23/03/2014 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

first British champion. That is it for now.

Good evening. Independent traders in Beverley say

the disruption caused by the refurbishment of the market place

has lost them thousands of pounds in business. They're calling on the

council to do more to advertise the fact that the works are coming to an

end in the hope of attracting more shoppers back to the town. Caroline

Bilton reports. They've been working on this for

over a year but the end is finally in sight. In four weeks' time, the

transformation of Beverley's Saturday Market will be complete but

for local traders here, it has come at a cost. It has affected takings

really badly. I would say that currently we are taking about half

of what we would normally take in a week at the same time of year.

Emma Curtis runs this clothing boutique ` she fears the work may

have put people off shopping here. People now need to be encouraged

back. There needs to be a lot of good advertising about it, work

coming to an end and Beverley is open for business and there are lots

of fantastic shops here. This has been a controversial scheme

from the start when protests took place to keep the cobbles. It lead

to a compromise being made by the council but it also meant the work

would take a further ten weeks. I think always the worry is that you

think, have people find somewhere else to go in the meantime? `` have

people found somewhere else to go? And that we don't know until it has

all cleared up and people start to come back. The work was planned

extremely carefully. We carried out work on footpaths in the first

instance so we maintained access to every business in Beverley at all

times. The key message for me is, Beverley is open for business. There

are other car parks just off the Market Square, off Lairgate, off New

Watergate, all the businesses are open and have been open throughout

this period of work. It has been awkward to get around but it has

been worth it in the end, I think. It looks really good. We thought the

disabled parking was at that end but now you can't drive through, you

have to come out and come round. It will be safer for the pedestrians,

I'd imagine, but a bit confusing for the cars. You just can't get parked.

They have made a whole mess of the place. I think something had to be

done. Whether we have got best value for money...

This jewellery store has also seen a drop in trade, but it's hoping the

works will benefit them in the long`term. It's cost ?2.6m ` traders

here are counting down the days to find out if it's enough to entice

shoppers back to this town. Caroline Bilton, BBC Look North, Beverley.

A credit union which offers loans has secured ?200,000 to expand its

services in Grimsby. Supporters of the project say it's essential to

stop people signing up for high`interest loans. Seven new jobs

at the union are being created with the money. With the welfare reforms

that have been happening over the last two or three years, a lot of

people are in a lot of need and therefore, as the council, we have

invested a lot of money in order to bring the credit union into the

21st`century, fit for purpose. Onto Rugby League, and both Hull

teams have been in action. It was an afternoon to forget for Hull FC as

they lost 7`0 to Widnes. But it was better news for Hull Kingston

Rovers. They beat Bradford 16`0. In football, Hull City are eight points

above the Premier League relegation places after beating West Brom 2`0.

And in League Two, Scunthorpe United are in second after another narrow

win. Simon Spark has the details. Shane Long was the centre of

attention as the team he left in January were the visitors to the KC

Stadium, and his was a pivotal role as Hull eased their relegation

concerns. The Irishman went down in the area to earn a penalty that Ben

Foster saved from Nikica Jelavic, before Liam Rosenior headed in for

his first goal since October 2009. Six minutes later, Long then added

the second, after West Brom had failed to clear a corner. The second

half was less eventful, with Long's strike against the post from 20

yards the highlight for the home team, but Steve Bruce had targeted

ten wins for survival this season, and the Tigers now have nine.

Overall, we have managed to take the points off the teams that really are

going to be around us. Today was that day. We have not played well on

the day, but we have done enough, we have done enough with our resilience

and attitude to get a result which obviously is very important at this

stage. In League Two, Paddy Madden's goal

was enough to beat Burton and move Scunthorpe United into second. The

Iron had not managed a shot on target until Madden's second`half

volley, and despite having a penalty saved, they stretched their club

record unbeaten run to 22 games. Shire horses from across Europe have

been in Grantham this weekend. The Shire Horse Society's National Show

is the world's largest gathering of the breed. Spectators have come from

as far afield as Australia and the USA for the event which showcases

the Society's work protecting the endangered breed. We have got people

here from America, Germany, Sweden, France, Austria, Switzerland.

England is the home of the shire horse. A lot of people come from

overseas where there are quite big shire horse populations because they

want to see the best. And this is where the best is, this show.

Let's get the weather now, with Kay Crewdson.

Hello. Good evening. A fair few showers that will continue but they

will fizzle out as we had overnight. All parts dry. The breeze will stay

fairly light and we will have predominantly clear skies. A frost

forming overnight tonight, temperatures dropping to below

freezing. A cold and frosty start tomorrow morning, watch out for ice

where we have had showers, but it is going to be a fine start, dry and

bright, plenty of sunshine through the day tomorrow. The breeze

freshens from the south, temperatures rise to around 10

degrees. temperatures rise to

Good night. Hello. Following today's showers,

tonight is going to be much colder. Clear skies, light winds, a recipe

for a widespread frost. Sharp showers for the next couple of

hours. From East Yorkshire