:00:00. > 3:59:59We did not want to hear that. That is
:00:00. > :00:07.bring this once famous outdoor pool back to life.
:00:08. > :00:08.Hello and welcome to Monday's Look North.
:00:09. > :00:10.In the headlines tonight: Battling Bradley Lowery
:00:11. > :00:14.could be a record breaker - 200,000 Christmas cards have been
:00:15. > :00:21.And a song for Bradley is storming up the download charts.
:00:22. > :00:23.Could it be the Christmas Number One?
:00:24. > :00:25.Silent Night at York Minster as the unholy ding dong
:00:26. > :00:30.with the ringers means no Christmas bells.
:00:31. > :00:35.And pooling their resources - The community paying to transform
:00:36. > :00:40.In tonight's Team Talk, it's been a winning weekend for most
:00:41. > :00:44.So plenty of Christmas cheer for Boro's elves
:00:45. > :00:58.and Sunderland's Santas - as well as their managers!!
:00:59. > :01:01.Last week he was a star on the pitch when Sunderland took on Chelsea.
:01:02. > :01:04.Last night he was a guest of honour at the BBC's
:01:05. > :01:10.Sports Personality of the Year event.
:01:11. > :01:13.Bradley Lowery is the County Durham youngster with a rare form of cancer
:01:14. > :01:15.who's received lorry-loads of Christmas cards from well-wishers
:01:16. > :01:20.and is on track to receive 200,000 cards and parcels!
:01:21. > :01:23.The five-year-old from Blackhall was diagnosed with neuroblastoma
:01:24. > :01:26.in 2013, and has undergone years of intensive cancer treatment.
:01:27. > :01:41.Bradley Lowery's story has seen an outpouring of affection. The
:01:42. > :01:46.five-year-old with a rare cancer, a guest at last week's Sunderland
:01:47. > :01:50.match and today more evidence of how people have been touched. Tens of
:01:51. > :01:55.thousands of cards and parcels passing through Hartlepool's sorting
:01:56. > :02:04.office. A wave of warmth destined for Bradley -- Bradley. Bradley has
:02:05. > :02:09.200,000 and it has added to the Christmas spirit. It has been really
:02:10. > :02:16.good and he has reached everybody's hard. The atmosphere and the office
:02:17. > :02:24.and everybody here, the staff have been wonderful. Lynn has encouraged
:02:25. > :02:30.this tending -- the sending of cards but is overwhelmed. We didn't expect
:02:31. > :02:34.it to be this big. The response has been fantastic. We have had them
:02:35. > :02:44.from all over the world, from China, Belgium. They have the huge
:02:45. > :02:50.campaign. Australia, USA. On top of the cards, ?850,000 has been raised.
:02:51. > :02:55.Its original aim was to send Bradley to America for treatment. That may
:02:56. > :02:59.yet happen but the New Year will see him start a new course of treatment
:03:00. > :03:03.here in the UK and if his tumour shrinks, he could yet be America
:03:04. > :03:09.bound. For now, it is a Christmas like any other for Bradley. Born up
:03:10. > :03:11.on a compassion that transcends the region. A message willing him to be
:03:12. > :03:19.in festive good health and beyond. And two sisters from Hartlepool
:03:20. > :03:21.are hoping to raise as much money as they can for Bradley this
:03:22. > :03:24.Christmas with a song they've "Our Superhero - A Christmas Wish"
:03:25. > :03:28.is proving to be a big hit for sisters Olivia and Georgia
:03:29. > :03:36.in the download charts. But they'd appreciate a final surge
:03:37. > :03:39.of support to raise even Phil Chapman went to see them
:03:40. > :03:52.at their home studio. Thank you everybody for the cards
:03:53. > :03:59.and presents and money. Merry Christmas. Bolivia and Georgia have
:04:00. > :04:03.written countless songs together in recent years but Bradley's story has
:04:04. > :04:13.inspired them to write an extra special tune released just in time
:04:14. > :04:17.for Christmas. # Christmas Eve, standing next to
:04:18. > :04:25.the fireplace, children playing with the same smile on their face. Week
:04:26. > :04:31.came in and started writing and it all came together in half an hour
:04:32. > :04:35.and it all felt right. It was all about Bradley, super heroes. He
:04:36. > :04:41.inspires us. He is so brave and we thought that was the best subject to
:04:42. > :04:48.make him the superhero. The sisters will be performing best song here at
:04:49. > :04:56.the Middleton Grange shopping centre on Thursday between 12 and one.
:04:57. > :05:03.# DuBois the definition of a superhero. -- you are the
:05:04. > :05:06.definition. We were so excited that it had reached the charts and when
:05:07. > :05:11.it dropped to 14 in the afternoon, we realised it was possible and the
:05:12. > :05:18.girls, they've worked hard and we've all worked hard trying to get it out
:05:19. > :05:21.there. The formation is behind Bradley and we could get him to
:05:22. > :05:39.number one if everybody was to download it.
:05:40. > :05:40.Newcastle University says it will investigate the death
:05:41. > :05:44.of a 20-year-old student who died after drinking too much alcohol.
:05:45. > :05:47.Ed Farmer was in his first term at the university.
:05:48. > :05:50.He passed away in the Royal Victoria Infirmary on Wednesday.
:05:51. > :05:56.Police say he arrived at the hospital in a life-threatening
:05:57. > :05:58.condition after drinking an excessive amount of alcohol.
:05:59. > :06:01.The University says it's saddened by the news and says once
:06:02. > :06:06.the Coroner establishes the facts, it'll take any appropriate action.
:06:07. > :06:08.Four people are being held by police investigating the murder
:06:09. > :06:11.He's been named as 29-year-old Mark Shaw.
:06:12. > :06:15.His body was discovered in a house in Grange Villa
:06:16. > :06:19.near Chester-le-Street on Saturday night.
:06:20. > :06:24.Four people in their late teens and early 20's were arrested
:06:25. > :06:27.in connection with his murder, all of whom knew the victim.
:06:28. > :06:31.The cause of death is as a result of a single stab wound but I can't
:06:32. > :06:34.say that this was a prolonged and vicious attack and that he has
:06:35. > :06:40.It is important that anybody who has any information comes forward
:06:41. > :06:43.so that we can get these people off the streets.
:06:44. > :06:46.It's the last day of consultation on drastic changes to health
:06:47. > :06:48.services in Cumbria and people are still being urged
:06:49. > :06:52.More than 3,000 people have had their say on the controversial
:06:53. > :06:55.proposals which could see a downgrading of services
:06:56. > :06:58.at the West Cumberland Hospital and a change to the running
:06:59. > :07:02.The consultation ends at midnight tonight after months
:07:03. > :07:12.It's been a year of firey meetings, public protests and fear
:07:13. > :07:20.about the future of health care in Cumbria.
:07:21. > :07:25.This has to be everybody's number one priority in fighting those
:07:26. > :07:29.changes because it is going to cost lives.
:07:30. > :07:30.This document is at the centre of the debate.
:07:31. > :07:32.With a focus on making services safer, most of the preferred options
:07:33. > :07:35.would see a downgrading of services at the West Cumberland hospital.
:07:36. > :07:37.Services like childrens and maternity, meaning some mums
:07:38. > :07:44.could have to travel 40 plus miles in labour.
:07:45. > :07:55.If ladies have to be transferred over and because of that mothers and
:07:56. > :07:56.babies may die. If they suffer foetal servers -- foetal distress,
:07:57. > :07:59.they could be brain damaged. with the loss of inpatient beds
:08:00. > :08:13.suggested in Alston, We are in dire circumstances and our
:08:14. > :08:14.lives matter as much as anybody in Penrith or Carlisle or Manchester or
:08:15. > :08:17.London. Those in charge say they've listened
:08:18. > :08:19.to the views expressed they insist decisions haven't been
:08:20. > :08:21.made and the changes discussed Instead we're told this
:08:22. > :08:35.is about making sure services The public consultation hasn't been
:08:36. > :08:38.a referendum, is -- it isn't voting on the favourite and is. There are
:08:39. > :08:43.some underlying problems with the services. The inability to recruit
:08:44. > :08:48.specialist staff. That problem is not going to go away. It is a
:08:49. > :08:52.national problem affecting lots of parts of the country and we have to
:08:53. > :08:54.look at the long-term safety of the services as well as the immediate
:08:55. > :08:56.opinion of the public. online with postal submissions
:08:57. > :08:59.being accepted until Friday. The decisions will be
:09:00. > :09:02.announced in March next year. A vicar's warning that fines
:09:03. > :09:07.introduced to tackle begging in South Tyneside could lead to many
:09:08. > :09:11.homeless people going Father Chris Fuller says good
:09:12. > :09:15.Samaritans will stop giving food to the most vulnerable members
:09:16. > :09:17.of the community. But the local authority stresses it
:09:18. > :09:20.isn't targeting those This drop in cafe
:09:21. > :09:39.at St Hilda's Church in South Shields is a lifeline
:09:40. > :09:42.for people like him. He's spent time living
:09:43. > :09:44.on the streets. Accepting food from
:09:45. > :09:48.strangers was part of life. He's angry that a simple act
:09:49. > :10:07.of kindness can now result It is outrageous, put it that way.
:10:08. > :10:08.It is like people taking money off the poor and making the rich,
:10:09. > :10:10.richer. Public Spaces Protection
:10:11. > :10:11.orders of PSPOs were South Tyneside council was concerned
:10:12. > :10:15.about street drinking But the vicar here at St Hilda's
:10:16. > :10:20.says the most vulnerable could now be punished for accepting food
:10:21. > :10:23.from strangers and that's not good Some of these people will have
:10:24. > :10:34.somewhere to live but don't stay They find themselves
:10:35. > :10:39.on the street and hungry because they haven't got
:10:40. > :10:41.the facilites for cooking Some written warnings have
:10:42. > :10:48.been sent to people. However, South Tyneside
:10:49. > :10:50.council says it has taken Joanne Carter,
:10:51. > :10:57.BBC Look North, South Shields. The bells at York Minster
:10:58. > :10:59.will remain silent this Christmas, despite last ditch attempts
:11:00. > :11:03.by the church authorities to recruit The 30 bell ringers
:11:04. > :11:08.at the Minster were sacked in October and told they had
:11:09. > :11:26.to re-apply for their jobs over The bells have been heard since
:11:27. > :11:31.1361. In October, the Dean stopped its 30 volunteer workers from
:11:32. > :11:35.working over concerns about safeguarding and vetting procedures.
:11:36. > :11:40.The BBC understands bell-ringing from -- bell-ringers from elsewhere
:11:41. > :11:45.were asked to stand and that finding trained volunteers is not easy. It
:11:46. > :11:48.depends on the willingness of other ringers to come forward when they
:11:49. > :11:54.have their own responsibilities to fulfil at that own churches and how
:11:55. > :12:00.the Minister approaches it and whether they are willing to get some
:12:01. > :12:04.of their own ringers back in as part of the Christmas team. One
:12:05. > :12:08.experienced bell-ringer told look North it is likely anybody would
:12:09. > :12:14.take up what he described as a poisoned chalice and ring at the
:12:15. > :12:18.Minster. They are not commenting about the latest developments in
:12:19. > :12:22.this increasingly bitter dispute and stop a source close to them that
:12:23. > :12:27.they would be prepared to come in and ring the bells if the Minster
:12:28. > :12:31.has a change of heart. Locals and tourists in York expressed
:12:32. > :12:36.disappointment than bells are likely to remain silent on Christmas Day.
:12:37. > :12:40.It will be sad for everybody. A lot of visitors come here and they will
:12:41. > :12:46.be expecting to hear the bells the Christmas. It will be sad if they
:12:47. > :12:52.don't ring any more. It is important. Tradition, nice
:12:53. > :12:58.Christmas. You would like to hear the bells? Yes, it is beautiful.
:12:59. > :13:01.Love to hear them. You always and stop -- you always stop and listen
:13:02. > :13:25.for the bells. Especially at Christmas time.
:13:26. > :13:31.Unless there is a quick resolution to the dispute, it seems the
:13:32. > :13:36.Minster's famous appeal will not be heard over the city for the first
:13:37. > :13:45.time in years this Christmas. Jeff has team talk coming up and
:13:46. > :13:50.pooling their resources, community shareholders plan to revive a
:13:51. > :13:54.seaside outdoor swimming pool. It is looking less like a white Christmas
:13:55. > :13:56.and more like a wet and windy one. I will have the full forecast late in
:13:57. > :14:00.the programme. Now, for 70 years it
:14:01. > :14:01.brought tourists flocking to Tynemouth and was well loved
:14:02. > :14:04.by local people too. Tynemouth's outdoor sea water pool
:14:05. > :14:07.had magnificent views of Longsands Beach,
:14:08. > :14:09.even if the water was But for the last 20
:14:10. > :14:18.years it's been closed. Now though, there are plans
:14:19. > :14:20.for a new pool costing Here's our News
:14:21. > :14:26.Correspondent Mark Denten. From the mid 1920's onwards it often
:14:27. > :14:36.happened at the town's outdoor Up to the early 90's the place
:14:37. > :14:47.was a top local attraction. It looks rather sad today. More I
:14:48. > :14:51.saw them tourist attraction. The Al bought -- outdoor pool has been
:14:52. > :14:56.closed for 20 years. It was hit by more people deciding they wanted to
:14:57. > :15:00.take holidays in places like the Mediterranean rather than in the UK.
:15:01. > :15:03.Could this place be heading for a new start?
:15:04. > :15:05.And could that new start look like this?
:15:06. > :15:10.Campaigners want to bring the pool back 21st century style.
:15:11. > :15:17.It'll be a vibrant space, somewhere where you can look down and think it
:15:18. > :15:20.looks amazing. It'll be somewhere that people will want to visit.
:15:21. > :15:23.A grant application to the coastal communities fund's planned.
:15:24. > :15:25.A community share offer will let people put money in too.
:15:26. > :15:33.Over ?300,000 has already been promised.
:15:34. > :15:40.There is no maximum and minimum limit for investing. You can put
:15:41. > :15:43.whatever you want in. We have had some large pledges and small
:15:44. > :15:45.prejudice. The average amount is around ?400.
:15:46. > :15:47.The plans were welcomed by beach walkers today, some
:15:48. > :16:00.When you went to the beach, you went into the poor rather than you'd pay
:16:01. > :16:04.your couple of pence to get in. Confess now, everybody knows! What
:16:05. > :16:06.are your memories of the pool? Freezing cold.
:16:07. > :16:08.This time we're assured it'll be heated.
:16:09. > :16:11.If all goes to plan the pool could reopen in three years' time.
:16:12. > :16:16.Mark Denten, BBC Look North, Tynemouth.
:16:17. > :16:23.I would love to have the first swim in that. I have said it. Now it is
:16:24. > :16:27.time for a round-up of the sport action.
:16:28. > :16:30.Plenty of festive football cheer at the weekend -
:16:31. > :16:32.one of those rare occasions when most of our teams
:16:33. > :16:37.The fans love Christmas because the games come thick and fast -
:16:38. > :16:44.how is it for the players, Steve?
:16:45. > :16:49.It is part of the job and hectic park of the year.
:16:50. > :16:51.In the Premier League, Sunderland can enjoy Christmas week,
:16:52. > :16:54.And Middlesbrough are up to 14th after a Christmas Karanka
:16:55. > :17:11.They are so much more positive. Good play here from Ramirez. He bides a
:17:12. > :17:18.bit of time and beads and intelligent ball in. Com and
:17:19. > :17:24.components. Superb. He doubled it with a nicely taken penalty. It is
:17:25. > :17:29.important that they make the most of the home games. You mentioned his
:17:30. > :17:37.confidence there. A big plus for Middlesbrough. Back in form. It was
:17:38. > :17:42.the best win of the season. We said they needed to take the shackles off
:17:43. > :17:47.and they look to be doing this. They looked more positive. Wonderful ball
:17:48. > :17:49.here in. Middlesbrough need to keep this going. They have quite an
:17:50. > :18:01.inviting run of fixtures now. I am really happy and doubled my
:18:02. > :18:07.goal is the last few years. I am really happy and more happy that I
:18:08. > :18:16.could contribute to the team win. It has been our biggest one. Some days
:18:17. > :18:22.it is football and we play really well. Sometimes we have lost those
:18:23. > :18:28.other games and today, we were playing in a good way and we won
:18:29. > :18:33.3-0. I am really pleased because we had good game today.
:18:34. > :18:36.So, a big win for Middlesbrough, and an equally important one
:18:37. > :18:38.for Sunderland, at home to Watford - who beat Boro at the Rriverside
:18:39. > :18:42.Plenty of Christmas cheer at the Stadium of Light -
:18:43. > :18:44.skipper Jermain Defoe giving a warm welcome back to defender
:18:45. > :18:47.Younis Kaboul - who mysteriously left the club early in the season.
:18:48. > :18:49.And even a smile from the assistant when he was taken out
:18:50. > :18:55.Not so happy - Watford boss Walter Mazzarri.
:18:56. > :19:12.So important to score. Don't know how he missed that! The left back is
:19:13. > :19:21.turning out to be one of the best attackers. He is unlucky not to
:19:22. > :19:28.score there. What is he doing playing centre forward? He realises
:19:29. > :19:33.Jermain Defoe isn't going to score there. Jordan Pickford starring yet
:19:34. > :19:42.again. Recovers well and makes a good blog. The issue is can
:19:43. > :19:47.Sunderland keep hold of him? Clean sheet, very important.
:19:48. > :20:01.As soon as I scored the goal, we didn't want to get a goal behind. We
:20:02. > :20:04.kept a clean sheet. It was a must win today. Especially over the
:20:05. > :20:10.Christmas period, we have some tough games. The player has done great
:20:11. > :20:11.today. A bit ugly at times. Three points were the big things that we
:20:12. > :20:13.needed. So this is how the table
:20:14. > :20:14.looks - Sunderland off Boro four points
:20:15. > :20:17.above the drop zone. Nearly at the midway point, Steve -
:20:18. > :20:28.what do you think? West Ham and Leicester are in false
:20:29. > :20:31.positions. Sunderland have the big experience to get out of it. Burnley
:20:32. > :20:33.will struggle but have got themselves back in the mix.
:20:34. > :20:35.In the Championship, Newcastle couldn't be doing better
:20:36. > :20:38.than they are at the moment - they're in the number
:20:39. > :20:39.one spot for Christmas, guaranteed by a hard-earned
:20:40. > :20:48.Dwight Gayle getting them off the mark!
:20:49. > :21:00.Rafer Benitez, his first visit. So important to them. He is really
:21:01. > :21:08.positive and some days it doesn't come off. Richie does well and waits
:21:09. > :21:12.for music. Is that an own goal? One for the dubious goals committee,
:21:13. > :21:18.definitely. Burton straight back into wet. Newcastle, mentally and
:21:19. > :21:24.physically, they look very strong. We see an example of this. It is a
:21:25. > :21:28.fine finish. Shaping it ran the goalkeeper. Took a battering in the
:21:29. > :21:34.second half. Showing that resilience. They are a strong side.
:21:35. > :21:39.You mentioned that resilience there that you need. Two games in the
:21:40. > :21:45.week. Didn't play well in both. Two big winds to keep on top of the
:21:46. > :21:52.league. It is looking like a two horse race. Newcastle at the top.
:21:53. > :21:55.Brian, is that to you fancy? Yes, I think they'll go up. If they were to
:21:56. > :22:01.go up, I would be very happy. In League Two, Hartlepool upset
:22:02. > :22:03.the odds - and a few punters, I would imagine -
:22:04. > :22:05.by picking up a point at Portsmouth. Keith Curle will enjoy
:22:06. > :22:08.watching this one again, even if it wasn't Christmas,
:22:09. > :22:11.we'd still call this goal a real cracker
:22:12. > :22:23.from defender Shaun Brisley - It completely deceived the
:22:24. > :22:33.goalkeeper. Time and time again, we see quality delivers from Carlisle.
:22:34. > :22:38.Sitting pretty. Showed resilience because they conceded in the second
:22:39. > :22:43.half. This is how the table locks and they are looking good. Seven
:22:44. > :22:54.points clear. Good opportunity for them. What a great point. Worst
:22:55. > :23:00.defensive record in the league. A long ride herd made better on the
:23:01. > :23:06.back of a clean sheet. Six teams sharing two points between them. To
:23:07. > :23:08.close the comfort. Hopefully they can be steered clear of trouble but
:23:09. > :23:10.they need to get a move on. And Darlington have been given
:23:11. > :23:13.the go-ahead to return to the town, Thanks again, Steve - watching much
:23:14. > :23:21.football over Christmas? Guess hoping to get a couple of
:23:22. > :23:24.games in. On to basketball,
:23:25. > :23:25.and congratulations to Newcastle Eagles
:23:26. > :23:28.through to the final of the BBL Cup The Eagles had a seven
:23:29. > :23:32.point lead from the first leg of the semifinal,
:23:33. > :23:34.but found themselves ten points down, early on,
:23:35. > :23:36.against London Lions, one of only two teams to have
:23:37. > :23:38.beaten Fab Flournoy's side But they aren't British basketball's
:23:39. > :23:42.most successful team for nothing! They battled back in front of a huge
:23:43. > :23:45.home crowd at Sports Central to win the second leg 89-82 -
:23:46. > :23:52.Rahmon Fletcher netting 33 points. Newcastle now play
:23:53. > :24:07.Glasgow Rocks in the final Jen in London gave us this idea that
:24:08. > :24:09.they weather might be wet and grey for Christmas Day. You have
:24:10. > :24:19.mentioned it. We will get to Christmas Day by the
:24:20. > :24:22.end of the forecast. Saturday night, we have Strictly Come Dancing,
:24:23. > :24:32.Sunday night, sports personality and Monday night is Tree Of The Year
:24:33. > :24:36.night. The Woodland Trust's annual competition to vote the best tree of
:24:37. > :24:43.England and it has one. This is one of our favourite spots. These lovely
:24:44. > :24:47.pictures sent in. Onto the weather this week and it is a fairly settled
:24:48. > :24:52.start. We are going to see spells of wet and windy weather and it will
:24:53. > :24:58.win out by the time we get the weekend. There will be some drier
:24:59. > :25:01.spells in between. It is a cloudy night to come and there will be
:25:02. > :25:07.spots of light rain or drizzle. There will be some spells of missed
:25:08. > :25:09.as well. Overnight, we will keep away from the frost with
:25:10. > :25:16.temperatures dropping down to five Celsius. For Tuesday morning, we
:25:17. > :25:26.start off on a fairly misty notes. It is a largely dry day and the club
:25:27. > :25:37.will break up in places and we will see the sunshine, it. By three
:25:38. > :25:40.o'clock in the afternoon, the it is turning quite breezy and the
:25:41. > :25:44.temperature will be at seven Celsius. Some sunshine across the
:25:45. > :25:48.North East likely here but temperatures around five Celsius.
:25:49. > :25:52.Still breezy as we go through Tuesday night and into Wednesday.
:25:53. > :25:56.Cloudy initially and we have this area of rain pushing on and that
:25:57. > :25:59.could be quite heavy for a time. Most of that will clear away
:26:00. > :26:03.Wednesday morning and the temperatures dropping to five
:26:04. > :26:10.Celsius. A cold start to Wednesday and some bright spells through the
:26:11. > :26:13.morning. Some of these are a touch wintry. A breezy day and
:26:14. > :26:25.temperatures reaching seven or eight Celsius. Looking further ahead
:26:26. > :26:28.through Wednesday and into Thursday, we have -- it does look like things
:26:29. > :26:33.are going to settle down a little bit. Here is how things are looking
:26:34. > :26:37.towards the end of the week. Thursday starts off on a dry note.
:26:38. > :26:43.There may be the odd shower around. It is a largely dry day. We are
:26:44. > :26:53.expecting things to be wet and windy. Some outbreaks of rain as
:26:54. > :27:00.well. This is how things are going to look for Christmas weekend.
:27:01. > :27:04.Things are looking fairly unsettled. It will start off on a mild note,
:27:05. > :27:07.quite wet and turning very windy later on in the day. Things could
:27:08. > :27:13.change, so stay tuned. Before we go, here's a treat for
:27:14. > :27:15.people in Carlisle and Sunderland. The BBC's Christmas Red Carpet
:27:16. > :27:17.Cinema Tour will visit both cities with screenings of some
:27:18. > :27:21.of our festive shows.