:00:04. > :00:06.Good evening, I'm Sarah-Jane Bungay. Welcome to South Today. In
:00:06. > :00:09.tonight's programme: Relief for the family and friends
:00:09. > :00:19.of a Hampshire man killed by a drink driver as they hear her
:00:19. > :00:24.prison sentence won't be reduced. Six years means to 0.5 years in
:00:24. > :00:28.jail and nobody can say that that is too harsh, nobody. It is wrong,
:00:28. > :00:34.it needs to be higher. Take a pay cut or lose your job -
:00:34. > :00:37.what some nurses in Berkshire are being told. They are very shocked,
:00:37. > :00:40.very disappointed at the manner in which this has been done.
:00:40. > :00:48.Out for a duck - Hampshire's Rose Bowl misses out on hosting any of
:00:48. > :00:58.the Ashes Tests over the next four years. And join me as South Today
:00:58. > :00:59.
:00:59. > :01:03.explores the stories behind rescue churches of southern England.
:01:03. > :01:05.The parents of a Hampshire man killed by a drunk driver a year ago
:01:05. > :01:09.say they're disgusted she was allowed to appeal against her
:01:09. > :01:13.sentence. Wayne Moores from Chandler's Ford died after being
:01:13. > :01:18.knocked off his motorbike on the M4. Today Donna Hackett, from Wiltshire,
:01:18. > :01:27.lost her appeal to have her jail term reduced. Alice Bouverie was in
:01:27. > :01:31.court. Sunday was the first anniversary of
:01:31. > :01:36.Wayne Moores death. An only child, his friends say he was loyal and
:01:36. > :01:40.inspiring. Today they repaid him with loyalty of their own going to
:01:40. > :01:47.London to watch the appeal of the woman who killed him. It is just
:01:47. > :01:53.wrong. It was one year ago on Sunday that Wayne was killed. We
:01:53. > :01:58.should be concentrating on that. Celebrating his life, not doing
:01:58. > :02:03.this. The night of the accident, don a Hackett had a row with her
:02:03. > :02:09.boyfriend. She got in her car twice over the legal drink-drive limit
:02:09. > :02:13.and started driving down the M4. It was near here on the outskirts of
:02:13. > :02:18.Swindon that she went into the back of a Wayne Moores motorcycle. He
:02:18. > :02:22.was thrown clear and died shortly afterwards. Dannatt then ran away
:02:22. > :02:26.from the scene and was found two hours later at lying in a ditch
:02:26. > :02:31.asleep. She was later charged with death by
:02:31. > :02:36.careless driving and given six years in jail. It wasn't an
:02:36. > :02:43.accident, she got in the car trunk, she was speeding so much that she
:02:43. > :02:47.impaled his motorbike up right in front of her car. Junk speeding
:02:47. > :02:53.undertaking and it is careless. It is like a throwaway comment and is
:02:53. > :02:57.an insult. The 26 year-old appeal was based on the grounds the
:02:57. > :03:03.sentence was too harsh. She had a previously unblemished record and
:03:03. > :03:07.of good character. As she launched a court action, Wayne his family
:03:07. > :03:11.launched a petition of their own collecting 5000 signatures in a
:03:11. > :03:15.fortnight. There was applause from the court
:03:15. > :03:21.as the three judges dismissed the appeal. There also cries of thank
:03:21. > :03:26.you from the public gallery. Despite the cheers, there were also
:03:26. > :03:30.tears. Wayne his parents say his death shattered their lives while
:03:30. > :03:35.the app appeals system has left them deeply disillusioned. They are
:03:35. > :03:38.determined that Wayne's name will not be forgotten.
:03:38. > :03:41.A little earlier I spoke to legal commentator Joshua Rozenberg. I put
:03:41. > :03:49.it to him that some people felt Donna Hackett should have faced a
:03:49. > :03:53.more serious charge than causing death by careless driving.
:03:53. > :03:58.Causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink
:03:58. > :04:02.or drugs is a very serious offence. Parliament recently increased the
:04:02. > :04:07.maximum penalty from 10 years to 14 years. It is not a serious as
:04:07. > :04:11.dangerous driving, but much easier to prove. You simply have to
:04:11. > :04:16.establish that the driver did not show their required care and was
:04:16. > :04:20.over their limit. Some would say there is a perception that driving
:04:20. > :04:25.offences are seen as a soft touch when it comes to sentencing, which
:04:25. > :04:29.you agree? There was a time when juries were simply aesthetic to
:04:29. > :04:32.drivers and imagine themselves in the position and would not convict
:04:32. > :04:38.somebody of murder if that was what they were charged with, which is
:04:38. > :04:42.why we have these particular charges of causing death. And think
:04:42. > :04:47.these days, particularly when drink is involved, then it courts take
:04:47. > :04:53.these things very seriously. Society is obviously appalled by
:04:53. > :04:57.behaviour like this and people get severe sentences. Today the Appeal
:04:57. > :05:03.Court turned and the reduction to the sentence, but housing KGB out?
:05:03. > :05:08.Her appeal failed and the Court of Appeal said there was nothing wrong
:05:08. > :05:13.with the six-year sentence, however, you normally get out after serving
:05:13. > :05:20.half of your sentence, that is three years, and serve the
:05:20. > :05:23.remainder on probation. These days you might serve even only half of
:05:23. > :05:27.the first half so you might just serve a quarter sometimes in
:05:27. > :05:32.present and serve the rest on licence in the community subject to
:05:32. > :05:36.a tag, particularly if you do not have a criminal record as Diana
:05:36. > :05:41.Hackett did not. She might not serve anything like six years, it
:05:41. > :05:44.is likely to be three years or much less.
:05:44. > :05:47.Nurses at the Royal Berkshire Hospital say they feel let down
:05:47. > :05:49.after being told they must take a pay cut or face dismissal. More
:05:49. > :05:52.than 1,700 members of staff received letters this week
:05:52. > :06:02.outlining plans to scrap their cost of living allowance which is worth
:06:02. > :06:07.around �600 a year. Ben Moore reports.
:06:07. > :06:12.Two years ago, 100 new nurses came to the Royal Berkshire Hospital
:06:12. > :06:17.putting them on staff was a way to save money, now it seems nurses are
:06:17. > :06:19.proving costly. The members that I spoke to talked about their
:06:19. > :06:26.absolute disappointment and the manner in which this has been
:06:26. > :06:32.sprung on them. They feel very let down, they feel, to quote, it is a
:06:32. > :06:38.kick in the teeth. The payment lost his court the recruitment and
:06:38. > :06:42.retention premium. It is what an extra �600 a year for nurses an
:06:42. > :06:46.allowance for living in the expensive south. The trust says the
:06:46. > :06:51.payment at up to a million pound bill it can no longer afford. Staff
:06:51. > :06:55.now have until 5th October to sign this letter, if they do not, they
:06:55. > :07:00.will be given notice and offered a new contract that does not include
:07:00. > :07:06.the payment. There is a sweetener for those that do agree. Six
:07:06. > :07:10.months' worth of the payment as a lump sum, about �300, in their bank
:07:10. > :07:15.account before Christmas. I think the average member will read that
:07:15. > :07:21.and still vulnerable and feel that they don't agree that they are
:07:21. > :07:31.being dismissed from their job. In that sort of turn, that is a public
:07:31. > :07:33.
:07:33. > :07:43.relations disaster. The Royal Berkshire Foundation trust says...
:07:43. > :07:44.
:07:44. > :07:48.It says it is following other trusts in scrapping the payment.
:07:48. > :07:52.They have no compassion for their elderly, that is the claim of
:07:52. > :07:57.relatives fighting to save a care home. A final decision will be made
:07:57. > :08:02.tomorrow, but council officials told residents the likely outcome a
:08:02. > :08:09.week ago with no prior warning for staff and relatives. Hampshire
:08:09. > :08:12.County Council says it cannot afford to refurbish the building.
:08:12. > :08:17.Maryburgh's father moved into Cherry Orchard one year ago, now he
:08:17. > :08:21.could be forced to move again. Harry was on his own when council
:08:21. > :08:26.officials told him the home would close. Mary was furious she was not
:08:26. > :08:31.given the chance to be with him. was a complete and utter surprise.
:08:31. > :08:35.It was one of the family members that called me that was in there at
:08:35. > :08:39.the time and told me that my father was really upset and crying and
:08:39. > :08:45.saying that my Mary should be here. So I went straight down and that's
:08:45. > :08:49.when I found them all terribly upset. Letters were sent to
:08:49. > :08:54.relatives, but they were posted to late. Campaigners believe the
:08:54. > :08:57.decision is a foregone conclusion even though it is not due to be
:08:57. > :09:01.made to will tomorrow. Their council left vulnerable elderly
:09:01. > :09:08.people in tears telling them that a home would close a week before the
:09:08. > :09:12.decision has been made. Why? Y? We do not need to close his home. It
:09:12. > :09:17.is quite clear it is needed by this community and what they are doing
:09:17. > :09:23.to these vulnerable people is crawl. We as the Council for an interview,
:09:23. > :09:33.they gave us a statement. The executive member for adults social
:09:33. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :09:49.care said she will make that The council says accommodation will
:09:49. > :09:52.be found for the residents of Cherry Orchard.
:09:52. > :09:55.One in 20 staff members will be made redundant at the headquarters
:09:56. > :09:58.of a financial investments company in Southampton. Skandia has
:09:58. > :10:00.confirmed that 86 jobs will go in its operations department. Managers
:10:00. > :10:04.say it's because more business is conducted online.
:10:04. > :10:14.Still to come in this evening's South Today: Why the builders are
:10:14. > :10:18.still in at one of the most Concern is growing for the welfare
:10:18. > :10:20.of a woman who's been missing from her Hampshire home for a week. 34-
:10:20. > :10:30.year-old Leanne Turnbull suffers from epilepsy and it's believed she
:10:30. > :10:32.
:10:32. > :10:37.hasn't got any medication with her. Joe Campbell reports.
:10:37. > :10:41.Can I ask you to take a copy of these. With a police search having
:10:41. > :10:46.called a blank, family took to the streets today to try and turn up
:10:46. > :10:52.fresh leads. This is a desperate situation where family members are
:10:52. > :10:56.coming from all over the country, but encouragingly a lot of people
:10:56. > :11:01.have congregated and motivated themselves to make an effort and
:11:01. > :11:06.desperately want to help the police and the family to find Leanne again.
:11:06. > :11:10.The last confirmed sighting was in alter ensured it after 9 am on
:11:10. > :11:14.Wednesday morning last week. She was seen at the supermarket and
:11:14. > :11:20.from here went to a bike shop in the town centre. After that, the
:11:20. > :11:27.trail goes cold. A trace on Liam's mobile phone
:11:27. > :11:31.shows her going down to the Devil's Punch Bowl. We are desperate after
:11:31. > :11:35.having their own leagues of my sisters location. She is a
:11:35. > :11:41.beautiful girl, fun-loving, always willing to put others before
:11:41. > :11:45.herself. She is vulnerable. She has not necessarily been in the best
:11:46. > :11:53.frame of mind. The family hope all their efforts will jog somebody's
:11:53. > :11:56.memory. We are just into autumn, but a
:11:56. > :12:02.fleet of seven new gritters has rolled into Brighton and Hove to
:12:02. > :12:06.help keep the red clay this winter. The council spent �1 million on the
:12:06. > :12:09.beach -- vehicles to help with the city's steep hills. They were
:12:09. > :12:15.bought after a review two years ago when the council received thousands
:12:15. > :12:19.of angry complaints. Two winters ago when the South slid
:12:19. > :12:23.to a halt, Brighton and Hove council was snowed under with
:12:24. > :12:29.thousands of complaints. It own official report said the public
:12:29. > :12:35.mood was angry and even venomous. Officers recommended replacing its
:12:35. > :12:38.gritters. Now the council has spent �1 million on an entire fleet of
:12:38. > :12:45.seven new vehicles. Most of them are clearly taller and longer than
:12:45. > :12:50.the old ones. These hold 18 tonnes, these held 12 tons of great meaning
:12:50. > :12:55.they are on the road longer working quicker. These are all four by four
:12:55. > :12:59.so they can go up aware of narrow streets. These were not, so we had
:12:59. > :13:03.difficulty getting up steep hills. We went out for the first road-
:13:03. > :13:08.testing one of the new vehicles. Barber said the new gritters are
:13:08. > :13:15.more powerful than the old ones. think we would have been standing
:13:15. > :13:19.on the throttle harder in the old ones to get any form of the great
:13:19. > :13:24.coming out from their stationery. The council said it could not get
:13:24. > :13:28.the gritters in time for last year, but they have not forgotten the
:13:28. > :13:33.anger from last year. Council officers have worked really hard to
:13:33. > :13:39.work and how we address these situations. The machines we had
:13:39. > :13:44.were very old and unreliable, that was not helping. Sir if it snows
:13:44. > :13:48.again this winter, that we are in a much better place. The council is
:13:48. > :13:51.testing the first three vehicles, that final for will be here in the
:13:51. > :13:58.next couple of weeks and the council say they will be ready to
:13:58. > :14:01.grip the euros for real from 1st November.
:14:01. > :14:06.I imagine some people in Brighton and Hove are bemused to see
:14:06. > :14:12.gritters on the road. It stands high on the South Downs
:14:12. > :14:15.and Lancing College Chapel is not only one of the impressive
:14:15. > :14:20.landmarks, it is a national monument. What you may know is it
:14:20. > :14:24.was never finished. Started in the late 19th century, the project ran
:14:24. > :14:34.into many problems and a succession of architects have been trying to
:14:34. > :14:40.
:14:40. > :14:45.finish it since. Now the final push Conceived on a colossal scale,
:14:45. > :14:51.Lancing College Chapel is one of the most impressive landmarks in
:14:51. > :14:54.the south. As a work of their Victorian Gothic revival, it is
:14:54. > :15:03.undoubtedly a masterpiece. The height, the light, the proportions,
:15:03. > :15:07.the structure, their elegance of it. You could say it is unrivalled.
:15:07. > :15:14.Constructing in lavish style used up vast amounts of money and Labour
:15:14. > :15:17.and like many a modern built, the project ran to a halt. It remained
:15:17. > :15:23.unfinished and by the Fifties neglected and war-damaged hit a low
:15:23. > :15:31.point. Corrugated iron clamp on to the West End. Like all great
:15:31. > :15:36.buildings, it he needs constant maintenance and repair. Enter the
:15:36. > :15:40.friends of Lancing Chapel. They have already raised �2 million for
:15:40. > :15:44.vital restoration work, now it is the final push to finish the job.
:15:44. > :15:49.The great thing about finishing the building is that will then draw a
:15:49. > :15:54.line under the sense of, we have to raise money to complete it, and
:15:54. > :16:00.enable us to concentrate on maintaining the building for future
:16:00. > :16:06.generations. The hope is to build a large stone porch a finely row of
:16:06. > :16:16.the building. 143 years after work first got underway, but for that,
:16:16. > :16:18.
:16:18. > :16:22.they need many new donors to come Great building. For the next few
:16:22. > :16:26.Thursdays we were by telling the stories behind some of the most
:16:26. > :16:31.remarkable churches in southern England. Every year, around 100
:16:31. > :16:36.judges are made redundant, some are left to rot and some are converted.
:16:36. > :16:41.A chosen few are saved, rescued by the churches Conservation Trust.
:16:41. > :16:49.Roger Finn has been visiting some of them and he starts in Berkshire
:16:49. > :16:56.with Saint Thomas's. One of the oldest and smallest of them all.
:16:56. > :17:03.It is irregular -- a regular and much loved duty. She is their local
:17:03. > :17:07.volunteer for the Church's concentration -- Conservation Trust.
:17:07. > :17:11.I just check that everything is still here that should be here. I
:17:11. > :17:18.then sit down and say a few words to myself and anybody else who
:17:18. > :17:24.might listen. Saint Thomas is Norman dating back to 1100. It owes
:17:24. > :17:31.its existence to a family who lived in a near by manor-house. The 15th
:17:31. > :17:37.century tomb contains St Thomas and Lady Beatrice. Regular worship
:17:37. > :17:40.ended here in 1870, but sent Thomas's was one of the first
:17:41. > :17:47.judges rescued by the Conservation Trust and today their chairman is
:17:47. > :17:52.paying a visit. You may recognise him. It is so beautiful and it is
:17:52. > :17:56.so intimate and then you realise when you are in here you are coming
:17:56. > :18:01.face-to-face with this incredible bit of English history. You can
:18:01. > :18:05.actually see the Reformation happening in the up. You have these
:18:05. > :18:10.medieval wall paintings which remind us that medieval churches
:18:10. > :18:15.were very vibrant and colourful and then suddenly the Reformation
:18:15. > :18:20.arrives and the colourful walls are covered in white wash and inscribed
:18:20. > :18:27.with tax. The Church of England decides which judges should be
:18:27. > :18:31.saved and the Conservation Trust now looks after over 300 of them.
:18:31. > :18:37.Our parish churches have always shown us what we aspire to it as a
:18:37. > :18:42.society. This is the best it gets. This is always the best that we can
:18:42. > :18:46.do exemplified in how beautiful our parish churches are. The whole job
:18:46. > :18:50.of the churches Conservation Trust is to save historic churches and to
:18:50. > :18:56.make sure that our children, grandchildren, future generations
:18:56. > :19:02.can get the same amount of pleasure and inspiration from parish
:19:02. > :19:06.churches that people have been getting for generations. Halma has
:19:06. > :19:10.organised a flower festival here and a Christmas event. Her daughter
:19:10. > :19:16.was married here, but only after permission from the Archbishop of
:19:16. > :19:21.Canterbury and a lot of hard work. There was no water, electricity or
:19:21. > :19:27.water here say you have to organise everything. It was worth it, it was
:19:27. > :19:32.a wonderful day. Everybody enjoyed it very much. I think there is
:19:32. > :19:39.something lovable about this little church, isn't there? The scale is
:19:39. > :19:44.terrific. It is almost a domestic scale. You can just relate to the
:19:44. > :19:49.past so vividly when you are in a setting like this, I think. What is
:19:49. > :19:59.it that brought about your love of judges? I often think, what is then
:19:59. > :19:59.
:19:59. > :20:05.not to love? When you look at a parish church like this, you see,
:20:05. > :20:11.you know, the story of the land and the people and the development of
:20:11. > :20:18.the culture. Everything about England is embodied in our parish
:20:18. > :20:23.churches. How can anybody not be fascinated by them? Beautiful
:20:23. > :20:28.setting for that church. Next week, Roger will be on Portland in Dorset
:20:28. > :20:32.to visit one of the most spectacular churches, the 18th
:20:32. > :20:38.century St George's. It is a miniature copy of St Paul's
:20:38. > :20:40.Cathedral with a churchyard rich of stories of murder and Miss fortune.
:20:40. > :20:42.On to sport, and there's disappointment tonight for everyone
:20:42. > :20:46.involved at Hampshire's Rose Bowl cricket ground. They've been told
:20:46. > :20:49.that, despite a huge investment at the facility, it won't host any of
:20:49. > :20:57.the Ashes tests in 2013 or 2015. Jo Kent is at the Rose Bowl tonight.
:20:57. > :21:02.Jo, a real disappointment for everyone there?
:21:02. > :21:08.Yes, this is pretty devastating news. To understand why you have to
:21:08. > :21:11.look at the background. This is a grandly huge aspirations. It hosted
:21:11. > :21:17.its first Test match this summer and has two new stands put in just
:21:17. > :21:23.that. If you go back to 2006 when it was awarded testator's, it's set
:21:23. > :21:28.out to be a model Test ground, the best in the country. A �45 million
:21:28. > :21:35.investment is planned to make that happen. More stands, the best
:21:35. > :21:41.hospitality and media facilities, even an 18 hole goes -- golf course
:21:41. > :21:47.so you can see what a blow it is to miss out on missing any of those
:21:47. > :21:52.Test matches. The chairman here told me he is quite simply gutted.
:21:52. > :21:57.It is a sad day for us. We felt we were in a good position. The last
:21:57. > :22:03.time we went into a bidding process, we came out on top. That was only
:22:03. > :22:07.two years ago, since then the only research has also put us on the top
:22:07. > :22:12.of customer research. Most people thought we made a good fist of the
:22:12. > :22:19.Test matches we hosted this year so it hurts. But life goes on and we
:22:19. > :22:25.have to make the best of what we have got. He mentioned that Test
:22:25. > :22:30.match, England played show Llancayo here in June and it hailed as a
:22:30. > :22:34.success all around. The captain said it was an outstanding Test and
:22:34. > :22:38.the team were delighted with the facilities. Hampshire should be
:22:38. > :22:43.very proud. It is even more difficult to understand why this
:22:43. > :22:48.decision has been made. A tiny crumb of comfort is that the
:22:48. > :22:54.Australians when be complete strangers, they will play a one-day
:22:54. > :22:58.international in 2015. Eastleah back answer was financially backing
:22:58. > :23:06.the scheme, it says it will have to consider its investment in the
:23:06. > :23:08.coming weeks. On to other cricket news
:23:08. > :23:13.Meanwhile Sussex have revealed today that they've released
:23:13. > :23:21.overseas batsman, New Zealander, Lou Vincent. He'd been on a one
:23:21. > :23:25.year deal and played in one day and t20 matches this season.
:23:25. > :23:29.Southampton are due to the 4th round of the Carling Cup. You might
:23:29. > :23:33.remember there was another big game going on, Brighton hosting
:23:33. > :23:38.Liverpool, but they could not get the better of the big boys. Here is
:23:38. > :23:43.a round-up of the action. Saints' top the championship and
:23:43. > :23:52.this looks like an easy type yet only 7000 fans made the trip. Those
:23:52. > :23:58.who did were rewarded. Saints were dominated from the start. The Dutch
:23:58. > :24:03.defender's first goal for the club was scored. Adam Barton capitalised
:24:03. > :24:08.on sloppy defending to level the score, but the visitors never
:24:08. > :24:13.really threatened. Adam Lallana at dropping home a header to seal the
:24:13. > :24:19.win. I have tried to win every game, we are in the 4th round which is
:24:20. > :24:27.good. A touch of glitz and glamour in a next and an atmosphere of
:24:27. > :24:33.excitement and anticipation. Despite hopes of a fairy-tale
:24:33. > :24:43.result, an early opener from Craig Bellamy bought things done to earth.
:24:43. > :24:48.Bright and pushed for an equaliser. However, at Liverpool or were at 2-
:24:48. > :24:55.0 up 10 minutes before time. A penalty not enough to change the
:24:55. > :24:59.outcome. I am very proud. The way that we play the game, it is us. I
:25:00. > :25:04.just enjoy watching my team. Brighton fans went home with heads
:25:04. > :25:14.held high. Well the draw for the 4th round
:25:14. > :25:16.
:25:16. > :25:20.takes place on Saturday. And now the weather. With a line from a
:25:20. > :25:30.famous film, the sun will come out tomorrow?
:25:30. > :25:36.
:25:36. > :25:42.Yes it will. Have a look at the We are in for a very chilly night,
:25:42. > :25:47.but it will warm up very soon. Good news for the weekend, in fact,
:25:47. > :25:52.considerably warming up this Saturday and Sunday. Tomorrow's
:25:52. > :25:58.temperatures around 19 Celsius. Watch that Wham go up all the way
:25:58. > :26:03.to 23 Celsius on Sunday. That will do us nicely. Tonight is chilly
:26:03. > :26:08.with some patchy mist and fog all because the wings will be dying
:26:09. > :26:17.through the night and it will encourage mist and fog. Towns and
:26:17. > :26:22.cities down to single figures. Expect temperatures to be around
:26:22. > :26:28.five or six in some places. Tomorrow, at sunshine with cloud
:26:28. > :26:34.here and there, but essentially a fine and dry story. Temperatures
:26:34. > :26:37.around 19 Celsius. Into the weekend, a little bit of patchy rain and
:26:37. > :26:43.drizzle for some of us, but that will maintain temperatures in
:26:43. > :26:51.double figures as we head into his Saturday morning. A bright start on
:26:51. > :26:58.Saturday. Sunshine defer their East that you are. Some rain into the
:26:58. > :27:02.small hours of Saturday, but quite warm. Warmer still on Sunday. The
:27:03. > :27:12.further east you happen to be, we will see temperatures touching 23
:27:13. > :27:18.
:27:18. > :27:24.Celsius. The temperatures are the main story. 19 off Friday and
:27:24. > :27:29.Saturday, 20 on Sunday. If that is not enough, midweek next week might
:27:29. > :27:32.be even warmer. That is about it from us
:27:32. > :27:35.Just a mention about tomorrow's programme and we'll be previewing
:27:35. > :27:38.the first Oxford half marathon to have taken place for 22 years. Its
:27:38. > :27:41.happening on Sunday and our very own roadrunner, Alexis Green, will