11/04/2017 Look North (Yorkshire)

Our cameras are given exclusive 24 hour access to life on the front

line to find out why hundreds of care staff are leaving

Also tonight: The flick of an electric switch may have

caused the massive gas explosion that killed a York man

Why waiting lists to join the Scouts are at an all-time

high in our region - despite an abundance of volunteers.

A fairy tale ending for young dance fans as Northern Ballet and CBeebies

bring their production of The Three Bears

And I will have the weather forecast sharply.

The shortage of staff in care homes is getting worse.

Look North has been given unprecedented access

Dayshift starts at 7.15 here at St Cecilia's in Scarborough.

Sue is due to have her weekly shower this morning

but first she must take her medication.

This is a medium-sized home, housing in total around 40

Each have different, complex needs, ranging from dementia

This is the constant soundtrack to their lives.

Room buzzers calling for help 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Normally eight care workers and two nurses staff

Because the population has got bigger hospitals can't keep them

so the nurses are taking more, what they would not

There is a chronic national shortage of

nurses, and since Brexit, new nursing applicants from the EU have

St Cecilia's just can't recruit enough.

It's the health care assistants, or HCAs

who look after all the needs of the residents.

It's quite upsetting and disheartening when you

find out that people earn more just stacking shelves and you are looking

You're not falling, you're all right.

The care sector is quite like a dead end job.

I know it sounds horrible but you can't

I love my job, don't get me wrong, but it's not what I want to

So far it's what I want to do forever.

Most care workers are paid just above the minimum wage.

The local authority pays St Cecilia's

around ?500 per week for one person's 24/7 care.

There is not enough money for more staff.

The smallest providers are the ones that are

That is what we have had to do in this instance to

There is a lot of small operators in this town.

The way things are going we are going to

We have already lost a few in the last couple of years.

We are going to lose a few more without a

Meanwhile, social services and hospitals

call two or three times a

Yes, but I've had to put them off because we've only just had one

There's another one supposed to be coming but we've no

idea what is going on with the hospital.

And then we're going to assess on Monday with a view to

Tonight on the shift a nurse has called in sick.

An agency nurse has had to be drafted in.

She's the clinical lead for the night in a home she's

Is this the cupboard for the medications?

Just being an agency nurse, this is the sort of thing

I have had the handover from the day staff so I am quite

On the 12 hour night shift just two HCAs look after

The bedridden need moving at least once every two

Laundry, washing, drying, and start putting

So if we get late now, we finish really late, and it's not

There are concerns EU carers like her will become

increasingly scarce as Brexit progresses.

Every resident here is somebody's mother, father, loved one.

But often those closest to them are the workers who care.

Now, St Cecilia's is classed as a good care home -

but it still has to cope with staff turnover.

In fact across Yorkshire the figure is 28% -

one staff member in four will leave every year.

Or put another way - more than 90 social care workers

in Yorkshire resign from their job every day - and more

than half of those quit the profession altogether.

And as for replacing them - well there are 6,360 vacant

adult social care posts here in Yorkshire alone.

Now, we have repeatedly asked for a Government spokesman to talk

to us about the problems within the care industry -

But they did tell us that they were backing the industry

with an extra ?2 billion over the next three years.

They also said they were investing in the workforce of the future.

Last year 87,800 apprentices started in the industry - compared

Joining us now is Mike Padgham, whose company owns St Cecilias

and is also chairman of The Independent Care Group.

the Government says 87,000 apprentices, they are committed to

helping you, idea? We welcome the apprentice is coming on board but we

do not feel that the Government has got a grip of the matter. We have

seen the front line. I invited the Prime Minister to see it on a

day-to-day basis. That is why I wanted the BBC to look at who care

is today. You invite a dozen. We excepted of course with enthusiasm.

But you open yourself up to risks, don't you? What are the risks?

Definitely that they couldn't find any other volunteers that wanted to

put themselves out there but I thought the public and others

deserves to see what care was like. I have already had calls today about

are be doing the right thing from the authorities. I am confident that

we are. I have given unfettered access. And we have seen some

incredible dedication of staff. The staff are fantastic. We have got

fantastic stuff. I'm sure you would always say that but the problem is

we cannot pay them. Why can we not pay them what they deserve? It is

not impossible, it is difficult. At a time of economic crisis, local

authorities purchase most of the queue across the country, and they

are strapped for cash. The Government says 2 billion extra is

being given, that only gets us back to where we were two years ago. We

get just under ?3 per hour to look after dementia. That is not enough.

We want to pay staff nine or ?10 per hour. They deserve it, but we are

stuck. The trouble with our society is that we do not register that kind

of problem until it hits our family. Social care has always been a

Cinderella service. Social care workers are a very low down. We need

to get more on board, BBC gets more than working in supermarkets. And we

want to encourage people. But as a great profession. We have got some

figures today that sure that one third of the care homes in Yorkshire

needs improvement. As it's just about money or is that sometimes

people come in and look at something, and a ticket out of

context, or whatever? It is difficult to get it right every day

and every week. The public sector has difficulty as well. Most of the

homes are good. There are some that require improvement. We need is to

get that right. Given a chance to do one thing that might help overnight

to make your job and the job of caring for the elderly easier, what

would it be? I would like to see the Government come and see for

themselves what is happening on the front line and do something about

funding. As difficult as it does, going to have to have to go up

somewhere to care for older people. We cannot get more for less all the

time. Thank you for opening up your care home.

On tomorrow's Look North we will return to St Cecilia's

and be talking to residents, and their families,

And we've all investigate how much social care can cost you.

Why residents in a South Yorkshire village say

they're being plagued by thousands of flies.

The flick of an electric switch is likely to have caused the massive

gas explosion that killed a York man in his home in Haxby last year.

An inquest jury's decided that Paul Willmott, who was 63,

was killed accidentally in the blast.

On this residential road in York, it was,

said the coroner, a catastrophic sight.

A gas explosion destroyed one house completely and damaged 11 others.

At the time, many thought a bomb had exploded,

while others even feared a plane had crashed.

We couldn't believe what had happened.

We were wandering around in a daze, really.

14 months on, you will never forget it?

We are still suffering a little bit, mentally.

In the wreckage of number 20 Springwood, the body of

The inquest heard how the fractured pipe that caused

by corrosion and the movement of the concrete floor in which it

One expert said Mr Wilmott may have become desensitised

We don't know exactly how long it was

Certainly, it is possible there was a smell of gas

there that Mr Wilmott wouldn't have detected.

And simply switching on a light may have ignited that?

Yes, you just need any sort of tiny spark.

Not necessarily a naked flame, just a

small electrical spark that you get on a switch is sufficient

14 months since the explosion, the coroner today

recorded the jury's conclusion of accidental death.

In Springwood, meanwhile, a sense of normality is

There is still some concern as to why this gas pipe

fractured and whether it could happen again.

I don't know what the answer is, without them coming round and

I don't know how you'd check it without actually digging down,

did not want to comment after the inquest.

During the hearing, though, she described him as a man that was

more aware than most of the risks and dangers in the home.

Residents in a South Yorkshire Village say

People are complaining of hundreds of the insects

And are repeatedly calling the Environmnt Agency

Perhaps the only good thing about the infestation of

flies in Rossington is that it keeps the grandkids entertained.

These sticky flycatchers were only put up

worried about how the flying pests can affect the health of her three

If we are having food out, even cooking in the kitchen which is

the middle of the house, there's flies constantly in.

They go in the food when we're not looking.

These flies are landing on the children.

These are flies from waste that are then

sitting in your home and on your children.

For businesses in the village there is frustration.

We've got butchers and food places round here that are suffering with

In here where there's clients it's not nice for them

Residents here blame the lorry-loads of rubbish brought to Morris and

The company says they will be increasing the use

of insecticide and have brought in a pest control

consultant to keep the

We've come down to the industrial estate and

you can see the flies buzzing around.

There are a few on the bonnet here of this car.

They say they've sent officers down to the

site and believe they have identified the source of the fly

They say they're working with that company to ensure that it

takes effective and immediate action.

And residents will be hoping that before any summer heatwave this

An inquest into the death of a teenage kick boxer

from Sheffield has been opened and adjourned today.

Fourteen-year-old Scott Marsden collapsed last month while competing

He was treated in hospital but died the following day.

The inquest heard that Scott had been fighting someone

of a similar age and size, and he was wearing appropriate

Concerns are being raised in Elland about the closure of the town's two

Both Barclays and Halifax are moving out this summer.

They say it's due to falling customer numbers, as more people

They shouldn't let it happen. People need our banks here. I think it will

ruin the town. Even more than it already is. It is disgusting. We are

losing to banks in the space of a month, we are losing to cash

machines. You have to go all the way down to Morrisons or even to the

post office at the other end to use post office at the other end to use

a cash machine. The number of adult volunteers

working for the scouts in Yorkshire has reached the highest number

in its history. But despite that, the number

of children on the waiting list here is more than 3000,

an all-time high. The Scout Association says that

means it needs even more volunteers. Ali Fortescue has been

to meet some cub scouts The age-old message from the Scouts

since they were formed back in 1908. And being prepared can involve

anything from marching to building More than a century on,

and with a couple of changes along the way,

the Scouts are now more

popular than ever. It's fun and you can get to go

to different places and You basically don't know

what could happen or what you're going to do,

so it's just, like, fun. Nearly 40,000 people are involved

in Scouting in Yorkshire, and the number of adult volunteers

is at an all-time high. But they still need more volunteers

to deal with the 3000 young people still

on waiting lists here. Quite a lot of our volunteers heredo

come through the movement, and quite a lot of our

parents, as well. so much enjoyment out of it

when I was a young person and I want to see young people,

especially in this society, it is needed

more than ever. Today, this group are performing

their own modern drama. They hope to take home a coveted

entertainment badge. This young lady is no

stranger to winning. When I get a badge,

I feel proud of myself because I have finished something

that I have always wanted to finish. And when I get home, I tell my

parents that I got something And I say, I got

a badge for something Cub Scouts for eight

to ten-year-olds like these But to get more people off

waiting lists and joining the adventure, they're

going to need even where help An innovative Leeds Theatre Company

is behind one of the most ambitious projects being staged

at the Hull City of Culture. Slung Low specialises in creating

adventures for audiences - The company's production of Flood

is a year-long event which will be played out on TV,

online and on a floating stage. It's coming for me, I can't put one

step in front of the next! It's a story set in

the future asking how we would cope if Europe

flooded and only a few survived in a

floating city. And this week, almost 3000 people

will watch from the side of Victoria Dock, listening through

headphones to the cast We knew that it would be much

easier to tell a flood story on water than

it would be on land. It does come with a series

of technical challenges, but each of them allows an opportunity

to create something for the audience that they wouldn't have seen

elsewhere, so that is worth The Leeds-based theatre

company, Slung Low, spent more than two weeks building

the set, and then another fortnight rehearsing what is the second part

of a year-long project. Part one saw a film

released online and toured round supermarket

car parks in Hull. I think it sounds like a radio play

and looks a bit like an Eventually, there are 57

people on that set. It feels like there is a community,

talking and thinking about the issues, and in that sense,

it's really ancient Greek. So yes, it is definitely

a hybrid, and it is all on water, and occasionally,

it's set on fire. Putting on an event like this,

I've never seen anything it. And I would just say

it was brilliant, the way It was very interesting,

very thought-provoking. I've never seen anything like it,

I don't think I breathed It is one of the best things I've

seen in a long time. These live performances

will run until Saturday. The next part of this epic

piece of theatre will be shown on BBC Two in the summer,

before part four comes back to the If I said "who's been

sleeping in my bed?" would you know what

I was talking about? Not sure I want to, but some

people may be interested. I meant the story of the three bears

and a very special collaboration between a world famous

ballet and Cbeebies. Let's see if Cathy Killick can

explain from Eureka in Halifax!. It's Halifax, not Leicester Square,

but it is a premier all the same. The show on screen,

Goldilocks And The Three Bears, brought to you by CBeebies

and Northern Ballet. The Bafta-winning collaboration has

become something of an Easter tradition, and you can see the show

when it is aired on Easter Monday. In the audience for the Premier

is one of its stars, An invitation from

Goldilocks and her It gets kids involved

in dancing, learning about dance, it opens them up

to all types of ages and for little ones growing up,

learning to dance, learning to express themselves

through dance is really good. Also on offer are dance

workshops, led by Just like Baby Bear's

porridge, they went down It creates some excitement

round here and gets kids into dancing and also storytelling,

I think putting the two together is really

beautiful. It's a story that kids love

and enjoy, so what better way to Now we are going to put our spoon

into the big bowl of porridge. They don't have any

inhibition, they will just jump up and dance

as soon as they hear music. They're constantly moving

and dancing, and it is really lovely to have an event

to sort of celebrate that. As if CBeebies stars and dancers

weren't enough, there If that's not guaranteed

to wear them out, And it's all on again

tomorrow, free, If you were a fan of last year's

series of Strictly Come Dancing, then this will bring back

plenty of memories. That was the former Morley

and Outwood MP Ed Balls with his own unique

interpretation of Gangnam Style. Well, now it's been

nominated for a Bafta Award And on a slightly more serious note,

the West Yorkshire-based drama series Happy Valley

is in the running for three Baftas. Do know what I like about a weather

presenter? When they wear a tie. We got a little bit of Paisley

today. Is it to you or aquamarine? sky out there today. Pictures sent

in by weather watchers. It was kind of the story across the

board, a little bit blustery. Waves there. Keep sending your weather

pictures into us. Tomorrow's story starts off downhill

but we do improve. We have some rain first thing but it will clear

will teach you with some good news, will teach you with some good news,

because it will priced up later on. It's not a bad end to the day, it is

mostly dry, but if you spot a rain overnight. It'll get cloudier and

breezy, levels of eight or nine Celsius. Winds in the south-west

coming up from the north, so quite a chilly wind. Tomorrow, sparred high

watchers... -- high watchers... Outbreaks of rain, cloudy first

thing. Wipers on first thing, I think, but then things will brighten

up. We will see a bit more in the way of sunshine as that weather

front continues to kind of sink southwards. Let's take a look at the

temperatures. It's fairly similar across the area, 12 or 13, but a bit

breezy. If you do get out and about in the temperatures and in those

sunny spells and what I reckon it will feel all right. Where has the

lovely warm weather gone? It won't make a repeat performance, I'm

afraid. We have some high pressure, he can see some fronts coming our

way. What that means is it is a fairly repetitive story over the

next few days will stop dry weather to come, it will often be cloudy,

breezy conditions, breeze picking up at times, and towards Easter, not a

Celsius, a bit breezy. But that is Celsius, a bit breezy. But that is

an all right story, is the? Over, it feel Paisley outfit for next time.

Good to see you, buy buy. There have never been

so many people in work - that's what the Government

keeps telling us. But what's the reality of this

Tory jobs bonanza? Well, if you're one of the millions

of people working on a contract without fixed hours

or days, then it's not so good.