight in front of at least two and half thousand fans at
:20:11. > :20:13.the International Stadium, Gateshead will attempt to reach the FA Cup
:20:14. > :20:21.second round by beating the League Two leaders Oxford in a replay. The
:20:22. > :20:27.league is always your bread and butter. We want to get into the top
:20:28. > :20:32.five. Financially, with the award is coming with the FA Cup, that is
:20:33. > :20:36.massive for the football club. To beat Oxford on Wednesday is
:20:37. > :20:42.massive. Lots of money at stake. The chairman deserves a break. He is
:20:43. > :20:51.telling me that Gateshead have never reached the third round. We know it
:20:52. > :20:57.we need to have two do to get there. Yes, so the winner will travel to
:20:58. > :21:08.Wrexham in the second round. But I'm just hearing the game has been
:21:09. > :21:12.called off. We will try to confirm. Tough words now from Gary Mills's
:21:13. > :21:14.successor as York City manager, Nigel Worthington. He branded his
:21:15. > :21:18.side's performance in the first 70 minutes of their FA Cup replay
:21:19. > :21:20.defeat at home to Bristol Rovers as "pathetic" and "robbing good people
:21:21. > :21:23.of hard`earned money." Carlisle, meanwhile, required an injury`time
:21:24. > :21:27.winner to scrape past non`league Boreham Wood ` with ugly scenes at
:21:28. > :21:31.the final whistle. We'll come to the post`match controversy in a moment
:21:32. > :21:34.but first to the game itself which nearly ended in embarrassment for
:21:35. > :21:37.Carlisle. Conference South club Boreham Wood, who lie 74 places
:21:38. > :21:39.below the Cumbrians, went ahead through Luke Garrard's
:21:40. > :21:42.penalty.Garrard had another chance from the spot two minutes later but
:21:43. > :21:49.stand`in Carlisle keeper Greg Fleming kept the score at one`nil.
:21:50. > :21:52.It was only after 80 minutes and a poor display that the home side got
:21:53. > :21:57.back into it. Striker Lee Miller, just back from suspension, headed
:21:58. > :22:00.the equaliser. And then in stoppage time, substitute Mark Beck scored a
:22:01. > :22:03.dramatic winner, which saw Carlisle book a second round tie at home to
:22:04. > :22:05.Brentford.Bad tempered scenes followed Beck's goal with Carlisle
:22:06. > :22:08.players accused of goading their opponents and later Boreham Wood
:22:09. > :22:11.hitting back at suggestions their players urinated on the floor of
:22:12. > :22:17.their dressing room at Brunton Park ` blaming the mess on spilt orange
:22:18. > :22:20.juice. Alleged damage to a dressing room door is also being
:22:21. > :22:24.investigated. There were over 500 more fans at York City's Bootham
:22:25. > :22:31.Crescent than at Brunton Park last night. But if the majority of the
:22:32. > :22:34.2,000 crowd thought they were going to watch their side reach the second
:22:35. > :22:38.round against fellow League Two strugglers Bristol Rovers they were
:22:39. > :22:41.sadly mistaken. Manager Nigel Worthington felt some of his players
:22:42. > :22:45.weren't mentally right for the game and accused them of gifting Rovers a
:22:46. > :22:48.three goal lead. It was only in the last 20 minutes when Worthington
:22:49. > :22:52.felt his players had given the York fans value for money, Wes Fletcher
:22:53. > :22:56.scoring from the spot. And it was Fletcher who made it 3`2 from long
:22:57. > :22:59.range but the visitors held on. As the old cliche goes, the Minstermen
:23:00. > :23:04.can now concentrate on the league. The Gateshead game tonight is off.
:23:05. > :23:10.The bitch is unplayable. Good luck to Berwick Rangers. They are home to
:23:11. > :23:13.Montrose and Scottish league two. `` the patch is unplayable.
:23:14. > :23:18.They survived turbulent seas, competition from around the globe `
:23:19. > :23:21.and even a near miss with a cyclone. But now two sailors from our region
:23:22. > :23:24.are celebrating after becoming world champions for the second time.
:23:25. > :23:27.Graham Vials and Chris Turner won the Flying 15 Sailing Championships
:23:28. > :23:33.in Hong Kong. But their path to glory was far from straightforward.
:23:34. > :23:43.Peter Harris donned his life jacket and went to meet them. Even on the
:23:44. > :23:52.placid waters of this reservoir it looks difficult. Doing it for real
:23:53. > :23:56.men to the open sea. `` meant. A cyclone came through just prior to
:23:57. > :24:00.the one which hit the Philippines. It came within 200 kilometres of
:24:01. > :24:08.Hong Kong and got some pretty interesting weather. It is great
:24:09. > :24:16.fun, we enjoy it, it is part of the sport. Graham and Chris beat off
:24:17. > :24:19.teams from Australia, France and Spain among others to win in the
:24:20. > :24:25.Flying 15 world sailing championships. They go at the same
:24:26. > :24:32.speed. Tactics come into it. Different wind strengths, angles,
:24:33. > :24:35.teamwork, obviously, having a good team and the ability to seal well
:24:36. > :24:41.together, and know each other's thoughts, that is important. Both
:24:42. > :24:52.are sailors since childhood. Graham's wife Katherine competed at
:24:53. > :24:55.the Athens Olympics. They did not have ideal preparation. As reigning
:24:56. > :25:00.champions they did not have to qualify. And recently the boat was
:25:01. > :25:11.shipped out to Hong Kong, meaning they could not train. And having
:25:12. > :25:12.joined a select group who have won two World Championships, now illegal
:25:13. > :25:23.for a hat`trick. `` now they go. Lots of rain this afternoon. And now
:25:24. > :25:40.the weather. The remaining calendars for children
:25:41. > :25:50.in need go on sale tonight. The number is on your screen. All the
:25:51. > :25:57.profits to BBC Children In Need. Plenty of weather around the region
:25:58. > :26:00.over the next 24 hours. Tomorrow, still blustery showers and many
:26:01. > :26:05.eastern areas. The best of the weather to the West. Feeling cold in
:26:06. > :26:10.the wind. Today this weather front went through. At the tail end, that
:26:11. > :26:17.is what is bringing through the stormy weather this evening.
:26:18. > :26:21.Exceptionally thundery showers. Some snow in amongst it over the hills.
:26:22. > :26:29.The Pennines, more likely to see snow settle. Elsewhere, showers
:26:30. > :26:32.mostly of rain. Keeping going across north`eastern areas overnight. Dry
:26:33. > :26:39.in the West. Temperature between three and four. Some shelter from
:26:40. > :26:45.that cold northerly wind, because it is cold enough for icy patches to
:26:46. > :26:52.form easily. The West will feel best tomorrow. To the east, frequent
:26:53. > :26:57.showers. Gradually becoming less widespread through the day. The wind
:26:58. > :27:02.will only slowly ease. Temperature peaking at eight Celsius. It will
:27:03. > :27:10.always feel colder than that wind. The weekend, things simplify. High
:27:11. > :27:19.pressure will build and quiet the weather down. Cumbria, good sunny
:27:20. > :27:27.spells on Sunday. Largely dry across the country. But cold. Not much more
:27:28. > :27:32.than five Celsius over the weekend. A similar picture for the North.
:27:33. > :27:36.Frosty, foggy nights could be on the cards.
:27:37. > :28:12.I'm Nigel Slater, a cook. And I'm Adam Henson, a farmer.
:28:13. > :28:16.all back in touch with where our food really comes from.
:28:17. > :28:19.You asked me to grow some durum wheat to produce your pasta.
:28:20. > :28:23.Our own eggs, our own flour - couldn't ask for more, really.