:00:03. > :00:08.Good evening. Welcome to NorthWest Tonight with Gordon Burns and
:00:08. > :00:13.Ranvir Singh. Our top story. Get off the gravy train, a row breaks
:00:13. > :00:16.at Merseytravel over expenses claimed by councillors.
:00:16. > :00:22.So what does Merseytravel's chairman do to justify the �50,000
:00:22. > :00:29.he gets in allowances? Also tonight. Meter misery, the soaring cost of
:00:30. > :00:33.on-street parking in Liverpool and Manchester.
:00:33. > :00:41.Unearthed in Lancashire, the bit of scrap that turned out to be buried
:00:41. > :00:51.treasure. And a mother's sacrifice - the
:00:51. > :00:51.
:00:51. > :00:56.hardship that allowed eight year- old Callum's talent to flourish.
:00:56. > :01:06.wants to pay -- played these pieces like a classical musician. I have
:01:06. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:11.no money, I know I have got to put They are paid to run the trains on
:01:11. > :01:13.Merseyside. But now, Labour councillors on the transport
:01:13. > :01:20.authority Merseytravel are being accused of running a "gravy train"
:01:20. > :01:23.instead. Liberal Democrats say the total bill for the allowances being
:01:23. > :01:25.claimed comes to a quarter of a million pounds.
:01:25. > :01:30.With money getting tighter, critics say it's a cynical manipulation of
:01:30. > :01:33.the system. Here's our political editor, Arif Ansari.
:01:33. > :01:39.Public transport across Merseyside is co-ordinated by the transport
:01:40. > :01:49.authority Merseytravel. It's run by Labour, but the Lib Dems are
:01:49. > :01:53.accusing them of turning it into a gravy train. The problem is that we
:01:53. > :01:57.have Labour councillors who are claiming multiple allowances for
:01:57. > :02:01.serving on different committees. In many cases, claiming several
:02:01. > :02:05.different allowances at the same time for meetings there are
:02:05. > :02:15.effectively lasting five minutes a few times the year. Each councillor
:02:15. > :02:17.
:02:17. > :02:21.gets a basic allowance of �5,600. But there are another 35 paid posts.
:02:21. > :02:27.In every other authority, you have an independent scrutiny power to
:02:27. > :02:31.vet the level of allowances. In Merseyside, the councillors decide
:02:31. > :02:36.what level of allowances or salaries they should be paid. You
:02:36. > :02:46.or I may like that in our jobs, but it is not a reality in any other
:02:46. > :02:47.
:02:47. > :02:50.walk of life. Take the chairman of the authority, Cllr Mark Dowd. He
:02:50. > :02:52.receives the basic allowance of �5,600. An extra �24,300 for being
:02:52. > :02:55.chairman. �8,500 for chairing the Policy and Resources Committee.
:02:55. > :02:57.�4,400 for chairing the Rail Committee. And �5,700 for being on
:02:57. > :03:00.the Sefton Advisory Panel. It's a total of nearly �50,000 in
:03:00. > :03:06.allowances. Mr Dowd refused an interview, but his deputy spoke
:03:06. > :03:10.instead. We accept that and we said we would remedy it 12 months ago.
:03:10. > :03:15.Are you embarrassed knowing you are setting your own allowances? It is
:03:15. > :03:19.not something we are comfortable with but it is a system we have had
:03:19. > :03:24.many years. 12 years ago, we decided it was not appropriate and
:03:24. > :03:30.we needed to do something about that. Mercy travel is meeting now
:03:30. > :03:33.at a time local authorities are supposed to be going down. At a
:03:33. > :03:38.time when local authority costs are supposed to be going down,
:03:38. > :03:42.Merseytravel is nudging up. And today, they're creating a new post
:03:42. > :03:45.- deputy chair of the Women's Forum, which pays a further �3,688.
:03:45. > :03:55.Greater Manchester Police could close public enquiry desks at more
:03:55. > :03:58.
:03:58. > :04:01.than 30 police stations to save money.
:04:01. > :04:04.The force must cut its budget by more than �130 million over the
:04:04. > :04:07.next four years. Earlier today, hundreds of staff were invited to
:04:07. > :04:10.meetings to hear how the latest phase of economies will be achieved.
:04:10. > :04:12.It will mean around 900 fewer so- called middle-office jobs. Our
:04:12. > :04:17.chief reporter, Dave Guest, has been finding out what that means.
:04:17. > :04:20.They are a familiar sight at any crime scene. But forensic staff are
:04:20. > :04:26.among those in the firing line, as Greater Manchester Police continue
:04:26. > :04:31.their quest to save money. We have to find �134 million in four years
:04:31. > :04:36.ago and you have to look at everything. People are going to say
:04:36. > :04:39.the police service will be worse. have to do the best I can, we have
:04:39. > :04:43.been through 10 years of growth and have had additional resources and
:04:43. > :04:46.now we need to concentrate on those things that do make a difference.
:04:46. > :04:49.Staff were called to meetings at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton today
:04:49. > :04:52.to hear how the force proposed to lose around 900 so-called middle-
:04:52. > :04:55.office jobs. Those jobs include control room staff, people who
:04:55. > :05:04.provide support to the Serious Cime division and front counter staff at
:05:05. > :05:11.police stations. It is believed more than 30 counters could close.
:05:11. > :05:16.I do not think some people realise what we do. You feel undervalued?
:05:16. > :05:20.Yes, I do, actually. The Chief says economies can be made which will
:05:20. > :05:25.make the force more efficient. Union leaders aren't so sure.
:05:25. > :05:33.not believe that will not have an effect on the service in that
:05:33. > :05:36.Greater Manchester. And potentially, I hope not, but an effect...
:05:36. > :05:41.Tomorrow, these people will discover who is going to have a job
:05:41. > :05:44.and who is not. And then at Greater Manchester Police will go through
:05:44. > :05:52.this process all over again when they start looking at frontline
:05:52. > :05:54.staff. An application for parole by one of
:05:54. > :05:56.James Bulger's killers, Jon Venables, has been turned down.
:05:56. > :05:58.Venables had applied for release, half-way through a two-year jail
:05:58. > :06:01.sentence for downloading and distributing child pornography.
:06:01. > :06:11.Officials informed James's family today that his bid for early
:06:11. > :06:14.
:06:14. > :06:19.release on licence had been refused. James Bulger's father, Ralph,
:06:19. > :06:23.welcomed the decision, but said the system Kenmore for offenders than
:06:23. > :06:28.families of the victims. An armed siege and Liverpool took
:06:28. > :06:32.place, leading to a number of arrests. They surrounded a house in
:06:32. > :06:37.Walton this afternoon. Armed officers were surrounding the scene
:06:37. > :06:40.and traffic was closed off. It followed an armed robbery in Kirkby
:06:40. > :06:42.where a security guard was stabbed in the arms.
:06:42. > :06:45.The longest railway viaduct in Lancashire is being checked by
:06:45. > :06:48.safety officers, after one of its arches started to sink. The
:06:48. > :06:50.Victorian viaduct is known locally as Whalley Arches and links
:06:51. > :07:00.Clitheroe and Manchester. Network Rail says it will fix the distorted
:07:01. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :07:07.arch by next Spring. It does not have to be tackled now to stop the
:07:07. > :07:11.railway service. The speed limit is perfectly acceptable for the type
:07:11. > :07:15.of distortion and there is an the viaduct. Long term, it would become
:07:15. > :07:19.a much more serious problem if we did not do anything about it.
:07:19. > :07:22.It is not easy being a motorist these days. If the price of fuel
:07:22. > :07:24.wasn't bad enough, the cost of parking went up today too. On-
:07:24. > :07:27.street parking charges in both Liverpool and Manchester have been
:07:27. > :07:29.raised. And it looks like it's going to get
:07:29. > :07:31.even more expensive for motorists from September. Stuart Flinders
:07:31. > :07:35.reports. Empty parking bays on King Street,
:07:35. > :07:39.Manchester. A rebellion against increased charges? Maybe not, but
:07:39. > :07:47.motorists here and in Liverpool have taken a hit. From today, two
:07:47. > :07:57.hours parking in Manchester will no longer cost you �2.20, but 2.70. --
:07:57. > :07:59.
:07:59. > :08:02.In Liverpool, charges are up from �2.80 an hour to �4.40. -- for two
:08:02. > :08:07.hours. The carrot? Some of the money may help tackle Liverpool's
:08:07. > :08:10.pot hole problem. We will make sure this money goes into the general
:08:10. > :08:14.highways budget. In Manchester, they're blaming central Government
:08:14. > :08:19.cuts and fear the city centre economy may be harmed. We have to
:08:19. > :08:25.be very, very careful that we do not damage the Manchester economy.
:08:25. > :08:28.For will this? We do not know yet. We have to check and a monthly
:08:28. > :08:34.basis. It is a gift for the Trafford Centre if the parking is
:08:34. > :08:38.free. They have had problems also because of the cost of petrol and
:08:38. > :08:44.they have traded down also. Many motorists had little sympathy for
:08:44. > :08:48.the council today. It is crazy expensive. And the parking times
:08:48. > :08:54.are too short, an hour is not enough. I get taxed enough and it
:08:54. > :08:59.is just another way to tax people. Do you have an alternative to
:08:59. > :09:06.parking here? Take my business out of Manchester. You could always get
:09:06. > :09:12.the boss! If the system was good enough. But here's a rarity. I do
:09:12. > :09:18.not mind, to be honest. With austerity plans and everything else.
:09:18. > :09:22.Do you work for the council? I work for myself. If you live in
:09:22. > :09:27.Manchester, there is more bad news because on Wednesday, councillors
:09:27. > :09:31.are expected to announce they are expanding -- extending the charging
:09:31. > :09:41.period from 6pm to 8 o'clock, and they will start charging you on a
:09:41. > :09:47.
:09:47. > :09:50.And the councillor in that report was Pat Carney, apologies to him
:09:50. > :09:53.and you. Tesco is an anomaly. A huge
:09:53. > :10:03.business success story with masses of satisfied customers, yet a name
:10:03. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:06.feared, often loathed on the high street. But are those fears well
:10:06. > :10:08.placed? Tonight we go back to Ainsdale, where we've adopted a
:10:08. > :10:11.planning application, to follow it through from rumour to store
:10:11. > :10:13.opening and beyond. What does it tell us about how Tesco works?
:10:13. > :10:20.Here's our economics correspondent, Jayne Barrett.
:10:20. > :10:24.Ainsdale is a little village with a big campaign. The last time we were
:10:24. > :10:29.here, the new arrival was just a rumour, but with this planning
:10:29. > :10:34.application, the winner becomes fact. A position more vocal. They
:10:34. > :10:38.are doing this all over the country, that is what annoys me. It will be
:10:38. > :10:45.bad for the village, they are poorly boys and aggressive and just
:10:45. > :10:49.want to take over. Jason's shop will close, one of four. Another
:10:49. > :10:54.new Tesco will also have closed his other shop. But perhaps something
:10:54. > :10:58.in this process has led to mistrust. Tesco did not by the shops, a third
:10:59. > :11:02.party did, and Tesco is not even mentioned in the planning
:11:02. > :11:08.application, so people believe it is not transparent, so how can they
:11:08. > :11:12.trust it? We have not taken leases under another name, the landlord
:11:12. > :11:16.submitted an application to change his unit and that was before we
:11:16. > :11:19.signed our contract with the landlord. As soon as we signed the
:11:19. > :11:23.contract, we were talking to people and were open because we are very
:11:23. > :11:29.proud of what we want to bring to Ainsdale. And they want to bring
:11:29. > :11:35.that elsewhere. Much of Tesco's growth is in the smaller stores.
:11:35. > :11:41.When Ainsdale rumours began in March, Tesco had 200 -- 2,500
:11:41. > :11:49.stores, now it is more than 2,700. This man says there is some public
:11:49. > :11:53.support. We have friends who come up I will not say they are being
:11:53. > :11:59.intimidated, but their friends are not involved with them any more.
:11:59. > :12:06.Because it is not a popular opinion? EDS. Are you in the pay of
:12:06. > :12:09.Tesco? You are not. A name that creates suspicion as well as wealth
:12:09. > :12:13.and convenience. The application will be discussed at Southport Town
:12:13. > :12:16.Hall on Wednesday. Still to come in North West Tonight.
:12:16. > :12:22.Only the lonely, a unique experiment into what it's like to
:12:22. > :12:25.be cut off from the rest of the world.
:12:25. > :12:35.And racing away from the past. The Belle Vue aces bring us up to speed
:12:35. > :12:57.
:12:57. > :13:00.on their new plans for national For seven days, Pam Stopford, from
:13:00. > :13:03.Liverpool, didn't leave her house. She saw nobody, spoke to nobody,
:13:03. > :13:07.except a video camera. And she wore a series of props which affected
:13:07. > :13:10.her mobility and sight. Pam's week was all part of a social experiment
:13:10. > :13:13.trying to reproduce the experience of hundreds of thousands of older
:13:13. > :13:15.people who are living increasingly isolated lives. It was organised by
:13:15. > :13:18.the charity Friends of the Elderly. Our health correspondent, Laura
:13:18. > :13:21.Yates, reports. For one week, Pam Stopford lived a
:13:21. > :13:29.lonely life. No visitors, no phone calls, seven days within these four
:13:29. > :13:39.walls. A video camera her only friend. I do not know if anxious is
:13:39. > :13:41.
:13:41. > :13:46.the right word... What was it like? At one point, I felt this sense of
:13:46. > :13:50.abandonment, that everybody had just gone and left me. Just so
:13:50. > :13:56.alone and just not even able to come in and say to somebody, do you
:13:56. > :14:04.want a drink or what are you doing today? It is there continuation of
:14:04. > :14:08.nothing less. The experiment tried to reproduce the physical effects
:14:08. > :14:11.of ageing. For her too, a series of props to add 40 years to her age.
:14:11. > :14:19.Glasses which mimic cataracts or glaucoma. Diving gloves, as if you
:14:19. > :14:23.have arthritis. Ankle weights to limit mobility. My back was sought
:14:23. > :14:29.by day five and I had to come down the stairs on my bottom -- at my
:14:29. > :14:34.back was painful. I had to get painkillers.? It is important to
:14:34. > :14:38.highlight the issue of isolation for older people. There are over 1
:14:38. > :14:42.million people in the country who say they are always or sometimes
:14:42. > :14:45.lonely, and another 1 million who say they are trapped in their homes.
:14:45. > :14:53.At midnight last night, Pam was reunited with her son, David. And
:14:53. > :14:57.today, work. She was surprisingly nervous stock Mac I did not that
:14:57. > :15:02.want to be around to many people, which I thought I would love.
:15:02. > :15:07.quite relieved to get home today. Isolation, she says, is something
:15:07. > :15:13.you soon get used to. It makes you feel a bit sad,
:15:13. > :15:15.doesn't it? A bit of company makes all the difference, doesn't it?
:15:15. > :15:19.A metal detector enthusiast from Lancashire thought he had found
:15:19. > :15:21.just a twisted piece of metal in a field in Preston, but what he
:15:21. > :15:25.actually found was a medieval relic of national significance. Paul King
:15:25. > :15:35.has found a badge depicting a princess, made of silver, and it is
:15:35. > :15:36.
:15:36. > :15:41.over 500 years old. Elaine Dunkley reports.
:15:41. > :15:47.Paul King is a metal detector enthusiast whose enthusiasm has
:15:47. > :15:52.paid off. Little did he realise how special his latest find would be.
:15:52. > :15:58.certainly was not expecting to find what I found. I was gobsmacked,
:15:58. > :16:02.really, amazing. Especially when I got the loose soil off and her face
:16:02. > :16:09.appeared. This is it the only one of its kind to be found in Britain,
:16:09. > :16:12.and it has left experts battled. It is thought a woman is St Ursula, a
:16:12. > :16:17.British Princess who were apparently sailed with 11,000
:16:17. > :16:22.virgins to Cologne on a pilgrimage. This is unusual because it is made
:16:22. > :16:28.of silver and most of these period are made of lead. And another
:16:28. > :16:31.strange thing is the way it has been bent over. That is possibly
:16:31. > :16:36.deliberate. During the Reformation, religious objects what often
:16:36. > :16:41.destroyed and if it was -- if it was a religious programme's badge,
:16:41. > :16:46.that explains why it was bent. this ended up in a field in Preston
:16:46. > :16:51.is still a mystery, but its significance is certain. I cannot
:16:51. > :16:58.believe how important and significant it is. I found objects
:16:58. > :17:04.there are older, Roman brooches, but this is fantastic. It is not
:17:04. > :17:09.quite a case of find a's keepers, a coroner must first conclude the
:17:09. > :17:16.badge does not have an owner. In the meantime, it will be on display
:17:16. > :17:20.at the British Museum's. Talking of treasures!
:17:20. > :17:25.It is sport now. One of Sir Alex Ferguson's toughest jobs this
:17:25. > :17:34.summer has been to replace goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar. He
:17:35. > :17:40.made 250 appearances and won four titles. Looks like he's done it.
:17:40. > :17:44.250 appearances, so he has done well for Manchester United. He's
:17:44. > :17:47.bought a World Cup winner. Athletico Madrid's David De Gea,
:17:47. > :17:51.who was in Spain's squad last summer, is having a medical at Old
:17:51. > :17:53.Trafford. He is 20 years old, has cost around �19 million. Is he a
:17:53. > :18:00.good 'un? Well, Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina has gone further today
:18:01. > :18:04.and says he is a great keeper. Talking of Old Trafford, Lancashire
:18:04. > :18:09.have the chance to go top of the county championship. But things
:18:09. > :18:12.have gone a bit haywire, haven't they? They're playing leaders
:18:12. > :18:16.Durham, but in Liverpool. At the start of the day, Lancs were seven
:18:16. > :18:19.points, behind with a game in hand. However, the pitch was a bit green,
:18:19. > :18:29.had a bit of movement and they lost a crucial toss. A first innings
:18:29. > :18:32.
:18:32. > :18:37.horror show ended on 84 all out. Lancashire ended a day one on four
:18:37. > :18:40.without loss, they are behind 98. Regardless of today, Lancs have won
:18:40. > :18:42.six out of eight in the County Championship and coach Peter Moores
:18:43. > :18:48.credits a conveyor belt of home- grown young talent. The exciting
:18:48. > :18:52.thing is we have had a lot of change around of staff. People
:18:52. > :18:57.naturally getting older and moving on, and it lot of new players that
:18:57. > :19:01.have come through the academy system. 16 out of 19 players are
:19:01. > :19:05.home-grown, we are playing a lot of home players from Lancashire, so
:19:05. > :19:08.that is exciting, and they are playing well! Players like Stephen
:19:08. > :19:11.Croft, Kyle Hogg and Carl Brown are exciting fans, and those we spoke
:19:11. > :19:18.to before start of play reckon Lanky could still break their 77-
:19:18. > :19:21.year title drought. I think it could be the year.
:19:21. > :19:28.Especially if they win this. Durham are pushing as well, aren't
:19:28. > :19:33.they? Fingers crossed! Won his help -- one is hopeful. I think Durham
:19:33. > :19:37.are playing very well and this will go some way to deciding it. So many
:19:37. > :19:42.wickets in a day, the pitch is normally eat suspect. But it has
:19:42. > :19:46.been suspected -- inspected by the authorities and they say it is all
:19:46. > :19:49.right. 20 wickets is incredible, so you
:19:49. > :19:54.suspect it is the atmosphere and the ball moving a lot?
:19:54. > :20:04.I think cloud cover, you think what A bit of both.
:20:04. > :20:07.Thinking -- moving on! Now, things are looking up for Belle Vue Aces.
:20:07. > :20:10.Or should that be looking next door? One of the world's most
:20:10. > :20:13.famous speedway clubs is on the move in Manchester. Not far. Not
:20:13. > :20:16.far at all. But in terms of their future, it's a million miles away
:20:16. > :20:20.from where they are now. And they are off! Seriously! About
:20:20. > :20:24.100 metres that way, have a look. The world's most famous Speedway
:20:25. > :20:28.club are moving next door to a �6 million home and it will be
:20:28. > :20:32.elevated to the status of the country's first ever national
:20:32. > :20:37.Speedway stadium. We are running 4th in the week at the moment so as
:20:37. > :20:44.far as the team goes, we are still up there. We just want to move on
:20:44. > :20:48.to the next era. The opportunity for the home to be the National
:20:48. > :20:58.Speedway stadium or so is fantastic. International events on a custom-
:20:58. > :21:00.
:21:00. > :21:05.built track and crowds of 16,000 will breathe new life here.
:21:05. > :21:15.They moved from Hyde wrote to the greyhound track in the Eighties, on
:21:15. > :21:16.
:21:16. > :21:19.the hunt for a permanent home -- moved to. One idea is it will be a
:21:19. > :21:24.centre of excellent as well, so that will help British Speedway to
:21:24. > :21:28.bring young talent through and give them a chance to have a go at
:21:28. > :21:32.Speedway. Belle Vue is synonymous with Manchester like United and
:21:32. > :21:37.City for football. And after years of sharing this place with dogs and
:21:37. > :21:43.stock cars, they are finally going to get an Old Trafford of their own.
:21:43. > :21:47.Get down, you, you are staying! It has been a great day for the north-
:21:47. > :21:54.west at Wimbledon with both competitors in the singles for the
:21:54. > :21:58.boys making it through. George Morgan, from Bolton, is through
:21:58. > :22:06.after this win. He says he altered his tactics after falling behind in
:22:06. > :22:11.the first set. I was nervous, but I started to work out a few tactics
:22:11. > :22:16.and got Plainmoor to his forehand and got into it a bit more. -- got
:22:16. > :22:19.Plainmoor to. Well done to him. The Island Games got underway
:22:19. > :22:23.yesterday and team Isle of Man has got off to a great start. The first
:22:23. > :22:26.medal came from Kevin Loundes, with a silver in the half marathon. The
:22:26. > :22:28.medals kept coming across athletics, cycling and shooting, and the team
:22:28. > :22:38.currently lie third in the medal table, with four golds, five
:22:38. > :22:41.silvers and three bronze. Great!
:22:41. > :22:47.I call you a treasure, he caused you hot air!
:22:47. > :22:51.I know! I will still be here at the end!
:22:51. > :22:56.What about the weather? Gorgeous yesterday, a bit muddy, are we
:22:56. > :23:06.heading for rain? Yes, and it is turning cooler,
:23:06. > :23:07.
:23:07. > :23:14.What a scorcher we have today, and it is not often we can say that.
:23:14. > :23:19.These are the temperatures today. 28 degrees in that sunshine today.
:23:19. > :23:25.But not everywhere. Around the coast, this is what the sea breeze
:23:25. > :23:34.did. 10 degrees cooler in some coastal areas. 14 degrees the top
:23:34. > :23:39.temperature across parts of the Isle of Man. It is a cold weather
:23:39. > :23:46.front and it will be bring think much cooler air. So it will be a
:23:46. > :23:50.good deal cooler for the rest of the week, but we will have sunshine.
:23:50. > :23:54.Through the evening and overnight, showers will move away. We will
:23:54. > :24:00.notice the difference because it will not be as oppressive as last
:24:00. > :24:04.night. Temperatures down to 10 or 11 degrees. A dry night with clear
:24:04. > :24:09.spells. A much cooler feel for tomorrow morning. We will have
:24:09. > :24:14.beautiful sunshine for the morning and clear and sunny skies. The
:24:14. > :24:21.cloud will increase again into the afternoon. Showers for the evening
:24:21. > :24:25.tomorrow as well. A much cooler and fresher feel, temperatures 18 on 19
:24:25. > :24:33.degrees. Part of the Isle of Man will get the best of the sunshine
:24:33. > :24:36.tomorrow. Beautiful sunshine, and it will be a bit warmer, 15 degrees.
:24:36. > :24:45.Pressure building to the end of the week. Temperature is a bit more
:24:45. > :24:47.Thank you very much. Now, most parents make financial
:24:47. > :24:50.sacrifices for their children. But little Callum Hilton's mum endured
:24:50. > :24:53.genuine hardship to nurture her son's musical talent. A single
:24:53. > :24:55.parent from a council estate in Tameside, she had very little money
:24:55. > :24:58.left after paying for Callum's piano and cello lessons. Well, now
:24:58. > :25:00.she's been rewarded. Eight-year-old Callum has won a ten-year
:25:00. > :25:09.scholarship to a world-famous School of Music. Liam O'Donoghue
:25:10. > :25:16.Despite being born with hearing problems, Callum Hilton is a
:25:16. > :25:26.natural musician. At the age of four, he began teaching himself on
:25:26. > :25:28.
:25:28. > :25:31.an electric keyboard. It feels, and peaceful. The really moving. Tear-
:25:31. > :25:34.jerking at some stages when you hear it,. By chance, his mum read
:25:34. > :25:39.that classical music helps children to learn, so she bought him some
:25:39. > :25:43.CDs. He began playing classical tunes, and for his sixth birthday
:25:43. > :25:46.asked for a piano. His mum had to borrow �2,000/ Money for music
:25:46. > :25:49.lessons meant Callum and his mum couldn't afford the bus to school,
:25:49. > :25:53.couldn't buy new clothes, and had little money left for food. He want
:25:53. > :26:01.to play these pieces like classical music, I have no money and will
:26:01. > :26:07.have to put myself into debt to do it. She was overcome with emotion
:26:07. > :26:17.as she recalled the hardship they'd been through.
:26:17. > :26:17.
:26:17. > :26:20.I even started... Now Callum's hard work, practising two hours a day,
:26:20. > :26:22.and his mum's sacrifices, have paid off. They were nervous when he
:26:22. > :26:26.auditioned at Manchester's prestigious Chetham's School of
:26:26. > :26:36.Music. But overjoyed when they heard he'd won a scholarship to
:26:36. > :26:40.study piano, and his other love, cello. Absolutely happy. Hugging,
:26:40. > :26:50.squeezing! I could not speak! Callum is going to live at
:26:50. > :26:53.
:26:53. > :26:58.Chetham's, where his scholarship provides free tuition until he's 18.
:26:58. > :27:01.Lovely story. His life has changed just like that
:27:01. > :27:05.eggs knack How wonderful just to be born with a little talent!
:27:05. > :27:08.They say the ones who really achieve have practised and
:27:08. > :27:12.practised, it does not happen overnight stay Mac like us!
:27:12. > :27:20.Years of practice! Did you have a talent?
:27:20. > :27:24.I had a spark, but it went out X knack in 1972?
:27:24. > :27:27.It was for Frisby, there is not much call for it, my dog keeps