:00:06. > :00:10.Welcome to Look North. Tonight: The criminals who risk their lives for
:00:10. > :00:14.as little as �16 - we're out on patrol with the police as they
:00:14. > :00:18.track down cable thieves who now face jail.
:00:18. > :00:25.Also tonight - it's back! Gritters at the ready - today saw
:00:25. > :00:28.Yorkshire's first snow of winter. Tonight, ice could be the problem.
:00:28. > :00:37.And making waves - the campaigners who have battled to keep our
:00:37. > :00:43.coastline clean for a quarter of a century.
:00:43. > :00:49.And join me in New York for a celebration of a little slice of
:00:49. > :00:59.car -- Scarborough. A warning in place for ice, wintry
:00:59. > :00:59.
:00:59. > :01:03.showers as well. All the latest coming up.
:01:03. > :01:05.Welcome to the programme. First tonight: There are more of them in
:01:05. > :01:11.Yorkshire than anywhere else in Britain, and they make commuters'
:01:11. > :01:16.journeys a misery. Cable thieves are now risking their lives for as
:01:16. > :01:21.little as �16 worth of copper. Their crime costs Network Rail �6
:01:21. > :01:27.million a year. Our reporter, Sam Wichelow, has met the police who
:01:27. > :01:31.try to stop them, and one of the thieves.
:01:32. > :01:39.This is the front line in the battle to stop the Cable thieves.
:01:39. > :01:44.In the dark, with hundreds of miles of track, this seems an impossible
:01:44. > :01:50.job. Criminals who risk their lives stealing copper cable with
:01:50. > :02:00.electricity surging through it. had a man who nicked 30 yards of
:02:00. > :02:00.
:02:00. > :02:09.cable, he got �16.50. It costs Network Rail millions of pounds.
:02:09. > :02:16.This man is facing a jail after admitting it cable theft. I woke up
:02:16. > :02:24.this morning, crying my eyes out, because thinking of going to jail
:02:24. > :02:30.is not nice. Night and day, the patrols continue, as offenders can
:02:30. > :02:39.swap stolen cable for cash. Last year, there were 365 incidents of
:02:39. > :02:42.cable theft. It acquitted to �2.9 million of compensation and we paid
:02:42. > :02:47.to passengers, but we have to replace the cable, our staff have
:02:47. > :02:53.to do overtime to replace it, and you can double it. Police patrols
:02:53. > :03:01.will continue, as long as the profit out ways the peril for those
:03:01. > :03:04.stealing cable. -- it out ways. -- at ways.
:03:04. > :03:11.Well, joining us now is Chris Hyomes, the chairman of Rail Future
:03:11. > :03:16.in Yorkshire, which campaigns for better rail services. The companies
:03:16. > :03:23.can't do any better if they are bringing in new trains and services
:03:23. > :03:32.if they cannot get their trains moving. You are right. It is a
:03:32. > :03:41.knock-on effect. It affect local and regional services and city
:03:41. > :03:48.services. That money, it is costing to put the network right, could be
:03:48. > :03:58.spent on new trains. It costs the networks �6 million. Where can we
:03:58. > :04:03.spend that money? Is it a financial development? I can't understand,
:04:03. > :04:13.seeing those shots of people running on a railway lines fog �16,
:04:13. > :04:13.
:04:13. > :04:21.risking their lives. -- for �16. When the recession started, we saw
:04:21. > :04:27.the price of scrap metal for, so it incidents for, but now thefts are
:04:27. > :04:34.increasing. -- scrap metal fall. Somebody as young as 14 has been
:04:34. > :04:36.arrested. It is shocking. I know the police are increasing patrols,
:04:37. > :04:41.and I know that the British Transport Police are doing the same,
:04:41. > :04:48.but it seems it is going on so often that they cannot be
:04:48. > :04:51.everywhere at once. What would you say to those teenagers, or older,
:04:51. > :05:01.because you are sitting on that train thinking, this is madness?
:05:01. > :05:09.You could die. Not really. The passengers are safe. People will
:05:09. > :05:14.get injured who still the cable. The message is simple: Don't do it,
:05:14. > :05:20.you are risking your life. There won't be new trains. You are
:05:20. > :05:23.costing us millions. Exactly. And there will be more on that
:05:23. > :05:25.tonight on Inside Out on BBC One at 7:30pm.
:05:25. > :05:32.Gritting lorries are preparing for another night of icy conditions
:05:32. > :05:35.after the first snowfall of the winter here in Yorkshire. We will
:05:35. > :05:38.have a full forecast from Paul later in the programme, but first,
:05:38. > :05:45.Amanda Harper is live high on the M62 at Ainley Top, near
:05:45. > :05:51.Huddersfield. Out overnight, Shepherd's gritting
:05:51. > :06:01.teams prepare for the worse. -- Sheffield's you never know when
:06:01. > :06:03.
:06:03. > :06:08.snow will come. If more snow comes down, we need to get people to work.
:06:08. > :06:13.Chris is a driver, and as the bad weather approaches, today is the
:06:13. > :06:19.first time he has been called in. His route starts and the city
:06:19. > :06:25.centre, but before long, higher ground brings a familiar sight.
:06:25. > :06:31.have come from nothing, and then you get this. And not just in South
:06:31. > :06:35.Yorkshire. This was the scene outside Bradford. In the Dales, it
:06:35. > :06:40.was more picturesque than problematic. Villagers were
:06:40. > :06:46.unaffected. Here, the centre got just a light covering. But, in
:06:46. > :06:52.recent years, snowfall has made things difficult. These are the
:06:52. > :06:59.scenes in 2010, but, so far, 2011 has spared Yorkshire the worst of
:06:59. > :07:08.felt weather. Last year, 1st September -- December, we used to
:07:08. > :07:12.thousands of tons of salt. We have used 500 tonnes yesterday afternoon.
:07:12. > :07:18.It is a plan that seems to be working. Traffic was moving freely
:07:18. > :07:28.enough, and before long, Chris has run out a great. I have to go and
:07:28. > :07:38.refilled now. -- of grit. A familiar scene at not just in
:07:38. > :07:40.
:07:40. > :07:43.Sheffield. In a few hours, the greatest will start again. --
:07:43. > :07:47.We will have more on the weather situation in our bulletin at
:07:47. > :07:52.10:25pm, when we will also report on a new campaign to crack down on
:07:52. > :07:54.parents taking their children out of school to go on holiday. Keep
:07:54. > :07:57.watching - we have lots more to come:
:07:57. > :08:05.Swimming against the tide - the campaigners who took on big
:08:05. > :08:08.business and won. Other news now, and a 19-year-old
:08:08. > :08:13.man has been arrested by police investigating the shooting of a
:08:13. > :08:16.young father in Leeds in 2008. 20- year-old Adam Chadwick was shot
:08:16. > :08:23.when three masked men and a woman burst into his sister's house in
:08:23. > :08:25.Harehills. Police think it may have been a case of mistaken identity.
:08:25. > :08:28.The government has confirmed that people in Yorkshire's four biggest
:08:28. > :08:33.cities will take part in referendums next May on whether to
:08:33. > :08:43.have directly elected mayors. Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford and Wakefield
:08:43. > :08:45.
:08:45. > :08:48.are amongst 11 cities in England where voting will take place.
:08:48. > :08:51.The father of the missing York woman, Claudia Lawrence, has
:08:51. > :08:53.praised a new government initiative to help families of people who have
:08:53. > :08:55.disappeared. Claudia went missing nearly three years ago. Detectives
:08:55. > :09:04.are treating her disappearance as suspected murder. Now, families
:09:04. > :09:11.will automatically be provided with support. Peter Lawrence has said
:09:11. > :09:15.one of the issues he faced was where to get help. That is why the
:09:15. > :09:22.strategy today highlight the importance of family members being
:09:22. > :09:27.given direction as to where to get help and assistance.
:09:27. > :09:34.A new pedestrian entrance has been given the go-ahead. The new
:09:34. > :09:37.southern entrance will cost �14 million, and the work is due to be
:09:37. > :09:39.completed in 2014 in the summer. The Leeds Symphony Orchestra says
:09:39. > :09:42.it has suffered a "catastrophe" after instruments worth �20,000
:09:43. > :09:45.were stolen. The equipment was taken from a lorry at a secure
:09:45. > :09:50.compound in Yeadon at the weekend, forcing the orchestra to cancel
:09:50. > :10:00.their first concert in 40 years. West Yorkshire Police are
:10:00. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:05.investigating. It's more than 25 years since the
:10:05. > :10:08.environmental group, Sons of Neptune, started swimming regularly
:10:08. > :10:18.in the North Sea off the coast of Scarborough to highlight the fact
:10:18. > :10:20.
:10:20. > :10:23.that untreated sewage was being pumped straight into the sea.
:10:23. > :10:25.During this time, the group has taken on Yorkshire Water, the
:10:25. > :10:29.British Government, and has recruited some of the world's
:10:29. > :10:33.leading scientists to back its campaign. We'll be speaking to
:10:33. > :10:36.Charles White, the author of a new book about the group in a moment,
:10:36. > :10:38.but first, I've been back to Scarborough, where I started my
:10:38. > :10:48.broadcasting career, to retrace their fight for clean coastal
:10:48. > :10:50.
:10:50. > :10:56.waters. This was my first view of
:10:56. > :11:01.Scarborough's South Bay, but in those days, it wasn't always so
:11:01. > :11:06.peaceful. My first day at work was hit in Scarborough. I found myself
:11:06. > :11:11.embroiled in a local controversy, and it was about the quality of
:11:11. > :11:17.this sea water. At the centre of that controversy it was a group of
:11:17. > :11:22.local businessmen, who, at the time, were being written off as
:11:22. > :11:27.eccentrics. The sons of Neptune's swam every week in the sea, come
:11:27. > :11:37.rain or shine. And then you have to come the headlines when they
:11:37. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:52.protested over the sewage pipe. The Sons of Neptune one their bottle,
:11:52. > :12:02.and a treatment plant had to be built. -- won their battle. And
:12:02. > :12:04.
:12:04. > :12:12.they are still firm friends. succeeded, and this town, along
:12:12. > :12:15.with the rest of the UK, has treated sewage. They have also
:12:15. > :12:25.fought other environmental campaigns, and want their story To
:12:25. > :12:34.
:12:34. > :12:41.inspire other people to take on the Goliaths of big business.
:12:41. > :12:47.You didn't recruit some of the world's leading tidal experts.
:12:47. > :12:57.found the seat made aware of better, and we believed what they were
:12:57. > :13:00.
:13:00. > :13:09.doing was wrong. -- the see. We were inspired by it, and went to
:13:09. > :13:16.scientists, across to America, and we reported back to London. They
:13:16. > :13:24.told us, if you continue to do this, the bugs will come back as
:13:24. > :13:34.superbugs. You towed some people by surprise. But I do recall you were
:13:34. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:42.accused of damaging Scarborough's reputation. In those days, the
:13:42. > :13:50.authorities said dumping this terrible material was actually a
:13:50. > :13:55.treatment. Of course, it was not a treatment. Especially the children,
:13:55. > :14:04.you didn't want them to be swimming in that. I must emphasise, we have
:14:04. > :14:14.got the blue flag. We have changed the EU laws, and are hoping the
:14:14. > :14:17.
:14:17. > :14:26.water authorities continued to the You have to -- they have to build
:14:26. > :14:32.the treatment works. We were in danger of destroying the
:14:32. > :14:39.environment. We believe future generations they want clean seas
:14:39. > :14:45.and we want rights for everyone to experience clean air and seas.
:14:45. > :14:52.regrets? No, there is a lot of fun in the book. Saving the planet and
:14:52. > :15:02.having fun. You are also a biographer of Little Richard.
:15:02. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:15.quite a contrast. People think it is an Irish tale. All credit to
:15:15. > :15:22.Neptune. Thank you. Thank you for giving me some laughs over the
:15:22. > :15:26.years. It will be on kindle for Christmas. Never misses a plug.
:15:26. > :15:33.Stay with us as in a moment Tanya will be here with news of all the
:15:33. > :15:35.sport and the weekend's tributes to Gary Speed. Also we'll be live in
:15:35. > :15:45.New York where Scarborough's greatest playwright takes his
:15:45. > :15:56.
:15:56. > :16:03.Sport now and Tanya's here with all the weekend's action. Very moved.
:16:03. > :16:07.It was incredible, the scenes. Yes, and emotional weekend. Up and
:16:07. > :16:09.down the country. The weekend saw football come together to pay its
:16:10. > :16:12.respects to the late Gary Speed. It was especially poignant at
:16:12. > :16:15.Sheffield United where he played and managed and at Elland Road
:16:15. > :16:24.where he started his career. His family was there as Leeds United
:16:24. > :16:27.paid their own tribute. Football so often divides but up
:16:27. > :16:37.and down the country big-game United to pay its respects to one
:16:37. > :16:41.
:16:41. > :16:45.of the good guys. Gary McAllister and David Batty came to remember
:16:45. > :16:51.the fourth member. Members of Gary's family were there and his
:16:51. > :16:57.sons. At Bramall Lane where he finished his playing career and
:16:57. > :17:07.started managing, they paid their own tribute led by Chris Morgan and
:17:07. > :17:14.
:17:14. > :17:18.Robert Page. At grounds everywhere Not surprisingly, it was a subdued
:17:18. > :17:28.first half but when they broke the deadlock it was a fitting way to do
:17:28. > :17:30.
:17:30. > :17:37.it. Gary Speed would have been proud of Gary's -- Robert Snodgrass.
:17:37. > :17:43.I was with his parents today, his wife and the kids. It has been a
:17:43. > :17:49.tough week with everybody but it is a fitting tribute to a fantastic
:17:49. > :17:54.footballer, and fantastic person. He will not be forgotten. It was a
:17:54. > :18:02.good day in the championship. Doncaster or confounded all by
:18:02. > :18:12.beating Southampton. Barnsley edged a humdinger against Peterborough.
:18:12. > :18:14.
:18:14. > :18:20.It looked to be plain sailing. They eased 23-0. Then, the scenes to
:18:20. > :18:25.doze off. It was all square. Craig Davies had a fine a spectacular
:18:25. > :18:29.strike left. Barnsley claimed the three points.
:18:29. > :18:39.Sheffield United had to come from behind to beat Torquay. They were
:18:39. > :18:48.fortuitous with an equaliser. Ched Evans with the strike. He was
:18:48. > :18:58.gifted a second. Wednesday gave through against Aldershot Town.
:18:58. > :19:06.Bradford three for the first time in seven years. The Dons got one
:19:06. > :19:16.back. Rotherham went up a train's brake but went out 2-1. The pick of
:19:16. > :19:21.
:19:22. > :19:24.York City scored seven against Fans of Garforth Town called it
:19:24. > :19:27.another sad weekend for football, following the death of their former
:19:27. > :19:30.player and Brazilian football star, Socrates, who died yesterday aged
:19:30. > :19:33.57. Socrates, who was widely regarded as one of the greatest
:19:33. > :19:38.ever midfielders to have played the game, and came out of retirement to
:19:38. > :19:42.feature for non-league Garforth Town in 2004. He was 50 years old
:19:42. > :19:46.at the time, and made his only appearance as a substitute in a
:19:46. > :19:49.draw against Tadcaster. Worksop's Lee Westwood comfortably
:19:49. > :19:54.held off all opponents to retain the Nedbank Challenge in South
:19:54. > :19:59.Africa. He'd built up a seven shot lead going into the final round and
:19:59. > :20:08.despite finishing with a one-over- par 73 he still won by 2 shots.
:20:08. > :20:13.Despite the win he remains third in the world rankings. He won �800,000.
:20:13. > :20:17.With that money, you would buy a more decent time. Even Paul Hudson
:20:17. > :20:26.would not wake up. I should be buying a purple jacket,
:20:26. > :20:28.I feel left out! He's often described as Britain's most
:20:28. > :20:34.successful living playwright and with seventy five plays to his name,
:20:34. > :20:41.it's easy to see why. Sir Alan Ayckbourn has put Scarborough on
:20:41. > :20:47.the theatrical map after making the town his home in 1957. Welcome to
:20:47. > :20:51.New York. But is not a screen, that is real. The Empire State Building
:20:51. > :20:57.and Madison Square Garden as for your pleasure. Different from
:20:57. > :21:03.Scarborough although that can boast fine views. Alan Ayckbourn are
:21:03. > :21:08.usually shuns the limelight. This week he has made an exception. He
:21:08. > :21:12.is the star attraction at a festival of British theatre called
:21:12. > :21:22.Brits of Broadway. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.
:21:22. > :21:43.
:21:43. > :21:50.Let's see how he has been getting He is more at home in Scarborough
:21:51. > :21:55.but Sir Alan relishes a trip to the Big Apple. His latest play is on
:21:55. > :22:01.stage at 59 off Broadway. It would be good for anyone's ego and his is
:22:01. > :22:05.no exception. It is a terrific morale boost. The company as a
:22:05. > :22:12.whole, when the play in Scarborough being in Yorkshire, they are
:22:12. > :22:19.lovely... They like to downgrade us, if you're back good, what you doing
:22:19. > :22:25.here? In New York, you get the acclamation we have had and really
:22:25. > :22:28.you know you're playing in the big league with the big hitters.
:22:28. > :22:32.can feel confident your children are free to go outside and play.
:22:32. > :22:39.The play follows an attempt to set up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme.
:22:39. > :22:44.The cast fresh from Scarborough are still pinching themselves. Amazed
:22:44. > :22:48.and delighted to be treading the boards in New York. It's a
:22:48. > :22:54.different language! They have been playing to packed houses so is
:22:54. > :22:58.there a difference between the UK and US audiences? They are very
:22:58. > :23:02.generous. At the end of the second show, they were standing up and
:23:02. > :23:06.shaking their heads and shouting awesome. They are lovely in the bar
:23:06. > :23:13.afterwards, very generous. They tell you what they think and it's
:23:13. > :23:18.all been positive so far. I have been on a permanent adrenalin buzz.
:23:18. > :23:23.There's something about the city which is very go, go, go.
:23:23. > :23:28.Scarborough has a beautiful calmness. When the tourists go, it
:23:28. > :23:36.is rather peaceful and I enjoyed myself in a different way. New York
:23:36. > :23:44.is Go, Go, go in a brilliant way. I am still over-excited. We never
:23:44. > :23:48.intended to run at Neighbourhood Watch on fear. Despite its English
:23:48. > :23:53.themes and references, the US audience clearly got it. I thought
:23:53. > :23:58.it was a wonderful play not just for Brits but Americans. It crosses
:23:58. > :24:05.the pond. It was funny and dark. The characters are great and the
:24:05. > :24:10.actors. An interesting story. loved it. Really good. I have only
:24:10. > :24:17.seen a few of his plays but I love them. It is eye-opening to see how
:24:17. > :24:21.the Americans regard Sir Alan. A conversation afterwards was sold
:24:21. > :24:27.out and reverential. It goes to show you sometimes have to travel
:24:27. > :24:32.to appreciate the value of what you have got back home.
:24:32. > :24:36.What I find amazing is despite five decades really of incredible
:24:36. > :24:40.success, Sir Alan are still get nervous before shows. He was
:24:40. > :24:45.sitting behind me during the performance on Saturday, a little
:24:45. > :24:50.bit tense and there was a very rude line which I could not repeat but
:24:50. > :24:55.it got the most incredible laugh and you could feel him relaxing
:24:55. > :25:03.thinking, thank goodness, they get it. Let me tell you, they most
:25:03. > :25:13.certainly did. From New York, back to you.
:25:13. > :25:14.
:25:14. > :25:17.We have less glamorous locations. Well, in a moment we'll have a full
:25:17. > :25:19.weather forecast from Paul, but first let's find out how the icy
:25:19. > :25:22.conditions are making life difficult for motorists. Our
:25:22. > :25:25.reporter Amanda Harper is live high on the M62 at Ainley Top, near
:25:25. > :25:35.Huddersfield. It is wintry and cold. The traffic behind me is flowing
:25:35. > :25:37.
:25:38. > :25:43.freely this evening. There are no major problems. No other problems
:25:43. > :25:47.so far, the trains are running to time, one delayed flight, Leeds-
:25:47. > :25:53.Bradford airport, Amsterdam flight. Best advice is to check before you
:25:53. > :25:58.travel. I can hardly see but hopefully you can see me. The
:25:58. > :26:03.gritters are out in force across Yorkshire, Leeds, Bradford,
:26:03. > :26:07.Tetley's and York. There are patrols in South Yorkshire and the
:26:07. > :26:13.gritters will be out as well. The best place to check information is
:26:13. > :26:19.your local BBC radio stations from tomorrow morning. Back to the
:26:19. > :26:24.warmth of the studio. You decided to stay inside.
:26:24. > :26:30.We start with the warning, ice and sleet and snow showers. As you have
:26:30. > :26:35.seen, some will get further east. Tomorrow, fewer showers but there
:26:35. > :26:39.will be some, especially across the Pennines. The showers have been
:26:39. > :26:44.lining up, it's no on the tops of the Peak District. Showers across
:26:45. > :26:50.the Pennines and the Dales. They will continue to push ever
:26:50. > :26:56.eastwards but as a general rule, becoming confined to western areas,
:26:56. > :27:05.further accumulations on the hills and everywhere will have I East as
:27:05. > :27:11.a hazard. Temperatures down to freezing. -- ice is a hazard. The
:27:11. > :27:17.high water times: tomorrow, another cold day. Eastern areas mostly dry
:27:17. > :27:22.and bright. Further west, wintry showers but fewer and further
:27:22. > :27:28.between and tomorrow evening they will get going with a band of sleet
:27:28. > :27:35.and snow a pushing across all areas. Top temperatures coming in at about