23/01/2012 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight:

A skills gap - the challenge for Hull because it doesn't have the

right type of workers. I am aiming to move down to London

where I can get a better eight -- better wage. There's not many jobs

here. Lincolnshire gets a fleet on new

ambulances designed for obese patients.

You are breaking the law? What law is that? You are not allowed to do

that by law. The row over a photograph that's

had thousands of views on the internet.

And why paintings inspired by the East Yorkshire countryside are

The latest in a where they're coming up shortly.

There are warnings that Hull will face major challenges this year

because the work force doesn't have the right skills. The report says

there is a shortage of accountants, surgeons and other professional

workers who bring money into the city. It says Hull relies on lower-

paid jobs instead. In a moment, I will be talking to the man in

charge of the city's regeneration. It is a city with more brawn than

brains. Today's report highlights Hull as having people with manual

skills but when it comes to knowledgeable jobs for graduates,

obesity is failing badly. Something that concerns centre for cities, an

organisation which monitors economic performance.

Trying to increase the skill levels of the people in her Hull is a

massive priority. In terms of taking people with fewer

qualifications and improving them. It places Hull a second on the

brain ladder. 70% of the city's people employed in knowledgeable

jobs. It compares poorly with cities like Cambridge where the

figure is 30%. It is a problem that has developed since having a very

good university. After three years here, the appeal seems to diminish

with most graduates choosing to start their careers in other parts

of the country. I am aiming to move down to London or a bigger city

where I can get a better wage or job. I will probably leave Hull and

head was the capital. This Hull Training Centre says the findings

dismiss thousands of manual workers who can play just as big a role in

boosting the economy. Not everybody is going to be an accountant or

solicitor but they can be the business people of the future.

Let's get rid of that snobbery. This year the new fibre optic Brut

and might do that. It is being extended to more than 15,000 homes

in Hull and East Yorkshire. One local company which depends on it

says the investment could provide the kind of knowledge boost that

Hull has sown -- so far been missing. If you were offers super-

fast broadband, it will be more appealing for businesses to set up

in the city. -- offered. They say it could be the cause of slower

growth and prosperity. The city they say has been left in a

vulnerable position. Steven Bayes is in charge of

regeneration and employment at Hull City Council and his here. Would

you welcome more powers? There is a report on how to look at

how these powers could be utilised by the council and we're hoping to

achieve that. What would you do to bring more professionals into the

city? That is a strange questions because they are professionals that

commute into Hull and they are not included in this document. 50% of

those that Cnut of those high knowledge, I paid professionals.

commute. Hull is the city council area. Cambridge and eight -- Adam

Brown are at the top of the list. Hull is second bottom. -- Edinburgh.

The announcement today by Casey will help that. They are trying to

bring those highly-skilled jobs into the city. What do you think of

these league tables which also puts the average salary in Hull as the

lowest in all of the places? information, you can't challenge.

It is how the information is put together and it doesn't tell us

anything we don't know. They talked about the need of places like Hull

to establish new industries. That is what we are trying to do. When

one of these things comes out, the league tables come out, when his

Hull not going to be second bottom? Hopefully soon. What is the one

thing that would change the city's fortunes? Extend his boundaries,

that would do it but it is not... Draw the match but wider and call

it hall and you have sorted it? would solve the problem that

doesn't sort out the root cause. What we are trying to do is

although it talks about manual jobs, if they are in manufacturing, we

are trying to get more people into manufacturing. It is about

increasing the skills of those people and getting them into a

higher-paid job. I would like to hear your views on

this. What needs to be done to attract a higher salary earners to

I look forward to hearing from you. In a moment, why a half-a-million

pound investment in Lincoln City could have secured the club's

future. They will be able to carry people

who weigh up to 50 stones and from this week, a fleet of new

ambulances will arrive in Lincolnshire. East Midlands

Ambulance Service will have 37 of the new vehicles in response to an

increase in obesity across the area. Transporting super heavy patients

once made headlines its news with specialist teams have and to be

drafted in. Now, with rising obesity levels, it is becoming much

more common. This is a barrier trick kapok ball ramp. This is the

chair that assists in taking the patient downstairs. -- this is a

barrier at trick ramp. It will take a patient up to 50 stones. It

raises and lowers electricity -- electrically so it is my there for

the patient. They are investing in 80 of these vehicles, the third --

first 37 will be at deployed to Lincolnshire. They can carry

patients weighing up to 50 stone. Clare Greg has been slim for eight

years but the memories of being bundled into an ambulance that

wasn't equipped to carry her 25 stone frame are still dramatically

vivid. The trolley I was on, I was bulging over the sides. It was very

uncomfortable and degrading for me. I felt sorry for the staff that had

to deal with me as well. While the arrival of the vehicles is being

welcomed, unions are all bombing crews will still face problems with

obese problems. This often requires 45 ambulance personnel and a

significant period of time to get them down from their house. This

can cause so many problems. Patient transport has now become a big

issue but it is hoped the whole of the East Midlands ambulance fleet

would be capable of moving everyone, whatever their weight.

An agreement has been reached for a new tourism bodies to be formed in

Lincolnshire. The organisation will promote and develop Skegness and

the rest of the Lincolnshire coast and will be funded by local

businesses, groups and the East Lindsey District Council.

Thank you for getting in touch about our story on pylons in

Lincolnshire. A group who have been fighting plans against 30 miles of

power cables across the countryside are claiming victory. The energy

company was told it will have to dig cables underground to transport

power from a planned wind farm. Thank you for watching this Monday

night. Still ahead: Why a row whether these photographs has been

viewed by thousands of people on the internet.

And the paintings of East Yorkshire drawing crowds as they go on

Tonight's photograph was taken by Clive Dennison who took this of

Brandesburton ponds in East Yorkshire. Thank you very much

indeed. If you have any more, please send their men. Good evening,

your man. A dicky bird tells me you are

excited tonight. I was wondering whether to take my

lens cap off to see the Northern Lights tonight. That makes me sound

very sad. You might stand out there for 12

hours and not see it. That is up to you.

Is that a Yes, all I know? It is a know. There is a fantastic

picture on the block. -- it is a The skies will be clear tonight. Of

more importance, there is a warning out for snow. It doesn't look as if

it will be all that bad. For a short time in the morning, there

could be rain which could be It is courtesy of this warm front.

There could be a bit of that white stuff for a time in the morning. It

has not been that bad and afternoon over our part of the world but it

means with clear skies and as the wind eases, tonight, it is going to

be frosty. The cloud it tends to increase and it stays dry.

Temperatures down to minus two Celsius. The sun will rise in the

A cold start but cloud will thicken through the morning and we will see

rain preceded by a short spell of sleet and snow. It will quickly

turn back to rain and it will peter out over the course of the

afternoon. For much of the time, it will feel cold with a moderate

south to south-westerly wind. Temperatures up to it six Celsius

in Grimsby. We arm back to the milder weather on Thursday and

One viewer says he should be a politician as he can't give a

straight answer to any question. Photographers are calling for a

better understanding of the law after a Scunthorpe man was stopped

from taking pictures in the town. Security guards at the Golden

Wonder factory told him he was breaking the law. The confrontation

was posted on YouTube and has been Taking pictures of all well known

Scunthorpe landmark for his local website but it is clear this

amateur photographer is not welcome at the Golden wonder factory.

is a public footpath, I can do whatever I want. The video had had

more than 65,000 hits a new sued. These are the pictures caused in

the controversy. -- 65,000 hits on the internet. A spokesperson for

the website says that security guards need to no-ball. -- to know

what the law. The responsibility lies with training the security

guards. You can take photographs in any public place, according to the

law, unless it is a terrorist threat. The guards seemed to take

bid factory for some sort of secret military installation in terms of

the attitude they have adopted. The photographer was standing on

what looked like a public street, where he is perfectly entitled to

take photographs. The firm who employ guards on behalf of the

factory say they have launched a full investigation into what

happened. Today, management said sorry for the guards behaviour. We

would like to offer the photographer our apology and invite

him to meet with us and see the factory. The factory said that the

guards have no resigned and the welcome anyone taking pictures of

their factory. The MP for Grimsby, Austin Mitchell, has been

challenged whilst taking photographs including one instant

on Cleethorpes beach. He is joining us now. Good evening.

Why are people so sensitive? I do not know. I thought it was very

funny. They do not have the power to stop anyone taking photographs

and a public place of a public building or of anyone in that space.

He could be that the factories producing exploding bags of crisps

that be to draw on any -- on enemy lines and a war, it could be a

secret weapon! Only with security implications can people be stopped

from taking photographs. He tried to clarify this with parliament,

the new? There was new instructions issued. We also got confirmation

from government and from the department that people were able to

take any photographs they wanted and a public place at any time and

that stop and search, which was being used against photographers,

should not be used in that kind of scenario. This did not cover... You

notice on the film, there were no police involved. This did not cover

police. It was security guards who were poorly trained and did not

know what the law was. Do they need more training and what you can

cannot do? I think they do, yes. People have a right to take

photographs and the need to be told this. All it takes is a bit of

common sense, unfortunately. They lost their temper and I became very

funny. -- and they became very funny. The whole business was very

comic. It was not dangerous. Thank you. Exploding crisps!

Do you have any views, if you're a photographer? Have you had any

similar experiences? There is the number. Small arts and

entertainment venues in Easter Yorkshire are thriving despite the

economic downturn. The Arts Council has announced that

it will support this arts centre for the next three years.

Pocklington Arts Centre has some poor reported its most successful

season ever. -- has reported. Lincoln City football club has

received amp cash injection of �500,000 which could prove crucial

to the survival of the football club.

There has this money come from? It is coming from a local businessman

and the Lincoln Court. They're talking about moving to a new

ground. That has raised its head again today. First, this financial

injection which is staving off an imminent crisis. Behind the scenes

at Lincoln City, they scoured the world for much needed investment.

Relegation from the leak and son were reduced annual income by about

�1 million. Without this injection, players may not have been paid last

month. It would have started to get sticky financially around about

February are March. In October of last year, we put his plan together

in the event that no other investment would come in. They drew

3-3 with Gateshead on Saturday. Lincoln City are just five points

above the relegation zone and supporters have welcomed a

stability that comes with new investment. It has come from local

companies were well respected, the chairman, who is a local person as

well and it is appropriate and proper investment into the football

club and we believe it is proper and right that we accepted. They

have been playing in the shadow of the cathedral for 117 years but

they cannot provide the extra income they need to generate. It is

once again seriously considering moving from its spiritual home. It

is not fit for purpose. I would hope that, within four years, we

are perhaps on our way to getting a new football ground. Or only a

small amount of cash is available to strengthen the team and a

transfer window. It is hoped the financial injection will help

secure a brighter future. Is it realistic to suggest that they will

move away from their current form? It might seem a bit far-fetched,

when they have just had a new rescue plan instigated, but it is

on the agenda again. The time frame is around four or five years,

according to be chairman. The fans are very attached to the ground but

a move is on the agenda and it could be a bright future for

Lincoln City of C. Hull City are up to 5th in the Championship after a

narrow win over their promotion rivals.

With news of that and how could Hull Kingston Rovers are counting

the cost of their victory over Hull FC, here we are. The clash at

Reading represented at challenge for Hull City. The match was

decided by a single goal. I felt it was a legitimate goal, a good run

from Robbie Brady. He had the foresight to leave the ball. I

would have been agreed it had been given offside. -- if it had been

given offside. Taking the lead with another one of those excellent

rides. Scunthorpe been Scunthorpe could not hold on. This is the 13th

try of the season. -- 13th draw. In rugby league, this incident in the

second half saw a player carried off with a broken leg.

Earlier, the captain had limped out of the game as Hull Kingston Rovers

ran in seven tries to beat Hull City. They're doing well, yes. It

is only the first game, you cannot read much into that. It is only a

friendly. We paid �15 and it was Grimsby Town are on course for the

Blue Square Premier play-offs after another huge win. They beat bottom-

placed Bath City 6-0. If you missed Our Special Olympic Dreams

programme, following five athletes on the road to the London Games,

you can watch that online. It is hoped that thousands will take to

the streets of Hull for the Jane Tomlinson runner. The race was

organised this morning. -- announce this morning. Organisers hope it

will be bigger this summer. It is the 10th year of the appeal, which

is a milestone for us. It is the Olympic year and the event takes

place on the Jubilee weekend. We will have a bit of a party around.

It will be a special event. An exhibition by David Hockney has

drawn huge crowds on his opening weekend in London.

Be sure, which includes a large number of East Yorkshire landscapes

like this one behind the, was visited by 7,000 people each day

and the Royal Academy says it is likely to be in the all-time top 10

exhibitions there. The Tourism Board says it hopes it will bring

more visitors to the Yorkshire Wolds. Capturing the beauty of East

Riding is one thing but David Hockney is amazing the crowds with

East Yorkshire landscapes at his new exhibition in London. Advance

tickets are sold out until March and they have been selling four

times faster than last year's exhibition about Van Gogh. About

2004, I realised there was a very good subject here. It was the

landscape itself, which I felt quite strongly attached to in some

way. If you're my age and you find a subject that excites you, well,

stick with it! One a day like today, it is easy to see why David Hockney

uses such a range of vivid colour. It is making what people want to

see more of the East Riding. Could an influx of tourists affect the

character of what we already know and love? Take the quaint village

of Millington, for example. Angela is the owner of this place. We hope

it will bring people to the area, it is a hidden gem, but we hope it

will bring people in. There are signs of renewed interest in the

area. We love about 12 miles away and we did not appreciate what was

there. It encouraged us to start walking. We were here last Saturday

and we are back again today. The open spaces, the hills, we are not

just about black cat and whippet! Yorkshire landscapes are phenomenal

and in terms of tourism, the floor from that in the weeks and months

ahead will be significant. The knock-on success from David

Hockney's card may be feeling Yorkshire's economy. -- may be

stalking. Plans to impose a cap on what any family could receive on

benefits have run into opposition and the House of Lords.

It is claimed that Hull's economy may continue to struggle because

the City does not have the right Cold all day tomorrow, top

temperatures of Six degrees Celsius. Some e-mails on the skills shortage

in Hull. One person says, bring blue-chip

companies to Hull and it will bring people here. Another, the lack of

chances go hand in hand with poor school resultant high truancy