20/09/2011 Look North (Yorkshire)

Welcome to Tuesday's Look North. On the programme tonight:

A liar, cheat and murderer. The music teacher facing a life

sentence for killing his fiancee and hiding her body in a suitcase

in his garage. We'll be live at Bradford Crown

Court and in Holmfirth, where the murder took place.

Also tonight: Unemployment increases by up to 30%

in parts of Yorkshire. We will be putting Deputy Prime Minister Nick

Clegg on the spot. Living the high life. A lone

protester scuppers plans to cut down an historic tree near

And when it comes to football rivalries, they do not come much

more fierce than Leeds diocese Manchester United. We are live at

Elland Road. And it has been a dreary day to day

but there is more brightness to come tomorrow.

Good evening and welcome to Look North.

It took just one hour for a jury to find the music teacher Andrew Lindo

guilty of the murder of his fiancee Maria Stewart at their home in

Holmfirth in West Yorkshire. He strangled her and put her body in a

suitcase, which he stored in their garage.

Lindo, who is 29, claimed he had lost control under provocation but

the jury at Bradford Crown Court quickly dismissed the claim. In a

moment, we will be crossing live to Tom Ingall in Holmfirth, But first,

our crime correspondent John Cundy is outside Bradford Crown Court.

This is just about the quickest verdict I have ever known and jury

to return in a murder trial, just one hour. They quickly saw through

his story that he had been acting under duress, under stress, that he

had been provoked when his life was in a complete mess last year and

that he was only guilty of manslaughter. The jury decided that

he was a philanderer that simply wanted my three Stuart out of his

life, to make way for affairs with other women. The Liah Andrew Lindo

who claimed he killed his fiancee because he claimed she was

mistreating his children. But she was said to be very much in love

with one ball, the happiest she had ever been, until the relationship

turned sour. He had been dating a string of other woman. He is said

to have killed her to get her out of the way. She was strangled and

battered, and stabbed at least 12 times with an eye. Her body was

stashed in a suitcase and left in a garage at the house for seven weeks.

During that time, Andrew Lindo had his children there and his lover

also. It took the jury just one hour to reach their unanimous

verdict. Andrew Lindo, guilty of murdering his fiancee. They

rejected his claim that he had killed or for provocation and

emotional stress caused by their unhappy relationship. The victim's

family, including her sister and her father, left court without

comment. Tomorrow, Andrew Lindo will be sentenced. That judge must

decide the minimum he will spend in jail.

The couple lived in a quiet street in Holmfirth. Our reporter Tom

Ingall is there. Tom, what has the reaction been to the verdict?

I think it we had to sum up the mood here in one word, it would be

simply relief. But this has been a long-running story for them. They

have been not been dealing with this since February, but rather

since before Christmas, when she first disappear. This is a small

community. Since then, there have been so many questions and many

more lives from Andrew Lindo. He used a mobile phone and to her face

did page 2 tried to make her family believe that she was still alive.

He told people that she suffered from post-natal depression and that

she had run off with another man. But one neighbour said today that

she had doted on the two children. They said that even after she

apparently vanished, Andrew Lindo's mood did not change. It is just

heartbreaking. It just do not know why he would do something like that.

They were at a happy family. Andrew certainly was not unhappy, he was

happy every day you saw him. They had the good life, at two children,

jobs. They were happy. It just does not make sense. It is shocking. It

is awful. This is not quite the end of the story, because Andrew Lindo

will be back in court tomorrow to be sentenced. After that, perhaps

that minty here will move on. It is unlikely that they will forget.

Parts of Yorkshire are emerging as unemployment blackspots, according

to a new report written for MPs. The figures show some startling

increases in the number of people claiming Job Seekers' Allowance,

especially in Bradford, as Alan Whitehouse reports.

All in a day's work. These newly recruited apprenticeship --

apprentices are grateful for it. The promise of a full-time job if

they come up to scratch. In today's employment market, it is more than

the could hope for. It is like gold dust. You get the work and the

education. That is one of the best companies. I was so happy when I

found out, otherwise I would still be looking out for an

apprenticeship. But thousands of others have not been so lucky.

Murder. There is just nothing out there. I am going back and forth,

interviews, filling in applications, sending them. The figures tell

their own story. Nationally, the people -- the number of people

claiming Jobseeker's Allowance has come up by 8%. In Yorkshire, it is

10%. When you look at the hot spots, there are some disturbing trend.

Bradford East is at 21%. Rotherham has 19%. A few places are

weathering the storm. York's Central has seen the total

claimants fall by 4%. But that is a very central. 80% of the new jobs

created were in the public sector. It was unsustainable and resulted

in her national deficit and until we get that under control, we

cannot grow the private sector. There are just six of these

apprentice ships -- attentions available every year. There are

over 100 applications for each post available. It would take thousands

of schemes like this even to make a dent in Yorkshire's unemployment

problem. So what's the Government going to

do for people in these unemployment blackspots?

We had the chance to ask the Deputy Prime Minister just that at the

Liberal Democrat Conference in Birmingham. Here's what the

Sheffield Hallam MP, had to say to our political editor, Len Tingle.

There are a number of things we can do. We can get the bank's lending

more money, so they are investing in jobs. We can invest in other

things as a government. These are all things we are already doing,

but Isis -- I accept that we must do more. But there are certain

projects that the previous government put in place that you as

a government have stopped. solution to our problems is not

Labour prescription of simply racking up more debt, because, at

the end of the day, you are asking our children added grandeur and to

pay off our national credit card bill. There is nothing fair about

that. You have jumped on the at Conservative bandwagon that has not

worked, what makes you think that this is the way to go off Jim we're

doing things differently. I visited a number of locations and I think

they look very promising. New businesses were set-up. Hundreds of

thousands of jobs will be -- hundreds, if not thousands of jobs

will be set up. We had the regional growth fund. All of these things,

not only create jobs today but create a better future tomorrow.

Six months ago, due were running Sheffield and York. You have lost

all of that. I think in politics, the Co-op and then you go down. I

have lost count of the number of times people have predicted our

demise. Will be will bounce back. - - we will bounce back. We're doing

these things because we believe it is in the long term benefit of her

region and their country. Later in the programme:

We've got the rhyme and the reasons for the final stages of a TV

revolution. Stay tuned because later on, me and

my friend will be telling you about the digital switch-over. Will want

It is going to be dreadful. I am technically stupid.

A 100-year-old tree, destined for the chop, has survived another day

thanks to a protester who is camped out in its branches.

The old beech tree in Irton near Scarborough has been the centre of

controversy for the past five years. The escalating dispute has already

cost the taxpayer in excess of �250,000 in legal fees and, despite

a judge's ruling to get rid of it, the protesters fight on. Michelle

Lyons has spent the day with them. Are you here for the night?

least, yes. Until there are as many people that want the tree cutting

down as there are that wanted left up. How will you make yourself

comfortable this evening? We have a hammock arriving later on. I will

bed down with that and a hot water bottle. And start again tomorrow?

Yes, same again. The fighting talk from a man who has spent the last

eight hours up a tree and plans to spend the night. He arrived this

morning in support of resident for' campaign. I believe that every 10

hold on for a few more days, because the tree should not come

down until the end of September, then we might have a further chance

to say that. The tree has caused a lot of on rest in the village in

recent years. At the residence in the neighbouring property claimed

that the writs were damaging his property. It was decided to remove

it, not realising the opera it would cost -- the uproar it would

cause. Contractors were stopped in their tracks when the arrive today.

We appreciate that you have put a protest up and you have gone up

there. I am asking you if you'd like to come down now as you have

major statement. Protesters say they will watch over the tree

tonight and will be ready for the contractors when they return. North

Yorkshire county council says it is working with the police to resolve

the situation. In the meantime, the old trio gets to live another day,

much to the relief of those that We will keep you up-to-date with

that situation. In other news, a 15 year-old boy

has been sentenced for posting a message on Facebook suggesting that

there should be a riot in Wakefield. The teenager was given a 12 month

Youth Rehabilitation Order and a 10 week curfew for the message, which

he posted last month at the height of violent disturbances around the

country. Two women have miraculously escaped

with minor injuries after a lorry containing thousands of chickens

fell onto their car on the A64 near York. This incredible picture shows

the extent of the crash, which happened near the Hopgrove

roundabout yesterday morning. The two women, who were travelling in a

Peugeot 106, and the lorry driver, were taken to hospital and treated

for minor injuries. Extraordinary.

It is nearly twice the size of Blackpool Tower and can be seen

from all over Yorkshire. Tonight, one of our most recognisable

landmarks will change forever. The Emley Moor transmitter will be the

last in our region to go fully digital. It will still look the

same, but the signals it sends out will be very different. Ian White

reports. It is the Yorkshire landmark that

has brought to your TV pictures for more than 40 years. This is

Yorkshire Television. Broadcasting from Emley Moor. At midnight,

broadcasting history will be made as the analogue signal is switched

off for the last time to make way for digital. I will throw the spade

switch and that will be the end of analogue television in Yorkshire.

What happens in this room is these which the new digital transmitters

on, so around the in the morning, these transmitters will be switched

on and we will have digital television. -- around three in the

morning. So, you will need to retune your digital receivers. You

can do that by restoring them to their factory settings.

If you are confused, there is help at hand, either from Digital UK, or

if you are over 75, registered blind or partially sighted or are

entitled to certain disability benefits, from a BBC Help scheme.

took my suffer a little trip, all the way to the top of this mast.

Quite a journey up here, I am now many metres above the ground, and

you can see for miles around. But look at this. It is cloudy and all

I can see his myself and my cameraman! From the ground, you can

see just how cloudy it was. But that did not stop the Bard of

Barnsley marking this historic occasion with a few words.

The digital future is here at last, so Yorkshire raise your voice.

Those all five channels are in the past, we are digital, rejoice.

Mind you may have been fuzzy, but after the switchover, even this

familiar face but a bright new future. -- will have a bright new

They can help you with that as well. I have to ask a question, because I

was taking notice, what time does it happened?

I think it is around midnight. I am being stupid here, but I do

not just sit There are denied? No. But you -- if you do and you

are watching the analogue signal, it will go also away. -- al Snelly.

Coming up before 7 o'clock: We look back at their battles gone

by as Leeds prepare to take on Manchester United in the Carling

Cup. And how about this for a welcome to

Leeds? A hotel chain finds On to sport now, and Rotherham

sailor Paul Goodison is among the first to be confirmed in the Great

Britain team for the Olympics. It means he will defend his title in

the Laser following a tough selection process that included a

number of events on the Olympic The 33 year-old says he is looking

forward to home advantage and competing in front of friends and

It is a big night for Leeds United tonight as they rekindle their old

rivalry with Premier League champions Manchester United.

Tonight's Carling Cup third round match is the first time that the

two teams have met at Elland Road since 2003. Paul Ogden is there for

us tonight. Paul, this is a big deal for Leeds United?

I think it is a big deal, if you talk in terms of sheer finance. Not

least because the Leeds United board are opening for the first

time tonight 20 odd new, shiny Executive boxes. �225 a head. To

get in around have a fancy meal before you watch Leeds United play.

It is also probably going to be the biggest crowd by a mile that Leeds

United have this season. It is a capacity 35,000 these days. West

Yorkshire police also report a big operation, hundreds of police on

the streets, just moving the Manchester United behind -- fans

behind this it side. Letters of the resort of respect between these two

teams, because whatever they feel about each other, it does not get

any more injured than this traditional rivalry. -- any more

ancient. Manchester United playing in white shorts kicking off against

Leeds, and the betting says it is odds-on for United., it is not

strictly speaking a derby match, but the two famous United's share a

lifelong rivalry that is always much more than football.

stretches way back to before the arrival of other television. In the

late 1960s and 1970s, Manchester's shiny European crown was often

smudged by Billy Branagh. -- Billy Branagh. And most recently, in 20th

January 10, Jermaine Beckford's FA Cup third-round winner for Leeds

can still reduce grown men to tears of pride. In most cases, anyway.

But tensions have spilled over on occasions, especially back in the

dark days when all clubs were played by a hooligan element. In

more recent times, it has been more about banter. Did Eric Cantona play

his best football in a white or red shirt? He is revered by both sets

of fans and maybe that is the problem. Leeds and Manchester are

probably -- have probably got more in common than you will ever get

them to admit. It will be a full house here. Playing against the

biggest club in the country. It is a great game to be involved in. We

will just look forward to it and take what comes. More precisely,

what is coming to Leeds tonight is Ryan Giggs and his mates. Not for

the first time in history at Elland Road for a League Cup tie. But

however the 9th of the players' shorts, hair and fashion choices

have changed, Leeds against Manchester United has and always

will be an event worth being at. I had to tell you that I am now

before kick-off now, there is a simmering tension between the two

sets of fans data gathering here. But the younger fans we spoke to

her there were looking forward to the match itself. Leeds and

Manchester United do not really like each other, the fans hate each

other. It will be a good match, there is a lot of history. Biggest

win ever for us, it may not be for them but it is for us. They are a

brand, while Leeds United is a team. They still have proper supporters.

Manchester United is something other than that. I think it is high

time we discussed prospects on the field and one man who knows a lot

more about Leeds United Dan Kneen is our guest, Richard Sutcliffe of

the Yorkshire Post. How significant is the Match in the context of what

Leeds want to achieve? In terms of this evening, probably not as big

as Britain on Friday night. A try to tell that to all the fans

tonight. This game means everything. But it will be forgotten if Leeds

do not get promotion. Beating Manchester United in 2010 nearly

cost the club promotion. I still think, if you ask in a Leeds fan

tonight if they want to win tonight then lose on Friday or lose tonight

and take three points of Britain, most would say when tonight. Will

the Leeds manager rest some of his key players? He might rest a couple,

but he said the fans want to win this game so much, he will not rest

so many -- to many. You were at old Trafford last time these two teams

met. They say lightning does not strike twice. You have a look at

the team Manchester United have and you fancy it their chances. We will

have all the action for you on Look North tonight.

We will be here. We are all very proud of our many splendid

buildings that the happy in Yorkshire and be a happy for

everybody else to Trombert them as well. But they were surprised to

discover that one hotel chain is using on their e-mails to welcome

guests to Leeds, Danny Carpenter explains.

Leeds Castle, in Kent! As everybody, it seems, knows. Leeds Castle is

intent. Leeds Castle, in Kent. Kent. Not Leeds? Not Leeds. Is that

Kent castle Leeds Castle? Leeds Castle, Kent? Alun Road football

ground, the Corn Exchange, the town hall. All can be seen in a day out

in Leeds. But Leeds Castle would be something of a challenge. Could you

take me there? Not today, I have a Friday night car! But the driver

behind, he is available. I that is 240 miles. How much is that?

are talking about �320. �320 to go from Leeds to Leeds Castle? It is

243 miles, to be exact. Half the length of the country. The company

that owns the hotel admit they have made a bit of a mistake. But what

do you expect? They are in France! Is that summering Jorja? --

somewhere in Yorkshire. People must have thought they were getting a

bargain at �29 per night. You would never pay �29 per night. Far too

expensive. Here are some pictures that have come in. That is Dewsbury

will stop -- that his Dewsbury. Look at that blue-sky. Lisa says,

as forecast. Thank you, Lisa. This was taken at Robin Hood near

Thankfully, tomorrow looks rather brighter with some sunshine. That

said, there is a weather front that could introduce some showers later

in the day across North and perhaps West Yorkshire. Before that, it

should be a good deal brighter. We have had problems with this weather

front. A broad band of Clare Wood. Not much brain is this afternoon. -

- a broad band of cloud. Some drizzle further north. Overnight,

will eventually cleared away. It could be fairly cold across North

Yorkshire with temperatures down to 7 or eight Celsius. The sun will

rise in the morning at 6.50, setting at 7.08. Tomorrow morning

will be much brighter, some sunshine around, the risk of one or

two showers coming into the Yorkshire Dales, catching one of

those elsewhere, it should be basically dry, just the odd shower

in the West. Later in the afternoon, the week weather front could bring

showers into north and then West Yorkshire. But much of tomorrow

should be OK. The best of the weather should be across South

Yorkshire. Temperatures 17 in Scarborough. 17 in Leeds. Doncaster,

17 or 18 possible across that eastern part of the country of

South Yorkshire. Looking further ahead, a lot of cloud on Thursday,

the odd spot of drizzle. Friday not the odd spot of drizzle. Friday not

looking too bad. That weekend looks and settled.