24/10/2013 South East Today

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RSI Is Welcome to South East Today, I'm Rob Smith. And I'm Natalie

Graham. Tonight's top stories. It's Heartbroken ` the family of the

teenager who killed herself after failings in her mental health care.

We will never know whether the outcome may have been different.

Compensation offered over a paedophile priest is dismissed as

derisory by his victim. Also in tonight's programme: Crackdown on

party houses. The council plan to restrict hen and stag parties in the

suburbs. We're live in Brighton with the details. The soldier's daughter

from Kent hoping to be top of the pops for the Poppy appeal. Bond `

James Bond. And why the country's biggest collector of James Bond

memorabilia is putting much of it up for auction.

Good evening. A mother from Kent says she's been left "heartbroken"

by failings in mental health services ` after her daughter

committed suicide just weeks after starting university. Lauren Smith

had been treated for acute depression before starting her

degree course in Wales. But her family say the Kent and Medway NHS

Trust had not properly shared her mental health medical records with

her doctors at Lampeter. The trust has this morning admitted her care

was "below the expected standard". Fiona Irving has this exclusive

report. She was a beautiful, kind and popular girl, her family said,

but after a trauma in 2011 she started self harming and during her

first term at university in Wales, she took her own life. At the

inquest into her death last week, her mother luncheon was not getting

the mental health care she should have done. I think it is clear that

Loren was failed, policies and procedures were not followed. She

was told to make her own referral, basically. In a statement, Kent and

Medway NHS Trust said it had reviewed Lauren's case and

acknowledges that there were failings.

It said that transferring her care to Wales should have been better

managed and that more could have been done to gather information from

other mental health care services about Lauren. This is a

heartbreaking case. The life of a young girl could have been saved if

she had received some of the help that she sought for, begged for, but

which failed her so desperately. The trust carried out an urgent safety

briefing and lessons, it says, have been learned, but this is the second

such suicide by a Kent student who went away to university, but whose

mental health care did not transfer away with them. They are saying that

young people will now be transferred automatically to where they are

moving to, to university, but why have two vulnerable young people, we

don't know, the outcome may have been different, if she had had that

sooner transition. What if? The what if? Agony. It has been a hellish

time, grieving a suicide. If the procedures had been followed, we

will never know whether the outcome would have been different. The

family say that they do not want anyone else to go through the hell

that they have been through. A man who was raped as a child by a

Church of England vicar in Sussex has been offered a six`figure sum in

compensation by the Church. But the victim, who is now 45, says the

offer is derisory. "Mark" says his life was ruined by the abuse he

suffered at the hands of Robert Coles. The retired Eastbourne vicar

is currently serving an eight` year prison sentence. You may find some

of the content in Colin Campbell's report distressing. His limbs are

covered in scars from self harming. He approached me numerous times.

Sexually abused me on a daily basis. Mark, who is 45, asked us to conceal

his identity. He says that the sexual abuse he was suffering as a

child perpetrated by this Sussex vicar has destroyed them. I have

lost 20 years of my life being in hospital. I have been sectioned, I

have self harm, I have tried to end my life numerous times. I have been

in intensive care. Are you ashamed of what you have done? Robert Coles

worked as a vicar in Eastbourne, horse in Chichester. He was jailed

in eight years for grooming and abusing three boys in the 70s and

80s. Mark was one of those boys. You have been offered a 6`figure sum?

Why is it not good enough? It needs to be in proportion to what I have

suffered. Compensation is the only remedy available and some justice is

better than no justice at all. Compensation in the UK in my opinion

is very modest and does not adequately reflect the level of harm

suffered by victims of sexual abuse. But, the law is as it stands and the

courts are to apply it, as it stands. Scores of victims have come

forward to reveal what has happened to them in recent years. Some

suggest there aren't in excess of 100 victims who have been sexually

abused by the clergy, here in Sussex, but what is for sure is that

there Church of England is being forced to pay out millions in

compensation. Victims Moscow through a process of reliving all that

harm, and they go through that process and traumatises them again,

because, often, the other party is seeking to limit the amount of money

they give. Robert Coles was interviewed by police in 1997. Later

that same year he admitted to two senior clergy he had sexually abused

a child. He continue to work in churches in Sussex until 2006.

Although his abuser is in prison, Mark feels that the church does not

fully accept the damage that has been caused. They are trying to make

it as though the abuse was not as severe. They are trying to belittle

it, belittle me, which is not right. He says that he will go to court to

try to gain the compensation he believes he deserves.

What more has the church have to say? They have told me they are

restricted from discussing the exact details of this compensation claim.

They appear to be hopeful that the case will not progress to court.

Hopeful that there will be further talks and negotiations between

Mark, the solicitors and legal representatives from the diocese. It

sounds as though the church believe that they have been caring and

compassionate towards the 45`year`old, and we understand that

a fall, formal apology has been sent from the Bishop of Chichester,

excepting the full extent of the abuse, to mark. `` Mark. In a

moment, one lost four stone, the other lost his dependence on a

wheelchair. The inspiring story of two men who set up a gym after the

Olympics. Party houses ` homes rented out to large groups of young

people, often on hen or stag weekends, could become restricted in

Brighton and Hove. Some residents in the city claim the noise from the

properties often stops them getting any sleep. The city council now says

it's stepping up the pressure on the people who manage the properties `

and that could mean the public having a lot more say on where they

can and can't open. John Young reports. They bring a fortune to the

local economy, but when the clubs close, where'd that the stag and hen

's go to carry on partying? He was one spot in this presidential news

development, with two more party houses round the corner. Another in

a largely residential seafront area. This is another sharing city centre

street with two more party houses and 20 other privately owned homes.

And here is someone who is fed up with them. Sometimes it means you

navigate any real sleep of any kind whatsoever. You're awake every half

an hour, and totally exhausted by the next day. The City Council is

grateful for the stag and hen economy and the money it brings.

This lettings agency does not target them specifically but describes one

of its properties as the hen house. As manager showed me around one

property. They stressed that they play by the book, neighbours given

the number of a security company to call, hefty deposit some risk if

they do. They said they welcomed the council clamp`down. I would walk

with them towards this goal standard that has been bandied around, and it

is a very good idea. If we reach the not so responsible operators. And

there are some of them. The council acknowledged there was a dilemma. We

will come up with recommendations and if we have to look at bylaws,

that will possibly be included in the recommendations. But we should

not lose sight, also, that these operations bring some vitality to

the local economy and we do not want to lose that element, either. It is

a vitality that needs to be snapped off, eventually. The issue tonight

is, where? John joins us now from a residential part of Brighton with

three party houses. John, how much cloud will this "scrutiny panel"

actually have? That is a question I have put to the council. The answer

was pretty vague. From the council point of view, this is not about

officers going in and closing these places down. They want to hear from

people in a conversation about what they actually think, what the

figures are. One option is that party houses like this would become

a business, because it is generating income, and as a result, that would

need planning permission and if you get planning permission, everyone

would be entitled to be involved in the consultation, satellite, council

officers were looking into this. But we want to hear from everyone who

has got something to say. An 81`year`old woman has told a court

how she was sexually assaulted by a GP at a medical centre in Strood

near Rochester. The patient is one of six who Dr Babatunde Oshunusi is

charged with assaulting. He denies the charges ` and says he acted

properly at all times. A Kent hospital trust ` put in special

measures by the Government in July ` has now been identified as high risk

in a report by the Care Quality Commission. The Medway NHS

Foundation Trust ` which runs the Medway Maritime hospital ` has been

rated in the highest risk band, which means it may not be offering

safe, good`quality care to patients. The family of an Italian man

murdered in Maidstone, have spoken of their devastation that he will

return home in a coffin. 20`year`old Joele Leotta died after being

attacked in a flat above a restaurant on Sunday night. A large

group of men have been questioned over the incident ` and today four

Lithuanian men appeared in court charged with his murder. Simon Jones

reports. He came to Maidstone, to learn English, but above this

restaurant he was attacked in a bedsit. The family of Joele Leotta

cannot comprehend what has happened. He went to find work because here,

there is none. Here they do everything not to create jobs. And

he died over there. He will come back in a coffin at 20 years old,

after a week. Neighbours and has Italian hometown said he was a hard

worker. He was doing a bit of everything. Gardner, pizzeria, just

to be able to have some money for himself. Joele Leotta had only been

living in this country for a matter of days. His parents have now

travelled from Italy to formally identify his body and to be kept

up`to`date with the police investigation. Italian television

crews were at the murder scene today. From an Italian point of view

seeing something like that happening in the UK is quite a surprise. It

has been a story with a huge interest from the Italian public.

They are shocked, because Joele Leotta came here one week before he

died, and there was no reason why a kid can arrive in Kent, in such a

quiet place like this, and end up the way he did. Four Lithuanian men

have appeared in court charged with murder. They will be back in court

on Monday. We're joined live from Italy now by our Rome Correspondent

Alan Johnston. Alan, how is the death of Joele Leotta being dealt

with by the Italian media? This has been big news in Italy. For two days

now, lots of national television coverage and this young man's

picture being carried on the pages of other national newspapers. He

came from small town in northern Italy. There is absolute grief,

shock and disbelief there. Here was a young man from their community, a

likeable lad, who spent his summer planning this big, foreign adventure

with his West End, viewing it as a chance to learning this. He was

delighted to get the job in an Italian restaurant. And for the

first few days things seem to be going well. He said, things were

going great. He had been there such a short time. He could not have got

involved in any risky or dangerous business, his father said.

No further searches will be made for a missing man reportedly heard

shouting for help from the sea near Brighton Marina unless fresh

sightings of him are made, coastguards have said. A major

operation was launched yesterday afternoon after a member of the

public raised the alarm around three o'clock. Teams from the RNLI,

Coastguard and police were involved but didn't find anyone. A Kent MP

has branded the mayor of London's proposals to build a new hub airport

in the Thames Estuary as "Stalinist". The MP for Rochester

and Strood, Mark Reckless, was speaking during a Commons debate on

aviation capacity in the South East. The Chair of the Transport Select

Committee said expanding Heathrow was the only viable option and urged

planners to kill off the idea of an airport in the Thames Estuary. Our

political editor Louise Stewart was following the debate and joins us

now. Louise, strong feeling against a hub airport in the Thames Estuary?

That is right. No support for it in the report and no support from Kent

MPs. But Boris Johnson still supports. He said it was feasible.

Last week he went to visit the new hub airport that Hong Kong, which he

believes could be a model for one in the Thames estuaries, and today,

Mark was, the MP for Ross Chester and screwed challenged Mr Johnson.

He said that he must go to the Kent Peninsula and see for himself the

challenges of building there. The Stalinist, and in control economy

that we can move hundreds of thousands of jobs to the Thames

estuary at the stroke of a mayor's pen, is the Bosporus. But there are

some people in favour of the idea. `` `` is preposterous.

There was some support for increasing aviation capacity. Some

suggested a increasing aviation capacity. Some

sugge I sugge%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% increasing aviation capacity. Some

suggested a second runway at Gatwick was a possibility if not the

solution and the MP for North Thanet again made the case for Manston

airport. No decision from this debate. That will not happen until

after the next general election, in 2015. Our top story tonight. A Kent

mother says she has been left heartbroken by failings in Kent

mental health services after her doctor committed suicide weeks after

starting university. She was treated by Kent and Medway NHS Trust for

depression but her family said they did not share her medical records

with doctors and Wales. The trust said that had care was below the

expected standards. Have you gone mad? Let's see how badly he wants

it. And why the man with the biggest James Bond collection in the country

is auctioning most of it off. And today we had a brief respite from

stormy conditions but this is how we start the DD ash max start the day

tomorrow. Join me later in the programme. `` how we start the day

tomorrow. A 15`year`old girl from Dartford is

part of a young band aiming to be top of the pops. Or, you could say

top of the Poppies. Bethany Davy is part of The Poppy Girls, whose

fathers all serve with the Armed Forces. They will be singing the

official 2013 Poppy Appeal single. The five girls, who are all aged

between ten and 17 were picked from around 1,000 hopefuls. Next month,

they'll perform in front of The Queen and six million TV viewers at

the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. This year's

appeal hopes to raise around ?37 million. Taking their place in pop,

lining up alongside already successful acts, The Poppy Girls are

formed from Armed Forces families. They are set to release the official

Poppy appeal single. Kent's Bethany Davy says that being in the band is

a dream come true. They are definitely all really proud and just

so happy for us to be representing the military. I have grown up around

the British Legion. I have known what the Poppy appeal is about. So,

for my daughter to be onstage raising money for the Poppy appeal

is an absolute honour. The bands are playing a special gig tonight in

front of 2000 military personnel and their family in an aircraft hangar

in West London. And the most experienced band on the bill are

getting right behind them. They are so sweet. Their dressing room is

next to ours. Good luck to them. We have Armed Forces in the family. My

brother is a Royal Marine. It is nice to support the family and

friends are people who are going through similar problems as we would

of done with our family being away. It is hoped The Poppy Girls will

reinforce the Poppy appeal for a new generation. The Poppy Girls is a

fantastic idea. There parents at current levels of the Armed Forces.

Some of the younger generation might not remember the first Second World

War, but the situation in Afghanistan has brought that to

people. They hope to follow the success of the military white

squire. `` Wives Choir. Christmas is only two months away and they are

hoping for that top spot, whilst helping the Poppy appeal.

At the time of the Olympics last summer, much of the talk was about

legacy, and inspiring people to take up a sport. If you were looking for

an example of how the games can change people's lives, you couldn't

do much better than that of Craig Dixon and Luke Hagreen from

Maidstone. In the wake of London 2012, the two men set up a gym in

the town. One of them lost over four stone in weight. The other overcame

a teenage footballing injury that had left him in a wheelchair. Neil

Bell has their story. Chris Hoy is the Olympic champion. It was

difficult not to be inspired by some of the heroic scenes of London 2012,

and it was that surge of excitement that prompted Craig Dixon and Luke

Hagreen to set up their own gym. They have had to overcome a variety

of health issues. Craig had a serious back condition in his teens.

Both of them were in wheelchairs and overweight, and fitness trainers

were not sympathetic. I had a lady who was stick thin, blonde, big

bust, and she was like, you have got to do this, and this, and this in

the gym. And I was like, it is all right you saying that but you have

never been fat and you have never done it. Not everyone can compete at

the highest level but London 2012 has helped galvanise interest. There

is evidence that people have been trying to keep fit home and been

more inspired to join the gym, so it might be that the Olympics could

influence the market that these guys are working in. Having transformed

their own lives, Craig Dixon and Luke Hagreen are hoping to help

others to do the same. It is about seeing someone change and being

happy with where they are going and what they have achieved as well. It

is indescribable. With the gym there is an abundance of people coming in

and changing their lifestyle, and just makes everyone so much happier.

Craig Dixon and Luke Hagreen have put in a lot of work so that they

and their gym can enjoy a healthy future.

Now, he's the man with the golden gun, and a replica Aston Martin,

orginal movie premiere tickets, in fact Daryl Burchmore from Eastbourne

has got one of the biggest collections of James Bond

memorabilia in the country. But now he's selling it. It took more than

35 years to painstakingly put together, but buyers from around the

world have arrived in the UK for when it all goes under the hammer

tomorrow. Ellie Price reports. The next lot is number 48. Blue sapphire

with diamonds. How much should it fetch? 350`?400,000. Darryl

Burchmore has set his sights slightly lower. Have you gone mad?

Let's see how badly he wanted. But, his collection is still expected to

raise ?100,000. It has been a labour of love since 1977. I have mixed

feelings. There will be people who might grip my head off for that, but

I have, I find them unwatchable. The last couple of Daniel Craig forms, I

know that everyone is raving about Skyfall but I am sorry, I am missing

the point somewhere. We have had our fun with it. All of this was in the

house. We got it correct like this you need to be

carry on `` be able to carry on extending and a semidetached house

by the sea does not exactly how is it, so it got to the time when

Darryl Burchmore was ready to link Richard. I am please. Sad to see it

go, but it would was taking up too much room in our house. Darryl

Burchmore's collection includes posters and toys. Fact, 2000 auction

lotss' worth. There are 7500 pieces in the collection but the result was

something I am realising that I don't have, and in this instance is,

there are few pieces that Darryl Burchmore has that I have never seen

before. Bond, James Bond. From goldeneye is the golden guns and

gold fingers, the collection goes under the hammer tomorrow.

That is a lot of James Bond stuff. And one little boy gets a bedroom.

Rachel has the weather. And there was a storm brewing.

Yes, we have had a brief respite from the wet and windy weather

today. Temperatures hauling up nicely and decent for the time of

year at around 16 Celsius. Those southerly winds eased off. Tonight,

initially dry. Then cloud cover thickening and we get wet and windy

towards them. Temperatures will be in double figures, with low

temperatures of 12 Celsius. It will be an unpleasant morning. It is

going to be blustery going through tomorrow. Wet during the morning, a

tricky rush hour, but dry by the time we get to the afternoon. High

temperatures all around 18 or 19 Celsius. Staying dry as we go into

Saturday. Temperatures mile, " is, `` mild, in double figures. Then we

have showers going into Sunday. It is going to be very blustery, as you

can tell from those tightly spaced isobars. Heading into Sunday, we

have high temperatures of 18 Celsius. It will become wet with

showers going into Sunday, then the problem is Monday. We are expecting

storm conditions with blustery winds and gusts of up to 60 mph. Also,

some very heavy rain. We have early warnings out about the rain and the

strong and potentially damaging winds. But that is going to be

Monday. Before we get there, the weekend, again, wet and windy.

That's it from us. I will be back with the APM update. And we have a

late bulletin after the National News at ten. I will be fine by ten

o'clock! This is Malcolm, who owns Iceland.

He's the one that's going to present us with

the ten grand. When we win it.