15/02/2017 Look North (Yorkshire)

Good evening and welcome to the late Look North.

Cash to help beat cancer - Sheffield's multi-million pound

boost for research and trials of pioneering treatments.

And from John Lennon's sunglasses to Jimi Hendrix's velvet jacket -

how to get your hands on items belonging to some of the most

A bright and breezy day to come tomorrow,

just a small chance of catching a shower.

Join me for the live updated forecast.

It's been announced today that millions of pounds is to go

towards helping cancer patients in South Yorkshire.

The charity, Yorkshire Cancer Research, has announced

a ?4.5 million investment in Sheffield to finance

This aims to find new ways of treating and caring for patients.

It's estimated that more than 18,000 people in Sheffield are currently

And this number is expected to increase to over

Our health correspondent Jamie Coulson reports.

The treatment I've received coming here, I'll be quite honest,

Keith Scurrah was diagnosed with prostate cancer last October.

The 74-year-old has been undergoing chemotherapy

and other standard treatments, but has also chosen to be

part of a clinical trial at Weston Park Hospital

in Sheffield, because he understands the vital role research can play.

If it helps me, and it controls it, and it gives you extra life,

an extra couple of three years of whatever, I'm all for it.

I can go on for another few years and, at the moment,

We know the ability to run clinical trials...

Today, Yorkshire Cancer Research announced it would be making

an investment of ?4.5 million in new research,

working in partnership with the University of Sheffield

The charity say the money will be used to develop new ways

of diagnosing and assessing lung cancer, carrying out clinical

trials, improving the health and well-being of patients

There's a huge unmet need in Yorkshire

certainly in things like lung cancer, where outcomes are worse

So there's a lot we can do for the people here in Sheffield.

Over the next three years, ten cancer specialists will be

recruited and the research that follows is expected

from across the South Yorkshire area.

It is hoped today's funding will serve to attract even more

investment into Sheffield, meaning patients like Keith can

expect to see more trials and better treatments being developed.

Jamie Coulson, BBC Look North, Sheffield.

Well, earlier, I spoke to Professor Robert Coleman

and I asked him what kind of work the money would fund.

Yeah, this is an investment from Yorkshire Cancer Research

to allow us to greatly expand our clinical cancer

research programmes, both in terms of the early

diagnosis, but also clinical trials and allowing patients to live more

complete and better lives after a cancer treatment.

Now, the figures really are stark, aren't they?

One in two of us will be affected by cancer.

Well, it is a very common condition, that's right.

Thankfully, outcomes are improving very rapidly and we're at a very

This investment is to speed up that development even more and bring

those exciting new treatments - many of which don't

have the horrible side effects of chemotherapy -

to our patients before they can become available

Now, ?4.5 million sounds like an awful lot of money,

but in reality, it's probably just a drop in the ocean, isn't it?

Well, it is a lot of money and, with that money, we plan to appoint

ten senior researchers and provide them some infrastructure,

so that they'll have five years to get their research activities up

and running and we would expect, at the end of that time,

that they are bringing in investment from industry and grant

bodies into Sheffield, into Yorkshire and also that they've

got an international reputation in their areas of expertise,

so it's the beginning of a snowball, really.

Now, Sheffield has higher than average rates of both lung cancer

and premature cancer. Why is this?

High cancer frequencies go with a certain amount

Obviously, in lung cancer, smoking is the biggest cause

and we still have too many people smoking in this area of the country.

And sometimes, compared to other centres, the diagnosis is made

later than we would like, which makes it more difficult

to provide successful treatment outcomes.

Professor Robert Coleman, thank you for joining us this evening.

Floods Minister Therese Coffey visited Mytholmroyd today to look

at how designs are shaping up for a ?15 million

Her visit comes as the Environment Agency has begun knocking down homes

to widen the River Calder - a move some local residents

The Minister says the agency needs to continue producing

schemes which will protect homes and businesses.

The government has been sent a "final warning"

by the European Commission for failing to address repeated

breaches of legal air pollution limits in Leeds

Air pollution is linked to the early deaths of about

The Commission has said it may take the matter to the European Court

Sheffield lad Joe Root was today unveiled as England's new test

cricket captain at his home ground of Headingley.

Root, who's 26 and has just become a dad, will be on England duties

next week for the short one-day international tour

But he'll not need to begin planning his Test captaincy just yet -

his first match in charge will be against South Africa

As a very small kid, you dream of being England captain,

you always want to, you know, get right to the top

of your profession or, when you're dreaming as a kid,

I think more recent times have just been about being the best player

I could be within the team and helping support and,

now I've got this opportunity, it's a huge honour and I'm just

really looking forward to hopefully putting my stamp on things.

Now, a trip to an auction in Ryedale might get you thinking

about furniture or cattle, but this Friday, they've got

something very different going under the hammer.

Items belonging to some of the most famous names

in music are up for grabs, including John Lennon's

sunglasses or a velvet jacket worn by Jimi Hendrix.

Charlotte Leeming's had a sneak preview.

At Ryedale Auctioneers in Kirby Moorside, there's the usual

antiques and furniture you'd expect to find.

But in one corner of the room, there's a special collection

which will have music lovers absolutely drooling.

It's a rock and pop memorabilia treasure trove, with items from some

of the most famous artists of the '60s and '70s,

including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones,

So, Angus, amongst the album covers, there are some quirky items,

like this wooden spoon - what's this?

That spoon has been signed by John Lennon and Yoko.

Lennon's signature has pretty much faded all away,

Do we know if they used that to make pasta at night?

Well, possibly, but I couldn't guarantee that!

No prizes for guessing who these belong to.

John Lennon's, but there's a bit of a story behind these?

Yes, the back story of those is that John lost his temper on the phone

to somebody in London - a producer or an agent or somebody -

smashed them on the floor and they got thrown in the bin,

So they have had some repair work and a few new parts,

but principally, they were rescued out of the bin.

And what might they go for? The estimate is 3,000-5,000.

Something that is just amazing is this picture here behind us.

A Rolling Stones fan will love Keith Richards here.

I think this has got to be one of my favourite lots in the sale.

It'd look fantastic in a music bar, something like that.

I've 50 got quid for that? Any good?

Put a couple of noughts on and we'll be there.

Anything connected to such giants of the music world remains hugely

Most items in this auction come from a private

One of the priciest will be a black jacket owned by John Lennon.

It's one of Ryedale Auctioneers most exciting sales and could make that

private collector a fair bit of money on Friday.

Charlotte Leeming, BBC Look North, Kirby Moorside.

I know someone who could do with that jacket to upgrade his wardrobe

but would you pay ten grand? Certainly not. I would get one of

the all-weather jacket out. Let me show you this picture from

Ribblehead yesterday, an absolutely magnificent shot, don't forget to

keep the pictures coming in. And the forecast for the next 24

hours is not looking too bad, variable cloud, quite breezy

tomorrow, sunshine and one or two showers, high pressure on Friday

will ensure a nice day, this week cold and bringing some drizzle on

Saturday, Sunday with an east and west split, cloudy in the West,

brightly in the east. 6 degrees possible on Monday, a touch of

spring to come. The rain is leaving because, some showers could follow

from the West, but many will be dry tonight with clear spells and we

will see temperatures no lower than five Celsius. Tomorrow could cloud

over in the morning, that bringing some showers but breaking up in the

afternoon, looking bright but windy with sunny spells and one or two

showers. Top tether coming in at 50 Fahrenheit. Through Thursday evening

and night, some rain developing, mainly across the Pennines, eastern

areas staying dry. First light on Friday looks quite cloudy and damp

in the West, further east it will be brighter. Fine on Friday, a lot of

dry weather over the weekend, perhaps patchy rain in the West.

That is it from us, I the weekend. Wouldn't promise you

two dry days but you never know, here is Nick with the national

picture. Hello. We put that cold weekend well

behind us now. Temperatures edging upwards and our weather watchers are

seeing plenty of signs of spring. Spending more time looking down than

looking up at the skies, we see these early blooms. They are set to

continue as we are set to stay mild for several more days to come.

Average daytime temperature this time of year around eight, but

getting into double figures all the way through the weekend. The start

of next week into the mid-teens potentially, very mild indeed. It

was 14 in Lincolnshire