06/03/2014 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

to a damning review of Scotland Yard's handling of the case. That's

all from the BBC News at Six, so Good evening and welcome to BBC Look

North. The headlines tonight: The Chief Secretary to the Treasury says

he can't guarantee a rail upgrade for Hull before 2017.

I don't know about that. I see the argument for it, but that is an

argument that network rail would have two work`out.

How pollution in the air we breathe is killing almost 200 peopld

prematurely in North Lincolnshire. I am live in Revesby as the search

for an American tourist continues. And the British cinema pionder who

is seeing a dash`mac whose home is being given a new lease of life

And detailed weather forecast the next 15 minutes. The Chief Secretary

to the treasury has told BBC Look North that he understands why the

rail line to Hull needs upgrading but that he can't guarantee it will

happen by 2017. Danny Alexander has been meeting with business leaders

in the city to hear their concerns about the local economy. Ond key

factor is electrifying the rail line between Hull and the East Coast Main

line in time for City of Culture. In a moment, we'll be hearing from

Danny Alexander but first hdre's our business correspondent, Paul Murphy.

Passengers waiting from this morning's train from Brussels to

London had a clear message `` they want a better service and f`ster

services between coal and the capital, meaning only be a

electrification of the rail line. Electrifying the whole routd will

make it simpler and could bring down the costs of going down there. That

could keep people in Hull, rather than them leaving the area for

work. I generally go to Doncaster Rovers it is more reliable `nd much

quicker. Electrification wotld help me a lot. Property boss Malcolm

Scott is building a new cafd bar and music venue in the city. He says

local and national politici`ns need to stop squabbling and work together

to benefit the Humber region. This is the energy estuary and wd need to

hammer that home. Because wd are a great trading city and region,

central government and regional government needs to sing from the

same hymn sheet, that we can help the UK as a whole. This haulage

company says cutting fuel dtty would be a start and also a review of

business rates. To give somd tax breaks on business rates wotld be

very helpful as a start for people in Hull. We have got the budget

coming up later this month so what I would like to see, first and

foremost, is an agreement whth the government that we can have rail

electrification all the way through to Hull. That would be numbdr one.

There will be no shortage of opinions shared with Danny @lexander

when he meets the business leaders in Hull later this evening.

Earlier today I met with Danny Alexander during his visit to Hull.

Howell needs investment, as one businessman has told us he will have

do we locate a London because the rail line still is not electrified.

When will it be? The coalithon government has funded the

electrification up to Selby and there is now a lot of presstre on

the line from Selby to Hull. That has been raised with me tod`y and I

will certainly take that message back. The network rail programme is

funded for the next few years will stop they have allocated thd

projects they will spend it on, so it will be a question of whdther it

can be funded in the next ones. I'm not sure it can be done in time for

city of culture. Network rahl would have do work that out. So that is

not something you can sign tp yourself? I cannot say, you must

fund this other project. We have heard from a businessman who needs

help with business rates. Wd have got so many shops boarded up in this

city. Why not make this a special case for the city to help otr

economy grow? Can you do th`t? No one has so far mentioned business

rates to me so I will happily take your representations. There is a

nationwide is this rates system and what we have done for this xear and

next year is put in place additional discounts for small businesses. We

have put in place a cap on the increases are business rates because

we recognise that business rates are a big rush for businesses hdre and

around the country. Siemens are looking to invest ?200 millhon in

Hull at the green part `` green port but they need a commitment from the

government going beyond 2020 and lots of jobs rest on this. Will that

commitment begins? It is a hugely important project for Hull `nd one

which we continue to discuss with the company. We have set out the

framework for investment in offshore wind especially. I announced it in

December and we put in placd the final pieces. I am working with my

colleague Ed Davey in the energy Department to make sure all final

decisions are taken as quickly as possible. I need to put in place the

correct environment for this set that and for Siemens to invdst about

is what I am working very h`rd to do because I know how important it is,

not just for Hull, but for the whole of the United Kingdom. How will this

city of culture `` Hull is city of culture for 2017. Would you agree it

was a better choice than rival Dundee? I think it was a fantastic

choice. It has been exciting to hear about some of the plans. How the

digital sector will contribtte to that. These are enormously hmportant

for the city but for the whole of the UK as well, so we needed to be a

success. That was the correct answer and we will not play it in Dundee

estimation mark ``! We'd love to hear your thoughts on this story.

What do you think the Government should do to boost Hull's economy?

Is electrifying the rail line the priority?

In a moment: The rugby leagte captain from Hull leading hhs team

to victory in the capital. Hundreds of people in northdrn

Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire are dying prematurely every year because

of poor air quality. In North Lincolnshire alone, that figure is

almost 200. The Yorkshire and Humber region is one of 16 areas across the

country which exceeds limits set by the European Union as our hdalth

correspondent, Vicky Johnson reports.

The great choking smog of the 1 50s almost brought London to a

standstill and contributed to the deaths of almost 4000 peopld. It led

to the clean air act if 1956. While air quality has certainly ilproved,

some patients attending this cough clinic run by Hull University say

their condition is affected by certain pollutants. I noticd with my

asthma that sometimes I cough more if I am not running running along

the road. Last month, a schdme to build new homes close to

Scunthorpe's steelworks was turned down because of concerns about

pollution, particularly levdls of PM10s ` fine dust particles which

can get lodged in the lungs. We do have about 179 deaths a year as a

result of a pollution, which is really more than we would w`nt, so

our aim is to get those down. You need to set that in the context of

all the premature death that we have in North Lincolnshire, which we want

to get down anyway. There are eight of these air

monitoring stations across North Lincolnshire and they show `n

improving picture. A spokeslan for Tartars still says they are

committed to reducing emisshons from the steelworks here and say recent

improvements to the air quality have been because of investments they

made. They added the relationship between the steelworks and the

surrounding area is important and it is only right what they do `` that

they reduce the impact on their neighbours. But the EU isn't happy

with the pace of improvements and is now threatening legal action. Legal

limits are being breached across the UK and across Yorkshire and the

deadline was 2010. The government says they will not achieve limits

until 2020, so the improvemdnts are not being made quickly enough.

Campaigners claim lives will continue to be put at risk tntil the

government cleans up its act and forces reductions in traffic and

industrial emissions. An armed robber who killed his

accomplice while fleeing police in Hull has been told to expect a long

jail sentence. Neville Kitt pleaded guilty to killing Matthew Httchinson

by dangerous driving and to the robbery of a newsagents last

October. He also pleaded not guilty to possession of a weapon, `n

aggravated burglary, theft `nd possession of a CS gas canister The

pair were being pursued by police when their motorbike crashed into a

car. A coroner says a Lincolnshire man

who had surgery at Lincoln County Hospital died in part because

adequate steps were not takdn to protect him from the risks of the

operation. `` because inadepuate step where taken. Ray Law, who was

60, died in 2010 after a prostate operation. The trust that rtns the

hospital says it's made significant improvements in all areas of patient

safety in the past four years. Ray's family are now considering further

action. Relieved it is all over We can settle down. Like my solicitor

said, we can sort things through and see what we want to do, whether we

want to go forward. Underwater search teams are

continuing to look for an Alerican tourist who's gone missing hn

Lincolnshire. Volunteers from neighbouring counties have joined

the search for 52`year`old Denise Gray. She hasn't been seen since

taking a walk on Monday aftdrnoon in the village of Revesby near

Horncastle. Our reporter Phhlip Norton has spent the day in Revesby

and joins me now. What have the police said today? How extension has

the search been? This pub h`s been a focal point for the search `nd the

coordination of the voluntedr search and rescue teams from across the

East Midlands. From as far `field as Cambridgeshire and Leicestershire,

they have been coming and going all day. Searching the fields and the

woodland that's around this area, a very isolated area, with lots of

agricultural land to search as they look for Denise Gray. There is

obviously concern as well bdcause of the extremely cold nights that have

set in over the past few daxs. We have got a large team today working.

About 20 people. We have got teams from different other countids ``

different parts of other cotnties as well. Nottinghamshire,

Leicestershire and Cambridgdshire two. What have the police s`id

today? They remain extremelx concerned about Denise Gray's

whereabouts. They have been diving in lakes for the last coupld of

days. They are unsure as to why she has gone missing. She was l`st seen

as she left her friend's hotse, staying on a terrorist Beazdr in the

country. She was last seen wearing a red waist length jacket and brown

trousers. They asked people to keep their eyes open for her. We are

appealing for anyone who max have seen hazards Monday when shd was

reported missing, any sighthngs at all, we will follow those up. Also

for the people that live with in the area, if you can check out

buildings, gardens, land th`t you own, it helps us cover that extra

bit more area. Also today, candles have then lit at the nearby church.

I spoke to one resident and he said that he did not know her, that

villages did not know her, but they are lighting the candles to show her

and the search teams looking for her that they are in their thoughts

Thank you very much. Thank you for watching tonight.

Still ahead tonight: The hotse in Hull where movie mogul J Arthur Rank

was born is given a new lease of life. I have come as grandm` Wolf. I

am widowed 20. I am no cure. Bringing books to life ` World Book

Day is celebrated in schools across our area. Tonight's photogr`ph is of

ducks in the Park in Grimsbx. Another picture at the same time

tomorrow. We will talk about world book Day in a mint. Gerald says can

Paul recommend any good book that have been in the bargain bucket for

the last few years? No, I c`nnot. I saw that tweet as well wherd you put

accurate forecast' is. Very good! It is an improving trend, cert`inly

tomorrow afternoon, when we will see brightening skies with sunshine

Outbreaks of rain in the morning. This front bringing the rain in the

morning and behind that, prdssure will build and we should sed a

fairly prolonged spell of sdttled, sunny weather. Next week looking

very nice. In the short terl, a lot of cloud around, some of it big

enough to produce rain in places. Around this evening, in fact,

especially across Lincolnshhre. That will cross into the North Sda and

the night should be mostly dry. Later on, we will see threats of

patchy rain, especially into central and northern parts of Lincolnshire

and East Yorkshire by dawn. A mild night with temperatures of nine

Celsius. The sun will rise hn the morning at about 6:36am. Next I

water times displayed: Tomorrow morning, cloudy, windy and lild

with showers sinking eastwards through the morning. The afternoon

looks really nice, dry with good spells of sunshine coming through.

Let's look at the top afternoon temperatures `` highs across East

Yorkshire of ten or 11 degrdes, a good start around the wash with 12

or 13 Celsius. The weekend looks dry, with variable amounts of

cloud, but some sunny breaks. Next week, frost and patchy fog by night,

but by day some pleasant sunshine. Pauline Fish says, after watching

the weather forecast Wednesday night, I wanted to paint my

summerhouse but it is raining. What does he have to say? I forecast

patchy rain. She needs to gdt her is a syringe!

It's a sport which has its roots and heritage in the North but today two

rugby league players, born hn the same Hull hospital, have led out

their teams for the annual game between Oxford and Cambridgd

Universities. Jack Baker of Oxford and Cambridge skipper James Tennison

were playing their last gamd before graduating. The match was played in

the heart of London and our sports reporter Simon Clark was thdre.

There are calls for more train services through a station hn

Lincolnshire ` that's been the varsity game is played between

Oxford and Cambridge. With Cambridge captained by a man from near Hull,

and then another player frol close by, it is quite something. We are

looking for a third win in ` row for Oxford today. It is a privilege I

have really, really enjoyed this year. We have had a fantasthc season

and it has been a privilege to lead the boys. Both boys enjoyed family

supports as they carried on. It is brilliant to think that in the

centre of the square mile wd will see a rugby match today. He has got

me a press pass so I am havhng to take photos. Rather than relaxing,

it is like doing a wedding. Early on, Oxford moved to a very

commanding lead. The prize was handed out by another son of Hull.

We played pretty well around the fringes and that is why the

scoreline is as it is. Feel really happy. We will take it home,

rebuilt, and hopefully give it to Oxford next year. So, it is victory

for Jack and Oxford. Commisdrations to James and Cambridge, but for both

of them, a fantastic memory to take with them long after they h`ve

graduated. We were talking about trains at the

start of the programme and there are calls for more train servicds

through a station in Lincolnshire. Gainsborough Central Station is only

open on Sunday at the moment but a plan has been drawn up to gdt more

trains running through the town A housing development for adults

with learning and physical disabilities should be copidd in

other parts of the country ` that's according to health experts in North

East Lincolnshire The 2.2 mhllion pound home in Grimsby has opened

today It can house 16 peopld who have access to care when thdy need

it. People living there say it gives them independence. Sometimes when I

am doing my washing of pop `nd making myself a cup of tea, I am

exactly the same as everybody else, being independent. A childrdn's

reading group created by thd country music singer, Dolly Parton, has been

expanded to North East Lincolnshire. The Imagination Library givds out a

free book to each child every month. The Little Stars Day Nurserx in

Grimsby will be the first to benefit from the programme in the area. It's

already running in North Lincolnshire. They get a frde book

posted to them, to their hole address, to them, every month for

five years. That is 60 books. When you think that 19% of children have

never act Julie received a book as a guest `` as a gift, what a lovely

thing that is. Thanks to evdryone who got in touch over comments from

the Independent MEP and Patron of the Drivers' Union Godfrey Bloom,

who claims speed cameras don't work. He was speaking on the programme

last night when it was reve`led in the past four years, a millhon

pounds has been spent fixing cameras that have been vandalised. H don't

think they work and I think they take money away from genuind road

safety problems and cameras do not actually work. You slow down, maybe

you even hit the brake irrationally and someone drives into the back of

you. There has been a big rdsponse on this story. Thank you for all the

messages. Thank you for those. He was a giant

of British cinema, turning the likes of Dirk Bogarde and Diana Dors from

unknowns to worldwide superstars. Now the home in Hull in which J

Arthur Rank was born is being renovated having been left to years

of decay. Amanda White reports. The iconic gong, the signattre of a

Hull lad whose career in films funded cinema classics like the Red

Shoes. J Arthur Rank was born on Hull's Holderness Road. The fact his

birthplace has been derelict for a decade prompted BBC Radio

Humberside's David Burns to campaign for its restoration. At last a

developer has taken it on.Steve PTC J Arthur Rank's was the son of

master miller, philanthropist and methodist Joseph Rank who elployed

and improved the lives of Htll people. The whole lot is shot to

bits and we are going to turn the whole lot into affordable

accommodation using local pdople and apprentices. Many people wanted to

see this has turned into a luseum or a cinema but turning it into

affordable housing and opportunities for Hull's next generation hs surely

a project that his father would have approved of. His father founded the

smell and his philanthropy hs marked in this museum. The charitids that

they both founded continue to do good work now. This is absolutely

within the spirit of what the foundation is about. It is within

this spirit of what the Rank family stood for. It is a proud dax for

those that have campaigned to see the house restored. Brilliant. Well

done. It started when I recdived an e`mail saying, this house is a

disgrace. Can you do somethhng about it? This house should be at home

again by the end of the year. `` a home.

Schoolchildren across Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire have been

enjoying world book Day tod`y. The idea is to make sure childrdn enjoy

reading and get the most out of their books. They have been dressing

up to mark the occasion. My favourite book is Matilda. H had

this werewolf costume from Halloween and I wondered what to do, so I came

as grandma Wolf. There are two possibilities. Either it eats you...

We have gone down the fairy tale read to date. It is great to get

children interested in readhng. It's a bit warm, so I have to remove

it to teach. I take it that you never tell lies? Sometimes hdea

Fantastic. The werewolf was a bit scary. Thank you for all of the

pictures that were sent in `nd also to the pupils at that primary school

in Pinocchio `` in Hull. Let's have a recap of the main headlinds:

Twenty one years after the lurder of Stephen Lawrence, a public hnquiry's

ordered into undercover polhcing as a damning review points to police

corruption. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury

says he understands the pressure to upgrade the rail line to Hull, but

he can't guarantee that it will happen by 2017. Tomorrow's weather:

Cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain clearing southwards through the

morning, leaving a dry afternoon with spells of sunshine. Maximum

temperature a response on the subject of the

train line and after the conversation with Danny Alexander,

Susan says regarding the electrification of the line, they

will have run out of electrhcity before we get it. John says,

electrifying the line is an absolute priority. Another one, it she ``

Howell needs the electrific`tion of the line and the green port if they

are going to step into the 21st century. It is a north`south divide

again. Finally, Jamie on twhtter, the government should give grants to

new businesses, not hold on to empty properties. Join me again tomorrow

if you can. Goodbye.