16/06/2014 Look North (Yorkshire)

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Good evening and welcome to Monday's Look North.

Paying the price of developing Leeds.

Our investigation finds trade has fallen 40% at the city's market

since building work started on a new shopping centre.

It is very, very bleak. I won't be able to continue after Christmas in

trade level stay like this. We'll also hear from one le`ding

councillor who tells Look North Relatives pay tribute to

the traders "kind and peace`loving" And the disabled teenager from York

scaling new heights rock clhmbing Variable amounts of Cloud today in

York. But all of the details coming up shortly.

Good evening and welcome to Look North.

Trade at Leeds Market has f`llen by 40% in just two months with nine out

of ten traders saying it is because of the closure of the car p`rk to

make way for the new Victorha Gate development. That's the finding of

an exclusive BBC survey which spoke to 160 stall holders.

Mid day and this man is waiting for customers. He waits dot`macro and

waits. He has been in Leeds market for decades and has seen thd ups and

downs. Until a few months b`ck when trade dropped off a cliff. Trade at

the moment is rock bottom. Last Saturday we were 50% down across the

board. Friday about 40%, mid week, 20%. On average about 20% across the

board. Where once there werd healthy profits, now huge losses. ?2500 in

just one week. It is a storx told across Leeds market. A BBC survey

asked every stall if there had been a significant change in the past two

months. Out of 160 responses, 1 3 said yes. The average drop, 39% down

in just two months. The cause? 0% gave just one answer. The c`r park.

The closing of the market c`r pass. The car park. It is the car park.

The car park closed and trade halved overnight. The car park closed down

and the business started to go down and down. We are offering an online

service, home delivery. We want to keep the customers happy but nobody

wants to walk half a mile whth six carrier bags full of meat. The car

park closed because of the new multi`million pound Victori` gate

development. It will bring John Lewis and more trade sits on the

former market car park and ht won't be ready for two more years. Nobody

from the council would come on camera to do an interview btt they

sent a statement saying thex are working with the developer to make

parking available for the m`rket and promote other places to park and

alternative ways of getting here. They said they are working with

traders with a range of prolotions, offers and events. ?2 for your

strawberries. Many traders say they have seen little sign of th`t help

and this man fears for his future. Very, very bleak. I will not be able

to continue after Christmas if trade stays like this and I know ` lot of

other traders will be the s`me. Either they will have to drop the

wrens, helpers with the ratds or expect a house of cards scenario

were so many shops will shut down. With a ?30 million refurbishment,

the next few years should bd a new dawn for Leeds market will stop the

question is, how many old traders will be here to see it?

Well, we did ask to speak to someone from the ruling Labour partx

Stewart Golton is the leader of the Liberal Democrats on

I think Look North did the city of Leeds a good service.

They highlighted the plight some of our traders feel like they `re in.

Having a new development, Vhctoria Gate with a new John Lewis hs a

It is meant to be the goose that lays the golden egg.

We don't want to make sure the market ends up eight de`d duck

So we need to make sure that our traders are able to trade whilst

The problems seems to be th`t the council are saying this is

It isn't because this is gohng to take a couple of years to btild

Is that two years of torment for the traders, who might not even

Our job as a council was to make sure that isn't to years

I understand the council ard looking at seeing whether they can get

reduced parking fees in negotiation with some private operators.

That needs to happen sooner rather than later.

It is a very well loved institution, the market and we need to m`ke sure

The second thing is making sure we promote the market as much

Especially those that work within the centre of Leeds, that they

Just using it once a week and spending ?5,

maybe just buying your lunch there would make a huge differencd to

I know you are singing the songs on behalf of the traders re`lly

but shouldn't the ruling Labour group on the council realisdd this

was going to happen before the Victoria Gate development started?

It was obvious part parking closing down would cause problems?

They were given assurances there were alternatives in place.

Your investigation has obviously highlighted that is not the case.

I don't think it is a party political issue,

it is a working partnership with the council, all the party groupings

and the traders to get this stabilised as soon as possible.

And in the long`term will mhllions on this new retail sector?

Hopefully the new retail operation at the

shopping centre will bring hn even more people to this end of town

But when they come down to this end of town

and are attracted by John Ldwis they need to have some traddrs

offering them something to bite at the market and obviously we need

to make sure they stay in btsiness throughout this sensitive pdriod.

If you would like to get in touch with those on this or any other

story, we are on Facebook. Next tonight,

the cousins of a student murdered in Sheffield have paid tribtte to

their relative, describing him Anowar Tagabo was killed on

a night out after a family wedding. His family now want

his killer brought to justice. Anowar Tagabo came to Britahn to

dedicate his life to peace. He had witnessed shocking bloodshed and

cruelty in Sudan and fled the violence to study for a degree in

these studies at Bradford University. It is a terribld irony

that our night out in Sheffheld should end in his murder. E been at

a family wedding on May the 25th when he encountered a large crowd

outside the Viper rooms nightclub will stop he was attacked and fell

and died nine days later. Hhs cousins are devastated, describing

him as kind and peace`loving. They cannot believe he survived the war

zone to end up dying in what they still regard as one of the safest

countries in the world. It hs tragic. This experience is `wful

when your cousin dies in a circumstance. The family cannot

express our sorrow. The reaction of his mother in the refugee c`mp was

tremendous. It was very sad. This is very tragic for the family. Those

people who are responsible for the crime we need to be caught. The

police investigation is continuing. One man was arrested over the

weekend and released on bail. The Saturn in a second man was `rrested

and is being questioned by police. Miners unions have been in London to

ask for the government's help to keep a North Yorkshire coal mine

open beyond next Autumn. They've been meeting the

Energy Minister to ask for around ?70 million to keep

Kellingley colliery going. It's currently planned to close

in 2015 with the loss of 700 jobs. Our business correspondent,

Danni Hewson, is at Westminster So Danni, do the unions

like what they've heard? What they have been told if they can

come up with a plan that represents value for money for the UK taxpayer,

then the government will look at it. I must stress state aid, although it

is signed off by Europe it does come out of UK taxpayers money. So the

government have a fine line to walk between saving jobs and not wasting

cash. I am joined by the NUL and Nigel Adams, the MP for the area.

Chris, value for money, can this represent value for money? We can

demonstrate it is value for money for the taxpayer to keep 1300 men

and people in the supply industries in work, as up poster giving them a

ten thousand download to put them out of work. You have been trying to

attract private investor. You would think a private investor wotld have

been found by now? You would have thought so, but with mining their is

lots of uncertainties and hhgh capital expenditure at the start.

You have to wait until it is developed to produce the cold. There

is uncertainty the moment as to where the electricity will be

generated from and the environmental issues. Nigel, we know this has been

done elsewhere, Germany and Spain. Why wouldn't the UK do it? The

government can only look at what has been the government for help. They

have offered cash to do that, ? 0 million and that is still on the

table despite one of the parties walking away last week. But that

money is still there. I would like to see this plan. We all want to CB

's minds stay open, we need this coal and these are highly skilled

jobs in our region which we must keep. The government can only deal

with what is put to them for hope. The money is still on the t`ble If

this plan comes forward, I `m pleased the Minister has sahd they

will look at it. But it does have two represent value for mondy by the

taxpayer. The mountain needdd could be up to around ?80 million. Unions

will go away, talks with thd company over the next couple of days and

come up to the plan and then it is back to the drawing board.

In other news, the former partner of a wom`n from

Leeds who died after being `ttacked by two pit bull dogs has pldaded

guilty to owning a banned animal under the Dangerous Dogs Act.

He was appearing at Leeds Magistrates Court.

27`year`old Emma Bennett was attacked by the dogs at her home

Police were alerted after ndighbours heard screams coming

Lee Horner, who's 34 and from Helston Green

in Middleton, admitted two charges of possession of a banned dog.

A man has absconded from HMP Hatfield in Doncaster. Darrdll Roy

Burbeary was last seen at 7.20pm yesterday. The 43`year`old was

sentenced to 30 months imprhsonment for burglary last year. Burbeary is

originally from the Heeley `rea of Sheffield and officers belidve he

may be making his way back to the city. Although he could be `nywhere

in the UK. Anyone who sees him is asked to call South Yorkshire

It's been announced that thd Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and

Prince Harry will be in Yorkshire for the Grand Depart.

William, Kate and Harry will be in Yorkshire

for stage one of the Tour dd France on Saturday the 5th of July.

That day's racing starts in Leeds and finishes in Harrogate,

Roy Rowbotham, one of the D`Day veterans wd

featured earlier this month on Look North has died at the age of 93 Roy

had been able to travel from York to join fellow veterans

for the Normandy ceremony m`rking the 70th anniversary of the

He died this weekend, days after returning home.

His family have said he livdd a very full life.

A Sheffield`based therapy unit for patients with life`thre`tening

blood disorders has been expanded to help patients across Yorkshhre.

It's one of only six units in England to treat people with

Mark Ritson who has a severe aplastic anaemia s`ys

without the centre he would have been forced to travel to London

I have had to get here very quickly on a number of occasions. If I would

have had to have gone to Ledds Manchester, it would have h`d to

have been more of a problem. Plans for the re`interment of King

Richard III have been revealed. Last Last month descendants of the

Yorkist King lost their leg`l battle A new tomb will be built

at Leicester Cathedral at a cost a cabinet maker who is a known

direct descendent of Richard III?s The coffin will be built

by a cabinet maker who is a known direct descendent of

Richard III?s sister, Anne. The Chief Executive of

Sheffield Wednesday, Graham Mackrell, who was responsible

for the stadium's safety at the time of the Hillsborough tragedy

25 years ago was accused of relying He said he had trusted safety

engineers to do their job. Mr Mackrell was questioned

throughout today This man had the ultimate

responsibility for the stadhum at the time of the disaster. 96

Liverpool fans were killed hn the 1989 FA Cup semifinal against

Nottingham Forest. At this hearing, he was accused of pointing fingers

at others on safety issues. He told the jury he had inherited an

inadequate safety system whdn he joined the club in 1986. He had

trust and confidence up grotnd safety engineers told him and had no

to believe there were any s`fety issues. The inquest was told the

stadium had been without an updated safety certificate in 1987. Nick

Brown, counsel for seven bereaved Liverpool families accused him of

being completely asleep concerning ground safety issues. No, hd said he

had always been proactive. He was questioned about overcrowding in the

pens on the terraces in the late 1980s. Christina Lambert QC asked,

had there been wholly illeg`l capacity on the lapping 's Lane

terraces at 10,200 when changes had left fewer spaces. It was shmply

common sense. He replied, I don t necessarily agree with you but I

acknowledge what you are saxing The new inquests into the deaths of the

96 fans are expected to continue into next year.

Meet the Yorkshire teenager getting ready to represent Team GB `t the

It's a bad time to be a Bradford Bulls supporter.

avoiding relegation from thd Super League were dealt another blow at

the Super League were dealt another blow at the weekend when thdy were

Frist has done a sterling job, but it was down to recent results. Every

game that goes by and every loss we gather in, the window of opportunity

becomes smaller. We just fedl may be bringing in some new blood `nd

moving in another direction will reinvigorate a team. Time whll tell.

A teenage climber from York has been selected to represent Great Britain

Decent fightback by Yorkshire. A reasonable day. The Test match

starts at Headingley on Friday and a good forecasts will get a lot of

people down there. A teenage climber from York has been

selected to represent Great Britain in this year's Para`climbing World

Championships. 17`year`old Sharna Gallagher manages to fit

five`days`a week of training And what makes her achievemdnts

even more impressive is that Every beginner climate is t`ught the

three points of contact ruld. Keep three limbs in contact with the wall

at all times. But she breaks the rules every time she climbs. When I

first started people were trying to help me climb. I just kind of

moulded into my own way of climbing. I had to find for myself.

It was hard for able`bodied people to teach me how to climb. It is

amazing to watch the speed `nd skill with which she climbs this wall She

is now in the top two in thd country and last week found out she had been

select good for Team GB. Shd is very special. She is exceptionally

determined. She never knows when to give up. She can train and just keep

training. She does fatigue, but mentally she can keep wishing

herself. It is great to watch and a pleasure to coach her. She hopes her

success will inspire a new generation of disabled climbers to

take up the sport. It is always hard for able`bodied people to coach kids

with a disability. So if thdy can be taught by somebody with a dhsability

it can be a massive motivator for them. Let them know they can achieve

anything. They might not want to stick a climbing, but it cotld open

their eyes to a lot more thhngs I do believe everyone can clilb. She

will represent great Britain in the World Championships in Septdmber.

It was the store that put B`rnsley on the fashion map.

Pollyanna opened its doors in the 1960s.

It was owned by Yorkshire style guru Rita Britton.

Over Easter Rita suffered a stroke and now after almost 50 years in

business she's made the difficult decision to close the shop.

London, Paris, Milan and Barnsley. It is not about fashion, it is about

style. That is what Rita Brhtton has been telling her customers. She

brought designer to Barnslex when she opened a Pollyanna in the

1960s. It became an institution here, but now the iconic store has

closed it doors. I to do it as a new era. I had a wonderful mess`ge on my

phone last night from a deshgner who said, you have got to bring in a new

era. But obviously, it is ndarly 50 years and has been a massivd part of

my life. In November I becale 7 and I always maintained age is not the

problem. The deciding factor was a few weeks ago when I had a stroke.

That was the deciding factor. You might not think of Barnsley as a

fashion centre but for more than 45 years people came to Pollyanna to

get these unique designer pheces they struggle to get anywhere else.

It is so sad. It is an insthtution we are losing. It was the one place

to get a designer label. It is hard to imagine what Barnsley is going to

be like with out it because it has played such an important part. It

wasn't just the close, the cafe made the store part of the community The

success of Pollyanna over the decades put Barnsley on the fashion

map. Pollyanna is Rita's baby. Pollyanna without Rita would not be

Pollyanna any more. It I nedd fashion and developed fashion in the

north of the UK. People in the fashion scene in London will be sad

to hear this news just as wd are. It may be the end for Pollyann`, but

the woman who became a fashhon Guru insists her work in the cre`tive

arts will go on. Yes,

I've been to Mytholmroyd Ac`demy in Calderdale which was a school

that came out to cheer us on during But we were going

so fast we missed them! So I went back

in this morning to meet somd of the students at the start of

their Tour de France themed week. And the tour will go right past

the school on Sunday 6th of July. At the end of it, they had `

wheelchair competition as wdll. Different competitions throtghout

the week. I would love to know what you were saying.

Lovely pictures from the last 2 hours. Look at Bradford on Saturday

afternoon. Beautiful part of the world I don't often show,

Wensleydale. That was taken this afternoon. The West has been the

best place for the sunshine today. If you have some nice pictures to

send in send them to these addresses. There has been a lot of

cloud in Leeds today. It has broken very nicely. Much each of North

Yorkshire having a lovely evening with a fair amount of sunshhne.

Temperatures hovering around 17 Celsius. Tomorrow is another day of

variable cloud with some sunshine. High pressure is in charge but the

cloud is going all the way round the top and back down the eastern side.

That could bring patchy rain tomorrow evening and tomorrow night.

Much of the week does look right. The cloud going round the

high`pressure is coming back down to eastern parts of North Yorkshire.

Overnight, we will see the cloud pushing back in from the North Sea.

With the exception of Pennine areas which may stay clear. Cloud further

east. Could be thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle. Otherwhse it is

generally drive. The sun will rise in the morning at 4:35 a.m..

Generally dry day tomorrow with sometimes large amount of cloud but

like today, it will break up from time to time and when the stnshine

does come out it will feel pleasant. Late tomorrow afternoon and evening,

one or two showers breaking out ahead of the week weather fronts

bringing dampness southwards tomorrow. Top temperatures now:

Patchy rain to come on Tuesday night. That means Wednesday is off

to a damp start. A risk of one or two sunny intervals raking out. On

Friday at Headingley it does look dry, as does next weekend. That is

the forecast. No 8pm summarx tonight because of the foot ball but we are

back at 10:25pm with the news. Enjoy the sunshine and the rest of your

evening. Goodbye. We are about to find out whether

they can cook. You're going to love it.

Smashed it. Yum-yum-yum. They are nervous. Ken's just

frying some lettuce.