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

expense for households ` the councils putting up bills for

residents. But we are proposing is a moderate

`` modest increase to keep up with inflation, otherwise we will have

bigger reductions to make. ? A court hears how a woman killed in a

collision with her sister was known as a "speed demon".

The blind woman who walks too slowly to get a replacement guide dog. They

said you were too blind, you can't look after your dog, and you want to

slow, see you are not having another guide dog.

And BAFTA honours the man who makes space sound good on the silver

screen. Went to come tonight, but tomorrow is looking reasonable. The

forecast follows shortly. Good evening and welcome to BBC Look

North. Thousands of council tax payers are

facing an increase in their bills. Five authorities across Lincolnshire

and East Yorkshire say they're looking at a rise of up to 2% this

year. That would mean an extra ?30 a year for the average house. The

Government has called on town halls to freeze bills, but Labour`run Hull

and North East Lincolnshire say they're being forced to deliver more

services for less money. Here's our political editor, Tim Iredale.

Balancing the books has become a challenge for many of our local

authorities. North East Lincolnshire Council is looking to save up to

?500,000 from its libraries budget. So how do people here at the library

feel about paying an extra 2% on their council tax bills? Its 2% more

than I'm paying, and its 2% I have defined out of restricted funds. I'm

happy if it's used to pay the right services, such as libraries. If

not, it's questionable. Gratifying money somewhere, don't I? You don't

mind paying 2% to? No. The authorities are looking at

increasing taxes in these regions. Proposing a freeze our these

regions. We knew we had to make savings. Everybody knew the family

would be reduced. We have to be financially viable. In doing that,

Lincolnshire is able to freeze council tax. I think that is very

important. By some authorities may want to put up council tax to cover

a shortfall in funding, the government says town halls can't

raise the above 2% without consulting local people in a

referendum. In Hull, Abel Blair has broken out between the ruling Labour

group and opposition Liberal Democrats, who have proposed a rise

of 2%. Your Mac that we are proposing is a very modest increase

to keep in place with inflation. Otherwise when we will have bigger

reductions to make. We it the right thing to do is freeze council tax

is. We managed it last time in office. With the web should do the

same now. McCann will you find a? It doesn't mean cutting services. The

government has to look at what it is doing. It hard to read and always

has done. We have to be smarter and leaner as an organisation. We can

expect some fierce debate in our council chambers over the next few

weeks as budgets are set for the coming year.

I'm joined by Chris Shaw, who's the leader of North East Lincolnshire

Council. They are planning a 1.9% increase. Good evening. You want to

raise it by 1.9%. Is this because you have not budgeted well as other

councils are freezing their council tax? With freeze to add tags for

five years, but it can only go so far. We are the most efficient

authority in the area. Small management team, we've managed to

save services, but you can't keep doing that if you have more money

taken away. Other councils are facing cuts. Some are not putting

them up. Did they raise council tax in the previous five years? We

didn't. We're talking about 5p a day to save services. If we do do that,

we will have to make big cuts. They say it annoying freezing council tax

is attacking families. He is attacking hard`working families by

taking ?6 million away from taxpayers of North East Lincolnshire

Council a five`year period, meaning we have to manage with half the

budget we had two years ago. If you're council tax goes up in some

areas, it doesn't in others. It doesn't seem fair. Your Mac

character get the services. Your Mac Grimsby, Cleethorpes have seen major

development. We have put this into North East Lincolnshire. This will

increase rates, and 2% has increased. We've been asked why you

haven't had a referendum. increased. We've been asked why you

allowed to raise up to 2%. I suppose that is why it the Chancellor is not

under investigation. They say you could make cuts by ensuring staff.

We are already showing staff. We have already reduced management by

50%. That money has gone back into services. You were saying you have

no options, so services will get that of the customers. The services

will not get breast then we are planning, but we have to do is make

sure that David Cameron delivers social care, and services the public

wants us to deliver. Thank you for coming in.

Let us know what you think about this story. Would you be prepared to

pay 2% more for your council tax to preserve or even improve council

services, or do you think they could cut back on their existing

expenditure? You have had `` you have heard stories from councils in

our area. We will have some of your thoughts

later. In a moment: People in one East

Yorkshire village say damage from last month's tidal surge could have

been prevented. Hull Crown Court has heard how a

woman, killed after a collision with her sister near Bridlington, was

known to be a "speed demon". Jennie Stone and her sister Rosie`Ann Stone

were both overtaking the same lorry when the accident happened on the

A165 at Fraisthorpe in February last year. Rosie`Ann Stone is accused of

causing her sister's death by careless driving. Amanda White has

been in court. Rosie`Ann Stone wept in court today

as she described the moment her car was hit by a vehicle from behind

here on the A165 near Fraisthorpe last February. She recalled seeing a

flash of blue and recognising her sister's blonde hair as both cars

and the lorry travelled 3`abreast on the main A165. Jennie Stone lost

control of her car and hit a tree. The court heard how the accident

came just eight months after the woman's brother, Private Gregg

Stone, was killed in Afghanistan whilst serving with the third

Batallion, The Yorkshire Regiment. His surviving siblings still wear

the red jacket of his Burma Company given to them by their brother's

comrades after his death. They've all been in court to support their

sister. In a statement read in court today, Rosie`Ann told police, "I

knew she was a speed demon. But the prosecution claims Rosie`Ann

made a fatal mistake when she failed to look over her shoulder before

pulling out to overtake the lorry. It was claimed she should have seen

Jennie Stone's car, but instead pulled into her path. Rosie`Ann,

though, maintained she came out of nowhere. A statement from the

sisters' mother, Angela Stone, was read to the jury, in which she said

that her eldest daughter, Jennie, was "always in a rush" and "lived

her life at 70mph," adding that Jennie's driving made her "feel

anxious". It was "erratic" and she had "increased her speed" since

getting a faster car. Rosie Ann Stone denies causing death by

dangerous driving. The trial continues. Amanda White, BBC Look

North, in Hull. The inquest into the death of Red

Arrows pilot Sean Cunningham has heard a possible reason why his

parachute didn't work. The Flight Lieutenant was ejected from his

stationary hawk`jet to a height of around 300ft. An engineer told the

inquest in Lincoln that the way a nut`and`bolt was tightened ` even

though it met the industry standard ` could have prevented the parachute

being released. Police investigating injuries to a

baby have taped off a house in Cleethorpes. Hospital staff called

police and say the child is in a serious condition. A couple have

been arrested. Police say they won't tolerate

football hooligans getting involved in protests in Lincoln on Saturday.

They say a significant number of officers will monitor demonstrations

by an anti`immigration group ` and a group opposed to racism.

You will see an increased number of police officers on the street in

Lincoln City Centre. We will be allowing the protesters to form a

procession to the protest locations, but it is important to us that

people are able to continue their daily business.

Six years ago, their village was identified as one which was under

threat from floods. But people living in Reedness say not enough

work has been done on defences, and that's why their homes were flooded

in the recent tidal surge. Villagers say a stretch of bank is around a

foot and a half lower than in the surrounding areas. But the

Environment Agency says there are no structural problems with the

defences. Anne`Marie Tasker is in Reedness this evening. How badly was

the village affected by the tidal surge? If you take a look behind the

cross the road, you can save yourself. There are caravans

peppered along the street where people have told me they will be

looking for the next six months. On the pavement, there is a huge pile

of debris were people have been forced to rip out the inside of

their homes. Down the road is the local park. That was supposed to be

the refuge centre during the floods, but even that was partially

underwater. When the tidal surge came last

month, this was the damage it caused. Homeowners say if the state

bank had been higher, houses would have been protected. Your Mac you

can see the whales, and pass had to come off. They need to get on with

it today, not in six or seven years time. And forget about us. Bradford

City have been built up, and they are around one and a half feet

higher at that point than they are at their lowest point here behind

the village. The villagers say it is at this point that the river

overtopped and poured through their home. 14 years ago, the Environment

Agency told residents the bank needed rating. The lower part is

right at the back of the village, so it is where all the houses are.

People out angry here that it has not been done. Budgets will only go

so far, and everyone will appreciate that. But when you are at your

kitchen table and what it comes through the back door, you feel

important. It affects you directly. The Environment Agency has told us

Reedness is one of many locations where we have identified the need

for further attention. In 2008, it identified it as an area for

potential investment. Now the area is pressing for that to happen. The

Environment Agency have identified improvements needed. Residents know

improvements are needed, and hopefully we can get that funding

round forward and get these improvements done as soon as

possible. People here waiting for the drainage board to fix damage

caused by the surge is that they hope work on raising the flood

defence will follow soon after. As the Environment Agency put any

timescale when they would be able to improve the defences? As I said in

my report, they said this area is earmarked for investment by 2000 and

30. They say that it's too long to wait. They told me people living

here but their MP is pressing for work to start here in June, but in

the meantime, people are hoping they don't see another Last Month. Thank

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First`class Journey ` The Bridlington Man Who's Rowed To

Victory In The World's Toughest Race Across The Atlantic.

Making space sound good ` the East Yorkshire technician heading to the

BAFTAs. Noddle Hill nature reserve near Hull taken by Helen Bovill. She

says she has not enhanced the colours. Thank you for that. Eddie

says dust bowl have two jobs? How any of these holidays if he only

looks `` books for the part`time. There is the award`winning but the

award`winning British victories out the weekend. Stop at! The headline

for the next 24 hours is not too bad. Variable amounts of cloud.

No pressure still in charge of our weather, and it looks like there is

little chance of any winter weather throughout the rest of January. It

is turning into a very mild winter in deed. We have February to calm

before the end of winter, but that's how it is at the moment. 11 degrees

today. That grass would be growing. The key to the west. This is a cold

front that would bring rain from the south`west overnight. It strike at

the moment with broken cloud, that we will see patchy rain, longer

outbreaks of rain, later in the night. Used over the tops, but it

should clear with temperatures down to four or five degrees. Nissan will

rise the morning at 8:10am. The next high water time is 4:38am. A bit of

a great start in places. Low cloud, sports event left. Skies were

Brighton. Variable cloud, and a few showers. But very hit and miss. I

suspect some places will stay dry. As I mentioned, it has been marred

today. 11 degrees the hive. Never tomorrow because we have that cold

front. Highs of eight Celsius. That is 46 Fahrenheit. Looking further

ahead, it is a similar day on Friday. Sunny intervals with a few

scattered showers. It looks more and settled on Saturday which I was

waiting to give longer outbreaks of rain at times, and that it is back

to sunny intervals with a few showers on Sunday. That's the

forecast. You keep `` you are quick to come in with a plug for the

weather show. I'm sure you will be missing. We are talking clouds this

weekend. We can't wait. Enjoy the weekend.

A blind pensioner from Lincolnshire who had her guide dog taken away

from her because she walked too slowly has been told she may now be

given a new dog. But the Blind work to strict criteria but say they will

be at Shirley's case again. This was the moment when Shirley

Waller from Market Deeping proudly carried the Olympic Torch as far as

she could. It felt wonderful. I felt as though the world was on my

shoulders, and I was in charge of the world. But she doesn't feel in

charge anymore. Her guide dog, Alfie, was taken away from her after

suffering problems following surgery. She asked the charity Guide

Dogs for the Blind if she could have a replacement, and this is what

happened next. The next thing I knew, two of the mobility officers

were here, and they sat over there in front of me and said, "You are

too blind, you can't look after your dog, and you are too slow, so you

are not having another guide dog." Shirley has had guide dogs for 25

years, and feels lost without one. I can't go out on my own. I went out

one time with the white cane and ended up in the middle of the road,

so I'm not going to do that again. It's just awful not being able to do

what I had done with a guide dog for 25 years. I was able to go whereever

I wanted, whenever I wanted. The charity says it takes the welfare of

its animals very seriously. We haven't actually ruled out Shirley

having a guide dog in the future. We would expect her to be reassessed,

and the key point we would need to consider is that Shirley is able to

walk the dog to the level and frequency that we would expect.

At the moment, life was surely is not the same. It looks like a

resolution is on the cards, as she may get another guide dog.

This is another story we'd like you thoughts on. Is it fair to leave

Shirley without a guide dog, or are the Guide Dogs for the Blind right

when they say it would be unfair to put a dog with Shirley because it

wouldn't get enough exercise? Thanks to everyone who got in touch

regarding the story about hospitals in our area which are struggling to

recruit full`time doctors to work in A departments. We talked about it

last night. The figures ` obtained by the Labour Party ` show that

spending on temporary staff in hospitals across Northern

Lincolnshire and Goole has risen to nearly a million pounds a year. Here

are a few of your responses. Concerned of Goole says: "Tell the

trainee doctors that the NHS is not a 9`to`5 job.

Jane says: And Meds in Hull says he used to work at Hull Royal

Infirmary. Thank you very much for those.

A building made from caravan bases to showcase architecture in Hull is

for sale AGAIN. The ARC was built in 2006 with more than ?500,000 of

public money. It sold for just ?21,000 last year, when the charity

that ran it closed. Now it's back on the market for ?75,000. Here is a

good story. A new bridge in Hull has won an

international award for its design. The Scale Lane swing bridge was

judged one of the best pieces of transport architecture ` even

beating the new Kings Cross Station in London. Well done.

Hull City have completed the signing of Everton striker Nikica Jelavic

today. The fee for the 3.5`year deal is undisclosed, but is thought to be

a club record for Hull. He has flowed through 30 foot

waves, and had his boat damaged by sea life has won what's described as

the world's toughest rowing race. 53`year`old Mike Burton and his

partner, Tom Salt, came first in the Talisker Challenge after rowing

3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. Jill Archbold reports on

their winning moment. The winning moment captured on

film. 41 days after they started, Bridlington's pair realised they had

finished among bungalow's toughest Boeing race. 16 crews set out on the

challenge from the Canary Islands in December, heading west across the

Atlantic and covering more than 3000 nautical miles to finish in Antigua.

Nelson's English habit was a welcome sight for this British winners.

Can't speak highly enough of this man. But across the line.

53`year`old Mike is no stranger to life at sea. Four years ago, he was

part of the team to group the hole and hammer could be in a ten month

race around the world. He met another with a taste for adventure

in his rowing partner Tom. Or`mac seen so many people and your loved

ones here is just phenomenal. Or`mac only they would be here, but I

didn't know who would make across. Despite their experience, posters

first`hand rollers and faced extreme weather conditions with waves up to

12 metres in height. Meanwhile, Lincolnshire's over the world record

by with two boys in a boat. It could be two weeks until they enjoy being

back on land. Your Mac I've been dreaming about this. I'm looking

forward to wearing clean clothes. If they finish, they will be the

youngest pair to work across the Atlantic.

The Oscar nominations tomorrow could bring even more good news for a

sound engineer from East Yorkshire. Chris Benstead has already been

nominated for a BAFTA for his sound work on the film Gravity. The

science`fiction movie starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock

got eleven BAFTA nominations in total, and is hotly tipped for the

Oscars. Simon Spark has been to meet Chris at the Pinewood Film Studios.

Pinewood Studios, one of the world's leading destinations for

film`makers. But why are we here in theatre seven of Pinewood Studios?

You know that film Gravity, with 11 BAFTA nominations? Not only was it

partially filmed here, but its sound production is down to someone with

connections much closer to home ` in Yorkshire, planet Earth. This is

Chris Benstead, a sound editor with a string of films to his name,

including Kingdom of Heaven, Thor, Brave, and Captain Phillips. But

it's his work on Gravity that has just got him his first BAFTA

nomination. What is your connection to Yorks and Lincs? I was born

there, raised there. I learnt music there. I wanted to be Noel Gallagher

for about five years, then realised it wasn't going to happen. But

luckily I've done enough on the technical side that I could go into

this area. This is ProTools. We use it to do everything ` record, edit,

and mix music. I do use other mixing desks as well, but we do a lot of

work in ProTools. So what does this BAFTA nomination mean to you? It's

amazing. It is absolutely thrilling. It is ridiculous, really. I never

thought this would happen when I was listening to Oasis. But it's

amazing. Fingers crossed, you know. You never know. It's just brilliant

to be nominated whether we wind or not. We will find out if Chris winds

his BAFTA at the ceremony in London on the 16th of February. If he does,

he's going to feel out of this world. Great story. His proud

parents will be watching. The Oscar nominations are about tomorrow. I

will talk on the radio with Chris about his music and the film.

Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines.

Child abuse is being carried out to order by British men on young girls

thousands of miles away in the Philippines.

Thousands of council tax payers face an increase in their bills `

households face rises of up to 2%. Tomorrow: Patchy low cloud and mist

at first. Clearing, then a day of variable cloud with sunny intervals

and a few showers. Maximum temperature eight Celsius. Responses

are now subject of council taxes. Time to cut the number of

councillors and make the rest room and with less like ask, one said.

Phil said that the people getting a freeze are financially better off.

Another woman said she hasn't had a pay rise but she has to find money

for another rise. See we have been asked to pay ?20 for green beans,

which will pave more of the council tax. We pay more for council tax and

get less. I've never seen a built in such poor condition. Steve says it

seems we will not have a council tax increase, but if services would

suffer in my area, then I would pay the increase to safeguard our

excellent service that we receive. Join me for the radio at midday.

Have a lovely evening. I'll be back at 6:30pm tomorrow night.