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sunshine and showers continuing. And that is all from the BBC News at

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six. It Good evening and welcome to BBC Look

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North. The headlines tonight: Faster journey times ` MPs say a major rail

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line in East Yorkshire will be electrified. They assured us that

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the line would be electrified. Poor exam results ` now an academy

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school in Lincolnshire is to be handed back to the government. I

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think this will create a huge amount of instability in the community and

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a great deal of concern about whether or not their children are

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getting the education they deserve. A deal is signed for RAF Scampton

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that could bring jobs and hundreds of thousands of visitors.

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A game away from Wembley ` Hull City are through to the FA Cup quarter

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finals. And it has been another mile day,

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temperatures in double figures. Join me for that, coming up shortly.

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Good evening. The government is backing plans to upgrade the railway

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line through East Yorkshire to Hull to allow faster, more reliable

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electric trains on the route. A group of business leaders and

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politicians met with the transport secretary in London today to put the

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case forward. Now that the backing of ministers has been secured it is

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seen as vital that work starts next year so it can be finished by 2017

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when Hull becomes City of Culture. Emma Massey reports.

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They're noisy, inefficient and slow. All the trains which service Hull

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are diesel. In comparison, the rail industry says electrification is

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cleaner and greener but, most importantly, faster. That's why this

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delegation is pushing for electrification and today went to

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see the Transport Minister Patrick McLoughlin. He assured us that the

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line would be electrified, that there is an unanswerable case both

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in terms of cross Pennine, as well as from Hull to London. So that will

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happen. What we are seeing is it needs to happen now, it needs to be

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approved this year so work can commence next year, and it can be

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finished by 2017. We have got a bankrupt economy and the Humber

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area. We have got a lot happening in the next three or four years, we

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want rail to be a part of that, we want as many people in the region as

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possible. Work is underway to electrified the trans`Pennine route.

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From Liverpool to Manchester to Leeds. But with no plans to go

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further than Selby ` today's proposal from first hull trains

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would see overheard line equipment added to the route between there and

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Hull opening the city up to the rest of the UK's high`speed network. It

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would be very ambitious and perhaps unlikely for the work to be ready in

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time for 2017. The year that how a city of culture. `` Hull is city of

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culture. But those behind The City of Culture

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say that needs to be the aim. We anticipate something like an

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additional 12 million visitors to the city. Good, 21st`century,

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efficient rail links are an urgent necessity. We need them, we need

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them by the end of 2016 to be up and running. Rail passengers who

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regularly use services out of Hull say they feel left behind but are

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concerned about the potential disruption. I think it is

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outrageous. I think it would make a tremendous difference to the

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regeneration of the region if they could improve the travelling

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infrastructure of roads and railways. Very behind with things,

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obviously. Trains need to be faster, the railway network needs to be

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better at this end. And it's promised there'll be minimal

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disruption to current services when the work goes ahead.

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Emma is live in Hull tonight. There is a lot of support for these plans,

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why is it so crucial the work is finished by 2017?

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Well, Peter, there are two main ways to get into Hull, by rail and by

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this road, the A63. It is very busy. The Transport Secretary Patrick

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McLaughlin came here last year and was told an upgrade of the A63 was

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vital for economic growth. Since then a ?160 million upgrade has been

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given the go ahead. But that will not happen until 2017, which is the

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year Hull becomes City of Culture. So getting these overhead lines is

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more important than ever. Those behind it say that faster rail

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journeys could be only way to ensure easy travel into the city, which is

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to attract more visitors. Patrick McLoughlin has told Look North he

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had a constructive meeting without local MPS and councillors today. ``

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with local MPs and councillors today. He says his officials are now

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working with the operator and wider industry to explore the possibility

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of a more detailed study into the scheme. Thank you very much indeed.

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Some good news, we will continue to follow that story.

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In a moment: Our World War One At Home series continues, with a

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special look at the battalion known as the Grimsby Chums.

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Control of a Lincolnshire school could be removed from the Academy

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chain that runs it after serious concerns were raised over its

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education standards. Ofsted inspectors say only 36% of pupils at

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the Trent Valley Academy in Gainsborough got five good GCSEs

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there last year, well below the national average. Now E`Act, the

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academy chain that runs it, is being urged by the government to hand over

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control of Trent Valley and nine others across the country. Sarah

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Corker has this report. They are flagship government policy,

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academies publicly funded but outside of local council control.

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One of the country's biggest Academy chains is to be stripped of control

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of ten schools because of poor performance. One of them is Trent

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Valley Academy in Gainsborough. Something of a surprise to some

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parents here. It is quite shocking. Just wondering what is going to...

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How it is going to affect every child. Haven't had any concerns with

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my granddaughter at all. It is up and down all the time. As a year

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seven, he has had to put up with a lot of things. E`Act today said its

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pupils, parents and staff deserve strong support and leadership. It

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will now focus on where that can be provided. That focus will not be

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here. Educational standards have been so low the Academy must now

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find a new sponsor. Schools are not being run properly. There are

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questions about the bodies, the trusts that are running the schools.

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There has been a previous investigation into E`Act. The

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Academy was rated inadequate by Ofsted last year. Only 36% of

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students achieved five good GCSEs, significantly below the national

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average. Attendance is also below the average. Across east Yorkshire

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and Lincolnshire, seven academies are among the 100 worst performing

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schools in the country for GCSEs. Today, the Education Secretary said

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it was vital Academy chains be held to account. We need to make sure

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that when underperformance shows, we take the action required in order to

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improve education. This man is a Lincolnshire County Council and

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taught at the Academy until he was made redundant. It is utterly

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unacceptable, and the community of Gainsborough will be upset about

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that. It has had a negative effect on the standards of education in our

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area. Pupils and parents have been reassured that standards are

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improving. I spoke to Alistair Smith from the

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anti`academies Alliance, and asked why his group is so against

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academies. We are not against academies per se, we are against

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Academy chains. There are real aim is to make profits out of education.

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`` their real aim. Shouldn't we welcome a dressing underperformance?

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I am very concerned that the Department of Education has had to

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take ten schools of the chain. Having not had their eye on this

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problem already? It beggars belief that a chain with 40 schools,

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suddenly ten of them are found to be wanting and the chain cannot cope

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with it. This is good for E`Act, they can focus on raising standards

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in the remaining academies? Then the education doesn't suffer? It may be

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good in that sense, but E`Act have too many schools and they cannot

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cope. But are they good enough? We were told that Academy chains would

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run schools better than local authorities. This has now been

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disproved. There are plenty of poor performing schools and local

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authorities plodding on without the luxury of someone knew coming into

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back then? There are schools and local authorities that have been

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failing, but local authorities do not walk away. They are

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democratically accountable, and when a school goes into special measures

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the local authority has decided out. Academy chains just drop their hands

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and walk away. `` throw up their hands and walk away. We will have

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hundreds of schools down the road who will not have anybody to help

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them. Thank you very much indeed. We would like to know what you think

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about this one. Maybe you go to an academy, or your child does. Your

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thoughts on this one, if you want to be in touch, the e`mail address:

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Follow me on Twitter, if you want to tweet. And also the text number.

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Start the texts with the words programme Mac `` Look North. Maybe

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your child goes to the Academy concerned. Look forward to hearing

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from you. Some more news now. Plans for 6,000 houses on the

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outskirts of Scunthorpe have been put on hold. North Lincolnshire

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Council have taken a decision to delay consultation on the

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Lincolnshire Lakes scheme while they discuss flood risks.

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The Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner is calling for a total

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ban on street drinking in North East Lincolnshire. Matthew Grove says

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there is a "significant problem" with people drinking alcohol in

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public in the area. North East Lincolnshire Council will consult on

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the matter. Lots of things are very difficult to police. The current

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proposal to ban smoking in cars, where there is a child, is almost

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impossible to police. That is not necessarily a reason not to

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introduce it. We want the police to use discretion in this, and use it

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as a tool in the box. If you're taking a bottle of wine in a picnic

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basket down to the local park, fine. If you're taking 48 cans of beer to

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cause a problem, then you've got an issue.

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You might have a view on this story as well, the email and text details

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are the screen now if you want to be in touch.

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Thanks to everyone who got in touch about the new series of Channel 4's

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Skint, which follows people who are out of work, and is due to start

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filming in Grimsby. We talk about it last night on the programme. Thanks

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to everyone who got in touch. Abi in Cleethorpes sent this by text:

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thank you very much indeed for that one. One of the major roads through

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east Yorkshire remains close this evening after a serious accident.

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Humberside police say that two vehicles were involved in the

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collision on the A1079. One person has been taken to hospital by air

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ambulance. It is not known when the road will reopen.

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Lincolnshire has some of the strongest links with the RAF

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anywhere in the country and now a new heritage centre at Scampton has

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moved a step closer today. The Royal Air Force Museum near London and

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Lincolnshire County Council have signed a deal which will see them

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work together to build the visitor attraction. If it goes ahead it

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could create 100 jobs, and bring 200,000 tourists a year to the

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county. Jake Zuckerman has been to the RAF museum and sent this report.

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With exhibits spanning the history of flight, the RAF Museum in North

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London is a mecca for aviation enthusiasts. And today's visitors

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included a group from Lincolnshire County Council here to sign a

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cooperation agreement. It is the first step in a process that could

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transform RAF Scampton, the Red Arrows' Lincolnshire base, into a

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major tourist destination with a multi`million pound heritage centre

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looking something like this. I think it could be hugely important. In

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2018 it is the 100th anniversary of the RAF, we are determined

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Lincolnshire plays a central part in the celebration. And we believe that

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alongside the castle and the Cathedral, we will then have three

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world`class attractions that will bring people from all over the world

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to Lincolnshire. That is all still a long way off, today's agreement is

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about building the links that will allow Lincolnshire County Council

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to: The expertise of the RAF Museum. We are very keen to loan or

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artefacts, we have a significant amount of aircraft, but it is

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important that we allow everyone across the country to share in those

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stories. If we are able to loan aircraft, we already loan is craft

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`` artefacts to Scampton. Aviation tourism is already worth more than

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?4 million a year to Lincolnshire's economy. Attracting thousands of

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visitors. The county council estimates that a visitor centre at

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Scampton could add another 200,000 visitors to that number. With dozens

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of historic aircraft on display, the RAF Museum attracts millions of

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visitors a year, putting it in a unique position to be able to help

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Lincolnshire achieve its own ambitions. Great news, let's hope we

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get the centre at Scampton. Thank you for watching this Tuesday night.

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Still ahead tonight: Closing in on Wembley ` Hull City are through to

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the FA Cup quarter finals. Why can it not be us? We haven't belief that

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it can be as us `` we have a belief that we can do it.

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Keep your pictures coming in. Thank you very much indeed for this one,

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another picture tomorrow night around about the same time.

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We've made the news ourselves today, If you were watching Look North

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yesterday lunchtime you might have seen this happen during one of our

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reports. A fault with a camera gave the impression that Caroline

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Bilton's chair was collapsing. It's all now been fixed. So far the clip

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has been viewed more than 400,000 times on YouTube. Caroline is

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starting out we salute her. `` is a star tonight.

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You are on your own, sunshine. The headline for the next 24 hours

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is a mild one, it looks as though it is going to be bright with variable

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cloud and some sunny intervals. Showers across more northern parts

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for a time, but basically it is not looking too bad. This weather front

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will bring more rain in from the west tomorrow night, that should be

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clear first light Thursday morning. We had unexpected rain late this

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morning, heavy bursts across parts of Lincolnshire. That works into the

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North Sea, and the afternoon has been pleasant. Temperatures, 10

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Celsius at Waddington, 50 Fahrenheit. Showers bushing and from

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the West tonight, overnight it is try. If you have got shelter from

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the wind, there is a chance of a touch of ground frost ruefully ``

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rue relief. The Sun will rise in the morning, at 6:57am, your next high

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water time. It is not a bad day, the emphasis on a fine and bright spell

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of weather. Just for a time there is a risk of a few showers bushing into

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East Yorkshire. Most places will be dry with some sunshine, at another

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mild one for the time of year, the average is seven or eight degrees.

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50 Fahrenheit, well above average. More rain expected on Wednesday

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night, it might be around first thing Thursday morning, at around

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breakfast time it clears up, sunshine with a few showers, and it

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looks unsettled and quite showery on Friday. Into the first weekend of

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March. That is the forecast. So many people ask me, is your mate with

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you? I absolutely do not. Knock that on the head straightaway. See you

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tomorrow. World War One claimed the lives of

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millions of soldiers, and the impact on their home towns and villages was

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devastating. Many had joined up with their friends and colleagues in what

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became known as "pals battalions". Tonight, as we continue with the

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BBC's World War One at Home series we look at one of those battalions

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which was known as the Grimsby Chums. Jo Makel tells their story.

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When war was declared Britain only had a small army. Lord Kitchener,

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the Secretary of War, cold for 100,000 men to join up. It was the

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birth of the pals battalions. `` called for 100,000 men to join up.

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Kitchener's trump card was the fact that he promised that if you joined

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up together, you would serve together. People who worked

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alongside each other on the docks in Grimsby joined up together. Charlie

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had been doing voluntary work, and it is a tragic thing, he was such a

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good leader, most youngsters joined up with him. This rare footage shows

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the men of the 10th Battalion of the Lincolnshire regiment. The Grimsby

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Chums. They trained initially on the Brocklesby estate using make do

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uniforms from the post office. They were quite interested in having a

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challenge, doing their bit, as it were. Nobody had a clue what they

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were getting into. Richard's uncle Charles was in his early 20s and

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became a captain. He still has his will, written in the last hours

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before leaving for France in January 1916. We are going through a

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terrible strife, and I hope to be one of the ones to return. If it is

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not God 's will that I returned to you all, you will know I have tried

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to do my duty as a man. Over the next six months they they

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experienced real life in the trenches. Charles wrote in June: so

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much rain in the trenches and everything is so wet. If I pull out

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all right, I hope to have a company, which my ambition. It was to be his

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last letter. The Allies were trying to break through enemy lines spent

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days bombarding the Germans with artillery fire. On July first at

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7.30am the Chums were among a line of infantrymen who went over the

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top. But the deep German trenches were largely untouched. The German

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machine gunners came out of the dugouts, troops like the Chums, they

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were an easy target. Leading men across and encouraging them to their

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own deaths must have been a horrific situation. When he was

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machine`gunned, lying there are wounded, in mud and filth and

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things, he must have wondered, what have I done? About 840 Chums went

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over the top that day. Around half were killed or injured. But Peter

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Stele has in the past spoken to some of those who survived. They said

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things like, well, you just did it because you did not want to let your

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mates down. They were going over the top and you wanted to be with them.

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Charles Bellamy is remembered with his fellow soldiers in Grimsby

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Minster. They all joined up together and they were all killed together,

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it wiped out a whole echelon of society, and in a small place like

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Grimsby, it must have been absolutely devastating. All the

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young men of that generation just wiped out. The "pals" experiment was

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not repeated. The suffering in tight communities like Grimsby was too

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much to bear. And if you want to hear more about

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the untold stories from the Home Front then go to the BBC website

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where you'll be able to discover more World War One history from

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across the UK. We are looking for people to have

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their say about what we do here at Look North by joining our audience

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panel. The group meets three times a year, some paid although you would

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receive expenses `` it is unpaid. Visit the website for details. You

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need to do it by March the 7th. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Scunthorpe United could go top of League Two if they continue their 16

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match unbeaten run tonight. The Iron are second on goal difference to

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Chesterfield and take on Bristol Rovers at Glanford park this

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evening. This side are yet to lose since manager Russ Wilcox took over

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in November. Grimsby Town will try to move closer

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to the Conference play off places when they take on Southport tonight.

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The Mariners have a number of games in hand on their promotion rivals

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after their FA Trophy campaign. They're currently eighth and have

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won once in their last six league matches.

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And both those games will be on BBC Radio Humberside tonight

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Scunthorpe's match at home to Bristol Rovers is on FM, the build

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up is on air now in Sportstalk. Hull City are just one game away

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from a trip to Wembley after reaching the quarterfinals of the FA

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Cup for just the sixth time in their history. They'll meet Premier League

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rivals Sunderland on March ninth ` a team the club has beaten twice this

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season already. Our sports reporter Simon Clark has the story of Hull

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City's progress. The Tigers are just minutes from a

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second trip to Wembley. Last night against Brighton Hove Albion the

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club asserted its superiority against Championship opponents in

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the FA Cup with Curtis Davies squeezing home the first. Robert

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Koren was then credited with a second though it was far from clear

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cut. The men in amber and black were cruising through when Leo Ulloja

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reminded them they were in a cup tie but they held on to win. I thought,

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shall I get a ticket or shall I watch it in the comfort? And I

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thought, I have got to be there. And after Saturday, it was the best

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decision I made. The second half, they were quite poor. But we are in

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the quarterfinals. Thought it was absolutely excellent. We have got a

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chance, we are in the last eight, we are a Premier League team. We are a

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threat to anybody. It's only Hull City's sixth visit to the quarter

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final of the cup. This was their third time ` a replay at Boothferry

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park against Chelsea. Chelsea scraped through. Ken Wagstaff played

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on that day in 1966 and again in the quarter final in 1971 against Stoke.

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Baby`sitting his grandson, Waggy says today's team have to seize the

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day against Sunderland. You're playing in the sixth round, not far

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from Wembley, it is really exciting for the supporters. The supporters

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get behind you, and I just want them to go for the supporters, really.

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What a great opportunity for Hull City in this competition, a

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competition that has not been kind to them over the years. If they can

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beat Sunderland, it is a date at Wembley Stadium, and the semifinals.

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One game away, fantastic news for Hull City. We will continue to

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follow their success. It is five minutes to seven, let's get a recap

:25:57.:26:01.

of the national and regional headlines: a suspected IRA terrorist

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accused of murdering four British soldiers in London will not stand

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trial because of what is being called a reckless police error.

:26:10.:26:12.

Faster journey times ` MPs say a major rail line in East Yorkshire

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will be electrified. Tomorrow's weather, bright and breezy with some

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cloud and sunny intervals. A few showers as well, many places staying

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dry. Mild in the afternoon, getting up to around 10 Celsius.

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We were talking about academies and the Trent Valley Academy a few

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minutes ago. A big response on this. I am a student at the Trent Valley

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Academy, and there is poor quality teachers. Since we started back in

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September, we have had four different timetables, they have

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stopped activities week and work experience. I am not happy with the

:26:52.:26:54.

quality of education at the Trent Valley Academy. That is from a

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student there. Karen says, I have two children attend the Trent Valley

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Academy, one of whom left last year with good exam results. During both

:27:05.:27:08.

my daughters' time there, they were extremely happy, and the staff go

:27:09.:27:13.

above and beyond the cold duty to assist. As a parent, I could not

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praise and thank the staff enough. And Angelina, a retired teacher

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says, of course the results are below the national average. The top

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candidates go to grammar schools. And another person says, it is a

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no`brainer. It has to compete with the Gainsborough high school, which

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creams off the more academic students. Blame it partly on

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selection. Join me if you can on the radio tomorrow lunchtime. Have a

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nice evening. Goodbye.

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