12/03/2014 North West Tonight

Good evening. Our top story: The family of a police officer, shot

dead by a colleague during ` training exercise, say they're angry

not everyone involved will face justice.

It doesn't look as though wd are likely to get justice.

Ian Terry's family say the investigation has taken far too

long. Also tonight: The brahn gain. How Astra Zeneca's redundant site in

Cheshire could become a world`leading research centre.

We are in the Lake District to mark the 150th anniversary of TA Leonard,

a man who revolutionised holiday`making ordinary people

across the country. Singh away the blues. The Whgan

choir that's forged friendships and fought off loneliness.

And for sale, one overpowerdd drag sofa. How a wife's rant abott her

husband's motorbike became `n advertising masterstroke.

The family of a police officer shot dead by a colleague have told BBC

Northwest Tonight they feel let down by the justice system. And Han

Terry's parents say he'd be disappointed in the way his former

comrades behaved in the wakd of the tragedy.

PC Terry was killed during ` bungled training exercise organised by

Greater Manchester Police in 20 8. Today, it's been confirmed three

officers will now be disciplined for gross misconduct, but one h`s

already retired and so won't actually face any punishment. Here's

our Chief Reporter, Dave Gudst. PC Ian Terry was a good guy who died

playing a bad guy. He was shot dead by a fellow officer during `

training session at a disusdd warehouse in Manchester in 2008 Two

years later, an inquest jurx decided Ian Terry had been unlawfully

killed. Three officers were singled out for their part in the botched

training, their real names have never been made public. Thex're

known only as Chris, Francis and Eric.

Chris pulled the trigger, the other two were trainers. The Crown

Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute them. But the Health and

Safety Executive did take action against Francis and Eric. L`st year,

Francis was convicted of brdaking health and safety rules and fined.

Eric was cleared. But now the Independent Police Complaints

Commission says all three should face disciplinary action for gross

misconduct. The trouble is, this has all dragged on for so long that

Eric's now retired and so c`n't been punished. It's left Ian Terry's

family dismayed. They spoke to me exclusively.

The Terry clan are accustomdd to keeping their thoughts to

themselves. Scared to say anything that might derail the slow`loving

train of the legal process, they've said little publicly about their

feelings over the loss of a much`loved father, son and husband.

Should have been the best ydars of our lives, but instead I was 31 and

made a window. It has been tough. `` widow. News that one of the trio

closely involved will now escape any official sanction has left ` bad

taste, and they wonder whether the others will somehow evade their

punishment. It doesn't look like we will get justice. It is alw`ys

really wanted. It is so disappointing. What do you think Ian

would make of all of this? Hn some ways, he would be disappointed as he

hopes that his colleagues... He thought very highly of his

colleagues. I think in some ways he would be disappointed in how they

have behaved. I think he wotld be quite angry, he would be angry that

the officers involved didn't have the nerve to come out and s`y, we've

made a mess of this. We havd thought all along that they needed to be

disciplined. One will escapd because he is retired. Exactly. The

family's lawyer says there hs little they can do. The only avenud they

can explore in terms of the GMP investigation would be to go through

the crying Commissioner. I believe they have had a meeting with Tony

Lloyd who is going to raise his dissatisfaction at the length of

time that this process has taken. `` crying Commissioner. He was

dedicated, he was an excelldnt officer. I feel that he has been let

down. Preston Crown Court has heard how a

Parliamentary worker was allegedly assaulted by Nigel Evans. The

alleged victim claims it happened in his constituency home.

What more can you tell us? This was one of the two men who were

originally complaining about Nigel Evans to Lancashire Constabtlary. He

was a Parliamentary worker hn his early 20s and in 2009 he was staying

at Mr Evans' home in his constituency of Pendleton. He says

on one night Mr Evans was extraordinarily drunk. This man went

to sleep on the sofa downst`irs said he was woken up three times

during the night by Mr Evans and on the third occasion he was touching

him inappropriately. The man says he was angry, he pushed Mr Evans away,

swore at him and subsequently complained to the Conservathve Party

leadership. A meeting was sdt up with the Chief Whip. He says that he

said that Mr Evans should rdsign immediately. He claims that Mr

McLauchlan was irritated and said, the timing isn't right. I would find

it very difficult to explain why an MP is leaving his seat at this point

before the general election. He has no immediate family, it can be done.

No notes were taken at the leeting. Mr Evans denies all charges against

him and tomorrow the individual will be cross examined.

Two men arrested after a car crash which killed a teenage girl on the

Isle of Man have been released on bail. Police say the men, aged 8

and 19, are both local. Thex've also confirmed the vehicle, which was

carrying eight people, was ` Ford Fiesta whose owner was in it at the

time. 14`year`old Lucia Porter died in the smash which happened near

Peel on Saturday night. There are a number of road closures

in Warrington this evening `s emergency services attend an

incident in which a car has landed in the Manchdster

Ship Canal. It happened in the Stockton Heath area at around four

o'clock. Drivers are being `sked to avoid the area.

A man has been charged with the murder of a 40`year`old frol Bolton.

Police were called to a house in Farnworth last Wednesday whdre the

body of Marc Jepson was found. Carl Hodgkiss appeared before magistrates

today, along with Irene Hodgkiss who's charged with assisting an

offender. The North West can compete with the

big scientific research centres of Oxford and Cambridge. That's the

view of Cheshire East Counchl's leader after the sale of a huge

science park near Alderley Ddge The pharmaceutical firm, AstraZdneca,

has sold its giant Alderley Park site to an alliance of univdrsities,

local councils and developers as it moves its research operation to

Cambridge. But Michael Jones says there'll be no brain drain. This

from our Cheshire reporter, Mark Edwardson.

This is a company expanding. They test the newly developed drtgs to

make sure they aren't harmftl. It is one of two dozen already established

at this pace. It has set up as AstraZeneca scales back its

operations. We have been made welcome by the team. We are pleased

to be part of what we hope will be a fast`growing enterprise. Thd 40

acre site has been bought bx Manchester science parks for a

reported ?30 million plus. Ht involves Manchester and Salford city

councils and Manchestertwo universities. Quality of buhldings

and staff, its connectivity to the rest of the country, we think it can

play a crucial role in the growing economy of the Northwest. In another

lab, although the analytical. Yet the mac this is a great bit of kit.

I use this to determine how much drug is in your body.

For its founder, it is a sotrce of... I was here for ten ye`rs. The

bio hub can attract some good people to the area, keep good people in the

area, that would be fantasthc for all of the communities. Cheshire

East Council has lobbied hard to keep Alderley Park alive. It is

ready to challenge Cambridgd, Oxford. We are ready to say that we

are there to bid for your mddical research.

The real price now is to attract 200 BioScience businesses and boost job

numbers back to 5000 or mord. It's a big night tonight for one of

Liverpool's best`loved culttral gems. The Everyman Theatre hs back

in business again. The iconhc venue which launched the careers of many

famous thespians has reopendd. It's been shut for the past two `nd a

half years for a massive make over. Peter Marshall is there now to

explain more. It looks pretty spectacular. Welcome

to the new look. It is lookhng pretty spectacular. Tonight is

pressed night, the new start of their new theatrical life and the

show they are putting on is the 12th night. Matthew Kelly has a history

with the building and early on he gave me a guided tour of thd new

look Theatre. This is what the theatre is all

about. The best thing is th`t it is almost the same, but new and better

and bigger. It is thrilling. Matthew Kelly's bond with the Everylan

Theatre stretches back decades. It has always been special to him,

never more so than now. Isn't it great ? Even backstage, it has had a

face`lift. Look at it . I think the great thing is that it

is new, but it has everything in spirit about the old. It sits

between the Cathedral and the Anglican Cathedral. People have a

fondness for it. I naturallx have a great fondness for it, becatse this

is where my career started. He was part of the illustrious 1970s

Everyman company, a crucibld that forged many stellar careers. Aren't

we lovely? No beard, but with the dungarees. Very in time. Julie

Walters, me, Nick Wooderson. Now that I nearly 64, it is still just

as exciting. 40 years after his career started here, he is just as

excited. Liverpool audiences get involved. In this theatre in

particular there is more involvement than anywhere else. They cole to

expect a certain style and the certain...

I have to say it is the most entertaining of tour guides. ``

key. It runs until April thd 5th and there is one thing used in ht, one a

fact, that is truly stunning. But I am sworn to secrecy. If I tdll you,

they will probably throw me off the balcony.

You're teasing us. It is so impressive now.

One of those pictures is Mark Edwardson. Matthew Kelly is so

versatile. He was an ugly sister, and now he is

on 12 Night. A hundred years ago, a small group

of mill workers from Lancashire found themselves standing on top of

a mountain enjoying one of the most spectacular views in the Lake

District. They were the first people to take a holiday organised by a man

called TA Leonard. He was one of the first people to encourage ordinary

people to get out and about in the countryside. Today, it's 150 years

since he was born, and a group of ramblers recreated that first walk.

Andy Gill reports from Cumbria. The route for today's walkers is the

same that the mill workers took in 1891. Imagine this lot wearhng

something more tweedy and ldss practical. Something like this. This

is the first group brought to the calm of Cumbria. This is thd man, TA

Leonard, a church minister, who brought them. He thought thdy should

spend their leisure time in more red creative `` recreational waxs. He

started taking groups of his church to the Lake District. From there on,

it mushroomed. He brought the first group during the traditional wakes

week. He didn't want them to spend their money in Blackpool or

Morecambe. They instinctively knew what we now know scientific`lly

that if you get out and thex take regular exercise and you go walking

that you will get health benefits. You will reduce your risk of

diabetes, how the attack `` heart attack.

Not that there is anything wrong with Morecambe or Blackpool. But TA

Leonard thought if the outdoors was good for posh folk, it was good for

workers. Some people think he was as important a figure as Thomas Cook.

He's helped to set up the' Ramblers Association and the youth hostel

Association. The things he was trying to do are

as relevant as ever. We may not have mill workers, but we have stressed

workers who want to get into the outdoors and enjoy the views like

this. I track he died in 1948. His ideas are still going strong.

That is the place to be. Yot feel for Andy and the cameraman. They had

to carry the camera and tripod all the way up the hill, but was it

worth it? The Manchester City captain Vincent

Kompany says he believes thdy can still make it into the quarterfinals

of the Champions League. City need to turn round a two`goal deficit

against Barcelona in the last 1 of the Champions League if thex are to

go through. The BBC's Sports Editor David Bond is there and a fdw

minutes ago sent us this report Manchester City arrived herd needing

to make history to go through to the quarterfinals of the Champions

League. No team have ever overturned a 2`0 deficit from the first leg to

go through. Clearly, the odds are very much against them. There are

two reasons for our optimisl. The first is the return of Sergho, he

didn't play in the first leg back in the FT had. The other one is

Barcelona's form since that match, they have lost twice in the league,

prompting talk of a mini crhsis of confidence. Vincent Kompany, man

city's captain, has said thdy need to produce one of those gre`t

nights. The problem is that those sorts of nights don't come `long too

often here. Full commentary available on BBC

Radio Manchester. There are some key matches in the Championship tonight.

Burnley can cement their automatic promotion spot at Birminghal.

Play`off chasing Wigan and Blackburn are at home to Sheffield Wednesday

and Bournemouth respectivelx. And last night Blackpool took a big step

in their efforts to avoid rdlegation with victory at home to Millwall.

Ricardo Fuller scored the only goal of the game against former

Seasiders' manager Ian Holloway s side. They are now nine points clear

of the drop zone. A businessman from Runcorn has

become the owner of a winning racehorse. Five years ago, Steve

Preston's friends and familx clubbed together for his 50th birthday and

bought him a ?2000 share in Sire De Grugy. Today he proved to bd one

amazing birthday present winning the feature race at the Cheltenham

Festival. It's netted around ?200,000 for the syndicate. We did

it for fun. You don't have had to be a millionaire, but it is not cheap.

We went into it with our eyds open. We were warned that 90% of people

who own a horse never see a winner. We have seen that horse win 13

times. Happy days .

A choir set up in Wigan to tackle loneliness and isolation amongst the

elderly is going from strength to strength. A recent survey stggested

up to 800,000 people in the UK are chronically lonely. The Silver Choir

has proved so popular, membdrship has grown from nine to more than 65

in two years. Yunus Mulla wdnt to find out why Singh has helpdd bring

people together. We are all getting on. Age hs not

what it's cracked up to be. You make nice friends here. It is a lovely

bit of time. Gone through quite a bad spdll in

the last few years. I was a bit down. I've really worked myself up.

I have just loved it. The choir is a joint project by age UK and the

council. `` age UK. Two years ago, in January, nine

people came along. I think one person said as long as they don t

sing The White Cliffs Of Dover, I don't mind. We try to keep ht up

beat. We moved here from Kent to be up here with family. It has helped

so much. I just love to sing. It has been wonderful.

They do sound beautiful. When Tony Raynor, from St Annes in

Lancashire, agreed to let hhs wife, Alison, place an advert to sell his

motorbike, he got more than he bargained for. The bike was Tony's

pride and joy, but Alison dhdn't quite see it like that.

The advert describes the bike as an overpowered drag sofa worth several

kitchens. Customers are warned they'll be putting their marriages

at risk if they buy it. But, as Stuart Flinders reports, thd sales

pitch seems to be working. It's his pride and joy. It's the

bane of her life. He decided to sell it. She offered to help.

He doesn't get to go on it, so I quite want to spend the mondy on the

house. Alison's that the bike on an online auction site, you max think

the wording of the ad is less hard sell, more hard to sell.

I have had a lot of people saying, go, girl. But I have had people

thinking I am being horribld. Someday be suggested they should get

rid of you and keep the bikd. You won't do that, will you? It

looks like potential buyers haven't been discouraged. Normally, we would

expect to see 50 views. In the first few days, we already have 7000 views

and a couple hundred people are watching it.

What would you like to say? Who needs a whole cupboard for

shoes? Everyone needs a cupboard for shoes

. We asked about your partner's

tedious or expensive hobbies. Michael says his bike is referred to

as the two`week cruise. Gemma tells us her partner likes to

look for mistakes in films. She says it can take hours to watch

a TV programme. Who needs shoes? We don't nded them.

The flowers continue to bool. Please keep your photos coming in. 13

Celsius today. Tomorrow would be a bit cooler. As we head into the

weekend, we may see more cloud. It will turn a bit more queasy by

Saturday and it could be cooler For this evening, fog will be the main

issue. We have a yellow weather warning from the Met Office. This is

valid from 2am until 10am tomorrow. Some dense fog likely. We start

believing with clear skies, so frost begins to form quite quicklx

underneath clearing skies. Hn the middle of the night, you can see the

clouds begin to encroach and in the gaps the fog will begin to form as

we head into dawn. It will be a dense fog in one or two spots,

temperatures down to two or three Celsius. For tomorrow, the dense fog

could well be an issue during rush hour. Visibility could be an issue,

so take care. You can see ddnse fog indeed. Heading into the afternoon,

the fog lifts, there may be cloud around, but hopefully they will melt

again. Very light winds and another bright and sunny day. Highs of ten

or 11 Celsius. A bit cooler than what we have seen for today. Then we

head into the weekend, into Friday, and a lot of fog initially `gain on

Friday, but hopefully some sunshine to end your day with. For the

weekend, maybe it's more cloud around. It will be breezy and this

is the breakdown on the temperatures, single figures.

That is not as nice. It may be nicer than we think. You

know we had the lovely shot of the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool. We

thought we would spend the camera around, looking the other dhrection,

there you go. The Catholic cathedral by the moonlight. Thanks for

watching, good night.