:00:03. > :00:06.Good evening. Welcome to NorthWest Tonight with Ranvir Singh and Roger
:00:06. > :00:11.Johnson. Our top story: A promise that
:00:11. > :00:16.Liverpool's new waterfront will create 17,000 local jobs.
:00:16. > :00:21.On the face of it, an exciting deal but how will it work? We're live on
:00:21. > :00:26.the waterfront to find out. Also tonight: The road to nowhere. Why
:00:26. > :00:32.traders think a new bypass has left them stranded. We're struggling so
:00:32. > :00:36.bad we can't even afford to pay the rent or the business rates.
:00:36. > :00:46.A first time for everything - Wigan celebrates its historic win against
:00:46. > :00:47.
:00:47. > :00:57.And striking a chord - meet the musician who's helping others out
:00:57. > :01:02.
:01:02. > :01:04.of blues and onto the long road to Also tonight: The three-day Grand
:01:04. > :01:14.National meeting has begun to herald a massive Merseyside
:01:14. > :01:15.
:01:15. > :01:19.sporting weekend. Richard Askam is live at Aintree. Yes, we have the
:01:19. > :01:25.big FA Cup semi-final between Everton and Liverpool on Saturday,
:01:25. > :01:30.the same day as the Grand National hero at Aintree. We have had record
:01:30. > :01:34.crowds today. A famous horse set a new record and we have had a moving
:01:34. > :01:37.tribute. Thank you.
:01:37. > :01:40.Liverpool Council has struck a deal with developers to make sure
:01:40. > :01:43.thousands of jobs created by the Liverpool Waters scheme go to local
:01:43. > :01:47.people. Peel Holdings, the company behind the plans to regenerate
:01:47. > :01:50.dockland in the north of the city, is promising to provide training
:01:50. > :01:54.and apprenticeships. It claims 17,000 jobs will be
:01:54. > :01:58.created over a 30-year period. The deal, announced today, means local
:01:58. > :02:07.people should be at the front of the queue. Stuart Flinders is in
:02:07. > :02:13.Liverpool for us now. It is good news it, on the face of
:02:13. > :02:18.it? This scheme promises to transform a derelict area to the
:02:18. > :02:23.north of where I am. Liverpool council's priority is to maximise
:02:23. > :02:29.the benefit of living quarters for the benefit of the people of
:02:29. > :02:33.Liverpool and the deal seems to tie Peel Holdings into that.
:02:33. > :02:38.Once they have for transatlantic trade, the docks now lie empty.
:02:38. > :02:44.They have been derelict for years. Much of the area is redundant. It
:02:44. > :02:50.is a remnant of Liverpool's half. Peel Holdings, who own this whole
:02:50. > :02:56.area, and Liverpool City Council see in it the key to Liverpool's
:02:56. > :03:00.future. �5 billion is what Peel say they will invest. In the process,
:03:00. > :03:04.they say they will be thousands of jobs and now the council has
:03:04. > :03:12.reached a deal to make sure of the 17,000 jobs are available to local
:03:12. > :03:18.people. What is wrong with local people taking advantage of the
:03:18. > :03:24.opportunities? We will not be banning anybody. We will make sure
:03:24. > :03:28.that people within local postal districts and the long-term
:03:28. > :03:34.unemployed and young people get the opportunity to apprenticeships
:03:34. > :03:38.three jobs here. The council gave their backing last month and no
:03:38. > :03:44.details of how the scheme will move forward are beginning to emerge.
:03:44. > :03:49.But will the jobs guarantee work? St you will only hire people from
:03:49. > :03:53.the street will probably get them into trouble at the EU. But if you
:03:53. > :03:57.say it is a voluntary agreement, then you can make it work.
:03:57. > :04:03.Essentially you can get around regulation like this if there is
:04:03. > :04:06.the good will and the political appetite. Other countries do it.
:04:06. > :04:11.The council says the deal with benefit the city's most deprived
:04:11. > :04:16.area. One note of caution. Liverpool council may have approved
:04:16. > :04:22.this game but it is so big that the government may yet decide to put it
:04:22. > :04:25.to an inquiry. If that happens, Peel Holdings says it will walk
:04:25. > :04:31.away and the council is now urging the government to make a decision
:04:31. > :04:36.on that as soon as possible. Thank you. Business owners in
:04:36. > :04:41.Tameside say a multi-million can bypass has cost them up to 85% of
:04:41. > :04:44.their takings. Penny Meadow was once described as the heart of the
:04:44. > :04:51.town but now shops there are struggling.
:04:51. > :04:58.A quiet street with empty shops and a decline in business, according to
:04:58. > :05:02.traders here in Penny Meadow. Things have gone down by 85 per
:05:02. > :05:10.state. We are struggling so badly we cannot even report to pay the
:05:10. > :05:15.rent. -- afford. I spent years building the business up but it is
:05:15. > :05:20.now going downhill, which is upsetting. We have lost our passing
:05:20. > :05:25.trade, the trade that used to flow. We would always have a situation
:05:25. > :05:29.where people would drive past, Paul up and asked if we could fit them
:05:29. > :05:33.in but we are not getting any of that. These are some of the
:05:33. > :05:41.business owners who say they are losing out because of the bypass
:05:41. > :05:46.which opened last month. Pedestrian wise, there was at least five times
:05:46. > :05:50.as many people as this on an ordinary day. It is a school
:05:50. > :05:55.holiday and there is hardly anyone here. The council says they have
:05:55. > :06:01.not officially been contacted by any one on Penny Meadow but traders
:06:01. > :06:11.deny that. Councillors have in the past had discussion with some
:06:11. > :06:18.
:06:18. > :06:23.Several traders have contacted me personally, so does that not class
:06:23. > :06:28.as contact? Business owners here say they want the end of the Street
:06:28. > :06:34.reopened, signposting to the shops and openings along the walls to the
:06:34. > :06:38.One of the 11 men accused of grooming under-age girls for sex in
:06:38. > :06:41.Rochdale and Oldham collapsed as he gave evidence in court today. Abdul
:06:41. > :06:45.Rauf appeared to faint as he was cross-examined at Liverpool Crown
:06:45. > :06:49.Court. The jury was sent out while paramedics were called to attend to
:06:49. > :06:52.him. Mr Rauf denies all charges against him.
:06:52. > :06:56.A small school in West Cumbria that was threatened with closure has
:06:56. > :06:58.been given a reprieve. Captain Shaw's school in Bootle has just 17
:06:58. > :07:01.pupils - officials said it was educationally below standard, and
:07:01. > :07:04.building up debts. Parents and children celebrated after
:07:04. > :07:14.councillors meeting in Kendal accepted a plea by local
:07:14. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:23.I am ecstatic we have been given a reprieve we deserve the but the
:07:23. > :07:29.community needs to get behind all this now and to misquote the words
:07:29. > :07:32.of scripture, go forth and multiply and Phil this school.
:07:32. > :07:38.There have also been celebrations, of a sporting nature, in Wigan,
:07:38. > :07:42.after last night's historic Premier League win over Manchester United.
:07:42. > :07:45.As well as it being the Latics first ever victory over their north
:07:45. > :07:48.west rivals, it gave their survival chances a huge boost and cut
:07:48. > :07:56.United's lead at the top of the table. Ian Haslam's been looking
:07:56. > :08:00.back on a famous night at the DW Stadium.
:08:00. > :08:04.Wigan for the first time since September are out of the...
:08:04. > :08:10.It's taken them 14 games down the years, but as wins go this was
:08:10. > :08:14.right up there with Wigan Athletic's finest. They have had to
:08:14. > :08:20.wait a long time to beat Manchester United and There are a lot of happy
:08:20. > :08:26.fans around today. People will be talking about it for a while.
:08:26. > :08:32.them to be still in the Premier League, you have to pinch yourself.
:08:32. > :08:36.My brother has been this season ticket holder has been -- is on
:08:36. > :08:40.holiday. After a first half that saw Victor Moses' header ruled out
:08:40. > :08:43.for a foul on United keeper David de Gea, Wigan took the lead early
:08:44. > :08:46.in the second through Shaun Maloney. United could have had a penalty
:08:46. > :08:50.later on, but Maynor Figueroa wasn't penalised for handling Phil
:08:50. > :08:56.Jones's cross. A night to forget for Sir Alex Ferguson, but a
:08:56. > :09:01.memorable one for his counterpart. It is an historic moment. I would
:09:01. > :09:04.like the Wigan fans to be extremely happy. As they're doing at the
:09:04. > :09:11.local newspaper, thanks to the recent increase in happy headlines
:09:11. > :09:17.generated from the DW stadium. is a lot better to write about this
:09:17. > :09:19.Ben a defeat. It is probably the biggest one-off gain in the club's
:09:19. > :09:23.history. Meanwhile, Manchester United's defeat allowed Manchester
:09:23. > :09:26.City to take took advantage with a 4-0 win at home to West Brom. Among
:09:26. > :09:30.the goalscorers, Carlos Tevez on his first start since patching up
:09:30. > :09:40.his differences with the club. So, the title race is back on. Isn't
:09:40. > :09:42.
:09:42. > :09:46.it? United is a fantastic team and they had a fantastic spirit.
:09:46. > :09:52.Whether he means that or not, one thing's sure. Things are still far
:09:52. > :10:02.from decided at both ends of the Premier League.
:10:02. > :10:14.
:10:14. > :10:18.Feeling sorry for his brother, but Next, to a blues tour with a big
:10:18. > :10:22.twist. Tom Doughty from Northwich lost the use of his legs and most
:10:22. > :10:26.of the use of his arms in a motorbike accident when he was 17.
:10:26. > :10:29.But his love of music drove him to take up the slide guitar. 34 years
:10:29. > :10:32.on, he's a professional musician who's been invited to play all over
:10:32. > :10:35.the world. But now his biggest challenge has
:10:36. > :10:39.begun - taking slide guitar to every specialist spinal centre in
:10:39. > :10:49.Britain to inspire others to play. Our health correspondent, Nina
:10:49. > :10:57.
:10:57. > :11:03.Warhurst, was there as his tour He may have travelled the world
:11:03. > :11:10.singing the blues but this is Tom's most important audience today at
:11:10. > :11:15.the Pine at -- spinal centre where he was first treated. I am a great
:11:15. > :11:19.advocate for where would be -- we be without it? Playing music is
:11:19. > :11:24.another way of expressing human creativity and artistic flair and
:11:24. > :11:31.we should all have the opportunity to do it.
:11:31. > :11:41.It got the better of you didn't it? Yeah. I thought it might. Is it
:11:41. > :11:46.because of the cameras? His tall well taken to every specialist
:11:46. > :11:55.spinal centre in the country. He will have instrument for patients
:11:55. > :11:59.to practise on. It is a chance and inspiration. Just because you are
:12:00. > :12:06.in a wheelchair doesn't mean your life has ended. So keen that and
:12:06. > :12:11.seeing that you can do it, I think I might give it a go -- seeing that.
:12:11. > :12:21.A lot of people find their feet and get on with it in the best way they
:12:21. > :12:28.
:12:28. > :12:32.can and don't make a fuss. It is It sounds beautiful.
:12:32. > :12:38.It does. One of the candidates running for
:12:38. > :12:45.the mayor of Salford has told as he is not involved in any criminality.
:12:46. > :12:49.Paul Massey was jailed in 1999 for almost killing a man. Yesterday it
:12:49. > :12:56.emerged he is on police bail being investigated for money laundering
:12:56. > :13:06.but he says he is innocent. I can understand and I can show you
:13:06. > :13:06.
:13:06. > :13:13.the paperwork that they had no evidence. They had nothing there.
:13:13. > :13:20.It was a fabricated case. Say you are not into money laundering?
:13:21. > :13:27.at all. I you into any sort of criminality? Not at all. It would
:13:27. > :13:30.be stupid to be running for mayor if I was. There is a full list of
:13:30. > :13:40.candidates standing for the mayor of Salford and you can see it on
:13:40. > :13:44.
:13:44. > :13:47.For visitors to Alton and bowling alley had a narrow escape after a
:13:47. > :13:52.woman drove her boyfriend's car into the building after having a
:13:52. > :13:54.row. These astonishing images were captured on CCTV and shown in court
:13:54. > :13:59.as Claire Holley was given a suspended prison sentence and
:13:59. > :14:05.banned from driving for 18 months. The 31-year-old mother of two had
:14:05. > :14:10.been drinking heavily. Her partner ended the relationship via Facebook.
:14:10. > :14:14.Nobody was injured in the incident. Claire Holley attacked two off-duty
:14:14. > :14:16.police officers who tried to apprehend her. �14,000 worth of
:14:16. > :14:26.damage was done to the bowling alley.
:14:26. > :14:31.Still to come - a proud moment for the family of Ginger McCain as a
:14:31. > :14:40.tribute to the trainer of a Red Rum is unveiled at Aintree. It is
:14:40. > :14:48.wonderful. The band that played on as the Titanic went down. What
:14:48. > :14:52.happened to a violin belonging to this man?
:14:52. > :14:55.That is a question that we're going to try to answer now. All this week
:14:55. > :14:58.we had been marking the centenary of the sinking of Titanic by taking
:14:58. > :15:03.a look at some of the stories which connect the ship with this part of
:15:03. > :15:07.the world. We have been living at stories in
:15:07. > :15:10.Liverpool, which was of course the whole of the White Star Line, and
:15:10. > :15:14.in Bolton, which was the home of the two captain supper at the
:15:14. > :15:19.centre of the rescue attempt. Tonight our Titanic Trail takes us
:15:19. > :15:29.to East Lancashire for a poignant story that has been given a
:15:29. > :15:36.
:15:36. > :15:44.controversial twist. Right here they are very proud of a
:15:44. > :15:50.home-grown hero of the high seas. Wallace Hartley, band leader on the
:15:50. > :15:56.Titanic, the man who played on as the ship went down.
:15:56. > :16:06.A writer once defined courage as grace under pressure.
:16:06. > :16:07.
:16:07. > :16:12.The image of William Heart Lake -- the image of William hardly playing
:16:12. > :16:18.his. This story is the centrepiece of
:16:18. > :16:22.this recently opened a museum. It tells of his early life in the town.
:16:22. > :16:29.A musical education in are the Methodist Church. It tells of his
:16:29. > :16:36.work for the White Star Line and his fateful posting on the Titanic.
:16:36. > :16:41.He sums up a vanished era of what it was like to be British. The
:16:41. > :16:46.actions that he and the rest of the orchestra performed that night sum
:16:46. > :16:51.up what is used to be like. To be brave, selfless. It was a fantastic
:16:51. > :17:01.action. I do a thing I could stand on the deck of heart sinking ship
:17:01. > :17:01.
:17:02. > :17:06.After languishing at sea for two weeks the body of Wallace Hartley
:17:06. > :17:12.was finally recovered and got back to his home town to be laid to rest
:17:12. > :17:21.here. 30,000 people flocked to his funeral and a display never seen
:17:21. > :17:25.before or since. That is where the story ends. Or does it?
:17:25. > :17:29.Earlier this year an auction house in Wiltshire claimed it had
:17:29. > :17:34.acquired a violent that could be the instruments played by Wallace
:17:34. > :17:38.Hartley on the ship. A newspaper report at the time claimed the
:17:38. > :17:43.violin case was strapped to the body of Wallace Hartley when he was
:17:43. > :17:48.recovered. Wallace Hartley had a gold
:17:48. > :17:55.cigarette case, a silver Matchbox, some letters, but there was no
:17:55. > :18:01.mention of a violin. Nevertheless the author of a book
:18:01. > :18:04.on Wallace Hartley is intrigued. When they check the bodies there
:18:05. > :18:09.was no mention of a violin, but there is a report saying that the
:18:09. > :18:12.music case was found on his body. That would have been afforded to
:18:12. > :18:18.the White Star Line. There is every chance of his violin has remained
:18:18. > :18:24.hidden for many years. Back at the Museum at this man is dismissive.
:18:24. > :18:34.This dates from 1805. The idea that a violent of this construction
:18:34. > :18:35.
:18:35. > :18:39.would survive two weeks in the sea is preposterous. The violin may
:18:39. > :18:42.well have been owned by Wallace Hartley, but is it the one he
:18:42. > :18:47.played on board? Tests are being carried out at the board. We will
:18:47. > :18:51.find out more soon. Tomorrow the Titanic Trail takes us to inner-
:18:51. > :19:00.city Manchester to find out why I am Jewish delicatessen is forever
:19:00. > :19:06.linked with the disaster. -- y a Jewish delicatessen.
:19:06. > :19:09.There are lots of commemorations over this weekend. The actor who
:19:09. > :19:12.played the bandmaster in in the movie is going to be playing this
:19:12. > :19:13.weekend. That will be fascinating. I know
:19:13. > :19:17.you have done a lot of research on this.
:19:17. > :19:21.I have learned an awful lot. It will be great.
:19:21. > :19:25.A massive sporting weekend for Merseyside. 90,000 football fans
:19:25. > :19:30.will head to Wembley on Saturday for the FA Cup semi-final between
:19:30. > :19:33.Everton and Liverpool, while 150,000 a expected to visit Aintree
:19:33. > :19:39.for the Grand National. The three-day festival started the
:19:39. > :19:43.day. The people of Liverpool were inducted into the Aintree Hall of
:19:43. > :19:50.fame to the in recognition of their support of the years, none more so
:19:50. > :19:58.than in 1987 when they helped out after the course was evacuated
:19:58. > :20:04.because of a terrorist alert. Our reporters live at Aintree. -- a
:20:04. > :20:09.reporter is at Aintree. A bronze bust of Ginger McCain was
:20:09. > :20:16.unveiled. Yes. I am standing next to the bust.
:20:16. > :20:25.It is a very good likeness. It was unveiled by his widow and his son.
:20:25. > :20:30.His son said he was extremely moved by this tribute to his father.
:20:30. > :20:40.Ginger McCain trained Red Rum who won the the race in 1973, 8074, and
:20:40. > :20:44.1977. It has been a big day for Liverpool. 30,000 racegoers turned
:20:44. > :20:54.up today. Perhaps that number was swelled by their unexpectedly good
:20:54. > :21:04.
:21:04. > :21:14.We have seen a record-breaking 17th when it in a role from Big Bucks.
:21:14. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:24.-- in a row. Bob Champion has tipped the balance
:21:24. > :21:33.bricks to win again. Many people have. I managed to grab
:21:33. > :21:43.a quick word with the order of last year's winner. -- with the owner.
:21:43. > :21:44.
:21:44. > :21:53.Let us hear from her now. I was here last year. I enjoyed not only
:21:54. > :21:57.the fact we won, but that if -- but that his son had won as a trainer.
:21:57. > :22:07.Ginger McCain was an entertainer. A man who loved racing. He loved
:22:07. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:17.controversy. A lot of our sport is missing his banter, this fund, the
:22:17. > :22:26.
:22:26. > :22:32.characters. Such a lovely sport. You had a winner today. I did. They
:22:32. > :22:42.all thought it would win. I was hoping it would win. In fairness it
:22:42. > :22:43.
:22:43. > :22:48.was done and bred horse. -- it was not a bred horse. It was lovely to
:22:48. > :22:58.see a horse. It is not a big horse. You have got to give credit to the
:22:58. > :23:04.
:23:04. > :23:12.jockey. Wonderful. Can last year's winner win again on Saturday?
:23:12. > :23:16.horse has said that he will! I am hoping he will. He is a very
:23:16. > :23:25.sporting horse. He is very unbalanced. He is physically strong.
:23:25. > :23:31.He will give every effort towards trying to be successful. Quite a
:23:31. > :23:38.story you could be if last year's winner achieved victory again on
:23:38. > :23:45.Saturday. It will be a great event here.
:23:45. > :23:55.Tomorrow is Ladies' Day. For now could buy.
:23:55. > :23:57.
:23:57. > :24:00.-- Goodbye. Great stories. I take personal
:24:01. > :24:10.responsibility for insisting that people wear correct footwear to
:24:11. > :24:15.
:24:15. > :24:23.Aintree. I take it on myself.
:24:23. > :24:27.Clare was the bad weather that was promised? Who wants that?
:24:27. > :24:32.It was more settled than we anticipated. Many places have not
:24:32. > :24:35.had a bad day. Over the next couple of days as we
:24:35. > :24:40.head towards the weekend there will be if you are showers, but there
:24:40. > :24:44.will be called a night. The colder night starts tonight. This is the
:24:44. > :24:49.line that the showers took throughout the day. They are still
:24:49. > :24:58.lingering around the Pennines. Our computer picks up the forecast from
:24:58. > :25:02.7pm. Anywhere away from Pennine areas could see a lot of clear
:25:02. > :25:08.weather. Where you get clear whether you temperatures will go
:25:08. > :25:16.down to zero. In rural areas there will be frost. In towns and cities
:25:16. > :25:20.temperatures will be at three or four. If you were going to Aintree
:25:20. > :25:28.tomorrow it will not be a bad day. Showers are with than the forecast
:25:28. > :25:30.that they will be much fewer and much less frequent. Away from the
:25:30. > :25:35.showers there is patchy cloud. There is a good deal of sunny
:25:35. > :25:38.weather. The wind direction is going back towards the north. The
:25:38. > :25:42.Pennines take out a lot of the cloud cover and a lot of the chill
:25:42. > :25:50.in air. You could end up with good spells of sunshine for a couple of
:25:50. > :25:54.hours. The numbers are quite good. 10 degrees or 11 degrees. Over the
:25:54. > :26:00.next couple of days the days are not so bad, but there might times
:26:00. > :26:06.go back to being called. His Max Clifford to endure public
:26:07. > :26:11.relations? What about the rain that was out of
:26:11. > :26:16.Liverpool? It is just a forecast. It is not a