:00:00. > :00:00.rain from the east. That's all from the BBC News At
:00:00. > :00:09.Hello. Welcome to Tuesday's Look North. In tonight's programme:
:00:10. > :00:13.Growing anger over the decision to close a city centre fire station.
:00:14. > :00:15.The authority's urged to think again about how to save more than ?8
:00:16. > :00:19.million. Road to repair ` in the midst of
:00:20. > :00:22.massive cuts, Middlesbrough's mayor announces he's spending millions on
:00:23. > :00:24.potholes. Virtual credits ` Cumbria's
:00:25. > :00:29.university becomes the first to accept Bitcoins as payment for
:00:30. > :00:33.courses. And Le Tour lockdown. Details
:00:34. > :00:37.revealed of traffic no`go zones when the world's biggest cycling event
:00:38. > :00:40.comes to Yorkshire. In sport, we're live in Spennymoor
:00:41. > :00:45.with the region's latest boxing champion as he tries to inspire the
:00:46. > :00:49.next generation. And can Sunderland prove the bookies
:00:50. > :01:08.wrong to win a chance of getting their hands on the League Cup? We
:01:09. > :01:11.look ahead to tomorrow's big game. Think again and do not put lives at
:01:12. > :01:18.risk. That was the message from residents, traders and politicians
:01:19. > :01:23.today about the decision to close a Sunderland city centre fire station.
:01:24. > :01:26.It is part of a package of cuts approved by the fire authority
:01:27. > :01:30.yesterday but there is growing anger about plans which will see two other
:01:31. > :01:38.stations shut and one in five firefighters lose their jobs.
:01:39. > :01:43.Sunderland's current city centre fire station, open to protect the
:01:44. > :01:48.public since 1993. But now Tyne Wear Fire Brigade believes it could
:01:49. > :01:53.be shut without compromising safety. The firefighters who work here
:01:54. > :01:58.disagree. This is the busiest station in the whole Wearside area.
:01:59. > :02:03.We cannot believe that they are considering closing the fire
:02:04. > :02:07.station. We need to stop this. So soon the new fire station will
:02:08. > :02:14.become like this one, a museum piece, but the people who live in
:02:15. > :02:18.the city centre are not worried. The residents are very concerned,
:02:19. > :02:22.anxious, angry. Less than 20 years ago they close the fire station
:02:23. > :02:26.behind me and opened the new one because of the demand needed in the
:02:27. > :02:31.city centre. Now they are saying they can cope with this demand with
:02:32. > :02:37.the three outlying fire stations. But does not make sense. Traders are
:02:38. > :02:41.also concerned. Businesses had objected to the proposed closure, so
:02:42. > :02:49.the decision to press ahead has left a sour taste. We are going to lose
:02:50. > :02:54.fire station and the police station might close as well. What is next?
:02:55. > :02:59.There are no essential services in the middle of our city. There is
:03:00. > :03:04.anger and fear, but also questions about the public consultation that
:03:05. > :03:15.led to the decision. The population is 1.1 million. Very few of them
:03:16. > :03:19.were consulted. It is not because people are not interested, it is
:03:20. > :03:25.because people did not know it was going on. Until 1974 Sunderland had
:03:26. > :03:29.its own fire service, and 49 firefighters were based in his old
:03:30. > :03:34.Fire station at one stage. So people in the city might be a bit wistful
:03:35. > :03:38.about the days when they could make their own decisions about their Fire
:03:39. > :03:44.Brigade. Today the brigade is facing the reality of having to save ?8.8
:03:45. > :03:49.million in three years. It says difficult decisions are necessary
:03:50. > :03:53.but has it made the right ones? Richard is here now. Quite a
:03:54. > :04:00.reaction to these cuts. Is someone prepared to defend them? Of course.
:04:01. > :04:04.Two other fire stations, Wallsend and Gosforth, will close. But the
:04:05. > :04:08.crucial question is will this lead to fire engines getting slower
:04:09. > :04:12.response times to incidents where lives are at stake? The council made
:04:13. > :04:17.the decision yesterday where the cuts will fall. They say the answer
:04:18. > :04:22.to that question is no. What we are able to do by making
:04:23. > :04:27.sure that we can continue to support services from nearby stations is a
:04:28. > :04:31.guarantee that fires which affect a property or life will still be
:04:32. > :04:35.responded to as quickly in Sunderland as they will be in other
:04:36. > :04:39.areas of Tyne Wear. So the location of the station is
:04:40. > :04:43.secondary, really, to making sure we continue to have good response
:04:44. > :04:48.times, and Tyne Wear will still be the fastest in the country for
:04:49. > :04:51.responses to fires. I do not expect those reassurances will lessen the
:04:52. > :04:58.pressure from places like Sunderland. But the Tyne Wear Fire
:04:59. > :05:05.themselves are lobbying the Government. They want a better
:05:06. > :05:13.settlement. We need to fight back and not be
:05:14. > :05:19.paralysed by the cuts, that is the view of Middlesbrough's Mayor after
:05:20. > :05:25.the council said it needs to cut ?15 million to its budget. 300 jobs will
:05:26. > :05:28.be lost and 300 transferred to other organisations. But the council is
:05:29. > :05:34.also looking to invest millions in the roads. After the mayor spent a
:05:35. > :05:40.weekend driving 250 miles around the time to check what state they were
:05:41. > :05:44.in, that is. We already knew what services were
:05:45. > :05:49.going to be cut. It was announced at the end of last year. It has now
:05:50. > :05:55.been recommended for approval. Things like athletics stadium, two
:05:56. > :06:00.training and learning centres. Like many councils they will also be
:06:01. > :06:06.cutting recycling, littered picking, grass cutting. But the mayor wants
:06:07. > :06:10.to invest in the long`term future of Middlesbrough and he wants to spend
:06:11. > :06:18.?50 million fixing the roads. Business here is booming. At this
:06:19. > :06:26.Middlesbrough garage, they see a four cars a damaged by potholes. The
:06:27. > :06:32.cost of the repairs are not cheap. It could be ?200 or ?300 for a wheel
:06:33. > :06:39.bearing. If you damage and alloy wheel it could be another couple of
:06:40. > :06:44.hundred pounds per tyre. It damages the suspension. Across the country,
:06:45. > :06:48.the road network has suffered serious damage in recent years with
:06:49. > :06:51.heavy rains, storms and flooding, but with cats is reducing their
:06:52. > :06:59.budgets, there is less money to fix the potholes. `` councils reducing
:07:00. > :07:07.their budgets. There has been a 30% increase in call`outs to cars
:07:08. > :07:16.damaged by Port Road services. No Middlesbrough's Mayor is wanting to
:07:17. > :07:22.spend ?15 million over three years in improving the roads. We have to
:07:23. > :07:25.actually have a really decent work programme over a period of three
:07:26. > :07:32.years to deal with the problem. At the present, we need to concentrate
:07:33. > :07:38.on 300 roads. There are other roads as well you could add to that. ?50
:07:39. > :07:43.million will go towards resurfacing 750 roads in the town. The idea is
:07:44. > :07:47.that by spending the money now and improving the roads, the council
:07:48. > :07:53.will save money in the future having to repair them.
:07:54. > :07:59.After his 250 Mile Drive, the mayor said he needed urgent action was
:08:00. > :08:05.needed for the town's roads. The money will be spread over three
:08:06. > :08:08.years to tackle the problem. Police have not yet named a man who
:08:09. > :08:12.died in a car crash on a busy Cumbrian broke this morning. His car
:08:13. > :08:17.collided with a dairy tanker a few miles from Carlisle on the main A595
:08:18. > :08:21.which links North and West Cumbria. The road was closed for several
:08:22. > :08:25.hours with lengthy diversions. Police say they need to speak to any
:08:26. > :08:28.possible witnesses. A Sunderland `based firm has admitted blame
:08:29. > :08:31.following the death of a teenage apprentice.
:08:32. > :08:39.Jason Burden, 19, was crushed by a heavy machine in 2011. Tyne Slipway
:08:40. > :08:44.and Engineering pleaded guilty to a breach of health and safety at
:08:45. > :08:51.Newcastle Crown Court. He firm was fined ?75,000 and costs.
:08:52. > :08:55.The University of Cumbria has become the first public University in the
:08:56. > :08:58.world to accept a virtual currency to pay fees. Students will be
:08:59. > :09:01.allowed to use Bitcoin to pay for two finance`based courses. The
:09:02. > :09:06.digital money cuts banks out of the payment process, as Alison Freeman
:09:07. > :09:11.reports. You cannot hold it in your hand and
:09:12. > :09:15.it is not considered legal tender, but the virtual currency Bitcoin can
:09:16. > :09:20.be used to pay for a wide range of things, and that now includes
:09:21. > :09:24.education. As of next year, the University of Cumbria will accept
:09:25. > :09:28.the online payments for two financial courses where the role of
:09:29. > :09:35.new kind of money are being studied. They are the first public university
:09:36. > :09:40.in the world to accept this payment. Bitcoin and similar currencies have
:09:41. > :09:43.taken off in the last 12 months so we need to include them in our
:09:44. > :09:48.analysis of what we call complementary currencies, which also
:09:49. > :09:54.includes local currencies, time banks and local pounds. People are
:09:55. > :09:58.getting involved because they are annoyed at the banking system, the
:09:59. > :10:05.lack of reform, and so rather than complaining, this is almost like a
:10:06. > :10:09.protest vote. Bitcoin is run from a central database which can be
:10:10. > :10:15.accessed by all the current owners. You can either buy your Bitcoins or
:10:16. > :10:19.owned by processing data for the database. And the system went
:10:20. > :10:23.itself, meaning no one can profit from sitting on transactions.
:10:24. > :10:29.Business students can see both the pitfalls the benefits. It is
:10:30. > :10:35.probably the way forward in the future. This economic world is very
:10:36. > :10:39.volatile. But I think it is a bit risky and everyone is a bit unsure.
:10:40. > :10:44.I can understand that people are looking for an economy that is more
:10:45. > :10:50.stable than what we have now. The currency is probably more popular
:10:51. > :10:53.with those who understand it, and it is quite a complex thing to
:10:54. > :10:59.understand so I think people will prefer to use many in the bank.
:11:00. > :11:03.Bitcoin can challenge the financial world in the same way file sharing
:11:04. > :11:06.challenged the music industry. But it seems people need to better
:11:07. > :11:12.understand the system before that can happen.
:11:13. > :11:20.I fully understand it all. Now, have you already made plans for the first
:11:21. > :11:24.weekend of July? Will you be begging a spot to watch
:11:25. > :11:27.the world's biggest cycling race when it arrives in Yorkshire? Well,
:11:28. > :11:30.today details about road closures for the first two stages of the Tour
:11:31. > :11:34.were released. The roads are expected to be closed for a minimum
:11:35. > :11:38.of eight hours. So it might not be the weekend to move house, or
:11:39. > :11:40.celebrate a wedding. Matt Slater has the story.
:11:41. > :11:42.It might look peaceful now but over the years, this area has been rated
:11:43. > :11:45.by rebels, burned by Scots and besieged by Brand heads, so you
:11:46. > :11:48.might think residents tend not to get too excited by fresh
:11:49. > :11:55.innovations, but what about the summer's Tour De France? People are
:11:56. > :11:58.excited but I still do not believe people understand what is actually
:11:59. > :12:03.going to come and hit them, because it is monumental and I do not think
:12:04. > :12:11.people... The joke is, the bikes go through in 30 seconds. Yes, they do,
:12:12. > :12:16.so why do the roads closed for eight hours? Because a lot goes on. You
:12:17. > :12:19.would probably have to live in a cave to not know that the Tour De
:12:20. > :12:23.France is coming to Yorkshire this summer. What you probably do not
:12:24. > :12:28.know though is which roads will be closed during the race and for how
:12:29. > :12:32.long. North Yorkshire County Council has revealed 19 roads will be closed
:12:33. > :12:38.during the first stage, for at least eight hours, with Harrogate town
:12:39. > :12:41.centre closed all day. For Sunday's second stage, five roads will be
:12:42. > :12:47.closed, for much of the A59 off limits. The great Yorkshire show is
:12:48. > :12:53.normally put together on the same weekend but the boss is confident
:12:54. > :12:57.the show will go on. Yorkshire will be extremely busy especially on the
:12:58. > :13:03.Saturday but we have told everyone what is happening and made clear
:13:04. > :13:09.plans. People are making different plans and it should be fine. Even
:13:10. > :13:14.the best laid plans need a bit of luck with the weather, though. So
:13:15. > :13:17.fingers crossed Yorkshire gets some of last year's cycling weather and
:13:18. > :13:22.not the year before's tractor weather.
:13:23. > :13:26.More details about road closures will be on the BBC North Yorkshire
:13:27. > :13:29.website. There's plenty more to come in
:13:30. > :13:33.tonight's Look North. Good news for Black Cats fans in sport.
:13:34. > :13:36.And there's nothing like a Dame. Dame Edna is in Newcastle for her
:13:37. > :13:42.farewell tour. And what have we got in the weather?
:13:43. > :13:45.We are in a bit of a weather battle zone.
:13:46. > :13:54.Cold, dry weather to the East, and milder, wetter weather from the
:13:55. > :13:58.West. Join me later. Councils and council tax payers on
:13:59. > :14:00.both sides of the Pennines are going head`to`head over plans to cut
:14:01. > :14:03.subsidies for bus services. In Cumbria, thousands of people have
:14:04. > :14:07.objected to proposed cuts. The authority says it'll save ?2 million
:14:08. > :14:10.and affect just 5% of routes. Cuts to bus subsidies in North Yorkshire
:14:11. > :14:13.were unanimously agreed by North Yorkshire County Council today.
:14:14. > :14:16.Services in towns including Pickering, Malton, Norton and Ripon
:14:17. > :14:21.are among those losing their funding. Protestors say the move is
:14:22. > :14:35.short`sighted and will hit the most vulnerable.
:14:36. > :14:40.Much of your `` North Yorkshire is rule. People who do not have access
:14:41. > :14:44.to the vehicles are dependent on public transport, much of which is
:14:45. > :14:49.already a Dame Edna Everage is in Newcastle for her farewell tour.
:14:50. > :14:51.Skeleton service. The show follows a triumphant season at the London
:14:52. > :14:54.Palladium, with gladioli`strewn ovations and five`star reviews.
:14:55. > :14:57.Ahead of tonight's performance at the Theatre Royal, her creator,
:14:58. > :15:00.Barry Humphries, has been talking to our arts reporter, Sharuna Sagar,
:15:01. > :15:11.about his love of the North and his enduring appeal.
:15:12. > :15:18.What is happening? Dave Edna Everage!
:15:19. > :15:25.CHEERING It has been around 20 years since he
:15:26. > :15:30.last performed here. I do not believe it. I remember it
:15:31. > :15:37.because I am a huge admirer of Grey Street, which is, I hope, most of
:15:38. > :15:41.our viewers know, probably the most beautiful 18th`century Street in
:15:42. > :15:47.Europe. I like the feeling of the North of England, and it is the home
:15:48. > :15:53.of comedy. The great comedians come from the North. Whoever heard of a
:15:54. > :16:02.Kent comedian? A well`known Dorset comic? But you have been a superstar
:16:03. > :16:07.for 60 years. What is the enduring appeal? My enduring appeal is really
:16:08. > :16:14.that I still alive. I am still energetic. I do not forget my lines
:16:15. > :16:22.except, perhaps, tonight, with the jet lag. You never know. The show is
:16:23. > :16:26.to others on stage, it is for long, high energy. How do you do it? I
:16:27. > :16:32.hope you don't mind me saying that you are going to be 80 years old
:16:33. > :16:41.soon, aren't you? Age is... But you have the energy of a man... Of 78.
:16:42. > :16:52.What is your secret. I do not drink or smoke. I eat very nice sweeties.
:16:53. > :16:59.I/O thought you were going to tell me you took some special
:17:00. > :17:08.supplements, Australia and injections? No, I do not. It is not
:17:09. > :17:16.Viagra. Who needs Viagra in Newcastle? Just walk up Grey Street
:17:17. > :17:21.on a Friday night. I am moving on to the tour now. Why did you decide to
:17:22. > :17:28.do a farewell tour? We cannot go on forever. I thought if I called it
:17:29. > :17:33.the farewell tour, more people would buy tickets.
:17:34. > :17:49.I am ready for my close`up! Goodbye to an old familiar face, but
:17:50. > :17:51.some new faces to look forward to in the sport.
:17:52. > :17:54.Yes, Sunderland have signed Argentinian goalkeeper Oscar Ustari
:17:55. > :17:57.from Spanish side Almeria this afternoon. He'll go straight into
:17:58. > :18:00.the squad for tomorrow night's big game along Gus Poyet's other new
:18:01. > :18:04.signing this week ` defender Santiago Vergini. The Black Cats are
:18:05. > :18:09.just one step away from Wembley. Man Utd stand between them and their
:18:10. > :18:12.first cup final in 22 years. Despite taking a 2`1 advantage into the
:18:13. > :18:17.second leg of the Capital One Cup semifinal, Poyet's side are still
:18:18. > :18:19.the underdogs. Fabio Borini has scored some
:18:20. > :18:21.important goals this season ` his strike on Saturday began
:18:22. > :18:25.Sunderland's fightback against Southampton, and he was responsible
:18:26. > :18:29.for the winner against Man Utd in the first leg of this semifinal. The
:18:30. > :18:32.fans went away happy that night and Gus Poyet hopes the 9,000 who'll
:18:33. > :18:39.make the journey to Manchester tomorrow will have even more to
:18:40. > :18:46.celebrate. I have a feeling that many people just think the final
:18:47. > :18:54.house to be Manchester United versus Manchester city. I would not let
:18:55. > :18:59.that Transco past if I was a player. I would make sure I do everything
:19:00. > :19:02.possible and more to get to the final and give the fans something to
:19:03. > :19:09.cheer about, to be happy and proud about. Sunderland may not have won
:19:10. > :19:12.at Old Trafford since 1968 but under new Manager David Moyes United have
:19:13. > :19:16.lost five games at home this season including a 1`0 defeat to Newcastle
:19:17. > :19:19.last month. And with a host of injuries and captain Nemanja Vidic
:19:20. > :19:22.suspended after being sent off against Chelsea ` there's surely no
:19:23. > :19:28.better time to take on the league champions. I do not like too many
:19:29. > :19:43.big players being out in the big games. It was very important in the
:19:44. > :19:48.first leg. We were very strong. They are top`class players. It was 1985
:19:49. > :19:52.when the Black Cats were last in a League Cup final but their luck ran
:19:53. > :19:54.out that day when an own goal saw them lose to Norwich and
:19:55. > :20:01.subsequently relegated from the top flight ` fans will be hoping it wont
:20:02. > :20:05.end in tears this time around. In the old days, tens of thousands
:20:06. > :20:09.used to flock to Wembley to see their teams play in the FA Amateur
:20:10. > :20:13.Cup, with sides in our region winning it 23 times. Well, yesterday
:20:14. > :20:17.the cup came back one last time, to mark the 125th anniversary of the
:20:18. > :20:19.Northern League. Veterans of the competition, which ended in 1974,
:20:20. > :20:29.gathered at Crook Town's Millfield ground to see the old trophy and
:20:30. > :20:34.recall some fond memories. It was one of the focal points of
:20:35. > :20:40.life in those days. There was no television, or not in the North
:20:41. > :20:46.East. The coal mines were still working and there used to be rushing
:20:47. > :20:49.from the coal mines to get changed for the game. Football was the thing
:20:50. > :20:52.in those days. He spent years taking drugs and
:20:53. > :20:57.drinking in Ibiza, but now champion boxer Stuart Hall is using his story
:20:58. > :21:00.to inspire the next generation. Hall lifted the IBF bantamweight title
:21:01. > :21:06.last month to complete his own tale of redemption. Tonight he's back at
:21:07. > :21:10.his old gym in County Durham with a message that dreams can come true.
:21:11. > :21:20.Peter Harris is in the ring with Stuart now.
:21:21. > :21:29.I do not fancy your chances! I might be a bit tasty under this jacket.
:21:30. > :21:38.This is the latest macro Boxing Academy there maybe future world
:21:39. > :21:45.champion in there. `` the Spennymoor Boxing Academy. Your life has
:21:46. > :21:49.changed from a few years back when you were living it up in their
:21:50. > :21:56.bitter. Yes, I have turned it around. I used to come down here and
:21:57. > :22:04.help the kids out. It is fantastic. It means a lot to you to bring on
:22:05. > :22:10.the next generation? Definitely. Help the kids in the gym, give them
:22:11. > :22:14.a bit of advice. It cheers me up. The last time we saw you your eyes
:22:15. > :22:20.were bit battered and bruised. I guess boxing is a good way to keep
:22:21. > :22:23.kids out of trouble? Yes, it is disciplined, it keeps them off the
:22:24. > :22:29.streets and gives them something to focus on. It is brilliant having a
:22:30. > :22:37.facility like this. Robert was your trainer. You must be proud. Very
:22:38. > :22:43.proud. He has done very well for the country, the area. Very proud. You
:22:44. > :22:49.have got that belt there. What is the next fight? We are still in
:22:50. > :22:57.talks about the next fight, still waiting for a date. But hopefully it
:22:58. > :23:02.will be in the North East. A great occasion. Thank you for joining us.
:23:03. > :23:06.Hopefully his next fight is coming up soon, and you never know we could
:23:07. > :23:13.have another world champion from Spennymoor right here in this room.
:23:14. > :23:19.Let's hope so. Those boxing pictures were courtesy of Box Nation.
:23:20. > :23:23.Now, Sport Relief is just weeks away, and people are being urged to
:23:24. > :23:26.sign up for the many events taking place across the North East and
:23:27. > :23:31.Cumbria. You can choose to run, swim or cycle on the weekend of March
:23:32. > :23:33.21st to 23rd, and it's all in aid of good causes. Well, one group of
:23:34. > :23:37.radio enthusiasts in Middlesbrough has already benefited from your
:23:38. > :23:47.efforts. Phil Chapman has been to the studios of Community Voice FM.
:23:48. > :23:51.Today's charity launch might have sport in the title but for these
:23:52. > :23:54.mutual broadcasters in Middlesborough, it is really all
:23:55. > :24:02.about exercising a new sense of freedom and community. I would
:24:03. > :24:06.personally like to thank Sport Relief and the people who donate
:24:07. > :24:13.because they made this station almost entirely possible. It allows
:24:14. > :24:19.people like myself, I would be tired with nothing to do, and I came along
:24:20. > :24:25.to a meeting, I got roped into it, so to speak, that was 18 months ago
:24:26. > :24:29.and since then I am the one who shoves the microphones in their
:24:30. > :24:33.faces and says, speak. The station has given them a new lease of life
:24:34. > :24:42.and some have even surprised themselves with their on`air talent.
:24:43. > :24:46.John and Anne. Before I knew where I was, someone stuffed a microphone in
:24:47. > :24:51.my face and said, you are on. I have been talking about since. It is
:24:52. > :24:56.ideal because it lets the boys off and they let me in to talk all the
:24:57. > :25:02.time. I have learned how to do the editing. We have learnt how to do
:25:03. > :25:07.interviews. We have got our own shows apart from this one on
:25:08. > :25:10.Tuesday. The donation that the public makes allows us the
:25:11. > :25:13.opportunities to develop the initiatives like this, which give
:25:14. > :25:18.many people an opportunity to try things they would not have the
:25:19. > :25:24.opportunity to try. So it is not all about helping far`flung places. If
:25:25. > :25:28.you are training hard for a Sport Relief event, remember all that hard
:25:29. > :25:34.work could be helping to create a lasting legacy on your doorstep.
:25:35. > :25:40.I like the team shirts there. Maybe we could have some.
:25:41. > :25:54.A real mixture on the weather. It was a red sky this morning. This is
:25:55. > :26:04.a shot from the Port of Workington. The rain spreads East tonight. There
:26:05. > :26:08.will be snow on the high ground. A fresh wind. You can see all the rain
:26:09. > :26:13.moving eastwards through the cause of the day, and the white blotches
:26:14. > :26:17.showing the snow. That is over the high ground. By the end of the
:26:18. > :26:25.night, drier in western parts of Cumbria. Most other places will keep
:26:26. > :26:30.heavy rain on and off. It will feel cold in the brisk southeasterly
:26:31. > :26:34.wind. Tomorrow morning, the rain and hill snow continues to move
:26:35. > :26:38.eastwards through the course of the morning so by lunchtime most places
:26:39. > :26:42.have brighter conditions. One or two showers coming in through the
:26:43. > :26:48.afternoon. The wind will ease as it turns more south`westerly through
:26:49. > :26:54.the course of the day. Temperatures are bit milder further West. Eight
:26:55. > :26:59.Celsius is 46 Fahrenheit. That is the pressure pattern for tomorrow.
:27:00. > :27:03.One weather front moves away, a slight gap before the next one comes
:27:04. > :27:07.in for Thursday bringing more rain. Then a gap giving us a cold night on
:27:08. > :27:12.Thursday night before this very active system comes in on Friday to
:27:13. > :27:17.bring wet and windy weather. If you are out and about in the next few
:27:18. > :27:20.days, one or two showers for Cumbria tomorrow. Showery rain on Thursday.
:27:21. > :27:27.More widespread persistent rain on Friday. Always the risk of sleet and
:27:28. > :27:29.snow over higher ground. Similarly unsettled and cool in the East as
:27:30. > :27:39.well. We will be back at 10:25pm. We will.
:27:40. > :27:43.Goodbye.