08/07/2011 Look North (Yorkshire)


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Good evening and welcome to Friday's Look North. On the

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programme tonight: Incredible escape. Could cable

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thieves be behind an explosion which ripped through homes in

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Castleford? Also tonight: Forget more reasons

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now there are more opportunity. Why a Yorkshire-based supermarket is

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going back to the street corner. And packed with history: We get a

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taste of Nestle's new confectionary The growing scourge of copper cable

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theft may have caused the fire and explosion which ripped through six

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terrace houses in Castleford. No one was seriously hurt, but 30

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people had to be moved out of their houses, and at least two families

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have been left homeless. The wreckage of Rhodes Street, a

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huge hole punched through the roof of number 53. Deborah Newsome and

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her partner were inside a number 49. I have lost everything. I have got

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nothing on me. My whole house, everything,... Sorry. I got the

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house in December, and have been decorating it for seven months. We

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put so much work into it, and everything I own is in it. It was

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my birthday yesterday, and I was supposed to have my house-warming

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party tomorrow. Neighbour Darren Taylor awoken from

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his bed at 2am and videoed the scene from his mobile. The roof

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came off. Just a big flame. At 2am, there was an explosion to the

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Middle two properties. Queued to the quick thinking of the crews,

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they were able to evacuate the occupiers.

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It has been considered a miracle that no one was killed or seriously

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injured in this fire and explosion which ripped through numbers 47-56

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Rhodes Street. It is known that someone nearby had cut an overhead

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electricity cable, attempting to steal copper. In its epidemic

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proportions, we are adding 46 incidents a day. They are risking

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not only their lives, but the lives of other people. I don't have a

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house and it has got a massive hole in it. That is it basically.

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Tonight, the investigations at Rhodes Street go one.

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The explosion is thought to have been caused by someone trying to

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steal electrical wire. According to CE Electric UK, which covers

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Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, and the North East. In 2009, they dealt

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with three London 47 cases of metal theft. This year's total will be

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much higher. -- 347. Let us talk to the Head of Safety at CE Electric

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UK. Why is it such a massive problem. This problem has grown.

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People are risking everything to gain of just a few pounds from

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stealing copper, in particular around the West Yorkshire area.

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People have lost their lives. Other people have been seriously injured.

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They are dicing with death, aren't they? Indeed they are. A young lad

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of 16 was there. People cannot interfere with electricity, but if

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you touch it, you are likely to be dead. The suggestion that along the

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line, policing this is almost impossible. I am sure it is very

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difficult. One of the areas hit last year was South Yorkshire. The

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problem appears to have moved further north into West Yorkshire.

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We would like the public to help us. We believe our best opportunity to

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reduce this problem is get the public on our side, a report

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suspicious circumstances. And report back to the police or to us.

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What about people who buy copper? It and somebody comes in with �3

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worth of wire, it must be suspicious. One it would think so.

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We would like that to be investigated, and drawn to a close.

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I thought they were talking about big sums of money here, but we're

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not talking about big sums of money, are we? That is right. Normally, a

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small amount of copper is stolen, and it is worth just a few pounds.

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It is an important message, and we hope people heed the warning.

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A six-year-old boy from Wakefield killed by a hit-and-run driver has

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been laid to rest. Owen Wightman was knocked down in a Wakefield

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last month. His family were keen for today's funeral service to be a

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celebration of his life. A white horse drawn carriage led

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the procession this morning to St Hilda's Church. Friends and family

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followed on silently. Over 100 people turned out to celebrate the

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life of Owen Wightman. For the family, it is a tragic loss. But

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also, when you get something like this, the community feels like they

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have lost something themselves. They have to find ways of

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expressing that. Owen Wightman was killed by a hit-

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and-run driver on June 18th. It shook the whole community. 821

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year-old man, arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous

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driving, remains on police bail. The family wanted to beat about

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celebrating Owen Wightman's life. You were loved so much, and that

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makes me so proud. Everybody always said he would break hearts when you

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were ordered. We never thought it would be hours. My brother was the

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best brother ever, even when we called each other names, and we

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used to fight, he knew I loved him. And I knew he loved me.

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Tributes were read by friends and family. He loved ice-cream and

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cartoons. His father's message summed up their feelings. Like your

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favourite saying goes, it is not fair.

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After the service, the family left for a private ceremony, followed by

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a week. -- a wake. The funeral has also been held today of craftsman

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Andrew Found, who was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan last month.

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Craftsman Found, from Whitby in North Yorkshire, left a wife and

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two children. Today, hundreds of people gathered at St Hilda's

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Church in the town. During the service, Andrew's mother read a

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poem remembering her son. A man has been charged with the

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murder and attempted rape of a 95- year-old woman in a Bradford care

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home. Elizabetta Pecka, who lived in a home on Shakespeare Close, was

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the victim of an aggravated burglary in January. She died in

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March. A 20-year-old man is due to appear before Bradford Magistrates

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on Tuesday. South Yorkshire's Chief Constable

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has announced he will retire this autumn. Med Hughes has lead the

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force for the last nine years. He will leave in October to pursue new

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challenges after 32 years of police service. He has agreed to go a year

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earlier than anticipated so a new Chief Constable can oversee the

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introduction of an elected police commissioner.

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Revised plans for The Eastgate development in Leeds have been

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approved. The shopping and leisure quarter, which will include a John

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Lewis Store, was put on hold during the recession. Developers say it

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will create 10,000 jobs. There will be major changes to the north-east

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of the city centre including pedestrianised streets and a new

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civic square. There will be a really good mix of contemporary

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architects chair and fully refurbished character buildings.

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A swimming pool in Bradford which first opened in 1904 will close its

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doors today after the council withdrew funding. 13 groups did

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express an interest in taking over the running of Manningham Pool, and

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two of those bids were presented to Bradford Council. But the council

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said they weren't sufficient. The Victorian Society, who fought to

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keep the facility open, say it will be a big blow to the local

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community. Later on Look North: We will

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remember them. 70 years on: A special tribute to the Canadian

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airmen who laid down their lives flying from Yorkshire. They opened

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a new convenience shop in Ilkley today. But this one marks a brand

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new departure for the Bradford- based supermarket giant, Morrisons.

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They say they are reinventing the convenience shop idea. Others say

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they are playing catch-up with their rivals.

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More than a shop, this is an experiment: Morrisons have made

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their name would out-of-town stores and low prices. Now they say it is

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time for a change. Officials want to reinvent the convenience shop,

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at the place on your street, there always has everything you are

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looking for. Car still has are looking for great, fresh food and

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value. -- customers. Customers are also time pressed.

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40% of the shop will be given over to fresh produce delivered twice

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daily. But the plan hinges on the commuters switching allegiance to

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Morrisons. Analysts say some of Morrison's competitors are years

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ahead. They are playing catch-up. Sainsbury's, Asda, and Tesco's have

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all similar plans. Tesco's have led the way, and mannerisms are playing

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catch-up. -- Morrisons. The convenience format is seen as a

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way of continuing growth, and taking market share away from

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rivals. This is not one trial but two. Morrisons are trying to crack

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a well-heeled demographic. Secondly, the convenience store format is a

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new idea, and with rivals like Tesco's and Sainsbury's period, it

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will be interesting to see others experiment plays ahead.

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I don't think I can remember, but I vaguely remember the first at

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Morrisons was a little shop run by Mrs Morrison. This debate cessor,

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Canal enthusiasts are worried about what will happen to them when

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they're handed over to a charity next spring.

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There are fears that millions of Pounds of government subsidies will

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be cut. The remarkable Stanwick tunnel.

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Just one part of a 200 mile network of Yorkshire canals. It is amazing.

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A 200-year-old structure. A remarkable achievement.

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The tunnel's reopening a decade ago was the high point of a canal

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revival across the country. Now the Government wants to hand everything

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over to a charity to run. Enthusiasts are worried that this

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new National Trust of the canals will not have enough money for the

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enormous costs of keeping it running. Funding is the big

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problems. There seems to be a large gap between what is being offered

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at the moment. That funding gap is expected to occur by the Government

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guaranteeing a fixed annual grant for the first two years of the new

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charitable trust, but at a lower rate than it currently gives to

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British Waterways. Going to the future, we need to put the water

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weighs on a secure financial footing. We need to be able to plan

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for the future. As a new charity, we will have a funding arrangement

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which will last for 15 years a minimum. That will give us a better

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position than we have had so far have. Volunteers adopting sections

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of canal are expected to play a big part in reducing costs. Canal

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enthusiasts will be lobbying for a bigger slice of subsidy before the

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charity takes over in the spring. What lovely pictures. You can see

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more of that story on the Politics Show at 11am on Sunday.

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Before 7 o'clock: The getting into the swing of it.

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We need the special Olympians bringing back gold from Athens.

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And chocolate through the ages. We get a taste of Nestle's archive of

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confectionery. You buy me chocolate quite a lot,

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don't you? Almost 70 years after the end of

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the Second World War, the contribution of airmen from

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Yorkshire bases has now been recognised.

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They monument was dedicated today to the sacrifice of Canadians who

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flew bombers out of RAF Leeming and With proper ceremony, and in the

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right place. A memorial to the men of the Royal Canadian Air Force who

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flew in Bomber Command. Fantastic. Beautiful memorial, I am so pleased

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they have done that. They took a lot of stick during the war, and

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they did their part. Many were based at RAF Leeming. They are

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remembered here. That is why those serving here now it raised the

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money for the monument. Almost 70 years after the end of the war.

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Long overdue. Long overdue. We are, at last, going to make some

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acknowledgement of the services that the Canadians did during the

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war. Good guys to fly with, generous, brave. There are other

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memorials, simple stones standing in perfect formation in a Harrogate

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cemetery. More than 600 Canadian airman who flew from Linton and

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Leeming. All memorials are important otherwise you would not

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have them. The Canadians were not overlooked, but in some ways they

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were not venerated. The importance of the contribution of those who

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had gone before, is rarely lost on the serving men and women of today.

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Squadrons, ships, regiments, they are like families and they have

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histories. Histories that are on it. -- honoured.

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Last week in Athens, over 7,000 competitors were taking part in the

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Special Olympics. It is a multi- sport events for people with

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learning difficulties. Those from Yorkshire did rather well.

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They returned home with five gold, three silver and four bronze medals.

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Back on his home course and then Horner is listening his shoulders

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for a quick practice round. Last week, the competition was for real.

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Great shot. The very good for. dad and coach was his caddie at the

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Special Olympics in Athens. An international sports competition

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for people with learning difficulties. He won a gold on the

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golf course, but his dad says the benefits go beyond winning medals

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for all stopped it is important he gets the social side of it as well.

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There is great camaraderie between the athletes. The feeling they are

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in the main event, that they can compete in a similar environment to

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other people's. 7,000 athletes from 180 nations took part in last

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week's Special Olympics. Great Britain was represented in 17 of

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the sports, and there was more than one the Yorkshire competitor to

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return in triumph. Lynn Williams from Harrogate is another gold

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medallist. She is a power lifter and this that competition was

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important because it was a first appearance in an international

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event. I kept looking as to everybody. I kept thinking, who is

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my opposition? That was trying to think who it would be. That

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competitive edge helped her to three medals.

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Back on the golf course, and this young man is making it look easy.

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You should have a few lessons! In cricket, Yorkshire are due to be

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playing at Durham in the Twenty20 competition. They won the toss and

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chose to field, but rain stopped play before a ball could be bought.

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-- bowled. We all know that York has been at

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the centre of chocolate production for more than a century. It was

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back in 1862 that Henry Rowntree founded his very first factory. It

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was taken over by Nestle UK in the 1980s, and the company is proud of

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its history. The state-of-the-art - - state of the art archive has been

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set up at Nestle headquarters. 1932 and the Factory girls were in

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full chin as they packed chocolate boxes here at Rowntree in York. It

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is this rich history captured on film that Nestle are keen to

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cherish on the new archives. It is great to have this in one place in

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the York. We can use it for research and take it out into the

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community. The state-of-the-art facility is packed with history

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from Auld catalogues and packaging to these quirky characters.

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Take a look at these egg moulds. It dates back to the 1920s were life

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was lived to excess and no expense Big and bold, a romantic gestures

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made here in the York with love. Rowntree has actually travelled far

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and wide. This is a tin of cocoa that was

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with Scott of the Antarctic when he died. Seven or eight months after

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he passed away, a rescue party went to find him and his precious

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diaries. They brought them back along with this tin. Back to those

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films, and another home-grown treasures. It is not just the

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chocolate that looks familiar here. Hello and welcome to the special

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programme for everyone in the business. 1991, a vintage year. The

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archive gives us a flavour of the changing tastes of our chocolate

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loving society. These products of the past can be enjoyed for many

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You looked a right Bobby Dazzler their!

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Was that your hair? I think there is likely to be a few

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showers around for the Great Yorkshire Show. The a organisers

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should be fairly optimistic that there will be some sunshine.

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It has been very topical today. We have had torrential downpours,

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thunderstorms, hailstones, the lot. This is Sheffield. A massive cloud,

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look at the size of that one. This was taken as a storm was

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approaching from the south. This one was taken at last night. That

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is beautiful, keep it that pictures coming in. We have had two

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torrential downpours in Leeds in the last couple of hours. The

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shower that we have just had it has cleared, but the clouds are still

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looking fairly ominous. I feel the showers are going to keep going for

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some time to come. They may last all night across more western parts

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of our region. Tomorrow we started a slow improvement. There will be

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showers around, especially in the mornings. We will see increasing

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amounts of sunshine throughout the day. You can see the size of the

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thunderstorm cells that had been a rotating around an area of low

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pressure. That is going to push across most parts as it trundles

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off into the North Sea. Further heavy showers and local

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thunderstorms could lead to localised flooding. Eastern areas

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should dry up a little bit and those showers keep going further

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west. Lowest temperatures around 11 Celsius. The son rises in the

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morning, and sets at 9:45pm. There will be a few sunny spells around

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in the morning, but generally we are looking at a cloudy picture.

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Watch the sequence, a watch through the afternoon, the showers tend to

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fizzle out and we see more in the way of sunshine. The evening looks

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quite pleasant. Most places drive by that time. Temperatures in the

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summer, not bad, about average. 20 Celsius in York for the races. Then

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for Sunday, a sunny start with a few heavy showers in the afternoon.

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few heavy showers in the afternoon. Some some breaking news, we are

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hearing a little girl has been crushed by a van.

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We understand that the accident happened just after 5pm. The little

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