03/11/2011 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Good evening. The Pilgrim Hospital in build -- in Boston has been

criticised for the third time in ten months. The latest report

follows an investigation into standards at the hospital. Hospital

managers insist that improvements are being made, but the new report

has made 21 recommendations which the hospital must fulfil or risk

being fined. With more, here is our correspondent Vicky Johnson.

The Care Quality Commission first raised its concerns about patient

care at the Pilgrim Hospital last February. By March they were

demanding the hospital trust take immediate action to ensure patients

received the care they need. June saw the CQC launch investigation

after expressing concerns that the trust had acted with -- had not

acted with more urgency. Today's report has found a number of areas

of concern. These include poor quality care and clinical errors

resulting in complaints and serious incident. The systems for

monitoring patients' experience were inadequate and staff

recruitment problems mean that trust was too reliant on locums. Dr

Andrea Gordon is the regional director of the Care Quality

Commission. They have started to make some positive improvements but

they really need to find creative ways of finding out what the

patient experiences like at that hospital. But the chief executive

of the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, Andrew North, has

insisted time and time again that improvements are being made.

remain absolutely focused on improving the quality of service we

provide. We are moving in the right direction. We need to build on the

work we have already done. The enormous progress has been made but

we have always acknowledged that it is a journey of improvement here

and that we do have more to do. spokesman for the Department of

Health said to date, sub-standard care will not be tolerated. The CQC

insists its 21 recommendations must be carried out otherwise the

hospital could face fines or even service closures.

Those are the details. This afternoon I spoke to Boston's MP,

Mark Simmonds, and I asked him why it was taking so long to get the

problems at the hospital sorted out. Well, I think many of these issues

are historic and they have been going on for some considerable time,

but the two key messages I think that come out of this latest CQC

report are firstly that progress is being made and but secondly there

is good care taking place in Pilgrim Hospital. The unfortunate

thing is is -- the unfortunate thing is it's -- is it is not

universal and there is work to do so it is work in progress. It does

not seem to be getting much better. You must be hugely concerned.

concerned. I'm frustrated. There are specific issues that do need

much greater retention far faster than they have received so far. One

example is the complaints procedure, which is not up and running as it

should be. The lessons from complaints from patients and

patience' families are not being learned and implemented across the

Pilgrim Hospital and that is a key issue that needs -- that Andrew

North and his team need to look at quickly. A 21 recommendations,

three critical reports, shouldn't the government stepped in and take

control? I am having a meeting with the Secretary of State and with his

senior officials about Pilgrim Hospital in the next fortnight or

so and one of the things we will be discussing is exactly what happens

now. How can we make sure the quality of care that is delivered

at Pilgrim Hospital is excellent and improve its from the stated is

at the moment but I must emphasise that is good quality care being

delivered from Pilgrim Hospital by some very good -- very dedicated

people, so this is not universal criticism. Are you going to last

the Dupport of Health to bare their teeth? I am going to discuss with

the Department of Health what can be done to support the hospital

trust to make sure that the people who use Pilgrim Hospital, the

patients and their families, receive the best possible care with

the resources available and this report yet again demonstrates this

is not being delivered universally. Bent you very much indeed.

Mark Simmonds -- thank you very much indeed. Mark Simmonds,

speaking earlier. Other criticisms in the report, or reports, fare? We

are interested in your views. If you want to get in touch on the

subject of the Pilgrim Hospital in We will have more before we finish

at 7pm. I look forward to hearing from you.

In a moment on the programme, a big thank you from the Deputy Prime

Minister to RAF servicemen and women returning home from

operations in Libya. It is one of the fastest growing

industries in our area and it has created hundreds of jobs locally.

Many in the last year alone. But now green energy companies in

Lincolnshire say all this could be about to be wiped out because of a

government decision. One firm says it has lost �1 million of business

in an hour after the government announced it would halve the amount

of money it gives to householders who generate their own solar

electricity. At the beginning of last year the solar power industry

employed just 3,000 people in the UK. There are now nearly 4,000

companies operating nationwide employing 25,000 people. Our

environment correspondent Caroline Bilton now reports.

They have been appearing on moves across the region. In fact

Lincolnshire has been leading the way when it comes to harnessing the

power of the sun. In the last year the UK's first major some park

opened near Louth and in Bardney this fire station became the first

in the country to open its own solar farm. But it is a momentum

that has been brought to an abrupt halt and businesses like this one

in Stow near Lincoln have lost thousands of pounds in business as

a result. Within the first six hours of these cuts we had about �1

million wiped off our order book. Julian Patrick has built up his

business over the past three years. It has been a lucrative one thanks

to a government initiative that pays people to generate their own

electricity. But the government has announced its intention to half the

amount it will pay for that power in the future. At the moment

householders receive 43.3 pence for every kilowatt-hour of solar

electricity they provide, which means the system could pay for

itself within seven years. But under these new proposals that will

drop to 21 pence per kilowatt hour which will mean that some systems

will take 16 years to pay for themselves. We knew it was not

sustainable at the current rate but we saw the cuts were coming in

April and we had planned for that. A lot of companies, ourselves

included, have brought to the stock to require -- have bought in the

stock required for the planning could on the 1st April. We have

advertised for five jobs but unfortunately there are a lot of

companies knew it and we aren't they simply will not be able to

ride this out. There will be a lot of job losses. In a statement the

climates change and energy minister said that a distinctive new, lower

tariffs will be a big challenge but it will not come as a surprise to

many in the solar industry who have themselves acknowledged the big

fall in costs and the big increase in their rate of return over the

past year. This is by no means the death of the solar industry but

there is now a mad rush to install projects before the tariff drops in

six weeks' time. And when it does it is feared the future may not

look as bright as it once did for solar.

Caroline is out in Hull at the moment. What does this mean for

consumers? Is it still worth investing in this -- in Sola at the

11th hour? It certainly years and how about this for timing? This

particular house in Hull behind me as having its panels fitted

tomorrow, so the householders have been telling me they're incredibly

relieved. They're going to get the 43.3 pence per kilowatt hour.

Anybody who has been receiving that will continue to do so. Anybody who

has their panels fitted before December 12th will get the full

tariff. It is those fitted after December 12th that will receive the

reduced tariffs. Does that mean the death of the solar industry? It

certainly does not. I have spoken to a consultant this evening who

tells me that basically things are going to slow down a little bit now

and it will mean that consumers will have to make a longer term

decision. As I pointed out in my piece, it will be 16 years before

your panels pay for themselves but your energy bills are not going to

go down, they will continue to rise and this is one way of controlling

those energy bills and generating your own electricity. I suppose it

was good while it lasted, all those who got in, like this house here

behind me, will be benefiting but that is not to say those in the

future will not benefit -- will not benefit either, and the best thing

to do if you want advice is to go to the Energy Saving Trust website

and they will point you in the right direction.

He might want to comment on this. I was talking to a lady who in

Lincolnshire had spent �14,000 having panels fitted on the roof.

If you have a view, there is the e- Campaigners who claimed that a wind

farm would be a blot on the Yorkshire Wolds landscape are

celebrating after the plans were thrown out. East Riding Council has

rejected the proposal for the turbines at Middleton-on-the-Wolds

at a meeting this afternoon. The Crewe would now like to see the --

the No to Wolds Wind Farm Group would like to see the Wolds awarded

a special status to avoid further development.

The parliamentary committee has hit out at the handling of the

Government's's policy over the Gateway Project in Hoare. Some

families had to stay longer in poor quality houses. The houses in those

areas have been emptied and boarded up for the large part but there are

still people left behind, trapped in these areas, living next door to

because there is not the money to compensate them and there are not

the new homes to move into. Plans for an Academy at

Lincolnshire appear to be in disarray after one of the schools

withdrew from the partnership. The Cordeaux Secondary School and Dowes

has pulled out of plans to merge with the Monks Dyke Technology

College and the Tennyson High School -- in Louth. The governors

at Cordeaux would not be the best interests of the pupils.

The Lincolnshire based RAF servicemen and women have been

given a big thank you for their part in the overthrow of the former

Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi. Military chiefs organised a special

debrief at RAF Waddington today. They were joined by Nick Clegg, if

we braced aircrews and support staff who manned operations over

Libya during the uprising. Recognition from the highest level

of government. The Deputy Prime Minister came to RAF Waddington and

Lincolnshire to meet air and ground crew from across the UK. To thank

them for their hard work and bravery in assisting in the

production of Libyan civilians and the overthrow of Colonel Gaddafi.

They are the guardians of freedom who have provided to the Libyan

people a future of freedom and democracy, and hope that they

otherwise would not have got and I think it is very fitting that we're

here to pay tribute to them. At its peak almost 2,500 UK personnel were

involved in Operation Ellamy flying thousands of sorties. At the heart

of that operation were a crew from Lincolnshire. It was clear we were

having an effect helping that. It gave the guys focus, it brings

their training together rant the operations they have done, so very

positive and knowing we were fundamental Park was great.

expected to come to the squadron and do you corporations, look after

our own area, so straight away my first tour I was out there on an

operation that our aircraft has been employed in really is fully.

The operation called on locally based aircraft and a variety of key

roles. From intelligence gathering by sentry can assent and I learnt

Nimrod aircraft from RAF Waddington to, to air cover supplied by

Typhoons from RAF Coningsby and the ground-attack capabilities of the

Tornados based at RAF Marham in Norfolk. Over the last few months

we have got used to seeing pictures of Libyan rebels fighting on the

ground but today's visit by Nick Clegg turns the focus back on to

the unseen contribution made by UK air crew. It has been very

successful campaign and of course a great victory for the people of

Libya. To have the Deputy Prime Minister come to thank everyone

himself means a great deal. welcome home by the Deputy Prime

Minister recognises the vital contribution made by UK armed

forces in Libya's transition from The debrief earlier today at

Waddington. Thank-you for watching this Thursday. Then to fall on

messages last night about South Holland District Council trying to

use their buying power to get residence a discount on energy

bills. It is one of the first councils to try the idea, and could

benefit 34,000 households in the area. Just a few messages. Charles

says, the best deal on Hull is for Still ahead: Compliments to the

chef. The award-winning the East Yorkshire pub.

Your dream beach wedding closer to home. Could Cleethorpes beach be

the perfect place to say, I do? Tonight's picture is of the sunset

at Barton upon Humber, looking across the Humber to South Ferriby

Will you be saying, I do, on Cleethorpes beach? You could use

your bus pass. Nobody is laughing! I will be like

Michael Winner! I cannot believe I said that.

You do remind me of him. Let's look at the headlines. Very,

very unsettled. There will be heavy showers, possibly prolonged with

the odd crack of thunder. There is an intense area of downpours

heading for the Wash. It is part of a big system. There is at risk of

some heavy rain over the next 24 hours. Not everyone will get them.

We have been tracking an area of thunderstorms that has been working

up through London and Cambridgeshire, and it is now

raining hard in Cambridgeshire and across the Wash. It will probably

clipping to Skegness. It eases the way be fog and next lot comes and

envelops most of the reason -- most of the region. Temperatures around

12 Celsius. That is 54 Fahrenheit. The sun will rise at seven there

7am, setting at 4:22pm. If you are getting married in Cleethorpes

tomorrow, there is the high water time. A wet start to the day.

Showers and longer outbreaks of rain. A risk of thunder. That area

of rain will move away smartly, followed by an improvement. Still

risk of heavy showers. They will be that improvement, certainly for the

second part of the day. The breeze will be lighter and top

temperatures will be up to 14 or 15 degrees. In Holbeach, around 59

Fahrenheit. The weekend, a crew let north-easterly. They will be the

north-easterly. They will be the risk of patchy rain or drizzle. Can

down, dear. Barry said, tell Paul you cannot have a bit of rain.

Barry, get a life! I am sure Barry has a sense of humour, but maybe he

has not! We will soon find that when I check

my e-mail! All in the best possible taste!

See you tomorrow, if you were still here, that these! - - that is.

The Pipe And Glass Inn near Beverley has been awarded the Pub

Of The Year award by the food guide Michelin. The pub, run by husband

and wife team Kate and James Mackenzie, already has a Michelin

star, one of the highest awards that can be made to an eatery.

Linsey Smith has been finding out what makes the pub so special.

A typically busy day at South Dalton's Pipe And Glass. But today,

there's something even more desirable on the menu. A Michelin

Pub Of The Year award. We try and use as much local produce as we

possibly can, even so far as using the wild garlic that grows in the

garden and the metals. It is quality that counts, but we are

proud ambassadors for Yorkshire. Michelin is basically an

independent ratings agency. Its guide books started in the early

1900s. This is not a directory. Only the best establishments make

it into here. The reviews are obsessively researched by those

tasters who have quite a job. round a year, they travel, their

research anonymously. They never let themselves be nine. They come

up ways good ideas. -- they never let themselves be known. The food

is fantastic here. There is a good range of local beers as well.

more-or-less vegetarian, so I always have the fish, which is very

good. But it might be even more difficult

to eat here now, with foodies from across the country wanting a taste.

Well, James has been in the South of England filming with celebrity

Kirstie Allsopp. I spoke to him on his journey back to East Yorkshire

and I asked him what the award meant for the pub. It means a great

deal. It is great for us, our staff and customers. It is great for the

region as well. You have put this area on the national map. How have

you done that? What is the secret? I get there, just keeping our feet

underground and not losing our values of offering good service and

good food, good Yorkshire hospitality. Keeping our feet on

the ground. A I am not being rude, but it is not the cheapest tea in

the world, is it? MSM and juniper suet pudding, that is not what we

all have -- Tennyson and juniper. We have other things as well. It is

still value for money. Half the things, I have never heard of. What

is clapper shot? That is mashed potato and sweet. Just these posh

names. You have been the men with Kirstie Allsopp today. Are you

going to be a celebrity? Will we see whether television every five

minutes? Not at all. I am at the Pipe And Glass nearly every day of

the year. We were just filming today. I should maybe go where more

often. It is a fantastic success story. We put the prices up? Always

the same. Very good to have you on the programme. Congratulations, and

safe journey back. Thank-you. A Lincolnshire butcher is

celebrating today after winning a competition to find the best

sausage in the East Midlands. Lakings of Louth was crowned

champion, beating eight other sausage producers in the finals of

The Legendary British Banger competition.

Hull City manager Nigel Pearson has played down rumours of a return to

manage his former team Leicester City. Pearson remains one of the

favourites for the job, following the departure of former England

boss, Sven Goran-Eriksson. However, the Tiger's manager insists his

only focus is Hull's next game against West Ham. We are trying to

build up from a game. I have no control over what happens anywhere

else. Not interested in talking about anything else. There has been

no contact? And not as far as I am concerned. We will have to wait and

see Nigel Pearson -- we will have to wait and see. Nigel Pearson

talking earlier. Scunthorpe United's recent upturn

in fortunes is down to players returning from injury, according to

their manager. Alan Knill believes the competition for places helped

account for this win against Tranmere, their fourth game without

defeat. It gives us more competition. When we get everybody

back, we have a strong squad. Hopefully, it will be sooner rather

than later. Now, if you're planning a beach

wedding, the first choice for most couples is the Caribbean for its

sunshine and blue skies. But there could soon be a North East

Lincolnshire rival. The blue flag beaches of Cleethorpes could soon

be used as a wedding venue if plans to allow couples to tie the knot

there go ahead. Jamaica, Antigua and St Lucia. The

Caribbean has provided couples with picturesque beaches as the perfect

wedding location for years. But you could soon have your dream day a

little bit closer to home, right Here on Cleethorpes beach. A lot of

women do want a fantasy beach wedding. I think it is a wonderful

idea. North East Lincolnshire Council are

hoping to apply for a license to allow weddings to be held on

Cleethorpe's sandy beaches. It is fantastic! People have Rocky ideas

for getting married. -- people have crazy ideas. It would be based on

numbers. And it's not just the wedding, but

you could have your honeymoon here as well. There are plenty of hotels

and restaurants. Pleasure Island is just a stone's throw away.

could come and celebrate someone of the roller-coaster us, then have a

meal. You could have fantastic Vector Gas. We have the

accommodation as well, so we have got the whole package. -- you could

have fantastic so to grass. photographs.

So from the Caribbean to Cleethorpes, couples could soon be

able to have their perfect wedding day here for a fraction of the cost.

All that's needed are some blue skies. What do you think about

that? Let's get a recap of the national

and regional headlines The Greek prime minister is under growing

pressure to scrap his plans for a referendum.

And under fire again. The Lincolnshire hospital threatened

with tough action if patient care doesn't improve. And tomorrow's

weather. A wet start for most with heavy rain turning to showers in

the afternoon. Maximum temperatures of 14 degrees Celsius. That's 57

degrees Fahrenheit. Response coming in on the subject

of the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston. A big response. Barbara says, I

took ale in Boston Gala bingo last night. I could not fault the care I

got from the ambulance staff and the A&E department. Friendly staff

with smiles, despite bad publicity at President. -- bad publicity at

President. Someone else says can I have been a patient three times

this year and the standard of care has been fantastic. The staff are

seriously overworked and not appreciated. Helen says if the same

resources were put into Lincoln has was put into Lincoln Canticle other

problems would be reduced. Someone else says, I spent four days there