25/04/2017 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

Welcome to Tuesday's Look North. news teams where you are.

In tonight's headlines - back in the big time.

Jubilant fans celebrate as Newcastle United are promoted

We have the hardest part. We need to look forward to next season back in

the top flight. And we'll Rafa Benitez still be around? I will be

live from St James' Park. Also tonight, hundreds of jobs

at risk at two Nestle plants as production potentially

moves to Poland. Homes evacuated and road and rail

services disrupted as a huge factory And life behind the

facade of grandeur. The harsh reality of

running a stately pile. They've done it, at

the first time of asking. have secured a place

in the Premier League next season, after a 4-1 victory

against Preston North End in The win brings a real sense

of pride back to the city, with the promise of top-flight clubs

playing against the Magpies, but will it be with Rafa Benitez

in charge? Jeff Brown is live for us outside

St James Park tonight. That question about the future of

Rafa Benitez is one will try to answer in a few minutes. Let's turn

the clock back 24 hours to a night that wasn't without some notes for

the Newcastle fans. But Newcastle safely came through it, and then the

celebrations began. A mixture of total joy

and relief for fans Back where we belong, where we

should be. We have done the hardest part. We just need to enjoy it and

look forward to season back in the top flight.

The promotion party kicked off in the seventh minute

with Ayoze Perez's opener which seemed to go in off his elbow!

But Preston weren't sticking to the script.

They equalised just seven minutes later and controlled large parts

But this classic counterattacking goal from Christian Atsu

just before half-time sent Newcastle on their way.

In the second half, the most blatant of handballs

and red cards led to Matt Ritchie's penalty.

Job done for Newcastle United this season. The question now is whether

the club can become a force in the Premier League once again and

whether Rafael Benitez will stay on at St James' Park.

And he was asked that very question in his

You never know. That is football. I am really pleased the, very happy

and proud with what we have achieved. If Mr Ashley treats him

nice and gives money to spend on players there was no better man to

take the club forward than Rafa Benitez. We need some good players

and we will be absolutely fine with Benitez. The scenes were telling at

the end, it showed what a job he has done getting the fans back. That is

back and there is an opportunity now for the club to back the manager,

and get this club back to competing at the right end of the Premier

League. And hopefully he will be given the opportunity to do that.

Well there's a real feel-good factor around Newcastle right now.

Much of that is, clearly, due to the fact the Magpies

are heading back to the Premier League.

But as City Council leader Nick Forbes pointed out,

There is a real sense that Newcastle is a city on the up. Not just the

club going into the Premier League, we have the great exhibition of the

North in 2018, we have the Rugby World Cup, we have the Magic Weekend

coming up in a few weeks. It's a great place with lots of fantastic

things happening. This is just the icing on the cake.

So - lots to look forward to, including the return of some

of football's biggest names to St James' Park next season.

A question for the Mirror's north-east football

He was very enigmatic last night. It was a stranger into the game 30

minutes after promotion. I'm 90% confident that he will be there but

his comment was a power play. He needs enough power to rebuild the

squad like you did last summer to be fit for the Premier League. He is

not a man who wants to stand still and just get survival, he wants to

push on and maybe get top ten. That is his aim. He is not hanging

around. Mike Ashley, the owner, seven years today since Newcastle

won promotion on the Chris Hughton, lifted the championship trophy and

then Mike Ashley had sat Chris Hughton. There have been no

congratulations yet but I'm sure he is just that the club is back in the

Premier League. Rafa Benitez will not be getting sacked this summer or

any time. He has got to be a long term appointment for the next couple

of years. He has got to put foundations in to make a lasting

stay in the Premier League this time. Money has to be spent even

though they got back at the first time of asking it is not a Premier

League squad. You would say maybe That's all from the team here for

now. Goodbye. Players from Matt Seymour Stein, he will need seven

new first team players. It will cost ?100 million, maybe. Whether he will

get that, he can sell some members of that squad and make a good profit

but he has got to buy some players and the prices are huge these days.

Simon, thank you for joining us. We will have the rest of the sports

News later with Carol. Homes have been evacuated,

roads closed and rail services have been suspended after a major fire

at an industrial estate Fire Services were called

to the Glasson Industrial Estate in Maryport this afternoon as flames

spread through a building containing A short time ago Megan Paterson

sent us this report. A funnel of thick black smoke

visible for more than 30 miles Fire crews were called here

to Maryport at 1.30 this afternoon, No-one was injured but very quickly

homes and businesses surrounding the industrial

estate were evacuated. I was making a cup of tea. I got a

shout from Okolie to say that there was a fire outside. I saw that it

was in the yard next door. To be honest, there were two five Rangers

already here. It looked as though they had it under control. It was

then just so quick. That spread of smoke closed

a section of A596 between Flimby and Maryport and trains running

on the nearby coastal line 12 fire crews and support

from nearby Sellafield were called in to try and control

the smoke and flames. This is war a significant incident.

As you can see behind me we are still working hard to bring the fire

under control. We have a lot of fire servers resources on the scene at

this moment in time. We will be here for another number of hours, through

the evening and possibly even into tomorrow.

The fire's destroyed a storage building

which belongs to SIS, a company which makes artificial

sports pitches which are installed all over Europe.

The cause of the fire is still unclear.

The priority tonight is controlling it to allow

The dangers of house parties is the subject

of a new hard-hitting video aimed at students in Newcastle.

It's a response to growing concerns about the risks revellers take

when organising large scale parties in terraced houses in the city.

Newcastle's known for being a party city -

That is what Jesmond is about, the house parties. If you don't want to

go out and spend money it is a lot cheaper. You might be drunk so you

kind of forget, it is not on your mind that it probably is dangerous

whilst you are there. And that's exactly why a series

of short films have been made to make students aware

of what could go horribly The video campaign is a partnership

between the emergency services and the City Council,

who say they're not trying We don't to stop them

having a good time. We do want to try and keep them safe

and make them understand the risks that they are putting themselves at.

We're lucky we have not had a major incident at one of these parties.

But all parties feel that it is if but when scenario.

It's the students parties here in Jesmond and nearby in Heaton,

which are attracting the most attention, because some of them

are really big organised affairs with hundreds of revellers,

DJs, sound systems and even bouncers on the doors.

Police say they are like nightclubs in terraced houses.

They are not built to withstand that number of people. They don't have

the fire safety considerations in place. What we have found sometimes

is that to suppress the noise students have been putting coverage

across the doors and windows, thereby blocking entrances and

exits, so if fire was to break out you could potentially have an

horrendous situation. It's social media that

spreads the party word. And it's hoped it'll also

play its part in sharing Newcastle councillors

have voted to implement a Public Protection Order

against antisocial behaviour. The order will give enforcement

officers the power to administer a ?100 on-the-spot fine

for begging, street drinking, and even charity collectors,

often known as chuggers. Sunderland Council implemented

the scheme earlier this month. Today is the last day

of the public consultation into the planned closure

of a community hospital The proposal would see the doors

close for good at the 12-bed

inpatient ward at Rothbury. Patient services which currently

exist would then be shaped around which would be created

on the site of the hospital. A bed and breakfast

in Northumberland's won a national St Cuthbert's House in Seahouses has

been awarded gold in the Bed Breakfast category

of the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2017,

repeating their success of 2014. Owners Jeff and Jill Sutheran said

they were "honoured and delighted". Political parties face a race

against time to select candidates for the region's key

general election seats. Theresa May's surprise

announcement of a vote have had to speed up the normal

candidate selection process. Tonight, Conservative

members meet in Darlington to pick their challenger

for the hotly-contested constituency, with other parties

expected to pick contenders for their target seats

by the end of the week. Our political correspondent

Luke Walton joins me now. How much of a headache

is this election timetable? And there's extra pressure of course

because the parties are already campaigning for the council

and mayoral elections taking place So they are having to fight on two

fronts and to squeeze candidate selections that would normally take

months into a few weeks. And all this is happening

in what seem to be very The opinion polls put

the Conservatives with a big lead. They could be wrong but that has

raised Tory hopes of taking a clutch

of new seats across the region. Marginals being defended by Labour

against a Tory challenge include Middlesbrough South

and East Cleveland While in Hartlepool, Labour will be

trying to fight off Ukip. Marginal seats being defended by

the Conservatives include Copeland Conservative members

are selecting their candidate Tory members will choose between

three candidates in Darlington. They'll also be selecting

a candidate in Sedgefield and Middlesbrough South later

in the week. And there's an important night

for Ukip in Hartlepool tomorrow night, where members will gather

to pick their contender to take on Labour -

in what's being described as Ukip's We've seen a number of Labour MPs

step down at this election - It does complicate

things for Labour. Four Labour MPs in this

region are standing down, including Iain Wright in hartlepool

and Tom Blenkinsop in Middlesbrough South -

two places where The choice of who will replace them

will be made by the national Labour Party, not local members -

and that has caused some frustration Labour says the exceptional

circumstances of this election means it can't

operate normal procedures. As for the Lib Dems they say they've

already got the vast majority of candidates in place,

while the Greens expect to have selected a full slate

of candidates by the weekend. When will we get the full list

of who's standing where? Close of nominations for candidates

is Thursday 11th May. The full list for every constituency

should be on the BBC It's one of Britain's

finest stately homes, but the family living there claim

it's more and more Newby Hall near Ripon attracts

140,000 visitors each year, yet its owner says the money

generated is largely swallowed It's an impressive house that says

privilege and wealth. A stately pile that most of us

could only ever dream of owning. But life here at Newby Hall is far

from what many might expect. These days, it is more

a case of beans on toast Richard Compton inherited

Newby Hall 18 years ago. And while his ancestors lived

in all of its 100 rooms, today's living arrangements

are very different. The reality is, this

is where we live. This is our kitchen and thank God

for the Aga, it keeps us warm. The sitting room is next door

and the bedroom is there. We obviously look after the place

for everybody to enjoy. Although Newby Hall attracts 140,000

visitors per year, profits The annual electricity bill

is ?35,000, and on top of that, with basic repairs last

year costing ?160,000. To make ends meet, family

heirlooms already been sold. Parts of the building

are in serious disrepair, and further sales

may have to be done. This is obviously one

of the rooms of concern. Upstairs you have

got the magnificent but I wonder how many people know

what condition the rooms are below? It causes anxiety and let's hope it

will be no more than anxiety. Despite the pressures, there

are some benefits to living here. Beautiful landscaped

gardens and free rides Hundreds of jobs are under

threat at two Nestle factories in our region,

following an announcement that part of its production

might be moved to Poland. The company insists that the move

is nothing to do with Brexit. Our reporter Damian O'Neil joins us

from Nestle's factory Almost the only job is be lost if

this proposal goes ahead. The plan could see Nestle moving production

of the Blue Riband bar to Poland, from Fawdon. 166 jobs in total are

under threat in York. The rest of the 300 jobs are at locations in

Yorkshire and in Scotland. The plans have been criticised by trade

unions, Unite and the GMB have said they do not approve of this

proposal. The GMB says that Nestle should be exporting chocolate and

not jobs. Its representative in Ewok says many members now are feeling

uncertain about their future. Lots of people are really worried.

Obviously there is uncertainty as to whether they are going to be

affected by job losses. People who quite possibly will not be losing

jobs through redundancy, there are real uncertainty as to what the seat

-- to what the future holds. It is an ageing workforce and people

finding work in this economic climate is difficult anyway but when

you're of a certain age, it is a really more difficult. Nestle has

released a statement in which says that the proposals are being made to

ensure that its sites operate more efficiently and remain competitive

in a rapidly changing external environment. It stresses that at the

Memphis is just a proposal and nothing has been decided and if the

plans go ahead, it would expect any job losses to be taken up through

voluntary redundancies. It is stressing that this decision has

nothing to do with this country's decision to leave the EU.

Time now to put one of the candidates who wants

to be Tees Valley mayor through the mincer again.

Voters will decide on May 4th who should take on the new role,

overseeing everything from transport to training in Hartlepool,

But our political editor Richard Moss is also grilling them

on how much they know about the area.

Here's part two of our Mayoral Mastermind.

Things are sizzling at this diner in Middlesbrough. Don't get distracted

by the look of those chips, it is time for a second contender to be

quizzed on the area for my makeshift mayoral mastermind. You have 90

seconds on Teesside, starting round about now. How much per year will be

the investment plan you will control? ?15 million. Which

Australian landmark was famously built with Teesside steel? Sydney

Harbour Bridge. Redcar boasts the world's oldest surviving lifeboat

but what is it called? Boaty McBoatface. It is actually called

Zetland. Which footballing legend began his managerial career at

Hartlepool in 1965? Pass. OK. What would you be getting if I offered

you a fadgy? Cigarette? Sadly not, it is a bread roll. What year did

Teesside get his university? 1995? 1992, I'm afraid. Which Teesside has

been on the road to hell and on the beach? It as a singer. Is it Crhis

Rea? It is. Which former Cabinet minister was once MP for Darlington?

Temperament. According to a report by North Yorkshire Trading

Standards, how much calories are in a large Teesside... 1900? 2005. You

passed on the football legend who began his manager career at

Hartlepool in 1965 and that is Brian Clough Trophy and you passed on the

picture, of the actor, Stephen Tomkinson. But he did score four

points. Not a star score but enough to take the lead. How did he find

it? Daunting. Certainly there are some things I need to brush up on.

One thing I want to see happening is that we get designated status. We

need to be proud of the area where we live. Two down, two to go, and

the conservative sneaks ahead of the Lib Dem. Remember that and intimate

knowledge of the music of Chris Rea is not a requirement for the mayoral

candidate, that is just for fun. We will have more mastermind tomorrow.

I don't want to show off about my score, of course!

Now, we've already heard all about Newcastle United's return

We're going back to St James' Park now for the rest

A bit quieter than last night, Jeff?

I am hoping that it warns up by the time we had to Middlesbrough

tomorrow for the Tees Wear derby. Last night Rafa Benitez laptop

applause from the 50,000 crowd who was slept well knowing that the

magpies are back in the big-time. Hartlepool are to drop out of the

football league the first time in their history. And their fate is now

in the hands of former Middlesbrough defender Matthew Bates. It is only

32 miles between Newcastle and Hartlepool, but the gulf in mood is

vast. Newcastle elated by promotion, Hartlepool two points from safety,

second from bottom, two games to save its league status. And yet the

caretaker manager is quietly determined. The chairman is

thinking, two games to go, can we get a reaction, change the manager?

And that is what you need. What a performance like this, the 2-0 home

defeat to Barnet after which Dave Jones was sacked, suggests that a

Herculean effort is required to avoid the drop. The stand-in manager

is putting an issue. I have enjoyed it, day to day over the last couple

of days, long days, no sleep and buy food, but I have enjoyed it, and the

staff are alongside me, as one. That is the manager, but what is the

press's take? Saturday and Sunday, they have a 10% chance, and now you

have got to look at a 40-50% chance. The place, the atmosphere around the

club has changed in the last 48 hours. A big cloud has been lifted

from the players. The last two games are against Cheltenham and

Doncaster, two famous racing pounds. Fingers crossed for a relegation

avoiding double. Fingers crossed for Hartlepool and for Spennymoor, who

will not be playing Workington Reds who went out to Stanley Bridge last

night in extra time. I was expecting snow this morning, Paul. There were

some bits and pieces of snow. I was going to say that there were four

seasons in one day, but there was no sign of summer! Some wintry showers

pictured off the Northumberland coast. It looks picturesque when you

see them in the distance. This was Carlisle this afternoon. Sleet,

snow, you name it and it was falling. Finally, the northerly wind

picked up some big seas down the North East coast. This was the coast

of Durham this afternoon. Tomorrow, a little bit quieter with some

wintry showers around but not as many as today. More runaway of

sunshine. We still have a northerly wind making it feel bitterly cold.

It will feel bitterly cold again tonight with wintry showers and

eastern areas, Cumbria, largely dry, clear and cold. Temperatures bounty

roundabout minus one Celsius in some places, maybe some sports and

Cumbria a bit colder than that. Even though it is cloudier further east

with very showers, temperatures never far away from freezing. Still

feeling rather, in those northerly winds. Tomorrow, still some wintry

showers in eastern areas. Cumbria looks like staying mostly dry and

bright through the day. Showers, becoming few and far between in the

afternoon. Most places ending the day, dry and sunny but not warm, 10

Celsius at best, with the wind coming from that cold, northerly

direction. It will feel slightly less cold than it did if you were

out and about today. That is the picture for tomorrow. High pressure

out of the West. This weather system coming from the north and bringing

thicker cloud and rain at times. Then high pressure builds again as

we head towards the weekend. Friday and Saturday generally dry and

bright and more importantly, having bright and more importantly, having

lost that strong, northerly wind, a bit less cold. As we heard through

Wednesday Thursday, a cloudy day on Thursday, with temperatures milder

but most places seeing some rain at times. Friday and Saturday, mostly

dry. Temperatures in the low teens at best. It will feel less cold than

it has been recently. But still something of a nip in the air

underneath that clown. That is how it is looking for the next few days.

-- underneath that cloud. It is playing havoc with the wardrobe. I

blame you! OK, that's all for now. Goodbye.