:00:11. > :00:15.Welcome to Friday's Look North. If bad news for jobs in Yorkshire.
:00:15. > :00:19.Silent Night plans to close its factory in Batley with 200 jobs set
:00:19. > :00:21.to go. Will the line at the factory in a moment.
:00:21. > :00:26.Cracking down on cable theft, thieves are warned they could have
:00:26. > :00:33.their cars crushed like this if they are caught selling stolen
:00:33. > :00:38.metal for scrap. And Yorkshire marked the start of
:00:38. > :00:43.this year's poppy appeal with a parade in Leeds.
:00:43. > :00:53.Join me for my weather. It has been a lovely day today, warm sunshine
:00:53. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:03.this weekend. I will have the full Good evening. Bad news on a Friday
:01:03. > :01:07.night, Britain's biggest bed company has announced it will close
:01:07. > :01:10.its factory in West Yorkshire with the loss of more than 200 jobs.
:01:10. > :01:14.Both signed at night said the move is necessary because sales of beds
:01:14. > :01:19.have fallen dramatically because of the tough -- tough economic climate.
:01:19. > :01:24.Our correspondent joins us now from outside the factory in Batley. If a
:01:24. > :01:30.sense of shock levels of what is the latest?
:01:30. > :01:36.I am afraid that the factory as it is known, formerly Silent Night,
:01:36. > :01:39.his silence tonight. Earlier today, management convened a meeting of
:01:39. > :01:44.the 200 workers and told them the factory would be closing.
:01:44. > :01:49.Manufacturing is moving to the company's headquarters in the East
:01:49. > :01:54.Lancashire area. 600 people work there, and there will be 100 jobs
:01:54. > :01:58.added there. But that is no comfort to the people here.
:01:58. > :02:01.This leaves Silent Night a very tight into the retail centre, which
:02:01. > :02:06.is being hammered to a certain extent. What can you tell us about
:02:06. > :02:11.the company itself? They claim to be the UK's biggest
:02:12. > :02:17.manufacturer of beds. They have been going for 60 years, and have
:02:17. > :02:22.manufactured 40 million beds. That amounts to 1800 a day. That is one
:02:22. > :02:26.5th of the nation's supply of beds. But the bottom has been starting to
:02:26. > :02:31.come out of the market in the last few years of the recession, leading
:02:31. > :02:36.to today's very bad news. It is a mass of the tough time, and
:02:36. > :02:40.we have not taken this decision lightly. We cannot see in the
:02:40. > :02:42.marketplace for the next few years, that the demand will come back to
:02:42. > :02:46.the levels to make it economic sensible to keep these factories
:02:46. > :02:50.open. Unfortunately, these announcements
:02:50. > :02:54.tend to come from corporate organisations on a Friday afternoon,
:02:54. > :03:00.so it is often difficult to gauge wrecked -- gauge reaction. What
:03:00. > :03:06.have local people been saying?. Batley, like a lot of thought
:03:06. > :03:11.Yorkshire towns, is struggling for jobs in the face of this recession.
:03:11. > :03:14.-- Yorkshire towns. Everyone was depressed to hear the news that
:03:14. > :03:17.silence night will be leaving the town. The it is devastating for the
:03:17. > :03:21.town. There will be no shops left.
:03:21. > :03:28.It is the same everywhere. We thought we were coming out of
:03:28. > :03:34.recession, but we are going down. There are no jobs here anyway.
:03:34. > :03:39.Another one bites the dust. There was a threat to this factory
:03:39. > :03:42.originally in April, that was averted, and talks will now begin
:03:42. > :03:46.about the closing down of the factory, but if they were averted
:03:46. > :03:52.in April, tonight is the beginning of the end for Silent Night in
:03:52. > :03:55.Batley. Thank you very much.
:03:55. > :04:00.Our other main story, Transport Police in Yorkshire have announced
:04:00. > :04:04.a campaign to crack down on dealers who buy stolen metal. As we know,
:04:04. > :04:08.copper theft on the railways leads to tens of thousands of hours of
:04:08. > :04:13.delays to passengers every single year, and it is getting worse.
:04:13. > :04:17.Yorkshire is a hot spot. Here is an idea of the scale of the problem.
:04:17. > :04:21.11 Metal theft crimes are committed in West Yorkshire every single day.
:04:21. > :04:25.Dealing with that problem cost the authorities here to hide and
:04:25. > :04:30.�50,000 every month. And it is linked to the cost of copper, which
:04:30. > :04:35.this week alone rose by another 14%. That is in line to be the biggest
:04:35. > :04:45.weekly gain in three years. Today, operations have started to try and
:04:45. > :04:45.
:04:45. > :04:50.deal with the problem. In hot pursuit of the thieves. This
:04:50. > :04:53.causes huge delays to passengers and big costs to Network Rail. But
:04:53. > :04:55.the thieves here are rounded up and arrested.
:04:55. > :05:00.Of the results are not so impressive every time, but they
:05:00. > :05:02.said they are getting a grip on the problem, and the courts are handing
:05:03. > :05:08.down stiff sentences. Him is one story.
:05:08. > :05:13.He got no more than �20 scrap-metal -- scrap value for the cable he
:05:13. > :05:20.sold. He is now serving a 12 month sentence, he will be spending his
:05:20. > :05:25.Christmas in prison, and he was shocked when he got the sentence.
:05:25. > :05:29.Today's of action involved every police force in the region. Scrap-
:05:29. > :05:33.metal dealers were checked for any trace of illegal material. Officers
:05:33. > :05:37.have been checking homes in known areas. Network Rail is also
:05:37. > :05:44.investing time and money in the deterrent.
:05:44. > :05:49.The value of the copper cables is minuscule in comparison to the
:05:49. > :05:54.disruption, and the thousands of pounds it has cost us. In the
:05:55. > :05:57.north-east it has cost Network Rail over �3 million this year.
:05:57. > :06:01.Trackside patrols are also being stepped up in areas that the
:06:01. > :06:05.thieves have repeatedly targeted. It cost time and money, but every
:06:05. > :06:11.time these cable is taken out, Network Rail has to spend thousands
:06:11. > :06:15.replace it and then testing it. The problem is, it is impossible to
:06:15. > :06:20.police or the railway all the time, and that is why the time -- the
:06:20. > :06:23.focus is on target in merchant. The message is simple, even if you
:06:23. > :06:29.steal the cable, you will not be able to get rid of it for money.
:06:29. > :06:33.This is a another punishment, a cable FIFA's than being crushed. He
:06:33. > :06:38.has already be in jail. When he gets a, he will have no transport.
:06:38. > :06:43.-- he is already in jail. I think people will be happy to see
:06:43. > :06:46.that. Let us tour to Yvette Cooper, who is also MP for Pontefract and
:06:46. > :06:51.Castleford. It is time to get tough, isn't it?
:06:51. > :06:56.It is. You are seeing what is almost becoming an epidemic with
:06:56. > :07:00.people having power cuts, who say they lost the breast screening unit
:07:00. > :07:03.in Castleford because the power cut that regret power units have been
:07:03. > :07:09.stolen. We also had a terrible explosion.
:07:09. > :07:15.We have got that picture here. How anybody survived this is a miracle.
:07:15. > :07:19.The it is a miracle no one was killed, and that was the theft of
:07:19. > :07:24.power cables ending up causing a gas leak which led to an explosion,
:07:24. > :07:30.sewer shows just how dangerous this I think the police action is great,
:07:30. > :07:34.it is really welcome that the police are taking action. I think
:07:34. > :07:40.we need government action as well, because we have to have stronger
:07:40. > :07:46.laws to clamp down on this, make it harder to trade in stolen metal.
:07:46. > :07:49.It is quite a big cash industry. We want to put an end to it, and only
:07:49. > :07:53.allow things for metal and I suspect other things as well to be
:07:54. > :07:58.paid in a traceable way. I think there is a series of things
:07:58. > :08:01.you could do. We could license scrap-metal dealers, we could
:08:01. > :08:06.require people to have proof of ID when they are going to sell metal.
:08:06. > :08:10.You have to do that in other areas where there has been the need to
:08:10. > :08:15.crack down on crime, and this is organised crime as well. If so I
:08:15. > :08:19.think you do need serious action. You have got his support legitimate
:08:19. > :08:24.trade, you have got to make sure that recycling can take place, but
:08:24. > :08:27.you have also got to have these tougher arrangements. Some other
:08:27. > :08:35.countries are looking at going passionless completely, so we
:08:35. > :08:39.should look at this as well. The -- without cash.
:08:39. > :08:42.If it is stolen, and there is no cash, your bill to find out where
:08:42. > :08:46.the people are from. And that's right.
:08:46. > :08:49.This is supported now by churches, by many Neighbourhood Watch
:08:49. > :08:53.organisations, by the police across the country, because they are all
:08:53. > :08:58.saying the laws we have got, they are decade out of date. They cannot
:08:58. > :09:03.keep up with the best -- big increase in metal prices. People
:09:03. > :09:07.are having their lives affected. We know times are tough, but there
:09:07. > :09:11.is no excuse but taking somebody else's property and putting lives
:09:11. > :09:15.in danger. Added is so dangerous. Sometimes
:09:15. > :09:20.people can be stealing metal which in itself isn't very -- isn't worth
:09:20. > :09:27.very much, but they do a lot of damage. The value of damage they
:09:27. > :09:31.cause can be terrible, certainly for the families in Castleford.
:09:31. > :09:36.Thank you very much. Coming up later on this programme,
:09:36. > :09:45.locked up in Thailand. Why a teacher from Chesterfield spent 30
:09:45. > :09:49.Researchers in Leeds have found that taking aspirin can reduce the
:09:49. > :09:52.risk of bowel cancer in people with a family history of the disease. A
:09:52. > :09:58.study of more than 800 patients concluded that taking regular doses
:09:58. > :10:02.of aspirin for several years can lead to a 60% reduction in cancers
:10:02. > :10:05.developing a hereditary cancer. However, researchers at Leeds
:10:05. > :10:09.University are warning people to consult their doctor before taking
:10:09. > :10:13.prolonged doses of aspirin, as it is known to increase the risk of
:10:13. > :10:18.stomach ulcers. A report to Sheffield City Council
:10:18. > :10:22.has revealed major differences in life expectancy across the city.
:10:22. > :10:26.The document, put together by the NHS, shows those living in wealthy
:10:26. > :10:30.areas can expect to live eight years longer than those in poorer
:10:30. > :10:35.communities. The Director of Public Health in the city has told the BBC
:10:35. > :10:41.that is unacceptable. The report also shows men's health in the City
:10:41. > :10:46.is improving, but at a slower help than that of women. -- a slower
:10:46. > :10:51.rate than that of women. The Royal British Legion has today
:10:51. > :10:55.announced his poppy appeal. It is his 90th anniversary. It aims to
:10:55. > :11:00.raise tens of millions of pounds for servicemen and women and their
:11:00. > :11:04.families. Our poppies gone tomorrow. Veterans
:11:04. > :11:07.and relatives of soldiers killed in Afghanistan attended today's
:11:07. > :11:17.ceremony for South and West Yorkshire. The event in Leeds
:11:17. > :11:21.
:11:21. > :11:24.focused on the help required for It is the 90th anniversary of the
:11:24. > :11:29.Royal British Legion, they have become accustomed in that time to
:11:29. > :11:33.mounting ceremonies that combine pomp and poignance. This simple
:11:33. > :11:43.parade marched through leads to the city's and war memorial for the
:11:43. > :11:46.
:11:46. > :11:51.The scene then shifted to the arcade, for the handing out of the
:11:51. > :11:56.first poppies to three special recipients. The first, her son was
:11:56. > :12:02.killed in Afghanistan in 2008. Accompanying her was her younger
:12:02. > :12:07.son, Jordan, an aspiring soldier himself, a member of the Combined
:12:07. > :12:14.Cadet Force. I want to remember not just my son,
:12:14. > :12:19.but all the other soldiers. It is all brilliant back like it is
:12:19. > :12:27.the first day, and then we have got to start again. -- it is all
:12:27. > :12:31.bringing it back. Also receiving poppies were this
:12:31. > :12:37.90-year-old Air Force veteran, as this naval nurse, who served twice
:12:37. > :12:44.in Afghanistan, and she is not yet It was a great honour and a great
:12:44. > :12:47.surprise to come and to take part in the ceremony. To have the first
:12:47. > :12:51.Poppy pinned on me was really special. It is something I shall
:12:51. > :12:56.never forget. I am delighted for them to have
:12:56. > :13:01.invited me up here, and just to accept this not just for myself but
:13:02. > :13:06.for all the other members whether they might be.
:13:06. > :13:10.The Royal British Legion spends �1.4 million a week looking after
:13:10. > :13:15.ex service personnel. Costs are rising. The war in Afghanistan
:13:15. > :13:25.means they need every penny for a new generation of veterans as the
:13:25. > :13:27.
:13:27. > :13:31.High have a Chesterfield woman has told Look North about her ordeal
:13:31. > :13:36.being held at Bangkok Airport for two days. Francesca Salt was kept
:13:36. > :13:40.in a detention cell by officials because one page was missing from
:13:40. > :13:50.her passport. She is using her story as a warning to other
:13:50. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :13:56.travellers. Everything is intact. Have one
:13:56. > :14:01.missing page, but it turned the end of a dream trip into a nightmare.
:14:01. > :14:05.Francesca believed her passport was tampered within Thailand, landing
:14:05. > :14:09.her in trouble with immigration on her way home to Chesterfield. The
:14:09. > :14:18.23-year-old spent two days in a detention cell beneath Bangkok
:14:18. > :14:22.Airport. If I could not sit down. could not sleep. My mum could not
:14:22. > :14:28.understand what I was saying on the phone because I was hysterical. I
:14:28. > :14:32.had to pay for my detention centre room, food, because the food they
:14:32. > :14:41.provided was inedible. I got really ill from the water they gave me and
:14:41. > :14:47.I got a nasty summer but. It was awful. In the UK, Francesca's
:14:47. > :14:52.family went to their MP to get help. It is terrifying for the family. We
:14:52. > :14:56.try to make sure they understood what the situation was. We try to
:14:56. > :15:00.give them support from the Government. Eventually, Francesca
:15:00. > :15:04.was march through the airport and put on a flight back to the UK, but
:15:04. > :15:10.her experience left her shaken and she wants to warn other travellers.
:15:10. > :15:14.In Thailand, it is a beautiful place, and people are great, but if
:15:14. > :15:22.you ever coming to a problem with your passport, do not try to travel
:15:22. > :15:26.anywhere. Go to the embassy, and they are great and will help you.
:15:26. > :15:34.Francesca feels her trip of a lifetime has been tainted. She will
:15:34. > :15:43.not go back to Thailand. It is unlikely she would be allowed back.
:15:43. > :15:50.Before 7 o'clock tonight, countryside complained: One year of
:15:50. > :15:53.emotion and drama in the Peak District.
:15:53. > :16:01.And Huddersfield Town open the doors for half term as the team
:16:01. > :16:08.tries to extend its 40 game unbeaten run.
:16:08. > :16:15.I would not know a �5 million table if I saw one. But this one looks
:16:15. > :16:18.quite expensive. It is a Thomas Chippendale table, stolen in a rate
:16:18. > :16:24.on a North Yorkshire stately home. It has been recovered and returned
:16:24. > :16:28.to his rightful owner. I'm surprised you are not on the
:16:28. > :16:33.suspect list. The table is set to have international historic
:16:33. > :16:38.significance and it went missing from Newby Hall near Ripon two
:16:38. > :16:43.years ago. It was found among stay Hall of valuable antiques.
:16:43. > :16:47.The Newby Hall, the tourist attraction in North Yorkshire,
:16:47. > :16:54.which in June 2009 suffered a burglary. The East at a table made
:16:54. > :17:02.for the house in 1775 by Thomas Chippendale. Two years later, after
:17:02. > :17:04.it -- extensive investigation, the table has been recovered. William
:17:04. > :17:13.Weddell in the 17th and he's commissioned this table to sit in
:17:13. > :17:22.his room. It is a fabulous piece of work. The detail is stupendous.
:17:22. > :17:26.did you expect to get it back? know. When you lose something, you
:17:26. > :17:30.expected to be gone forever, but the police were confident.
:17:30. > :17:35.thieves got in after dark breaking into a ground-floor window. The
:17:35. > :17:41.table was the only thing the thieves took. They made off in a
:17:41. > :17:47.4x4 towards Ripon. It was eventually recovered in a garage in
:17:47. > :17:51.South Yorkshire. The crime squad near Leeds is now working on an
:17:52. > :17:58.investigation involving thefts from 92 stately homes nationally
:17:58. > :18:03.together with related drug deals. Simply, whether it is antiques,
:18:03. > :18:07.drugs, antiques in order to fuel drug supply, I would not want to
:18:07. > :18:11.get into too much conjecture about this particular case, but we are
:18:11. > :18:14.dealing with organised criminals with sophisticated operations.
:18:14. > :18:21.men have been arrested in connection with the theft of the
:18:21. > :18:28.Pembroke table. Security measures at Newby Hall have been increased.
:18:28. > :18:33.My father is not alive to know what it's -- that it is back. Half good
:18:33. > :18:36.to see it back in safe hands. A fly-on-the-wall documentary has
:18:36. > :18:41.captured the passion, drama and emotion surrounding a debate which
:18:41. > :18:44.is raging in the Peak District. Film maker Richard Macer has spent
:18:44. > :18:48.one year following villages determined to get off-roaders
:18:48. > :18:55.banned from riding their 4x4s and trail bikes along the road will
:18:55. > :19:01.byways and highways. The duty of the Peak District is
:19:01. > :19:06.breathtaking. It is home to 40,000 people and enjoyed by millions of
:19:06. > :19:12.tourists every year. The serenity of the scenery does not always
:19:12. > :19:19.reflects real life here. He nearly knocked me down! There is a
:19:19. > :19:24.conflict. Villagers want to protect peace and off-roaders want to drive
:19:24. > :19:31.their 4x4s and trail bikes across the challenging terrain. What is
:19:31. > :19:35.your view about the use of the green lanes for off-road vehicles?
:19:35. > :19:40.Film-maker Richard Macer spent one year making a documentary to get to
:19:40. > :19:45.the heart of the debate. Of raiders are legally entitled to drive the
:19:45. > :19:55.byways, but local residents in Great Longstone want the law
:19:55. > :19:59.changed to get them back. -- band. Your activity destroys the pleasure
:19:59. > :20:04.of the vast majority of people here are part of the National Park.
:20:04. > :20:08.of the people I know I despise you lot. There are millions of walkers
:20:08. > :20:14.and we are all against you. simply say that nobody should be
:20:14. > :20:17.allowed to drive vehicles in the national park would be a draconian
:20:17. > :20:23.response which would cause more problems than it would solve.
:20:23. > :20:33.the full programme is on BBC Four on Sunday evening.
:20:33. > :20:34.
:20:34. > :20:41.You can wash... Oh, no! It is Rugby League next. It has gone a bit
:20:41. > :20:47.strange. In Rugby League, the Four Nations tournament gets under way
:20:47. > :20:54.with a clash between Australia and New Zealand. Wales take on the
:20:54. > :20:58.English tomorrow. Heading for England's bid for the trophy is
:20:58. > :21:03.former Bradford Bulls coach Steve McNamara, who has picked a Rhine is
:21:03. > :21:10.veteran Jamie Peacock to captain the side.
:21:10. > :21:16.This is the easiest game in the crew. They will be up for it.
:21:16. > :21:25.versus England, it will be passionate, as we are. We have a
:21:25. > :21:32.competent team. It will be a challenge, as all the Games are.
:21:32. > :21:37.You can watch that match on BBC One tomorrow. Coverage starts at 2pm.
:21:37. > :21:44.A Chesterfield table-tennis player has been ranked number one in the
:21:44. > :21:47.country. Liam Pitchford is hopeful to pick up a medal at the Olympics.
:21:47. > :21:53.Here he is with Andrew Baggaley winning a gold medal at the
:21:53. > :21:55.Commonwealth Games last year. The 18-year-old has taken the number-
:21:55. > :22:05.one spot from Paul Drinkhall from Sheffield, who had held it since
:22:05. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:10.2006. He is only 18. What a future he has
:22:10. > :22:13.got in front of him. Her the woods near Scarborough will
:22:13. > :22:18.be alive with the sound of motorbikes this weekend. There are
:22:18. > :22:23.no complaints this time. And off road time-trial contest for trail
:22:23. > :22:29.bikes is taking place at Low North Park. 20-year-old Jack Challoner
:22:29. > :22:34.from Halifax is one of those who was there. -- will be there. It is
:22:34. > :22:42.something completely different from what I normally do. It is a bit of
:22:42. > :22:46.fun and it is good for training in winter. I want to try my hand at it,
:22:46. > :22:52.really, and it should be fun. her congratulations to heptathlete
:22:52. > :22:54.Jessica Ennis who has been named female athlete of the Year by the
:22:54. > :23:01.British Athletics Writers' Association.
:23:01. > :23:08.Ennis was immortalised by a Madame Tussauds wax work. She won silver
:23:08. > :23:17.at this year's world championships in South Korea. She has clinched
:23:17. > :23:21.this year's title by two Bose. -- of votes.
:23:21. > :23:25.In football, it has been a memorable season for Huddersfield
:23:25. > :23:31.Town. They have set a new club record with a 15 match unbeaten
:23:31. > :23:41.start in League One. The numbers were high as half term became half-
:23:41. > :23:46.time. The team are preparing for a trip south this weekend.
:23:46. > :23:52.A even on a rainy none match-day, Huddersfield Town supporters were
:23:52. > :23:56.at their stadium this week cheering on their team. Ahead of tomorrow's
:23:56. > :24:01.match at The Oval, but is still open the doors for half term to a
:24:01. > :24:11.sound of a flurry of autograph requests. They are the best team in
:24:11. > :24:13.
:24:14. > :24:18.the world. They are good people. We are cousins. We all support them.
:24:18. > :24:22.It is a great atmosphere. They love coming. They have spent all my
:24:22. > :24:28.money at the shop! He it is a rare chance to watch their heroes
:24:29. > :24:38.training. Jordan Rhodes is one of the most prolific strikers at the
:24:38. > :24:42.moment. He has caught many people's eyes. I distance myself from these
:24:42. > :24:49.things and she just turn up for training every day. I focus on the
:24:49. > :24:56.task in hand and work as hard as I can. Speaking to my friends and
:24:56. > :25:00.family of the road, they are always asking how Jordan is doing. He has
:25:00. > :25:06.been magnificent. If anyone deserves to get called up, it is
:25:07. > :25:11.him. Even manager Lee Clark has confirmed he will not be applying
:25:11. > :25:17.to replace Sven-Goran Eriksson this week. It is 40 matches unbeaten,
:25:17. > :25:20.but the numbers that really matter are their place in League One. They
:25:20. > :25:24.have the infrastructure for the Championship, to say nothing of
:25:25. > :25:34.those fans. Let us hope they maintain that
:25:35. > :25:38.
:25:39. > :25:44.record. Not exactly record And it will get warm as we go
:25:44. > :25:48.through the weekend. Let us look at tonight's photos. We had a
:25:48. > :25:58.beautiful started the day. This is do when Travis -- deer would
:25:58. > :26:01.
:26:01. > :26:06.reservoir. A beautiful rainbow at Scarborough. Looking beautiful in
:26:06. > :26:11.sunshine. Today has been lovely with the sunshine. We will see
:26:11. > :26:16.variable amounts of cloud over the weekend. It will increase tomorrow.
:26:16. > :26:21.We have weather fronts that will cross over us, so there will be
:26:22. > :26:28.increasing cloud bringing rain. It will be a breezy afternoon on
:26:28. > :26:36.Saturday. The clear skies we have had which have brought a sunshine
:26:36. > :26:43.end today. We have dry, clear skies. Cloud increases in eastern part,
:26:43. > :26:50.but will stay dry overnight. Temperatures will drop to as low as
:26:50. > :26:58.four degrees, with the risk of frost. The sun will rise tomorrow
:26:58. > :27:02.morning at 8am. It set at 5:40pm tomorrow evening. The cloud over
:27:02. > :27:07.the York Moors well clear in the morning. At the same time, cloud
:27:07. > :27:12.will increase from the west, so at some point on Saturday, you will
:27:12. > :27:19.see some sunshine. Cloud will bring rain across the West and that was
:27:19. > :27:29.spread across the rest of Yorkshire three Saturday. Temperatures are
:27:29. > :27:30.