07/08/2013 Look North (Yorkshire)

Welcome to Wednesday's Look North. Tonight: Concern that Yorkshire may

be sidelined ahead of next year's Tour de France. The world's biggest

cycle race will set off from Yorkshire and spend two days in

Yorkshire, but will it now be called England's Grand Depart?

The new man in charge of the Tour in Yorkshire is here. He'll give us his

first interview in just a moment. Also tonight: Six years in jail for

supplying drugs which killed a 16-year-old.

Luke Carey knew methylamphetamine had killed other drugs users in

York, but gave it to Poppy Rodgers anyway. I understand in law this may

not be murder, but given the circumstances, it feels like that to

And to celebrate 100 years of fish frying in Yorkshire, Harry has a

lesson in the perfect way to make fish and chips and couldn't have

been happier. It's been a sun-soaked 183rd

Bakewell Show and the crowds have absolutely loved it. Come back in a

few minutes' time and I'll show you Welcome to the programme. First

tonight, concerns that the Government has been trying to

airbrush Yorkshire out of next year's Tour de France. Back in

January, we were celebrating that the world's biggest annual sporting

event will start here in Leeds in 2014 and then spend two days in the

Dales, Harrogate, York, Sheffield and many other parts of the region.

But now it's emerged that some wanted to market the event not as

Yorkshire's Grand Depart, but England's. The Government was even

advised not to provide public money to organisers in Yorkshire.

Tonight, the new man appointed by the Government to take charge of the

Tour here has agreed to give his first interview about this.

First, our correspondent Danni Hewson has the background. When the

route was unveiled in January, Yorkshire was propelled into the

international spotlight. Anything that could be branded was as people

woke up to the opportunity coming our way. For two days next June, one

of the world's biggest sporting events will cross peak and Dale. At

Westminster, not everyone has been convinced by the Yorkshire brand.

Some wanted the name written out completely. Visit England's first

news release mentions England 11 times and Yorkshire three times.

Minutes of a private meeting showed the Department of culture, media

transport had decided they would the event England Grand Depart. Welcome

to Yorkshire won the dead. It was not the government's preferred bid

and they have now got involved -- the bid. It was well supported by

Leeds City Council. It provided the opportunity to showcase the

wonderful county of Yorkshire. We do not want to miss out on that.

year's Tour de France was the 100. UK sport has advised not handing

over public money to Yorkshire because it did not have confidence

in its ability to deliver. That issue at least appears to have been

resolved with the government pledging �10 million if our councils

for the rest of the bill estimated at �11 million. There are fears it

is more than some councils had originally pledged. We have seen

what the council has played so far but I have concerns that there is an

unknown sum that we may have to come up with. Could Yorkshire suffer a

double whammy of having to pick up the tab without all of the benefits

of having its name on the bill? With us now is Sir Rodney Walker.

He's just been appointed to chair the committee which will organise

the Tour de France here next year. It's his first interview since he

got the job. The whole reason for bidding for

this was to market Yorkshire round the world. There is no question of

the event being taken over by visit England. They want to be involved of

course. It is an English event taking place in Yorkshire. But what

I can absolutely categorically say is that the branding for the event

remains Yorkshire's Grand Depart. have a press release issued recently

and it is to -- two pages. It only mentions Yorkshire ones. I have been

in conversation several times with the chief executive of visit

England. I am waiting for them to put a proposal to me for how they

will come up with a marketing campaign complementing the campaign

in Yorkshire. Welcome to Yorkshire holds the contract. They won the

contract. Of course they are going to be the principal brand on the

event. There are two opening days in Yorkshire. The third day is in the

south of England, Cambridge and Essex and the Olympic Stadium and

then London and visit England will clearly want to play a part in that.

The government were advised not to provide public funding. Can you

confirm that the government will give us the �10 million of public

money to pay for the Tour de France in Yorkshire? Not all of the �10

million is going towards the Tour de France in Yorkshire. Some of it is

going to Cambridge and Essex. Most of the expense for the third day is

being funded, �5 million, by transport for London. The bulk of

the �10 million is going towards the two days in Yorkshire together with

the �11 million of the Yorkshire local authorities budget. Will it be

enough from them? We have got to make sure it is enough. What is

important, the last time the Grand Depart took place here in the UK was

in 2007. It was in London and Kent. It has been estimated that as a

result of the investment something in excess of �100 million was raised

for inward investment. That is the approach we are taking here. The

money has to be seen not as a cost but as an investment in creating

inward investment for Yorkshire. have no new years. You tend to go

into businesses when there is a problem. There was a disconnect

between the fact that the government had backed a Scottish bid and then

Welcome to Yorkshire went out and secured the event. The government of

pragmatic. As you said, it is the world's biggest annual sporting

event. It has to be a success, not just for Yorkshire, but for the

whole country. That is why the government sensibly have agreed to

support it. Thank you. Next tonight: A man who gave a

teenage girl in York a drug which killed her has been jailed for six

years and five months. A judge heard Luke Carey had not

meant to harm 16-year-old Poppy Rodgers who died last year. But he

had known the same drug had killed a man not long before in the city.

Here's our crime correspondent John Cundy. Luke Carey seen here in the

centre of the picture had been on bail since admitting supplying Poppy

Rodgers with a drug he had taken himself. The tragedy happened in

April last year at a friend's home in York where poppy had been

living. She collapsed and was rushed to hospital where she died a short

time later. The court heard that Luke Carey never meant to harm Poppy

Rodgers but he had given her the amphetamine laced drug knowing that

the same drug had killed a man in York a year earlier. Poppy

Rodgers's family paid tribute to their only child after seeing Luke

Carey jails. You would have to know Poppy . She was naturally beautiful

and full of fun and totally trusting. There is now a hole in the

world that will be there for ever which should have been filled by her

magic. I understand in law this might not be murder. But given the

circumstances, it certainly feels like that to us. He played with

other people's lies that night and instead of telling Poppy that the

life she was choosing to have an sending her away from that, he

encouraged her. She was a child and naive. He exploited that.

Luke Carey on his way to prison this afternoon carrying with him the

responsibility for the death of a teenage girl who had not been able

to resist the drugs he pushed on her.

Later on Look North: It's one of life's essential lessons, but there

are calls for more children to learn to swim as a survey reveals in

Yorkshire many children can't. Godfrey Bloom, one of Yorkshire's

more controversial politicians, has spent the day defending himself

after saying taxpayers' money shouldn't be sent to "Bongo Bongo

Land". The UK Independence Party MEP was talking about overseas aid.

Tonight he's said he regrets causing offence. Reaction in a moment.

First, here's what he said. How we can possibly be giving �1 billion a

month to Bongo Bongo Land to buy apartments in Paris, Ferrari 's...

We're joined now by our political editor Len Tingle. Len, these

comments have certainly caused offence, haven't they? He argues he

was making a serious point, that he was not being racist at all when he

called countries that receive UK aid Bongo Bongo Land. The only people

that were causing any sort of outcry about it were left-wing journalists

from the Guardian or from the BBC. But criticism has been flowing in.

We spoke to a Yorkshire campaigner for African aid. First, here is what

Godfrey Bloom had to say as soon as the Guardian came out. There is no

such place as bunga bunga land so I do not see how I could upset anybody

by referring to a place that does not exist -- Bongo Bongo Land. I do

not see how anybody could be offended by something which does not

exist. My daughter is from South Africa and obviously luckily she is

only nine so she does not understand these comments at the moment. But it

is going to breed racism. People this high up talking like that.

People will think it is acceptable to use that terminology and it is

breeding racism. Godfrey Bloom has been a controversial figure over the

ten years he has been an MEP. He has raised a few eyebrows particularly

from women for remarks he has made. He said that small businesses should

be able to turn down women for jobs because of them being child-bearing

age. He said he admired Yorkshire women because they put the food on

the table. He was disciplined by the European Union for refusing to

apologise for calling a German MP a Nazi. Normally his party has gone

along with this but that was before they were rising in the polls. They

hope to win a majority of the seats in next year's European elections.

His party leader has said to him, you must never use the words Bongo

Bongo Land again. He has agreed to that. A little while ago, he

apologised for any offence he might have made.

More of the day's news now. Police believe the body of a missing woman

from Manchester has been hidden in the Thirsk area of North Yorkshire.

Officers believe the body of Rania Alayed may be near the A19 between

the junctions for the A172 and the A1. The mother of three disappeared

in June. Two men have been charged with her murder. Detectives are also

trying to trace a camper van they think is linked to her

disappearance. A rottweiler dog has been destroyed

after attacking a two-year-old girl in South Yorkshire yesterday. The

toddler was attacked near her home in Rawmarsh by the family pet which

is thought to have been on a lead at the time. The girl is still in

hospital tonight with serious injuries to her head and leg.

Planning permission's been granted for a replacement for the Abbey

Leisure Centre in Selby which was destroyed by a fire last year. The

new development will include two swimming pools, a gym and

all-weather sports pitches. The new centre could be open by Christmas

next year. Did you know that fewer children in

Yorkshire learn to swim at school than anywhere else in England? Now a

grandmother from Conisbrough in South Yorkshire whose eight-year-old

grandson drowned has launched a campaign to make sure all primary

school pupils learn to swim at an early age. Here's Phil Bodmer.

Tributes left on the banks of the canal where Matthew died almost two

years ago. The eight-year-old had been enjoying the last few days of

the school holidays when he fell into the water picking blackberries.

For his grandmother the memories are still raw. The police came to us and

said, he has drowned in the canal. He had not learned to swim. W once

primary schools to begin swimming lessons sooner -- his grandmother

wants primary schools. All it would take is a narrow week. According to

a census, 32% of parents in Yorkshire say that their children

have swimming lessons at school. It is the lowest in England. 44% of

parents say that their kids cannot swim 25 metres. Prince William

patron of the swimming Association is also supporting calls for

swimming lessons to be accessible. Drowning is one of the most common

causes of accidental death in England. Some of the tragedies could

be averted by making sure every child is able to swim.

government says swimming is an important skill for life and under

its new curriculum primary school pupils will still have to learn to

swim at least 25 metres. With many public schools closing like this one

last week, that may be easier said than done -- public pools. If I

could, I would change places with him in a heartbeat. For a

heartbroken grandmother, any measures that can prevent the loss

of another young life by drowning has to be worth it. Incredibly brave

of her to make such an emotional appeal.

Before 7pm: We've got last night's football action, including the Merry

Millers beating their Sheffield neighbours for the first time in

decades. In a few minutes, I will tell you how to make the perfect

fish and chips. These are ones I prepared earlier.

It's been pulling in crowds to the Peak District for nearly 200 years.

It has always been one of my favourites. We're talking about the

Bakewell Show. Some agricultural shows elsewhere may have been

struggling and even closing altogether, but not in North

Derbyshire. Kate Bradbrook is there for us tonight.

Welcome to the show ring at the Bakewell Show. This is where the

action has been going on today and will again tomorrow. The weather has

been perfect. Thousands of people are expected here again tomorrow.

Despite it being a traditional family day out, others similar shows

have struggled and closed. What is the secret to this success?

A slab of tradition, a dash of surprise. A little bit like the

town's eponymous pudding, you need all sorts of ingredients to hook up

a perfect Bakewell Show -- cook up. Get it right and it is an

international success. I think I am really seeing the real Britain and

the lovely countryside and all of the bits that most Americans never

get to see. I feel privileged. Bakewell is very picturesque. Right

out of a storybook. It is wonderful. The preparation takes months and not

just for the organisers. This farm in Bakewell is the very definition

of a family run business. While Tom makes the products, his brother is

in the town selling them. They are past winners at the Bakewell Show

but there is more than pride at stake here. It is good for the town.

Brings in tourists. For us, there are a lot of local businesses that

go to the show and it is a shop window for our products. Good

marketing. Trying to sell and promote our business. Over the last

few years, several large agricultural shows have gone to the

wall. Bakewell continues to thrive. Yesterday it began tentative steps

to becoming a three-day show with an extra equestrian day. It is not all

plain sailing. Last year the show made a loss of tens of thousands of

pounds preparing for wet weather which ironically did not arrive.

Hard graft and careful financial management of the other ingredients

needed to keep the show alive and without it local businesses say they

would suffer. For people like these brothers, it is still the most

important shop window of the year. Joining me now is the show manager.

How has it been today? Fantastic. Could not have wished for a better

day. The weather has been perfect. People have flocked. I told Mike

colleagues I was going to do an interview with a big smile on my

face. You lost money last year. How do you make sure that does not

happen again? Strict financial management. Keep a very close eye on

the finances. And try and get the cash flow going earlier than normal.

The weather is unpredictable. How do you account for that? You don't. At

Bakewell, we are used to it. We get washed out or sunshine and lovely

weather. We just cope with it. Plenty more to see tomorrow. Sheep,

horses and maybe even a Bakewell pudding.

Looks great. Sport now and the first week of the

new football season means the League Cup is back. But I'm afraid Bradford

City's dreams of a return to Wembley have ended already.

But their loss may be Huddersfield Town's gain. And what a night it was

for Rotherham United which is where Paul Ogden starts his round-up.

A full house and a delayed kick-off to get them all in. Sheffield

Wednesday winger probably remains he had not bothered. He was sent off

for head-butting in the closing stages. Before that, a cracking

South Yorkshire show including three memorable goals. Ben Pringle's

powered rivals equalised by a curling free kick for Wednesday.

Shortly after, they went back into the lead at 2-1. The first home

victory over Sheffield Wednesday 437 years. We whizz believed we could

win it. But we knew how tough it be -- for 37 years. The rivalry between

Huddersfield town and Radford city is no less intense but there was

little hostility on view in an entertaining clash. The star was

James Vaughan. His double strike decided the contest. Bradford hit

back late on through their equivalent star striker. Like other

first team is, he was only deployed as a substitute on the night.

had your time again, would you throw them on earlier? No. 60 minutes to

make those changes. That was the plan. Don Caster through as well. At

Rochdale's expense. Barnes Dale's name also goes into Thursday's draw.

They needed a penalty shoot out to get past Scunthorpe. Sheffield

United are out. York city lost at home to Burnley. Enough said,

really. One more first round tie left for

us. Leeds play Chesterfield tonight at Elland Road. There's commentary

from both biased points of view. BBC Radio Sheffield are firmly in the

Spireites' corner and BBC Radio Leeds are with the Whites. Look

North is absolutely neutral, of course.

Fish, chips, scraps and mushy peas. I bet that has got you hungry. It's

still the meal most of us are desperate for when we are hungry.

Well, today I've been to find out how to make the perfect fish and

chips. We'll sample Harry's handiwork in a

moment. But the reason for Harry's job swap is because the main

headquarters for fish fryers is here in Yorkshire and today they're

celebrating a special anniversary. The National Federation of fish fry

is in Leeds is 100. So too is Edna. Congratulations, 100 years young.

How much for fish and chips? Twopence hate me. Here they learn

the business. -- twopence halfpenny. Try and get six ounce. Six ounces on

the bone. Well done. That is more luck than anything else. This is the

starting product and this is the end product. We want to take the skin

off, Rumble beeper Tate is. Then we want to take off any blemishes so we

cut out any blemishes. -- rumble the potatoes. There are fewer fish and

chip shops these days but it remains the country's favourite dish.

frying in palm oil which most of the country uses but there are still a

significant demand for beef dripping. Yorkshire is the main area

for that. We are about to batter. Here we go. They goes in. -- it goes

in, over. Lost half my fish! The dark side goes in first. Here we go.

There we are. Back to Edna and she certainly knows what she wants.

Salt, ketchup and the taste test. Is it good? I think it is delicious.

Thank you very much. Beds and I liked them. We will do the taste

test now but macro Edna like them. Gorgeous. Reheated in the BBC

microwave. This is no good for my diet. I have a question. Where are

the bits? Mushy peas, where are they? ! We will eat while you do the

in charge to let me stay on the walls and take the photo. What a

beautiful place we live in. Keep the pictures coming in. Tomorrow, it is

going to be another warm day. Greater risk of catching the shower

tomorrow. Our weather is dominated by a ridge of high pressure. Patchy

rain and drizzle coming in from the West. It should brighten again on

Friday. We have had some cloud but also decent spells of sunshine. It

is a nice evening. Dry and bright this evening. Overnight, it looks

like it will stay dry. Last night, it went down to four degrees in the

Dales. Cool once again tonight. I think it will be lower than these

temperatures in many places. A bit of patchy mist and fog developing

that it felt a bit autumnal. It may well tomorrow as well. But that will

lift and there will be sunshine on the cards. In the afternoon, as the

cloud up, there could be a few showers. In the sunshine in

between, it will feel warm. Warmer than today with a light breeze. We

could get up to 22 degrees. On Friday, after a cloudy start it will