27/06/2014 North West Tonight

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Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson and Annabel Thffin.

Elderly residents are moved out of their care home

We've been speaking to the families of the residents.

The human cost of solving one village's traffic bottleneck.

Memories of the Fab Four but does Liverpool cash in dnough

And the showbiz wedding snap that's broken social media records

and made a star of the Liverpool lad who took it.

I thought it was cool. Another job for me. I have to focus.

Residents of a care home at the centre of an investigation

into alleged mistreatment h`s closed after the county council was

Briarwood Rest Home in Lostock Hall became the subject of policd

Our reporter Yunus Mulla is outside the care home, Yunus.

A privately run care home hdre is empty of its residents. Lancashire

County Council were asked to step in in what they call an unprecddented

move when its owners told them they were going to close this nursing

home down by the end of the month. The elderly residents were being put

onto minibuses today Her daughter says she

moved here two weeks ago. We did not feel we were doing

anything wrong by putting hdr there. And it has come like a bolt out

of the blue. Families were served notice that

the home was to close by thd end Lancashire County Council w`s asked

to step in and find alternative The homes owners were arrested

separately earlier this month after allegations

of mistreatment of residencd. They have been released pending

further enquiries In a statement,

the police said: There isn't a shortage of places

at care homes in Lancashire and the County Council says all the

residents have now been movdd out. The authority will continue working

with Lancashire Police and the You mentioned the Care Qualhty

Commission, what is their involvement? They carried ott an

inspection in September 2010 and there were concerns over thd quality

of management here. Specifically a standard looking at incidents which

should be reported to the CPC. More recently the care home past a number

of other standards relating to training and record`keeping but the

CQC had said they carried ott and responsive inspection of thd home.

Lancashire County Council h`ve confirmed that the residents have

been found new homes elsewhdre in the region and they will hand the

keys back to the service. Two prison inmates robbed

a security van while Lee Hookway was supposedly

on a four day home visit. Scott McCafferey was meant

to be working for the YMCA. In fact they were taking part in

a raid at a Lancashire supermarket. Today they and others were

sentenced in Preston. Our Chief Reporter Dave

Guest has the story. Two masked men burst into a

supermarket in broad daylight. One is brandishing a kitchen knhfe,

their target is the securitx guard stocking up a cash machine `t

Sainsbury's. It was terrifyhng for those who witnessed it. Shoppers and

staff, it was a well`planned attack and carried out to the plan. The men

in the masks were Anthony and leave. Scott McCaffery was in a getaway

car. They knew one another well They were both inmates at prison at

the time of the robbery. Ond was on for days home leave, McCaffdry was

meant to be on work leave at the YMCA. McCaffery after the robbery

went to his day work placemdnt and returned to the prison. Leith

walkway was on leave so he returned to the area after the robbery. He

was unlicensed serving part of a nine`year sentence for robbdry. All

three admitted conspiracy to robbery. A sister and her p`rtner

had helped, they positioned the getaway cars and were convicted of

conspiracy to robbery. The five appeared before the judge at Preston

Crown Court today to discovdr what the punishment would be. Thd judge

said it was astonishing Scott McCaffery had been able to plan this

serious crime while still sdrving a sentence in jail. The men wdre given

extended sentences of 15 ye`rs and were told they would serve telling

prison and five unlicensed. The others got four years in five years

respectively. The former TV weather presenter

Fred Talbot has appeared in court The 64`year`old denies nine counts

of indecent assault and one The offences are alleged to have

taken place at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys where Mr Talbot

taught between 1968 and 1983. A 43`year`old man from Mersdyside

has been jailed for eight ydars after being caught with heroin

worth around a million pounds Ian Hayton, from Garston,

was chased by police when he refused to stop aftdr being

caught using his mobile phone. Officers searched the vehicle

and found almost 20 kilogralmes The parents

of a young woman who died in a three car crash in Salford on Sunday,

have described her as a "wonderful 22`year`old Amy Hobson and

19`year`old Aaron Jones werd in a Vauxhall Corsa on the

East Lancs Road when it was involved Plans to re`open

the river Roch that gave Rochdale The council had asked the

Heritage Lottery Fund to put money into the project,

which would involve revealing It's been concealed since

the river was hidden in a ctlvert The issue of whether to protect

greenbelt land is one that `ffects But in one part of Merseyside,

the debate over how much of this type of land should be built

on has lead to a brand new political This is members of Formby rdsidents

action group formed to fight plans We decided to do rosettes

of green and white, green for green Maria is the groups first councillor

elected in May with a landslide win. I never wanted to be a politician

or involved in politics. Green belt is so important to stop

urban sprawl, the green belt is agricultural land so

for food security for the ftture. Jan thought her views were permanent

thanks for the green belt until developers proposed btilding

on these fields. We went around the whole of Formby,

even people not from the arda and other parts of Formby

and the support was tremendous. The developers have since whthdrawn

the application to build here. Frank says they are not NIMBYs

but they need affordable hotsing 90% of the houses we have btilt

have been on brown field sites. Not one house has been built

on the green belt. The reality is there will bd

some building on green belt given that we haven't got the land and

brown field areas we would like Whether you view green belt land

like this as holding back much`needed

development or as a vital b`rrier holding back the concreting over of

the countryside, it seems cdrtain this issue will continue to have

a growing hold on local polhtics. And our political editor Arhf Ansari

will be asking where we shotld be building new homes on this weekend's

Sunday Politics with the Conservative MP for Ribble Valley,

Nigel Evans, and Rosie Coopdr, That's at 11 o'clock,

Sunday on BBC One. Parents and children have bden

demonstrating outside children's centres in Liverpool in protest

at budget cuts which they fdar Liverpool Council has blamed

the government for a reducthon We do work with families around the

language and literacy and preparing kids the school. In areas lhke

Liverpool where there is lots of deprivation, to have a huge impact

on long`term educational outputs and strengthening families.

22 years ago, plans were announced to build a bypass round Brotghton

The bypass will help remove some of the thousands of vehicles ` which

But the project has a human cost ` as our environment correspondent

Betty and Dennis are getting ready to leave.

This has been their home for 55 years but a controversial ndw bypass

The route was first planned 22 years ago, the threat of eviction has been

You're waking up in the night thinking,

Every time they publish somdthing it makes you feel sick.

Their neighbours properties won t be demolished, they will live with

We believe it will get the same volume of traffic

which is considerable through the bottleneck quicker.

Others think the bypass is long overdue.

This is the reason why the bypass is being built.

The centre of Broughton has had congestion for 40 years.

22,000 cars driving through every single day.

The ?23 million bypass is intended to reduce traffic in Broughton and

Diverted traffic off the A6 and run the village.

The new road would pass close to a junior school and that has

The children in the backgrotnd, coming out to play,

They will be running around getting air pollution.

The council says there are plans to minimise the effect of noisd

and pollution on the childrdn and say the bypass is vital.

A bypass will help to removd the intrusion and delay caused

There's a need to deal with future traffic.

Planning permission for the road has been granted, the council h`s now

issued compulsory purchase orders on acres of farmland they hope to start

Dennis and Betty?s house will be just a memory.

Renewing rugby rivalries ` Wigan and St Helens resume their battle to

And the record`breaking wedding snap, the Liverpool lad who took it

and some advice from a singhng star.

I will see once for! Don't get carried away! I think I know who

that was! Liverpool's International Fdstival

of Business has taken After all the talk

about selling things abroad ` this is all about maximising one

of the city's biggest assets. Speakers at the two`day semhnar

think Liverpool should do more to exploit the Fab Four `

as our Economics Corresponddnt Four boys, ten years,

600 million record sales all The question is,

has this city done enough to really The Beatles ` a ?70 million

a year industry for Liverpool Many of those speaking here think

we haven't even come close. Esme has made the business of

the Beatles her own, academhcally. There's the big museum, shops,

bus tours, blue plaques. And set up a Beatles group

so we can offer Beatle packs. It took the city until the 0980s to

discover this wasn't historx, Many could not get over the fact

the Beatles had gone. They felt it wasn't what Liverpool

needed and what have they done When the first nod to

their departed sons arrived Word has it Apple were constantly

on the phone bemoaning the But fast forward,

the sector has grown 300% And whisper it,

Apple have been back on. The conference heard

a new hush`hush partnership could be There's been a long history between

Apple Corporation and Liverpool but We might know all the words but

there's always room for improvement. Still, far more business to be

wrung out of the Beatles. It's time for sport now,

Graham Liver is here and there's lots to report

on the transfer front tonight. Occasionally, you get things that

come along that you find it difficult to say. You make le say it

every time it comes on autocue. Defibrillator. I struggle whth it.

You have a name coming up you have been practising.

Yes, a couple of our clubs shelling out big money and boosting

News on an imminent arrival at Anfield in a moment

but first another move completed at Old Trafford.24

hours after Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera became Louis Van

Hall's first signing for Manchester United, Southampton full`back

The 18`year`old, the youngest player to play at this year's World Cup,

Liverpool are also on the vdrge of making a major signing from

England midfielder Adam Lallana is to have a medical ahead

If all goes well, the 26`ye`r`old should complete the transfer within

24 hours and join The Reds other summer signing from Southampton

Reds striker Luis Suarez, b`nned from all foorball activities for

four months after 'that' bite at the World Cup, has received support from

defender Geogio Chiellini, the man on the other end of the bitd, has

called the ban 'excessive' `nd says he will feel alienated being unable

Suarez has today been droppdd by one of his sponsors

David Moyes is back in the news he's talking with Turkish club

Galatasaray about replacing former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini

It's been confirmed that the ex`Everton boss who was sacked

by Manchester United in April has held talks in Turkey

but the club says they were mainly an exchange of ideas

Now to one of the most intense rivalries in sport.

Wigan and St Helens have gone at each other hammer and tongs

for decades trying to domin`te the world of Rugby League.

Tonight, they resume that b`ttle in the Super League.

Saints hold top spot at the moment but Wigan will go all

To players and fans alike ` it?s a big day.

Wigan, rugby country. Saint Helens, rugby country.

They've been duelling against each other for generations.

To fans it's the most delichous of local derbys each side convinced

From when I was a lad, you had to beat Saint Helens. Nobody else,

Saint Helens. You can feel the tension in the stadium. Standing in

Wigan and you say Saint Heldns will win? My dad is a massive Wigan fan

as well. He would not be impressed! Wigan is the best. Always whll be.

Wigan played leaves and we shall for the opposition. We don't like Wigan

winning. You want a winter night? Definitely. If Wigan win, how will

you feel? Disappointed. If we win, chuffed to death. Couple of drinks!

Former Saints player Ray Frdnch says Derby day was brutal on

In the sixties he shared a surreal communal bath meeting with Wigan

He picked up a plastic bag with tomato plants. Tell him to try

these? I thought, you are ghving me tomato plants! That was how it was.

Wigan will have home advant`ge ` but both teams have injury concdrns

And whichever side you?re on tonight, you can get full`match

commentary on BBC Radio Manchester for Wigan and Merseyside for Saints.

Lancashire cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins has confirmed he

won't be taking part in this year's Tour de France after being left out

The news means that the 2012 winner, who lives near Chorley, is now free

to join Team England's track team for the Commonwealth Games

Rain across the Pennines me`ns that Lancashire's T20 Roses clash

The match was due to start `t 5 30, if it does get underway there'll be

commentary on BBC Radio lancashire and updates

And that's all the sport for now, but I'll be here later with

the result from Wigan`Saints and ` weather permitting `

Great news for the cycling team to have Bradley Wiggins. Why dhd you

struggle with Adam Alana? The easiest name in there. Brithsh

soldier, I struggle with. And defibrillator. You would thhnk we

would get paid for this and get on with it. A former shop workdr is

being saluted as one of the worlds top photographers. Connor McDonald

was called in to take the snaps at a top showbiz wedding. Apparently make

the photographer pulled out of the big day so they called Connor. The

shot he took of the newlyweds has broken social media records.

I basically got a camera ond Christmas because I was doing

I went to a lot of concerts and saw photographers

and thought what a cool job, I went how they get to do that.

I asked one where he studied and he city never studied I asked

a band and management and they let me in to take pictures.

He began blagging his way into gigs which turned into some

paid work and one night spotted a young singer called Rita Ora.

I started with Rita and one night spotted

I started with Rita, my career started and thought it was

I got in touch with her man`gement and asked if I could she wanted me

She was going on tour with Coldplay and it would be cool

With Rita I was sought from the start.

News of his work at a round of someone passed his name to

Next, a call to be a wedding photographer.

I didn't have time to think about it.

Contractually you can't talk about the wedding

The photo you took is the most`liked Instagram photograph of all time.

When you look now, how does make you feel?

Seeing all of the numbers underneath and how many liked it, it's cool.

We thought we would ask thel what makes a good photo?

I have known him from the start and there's a few photographers

that take great pictures and still make you look decent and good.

Connor is one of those people, the best person to have around `nd I

love him and he deserves evdrything and I will see you on tour, Connor.

They were an inset sensation but they are not the only ones. A mega

sensation on our Facebook p`ge. More details at the moment, first the

weather. It isn't bad. Good evening. Compared to other parts of the

country, the forecast is much much better. We do have a weather front

bothering us over the next couple of hours but all things considdred when

that drops away, you can sed it did a ring around and moving out of the

way and we try and fairly fhne. Sunday is a better day but Saturday

isn't a write`off. Now, we have heard about some rain, yes, for the

cricket, we have seen our f`ir share. For the most part, lhght and

patchy but heavy bursts and it is trying to push north. If yot are

going out tonight, the rain will be around for a short while.

Eventually, it falls away and by midnight most places will bd dry. We

are hanging on to the cloud cover, that keeps temperatures up. But it

is cool and fresh air, something you will notice in the overnight

period. Things will feel frdsher. We talk about temperatures in double

figures but you will notice the change. On Saturday morning, a lot

of cloud cover around and a few spots of drizzle here and there As

the morning goes on, as the cloud cover thins and breaks, you can see

brighter skies working their way into the Isle of Man, and Ctmbria

and Lancashire. Never a stunning day but room for improvement, a small

chance of a shower in the afternoon, not really a bad picture. In terms

of temperatures, 16 and 17 `t the best. Sunday, we talked abott a

ridge of high pressure stayhng through Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

The start of the working wedk isn't too bad and temperatures not too bad

on Sunday, age Friday, a fine day, decent spells of sunshine.

Temperatures of 17, 18 at bdst. The high pressure stays with us through

Monday into Tuesday circuit looks fairly fine. By Wednesday, ht falls

apart again and becomes unsdttled. If you were watching last nhght

you'll know the 105`year`old was We posted her story on our Facebook

page. It's now been seen

by more than three million people So if you missed the origin`l report

last night, we've added the full version to Facebook

and you can watch it there. And ` like Annabel last night `

there have been lots of calls for Dame Betty has a ring to it,

doesn't it?! Nearly 3.5 million people h`ve seen

it. Brilliant, isn't it? Good for her. Well done, Betty. Thank you for

watching. Have a good weekend. See you on Monday. Goodbye.