09/12/2013 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

light rain. It will be damp across the north and west. That's all from

the BBC news at six. Goodbye from me.

Good evening. Thank you for joining us. The headlines. Claims from flood

victims their homes were sacrificed. This village got the brunt of it.

Counting the cost ` the businesses that say it will take them months to

recover from the impact of the floods. Personally, it has been

heartbreaking, emotional, tiling and on a business level it has been

completely devastating. Calls for calm from the community

leader assaulted in his car as his wife and daughter looked on.

Was it a success? Traders disagree with claims that the Lincoln

Christmas Market was the best ever. And eyeing the top of the half of

the table ` Hull City seek their second away victory of the season

against Swansea. No extreme weather this week

thankfully. Much more settled outlook, details coming up shortly.

Good evening. Some flood victims whose homes were devastated by the

tidal surge say they feel that their role `` properties were sacrificed

to protect others. Residents in South Ferriby say the worst of ``

they suffered whereas Hull was protected by the tidal barrier. In

Boston, residents have been told they will have to wait until 2019

for a new flood defence barrier to be completed. From there, Anne`Marie

Tasker reports. You can see where the flood water came in. Assessing

the damage, after the tidal surge swept through homes in South

Ferriby. People here have been forced to throw out televisions,

carpets, sofas. Some say they've lost everything. We all have

terrible stories to tell. We didn't know where our mum was for quite

some time. This was Andrews Road on Friday. Today, they're still

cleaning away the mud ` outside and inside homes. This morning, North

Lincolnshire's council leader came to see the damage ` and offer

residents council tax relief and small emergency grants. ?300 might

just help with 12 initial things. I was talking to a lady there and all

her Christmas presents have gone. She has no shoes for the children so

?300 will help a little bit. Today, teams from the Environment Agency

continued to check flood defences for damage. We have to learn from

the event that took place. There will be a lot of engineering

calculations that would go ahead around making sure we have the right

sort of defences. We have to be careful not to push the problem

elsewhere, we have to have a considered approach. But residents

are now asking questions about why the water flowed over South

Ferriby's defences. It was exceptional circumstances, but Hull

has been protected to a large extent which is why this village got the

brunt of it. Indeed Hull was protected ` and this is the

structure that did that. The environment secretary says 130,000

homes were saved from flooding when the whole tidal barrier was lowered

on Thursday. People living in Boston face a longer wait for similar

protection. As residents clean up in Boston, some are asking why a

planned flood barrier won't be completed until 2019. And in North

Norfolk, they're asking what can be done to stop future flooding.

Visiting there today, the Prime Minister said the government is

looking at making improvements. There is always more that can be

done. There was lessons to learn, whether that is personal flood

defences for householders, new flood defence schemes with government

funding, interworking between the emergency services and local

authorities, I'm sure there is always lessons to learn. And as the

clear up continues, learning those lessons is something many residents

will be calling for. I am joined by Mark Robinson from

the Environment Agency. Good evening. Did people pay attention to

the warnings and do it were told? We just have to look at our lessons

learned. A lot of warnings went out. This was about being prepared.

If we look to the majority of those people, they paid attention to the

warning and took appropriate action. What you say to people like in South

Ferriby and other area to feel they have been sacrificed? First of all,

it is devastated when people get impacted by flooding. Our thoughts

are with them but when we look at the overall defences around the

Humber Estuary, they are too good standard. We work in partnership

with the Met Office and the flood broadcasting centre and we had the

results of the high tides coming through on the Thursday evening. We

were expecting to get some spree in the warning was issued so people had

to take appropriate action. It is not possible to protect everyone,

but our priorities made were some people are protected more than

others? This is all about government finances. The government is saying

that for every pound spent on flood defences, we are reducing flood

risk. Obviously larger communities will get more of return for their

money. That is where some of the priorities are levelled at. People

in Boston say they are frustrated it is taking so long, why is it taking

so long for the flood harrier? We have been working on the barrier for

a number of years. We have lots of processes to go through. We think,

with all our partners working together, we will start construction

around 2016 or 2017. The Prime Minister said there was lessons to

be learned, but the Environment Agency learn any lessons? We know

that the events and the level that came in was being followed, when we

get through the recovery stage we would take that intelligence and sit

down and obviously there will be lessons to learn and we will put the

appropriate actions in place. Thank you very much.

Businesses affected by the flooding are counting the cost of losing out

on the lucrative Christmas trade. And for some the damage will take

them months to recover from or could even lead to ruin. Our Business

Correspondent Paul Murphy reports. High tide this morning in

Bridlington was back to its normal level at businesses on the seafront

have many months `` difficult months ahead before normality returns. It

is a complete mess. Two deep freezes overturned, the counter overturned.

Businesses here echo what others have said along the coast, the surge

took them by surprise. I think it could everyone out even know lots of

people have lived in the harbour for years. It was so calm, there was no

storm. We have seen lots of hard weather in the past but it was

really calm. This hotel has spectacular Humber views. Now they

only serve as a reminder of an event they described him as a catastrophe.

On a business level it has been completely devastating. On a

staffing level, we have no staff at the moment. We're not open. We have

no phone lines, no internet. We have nothing to work with. Staff at this

retail park up in what King around the shop to get his shops reopened.

`` around the clock. It is not just retailers who have been affected.

The giant cement plants in South Ferriby has suspended production

while the damage is investigated. Some businesses make more than half

of their annual income during the festive period. For them, the timing

of the surge could not have been worse will stop and have obviously

had to cancel orders for the next few weeks. I just do not know how

long it is going to take to get the shop up and running again. East

Coast businesses will now be hoping for a speedy response from insurance

companies as every lost day cost them even more. Clearly one night of

flooding was still have an impact for many months to come.

Paul is in South Ferriby at the moment. How much is the damage

likely to cost? The cost to businesses is something as small

army of loss adjusters is probably trying to work out. For businesses

of all shapes and sizes this has been devastating. The biggest cement

works, to the smallest key lock `` kiosk on the seafront. That is also

a cost to the reputation of the wider community. They have been

flooded and their vulnerability has been exposed. Some will argue that

this is a genuine deterrent to inward investment. Thank you very

much indeed. Plenty of people have been in touch about the events.

Thank you for all the messages. We want to hear from you on this

story, are you a business that has had to close because of flood

damage? Do you think more could have been done to protect homes, what is

your story and your experience? Lincolnshire's new permanent chief

constable will be Neil Rhodes after the police and crime panel confirmed

they support the decision to appoint him. He'd been temporary chief

constable and the only applicant. He was suspended by the crime

commissioner, Alan Hardwick, in February but was reinstated after a

judge ruled the decision perverse. Mr Rhodes was also cleared of any

wrong doing in a separate investigation.

A man's been jailed after an explosion at the Bourne offices of

the Conservative MP Nick Boles. Paul Liverseidge admitted possessing an

explosive substance and was jailed for 15 months at Lincoln Crown

Court. People are being asked not to go to

hospital in Lincoln and less than absolutely necessary. Managers at

the hospital say they are extremely busy and ask patients to get advice

from their GP. The religious leader of the whole

mosque could lose the sight in one night after he was attacked just

over a week ago. Imam Hafiz Salik was driving home on Saturday evening

with his wife and daughter when he was stopped and hit in the face. He

and his sons are calling for calm but a national organisation says it

is concerned about the number of physical attacks on most runs. `` on

Muslims. Beaten up in the street. After the blood was coming out like

a tart. It was like water. Tap. I try to get away from them. He

was driving his family home along Spring Bank West when the attack

happened. It was here the attackers ran out, two men and one woman stop

one of the mainly in front of the car. It was then that he got up

slowly, what ran to the car door slowly and punched Imam Hafiz Salik

in the face. I think the doctors are seeing the assailant might have used

some sort of ins don't just by the way he was cut. `` some sort of

instrument. He cannot see through his eye at the moment so fingers

crossed. Although there is no suggestion the attack was racial or

religiously motivated, the police are keeping an open mind. The victim

was wearing traditional dress but he was in a card and it was night`time

so for a person to have seen that in target that, it is difficult to see

how that could have occurred. Nothing of a racist nature was said

during the attack. He read the mosque, worshippers are concerned

about what happened. They were worried that is why we address this

issue on the sermon on Friday. The tool the community what is going on.

`` week told the community. We told them not to take the law into their

own hands and we told them we don't know why the attack happened full

top ``. We are now getting incidents where aggression is far more within

the incident is self. Threat to kill, threats to harm, aggression

where people feel really frightened that their lives might be at stake.

Police are appealing for witnesses of the silent attack to come

forward. We wish him well and we will

continue to follow that story. Thank you for watching. Still ahead. Was

it a success? Some people disagree that it was the best market ever.

Hull seek their second win of the season as they travel to Swansea.

There have been some fantastic sunsets over the last few days. Lots

of pictures then. We have three tonight. Immingham by Linda Ladlow.

A nice photograph there. Middle Rasen by Alistair Norburn. Hessle

foreshore by Ian Greenwood. Many people spotted you on a day off,

shopping at the Christmas market on Saturday. Did not see him put his

hand in his pocket ones. Once. You would like it there, Peter. The

linking Christmas market was great, we had a fantastic time.

Rather cloudy with some sunshine to come tomorrow. The wind up from the

subtropics which is why it is so mild. The cloud has come and gone

and that will be the same tomorrow. Large amounts of cloud at times.

They give you is is it will be fairly settled for the next few

days. `` the good news is. Tonight, dry with variable amounts of cloud

perhaps a touch of ground frost but no problems. Temperatures around

four or five degrees. There is just a chance of a touch of ground frost.

High water times... I think tomorrow is another pleasant December day,

dry with variable cloud. There will be some breaks in the cloud, some

sunny spells and alike Southwest please so temperatures will be a

little above average. `` and other light Southwest please. ``breeze.

Temperatures slightly above average for this time of year. There could

be some mist and fog and low cloud first thing on Wednesday morning. It

should clear most places and we see sunny spells developing. Freddie

looks fine as well `` Thursday looks fine as well. Cloudy on Friday with

the risk of patchy rain. Address your complaints to Peter Hanson.

I know you are very tight. Say nothing. I will shut up. Some

traders have told Look North they think this year's Lincoln Christmas

Market was quieter than previous years ` with fewer visitors.

But organisers claim it was the best year yet. It finished last night.

Thousands of people visited Lincoln ` over the last four days. Here for

this. The city's famous Christmas Market. I like it here because I

have never been here before. It is really good, better than last year.

There is less crowds without the one`way system. It is the best one

in the UK, it is fantastic. But the Market had a shaky start. Visitors

stopped at the Castle gate. It's opening delayed by nearly five hours

` due to strong winds on Thursday. Still organisers claim ` this was

the best Market yet. But some traders told me they thought it

seemed quieter than previous years. I think this year has been a good

year, maybe not for the numbers, but when word gets around that we have

got it right again, people will come back. It has not been quite so

busy, but that has been great for people because they could stand and

have a look instead of being swept along. The park`and`ride is 8% up on

my steward so I think people spread out a little over the five days so

wasn't so crowded. `` up on last year. Organisers will now review

this year's event. And they'll be looking at the results from this `

the largest`ever survey of visitors here. We hope to learn what people

like about the market. We want to see what they would like to see

improved. Traders spent the day dismantling their stalls. But first

the clean`up here continues ` this lunchtime. With stalls being

dismantled. Over the next few days this area of Lincoln will return to

normal ` before planning begins for next year's Market.

Plans for a new coal fired power station in Yorkshire have moved a

step forward after the government promised more funding to the company

behind the scheme. Ed Davey the Energy and Climate Change Secretary

made the announcement as he visited Drax power station near Selby to

officially open its new biomass plant. The ?2 billion coal`fired

power station proposed for site would use the very latest carbon

capture technology, where emissions are transported through a tunnel

underground in East Yorkshire and into the north sea. This is good

news for Yorkshire because the first carbon capture storage is being

signed and that will bring investment in hundreds of millions

of pounds that we can have another low carbon industry where the carbon

is actually captured and stored under the North Sea safely.

They were beaten to the City of Culture title so is Swansea ready to

take revenge on Hull. Swansea City and Hull City meet tonight just ten

years since they were both playing at the fourth level of English

football. Our sports reporter Simon Clark takes a look at this tale of

two cities. Swansea and Hull, one Welsh and one English but despite

those differences the cities share a lot. Their population numbers are

compatible and their grounds are similar and shared with their rugby

neighbours. But one is a new City of Culture. Both clubs have had

meteoric rises. I saw a documentary on them a couple of weeks ago and

where they were ten years ago, it is remarkable what they have done and

achieved. A big part in the back for all of them. Their play has not

changed over the past 56 years. The way they pass the ball and move it,

they create spaces. `` over the past five or six years. When we get hold

of the ball we are able to keep it as well. Hull City played a

considerable role in the history of Swansea six years ago which enabled

Swansea to see in the football league. Who would've thought they

would meet as mid`table rivals. In this battle of the two cities, it is

currently Swansea nil, Hull one. They have two bind a second away win

and so will have two play like the whole but played against Liverpool

rather than the team that played against Crystal Palace.

We'll have full commentary of Hull City's trip to Swansea. The build up

is already underway on Sports Talk. Kick off is at 8pm.

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday for Grimsby Town season ticket holders

wanting to watch their side's FA Cup match with Huddersfield Town next

month. The Mariners reached the third round with a two`nil win over

Northampton. It's Grimsby's second win over league opponents having

beaten Scunthorpe in the first round.

Grimsby's Strictly star Kevin Clifton and dance partner Susanna

Reid have thanked the public for getting them through to the

semi`finals of the competition. They received the lowest score on

Saturday's show for this Argentine Tango, but were spared the dance off

last night thanks to the public vote. Susanna and Kevin! If it was

allowed ad like to go around to every single person who voted in

thank you personally. Honestly, the public support getting us through

Israel the amazing and I really appreciate it. `` is really amazing.

Well done to them. Good luck for the next round. Camilla Dallara up is in

Bridlington at the moment and she will join me on the radio at midday.

She is in pantomime here. That's it for now. Amazon convert admits

killing Sergeant Lee Rigby tells it all really this is all water. Some

flood victims claim their houses were sacrificed during the tidal

surge last week. It will be bright and sunny at times with top

temperatures around nine Celsius. This is from re in Beverley, all

these so`called flood defence schemes are worthless. Defence in

one area moves the problem to another. The answer is to dredge the

river and cleared out ditches and dikes. Dave in Hull says people who

said they were sacrificed, are they aware that some residents in Hull

did get flooded despite the barrier? It is a natural disaster

and one of the worst for 60 years, coming up with conspiracy theories

is crazy. Strong words on knees. All it says, Debussy has to go

somewhere. `` this CD has to go somewhere. Time for people to get

real. Yes, my property was flooded in 1953. Terry says should the

government be looking at a tidal barrier for the Humber, similar to

the Thames barrier. This would protect barriers north and south of

the Humber Estuary. Finally, this is from Jenny, to the people of Boston,

we are so grateful for their generosity in helping all of us out

as flood victims by donating items to help us. Many thanks to the Red

Cross, the emergency services and everyone else involved and also the

borough council. Heartfelt thanks to all. Thank you all very much indeed

for your flood stories. We are very grateful. Join me on the

radio tomorrow lunchtime. Enjoy your evening. Goodbye.