:00:00. > :00:08.Welcome to South East Today, I'm Rob Smith.
:00:09. > :00:13.And I'm Natalie Graham. Tonight's top stories: We're appalled ` a Kent
:00:14. > :00:22.hospital admits its poor care endangered the life of a patient
:00:23. > :00:28.with brain injuries. I told him he wouldn't come home if
:00:29. > :00:32.they kept treating like `` kept treating him like this.
:00:33. > :00:34.The bailiffs descend on Balcombe to evict the last anti`fracking
:00:35. > :00:38.protestors from their camp. We're live in the village with the story.
:00:39. > :00:41.5000 extra students, a ?500 million investment, 2000 jobs ` a huge
:00:42. > :00:52.expansion at Sussex University is announced.
:00:53. > :00:55.A solution to a sticky problem. How high`tech glue could solve the
:00:56. > :00:59.pothole problem. The highlight of Christmas.
:01:00. > :01:06.The tallest tree in Britain gets a festive make over.
:01:07. > :01:14.Good evening. An NHS Trust in Kent says it's appalled by the poor care
:01:15. > :01:18.provided to a brain damaged patient at its neuro`rehabilitation unit in
:01:19. > :01:25.Sevenoaks. The trust responsible has admitted that Grant Clark was given
:01:26. > :01:34.appalling treatment, only revealed when his partner set up the camera
:01:35. > :01:55.footage by his bedside. The trust has now apologised to the
:01:56. > :02:04.family. He didn't have his teeth brushed or
:02:05. > :02:15.his armpits washed. The secret filming picked up
:02:16. > :02:18.shocking standards of care. There is needed because of the risk
:02:19. > :02:23.of infection. Although she uses an antiseptic wipe, when it gets
:02:24. > :02:31.tricky, she borrows someone's pen and uses that. Grant's call Bill,
:02:32. > :02:37.his means of getting help, was taken away. When he presses the bill on
:02:38. > :02:44.this occasion, a health worker notices years wept with your written
:02:45. > :02:48.but said he will have to wait. The buddies again five minutes later and
:02:49. > :02:53.a senior member of staff comes in and takes away the call Bill. Within
:02:54. > :03:00.ten minutes later, Grant presses a keypad to get attention. The same
:03:01. > :03:14.woman returns and is not pleased. For now, Grant has been sitting in
:03:15. > :03:25.his own your written for 15 minutes. Grant was not meant to have anything
:03:26. > :03:30.by mouth. This is an experienced health care worker giving grant
:03:31. > :03:35.water on five occasions. When grand starts to cough, he is told to keep
:03:36. > :03:43.it quiet. I told him he wouldn't come home if
:03:44. > :03:48.they kept treating him like this. Questioned by police, health care
:03:49. > :03:51.worker said he regretted what he had done and realise he had done and
:03:52. > :03:55.realises she endangers grant. No charges were brought.
:03:56. > :04:01.The NHS Trust is upheld most of the charges made by the family. The Care
:04:02. > :04:10.Quality Commission discovered that only one had undergone any
:04:11. > :04:11.specialist training. Three nurses were suspended on one has since left
:04:12. > :04:32.the unit. Brand has been moved to another
:04:33. > :04:44.rehab unit which is providing him with good care and seems to be
:04:45. > :04:50.making a real difference. The Care Quality Commission
:04:51. > :04:55.inspected the unit and a separate report identified a number of
:04:56. > :04:59.concerns, including the fact that, out of 47 staff, only one was
:05:00. > :05:06.specially trained to care for brain`damaged patients.
:05:07. > :05:12.There are units that do not provide proper coordinated care and yet that
:05:13. > :05:21.is what they are cold and that is a sad reflection.
:05:22. > :05:29.The trust has had a troubled few years. In 2011, the Care Quality
:05:30. > :05:33.Commission demanded it improve its services. It was criticised again in
:05:34. > :05:43.August after a man stabbed his patient wife. The most recent
:05:44. > :05:50.inspection in September said that improvements had been made and there
:05:51. > :05:54.were no areas of concern. Our Political Editor Louise Stewart
:05:55. > :05:58.joins us now. Louise, this comes on the day that the Health Secretary
:05:59. > :06:01.has said the NHS in England needs to undergo a "profound transformation"
:06:02. > :06:10.to create an open, honest and learning culture.
:06:11. > :06:19.This is all in response to the deaths at the Mid Staffordshire
:06:20. > :06:24.trust. Kent and Medway Social Care Partnership Trust is one of the
:06:25. > :06:29.largest. It has faced a number of challenges, not least because of
:06:30. > :06:34.increasing demand. There have been an increasing number of mental
:06:35. > :06:38.health patients. In a statement, they said that they had introduced a
:06:39. > :06:55.robust action plan to address concerns, it including increasing
:06:56. > :06:58.nursing levels. The last remaining anti`fracking
:06:59. > :07:01.protestors have been evicted from their camp in Balcombe in West
:07:02. > :07:04.Sussex. The protestors set up home on the site in August when the
:07:05. > :07:07.energy company Cuadrilla began carrying out test drilling for oil.
:07:08. > :07:11.This morning bailiffs moved in to enforce an eviction order granted to
:07:12. > :07:15.the County Council ` it argued that the camp posed a safety risk because
:07:16. > :07:17.it was next to a busy, unlit road. Alex Beard reports.
:07:18. > :07:26.You guys have screwed up. You should have given us notice. You are out of
:07:27. > :07:32.order. My tent is here and the police
:07:33. > :07:39.officers told me that they bailiffs are on their way. That was a rude
:07:40. > :07:47.awakening. We have packed up and we will go back and get ready for the
:07:48. > :07:56.next campaign. At its height, over 1000 protesters
:07:57. > :08:02.were here. The council successfully applied for an eviction notice
:08:03. > :08:06.saying that it was dangerous for protesters and drivers.
:08:07. > :08:14.It is quite nice because the village can get back to its normal routine
:08:15. > :08:18.but I think they did a good thing that people became aware of the
:08:19. > :08:24.fracking. I wasn't so bothered by them but some people were.
:08:25. > :08:27.I think it is a good idea for them to leave.
:08:28. > :08:35.They said it was darker and dangerous. We take that into our own
:08:36. > :08:40.matters. We are here to do something that we believe is more dangerous
:08:41. > :08:45.than camping on the roadside. It took enforcement officers a matter
:08:46. > :08:52.of minutes to dismantle the last of the tense.
:08:53. > :09:01.This is the rust last of the tense being packed away. This is no longer
:09:02. > :09:04.their home, after five months. Camping is now banned here and
:09:05. > :09:10.protesters are considering where to take their campaign next.
:09:11. > :09:16.Alex is in the village of Balcombe now. What's the reaction there to
:09:17. > :09:20.today's events? Whether people agreed with the
:09:21. > :09:26.protesters or not, there seems to be a sense of relief that the village
:09:27. > :09:33.can go back to normal. Balcombe has been the centre of the fracking
:09:34. > :09:38.debate. Cuadrilla have submitted a new planning application so whether
:09:39. > :09:49.the piece will stay here depends on whether that application gets the
:09:50. > :09:51.go`ahead or not. In a moment, a murder investigation in the Middle
:09:52. > :10:13.East involving a Kent woman. The University of Sussex is to
:10:14. > :10:16.undergo a massive expansion, taking on an extra 5000 students. A ?500
:10:17. > :10:19.million plan has been unveiled today that includes new buildings for a
:10:20. > :10:22.world class science programme, and creating more than 2000 jobs.
:10:23. > :10:26.The University wishes to increase its impact nationally and
:10:27. > :10:30.internationally and we need to do that by having more fantastic
:10:31. > :10:35.students. We need to be bigger so that we can compete in terms of
:10:36. > :10:39.research and be competitive internationally and it will help us
:10:40. > :10:42.have a sustainable financial future and be more independent.
:10:43. > :10:47.But not everyone's happy about the news. Let's cross to Brighton and
:10:48. > :10:51.talk to our reporter Ellie Price. There has been a big push from
:10:52. > :10:56.central government to develop maths and science technologies. They are a
:10:57. > :11:05.big part of this university. The university says the expansion will
:11:06. > :11:12.include 5000 students. The University points to some quite eye
:11:13. > :11:19.watering re`search. It says it already creates 600 million pounds
:11:20. > :11:22.for the UK economy and much of that is in the south`east. They say that
:11:23. > :11:27.number will go up significantly with this expansion. There have been
:11:28. > :11:30.concerns expressed by some people bowl.
:11:31. > :11:34.There have. The Unite union says this will
:11:35. > :11:49.change the character of the University and one said that it will
:11:50. > :11:52.put strain on housing. Police are appealing for witnesses
:11:53. > :11:55.to a fatal hit and run incident on the A21 at Robertsbridge. A
:11:56. > :11:58.50`year`old man from St Leonards died after his push`bike collided
:11:59. > :12:01.with a red Fiat Punto yesterday afternoon. The road was closed for
:12:02. > :12:04.six hours. A 60`year`old woman from Battle has been arrested on
:12:05. > :12:15.suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving ` and on suspicion
:12:16. > :12:19.of drink`driving. The temperatures have begun to drop
:12:20. > :12:22.` which means potholes will soon start appearing on our roads. In the
:12:23. > :12:24.last financial year around 200,000 potholes were fixed across the south
:12:25. > :12:27.east. Our councils paid out almost half a
:12:28. > :12:30.million pounds in compensation to motorist, after 5200 people put in
:12:31. > :12:33.claims, almost half of those claims were in Surrey.
:12:34. > :12:36.So, this year, instead of carrying out patchwork repairs, Surrey County
:12:37. > :12:38.Council is planning to resurface 10% of its roads using a new high`tech
:12:39. > :12:42.glue. They say it will save time and money
:12:43. > :12:46.and keep Surrey pothole free for at least ten years. Lucinda Adam has
:12:47. > :12:49.tonight's special report. They're the bane of every driver's
:12:50. > :12:55.life but potholes also cost our councils millions in road repairs
:12:56. > :13:00.and compensation. This country lane in Horne, near Godstone, was full of
:13:01. > :13:04.recurring potholes. Now it's being resurfaced but instead of ending up
:13:05. > :13:07.in landfill, the old road that's dug up is being mixed with a
:13:08. > :13:12.revolutionary high`tech glue to recycle and re`lay it to form a new
:13:13. > :13:14.more durable base. This particular road has got
:13:15. > :13:18.recycled, existing materials strengthened up. It means fewer
:13:19. > :13:22.lorry movements, fewer materials need to be brought in and taken off
:13:23. > :13:26.the site and we get a far better solution, quicker and cheaper and
:13:27. > :13:29.with that saving we can plough that back in to delivering more Surrey
:13:30. > :13:33.roads. By reusing material from this road
:13:34. > :13:36.and three of its neighbouring roads here, the council estimates it's
:13:37. > :13:40.saving more than half a million pounds on this three kilometre
:13:41. > :13:43.stretch. The job can be done in four days instead of eight and because
:13:44. > :13:49.the glued road can be driven on immediately, the lane can be opened
:13:50. > :13:53.traffic each night. It's benefits like this these that are catching
:13:54. > :13:55.the attention of other councils and industry experts.
:13:56. > :13:59.It's a very good idea. There are lots of new innovative techniques
:14:00. > :14:02.out there and the idea is to learn from best practice and spread these
:14:03. > :14:05.ideas around so fixing them with glue may sound crazy but actually it
:14:06. > :14:09.should work and hopefully hold together through the bad winter.
:14:10. > :14:12.By planning repairs for 300 miles of the county's roads over five years `
:14:13. > :14:14.instead of by annual budgets ` Surrey estimates it could save ?2
:14:15. > :14:19.million each This isn't just about patching up
:14:20. > :14:25.potholes but about resurfacing the road so it's more resistant and
:14:26. > :14:28.guaranteed to last for ten years. So while this road should now be
:14:29. > :14:32.able to endure this winter's cold, rain and frost, if new potholes do
:14:33. > :14:48.appear, it's the contractors, not the taxpayer, who'll foot the bill.
:14:49. > :14:52.An inquest into the death of a Kent woman whose partly burned body was
:14:53. > :14:54.found in a desert in the Middle East has been opened and adjourned.
:14:55. > :15:00.24`year`old Lauren Patterson from West Malling was working in Doha in
:15:01. > :15:03.Qatar. Her body was found in a remote area. A postmortem failed to
:15:04. > :15:12.find the cause of death. Several people have been arrested in
:15:13. > :15:16.connection with her presumed murder. Our top story call on a Kent
:15:17. > :15:23.Hospital has admitted its staff put a brain`damaged patient's life in
:15:24. > :15:32.danger. His partner was so concerned that she setup secret cameras. The
:15:33. > :15:40.Kent and Medway Social Care Partnership Trust says the footage
:15:41. > :15:44.was appalling. Christmas is coming. High time to decorate the tallest
:15:45. > :15:48.tree in the south`east. And we will be staying cold in the
:15:49. > :15:51.south`east and it will turn wet tomorrow. I will have the full
:15:52. > :16:10.forecast. Do contact us with your stories.
:16:11. > :16:15.Three years ago he could only walk with a stick. Now Rob Starr from
:16:16. > :16:17.Brighton has taken part in a cross`Channel swim. The 44`year`old
:16:18. > :16:20.from Brighton suffers from Crohn's disease, which is an incurable,
:16:21. > :16:22.potentially life`threatening, bowel condition that can leave people
:16:23. > :16:29.feeling permanently weak and exhausted. It's thought as many as
:16:30. > :16:32.115,000 people in the UK are living with Crohn's disease and is most
:16:33. > :16:39.commonly diagnosed among young adults. Ian Palmer has been to meet
:16:40. > :16:40.Rob Starr, whose inspirational story has now been recognised with an
:16:41. > :16:50.award. Three years ago Rob Starr started
:16:51. > :16:58.swimming in the sea. The affect on his health was astounding.
:16:59. > :17:05.I get up in the morning and am in pain most mornings. After ATM, I am
:17:06. > :17:08.in no pain after having my swim. The 44`year`old has Crohn's disease
:17:09. > :17:12.and severe arthritis. Tired of the drugs he was taking to control the
:17:13. > :17:15.pain `` he stopped taking them. 18 months later he set himself the
:17:16. > :17:19.challenge of swimming the channel. Largely pain free he began writing a
:17:20. > :17:26.blog which's been turned into a book. His publisher says Rob Starr
:17:27. > :17:34.has a unique story to tell. He is so full of energy and spirit,
:17:35. > :17:40.he really does take you on a journey and make you feel very much that
:17:41. > :17:43.sense of what drove him on. It is very inspiring for that reason.
:17:44. > :17:46.On Thursday Robb Starr will be given an award specially created for him
:17:47. > :17:51.from the Primary Care Society. The modest father of three is
:17:52. > :17:57.overwhelmed by the attention. We've all got a choice. We can get
:17:58. > :18:03.up and carry on or we can let it beat us. My way is to get up and
:18:04. > :18:05.keep going. You get a bit of pain, you keep going and take it on the
:18:06. > :18:08.chin. The 44`year`old is fit enough to
:18:09. > :18:12.have taken part in the Brighton Marathon and a cycle challenge in
:18:13. > :18:14.the Alps. All profits from the book will go to his charity for young
:18:15. > :18:35.people called the Starr Trust. It is the tallest tree in the UK,
:18:36. > :18:42.standing over 120 feet tall, so putting the Christmas lights on is a
:18:43. > :18:46.major operation. They have been decorating the tree since 1981.
:18:47. > :18:56.First thing this morning, they started the annual task armed with
:18:57. > :19:00.nerves of steel and a cherry picker. As some trees are losing their
:19:01. > :19:12.leaves, others are coming to life again. Towering 36 metres high, work
:19:13. > :19:20.got under way decorating the giant Christmas tree at first light.
:19:21. > :19:24.We have 12 strings of lights here so it is working out which ones need to
:19:25. > :19:28.go at the top and which at the bottom and also getting the spacing
:19:29. > :19:35.right. We start at the top and work are way down so it is avoiding using
:19:36. > :19:38.too much at the top and leaving a gap at the bottom.
:19:39. > :19:48.This year they are using low`energy lights. Equivalent in length to six
:19:49. > :19:53.football pitches. This is probably the only tree you get to claim and
:19:54. > :20:05.not damage it. It is a partnership between us tree
:20:06. > :20:09.climbers and the others there has been a decorated Christmas tree here
:20:10. > :20:15.at Wake first ever since 1991. This 30 metre high Redwood was the
:20:16. > :20:23.original but over the years it has proved so popular with visitors that
:20:24. > :20:28.they moved onto this one, another six metres taller. In fact it is the
:20:29. > :20:32.tallest living Christmas tree in the whole of the UK. It is quite
:20:33. > :20:39.something when it is in full glow. Some say they can see it as they fly
:20:40. > :20:45.into Gatwick. The official switch on his on the 1st of December.
:20:46. > :20:53.It does look spectacular. It does but there were no this ability is in
:20:54. > :20:57.gelling Gillingham were on the wrong end of an embarrassing FA Cup upset
:20:58. > :20:59.last night after non`league Brackley Town dumped Peter Taylor's team out
:21:00. > :21:04.of the competition. The Conference North side rode their luck at times
:21:05. > :21:07.but held on for a 1`0 victory. Neil Bell joins us from Chatham. A bit
:21:08. > :21:10.embarrassing for the new Gills manager.
:21:11. > :21:13.He incurred the wrath of some supporters by claiming he was over
:21:14. > :21:16.the moon with the players despite the result. When Peter Taylor was
:21:17. > :21:20.last in charge of the Gills they beat two Premier League clubs on
:21:21. > :21:23.their way to playing Chelsea in the Quarter Finals. That was always
:21:24. > :21:26.going to be a tough act to follow. Just over 48 hours after their
:21:27. > :21:28.morale`boosting win at Sheffield United, Gillingham found themselves
:21:29. > :21:32.in unknown territory. For non`league opponents Brackley Town this was
:21:33. > :21:36.their big chance to make it into the second round of the cup for the
:21:37. > :21:39.first time in their history and for stand in keeper Alastair Worby it
:21:40. > :21:43.was a golden opportunity to become a cup hero. Brackley took the lead
:21:44. > :21:46.after just 20 minutes although Glen Walker's low shot took a slight but
:21:47. > :21:50.crucial deflection. Shortly before half time the Gills thought they had
:21:51. > :21:54.levelled things up only to find that Bradley Dack had been incorrectly
:21:55. > :21:56.judged to have been offside. As the game continued it became
:21:57. > :22:01.increasingly clear things weren't going Gillingham's way. Their
:22:02. > :22:05.200`plus supporters began to fret. And the pressure grew on the
:22:06. > :22:08.players. Try as they might the equaliser just didn't come, partly
:22:09. > :22:11.due to the spring heeled Worby and, to be honest, the Gills failed to
:22:12. > :22:14.make the most of some great opportunities and for the third time
:22:15. > :22:21.in eight years Gillingham found themselves on the wrong end of an FA
:22:22. > :22:35.Cup upset. In the cold light of day, the result looked no better.
:22:36. > :22:43.To go from behind at the weekend to stealing that defeat in deepest
:22:44. > :22:54.darkest Northamptonshire just sums up being a gelling ``
:22:55. > :22:59.It was an unforgettable night for Brackley. For Gillingham, a missed
:23:00. > :23:07.opportunity and a performance they will try to forget.
:23:08. > :23:11.They have two home games in the space of four days. Things will
:23:12. > :23:20.start to look brighter if they win those.
:23:21. > :23:26.Yesterday we told you about a special ship and today she is back
:23:27. > :23:34.home. She was used to rescue thousands of troops from the beaches
:23:35. > :23:42.of Normandy in France. She has just been restored to the tune of 1.8
:23:43. > :23:48.Lian pounds and is back in the peer. It was not as `` noticeably colder
:23:49. > :24:00.today. We are going to be starting tomorrow
:24:01. > :24:09.with a frost and we have some really strong and cold northerly winds. A
:24:10. > :24:22.quiet day weather`wise for us today. But it was feeling bitterly cold. It
:24:23. > :24:34.was feeling even cooler due to the winds. Tonight we have clearer skies
:24:35. > :24:39.so temperatures will tumble. It will turn wet tomorrow morning so
:24:40. > :24:45.temperatures will rise. It will drop below freezing tonight. A widespread
:24:46. > :24:53.hard frost and also the possibility of icy patches as we start the day.
:24:54. > :25:00.It turns very windy tomorrow morning and because of those strong winds,
:25:01. > :25:08.that moves the brain away quickly `` moves the rain. As we go through the
:25:09. > :25:16.afternoon, similar temperatures to today. Always a little bit milder
:25:17. > :25:22.along the coast but those wins will be picking up. Tomorrow night,
:25:23. > :25:27.because of the cloud and the wind, it will not be as chilly as tonight.
:25:28. > :25:36.It will stay above freezing in most places. Even in more rural spots, it
:25:37. > :25:43.will be a frosty start to the day on Thursday. Temperatures will be a
:25:44. > :25:52.little bit milder but still a very cool picture. On Friday, still very
:25:53. > :25:56.cold with those northerly winds and the risk of showers is increasingly
:25:57. > :26:01.isolated. High pressure is building over the weekend so we will set
:26:02. > :26:07.season sunshine but it will be bitterly cold.
:26:08. > :26:11.Now, news of a very special event we're hosting here at BBC South East
:26:12. > :26:36.Today this Friday. On Friday the 22nd of November, we
:26:37. > :26:50.are celebrating 50 years of Dr Who with a special programme. We will be
:26:51. > :27:01.showing a series of special guests. I do hope you can make time for it.
:27:02. > :27:04.On Friday evening, I'll be hosting a special programme live from Herne
:27:05. > :27:15.Bay. Tickets for the event have all been allocated but do join
:27:16. > :27:20.us here on BBC One at 6:30pm. Let's have a quick recap of the
:27:21. > :27:25.headlines. The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that the NHS
:27:26. > :27:31.needs to undergo a profound transformation.
:27:32. > :27:35.Hospitals must be open and honest about making mistakes.
:27:36. > :27:40.A brain`damaged patient had his life put at risk by poor care he received
:27:41. > :27:43.at NHS Sevenoaks. Goodbye.