:00:00. > :00:17.chilly old week, George. Rais thank you. That's all from the BBC
:00:18. > :00:26.Police say suicide note found for this teenager and her boyfrhend I'm
:00:27. > :00:30.devastated. For the parents, it s horrendous. We hear from a family
:00:31. > :00:34.friend and her former headtdacher. Also, two care workers admit
:00:35. > :00:41.physically and verbally abusing a young man with serious brain damage.
:00:42. > :00:46.A memorial to the Blitz. Thousands sign a petition to save the church
:00:47. > :00:50.the bombers couldn't destrox. And this is Belle Vue in Manchester It
:00:51. > :00:53.used to be one of the biggest entertainment complexes in the
:00:54. > :01:10.country. Now a new exhibition celebrates its history. It's thought
:01:11. > :01:13.adoption teenager and her Alerican boyfriend may have killed themselves
:01:14. > :01:18.after shooting dead a policd officer in Florida. Alex Hollinghurst moved
:01:19. > :01:21.with her family to the Unitdd States six years ago. It's being claimed
:01:22. > :01:25.the pair had written suicidd notes and gone missing before the
:01:26. > :01:33.incident. Friends who knew the family you have spoken of their
:01:34. > :01:37.shock. Robert German was shot dead Saturday morning. It's a tr`gedy
:01:38. > :01:42.that has dominated news bulletins in Florida. Exactly how and whx a
:01:43. > :01:48.police officer and the two teenagers died remains a mystery. The bodies
:01:49. > :01:50.of 18`year`old Brandon Goodd and 17`year`old Alexandria Hollhnghurst
:01:51. > :01:57.were found on Saturday near the officer. Each davenport teen dead in
:01:58. > :02:01.a suspected suicide. 17`year`old Alex Hollinghurst moved to Florida
:02:02. > :02:06.from the Northwest six years ago. A former junior school teacher in
:02:07. > :02:10.Hadfield has spoken of his shop This is unbelievable. The lhttle
:02:11. > :02:14.girl we knew when she was hdre at St Andrews, this is something xou
:02:15. > :02:18.wouldn't imagine in any amotnt of time that could possibly happen to
:02:19. > :02:22.her. She had a smiling personality. The way she got on with people, all
:02:23. > :02:28.the friends she had. It's unbelievable that this has come to
:02:29. > :02:31.pass. Tonight, the Orange County Sheriff 's office in Florid` says
:02:32. > :02:36.Alex and her American boyfrhend Brendan Goode, who had a crhminal
:02:37. > :02:40.record, had earlier written suicide note and gone missing. On S`turday,
:02:41. > :02:44.the pair were challenged by officer Robert German in a suburb of
:02:45. > :02:48.Orlando. He called for back`up boat was dead when other officers
:02:49. > :02:51.arrived. More shots were he`rd on the bodies of Alex and Brendan were
:02:52. > :02:57.found nearby. I'm devastated, I really am. I can feel for the
:02:58. > :03:00.parents, it's horrendous. Tony is a family friend and lived next door
:03:01. > :03:06.when the family lived in Hadfield. He believes Alex was murderdd by her
:03:07. > :03:11.boyfriend. He shot her and then shot himself. That's what I belidve. The
:03:12. > :03:15.people we've spoken to here who knew the family say they found it hard to
:03:16. > :03:18.believe how Alex could have become involved in such a violent, tragic
:03:19. > :03:22.incident. The overwhelming feeling amongst people who knew the family
:03:23. > :03:27.in this community is that she was a pleasant, sociable girl who was a
:03:28. > :03:31.credit to her parents. The shooting has left two communities in shock
:03:32. > :03:41.and so far raised more questions than answers. Paul Cowdrey hs a
:03:42. > :03:45.pensioner from Rochdale and he's about to be evicted. He will lose
:03:46. > :03:48.his home, part of his late father's inheritance, in a row with the
:03:49. > :03:51.solicitor who handled his f`ther's will. The Solicitors Regulatory
:03:52. > :03:53.Authority has described the actions of that solicitor as, ''mor`lly
:03:54. > :03:57.reprehensible''. Even so, the law says he's done nothing wrong. Today
:03:58. > :04:04.a North West MP told us that law needs to be changed. Jayne LcCubbin
:04:05. > :04:08.has the story. Paul Cowdrey shows me his home, up for sale. He's about to
:04:09. > :04:14.be evicted. Every penny frol the sale will go to pay a legal debt. He
:04:15. > :04:18.wants us out as soon as possible. He is Michael Sandler. An expert in
:04:19. > :04:23.wills and probate with one of the UKs oldest law firms. Keogh's, in
:04:24. > :04:27.Athrincham. It's been going on since... When Paul Cowdrey's father
:04:28. > :04:30.died, Mr Sandler was hired `s the executor of the will. But Mr Cowdrey
:04:31. > :04:34.had concerns over the amount of hours he was being billed for. He
:04:35. > :04:37.complained to the Law Society. There is a principle in law which says
:04:38. > :04:40.that solicitors can't chargd their clients for investigating complaints
:04:41. > :04:42.made against them. It's a rdally important principle which gtarantees
:04:43. > :04:47.that solicitors can't profit from potential wrong`doing. It's a
:04:48. > :04:54.principle Paul Cowdrey thought he could rely on. We've seen documents
:04:55. > :04:57.which show Michael Sandler was advised not to charge to investigate
:04:58. > :05:00.those complaints. That advice came from the Law Society. Mr Cowdrey
:05:01. > :05:04.says they also advised he wouldn't be charged. But he was. A ?07,0 0
:05:05. > :05:10.bill has now spiralled to a ?13 ,000 debt. Two High Court judges have
:05:11. > :05:14.ruled that Michael Sandler was entirely right to charge. The law
:05:15. > :05:17.says he's done nothing wrong. But the assessment from the chidf
:05:18. > :05:27.executive of his own regulatory body has been scathing. His behaviour is
:05:28. > :05:33.morally reprehensible. And xet here you are, you are losing your house.
:05:34. > :05:40.How does that make you feel? Live Aid, angry, upset, all of those
:05:41. > :05:43.emotions. The law is not on my side. The law has to be changed so that
:05:44. > :05:47.someone could complain about a solicitor and not end up losing
:05:48. > :05:50.their house. Keogh's issued a statement saying High Court judges
:05:51. > :05:54.have agreed with us, we werd right to charge. Two siblings werd
:05:55. > :05:59.entirely happy with the service They say if Mr Cowdrey had spent a
:06:00. > :06:03.modest amount in order to t`ke independent legal advice, hd would
:06:04. > :06:05.almost certainly not find hhmself in this present predicament. You
:06:06. > :06:11.thought the advice could get no better than the Law Society?
:06:12. > :06:13.Exactly. His house is about to go to auction. He doubts there will be
:06:14. > :06:19.enough money in the sale to cover the costs. Jane is here. Let's pick
:06:20. > :06:23.up on that statement towards the end of the report, saying that he should
:06:24. > :06:27.have paid full legal advice. But he did go to the Law Society. He
:06:28. > :06:34.thought he was getting from the horses mouth. That's import`nt
:06:35. > :06:37.principle, where clients can't be charged for handling of complaints.
:06:38. > :06:44.In this case, Mr Sandler was the executor of the will. He hired his
:06:45. > :06:50.own law firm to deal with this. That made him also the client.
:06:51. > :06:54.Beneficiaries of wills should also be viewed as clients, that hf the
:06:55. > :07:00.guidance, but it's not set hn law. If there is a moral of the story in
:07:01. > :07:03.this it is this. The executor of a will, if it is also be solicitor,
:07:04. > :07:15.you should tread very careftlly if you are going to lodge cont`ined. ``
:07:16. > :07:18.lodge a complaint. Preston Crown Court has heard from the
:07:19. > :07:21.Conservative MP who encouraged two men to complain about the Rhbble
:07:22. > :07:25.Valley MP, Nigel Evans. Dr Sarah Wollaston spoke to the men who say
:07:26. > :07:29.they were assaulted in Mr Evans home. She took one of them to see
:07:30. > :07:32.the Commons Speaker John Bercow But Dr Wolaston told the court she was
:07:33. > :07:35.frustrated the Speaker refused to meet the alleged rape victil
:07:36. > :07:39.following legal advice. The Manchester based Co`op Bank says it
:07:40. > :07:42.needs to raise ?400 million after discovering another hole in its
:07:43. > :07:45.finances. The firm says thex'll issue new shares to raise the cash,
:07:46. > :07:48.which is needed as a result of unexpected costs and charges. The
:07:49. > :07:56.shortfall relates to PPI mis`selling and poor management of mortgages.
:07:57. > :07:58.Lancashire police have begun a performance hearing into how a blind
:07:59. > :08:02.man from Chorley was mistakdnly tasered by an officer. Colin Farmer
:08:03. > :08:05.was walking through Chorley to meet friends when he was tasered in
:08:06. > :08:08.October 2012. Police mistook his white stick for a samurai sword
:08:09. > :08:20.after responding to a report of a man with a weapon. Two care workers
:08:21. > :08:23.have admitted ill treating ` young patient with serious brain damage.
:08:24. > :08:27.The pair verbally and physically abused him at a privately rtn centre
:08:28. > :08:31.near Bari. They were only brought to justice when the patient's worried
:08:32. > :08:42.family installed a secret c`mera in his room at the Priory High Bank
:08:43. > :08:47.Centre. We can't tell you the name of the young man at the centre of
:08:48. > :08:50.this case, but he's in his 20s and he has severe brain injuries. That's
:08:51. > :08:54.why he was supposedly being cared for here at this centre just outside
:08:55. > :08:59.Bury. He needs others to look after just about every aspect of his
:09:00. > :09:03.life. But two of those who were supposedly looking after hil,
:09:04. > :09:06.Lynette Krug and Rita Page, or doing anything but that, they werd
:09:07. > :09:10.humiliating him. His family were concerned, they say the centre
:09:11. > :09:13.didn't listen to those concdrns so they installed a secret camdra to
:09:14. > :09:19.gather the evidence that landed this pairing court. Lynette Krug, and
:09:20. > :09:22.Rita Page arrived at Bolton Crown Court this morning for what should
:09:23. > :09:27.have been the start of a trhal. But this afternoon the pair admhtted
:09:28. > :09:30.charges of ill treating a pdrson who lacks capacity. The court hdard that
:09:31. > :09:36.both had verbally abused thd patient, both had slapped hhs legs.
:09:37. > :09:40.Crook had jabbed at his head and torso with a pen. The pair were only
:09:41. > :09:47.caught when the patient's f`mily installed a secret camera in his
:09:48. > :09:50.room at this centre near Bury. Outside court, the patient's uncle
:09:51. > :09:55.said they'd become increasingly frustrated because their constant
:09:56. > :10:00.complaints about his care appear to be falling on deaf ears. Nobody
:10:01. > :10:04.listened, and that's why thd cameras went in there. They went in
:10:05. > :10:08.covertly. Here we have a situation where it required a family to pull
:10:09. > :10:14.together to put a camera in an institution to protect their own
:10:15. > :10:22.family. The results it has given us now have allowed us... It's a big
:10:23. > :10:28.weight off the family's shotlders. To know that what we were s`ying was
:10:29. > :10:33.true. Dude you have anything to say? The pair left court this afternoon
:10:34. > :10:36.without comment. They will be back here in May for sentencing. The
:10:37. > :10:43.judge has warned them they could face prison. This afternoon, the
:10:44. > :10:47.Priory issued a statement s`ying everyone deeply regrets what
:10:48. > :10:52.happened to this young man. They say these two people have now bden
:10:53. > :10:56.dismissed for gross miscondtct and described this as an ants d`shed
:10:57. > :11:01.back isolated incident. The young man is now being cared for
:11:02. > :11:05.elsewhere. The inquest into the death of a soldier from Gre`ter
:11:06. > :11:07.Manchester has ruled he died as a result of poor safety practhces
:11:08. > :11:10.21`year`old James Wilkinson, from Whitefield, was killed when a
:11:11. > :11:13.machine gun, which had jammdd, went off while being examined by a
:11:14. > :11:16.colleague. The jury concluddd the decision to fix the weapon was ill
:11:17. > :11:21.judged" and "inappropriate". Two soldiers were later jailed `nd
:11:22. > :11:25.demoted as a result. It's bden devastating to find out how utterly
:11:26. > :11:29.preventable this incident w`s. Although I'm glad to hear that there
:11:30. > :11:32.has been amendments to safety rules in light of what has happendd, I'm
:11:33. > :11:36.still absolutely disgusted that there has been no justice throughout
:11:37. > :11:39.this process. I just wish the men responsible were no longer `ble to
:11:40. > :11:45.serve in the forces, so an dxample could be made of them. And hn a
:11:46. > :11:48.statement issued by the Minhstry of Defence today, they say thex've
:11:49. > :11:52.accepted and implemented thd recommendations to prevent something
:11:53. > :11:55.like this from ever happening again. The future of one of Liverpool's
:11:56. > :11:58.best loved landmarks is provoking fierce argument tonight. St Luke's
:11:59. > :12:02.is better known as the bombdd`out church. It was badly damaged in
:12:03. > :12:04.World War II and has been a memorial to civilians killed in the Blitz
:12:05. > :12:08.ever since. But Liverpool Chty Council doesn't want to pay for its
:12:09. > :12:12.upkeep anymore, so it's looking at new ways in which the buildhng can
:12:13. > :12:17.be used. Campaigners say it's too important to be given over the
:12:18. > :12:21.commercial use. Andy Gill rdports. It's a war memorial and a place for
:12:22. > :12:24.reflection. And many want to keep it that way. But the winter storms have
:12:25. > :12:28.damaged it and, with money tight, the council has to think about
:12:29. > :12:31.running costs. It's had a ntmber of expressions of interest in the
:12:32. > :12:34.church, including one from the private sector. The mayor s`ys it's
:12:35. > :12:38.not for sale. But he won't rule out any options, like leasing, so long
:12:39. > :12:47.as they respect what St Lukd's stands for. If you look at the
:12:48. > :12:52.Anglican Cathedral and the Catholic cathedral in Liverpool, thex both
:12:53. > :12:57.have commercial activity to help pay for them. We are no different. We've
:12:58. > :13:01.got to maintain the building, we've got to make sure it stays up and is
:13:02. > :13:05.therefore another 100 years. St Luke's was opened in 1832. But it
:13:06. > :13:12.was hit by a German bomb in 194 . You can still see charred thmber.
:13:13. > :13:15.Any change in use here would almost certainly be restricted bec`use
:13:16. > :13:20.there is a legal covenants saying St Luke's has to be a churchyard. One
:13:21. > :13:24.proposal apparently is that it should be used for weddings. But
:13:25. > :13:30.even that idea has provoked a furious response from some people.
:13:31. > :13:33.Twitter is buzzing, social ledia generally is buzzing. Peopld want
:13:34. > :13:37.this building saved for futtre generations. We've got to change the
:13:38. > :13:41.way we do that, but the savhng is what is in peoples now. An `rts
:13:42. > :13:45.group which has used the chtrch for the past seven years wants to
:13:46. > :13:50.establish a community group to run it. I'd like to continue thd use we
:13:51. > :13:54.have for writ, which is a space for everybody, whether you are `
:13:55. > :13:58.millionaire or a homeless gty. It's the same value for those people An
:13:59. > :14:01.online petition set up thred days ago to keep the church has ht is has
:14:02. > :14:19.attracted more than 19,000 signatures. A spectacular church.
:14:20. > :14:21.You may remember last week we told you about Tameside Hospital. A
:14:22. > :14:24.hospital in special measures which was further criticised by the Care
:14:25. > :14:27.Quality Commission for failhng to meet eight out of 11 nation`l
:14:28. > :14:31.standards. The interim chief executive said she wanted to get to
:14:32. > :14:34.the bottom of the problems there. So today she swapped board meetings for
:14:35. > :14:38.bed pans, putting on her nurse's uniform to see what life is like on
:14:39. > :14:43.the wards for patients and staff. Elaine Dunkley reports. Those are
:14:44. > :14:48.the reports we've brought through for this week. Tameside Hospital is
:14:49. > :14:51.in special measures. After xears of poor standards, things need to
:14:52. > :14:56.change. And today, chief exdcutive Karen James changed into her
:14:57. > :15:00.nurse's uniform for a day on the busy wards. This hospital h`s
:15:01. > :15:06.received a lot of bad publicity Is today just a publicity stunt?
:15:07. > :15:10.Absolutely not. This is what we do. I'm out and about, along with my
:15:11. > :15:14.colleagues, all of the time. I'm on the wards to make sure we are
:15:15. > :15:18.delivering the necessary st`ndards and we do provide excellent care
:15:19. > :15:22.here. In an unannounced inspection, the Care Quality Commission
:15:23. > :15:25.identified serious breaches in patient care at Tyneside. It found
:15:26. > :15:29.staff didn't know how to care properly for mentally ill p`tients
:15:30. > :15:34.and those with dementia. Thdre was criticism for failing to protect
:15:35. > :15:41.people's dignity and the shortage of staff. Add to this the fact Tameside
:15:42. > :15:46.Hospital the ?4 million in debt It is the weekend performance that is
:15:47. > :15:53.the worrying aspect. It doesn't seem to be many staff about. I'm very
:15:54. > :15:59.satisfied. I've no complaints. Not the way they are treating md. It has
:16:00. > :16:04.been let go for over a decade, a decade of demise. That was down to
:16:05. > :16:08.what the inquiry highlighted, which was bad leadership. What is required
:16:09. > :16:15.is for the Government to cole forward with 5.2 million, which is
:16:16. > :16:19.required to implement the fhndings. The trust says it's trying to make
:16:20. > :16:33.improvements but insists transforming Tyneside take time ``
:16:34. > :16:41.tame side. Let's move on to sport, but we are not starting with
:16:42. > :16:44.football. Laura Massaro is top of the tree in squash? Yes, Latra,
:16:45. > :16:47.who's from Preston, won a dramatic final in Malaysia yesterday. It
:16:48. > :16:50.looked at one point as though her dream was slipping away, whhch would
:16:51. > :16:54.have been awful because she's been close many times in the past. She
:16:55. > :16:57.came back from several points behind in the final set to beat Egxpt's
:16:58. > :17:01.Nour El Sherbini. Laura, who's the first English woman to win the title
:17:02. > :17:06.since 1999, is flying home `t the moment. I decided to send hdr on her
:17:07. > :17:10.way with a phone call from ts. It feels pretty amazing at the moment.
:17:11. > :17:17.Every time I see myself on Twitter or in the media with the cup and it
:17:18. > :17:23.world champion, I get butterflies. I guess it's still sinking in a bit.
:17:24. > :17:28.Do you feel different? Not really, apart from being quite tired today!
:17:29. > :17:32.I think it is just more of ` really proud moment, particularly for
:17:33. > :17:37.myself and the people who are really close to me and helped me achieve
:17:38. > :17:44.this. Absolutely. What has been the reaction of your friends and family?
:17:45. > :17:49.It's been unbelievable. Really happy and proud. They cracked the
:17:50. > :17:54.champagne open at 8am when H won, which was amazing. In some ways this
:17:55. > :17:58.was big your chance, becausd Nicole David has dominated the sport over
:17:59. > :18:01.the last ten years and she was out. Did you think that big chance was
:18:02. > :18:07.slipping away because it went to a final set and it looked dodgy? I
:18:08. > :18:10.absolutely did. It added a bit of extra pressure knowing she wasn t
:18:11. > :18:15.there and I'd never lost to Nour El Sherbini before, to come through and
:18:16. > :18:19.take the title afterwards, ht looked like it wasn't going to happen. But
:18:20. > :18:26.then it did. You get back tomorrow afternoon, what are you going to do?
:18:27. > :18:30.When I get home, my friends and family have a meal planned for me on
:18:31. > :18:46.Saturday. I think that will grow and grow and turn into more of ` party!
:18:47. > :18:50.It was a good weekend for all our Premier League sides. All four won
:18:51. > :18:53.and there were a couple contenders for goal of the season as wdll.
:18:54. > :18:56.Wayne Rooney's long range lob in Manchester United's 2`0 win against
:18:57. > :18:58.West Ham was reminiscent of David Beckham iconic goal against
:18:59. > :19:02.Wimbledon. Manchester City thrashed Fulham 5`0. The pick of the bunch
:19:03. > :19:05.was this from Yaya Toure. Liverpool's Luis Suarez scored a
:19:06. > :19:08.hatrick in their 6`3 win at Cardiff to remain in second place. @nd
:19:09. > :19:11.Everton boosted their hopes of qualifying for Europe after a 3`2
:19:12. > :19:14.win over Swansea lifted thel into fifth. In the Championship, Wigan
:19:15. > :19:18.kept up their push for a pl`y`off spot with another win, this time 2`1
:19:19. > :19:21.against Watord. Martyn Waghorn's second`half goal secured a ninth win
:19:22. > :19:24.in ten matches. And Burnley's push for automatic promotion shows little
:19:25. > :19:27.sign of slowing down. The Clarets won 3`0 at Charlton. Ashley Barnes
:19:28. > :19:31.scoring his first goal for the club who remain ten points clear of the
:19:32. > :19:35.chasing pack. The Burnley boss, Sean Dyche, is one of the guests on Late
:19:36. > :19:39.Kick Off tonight with Tony Livesey. Sean tells Tony about the v`lue he
:19:40. > :19:44.places on giving his players sufficient time off. People
:19:45. > :19:47.question, Arsene Wenger was questioned recently about ghving the
:19:48. > :19:53.players a day off. I couldn't believe it. Do you tell thel to stay
:19:54. > :19:57.in the house on a day off? Absolutely not. There is a trust
:19:58. > :20:00.between what you build as a professional unit. Tony's also
:20:01. > :20:06.joined by ex`Everton, Wigan and Preston player Kevin Kilband.
:20:07. > :20:12.11.20pm on BBC One. They've won the English Premier League and they re
:20:13. > :20:16.from Manchester. Not United or City but Phoenix. The ice hockey team
:20:17. > :20:19.were recently crowned champhons and celebrated last night by showing off
:20:20. > :20:23.the trophy in front of a capacity home crowd at Altrincham's Hce Dome.
:20:24. > :20:34.Paresh Patel was there for `n end of season party to remember.
:20:35. > :20:39.Brilliant, a fantastic achidvement! Unbelievable! Last week's vhctory
:20:40. > :20:42.over Basingstoke earned Manchester Phoenix British ice's hockex
:20:43. > :20:46.ultimate prize ` the English Premier League. It's second time thdy won it
:20:47. > :20:53.since joining the EPL just five years ago. We've been going for this
:20:54. > :20:56.for about seven months now, this league title. It's great for
:20:57. > :21:00.everyone involved in the cltb, the owner, the fans and also for the
:21:01. > :21:03.city of Manchester. That success has ensured capacity crowds at their
:21:04. > :21:06.home in Altrincham. Last night's final match against Telford was a
:21:07. > :21:14.formality, but some fans just couldn't wait. It's physical, it's
:21:15. > :21:18.entertaining and it's good value for money. It was amazing, really good!
:21:19. > :21:23.So what's the secret to Phodnix s success? Well, stamina is crucial.
:21:24. > :21:27.Each team plays its opponents twice, home and away over one weekdnd for
:21:28. > :21:37.27 weekends, making 54 matches a season. Each club is allowed four
:21:38. > :21:40.foreign players. Phoenix have chosen their's from one of ice hockey's
:21:41. > :21:44.most successful nations, thd Czech Republic But home grown taldnt is
:21:45. > :21:50.also key. I've spent sometiles in the United States, Finland `nd
:21:51. > :21:55.Sweden. Manchester, it's good people, the people around the rink
:21:56. > :22:00.and the hockey team is great. But home`grown talent is also ilportant.
:22:01. > :22:04.I'm from Bolton originally, the nearest ice rink to me was
:22:05. > :22:07.Blackburn. Players like Richard are now inspiring a new generathon of
:22:08. > :22:18.fans and potential stars of the future.
:22:19. > :22:23.The former Manchester City `nd England manager and Everton player
:22:24. > :22:31.Joe Mercer features on a new Royal Mail stamp published to honour his
:22:32. > :22:34.remarkable achievements. Here he is, pictured in his playing days. Joe
:22:35. > :22:38.managed City between 1961 and 7 , winning the League, the FA Cup, the
:22:39. > :22:42.League Cup and the European Cup Winners Cup. Born in Ellesmdre Port,
:22:43. > :22:51.he lifted the League title `s a player with Everton. Joe, who died
:22:52. > :22:55.in 1990, also starred for Arsenal. I think I'm right in saying hd was
:22:56. > :23:02.also the first football person to be featured on this is your life.
:23:03. > :23:09.Is our boss watching tonight? I like that clip from the football boss
:23:10. > :23:15.saying he gives his staff plenty of time off! It was once one of the
:23:16. > :23:20.biggest entertainment centrds in the country, bigger even than today s
:23:21. > :23:24.Disneyland in Paris. Belle Vue in Manchester had everything from a
:23:25. > :23:29.circus to a zoo. It closed hn 1 71, but now an exhibition has hope and
:23:30. > :23:39.which pays tribute to Belle Vue s headache. It's part of this year's
:23:40. > :23:42.Manchester Histories Festiv`l. It used to be called Pleasure Land a
:23:43. > :23:48.vast entertainment complex which attracted two million visitors a
:23:49. > :23:55.year from all over the country. It is circus time at Belle Vue. This
:23:56. > :23:59.week, an exhibition pays holage to Belle Vue's heyday, with strange and
:24:00. > :24:05.wonderful artefacts donated by other museums and also members of the
:24:06. > :24:09.public. I spent about three months asking community organisations,
:24:10. > :24:12.schools, local history groups, what is it about Manchester's history
:24:13. > :24:16.that isn't celebrated that we should cover in the Festival? Everxbody
:24:17. > :24:21.kept saying you've got to do Belle Vue. One of the biggest attractions
:24:22. > :24:26.was the Speedway, which started at Belle Vue in 1929. These ard a
:24:27. > :24:31.collection of bikes loaned to us that were written by origin`l
:24:32. > :24:36.speedway riders. This one w`s Peter Collins' bike, he was world champion
:24:37. > :24:40.in 1976. Speedway were so popular then. The speedway riders wdre kind
:24:41. > :24:44.of like the Premiership footballers of their day. Belle Vue had
:24:45. > :24:49.something for everyone. It had a zoo, a circus, a funfair, Speedway,
:24:50. > :24:54.boxing, wrestling, even ballroom dancing. It entertained people for
:24:55. > :24:59.140 years and often with bizarre and memorable acts. Belle Vue today
:25:00. > :25:03.still has a Speedway, it also has a dog track and cinema. But the
:25:04. > :25:07.massive entertainment compldx that used to be here closed in 1880s
:25:08. > :25:12.Nothing remains of the orighnal complex, although this commdmorative
:25:13. > :25:16.plaque was unveiled yesterd`y. For many, the exhibition is bringing
:25:17. > :25:21.back happy memories. We werd all very poor in those days. If you
:25:22. > :25:25.ignored the queue at the front you could always get in the back for
:25:26. > :25:32.nothing. It was a shame when it was down. It was ours. The exhibition is
:25:33. > :25:42.on until Sunday. I went to the dogs recently. One of
:25:43. > :25:48.my earliest memories was gohng to the circus there. I had no concept
:25:49. > :25:53.it was that huge. Quickly moving on, she's been a bit under the weather
:25:54. > :25:59.for a couple of weeks but it's great to have you back. I think I've
:26:00. > :26:09.chosen the wrong outfit, I can hardly see myself below the waist!
:26:10. > :26:15.The cold, beautifully bright and crisp day we've had today whll be
:26:16. > :26:21.replaced by typical Northwest weather as we go through thd night.
:26:22. > :26:23.Rain is coming towards us. Ht's been not making any progress. It's a
:26:24. > :26:29.lacklustre, slow`moving weather front, but eventually it gets to all
:26:30. > :26:34.of us. Any clear spells will be replaced by the cloud. Watch it
:26:35. > :26:38.slowly work its way in, light and patchy initially. Then it whll start
:26:39. > :26:42.to take hold a little bit, so they could be a few millimetres of rain
:26:43. > :26:47.falling in places. It means your temperatures, much better than last
:26:48. > :26:59.night, nothing subzero. Most of us, five and six degrees. Tomorrow
:27:00. > :27:02.morning, it's all still arotnd. A dull and damp start to the day.
:27:03. > :27:05.Watch the weather front movd out of the way, clearing the Isle of Man
:27:06. > :27:07.first. But then it gets hung up and the Pennines and contrary go
:27:08. > :27:10.anywhere. Then it moves back through the next 12 hours. You are stuck
:27:11. > :27:12.with the cloud, dull, damp `nd drizzly stuff. Here's hoping you
:27:13. > :27:16.don't see too much heavier stuff. The most of us, there's no chance of
:27:17. > :27:20.it even brightening up. The wind lighter than today, temperatures
:27:21. > :27:25.probably about the same. Relember, nothing in the way of sunshhne.
:27:26. > :27:38.A good time to come back to work! I do have a theory why so manx people
:27:39. > :27:44.are getting so many nasty btgs, it's not cold enough. Exactly! Thanks for
:27:45. > :27:45.watching, have a good night.