:00:09. > :00:13.with Nick Owen and Mary Rhodes. The headlines tonight: by 300%, a huge
:00:13. > :00:16.increase in families looking for help with debt as they are hit by
:00:16. > :00:22.reforms. When you are stressed out, you can't
:00:22. > :00:25.eat, and if you don't have money you can't eat. It has affected me in
:00:25. > :00:31.many ways. we will find out what help is available for hard-pressed
:00:31. > :00:35.families. Also a hospital too close to 990
:00:35. > :00:44.patients overnight to ease pressure on staff.
:00:44. > :00:48.100 police officers back on the beat. After two years of despair for
:00:48. > :00:52.Wolves fans, the new season starts on Saturday.
:00:52. > :00:55.It is a very unique setup with Wolves this year but I am confident
:00:55. > :01:00.and looking forward to the season and I am under no illusions of the
:01:00. > :01:04.size of the task. And flash floods and thunderstorms
:01:04. > :01:14.have dominated these past few days but what are the chances of things
:01:14. > :01:14.
:01:14. > :01:23.Good evening. A charity offering debt advice say they're seeing a
:01:23. > :01:26.huge increase in the number of people seeking help. Birmingham
:01:26. > :01:30.Settlement used to deal with 25-30 people a week. But they say that
:01:30. > :01:33.figure's shot up to 25 a day, with many owing sums running into
:01:33. > :01:38.thousands. They're blaming the effect of recent welfare reforms and
:01:38. > :01:42.the popularity of payday loans. This is Leon, not his real name but
:01:42. > :01:45.in real need of help. He's seriously ill, his spare room means he's
:01:46. > :01:54.losing out to the so-called "bedroom tax", and the interest on his payday
:01:54. > :01:59.loans is piling up. I have got the sick pay for a certain amount of
:01:59. > :02:03.weeks but then that stops. Then the direct debits keep on coming out of
:02:03. > :02:05.the bank and there was nothing in there to pay it and I am meant to be
:02:05. > :02:11.eating better but when you are stressed out, you cannot eat because
:02:11. > :02:15.at the moment I cannot see how I will get myself out of the debt.
:02:15. > :02:19.This is a very typical case because it is difficult when they are being
:02:19. > :02:23.put under pressure from all sorts of angles. Benefits, loans, they are
:02:23. > :02:27.taking out, high fuel bills and water rates, TV licence, it seems
:02:27. > :02:30.like it is coming at them from everywhere and they are struggling.
:02:30. > :02:35.In April and May last year, 221 people turned up here looking for
:02:35. > :02:38.help with their debts. In the same period this year, the figure was 660
:02:38. > :02:48.people. That's an increase of 300%. With payday loans a major factor.
:02:48. > :02:51.But those that make those loans say they do so responsibly. A lender
:02:51. > :02:54.will be looking at your spending patterns and they will give you a
:02:54. > :02:57.credit check and you will need to be in employment, have a bank account
:02:57. > :03:00.so there are a number of measures that you will need to meet and that
:03:00. > :03:04.is why more than eight out of ten people are paying back their loans
:03:04. > :03:07.in full and on time. For those deep in debt, there is
:03:07. > :03:12.hope. Matt gave up his job to nurse his terminally-ill father and ended
:03:12. > :03:20.up owing �45,000. He's got a new job and reduced his debts to �12,000.
:03:20. > :03:24.His advice? If you bury your head in the sand, it will only get worse.
:03:24. > :03:27.The stress will get worse and the more stressed you are, the more
:03:27. > :03:33.difficult it is to deal with your problems so address yourself and
:03:34. > :03:36.your problems, get help and support. Trouble is, things are tough for the
:03:36. > :03:40.helpers as well. One of the city's oldest charities, Birmingham
:03:40. > :03:44.Settlement, recently laid off three workers for lack of funds. This at a
:03:44. > :03:48.time when they're more in demand than ever.
:03:48. > :03:50.I'm joined now by Martyn Treadgold, from the six Towns credit union
:03:50. > :04:00.which helps people across Sandwell and Worcestershire. Just explain how
:04:00. > :04:03.
:04:04. > :04:09.a credit union operates. They are fully regulated by the financial
:04:09. > :04:12.authorities. We are run by our members, we take the savings in and
:04:12. > :04:17.we make loans available at low rates in order to be able to pay a
:04:17. > :04:22.dividend to the savers. we heard in the report, there has been a huge
:04:22. > :04:27.increase from that one charity, have you seen an increase coming to you
:04:27. > :04:31.for help? It is quite curious, in a number of areas, the changes have
:04:31. > :04:35.been where people suddenly get a change in circumstance, they might
:04:35. > :04:40.only use a few hours of work a week and those people but have just about
:04:40. > :04:45.been managing suddenly tipped over the edge and then you get the ones
:04:45. > :04:50.with the far greater debts. The ones with the thousands of pounds. Tens
:04:50. > :04:57.of thousands. It is not uncommon, I'm afraid. Wattled percentage have
:04:57. > :05:02.you seen people coming to you in terms of increased? A lot. Sometimes
:05:02. > :05:08.as little as just losing a few hours of work a week. They are just about
:05:08. > :05:13.managing and then you lose a few hours, let alone losing your job.
:05:13. > :05:16.The payday loan companies have had a bad press of late but if you can
:05:16. > :05:22.repay it quickly, they can be a godsend because you can get the cash
:05:22. > :05:27.immediately. Is that the case with credit unions? They are usually in
:05:27. > :05:30.difficulty already when they use payday lenders. Or their overdraft
:05:30. > :05:33.is full. So therefore they are already in difficulty. And therefore
:05:34. > :05:39.what happens at the end of the month they find they cannot pay it back.
:05:39. > :05:44.Good intentions but they find they can't. And that rolls over and then
:05:44. > :05:49.suddenly a debt of �300 suddenly becomes �1000. if somebody has debts
:05:49. > :05:53.of tens of thousands of pounds, they need help quickly, how quickly can
:05:53. > :05:56.they get help from a credit union? They need a different form of help
:05:56. > :06:02.there. They need help from citizens advice bureau or the other advice
:06:02. > :06:08.lines available and they need to get help quickly. Do not delay, don't
:06:08. > :06:12.wait for the red letters to stack up. And get in front of the fire,
:06:12. > :06:15.get help quickly. good advice. Coming up later in the programme:
:06:15. > :06:18.The Stones, the Who, One Direction - just some of the names who've
:06:18. > :06:28.thrilled the crowds at Wolverhampton Civic Hall - now celebrating 75
:06:28. > :06:31.
:06:31. > :06:41.100 police officers will be returning to front-line duties well
:06:41. > :06:41.
:06:41. > :06:43.when West Midlands Police start a new recruitment drive. That will
:06:43. > :06:50.include 1100 police officers and that has led to some officers being
:06:50. > :06:56.used in so-called back office roles. This has been the working
:06:56. > :07:00.environment for scores of West Midlands Police officers recently.
:07:00. > :07:02.Behind the scenes instead of out working the beat. But 100 of those
:07:02. > :07:06.bobbies will now return to front-line duties. More police
:07:06. > :07:08.others on the streets is an encouraging thing, that is what the
:07:08. > :07:11.public ask us for. Police officers had replaced
:07:11. > :07:14.civilian workers who are easier to make redundant. But the force says
:07:14. > :07:19.it's in a position to start recruiting members of the public
:07:19. > :07:25.again. The new staff will work at front desks and in non-emergency
:07:25. > :07:29.contact centres, freeing up officers to return to the streets. Freeing
:07:29. > :07:33.more officers to go back on the beat may be good news but it is against a
:07:33. > :07:38.backdrop of further cuts announced at the Home Office last month. So
:07:38. > :07:42.could it perhaps be a temporary measure? It is a short-term win
:07:42. > :07:48.because while we are putting 100 officers on the street now, that is
:07:48. > :07:50.100 against a force of around 7400 in total so it is a drop in the
:07:50. > :07:53.ocean. And further job cuts are to come.
:07:53. > :07:55.For now, though, increasing council tax funding for the police and
:07:55. > :08:05.reducing the numbers of non-emergency call centres has led
:08:05. > :08:05.
:08:05. > :08:10.to a rise in officers available to fight crime. This is a more value
:08:10. > :08:15.way of ensuring police work smarter so that police can work the training
:08:15. > :08:18.they have been given rather than be less effectively deployed in jobs
:08:18. > :08:21.they do not the police powers to carry out.
:08:21. > :08:31.An extra 50 special constables and 50 community support officers will
:08:31. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :08:39.also be recruited to boost manpower The former Birmingham City striker
:08:39. > :08:41.Christian Benitez has died at the age of just 27. It's reported the
:08:41. > :08:43.Ecuador International suffered a cardiac arrest following
:08:43. > :08:46.complications after having appendicitis. Known as "Chucho", he
:08:46. > :08:51.scored four goals in 36 appearances while on loan at the Blues between
:08:52. > :08:55.2009 and 2010. A motorist believed to be in his 70s
:08:55. > :08:59.has died after an argument in a car park in Birmingham. The man was
:08:59. > :09:01.taken to hospital when he collapsed in the Tyseley Community Centre car
:09:01. > :09:06.park, in Sparkhill yesterday afternoon. A 44-year-old man
:09:06. > :09:10.arrested at the scene is being questioned by police.
:09:10. > :09:13.Five people remain in police custody after a 50-year-old man died after
:09:13. > :09:16.being stabbed. The victim, who has been named locally as Neil Bennett,
:09:16. > :09:19.was found on Saturday evening on Park End Road near Gloucester Park.
:09:19. > :09:29.Just hours before, the city had been celebrating its annual carnival. Our
:09:29. > :09:32.Gloucestershire reporter has the latest.
:09:32. > :09:35.It was carnival weekend in Gloucester but the celebrations were
:09:35. > :09:40.muted by the death here on Saturday night. It is thought the victim was
:09:40. > :09:43.trying to escape from an incident near the city's Park. He made its
:09:43. > :09:48.way past the funfair which was closed but was found on a road
:09:48. > :09:58.outside the park by police. first officers on the scene tried to
:09:58. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:03.start CPR, they then found a night so they started resuscitation.
:10:03. > :10:05.post-mortem has been carried out on the results of that and formal
:10:05. > :10:09.identification are expected to be released tomorrow. The victim has
:10:09. > :10:14.been named locally as Neil Bennett, 50 years old who lived here in the
:10:14. > :10:17.city. As police searched houses nearby,
:10:17. > :10:22.life got back to normal in Gloucester Park. But the police were
:10:23. > :10:28.here as well. He had to reassure staff and the public that the murder
:10:28. > :10:32.was an isolated attack. Our people have worked with the police and we
:10:32. > :10:38.are up and running again today. The park is a safe place to come. The
:10:39. > :10:43.funfair is very safe. At a time of celebration, those who work to keep
:10:43. > :10:46.it safe want to ensure this one incident does not put people off
:10:46. > :10:50.coming. We have the peace festival happening on Friday, the fireworks
:10:50. > :10:56.on Saturday and then we have Jamaican independence on Sunday so
:10:57. > :11:01.lots to look forward to. Police were given more time to question three
:11:01. > :11:11.people and a further to our already in custody under suspicion of being
:11:11. > :11:17.
:11:17. > :11:20.A Nursing and Midwifery Council panel has found that two nurses
:11:20. > :11:24.failed to identify that a patient at Stafford Hospital was diabetic.
:11:24. > :11:27.Gillian Astbury died in April 2007 because staff failed to give her any
:11:27. > :11:30.insulin. Ann King and Jeanette Coulson, who are both retired, also
:11:30. > :11:33.failed to ensure that patient records were up to date. BBC Radio
:11:33. > :11:36.Stoke's Chris King is following the case. Chris, what happened today?
:11:36. > :11:39.Neither Ann King or Jeanette Coulson were at today's hearing but both
:11:39. > :11:42.faced a series of allegations relating to their conduct while
:11:42. > :11:45.working at the Mid Staffordshire Trust. King left the trust last
:11:45. > :11:48.year, whilst Coulson retired in 2010. Today a fitness to practice
:11:48. > :11:58.panel announced which of the claims which date back to 2005 they believe
:11:58. > :12:00.are true. A lot of the charges related to death of the diabetic
:12:00. > :12:05.patient Gillian Astbury, didn't they? That's right. Gillian Astbury
:12:05. > :12:08.was admitted to Stafford Hospital following a fall at home. She was
:12:08. > :12:15.transferred onto Ward Three where Ann King and Jeanette Coulson were
:12:15. > :12:18.both senior nurses. The panel found that both women failed to read Mrs
:12:18. > :12:22.Astbury's notes properly, didn't check her blood sugar levels and
:12:22. > :12:26.didn't fill out her records either. This meant that Mrs Astbury didn't
:12:26. > :12:29.receive any insulin, and so fell into a diabetic coma. It's also
:12:29. > :12:33.worth pointing out here, an internal investigation into what happened was
:12:33. > :12:40.carried out but it's not clear what the then trust managers did about
:12:40. > :12:43.it. What else were found to have done? Ann King was found to have
:12:43. > :12:46.said she'd changed a patient's dressing when she hadn't. One nurse
:12:46. > :12:49.saying she knew it hadn't happened because she could see dried blood
:12:49. > :12:53.and pus. She was, however, cleared of ignoring the calls of a patient
:12:53. > :13:02.who it was claimed died after getting their head stuck in the bars
:13:02. > :13:08.of a bed. But the panel said a postmortem examination found that
:13:08. > :13:11.wasn't what killed them. They died of natural causes. Jeanette Coulson
:13:11. > :13:21.also admitted swearing at members of staff and failing to ensure that
:13:21. > :13:23.
:13:24. > :13:26.records on the ward were properly maintained. Thank you.
:13:26. > :13:29.From tonight, people in need of overnight emergency hospital
:13:29. > :13:31.treatment will no longer be taken by ambulance to Cheltenham. Instead, a
:13:31. > :13:34.controversial change will mean "blue-light" patients are taken
:13:34. > :13:37.straight to Gloucester. The change will take effect between 8pm and
:13:37. > :13:43.8am. One of the reasons is a shortage of emergency department
:13:43. > :13:50.staff. The casualty department will remain open to walk-in patients.
:13:50. > :13:54.I am outside the A&E department and there has been a steady stream of
:13:54. > :13:57.patients walking in, ambulances coming in. The unit is open and
:13:57. > :14:02.these changes will only come into force from eight o'clock this
:14:02. > :14:12.evening. With me is local MP Martin Horwood. These changes are
:14:12. > :14:15.necessary, and they? The people can still walk in all the time, due to a
:14:15. > :14:18.shortage of emergency doctors and we understand things had to be done but
:14:18. > :14:23.it is the permanence of this change. We are looking into emergency
:14:23. > :14:27.recruitment at national level. have looked at evidence that it will
:14:27. > :14:30.increase the risk that we have not looked at what benefits it will
:14:30. > :14:34.bring to centralise the two departments and a consultation was
:14:34. > :14:38.rushed, I think they largely ignored local opinion and I don't think that
:14:38. > :14:44.is good enough. But the people in charge of this
:14:44. > :14:48.decision says it will only affect 16 patients per night, but we are short
:14:48. > :14:50.of emergency doctors. 16 patients a night is nearly 16,000 journeys a
:14:50. > :14:55.year and although it seems like a short distance, there is good
:14:55. > :14:58.academic studies which showed there is a measurably increased risk of
:14:58. > :15:04.death, I'm afraid. For people with things like perforated ulcers,
:15:04. > :15:08.asthma, appendicitis. All these things carry a higher risk. For
:15:09. > :15:12.every extra kilometre. That is well evidenced. I have not seen any
:15:12. > :15:15.evidence back from the trust of the commissioners who took this decision
:15:15. > :15:20.to say they have done the mathematics and this is the balance
:15:20. > :15:24.of risk. That is all we are asking for, good evidence and ambition to
:15:24. > :15:28.restore the service when the recruitment is sorted out. Thank you
:15:28. > :15:35.very much. This unit is still open, it is only from this evening that
:15:35. > :15:38.the changes will come into force. Our top story tonight: Up by 300%: a
:15:38. > :15:43.huge increase in families looking for help as they're hit by welfare
:15:43. > :15:46.reforms. Your detailed weather forecast to
:15:46. > :15:49.come shortly. Also in tonight's programme, the latest attraction in
:15:49. > :15:53.Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter - a �2 million project to turn a
:15:53. > :15:57.Victorian coffin factory into a heritage centre.
:15:57. > :16:07.And from Nat King Cole to the Stones to One Direction - celebrating 75
:16:07. > :16:10.
:16:10. > :16:14.years of top entertainment at This weekend marks the return of the
:16:14. > :16:17.Football League, with the start of its 125th anniversary season. And
:16:17. > :16:21.one of the League's founding clubs finds itself kicking off in the
:16:21. > :16:24.third tier of English football. After back-to-back relegations,
:16:24. > :16:29.Wolves begin life in League One at Preston following two nightmare
:16:29. > :16:38.seasons. But is there cause for optimism after a summer of change at
:16:38. > :16:42.Molineux? Some brought a hat, others an
:16:42. > :16:46.umbrella. All of them brought fresh optimism for a brave new dawn at
:16:46. > :16:50.Molineux. Almost 5000 loyal fans will make the trip to Preston on
:16:50. > :16:54.Saturday, just three months after they bid farewell to the
:16:54. > :16:57.championship at Brighton. You would never guess that Wolves had been
:16:57. > :17:02.relegated to league one. Look at this queue, you think you were
:17:02. > :17:07.selling tickets for the cup final. Four of the young guns were ready
:17:07. > :17:13.for autographs inside including Lee Griffiths, 23 next month and just
:17:13. > :17:18.back from scoring 23 goals with Hibernian. Scotland's player of the
:17:18. > :17:26.year is looking forward to making his name as the new number nine at
:17:26. > :17:32.Wolves. No pressure? I'm have heard a few fans talking about Steve Beale
:17:32. > :17:36.and since I have been at Wolves, I know how well he felt that jersey so
:17:36. > :17:43.I hope I can take it on. He showed his eye for goal against
:17:43. > :17:49.the Spanish Amir Leaguer, was no disgrace to lose 3-2, their only
:17:49. > :17:52.pre-season defeat. The new boss is optimistic about the potential of
:17:52. > :17:57.his new team. Already the clear favourites for the book is to finish
:17:57. > :18:00.top of league one in nine months time. The link between the players
:18:00. > :18:06.and the supporters is vital. It is fair to say that has broken down in
:18:06. > :18:10.recent seasons. A new group now, younger players and the crowd have
:18:10. > :18:15.responded very well. It is up to us and the players to make sure that we
:18:15. > :18:18.give them something to sing about starting on Saturday at Preston.
:18:18. > :18:24.inside, the fans waited to share their promotion aspirations with the
:18:24. > :18:27.players and outside, the legend Stan Collis look to the skies and hoped
:18:27. > :18:31.every dark cloud has a silver lining at Molineux this season.
:18:31. > :18:34.And Ian is at Molineux now. Over 4,000 Wolves fans are expected to
:18:34. > :18:43.follow their team to Preston on Saturday. That's quite a show of
:18:43. > :18:48.support after so much despair? Absolutely. These have been the
:18:48. > :18:53.darkest of times to be a Wolves supporter and that they have sold
:18:53. > :19:03.4000 for the trip to Preston speaks volumes. Lets make the bane family
:19:03. > :19:07.over here on the right wing. Keith. George. Simon. Keith, what is it
:19:07. > :19:14.that makes you keep coming back for more? I wish I knew because I cannot
:19:14. > :19:18.hear it at the moment. It is a family-run club, we enjoy watching
:19:18. > :19:22.them week in, week out. We suffer with the other fans and we hope the
:19:22. > :19:25.players have got the same passion we have and we hope next season will be
:19:25. > :19:32.really good for the whole community of Wolverhampton. Let's bring Simon
:19:32. > :19:36.in. Do you think we have copyright man for the job? I have just read
:19:36. > :19:40.one of his books from his Millwall days and it is a good read and I
:19:40. > :19:45.hope he can bring the same success at the lower league into Wolves and
:19:45. > :19:50.learn his trade and take it up a division. The bookies tell me you
:19:50. > :19:54.are 7-2 favourites to win the title. Would you have a bet? That is a big
:19:54. > :20:01.question. I have to say yes, I would like to have a bet on them. I
:20:01. > :20:06.thought we would be up there last year but we were not. On Saturday...
:20:06. > :20:11.Apologies, that despair of being a Wolves is infectious. If you happen
:20:11. > :20:14.to know what the cure is, one supporter told us, let us know.
:20:14. > :20:17.Work has started on a �2 million project to turn a Victorian coffin
:20:17. > :20:20.factory in Birmingham into a heritage centre. All the fixtures
:20:20. > :20:23.and fittings of Newman Brothers Coffin Works in the Jewellery
:20:23. > :20:33.Quarter were still in place when it closed in 1999. Laura May McMullan
:20:33. > :20:33.
:20:34. > :20:39.is at the factory now. What's going on there? After a 12 year fight to
:20:39. > :20:44.save this historic copying works here in the Jewellery Quarter, work
:20:44. > :20:48.has finally started today. But one of the huge tasks has been trying to
:20:48. > :20:53.raise �2 million for the project. With me is the project leader,
:20:53. > :20:57.Simon. Why was it important to save this site? It is an incredible piece
:20:57. > :21:03.of industrial heritage but what makes it really special is that when
:21:03. > :21:07.it closed in 1999, it seemed they close the door behind them at the
:21:07. > :21:14.end of an ordinary working day and left everything behind. 100 years of
:21:14. > :21:17.history. What can people expect to see? It will be like stepping back
:21:17. > :21:22.into the past and they will be able to see rooms like this with the
:21:22. > :21:27.machinery working, coughing handles and plates were made here and rooms
:21:27. > :21:31.like the Shroud room and the Coffin linings, they will be a great deal
:21:31. > :21:37.to see. Chris, you are leading the conservation work, how important is
:21:37. > :21:41.this? It is wonderful to be in the heart of the Jewellery Quarter and
:21:41. > :21:45.work with the conservation trust on this historic building. I am sure it
:21:45. > :21:52.will be painstaking, but what are you looking forward to? Re-macro
:21:52. > :22:02.being able to work with the community which is at the heart of
:22:02. > :22:03.
:22:03. > :22:05.the community. To view the work as it is going on. Talking of this
:22:05. > :22:08.fantastic inside, the doors will be open in about one year's time.
:22:08. > :22:11.you. For 75 years, it's seen some of the
:22:11. > :22:14.biggest names in the music world take to the stage. From Bowie to One
:22:14. > :22:17.Direction, Robbie Williams to The Who, they've all played the
:22:17. > :22:27.Wolverhampton Civic Hall. So what's its enduring appeal? Ben Sidwell's
:22:27. > :22:37.
:22:37. > :22:41.been to find out. Just a warning, bearpit atmosphere. Radiohead and
:22:41. > :22:49.blow when they first came, Coldplay. You could always telling acts were
:22:49. > :22:51.For three quarters of a century, the Wolverhampton Civic Hall has been at
:22:51. > :22:55.the heart of the city's entertainment scene. From rock
:22:55. > :23:02.bands, to tea dances, to comedy - it's all taken place under this
:23:02. > :23:08.roof. Literally all the greatest artists have been here since 1938
:23:08. > :23:15.when the hall opened in 1938. Gary Barlow, Robert Plant, Robbie
:23:15. > :23:19.Williams have all played here. The Rolling Stones. 1952, Nat King Cole
:23:19. > :23:24.did his very first tour of the UK here. He opened it in Wolverhampton
:23:24. > :23:31.with Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine. It was totally packed. Nat
:23:31. > :23:34.King Cole fell in love with England Not much has changed at the Civic
:23:34. > :23:41.since those early days and the place looks remarkably similar. That is
:23:41. > :23:44.until you head up to the dressing rooms. This is one of our dressing
:23:44. > :23:50.room is one of our dressing rooms here at the Civic. We think the
:23:50. > :23:53.stars enjoy this, maybe to cool off afterwards and then as Jacuzzi to
:23:53. > :23:56.finish off. Jonn Penney knows the Civic better
:23:56. > :24:00.than most, in his younger days as lead singer with Stourbridge band
:24:00. > :24:07.Ned's Atomic Dustbin they often headlined here. Now. He's in charge
:24:07. > :24:13.of Press and PR. We finished our touring here and I will ask gig of
:24:13. > :24:16.the year was always at the Civic Hall. People got wind of the kind of
:24:16. > :24:20.party show that we finished our year with and so people would travel from
:24:20. > :24:24.all over the world to come to the last show of the year at the Civic
:24:24. > :24:30.Hall. But there is one part of the Civic
:24:30. > :24:39.Hall that very few people have ever seen in its entire 75 years.
:24:39. > :24:43.This is the organ at the Civic Hall, comprising 6021 pipes. Weighing 32
:24:43. > :24:48.tonnes in total. It is suspended above the stage. When it was
:24:48. > :24:51.purchased in 1934, it cost �6,000 and came with a 25 year guarantee.
:24:51. > :24:58.The Civic Hall is run by Wolverhampton City Council, so with
:24:59. > :25:04.so many cuts around, just how secure is it's future? The business of the
:25:04. > :25:08.Civic Hall, all contribute to the rate fund but ultimately everything
:25:08. > :25:14.comes under question and I know the council is supportive of what we're
:25:14. > :25:17.doing and they love it, they think it is great. What the future holds,
:25:17. > :25:20.nobody knows but if it is anything like what has gone before, this
:25:20. > :25:30.place will be filled with the Sound of music and laughter for many years
:25:30. > :25:37.
:25:37. > :25:41.It's been Monsoon Monday round here week but it was also saturated
:25:41. > :25:46.Saturday and Sunday. Not quite epochal proportions but still pretty
:25:46. > :25:50.bad. Particularly in Staffordshire where we have recordings of 55
:25:50. > :25:53.millimetres of rain, that is around two inches. These thunderstorms have
:25:53. > :25:57.been very localised so that was the highest figure that we have
:25:57. > :26:00.recorded. But we still have a yellow warning in force for the next hour
:26:00. > :26:05.of more to come. Thunderstorms leading to flash flooding and this
:26:06. > :26:09.week as a whole will be generally wet with mixtures of heavy showers
:26:09. > :26:17.and sunshine. Temperatures around the 20 Celsius mark but one Friday
:26:17. > :26:25.and that will be Thursday -- one Friday and that will be Thursday. --
:26:25. > :26:28.one dry day. We have got lots of showers across the region and these
:26:28. > :26:35.will be present over the next 60 minutes and then they gradually fade
:26:35. > :26:42.away leading to a dry night. Initially we have clear skies but
:26:42. > :26:46.towards the end of the night the cloud will thicken from the West and
:26:47. > :26:52.temperatures down to 12 Celsius so a bit pressure tonight under the
:26:53. > :26:55.clever spells. Tomorrow morning, we start off with some sunshine
:26:56. > :26:59.particularly further north but the cloud thickening upbringing in the
:26:59. > :27:02.next band of showers from the south and steadily spreading north through
:27:02. > :27:07.the day. These could be heavy but I think they will be fewer than today
:27:07. > :27:11.and there will be less of a breeze. If we get any sunshine, it should
:27:12. > :27:16.feel pleasant with highs of around 21 Celsius. Tomorrow night we do it
:27:16. > :27:19.again, repeating that happen with showers dying away and the cloud
:27:19. > :27:23.thickening up with the next area of rain poised to come from the
:27:23. > :27:31.south-west and this is towards the end of tomorrow night where it is an
:27:31. > :27:35.organised band showers so it will Let's recap tonight's top stories: A
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