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

Good evening. The headlines tonight: Calls to electrify the railway to

Hull and reduce journey times to London by half an hour.

I think it would open up East Yorkshire and bring Hull back onto

the map, where it belongs. How the tidal surge cut the land

from beneath these east coast homes. We want someone to have a look, see

the predicament we want someone to have a look, see the predicament

we're in. We do not even get our local councillor here.

A week after the storm The Princess Royal sees the damage to the

historic Boston Stump. The East Yorkshire actor Eleanor

Tomlinson tells us about her role in this Christmas period drama. Don't

forget the detailed five day forecast.

Hello. Rail bosses are urging the

Government to give the go`ahead to plans to run faster train services

in and out of Hull. Politicians say it's essential the area has better

transport links in time for the City of Culture celebrations in 2017.

First Hull Trains has submitted a ?90 million plan to electrify the

line between Hull and Selby which would cut the journey time from East

Yorkshire and Lincolnshire to London by up to 30 minutes. More from Tim

Iredale. Could East Yorkshire be about to

join the high speed rail revolution? Passengers travelling from Hull to

London could in future reach the capital in a little over two hours,

shaving more than half an hour off the journey time. It can only be a

good thing, because it opens up opportunities. It would open up East

Yorkshire, and Hull. It would bring Hull back on the map.

Work is under way to electrify the Transpennine route from Liverpool to

Manchester to Leeds. The proposal from First Hull Trains would see

overhead line equipment added to the route between Selby and Hull, which

would link up with the East Coast mainline and in future years could

connect East Yorkshire with the HS2 high speed link to London. It is an

ambitious project. It would cost more than ?90 million, but rail

bosses say the Government should give the go`ahead sooner rather than

later. To electrify the route from Selby across to Liverpool but miss

out that final step makes no sense. We need a decision by Christmas that

allows us to move this project. The rail industry says electrification

is cleaner and greener but most importantly it's faster. The javelin

service from St Pancras to commuter towns in Kent has cut journey times

by half. With the City of Culture coming in 2017, we need high`quality

transport links to bring potentially hundreds of thousands of people into

the city during that year. Network Rail's programme does not bring

rectification to the city until some time after 2019, which is

acceptable. The Department for Transport says it

has hugely ambitious plans for electrification, with a commitment

to deliver 900 miles by 2019 and said it was currently discussing the

possibility of upgrading the Hull to Selby route with Hull Trains.

I spoke to the transport journalist Christian Wolmar. He told me what

difference having electric trains would make. Electric trains are far

better than diesel trains. They are cleaner, they have better

acceleration, they are smoother, cheaper to operate. Electric trains

have everything going for them compared with the old diesels. Only

35 miles, ?90 million, is it worth that? That sounds quite cheap. Not

very many. It is a pretty good deal and definitely worth doing. It will

make Hull much more connected with the existing network. Do we lose out

because spending per head on public transport is lower here? Are we

getting a raw deal? You have to view that slightly in context. There was

a lot more public transport in London and the south`east than that

is up north. Many people will use cars given the distances and the

sparse population in some areas. That is why down south, we get more

money for public transport. It will enable cheaper direct trains.

Wherever there has been electric and, there is a Sparks perfect. It

will attract more people onto the railways. But we have ridden by

2017, City of Culture? That will be tight. It always takes a long time.

Thank you. I would like to hear from you on

this story. What difference would faster, electric trains make to this

area? Maybe you think we don't get a fair share of transport money in

this area? In a moment: The film makers who

captured life on the dole in Scunthorpe estate could make a new

series of Skint in Grimsby. Grimsby is like anywhere. It has

good and bad. A teenager accused of killing his

grandmother has told Hull Crown Court he can't remember attacking

her because he was high on drugs. Irene Dale and her husband Allan

were stabbed in bed at their home in Hull in April. Their grandson Lewis

Dale admits stabbing his grandparents but denies murder and

attempted murder. Jill Archbold reports from Hull Crown Court. Irene

Dale and her husband had been asleep at their home when 18`year`old Allan

Dale needed to get a teaser bathroom. It is alleged they

grandson, who was living with them, lunged at his grandfather and

stabbed him with a knife. I mean was also stabbed repeatedly. The

defendant began to cry as he was giving evidence. He described his

regular use of the drug M`Cat and said it made him paranoid. The jury

heard what he said he could remember of that evening at the the afternoon

taking that struck. He said he remembered going into his

grandparents bedroom but nothing after that, only hearing his

grandmother screaming. He said he remembered feeling he was being

followed. The prosecutor accused Lewis Dale of blaming the drug and

not taking the blame for the death of his grandmother. He said, I don't

know. The case continues. Lincolnshire Police say they think a

double stabbing on Monson Street in Lincoln yesterday evening was an

isolated incident. Two men were attacked with a large kitchen knife

at around half past five. Their injuries are not thought to be

serious. Police say they don't believe there's a wider threat to

the public. Health managers in Lincolnshire say

improvements are already under way at a GP practice, which had been

criticised by national inspectors. A team from the Care Quality

Commission found mistakes had been made in the management of drugs at

the Wolds Practice in Tetford, near Horncastle. Local managers say

they're now working hard to ensure the surgery reaches the standards

set by the CQC. Residents living along parts of the

East Coast say they're desperate for help after the biggest tidal surge

for 60 years left their homes at risk of falling into the sea. The

storm surge last Thursday flooded more than 1,000 homes in East

Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Residents in Boston were worst hit.

451 homes were flooded in the town. In North Lincolnshire there were

more than three hundred, and in Hull and East Yorkshire a similar number

were flooded. As the clean`up continues, people living along the

coast say they need urgent help from the authorities. Amanda White

reports. Teetering on the edge. These

caravans, near Ulrome, were always living on borrowed time. But, after

last week's storms, residents say more cliff crumbled like cake.

Further up the coast in Skipsea it was a worrying time for Sheila

Garforth. Like many on Green Lane her home is already at high risk of

falling into the sea. I want someone to come and have a look at us to

start to see the predicament we're in. We can't even get our local

councillor here and local MP to come and have a look at how desperate we

are. We know that we can't stop the cliff coming, eventually, over time

but we would like someone to give us something that would help prolong a

little bit longer yet. This was already the fastest eroding

coastline in Europe. Government policy is to build coastal defences

where most live. Bridlington with over 35,000 residents, Withernsea

with over 8,000 and Hornsea over 6,000, all have defences. The policy

for villages, like Skipsea, where almost 700 live is to let nature

take its course. Experts at Hull University say the sheer ferocity of

last week's storm surge means experts need to rethink their

strategies. Every now and again we will get a storm surge. There's no

question about that. Our first duty is to protect life and property. So

we are going to have to make sure that the coast is defended against

those storm surges and that means, in the future, spending money on

coastal defences. East Riding of Yorkshire Council says it will

undertake a survey of the damage. For residents like Sheila, this

means another waiting game. The Princess Royal has been in Boston

this afternoon to inspect the damage done by flood water to The Stump.

Specialist teams are expected to stay there for a number of weeks

while work is done to dry out the stonework and timbers. Sarah Corker

reports. The flood damage Boston Stump

welcomed a royal visitor. Princess Anne is the patron of the Church's

restoration appeal, and visit every year. She has never seen it like

this. She was surprised am quite shocked, I think, at the situation.

She was very interested in how we're going to do with it in the short and

long term. It is difficult to envisage how we will go forward. A

specialist team has been brought in to dry out the centuries`old

building. This chapel dates back to the 1400s. It is a delicate job. The

water flowed through the masonry. We have a wooden floor here so we have

to be very careful how we treat this. A wall of water cascaded into

the church and flooded 400 homes as the River Haven burst its banks.

Everything was just ruined. A week on, my camp at a still overwhelmed

by the damage. Kitchen has got to go. My husband built all this, he is

a joiner, and it has been his love. Nicol has to go. We're trying to

keep strong for each other, but it is making us feel poorly. They are

insured but many others here are not. Repairs to flood defences

damaged by the tidal surge are underway. Here, 200 sandbags are

being used to strengthen the flood wall next to the rear. Long`term

plans to protect the town are being fast tracked. We can protect 20,000

properties more with the tidal barrier. We have 18 looking at how

we can accelerate that programme. Back at the Stump, printers and was

shown the tide marks on the wall. The full extent of the damage it

won't be known until the stonework dries out, and that will take many

weeks. BBC Radio Humberside will be

broadcasting live from South Ferriby in the morning for a special

breakfast programme. Lizzie and Carl are on air from 6am.

Still ahead tonight: keep your photos coming in.

Lincoln in the Mist by Tim Scott. Very nice, back.

How are you? Alex Deakin is running a competition on twitter. You have

to choose a tie. He will wear it on the news channel in the morning.

I have seen that. They are all as dull as ditchwater. I think Alex has

too much time on his hands. If Mr Deakin is watching, good

evening. She will be drinking coffee at a

coffee morning. We are opening the floodgates to a

westerly part which will dominate towards the second half of December.

There is a risk of some heavy rain at times and severe gales. The

recipe is therefore something quite disturbed as we head through the

second half of December. It is milder this evening compared with

yesterday evening. MacLeod has given some patchy outbreaks of rain. It is

the dull and dreary night. We are looking at lowest temperatures

around seven or eight. It is a cloudy start. There will be

outbreaks of rain. It will be a wet commute. Top temperatures, it is

fairly mild. Highs of 11 looking further ahead, there is a vigorous

weather front to come. Saturday and Sunday, daylight hours look fine and

sunny. Next week looks very unsettled.

In Kirby, I think you will find there would be having canapes at the

moment `` therapy. You may remember a documentary

series set in Scunthorpe earlier this year called Skint. It showed

anti social behaviour, drug taking and shoplifting. But there were

complaints that it only focused on the negative. Now Channel Four is

considering a new series which could be set in Grimsby and there are

worries there, about how the town will be portrayed. Sarah Walton

reports. Earlier this year, life in Scunthorpe was the focus of this

controversial broken. Some people did not like the way the town was

shown. Now in Grimsby, filming has started for a possible second

series. No sign of the cameras today but it does not take long to find

somebody who has been interviewed. They came in the pub and we got

talking to them. They wanted to talk to people who knew about the fishing

community. Channel four has confirmed it is researching for a

new series which it says would examine worthlessness. Some filming

has already taken place here on the Marsh estate, an area where more

than half of the people of working age are on benefits. John has been

approached to take part in the programme. The fear was we had no

control. It could be an opportunity. We could get our

fingers severely burned. In Scunthorpe, people said there had

been some benefit, with the council agreeing to renovate one area. As

bad as it is, it needs programmes like that. People sit back on their

laurels thinking, nothing is happening around here. But it is.

Back in Grimsby, there are mixed thoughts about the show. People

always play up to the cameras. I take it with a pinch of salt.

Doesn't matter to those. Because never good for any place to be shown

in the darkest of light. Grimsby is like anywhere. It has good and bad.

More good, hopefully. Channel four will not say whether it will be set

until next year. If it is here, there will be great interest in what

it brings to the town. You might also have a view on this

story if you're from Grimsby. Maybe you're from Scunthorpe and think the

series damaged the image of the area. Libraries could be closed in

North East Lincolnshire because of budget cuts. The authority says it's

also looking at reducing opening hours. A two month consultation's

started looking at the proposals, which would save half a million

pounds. Money's been secured to redesign

Hull's busy Garrison Road roundabout, which has been the scene

of a number of accidents. The Highways Agency is spending ?4.5

million completely rebuilding the junction. A main road will run

through the middle supported by slip roads to take turning traffic.

Work's expected to begin by 2016. The Lincolnshire Police and Crime

Commissioner's plans to attract 1,000 unpaid volunteers prompted

plenty of you to get in touch. Last night, six new recruits were

welcomed to the force. They're volunteer Police Community Support

Officers who will begin training in the New Year.

Here are just a few of your thoughts on the subject.

Hull City boss Steve Bruce says the debate on the club's name change

should go away until the FA consider the matter. Earlier this week the

club submitted a proposal to change its name to Hull Tigers which under

FA regulations should be considered in April. Any more then once I have

already spoken before get in the way. My important job was to beat

Stoke on Saturday. The Louth`based Honda team have

pulled out of the British Superbikes Championship for next season.

They're the reigning champions and last season Alex Lowe won the riders

championship for the team. They say they're pulling out of the

competition for financial reasons. We've been following her progress

here at Look North since she first appeared on the big screen five

years ago. Now Eleanor Tomlinson, who grew up in Beverley, is in the

new BBC costume drama which will be shown on Boxing Day. Some of the

scenes have also been filmed in her home town. We will hear from her in

a moment, but first Amy Cole has this.

For the last five years, Eleanor Tomlinson has been gradually

building her career and making a name for herself. You may From the

teen romcom Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging in 2008 to a part

in Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland ` starring A`lister Johnny Depp ` in

2010. He is the easy as you Here she is after the film's premiere with

friends at Beverley High School discussing her appearance in a

national magazine. Are the key you But Eleanor is not just a star of

the big screen. She's now appearing in the BBC's

adaptation of Death Comes To Pemberley Some scenes have been

filmed in her home town of Beverley and the drama is be screened prime

time on Boxing Day. The three`part murder mystery is

likely to push her popularity even further.

Earlier I spoke to Eleanor from York where some of the Death Comes To

Pemberley was filmed. She told me about her role in the new drama. And

I play Georgiana, Darcy's sister. It picks up about ten years on from

pride and prejudice. Her brother wants to marry her off, but she does

not want to marry the man he wants her to marry. But plenty of love

interest for the character, I bet? Yes, absolutely. Why do you think

these periods things are so popular at the moment? I think nobody does

period drama like the British do. I think we have a knack for it. It is

beautiful. It is a piece of history, and it is the chance to

have something beautiful and very moving and a great story. No one

really does about the British. Now you have found all this fame and

fortune, have you abandoned Beverly and left? Absolutely not. Not at

all. I come back occasionally to see my family. It is really nice. London

is where the work is, so you have to go there. It is really nice to come

back to Beverley. It was amazing to film here. What a fantastic slot

this has got when it goes out. Yes, Boxing Day. Three consecutive

nights. It is amazing. Will you be in Beverley watching it, or

somewhere else? I think I will be hiding behind the sofa. My parents

are really excited to see it. I am really proud of it. We look forward

to seeing it. Congratulations on your success. Thank you very much,

Peter. Great success story. Anna Maxwell Martin, who is also from

Beverley, is also in the production. It is on at 8:15pm on BBC One on

Boxing Day. Look out for the scenes shot in Beverley. Let's get a recap

of the national and regional headlines. Some police and ambulance

helicopters grounded earlier today because of safety fears have begun

flying again. The ?90 million plan to electrify the rail network to

Hull ` cutting travel times to London.

Response on the subject of electrifying the line between Hull

and Selby. Matt says, what a waste to save 30 minutes, why not put that

money to local hospitals the state of the red? Becky said, yes, it

takes an hour on the train between Hull and Doncaster, the same if he

went on car. It would open allsorts of job prospects. James in and

abusive, this investment is an excellent proposal with long`term

benefits. People need to stop moaning. Julian has a warning here,

she says, the money should be spent but it will mean more London

residents moving north, pricing is out of the housing market. Thank you

for those. Join me tomorrow lunchtime if you can on the radio.

Goodbye.