08/08/2014 Look North (Yorkshire)

Through Sunday and inch or two inches of rain, gales are possible

And I live in Hebden Bridge finding out how they have made this unique

way of commemorating the cost of the First World War.

And still the risk of some heavy downpours, but an improvement into

tomorrow. More storms on Sunday. downpours, but an improvement into

tomorrow. More storms on Sunday I will have all the details later.

But first tonight, scores of childless couples living

health officials backtracked on hopes of IVF treatment dashed after

At the moment York is the only city in England not

offering fertility treatment free on the health service.

Couples In South Yorkshire fare slightly better with Barnsley,

Doncaster and Rotherham all offering two.

And top of the table is Bassetlaw in North Nottinghamshire whdre

the NHS will pay for three rounds of treatments.

Heidi Tomlinson has been assessing the impact

For three years, Karen and Pete's lives have been dominated bx

lives have been dominated by infertility investigations.

They don't understand what ht commissioning body says it would pay

for one cycle per couple, but last night that changed when NHS bosses

said they could not afford it. said they could not afford ht.

We are not able to fund it at all, We are not able to fund it at all,

because we are already ?4.5 million in the red. I am a family doctor,

and the families I look after, in the red. I am a family doctor,

and the families I look aftdr, there and the families I look after, there

will be Grandad who needs hhs hip will be Grandad who needs his hip

doing, grandma may have demdntia and doing, grandma may have dementia and

need services to support her. Their daughter may have breast cancer and

be having treatment, and then you be having treatment, and thdn you

have the granddaughter wants to have IVF.

I was shocked to. I thought there would be something, no mattdr how

small, even if it was just the bare bones, it was a step forward, and I

really thought there would be this glimmer of hope. I was waiting for

glimmer of hope. I was waithng for yesterday to find out what it

glimmer of hope. I was waiting for yesterday to find out what ht was.

York does not have an IVF unit, so hundreds of patients come to the

Leeds Centre at this hospital. hundreds of patients come to the

Leeds Centre at this hospit`l. They have to be able to fit the bill,

have to be able to fit the bill which is upwards of ?5,000. Most

couples needs break`mac need two or three cycles.

For some, your's decision not to fund one cycle will mean IVF is

impossible. Others will find a way to pay.

Next tonight ` the Yorkshire doctors bringing medical aid and eqtipment

to Gaza, where 2,000 people have been killed over the past month

Air strikes and rocket fire resumed this morning

Yesterday police revealed they're investigating George Galloway MP

for declaring Bradford an "Israel`free zone".

Well, a medical charity basdd in the city is doing all it can to

help during the crisis, as Dave Edwards reports.

It's been four weeks of fierce fighting.

Many more injured or sick as doctors and hospitals struggle to cope.

2,500 miles away in a small office in Bradford, Dr Ahmed Almarh

On the other end of the line is Mohammad Al Kashif at

They wanted to make a video call over the Internet,

but the electricity there has been cut off again,

Dr Almari is a radiologist by trade,

just one of the doctors working with the charity Pima Palestine to send

From basic drugs and saline solutions right through to heart

A lorry load got to last month, but more are desperately nedded

They also help train doctors and pay for ambulances.

Originally from the West Bank himself, Dr Almari knows better than

most just how desperate the situation is.

All the boxes in the emergency room are elpty

You don't have local anaesthesia, you don't have antibiotics.

If you have 10,000 injuries, how much medicine do you nedd?

As hostilities in Gaza continue, it is an issue that has provoked

Thousands of people from all faiths have joined rallies

Later this month, the charity plans to send a convoy of doctors

and other health profession`ls to Gaza, trying to take some

of the pressure off their exhausted colleagues in the hospitals there.

Paving the way for new business ` the new link road for Doncaster

Some news in brief now and the trial of a man from Rotherham acctsed

of murdering a guesthouse landlady is due to take place in Jantary

John Heald appeared at Hull Crown Court this morning.

He is charged with killing 49`year`old Bei Carter,

whose body was found at the Morayland Guest House,

He also faces ten charges of rape which are alleged to have happened

A provisional trial date was set for January.

There have been flash floods in Yorkshire affecting some roads

There have been flash floods in Yorkshire affecting some ro`ds and

train services. This section of road in Bradford had to be closed due to

flooding. Viewers have been sending pictures of flooded roads. There was

flooding on some train lines with services running at reduced speeds.

Many roads in Yorkshire remained Many roads in Yorkshire remained

possible only with care. A cyclist who died

on a dual carriageway in Dronfield has been identified a week

after a collision with a car. The family of Malcolm Cottam from

Sheffield have confirmed it's him. The police had released an E`fit

of Mr Cottam in the hope On Thursday afternoon last week he

was riding a Carerra bike when he collided with a Citroen on the A61

and suffered fatal head injtries. Next tonight, 20,000 new jobs

could be created in Doncastdr. The Council says it's ahead

of schedule building a link road to It's a huge project,

costing nearly ?60 million. It'll involve thousands of houses,

a distribution centre and bdtter It'll be finished in just over

a year, but there are already This work is being billed

as the key to digging out You might miss it

on your way through the town, but just below the motorway, a huge

engineering project is underway This is the first time anybody

has been allowed on site. You can see

the diggers going past and In 18 months' time cars

will replace the diggers. They will scream off the M18 towards

the Robin Hood Airport and ` massive It is thought this could crdate

20,000 jobs for Doncaster. 6 million square feet

of bespoke warehouse space. 5,000

of those jobs are expected here. It is called iPort

and is essentially They are due on site

in the next few weeks. It will be big international players

looking to provide logistics, also rail freight interchanges,

so there will be opportunithes for all sorts of commerce and industry

as part of this development park. One of the routes will head

towards Rossington where ovdr The main road will head tow`rds

the Parrots Corner junction where it will link up with

the airport and one of Donc`ster's It will be big business

to monkey business. The Yorkshire Wildlife Park has

not been for five years and has already seen huge expansion. ``been

open. It gives us confidence to carry

on investing in the Park. We have a lot of exciting plans

in the pipeline, and if we know that the audiencd we ve

got has got access to us without annoying local residents, they can

get straight here, that is perfect. A short trip down the road hs

Robin Hood Airport. It is 10 years old

in a few months' time. The link road will almost double

the number of people within half We will be almost 15 minutes closer

to the motorway, It means that the city of Sheffield

will be 25 minutes away from the airport,

which is fantastic news for us, It's hoped it will provide the

investment and jobs the town needs. Before seven o'clock `

delving into the past. The campaign to restore

the graves of Scarborough's victims of the First World War's German

bombardment. The new football season

gets underway this weekend. And did you know last year was

the worst in history Our highest`placed team, Leeds,

finished 15th in the Championship ` that's 35th in the whole English

league system. Earlier this week we spoke to Leeds'

new head coach to see how he's feeling ` and in a moment wd'll be

talking to a footballing legend here But first with a roundup

of the rest of the teams' prospects, It's a frustrating time at

Sheffield Wednesday, where Azerbaijani businessman

Hafiz Mammadov's proposed t`keover Disappointing that

the takeover has not happened We were all believing we were

looking at a different style But all I can control is

what I do on the pitch. At Huddersfield town, it could be

make or break for manager M`rk He'll want to avoid being dragged

into another relegation battle. He has made changes to

his coaching team and says things Three in a row could make English

football history. As difficult as it sounds,

that's precisely the aim. The championship,

the invention goes on. There was only one direction for

Doncaster Rovers last season, and Plans of a takeover have fallen

through, leaving the club short of money, and turning

their focus to young players. The Blades enjoyed a great FA Cup

run last season, all Another cup run would be good

financially, but promotion out Barnsley have sold top stars

like Chris O'Grady to balance the books, but it leaves thdm with

a young and inexperienced team. They will hope to at least make

the play`offs and a year of At Bradford city it has been

a summer of rebuilding, but are foundation is strong enough to

bring success like that of 2013 when Most of the Chesterfield side who

won the league two title last season It is partly due to lack of funds,

but they have kept Liam Cooper A solid mid`table finish is

a realistic aim. And York city will hope to improve

on last season when they lost They are unbeaten

in the league since January. They are aiming

for that run to continue. So those are the prospects

and who better to talk about them than the former Bradford player and

ex Barnsley manager John Hendrie. Rather, comedy play some good

football, but what a start to. It will be hard. They are regarded

It will be hard. They are rdgarded as pre`season favourites for

promotion. But they will go down there for plenty of optimisl.

Sheffield Wednesday have got a great manager. I suppose there is

disappointment they have not got ownership sorted out. We know that

kind of problems that can create. Don't we just! The last thing that

Stuart Gray wanted was the same sort of problems this year. Let's bear in

mind he will want to bring hn a few mind he will want to bring in a few

players. He is after Steve lay at mind he will want to bring hn a few

players. He is after Steve may at St players. He is after Steve may at St

John's and. Until that gets sorted out, his hands are tied.

Huddersfield, I always think they will be will and they somehow don't

manage it. We have the easiest game manage it. We have the easidst game

on paper at home to Bournemouth. on paper at home to Bournemouth

Juan Mata are good team and their manager is a very good manager. But

this week they have brought in a player from Liverpool and one from

Nottingham Forest, so hopefully player from Liverpool and one from

Nottingham Forest, so hopeftlly they Nottingham Forest, so hopeftlly they

will give them plenty of optimism. Leads are Millwall, that is about as

a fire. Leads always have a bad restlt at

Leads always have a bad result at Millwall, it is a difficult place to

go and it is a sell`out, so that will be tricky.

Rotherham, Sheffield, Leeds, what is the topside?

I will go with Huddersfield at this moment.

In division one, I suppose Sedgefield United `` Sheffidld

United must fancy their chances. United must fancy their chances.

After a shocking start, thex After a shocking start, they

obviously got to the semifinal. Nigel Clough will be fairly

optimistic because he has brought in nine players this year. They will be

nine players this year. Thex will be regarded as favourites.

Doncaster annual? Yeovil is always a difficult place

to go. Danny Wilson has a chance to do

something at home to Crawley? I think Danny will do well.

's that team have lost some experienced players. The fans don't

know what season to expect. And Chesterfield at Orient?

Chesterfield will do well. Ht is always a difficult place to go

because Orient are difficult. And in division one, York chty?

And in division one, York city? As long as they build on last year.

Thanks very much. Cricket now, and Yorkshire `re

in action against Leicestershire Leicestershire made 236 for eight

in their 50 overs. Yorkshire made 27 for 2 before

their innings was delayed by rain. Now, all week we've been marking

the centenary of the start We've been working with

Imperial War Museums to bring you a wealth of stories from thd

Home Front and tonight marks Joe Inwood is live in Hebden Bridge

for us this evening Thanks. We have been marking this

moment all across Yorkshire this week. In a moment we will mdet this

remarkable woman, ten tonnes of sand, and the man behind her. But

first we go to Scarborough where in 1914 German battleships bombarded

the town. It was the first attack 1914 German battleships bombarded

the town. It was the first `ttack on the town. It was the first `ttack on

the UK mainland of the war and the town. It was the first attack on

the UK mainland of the war `nd cost the UK mainland of the war and cost

18 local people their lives. But in the 100 years since their graves

have fallen into disrepair and the 100 years since their graves

have fallen into disrepair `nd be forgotten or lost. Until now, that

is. Resurrecting the past. This

community team are experts hn community team are experts hn

repairing headstones. In thhs cemetery in Scarborough they

repairing headstones. In this cemetery in Scarborough thex have

been working their way through thousands, but this one is special.

It is the resting place of Harry, a 45`year`old widowed father working

as a delivery man when he was 45`year`old widowed father working

as a delivery man when he w`s killed as a delivery man when he was killed

by German shells one called Wednesday morning 100 years ago

A number of people died in the town and many of them are buried in the

cemetery. We have been working with cemetery. We have been workhng with

community teams from North Xorkshire Police and trust who are really

Police and trust who are re`lly involved in putting these graves

back`up and making a lasting memorial to Scarborough. It is

important in this commemoration of the First World War in this

particular year. Every victim of that bombardment has

a story, and this small band of volunteers are uncovering them. They

have found the graves of evdry have found the graves of evdry

bombardment victim. They have done the research, tackled the brambles

and metals, and persuaded the council to raise the headstones

The ones who do have memorials, they The ones who do have memori`ls, they

are in need of repair. There The ones who do have memorials, they

are in need of repair. Therd is one, are in need of repair. There is one,

the Bennet family, for people died and are in an unmarked gravd. Nobody

and are in an unmarked grave. Nobody would know they were there. Unless

we bring that awareness. This is the grave of two victims who

died together, one of them just a baby. That is thought to have been

the nanny of the 14`month`old baby. Better brought him upstairs to

comfort him when a German shell came through the roof and killed them

both. UKIP passed by this grave and not

even notice it, but the teal are now even notice it, but the team are now

developing an app so that hhstoric developing an app so that historic

graves can be marked on a m`p developing an app so that hhstoric

graves can be marked on a map and graves can be marked on a map and

you can see pictures and re`d you can see pictures and read

information. Margaret Fletcher knew her great

aunt died in the bombardment, but this is the first time she has

visited the grave. It has only recently been found.

The information we found was not enough to follow it up. I feel

overwhelmed. We have been w`nting to overwhelmed. We have been w`nting to

find it for so long. They've overwhelmed. We have been wanting to

find it for so long. They've done it. Thank you very much indded.

it. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you to the group who have

spent all their time, spent years looking, and then cutting down all

the brambles and doing all the hard work.

She died a shellfire before her fiance returned from service to

fiance returned from servicd to marry her. She was buried on what

would have been her wedding day. marry her. She was buried on what

would have been her wedding day At would have been her wedding day. At

last, the gravestone he paid for can be restored.

I'm at the town Hall here in Hebden Bridge. And here they have this

remarkable sand statue commdmorating remarkable sand statue commemorating

those that were left behind. It is a young woman, and you can sed the

young woman, and you can see the moment that she receives thd news

moment that she receives the news that she has become a widow, like

countless people, finding ott her countless people, finding out her

husband had fallen in the great War. She is showing that loss is

eternal. It's the pain that conflicts bring,

and not just the pain of those involved in the conflict, but the

pain of those who suffer who are left at home. But also the suffering

that continues on forever. Traditionally, commemorations of the

love `` are full of ceremonx, Traditionally, commemorations of the

love `` are full of ceremony, but Traditionally, commemorations of the

love `` are full of ceremonx, but we love `` are full of ceremony, but we

just wanted to show what is the result for people this side of the

conflict. It has taken me mtch longer than usual to make this

sculpture. The reason is because it is so subtle, because the elotion is

so delicate that you have to move little pieces of muscle around, you

little pieces of muscle arotnd, you have to move eyelids around, and

just play with it until you feel that you have got the emotion.

Making a sculpture usually if it is Making a sculpture usually if it is

a neutral expression it is puite a neutral expression it is quite

quick, but this one, just the position of the lip, it raises

slightly, and that helps this slightly, and that helps this

expression of grief. This piece is called Loss Is Eternal. When she

opens this letter, she might not feel it for the rest of her life,

but you will feel it now and again, and it is always there.

The artist describing this work It The artist describing this work. It

too will go on. It will be here for three months, and remarkably,

three months, and remarkablx, despite being made of sand, it is

waterproof. But the artist will be coming back sporadically and ageing

the woman. She started her 20s, she will become middle`aged and older,

showing that while the moment of loss is instantaneous, the impact

goes on forever. I suspect hn the goes on forever. I suspect in the

months ahead we will revisit these stories in many ways.

And don't forget you can listen to many more Yorkshire stories

in connection with the First World War on the web site.

The weather is a bit of a w`r zone. What is happening?

We have heard about some floods and We have heard about some floods, and

on Sunday we are in the firhng line on Sunday we are in the firhng line

again. The remnants of hurricane on Sunday we are in the firing line

again. The remnants of hurrhcane to again. The remnants of hurrhcane to

deal with. I'll bring you news that deal with. I'll bring you news that

next week. Let's take a look at some of the photos that in the hour or

so. This is some large puddles this afternoon. And you can just about

make out a funnel cloud in the distance. And this, this is really

bad flash flooding. You can see it is quite deep. Keep those pictures

coming in. We still have a weather warning in

force, there could be some torrential downpours. There is also

an early warning for Sunday's whether. Saturday is the calm before

the storm, because on Sunday this area of low pressure will ptsh

area of low pressure will push across the UK bringing heavx rain

through Sunday. Overnight it will turn windy with the risk of

potentially severe gales. This is the radar picture. The brightest of

the colours are the heaviest downpours. We still see those

showers pushing up from the South. Thunder and lightning and heavy

downpours, but after a couple of hours it pushes away and things

turned right. A dry night after a very wet evening. Temperatures drop

back to 13 or 14 Celsius. The sun will rise at 534, setting as 949.

will rise at 534, setting as 94 . Tomorrow is a very different story.

Largely dry with the odd light shower. Most places enjoy a bright

day with partly cloudy skies but warm spells of sunshine.

Temperatures will climb into the early twenties. Top temperatures of

19 up to 22 degrees. That is 68 Fahrenheit. And gentle breeze from

the south`west. We start off at dry on Sunday, but outbreaks of rain

will come up from the south, and the wind strengthens as it clears away,

or overnight Sunday into Monday, with the risk of gales.

Amanda, thank you very much. We will leave you with another look at that

sand sculpture in Hebden Bridge. Martin Freeman presents a Gaza

Crisis appeal on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee.

Over the last month the crisis in Gaza has captured the world's

attention. Military conflict has been taking a

devastating toll on a densely-populated area.

So tens of thousands of people have nowhere to live and nowhere else to

go. The conflict means that the people

of Gaza are in great need. Thousands of exhausted families are

living in temporary shelters ? facing a very uncertain future.

The DEC estimates over a million people don't even have access to

enough clean water. These people desperately need your

help. That's why The Disasters Emergency

Committee or DEC ? an umbrella organisation that unites 13 UK

humanitarian aid agencies -