:00:10. > :00:13.Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's
:00:13. > :00:15.programme: A blot on the landscape?
:00:15. > :00:25.Bournemouth's controversial Imax is to be demolished next year
:00:25. > :00:28.
:00:28. > :00:31.No tanker strike at Easter, but the rush for fuel still continues.
:00:32. > :00:39.Demolishing the old - disruption as 17 bridges make room for new larger
:00:39. > :00:49.containers by rail. And artistic differences - who are
:00:49. > :00:53.
:00:53. > :00:59.the winners and losers in the arts It's been labelled an eyesore and
:00:59. > :01:01.one of the ugliest buildings in the country. But now ten years after it
:01:01. > :01:04.first opened, councillors have decided the curtain will come down
:01:04. > :01:08.for good on the former IMAX cinema in Bournemouth. It will be
:01:08. > :01:11.demolished at the end of the summer to make way for a new open air
:01:11. > :01:18.event space. Allen Sinclair is Bournemouth for us tonight. Allen,
:01:18. > :01:26.this has been pretty expensive for the council, hasn't it?
:01:26. > :01:31.�6.5 million to by the building in the first place and they will spend
:01:31. > :01:34.�2 million to pull it down. The people in charge at former council
:01:34. > :01:39.say it is money well spent because it is something the public want. We
:01:39. > :01:43.have been following this saga for many years and from day one, this
:01:43. > :01:47.has been a controversial plays. When the building first went up,
:01:47. > :01:52.people said it was a blot on the landscape and blocked seafront
:01:52. > :01:57.views. It is one of the South's most
:01:57. > :02:01.recognisable and most loathed landmarks. Finally, it's time is up.
:02:01. > :02:05.The huge building will be bulldozed and the end of summer and many
:02:05. > :02:09.locals cannot wait to say good riddance. If anyone is going to
:02:09. > :02:17.pull it down, it should be done as soon as possible because it is
:02:17. > :02:22.empty, it is rubbish, it is ugly. It has not been liked since it was
:02:22. > :02:28.put up. The majority of people wanted to be taken down. It is such
:02:28. > :02:33.a great location. Something better can go up in its place. The IMAX
:02:33. > :02:41.complex was never a commercial success. Since the cinema close,
:02:41. > :02:46.the owner struggled to find a viable usage. The council stepped
:02:46. > :02:49.in and bought the site for �6.5 million. Demolition will cost
:02:50. > :02:54.another �2 million, but the council leader believes it is money well
:02:54. > :02:59.spent because it is what the public wants. We had to buy it and we have
:02:59. > :03:02.to do the work. We will do that to the best value we can, but if we
:03:02. > :03:07.have not done it and sat still and done nothing, I suspect people
:03:07. > :03:13.would not have been happy about that either. Once flattened, the
:03:13. > :03:18.land will become open a public performance base for now. They are
:03:18. > :03:25.not react future development, but they are not rushing ahead with a
:03:25. > :03:29.replacement. So, a public performance space is what is going
:03:29. > :03:35.to eventually replace the IMAX. The council is been vague about what
:03:35. > :03:41.that means. Perhaps concert's and sporting events, but crucially, no
:03:42. > :03:46.new building for the time being and nothing to block the seafront be
:03:46. > :03:56.used. The demolition workers should live in at the end of the summer
:03:56. > :04:04.
:04:04. > :04:11.season. If anyone enjoys this view, they have not got long rest. Many
:04:11. > :04:21.people waited for hours today to fill out their petrol tanks.
:04:21. > :04:24.As the Proms ran dry and, at RAF crews were arriving for training.
:04:24. > :04:29.Government contingency plans were doing little to quell the panic at
:04:29. > :04:36.the pumps. Many top up their cars and then added a can of fuel for
:04:36. > :04:40.good measure. At this petrol station near Brighton, they brought
:04:40. > :04:44.in marshals to supervise the waiting motorists. That did not
:04:44. > :04:48.stop arguments on the forecourt about alleged queue-jumping. In
:04:48. > :04:52.Dorset motorists were content to wait it out in the hope of getting
:04:52. > :04:57.a delivery. By waiting for the tanker to come so we can put some
:04:58. > :05:07.fuel in. Not happy at all. I didn't do the panic buying. I followed the
:05:08. > :05:10.
:05:10. > :05:14.advice and where has that got me? There is nothing to flap about.
:05:14. > :05:19.There were even reports of some garages being asked to siphon the
:05:19. > :05:24.Drakes. In Berkshire, the sight of a delivery was enough to get
:05:24. > :05:29.motorists lining up. One delivery driver, who did not want to go on
:05:29. > :05:33.camera, told the BBC he had been passing a petrol station with a
:05:33. > :05:43.long queue of cars to take on fuel. As he glanced in his rear-view
:05:43. > :05:43.
:05:44. > :05:52.mirror, he saw two drivers leave the cue and followed him. Whilst
:05:52. > :05:57.the strike remain some way off, for cuts -- forecourts are drier as
:05:57. > :05:59.they struggle to meet demand. A �2 million claim against the NHS
:06:00. > :06:03.for failing to build a hospital in Littlehampton has been thrown out
:06:03. > :06:06.at the High Court. It was brought by the builders, who were told just
:06:06. > :06:08.weeks before work was due to start that the scheme had been cancelled.
:06:08. > :06:11.The decision was hugely controversial and caused several
:06:11. > :06:21.big protests in the area. Our Health Correspondent David Fenton
:06:21. > :06:22.
:06:22. > :06:26.has been following the story. Why did they lose? Basically because
:06:26. > :06:30.they did not have a contract and they were trying to sue the NHS for
:06:30. > :06:35.breach of contract. Said his company called Guildhouse had been
:06:35. > :06:39.chosen to build the new hospital. They spent �2 million developing
:06:39. > :06:44.the plans, but technically, they were just a preferred bidder and
:06:44. > :06:50.that is why the legal action failed. At the decision to cancel the
:06:50. > :06:54.hospital came very late, didn't it? Yes. This was back in 2006 am
:06:54. > :06:58.literally two weeks before the building work was due to start, the
:06:58. > :07:01.NHS Paul the plug. Remember, the old hospital in Litha Hampton had
:07:01. > :07:06.been knocked down to make way for this new one and the building
:07:06. > :07:15.company said it is astonished it has been left out of pocket because
:07:15. > :07:22.the NHS in Sussex basically changed its mind. We have incurred 7,000 --
:07:22. > :07:26.several hundred �1,000 in legal fees. Whichever way you look at it,
:07:26. > :07:31.there was a hospital required here and millions of pounds were spent
:07:31. > :07:36.which could have gone towards producing a hospital. What has the
:07:36. > :07:42.health trust said? The a said the legal claim against them was
:07:42. > :07:49.rejected and Guildhouse have been ordered to pay the primary care
:07:49. > :07:53.trusts's legal fees. The whole issue has been quite sensitive and
:07:53. > :08:02.messy for the NHS. Legal matters aside, patients will be wondering
:08:02. > :08:07.what it will mean for them, the fact they don't have a new hospital.
:08:08. > :08:17.Hopefully there will be new plans coming forwards to answer those
:08:18. > :08:22.
:08:22. > :08:24.questions. Local traders and business owners
:08:24. > :08:27.in Weymouth are worried about their future after the council announced
:08:27. > :08:30.that a special workers parking permit will be scrapped from this
:08:30. > :08:34.Sunday. Currently they can get a special pass which allows them to
:08:34. > :08:38.park up on double yellow lines and in restricted zones for �56 a day.
:08:38. > :08:41.Under a new scheme they are being asked to pay up to �10 a day. From
:08:41. > :08:46.Sunday, traders working in Weymouth will think twice before doing this.
:08:46. > :08:54.This special pass costs �56 a year, but that is been scrapped by the
:08:54. > :08:58.council. They will now have to pay �5 a day. Some will have to pay �10.
:08:58. > :09:03.In it is a hike local businesses were not expecting. They could have
:09:03. > :09:07.talked to was and said look at it from our point Scylla, which they
:09:07. > :09:11.have not. We would have gladly pay a lot more to keep this
:09:11. > :09:15.dispensation. It will affect our business. It will affect our work
:09:15. > :09:20.Business a lot because I will have to charge back to the customers.
:09:21. > :09:25.There are around 500 passes being used and it means they can park in
:09:25. > :09:29.restricted areas like these, or on double yellow lines for more than
:09:29. > :09:34.an hour whilst they carry out their work. But the council says summer
:09:34. > :09:39.that is being abused. What we found is that the dispensation was
:09:39. > :09:47.designed for vehicles to park where there is an intrinsic need to be
:09:47. > :09:51.right next to their vehicle. It was not designed for a shop in town to
:09:51. > :09:55.have their car outside their premises. Parking officers will
:09:55. > :10:01.allow traders to off load goods in the town centre as long as they
:10:01. > :10:08.move off afterwards. I have a double buggy and it is difficult to
:10:08. > :10:13.get around in town when vehicles parked on the pavement. It is far
:10:13. > :10:18.too steep. What traders like Stephen, they said they cannot
:10:18. > :10:22.afford it and parking in a car park is just not practical. They are
:10:22. > :10:26.planning on protesting next week. Ambitious plans have been approved
:10:26. > :10:28.that could lead to thousands of jobs, hundreds of new homes and a
:10:28. > :10:31.major boost for business in Hampshire. Gosport and Fareham
:10:31. > :10:34.councils last night gave the go ahead to plans to redevelop the
:10:34. > :10:37.Daedalus Airfield site at Lee on the Solent. In August the
:10:37. > :10:46.government declared 24 enterprise zones around the country - the
:10:46. > :10:51.airfield at Daedalus was one of them. We are aiming to create
:10:51. > :10:57.around 4,000 jobs here in the marine, aviation and aerospace
:10:57. > :11:01.sectors, focusing on advance manufacture ring. Massively good
:11:01. > :11:06.news for Hampshire, great news for business and great news for the
:11:06. > :11:08.local economy. HMS Liverpool has been officially
:11:08. > :11:11.decommissioned today in Portsmouth. The Type 42 Destroyer arrived in
:11:11. > :11:15.the city on Monday, ahead of today's ceremony. It marks the end
:11:15. > :11:22.of 30 years service, which includes the Iraq war in 2003 and last
:11:22. > :11:26.year's Libyan blockade. She will now be sold to the highest bidder.
:11:26. > :11:33.Still to come - Reham is by the seaside, but will it be beach
:11:33. > :11:39.weather. Yes, well all week we have enjoyed
:11:39. > :11:48.some are like weather, but this weekend it will be more like spring.
:11:48. > :11:57.It was they drive, but it will be a touch cooler. More than the
:11:57. > :12:00.forecast later. -- more on the forecast later.
:12:00. > :12:02.One of Hampshire's main roads will be closed for three months from
:12:02. > :12:05.tomorrow for Network Rail to demolish and then rebuild a bridge.
:12:05. > :12:08.The A27 near Romsey isn't the only bridge that's being replaced. The
:12:08. > :12:11.main railway line from Southampton to the Midlands has already been
:12:11. > :12:14.upgraded to carry larger freight containers from the docks. Now a
:12:14. > :12:22.secondary route is being improved, too. It runs round Salisbury and
:12:22. > :12:27.through Andover. On that route 17 have to be knocked down.
:12:27. > :12:35.Beside the main road between Romsey and Southampton, railway workers
:12:35. > :12:42.prepare for to borrowers -- tomorrow's big closure. After that,
:12:43. > :12:47.no vehicles will cross this bridge for three months. His is all about
:12:47. > :12:52.getting lorries off the road and on to the rail. The size of the
:12:52. > :12:57.containers have increased. Internationally it is now nine for
:12:57. > :13:02.six inches and there will not fit through our Victorian bridges so we
:13:02. > :13:11.have to remove them and replace them. It Andover, this road has
:13:11. > :13:15.been shut since Christmas Eve. Part of this busy bridge has been
:13:15. > :13:22.knocked down. It will reopen next week to the relief of local
:13:22. > :13:27.businesses. People coming in, popping in on their way home from
:13:27. > :13:33.work, they are not coming in any more. More than a third of
:13:33. > :13:37.containers are now the new larger global standard size that will not
:13:37. > :13:43.fit under that bridge. By the end of this decade, nearly all
:13:43. > :13:48.containers will be that size. The whole project will be finished next
:13:48. > :13:53.year. Beyond that, there is a plan to stretch freight trains, making
:13:53. > :14:03.them up to half a mile long. But in the meantime, drivers from Romsey
:14:03. > :14:05.to Southampton face and long diversions. -- some long diversions.
:14:05. > :14:08.It's one of the south's unemployment blackspots, but today
:14:08. > :14:11.Bognor Regis has lost a centre which helps train people to get
:14:11. > :14:14.back into work. The company which runs it says not enough people are
:14:14. > :14:17.using its services. But some people say centre could have been better
:14:17. > :14:20.promoted. Our Sussex Reporter Sean Killick went along to meet some of
:14:20. > :14:22.the people who say the centre has helped change their lives. Gathered
:14:22. > :14:26.outside this training centre in Bognor Regis High Street some of
:14:26. > :14:31.the dozens of people who come here each week. The centre runs courses
:14:31. > :14:38.designed to help people learn skills, including literacy,
:14:38. > :14:41.numeracy and competing. Earlier this month it was a mass ascent or
:14:42. > :14:48.would close. A I am really angry. They did not give us a lot of
:14:48. > :14:55.notice. I got a lot of help when I came here. I did a course and it
:14:55. > :15:00.really helped to build up my confidence. This is a live signed -
:15:00. > :15:10.- lifeline for so many people. It has helped so many people to go on
:15:10. > :15:13.and find jobs and to get people off unemployment. The centre is run by
:15:13. > :15:17.a private company that receives funding from the Government based
:15:18. > :15:22.on the number of students. They declined our request for an
:15:22. > :15:27.interview, but I have spoken to one of the managers of camera. She said
:15:28. > :15:32.no-one is happy to be closing the centre. They say due to learn
:15:32. > :15:36.numbers, the centre is not viable and has to close. However, some
:15:36. > :15:41.people believe if the centre have been better promoted, it could have
:15:41. > :15:47.been saved. The building is not advertised at all. There are some
:15:47. > :15:52.pictures and photographs outside and NT shop window. They have not
:15:52. > :15:58.advertised it. I've lived here for 40 years and I didn't know it was
:15:58. > :16:04.here. The company said any student that has not completed their course
:16:04. > :16:07.can do so at online or at their centre in Worthing.
:16:07. > :16:11.The South is well known for it's rich culture and heritage, but it
:16:11. > :16:13.seems in a sense the arts world is becoming a tale of two cities. This
:16:13. > :16:17.weekend hundreds of smaller arts organisations will be cut off from
:16:17. > :16:19.their main source of funding as the Arts Council brings into force its
:16:19. > :16:22.new policy of funding fewer, larger organisations. Many of the smaller
:16:22. > :16:32.dance, theatre and community groups fear they're being forced to leave
:16:32. > :16:41.
:16:41. > :16:49.This is what Hann Show Dance do, but today the studio is NT because
:16:49. > :16:56.the art project have lost funding. In practical terms, three of our
:16:56. > :17:01.staff finish from today. The main disappointment is in dance. A
:17:01. > :17:07.political decision was made to take money from small organisations and
:17:07. > :17:14.give it to bigger ones. On the flip side, there are council is been
:17:14. > :17:24.generous to pick up bigger organisations. Take Chichester
:17:24. > :17:26.
:17:26. > :17:35.Festival Hall. It is getting a funding hike. Out of a nationwide
:17:35. > :17:40.part, the South is getting �114 million. Is it fair there? There is
:17:40. > :17:43.a thorough process for decision- making. We look at things like how
:17:43. > :17:49.resilient the organisation will be in the future, how many people use
:17:49. > :17:52.the facility, what the impact is on local people. There are a number of
:17:52. > :17:58.categories of things we consider what we make funding decisions.
:17:58. > :18:02.Arts Council say small groups Arnaud free to apply for a second
:18:02. > :18:06.round of funding in the summer. People working in dards are
:18:06. > :18:12.passionate about dance. It is easy to get angry, but that will not
:18:12. > :18:22.achieve anything. We just have to carry on doing the work. In scenes
:18:22. > :18:25.
:18:25. > :18:32.it is not time for the final curtain just yet.
:18:32. > :18:42.Let's hair what's happening with sport. This morning you were
:18:42. > :18:44.
:18:44. > :18:47.speaking to a Trevor Birch. Trevor Birch says there will be a
:18:47. > :18:49.Portsmouth football club playing next season. In what form or in
:18:49. > :18:52.what league remains the big question. Pompey's administrator
:18:52. > :18:56.joined me for a special debate on this morning's Julian Clegg
:18:56. > :19:03.programme on BBC Radio Solent. During an hour of questioning from
:19:03. > :19:13.fans, treasured Burch maintained an upbeat, but realistic outlook.
:19:13. > :19:13.
:19:13. > :19:19.Total debts for Portsmouth are �50 million and he is still in talks
:19:19. > :19:28.with potential buyers. Working on a restructuring of the club behind
:19:28. > :19:36.the scenes and talking to interested parties. One of the
:19:36. > :19:39.options could be a consortium. There must be someone out there
:19:39. > :19:45.that will listen to what I and other people are saying about the
:19:45. > :19:49.benefits of the club. There is a potential development idea around
:19:49. > :19:55.the club. It is a club that has already proved it can go to
:19:55. > :20:01.Premiership and hold its own. club's fans also stepped up their
:20:01. > :20:06.bit to buy Portsmouth. It is great for the fans to rally behind and if
:20:06. > :20:11.enough of them supported then it is in with their real chance.
:20:12. > :20:20.staying in the Championship would help matters. Tomorrow, Pompey hope
:20:20. > :20:23.for a second Conservative win when they face Burnley. -- consecutive
:20:23. > :20:26.win. The big game of the weekend is for
:20:26. > :20:30.Reading at Upton Park. It's second versus third as the Royals travel
:20:30. > :20:33.to West Ham. Win and they go four points clear of the Hammers with
:20:33. > :20:42.six games to go. Lose and the Royals fall back into the play-off
:20:42. > :20:48.places. Let us talk like now to Adie Williams. A big game was so
:20:48. > :20:52.much at stake, isn't there? Massive. It is the biggest game this season
:20:52. > :20:57.for Reading and West Ham. Lots of pressure. I think the expectations
:20:57. > :21:07.are more on West Ham. Brian McDermott's men are in brilliant
:21:07. > :21:09.
:21:09. > :21:18.form. There was a lot of rivalry between these two teams. Going back
:21:18. > :21:23.to December, things got pretty nasty. It is the kind -- is it the
:21:23. > :21:33.kind of thing West Ham will mention? Yes. Reading will focus on
:21:33. > :21:37.the game. If Jimmy is selected, I don't think a little bit of stick
:21:37. > :21:42.will bother him. We should also remember the tackle from Jack
:21:42. > :21:46.Collinson because it was a nasty one and it got a straight red.
:21:47. > :21:56.Reading have a tough few games in the next few weeks, haven't they?
:21:57. > :22:01.
:22:01. > :22:10.Absolutely. After West Ham, there's Leeds, Brighton. Hopefully there
:22:11. > :22:14.will be an automatic spot for Reading this season for BO. -- this
:22:14. > :22:17.season though. The leaders Southampton are live
:22:17. > :22:21.with us here on the BBC tomorrow. Their game with Blackpool is on
:22:21. > :22:24.BBC2. Saints have a five point advantage at the top after their 2-
:22:24. > :22:26.0 win over Doncaster last week. Billy Sharp stepped up after Rickie
:22:27. > :22:29.Lambert's injury, but Lambert is expected to be fit tomorrow as
:22:29. > :22:34.Saints hope to take another step towards the Premier league. There
:22:34. > :22:38.is a lot to play for for everybody. It is very close. Seven league
:22:38. > :22:47.games to go for everybody and everyone will be saying one more
:22:47. > :22:52.game, one more game. Their emphasis is to take one game at a time. Will
:22:52. > :22:55.do everything we can to win. -- the emphasis.
:22:55. > :22:58.Crawley Town players Claude Davis and Pablo Mills have apologised for
:22:58. > :23:01.their part in Tuesday's mass brawl which broke out at the end of their
:23:01. > :23:04.side's 3-2 success at Bradford. Davis was red carded, Mills is
:23:04. > :23:06.facing a violent conduct charge. Tomorrow, Crawley are at Burton
:23:06. > :23:10.Albion. Elsewhere in League Two, Aldershot will try to maintain
:23:10. > :23:12.their slim play of hopes when they face 4th placed Shrewsbury. In
:23:12. > :23:16.League One, Bournemouth caretaker boss Paul Groves has his first game
:23:16. > :23:18.at home against Yeovil. And in the Championship, Brighton in 4th host
:23:19. > :23:27.Middlesbrough in 5th - both sides very much hoping to consolidate
:23:27. > :23:30.play off places, Albion drew 1-1 at Nottingham Forest last Saturday.
:23:30. > :23:32.Reading's Kate Walsh will be nee of the subjects of the Olympic Dreams
:23:32. > :23:35.programme tomorrow, here on BBC1. The Great Britain hockey captain
:23:35. > :23:38.has been keeping a video diary for the latest edition.
:23:38. > :23:41.Kate has been in the role since 2003 and the team's pushing for a
:23:41. > :23:44.medal in London this summer after an impressive second place finish
:23:44. > :23:47.in the Champions Trophy in January. It was their first ever major
:23:47. > :23:57.international final and the 31- year-old skipper is now aiming for
:23:57. > :24:02.Olympic success. I might be having the worst day of my life, but I
:24:02. > :24:07.have to crack on with it. It is not good for the players if I'm having
:24:07. > :24:17.a bad day. I just want them to think about their job and what we
:24:17. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:22.need to do. That on BBC One, tomorrow lunchtime. Also, good luck
:24:22. > :24:32.to everyone doing the Ballmer and Reading half marathons. And now for
:24:32. > :24:38.
:24:38. > :24:43.the weather. Let's have a quick look at some pictures. It has been
:24:43. > :24:47.gorgeous this week, but things look as if they are going to take a bit
:24:47. > :24:57.of a change. Reham is in Bournemouth. It looks lovely way
:24:57. > :24:58.
:24:58. > :25:06.you're. It is absolutely gorgeous. We have
:25:06. > :25:11.got used to this fantastic weather. We have had quite a bit of sunshine,
:25:11. > :25:16.even though we started on a cloudy night. Things improved as the day
:25:16. > :25:22.went on. We've had a lot of sunshine and now the cloud will
:25:23. > :25:26.come back and fill in. We can see where it is encroaching. From the
:25:26. > :25:34.north and west it arrive steadily through the night. As it spreads,
:25:35. > :25:39.it will be a milder night and last night. Temperatures no lower than
:25:39. > :25:43.six or seven Celsius as we head into Saturday. A rather grey
:25:43. > :25:53.beginning for Saturday, unlike this past week. As we head into the east
:25:53. > :25:55.
:25:55. > :26:00.of the region, temperatures will be on the mild side. That cloud will
:26:00. > :26:06.be stubborn to break them up that day. Temperatures will struggle
:26:06. > :26:14.under any cloud, at best getting up to 12 Celsius at the end of
:26:14. > :26:17.Saturday. Perhaps further south and west we could see temperatures rise
:26:17. > :26:24.to 14 Celsius. That is still well above average for this time of the
:26:24. > :26:32.year. But, of course, we have been spoilt this week. As we look at
:26:32. > :26:37.Sunday, it is looking along brighter and of course we had the
:26:37. > :26:47.Reading half-marathon. There will be sunshine and quite dry. From
:26:47. > :26:47.
:26:47. > :26:51.Monday though, cloudy and damp. Next week on South Today we'll
:26:51. > :26:54.begin a series of special films about the Titanic. Most of the crew
:26:54. > :26:57.of the ill-fated liner were from Southampton. More than 500 of them
:26:57. > :27:00.died when she sank. We'll hear about one of the heroes of the
:27:00. > :27:03.disaster, Sir Arthur Rostron. He was captain of the Carpathia, the
:27:03. > :27:13.ship that rescued more than 700 of the survivors from the icy waters
:27:13. > :27:13.
:27:13. > :27:23.of the North Atlantic. He said it was the hand of God that guided him
:27:23. > :27:25.