:00:00. > :00:00.from the BBC News at Six. So it s goodbye from me, and on
:00:07. > :00:11.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and
:00:12. > :00:14.Roger Johnson. Our top story. Anger from Jade Anderson's parents
:00:15. > :00:19.as the owner of the dogs that killed her escapes jail. In absolutely
:00:20. > :00:23.devastated. It is disgusting. Beverely Concannon was charged with
:00:24. > :00:36.cruelty to animals, all she could be prosecuted for. Also tonight: join
:00:37. > :00:41.George and I for the last leg of the road to recovery. But with a third
:00:42. > :00:44.of the economy in the construction sector wiped out, what can happen?
:00:45. > :00:47.Not in the equation. A council bans this headstone, but the family says
:00:48. > :00:50.it doesn't add up. For sale on eBay ` the Lake District
:00:51. > :01:00.waters which inspired William Wordsworth. And, Lancashire's
:01:01. > :01:12.underground architectural gem that is briefly open to the public before
:01:13. > :01:16.it disappears for ever. A woman, whose dogs mauled a teenage
:01:17. > :01:20.girl to death at a house near Wigan, has escaped a prison sentence.
:01:21. > :01:23.Beverley Concannon was taken to court not for the death of Jade
:01:24. > :01:27.Anderson, but for harming the vicious dogs that killed her. She
:01:28. > :01:32.was given a 16 week suspended sentence. Jade's family say they
:01:33. > :01:38.feel let down by the justice system. Stuart Flinders reports.
:01:39. > :01:41.Hiding her face, Beverley Concannon came to court to be sentenced for
:01:42. > :01:47.causing unnecessary suffering to her dogs, not for the death of a teenage
:01:48. > :01:50.girl. The Crown Prosecution Service said there wasn't enough evidence
:01:51. > :01:56.for a manslaughter charge. Jade Anderson was savaged by four dogs at
:01:57. > :01:59.Concannon's house. In a statement, a police officer described finding her
:02:00. > :02:03.body in the kitchen as the animals tried to get back inside.
:02:04. > :02:09.The sound of the dogs in the back yard was horrific. It sounded as
:02:10. > :02:13.though they were ripping something to bits or fighting with each other.
:02:14. > :02:14.I haven't dealt with anything as distressing as this incident in my
:02:15. > :02:22.career. The court heard why the dogs became
:02:23. > :02:28.hyper`aggressive. The biggest and fiercest of the dogs was this one.
:02:29. > :02:35.It was kept in a cage barely bigger than itself and had to twist every
:02:36. > :02:42.time it moved. It was inadequately exes `` exercised. Beverley
:02:43. > :02:46.Concannon called it her baby. It had separation distress and would scream
:02:47. > :02:50.every time she put on coat. On the day that Jade died, she had left the
:02:51. > :02:53.house to buy wallpaper. The house is now boarded up.
:02:54. > :02:56.Beverley Concannon has twice had to move home since Jade's death because
:02:57. > :03:00.of threats and intimidation. But Jade's family believe she hasn't
:03:01. > :03:07.been punished enough. I'm devastated. I am disgusted with
:03:08. > :03:12.the justice system. Today was just regarding the dangerous dogs. I
:03:13. > :03:26.think she should have been held responsible. We got a life sentence.
:03:27. > :03:30.Through her in lawyer, it she was sorry about what happened. As she
:03:31. > :03:43.left court today, she said nothing. Would you like to say anything to
:03:44. > :03:47.Jake's family? Locked up, beaten, and forced to
:03:48. > :03:50.live as a slave. Edward was trafficked into the North West from
:03:51. > :03:54.Eastern Europe having being promised a job where he could earn the money
:03:55. > :03:57.he desperately needed to support his family. According to one charity,
:03:58. > :04:01.it's an all too familiar story in our region, which it says has a
:04:02. > :04:03.human trafficking problem. It comes as the government announces plans
:04:04. > :04:06.introduce a maximum life sentence for the worst cases of human
:04:07. > :04:09.trafficking and exploitation. Now living in a safe house, Edward
:04:10. > :04:13.was trafficked into the North West from Eastern Europe for what he
:04:14. > :04:19.hoped would be the start of a better life. I was told about a good job in
:04:20. > :04:23.England. But when we finished, we were not paid. Instead, we were
:04:24. > :04:26.locked up. They would beat us and threaten us if we didn't finish the
:04:27. > :04:29.work. Under constant threat of violence,
:04:30. > :04:45.he witnessed his own sale as a slave.
:04:46. > :04:57.Edward managed to be escape. He is being helped by the charity Hope for
:04:58. > :05:02.Justice. He is rebuilding his life. I think the north`west does have a
:05:03. > :05:10.problem with human trafficking. We find victims on a weekly basis who
:05:11. > :05:12.have been trafficked into this area. Recently, five people were found
:05:13. > :05:15.guilty of trafficking a vulnerable young woman from Slovakia to
:05:16. > :05:18.Burnley, where she forced into a sham marriage. This week Ilyas and
:05:19. > :05:22.Tallat Ashar were convicted of trafficking a 10`year`old girl into
:05:23. > :05:26.the country and keeping her as a servant at their Eccles home.
:05:27. > :05:31.The Home Secretary is introducing a modern slavery Bill, and this could
:05:32. > :05:38.mean that perpetrators could get up to life in prison for the crime of
:05:39. > :05:41.human trafficking. I hope it does cause the traffickers that are
:05:42. > :05:45.operating in the West of England a cause for concern.
:05:46. > :05:48.The Government's new measures have come too late for victims like
:05:49. > :05:55.Edward. It's hoped it could help others.
:05:56. > :05:58.More than a third has been wiped off the value of the North West's
:05:59. > :06:00.construction sector since the recession began. House building is
:06:01. > :06:04.down, infastructure projects stalled. In fact, we've suffered
:06:05. > :06:09.more than any other part of the UK. While some areas are now enjoying
:06:10. > :06:13.growth, we are still in decline But, are there green shoots? Lets
:06:14. > :06:16.find out as we go over to Jayne McCubbin live in Knutsford for us
:06:17. > :06:23.tonight with the Chancellor ` for the last leg of the Road to
:06:24. > :06:31.Recovery. Enjoying a pint after a long
:06:32. > :06:38.journey. Not yet, because I would like to buy this man a drink. For
:06:39. > :06:43.seven weeks, we have as to his office for an interview. Last night,
:06:44. > :06:48.they said it was not possible. We would have asked him some serious
:06:49. > :06:57.questions. Not least, the construction sector. Look at this.
:06:58. > :07:04.We're back on the road with Mr Osborne. Today, we're taking George
:07:05. > :07:11.home, but on the way, we will see if the economy has been rebuilt. Today,
:07:12. > :07:19.the biggest house`builder has made a big loss. The construction industry
:07:20. > :07:23.has been hit by the recession. House`building down and
:07:24. > :07:29.infrastructure projects stored. But, were driving to Warrington to
:07:30. > :07:34.see growth. I was last here ten years ago and it did not look like
:07:35. > :07:44.this. If you are one of 150,000 to drive down the road every day, you
:07:45. > :07:52.will have noticed this the Omega Development I was told of thousands
:07:53. > :07:59.of jobs and is billions of pounds of funding, but then the recession and
:08:00. > :08:05.nothing happens. Until now. We have a story of success. It is happening
:08:06. > :08:14.quickly. In the last 12 months, we have let a lot of space. There are
:08:15. > :08:20.many new jobs. The builders work was doing be done here. Big companies
:08:21. > :08:25.like Asda are already moving in You must have driven past here every day
:08:26. > :08:31.for many years asking when and if it would happen? I was determined it
:08:32. > :08:38.would happen, but when it would happen was the big question. We have
:08:39. > :08:42.appeared on the map of regeneration. This is news that will thrill Mr
:08:43. > :08:48.Osborne, but experts know we are still lagging far behind the rest of
:08:49. > :08:56.the UK. Those big spends are important, because, for every pound
:08:57. > :08:59.spent on this project `` products, many more are generated.
:09:00. > :09:04.If you compare as to London and the south`east, we do not get our fair
:09:05. > :09:08.share. The sun has started to rise above
:09:09. > :09:15.the hill and the future looks brighter than it did. So, is it
:09:16. > :09:19.true, and are you feeling it? We met the factory workers who are, the
:09:20. > :09:24.retail workers who are waiting to feel it is, the unemployed who are
:09:25. > :09:27.losing faith they ever will feel it. But there are signs that recovery is
:09:28. > :09:37.on the way. So, is Knutsford feeling it? Are you
:09:38. > :09:43.feeling this recovery? A mixed bag. Let me take you over to
:09:44. > :09:49.George here. In an unscientific poll, we have asked people how they
:09:50. > :09:55.are feeling. 30 people said yes 40 people said no, they are not feeling
:09:56. > :10:04.it. Thank you for joining us. What you think of this? 30 said yes, 40
:10:05. > :10:08.said no. When will it happen? I think it is close. At the start of
:10:09. > :10:13.the week, we only had statistics, so it is great to meet real people and
:10:14. > :10:16.see what they are saying. It is a good start. These businesses are
:10:17. > :10:23.feeling it, and it have to filter down?
:10:24. > :10:26.Yes, it takes people a while longer to feel it takes people a while
:10:27. > :10:32.longer to Felix. I think people will say that they will feel it soon ``
:10:33. > :10:38.to feel it. These surveys that we have are positive.
:10:39. > :10:44.Tonight we were looking at the construction sector. When is the
:10:45. > :10:48.Mersey crossing going to happen The electrification of the rail lines,
:10:49. > :10:51.when will these happen? We would have liked to have talked to the
:10:52. > :11:01.Chancellor about that, because that would have made a difference.
:11:02. > :11:06.Absolutely. It is really important. We need these circulation in the
:11:07. > :11:10.Northwest economy. Structure really drives the economy, so we need to
:11:11. > :11:16.get this going. If one other thing changes the
:11:17. > :11:25.economy, what will it be? I think we need more exported. So, China.
:11:26. > :11:30.Get the success of these other countries? Yes. We need to do some
:11:31. > :11:38.more. Thank you for joining us. I have
:11:39. > :11:47.some things to say. On Sunday, please watch Sunday Politics. They
:11:48. > :11:55.will be talking about China and the economy. Also, I want to apologise
:11:56. > :12:05.if you have been singing On The Road Again all week.
:12:06. > :12:10.It's maybe unscientific, but it is interesting to hear people 's views
:12:11. > :12:19.on what they are thinking. It is a television device.
:12:20. > :12:23.Here is the news. A former police Sergeant who worked
:12:24. > :12:26.in Lancashire and Liverpool has been convicted of 20 counts of historical
:12:27. > :12:28.child sex abuse, including rape and indecent assault. 78``year`old
:12:29. > :12:31.Jeffrey Lake was arrested in January and extradited from his home in
:12:32. > :12:41.Australia to face trial. He'll be sentenced next week.
:12:42. > :12:44.A Muslim man from Rochdale, who speaks out against extremism, says
:12:45. > :12:46.he's been targeted by members of the Somali Islamic group, al`Shabab
:12:47. > :12:50.Mohammed Shafiq from the Ramadan Foundation says he's been visited by
:12:51. > :12:53.the police and told of threats made against him. The hour`long video,
:12:54. > :13:02.which praises the killing of the Middleton soldier, Lee Rigby, is
:13:03. > :13:09.currently being assessed by police. One of the UK's guest flood defences
:13:10. > :13:19.has been given approval. ?86,00 will be given to protect the area.
:13:20. > :13:27.Blackpool and why councils will work together to make the improvements.
:13:28. > :13:30.And Liverpool has been named the UK's best port of call by an online
:13:31. > :13:33.travel review website. Cruise Critic, the sister site of Trip
:13:34. > :13:36.Advisor, names the city as their top destination based on the warm
:13:37. > :13:37.welcome visitors receive, the historic architecture and nearby
:13:38. > :13:40.attractions. Two police officer from Merseyside
:13:41. > :13:43.who saved a stab victim's life have won the North West Regional Police
:13:44. > :13:47.Bravery Award. PC Peter Stevens seen here on the left, gave first
:13:48. > :13:50.aid to a man who'd suffered multiple stab wounds, whilst his colleague PC
:13:51. > :13:58.Nathan Jackman restrained the attacker. The attacker was later
:13:59. > :14:01.jailed for ten years. When Allan Robinson died last year,
:14:02. > :14:04.his family wanted something individual to remember him by. So
:14:05. > :14:08.they put an engraving of a sudoku puzzle and one of a mathematical
:14:09. > :14:11.equation on his headstone. Allan, from Farndon in Cheshire, was a
:14:12. > :14:15.mathematician by profession and a bit of a sudoku fanatic. But the
:14:16. > :14:18.parish council have told his widow that the memorial breaks their
:14:19. > :14:28.rules, and it has to go. She says she'll go to court. Andy Gill
:14:29. > :14:36.reports. A widow and a son tend their's
:14:37. > :14:43.father's grave. Look closely, and you can see how the family has
:14:44. > :14:52.personalised it. It has the grade of a sudoku puzzle. He worked as a
:14:53. > :14:58.mathematician. He loved the sudoku puzzles. With the equation, it was
:14:59. > :15:05.taken from his thesis which he did in 19 70. But the parish council has
:15:06. > :15:11.said the stone is against regulations and has to be removed.
:15:12. > :15:15.Other stones in the cemetery also have distinctive designs, so we
:15:16. > :15:21.asked the council what harm Mr Robinson's stone is doing.
:15:22. > :15:27.What happens when the next stone comes in and it is perhaps not quite
:15:28. > :15:30.what you would hope to see? Who are you and I to judge to the family who
:15:31. > :15:35.submitted that, it might mean the world.
:15:36. > :15:39.The design should have been submitted to the council beforehand,
:15:40. > :15:44.but the family said the stonemason said it would not be a problem. If
:15:45. > :15:48.it had been rejected, Mrs Robinson said that she would be OK with that,
:15:49. > :15:55.but now it is here, she wanted to stay. It has been very upsetting. I
:15:56. > :16:03.have been concerned about what might happen. It has been a lot of hassle
:16:04. > :16:09.for me and just totally unnecessary. I have been very upset.
:16:10. > :16:14.The council will discuss the matter next month. Mrs Robinson wants the
:16:15. > :16:23.stone to say and says that she will go to court if necessary.
:16:24. > :16:26.Still to come on North West Tonight: The Premier League's back.
:16:27. > :16:30.But can the man who fired England to the World Cup ignite Manchester
:16:31. > :16:37.United's title defence? And it's amazing what you can pick up on the
:16:38. > :16:41.Internet these days. Join me later and I will explain how a few clicks
:16:42. > :16:48.could make you a custodian of the Lake District.
:16:49. > :16:54.Now, have you ever bought or sold something on eBay?
:16:55. > :16:58.Yes, I have sold quite a lot. A pair of shoes, a toy? But what
:16:59. > :17:03.about a prime piece of the Lake District that inspired Wordsworth?
:17:04. > :17:06.Buyers get a 15 year lease on 2 0 acres, including Esthwaite Water
:17:07. > :17:26.which is near Hawkshead, for a guide price of ?300,000. Dave Guest has
:17:27. > :17:32.spent the day with the landowner: as Internet auction lots ago this must
:17:33. > :17:39.be one of the most spectacular. 280 acres of the Lake District. At
:17:40. > :17:44.its heart, Esthwaite Water. For 30 years, Nigel has been the custodian
:17:45. > :17:51.of this place, as leaseholder. He now plans to pass the lease on to
:17:52. > :17:59.someone else, ask Inc it for sale `` offering it for sale and eBay. It
:18:00. > :18:04.could be worth a lot of money. What is the best thing about being the
:18:05. > :18:15.leaseholder on this lake? I think it is the piece of it.
:18:16. > :18:22.We think that this in spire at Beatrix Potter to write her stories.
:18:23. > :18:28.The only things that live around here are the frogs. William
:18:29. > :18:35.Wordsworth is also said to have drawn inspiration from this area.
:18:36. > :18:44.Often, when we have given our bodies to the winds, and things come
:18:45. > :18:50.sweeping through the darkness.. In his writing, the lake comes
:18:51. > :18:57.through the writing, reflecting on his childhood. Thousands of visitors
:18:58. > :19:03.come here every year. Nigel offers a boat hire and nature safaris to make
:19:04. > :19:13.his living. He hopes someone else will carry on that work.
:19:14. > :19:22.And the auction site, they have said that there will be no postage price,
:19:23. > :19:28.you must get the goods yourself It is very beautiful, but only 5
:19:29. > :19:30.years. It makes we want to visit for the weekend.
:19:31. > :19:39.Sport now, and Richard, attention turns back to the Premier League
:19:40. > :19:43.after the international break? Yes, and for all our sides, a chance
:19:44. > :19:46.to take stock of where they are early in the season. Liverpool will
:19:47. > :19:49.be looking to continue their excellent start at Newcastle,
:19:50. > :19:51.Manchester City travel to West Ham, while Everton and Manchester United
:19:52. > :19:54.host Hull and Southampton respectively. And after seven
:19:55. > :19:57.games, the Champions know that, compared to this time last season,
:19:58. > :20:10.they have work to do to climb back to the top of the Premier League hit
:20:11. > :20:13.parade. 14th with just six points last
:20:14. > :20:17.October. Liverpool, second, with ten more, are the biggest movers. With a
:20:18. > :20:29.lethal duo up front, and the England captain still calling the tune in
:20:30. > :20:36.midfield. He shoots, at least cause. `` the scores.
:20:37. > :20:43.We have had a strong season. Our best players will be back.
:20:44. > :20:46.Down too are Manchester City. Third at this stage last season, fifth
:20:47. > :20:49.this. But with new stars like Negredo starting to show their
:20:50. > :21:01.worth, their manager is happy with their current position.
:21:02. > :21:06.We must arrange the mistakes so that they are not unnecessary. We must
:21:07. > :21:11.play well. Everton are down three. But seventh
:21:12. > :21:14.and 12 points still marks a good start under new boss Roberto
:21:15. > :21:22.Martinez. His band of blues have a fresh look about them this season.
:21:23. > :21:26.We need to make sure that we develop a way of playing that will be
:21:27. > :21:29.consistent and strong throughout the season. I feel that the squad is
:21:30. > :21:33.ready to do that. The biggest fallers are Manchester
:21:34. > :21:37.United. Down from second on 15 points last season, toninth and ten
:21:38. > :21:41.points this. But, on the plus side for David Moyes, his creative force,
:21:42. > :21:45.Wayne Rooney, appears to be back to his best. With a lot more to come
:21:46. > :21:57.from another who appears destined for fame and fortune.
:21:58. > :22:05.I don't think that anybody plays every week for Manchester United,
:22:06. > :22:07.because we have many players. But he is a great player.
:22:08. > :22:10.And with struggling Stoke and Fulham to come next, United will be
:22:11. > :22:14.confident they'll soon be climbers once again.
:22:15. > :22:17.As Lancashire's cricketers prepare for their return to Division One of
:22:18. > :22:22.the County Championship, 15 players have signed new deals. They include
:22:23. > :22:26.Simon Kerrigan ` who made his England test debut in this summer's
:22:27. > :22:29.Ashes series ` and the captain Glen Chapple, who'll turn 40 at the start
:22:30. > :22:32.of next season. Super League champions Wigan
:22:33. > :22:35.Warriors have signed two more players ` centre Dan Sarginson and
:22:36. > :22:39.forward Tony Clubb ` both from London Broncos. They'll join up with
:22:40. > :22:43.the Warriors in November for the start of pre`season training.
:22:44. > :22:47.Here's how the Samoan Rugby League squad are getting to know the locals
:22:48. > :22:50.in Warrington. With just over a week until the start of the World Cup,
:22:51. > :22:54.they've been greeting local school children with a traditional war
:22:55. > :23:04.dance, the Siva Tau. Samoa will be based in Warrington during the
:23:05. > :23:07.tournament. Preston's Laura Massaro, the World
:23:08. > :23:11.Number Two squash player, is through to the final of the US Open. She
:23:12. > :23:14.beat Malaysia's Low Wee Wern by three games to two, and faces the
:23:15. > :23:17.defending champion Nicol David for the title tonight.
:23:18. > :23:20.And some more success. In tennis, the Liverpool brothers Ken and Neal
:23:21. > :23:24.Skupski are through to the final of their first ATP event in Moscow
:23:25. > :23:27.They'd already beaten the top seeds in the quarter final. This afternoon
:23:28. > :23:32.they defeated the Russian pair Victor Baluda and Konstantin
:23:33. > :23:37.Kravchuk. Well done to them. The older brother
:23:38. > :23:44.is 30 now and he is being helped along by his younger brother.
:23:45. > :23:46.Now to the tale of Lancashire's hidden gem of Victorian
:23:47. > :23:50.architecture. A huge underground reservoir opens to the public this
:23:51. > :23:55.weekend so that locals can see it for a first and final time before
:23:56. > :23:59.its disappears for good. The reservoir at Clayton Le Woods near
:24:00. > :24:10.Chorley is being demolished to make way for new homes. Peter Marshall's
:24:11. > :24:13.been to have a look. Outside, it is a building site.
:24:14. > :24:21.Underground, it is something special.
:24:22. > :24:29.Built around 1883, it's been described as an underground
:24:30. > :24:36.cathedral. Victorian built a vault of bridgework `` brickwork of
:24:37. > :24:44.amazing volume. It is amazing. It is very atmospheric and wonderful.
:24:45. > :24:49.It is now abandoned, but in its day it held 3000 gallons of drinking
:24:50. > :24:53.water. This man is one of the few people who has been here before He
:24:54. > :24:58.took these photos of it back in 1980.
:24:59. > :25:04.Nobody around here had no idea what treasures there were below the
:25:05. > :25:11.ground. Many of the reservoirs are concrete columns with flat concrete
:25:12. > :25:14.roofs. They do not have the appeal of these vaulted arches. This is
:25:15. > :25:20.probably the last one in the area, and once this is gone, that is it.
:25:21. > :25:26.Developers are trying to find an affordable way to preserve it, but
:25:27. > :25:31.it was not viable. In a fortnight, it will be demolished to get new
:25:32. > :25:36.homes. But not before the public can see it for the first and last time.
:25:37. > :25:40.We thought it was a good opportunity to let locals look at the reservoir
:25:41. > :25:46.and see the architecture and the heritage. It officially opens to the
:25:47. > :25:50.public tomorrow morning, then for the next two weeks it will be open
:25:51. > :25:57.seven days a week. The last time to see a piece of Lancashire history
:25:58. > :26:02.before it is gone for good. Damp underground, as well. How about
:26:03. > :26:18.the weather aboveground? Yes, it will be quite unsettled
:26:19. > :26:22.There will be some bright spells, but you also need your umbrellas. It
:26:23. > :26:28.is because of this. We will have this rain which will push through
:26:29. > :26:34.and on Saturday night will have a lot of showers. There will also be
:26:35. > :26:38.showers on Sunday. That is because of the low pressure. Tonight, we
:26:39. > :26:46.will see some more rain drifting in from the Irish season. We will hang
:26:47. > :26:52.on to plenty of clouds. `` the Irish Sea. The temperatures will be in
:26:53. > :26:58.double figures in many of the towns and cities. Tomorrow, it will be a
:26:59. > :27:04.warm day than today. There will be a lot of showers as well. In the
:27:05. > :27:08.morning, there will be light rain. The rain eases away. We may cease
:27:09. > :27:13.bright spells moving through the clouds, but as we head to the
:27:14. > :27:17.afternoon, we will see some heavy showers.
:27:18. > :27:24.Look at these temperatures. We could see 17 Celsius in Cheshire. On
:27:25. > :27:29.Sunday, I am afraid there will be more showers and it will be quite
:27:30. > :27:36.cold. Thank you. Wet and warm for the weekend. Yes, a hint of
:27:37. > :27:44.everything. Have a lovely weekend. Thank you for watching. Goodbye