24/09/2013 North West Tonight

Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson and

Annabel Tiffin. Our top story: The parents of a baby who died in a

Cumbria hospital accuse the Trust of We understand that nobody meant

Cumbria hospital accuse the Trust of this to happen, but still lie and

cover up the mistakes and feel to Eleanor Bennett's family were told

her death was 'just one of those things'. Also tonight: A teenage a

boy who robbed this bank is handed She found the cash when cleaning his

The care worker, the strike and She found the cash when cleaning his

investigate the winners and losers. Tributes to Harry Goodwin. The Top

of the Tops photographer dies at the personality, got the magic, the

And the ride of her life. Why being robbed, arrested and sleeping rough

The parents of a baby who died at hospital in Cumbria have accused the

Trust which runs it of a cover—up. At an Inquest in Barrow, the coroner

criticised the Morecambe Bay Health Trust for failing to tell them how

baby Eleanor Bennett died. Eleanor died of brain damage after maternity

staff failed to carry out regular checks on her heart before she was

born. A wider inquiry into the deaths of mothers and babies at

Furness General Hospital begins later. Stuart Flinders reports from

parents say they were told by a consultant: "It was just one of

those things". And yet an internal investigation at Furness General

revealed that maternity staff had heart should have been checked every

five minutes. But for 43 minutes it coroner, Ian Smith, concluded that

during that time something went wrong. The baby was denied oxygen

and suffered brain damage. She was dead within two days. That was in

carried out its own investigation, uncovering the mistakes made. Why

has it taken nearly nine years for Eleanor Bennett's parents to learn

the truth? After the inquest, Gary and Lesley Bennet, speaking through

their lawyer, accused the Trust and Lesley Bennet, speaking through

cover—up. In October 2011, police came to our door to tell as they

were investigating a number of deaths at Furness General Hospital

and that our daughters was one of those cases. Since then we have

found out so much that was never revealed to us and it has devastated

our entire family. We understand that nobody meant for this to happen

but to lie and cover up the mistakes and feel to learn from them is

unforgivable. In the own statement, Trust managers admitted they should

have been more open. We acknowledge that fill information was not shared

with the family at the time of death and we apologise for this. We have

no improve our systems to ensure information is shared with the

possible. Eleanor's case came to light after the death of Joshua

Titcombe. In his case the coroner ruled that opportunities to spot and

treat a serious infection had been missed by the same hospital. It

sparked a police investigation. missed by the same hospital. It

Health Secretary has announced an independent inquiry into maternity

care at Furness General. Stuart Flinders, BBC North West Tonighht,

A schoolboy, described in court Flinders, BBC North West Tonighht,

Liverpool because it was like a 15—year—old — who can't be named for

legal reasons was turned—in by his mother, who found the dye—stained

cash in his bedroom. He made off with £2,000 after holding up the

Barclays branch on Breck Road with a fake firearm on Friday afternoon.

Beccy Meehan sent this report from the scene. The judge said it was a

The 15—year—old boy in question admitted all charges at Liverpool

youth court today and the details came out about what happened. It was

15—year—old boy walking to the branch of Barclay's bank behind

15—year—old boy walking to the and brandishing an imitation firearm

demanded money. He had his hood and brandishing an imitation firearm

and scarf pulled around his face and made off with £2000. It was on

Sunday when his mother was cleaning his route that she found the money

that had been stained with by a spare the security procedure. At

also be imitation firearm, and confronted the boy. He said he had

held up the bag. She took him to the police station and handed him in.

The boy talk about why he had done this and said he was jealous of

other people 's material possessions and that he was sorry for what he

had done. It was a planned attack, he said he had staked out this bike

and had chosen that specifically because this is where he thought he

would get the most money. More surprisingly, he is described as a

model pupil. He has no history of this kind of trouble before, and he

will now be sentenced by Liverpool A school in Oldham has apologised

after one of its three year old pupils was found wandering the

streets. Tamimul Islam was spotted by a woman after walking out of

streets. Tamimul Islam was spotted Hilda's Primary School nursery in

Coldhurst unseen by staff. She took him home in Eleanor Street where he

family. The school says its taking the incident extremely seriously and

Hospitals in Ormskirk and Southport are taking on 110 extra staff to

improve the care of patients over the winter. The Health Trust has

received an extra £4 million from the Government. The new jobs will

include nurses, radiologists and regeneration of Liverpool's Welsh

Streets has stalled again today regeneration of Liverpool's Welsh

the Government ordered a public inquiry. The council ended a 10—year

consultation period in July when it approved plans to demolish hundreds

of terraced houses and to build approved plans to demolish hundreds

Thirty seven houses would also be restored including the birthplace of

former Beatle Ringo Starr in Madryn Street. Unions representing ferry

workers have been saying that plans to build a new ferry competition

should be properly regulated to avoid competition. The union said

that the Labour should not be used. A veteran anti—nuclear protester

from Manchester is considering legal action after he was dragged to the

ground during a scuffle broadcast Stuart Holmes was attempting to

ground during a scuffle broadcast his anti—nuclear banners in the

camera shot behind the former Labour Party spin doctor Damien McBride. Mr

McBride's publisher Ian Dale tried to push him away but both ended

McBride's publisher Ian Dale tried Karen is a care worker about to

McBride's publisher Ian Dale tried her back on three elderly ladies she

says are part of her family. Her employer says she'll cause them

disruption and distress. But Karen because her employer cut her wages

by almost a third. So who is in because her employer cut her wages

right? Jayne McCubbin asks what because her employer cut her wages

really behind 100 care workers taking strike action in Rochdale?

And what could be the consequences? I'm in Rochdale to meet care worker

Karen. For the next ten days she'll stop caring for the clients she

calls 'her ladies.' She feels she overnight, slashed her pay by almost

£500 a month. I am on less money now Ex—mac it must be hard to manage. It

is very difficult. You worry about how you're going to keep your home.

The story starts in Rochdale. Where this firm, MacIntyre, was paid to

look after adults with learning re—tendered the contract — cutting

25% off the price they were willing to pay. MacIntryre pulled out. That

contract was won by a new firm. company, which unusually, has been

''Calderstones annual report states very clearly why they've set up

''Calderstones annual report states private company, its because it

allows them to operate in markets unsustainable. '' Calderstones

private sector arm, took on the unsustainable. '' Calderstones

workers in Rochdale. But a couple of months later slashed their wages.

through exploitation. We are talking about life changing amount of money

being taken out of their wages. about life changing amount of money

are in exactly the same job with exactly the same service users. You

are not only working about these individuals, but the service they

deliver. Absolutely, if you cut their wages the quality of service

is likely to go down. Tomorrow, Two weeks ago Future directions

agreed to an interview. They pulled out when the latest strike was

announced. We have had at least eaten from them now. They say that

as a not—for—profit company working outside of the NHS they can work

services without needing to make a profit. It means they can deliver

companies will not because there is no money to be made. Like what

happened in Rochdale. They are not just sacrificing their proper ——

profit margin, Karen is taking a head here as well. The statement

employees a good deal in the current resolved by meaningful cocks and not

by strikes that will impact on vulnerable people. What about the

Calderstones School testers? Have they had anything to say? Not even a

accompanied the tribunal, the union says that if the lose this case

accompanied the tribunal, the union the liabilities will run into the

millions. This will follow on to the trust and the company. The union

said it could bring the trust stone. We can't ask about that. We also can

investigating the trust on an abuse case. They are asking, what went

they spot the problem? The union Calderstones School taken their

they spot the problem? The union off the ball. We would like to chat

to Calderstones School. —— we would tomorrow. Coming up later tonight,

this building has been closed for decades and the doors will be open

again as restoration work begins. And Tracy's of that road trip, why

being arrested, robbed and sleeping rough could not stop this granny on

a roll. I would do it any day of the week, because some of the people I

met were truly amazing. Some of week, because some of the people I

strangers are not strangers any photographing the stars. In the

1960s and 70s there was barely anyone in the world of pop who

wasn't snapped by him. Today those stars lined up to pay tribute to him

after he died last night at the stars lined up to pay tribute to him

of 89. Harry, from Chorlton in Manchester, was most famous for

photographing stars on Top of the Pops. Abbie Jones has been looking

back at his career and talking to those who knew him. We will try

back at his career and talking to get back to that, because there

back at his career and talking to some wonderful photographs that

back at his career and talking to took and lots of wonderful memories

to hear from lots of people we have been speaking to. I was earlier

speaking to an old friend of hers, make McCartney. The photographer and

former member of the scaffold first met him back in the 60s. He told me

how he would come backstage at top of the Pops. This strange gentleman

would come and say, I am just taking pictures. And you would say, do

would come and say, I am just taking have to? He said we will make you

famous. We would have a picture taken. Their PR, though if you would

just look up there, that is good. And John, look down there. That

just look up there, that is good. great. That is a Rembrandt. And

just look up there, that is good. painting, that is a Rembrandt. So he

had any real way of channelling painting, that is a Rembrandt. So he

subjects? He should have been called determined. Was happy. —— he was

quite a charmer, was happy. Google heaven, not just because it was

quite a charmer, was happy. Google strange, weirdly wonderful man. What

did he mean to you? You have a shared love of photography. That is

why we got on so well. Because we would follow each other and he would

come to my exhibitions and I would go to has, and so in fact there

come to my exhibitions and I would letters of summer from an seeing

something about thanks for liking my photographs. Being licking his,

something about thanks for liking my did some of the most iconic rock and

roll, pop, sport, comedy pictures in the world. Tom Jones, QC hand, white

hair, rather like myself. —— Tom like the movement, could you hold

still. He got Tom Jones to hold like the movement, could you hold

type like Sherlock Holmes. Which was in the energy was going for! . At

all. That is what Harry Goodwin could do. That was make McCartney

talking to me a little while ago. anecdotes about him. Let's bring you

professional career. But he became personal friends with many of those

he snapped. Like Ken Dodd, his first celebrity subject. He was a good

personality, he caught the magic, the essence of everybody, everyone's

eyes. Harry began his career as the essence of everybody, everyone's

photographer for the RAF in the second world war. It was a job as EC

and shifters you had the BBC's old Manchester studios, no long gone,

that gave Harry the opportunity Manchester studios, no long gone,

shoot celebrities. Then in 1964 Manchester studios, no long gone,

the studios host of the pilots for a new series, up pops, Harry was hired

to photograph the band. —— top of the Pops. Until 1973, Harry shot

every single act that entered the Top 30 in the UK singles chart

except for Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley. He also captured sports

stars and models. You used to go to Aberdeen and Egypt photographs of

the players, a way back then. He was always a fantastic character. Four

years ago he was given a lifetime achievement award at Manchester

years ago he was given a lifetime Hall. I always wanted that to happen

for my mum and dad. My family. It has happened. Barnett. When he was

taken ill with lung cancer, some of those big stars came to visit him in

hospital. Sir Paul McCartney called the ward. One of his last visitors

was cameraman Paul Walker. You —— you did not choose him as a friend,

he chose you. You had in his trust and once it was Grainger became

he chose you. You had in his trust friend. Harry was still working

he chose you. You had in his trust into his 80s. A major exhibition of

his work has just finished at the Lowry in Salford. Often taken very

quickly, in corridors outside the studios, and yet his skill was to

make people feel relaxed and to studios, and yet his skill was to

photographs that really do capture excitement. Harry spent his life

putting the stars at centre stage but his work will remain in the

spotlight long after they have gone. He had lots of great photographs and

we will finish the programme with It was once a focal point for a

community in Bolton, but in more recent times All Souls Church has

been out of use and parts of it vandalised But now restoration work

has begun in transform the 19th century church into a community

centre in the biggest project of its kinds undertaken by the Churches

Conservation trust. Yunus Mulla Bolton, built between 1878 and

Conservation trust. Yunus Mulla It has not been in use for almost

extraordinary things is you come into the church and get this sense

of this extraordinary volume and you realise in the late 19th century

that these churches were built for students communities, many of whom

were local industrialists. —— huge communities. £4 million of Heritage

lottery funding will turn this building into a community centre.

building, reserve its historic fabrics to the highest possible

level, and then make it useful for the community today and in the

future. The pews have gone and will be replaced with ports, a building

talking about buildings that are prefabricated and come to sites

talking about buildings that are be erected to be —— to be built

talking about buildings that are like McCarroll gets. The greenhouse

brothers built this church for the workforce. The community that lives

here today have their own ideas workforce. The community that lives

what they want to do with this fine building. We have open the doors on

a number of times and people have lived on the doorstep for three

decades and never walked into the church and the Havelock Ellis said,

architecture, what can we do? Today, children from a nearby school took

part in the restoration. The date set for the opening his autumn

part in the restoration. The date when the building will return to the

heart of the community it was built heavyweight fight against David

heart of the community it was built has been rescheduled. It will note

take place on February eight in Manchester. David Hay pulled out of

approaching it's climax — with two battling for a place in next month's

Grand Final. Wigan play Leeds in their semifinal on Friday, but

Huddersfield. The rules of the competition meant the Wolves got to

choose their opponents as Ian Haslam reports. They have proved their

quality all season but in winning their recent play—off qualifying

game Warrington got to choose their semifinal opponents. It is called

cockle and the head coach is not a fan. It is not something that I

think helps or promote our game fan. It is not something that I

any way shape or form. It can take things. I am not a big advocate

any way shape or form. It can take The club's board had to decide their

opponent. North West rivals Wigan would've provided tough opposition.

Leeds traditionally hit form in would've provided tough opposition.

this stage and beat Warrington in last years Grand Final. Which left

Huddersfield, winners of the League Leaders Shield. They might say they

have picked us know, what gives Leaders Shield. They might say they

more to do. Possibly. Coaches and players will use it to their best

advantage. I am sure they will be using some strategy, they could

advantage. I am sure they will be picked someone else but chose us.

Among the players looking to topple the Giants, Warrington born Chris

Riley. A Challenge Cup winner — the Giants, Warrington born Chris

wants a first Grand Final success. We came short last year in the grand

final and it was disappointing, We came short last year in the grand

If things don't go to plan, it'd be captain Adrian Morley's last game

for Warrington before he departs for Salford. He will be trying to play

his part, I am sure those emotions will come out at the end of the

game. He deserves all the plaudits And so the stage is just about set

here at the Halliwell Jones Stadium for the first semi final. A place in

the grand final awaits the winners. I am sure we have all been on one of

those trips where everything goes wrong and you just want to go home.

Well Tracey Vinyard could have been forgiven for doing just that when

she set out to ride a disability scooter all the way from Lancashire

to London. The grandmother from Cleveleys wanted to raise money

to London. The grandmother from charity, but was robbed, arrested,

slept rough and got lost several times. Despite all that Tracey

completed the 300 mile journey and says she'd do it all again. Naomi

It goes from zero to four miles says she'd do it all again. Naomi

hour in five seconds and Zoomy the adventure. It is temperamental.

hour in five seconds and Zoomy the if she says we are going anywhere

then you don't go. I must be mad. But yes, I am mad. But if it makes

people smell it makes me feel happy. Tracey doesn't have any mobility

problems but many of the guests Tracey doesn't have any mobility

her Band do, so she set out to highlight the problems scooter

riders face, and raise money for charity along her 300 mile journey

to London. —— B and B. Problem, charity along her 300 mile journey

drop care. The next drop care as back—up. Tracey's support driver

dropped out shortly after she set off. She slept under a bush in

Preston, had her phone stolen in Salford, was held by police on

suspicion of vagrancy in Stockport, knocked over a cyclist in High Peak

before spending the night at his home and two weeks later finally

—— yes I would do it again. I would do it any day of the week because

some of the people I met an amazing. strangers any more. Tracy does not

rely on the scooter to get around, but after 300 males together it

rely on the scooter to get around, fair to say the two of them are

quite attached. —— 300 miles. I fair to say the two of them are

thinking about getting her a number Zoomy might have reached the end of

the road, but Tracey hopes to get a new scooter and says she's heading

Well done. I don't know why we slowed down those shots. Well done

anyway. Here's someone else who Well, it was all about cloud amounts

as he went through the day today. First thing in the morning, very

optimistic as the day went on at the sun would come out in the cloud

would break. We saw temperatures of 21 degrees, now over the last couple

of hours the cloud has rolled back on in many of us in the picture

outside really rather grey. That is the way it stays as we go through

the night but once again it is a prolonged breaks and cloud cover do

not be surprised if your visibility is pure because there could be some

mist forming in parts. For many places it is quiet and cloudy and

towards dawn there will be some showers keeping the waters. There

could be some of that first thing tomorrow. The temperatures, no

issues at all with most places in double figures. Getting up tomorrow,

going back to the weather we had on Monday which is not brilliant.

Against the morning there could Monday which is not brilliant.

some drizzly rain and again but through the day that will die out.

brightness down again. Today when the sun came out it made a massive

difference. Tomorrow it will not be that significant, it will just cheer

the day off for an hour or so. It'll be quiet at winds and light. The

temperatures up to 21 degrees and degrees at best. The outlook for the

next few days after that we will see a weak weather front moving through.

conditions and the numbers will a weak weather front moving through.

be that bad for the time of year. will not be cold but largely dry.

Earlier we heard tributes to the Goodwin, who died in hospital last

night at the age of 89. We'll leave you with some of the famous faces he

It gives me immense pleasure to present you with this lifetime

It was fantastic, a great picture. It is a winner and gets people in

the mood. That's how I get away