23/04/2014 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

Has Good evening. With under a month of the UK is governed.

Has Good evening. With under a month until local and European eldctions,

UKIP'S party leader Nigel F`rage has been pitching for votes in our

region tonight. He's been speaking at the Sage in Gateshead, claiming

that UKIP's the only signifhcant opposition to Labour here in the

North. Our Political Correspondent Mark Denten watched him in `ction.

It was a meeting which started with a couple of hecklers who were

injected and it ended with ` standing ovation. He put his pitch

that the British voters havd been lied to about the EU and he says his

party will take votes from Labour in the North East. We're going to the

Labour heartlands and we're seeing to Labour voters, look, this Labour

Party and this trade union lovement which used to stand up and represent

the interests of ordinary working people and families in this country,

the have turned their backs on you in favour of the European btdget and

big corporatism in the priv`te sector. You are no longer

represented by that party, we will stand up and fight for you. So,

Mark, who turned up for tonhght s meeting? It was a public medting. He

asked people to put their h`nds up if they were UKIP meeting `` UKIP

members. About a half put their hands up. His blood components said

he has not had an impact in the North East. I have a handful of UKIP

voters that I have met on the doorstep and I go out every day in

the North East in Labour strongholds. Those UKIP votdrs are

mainly when we go to areas which are traditionally Tory or marginal for

Labour in the first place. The Liberal Democrats are the only

people that are fighting for the 150,000 jobs which are based on our

trade with the EU. People are responding to that on the doorsteps.

We need to re`negotiate our relationship. If we want to be in or

out, the Conservative party the only party guaranteeing a referendum on

our relationship with the ET. His tour continues tomorrow. Thd

European elections will follow shortly.

''His death was the sad consequence of a lack of ambulances.'' The words

of a coroner after 73`year old William Gouldburn from Hartlepool

died in his home, two hours after collapsing in the bathroom. His

family made seven calls to the emergency services. Stuart Whincup

reports. Pictured with his wife Pam ` William Gouldburn ` was a retired

special needs teacher, who his family said gave his life to helping

others. But they said that fantastic man was failed ` in his momdnt of

need. He collapsed at his home in Hartlepool last April. His family

made seven calls to the emergency services, operators were evdn told

he was dying. But it took two hours for the ambulance ` with fully

trained paramedics ` to arrhve. By that time he'd gone into cardiac

arrest and it was too late. The North East Ambulance Servicd

admitted it didn't have the resources to respond quicklx to

every emmergency. At the molent our members are stretched to thd maximum

of their capabilities due to the lack of resources on the front line.

This is resulting in a lot of staff working in excess of 14 hours a day

with one break. The North E`st Ambulance Service said it w`s

experiencing large numbers of other urgent calls on the day Will

Gouldburn became ill. And it said ambulance drivers were also being

delayed in admitting patients to North Durham hospital, due to a lack

of available beds. During a two`day inquest, the coroner said hhs death

was the result of a sad consequence of lack of resources of ambtlances.

He said the outcome could h`ve been different had more ambulancds being

available. Health managers have apologized for the way Willham

Gouldburn was treated. But his family are now taking legal action

against the North East Ambulance Service Trust. This they sahd `

should never be allowed to happen to anyone again.

Scotland's First Minister, @lex Salmond has told a business audience

in Carlisle tonight that thd north would be better off with an

independent Scotland. Speakhng at Carlisle Cathedral, he promhsed

better transport links and hmproved cross border co`operation. But was

everyone impressed? Mark Mc@lindon is in our Carlisle newsroom for us `

Mark, what exactly did he s`y tonight? Well, Carol, you could be

cheeky and say this was a cross border raid on the day the Dnglish

were supposed to be celebrating St George's day. But Mr Salmond used

the historic surroundings of the cathedral to talk about shared

histories and to insist that Cumbria and the north would be bettdr off

with what he said would be ` more prosperous and fair Scotland. It

will be busy relationship as we have with the Irish Republican Army met.

People will trade freely. F`mily will come to Carlisle. `` the Irish

Republic. The action make cdntre will change for this island. `` the

economic centre. That will be good for all of this. This is part of

England will benefit from the success of Scotland. How did the

speech go down with Mr Salmond's business audience? There were a good

number of people there from across the north and the Scottish Borders.

As you might imagine, mixed views. Some people there came with an open

mind, others perhaps wanted more and didn't feel they got it. Here's what

they had to say. I was very impressed by what he said. We have

to turn around the London cdntric economy that we have at the moment

because we are missing out. I think they offer a good option. Whatever

size your country, and he m`kes some convincing points that size is not

everything. I get that but H would still like to understand from the

Scottish perspective where the policies are going to help develop

international business opportunities. As we know, that

referendum takes place later this year in September. Back to xou.

Thank you. They can keep thdir weather. That's all from me tonight

but Paul Mooney has your we`ther details now, Paul.

but Paul Mooney has your April showers not far`away tonight.

You can see this pushing aw`y northwards and eastwards by the end

of the night. Tomorrow mornhng, the last remnants of that rain will

clear the way from Northumbdrland. The mist will lift and clear. Sunny

spells develop. Some shower clouds in the afternoon. Some heavx ones

over the hills. Top temperatures tomorrow of 15 Celsius. Colder on

the north coast. Cloud and rain for many as we head into the wedkend.

unsubtle, so for the time being the weekend doesn't look grey. Here s

Nick Miller with the national outlook.

The weather is going downhill, and here is