:00:00. > :00:00.European election results. That's all from the BBC News at Six - so
:00:00. > :00:10.Hello, welcome to Look North. In the programme tonight: Bringing back the
:00:11. > :00:13.50s. A major expansion of Beamish Museum is planned, thanks to
:00:14. > :00:16.millions of pounds of Lottery funding.
:00:17. > :00:18.But this market is deemed to be too old`fashioned. After 40 years,
:00:19. > :00:23.traders have packed away their stalls for the last time. The market
:00:24. > :00:27.has been here for a long time. It is our livelihood. It provides a good
:00:28. > :00:30.service for the public and obviously they are taking that away.
:00:31. > :00:34.The Army recruitment drive that has failed to take`off. Thousands of
:00:35. > :00:40.part`time soldiers are needed. So far, fewer than 200 have signed`up.
:00:41. > :00:46.And there is only one direction to head in for fans of the world's
:00:47. > :00:50.biggest boy band. We have a report on preparations for the arrival of
:00:51. > :00:56.One Direction ` and 50,000 of their fans, at Sunderland's Stadium of
:00:57. > :01:01.Light. The Tour de France is not the only show in town this summer. We
:01:02. > :01:17.are live with some of the world's top cyclist. `` cyclists.
:01:18. > :01:20.Beamish, the Durham open`air museum which looks back in history, is
:01:21. > :01:23.tonight looking forward to an exciting new future. It has won
:01:24. > :01:26.initial funding which should lead to a massive ?11 million grant from
:01:27. > :01:30.Heritage Lottery. That could create 100 jobs in an area which still has
:01:31. > :01:35.some of the highest unemployment in our region. Beamish, which attracts
:01:36. > :01:38.580,000 visitors a year, plans to use the grant to build a brand new
:01:39. > :01:48.1950's town. Here's our correspondent, Mark Denton.
:01:49. > :01:57.It is the 1950s. We are going a long way back. Believe it or not, I do
:01:58. > :02:07.not remember the 1950s. But a project at Beamish will take us
:02:08. > :02:13.back. She is housewife magazine. Beamish has been awarded a grant
:02:14. > :02:21.from Heritage Lottery to put together a 1950s town. A second,
:02:22. > :02:33.larger grant will then come from the same fund. Along with the Victorian
:02:34. > :02:39.and Edwardian exhibits, visitors will soon be able to experience the
:02:40. > :02:45.1950s. We want to go back into living memory. We are not telling
:02:46. > :02:50.our visitors the way that it was. He died themselves around the
:02:51. > :02:58.exhibits. They may remember some of these things. In the 1950s, it was
:02:59. > :03:05.coming out of the war and rationing. There were huge changes
:03:06. > :03:14.in the region. The NHS, social housing, holidays, American culture
:03:15. > :03:19.for the first time. It was a huge change. We want to help people
:03:20. > :03:27.remember it. One reason for the project is that Beamish have a shed
:03:28. > :03:37.load of items. They would like to put some more of them on display. It
:03:38. > :03:44.could also be able to `` it could also boost the local economy. Our
:03:45. > :03:49.young people have struggled to find jobs so this will be a much`needed
:03:50. > :03:56.boost. It may be five years before it is fully open. Let us just wait
:03:57. > :04:15.for the telly to warm up and we can see what is on. Our correspondent is
:04:16. > :04:18.with us now. Well, of course one of the things
:04:19. > :04:22.about the 1950s that younger viewers might not realise is that for most
:04:23. > :04:27.of the decade there was only one TV channel and that was us ` BBC One.
:04:28. > :04:30.That is right, and with the help of this piece of genuine 1950's TV
:04:31. > :04:33.technology, and a little 2014 technology, we can get a reminder of
:04:34. > :04:37.some of the most popular shows back then. You must remember this ` Dixon
:04:38. > :04:41.of Dock Green, with Jack Warner in the lead role. The first ever police
:04:42. > :04:45.drama on British television. It was also the decade that brought us This
:04:46. > :04:47.Is Your Life with the famous red book. There was also Oliver
:04:48. > :04:51.Postgate's masterpiece ` Ivor the Engine, about a Welsh steam engine.
:04:52. > :04:54.And one of the biggest selling points of TV sets in the 1950s came
:04:55. > :04:58.in 1953, when the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was televised. It
:04:59. > :05:02.really was quite a different world. So Mark, let us be clear, Beamish
:05:03. > :05:04.does not have all the money for this project yet. How long before it
:05:05. > :05:10.becomes a reality? It has the initial grant. The larger
:05:11. > :05:18.grant will come after planning permission has been granted. The
:05:19. > :05:29.total project will cost 17 million pounds. One important thing to note
:05:30. > :05:44.is that when they have done the 1950s Beamish plan to do the 1980s.
:05:45. > :05:46.Well, while Beamish is preparing to recreate the 1950s, Newton Aycliffe
:05:47. > :05:49.today said goodbye to a forty`year`old tradition. Traders in
:05:50. > :05:53.the County Durham town held their last`ever market today. They were
:05:54. > :05:56.given notice to quit by the owner of the shopping centre, which was home
:05:57. > :05:59.to their pitches. It is thought the Tuesday market's image was at odds
:06:00. > :06:03.with the newly`refurbished centre. Here is our business correspondent,
:06:04. > :06:07.Ian Reeve. They have done this for forty years
:06:08. > :06:11.in Newton Aycliffe. But this is the last`ever market. The owner of the
:06:12. > :06:15.shopping centre in which it is held has told stallholders to leave. It
:06:16. > :06:17.is thought the stalls are perceived as being too down`market for the
:06:18. > :06:39.newly`refurbished centre. It leaves people like Neil counting the cost.
:06:40. > :06:43.Mandy too has to find somewhere else for her busy plant stall. She has
:06:44. > :06:46.had her pitch here for thirty`two years, but even a promise to the
:06:47. > :07:08.centre's owner of refreshing it has not saved her pitch. Stalls. Anne
:07:09. > :07:11.Harland, who worked in shops in the centre for twenty`five years, thinks
:07:12. > :07:28.the end of the market will not do much for Newton Aycliffe's economy.
:07:29. > :07:49.Whether they continue to do so will be seen over the coming weeks and
:07:50. > :07:53.months. Cumbria is the worst area in England
:07:54. > :07:56.for the number of young people being injured in car crashes. According to
:07:57. > :08:00.figures from the RAC Foundation, drivers between the age of seventeen
:08:01. > :08:03.and nineteen make up 1.5% of all motorists. But in Cumbria, the
:08:04. > :08:09.number of drivers in that age group injured on the roads is just under
:08:10. > :08:12.16%. I don't think that it is a losing battle. While 16% is a high
:08:13. > :08:15.number in proportion, the overall number of people killed, or
:08:16. > :08:20.seriously injured, on the roads in Cumbria has fallen dramatically over
:08:21. > :08:24.the last few years. We have targeted 17`21 year olds for quite a long
:08:25. > :08:28.time now for road safety measures ` providing advice and education ` to
:08:29. > :08:36.try and drive down the number of incidents involving young people.
:08:37. > :08:39.The people of Yarm are voting on whether to remain with Stockton
:08:40. > :08:42.Council or join Hambleton in North Yorkshire. The Yarm For Yorkshire
:08:43. > :08:47.campaign accused Stockton Council of ignoring local people on issues such
:08:48. > :08:50.as new housing and parking. Opponents say the referendum, which
:08:51. > :08:53.has been called by the town council, is not legally binding and is a
:08:54. > :08:59.waste of taxpayers' money. The polls close at 9PM tonight.
:09:00. > :09:01.Cumbria County Council wants the Department for Transport to
:09:02. > :09:05.reinstate a Sunday train service on the west coast line. The Council
:09:06. > :09:08.says a Sunday service would be a big help to the county's economy. It has
:09:09. > :09:12.asked the Department for Transport for ?315,000 to run trains from
:09:13. > :09:16.Carlisle to Barrow on a six`month trial. It says that would increase
:09:17. > :09:20.the number of tourists and make life easier for Sellafield staff on
:09:21. > :09:24.weekend shifts. An Army recruitment drive to sign up
:09:25. > :09:27.thousands of new part`time soldiers is falling short of ambitious
:09:28. > :09:33.targets. The need is for 11,000 more trained reserves, formerly called
:09:34. > :09:37.the Territorial Army, by 2018. But the latest figures show an increase
:09:38. > :09:40.of just 170. Olivia Richwald was given exclusive access to see
:09:41. > :09:47.Yorkshire's reservists training out in Germany.
:09:48. > :09:52.This is the future of the British Army. Among them nurses, teachers,
:09:53. > :09:56.business leaders, and bin men. Spare`time soldiers who train in
:09:57. > :10:00.warfare at the weekend. Now an increasingly important part of our
:10:01. > :10:05.Armed Forces. Among the youngest, bank worker Rob Allen from Stockton.
:10:06. > :10:09.I think your civilian job has to be your priority, especially when you
:10:10. > :10:13.have bills to pay. For me personally, the TA feels like a
:10:14. > :10:18.top`up or an add`on. The experience is the reason why I am in there ` to
:10:19. > :10:22.be honest. About 8000 regular, full`time soldiers have been made
:10:23. > :10:26.redundant in the past few years. In their place, and by 2018, the Army
:10:27. > :10:32.wants to recruit 11,000 more reserves, with a further 8000 in
:10:33. > :10:37.training. But so far, the figure has only increased by 170. I have been
:10:38. > :10:41.with Yorkshire Regiment Reserves for three days now here in Germany. In
:10:42. > :10:47.truth, the battalion here is one`third empty. There is space for
:10:48. > :10:51.another hundred recruits at least. I think that we need to make sure that
:10:52. > :10:55.we give ourselves enough time to achieve the targets. There is always
:10:56. > :10:58.a desire to do it right now. We have to keep concentrating on the fact
:10:59. > :11:03.that we have given ourselves a target of six years to achieve this
:11:04. > :11:06.and we need to get on with it, get our heads down, and make it work.
:11:07. > :11:10.Incentives to sign up have been improved. You can get ?2,300 in your
:11:11. > :11:15.first year of training alone. Some of the guys here earn up to ?7000 a
:11:16. > :11:21.year. Major Allan, a music teacher, runs the recruitment programme in
:11:22. > :11:28.Middlesbrough. We have managed to get seven new people fully through
:11:29. > :11:32.the enlistment process this year. That is surely good. We are getting
:11:33. > :11:35.people from a variety of sources ` local colleges, young students, and
:11:36. > :11:39.some of the ex`regulars that left us over the transition period. In the
:11:40. > :11:43.past, being a reserve has been seen as a hobby more than a real job. In
:11:44. > :11:48.the future, the Army hopes that the improved pay and training will make
:11:49. > :11:51.it attractive as a part`time career. Only when that public attitude to
:11:52. > :12:05.reserves is transformed can mass recruitment be truly successful. BBC
:12:06. > :12:08.Look North, Germany. Northumbria Police officers are
:12:09. > :12:11.among the fittest in the country. Northumbria was one of only two
:12:12. > :12:14.forces in England and Wales where all the officers passed a new
:12:15. > :12:17.fitness test ` the other one was Humberside. Data is still not yet
:12:18. > :12:20.available for four forces, including Cumbria. Nationally, almost 900
:12:21. > :12:29.officers failed the bleep fitness test, which will become compulsory
:12:30. > :12:33.in September. Would`be boxing champions are to be
:12:34. > :12:37.offered a new way towards their dream in County Durham, with the
:12:38. > :12:40.help of a local world champion. Stuart Hall, who holds the IBF
:12:41. > :12:44.Bantamweight title, is launching a Boxing Academy in his home town of
:12:45. > :12:48.Darlington. It will offer a BTec Sports Course in Boxing. It is as
:12:49. > :12:51.good as three A`levels, and, for the successful candidates, it could open
:12:52. > :13:06.up a whole new world. Damian O'Neil reports.
:13:07. > :13:11.What many boxers lack is a structured path. A new academy in
:13:12. > :13:18.Darlington aims to provide this for students. For Stuart Hall, who in
:13:19. > :13:22.his own words often went off the rails when he was younger, said the
:13:23. > :13:30.opportunity would have been good for him. It could have changed my life.
:13:31. > :13:35.I love boxing but I was not too fussed about getting stuck in. The
:13:36. > :13:41.course will involve the elite training and a broader curriculum.
:13:42. > :13:48.Boxing is the icing on the cake. They will be doing the same as other
:13:49. > :13:52.students, including English, maths, sports science, and anything that
:13:53. > :13:58.could open up their opportunities in the sport industry. It is hoped that
:13:59. > :14:06.the Academy can measure the success of others, such as this football
:14:07. > :14:11.academy where students have gone on to careers and further education.
:14:12. > :14:22.People need discipline and education. Hopefully we can pass our
:14:23. > :14:26.experience and our tough times to the heads and give them an
:14:27. > :14:33.opportunity to find a career. Everyone thinks that boxers are
:14:34. > :14:41.tough. Sometimes they are just crying for some help. This is a
:14:42. > :14:46.perfect opportunity to do so. The story of a man saved by boxing is an
:14:47. > :14:51.old one. But this academy could be a realistic path to a world
:14:52. > :14:54.championship will stop it also means an education for people who
:14:55. > :15:00.otherwise may not have considered it.
:15:01. > :15:04.Coming up next, we report from Sunderland as One Direction fever
:15:05. > :15:10.hits the city. And we are live from Durham, as the city prepares for
:15:11. > :15:16.more cycling action like this. The weather will continue up and
:15:17. > :15:20.down. There will be wet weather followed by dry and bright
:15:21. > :15:29.conditions at the end of the week. More soon.
:15:30. > :15:32.They are the world's biggest boy`band and they are returning to
:15:33. > :15:36.the North East. More than 50,000 fans will be at the Stadium of Light
:15:37. > :15:42.in Sunderland tomorrow to see One Direction. It is one of only four UK
:15:43. > :15:46.venues to host their Where We Are world tour. And those fans will no
:15:47. > :15:49.doubt be relieved to hear a Metro strike, which would have disrupted
:15:50. > :15:58.their travel plans, has been called off. So now, it is all systems go,
:15:59. > :16:09.as Stephanie Cleasby reports. One Direction are the richest young
:16:10. > :16:18.men in British history. They are under way to Sunderland. Are you to
:16:19. > :16:38.One Direction fans? Yes. Do you have a favourite? Yes. Nile. This will be
:16:39. > :16:43.the highest profile events so far. They are opening in Sunderland and
:16:44. > :16:49.it is amazing. By the end of the year, they will have done 17
:16:50. > :16:52.concerts. It will bring economic benefits to the region. It is
:16:53. > :16:58.important that we deliver these events for the club and the city.
:16:59. > :17:04.Excitement is building. Fans are hoping to catch a glimpse of One
:17:05. > :17:12.Direction. What do you like about One Direction? The personality. They
:17:13. > :17:17.are very funny. They messed about all the time. They are not like
:17:18. > :17:34.stereotypical bands. Are you excited? Yes. Many will be aged
:17:35. > :17:40.12`16. We have split the entry system into four sections. People
:17:41. > :17:45.will get scanned in and wrist bandage. They will stay there for
:17:46. > :17:57.the whole concert. We have to hydrate everyone. There is water
:17:58. > :18:04.available. In 24`hour words, over 50,000 fans will come here to see
:18:05. > :18:11.One Direction. Work is under way to build the stage and it is top
:18:12. > :18:15.secret. Fans are being told to plan their journey to the stadium
:18:16. > :18:27.carefully. They may also need waterproof clothing. Sunderland will
:18:28. > :18:30.be rocking tomorrow night. And in tomorrow night's programme we will
:18:31. > :18:39.be reporting live from Sunderland as the One Direction invasion of the
:18:40. > :18:43.city reaches its climax. Time for sport now, and it is just
:18:44. > :18:46.over a month until cycling's greatest race, the Tour de France,
:18:47. > :18:50.sets off from our region. North Yorkshire will play host to the
:18:51. > :18:53.Grand Depart on the 5th of July and as the preparations continue,
:18:54. > :18:56.tension builds. And there is more for cycling fans to get excited
:18:57. > :19:00.about tonight in Durham. Dawn is there for us now ` tell us more
:19:01. > :19:17.Dawn! The atmosphere is hot here as you
:19:18. > :19:23.can tell. We are live in Durham. People are competing to find out who
:19:24. > :19:30.will compete in the Tour de France. The competition is back in the city
:19:31. > :19:37.for the fifth year. One of the copywriters me now. We must be doing
:19:38. > :19:42.something right in Durham for the race to come back. We are
:19:43. > :19:49.delighted. It brings people onto the streets. There have been fantastic
:19:50. > :19:52.crowds. Hopefully there will be several thousand people here
:19:53. > :19:59.tonight. There are events and festivals. There were 12,000
:20:00. > :20:07.spectators last year. Is there a greater interest in cycling in
:20:08. > :20:13.Durham nine? I think so. The Tour de France is coming in a few weeks.
:20:14. > :20:24.Christian, I know that you won here last year. What is so difficult
:20:25. > :20:31.about it? The course is difficult. Not everyone can write well on it.
:20:32. > :20:41.It is very challenging. How nerve racking is it? If the weather is OK
:20:42. > :20:51.then it will be OK. But if it rains, it will be slippy. We are just
:20:52. > :21:07.starting to feel some rain. If it rains, it will be quite difficult on
:21:08. > :21:10.the route. It should be fun. From two wheels to four now and the
:21:11. > :21:13.50th anniversary of the Croft motor circuit, on the outskirts of
:21:14. > :21:17.Darlington. It actually began life back in 1940, when it was built as
:21:18. > :21:21.an airfield to be used by Bomber Command in the Second World War. But
:21:22. > :21:24.the cars moved in during the 1960s and, among the vintage models
:21:25. > :21:26.celebrating the track's half century, a face you'd normally see
:21:27. > :21:40.in the kitchen. Faster and slicker the new models
:21:41. > :21:43.may be, but cars of a certain age just have that touch of class. Past
:21:44. > :21:46.and present were on show here at Croft to mark a milestone in the
:21:47. > :21:50.circuit's chequered history. From just down the road in Malton, a fan
:21:51. > :22:02.who is used to getting his hands dirty. Welcome to the show. Here in
:22:03. > :22:05.the studio today are two of the country's most exciting chefs. I
:22:06. > :22:10.never really got into racing until about two years ago. A friend of
:22:11. > :22:14.mine said, why do you not give it a go? I did my race licence, got in my
:22:15. > :22:24.first race car, and qualified and finished in the top ten. Ever since
:22:25. > :22:28.then, I have the bug now. This is the latest one in the collection `
:22:29. > :22:32.it is the blue mini that I raced last year. And I won in that one.
:22:33. > :22:36.Yes, it is good fun. What was your first trip like to Croft? I have
:22:37. > :22:40.done Croft for two years running. Last year, they put me at the back
:22:41. > :22:46.of the grid because of a certain BBC show that I do on a Saturday
:22:47. > :22:50.morning. I was twelfth by the first corner and managed to get it down to
:22:51. > :22:54.seventh. I had a good race. But I have only raced here twice. So I'm
:22:55. > :22:57.looking forward to the historic meet this year. The British Touring Car
:22:58. > :23:00.Championships are back at Croft next month. But that weekend in early
:23:01. > :23:04.August is a key date on the calendar. How has Croft survived
:23:05. > :23:07.when a lot of others have fallen by the wayside? Sensible management and
:23:08. > :23:10.enthusiasm from the owners and the organising clubs. I think historic
:23:11. > :23:14.racing is going through a good time just now because the grids are big,
:23:15. > :23:17.the racing is good, the cars are exceptional, and the marshals like
:23:18. > :23:32.it because they like a lot of activity and we give them that.
:23:33. > :23:35.Staying with motor racing ` congratulations to Graeme Lowden,
:23:36. > :23:39.boss and founder of the Formula One Marussia team. You might remember we
:23:40. > :23:43.caught up with Graeme a few months ago on a trip home to Corbridge in
:23:44. > :23:46.Northumberland, ahead of the new F1 season. Well, on Sunday at the
:23:47. > :23:49.Monaco Grand Prix, Frenchman Jules Bianchi scored Marussia's very first
:23:50. > :23:52.championship point, after a wait of four and a half seasons. Bianchi
:23:53. > :23:57.came in ninth. Graeme said it was worth the wait! Some good and bad
:23:58. > :24:00.news on the athletics front ` Teesside sprinter Richard Kilty was
:24:01. > :24:04.part of the Great Britain's men's four X 100m relay team that won
:24:05. > :24:06.bronze at the IAAF World Relay Championships in the Bahamas. But
:24:07. > :24:09.there is disappointment for Teesside long`jumper Chris Tomlinson who's
:24:10. > :24:12.lost his British record to Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford.
:24:13. > :24:15.British Athletics has ratified Rutherford's jump of 8.51 metres
:24:16. > :24:24.that he produced in California last month. Tomlinson complained the
:24:25. > :24:27.jump, captured on video, was "a huge foul". But the committee said it
:24:28. > :24:30.wasn't an official video and not taken in line with the board. The
:24:31. > :24:35.jump beat Tomlinson's record by 16cm. On to cricket, and the Roses
:24:36. > :24:38.match at Headingley, Yorkshire skipper Andrew Gale was left
:24:39. > :24:48.stranded on 95 not out, as the county were bowled out by Lancashire
:24:49. > :25:05.for 243. Lancs have now stretched their lead. Time for the weather.
:25:06. > :25:11.The weather will be variable over the next few days. Tomorrow and
:25:12. > :25:28.tomorrow night there will be wet weather. There is a weather front
:25:29. > :25:38.that is coming close to us. That is what is bringing us the rain. There
:25:39. > :25:48.is some rain already. It will become more heavy and prolonged later in
:25:49. > :26:00.the night. Temperatures tonight, 10 Celsius. Tomorrow, it does not look
:26:01. > :26:05.great. A Met office warning for Yorkshire because of the ongoing
:26:06. > :26:10.rain tomorrow. There will be some dry periods. But in the afternoon
:26:11. > :26:25.there will be rain almost everywhere. Temperatures, 15
:26:26. > :26:30.Celsius. That is tomorrow. Here is the weather front bringing us the
:26:31. > :26:38.rain. On Thursday and Friday, high pressure should bring drier weather.
:26:39. > :26:48.It is not going to be very warm at the end of the week, but it will be
:26:49. > :27:04.drier on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures in the high teens. If
:27:05. > :27:10.you are going to a concert in Sunderland tonight, bring the
:27:11. > :27:21.waterproof clothing. Thank you. The Prime Minister has
:27:22. > :27:28.arrived in Brussels to discuss the implications of the weekend's
:27:29. > :27:32.sweeping gains by anti`EU parties. And Beamish Museum has been given a
:27:33. > :27:35.lottery grant to help create a 1950s town. After today's initial grant
:27:36. > :27:39.it's likely another eleven million pounds will follow at the end of
:27:40. > :27:45.next year. We will see you tomorrow. Goodbye.