:00:00. > :00:11.Welcome to South East Today, I'm Natalie Graham. And I'm Rob Smith.
:00:12. > :00:16.Tonight's top stories: Distraught and angry ` family of a man killed
:00:17. > :00:23.by a French driver on the wrong side of the road who's sentence has been
:00:24. > :00:27.halved on appeal. To be told that he will be set free
:00:28. > :00:30.is unfair. An extra tax on pubs and clubs to pay for the carnage of
:00:31. > :00:36.binge drinking Britain ` a Kent city's proposal to help ease the
:00:37. > :00:41.burden on taxpayers. We are in Canterbury where pubs and
:00:42. > :00:44.off`licences could be charged a levy of up to ?4000. Also in tonight's
:00:45. > :00:47.programme: Taken too young ` the puppies and kittens removed from
:00:48. > :00:50.their mothers and sold on with fatal health problems.
:00:51. > :00:53.Restoration Queen ` we have an exclusive tour of the paddle steamer
:00:54. > :01:04.known as the heroine of Dunkirk as she prepares to return to the
:01:05. > :01:06.Medway. I don't think much to this earth. Why can't we do something
:01:07. > :01:10.constructive? And from walking the dog on Brighton Beach to an alien
:01:11. > :01:13.attack on Hawkhurst Church ` how Doctor Who has caused terror all
:01:14. > :01:26.over the South East Welcome to South East Today, I'm Natalie Graham.
:01:27. > :01:33.Good evening. The family of a man killed by a French driver in Kent
:01:34. > :01:36.who was on the wrong side of the road have reacted with distress and
:01:37. > :01:38.anger to his sentence being halved, because he is French.
:01:39. > :01:41.An appeal court judge ruled that 25`year`old Sebastien Fleury had a
:01:42. > :01:43.lower culpability for David Crane's death, because he was used to
:01:44. > :02:03.driving on the right. They have been inundated with
:02:04. > :02:08.messages after the death of their father. To have the sentence reduced
:02:09. > :02:14.and to be told he is going to be set free earlier than what we wear
:02:15. > :02:20.expecting is unfair and not fair for any family to go through the trauma
:02:21. > :02:23.of going through it again. People that get arrested for drug dealing,
:02:24. > :02:29.they get more time in prison and someone who is killed in a car
:02:30. > :02:36.accident. It was in August last year when he was driving to see his
:02:37. > :02:44.English your friend. He got lost and did a U`turn and drove on the
:02:45. > :02:48.oncoming traffic. Alexis Fleury was pleaded `` was found guilty but the
:02:49. > :03:16.sentence was cut by half last month. It is quite reasonable to take the
:03:17. > :03:20.view that if you are driving to friends and get something wrong
:03:21. > :03:24.because you are not familiar with French traffic law, we would expect
:03:25. > :03:30.some bearing of that to be taken into account. That isn't the view
:03:31. > :03:39.shared by Verity and she plans to set up an online petition calling
:03:40. > :03:44.for a change in the law. Pubs and clubs in Canterbury could be forced
:03:45. > :03:47.to pay an extra local tax of up to ?4,000 a year to help cover the
:03:48. > :03:49.costs of dealing with unruly and sometimes violent people who've had
:03:50. > :03:53.too much to drink. The south east's booze culture also
:03:54. > :03:56.comes under the spotlight in Brighton tonight where an annual
:03:57. > :03:59.student pub crawl called Carnage is due to take place and critics are
:04:00. > :04:10.warning of the impact binge drinking is having in the city. Charlie Rose
:04:11. > :04:15.in Brighton and Ellie Price in Canterbury ` thank you both Well we
:04:16. > :04:19.want to know what you think. This hasn't gone down well with
:04:20. > :04:23.businesses. This was an idea by central government to give the power
:04:24. > :04:27.to local councils to raise this levy. One council up North has tried
:04:28. > :04:33.it but it started in November. Critics say it is far too early how
:04:34. > :04:38.this will work in practice. The results of a heavy night out in
:04:39. > :04:43.Canterbury. For some these scenes are all too familiar and now the
:04:44. > :04:45.City Council is considering forcing any business selling late`night
:04:46. > :04:51.booze to pay for the consequences. They are making up profit from being
:04:52. > :04:56.open after midnight. Some are open until 4am. If they wish to stay
:04:57. > :05:04.open, this levy will go towards the cost of that late night economy. It
:05:05. > :05:09.can apply between midnight and 6am and then you selling alcohol will be
:05:10. > :05:14.charged between ?304,000 each year depending on the business rate band.
:05:15. > :05:17.At least 70% of the money raised has to go towards policing while the
:05:18. > :05:22.council gets the rest to pave anything from street cleaning to
:05:23. > :05:26.taxi marshals. Businessman like Gareth said he pays ?80,000 a year
:05:27. > :05:34.in business rates for his pub and says the pan `` plan as a cash cow
:05:35. > :05:38.for the council. We provide security on all doors and throughout our
:05:39. > :05:44.building. We do clean`up after our guests and clients have left and we
:05:45. > :05:49.make sure people are able to drink and socialise in a safe manner. I
:05:50. > :05:53.would say that we are already looking after people in that way and
:05:54. > :05:58.I don't see if there is a cost for that, that we need to have an extra
:05:59. > :06:07.added cost. The proposals drew mixed views from people in Canterbury. It
:06:08. > :06:12.seems fair enough. It is needed. I work in retail and our rates are
:06:13. > :06:17.phenomenal. They are not going to survive. The punters will have to
:06:18. > :06:24.pay for it eventually. It will hit their pocket. Criticised the selling
:06:25. > :06:29.cheap alcohol, supermarkets will be part of those schemes but only those
:06:30. > :06:36.open after midnight. These plans are being discussed tonight but no final
:06:37. > :06:42.decision is expected. Charlie Rose is in Brighton. What is
:06:43. > :06:46.expected to happen that night? Brighton has always been a popular
:06:47. > :06:50.place to let your head down that night there would be a big event.
:06:51. > :06:57.You can argue that the name, Carnage, looks into excessive
:06:58. > :07:02.drinking. Students pay to be taken on a pub crawl around the bars and
:07:03. > :07:07.pubs in Brighton and take part in socialising and drinking. Like many
:07:08. > :07:13.events of this kind, it has attracted criticism. There is not a
:07:14. > :07:18.need for organised pub crawls. The city should do as it does normally
:07:19. > :07:24.and be open to students seven nights a week and allow them to come when
:07:25. > :07:30.it suits them rather than someone with a profit motive adding to the
:07:31. > :07:34.organisation that seems unnecessary. We have received a statement in the
:07:35. > :07:38.last few minutes from the organisers and they say it is a carefully
:07:39. > :07:42.organised and planned event and they say it allows students to enjoy
:07:43. > :07:46.themselves. They claim the event is not centred around drinking and it
:07:47. > :07:53.says it offers a boost to the local economy.
:07:54. > :07:58.We want to know what you think. Is it fair to charge late`night pubs,
:07:59. > :08:01.clubs and off`licences an additional levy to help pay for the policing
:08:02. > :08:16.costs associated with alcohol consumption?
:08:17. > :08:21.In a moment: how a bit of Sussex sparkle has made Craig Revel
:08:22. > :08:31.Horwood's crutch an unexpected star of Strictly.
:08:32. > :08:37.A Sussex vet's petition to stop puppies and kittens being taken away
:08:38. > :08:39.too early from their mothers, then sold on by unscrupulous dealers, has
:08:40. > :08:45.gained more than 90,000 signatures, putting it top of the Government's
:08:46. > :08:49.e`petition website. Marc Abraham says far too many
:08:50. > :08:59.animals are being sold to pet shops in the South East that go on to
:09:00. > :09:02.develop serious health issues. Helen is one of hundreds of people
:09:03. > :09:06.in the south`east who have bought puppies with severe health problems
:09:07. > :09:11.that had to be put down. Underweight and poorly treated, they are being
:09:12. > :09:16.bought into Kent and Sussex from dog farms in Wales where they are being
:09:17. > :09:22.bred for profit. These puppies end up in bin bags and dustbins on
:09:23. > :09:30.landfill sites. They are breeding these puppies, throwing them away.
:09:31. > :09:36.It is not fair. We bought the dog and he was very skinny. The vet
:09:37. > :09:45.thought it was the worst case he had seen. All the organs were breaking
:09:46. > :09:49.down completely. The dog had been living in filth and squalor and was
:09:50. > :09:52.raised on a puppy from similar to this one in Wales. Bad breeding
:09:53. > :09:58.practices caused health problems and left them with a ?2000 bill. Mark
:09:59. > :10:07.Abraham has left a petition `` started addition to them them if
:10:08. > :10:12.they are not seen with their mother and father. They are transported
:10:13. > :10:18.across the country and sold from houses, puppy supermarkets and pet
:10:19. > :10:23.shops. It is a huge problem. They are born with horrific diseases
:10:24. > :10:30.requiring treatment. Please seek a puppy responsibly. Go to a rescue
:10:31. > :10:35.was the aim mum interacting with a pup. The project is now the biggest
:10:36. > :10:45.new petition of all time and has had backing from celebrities on
:10:46. > :10:50.Twitter. When people buy a puppy, they think they are doing a good
:10:51. > :10:54.thing. They have no idea that the plays that that puppy or kitten may
:10:55. > :11:00.have come from is a puppy farm where those animals are kept in harsh
:11:01. > :11:02.conditions. 10,000 more signatures and the petition may be debated in
:11:03. > :11:09.Parliament. A man charged with the murder of his
:11:10. > :11:12.baby daughter has appeared at the Old Bailey today. 27`year`old Mark
:11:13. > :11:16.Sandland, from Hastings, is accused of killing baby Aimee`Rose who was
:11:17. > :11:27.just six weeks old when she died. He is due to appear next at Lewes Crown
:11:28. > :11:31.Court in April. Gay rights protesters have
:11:32. > :11:37.highlighted the plight of a man in Uganda after pictures of him are
:11:38. > :11:41.shown in a homosexual relationship. He was arrested after a newspaper
:11:42. > :11:53.published pictures stored on his computer. I don't know if the trial
:11:54. > :11:59.is going ahead. I am worried. It is the first time I have been in a
:12:00. > :12:05.court apart from when I have faced charges. She became known as the
:12:06. > :12:08.heroine of Dunkirk ` the Medway Queen was the paddle steamer that
:12:09. > :12:10.rescued some seven thousand troops from the beaches of northern France
:12:11. > :12:14.in 1940. But she fell into a state of
:12:15. > :12:16.disrepair, and was in danger of being lost completely.
:12:17. > :12:19.Now, thanks to an amazingly dedicated bunch and ?1.8 million of
:12:20. > :12:22.lottery money she is now back afloat. Chrissie Reidy has been
:12:23. > :12:30.aboard for an exclusive look ahead of her return to the River Medway
:12:31. > :12:35.tomorrow. We tracked down the Medway Queen. The paddle steamer left
:12:36. > :12:39.Bristol last Friday. She may be back on home waters but her journey
:12:40. > :12:46.hasn't all been plain sailing. The main delay in getting her back to
:12:47. > :12:51.Kent has been the weather. Originally, the tug went down to
:12:52. > :12:54.collect her back in mid`October but the forecast has been so poor since
:12:55. > :13:01.then, they have only now been able to bring her home. These days, the
:13:02. > :13:05.Medway Queen lives a peaceful existence but in years gone by, she
:13:06. > :13:10.has had her work cut out. She was one of the famed Little ships that
:13:11. > :13:13.rescued stranded tubes in 1940 from the beaches in Dunkirk. She made a
:13:14. > :13:22.record seven trips rescuing 7000 men. Eric was her signalman. We
:13:23. > :13:30.could see Dunkirk burning and we headed for it. We were terrified and
:13:31. > :13:35.were being bombed all the time. She was a passenger steam in the years
:13:36. > :13:41.after the war but fell into disrepair. Now, 30 years on, she's
:13:42. > :13:49.on the River Medway. 60% of the chip is the original vessel. Angels ``
:13:50. > :13:57.engines, portals, every bit has been used. The whole of the ship is new.
:13:58. > :14:03.There was nothing that could be salvaged from the old hole. Every
:14:04. > :14:09.component that we could salvage has gone onto the new ship. She is still
:14:10. > :14:13.a work in progress and it is unlikely she will return to a
:14:14. > :14:20.passenger steam roll. Passengers today were delighted to get her
:14:21. > :14:25.back. They should all be proud of the ship. She has had a rough time
:14:26. > :14:38.since then so it is lovely to see her back. She will come into her
:14:39. > :14:42.birth in Chillingham tomorrow. The family of a man killed by a
:14:43. > :14:46.French driver Kent who was on the wrong side of the road has reacted
:14:47. > :14:52.with distress and anger to his sentence being halved because he is
:14:53. > :14:55.French. An appeal court judge ruled Sebastien Fleury had a lower
:14:56. > :14:57.culpability for David Crane's death because he was used to driving on
:14:58. > :15:00.the right. Also in tonight's programme: The
:15:01. > :15:07.Seagulls' Knight in shining armour ` Dick tells us how he saved Brighton
:15:08. > :15:12.and Hove. And after a cold start to the week,
:15:13. > :15:22.things will be turning colder as we go through tonight. Join me later in
:15:23. > :15:27.the programme for the forecast. This week we are celebrating the
:15:28. > :15:31.50th anniversary of the longest`running TV series, Dr Who.
:15:32. > :15:36.The south`east has an amazing number of links to the programme having
:15:37. > :15:40.featured for a location for dozens of episodes. We have been
:15:41. > :15:46.investigating some of those links, meeting people who have battled the
:15:47. > :16:00.Daleks, who created the Daleks and who even know what it is like to be
:16:01. > :16:06.a Dalek. Exterminate estimation mark `` exterminate! .
:16:07. > :16:12.It is official. Anyone watching Doctor Who over the last
:16:13. > :16:19.half`century has probably seen more of Kent and Sussex and the Doctor's
:16:20. > :16:30.home planet. You have come to the right place. Here is Leeds Castle in
:16:31. > :16:37.Kent. What about Saint Laurence Church in Hawkhurst? An unlikely
:16:38. > :16:41.Bastian against invading monsters. I had to fling my leg over the side
:16:42. > :16:46.and make`up like I was coming down his rope ladder on the church. I am
:16:47. > :16:53.intimately acquainted with Hawkhurst. You have never been
:16:54. > :16:59.outside the Citadel before? There was a railway line, a road near
:17:00. > :17:07.there was a school coming out. We were stopping every five minutes. No
:17:08. > :17:13.fewer than 25 stories is were filmed across Kent and Sussex in the 60s,
:17:14. > :17:18.70s and 80s. From a Dalek spaceship in Dartford quarry to a zombie
:17:19. > :17:27.attack in Hawkhurst and how about an alien invasion over there at Gatwick
:17:28. > :17:44.invasion. He said what? A likely story. Daleks were created. What is
:17:45. > :17:50.it about them? They rattled and they banged a bit but inside was a very
:17:51. > :17:59.human being. I was about the right size so I could reach the floor
:18:00. > :18:08.comfortably. My way was to have as much foam rubber around me so I was
:18:09. > :18:14.packed in, so I felt at one with my Dalek. Of the doctors themselves,
:18:15. > :18:19.William Hartnell lived in Sussex and the docked with the ultimate voice
:18:20. > :18:29.is also local. I take pleasure in meeting Donald Sinden in the
:18:30. > :18:36.supermarket. We talked very loudly about fish pie or whatever it is.
:18:37. > :18:40.And on Friday evening we've got a special programme live from Herne
:18:41. > :18:43.Bay, celebrating 50 years of Dr Who. Tickets for the event itself have
:18:44. > :18:47.all been allocated, but do join us here on It's already the most
:18:48. > :18:51.glamorous show on TV but a bit of bling from the south east has been
:18:52. > :19:09.adding a little extra sparkle to BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.
:19:10. > :19:21.It's Craig Revel Horwood's diamante encrusted crutch.
:19:22. > :19:25.He's been using it ever since returning to the show having had a
:19:26. > :19:34.hip operation ` all thanks to a Brighton based company. Everything
:19:35. > :19:41.must shiver on this programme. Thank you for coming up here. We had to do
:19:42. > :19:48.it without Craig last week. I have my crutch now darling. When a
:19:49. > :19:53.company heard about his hip operation, they decided to send him
:19:54. > :20:00.the glitzy crutch to matches showbiz slide style and couldn't believe it
:20:01. > :20:05.when it stole the show. It is a very glamorous show and it is all about
:20:06. > :20:09.glitter and so it does hopefully change the perspective of mobility
:20:10. > :20:16.products and little bit because they can be a bit dull. The company has
:20:17. > :20:21.been supplying mobility aids but has started adding sparkle over the
:20:22. > :20:26.summer. And millions spotted the encrusted crutch on strictly come
:20:27. > :20:31.orders have come flooding in. Lots of people have different styles and
:20:32. > :20:36.like to express themselves. He should be able to have an option and
:20:37. > :20:40.a choice. Craig plans to use the crutch when he appears in panto this
:20:41. > :20:44.December. They are working on other designs and rumour has it that has
:20:45. > :20:49.been another celebrity order for a touch of sparkle.
:20:50. > :20:52.Neither Brighton nor Charlton were in action over the weekend because
:20:53. > :20:56.of the international break but there were encouraging results for both
:20:57. > :20:59.Gillingham and Crawley. And the Gills are in action again
:21:00. > :21:12.this evening when they travel to Brackley Town for their FA Cup first
:21:13. > :21:17.round replay. The club always says the league is
:21:18. > :21:25.important. A couple of hundred were here hoping for that. They will be
:21:26. > :21:28.full of optimism following Sturday's victory at Sheffield United ` Danny
:21:29. > :21:32.Kedwell never say die spirit put them in front. The home side
:21:33. > :21:35.levelled things up thanks to Chris Porters header but the Gills went
:21:36. > :21:39.back in front early in the second half thanks to some smart work from
:21:40. > :21:41.Sub Cody Macdonald who looks set to start tonight's game.
:21:42. > :21:45.Crawley's four match losing streak in the league came to an end at
:21:46. > :21:49.Carlisle despite going behind to a penalty early in the second half.
:21:50. > :21:52.The Reds left it late but sub Billy Clark whose been badly missed
:21:53. > :21:55.recently powered home a 25 yard shot a couple of minutes of time to level
:21:56. > :21:59.things up. Football Chairman come in all shapes
:22:00. > :22:01.and sizes but few can have had a more direct impact on their club
:22:02. > :22:05.than former Brighton Chairman, Dick Knight. He took over with the club
:22:06. > :22:16.in near terminal decline, lead the Albion to four promotions and a move
:22:17. > :22:20.to a state of the Art stadium. Now a life President he has just published
:22:21. > :22:24.his autobiography Mad Man. It was a scene many Brighton fans
:22:25. > :22:28.never thought they would live to see again. A new state of the art home
:22:29. > :22:31.made possible by the tenacity and tireless work of lifelong supporter
:22:32. > :22:34.Dick Knight. Things were very different when he began his stint as
:22:35. > :22:43.Chairman when the club was broke and homeless. When I took over the club,
:22:44. > :22:54.there was despair everywhere. What I did was to get the local sponsor.
:22:55. > :23:08.Norman Cook, Fat boy Slim come he was their top artist. We were
:23:09. > :23:12.exactly what it said on our shirt. Skint. Having returned the Albion to
:23:13. > :23:15.the city following two years exile in Gillingham Dick Knight embarked
:23:16. > :23:23.on his boldest project building the Seagulls a new stadium. It is here
:23:24. > :23:29.for the next 100 years. Little did I realise it would take 14 years to
:23:30. > :23:34.get to the stadium. My God, was it worth it. We're the stadium here
:23:35. > :23:36.which the community can be proud of. They played a huge Although
:23:37. > :23:40.delighted by Brighton's recent progress under new Chairman Tony
:23:41. > :23:43.Bloom, Dick Knight is keen to pass on his remaining shares in the club
:23:44. > :23:49.to Albion supporters to ensure its future. Part in getting it.
:23:50. > :23:58.My gesture about my shares is to ensure that our fans always have a
:23:59. > :24:02.voice at any meetings. If they have any concerns, they can express them
:24:03. > :24:06.to the board. It is very important that we don't forget our roots
:24:07. > :24:12.because it is a magical story of how the fans' voice was heard. We have
:24:13. > :24:14.to ensure that it continues long into the future.
:24:15. > :24:21.He's justifiably proud of his achievements and his book is a true
:24:22. > :24:27.rags to riches story, which all Brighton fans played a part in.
:24:28. > :24:35.Don't forget full commentary on the FA Cup clash between Brackley Town
:24:36. > :24:43.and Chillingham. There is talk of major shifts in the weather.
:24:44. > :24:57.There is snow for Northern England but some hard frost is around for
:24:58. > :25:00.us. We have a cooler air front troubling is way south`east. From
:25:01. > :25:05.1am, we will have cold air on the way. Through this week we will be
:25:06. > :25:12.starting with some hard frost and the risk of some ice. There is the
:25:13. > :25:18.risk of a wintry mix as we enter the week. Earlier, we had a misty day.
:25:19. > :25:21.This weather front will reach us during the first part of this
:25:22. > :25:27.evening and temperatures will be at around eight Celsius. It has been
:25:28. > :25:34.cold and murky. Through tonight, we have rain clearing out of the way by
:25:35. > :25:40.3am and behind it, clearer skies and those temperatures tumbling. We have
:25:41. > :25:45.an icy start. Through tonight, more cloud around and patchy rain. Behind
:25:46. > :25:50.it, we have clearer skies and temperatures dropping to three
:25:51. > :25:56.Celsius. It is likely to drop to around freezing. As we start the
:25:57. > :26:04.day, allow extra time for your first journey. There is a sprinkling of
:26:05. > :26:08.snow further north. For us, it is a quieter picture. The wind will pick
:26:09. > :26:14.up from a north`westerly direction. It will feel very chilly.
:26:15. > :26:17.Temperatures reaching seven Celsius. Because we hold onto those clearer
:26:18. > :26:26.skies through tomorrow night, we have a hard frost and trumpeters
:26:27. > :26:31.dropping. `` temperatures dropping. It will be wet and windy for
:26:32. > :26:40.Thursday. Early on we asked if we thought it
:26:41. > :26:45.was glad to charge pubs and clubs and additional levy.
:26:46. > :26:53.Lots of you have been e`mailing and getting in touch. We have had a
:26:54. > :26:57.mixed response. Chris says he is an ex`council licensing officer and
:26:58. > :27:05.says many of these purposes may fast money from late drinking. Margaret
:27:06. > :27:09.says they should be charging be drunks.
:27:10. > :27:13.They should be charged by the hour for their treatment. There is no
:27:14. > :27:18.incentive to stay sober in the future.
:27:19. > :27:21.The irresponsible idiots cannot have a good night out without causing
:27:22. > :27:27.damage and should bear the cost of their behaviour.
:27:28. > :27:32.Bob says the root problem is the 24`hour drinking culture. It is time
:27:33. > :27:41.to go back to the old days. We never had such problems years ago. Thank
:27:42. > :27:42.you for your e`mails. We will be here later with the late news.
:27:43. > :28:01.Goodbye. 'We wanna do
:28:02. > :28:04.a science fiction series.' CS Lewis meets HG Wells meets
:28:05. > :28:09.Father Christmas, that's the Doctor. Can't we have Doctor Who
:28:10. > :28:23.without Doctor Who? Travel back to the birth
:28:24. > :28:27.of a phenomenon.