05/04/2017 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

An inquest into the deaths of three men at a care home

in North Yorkshire has heard that one of those who died was emaciated

Albert Pooley died last year at Sowerby House -

a care home in Thirsk that's been at the centre of recent controversy.

At today's inquest, his wife said prior to his death -

she'd raised concerns with staff about his care.

Test the inquest heard complaints that she had raised concerns about

the levels of care that he'd been receiving. She was seen arriving at

the inquest this morning and said she feared he was not being fed

properly and not being given enough to drink. She had concerns about him

being bathed and showered. We've also heard evidence from a nurse who

did one shift here at the home in April of last year. She described

how the residents had been left sitting in your grin and one was

left having his breakfast with hundreds of ants covering the table.

She spoke to me outside. I was horrified, trying to address the

problems of that others could deal with it. I spoke to the nurse that I

was working alongside. I spoke to the manager but nothing was getting

done about these incidents. The home has been the focus of controversial

headlines. The death of one resident sparked an investigation whilst last

year, the quality of care was strongly criticised. Since then, the

owners of the home same mistakes have been corrected and a new

management team has been put in place. Acted a's EnQuest we heard

from JoAnn King, the foreign manager, as she admitted there were

deficiencies in record-keeping because staff did not recognise the

importance. She was asked, did you have proper control? She said, I

think I tried my very best. A man's been jailed after pointing

a fake gun at a young family in a road rage incident

on the A1 in Gateshead. 38 year old Craig Mafhan was driving

on the Western Bypass last September He pulled alongside the other

driver, whose two children were in the car, and pointed

what looked like a handgun at him. He was jailed for 27 months

after pleading guilty to possession of an imitation firearm with intent

to cause fear. An investigation is under way

after claims a workman was seen with a can of beer

at a demolition site hours He was in the site office

of the Odeon demolition on Pilgrim Street in Newcastle

on Tuesday morning. Part of the building

and scaffolding collapsed Crime has increased

and their repeated complaints That's what some people living

near two care homes for vulnerable They say the police have been called

200 times in nine months. Stockton Council opened the homes

so children didn't have to be sent And it says the majority of police

calls have nothing to do with crime. In packed public meetings,

some claimed the homes would bring crime, vandalism and anti-social

behaviour to their quiet villages. Now those same people say

they've been proved right. They say the police have recived 119

calls about this care home We are hearing about general

vandalism, assaults in the home. How can you be sure it came from the

home? You reported to the police. You don't get that sort of activity

if there is no issues. Before it was opened we had one community police

officer. They actually cycled to the village. That is how much there was.

People living near the care homes see they received 200 calls about

incidents. The figures showed a majority going missing but there

were 19 incidents of violence. And 23 reported incidents

of criminal damage, nuisance We are anxious that the residents

have a quiet life. The new manager starts next week and we want to work

alongside him and the existing staff to achieve the best possible

outcomes. The homes were set up

so vulnerable children would no longer have to be moved to other

parts of the country, The aim was to give them

a better start in life. Nobody from Stockton council would

talk on camera but in a statement they said the homes were rated good

and well run but it is not uncommon for police to be called because

staff must follow strict guidelines. They must call the police every time

a child or young person does not come home one time and they say that

is the reason for these lease call-outs. The council says these

are not bad children and should not be demonised but what they need is

support from local people. The Workington Lifeboat team have

taken delivery of a new, The Shannon class boat is called

the Dorothy May White - after the woman who left a million

pounds to the RNLI in her will. Mark McAlindon joined

the fanfare for her arrival. Flat out at 25 knots,

the Dorothy May White is a speedier successor to the John Fisher she has

come to replace in Workington. She's more deft too,

and at a cost of ?2.1m, It is like going from a Ford Cortina

to a Ferrari. Everything is controlled with electronics, it has

jets instead of propellers. The current lifeboat does 16 knots. This

is a tough business, saving lives at sea. It shows how brave these guys

are that when they head out to sea, this environment can be quite

forbidding. This is one example. 30 miles to safety.

The new boat will mean getting to incidents much quicker.

Technology has moved on. This is at the edge of cutting-edge technology.

This boat's capabilities at sea, it is wonderful. It will serve us for

many years to come. But there is no statutory

support for these brave The late Dorothy May left

a million to the RNLI, while a trust stumped up ?500,000

for this new vessel. We've had some very generous

bequests and the support from the local community has been absolutely

phenomenal. We've been really grateful for everybody's help and it

looks as though we will be there very shortly. I'm very happy indeed

about it. The John Fisher will now go

into some form of retirement - while Dorothy May White will be

keeping the shores Rare Roman artefacts are being put

on display at museums along the length of Hadrian's Wall as part

of an exhibition which launches This Ribchester-style Helmet,

which was delivered to Newcastle's Hancock Museum today,

is on loan from the British Museum. Other artefacts which celebrate

the role of the Roman Cavalry will be on show at Museums

from Maryport to South Shields Football now - and there were big

games tonight at the top of the Championship and bottom

of the Premier League. But Match of the Day is on just

after this bulletin - so if you don't want to know

the scores you know what to do. Hull City came from behind to earn

a crucial victory against relegation The 4-2 result leaves

Boro 19th in the table. Meanwhile, Newcastle

overhauled Brighton at the top of the Championship with a 1-0

victory against Burton, which a controversial refereeing

decision threatened to overshadow. That's all the news

and sport from me tonight. Time for the weather

now with Paul Mooney. Mostly dry sums up the weather in

the past few days. A mixture of cloudy areas and clear skies. It is

and pieces of code will come and go. It will hold this up. No lower than

six or seven in the countryside, a couple of degrees colder. It is

bright in eastern areas, some of that will fill in. The best of any

sunny spells lingering across parts of Northumberland. Tomorrow, that is

mid-50s. Similar to the sort of figures we had. This area of high

pressure dominating. It stays with us as we head towards the weekend.

There is a change in wind direction from the north-westerly to more of a

south-westerly or even a southerly as we head into the weekend. That

will bring a few subtle changes. For Friday it is mostly dry but cloudy.

The temperatures will make 12 or 13 Celsius and the wind will drift in

from that westerly direction. We will see the cloud become more

broken. In southern areas we will see blue skies and sunshine. The

temperature will start to claims that by Sunday afternoon, 18 Celsius

is possible. That is the way it is looking.

or 15. It is sunny towards the weekend and we could see the low 20s

by Sunday. Here