26/08/2011 Look North (Yorkshire)

The welcome to Look North. The main stories: to a police inquiry at two

York nurseries -- nurseries. But the owner tells us that she has yet

to find out exactly what the allegations are.

The Rhinos prepare to take on the team they have always struggled

against. Join me like that Leeds Festival.

They weather has been persistent but it has not dampened the spirits.

I am Massow at Leeds Festival, with the full forecast. -- can also at

Thank you very much. Our main story tonight, two children's nurseries

in York are under investigation by dotty city council and police. A

number of staff at Heworth House and that Little Joe's have been

temporarily suspended. Tonight, the council nor the police will explain

the allegations. The owner has told us she is in the dark, she is

horrified and it is having a devastating effect on her business.

Heworth House was called satisfactory in an Ofsted

investigation in May. Little Joe's was inspected two years ago and

children were described as relaxed and confident.

The investigation began two days ago and since then, and number of

staff have been suspended by their employer. No details have been

revealed but any question of sexual abuse against children has been

ruled out. I am a parent myself and I can

appreciate how much anxiety this would cause. Clearly what trumps in

two people's minds when we talk about allegations relating to

nurseries, we are not talking about the same kind of investigation, we

are not talking about sexual abuse. It is not the same ballpark of

severity. The owner has questioned what the

council has said about suspensions and is horrified at about the

allegations made against some of her staff.

I ask my girls that they be strong and resilient and I am behind them

100%, but for them to stay at home until I find out precisely what is

happening. I am distraught, to be honest. Appalled. At the way things

have gone and what has happened. I realise that complaints had been

made but I have no idea the extent of the complaint. A lot of people

have withdrawn their children and it has had a horrendous effect on

my business. Some parents have supported the

The majority of these staff have worked for me for years and they

are fantastic, superb that what they do. They genuinely love these

children. York council and the police say

they do not know how long these investigations will take.

Next, a two-year-old girl has died after being run over by a milk

float in Halifax. It teenager has been arrested and is being

questioned about the incident which happened last night. Police are

this evening appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

This is where the tragedy happened. A quiet, residential street leading

to a cul-de-sac a few minutes' drive from Halifax Town Centre.

Police said the accident happened at around 5:30am. The two-year-old

had been playing in the street when she was somehow run over by a milk

float. Because of the serious nature of her injury she was taken

to Leeds General Infirmary but sadly died this morning from her

injuries. All day, friends and family have been gathering at her

home. The doctors tried their best but

unfortunately the per child's injuries were very severe and there

was only so much they could do. -- poor child. They all tried. We are

just waiting, so we know we can do the final prayer for the child and

to the bar meals. At the moment they are saying it is going to be

Tuesday. That is no good for the community or the parents. It is

making the suffering more. West Yorkshire police said the 18-year-

old driver of the milk float has been arrested in connection with

the incident. He has since been released on police bail. Officers

want to hear from anyone who witnessed the accident to get in

touch. In other news, train drivers are to

vote on a day or two to end their dispute with TransPennine Express.

-- a deal to end their dispute. Today's planned strike was called

off and the union Aslef will now ballot their members on a 5% pay

offer. A judge has ruled that and 85-year-

old veteran who was jailed for five months for up recording court

proceedings was not unlawfully jailed. The High Court rejected

Norman Scarth's attempt to use an ancient piece of will opt to have

his imprisonment declared illegal. This prize-winning bull was saved

from slaughter, after his father went to the High Court to try to

save him. The tests could have been flawed. The Animal Health Agency

said they have full confidence in their testing procedures.

The Bill looks happy. -- the bull. As Peter Jackson says goodbye,

Bradford City resume their turn it -- their search for another new

manager. And the Rhinos at Wembley. We have

a full report later. For some people, there could be

nothing worse. Rain-sodden fields, a whole day's of rain, and 65,000

people. A lot of stages and tents. What do you have? If it is year

idea of a good time, it is not mine. The Leeds Festival. This weekend,

the Sheffield band Pulp are playing, having be formed. Our correspondent

is there. Here are my wellies. It is a

memorable first day with persistent weather. It is a complete mudbath.

Safe to say it will be a dirty weekend for many people. But

everyone is here to hear some fantastic music. Pulp, who actually

be formed for the festival season this year. L Baugh will be

performing later on this stage. -- Reading and Leeds were Arafat must

festivals. -- our first festivals. We have got used to this weather.

What is so special about Leeds Festival?

It always has a good, young contingent. There is always a lot

of support from bans from the North coming through. -- bands from the

North. It is a good fun festival. All of our friends from Manchester

tend to come to this one so traditionally, it has been a good,

fund part of the Schedule. Does it feel like coming home for

you guys? It has, at it.

-- it does a bit. What happened when you got successful?

There are a lot of things out of our control. We had Glastonbury,

and lots of awards. Things that we had nothing to do with that we

could not planned for. It was two years of good luck.

You have been around a long time and you have this ability to appeal

to a wide audience. You are on the same level as New Kids On the Block

but he also appealed to the older people.

All five of us write the music, so it is all of sour tastes. -- our

tastes. All of our experiences. I think we are just lucky. A lot of

the time, a lot of new music would appeal to a broader audience if

they knew it was there. I think as you get older, you have less time

to look for new music and find out what you like. The date we did that

at the boat, with the BBC Concert Orchestra, that let older people

know that they were welcome at Harrogate. -- our gigs. You see all

ages, so it is very nice. You hear a lot of artists say debt

internet gigs are better. But you achieve that on a bigger scale. --

We will have a singalong with them later, they will be on stage and

about 45 minutes. This VIP area is not quite as muddy. You have been

responsible for the BBC introduced in stages, for seven years. -- the

BBC Introducing Stage. This is an opportunity for upcoming

bands to play. We have so many bands that are just as good as the

big band, --, but do not have that platform.

We have such a lot of talent here. The guide that runs this festival,

he said to me seven years ago that he believed that the hearts of new

talent in the music industry was around Leeds.

He said earlier that with the seven bands playing, it will Poots

Yorkshire on the map has been an area for talent.

Who should we look out for? There A band, local band won a

competition to perform here at the Leeds Festival. A band called

Penguin appeared on the stage at the Leeds Festival last year. We

sent them to give advice to one of the bands appearing on the BBC

Introducing stage today - a band from Mexborough called the

How are you feeling, are you excited? I am very excited. I will

be nervous on the day. I'd is very nervous, I set up my kit and I

looked out and I thought, wow! What are your expectations? I don't know.

I cannot imagine what it would be like, I would not have got up at 12

o'clock to watch a band! You know what it is like to be a spectator,

but to be on stage is different. Yes, it is different, it is scary.

Everybody will ask you the same questions. Just get prepared! Don't

write a statement! We got lots Barber duties to play at lots of

gigs, we do not have to beg to play at a venue anymore. Bat we got lots

of opportunities to play. We were told to take them north with us.

Nobody has ever heard of us. A great crowd. Really, really enjoyed

it. Could not have asked for more. The main guitarist from Penguin has

had some great success since last year and he will be on the main

stage tomorrow evening. This is the VIP area as I told you before, very

muddy, not as muddy as outside. It is not often I get one of these

wristbands that gives you full access to the VIP area, so I would

make the most of this. I am going to rock and roll with the rest of

them in the mud! Back to the studio. Oh my God! I would never get my

shoes clean again! You couldn't wear high heels down

there! We are a bit upset about this,

because he is a very nice guy. Well if you're a Bradford City fan, you

are probably feeling a bit bamboozled by the events of the

last couple of days. And you are not alone! City are looking for a

new manager again, after the sudden resignation by Peter Jackson

yesterday. After Jackson left so early into the new season, the club

are determined to move on. They have already drawn up a shortlist

of three potential successors. Ian Bucknell reports on the latest

developments at Valley Parade. After his final match in charge, a

home defeat on Saturday, Peter Jackson looked disappointed and a

little lost. It was his team's fifth match without a win this

season. Then yesterday at the routine board meeting, he announce

that he would leave the club. to the blue, he said, I think, it

would be in the best interest for Bradford City football club if I

resigned. Get somebody else for the rest of the season. We were a bit

shocked. You could hear a pin drop in the boardroom. At that stage, we

accepted the resignation. It was so different when Peter Jackson

returned to Valley Parade this year with a win. He started at Bradford

City and when it took over as manager you, the future was looking

bright. But Bradford Tony won four of their 14 matches before the end

of last season and it was a surprise to many when he was made

the permanent manager. One of their old players questioned whether he

was right for the job. I said there are a lot of good candidates out

there with a better experience in that league. Managers that know

that lead and had experience and success in it. Bat that league.

man in charge for now is Colin Cooper. But club is considering a

shortlist of new successors. want somebody bad ones to come to

Bradford City and can take us to the championship. -- we want

someone that wants to come. Bradford City find somebody to take

Bradford City on to achievement? We wish them all the best of

success. Now they still call it Rugby

League's big day out, but Leeds Rhinos are actually playing in

London for the second weekend on the run.

This time though, it's for the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley, and

a chance to shine in front of their biggest audience of the year. But,

to what extent are they the outsiders? Can they beat mighty

Wigan? Paul Ogden looks ahead. Wembley and rugby eke looked a lot

different when Leeds last won the Challenge Cup, and since then, they

have lost four finals, so this is a trophy that the modern day rhinos

devotees had never had their hands on. That end the dominance of Super

League these days are among the reasons why the build-up to Wembley

2011 has been lower key than usual. We're confident because we played

well in the last three games. We're going to do it! We will play our

best and we will get the Cup. We're going to do well. Wigan and Leeds

are put on a Wembley show for a national TV audience before now.

Back in the days when there was no such thing as Super League, Martin

Offiah and his Wigan Mates assured it wasn't much of a contest in 1994.

17 years later, Wigan are odds-on favourite again and Yorkshire men

are still just as straight-talking. We are playing another team in

Super League that are good and in good form, but that is for 80

minutes, we would give it a good go. Everest it is not, but it is

difficult to find a neutral that fancies Leeds. We are expected to

get hammered, but David is a good performance, who knows. -- but if

it is a good performance. A lot of big-game players and a lot of

experience and it will come down to 80 minutes in this one-off gain. --

gained. To have family and friends there, and the sort of remark you

are playing in, live on the BBC, it is great. If you have decided

against the trip to the capital to against the trip to the capital to

watch the final in the flesh, the next best thing will be on the BBC.

There is a pre-match warm-up on the Best of luck to the Rhinos then. We

want the copier in the studio on Tuesday!... We want the cup here.

Now, Phil, fancy a night in a tent in the middle of a field alongside

several thousand other people? Amy's in the middle of a field

right now at the Leeds Festival at Bramham. And she's got the all

important bank holiday weekend You can't beat a bit of mud-

wrestling! We have seen plenty of that to date. I have got some

useless but interesting facts about the faster well. You cannot see the

Portakabin toilets behind me, there are 2,000 of those here. By the end

of the weekend, it is better to go alfresco and be at one with nature

because they get a bit stinky and dirty in this weather! There will

be 50,000 burgers eaten in the next three days, but people are really

here for the music. To wander down 30 acts performing over the weekend,

but the first day of the festival, the weather has been the main issue.

-- 200 and their tea Act. -- 230 acts. Are you staying here all

weekend? Maybe not, there is enough weekend? Maybe not, there is enough

mud here today. It has been very wet here today, right across

Yorkshire a lot of rain. The weather will improve during the

weekend. Tomorrow, one or two showers. Sunny spells and

temperatures of 18 degrees. It forecast, the Met Office yellow

warning for the rain that we have seen. We have seen half-an-inch and

some pieces as seen an inch of rain fall. Through the evening, the rain

is still quite heavy at times and turning more showery and nature and

through the night, it will clear away to the north. It would be dry

with one or two showers in places. Some mist and fog patches by the

end of the night. Lowest temperatures of nine or ten degrees

Celsius. Tomorrow, it will be a much brighter day. A broken cloud

giving spells of sunshine. A couple of showers possible. For many of us,

we will avoid the showers and stay dry at it would be a warmer

tomorrow with a light breeze from the West. Temperatures are around

17 or 18 degrees, that is 64 degrees Fahrenheit. Sunday, the

breeze were picked up, the Bank Holiday Monday, also breezy. More

cloud as we head into bank holiday Monday. For most of us, the bank

holiday looking dry, but a risk of showers, especially towards the

coast. The showers should ease away through the afternoon and Bank

Holiday Monday. By Tuesday, we should see the wind easing down.

Dry with spells of sunshine and temperatures over the weekend are

around 17-19 degrees Celsius, that's 66 degrees Fahrenheit.

Dry weather! It can only get better! Hopefully we will see a

little bit of sunshine for the rest of the festival. It has been our

first festival, it has been very soggy. We have both had our wellies.