:00:00. > :00:08.The scourge of the countryside. news teams where you are.
:00:09. > :00:17.Tough talk from councils on how to deal with fly-tipping Also
:00:18. > :00:23.What we want to do is catch these people, sees these people and crush
:00:24. > :00:27.them. We've got to take a strong stance on it.
:00:28. > :00:30.Also tonight: Despite calls to stand down, the Surrey council
:00:31. > :00:32.leader is unrepentant over the alleged council tax deal
:00:33. > :00:43.I'm guilty of putting our residents first.
:00:44. > :00:45.Who would you like to drop by on your 87th birthday?
:00:46. > :00:52.Well, for Pat in Sonning, it was her Hollywood heartthrob.
:00:53. > :00:58.It was delightful. And he's a very nice man, very handsome man. And he
:00:59. > :01:02.And a teenager's inspiring video about his disability that's
:01:03. > :01:15.touched millions of people, including Sir Elton John.
:01:16. > :01:22.We've all seen it, some of us have witnessed it,
:01:23. > :01:25.while others are left to clear up the mess.
:01:26. > :01:28.With some councils now starting to charge us to dump our rubbish
:01:29. > :01:31.and limit what we can throw away, many fear the problem
:01:32. > :01:34.In a moment we'll hear the frustration this is causing
:01:35. > :01:38.But first, Matt Treacy has been looking at just how widespread
:01:39. > :01:45.More and more rubbish is never making it to the tip -
:01:46. > :01:48.increasingly it's ending up dumped in quiet country lanes,
:01:49. > :01:53.Last year there were nearly 38,000 incidents
:01:54. > :01:57.of fly-tipping across the South - that's up 10% on the year before.
:01:58. > :02:00.That's equivalent to more than 100 a day -
:02:01. > :02:02.from sofas dumped over hedges to entire roads
:02:03. > :02:07.Staff at this charity shop in Boscombe have
:02:08. > :02:11.People pretending to leave genuine donations are actually dumping
:02:12. > :02:21.broken and worn-out items that can never be sold.
:02:22. > :02:29.What had been left is fly-tipping, it is not a genuine donation by any
:02:30. > :02:34.stretch of the imagination. I don't understand is who does this, and
:02:35. > :02:41.what they think they are doing. It is increasing each, you couldn't
:02:42. > :02:44.even see year by year, it is month by month and week by week. It is
:02:45. > :02:45.increasing, it is becoming a huge problem.
:02:46. > :02:49.Staff there say they're having to spend tens of thousands
:02:50. > :02:52.to clear all that's dumped at their shops every year.
:02:53. > :02:54.But much of the time it's local councils who have
:02:55. > :02:56.to do the clear-up - costing them close
:02:57. > :03:00.In Hampshire alone, the cost is close to ?700,000 a year,
:03:01. > :03:03.which has prompted their proposal to bring in a new fly-tipping
:03:04. > :03:06.manager, whose job will be to work across the county trying to find
:03:07. > :03:19.A lot of these criminal people who advertise they will take your waste
:03:20. > :03:23.away, they will have to have a licence. If they happened, and you
:03:24. > :03:27.don't check it and we find fly-tipping and can be traced back
:03:28. > :03:31.to you, you can be prosecuted for that. We want to catch these people,
:03:32. > :03:38.sees their vehicles and crush them, that is what we have to do, a strong
:03:39. > :03:39.stance about white tipping. -- fly-tipping.
:03:40. > :03:48.hours and new charges at tips are partly to blame
:03:49. > :03:51.For their part - Hampshire deny that, saying they've expanded
:03:52. > :03:54.the options for people being able to dump commercial waste.
:03:55. > :03:57.But people living in West Berkshire have been banned from using the tip
:03:58. > :03:59.in near-by Reading since their local council stopped
:04:00. > :04:02.As Nikki Mitchell reports, that's made it much harder for some
:04:03. > :04:07.Fiona Williams is desperate to clear out her garage.
:04:08. > :04:10.She lives in Mortimer and used to take the rubbish
:04:11. > :04:13.black wheelie bin to the complex in Reading.
:04:14. > :04:16.But since West Berkshire Council cut its funding to Reading,
:04:17. > :04:21.she and thousands like her now face a much longer drive.
:04:22. > :04:25.I have to travel to Newtown Road, which is about at
:04:26. > :04:30.I find it really frustrating the council didn't
:04:31. > :04:34.sort something out before they withdrew the funds
:04:35. > :04:40.West Berkshire Council's plan was to expand this
:04:41. > :04:44.recycling centre in Padworth, extending its opening hours and
:04:45. > :04:46.allowing people to take general waste there.
:04:47. > :04:48.But that requires planning permission,
:04:49. > :04:54.It's been delayed because we've had a threat
:04:55. > :05:00.In order to be able to resist the judicial review,
:05:01. > :05:03.we need to do deeper analysis of the effects of extending
:05:04. > :05:08.Padworth Way centre's capacity to take general waste.
:05:09. > :05:12.This is extremely frustrating for our residents in the east of the
:05:13. > :05:14.district, and I'm frustrated as well.
:05:15. > :05:17.The Council's environmental assessments will be costly and
:05:18. > :05:21.likely to take another six months to complete.
:05:22. > :05:24.In the meantime, the environment elsewhere is suffering,
:05:25. > :05:26.with longer car journeys to the tip and with
:05:27. > :05:28.an increase in fly-tipping by
:05:29. > :05:31.those who can't be bothered with the drive.
:05:32. > :05:33.So what's Fiona going to do with her garage?
:05:34. > :05:40.So this year at least, the spring cleaning will have
:05:41. > :05:53.An attempt to oust the leader of Surrey County Council over
:05:54. > :05:55.an alleged "sweetheart" funding deal with the government has failed.
:05:56. > :05:57.A motion of no confidence in David Hodge was called
:05:58. > :06:00.after he backtracked on a proposal to raise council tax by 15%.
:06:01. > :06:03.South Today previously revealed a secret recording of the council
:06:04. > :06:05.leader telling colleagues he'd obtained a "gentleman's agreement"
:06:06. > :06:09.from a Government minister - which avoided a local referendum.
:06:10. > :06:23.It was the backroom row that became embarrassingly public for the
:06:24. > :06:27.Conservatives. Cut the Prime Minister explain the difference
:06:28. > :06:34.between a sweetheart deal and a gentleman's agreement? Has there
:06:35. > :06:40.been a particular deal with Surrey County Council that is not available
:06:41. > :06:44.to other councils? And the answer to that is no. Today, the man who
:06:45. > :06:49.caused his leader to squirm was unrepentant. The Chancellor has
:06:50. > :07:03.announced extra funding for social care.
:07:04. > :07:13.Would it be achieved if we hadn't set out a strong statement, or
:07:14. > :07:18.mentioned social care in headlines? In Surrey, he faced down a vote of
:07:19. > :07:21.no-confidence in his own leadership. Liberal Democrat opponents pointed
:07:22. > :07:26.to miss sent text messages which sparked rumours of a sweetheart
:07:27. > :07:28.deal, and to a secret recording leagues to this programme. A series
:07:29. > :07:49.conversations place. It has been very damaging to their
:07:50. > :07:54.reputation, there's been numerous damaging headlines about Surrey
:07:55. > :07:58.County Council and the media. I think talk of secret deals and
:07:59. > :08:06.gentleman's agreements, that doesn't put Surrey in a good light. In the
:08:07. > :08:11.end, his fellow councillors backed David Hodge 47-8, his future, it
:08:12. > :08:16.seems, secured, although he didn't want to speak to us this evening.
:08:17. > :08:21.This was the last full meeting of Surrey Council before elections on
:08:22. > :08:26.May the 4th, and several cancers observed, that is when we have the
:08:27. > :08:28.final verdict on this episode -- several councillors.
:08:29. > :08:31.A cafe in Berkshire for people with dementia
:08:32. > :08:33.and their carers is facing closure because of a lack of funding.
:08:34. > :08:36.The Nature Memories Cafe in Thatcham launched in January.
:08:37. > :08:39.But the free service costs ?200 per session to run.
:08:40. > :08:47.Once you've had a diagnosis of any type of dementia, you can feel quite
:08:48. > :08:56.But coming to something like this, it sort of gives you the
:08:57. > :08:59.opportunity to mix and mingle with other people, you know.
:09:00. > :09:02.This is more than just a weekly coffee.
:09:03. > :09:04.People of all ages living with dementia can come
:09:05. > :09:10.But it still costs to host it, and the money has run out.
:09:11. > :09:13.It doesn't matter how many friends and family you've got, unless they
:09:14. > :09:20.are living 24/7 with somebody that's got dementia, they really don't
:09:21. > :09:28.understand, whereas everyone here, they know exactly what it is like.
:09:29. > :09:31.As well as the arts and craft to aid motor skills,
:09:32. > :09:35.But the Nature Discovery Centre needs to reopen to the wider
:09:36. > :09:39.public next month for the busy summer period.
:09:40. > :09:42.We just need somebody to step forward and help us out,
:09:43. > :09:49.So, we would like to run it for the rest of the year,
:09:50. > :09:53.well, for the next year, so we are talking
:09:54. > :09:58.It is roughly about ?200 per session.
:09:59. > :10:01.The memory cafe was a pilot scheme, the idea to make West
:10:02. > :10:04.Berkshire more dementia friendly and support
:10:05. > :10:10.We are really hopeful this will carry on, it has filled a huge
:10:11. > :10:12.need in our community here in Thatcham, and I'm
:10:13. > :10:15.sure in talking to people today, the feedback you've got is that this
:10:16. > :10:19.is somewhere they love coming and we are doing everything
:10:20. > :10:26.Many here say they will still try and meet up, but
:10:27. > :10:30.unless someone steps in, next week these tables will be empty.
:10:31. > :10:32.And many fear it won't be long before the
:10:33. > :10:41.A 26-year-old man from Hampshire has appeared in court in Basingstoke,
:10:42. > :10:45.charged with 16 counts of serious sexual offences against children
:10:46. > :10:52.Michael Ian Lee Gibbons from Dickens Way in Yateley
:10:53. > :10:54.is accused of committing offences against seven alleged
:10:55. > :10:57.victims in North Hampshire and Berkshire from 2009 onwards.
:10:58. > :11:07.He was bailed to appear at Winchester Crown Court in April.
:11:08. > :11:17.Stay weather is because Terry has learned has all the sport from
:11:18. > :11:20.Poole. We were the football club on the rotor summer, up or down, all
:11:21. > :11:24.staying with the status quo. The Biddick lament Poole Town face is
:11:25. > :11:35.coming up -- the predicament. The jury in the trial
:11:36. > :11:38.of a Hampshire businessman charged with the manslaughter of one
:11:39. > :11:41.of his closest friends in a boating incident has gone out
:11:42. > :11:44.to consider its verdict. Ryan McKinlay from Gosport
:11:45. > :11:47.was killed when the TurboJet Rib driven by 34-year-old Aaron Brown
:11:48. > :11:50.collided with the swimming platform of his yacht off the Isle
:11:51. > :11:52.of Wight in June 2015. His hired skipper, Paul Carey,
:11:53. > :11:55.seen here piloting the Rib before the fatal accident,
:11:56. > :11:57.and outside Winchester Crown Court today in the blue shirt,
:11:58. > :12:00.was found not guilty of driving too fast in contravention
:12:01. > :12:04.of shipping regulations. Protestors led by a woman
:12:05. > :12:06.from Dorset went to Downing Street today to hand in a petition
:12:07. > :12:09.demanding that rules surrounding the sale of static
:12:10. > :12:12.mobile homes be changed. They're angry that under
:12:13. > :12:16.current arrangements, owners have to hand over 10%
:12:17. > :12:19.of their home's value to the site They say the rule is outdated
:12:20. > :12:25.and needs changing. All these people behind me,
:12:26. > :12:29.and thousands over the country, are literally trapped in their homes
:12:30. > :12:35.by this 10% commission charge. That they have to give
:12:36. > :12:37.to the park owner. Basically, they cannot move
:12:38. > :12:41.on because at the end of the day, if they try to buy something different
:12:42. > :12:44.to what they already have, it's got to be inferior because they
:12:45. > :12:47.don't have the money after parting There's to be another rail
:12:48. > :12:53.strike by the RMT union The action will take place
:12:54. > :12:57.on Saturday the 8th of April, The dispute is over staffing
:12:58. > :13:02.and the role of conductors. Southern's owners had offered
:13:03. > :13:21.fresh talks if industrial King Alfred the great's statue, the
:13:22. > :13:26.giant lion, and the Charles Dickens Memorial, all public monuments that
:13:27. > :13:31.serve as artworks for all. But as tastes change and text and he
:13:32. > :13:34.develops, what does public art look like in the digital age? Our
:13:35. > :13:39.reporter is live, where a new piece of art has been unveiled. Do we call
:13:40. > :13:46.this a monument statue or sculpture or what? It is very, very modern.
:13:47. > :13:53.There is me waving, I am not the piece of art. This is here. The man
:13:54. > :13:59.behind it is Adam. You are a local boy. What is this, and how does it
:14:00. > :14:04.work? It as a digital canvas wrapped around the building. We are
:14:05. > :14:10.delighted to have this opportunity to show a very playful piece that
:14:11. > :14:13.picks up on the members of the public's movements and translates
:14:14. > :14:22.them into abstract forms for them to interact with and get lost in and
:14:23. > :14:26.explore. And let go of anything. Why have you didn't? We wanted to take
:14:27. > :14:29.the normal experience of the interactive part display you find
:14:30. > :14:35.that an art gallery and take it onto the street so everyone can enjoy it,
:14:36. > :14:39.everyone in the community can experience a playful, engaging art
:14:40. > :14:44.piece that asks questions about space and how we cure rate our
:14:45. > :14:48.public area, and something that is interesting in the ever-changing
:14:49. > :14:56.landscape of our wonderful Worthing. It has even got to be reporters
:14:57. > :15:01.excited. Let's bringing Caryn, you from the Worthing trusts. Why did
:15:02. > :15:07.you get involved? We are a charity which works with local council, and
:15:08. > :15:11.it is exciting, it will help change the way people look at Worthing, get
:15:12. > :15:16.people down there and have lower, but also flag of the digital
:15:17. > :15:21.economy. It is a great example of it. It will engage people. The main
:15:22. > :15:32.thing is to come and play. And have a debate about digital art, what is
:15:33. > :15:37.art, digital art? Get involved. It got the thumbs up from these, what
:15:38. > :15:45.about these people here? Do you like it? Yes! Sally, you can see for
:15:46. > :15:51.yourself until the 2nd of April in Worthing. Great to see you waving,
:15:52. > :15:55.I've thought it was you I saw, I could recognise the gloves. You know
:15:56. > :15:58.me too well. Onto sport, and tonight Tony's
:15:59. > :16:01.at the club that doesn't quite know what it's short or long term future
:16:02. > :16:04.is, despite success on the field. Let's join him now at the Tatnam
:16:05. > :16:17.ground, home of Poole Town. By the way, no gloves. Let's get on
:16:18. > :16:23.with the sport. Interesting story, we are getting towards the end of
:16:24. > :16:27.the football season and fans are dreaming about promotion. On paper,
:16:28. > :16:31.in theory, that would be the scenario for Poole Town, going very
:16:32. > :16:36.well, winter nights and they're up into the play-off places. But this
:16:37. > :16:39.is a club which has come a long way very quickly, all the way to the
:16:40. > :16:44.Hampshire leagues and playing National League now. The ground
:16:45. > :16:48.isn't actually up to National League South standard. You can see they
:16:49. > :16:53.worked hard, but it is resembling the end of the school field. They
:16:54. > :16:56.have a big inspection next week from the National League. If they don't
:16:57. > :17:00.meet the requirements, they could be relegated, and all that at a time
:17:01. > :17:04.when putting so much evidence to try and get the club promoted. The
:17:05. > :17:08.improvements have been going on, we can see this bit of terracing which
:17:09. > :17:14.was opened at the weekend for their game here, a 3-3 draw. But they need
:17:15. > :17:23.to keep working to try and get this ground sorted. Otherwise, they could
:17:24. > :17:25.be in the creases duration of going promotion and ending up relegated. I
:17:26. > :17:30.spoke to the manager and asked them how he's kept the players' form up.
:17:31. > :17:33.At the start of the season there was a certain amount of apprehension as
:17:34. > :17:37.to what the league would bring and how we would cope in the league, and
:17:38. > :17:41.the players have been exceptional. To be in the decision we are in,
:17:42. > :17:47.within touching distance of the play-offs with six weeks is still to
:17:48. > :17:52.go, it's been a monumental effort. I must be honest, it's taken me by
:17:53. > :17:56.surprise, but they deserve an awful lot of credit. And against the
:17:57. > :18:01.backdrop of this uncertainty over the stage and your state is in the
:18:02. > :18:06.National League, to stay in this division, to get promoted, the fear
:18:07. > :18:11.of relegation, how have you managed to deal with it? Players are players
:18:12. > :18:15.insofar as they want to play football and concentrate on winning
:18:16. > :18:20.matches. It is easier for them, or at more straightforward to
:18:21. > :18:25.concentrate on the job in hand. The uncertainty around the club is not
:18:26. > :18:30.great in terms of dealing with sponsorship and trying to get things
:18:31. > :18:34.organised. And planning ahead, it just makes life difficult. I will be
:18:35. > :18:38.pleased when the inspection has taken place, and hopefully it will
:18:39. > :18:44.go our way. How confident are you you will get the green light and the
:18:45. > :18:49.club can stay at this level, if not go to the next one? I know there's
:18:50. > :18:53.been a huge effort from everyone. The fund raising has been difficult
:18:54. > :18:57.and a lot of people have stepped forward in terms of that. There has
:18:58. > :19:01.been the practicalities of getting stuff done in a short timescale, so
:19:02. > :19:06.there's a lot of people doing a lot of work to achieve that. From what I
:19:07. > :19:11.am told, we are positive about the inspection, but it is one of those
:19:12. > :19:17.things, until that happens and you get the tech in the right box, there
:19:18. > :19:24.is uncertainty. Yes, it is fingers crossed for his team. Onto the
:19:25. > :19:29.pitch, we are in March and look at the quality of the page, is
:19:30. > :19:34.fantastic. They've worked so hard. Behind the goal, that terracing, it
:19:35. > :19:38.is always had a covered stand but it is proper terracing now. Things
:19:39. > :19:40.going well for Poole Town, now they just need to prove they can get
:19:41. > :19:43.through the inspection. Southampton midfielder
:19:44. > :19:45.James Ward-Prowse says he will fulfil a "life-long
:19:46. > :19:48.ambition" if he makes his debut The 22-year-old has been
:19:49. > :19:56.called-up to the full England squad for the first time,
:19:57. > :19:58.alongside team-mate Nathan Redmond. He's now hoping that manager
:19:59. > :20:00.Gareth Southgate will involve him in the friendly against Germany
:20:01. > :20:09.in Dortmund tomorrow night. Firstly I am ready. The manager
:20:10. > :20:14.thinks that as well, otherwise he wouldn't have included me. It'll be
:20:15. > :20:18.a great occasion if I do so. I'm just looking forward to enjoying the
:20:19. > :20:24.week and making the most out of my time here and trying to improve.
:20:25. > :20:28.Good luck to James, hopefully he's in the team with Nathan Redmond.
:20:29. > :20:30.England against Jamie, always a huge game.
:20:31. > :20:33.When you are 87, you need to be a little careful about activities
:20:34. > :20:39.But Pat Adams from Sonning has thrown caution to the wind.
:20:40. > :20:42.As she approached her birthday, she let it be known that a visit
:20:43. > :20:44.from a certain high profile neighbour would be very welcome.
:20:45. > :20:47.Her people - at her retirement home - spoke to A-lister George Clooney's
:20:48. > :20:49.people and, to everyone's amazement, the Hollywood heartthrob
:20:50. > :21:06.At home on the red carpet, George Clooney has a domestic retreat on
:21:07. > :21:11.the banks of the terms. A fact that had not gone unnoticed by one
:21:12. > :21:18.committed clearly fan, Pat Adams. Like all residents here, she was
:21:19. > :21:24.encouraged to make a wish, and Pat aims high, requesting an audience
:21:25. > :21:31.with the charmer. Sat and waited and lo and behold he came. He said it
:21:32. > :21:39.was very nice to meet me and I said, not half as nice as it is for me to
:21:40. > :21:41.meet you. George Clooney didn't come empty-handed comic greeting is
:21:42. > :21:50.packed with flowers and a handwritten card. -- greeting past.
:21:51. > :21:55.I thought you would like some flowers. The flowers would last for
:21:56. > :21:58.ever but the flowers will. I'm keeping that card. I have shaken
:21:59. > :22:05.hands with George Clooney, I don't think I will ever wash my hands
:22:06. > :22:10.again. But of course I will. This is a day I will always remember for the
:22:11. > :22:18.rest of my life. As she well knows, the 35-year-old is firmly attached.
:22:19. > :22:23.He married this human rights lawyer in 2014 and are expecting twins. If
:22:24. > :22:30.the new dad needs a quiet escape from nappies and night feeds, Pat's
:22:31. > :22:36.door will be wide open. He's a very nice man, a very handsome man and he
:22:37. > :22:41.can call any time he likes. I love Pat. She is grey. Now I know what
:22:42. > :22:48.happened to the birthday flowers I was expecting. The red sofa is here.
:22:49. > :22:54.On to sport. Would you like to do sport? Shall we do the weather?
:22:55. > :22:56.People were out early this morning; this is
:22:57. > :23:01.And this is how Wareham looked first thing, captured by Rachel Baker.
:23:02. > :23:19.Thanks to Maureen Coles for this great shot of the waterfront.
:23:20. > :23:27.We are dry to start the western part will see rain. A few showers
:23:28. > :23:31.knocking around, people will see some dry skies, but this band of
:23:32. > :23:38.rain makes it away from the west. By morning, some parts will be wet.
:23:39. > :23:41.Overnight lows, not too bad, five to seven Celsius, but the winds are
:23:42. > :23:47.quite strong overnight. Into tomorrow morning, it is a wet start
:23:48. > :23:51.are most places and the morning you will season breaks. That rain
:23:52. > :23:55.clearing to the east. By the afternoon, some sunny spells of
:23:56. > :23:59.other and the top temperature around nine Celsius. With the lighter
:24:00. > :24:04.winds, it won't feel as feel as cold as today. Through tomorrow evening,
:24:05. > :24:09.another showery Storey, plenty of showers moving through the Channel.
:24:10. > :24:12.Some of those could be heavy at times. Overnight lows in the region
:24:13. > :24:19.of four or five Celsius for most places. Towards firstly, we can see
:24:20. > :24:23.the low-pressure that is dominating, natural feed into more showers for a
:24:24. > :24:28.time throughout the day. Some brighter skies for time but you
:24:29. > :24:33.would be wise to keep your umbrella to hand. That low pressure that is
:24:34. > :24:39.feeding in no showers stays through Thursday. We will see it finally
:24:40. > :24:44.move off on Friday. As we start a season high pressure builds. By the
:24:45. > :24:49.weekend, things are starting to look more settled, some warm sunshine to
:24:50. > :24:54.enjoy, but it will be chilly byte night. So, gardeners, take note. The
:24:55. > :24:59.next couple of days, it is a showery story, some bright spells, but nine
:25:00. > :25:04.Celsius the hive. Thursday is a rainy story, much the same for
:25:05. > :25:07.Friday but things pick up for the weekend. Thank you very much.
:25:08. > :25:10.A disabled teenager from Havant who made a video which has gone
:25:11. > :25:13.viral has received a phone call from Sir Elton John - who said
:25:14. > :25:17.Lewis Hine created it to mark his 16th birthday and it's
:25:18. > :25:19.now been viewed nearly seven million times on Facebook.
:25:20. > :25:22.He was diagnosed with a brain tumour at just 17 months,
:25:23. > :25:25.and the video follows his treatment and also the charity he's set
:25:26. > :25:28.up to help teenagers like him find friends.
:25:29. > :25:30.In his phone call, Sir Elton called Lewis
:25:31. > :27:27.The lovely Lewis. And what a video, it had to be moved to tears.
:27:28. > :27:40.And Lewis and his mum Emma will be telling their story on the BBC
:27:41. > :27:46.That is it, there is more at 8pm and 10:30pm. Join us tomorrow, goodbye.