:00:02. > :00:07.Good evening and welcome to Monday's Look North.
:00:07. > :00:10.On the programme tonight - the battle for equal pay. 900 dinner
:00:10. > :00:14.ladies and carers with Sheffield Council have fought for years to
:00:14. > :00:19.get the same pay as male staff. Today, the council finally agreed a
:00:19. > :00:23.payout. We'll investigate what this could mean for thousands of other
:00:23. > :00:26.women across the country. Also tonight - he was a devoted
:00:26. > :00:28.father who just "snapped". So says the lawyer defending music teacher
:00:28. > :00:33.Andrew Lindo who's accused of murdering his fiancee Marie Stewart
:00:34. > :00:43.in Holmfirth. And the monks auctioning all their
:00:44. > :00:45.
:00:45. > :00:55.worldly goods in the ecclesiastical After that sunny start, it clouded
:00:55. > :01:00.
:01:00. > :01:03.over fairly quick. There will be Welcome to the programme. First
:01:03. > :01:07.tonight- a long fight for equal pay by 900 women who work for Sheffield
:01:07. > :01:10.Council is finally over. The women have claimed for years
:01:10. > :01:14.that council workers like street cleaners and gardeners - who are
:01:15. > :01:19.usually men - were given bonuses worth up to �10,000 a year. Staff
:01:19. > :01:22.in traditionally female roles, like carers and dinner ladies, were not.
:01:22. > :01:26.The case was seen as a test case for 40,000 women nationwide and
:01:26. > :01:35.could have cost the council millions of pounds. But this
:01:35. > :01:39.afternoon, the issue was resolved. Let's join Tom Ingall in Sheffield.
:01:39. > :01:42.Good evening. Great news for 900 women who work at Sheffield Town
:01:42. > :01:47.Hall. Tomorrow, they will be getting a letter telling them they
:01:47. > :01:51.have got a significant financial payout. This is a long-running case,
:01:51. > :01:56.going back six years, it centres on a bonus scheme will stop men were
:01:56. > :02:00.getting some extra cash, women on similarly graded jobs, were not.
:02:00. > :02:05.The union and the council have been fighting it out since, and today,
:02:05. > :02:12.they settled out of court. One woman who is going to be getting a
:02:12. > :02:16.present tomorrow is Diane. You work as Sequera? I do. Presumably your
:02:16. > :02:22.art glad this is over? I am relieved. It has been a long time
:02:22. > :02:26.coming, a lot of carers will be ready pleased out there. Women
:02:26. > :02:32.working in those low-paid jobs will be getting these rewards? Yes, well
:02:32. > :02:37.deserved. It seems extraordinary in 2011 we are talking about this, are
:02:37. > :02:41.you surprised it has taken so long? Very surprised. Compared to other
:02:41. > :02:45.authorities, where they settled earlier, it has been really
:02:45. > :02:49.frustrating for or carers. Also joining as is Peter from the GMB
:02:49. > :02:53.union, which has been at the forefront of this fight. Why has it
:02:53. > :02:57.taken Sheffield City Council six years to sort it out? I wish it
:02:57. > :03:02.hadn't, quite frankly. If we look at other local authorities
:03:02. > :03:07.throughout Yorkshire, we have been able to negotiate a settlement. The
:03:07. > :03:11.vast majority of local authorities have been able to negotiate a
:03:11. > :03:15.settlements, only in Sheffield we have had to have teams of lawyers
:03:15. > :03:21.in and out of the courts, trying to get a settlement. We were about to
:03:21. > :03:24.go to the Supreme Court, which would have been extremely expensive,
:03:24. > :03:30.and would have made these summed substantially higher had that gone
:03:30. > :03:35.against the council. I am glad to say that the current administration
:03:35. > :03:38.got around that table, and common sense has prevailed. Thank you. We
:03:38. > :03:41.invited Sheffield City Council to give us an interview, they said
:03:41. > :03:46.they would give us a statement and they were pleased the matter had
:03:46. > :03:53.been amicably resolved. For neither should women in there next few days,
:03:53. > :03:56.they will be getting a significant pay out -- for 900 women. So what
:03:56. > :04:01.are the wider implications of today's announcement? Let's talk to
:04:01. > :04:05.Chris Allen, who's managing partner of Black's Solicitors in Leeds. Why
:04:05. > :04:10.do you think Sheffield council has started to settle this case?
:04:10. > :04:16.this point, stakes are high. The council came unstuck at the Court
:04:16. > :04:22.of Appeal to a certain degree, and I suspect the stakes are so high,
:04:22. > :04:25.that they are thinking, if we lose, there is millions to pay out, the
:04:25. > :04:33.local public will not be over the moon to discover that their money
:04:33. > :04:37.is being used to pay lawyers. this a victory for women? Is there
:04:37. > :04:41.an onus now on employers to make sure they are transparent when it
:04:41. > :04:48.comes to equal pay? This legislation has been around since
:04:48. > :04:53.1970, and here we are, 2011, this case has got to the Supreme Court.
:04:53. > :04:57.What used to be acceptable 25 years ago isn't now, so you all right,
:04:57. > :05:02.employers have to look at the terms they are offering. I don't think
:05:02. > :05:09.there was an intense all those years ago... It was never
:05:09. > :05:13.acceptable 25 years ago! What kind of jobs... It must be difficult to
:05:13. > :05:18.say, that job deserves this, in it is usually a job done by men, and
:05:18. > :05:26.easy to say, but you're only a set and such, that is a job usually
:05:26. > :05:31.done by women. Roles are changing, but you're right, it is supposedly
:05:31. > :05:35.comparing like work. What is like, and what is not like? You have to
:05:35. > :05:43.look at the circumstances. The days of men being the breadwinner, they
:05:43. > :05:46.are over. The problem is, Sheffield City Council, �220 million over the
:05:46. > :05:50.next four years, this comes at a time when they have to shell out
:05:50. > :05:54.more money. Imagine if they thought that case and lost. They have
:05:54. > :05:58.already lost at the Court of Appeal. The hearing would undoubtedly have
:05:58. > :06:03.gone on for weeks on end. The gentleman just mentioned that there
:06:03. > :06:07.were millions of pounds in legal fees. Is it a fair decision?
:06:07. > :06:13.think it is a sensible decision, for the individuals who feel hard
:06:13. > :06:21.done by, they got something. For the council, why gamble and blues?
:06:21. > :06:25.Are it is great news for everybody, really. Apart from the lawyer's!
:06:25. > :06:28.Thank you. Also tonight - music teacher Andrew
:06:28. > :06:30.Lindo, who admits killing his fiancee Marie Stewart at their home
:06:30. > :06:35.in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, has been described as a devoted, loving
:06:35. > :06:42.father of the couple's two children. But his defence barrister said just
:06:42. > :06:47.because he'd admitted killing Marie, it didn't mean he murdered her. Mr
:06:47. > :06:51.Lindo, who's 30, denies murder. It's his case that he lost control
:06:51. > :06:59.as he and Marie rowed during their worsening relationship. Our Crime
:06:59. > :07:03.Correspondent reports from Bradford Crown Court.
:07:03. > :07:08.Andrew elected not to give evidence in the witness box for his defence
:07:08. > :07:13.against a charge of murder. But his barrister told the trial jury to
:07:13. > :07:18.put aside any emotion or prejudice. Last December, at the home he
:07:18. > :07:23.shared with his fiancee, Marie Stewart, and their two children, he
:07:23. > :07:28.admits killing Marie, strangling, battering and stabbing her at least
:07:28. > :07:32.12 times. He put her body in a suitcase, and concealed it for
:07:32. > :07:36.weeks in his garage. But he says it was manslaughter under provocation,
:07:37. > :07:43.not murder. His barrister told the jury he was making no attempt to
:07:43. > :07:49.excuse what he called the dreadful, brutal killing of Marie, or attempt
:07:49. > :07:53.to get him off Scot free. He had been accused of being a liar and a
:07:53. > :07:59.philanderer, and his life had been in a mess, but the killing of Marie
:07:59. > :08:04.had not been pre-planned. Defending barrister said he had not meant to
:08:04. > :08:09.kill Marie Stewart. He described him as a non-violent, calm man, who
:08:09. > :08:13.snapped through emotional stress in their unhappy relationship. Marie,
:08:13. > :08:18.say the defence, had depression, problems with health and tiredness
:08:18. > :08:22.after the birth of their second child. The attack happened as their
:08:22. > :08:27.relationship came to a head. The terrible event, as the defence
:08:27. > :08:32.budget, had been a sudden loss of control. There were compelling
:08:32. > :08:42.reasons, it is claimed, why Andrew was not guilty of murder. The trial
:08:42. > :08:44.
:08:44. > :08:48.continues. Later, an interesting story, this.
:08:48. > :08:55.The campaign to keep their heavy horses of Bradford's Industrial
:08:55. > :08:58.Museum. In other news, the policeman and
:08:58. > :09:01.former Mr Gay UK who was charged with male rape, assault and drugs
:09:01. > :09:04.possession has had the final drugs charge against him dropped. Mark
:09:04. > :09:09.Carter had already been found not guilty on four counts, and had
:09:09. > :09:12.another dropped. Today the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to
:09:12. > :09:22.pursue the charge of possessing an anabolic steroid - saying his use
:09:22. > :09:24.
:09:24. > :09:28.of stanozol was legal and for medicinal purposes. It has been an
:09:28. > :09:31.absolute living nightmare. Sleepless nights, it has been
:09:31. > :09:36.something which I have needed the support of my friends and family,
:09:36. > :09:40.which I have obviously had, and I'm very grateful for that. It has been
:09:40. > :09:42.a very hard time, but her time I have finally managed to get through,
:09:42. > :09:45.with the right result. North Yorkshire police are
:09:45. > :09:48.appealing for witnesses after a 15 year old boy was critically injured
:09:48. > :09:50.in an attack in York. The teenager was found with serious head
:09:51. > :09:53.injuries at the entrance of the travelling fair on Knavesmire Road.
:09:53. > :09:56.A 15-year-old boy from York is being questioned by police, while
:09:56. > :09:59.an 18-year-old man, who was arrested, has been released on
:09:59. > :10:02.police bail. It's ten years since the voters of
:10:02. > :10:05.Doncaster decided they wanted an elected Mayor, but today a public
:10:05. > :10:10.consultation began over whether they should look at scrapping the
:10:10. > :10:16.controversial role- currently carried out by Peter Davies. Formal
:10:16. > :10:19.consultation has started and there could be a referendum by next May.
:10:19. > :10:21.The move comes less than a year before voters in Leeds, Sheffield,
:10:21. > :10:31.Bradford and Wakefield have their own referendum on whether to
:10:31. > :10:33.
:10:33. > :10:35.introduce elected Mayors. A campaign has been launched to
:10:35. > :10:39.save a unique Yorkshire tourist attraction that tells the story of
:10:39. > :10:41.Britain's working horses. Bradford Council says it wants to close the
:10:41. > :10:44.Horses at Work section of Bradford's Industrial Museum
:10:44. > :10:47.because it costs too much to run. But campaigners say they're making
:10:47. > :10:53.a huge mistake getting rid of the eye-catching heavy horses. Here's
:10:53. > :10:59.Spencer Stokes. They were once an everyday sight on
:10:59. > :11:05.every street in the country, helping move goods and people. They
:11:05. > :11:09.were there were courses at city centres a century ago. Bradford's
:11:09. > :11:14.Museum honours that role, but it is threatened with closure, and now
:11:14. > :11:19.the two remaining horses are looking for a new home. It seems
:11:19. > :11:24.that also at work has fallen gilt - - victim to the spending cuts.
:11:24. > :11:28.Bradford council say it will save money. The horses will go to a new
:11:29. > :11:33.home, where they will not necessarily be on public display.
:11:33. > :11:37.That new home has not been found yet. While the council look for a
:11:37. > :11:42.location, campaign has been launched to keep the horse is where
:11:42. > :11:47.they are. These are exceptional animals. Inner-city children, who
:11:47. > :11:52.have no concept of what a working animal is like, can come here and
:11:52. > :11:57.see them, see them working. It is a free thing that Bradford has
:11:57. > :12:03.provided for it didn't, now it is going to disappear. The horses
:12:03. > :12:06.already have a less prominent role in Bradford. They no longer collect
:12:06. > :12:10.litter or carry water bus-stop when European MP thinks they have been
:12:10. > :12:14.deliberately sidelined and once the council to reconsider. They should
:12:14. > :12:18.look at it again. This is a major issue, to do with our industrial
:12:18. > :12:21.past, and it is something I think it's important for future
:12:21. > :12:26.generations to understand and be able to see in a working
:12:26. > :12:36.environment. What is at work has provide -- survive to breed his
:12:36. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:41.threat, but this is the most serious.
:12:41. > :12:44.They are just beautiful. Lovely, lovely animals.
:12:44. > :12:52.Of course, we would like to hear what you think about that or any
:12:52. > :12:56.other story. Many a television show proves that
:12:56. > :12:59.someone's rubbish is someone else's treasure.
:12:59. > :13:06.So in an Anglican community where they needed to collect cash, they
:13:06. > :13:16.thought it was time to have a sort out. The result, an auction on 22nd
:13:16. > :13:17.
:13:17. > :13:22.It was built 100 years ago for the Anglican brothers. But freezing
:13:22. > :13:27.cold and dangerous, and �1 million has to be raised to restore the
:13:27. > :13:33.church at the heart of their community. It was time for a clear-
:13:33. > :13:42.out in the ecclesiastical attic. Gift and donations have been coming
:13:42. > :13:48.in since the Yorkshire ones announced. -- the auction. It is
:13:48. > :13:57.fantastic. Every day is Christmas. I get a new parcel each day. The
:13:57. > :14:07.experience of handling such wonderful gift that have people
:14:07. > :14:13.stories and memories. It has been an adventure. It is easy to
:14:13. > :14:23.accumulate things. That is no less true for monks as anybody else.
:14:23. > :14:23.
:14:23. > :14:28.start of the show of two original 1930s tables made by Thompson. They
:14:28. > :14:34.worth thousands. This is my favourite, a travelling communion
:14:34. > :14:40.Sat. It survived the Battle of the Somme as did the Anglican brother
:14:40. > :14:45.who carried it. It is true they feel sad at parting with these
:14:45. > :14:54.worldly goods. But for them, a new church for their community is more
:14:54. > :15:01.important. It is detachment. Not to hold on to things. I have been here
:15:01. > :15:08.33 years. It is the place where I have found peace and joy. And a new
:15:08. > :15:16.challenge? And a new challenge in later life. It has been great to be
:15:16. > :15:22.young again for a while! I want people to support that community. I
:15:22. > :15:32.have known them many years. I had a fabulous day. I will be going to be
:15:32. > :15:32.
:15:32. > :15:38.auctioned. Before 7pm. Banking on Olympic glory. We meet the para-
:15:38. > :15:41.table tennis player funding his 2012 dreams from his own pocket.
:15:42. > :15:51.And potty about pots. We're in York to see the world's biggest
:15:52. > :15:59.
:15:59. > :16:06.collection of studio ceramics. Moving to sport. I was at a wedding
:16:06. > :16:12.on Friday. I got messages from you about the cricket. Jonny Bairstow
:16:12. > :16:21.was fantastic. He did not show any nerves. Alastair Cook could not
:16:21. > :16:23.help himself after the game. Fresh from the plaudits he got for
:16:23. > :16:27.his match-winning performance for England on Friday, Jonny Bairstow
:16:27. > :16:29.has picked up a prestigious award. He has been named the Cricket
:16:29. > :16:33.Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year for 2011. He received
:16:33. > :16:36.nearly double the votes of the runner-up. Next up for him, the T20
:16:37. > :16:39.matches against the West Indies. Leeds Rhinos will face Huddersfield
:16:39. > :16:43.in the Super League play-off eliminator after sweeping aside
:16:43. > :16:47.Hull FC. They were ahead from early in the match when Jamie Jones-
:16:47. > :16:51.Buchanan crossed the line, their first of seven tries. The final
:16:51. > :16:56.score was a crushing 42-10 victory. It is the Rhinos' 11th successive
:16:56. > :17:01.victory over Hull. We heard on Friday from Doncaster
:17:01. > :17:05.manager Sean O'Driscoll about their poor start to the season. Well, it
:17:05. > :17:08.didn't get any better for them at the weekend. They are still without
:17:08. > :17:11.a win, but maybe they can take inspiration from Chesterfield, who
:17:11. > :17:21.made it three wins on the bounce after their tricky beginning in
:17:21. > :17:26.League One. -- Sheffield made it three wins. These are tough times
:17:26. > :17:32.for Sean O'Driscoll. His side has one point so far. They made too
:17:32. > :17:40.many mistakes against Reading, he says. They are four points adrift
:17:40. > :17:48.at the bottom. Leeds United's 2-1 win had a bit of everything against
:17:48. > :17:56.Bristol. And nice opening goal. And a goal from a player who said he'd
:17:56. > :18:01.never wanted to leave Leeds. Ross McCormack with his sixth league
:18:01. > :18:04.goal of the season sealed the points. Barnsley were hard done by
:18:05. > :18:10.to earn a draw against Watford. They came from behind but were a
:18:10. > :18:20.better team on the day. Chesterfield might have taken time
:18:20. > :18:26.
:18:26. > :18:33.to get used to live in League One, but there for-win -- 4-1 win.
:18:33. > :18:43.Sheffield Wednesday won at Yeovil. Their first goal was controversial.
:18:43. > :18:44.
:18:44. > :18:49.He did not realise this was being returned to the keeper. The score
:18:49. > :18:54.was 3-2. Sheffield United bounced back after their defeat midweek to
:18:54. > :19:04.a win at Colchester. Their complaint was they probably could
:19:04. > :19:04.
:19:04. > :19:10.have scored more. Against MK Dons they extended their unbeaten run.
:19:10. > :19:19.If you wanted goals, Torquay was the place to be. The home side
:19:19. > :19:29.would have been happier. Rotherham United were 3-1 up. Defending
:19:29. > :19:29.
:19:30. > :19:32.practice for Bradford City who were 1-0 up, but lost 3-1 at Crawley.
:19:32. > :19:35.Huddersfield's John Whitaker was part of the Great Britain team that
:19:35. > :19:38.won bronze at the European Show Jumping Championships.
:19:38. > :19:41.The world's best para-table tennis players have been gathered at the
:19:41. > :19:45.EIS in Sheffield for one of the most important events in the run-up
:19:45. > :19:48.to London 2012. Disabled players from 44 countries took part in the
:19:48. > :19:58.British Open. The tournament was important to one player in
:19:58. > :20:02.
:20:02. > :20:08.particular. My name is Farrell Anthony. This is the British Open.
:20:08. > :20:16.I call it the Sheffield Open. I am from Sheffield and it makes it more
:20:16. > :20:26.personal for me. It gives me drive to do well. For him, it is not just
:20:26. > :20:33.about local. He wants to get to the London Olympics. He has to pay his
:20:33. > :20:38.own way. He has to practise in whatever time he can find. I have
:20:38. > :20:43.to train as much as those who are funded to stay within the Great
:20:43. > :20:50.Britain set-up. The standard is so high, if I do not put the working,
:20:50. > :20:55.I cannot stay at the standard I am at. He has cerebral palsy, meaning
:20:55. > :20:59.the right side of his body is weak. It did not stop him becoming
:20:59. > :21:05.national champion three times or representing Great Britain at the
:21:05. > :21:11.Sydney Games. At almost 50 years old, he is making a bold comeback.
:21:11. > :21:17.He is no longer part of a funded programme. His opponent gets advice
:21:17. > :21:22.and encouragement from his coach, Farrell is on his own. No funding,
:21:22. > :21:29.it means no coach. He threatened to make a comeback in the third set,
:21:29. > :21:35.but it was too late. My leg was tight. Because of my cerebral palsy,
:21:35. > :21:40.sometimes it takes time to ease. We all have disabilities here. I am
:21:41. > :21:47.not making excuses, but he played better than me. It is over in this
:21:47. > :21:53.competition, but not for his future plans. Whatever will be, will be. I
:21:53. > :21:57.am happy to be in the mix. It is my dream to compete at 2012 and I am
:21:57. > :22:03.giving it all I have. He has a couple of big events coming up
:22:03. > :22:09.where he needs to get points to get into it. It shows how key it is for
:22:09. > :22:16.these people to get to London. If I go back to show jumping. There was
:22:16. > :22:22.a French competitor. He was 63. John Whitaker is 56. It is likely
:22:22. > :22:28.he will be in the Olympics. Incredible. You would think if you
:22:28. > :22:33.would pick one of the Whitakers to be in the team, it would not
:22:34. > :22:39.necessarily be John. I have heard from Michael and John as a duo in
:22:39. > :22:43.the Olympics. And Allen. We will take three of them!
:22:43. > :22:45.An avid collector has given more than 800 works of art to York Art
:22:45. > :22:48.Gallery on long-term loan. The collection consists mainly of
:22:48. > :22:52.pottery amassed over the last 40 years. The gallery will have to
:22:52. > :23:00.expand to house it. But, plans are already afoot to put it on display
:23:00. > :23:03.by 2015. We are in a secret location in
:23:03. > :23:13.North Yorkshire where your cot Gallery keeps its treasures. Thanks
:23:13. > :23:17.to this man, it has 800 more works of art -- York Art Gallery. He has
:23:17. > :23:21.given a large collection of ceramics on long-term loan. He
:23:21. > :23:28.bought the pieces over 40 years. I'm wrapping them is like meeting
:23:28. > :23:32.old friends. I have never seen them out like this. I have never had the
:23:32. > :23:38.space. It is another excitement about them coming here because they
:23:38. > :23:43.will have the space. Do you know how much you have spent? I do not.
:23:43. > :23:48.I dread to think. It has never been about money. There are priceless to
:23:48. > :23:55.the gallery, increasing its collection to one of international
:23:55. > :24:00.importance. We have a lot of studio ceramics. 3500 pieces. With this
:24:00. > :24:05.collection, we are over 4000. It means we have the largest
:24:05. > :24:09.collection of British studio ceramics in the UK, which means we
:24:09. > :24:16.have the largest collection in the world. There is work of every size
:24:16. > :24:21.and shape. These are perhaps the smallest. They are ceramic buttons
:24:21. > :24:31.made by a potter from the 1940s. Just after the war, people did not
:24:31. > :24:32.
:24:32. > :24:36.want artistic pots, but they did want buttons. Anthony Hope's his
:24:36. > :24:41.collection will inspire us to become collectors. With that in
:24:41. > :24:47.mind, the works will be displayed as if they are in some body's home.
:24:47. > :24:57.He said art should be an everyday pleasure. One that he wants to pass
:24:57. > :25:03.
:25:03. > :25:05.on to everyone. Two clear-outs in one show! We can
:25:05. > :25:14.Two clear-outs in one show! We can look at the Queen Mary. A lot of
:25:14. > :25:19.people saw this on the coast. The sunshine was out. This is the new
:25:19. > :25:23.one. Queen Mary 2. The biggest ocean liner in the world. I did not
:25:23. > :25:28.know that. Going back to Friday know that. Going back to Friday
:25:28. > :25:34.when we had the cloud burst. You have a double rainbow and lightning
:25:34. > :25:40.in one picture. And also we have a picture of a steam fair.
:25:40. > :25:43.That is very moody. Keep your pictures coming in. You
:25:43. > :25:51.Keep your pictures coming in. You can send them by the website or by
:25:51. > :25:55.Twitter. In the next 24 hours, the weather will be changing. The rain
:25:55. > :26:03.will clear and West Yorkshire looks as if it will brighten up nicely
:26:03. > :26:09.tomorrow. South Yorkshire might be cloudy at times, although it should
:26:09. > :26:14.become mostly dry. There is a warm front that brought cloud and
:26:14. > :26:21.drizzle this afternoon. There were a few spots, nothing more than that.
:26:21. > :26:26.Overnight, things will go downhill. Cloud will thicken. There will be
:26:26. > :26:36.some rain, especially across the Pennines. It will start to clear
:26:36. > :26:46.from North Yorkshire at the end of the night. Sun rising at 648
:26:46. > :26:46.
:26:46. > :26:53.tomorrow. There will be rain around first thing, especially in the west
:26:53. > :26:59.and south. North and west Yorkshire should become mostly dry. Some hazy
:26:59. > :27:08.sunshine. South Yorkshire and the North Midlands will have a lot of
:27:08. > :27:12.cloud. Rain is never far away from the far south. There is a risk of
:27:12. > :27:18.patchy rain later. We can look at the temperatures. Scarborough will
:27:18. > :27:28.have a nice day. The Yorkshire Dales will have a beautiful day
:27:28. > :27:28.
:27:28. > :27:31.tomorrow. Normal to showers from tomorrow. Normal to showers from