Inside Out East - 22/02/2010

David Whiteley investigates why selling your gold can leave you out of pocket. There are dozens of adverts from companies offering to buy your unwanted gold. But some offer a small fraction of the full value. Sue Morhall from Essex sent her jewellery to one company and was offered 150 pounds for the gold. She thought that was too little and asked for the gold back. When it was eventually returned she took it to a high street jeweller who gave her 1000 pounds for the same gold. We'll show what happens to your gold if you want to sell it and explain why there are so many companies wanting to get their hands on your gold. A small Essex coastal town erupted into headline news 15 years ago. Brightlingsea became the country's top story as its port was chosen to ship live animals to the continent. But while some welcomed the business, others were horrified and protests were launched to stop the trade. Many protestors had never been involved in direct action campaigns before. One remembers how she joined the protest after seeing the heads of calves through the sides of the lorries in the narrow streets down to the port. Colleen Harris goes to the town to see what effect the protests had - the exports stopped in Brightlingsea, but did they continue elsewhere? How do social workers make decisions about children at risk? Julie Reinger joins a group of social work students as they grapple with five cases of vulnerable families but they have to choose just one. How do you decide if a six-month-old baby is more or less at risk than three young children on the run?