:00:00. > :00:00.Hello, and welcome to Thursday's Look North.
:00:00. > :00:09.A "sophisticated, predatory paedophile".
:00:10. > :00:12.The son of the founder of the Greggs bakers chain is jailed
:00:13. > :00:17.A care home is fined ?50,000 after an elderly
:00:18. > :00:20.resident jumped to her death from an upstairs window.
:00:21. > :00:23.Jeremy Corbyn visits the region and says Labour is trying to rebuild
:00:24. > :00:25.support in the north, following its Copeland
:00:26. > :00:35.Why this grave has fallen foul of a council's rule book.
:00:36. > :00:37.And can a ?30 million Snow Centre like this
:00:38. > :00:41.transform Middlesbrough and bring millions of pounds into the town?
:00:42. > :00:43.In sport, the Premier League footballer turned holiday
:00:44. > :00:45.hero, as details emerge of a boat crash drama.
:00:46. > :00:47.And, from record-breakers to heart-breakers.
:00:48. > :00:50.Why is the Carlisle promotion dream threatening
:00:51. > :01:14.But tonight, Colin Gregg, whose family set up the Newcastle
:01:15. > :01:17.bakery chain Greggs, is starting a 13-and-a-half year
:01:18. > :01:20.prison term for a string of sex attacks on boys.
:01:21. > :01:23.Today a judge told the former head teacher he'd hidden behind
:01:24. > :01:25.a cloak of respectability, and showed not a pang
:01:26. > :01:31.Peter Harris joins us live from Newcastle Crown Court where
:01:32. > :01:48.It is worth reiterating the words you used at the top of the programme
:01:49. > :01:52.tonight, Colin Gregg is a sophisticated predatory paedophile,
:01:53. > :01:54.he abused those boys often in his own home, they trusted him, and he
:01:55. > :02:00.abused that trust. He had left court when he was found
:02:01. > :02:02.guilty showing no remorse. Today, Colin Gregg was
:02:03. > :02:04.back to be sentenced. He evaded the waiting cameras
:02:05. > :02:07.but he could not evade justice. Some of Colin Gregg's
:02:08. > :02:11.victims were in court. The judge said Gregg had
:02:12. > :02:15.led a life of wealth. He had been a teacher and a head
:02:16. > :02:18.teacher but he had used that cloak of respectability to hide behind
:02:19. > :02:22.in order to abuse boys. He said he had shown no remorse
:02:23. > :02:28.and not a pang of conscience. In fact he had shown nothing
:02:29. > :02:31.but contempt for the boys And now as men when they had made
:02:32. > :02:35.complaints against him. The court heard from
:02:36. > :02:37.one of those victims. He said, I hope I never hear
:02:38. > :02:41.the name Colin Gregg again. I feel saddened but mostly angered
:02:42. > :02:44.that Gregg has been unable I hope he will reflect
:02:45. > :02:48.on this in prison. And prison is quite
:02:49. > :02:54.a fall from grace. administrator of the yellow
:02:55. > :02:59.Brick Road fund set up to better His status from the 1960s onwards
:03:00. > :03:04.was an aggravating feature. It had been the cover for abusing
:03:05. > :03:08.boys down the decades. One boy said he had such respect
:03:09. > :03:12.for Colin Gregg he could not take in what had happened,
:03:13. > :03:14.and as an 11-year-old Tonight, Colin Gregg is starting
:03:15. > :03:21.13-and-a-half years in jail He will be in his 80s when he comes
:03:22. > :03:26.out of prison and will be a registered sex offender
:03:27. > :03:35.for the rest of his days. One of the most striking things
:03:36. > :03:40.today I thought was that Colin Gregg did not show a flicker of reaction
:03:41. > :03:44.or emotion, less still remorse. The police said tonight this case shows
:03:45. > :03:46.it is never too late for victims of abuse to come forward.
:03:47. > :03:55.Thank you, Peter. A North Yorkshire care home has been
:03:56. > :03:58.fined ?50,000 following the death of one of its residents who jumped
:03:59. > :04:02.from an upstairs window. Dora Strickland, who was 90,
:04:03. > :04:05.took her own life at the Red Lodge The owners of the home,
:04:06. > :04:09.the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, were found guilty of failing
:04:10. > :04:11.to adequately assess This trial at York Crown Court has
:04:12. > :04:20.lasted almost two weeks. During that time, we have heard how
:04:21. > :04:23.Dora Strickland had failed to settle at Red Lodge,
:04:24. > :04:26.a care home on the Just weeks before she died
:04:27. > :04:32.after jumping from a second-floor window, she had told staff
:04:33. > :04:35.at the home she was depressed While the owners of the home,
:04:36. > :04:42.the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, were acquitted of putting residents'
:04:43. > :04:47.lives at risk, they were today fined ?50,000 for failing to adequately
:04:48. > :04:50.assess the risks that residents Outside the court, they said lessons
:04:51. > :04:57.had now been learned, and restrictors had now been fitted
:04:58. > :05:03.to windows at the home. Since 2011, we have implemented
:05:04. > :05:06.a robust risk assessment relating to windows in our care homes,
:05:07. > :05:09.and will learn any lessons from this case to ensure we put residents
:05:10. > :05:12.and their safety and well-being We want to reassure our residents
:05:13. > :05:18.and families in all our care homes they are safe and will continue
:05:19. > :05:21.to receive high-quality care. As well as fining the trust ?50,000,
:05:22. > :05:24.the judge also ordered them He did acknowledge, though,
:05:25. > :05:33.that this was a first conviction for the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust,
:05:34. > :05:35.and he also acknowledged the acts of good they do both here in York,
:05:36. > :05:38.and across the country, Mrs Strickland's family
:05:39. > :05:45.meanwhile have welcomed that lessons have been learned,
:05:46. > :05:47.and believe that if things had been done differently,
:05:48. > :05:49.their mother's suicide The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
:05:50. > :05:59.says his party is trying to rebuild support in the north
:06:00. > :06:01.following its defeat Mr Corbyn was in Northumberland
:06:02. > :06:05.today pushing for votes in next But, with Labour facing problems
:06:06. > :06:08.even in its northern heartland, the Conservatives
:06:09. > :06:09.are scenting blood. Here's our political
:06:10. > :06:17.editor Richard Moss. Anywhere with cranes as a backdrop
:06:18. > :06:20.should always feel like safe ground And Blyth does still
:06:21. > :06:23.have a Labour MP. But of course Copeland doesn't,
:06:24. > :06:26.and Labour council seats even here in Northumberland could be
:06:27. > :06:28.under pressure in next So, do recent setbacks and poor
:06:29. > :06:38.polling make Mr Corbyn downbeat? Of course I am sad at the results
:06:39. > :06:41.of the by-election. I have recognised that
:06:42. > :06:43.unfortunately the Labour support quite a lot in the years partly
:06:44. > :06:50.because of demographic changes. It is not getting better,
:06:51. > :06:53.it is depressing. We are campaigning
:06:54. > :06:55.and turning it around. We want there to be
:06:56. > :06:57.a Labour Government in this country that will deliver for all the people
:06:58. > :07:09.and all the regions. We want a future where we properly
:07:10. > :07:10.fund our public services, not the levels of inequality this Government
:07:11. > :07:12.is bringing to this country. But there are those looking to leap
:07:13. > :07:14.on Labour's lacklustre performance. The Conservatives took Copeland
:07:15. > :07:16.of course now feel confident they can take other northern
:07:17. > :07:26.strongholds from Mr Corbyn too. We have many Labour MPs who
:07:27. > :07:30.campaigned against the majority of their constituents in the
:07:31. > :07:33.referendum, who showed precious little side they are recognising the
:07:34. > :07:38.goals that has opened between many Labour MPs and the people who used
:07:39. > :07:45.to vote for them. That conservation of factors, the right candidates,
:07:46. > :07:47.the right leader, the problems regionally and nationally with a
:07:48. > :07:53.failing leadership presents a big opportunity for change.
:07:54. > :08:00.Jeremy Corbyn also met entrepreneurs who link building site to the web.
:08:01. > :08:04.And the elections in May and in Durham and here, Cumbria, and
:08:05. > :08:07.Tyneside and Teesside will test whether Labour's Northern
:08:08. > :08:15.connections remain strong. Its failure to win in Copeland means
:08:16. > :08:18.this time Labour may be looking more nervously at results from the
:08:19. > :08:24.north-east and Cumbria come May the 4th.
:08:25. > :08:27.We will hear from the rest of the political parties between now and
:08:28. > :08:30.May the 4th. It was a request for a sidecar
:08:31. > :08:34.by a dad who wanted to take his Mark Hartley's son Jamie has been
:08:35. > :08:43.given just months to live. Sharon Barbour's been to meet
:08:44. > :08:45.the family in Blyth to hear how their request for a little help
:08:46. > :08:48.went viral, and has turned into something of a festival
:08:49. > :08:50.at Blyth Beach this weekend, with more than 1,000
:08:51. > :08:56.bikers expected. When Jamie Hartley had
:08:57. > :08:59.a massive seizure last month, his family were told he may now only
:09:00. > :09:05.have months to live. Instead of having a year-and-a-half
:09:06. > :09:09.left with my son in order to plan trips and fun times,
:09:10. > :09:12.then all of a sudden it Um, and to try and make it
:09:13. > :09:19.the best couple of months You're on camera,
:09:20. > :09:27.you can show off now. Jamie has always loved motorbikes
:09:28. > :09:34.and his dad wanted them I put out to 30 members,
:09:35. > :09:46.my friends, that's all it was, asking them if anybody could lend me
:09:47. > :09:50.a sidecar just so we could do a last The idea was just me,
:09:51. > :09:54.a couple of friends and a sidecar. But the post went viral and before
:09:55. > :10:01.I knew it there was thousands and thousands of hits and ended up
:10:02. > :10:04.being several hundred thousand hits. Jamie and his brother were both
:10:05. > :10:07.diagnosed with Juvenile Huntington's His brother Kyle now
:10:08. > :10:11.lives in a care home. But Jamie could die any day,
:10:12. > :10:19.and the bike ride is about creating It's amazing that these people
:10:20. > :10:33.all came out to help. The family hopes the event to mark
:10:34. > :10:52.Jamie's last ride at Blyth Beach Something tells me Jamie will be
:10:53. > :10:54.spoilt Robinson -- rotten this weekend.
:10:55. > :10:56.One of County Durham's finest stately homes,
:10:57. > :10:58.which was sold by the council at a knockdown price,
:10:59. > :11:00.has fallen into serious disrepair after the conman who bought
:11:01. > :11:04.Despite its dilapidated condition, Grade 2-listed Windlestone Hall,
:11:05. > :11:05.near Bishop Auckland, is back on the market.
:11:06. > :11:09.And now it's more than treble the price the council sold it for.
:11:10. > :11:11.This exclusive report from BBC Inside Out's Chris Jackson.
:11:12. > :11:14.Last year, William Davenport was locked up for six years
:11:15. > :11:17.after fraudulently buying the home of Sir Anthony Eden at Windlestone
:11:18. > :11:23.Since then, the home has fallen into serious disrepair.
:11:24. > :11:26.The whole roof was all brand-new lead which has gone,
:11:27. > :11:32.And it's just totally left open to the elements.
:11:33. > :11:35.They haven't even put a plastic sheet over it.
:11:36. > :11:38.This is directly underneath where they took the lead from the roof.
:11:39. > :11:42.You can see where all the water has come through the roof, it has taken
:11:43. > :11:49.It is something we've always been proud of,
:11:50. > :11:51.now we have nothing, nothing to be proud of.
:11:52. > :11:56.The council sold it six years ago for a knock-down price
:11:57. > :12:00.It's now back on the market for more than ?800,000.
:12:01. > :12:03.The best thing for this building now is to find a new owner,
:12:04. > :12:06.someone with real vision who can see the potential, and is willing
:12:07. > :12:08.to spend several decades sorting it out because this
:12:09. > :12:18.A Durham County Council spokesman said it sold the hall in good faith
:12:19. > :12:22.and will work with future owners to safeguard its future.
:12:23. > :12:25.Chris Jackson, BBC Look North, Windlestone, County Durham.
:12:26. > :12:28.And you can see more on that story on Inside Out at 7.30 tomorrow
:12:29. > :12:38.Now, the grave of a loved one is a special place and many families
:12:39. > :12:40.find comfort in leaving personal items in the cemetery
:12:41. > :12:46.But one woman has told Look North of her shock to discover
:12:47. > :12:48.Stockton Council had placed what looked like a parking ticket
:12:49. > :12:51.on her mother's headstone, informing her that the garden
:12:52. > :13:00.Sarah visits her mum's grave in Thornaby Cemetery
:13:01. > :13:03.as often as she can, especially on Mother's Day.
:13:04. > :13:06.But when she took flowers on Sunday, she was shocked to find what looked
:13:07. > :13:13.like a parking ticket on the headstone.
:13:14. > :13:21.We just came over on Mother's Day with the girls and grandson. This
:13:22. > :13:25.was attached, stuck on the side of the grave. It looked like a parking
:13:26. > :13:29.ticket. I was quite upset and shocked they had done it.
:13:30. > :13:34.It did really upset me. They shouldn't have done it, there are
:13:35. > :13:38.other ways to contact me. I am on the electoral roll. To go to the
:13:39. > :13:40.measure of putting it on the side of a grey stone is disrespectful.
:13:41. > :13:43.The council says the notice was issued because a kerb stone
:13:44. > :13:45.from her mother's grave is encroaching onto
:13:46. > :13:57.I don't want to cause any upset for other relatives, that is not my
:13:58. > :14:04.issue. I don't be too upset anybody. It looks really nice. But if there
:14:05. > :14:07.is any issue, it can be resolved but not by sticking something like that
:14:08. > :14:10.on the side. Stockton Council released a
:14:11. > :14:16.statement saying, we have been trying to contact Miss Handley since
:14:17. > :14:22.October but we understand some people wish to personalise a grave,
:14:23. > :14:24.and we asked them to do so showing consideration for neighbouring
:14:25. > :14:27.graves. We would only attach a letter to a grey stone when all
:14:28. > :14:32.other efforts to contact someone have failed.
:14:33. > :14:35.This is a very special place for Sarah and her family. She has been
:14:36. > :14:37.in touch with the council today to discuss how the issue can be
:14:38. > :14:43.resolved. A new TV station for Teesside
:14:44. > :14:46.started broadcasting tonight. Made In Teesside is the sister
:14:47. > :14:48.channel of an existing operation in Tyne and Wear,
:14:49. > :14:51.and one of a host of local The Billingham-based station,
:14:52. > :14:56.which can be viewed on cable or Freeview, is part-funded
:14:57. > :14:59.by the BBC but also attracts local Our business correspondent
:15:00. > :15:02.Ian Reeve reports. This is your top news
:15:03. > :15:10.stories across the region. Gearing up to going live, this
:15:11. > :15:14.is a new TV station for Teesside. A sister one to Tyne and Wear,
:15:15. > :15:21.and run by the same company. The sort of stories we are looking
:15:22. > :15:24.for, for Made In Teesside from a news point of view,
:15:25. > :15:26.is anything the community Anything from the local bin
:15:27. > :15:30.collection not being It will include all of your serious
:15:31. > :15:34.crimes, we will be going to court. There is a raft of local TV
:15:35. > :15:38.stations around the country. Content like this is
:15:39. > :15:40.part-funded by the BBC. A market with competition that can
:15:41. > :15:48.be tough to sell into. If you get viewer loyalty,
:15:49. > :15:57.then you attract the advertisers. The Lowdown which is the nightly
:15:58. > :16:06.magazine show five nights a week where we take a look around
:16:07. > :16:08.Teesside. Things to do, activities
:16:09. > :16:14.to get involved with. You'll normally find me
:16:15. > :16:17.on the Tees Barrage screaming, going down the boats,
:16:18. > :16:19.jumping off a building because Made In Teesside has launched
:16:20. > :16:24.tonight, but that's not Carlisle, Scarborough and York
:16:25. > :16:27.all have impending launches. Ian Reeve, BBC Look North,
:16:28. > :16:34.Billingham, Teesside. Let us hope my boss hasn't got any
:16:35. > :16:39.ideas, jumping off buildings! A Scottish businessman who's hoping
:16:40. > :16:42.to run Middlesbrough's ?30 million Snow Centre says it'll transform
:16:43. > :16:44.the town, create hundreds of jobs and bring millions
:16:45. > :16:46.of pounds into the area. Jamie Smith, who already runs
:16:47. > :16:49.two big snow and ice centres in Scotland,
:16:50. > :16:50.says Middlehaven could Councillors will decide
:16:51. > :16:54.on the plans tomorrow. Stuart Whincup's been north
:16:55. > :16:56.of the border to meet the man supporting one of Teesside's
:16:57. > :17:03.biggest leisure developments. This is one of Europe's most
:17:04. > :17:13.successful Snow Centres. Now, the man behind it has
:17:14. > :17:16.big plans for Teesside. In terms of pulling in 350 jobs,
:17:17. > :17:19.I think they will make those If anything, I think
:17:20. > :17:26.their estimates are conservative. Jamie Smith runs Snow Factory
:17:27. > :17:29.in Braehead, he also runs the world's largest indoor
:17:30. > :17:30.ice climbing venue. He is now hoping to
:17:31. > :17:32.become the operator There is literally not a month goes
:17:33. > :17:40.by without me being approached by somebody about a potential
:17:41. > :17:42.new ice climbing facility Most of them are poorly founded
:17:43. > :17:48.and not really well thought-out. This proposal came very detailed,
:17:49. > :17:51.the whole design team came up. Castleford and Yorkshire is not
:17:52. > :17:53.where you would automatically think If they have made it work there,
:17:54. > :17:58.there is absolutely no doubt they can make it work
:17:59. > :18:05.at the Middlehaven site. For generations, this land was used
:18:06. > :18:07.for shipbuilding on the Clyde. But this site was transformed
:18:08. > :18:10.and the Snow Centre now brings in thousands of visitors
:18:11. > :18:12.to the area every week. It can shine a spotlight
:18:13. > :18:15.on the area. People can spend half their day
:18:16. > :18:19.at the snow centre, then spend time within Renfrewshire contributing
:18:20. > :18:21.to the local economy. This is how Middlesbrough's
:18:22. > :18:24.Snow Centre would look. Now we can show you
:18:25. > :18:29.what would be inside. At 168 metres, this main slope
:18:30. > :18:33.is around the same size as the one There will be an ice bar,
:18:34. > :18:45.an ice climbing wall like this one. Around the ski slopes
:18:46. > :18:47.there will be bars and cafes. Few here believed a ?30 million
:18:48. > :18:50.Snow Centre would ever be built There is always going to be
:18:51. > :18:55.naysayers and doubters. But they have done their homework,
:18:56. > :18:57.the site is fantastic, and you have got a really affluent
:18:58. > :19:00.population very close Plans for Middlesbrough's
:19:01. > :19:09.own ?30 million Snow Centre are expected to be approved
:19:10. > :19:11.by councillors tomorrow. Stuart Whincup, BBC
:19:12. > :19:20.Look North, in Braehead. Now, time is running out
:19:21. > :19:22.for you to apply for this year's Great North Challenge where we put
:19:23. > :19:25.four novices through their paces to complete the famous
:19:26. > :19:27.half-marathon later this year. We've been overwhelmed
:19:28. > :19:28.with applications, We need to hear from
:19:29. > :19:32.you by Sunday night. Last year's Great North Challenge
:19:33. > :19:44.saw Mandy, Carey, Matty and Stu make the journey from total novice
:19:45. > :19:48.to successfully completing the Great North Run, and they did it
:19:49. > :19:52.all in a matter of months. It is fair to say they
:19:53. > :19:54.surprised even themselves. Well, this year, we're
:19:55. > :19:56.doing it all again. So we are looking for four shiny
:19:57. > :20:02.new non-runners who feel they are willing to
:20:03. > :20:04.commit to the challenge. You must be happy to take
:20:05. > :20:06.part in filmed reports marking your progress,
:20:07. > :20:08.and be confident you will give If you want to be considered,
:20:09. > :20:13.please email this address. We don't want your life story,
:20:14. > :20:17.just a few lines about why you want to be part of this year's
:20:18. > :20:30.Great North Challenge. I think we already have some great
:20:31. > :20:35.entrance, we are looking forward to hearing the sum or by Sunday.
:20:36. > :20:39.I have started running but I am not committing.
:20:40. > :20:42.And I have joined the gym again. I have been twice. I won't tell you
:20:43. > :20:44.when I joined! Football first. Carlisle United are in the running
:20:45. > :20:47.to be named League Two's But on the pitch, after a club
:20:48. > :20:51.record 15-match unbeaten run at the start of the season,
:20:52. > :20:53.things have been Six defeats in the last seven
:20:54. > :20:56.mean that promotion, which looked a certainty just
:20:57. > :20:59.a couple of months ago, # Those were the days, my friend,
:21:00. > :21:09.we thought they'd never end. # We'd sing and dance
:21:10. > :21:15.forever and a day #. Until and since his departure
:21:16. > :21:18.for League One Bradford in January, prolific young striker Charlie Wyke
:21:19. > :21:22.couldn't stop scoring. This hat-trick helping the Cumbrians
:21:23. > :21:25.stay top of the league. In fact, for the first half
:21:26. > :21:28.of the season, the fans must have 23 games brought just the one
:21:29. > :21:33.defeat, and a haul of 46 points. But since the turn of the year,
:21:34. > :21:37.it's been a nightmare. Nine more defeats, and less
:21:38. > :21:40.than a point a game. Compare these two league tables,
:21:41. > :21:43.and it doesn't make comfortable reading for directors,
:21:44. > :21:46.manager, players and fans alike. Keith Curle made an educated
:21:47. > :21:51.gamble in the summer, They signed quality over quantity,
:21:52. > :21:59.and tried to run with a squad of 21. At one stage in recent weeks
:22:00. > :22:01.they have had eight out. They have also had a problem
:22:02. > :22:06.they lost their top scorer 18 goals going out of
:22:07. > :22:12.the team to Bradford. At the same time, a key midfielder
:22:13. > :22:15.Jason Kennedy who scored 11 goals was also out injured for much
:22:16. > :22:18.of the second half of the season. Confidence dips with
:22:19. > :22:20.the injuries and with the loss They've conceded 13 since they last
:22:21. > :22:30.scored which was away As gates have been falling,
:22:31. > :22:37.fan disillusionment has been growing with muted protest more
:22:38. > :22:40.against the board than the team but now the manager has come
:22:41. > :22:43.in for criticism. My understanding of pressure
:22:44. > :22:47.is probably having three kids, Putting a team together
:22:48. > :22:50.to go and win a game In my mind I've got the best
:22:51. > :22:55.job anybody can have. The cup-half-full brigade
:22:56. > :22:57.will argue that there are still seven games to go,
:22:58. > :22:59.and a play-off place There's also a new financial link
:23:00. > :23:03.between the Edinburgh Woollen Mill The Edinburgh Woollen Mill
:23:04. > :23:06.were moving their headquarters back in the city and there has been talk
:23:07. > :23:10.for a while they want They are a long-term sponsor
:23:11. > :23:14.of the club and have loaned them well over half a million,
:23:15. > :23:18.maybe even closer to ?1 million. We are told that might lead
:23:19. > :23:20.to a more structured United's owners aren't ruling out
:23:21. > :23:25.that one day that could lead to a change at the very top
:23:26. > :23:28.of the club, in regime That is the sort of noise
:23:29. > :23:33.that the fans who are upset and disappointed at the moment
:23:34. > :23:35.want to hear. It is about whether that is short,
:23:36. > :23:38.medium or long-term. Right here, right now,
:23:39. > :23:40.though, it's no goals So can they secure
:23:41. > :23:47.a top-seven finish? We need to hope they can
:23:48. > :23:53.find a way to score. And if they can do that,
:23:54. > :23:55.they can rediscover their form. If they are involved in play-offs,
:23:56. > :23:58.they might be a force again. It's not the sort of rehab
:23:59. > :24:05.from a long-term knee injury any specialist would recommend,
:24:06. > :24:07.but details have just emerged today of the young Sunderland striker
:24:08. > :24:09.Duncan Watmore's involvement Watmore was holidaying in Barbados
:24:10. > :24:17.last month when the fishing boat he was in was struck and broken
:24:18. > :24:20.in two by a catamaran. The 23-year-old, who's hoping to be
:24:21. > :24:23.fit in time for next season, helped pull three elderly passengers
:24:24. > :24:28.from the water just as the boat sank and used his T-shirt as a tourniquet
:24:29. > :24:31.for a woman's leg wound. Former Newcastle Falcons player Paul
:24:32. > :24:37.van Zandvliet has been honoured by the Professional Rugby Players'
:24:38. > :24:38.Association. The former prop, nicknamed Tank,
:24:39. > :24:41.was part of the Falcons side which won the Premiership
:24:42. > :24:44.title in 1998. He was diagnosed with
:24:45. > :24:46.an inoperable brain tumour, and kidney and liver
:24:47. > :24:48.cancer, in 2015. Paul will receive the Blyth Spirit
:24:49. > :24:51.Award at a ceremony in May, to recognise his courage in battling
:24:52. > :25:11.the disease while raising money A success story to start the
:25:12. > :25:19.weather. The team from Jarrow, doing great things in these tests one
:25:20. > :25:23.skills championship. They went to the national finals at Silverstone
:25:24. > :25:29.and came second. There they are on the right in the grey uniforms. Just
:25:30. > :25:34.missing out. They won a special award for their marketing and
:25:35. > :25:41.promotions and sponsorship work. Well done, great effort. Weather
:25:42. > :25:46.wise, a lot of cloud and rain. Further east, where we miss the
:25:47. > :25:51.rain, we had sunshine and temperatures reached 18 Celsius.
:25:52. > :25:57.Cooler further west under the thick cloud and rain. More rain to come in
:25:58. > :26:02.the West and north this evening. Heaviest and most persistent for
:26:03. > :26:07.Cumbria. Further east, lighter and more intermittent with clear spells
:26:08. > :26:11.east of the Pennines. Another mild night, temperatures in double
:26:12. > :26:17.figures, down to 10 Celsius. A cloudy start tomorrow, further
:26:18. > :26:22.rain at times. That rain should fizzle out in most places in the
:26:23. > :26:27.morning. The afternoon is a drier and brighter picture. Sunny spells
:26:28. > :26:33.foremost, odd shower over Northumberland. A much improved
:26:34. > :26:37.picture in the afternoon. Highs tomorrow of 16 Celsius. Quite windy
:26:38. > :26:46.again. From a south-westerly direction. That is the front that
:26:47. > :26:51.clears through tomorrow. Things become complicated the Saturday, the
:26:52. > :26:55.1st of April. April showers will put in a timely appearance. A ridge of
:26:56. > :27:03.high pressure builds in for the second part of the weekend.
:27:04. > :27:08.Some showery rain for a time tomorrow. Most places brighten up.
:27:09. > :27:15.Quite breezy again. Saturday, a mix of sunshine and April showers, some
:27:16. > :27:18.heavy and thundery. Some sunny spells in between. The winds will be
:27:19. > :27:24.lighter. Sunday, after a cold start, a fine
:27:25. > :27:28.and dry day, sunny spells, light winds, highs of 14 Celsius.
:27:29. > :27:33.Join us again after the Ten O'Clock News.
:27:34. > :28:09.For full sets and more from the weekend,
:28:10. > :28:39.where my guests will be the fantastic Holly Willoughby,
:28:40. > :28:46...Lulu... # We-e-e-e-e-e-e-ell...! #
:28:47. > :28:49...and the brilliant Kaiser Chiefs. SHE SNIGGERS