16/09/2011 Look North (Yorkshire)

On Look North tonight: An alcohol hotspot - Calderdale tops the

region for the number of women treated in hospital for alcohol

problems. We hear about one woman's addiction. I used to wake up and

drink, go back to sleep and repeat the cycle.

Also tonight: The fight continues - Campaigners say they'll step up

their protests against ticket barriers at Sheffield Station.

And the churches pulling out all the stops to try to end a shortage

Overcast skies in Leeds today. The First tonight - disturbing evidence

about alcohol addiction in West Yorkshire. Calderdale, which

includes towns like Halifax, Brighouse and Hebden Bridge has the

highest number of women in the region and the third-highest number

of men admitted to hospital because they've drunk too much. 272 women

spent at least one night in hospital in Calderdale last year

because of excessive drinking. For men, the number rose to 529 - and

bear in mind that these figures don't include people who were

simply treated in casualty and then discharged. And the problem starts

at an early age, with an average of 42 youngsters under the age of 18

admitted each year because of alcohol problems. Our reporter

Amanda Harper has been to meet one woman who started drinking at the

age of 14. I would wake up in the morning and want a drink. I've

always made sure I had a drink, whether under my pillow, at the

side of my bed. I would make sure there was a drink close to me. It

was to allow me to function that day. Clare was just 14 when she

started drinking, a teenage alcoholic. Falling out with her

parents and failing at school. Into her twenties, printing continued to

be a way of life until last year, when she ended up in intensive care.

There is nothing left inside you. There is nothing left except pain

and you don't want to fit any more so the easiest thing is to drink.

That is how low I felt inside. I can understand why people say it is

selfish but feeling the pain and your soul being taken, that is

where I wanted to be. This story isn't unusual. Between 2009 and

2010, in Calderdale alone, 200 and so the two women were admitted to

hospital because of health problems directly related to alcohol. That

is an average of 23 women among. Claire came here for help. This

tradition Halifax supports people who are struggling with addiction.

90% of the people who come here have referred themselves.

Prediction is around behaviours, it is not specifically about drugs or

alcohol or gambling. We have had people from all walks of life. What

is amazing with the groups and the works that we do is that people

identify with each other across roles. The centre is run by people

who themselves have been affected by addiction. Courses run every

week but most importantly, it is somewhere where someone will listen.

Some believe once said to me that you live a life beyond your wildest

dreams. I really didn't believe them but I am living in now. I am

really happy. Clare has turned her life around and next week starts at

university. This new chapter in her life is heading in a very different

direction. A grieving mother who gave birth to

a stillborn baby boy just weeks ago has begun a campaign against a

Facebook page. Hazel Wood from Catterick says material posted to

one site - Dead Baby Jokes - should be taken down. She wasn't

personally targetted but says the site is offensive and the people

behind it are sick. Tom Ingall has For Hazel Wood and her husband,

this time should have been special, awaiting the birth of their third

child. But seven weeks ago, for two weeks into her pregnancy, she gave

birth to a stillborn son, Harry. You think, why me? You see other

people in the hospital walking around with their babies and you

think, that should have been mean. -- that should have been me. After

using the intent to share her experiences with others, she also

found a Facebook page found -- caught dead baby jokes. I am

petitioning to get this page removed. She wasn't personally

targeted but feels the material is offensive. People will say you

could lock off, you don't have to read it. But it is still out there,

people are still looking, they are disgracing our children's memories,

they are degrading us as human beings of having perfect memories

of our children. They are showing people it is OK to be that way. A

couple of people have said, they have freedom of speech. But where

are our children's freedom of speech and their human rights?

Facebook said they have a warning But Hazel macro's campaign is

gazing -- gaining momentum. Her grief and the rawness of her

emotions has turned into a passion. I am sure many people have views on

that story. And just a reminder that if you've

got any views on that story or anything else in the programme,

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decline - we hear how a Yorkshire grandmother went into hospital for

treatment but came out unable to Controversial plans to install

ticket barriers at Sheffield Station are now looking more likely

to go ahead. The Department of Transport says they're the best way

to stop ticket fraud. But there have been protests against their

introduction because campaigners say they'll stop a public right of

The for three years, there have been protests that this plans to

install ticket barriers that Sheffield station. The campaign

thought the fight was over when the Labour government said they had

changed their plans but for places are back after seeing a letter from

the Transport Secretary address to the Deputy Prime Minister. The in

that letter, Philip Hammond said it was his view that the only way to

protect the station, in his opinion, was via automatic ticket barriers

and he was personally determined to see them in style. The footbridge

is the main reason for the protests. What campaigners are worried about

is that if the ticket barriers are installed, that public right-of-way

will end. There are other ways through the city, including an

older bridge but campaigners say it is unsafe and not accessible to

disabled people. We have a perfectly good bridge built with

public money which is well used. 2,400 people use it every day to

get from one side of the station to the other. That is not a small

number of people. We don't intend to lose that unless and until there

is a serious viable alternative. The Transport Minister has told us

that ticketless travel at Sheffield station costs over �2 million a

year which she says is unacceptable. He added that the department is

keen to solve the issue in a pragmatic way that also addresses

the concerns of local residents. There is no indication of when or

how the ticket barriers will be installed but campaigners are

worried. They reached launching a protest through the station

tomorrow. In other news, the former Leeds

United footballer Terry Yorath has been taken to hospital after a fire

at his home in Leeds. Firefighters were called to his flat in

Alwoodley yesterday evening. The 61-year-old was treated in hospital

but is now back at home. Mr Yorath played for Leeds United between

1967 and 1976. He also played for and managed Bradford City.

Plans to erect a test mast for a wind farm near Hunmanby in North

Yorkshire have been approved following an appeal. The developer,

Banks Renewables, had applied to build test masts in both

Copmanthorpe and Hunmanby. Both were rejected by Scarborough

Council but the plans for Hunmanby have now been given the green light.

Up to 14 wind turbines could now be built on the South Dale site.

Next tonight - the story of how a 76-year-old grandmother went into

hospital able to walk but came out totally immobile. The case of

Sylvia Hall from North Yorkshire is being highlighted by a charity,

which is calling for better treatment for people with muscular

dystrophy. It says it's got evidence that the lives of the

6,000 people with rare muscle- wasting conditions across Yorkshire

are being put at risk by inappropriate treatment in hospital.

Here's our health correspondent She has been stepping this one room

since May. Trapped between the bed and the commode, she cannot get to

on her own. She has muscular dystrophy and has had mobility

problems for years but before a stay in hospital for a suspected

broken knee, she could get out and about. Her family say they

repeatedly told staff that her condition meant she should not be

kept immobile and should seek advice from a specialist. We tried

to tell them that had couldn't just lay in bed. I never expected, when

I tried to get out, that her couldn't stand. That was quite a

shock. I had been standing before so I expected to come at the same

way. Her husband is disabled as well so full-time carers have to

come in to help Sylvia to the commode and to bed. Her family also

claimed medication to protect her heart was stopped without

consultation when she was in hospital. We told them not to keep

her bed-bound. We explained the muscular dystrophy. You can

maintain the level of fitness you had but you cannot regain their

level of fitness once this is lost. And we have been proved right. She

is not on her feel now, she cannot go out of the house, she is vastly

more disabled now than when she went in. She said the other day

when asked about her life, it is over. Unfortunately, stories like

these are far too common. The years -- these are rare conditions and

often, hospital staff don't have enough about them. That is why we

are calling on manager's blushes in the reason -- in the region --

calling on NHS bosses in the region to make sure the needs of patients

like Sylvia's aren't overlooked. Bolton Hospital said they are

disappointed to hear of any occasion with the care received

It is too late for my mum, there is nothing we can do about that. But

if people are listening and they can do it for somebody else, then

maybe they won't have to go to the same things that we have had to go

through. That is why can hope for, really. I try not to get too

depressed. There are a lot of people lot worse off than me.

a great attitude. That is the right attitude.

Before 7pm: We meet the England hockey captain - putting club and

country aside as he plays against his old school team in Doncaster.

And wanted - more organists. Find out how some congregations are left

Now the sport. If the first few weeks of the season are anything to

go by, it looks like Doncaster Rovers will have a fight on their

hands to stay in the Championship. How many weeks our way into the

season? Four. It says here they are struggling to avoid relegation.

There is nine months left. Is the training ground a pretty gloomy

place? You might be a little worried. This is not gloomy. Sean

O'Driscoll even let us do something most managers will not, watch parts

of a proper training session. If league positions were based on

enthusiasm, even for a seven-a-side against your mates, Doncaster

Rovers would be top of the Championship table and not where

they are. Look away now, fans. They are rock-bottom. Everybody does not

walk around the place with their head in their hands. They want to

play. They want to do well. All you can do is preach the right things.

Another pleasant surprise is the sheer youthfulness of the captain.

Captains have recently been getting injured a lot, and he is happy to

take responsibility. We have put in some good performances and worked

really hard and sometimes the output has not been as much as we

wanted. The training has left an impact, and it definitely lifts our

spirits. Doncaster Rovers's mission is as simple as you get, score more

goals. They have only scored twice in six league matches. They need to

win more. The Super League play- offs get under way, Leeds take on

Hull. First it is the turn of Huddersfield. They will play

Warrington. It is a difficult opener. Huddersfield had another

strong season, and the coach says the side are confident they can win.

We have played Warrington three times, we have had two victories

and a loss. Now they feel as a club and a group we know what is

required to beat Warrington. Now we will stay with rugby league.

Congratulate his defenders then, who are in the Championship Play-

off Final for the second year in a row. -- congratulations to

Featherstone. They lost in the final last year and will hope they

can win it this year. Last but not least, here is a young man who has

made it. Johnny Bairstow has not had much time to prove he was right

for the selectors, but he is making his full England debut for the game

against India. He almost prevented the boundary. He nearly fell over a

speaker. We hope he will do well. I am glad he is there. In less than a

year, Great Britain's hockey players will be going for glory in

the London Olympics. Among those aiming to beat the world's best

will be Barry Middleton, the current England captain. This

evening he has been taking on -- taking on a different challenge,

churning out for a at team against his former school. -- appearing for

at team. This is a really good atmosphere. People are a lot

younger than me. It is a really positive atmosphere. They are

launching the careers of some we will top two and a minute, but also

the Olympic dreams again of one old boy, Barry Middleton. He is the

England captain. We will talk to them about the events of today, but

what about the younger lads? You were defeated narrowly. Possibly.

It was an absolute inspiration to play against someone of that

calibre. It is an absolute honour. Is it an honour because you got the

only goal in the defeat? I just happen to be in the right place at

the right time. I got one goal. It was not too bad. What was it like

to play against him? He is pretty decent. He is a big inspiration. It

was the teamwork that he created. It is a big inspiration. It is

something you can believe in. It makes you want to strive to do

better. Barry, these guys will not admit to idolising you, but clearly

it means a lot to them. They told me the idolise me a minute to go.

It is nice, this is my home club, I like coming back and helping do

what I can for the school and the club. They helped me a lot.

Anything I can do to help them makes me happy. I am glad they are

playing hockey. They have a good team. I do not think it was 15-1.

Somebody has make us a picture of you at school. -- has given us a

picture. Back then, could you believe you would be going to the

Olympics? I do not think so. I never really looked too much ahead.

It was just fun, I enjoyed playing hockey. Then I started playing for

England and Great Britain. I did not dream of it. I took it in my

stride and enjoyed playing hockey. As long as they enjoy themselves,

they will go far. We hope you go as far as you think you can. Obviously

we got the bronze medal in the Euros. Preparations start in

earnest now. We are all behind you. I will let you into a little secret,

Barry Middleton thinks we can beat Australia. In every sport. We have

already done it at cricket sort maybe we can. At church organ is a

traditional British sound, but is not as common as it used to be. It

is estimated that half of churches do not have an organist. Some

congregations are even having to sing along to mobile phones. Church

leaders say it is becoming a problem, but they now hold that the

new organ academy will help to It has been a long time since the

church organ was a popular instrument, but here in Yorkshire

they are trying to change that. organist is like a conjuror. What

we do is make the effects of certain notes sound louder even

though they do not. This is the new organ academy at Harrow Minster.

They say it is the biggest one outside London. I estimate that the

one name two churches will have an organ but not an organist. -- 50 %

of churches. Here we have a wonderful instrument. A lot of

churches in Halifax and West Riding do not have an organist. The organ

fall silent. Neither of this Becker's churches has a regular

organist and sometimes the congregation have to sing along to

a mobile phone. It is not ideal but sometimes you have to do it. People

are not that happy. Anybody who wants to be an organist, they will

be loved and cherished. People revalue their work. So far, the

academy here has signed up 30 new pupils. It is a complicated

instrument to learn, but as this girl shows, even a child can master

it. That was nice. Now the weather. The Harrogate Flower Show will be

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds

You just interrupted our conversation! We were talking about

conversation! We were talking about the thunderstorm. Here are some

pictures to show you. This is a picture of Whitby. Robin Hood's Bay

is looking nice. And here is Scarborough. Very nice indeed. We

have had some tremendous thunderstorms in the last couple of

hours. There is flooding in Harrogate. We got some in Leeds as

well. You can see how active they have been, pushing him from the

West heading for York. It will get a clobbering him the next hour.

Tomorrow will be sunny intervals with heavy showers. Low-pressure

will be in charge of the weather. The showers took some time to get

going, but at last they came in from the West. We have seen the

clearance across the Pennines, the sun is coming back out in Leeds.

The band of downpours is pushing east. Showers will try to get back

in from the West towards the end of the night. The temperature will be

down to nine or 10 degrees. The sun will rise in the morning. High-

water time is 7:24am. It will be bright and breezy tomorrow with

sunny intervals. There will be a risk of thunder. Could be some

local flooding. The heaviest of the shares will be in low western areas.

-- the heaviest of the showers will be in western areas. Top