02/09/2014 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

degrees. Thursday, more of the same. Is that is all from us. Now on

First day of term, and free school meals for all 5 to 7 year`olds.

But do the health and education benefits outwdigh

How university digs have become more like a home from home,

And will this be voted the worst new building of the year, in the

In sport we round up last nhght s football transfer business.

We meet Durham all rounder Gareth Breese,

who hopes to end his long c`reer at Chester`le`Street on a hhgh.

First tonight, an 81 year`old man's been arrested on suspicion

of murder, after the death of a woman in a remote Cumbrian village.

Police were called, early this morning,

to a house in Ainstable ` bdtween Carlisle and Penrith ` and found

They're not looking for anyone else in connection with the death.

Live now to our reporter Mark Mcalindon,

The police received a call `t around quarter past six, with reports of a

death in the property you c`n see behind me. And a key road woman was

found dead and an 81`year`old man was in need of medical attention. He

has been taken to the Cumberland infirmary in Carlisle and w`s

arrested on suspicion of murder and is helping police with their

inquiries. It is not clear whether he remains in custody but police

have said they are not lookhng for anyone else in connection whth this

incident. They have said thdy believe this to be of a domdstic

nature. Who is believed to be the victim? The police have not revealed

any more details, but the vhctim lived in this hamlet called the

deal, near Ainstable. The couple moved here some years ago in search

of a secluded rural lifestyle and kept themselves to themselvds.

Earlier this summer, in Jund, the police put out an appeal after Carol

Parry went missing. The polhce and mountain rescue teams were hnvolved

in the wide search of the area. It is very rural and isolated. Merrill

Parry at that point was found safe and well. That was back, earlier

this summer, in June. What has been the reaction in what I imaghne is a

small, tight`knit community? The property is at the bottom of a tiny

little road that leads only to this property, with a network of footpath

is all that there is here, `nd one or two neighbours. As you c`n

imagine in countryside like this, news moves quickly and everxone has

been speaking, and the reaction is one of overwhelming sadness. They

believe the police when thex say that this was a domestic incident.

People are terribly sad that an old lady has lost her life. As time goes

on, more details should emerge. With just 16 days to go

until the referendum on the future of Scotland, some of

the North's best`known personalities Among them,

the Duke of Northumberland, who s He's also warned

an independent Scotland, with a different currency, could

cause problems for this reghon. But there have also been calls

for the North East to becomd part Here's our Political Correspondent,

Mark Denten. For centuries, his family h`s owned

land on both side's of the But

as the Duke Of the Northumbdrland Surveys his estate he sees not two

separate areas but one, with a shared history. He has backdd the

union. I personally crossed the border, practically every d`y. From

one part of the estate to another. And I see no difference between

somebody living on one side, to the other. It is a remarkably integrated

area. Any form of boundary creates difficulties, whether it is

financial or different councils between both countries, that

immediately three is a problem. It has worked pretty well for ` very

long time. If it is not broke, do not try and fix it.

One of the region's most falous athletes has also called now

I strongly believe that as ` nation, we are stronger together. It is not

for me to tell the people of Scotland what to do, it is their

decision, their country. I think, obviously, as someone who h`s

represented Great Britain around the world, I think that we are stronger

as a United Kingdom than as everybody splitting up.

But North East playwright Peter Mortimer, busy with

his latest production opening this week, says Scottish independence

will be a roaring success ` one the North East must be part of.

Scotland will be unchained that it becomes independent. They h`ve a

more radical government and it will be a more pleasant place to live

full stop I would be happier to lose the border down here if there was a

yes vote, and move the borddr. 16 days to go until the big vote

and some of the region's most famous names divided on what it

means for the North East. And tomorrow night,

there's a special programme: "Scotland and Us",

here on BBC One at 10.35pm. It looks at what could happdn

in the North East and Cumbrha ` depending on the outcome

of the Scottish Referendum vote Carol Malia, and our Political

Editor, Richard Moss, will be joined And you can add your thoughts

on Twitter, using the hasht`g A man's pleaded not guilty to two

charges of manslaughter by negligence,

at Carlisle Crown Court. Kelly Webster

and her 10 year`old daughter, Lauren Thornton, died from carbon lonoxide

poisoning after being found unconscious on a boat on Windermere

on Easter Monday last year. Matthew Eteson, who's 40

and lives in Church Road at Leyland, Northallerton police station has

been reopened after a suspicious package was found there. Part of the

high Street was cordoned off. A 25`year`old man was arrested on

suspicion of making threats to kill. Heart and lung surgeons

at Newcastle's Freeman Hosphtal have been showcasing

their life`saving transplant techniques today, and will continue

tomorrow as they host their first The surgeons are world leaddrs, and

more than 20 doctors from around the globe are attending ` some `re from

as far afield as Brazil and India. Now, you either loved

them or hated them. But whatever your view

of school meals, from today they're free for all primary school children

aged 5 to 7. It's a ?1 billion Government scheme,

originally piloted in Durhal. Critics point to the cost to

the taxpayer. But supporters say the benefits

to health, education and thd Sharuna Sagar went to one school

in Gateshead this lunchtime to see It's the first day back at school

after the summer holidays. And on the menu at

Lobley Hill Primary in Gateshead, chicken pie, vegetarian

meatballs or a jacket potato. I like the flavour of the phe. I

quiz, you can eat it. I likd a jacket potato and the pie. This is

lovely. And the jacket potato? Yes, and the carrots and chicken. Very

healthy. Previously more than 55%

of pupils across the Borough But from today thanks to

the free school meals progr`mme That means an extra 2,000

school meals every day. Would you like a piece of phe? I

would love one, thank you. Ht benefits them, and it benefhts our

school because it shows that children who have a hot meal every

day perform better, educationally. The scheme has now been rolled out

across the whole of Gateshe`d. Despite concerns from critics

about the cost, ?500,000 of Government money has gone towards

updating the school kitchens. And the local authority is hnvesting

?2 million a year ` much of it There has been some criticism. The

long`term health benefits for children outweigh that. Why would

you not want children to have a school meal? They absolutelx love

it. They really do. Well, they say there's no stch thing

as a free lunch ` but if you're aged between 4 and 7 `

it looks like there actuallx is And if you have a view on that

story, let us know what you think on the Look North Facebook page

The details are on your scrden now. So, big changes

for primary school children. And there are changes too,

for those at the other end Student accommodation at sole of

our universities has undergone quite Nowadays, students can expect

to live in a bright environlent Adrian Pitches has been to ` brand

new Northumbria University housing block in Gateshead, which whll take

its first occupants next wedk. As well as the shops,

cafes and cinema below them, there's The finishing touch for one

of 993 bedrooms in the Students don't arrive until next

week but the keenest have already So what's the attraction

of a home in Gateshead when Very much the social aspect of it.

There is the cinema, and Newcastle is just over the water. It hs easy

to just pop into town and c`tch up with friends. It is new

accommodation as well. Everxthing is new. No one has slept on thd bed and

nobody has used any of the facility so it is very much my own.

The student blocks sit abovd the new shopping centre in Gateshead

and the council leader expects the influx of young people will bring

If they have got any left after their fees, of course. I had to get

that in, you would not expect anything less. We have got the shops

ready, the cinemas, various venues. They can get out and enjoy ` good

quality of life. Putting 1000 students into the heart of Gateshead

will mean a lot to Gateshead businesses and what are the street

and retail. And it will makd a positive contribution to thd wider

community. The flats will be road testdd this

weekend when 200 Great North Runners The only question for parents is `

how much will a year's rent cost? You can expect to pay about ?5, 00

for a standard room which is competitive with the best qtality

accommodation in this region. The studio room be a little bit more

expensive at ?6,000 per anntm. ?5,000 is less than ?100 per

week for a brand new flat Most students, if not their parents,

will consider that Very nice indeed. They do not know

that they You're watching

Tuesday's Look North. Dawn Thewlis joins me, shortly,

with tonight's sports news. Also coming up,

later in the programme: We follow three members

of the same family, getting ready to But Dad, Darren, is blind,

and his children are both losing High pressure is in charge of the

weather, so it looks fairly settled for the next few days. Join me later

for more details. It's the architecture prize

no`one wants to win. But one of the North's developments

is on the shortlist for the worst new building of the

year. The Trade paper, "Building Design",

has nominated Gateshead's Trinity

Square for its Carbuncle Cup ` of a modern extension

of London's National Gallerx. It is strange when we told xou how

good the new student accommodation their looks.

Our Business Correspondent, Ian Reeve, has been to take a look.

It's surely something of an achievement for Gateshead to

have pulled down a little`loved brutalist landmark ` the falous Get

Carter car park ` only to rdplace it with a derided new developmdnt.

This is Trinity Square. It has a cinema, restaurants, shops, and it

has got something else. A nomination

for the worst building of the year ` the so`called Carbuncle Cup `

awarded by architecture papdr I like that it is a bald, playful

development, it is not a pastiche, it is not trying to look older.

And Graham quite likes some of the detail.

You have these themes that dcho the millennium Bridge and the Txne

Bridge. Building Design though points out

Trinity Square's inhuman massing ` whatever that may be ` its garish

cladding and mean windows. It is better than what we h`ve had

over the years. I think it hs nice, somewhere that people can come and

sit. I quite like it. It has brought a bit of colour, it is diffdrent

when you look at it from a distance. I think there is a lot worsd places

than this. It is nice. It is a nice square.

And Trinity Square might not yet win the carbuncle cup.

It's up against five other buildings,

Running 13.1 miles is difficult enough.

But imagine doing it without your sight.

With just days to go until the Great North Run, we're feattring

some of the more unusual runners taking part this year.

Tonight, Carol Malia follows three members of the same family from

Dad, Darren is blind, and his children are both losing

But that hasn't stopped thel signing up for

Pounding the streets and clocking up the miles carefully. Learning to run

the partner is all part of the training with this company. Darren

suffers from below, and went flying at the age of 19 and his chhldren

have inherited the condition. They get on with life. The result was

somebody worse off than us, you know. `` there is always solebody.

One of them is at universitx, and the other is at Newcastle College,

and they have done well for themselves. Laura has had 40

operations and has little vhsion. Her brother wanted the challenge of

the Great North Run alongside his family members. It is quite

difficult, actually. You have got to get the pace right. You havd built a

good relationship with your one and you trust them, so there was no

reason not to. When you are going along, you get chatting to them It

is good to have somebody running with you because they set the pace.

They spray you on, as well. Their motivation is a charity that help

them growing up, with support and organised activities. My son became

blind when you was five years old and he found that there was very

little for blind children to do so we set up the charity a few years

later, and we now have 450 families, so that is quite a number that we

take along to these various events that we organise throughout the

whole year. I am going to throw you this line. Somebody said to me that

you have been hitting the gxm. If I can find the gym I will defhnitely

give it a go. Fantastic effort by Darren `nd his

family. How many times have you done it? You know that I have never done

it, I ran so much when I was younger that my Achilles tendon is our

shattered. `` tendons. Last night's transfer deadlhne

passed without too much mondy being spent by the region's footb`ll club,

although Sunderland sealed xear`long loan deals for the Inter Milan

midfielder, Ricky Alvarez, `nd the Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates.

Possibly the biggest talking point, though, was the exit of a player who

was a big favourite with a lot of Newcastle fans ` but, clearly, not

with the Magpies' manager. He'll go down as one of the most

gifted players to have pulldd on a Newcastle shirt ` and one of the

most infuriating. United boss Alan Pardew lost his patience with Hatem

Ben Arfa last season, but a loan move to join former Sunderl`nd

manager Steve Bruce at Hull City is hardly a major step forward in the

27 year`old's career. Magpids fans will be watching developments with

interest. Among the later deals last night,

Middlesbrough shipped out goalkeeper Jason Steele, on loan, to Blackburn

Rovers, and brought in young Chelsea keeper Jamal Blackman. Defender Seb

Hines was farmed out to Covdntry City, while Hartlepool sold

goalscorer Luke James to Peterborough.

And there was an enigmatic lessage from Fabio Borini, the Italhan who

Sunderland had hoped to lurd back to the Stadium of Light. Now stuck

firmly down the pecking orddr at Liverpool, having turned down a ?14m

move to Wearside, he wrote on his Twitter site, "finally the ladness

is finished. I protected thd man and the player that I am today, and I'm

very happy with myself to h`ve taken such an important decision." He may

not be playing too much football, Durham are in the middle of an

important County Championshhp match against Nottinghamshire which could

have an impact on their chances of staying in Division 1. And ` long

career of Gareth Breese comds to an end soon, and they face

Nottinghamshire again in thd final of the one`day cup with a fhnal at

Lord's at stake. A difficult season for Durham could be rescued by a

couple retreat. For the last 11 years Gareth Breese has been an

integral part of the side which has seen more success than anybody could

have been addicted. It be an emotional wrench for the 38`year`old

to leave the club, which has become a huge part his life. I don't think

anybody who spend such a long time at a club, there is going to be a

little bit of emotion involved. But I realise that I am not getting any

younger. And sometimes the game is more important than the indhvidual.

Whatever decision is right for the club, that decision has to be made.

I am very in touch with the area. My family lives here and we ard

settled. No plans of moving away, but we will just have to waht and

see what the future holds. @t the moment he cannot think about yonder

weekend and the chance of ending his Durham career on a high. Thd

celebrations we had coming back we all went into Newcastle aftdrwards,

and it proved what a close`knit group we were, and that was probably

one of the most `` the best moments I had. Then there was the trophy

that we won, the county chalpion ship. A century from Paul

Collingwood helped set Nottinghamshire a target of 375 for

victory, and a win would not only help Durham in their battle against

relegation from division ond but give them an important psychological

edge ahead of the one`day ctp semifinal on Saturday, when both

sides meet again. It would be a big boost. I think that they will be

professional enough to put that aside. In the back of their minds,

it will be there a little bht, they could have those doubts, but I think

if we all turn up and play to the best of our ability, we shotld be

able to come out on top. Nottinghamshire ended the d`y on

197`4. Yorkshire looked likd doing Durham a favour, heading for almost

certain victory against Durham's relegation rivals, Lancashire.

Declaring their first innings on 610`6. And one of the most

successful ice skaters in the region has announced his retirement aged

27. David Richardson, from Newcastle, first took to thd ice at

the Whitley Bay ice Rink. Hd was twice British figure Skating

championship, having previotsly won the novice title and junior title.

And we will see how York city and Carlisle do in the Johnstond's Paint

Trophy on the late news tonhght It looked nice out and about today

especially in Gateshead. Yes, it has been lovely in the sunshine.

We have a picture of one of the region's landmarks. Tomorrow, more

of the same. It will be a lhttle bit misty in places. Many of us will see

some sunshine once again. Hhgh pressure is in charge, nothhng

changing very quickly. This evening, there will be some cloud around

There will be some clear spdlls and we could see some fog patchds

forming. Temperatures mostlx remaining in double figures. In the

countryside might get down to eight Celsius, with light winds. Tomorrow

morning, that Mr will clear, low cloud will clear, then we whll see

some good, sunny spells for most places through the middle p`rt of

the day. A bit more cloud in the east, but we should see somd blue

skies and sunshine and tempdratures will be as warm, if not warler than

today. We should easily see 21 in the West. One or two spots hn

Cumbria hitting 22 Celsius. Just a shade cooler on that east coast

where you are exposed to thd southeasterly breeze. All in all, a

pleasant feel if you're out and about tomorrow. High pressure was in

charge. It is to the north `nd north`east of the UK. We hang onto

that for the next few days, keeping those at Atlantic low presstre at

bay. Settle to the weekend, with some cloud coming in on that

easterly breeze and the odd spot of rain, but at the man, it looks like

not being much more than th`t. `` at the moment. Some breaks in the cloud

through the day. Some sunny spells, and temperatures into the low 2 s.

It will be cooler where it stays cloudier, and overnight, gaps in the

cloud allowing some fog patches to form. Not a great deal of change

towards the end of the workhng week and into the weekend. Eastern areas

remaining a bit cooler in that easterly breeze, and that is where

you are more likely to catch the odd spot of rain or drizzle. Western

areas will see the cloud thhnner and braking. That is where we whll see

the higher temperatures as well And the high temperatures should be

around for the Great North Run on Sunday. We will keep you updated on

your BBC local radio stations. And there is the BBC weather at which

will keep you updated on thd move. `` the BBC weather app. And if you

have an image that says to ts, September, please send it to us You

can find out how to do that on the website. Before you know it, you

will be selling that calend`r, Jeff. Tonight's headlines, the parents of

five`year`old Ashya King ard expected to be released frol prison

in Spain after taking him from hospital without consent. And an 80

old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body

of an 80 old woman was found in a house in Ainstable. That's `ll from

the team here for now. Goodbye. MUSIC: "Strictly Come Dancing" THEME

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