:00:00. > :00:07.Good evening and welcome to Thursday's Look North.
:00:08. > :00:10.Tonight, one of Yorkshire's most senior MPs warns that the culture
:00:11. > :00:13.and behaviour of some immigrants could cause an explosion. Former
:00:14. > :00:15.Home Secretary David Blunkett was talking about the Roma community in
:00:16. > :00:19.his constituency. Now, another Sheffield MP warns immigrants to be
:00:20. > :00:35.sensitive to the British way of life.
:00:36. > :00:38.Also tonight, what's taking so long? Protests in Wakefield over the slow
:00:39. > :00:53.progress of an investigation into police actions during the miners'
:00:54. > :00:55.strike. And, I have been finding out how our high streets are fighting
:00:56. > :01:18.back. Tonight, the Deputy Prime Minister
:01:19. > :01:21.has added his voice to concerns that cultural tensions in parts of
:01:22. > :01:24.Sheffield could lead to riots. It follows comments by the former
:01:25. > :01:28.Home Secretary David Blunkett, who told the BBC that the behaviour and
:01:29. > :01:31.culture of some immigrants in the Page Hall area of his constituency
:01:32. > :01:34.could lead to an explosion. Around 400 Roma families from Slovakia now
:01:35. > :01:37.live there. Some local residents have begun patrols to try to keep
:01:38. > :01:41.the area peaceful. Today, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who's
:01:42. > :01:58.also a Sheffield MP, said immigrants coming to Britain must respect the
:01:59. > :02:31.British way of life. There are tensions in Sheffield.
:02:32. > :02:51.Till 12:00 at night, out. Everybody is fighting, smoking. Without
:02:52. > :03:05.careful management, things could blow up, according to David
:03:06. > :03:18.Blunkett. We have got to change their culture, because there will be
:03:19. > :03:26.an explosion otherwise. We have got to say, you are not in a downtrodden
:03:27. > :03:40.village or woodland, you are here. The Deputy Prime Minister joined the
:03:41. > :03:44.debate. If you are coming to live here and bringing up a family, be
:03:45. > :04:14.sensitive to the way life is lived here. I know what's going on in this
:04:15. > :04:26.community. Looking for something better than where they come from.
:04:27. > :04:30.They have praised work going on to reduce the tensions that can arise.
:04:31. > :04:33.Well, joining us now is Dave Brown, the head of the organisation
:04:34. > :04:48.Migration Yorkshire. Why should Roma migrants from Slovakia be seen as a
:04:49. > :04:53.problem in Sheffield? There are two politicians who have brought this
:04:54. > :05:05.up. There are issues around the country. There is always some
:05:06. > :05:19.misunderstanding, and we need to focus on integration. Should MPs
:05:20. > :05:27.talk about riots? He was talking about the difficulties of community
:05:28. > :05:43.cohesion. In Sheffield, communities are working well together. How do
:05:44. > :06:02.you get the communities to work together? Ideas around cohesion
:06:03. > :06:06.groups coming together, mediators. Not being fearful of people. Talking
:06:07. > :06:09.to them. Next tonight, the Independent Police
:06:10. > :06:12.Complaints Commission has apologised for the lack of progress it's made
:06:13. > :06:15.investigating the role of officers at the so`called Battle of Orgreave
:06:16. > :06:18.during the 1984 miners' strike. Campaigners held a protest in
:06:19. > :06:23.Wakefield today to highlight their frustration. It's a year since South
:06:24. > :06:26.Yorkshire Police referred itself to the IPCC after claims officers were
:06:27. > :06:28.told what to write in their statements, but a lot of evidence is
:06:29. > :07:02.yet to be looked at. It was the worst battle of the
:07:03. > :07:07.miners' strike. A year ago, Inside Out got hold of the police
:07:08. > :07:20.statements. Officers had used the same lines. It's incredible to think
:07:21. > :07:28.it is nearly 30 years, and the protests go on. The people here who
:07:29. > :07:44.were involved say they're sick and tired of waiting. I'm extremely
:07:45. > :07:59.frustrated. They are pulling out all the stops for Andrew Mitchell. They
:08:00. > :08:23.can't wait to kick this into touch. It's important to have this
:08:24. > :08:38.investigation. As pressure grew today, the person leading addressed
:08:39. > :08:40.protestors. That was little comfort to campaigners, who've waited nearly
:08:41. > :08:44.three decades for the truth. Later on Look North. Could you name
:08:45. > :08:47.your Police and Crime Commissioner? Yorkshire's representatives admit
:08:48. > :08:55.one of their battles is letting people know who they are.
:08:56. > :08:57.First, more of the day's news. A South Yorkshire Police officer who
:08:58. > :09:01.worked undercover has admitted offering to supply cocaine. Sarah
:09:02. > :09:04.Greaves pleaded guilty at Derby Crown Court this morning, along with
:09:05. > :09:09.her boyfriend Adam Dickinson, who is a convicted drug dealer. The
:09:10. > :09:26.29`year`old officer has now resigned.
:09:27. > :09:40.It was July when Sarah Greaves had been arrested and charged.
:09:41. > :09:46.Detectives found messages from her. Today he and Sarah pleaded guilty to
:09:47. > :09:49.offering to supply Class A drugs although Sarah said, despite
:09:50. > :09:54.admitting sending text messages, she had never carried out the exchange,
:09:55. > :09:59.no drugs changed hands. We can't identify Sarah because she worked as
:10:00. > :10:02.an undercover officer and although she was based in Doncaster, she went
:10:03. > :10:07.all over the country targeting drugs and prostitution cases. Her and
:10:08. > :10:13.concern were given bail today with conditions they will be sentenced at
:10:14. > :10:21.a later hearing. They were both warned by the judge they are likely
:10:22. > :10:24.to go to prison. We've had a response from the Chief
:10:25. > :10:38.Constable of South Yorkshire. He said:
:10:39. > :10:42.an international arrest warrant has been issued for a 21`year`old
:10:43. > :10:48.Radford man wanted in connection of the murder of his wife. Police
:10:49. > :10:53.believe he has left the UK and may have returned to Pakistan. The body
:10:54. > :10:59.of his wife was found last week at a house, she died of head injuries.
:11:00. > :11:06.A second man has been arrested over a hoax bomb threat. Armed police
:11:07. > :11:11.sealed off the high street for several hours following a series of
:11:12. > :11:15.phone calls. A 22`year`old Leeds man has been questioned and released on
:11:16. > :11:19.bail. A 21`year`old arrested last month is also on bail. Young
:11:20. > :11:25.unemployed people in Leeds and Sheffield are to receive almost ?10
:11:26. > :11:30.million of government funding to improve their job prospects. Leeds
:11:31. > :11:33.has received ?4.6 million while Sheffield has been given ?5 million
:11:34. > :11:38.to invest in mentoring and training programmes.
:11:39. > :11:43.Campaign has been launched Bradford to try and prevent people developing
:11:44. > :11:46.diabetes full stop is thought as many as one in five people in the
:11:47. > :11:51.city centre may have the city centre. Diabetes is common among the
:11:52. > :11:55.Asian population due to a combination of diet and genetics.
:11:56. > :11:58.Leaflets have been handed out telling people how they can prevent
:11:59. > :12:06.themselves from developing the disease.
:12:07. > :12:14.About a quarter of people will have the condition. As time goes on, the
:12:15. > :12:19.risks get more. South Asian people are more likely to get diabetes. A
:12:20. > :12:25.huge amount that we can do to prevent it. Plenty of South Asian
:12:26. > :12:28.people have been able to reverse it by changing their lifestyle, so it
:12:29. > :12:32.is not all doom and gloom. One of Yorkshire's Police and Crime
:12:33. > :12:38.Commissioners has admitted to Look North hardly anyone knows who he is.
:12:39. > :12:41.Shaun Wright's comments come as a national BBC survey shows a third of
:12:42. > :12:44.people don't even know they have a police commissioner. Elections for
:12:45. > :12:48.the post took place this time last year, with some of the poorest
:12:49. > :12:51.turnouts in British history. They replaced police authorities and
:12:52. > :12:54.are there to ensure forces are run effectively. In North Yorkshire,
:12:55. > :12:57.Julia Mulligan was elected, on a salary of ?70,000. In West
:12:58. > :12:59.Yorkshire, the former chair of the police authority, Mark
:13:00. > :13:05.Burns`Williamson, won, and he's now Yorkshire's highest`paid PCC, on a
:13:06. > :13:07.salary of ?100,000. Shaun Wright was elected in South Yorkshire and is
:13:08. > :13:26.paid around ?85,000 a year. Two world champion boxers and a
:13:27. > :13:30.police Commissioner, only two of them are famous. South Yorkshire's
:13:31. > :13:36.Commissioner has had to defend himself. Shaun Wright has been at
:13:37. > :13:42.random in goal's boxing foundation to give them a grant to help them
:13:43. > :13:46.reduce anti`social behaviour. He has at two and questions about the
:13:47. > :13:54.police's role in Hillsborough and protecting children in bother. ``
:13:55. > :13:59.Rotherham. I have done my best to raise awareness. Too many people
:14:00. > :14:04.know who I am, if I walked down the High Street in South Yorkshire, I
:14:05. > :14:12.would be lucky to find a handful of people, but we are on a journey, and
:14:13. > :14:19.in another three years, and the next elections, round, I would expect
:14:20. > :14:23.more people to buy what we are about. A poll suggests more than a
:14:24. > :14:27.third of people do not know if they have got a Commissioner or not. The
:14:28. > :14:30.best way to get your face known, Lough Erne a few doors and tell
:14:31. > :14:37.people how you have been spending the next 12 months. This man runs
:14:38. > :14:44.West Yorkshire police, he has been spending money taken away from
:14:45. > :14:47.criminals on CCTV and a slide for a school in Bradford. He says people
:14:48. > :14:51.are starting to understand his job. The profile and accountability are
:14:52. > :14:57.becoming more understood in the public. But I do not think this can
:14:58. > :15:03.be judged until the full term of office, in three and a half years.
:15:04. > :15:06.There is work to do on improving their public image. The role was
:15:07. > :15:09.designed to be recognisable and accountable. They have another
:15:10. > :15:12.freaky is to prove they are succeeding.
:15:13. > :15:14.Well, a short time ago, I spoke to North Yorkshire's police
:15:15. > :15:18.commissioner Julia Mulligan, and I asked her if she feels she can do an
:15:19. > :15:27.effective job if people don't know she exists.
:15:28. > :15:30.First of all, a lot of people do know we exist, there has been a
:15:31. > :15:35.recent survey that suggests 65% of people do know. That is real
:15:36. > :15:42.progress from this time last year, only 7% of people had ever heard of
:15:43. > :15:47.police authorities, but we are getting out of that and talking to
:15:48. > :15:51.people, and I do that every week. I have done more than 40 surgeries all
:15:52. > :15:55.around North Yorkshire. What about those who have not heard of you?
:15:56. > :16:00.More than half of people think commissioners have had no impact on
:16:01. > :16:07.crime levels. It is early days, but that is 50% of others who may think
:16:08. > :16:14.we have. It depends on how you spend those statistics. How are you going
:16:15. > :16:17.to persuade those who do not? By talking to people, which is what I
:16:18. > :16:24.am doing. North Yorkshire is the largest policing area in the
:16:25. > :16:27.country, the size of eight Parliamentary constituencies, said
:16:28. > :16:31.to have got as far as I have in 12 months is good news, but there is a
:16:32. > :16:37.lot more work to do. What have you achieved? I have reversed the
:16:38. > :16:42.decision of the police authority to cut the officer numbers, so we are
:16:43. > :16:46.now recruiting in North Yorkshire, which is as a consequence of direct
:16:47. > :16:51.feedback from the public, saying they want to see officers out and
:16:52. > :16:56.about. That is a key thing. I have also reduced budget in my office and
:16:57. > :17:02.senior salaries for police staff to the tune of ?1 million, and we have
:17:03. > :17:05.also made some major investments in policing in the form of the major
:17:06. > :17:10.crime unit and an operation tackling rural crime.
:17:11. > :17:14.Before 7pm. It's the eve of Children in Need.
:17:15. > :17:18.And we'll show you how some of the money you raised last year is spent
:17:19. > :17:24.improving the lives of children in Barnsley.
:17:25. > :17:28.Now, a South Yorkshire charity which helps children with learning
:17:29. > :17:30.disabilities get involved in the arts is amongst those who've
:17:31. > :17:35.benefitted from your generous Children In Need donations. We
:17:36. > :17:39.caught up with a group of children from Barnsley and Wakefield who were
:17:40. > :17:41.given the opportunity to take part in art and crafts, dance and music
:17:42. > :17:53.thanks to Barnsley`based Action Space Mobile.
:17:54. > :18:14.For a week in the summer, they welcome these children into another
:18:15. > :18:18.place, the world of Robin Hood. It is like stepping into a storybook
:18:19. > :18:23.and being actively involved in all of the elements, whether it is the
:18:24. > :18:27.drama, the storytelling, the music the dancing, it is so where do can
:18:28. > :18:33.be as creative as you want, and it is so much fun. The story is told
:18:34. > :18:35.slowly, character by character, day by day, building up at a pace the
:18:36. > :18:47.children can follow. Gregory and Georgina are 17`year`old
:18:48. > :18:49.twins from Sheffield. They have autism, which makes learning
:18:50. > :18:55.difficult, but they make huge strides here. My son came out after
:18:56. > :19:00.one session and he was standing up straight. It was such a revelation,
:19:01. > :19:05.cause I had not realised that he stooped. It showed how much his
:19:06. > :19:10.esteem had risen through being clear, interacting with everybody.
:19:11. > :19:14.The week makes a lasting impression, the children are often acting the
:19:15. > :19:20.story a year afterwards. Gregory felt able to get up and down for the
:19:21. > :19:24.first time in his life. But none of this could happen without funding
:19:25. > :19:32.from Children In Need. We do need the support and care, respect,
:19:33. > :19:39.tolerance, and in a dormant for our children. We cannot do it all
:19:40. > :19:42.ourselves. I am sorry! Very emotional, that is why John
:19:43. > :19:45.money is so important. Your donations are a real help to
:19:46. > :19:49.families like the Harmans. Children in Need is, of course, tomorrow, and
:19:50. > :19:52.we're having our very own event at the National Media Museum in
:19:53. > :19:54.Bradford. It's free to come along, just turn up between 5:30pm and
:19:55. > :19:57.9:30pm. There'll be bands, a choir and
:19:58. > :20:03.Bollywood dancers, and Ian and Keeley will be live from there
:20:04. > :20:07.throughout the evening! Now, have you started your Christmas
:20:08. > :20:10.shopping, or is it too early to talk about it?
:20:11. > :20:15.I am beginning to have a look very carefully.
:20:16. > :20:18.You have not parted with any cash? Definitely not. Well, this year more
:20:19. > :20:21.shoppers in Yorkshire are expected to do their Christmas shopping
:20:22. > :20:25.online than anywhere else in the UK. Exclusive figures given to Look
:20:26. > :20:28.North show 40% of us will use the internet this year rather than hit
:20:29. > :20:30.the High Street. So what will this mean for our local
:20:31. > :20:45.retailers? How did you tempt shoppers out into
:20:46. > :20:49.the cold to spend their cash? Particularly on a night like this?
:20:50. > :20:53.Meadowhall think this could be the ants, spectacular. It has been
:20:54. > :20:59.designed by a Huddersfield company who has seen business boom, a
:21:00. > :21:04.shopping centres do everything they can to tempt people out to get the
:21:05. > :21:12.Christmas money, which is important for retailers big and small.
:21:13. > :21:16.The decorations might be understated and elegant, but the need to get
:21:17. > :21:22.shoppers through the door is felt as keenly here as in our big shopping
:21:23. > :21:26.centres. For many independent stores, the festive season can be
:21:27. > :21:30.the time when they make up to 40% of their annual sales. It is all about
:21:31. > :21:36.the unique and quirky, or tight budgets have taken their toll. A lot
:21:37. > :21:41.of businesses have struggled, we have seen a lot of people come and
:21:42. > :21:46.go, and it is terribly sad, because it is people's livelihoods. But we
:21:47. > :21:51.just have to keep plugging away and hope that the people of Leeds. Come
:21:52. > :21:57.and visit. They have not been the only ones. Year on year, our habits
:21:58. > :22:03.have been changing, a trend that is only going one way. This Christmas
:22:04. > :22:07.will be the biggest ever online, we have spoken to people about what
:22:08. > :22:16.they intend to do, 35% say they will stop online. In Yorkshire, the
:22:17. > :22:20.figure is about 40%. That is why this Huddersfield decoration company
:22:21. > :22:24.has seen its business boom. Spectacles to draw people out of
:22:25. > :22:29.their cosy homes are an invaluable tool, especially after a series of
:22:30. > :22:32.disappointing years for retailers. This year, confidence is up, and a
:22:33. > :22:39.quarter of people say they will spend more. In terms of footfall and
:22:40. > :22:42.sales, date are on the uplift, and consumer confidence is back, so
:22:43. > :22:48.people are shopping and embracing Christmas, to have a great time
:22:49. > :22:51.here. That potential is felt down the road, a last big push to get
:22:52. > :23:00.Sheffield's new market up and running. That is where you make your
:23:01. > :23:05.money, in December, but these markets, we will be fine through the
:23:06. > :23:10.year, but we like to make money. All traders should be up and running for
:23:11. > :23:16.the opening, one month before Santa pays us a visit.
:23:17. > :23:22.This got out opened today, and one of the people responsible is Jamie.
:23:23. > :23:30.How long has it taken? It has taken about three months, a team of 20
:23:31. > :23:34.people. 20 hours a day. It has been pretty nonstop, to deliver the
:23:35. > :23:38.project. Literally just a few hours ago you were still finishing off?
:23:39. > :23:46.Yes, there are still little bits today. Still some little bits. It
:23:47. > :23:50.has been a bumpy year, you are seeing more of things like this? The
:23:51. > :23:56.scale of the project are growing, Christmas has gone up to another
:23:57. > :24:02.level. The project has grown, people's expectations are getting
:24:03. > :24:04.bigger. You have fulfilled some expectations today, let's find out
:24:05. > :24:10.from the people who really matter, those with the pester power to bring
:24:11. > :24:15.parents in. You have been in to see Father Christmas, what did you
:24:16. > :24:26.think? Amazing, the decorations look really good. What about you? You got
:24:27. > :24:35.presents when you came out, you got a picture taken next to Santa. What
:24:36. > :24:41.else can you see in their? A lot of moving creatures, I see. Some little
:24:42. > :24:49.else going around, I can see one over there. Doing their work! It
:24:50. > :24:55.looks fabulous. You have been very good, so I am sure you are on the
:24:56. > :25:00.nice list. This is open until Christmas, and the decorations are
:25:01. > :25:05.being switched on, people aren't desperately trying to tempt shoppers
:25:06. > :25:12.through the doors and off the sofas `` people are.
:25:13. > :25:14.The thing about online shopping, you do not have to listen to the
:25:15. > :25:29.Christmas music for weeks and weeks. It is so early to talk about
:25:30. > :25:35.Christmas! A couple of pictures. Very nice. Lovely autumnal colours.
:25:36. > :25:41.A lovely sunset this afternoon. Keep the pictures coming in. There is a
:25:42. > :25:45.new blog on there, detailing what will be the first taste of winter,
:25:46. > :25:50.next week. For tomorrow, it is dry with sunshine. A ridge of high
:25:51. > :25:56.pressure nudging in from the west, so a nice day. It will feel slightly
:25:57. > :26:02.less cold. It has been glorious, despite the north`westerly. Most
:26:03. > :26:07.places have seen clear blue skies. One or two showers clipping into the
:26:08. > :26:12.coastal strip. It is clear, cold and windy this evening. Overnight, the
:26:13. > :26:22.wind will ease. A widespread ground frost and air frost. You might be
:26:23. > :26:32.scraping the ice off the windscreens first thing in the morning.
:26:33. > :26:39.A lovely, crisp start to the day, plenty of sunshine around. We might
:26:40. > :26:44.find that there will be high cloud nudging it from the West, which will
:26:45. > :26:48.make the sunshine a bit hazy will stop central and eastern parts have
:26:49. > :26:54.another glorious late autumn day, with a good deal less wind. In
:26:55. > :27:00.Scarborough, where there has been a near gale, it should feel a lot
:27:01. > :27:03.better. Still a bit cold over the tops of the hills, it may cloud over
:27:04. > :27:11.in the West later, a decent sunshine. The temperature is not far
:27:12. > :27:16.from normal. Saturday is looking OK, more cloud, but it should still be
:27:17. > :27:21.bright. Some uncertainty on Sunday, thicker cloud bringing patchy rain.
:27:22. > :27:22.It rains on Sunday night, allowing a northerly wind to develop, so the
:27:23. > :27:35.Chavez could fall as sleet and snow. I am going to the Huddersfield
:27:36. > :27:39.Examiner business awards. He will have to make his own tea, because
:27:40. > :27:43.Nicola is on late night! A ready meal! Definitely! Good
:27:44. > :27:46.night.