:00:07. > :00:11.Welcome to Wednesday's Look North. Tonight: One of Yorkshire's best-
:00:11. > :00:15.known war heroes could be forced to leave the Army. Ben Parkinson was
:00:15. > :00:20.the most seriously injured British soldier to survive Afghanistan, now
:00:20. > :00:27.he is likely to only get have the compensation he was expecting.
:00:28. > :00:33.is not what he wants. It was contrary to promises he was given.
:00:33. > :00:37.But most importantly, if he is discharged from the Army, he loses
:00:37. > :00:43.his rehab. Also tonight: Putting the giggle
:00:43. > :00:46.into Giggleswick. What you need to queue unsmiling despite the weather.
:00:46. > :00:50.Yorkshire folk are the happiest in Britain.
:00:50. > :00:55.And tapping her way into the history books - the fanatic who has
:00:55. > :01:00.achieved her dream of setting up our own tap dancing company.
:01:00. > :01:10.A rain-bearing cloud its reported. It looks like there is more rain to
:01:10. > :01:11.
:01:11. > :01:18.come tonight. The details coming up later on.
:01:18. > :01:23.Good evening. Our main story: Doncaster paratrooper Ben Parkinson
:01:23. > :01:27.could be forced to leave the Army, and may only receive half the
:01:27. > :01:29.compensation he was expecting. Ben Parkinson loss of his legs and
:01:30. > :01:34.Afghanistan and was the most seriously injured British soldier
:01:34. > :01:38.to so survive his wins. He has now been recommended for a medical
:01:38. > :01:43.discharge but Ben Parkinson was to stay in the army and his family say
:01:43. > :01:49.they will fight the proposal. He fought for this country in
:01:49. > :01:54.Afghanistan and has been fighting ever since to get his fitness back.
:01:54. > :01:58.Now though Ben Parkinson is facing a new battle - to stay in the army.
:01:58. > :02:04.He has been recommended for medical discharge, news that has left his
:02:04. > :02:09.family furious. It is something that we cannot let happen. It is
:02:09. > :02:16.first and foremost, not what Ben Parkinson wants. It goes contrary
:02:16. > :02:20.to promises he was given about his retention in the army. But most
:02:20. > :02:24.importantly Iffy his discharge from the Army, he loses his rehab. He is
:02:24. > :02:28.doing magnificently. He is doing things that were medically
:02:28. > :02:33.impossible and we cannot take the chance away from him to get as good
:02:33. > :02:37.as he possibly can. Next week will mark five years since Ben Parkinson
:02:37. > :02:40.became the more seriously injured soldier to survive his wins. He
:02:40. > :02:47.lost both his legs, suffered brain damage and injured almost every
:02:47. > :02:54.part of his body. Ben Parkinson was told he was eligible to receive one
:02:54. > :03:03.million -- the Government has caps payments to wounded soldiers. He
:03:03. > :03:08.will receive a maximum of �570,000. How is that Ben Parkinson feeling?
:03:08. > :03:14.He is positive. He knows that he is getting better and he cannot
:03:14. > :03:19.conceive that anyone would want to stop him on that road to recovery.
:03:19. > :03:25.So what happens now? We appeal against the board. All serving
:03:25. > :03:28.soldiers have the right of appeal. That is the first step end what we
:03:28. > :03:32.fear there will be a long and difficult process. For Ben
:03:32. > :03:35.Parkinson and his family, it has been a double blow. But there could
:03:35. > :03:39.be one bit of good news ahead. Ben Parkinson is now through to the
:03:40. > :03:46.next election round FA Olympic torch bearers. He will find out if
:03:46. > :03:50.he is chosen in the winter. The MoD will not comment on
:03:50. > :03:53.personal cases. But they say they are committed to making sure those
:03:53. > :03:58.who have been wounded are injured in service receive the care and
:03:58. > :04:07.support they need during recovery and the UN. We can talk to the MP
:04:07. > :04:12.Dan Jarvis who also served in the army. You are reaction to the MoD
:04:12. > :04:17.wanting to turf Ben Parkinson out of the army. I believe he is a true
:04:17. > :04:23.British hero. When the time came from to go to Afghanistan, he did
:04:23. > :04:27.his duty. It is now our turn to do our duty to ham. It cannot be right
:04:27. > :04:31.that his compensation is being captain the way that it is. It is
:04:31. > :04:36.not right that he should be discharged from the Army prior to
:04:36. > :04:40.the medical rehabilitation he needs and desires. Taking on the MoD is
:04:40. > :04:47.not an easy task. You have heard the family say they will appear let.
:04:47. > :04:50.Do they have any chance of being successful? I have already tabled
:04:50. > :04:55.some questions. I think people across Yorkshire and across the
:04:55. > :04:59.country understand that if we go met her service people to conflicts
:04:59. > :05:04.in Afghanistan and Elsa, whether you agree with them are not, people
:05:04. > :05:07.know that we have a responsibility to make sure those people who do in
:05:07. > :05:12.outstanding job get the service, the care that they deserve when
:05:12. > :05:15.they have been injured. I will be writing to the Secretary of State
:05:15. > :05:22.of Defence. I think a lot of people lobby out rage at the treatment
:05:22. > :05:25.that Ben Parkinson is being given. They need to keep him in the army.
:05:25. > :05:32.Up until a point that he has a completed the Rehabilitation I
:05:32. > :05:37.needs. Many thanks for joining us. Next Kinect: A man who claims that
:05:37. > :05:41.he was one of dozens of boys abused at the Catholic community to a home
:05:42. > :05:46.in Yorkshire more than 40 years ago. He fears he may not live long
:05:47. > :05:52.enough to get any compensation. Robert Maxwell from Europe went to
:05:52. > :05:56.live at the St William's Home in Market Weighton in 1963. In 2004,
:05:56. > :06:05.the principle of the hall was convicted of sexually abusing boys
:06:05. > :06:10.there in the 60s, the 70s and 80s. The cases of more than 154 Marisol
:06:10. > :06:13.-- former residents who claim they were abused will now not be
:06:13. > :06:22.resolved until next year. And because Robert has terminal cancer,
:06:22. > :06:28.he is unlikely to live that long. This was a home run in a reign of
:06:28. > :06:33.Fair -- fear. One headmaster was found guilty and jailed for 14
:06:33. > :06:38.years. Robert Maxwell is one of more than 150 former pupils seeking
:06:38. > :06:43.compensation. But with terminal cancer, time is running short for
:06:44. > :06:49.him. People were ashamed and embarrassed. They do not up about
:06:49. > :06:53.it properly. You did not sit and up about it. But we all knew. This
:06:53. > :06:57.legal wrangle has already been going on for more than six years
:06:57. > :07:01.and even if the Supreme Court rules against the Catholic Church next
:07:01. > :07:08.year, it may be several years beyond that before any compensation
:07:08. > :07:12.is one by anyone. This Alastair represents all the complainants.
:07:12. > :07:16.For this to happen in such a secluded spot with people who were
:07:16. > :07:21.entirely trusted, has been a shocking experience. What a
:07:21. > :07:26.robber's options? His options are to pursue justice rectal the very
:07:26. > :07:34.end. In which case, he will not see the end of his case. His relatives
:07:34. > :07:39.will continue the case. Another option could be for him to ask for
:07:39. > :07:49.some compassion from the diocese of Middlesbrough and seek an early
:07:49. > :07:51.
:07:51. > :07:55.settlement in his days before he passes away. I cannot believe, and
:07:55. > :08:02.I hope people get justice. People have not got the just as they
:08:02. > :08:09.deserve. As 60s scandal still without resolution for many.
:08:09. > :08:13.The diocese of Middlesbrough did not want to comment. They said that
:08:13. > :08:22.on a human level, they were very sorry to hear that he was unwell.
:08:22. > :08:25.Do stay with us tonight. With the tamest -- latest TV revolution. As
:08:25. > :08:29.4 million more of us go digital, what happens if your TV is from the
:08:29. > :08:33.dark Ages? Plans to make major cuts to care
:08:33. > :08:37.provision for the elderly in Leeds have moved one step closer today.
:08:37. > :08:41.After months of protests, the council's executive has voted
:08:41. > :08:44.through plans to close four day- care centres and three care homes
:08:44. > :08:48.in the city. Three other residential homes have been given a
:08:48. > :08:52.reprieve until other facilities can be built in their areas. The cuts
:08:52. > :08:56.will also reduce the amount of money paid to private operators who
:08:56. > :09:00.provide beds for elderly people. A final decision will be made by the
:09:00. > :09:02.full council next week. South Yorkshire's Chief Constable
:09:03. > :09:07.has been talking to MPs this afternoon about the effects budget
:09:07. > :09:12.cuts will have on policing in South Yorkshire. Med Hughes says he is
:09:12. > :09:15.concerned that crime will rise as a consequence of smaller budgets.
:09:15. > :09:19.Journalists in South Yorkshire who had been on strike for two months
:09:19. > :09:21.return to work tomorrow. 25 staff at the Doncaster Free Press,
:09:21. > :09:25.Epworth Bells, Selby Times and South Yorkshire Times will begin
:09:25. > :09:30.negotiations with the owner Johnston Press. They walked out in
:09:30. > :09:36.July because of job cuts and workloads.
:09:36. > :09:43.Police have charged two men in charge -- in connection with the
:09:43. > :09:48.death of a man. The 36-year-old man has been charged with murder and a
:09:48. > :09:52.37-year-old man has been accused of assisting an offender.
:09:52. > :09:57.This Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist
:09:57. > :10:02.attacks in New York and Washington. It is difficult to believe it is a
:10:02. > :10:07.decade since the awful events of that day.
:10:07. > :10:17.But for one group of people here in Yorkshire, the commemorations will
:10:17. > :10:17.
:10:17. > :10:20.take on extra significance. Members of the West Yorkshire
:10:20. > :10:26.Police brass band will be playing a law Manhattan on Sunday at the 9/11
:10:26. > :10:31.commemoration. PC Keith Williams and the band's musical director
:10:31. > :10:37.Captain Gary Clegg are with us now. Welcome. This is not the first time
:10:37. > :10:47.you had been to Ground Zero? went out for the fifth anniversary
:10:47. > :10:48.
:10:48. > :10:53.in 2006. The guzzler wanted a British brass band for the 5th
:10:53. > :10:59.commemorations. We can hear you playing in the background. Ground
:11:00. > :11:03.Zero is a very different place now. It is starting to be rebuilt. I
:11:03. > :11:09.suppose S the 10th anniversary, it is a moment when the whole world
:11:09. > :11:15.can start to remember. We're very lucky to be chosen to go out there.
:11:15. > :11:17.One ban gets to go from Britain and we are a band. We are not only
:11:18. > :11:21.representing West Yorkshire Police force, but the whole of the UK,
:11:21. > :11:26.remembering a lot of people who died in that incident. What is the
:11:26. > :11:34.feeling among members of the band, is the one of responsibility,
:11:34. > :11:40.emotion or pride? A lot of pride is taken on these engagements. We go
:11:40. > :11:44.out to D-Day as well. We perform a commemorations out there. We're
:11:44. > :11:52.very fortunate to have such a committed its gripper people to go
:11:52. > :11:59.out and play and give up their time to go over to New York. -- a group
:11:59. > :12:04.of people. There will be members of the public whose fat members of the
:12:04. > :12:11.family were killed in the events. In the Times of cuts, the members
:12:12. > :12:17.have had to fund raised to pay their own way. Every member is
:12:17. > :12:27.paying about 50% of the costs themselves. We are up revolver the
:12:27. > :12:31.
:12:31. > :12:37.Chief Constable to arrange the raffle. -- very grateful. We are
:12:37. > :12:43.all volunteers. We do it in her own time. We are not contesting band.
:12:43. > :12:49.It is a privilege. Someone said to me, I did not know West Yorkshire
:12:49. > :12:54.Police had a brass band. They are a very good brass band. As
:12:54. > :12:59.America will soon hear. Have a wonderful time. Have a time when
:12:59. > :13:05.the best of British is on display alongside everybody who is
:13:05. > :13:12.remembered backgrounds 0. -- at Browns 0.
:13:12. > :13:16.Midnight last night, how many were watching BBC to? I had to confess,
:13:16. > :13:21.I will cut this morning is and what is wrong with my television.
:13:21. > :13:31.If you have witnessed a bit of TV history last night. Have a look at
:13:31. > :13:37.
:13:37. > :13:40.That is what you would have seen. That was the moment that the
:13:40. > :13:47.Channel's analogue system was switched off. You can remember when
:13:47. > :13:54.it was switched on! I cannot believe you said that. It is one of
:13:54. > :13:57.the biggest changes so far in the digital changeover. That was how it
:13:57. > :14:03.happened last night. It happens more than 4 million people in the
:14:03. > :14:07.region. We sent a very young man, Joe Inwood, to a home where they
:14:07. > :14:17.had a rather unusual challenge. That is to convert a black-and-
:14:17. > :14:25.
:14:25. > :14:32.These weather sites and the sounds this television first received. It
:14:32. > :14:42.was built in 1979 and it is still going strong. The picture is very
:14:42. > :14:43.
:14:43. > :14:49.good even though it is black and white. The little girl next door or
:14:49. > :14:53.saw it and thought it was a microwave oven! It has cental --
:14:53. > :14:58.sentimental value as well. because the analogue signal is
:14:58. > :15:04.being switched off, it does not necessarily mean that old TV sets
:15:04. > :15:10.have to sever the same fate. In fact any set, even museum pieces,
:15:10. > :15:17.can be brought into the digital age although you may need a bit of help.
:15:17. > :15:25.We added a digital box which beats the signal from the aerial cable
:15:25. > :15:32.because this television does not have the normal sockets. We have
:15:32. > :15:37.come and long way from the barely days of television. And you can see
:15:37. > :15:47.more at the national media museum were the grandson of John Logie
:15:47. > :15:54.Baird is now the curator. It is on the same level as the arrival of
:15:54. > :15:58.colour television. It takes it into a different medium. And while this
:15:58. > :16:04.set may have missed the colour revolution, it is now ready for the
:16:04. > :16:11.Digital One. It has witnessed 32 years of history. A couple of
:16:11. > :16:14.cables and a little help later, it is good for 32 more!
:16:14. > :16:17.If you need any help with re-tuning, the digital UK number is on your
:16:17. > :16:19.screen now. Or if you're over 75, registered blind or partially
:16:19. > :16:26.sighted, or entitled to certain disability benefits, a BBC help
:16:26. > :16:30.scheme is also available. If you'd like to see someone in
:16:30. > :16:37.person there are also more than 40 advice points around the region.
:16:37. > :16:42.The details are on your local BBC website.
:16:42. > :16:46.Hope for the it will all goes smoothly and unlike me, you will
:16:46. > :16:48.remember that it is happening! Coming up before seven o'clock:
:16:48. > :16:51.What now for Yorkshire Cricket? As their chairman admits they're going
:16:51. > :17:01.down after a dismal season. And Yorkshire goes Dutch as the
:17:01. > :17:07.
:17:07. > :17:09.Olympic Swimming Team for 2012 arrive in our region.
:17:09. > :17:15.A Barnsley woman has achieved her dream of setting up her own tap
:17:15. > :17:18.dancing company after being diagnosed with cancer. Katie
:17:18. > :17:23.Pearson says becoming ill gave her the push she needed to chase her
:17:23. > :17:33.ambition. She's now running what's thought to be the only professional
:17:33. > :17:35.
:17:35. > :17:40.touring tap dance company in the UK. Sally Young's been to meet her.
:17:40. > :17:44.In the dancing world it is no longer a favourite. Tap dancing was
:17:44. > :17:53.big in the Thirties and Forties but over the decades its popularity has
:17:53. > :17:58.waned. But now these dancers want to bring tap dancing back. This
:17:58. > :18:03.summer Katie Pierson finally achieve to a dream to set up her
:18:03. > :18:09.own tap dancing company. She had always kept her ambition as secret
:18:09. > :18:12.but then she was diagnosed with cancer and it changed everything.
:18:12. > :18:18.wasn't frightened any more or are worried about what people would
:18:18. > :18:24.sink. Life is so precious, it gave me that pushed to do what I wanted
:18:24. > :18:29.to do. Katie Studdick dancing in New York and Toronto. Since
:18:29. > :18:32.undergoing chemotherapy for bowel cancer will she has suffered some
:18:32. > :18:38.nerve damage and cannot dance professionally any more. But now
:18:38. > :18:42.she has a new challenge. She drafted in at leading choreographer
:18:42. > :18:46.from Australia and knelt in Leeds they are preparing for their first
:18:46. > :18:51.show in her home town of Barnsley. This is a first for this country
:18:51. > :18:58.which is a very exciting prospect and to be a part of this, it means
:18:58. > :19:03.I get to do what I love. The Lord and have company will bring a more
:19:03. > :19:08.modern twist but Katie is still advance of the traditional style.
:19:08. > :19:15.get go has pimples when I hear tap dancing, it is so lovely to hear it.
:19:15. > :19:19.You almost to not need any music. You have the music there.
:19:19. > :19:23.company only started life this summer but now they are less than
:19:23. > :19:28.three weeks away from their opening show. Katie's health is still
:19:28. > :19:38.fragile but cancer has given her a focus and a drive she never knew
:19:38. > :19:39.
:19:39. > :19:47.that she had. It's been a day of rain
:19:47. > :19:55.interrupting play at Headingley today. Not what Yorkshire need when
:19:55. > :20:02.they're so close to being relegated. It is disappointing after the high
:20:02. > :20:12.hopes at the beginning of this season. Even the chairman today was
:20:12. > :20:12.
:20:12. > :20:18.not optimistic. He said his mood was like the weather, dismal.
:20:18. > :20:21.knew it was going to be a difficult year but we did not anticipate that
:20:21. > :20:29.four or five of the players would have a four year which is what has
:20:29. > :20:34.happened. We are in a position where they are contracted and with
:20:34. > :20:40.everything else going on around us, we hope that they stay with us and
:20:40. > :20:43.get us back in the First Division. What about the supporters, are they
:20:43. > :20:48.here would every division you're in? I have had a lot of letters in
:20:48. > :20:52.the past 10 days same date as a board what we're doing and support
:20:52. > :20:58.our strategy. They understand we have had a difficult year and they
:20:58. > :21:04.just want us to respond. It is raining and does not feel Sunni in
:21:04. > :21:09.terms of the outlook for cricket. think this sums up the year and how
:21:09. > :21:14.we feel. I'm certainly disappointed. We gave the players the contract
:21:14. > :21:18.they wanted, but salaries, we invested in the club and there's no
:21:18. > :21:23.one more disappointed than me. Matty Moxon has been tearing his
:21:23. > :21:27.hair out in the past three weeks. A lot of people are disappointed but
:21:27. > :21:37.we need to pull together and get stuck in and Pru next year that we
:21:37. > :21:49.
:21:49. > :21:58.are back where we deserve to be, in the First Division.
:21:58. > :22:02.Let's check out the score at from the first day.
:22:02. > :22:12.An Olympic swimming team from the Netherlands arrived in Yorkshire at
:22:12. > :22:14.
:22:14. > :22:21.this week to have a proper look at their training base. Paul Ogden
:22:21. > :22:25.reports. When we come here next year we will
:22:25. > :22:30.not have time before the Olympics to visit and so it is important
:22:30. > :22:37.that the athletes get to know the place better than we do now and
:22:37. > :22:40.know something about the culture here. That would be lovely.
:22:41. > :22:42.And they have chosen the best place! It's official - adults
:22:42. > :22:48.living in Yorkshire are the happiest people in Britain
:22:48. > :22:52.according to a new survey. Almost six in ten say they're satisfied
:22:52. > :22:55.with their lives compared with a national average of five. And it's
:22:55. > :23:04.got nothing to do with wealth or status. We sent Charlotte Leeming
:23:04. > :23:08.to carry out her own research. This summer holidays are over and
:23:08. > :23:13.the weather is rotten for the time of year but here in Yorkshire we
:23:13. > :23:17.have reason to be cheerful. We have been named as the happiest in the
:23:17. > :23:22.whole of the UK and that contentment stems from an abundance
:23:22. > :23:28.of this. Forget well for status, it is the access to green open spaces
:23:28. > :23:31.it makes Yorkshire people such a contented lot. A new survey on
:23:31. > :23:36.British lifestyles says that those we live in cities are more likely
:23:36. > :23:43.to be unhappy than those in rural areas. So surely the Yorkshire
:23:43. > :23:53.Dales was the place to test this out. I am satisfied, I have a young
:23:53. > :23:58.child and a new family. I used to live down south and people up here
:23:58. > :24:04.are more friendly and down-to-earth. There are good people, they have
:24:04. > :24:07.the time of day for you. Despite the awful weather on my journey
:24:07. > :24:13.down to Skipton, I was struggling to find anyone with anything
:24:13. > :24:20.negative to say. I have lived here all my life and I just like it.
:24:20. > :24:29.happy here, it is very friendly. His Yorkshire up more friendly than
:24:29. > :24:34.anywhere else? In England? We are very biased! The survey was carried
:24:34. > :24:41.out by Mintel. They asked people around the UK if they were
:24:41. > :24:46.satisfied with life. 57 of those living in Yorkshire said they wear.
:24:46. > :24:56.60% of the contented folk are retired. I just want you to take
:24:56. > :24:59.
:24:59. > :25:09.some of my Yorkshire happiness back to Glasgow. We will!
:25:09. > :25:12.
:25:12. > :25:22.Oh thank you! What a bonus! Give a Yorkshire girl a bag of
:25:22. > :25:24.
:25:24. > :25:32.Give a Yorkshire girl a bag of chips and she is happy!
:25:32. > :25:42.I am always happy, and I have some pictures to show you. It has been
:25:42. > :25:50.pretty rubbish across the Pennines in the last couple of days. Let's
:25:50. > :25:58.take a look out side. The rain clouds are building. It looks as if
:25:58. > :26:01.it is going to be another wet night across the Pennines in particular.
:26:01. > :26:09.Tomorrow the headline is a further patchy rain for the time in the
:26:09. > :26:13.West. To the east it should be mostly dry. It is an unsettled
:26:13. > :26:17.looking weather chart. Friday afternoon will turn out to be
:26:17. > :26:23.brighter and warmer but the weekend is looking unsettled and severe
:26:23. > :26:33.gales are possible early next week. So you can see that cloud coming in
:26:33. > :26:34.
:26:34. > :26:39.it now from the West. That rain will be gritty persistence tonight.
:26:39. > :26:49.To the east of the high ground, the amount of rainfall will be pretty
:26:49. > :26:50.
:26:50. > :26:55.small. So the sun will rise in the morning at 6:27am. A fairly cloudy
:26:55. > :27:04.day to come tomorrow and again across the Pennines further patchy
:27:04. > :27:14.rain and drizzle. But to the east, just a few showers and quite a few
:27:14. > :27:17.
:27:17. > :27:21.places could well be dry and fairly bright at times. Further west with
:27:21. > :27:29.all that drizzle and light rain, temperatures down a little to