07/11/2013 Look North (Yorkshire)

Good evening and welcome to Thursday's Look North. On the

programme: Barnsley's MP takes up the cudgels about cigarette

packaging. He says: make it less appealing to youngsters.

Also tonight: It's been a decade of painstaking work.

And meet Yorkshire Wildlife Park's newest attraction ` an expensive

addition proving the centre means business.

Tonight ` new laws designed to put youngsters off smoking don't go far

enough, according to one of South Yorkshire's MPs. Today in the

Commons there were calls for plain packaging which would be less

appealing to the young. Barnsley MP Dan Jarvis said "glamourous

marketing" played a big part in encouraging people to buy.

In Barnsley, one in four adults smoke. The town's also got one of

the highest rates of lung cancer in the country. 283 people die there

each year because of smoking related illnesses. And the cost to Barnsley

alone amounts to a bill of ?7.5 million.

Nationally, figures show around 50 young people start smoking every

day. Danny Carpenter's been to Barnsley to see if changing

cigarette packaging would put people off. This is a Government health

warning about the dangers of smoking. When you smoke, the

chemicals that you inhale cause mutations in your body. It pulls

nope and she's. The Barnsley MP Dan Jarvis said the Government are not

doing enough and wants cigarettes sold only in plain packaging. If the

introduced standardised plain cigarette packaging, the evidence

shows that fewer young people would take up smoking. But sadly the

Government will not act, which is a mistake. In Barnsley, smoking

remains popular. One in four adults smoke. These are cigarette packets

with no colour or advertising. If these were in the shops, would you

be less likely to buy them? Yes, less likely to buy them because it

is just a plain box and stop if you cannot see it, you will not want it.

The packaging appeals to me. Around 90% of people who begin smoking do

so before the age of 19. Tobacco is a childhood addiction.

It was about stopping people getting started smoking in the first place.

In Australia they are trailing plain packaging for cigarettes and a

spokesman told us that they were waiting for the results of that

before making up their minds. Yorkshire Water are involved in a

dispute about who owns pipes. These are the maps showing the

complicated work that is being done to the pipework on the estate.

Yorkshire Water has come up with a solution. It will not pay. Quite

simply, it says it does not own the pipes. I am here in Mytholmroyd. As

we will hear no, many see they do not have that money.

Another unwanted water feature on this estate. Underground pipes are

breaking up. Bill payers expected the supply to be fixed by Yorkshire

Water but the company does not own the pipes, they belong to individual

homes so each resident will have to be. We are angry because when we

talk to Yorkshire Water they tell us it is a private pipe and that we as

customers are nothing to do with them. The bill for each household

will be between two and ?3000. For pensioners, it is a worrying figure.

They make millions of pounds in profit and they are not contributing

anything towards the problem that we have had on this estate for years.

It is just `` I don't know where I will find the money. Last year the

average Yorkshire Water customer paid ?356 for their water bill. The

company made ?186 million in profit. The Chairman and Chief Executive for

a paid over ?1 million. Dividends to shareholders went up to ?256

million, more than four times what was paid in the previous year. At

this consultation, the company made it clear that they will not pay

because they do not own the pipes. The Mac a supply pipe is the

responsibility of the person who owns that house, or in this case,

this estate. We can give advice where possible, but it would be

wrong for us to prepare this. `` repay this. This problem is not

going away and it will not until it is agreement about whether

homeowners should pay or whether the company should cough up.

There may be a compromise between residents and Yorkshire Water, that

is one of the things being discussed here tonight. Councillor, Simon Dunn

represents this area. We're here today to ask Yorkshire Water to put

?50,000 of cash into this project to enable us to go forward. The

residents cannot afford to to ?3000. The cost of living, increases

in in energy costs, increases in fuel bills etc, people cannot afford

to pay less. Yorkshire Water say they have come up with the solution

and that they do not own the pipes. You can see where they are coming

from, it is not their problem. I accept that Yorkshire Water have no

legal responsibility for these pipes but they do have a moral

responsibility to help customers who have been paying their bills

loyally. Neither side wants to pay, what'll happen? We will continue to

work hard to find a permanent solution for this project, we are

not giving up. Thank you for joining us. Some of the gardens on this

estate will remain very wet for the next few months.

Yorkshire Water has apologised for two maidens worst in York. `` to

making supplies burst in York. It is one of the largest water mains in

York. Later on Look North: How much does a

tiger cost? The new addition to this wildlife Park.

First tonight: doorstep mail deliveries on a Leeds housing estate

restarted today after nearly a month. Postmen had been refusing to

deliver after on the Greenthorpe Estate after two dog attacks in a

matter of weeks. One postman had his finger bitten off. Fed up residents

say they'd had to trek over a mile to the nearest depot. But Royal Mail

said staff safety had to come first. Heidi Tomlinson reports. Safely

behind bars. Noisy Rottweilers protecting their territory in this

estate in Leeds. Royal mail cancelled all deliveries in this

area because a dog attacked postmen. The post and was chased

across the gardens and had to jump over fences to escape the dog, which

pinned him against the wall. A second more tragic case, another

postman was walking to deliver the mail to the house and put his hand

on the date and the dogs savagely bit the end of his finger off.

Today, postmen felt safe enough to return and residents received four

weeks of mail. Deliveries around the streets are

now back on because the owner of the dog has assured Royal mail it will

now be kept under control. This has angered people because they have had

to wait a month for import and information. I have had to wait four

weeks for my mail. At the end of the day, everybody else has lost out on

the mail. Why should everyone on this estate suffered because of one

dog owner Richard Mark? ``? There are over 2000 dog attacks every

year. In other news around Yorkshire: a

man has been remanded in custody after appearing before magistrates

charged with murdering a 22`year`old woman who was found dead in a

caravan in Bradford on Tuesday. Jade Watson's body was found in the

caravan behind a house in Wood Lane in Swain House. A postmortem

examination showed she was strangled. James Gray, who's 25,

will next appear at Bradford Crown Court on Monday.

The Government says the case for electrifying the railway line

between York, Harrogate and Leeds looks "promising". Commuters,

politicians and business people have all been lobbying for improvements

on the line. Harrogate MP Andrew Jones raised the issue in the

Commons this morning, and the Transport Secretary, Patrick

McLoughlin, has promised to think about it.

It has stood in the centre of Harrogate for even longer than the

famous Betty's Tearooms, just next to it, but a dying 100`year`old tree

is now getting a new lease of life. A chainsaw artist has been let loose

on the elderly Elm, on Montpellier Hill, with the idea of turning it

into a special icon for the Tour de France. A stage of the race will end

in the town when it comes to Yorkshire next July. The event has

been marked on one side of the tree, and Mick has plans to celebrate

Yorkshire and France on the other. The next thing is to do the other

side of the tree. So people driving past can see it. We will fit in the

Yorkshire rose, and a flower to lead and other things.

Five years ago it was a gamble the banks didn't want to take, but today

the Yorkshire Wildlife Park is one of the region's biggest tourist

attractions. Now it's embarking on an ambitious expansion programme

both in terms of its buildings and its animals. Our business

correspondent Danni Hewson went with the team to bring the park's latest

guest to its new home. It's a nervous wait for this tiger

as the vet is called to put her to sleep ahead of her journey to meet a

new mate. There are only 400 of these tigers left in the wild so

breeding in captivity is important. Today, she was leaving her home at

Dudley Zoo and making the short drive north to Doncaster where it is

hoped she will eventually have cubs. It is vitally important we get the

animals paired up with a mate. It is all very well keeping two female

animals together but they will not breed so the aim here is to breed

this highly endangered species. Hopefully we will breed her and then

it's a win`win situation. It is a complex, perfectly`timed

operation, one keepers from the Yorkshire Wildlife Park are now

well`versed in. Since it opened five years ago they have made many such

journeys to add to the growing number of animals in the park, which

in turn has led to a growing number of visitors. To have money going to

the local economy and Doncaster is very important. It is good to create

employment here. Last summer we had a people working here. That is a lot

of people. Hopefully Vladimir will like her. And we will get the

go`ahead to breed them. There aren't many companies that get the benefit

of tigers like this to grow the business. But rapid expansion comes

with a unique set of headaches. We are up for this challenge. The

prospect of a future Tiger family will step up more interest. Now it

is a matter of letting nature take its course. What a great success

story. Before 7pm: A case of corrective

surgery surely performed by a quack. A newly refurbished Wentworth Castle

Conservatory opens to the public today. In its heyday, the 120`

year`old glasshouse displayed exotic plants from all over the world, but

then fell into a terrible state of disrepair. It's taken ten years and

more than ?3 million to restore the Grade II listed building to its

former glory. Ian White is there for us.

Take a look at this! This is what it looks like at night. It is well

worth a visit. The weather was so good today for the opening.

It felt to Barnsley's Mayor to perform the honours, marking the end

of ten years of hard work restoring this conservatory to its former

glory. The Mac they have done such a good job. The sun was shining for

the guests, many of them volunteers who had helped to raise money for

this amazing restoration project. It has been sad to see it over the

years and is amazing to see it back to its former glory! Now we can see

it all put together! We knew that it would eventually happen. The

champagne was flowing to mark an incredible achievement many thought

would not be possible. It was a proud day. There were a lot of

difficulties in the cold weather and not. It was a lot of hard work and

at Israeli nice to see it looking so good. The only a handful of

Victorian is left in Britain. This surely must be one of the very best.

The guests have gone, but this is what it now looks like at night will

stop lets talk to clear, the director of the gardens. It all

started with the BBC's restoration programme. We came third in the

finals will stop it was a shame not to win, but this kicked off the

whole project. The volunteers played a huge part. Yes. We could not have

done it without them. Ten years of fundraising and hard work and local

donations have brought us here. This man is the head gardener. It isn't a

stick! It is great for me and the gardening team to have such a

wonderful building to restore and look at. There are plants from every

continent of the world. It has been great to be here today. Well done.

Now of course, you need to come and see it.

Lothersdale archer Danielle Brown has won two silver medals at the

Para World Championships in Bangkok. Brown came second in the mixed team

compound competition with partner John Stubbs earlier today. The

25``year`old won another Silver earlier in the tournament, in the

individual event. She had previously won every World and Paralympic title

available since 2007. There were times not so long ago

when I wouldn't have known what a podcast was. I am sure you do ` it's

an audio programme you can access on the web and there's a reason for

Bradford City to celebrate. Dom and Tom have been doing them for ages

and have been short listed for the best football podcast of 2013!

Bearing in mind they are up against the likes of Man Utd, Arsenal, and

Chelsea, this is some achievement. But before we speak to them, let's

remind you of their previous outing as a pop duo when their team were on

the way to Wembley! MUSIC PLAYS

# Let's get ready for Wembley # # Let's go beat the Swans # I'm so

glad that Bantam's Banter are here, watching.

There you are in one of your more serious moments ` tell us about the

podcast and why you think it's such a success when up against some

really big names? Radio talk about the history of the club but it is a

narrow own special way. We like to have a laugh. It can be a little bit

fruity, with the language. Does that have to be that way? We are at the

game, and we are passionate, so we do talk a lot of nonsense and

sometimes it is hard to articulate yourselves when you are screaming at

the top of your lungs! The reason that we use colourful language is

because we are excited. Last year it was through joy. Since that musical

outing, we have become more child friendly! I am so proud that

Anton's banter is here, podcasting for everyone! We're watching our

clean sheet hands with the Swansea players! I nearly cried!

You've had 50,000 downloads for one episode ` is it still made in a back

bedroom? We can't believe it. It is a difficult industry to get into. We

tried to do it our own way. It is just by luck that it has worked out

for us. Please vote for our website. We want to bring this back

to Yorkshire. We've all heard of reconstructive

surgery and the miracles it can achieve. Now a vet from Ilkley has

used the technique on a goose. Tilly lost his bottom beak in an accident

but the vet has managed to build him a new one, with the help of a

dentist. We sent Cathy Killick on what can only be described as a true

goose chase. His owner says he's more like a dog

than a goose: affectionate, loyal and fond of a walk. But life's not

been easy for Tilly. When he was six months old, he lost his lower beak

in an accident. He survived for the next six years, using his tongue

instead, but three weeks ago, he stopped managing and his vet had to

come up with a solution. It's like trying to do a gum shield

for a rugby player. His tongue is like Arnold Schwarzenegger's thigh `

it's absolutely massive because it's had to do all the work in the past.

And as that tongue has gotten thicker it's been unable to do its

job. He got to the stage where he couldn't use his tongue to eat and

it was getting trapped between the two halves of his jaw.

A dentist has helped to construct the new bill, which has been screwed

onto a surgical plate attached to Tilly's jaw.

It's a whole new learning curve for him because he didn't have a beak

before, so he's got to get used to it. But animals adapt quickly, so

hopefully it'll go well. It was great this morning to come in

and see him scooping up grain and tilting his head back ` he'd already

adapted. He's so special, there's a special

bond between us that people can't believe. They think geese chase

people and are horrible, but he is just wonderful!

It is hoped Tilly will make a full recovery once he has adjusted to his

new bill. As for the vet's bill, he did it for nothing.

Let's move on to the weather. Do you want to hear about my podcast? Yes.

I could do it now... This is a picture of a squirrel in a

tree. This is a picture of the lovely

autumn. The risk of scattered showers

further west. Sunday is the best day to do anything this weekend. There

will be spells of sunshine. It has been a fabulous day right along the

coast. A few showers in the West over night. It will be breezy but

you have some ground frost. These are the high water times. Many of us

will have a bright and sunny start. But some scattered showers. These

will fizzle out. Top temperatures of nine or 10 Celsius. As for the

weekend, a similar day on Saturday. Sunny spells and scattered showers.

Sharp frost on Saturday night, but it will leave Sunday looking really

magnificent.