:00:00. > :00:07.missing. That's all from the BBC News at Six - so it's goodbye from
:00:08. > :00:09.Welcome to Look North. In the programme tonight...
:00:10. > :00:20.An inquest opens into the three men who died.
:00:21. > :00:27.The mother of Claudia runs speaks of her shock five years after her
:00:28. > :00:30.disappearance. The strain is so difficult.
:00:31. > :00:34.On`street parking charges are given the green light in Cumbria.
:00:35. > :00:36.Traders fear it'll hit their businesses hard.
:00:37. > :00:38.And two top national tourism awards
:00:39. > :00:40.for Seahouses on the Northumberland coast.
:00:41. > :00:42.But what's given the former fishing village the golden touch?
:00:43. > :00:45.In sport, it's a family affair for Harper and Son
:00:46. > :01:07.Durham Jets prepare to blast off in cricket's T20.
:01:08. > :01:10.The inquest into the death of three men, who were trying to kayak
:01:11. > :01:14.down the River Tyne, was opened and adjourned this morning and was
:01:15. > :01:16.told all three were "relatively inexperienced" at the sport.
:01:17. > :01:19.Two brothers and their cousin died as they tried to paddle through
:01:20. > :01:24.Their bodies were recovered the next day.
:01:25. > :01:29.Our Chief Reporter Chris Stewart has the story.
:01:30. > :01:31.Three days after the emergency services
:01:32. > :01:33.pulled the bodies of the men from the water,
:01:34. > :01:36.and now the formal enquiry into their deaths begins.
:01:37. > :01:39.Brothers Darren and Mark Thorpe were aged 41 and 39
:01:40. > :01:42.and were from South Shields. They had gone on the kayaking trip
:01:43. > :01:47.with their cousin, Gavin Bradley, 36, also from South Shields.
:01:48. > :01:50.He is pictured here with his wife Louise and daughters Molly
:01:51. > :01:54.and Gracie. The police say the men had planned to paddle
:01:55. > :01:58.from Hexham to Wylam along waters swollen by heavy rain.
:01:59. > :02:01.They were found on a stretch of the River Tyne
:02:02. > :02:04.between Corbridge and Riding Mill.
:02:05. > :02:06.The Coroners Court, here in North Shields, this
:02:07. > :02:11.afternoon heard all three men had only recently taken up the sport.
:02:12. > :02:16.The British Canoe Union says more than a million people take to
:02:17. > :02:19.the water in canoes and kayaks in this country every year.
:02:20. > :02:22.And while it might seem inevitable that this hearing will eventually
:02:23. > :02:26.find that the men died as a result of an accident, that is not
:02:27. > :02:32.The coroner will want to examine al the evidence to see
:02:33. > :02:35.if there is something there which might just prevent similar
:02:36. > :02:47.The full hearing is scheduled for July.
:02:48. > :02:49.Joan Lawrence, the mother of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence,
:02:50. > :02:52.has spoken of the emotional turmoil she's been thrown into
:02:53. > :02:57.Police investigating the case have been continuing
:02:58. > :03:00.their forensic examinations at two houses in York and North Shields.
:03:01. > :03:03.Both properties are linked to 59`year`old Michael Snelling,
:03:04. > :03:06.who was arrested on Tuesday and released on police bail last night.
:03:07. > :03:09.Mrs Lawrence says the arrest came out of the blue
:03:10. > :03:12.after five years of seemingly fruitless investigation.
:03:13. > :03:27.The house remains the focus of police activity and searches today
:03:28. > :03:31.three days after the arrest of a 59`year`old man on the suspicion of
:03:32. > :03:36.murder. He has been released on conditional bail as enquiries
:03:37. > :03:40.continue. The houses have a mile from Claudia Lawrence's home. She
:03:41. > :03:46.disappeared without trace in March 2009. Her family have campaigned
:03:47. > :03:50.tirelessly for the last five years to keep her disappearance in the
:03:51. > :03:54.public eye. And hoping for a breakthrough in a case that seem to
:03:55. > :04:00.have stalled. This morning, her mother said it has taken an
:04:01. > :04:04.emotional toll. This is the first time there has been an arrest in
:04:05. > :04:10.five years. This has come totally out of the blow. I had absolutely no
:04:11. > :04:17.warning, not even an inkling, that this was going to happen. It was
:04:18. > :04:22.like shell shock. And Tuesday morning, when the police walked in
:04:23. > :04:28.and informed me quite early in the morning that this was going to take
:04:29. > :04:35.place. I am glad they did in for me before it went out on the media. And
:04:36. > :04:39.I could not believe it. While the arrest on Tuesday might feel like a
:04:40. > :04:43.breakthrough, it is worth stressing no one has been charged and Mrs
:04:44. > :04:48.Lawrence is wary of people jumping to conclusions. I just need to sit
:04:49. > :04:54.and think about it, say my prayers and get through the rest of the
:04:55. > :05:02.days. But at the bottom of all this, I am concerned about this person,
:05:03. > :05:09.because this person might be totally innocent and I am concerned, both my
:05:10. > :05:13.daughter and I are concerned that all this publicity, what Hammett
:05:14. > :05:18.could do to another family. Meanwhile, North Yorkshire Police a
:05:19. > :05:26.further arrest could be made as their enquiries progress.
:05:27. > :05:29.The search for 19`year`old Luke Pearce is now entering
:05:30. > :05:33.Luke went missing at the weekend after a night out in Durham.
:05:34. > :05:36.He hasn't been seen since the early hours of Sunday morning, when he
:05:37. > :05:39.left his friends after visiting the Jimmy Allen's nightclub.
:05:40. > :05:45.He was last seen heading in the direction of Maiden Castle.
:05:46. > :05:53.Depending on where you live, and on whether you drive, you either
:05:54. > :05:56.Northumberland recently dropped its car park
:05:57. > :06:00.But Cumbria County Council has just approved the introduction of charges
:06:01. > :06:06.The council's cabinet has agreed to charges in the city of Carlisle,
:06:07. > :06:08.and towns including Penrith, Workington, Whitehaven, Maryport,
:06:09. > :06:12.It says the scheme should mean "a greater turnover of vehicles in
:06:13. > :06:16.But traders are worried it'll drive shoppers away.
:06:17. > :06:23.Spuds have been on the menu on this street corner in Penrith
:06:24. > :06:27.But Tim is worried about plans to charge for parking on the road
:06:28. > :06:32.Especially when half of his customers drive in from out
:06:33. > :06:38.Those guys won't want to come into town and have to pay for
:06:39. > :06:42.on street parking when they want to quickly nip in, get a potato
:06:43. > :06:48.I think it will be a detrimental effect to my business and it will be
:06:49. > :06:56.Finding a parking space in this busy market town can be
:06:57. > :07:04.But at the moment, when you do, you simply stick your disc
:07:05. > :07:09.What businesses are worried about is if people have to start to
:07:10. > :07:13.pay to park to pop to the shops for a bite to eat or paper, they
:07:14. > :07:23.The county council has decided to introduce parking charges to
:07:24. > :07:25.cover cost of traffic wardens and painting yellow lines.
:07:26. > :07:28.But district councils will be asked to help shape how it works.
:07:29. > :07:32.It is important that we still retain some elements of free
:07:33. > :07:35.Even if it is a shorter amount of time.
:07:36. > :07:38.The ability to stop in a market town, pick something up
:07:39. > :07:41.from the corner shop , newsagents, whatever, it is vital.
:07:42. > :07:44.If we lose that altogether, then you are playing
:07:45. > :07:47.into the hands of the bigger stores and supermarkets which all
:07:48. > :07:51.You won't be able to take that choice away from people.
:07:52. > :07:54.Not everything can be got in a supermarket.
:07:55. > :07:56.You can't buy ranges of clothes or do business with
:07:57. > :08:02.So I think this is not going to be a detrimental effect on business
:08:03. > :08:06.I'd probably just go somewhere like Morrison's where I wouldn't
:08:07. > :08:10.There's too many small shops going to the wall anyway.
:08:11. > :08:18.But it would just cause a bit of an inconvenience.
:08:19. > :08:31.The parking charges should be in place before Christmas.
:08:32. > :08:33.Cumbria County Council's also approved plans
:08:34. > :08:35.to spend more than ?7.5 million on LED lights,
:08:36. > :08:37.which will reduce the council's energy bills.
:08:38. > :08:40.For a trial period lights will be dimmed, or switched off,
:08:41. > :08:52.Where ever we consider this, it will be first through public consultation
:08:53. > :08:56.with residents, secondly impact assessments done, quality impact
:08:57. > :09:02.assessments and rules safety assessments done. And we're it is
:09:03. > :09:05.not advisable and not safe to do so, these measures will not be
:09:06. > :09:09.introduced. Where are those are introduced, it will be a 12 month
:09:10. > :09:13.period, with consultation with residents and would users on going.
:09:14. > :09:16.`` and road users. They're regularly described
:09:17. > :09:18.as tourism's Oscars and the small Northumberland village
:09:19. > :09:21.of Seahouses has won two of them. The tourist body, Visit England,
:09:22. > :09:23.judged a B and a holiday village there to be
:09:24. > :09:27.the best of their kind in England. Our Business Correspondent,
:09:28. > :09:39.Ian Reeve, is in Seahouses now. Those boards really reflect the
:09:40. > :09:43.importance of tourism here. It has variously been things like tourism
:09:44. > :09:50.and fishing port, but the pound helps keep things afloat. A tiny
:09:51. > :10:02.village on the Northumberland coast. Boats, handmade, on the spot. This
:10:03. > :10:07.is what used to happen on Seahouses, boat building, and tourism has taken
:10:08. > :10:11.its place rather successfully. This B has been judged the best in
:10:12. > :10:17.England and its high profile could strengthen yet more the local
:10:18. > :10:21.tourist industry. There is a lot of seasonal part`time employment and we
:10:22. > :10:24.are trying to grow that visitor economy so that visitors have
:10:25. > :10:30.something to come and celebrate the whole year round. Incredibly, in the
:10:31. > :10:35.same small village, this caravan park has also been called best in
:10:36. > :10:40.its class, and this is a real economic driver. Various surveys
:10:41. > :10:46.have been done suggesting there is in excess of ?3.5 million going into
:10:47. > :10:53.the local economy as a result of tourism. As far as numbers that we
:10:54. > :10:58.employ, it is in excess of 50 people in the height of season, nearly all
:10:59. > :11:05.of those local people. Michael first worked on the holiday village site
:11:06. > :11:10.as a 60 new gold. 26 years on, the transformation, with gymnasium and
:11:11. > :11:15.swimming pool, she was how many more people are coming to Seahouses. ``
:11:16. > :11:21.first worked on the site as a 16`year`old. The day`trippers you
:11:22. > :11:26.would associate with the west of the country normally. The nature of
:11:27. > :11:31.Seahouses tourism might be changing, bringing more affluent visitors,
:11:32. > :11:35.chipping in more of the ?7.5 million that the wider county sees spent by
:11:36. > :11:41.tourists every year. So tourism is big business, worth
:11:42. > :11:48.?700 million, but could be worth more? It could, Northumberland
:11:49. > :11:53.county council has a plan of that 700 million and wants to see 15%
:11:54. > :11:56.more spent within the next five years, particularly targeting
:11:57. > :12:02.Scandinavian and Baltic States tourists, but that is it from
:12:03. > :12:05.Seahouses, I will now make my particular contribution to the
:12:06. > :12:14.Northumberland economy, so back to you. Yes, we did spot that! Thank
:12:15. > :12:19.you. Seahouses is doing well. Where are your favourite places in the
:12:20. > :12:26.region? Tell us we are and why on our Facebook page. Coming up next,
:12:27. > :12:32.could a resurgent Gateshead Football Club lead to greater things for the
:12:33. > :12:37.town? And some light reading, the chance to see one of the big Bibles
:12:38. > :12:44.written by one of giant scholars written in the eighth century. And
:12:45. > :12:46.join me later for all the where the detail and a look ahead at the
:12:47. > :12:53.weekend. `` all the weather detail. Less than three days to go now
:12:54. > :12:56.until Gateshead Football Club's The first team squad boarded
:12:57. > :13:01.the coach this morning at Ramside Hall near Durham, ahead of Sunday's
:13:02. > :13:03.Conference Play`Off Final against For the players and fans, the prize
:13:04. > :13:08.of a return to the Football League Promotion is actually reckoned to be
:13:09. > :13:14.worth ?1 million a year to the club. But can the town of Gateshead
:13:15. > :13:18.cash`in, if its team does make it to With tonight's Look North Report,
:13:19. > :13:28.here's Andrew Hartley. Town in transition, destroying the
:13:29. > :13:32.past and rebuilding. If that club returns to the football league, it
:13:33. > :13:41.would send out a powerful message. Dates head means business. ``
:13:42. > :13:46.Gateshead. I think it will help the area immensely.
:13:47. > :13:53.One company is this shirt company, based here but trading around the
:13:54. > :13:59.world. It is important that we as a local company in Gateshead sponsor
:14:00. > :14:03.the football team and put something back into the community and it gives
:14:04. > :14:08.a feel`good factor not only to us as a company but the area. The company
:14:09. > :14:14.do not expect increased sales because their name is on the shop,
:14:15. > :14:19.but the owner of this local pub says Gateshead's pub is making a
:14:20. > :14:25.difference. When they play at home, as they have the last couple of
:14:26. > :14:30.games, it attracts 8500 people and made a phenomenal difference to us.
:14:31. > :14:34.There is an opportunity for the people of Gateshead to grab this and
:14:35. > :14:40.bring new people to the town and see how great it is. Swansea made ?50
:14:41. > :14:45.million as a city out of it coming up into the Premier League. It will
:14:46. > :14:50.not be that for a Gateshead, but could be ?50,000, half a million, so
:14:51. > :14:57.it is what Gateshead and the Northeast make of it. But if the
:14:58. > :15:02.town is to turn more cash, the club needs more fans, but there is a
:15:03. > :15:07.problem. And you get a sense appear what that problem is. Right on the
:15:08. > :15:13.doorstep of the stadium are two massive Premier League sides. To the
:15:14. > :15:17.east, Sunderland, about seven miles away the Stadium of Light. And
:15:18. > :15:22.across the river, three miles away, Saint James is Park, home of
:15:23. > :15:31.Newcastle United. Newcastle attracted an average of more than
:15:32. > :15:37.50,000 to each league `` Matt, just under 42,004 Sunderland. And with
:15:38. > :15:42.some league matches, watched by and 604 Gateshead. We would like to
:15:43. > :15:52.double it. That is definitely possible. If we can attract 1500 `
:15:53. > :15:56.2000 bands, that could make a difference. It could be an
:15:57. > :16:01.alternative to Newcastle and Sunderland fans. There is an
:16:02. > :16:07.opportunity to say to Newcastle and some Berlin `` Sunderland fans map
:16:08. > :16:12.look at us. But they need to be smart with ticket pricing and in a
:16:13. > :16:18.position where they can play at the different time to either or both of
:16:19. > :16:22.those clubs. If the tone is going to score financially, it's football
:16:23. > :16:30.club will have to demolish some old allegiances along the way.
:16:31. > :16:34.And in tomorrow night's programme, we look back at the history of
:16:35. > :16:38.Gateshead Football Club ahead of this big game at the weekend. And
:16:39. > :16:42.the attendance figures. We have heard they have sold 7000 tickets
:16:43. > :16:48.for Wembley. I thought it might be more. Possibly, but you can get more
:16:49. > :16:53.tickets tomorrow and on Saturday, so they could have more than that.
:16:54. > :16:59.Newcastle and Sunderland fans fancying a weekend away? Especially
:17:00. > :17:03.Newcastle fans not having been to Wembley this season.
:17:04. > :17:12.It's 15 years since Steve Harper played in goal for Newcastle in the
:17:13. > :17:15.FA Cup final defeat by Manchester United at the old Wembley.
:17:16. > :17:18.He's hoping to feature at the new stadium for current club
:17:19. > :17:21.Hull City on Saturday when they take on favourites Arsenal.
:17:22. > :17:23.But this isn't the only cup final playing on
:17:24. > :17:34.Family and football are pretty closely entwined for Steve Harper.
:17:35. > :17:40.You will find out in the next day or so whether he will be in goal for
:17:41. > :17:44.Hull City or sitting on the bench at Wembley. But he has another big
:17:45. > :17:48.game, the junior team he coaches at Newcastle School for boys, which
:17:49. > :17:52.includes his older son James, has reached a final for ten to
:17:53. > :17:57.12`year`olds, taking place at the training ground for Aston Villa, but
:17:58. > :18:01.will there be a clash of dates? Fortunately, they are one week
:18:02. > :18:08.apart. He is coming to watch our game. They will have to wait and see
:18:09. > :18:13.selections, as would I. A double would be nice, but the important
:18:14. > :18:16.thing for the lads is to go down and enjoy testing themselves on a
:18:17. > :18:21.national level against similar schools. The family who cheered
:18:22. > :18:27.Steve on at the Wembley semifinal will hope he does not lose his place
:18:28. > :18:32.to Allan McGregor. Really nervous. I do not think I will be able to watch
:18:33. > :18:38.the whole match without closing my eyes. And if it goes to penalties, I
:18:39. > :18:43.might not watch. I did not see James playing in goal? He is a centre
:18:44. > :18:47.forward, he has more sense, I told him there was no future in
:18:48. > :18:51.goalkeeping. I am struggling to get my message through to my
:18:52. > :18:56.three`year`old as well. Steve is not surprised his old boss held onto his
:18:57. > :19:00.job, but there is work to be done. The football club know they need to
:19:01. > :19:06.become active in the transfer market sooner rather than later. That will
:19:07. > :19:20.go full to getting the fans back on board who are not happy.
:19:21. > :19:23.And Dan Gosling is expected to leave Newcastle after four years on
:19:24. > :19:29.Tyneside. He has been linked to a move to Bournemouth.
:19:30. > :19:31.It's the start of cricket's T20 season tomorrow night.
:19:32. > :19:34.The big hitting form of the game has a new sponsor, a new
:19:35. > :19:39.Forget the Dynamos ` from now on it's the Jets and
:19:40. > :19:59.they're hoping for a perfect take off against Worcestershire Rapids.
:20:00. > :20:09.What do you think of the new name? It is all about entertainment,
:20:10. > :20:14.ditching the dynamos, in favour of the Jets, linked to their sponsor
:20:15. > :20:21.Emirates airlines, and embracing the new name. We used to call ourselves
:20:22. > :20:26.the dominoes, to be honest, but we are the Jets now and hopefully that
:20:27. > :20:31.sticks well. Fully, their new name might bring more success in a format
:20:32. > :20:36.they have never fully mastered. `` late. How hard is it to move from
:20:37. > :20:43.the four`day game to the fast and furious? It is a big shift, but we
:20:44. > :20:47.are used to it now. One of the big skills as a cricketer has been
:20:48. > :20:51.shifting from format to format. While this game comes too soon for
:20:52. > :20:56.Ben Stokes, still recovering from a wrist injury, he is due to be back
:20:57. > :21:01.in action for Saturday. I am delighted that Ben is back
:21:02. > :21:04.practising, because he has been an eight bit in the dressing room while
:21:05. > :21:09.we have been playing. He is probably one of the worst patients I have
:21:10. > :21:17.ever come across, taking it out on everyone else.
:21:18. > :21:21.And Yorkshire Vikings take on the current holders at Northamptonshire.
:21:22. > :21:24.It was the second day of York's prestigious Dante festival,
:21:25. > :21:27.one of the flagship meetings in the region's flat racing calendar.
:21:28. > :21:29.The Grey Gatsby won the Dante Stakes, the feature race,
:21:30. > :21:32.at 9`1, beating the odds`on favourite True Story into third.
:21:33. > :21:45.For the first time since the original left South Tyneside as
:21:46. > :21:49.a gift for the Pope in the eighth century, a copy of a bible written
:21:50. > :21:52.by Bede in his Monkwearmouth`Jarrow Monastery can be seen in our region.
:21:53. > :21:56.The only full`sized replica of Codex Amiateens is being unveiled at
:21:57. > :22:02.Julie Smith has been for an early look.
:22:03. > :22:14.The work and works of Bede for the first time back home, with this
:22:15. > :22:20.replica. He created the original in 692 as a present for the Pope in
:22:21. > :22:24.Italy. 260 pages showing of calligraphy and binding from the
:22:25. > :22:33.period, a book used for celebration and once believed to be lost. It is
:22:34. > :22:37.a good chance for all that want to study medieval times and
:22:38. > :22:44.calligraphy, they can come here and learn. So it is a great event and
:22:45. > :22:49.important. The original was Heinz at a monastery in Italy. `` the
:22:50. > :22:53.original was housed. It is a place night went with South Shields. We
:22:54. > :23:00.are working together to promote Cotterell links `` cultural links
:23:01. > :23:06.and in courage to lose to the two areas. This is said to be one of the
:23:07. > :23:13.biggest books in the world and each page measures 70 centimetres by 22,
:23:14. > :23:23.twice the size of the lindens farm gospels. It is what we are about and
:23:24. > :23:27.having it give us `` gives us that extra gravitas and meaning, so we
:23:28. > :23:36.are thrilled. The book will be unveiled to the public this Sunday.
:23:37. > :23:44.It looks fantastic, and so does the weather, I think?
:23:45. > :23:53.Sunshine was in short supply, but Eason temperatures. Despite a lack
:23:54. > :23:57.of sunshine, it was warm. `` decent temperatures. We start tonight with
:23:58. > :24:03.this lovely shot from the Lake District of bluebells. Tomorrow
:24:04. > :24:09.looks another nice day, repeat performance of today, less cloud,
:24:10. > :24:13.fine and dry, more sunshine and maybe even warmer than today. The
:24:14. > :24:20.cloud tried to break, not clearing to date, and still some bits and
:24:21. > :24:25.pieces around into this evening, tending to break`up, most places
:24:26. > :24:30.will dry through the night. With clear spells, there could be some
:24:31. > :24:40.mist patches forming. Temperatures in towns" is. In the countryside,
:24:41. > :24:46.lows of around seven or 8 degrees. `` temperatures in towns about 10
:24:47. > :24:51.degrees. Any Apache Meston cloud lifting quickly tomorrow. Some then
:24:52. > :24:57.and high cloud. `` any patchy cloud lifting quickly tomorrow.
:24:58. > :25:03.Temperatures up on today, quite a range of temperatures, mid`teens,
:25:04. > :25:11.other East, possibly 21 Celsius in places like Whitley Bay. High
:25:12. > :25:15.pressure in charge of things tomorrow, hanging on for Saturday,
:25:16. > :25:22.and probably keeping control for Sunday as well, but by Monday, this
:25:23. > :25:28.weather front coming down and bringing cloud and rain. Cumbria
:25:29. > :25:35.Lodz dry through Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Increasing cloud through
:25:36. > :25:40.the second part of the weekend. All in all, a fairly quiet spell until
:25:41. > :25:45.at least the beginning of next week. For the north`east, the cloud more
:25:46. > :25:51.broken, sunny spells that bit longer, and the sun very strong.
:25:52. > :25:54.Temperatures into the low 20s and a fair amount of sunshine, keep the
:25:55. > :25:59.sun cream handy on Friday and Saturday, may be more cloud around
:26:00. > :26:05.on Sunday, quite breezy but feeling quite pleasant. Keep your pictures
:26:06. > :26:09.coming and keep up`to`date with the forecast on the three BBC weather
:26:10. > :26:16.application and we will keep you up dated on local radio.
:26:17. > :26:21.Thank you. Took off the winter covers this morning, finally! Nobody
:26:22. > :26:29.likes changing the covers! It takes ages version! `` it takes ages! See
:26:30. > :26:55.you tomorrow. Goodbye. at the European elections
:26:56. > :27:07.on May the 22nd. even though that would wreck
:27:08. > :27:12.the recovery and destroy jobs.