1. Midlands Tonight – Script
Jack – Hello and welcome to Midlands Tonight. I’m Jack Hanley and (excitedly) I’m Jack
Howell. Top stories tonight…
Jack Hanley– The new student accommodation currently undergoing construction In
Moseley is under much controversy from local residents who worry for the peaceful village,
which is soon set to be full of students from local universities.
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Jack Howell - In other news, the Midlands entertainment industry is on the rise with
Birmingham’s mini ‘West End’ bringing in thousands of visitors from around the UK and
Europe.
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Jack Hanley – Good evening. The new building development in Moseley, Birmingham is set
to be the latest addition in student accommodation for Birmingham University students.
(Insert stat/graphic) With the Midlands student population at more than 198,000 last year
and still growing this new move into Mosley is causing much debate and dispute between
local residents and the worries they have for what the potential build will bring for Moseley.
Jack Howell – It is evidently clear that the build under construction on an unused patch of
land in Alcester Road, Moseley is an unpopular move by Birmingham’s city council. Over
19,000 people of Birmingham have signed a petition against the build and worry about the
potential impact of Moseley being swamped by a vast number of university students.
Jack Hanley – We spoke to some local residents about what they thought about the build.
VOX POPS OF LOCALS – 15 SECONDS
Jack Howell – However, this is not everyone’s opinion and many local business people are in
favour of these new plans…
Jack Hanley – The amount of students the accommodation is set to hold could bring in a lot
of business for the area, particularly local restaurants and coffee shops. We spoke to local
Costa Coffee shop owner, Tim.
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We also grasped the excitement of some of the potential students who could be the first to
take up the accommodation.
VOX POPS OF STUDENTS – 10 SECONDS
Birmingham City Council issued us with this statement ‘ We feel after extensive research
that the building and accommodation plans proposed for Mosley Village will for most
residents be a positive thing for both industry and community within the area and hope to
have new residents moving in by as early as Spring 2018’
Lets hope this is so and residents like Mrs May are not pushed out by this younger
generation.
Jack Howell –Moving onto changes in another area of the Midland now… The entertainment
industry in Birmingham, particularly within theatre has grown in recent years.
Pantomimes for everyone, endless employment opportunities, economical boosts for the
local community and much more. An insight into the Birmingham Hippodrome’s impact on
its local area. (voice over on montage of images)
Jack Hanley - The Birmingham Hippodrome is one of the UK’s most popular single
auditorium theatres welcoming, on average, over 500,000 visitors every year. Furthermore,
countless amounts of pantomimes which are featured annually offer a variety of shows for
their audiences to watch. An example of this is with the production Wicked which has won
over 100 international awards will feature at the Hippodrome in April and is expected to
attract thousands of people.
Jack Howell - While the Hippodrome does bring successful productions to their audiences,
the impact on the wider area of the Midlands is undeniable. With each new production
there is the creation of employment opportunities both in the theatre industry and in local
businesses. We’ve seen the Birmingham Theatre district grow over the last 5 years and
some are even calling it ‘Birmingham’s Mini West-End’
Jack Hanley - As a result of this, the prosperity of the entertainment business within the area
of Birmingham is at an all-time high.
Jack: Ryan Brooks who works at the Birmingham Hippodrome commented that ‘the growing
success of the West Midland’s theatre district seems to be evident with more and more
visitors attending the theatre each year’.
Jack Howell: We then caught up with a local business owner near the Theatre District
commenting on the growth they’ve experienced as a result of the popularity of the
Hippodrome.
3. VOX POPS OF BUSINESS OWNER – 10 SECONDS
Jack Hanley – Now over to Shona, who‘s hopefully going to give us some good news with the
weather.
Shona – Thanks Jack, unfortunately not the news we have been waiting for.
The Weather
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Shona: First let’s take look at images you have been sending in over the past few days.
Image – Aneta
Shona: Here we have a picture sent in by Aneta from Stetchford, showing a warm start to
the day. And next we have Lauren from Acocks Green…
Image – Lauren (needs to be a slightly frosty images to back up your next line)
Shona: This evening, weather is set to remain dry but frosty which will follow on into the
early hours of tomorrow morning across the West Midlands.
At around eight o’clock tomorrow, we will see a slight rise in temperature to around 10
degrees, bringing with it a few scattered showers and clearing away the remaining frost, but
you don’t want to forget your umbrella.
Towards the end of the week we see the skies clearing up but I still recommend you bring
your coats as there may be strong winds which could cause some disruption. No weather
warning has been issued as of yet.
Shona: That’s all from me, have a lovely day. Back to Jack and Jack in the studio
Jack Hanley – Thanks Shona. That’s it from us this evening and we’re back tomorrow
evening at the same time to provide you with the latest news.
Both – Good night!
