:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin.
:00:00. > :00:10.Colin Parry, whose son died in the Warrington bombing,
:00:11. > :00:12.says he can't forgive Martin McGuinness.
:00:13. > :00:19.The two men worked together to promote peace in Northern Ireland.
:00:20. > :00:35.We innocent people trying to go to work. It is a disgrace.
:00:36. > :00:37.Tempers fray on the fracking front line, as workers object
:00:38. > :00:40.to what they see as intimidation by anti-shale gas protesters.
:00:41. > :00:42.Hundreds brave the terrible weather to see Prince Charles,
:00:43. > :00:48.as he samples the best of the Ribble Valley.
:00:49. > :00:55.It is fantastic, it brings people out. It is great for the community,
:00:56. > :00:58.it is absolutely fantastic. The children taking part
:00:59. > :01:08.in a mini-schools Olympics. It was an unlikely
:01:09. > :01:12.working relationship. The father of a boy who died
:01:13. > :01:15.in the Warrington bombing, Today, Colin Parry told
:01:16. > :01:22.North West Tonight that who died this morning -
:01:23. > :01:27.should be respected as a peacemaker. But Colin, whose son Tim
:01:28. > :01:33.died in the 1993 attack along with Jonathan Ball,
:01:34. > :01:36.who was three, says he can never He's been talking to our political
:01:37. > :01:46.editor Nina Warhurst. It is 24 years and one day since
:01:47. > :01:51.Warrington's heart was ripped out by a double bomb attack. The IRA took
:01:52. > :02:01.the lives of two children that abdomen. Three-year-old Johnathan
:02:02. > :02:04.Ball, and Tim Parry, each 12. Today Tim's father said he does not hate
:02:05. > :02:10.the IRA leader Martin McGuinness. I reached a point where I like the
:02:11. > :02:17.man. He came across as a reasonable man. In his early wave -- that may
:02:18. > :02:23.sound crazy given his early life. The first met in 2001 when Martin
:02:24. > :02:27.McGuinness sought Colin's permission to visit Warrington. He was then
:02:28. > :02:35.invited back years later, as a guest speaker in a flourishing centre set
:02:36. > :02:41.up in memory of his son. People will think it incredible to shower a
:02:42. > :02:46.platform with the man connected to the organisation that killed your
:02:47. > :02:50.son. I would agree, but we a peace foundation, so the reputation would
:02:51. > :02:54.be seriously damaged if I started to cherry pick who would come into the
:02:55. > :03:00.centre, who would speak to and who would not. What happened in
:03:01. > :03:02.Warrington disgusted thousands in Ireland, who took to the streets of
:03:03. > :03:06.Dublin, asking for a piece. Martin McGuinness later condemned the
:03:07. > :03:11.attack, and many see this as a pivotal moment in the demise of
:03:12. > :03:16.public support for the IRA. Clearly this is something that cannot be
:03:17. > :03:20.supported, that the deaths of two children. I have four children
:03:21. > :03:24.myself, and if that happened to one of my children, that would have had
:03:25. > :03:33.a very profound and deep impact on me as a father. Do you feel you'd
:03:34. > :03:39.expect? Yes. I wouldn't have respected him when he was actively
:03:40. > :03:44.attacking Armed Forces and police officers. So you can accept the
:03:45. > :03:49.person he was. Can you ever forgive him? No. The two can exist
:03:50. > :03:57.side-by-side, but we have never forgiven the IRA or Martin. Because
:03:58. > :04:00.they to play something precious from us. Forgiveness would feel like it's
:04:01. > :04:12.on ratings. -- exonerating them. They didn't know one another
:04:13. > :04:15.in life, but their deaths became Former soldier Scott Enion travelled
:04:16. > :04:18.from Greater Manchester to throw himself from a cliff top in Dover
:04:19. > :04:21.last New Year's Day. But as search teams tried
:04:22. > :04:23.to locate his body, they stumbled across two others at the foot
:04:24. > :04:26.of the same cliff. They were a brother
:04:27. > :04:28.and sister from Cheshire. Today inquests were held into all
:04:29. > :04:30.three deaths down in Maidstone. Our Chief Reporter
:04:31. > :04:35.Dave Guest was there. The white cliffs of Dover, where the
:04:36. > :04:39.bodies of three people from the north-west were found last New
:04:40. > :04:43.Year's Day. Former soldier was seen plunging 350 feet from the cliff top
:04:44. > :04:46.that afternoon. And as the search for him got underway, police were
:04:47. > :04:50.surprised to find the bodies of twins at the foot of the same cliff.
:04:51. > :04:56.The 59-year-olds had travelled here from their home in Cheshire. Scott
:04:57. > :04:59.Pinckney and had come down from his home in greater Manchester. The loss
:05:00. > :05:03.of three lights is tragic by any measure, but the story of the
:05:04. > :05:05.Burgess twins is especially poignant because when the police searched
:05:06. > :05:13.their belongings, they discovered that they had been carrying around
:05:14. > :05:15.the ashes of the late parents in the rucksack. They lived a Private, even
:05:16. > :05:21.reclusive life, on this caravan park. They were very much
:05:22. > :05:28.independent people, very quiet. I think they very much kept themselves
:05:29. > :05:32.to themselves. I really wouldn't recognise them as I saw them. They
:05:33. > :05:37.would often disappear for weeks on end on walking expeditions, but when
:05:38. > :05:40.they left ear last December, they never return. Today the coroner,
:05:41. > :05:48.Patricia Harding, examined their case and that of the former
:05:49. > :05:52.Fusilier, Scott Enyon, whose death led to the discovery of the deaths.
:05:53. > :05:56.He was a veteran of the first Gulf War, an experience that left him
:05:57. > :06:02.emotionally scarred. He also complained of being racially bullied
:06:03. > :06:05.in the army, and spoke of taking his life in the past. The coroner said
:06:06. > :06:09.she was satisfied that Scott intended to take his own life, and
:06:10. > :06:15.recorded a conclusion of suicide. But there was no such certainty
:06:16. > :06:17.surrounding the deaths of Muriel and Bernard Burgess. No evidence to
:06:18. > :06:20.suggest they intended to kill themselves. Quite why they were
:06:21. > :06:25.carrying their late parents' ashes around with them, or how they came
:06:26. > :06:27.to fall from the clifftop, we will now never know. She recorded open
:06:28. > :06:34.conclusions on both of them. Greater Manchester Police say
:06:35. > :06:37.a woman and a child have been left extremely shaken after a gunman
:06:38. > :06:40.opened fire at a house in Gorton. Officers were called
:06:41. > :06:42.to the property on Sutton Road just No-one was injured but
:06:43. > :06:47.detectives have described It's being treated
:06:48. > :06:52.as a targeted attack. The former Labour and Respect MP
:06:53. > :06:54.George Galloway has announced he'll stand as an independent candidate
:06:55. > :06:57.in the upcoming by-election It follows the death
:06:58. > :07:00.of the long-serving MP, A report has highlighted
:07:01. > :07:08.unprecedented levels of violence, bullying, sexual assault and drug
:07:09. > :07:10.misuse at Haverigg The report - by the Independent
:07:11. > :07:14.Monitoring Board - also criticised treatment
:07:15. > :07:15.for prisoners with The Government says more
:07:16. > :07:18.staff have been hired, with the skills to care
:07:19. > :07:21.for vulnerable offenders. Unsuitable accommodation has been
:07:22. > :07:24.closed and a robust drugs Earlier I asked Lynn Chambers,
:07:25. > :07:41.who helped write the report, We're in the prison every week of
:07:42. > :07:44.the year, and throughout the reporting year we found that they
:07:45. > :07:51.were unprecedented levels of violence and bullying. And illicit
:07:52. > :07:55.drug-taking. And that led to self harm. So, for a period of time
:07:56. > :08:01.throughout the last year, the prison, in our view was unsafe, and
:08:02. > :08:04.safer prisoners and also for staff. Some of the accommodation that was
:08:05. > :08:07.closed as a consequence of the changes that took place in October,
:08:08. > :08:16.that has been something that has been said by -- fed back before. We
:08:17. > :08:20.said it again this year. What do you say about the fact that for the last
:08:21. > :08:24.few years they did not take a blind bit of notice about what you said? I
:08:25. > :08:28.do not think that is strictly true. Three out of the seven blocks closed
:08:29. > :08:34.in October, and the operational capacity of the prison, the number
:08:35. > :08:37.of prisoners in the prison, reduced to half that number. Said it is just
:08:38. > :08:44.short of 300 prisoners, and there were around 600 or more. -- so, it
:08:45. > :08:52.is just short. One of the things tucked away in your report this year
:08:53. > :09:01.is the unsuitability of the high escape risk, which suggests
:09:02. > :09:04.high-risk prisoners should not be in a prison where prisoners are being
:09:05. > :09:11.prepared for release. I do not think anybody locally need be alarmed by
:09:12. > :09:17.that statement. It is more the fact that it is important that the
:09:18. > :09:22.prisoners who come here, it is the right time and their sentence to
:09:23. > :09:29.derive the most benefits and hopefully to be released and not
:09:30. > :09:33.reoffend. Thank you very much indeed for your time.
:09:34. > :09:37.The RMT union's been accused of sinking to a new low
:09:38. > :09:43.after announcing its latest strike will take place
:09:44. > :09:48.Thousands of racegoers are expected to be affected in the industrial
:09:49. > :09:51.action by union members of both Merseyrail and Northern
:09:52. > :09:53.It's due to the ongoing dispute over plans to introduce
:09:54. > :09:59.John Tilley from the RMT union joins us now.
:10:00. > :10:02.Merseyrail say you're damaging the whole of the Liverpool city
:10:03. > :10:12.They say you have deliberately chosen this day. Haven't you? It is
:10:13. > :10:16.that kind of provocative talk that led to the backlash from our members
:10:17. > :10:21.yesterday and today. And it is our members that they three depots that
:10:22. > :10:27.decided this is the day they want to take action. We attempted to attend
:10:28. > :10:32.peace talks yesterday and we were met with was hostility from the
:10:33. > :10:34.employer and no intention whatsoever to talk about the issues at the
:10:35. > :10:38.heart of the dispute, which is why the action will bring forward
:10:39. > :10:43.everyone's focus that this needs to be a serious set of discussions
:10:44. > :10:47.about how we resolve the dispute going forward. It is a provocative
:10:48. > :10:52.counterattack from yourselves, to choose this particular day. And as
:10:53. > :11:00.Merseyrail say, it should be one of Liverpool's proudest days? Our
:11:01. > :11:04.members work at the Grand National of the year, and what we know, it is
:11:05. > :11:09.essential you have a guard on no strings, and that is what this
:11:10. > :11:13.dispute is about. We're about defending our red Line of safety on
:11:14. > :11:17.trains. Sorry to interrupt, we understand the arguments, but why
:11:18. > :11:24.choose this particular day? Because that is what the members at the
:11:25. > :11:28.three depots of Merseyrail, that is what they decided to do because they
:11:29. > :11:32.are fed up in being treated in the way they have been for the past 24
:11:33. > :11:38.hours by their employer, who shows complete contempt for the union and
:11:39. > :11:42.staff. But are you not showing contempt for the racecourse, the
:11:43. > :11:49.passengers coming to this fantastic event that gives the region so much
:11:50. > :11:52.money? It gives us three weeks, another window of opportunity, and
:11:53. > :11:57.my message to Merseyrail and all the other partners involved in this is
:11:58. > :12:00.known as the time to talk serious about resolving the dispute and
:12:01. > :12:04.maintaining safety on the new trains, then there does not have to
:12:05. > :12:11.be industrial action on any date. Thank you very much indeed.
:12:12. > :12:14.Local businesses in Lancashire are asking the police and the courts
:12:15. > :12:16.to do all they can to protect companies supplying materials
:12:17. > :12:22.The so called pop-up blockades have been taking place at a handful
:12:23. > :12:25.of businesses in the region - but one national group is asking
:12:26. > :12:41.Quadrille assays two contractors has already pulled out of working at the
:12:42. > :12:45.site. -- Cuadrilla. The fight against fracking is escalating. This
:12:46. > :12:49.footage was taken yesterday. They are blocking the gates of a company
:12:50. > :12:56.-- the company in Bolton and filming their employees. When vehicles
:12:57. > :13:01.arrive at the site on Preston new road, another attempt at a blockade.
:13:02. > :13:05.It is tactics like this being condemned by some local businesses
:13:06. > :13:11.and the GMB union. They are asking the police and the courts to take
:13:12. > :13:15.firm action against anyone targeting suppliers, as an anti-fracking grip
:13:16. > :13:21.is threatening to target more businesses next week. It is not
:13:22. > :13:27.impacting our ability to do work, but unfortunately it is impacting
:13:28. > :13:32.business with local suppliers, because they are most at risk of
:13:33. > :13:35.this. This man has set up CCTV cameras at Cuadrilla's site. His
:13:36. > :13:43.phone number is on the side of his van. I have had abuse, messages on
:13:44. > :13:47.my phone, I have had e-mailed messages, all saying the same thing
:13:48. > :13:53.basically, please stop working for Cuadrilla. I was bullied at school,
:13:54. > :13:57.I do not like the idea of bullying in any shape, and I will not put up
:13:58. > :14:02.with that. Campaigners say it is not just about fracking, it is about
:14:03. > :14:06.protecting democracy. The county council voted no to fracking here,
:14:07. > :14:10.and targeting suppliers will get the message across. It does not matter
:14:11. > :14:16.very much to me who does those blockades, as long as they take
:14:17. > :14:22.place. And as long as the people who are still asleep have their eyes
:14:23. > :14:28.opened and are able to see the true. Bob showed me a camp being set up by
:14:29. > :14:35.protesters near to the site. Here is more of a secure area, hence the
:14:36. > :14:42.gates. There are a dozen tents over the. If their local people here?
:14:43. > :14:46.Quite a lot, yes. The campaigners say it is not just a local issue.
:14:47. > :14:49.They want to put the end to fracking across the country. The fight here
:14:50. > :14:55.in Lancashire gets more intense. Still to come on
:14:56. > :15:07.North West Tonight. A warm welcome for the Prince of
:15:08. > :15:10.Wales in the Ribble Valley, despite the hailstones. And curriculum
:15:11. > :15:14.sports are back on the -- Winter sports are back on the curriculum.
:15:15. > :15:17.In May, voters in Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region
:15:18. > :15:20.will go to the polls to elect what have become known
:15:21. > :15:28.What if the big issues they will face?
:15:29. > :15:31.We're starting by lifting the bonnet on the Liverpool City region
:15:32. > :15:32.with the help of a Merseyside mechanic.
:15:33. > :15:36.Six large and diverse metropolitan authorities -
:15:37. > :15:47.Above all, the new metromayor's role will be to create consensus.
:15:48. > :15:50.The think tank The Centre For Cities has identified three priorities
:15:51. > :16:06.I have been in the motoring industry for 13 years and have seen the
:16:07. > :16:10.workforce harder and harder to find skilled people. The metromayor would
:16:11. > :16:20.improve finding a way of helping the situation. It is something Caroline
:16:21. > :16:26.Kingsley has spotted, as head of one of Liverpool's biggest recruitment
:16:27. > :16:31.specialist. We have struggled to attract the kind of skill we are
:16:32. > :16:33.looking for. We have expanded our operation to attract the talent we
:16:34. > :16:37.need. If Caroline's struggling to attract
:16:38. > :16:39.staff with the right skills. What can the incoming
:16:40. > :16:45.Metromayor do to help? It has been an ambassador for
:16:46. > :16:50.apprenticeships, making sure the quality is they are. The metromayor
:16:51. > :16:52.is being encouraged to improve schooling across the region.
:16:53. > :16:57.School performance varies widely across the Liverpool City region.
:16:58. > :17:03.It is about giving the right resources and identifying the right
:17:04. > :17:06.things to make a difference to improve learning, outcomes for young
:17:07. > :17:12.people and opportunities as they go forward. We would welcome someone
:17:13. > :17:17.who sees that as a role. Improving the network and the local area. --
:17:18. > :17:19.bus network. The Centre For Cities says it's
:17:20. > :17:22.crucial for families in the region's far-flung towns and villages to get
:17:23. > :17:28.to jobs and help them With clients we work with, who have
:17:29. > :17:36.perhaps offices and business parks and needs workers with lower skill
:17:37. > :17:45.levels, they struggled to attract candidates. We need to connect all
:17:46. > :17:51.the things in a relatively short distance. Next thing we will look at
:17:52. > :18:02.the three issues the Manchester metromayor might have to deal with,
:18:03. > :18:08.including congestion charge. I think we will be speaking a lot about
:18:09. > :18:15.metromayors in the next few weeks. Today the Prince of Wales was in
:18:16. > :18:20.Lancashire trying some local produce ahead of a food fair. The crowds
:18:21. > :18:27.were out in force to greet the royal party, despite the weather. A bit of
:18:28. > :18:33.wind and rain was not going to put them. As the saying goes, Hail to
:18:34. > :18:37.the King. But perhaps the error to the throne was not expecting this
:18:38. > :18:40.weather. Despite the frequent showers, the Prince of Wales was
:18:41. > :18:46.given the warmest of welcomes on his visit. The people have really put
:18:47. > :18:53.their arms around him and made him welcome. Prince Charles was here to
:18:54. > :19:06.taste the best of the Ribble Valley food. First up was and award-winning
:19:07. > :19:15.wine producer. There are a lot of bottle Steve! Next, an organic farm.
:19:16. > :19:22.We went to pick daffodils for the Prince. What did you think of him?
:19:23. > :19:27.He is really nice. He is kind. I was excited to meet him. The area was
:19:28. > :19:32.devastated by foot and mouth in 2001. Livestock was slaughtered and
:19:33. > :19:36.burned on to seven farms, while quarantine meant thousands of
:19:37. > :19:41.non-infective animals could not be moved or sold. The way the Ribble
:19:42. > :19:45.Valley food Trail helped a bidding bounce back and put the Ribble
:19:46. > :19:52.Valley on the nation's food map, it has been a real success story. The
:19:53. > :19:56.crowds followed as he dropped into the famous sausage shop, which
:19:57. > :19:59.stocks more than 70 varieties of sausage. Here, he was offered a
:20:00. > :20:07.specially prepared Prince of Wales combination. He settled on the Duke
:20:08. > :20:13.of Lancaster's regimental sausage. Those are very good. Can I tried?
:20:14. > :20:22.Thank you. A really nice guy, let us all IT is. Nice talking to him. The
:20:23. > :20:32.Prince left with a handful of delicacies to remind him of his
:20:33. > :20:33.memorable visit to Lancashire. 70 varieties of sausage? Line I wonder
:20:34. > :20:36.how many he got to take home? Listeners have taken over
:20:37. > :20:39.the airwaves on BBC Radio Members of the public were invited
:20:40. > :20:43.to apply to present and produce programmes or report
:20:44. > :20:48.for the radio and online. 100 were selected and they've been
:20:49. > :20:50.telling stories of their choice and giving a voice to different
:20:51. > :21:06.communities around BBC radio Manchester. Jackie is a
:21:07. > :21:10.busy community worker from Old Trafford, but she does not usually
:21:11. > :21:13.start the day by broadcasting to a quarter of a million people. If you
:21:14. > :21:18.were to look at those charts at the moment, what would be your weather
:21:19. > :21:21.forecast? I have got a headache. This week she got a taste of what it
:21:22. > :21:27.is like to call present the breakfast show. For the first few
:21:28. > :21:33.minutes, you do not want to go and mess it up, but they made me feel so
:21:34. > :21:40.relaxed. It was brilliant. Welcome to our show. You're listening to BBC
:21:41. > :21:44.Manchester, I am Annie. 100 volunteers were given training in
:21:45. > :21:50.every aspect of local radio. These volunteers will bring different
:21:51. > :21:58.stories, different viewpoints, different news. We're going to send
:21:59. > :22:01.different. I was interested in what goes on behind the scenes. I did not
:22:02. > :22:08.know so much went into getting stuff organised like this. You have to get
:22:09. > :22:14.up at mad times in the morning. There is a lot that goes into it.
:22:15. > :22:18.For some, it has been a chance to shower a very personal stories.
:22:19. > :22:23.Isaac told us he was keen to break down misconceptions when it comes to
:22:24. > :22:29.homelessness, as he previously lived in a car outside Asda in Oldham,
:22:30. > :22:32.which is where he is now. Isaac took over the radio car this morning,
:22:33. > :22:36.returning to a place that holds difficult memories for him. He did
:22:37. > :22:42.not want to appear on camera. Financial problems, literally
:22:43. > :22:49.overnight becoming homeless. I would get up in my car, I would then go to
:22:50. > :23:02.McDonald's to have my breakfast and have a wash, and from there I used
:23:03. > :23:21.to go to work. This event continues until Friday.
:23:22. > :23:23.We're well used to hearing about the region s famous sporting
:23:24. > :23:26.stars but today was a chance for stars of the future to show
:23:27. > :23:31.Hundreds of young people have been competing in many different sports
:23:32. > :23:33.in many different venues as part of the Greater Manchester
:23:34. > :23:36.Organisers say they want to revive competitive sport in schools,
:23:37. > :23:39.There's a saying that it's not the winning
:23:40. > :23:42.but the taking part that counts - though try telling that
:23:43. > :23:47.Yes, 2000 children, and 15 different sports. And the reporter hoping he
:23:48. > :23:51.does not get hit by a hockey ball. Like all big sporting events
:23:52. > :23:54.the Greater Manchester Schools Winter Games had some big
:23:55. > :23:56.name sporting stars. Oldham's Nicola White -
:23:57. > :24:09.an Olympic Gold medallist It takes me out the bubble and takes
:24:10. > :24:16.me back to where the journey started for me. It is so warned that the
:24:17. > :24:17.Silver has started to come through underneath. I love showing at
:24:18. > :24:20.around. Which is just as well,
:24:21. > :24:33.because everybody wants to see it. I touched it, and we have been
:24:34. > :24:38.winning since! You didn't touch it? Over on the rugby pitch, more medal
:24:39. > :24:44.winners. We won the match. It feels really good. The games came around
:24:45. > :24:48.just before the 2012 London Olympics, and today we are trying to
:24:49. > :24:51.replicate that festival spirit and equalities sport can bring. Children
:24:52. > :25:07.really do get excited about it. It is very competitive! Have you
:25:08. > :25:09.taken the lead? Yes, we have won all our matches. Are you going for a
:25:10. > :25:15.medal? Hopefully. Keep in the zone. Advice which was of course,
:25:16. > :25:18.of little benefit to anyone. Ian Haslam, BBC North West
:25:19. > :25:30.Tonight, Manchester. Oh, dear! The weather was good as
:25:31. > :25:33.well. For some people, not everyone. Pretty wintry conditions. We spoke
:25:34. > :25:41.about them coming last night, and yes, they arrived. There we go, a
:25:42. > :25:48.light covering of snow. There was a light covering of hail and snow. If
:25:49. > :25:52.not, you might have had some warm spells of sunshine. If the wind is
:25:53. > :25:57.light and you're sheltered, it does not feel bad at all. But we're still
:25:58. > :26:00.cold, which is the story through the next couple of days towards the
:26:01. > :26:03.weekend. Things will definitely change, temperatures will rise and
:26:04. > :26:10.things will settle down. Tonight we have low pressure crossing us, and
:26:11. > :26:14.there is a recipe for sweet and snow. Mainly across the hills in
:26:15. > :26:19.Lancashire, up into Cumbria. The rest of us are not under bad warming
:26:20. > :26:23.but you could see a light dusting in places. A few showers still around,
:26:24. > :26:32.dying away for a while, but you can see them moving in. Over high-level
:26:33. > :26:36.areas that could be a light dusting of snow. It is the places we would
:26:37. > :26:41.normally see it lying on the grass. We do not expect too much on the
:26:42. > :26:46.roads, but there could be a like amount in places. The grass is very
:26:47. > :26:50.cold, the roads will hold onto the temperatures when the sun is out. It
:26:51. > :26:57.should not last long in the morning. Temperatures overnight two, three,
:26:58. > :27:00.four. Here we go with a line of rain. If you're not seeing wintry
:27:01. > :27:03.weather, we will all see the rain. This will become a bigger problem
:27:04. > :27:18.tomorrow because it will keep on coming. The ground is already... The
:27:19. > :27:21.numbers are poor, six or 7 degrees. It may take something to get of it,
:27:22. > :27:29.but brighter skies will come through. I want to say bless you to
:27:30. > :27:39.my PA, who sneezed in my ear. Bless you!
:27:40. > :27:44.I think you got an extra glimpse of this in the middle of one of these
:27:45. > :27:46.reports. Thank you for joining a sex?
:27:47. > :27:48.We have seen enough of you!