27/02/2012 Look North (Yorkshire)

Tonight - millions of pounds compensation. A legal victory for

the student who'll need lifelong care after being paralysed in a car

crash. Also on tonight's programme: Caught by the clampers - the

motorist who says she was wheelclamped - even though she

still had the engine running. And sweet memories - Smarties

And an overcast start of the working week. Some brakes are

possible later tomorrow, if so, it Welcome to the programme. A student

from Sheffield, left paralysed from the chest down after a car crash,

is set to receive millions of pounds after being awarded lifelong

care costs. Rosie Mayes was injured just before

Christmas two years ago when she was a passenger in a car that

overturned. Despite suffering catastrophic injuries, she has

fought back and resumed her studies - and now has won a legal battle to

ensure she is looked after for the rest of her life. Joe Inwood has

been to meet her. They told me that I would be in a

wheelchair for the rest of my life, and it wasn't until then that I

really understood the full extent of what had happened to me. She had

been a passenger in a car, driven by her then boyfriend, when it

crashed into an embankment and overturned. It cost Rosie 10 months

in hospital and almost all movement below the chest. I can't do

anything on my own, I always need help. And... I think it has

affected my life and my family and friends. Ever since the car she was

in hit that Burdge, Rosie has needed care 24 hours a day. That

does not come cheap. At first the insurance and driver were covering

the costs, but seven months ago, they changed their mind and it

wasn't the driver's fault, and that is how it ended up in court.

decision by the insurance company to contest liability back in July

it was really a body blow for all of us, and under Bairbre think

Rosie has had to go through, to add the and 78 and the stress this has

caused us all, was outrageous -- of the uncertainty and the stress.

judge agreed. The final figure has yet to be decided, but so titters -

- solicitor's aim she could get an eight-figure settlement. As far as

the future is concerned, I'm not sure what career I want to do, but

there is a lot of things that now, since I have had this injury, I

want to change. For Rosie, no amount of money can give her back

the life she once had. But it can make the one she now has just but

that will bit easier. -- just that little bit easier.

I'm joined now by Neil Whiteley, Rosie's solicitor. This seems an

incredible amount of money, why is it so high? As we have just heard,

Rosie had a life-changing injury, and relieve with the compensation,

what we can now trying do is restore some quality of life. Her

care needs will be substantial, at she will need adapted housing,

equipment, and most of all, she will need support with the

rehabilitation, just to try and get her able to do as much as she can.

The compensation will allow her to do that, so it is vitally important

to Rosie that she has secured this victory. It clearly is going to be

millions. Why did she have to go through a court case in the first

place? It is a great shame, and the judge was emphatic in the judgment

that the insurance company should really have accepted that the

driver was to blame. The Great Train here is that the first few

months after an injury as to be as this are the most important to

focus on rehabilitation, and unfortunately, Rosie had to go

through a court battle that she could have done without. So it is a

great shame, and we wish they had cut to the chase two years ago and

enabled her to move on. Is this the end of it or is there likely to be

an appeal about the figure that will be decided in the next few

days or so? Well, there is no suggestion of the insurance company

appealing the actual decision of the court. But we know from our own

experience, from representing seriously injured people like Rosie,

but unfortunately, these disputes to go one in the sense that

insurance companies do make climates fight for every penny and

really prove their case. -- claimants. But hopefully, we will

get the right result for Rosie at the end of the day. Thank you.

Later on Look North: Was this the goal that saved Gary Megson's job?

We look at the fallout from yesterday's tumultuous Steel City

York is one of our most affluent and popular cities - and one of the

most expensive. But there are fears that the city will be off-limits to

residents on low incomes or benefits because of recent changes

in housing benefit. Rents in the city start at

substantially more than the maximum amount of money the government will

pay out. Here's Danni Hewson. It's quite a complicated equation,

but to put it as simply as I can, rents on a fairly basic two-bedroom

flat start at an average of �615 a month - the maximum amount that can

be claimed toward - that rent in York is now just �500, and that's

leaving people like single mum Naomi with massive shortfalls that

they can't meet. I just can't afford to be there. I am struggling

as it is because it is so high. When I was trying to find where we

are now, that was one of the cheapest, but that is expensive, so

trying to find somewhere cheaper, I don't know how you can! The changes

are hitting people in York harder than almost anywhere else in the

country outside of London because of the way in which the

Let's compare York's maximum of �500 a calendar month with the �595

you could qualify for if you rent in Harrogate, where the market is

broadly the same. The reason for the gap is that York's rate is

calculated looking at a rental map which takes in areas like Selby

where rents are much cheaper. Now if you're thinking it's just people

who are unemployed who are taking a hit, consider that the shortfall is

pushing people like Naomi onto social housing waiting lists and

that means low income workers are falling to the back of the queue

Know, it is not even on the equation to move out of York. I

need my job to be able to provide for my kids, and my husband works

in and around York and covers a wide area, so we need to be in York

to be able to provide a roof over our children's heads. All this is

bad news for an economy like York's, which relies on its low income

workers to staff bars, shops and tourist attractions. Now it's hoped

the changes will not only bring down the governments benefits bill

but also drive down rents in the private sector to make things more

affordable to all of us. We did ask the government for a

housing minister to talk to us about the issues in York - but no

one was available. Instead they And you can see more about that

story on Inside Out at 7.30pm tonight on BBC1.

Friends and family of the murdered Doncaster schoolgirl Casey Kearney

have raised around �3,500 for her family. Hundreds of people took

part in a six-mile memorial walk yesterday from Casey's home in

Rossington, to Elmfield Park in the centre of Doncaster where she was

stabbed nearly a fortnight ago. Casey's funeral will take place on

Friday. Dutch national Edwin van Winsen has

become the fourth and final man to be jailed in Britain's largest

cannabis importation racket. He received four years for his part in

�150 million worth of the drug being brought into the Leeds area

from Holland in flower boxes. An actor from Leeds who shot to

international stardom in the new version of Wuthering Heights has

been sectioned under the Mental Health Act. 24-year-old James

Howson from Burmantofts was due to be sentenced by Leeds magistrates

today for the racially aggravated harassment of a former girlfriend.

The hearing's been adjourned. We've all heard stories of cars

being clamped and the penalties charged for parking where you

shouldn't. But did you know you can be clamped - even if your engine is

running? That's what happened to Dales

couple Brian and Naomi Reid this weekend. They handed over �150 to

free their car - even thought Brian says he wasn't actually parking.

Cathy Killick reports. Brian and his wife Naomi were last

in this Skipton car-park on Saturday afternoon. Brent is he

pulled up to drop his wife of, kept the engine running while retuned

his radio, and was about to drive off when this Land Rover hemmed him

in. He could hardly believe what happened next. I could hardly

believe it, next thing, I saw him fly under the car, and I saw it

rattling about, I got out that he was put in a clamp on the wheel.

Never spoke to me. Brain called the police and two community support

offices turned up. The police know him, they pleaded with him not to

put a clamp on. They said, let him go, that is that. But no, he said.

It is parked illegally. The clamper was Gareth Evans. He runs a company

which has already earned quite a reputation in Haworth for its over-

zealous use of clamps and its insistence on high release fees.

Back in Skipton, Naomi was sent to the cash machine to get �150. She

was told that be would double. was shaking uncontrollably, because

I kept thinking, if somebody was at the ATM machine and I cannot get

this money out, I might come back down the alley weight and it might

be 300, 600. He was just calling the shots. Mr Evans didn't want to

be interviewed on camera, but this did to me on the phone and said he

acted within the law at all times. And he can prove it, because he was

wearing concealed CCTV at the time. He says the Data Protection Act

prevents him from showing me the footage but that he has it should

the case come to court. And it made. Naomi claims she was pushed by

Gareth Evans as he was removing the clamp. He denies the assault. The

police are investigating her allegation, in the meantime, the

couple will be sticking to council- run car-parks in future.

The Government says it would "not hesitate" in ending its commercial

relationship with Sheffield based A-4-E if there's proven evidence of

fraud. A police investigation's underway. The chair of the company,

Emma Harrison, resigned last week. The company has government

contracts to get the long-term unemployed back to work.

Calderdale Council is meeting now to decide how to find savings in

its annual budget. These were the scenes of protest over cuts last

year. The council needs to find �7 million of savings this year.

Around 100 jobs are at risk under the proposals.

The owners of Wentworth Woodhouse near Rotherham are suing for

compensation because they say the house is suffering from mining

subsidence. Owners say they're seeking �100 million in

compensation from the coal authority.

Before 7pm - is Doncaster really part of Scotland? We look at claims

that the South Yorkshire town really belongs to England's

northern neighbours. And we celebrate 75 years since

Smarties were first invented in If it is the birthplace of a well-

known small suite, it is the birthday of a small bow the

presenter as well. Interesting that. Tanya, what have you got for us?

You were at Hillsborough for the Derby, cracking and the sphere.

Despite victory in the Steel City derby, the future of the Sheffield

Wednesday manager, Gary Megson, still seems uncertain. Chris

O'Grady's goal gave them the win over United. The Blades remain

second, the Owls close the gap in third. After the match, the

Wednesday fans certainly seemed to be behind their manager. I am

totally behind Kerry makes him, I would be gutted if he went. I had

my doubts about him, but he has got the motoring today. He got it right,

he got the team right. It is a great result for us and it is

against our local neighbours. That is the only two things we were

concerned with. Not only is it a great result, it is a great

performance given the magnitude of a Sheffield derby. Rob Staton, who

covers Sheffield Wednesday for Radio Sheffield, joins me now. Is

this just paper tour, is there really a rift? You have just seen a

clip of the goalscorer sprinting to the manager once he has scored,

which suggests that the players feel like there's something going

on. We saw the captain giving the manager at big bear hug and

afterwards Gary makes and says he pills he has taken Sheffield

Wednesday on in the last 18 months. If Wednesday are not interested in

his services, they would just go somewhere else and be a success.

When you put all that together, I think there is something in those

and it is something we will monitor. There have been rumours of the

chairman talking to other potential managers which is never a good sign.

It is not, and there has been talking the National newspapers

that the owner has met with David Jones and Paul Ince. There were

also reports that carried medicine has reported me than mandarins to

the League managers' Association. We will follow that up on BBC Radio

Sheffield. But certainly it is an interesting story and slightly

strange, given how Sheffield Wednesday are doing in the lead. It

is no shame to be behind top athletic and Sheffield United in

the table, but it is all about promotion. Do you think he is going

to stay or go? It is such a tough question. We are in a position that

it could be in the next few days there we see it change even though

Wednesday defeated Sheffield United. It could be a case of a few more

weeks, we could be looking at the end of the season.

It was also a significant weekend for Leeds United and Huddersfield

Town. Both teams played their first match under their new managers.

Shamir Masri brings you the action from the rest of our teams.

Neil Warnock's first game in charge of Leeds turned out be a

frustrating trip to Portsmouth. The talking point was this effort from

Ross McCormack. Was it over the line? Leeds had the chances to take

that lead but could not and of four points off the play-offs. Doncaster

were hoping for a win to lift them off the bottom. It was going well

with Giles Barnes putting them ahead before half-time. Despite

chances to extend their lead, an injury-time equaliser from

Peterborough is Doncaster bottom. Barnsley could not do themselves or

Doncaster any favours. They could any loose against relegation-

threatened Coventry. Simon Grayson enjoyed his quick return to

management with a win for promotion-chasing Huddersfield.

Jamie McCombe with the opener and Jordan Rhodes marked his return to

the scoresheet with a measured chip come shot. It took Chesterfield 45

minutes to get going and not county. Fortunately, Jonathan Forte scored

the only goal for a win for Chesterfield. It means they are

bottom from League One and five. From settee. Bradford City er

attracted a record lead to crowd of over 17,000 having slashed ticket

prices to just �1. They salvage what could be a vital point keeping

them five points clear of the drop zone. Rotherham's four-game

unbeaten run was beaten. On to Super League, and Castleford

took the opportunity to remember Robbie Millward ahead of their

match against Wigan. There was a minute's applause at the Colliseum

for the son of head coach, Ian Millward. Robbie died suddenly,

aged just 19, last weekend. Castleford went on to lose heavily

to Wigan but there were wins for Leeds, Huddersfield and Bradford

over the weekend and some spectacular tries, including this

one from the Rhinos. It was a team effort, finished off under the

posts by Ben Jones-Bishop, and was their opener in the comprehensive

victory over Widnes. And you can catch all the weekend's action on

the Super League Show tonight at 11.35 - and, trust me, there are

some incredible tries to see. In diving, Leeds' Hannah Starling

rounded off a wonderful week for our divers at the world cup event

in London by winning the dive off in the 3m springboard. It means

she's qualified fr the final place for the Olympics, so Great Britain

will have a full compliment at the Games.

And Leeds boxer Nicola Adams won gold at the Strandja cup in

Bulgaria and was awarded best boxer of the tournament. And finally, in

squash, Pontefract's James Willstrop is back to number one in

the world after beating Egypt's Ramy Ashour in the final of the

Davenport North American Open. He replaces Sheffield's Nick Matthew,

of course, as the rivalry goes on. That is it from me, it is lovely to

have you back. A host of women have tried to keep him company, but we

are not just the same. I'm glad be back, especially on a

momentous day like Paul's birthday. Next tonight, hold on to your

sporrans, because it turns out that Doncaster might belong to Scotland.

No, it isn't April 1st, but instead a serious possibility that the town

was given to the Scots as a peace token hundreds of years ago and

never formally reclaimed. Tom Ingall crosses the border to

investigate. Scotland, as the Rolling colognes,

blocks. The history. And yes, there Doncaster. Even at some of the

natives need persuading. Last English, Claire there! You're not

interesting swearing allegiance to the flag of Scotland? Know. We are

proud be Yorkshire in Yorkshire is not in Scotland. From a purely

geographical view, the Scottish claim looks tenuous. But consider

the history. Contemporary chronicles show the town was to be

a way to the Scots to pacified King David. What we have of the set of

surviving royal charters to the town. Bike 1194, this document

shows Doncaster is paying money to the English game. In other words it

is back under old management. not aware of any formal rescinding

of the gift. I can think of no formal document which says

Doncaster is no longer the property of the King of the Scots. With a

bit of imagination you can see how this might work. The stage and

could become the mid- point for these England again Scotland

internationals. The man-made lake is ready it the Loch Ness monster

should fancy a summer holiday. And it will be easy enough to get the

chip shop selling deep-fried haggis. It would bring a lot of changes to

Doncaster. To be Scottish? Definitely. You'd get funny bank

notes. We get them anyway! He would bring more stuff to the market for

a start. Haggis, black pudding. Outside the council house, the

flight is blown one way, but you never know. I think I would rather

be pulled by Alex Salmond than the three pretenders in England at the

moment. Even if that meant you were no longer mayor? But Alex and I

would come to some sort of agreement! He would be deputy First

Minister! But any real claim to Doncaster may stand on shaky ground.

The dream will probably fade. I had been away for four weeks and

a lot has changed. It is Paul's birthday and for the first time he

has bought cakes. We have here a rather special birthday. Smarties

up some did five years old this month. We thought we would

investigate the background to that. What a lot of fun you get when you

ask for a tube of Smarties! Invented in Yorkshire and beaten

around the world, Smarties are one of the oldest types of chocolate

sweets and there were made in York until a few years ago. The concept

of sugar-coated sugar pieces was brought in Yorkshire from French

high society but Rowntrees found a very different kind of customer.

Over the past eight decades, they unique packaging has only added to

the appeal. The use to make them in cartons but I think the factory

were a little bit worried that people would eat the carton all in

one go so they started putting them in Q to the get fewer and they are

more portionable. This is the tube that people will remember best.

This is the one that appeared on pencil cases and that we remember

from the 1970s and 1980s. This is my personal collection of Smarties

lives that are collected in school. Look at all those, that is a lot. I

am impressed! Smarties's first customers are now into their golden

age. This week celebrates its 75th birthday this month. Did you know

that his predecessor, the chocolate bean, was x the be made by

Rowntrees, here in your, 130 years ago? The site next to the River

Ouse is power more more ball -- for a memorial garden after the site

was bombed from the second world war. Five years ago, production

moved to Hamburg in Germany. But Nestle, who make them, still have a

huge factory in York, so one day, could this very British band be

He would like to thank 19 could put them as a whole took! There were

three, actually! Have you come all the way back just for my birthday?

My mum used to stop me eating these because they used to semi hyper.

The used up the numbers in, but they do not now. Nice to see you

Spring is on the way perhaps in the next 24 or 48 hours. Temperatures

could reach 16 degrees across eastern areas but elsewhere there

is a lot of cloud. Perhaps thick enough cloud for drizzle over the

tops of the hills. You can see the extent of the cloud rolling in from

the West. It has just about cleared now. But throughout the next few

hours there will be drizzle and hill fog. To the east of high

credit should become dry with broken cloud. Temperatures at eight

or nine decrees which is very mild for the end of February. The sun

will rise in the morning at 658. It is a mild start and cloudy. It will

stay cloudy all day across western areas in particular. The Pennines

with a bit of drizzle. To these two should brighten up a little bit

with some sunny spells and the brighter spots will feel

exceptionally mild with top temperatures up to 16 Celsius. We