15/04/2014 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

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Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.

The headlines tonight: A campaign against fracking in East Yorkshire

despite assurances that no drilling is planned. Residents demand

answers. Della mac we have real concerns about what is going on, you

can't get any answers from anybody. Fighting back after flooding: The

coastal attractions who say they're ready for visitors.

The Parents of a boy hurt after falling from a moving coach remain

by his bedside. The exhibition revealing how a

stately home in North Lincolnshire helped treat First World War

casualties The fine weather continues. But it looks like a

chilly night. More later in the programme.

Campaigners opposed to fracking have defended organising a series of

public meetings in East Yorkshire despite assurances that there are no

plans for fracking in the area. Rathlin Energy is test drilling at

sites near Walkington and Aldborough but insist this is for normal oil

and gas extraction. So why are campaigners worried well this map of

our area shows that large parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have

already been licensed for shale gas extraction, the black areas. In the

red areas more licences will be auctioned in the summer. Supporters

say it could mean cheap energy bills but there are fears about the

environmental impact of the fracking. In a moment we'll hear

from Rathlin Energy but first Leanne Brown has this report.

The first test they want to do is the mini fall`off test, and in the

industry this is also known as the mini`frack.

At a meeting last night, the message from campaigners and residents was

clear: They don't want fracking in East Yorkshire.

Whatever Rathlin say they are doing about fracking, they are still

looking for oil, and it is not what we should be doing, we should be

investing in renewable energies. It is wrong even if it is not fracking.

We have concerns about what is going on. We can't get any straight

answers from anybody on both sides. Nobody seems to know what is going

on. These big multinational companies

have a very poor reputation for doing what they say they are going

to do. Basically, I don't believe them.

But Rathlin Energy, who have been drilling for conventional oil and

gas in the area for the past year say they are not fracking and have

no intentions of doing so. The MP for the area says it just wouldn't

happen without a full consultation. If there is to be fracking in this

area, then any company would have to seek a licence from the Environment

Agency and go through a whole series of environmental tests, as well as

get planning permission. So there is no way that fracking can happen in

this area without full public consultation and the full process

being gone through. Just to reassure viewers, there is no way it can be

snuck through the back door. So what exactly is fracking? Well,

it is a process whereby water mixed with chemicals and sand is pumped at

high pressure into cracks in the rock, releasing that valuable gas.

Hey John, we got any fluid yet? So why is the process so

controversial? Well, in America, there were claims that it had caused

gas to escape and get into the water supplies. And in this country, it is

thought that test drilling in Blackpool may have caused an

earthquake. People have very strong feelings about it. Today, a

protester climbed up a drilling rig in South Yorkshire. Anti`fracking

campaigners say they just want to warn people about the potential

dangers and are holding a series of meetings this week. Are you just

scaremongering? We are not scaremongering. If

anything, the case is understated. What people need to do is get on the

computers and do a web search for what is actually going on in the

countries where people are experiencing fracking at the moment.

Once it has started, it will be very difficult to stop.

Rathlin say they have done everything they can to reassure the

public. Campaigners say there are no guarantees for the future.

No they will not. The term mini`frack is not an accurate term.

The fall`off or de`fit test is designed simply to apply water

pressure to the shale. The shale is not our primary objective at all. We

are here to explore, and we hope to develop conventional oil and gas

sands. Greenpeace are saying this is a

Trojan Horse to creep into this area without stirring up local

opposition. I mean, unless there were riches underground, you

wouldn't be there would you? This is totally untrue. We are a

conventional oil and gas exploration company. We have made it clear to

everybody, including people representing Greenpeace, that we

have no intention of carrying out any fracking exercises on either of

the sites we are working on. So can you say, hand on heart, that

there will not be any fracking on any of the site regardless of what

you find underneath with these mini`tests?

There will be no fracking at either of these holes regardless of the

tests we carry out. After we finish the process of pressure testing, we

will be filling the bottom of the wells with cement and abandoning

them and the shale, which will be underneath that level, and it will

be literally out of reach of anybody. And we won't be carrying

out any further work there. So you haven't found riches

underground? We drilled two wells last year. The

results of drilling have encouraged us to the point of wishing to test

further the conventional sandstones, those are sandstones which, if they

do contain oil or gas, would not require any further stimulation.

How do you allay the fears that people have of methane setting taps

on fire, property devalued, earthquakes?

Well, I don't want to go into the details of methane setting taps on

fire. That is completely disconnected of anything to do with

oil and gas drilling, whatever people may say. Our activity is

taking place from 1.8 to two kilometres beneath the land's

surface. We have drilled and completed two wells, which are ready

for testing, and neither will be used for any sort of fracking

activity. Our sole activity interest is in the conventional sandstones

which we believe do have a potential to produce commercial oil or gas.

So, from your company, absolutely no fracking in East Yorkshire?

Absolutely no fracking under any of the programmes we are currently

working on at all. As to what will happen in the future, I have no

idea. But we certainly have no intention of carrying out any

fracking activity in these wells. Mr Montague`Smith, good to talk to

you tonight, thank you. Thank you.

Let us know what you think about this story. Do you think that

fracking will eventually come to East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and,

if it does, will that be a good thing if it reduces fuel bills or

are you worried about the environmental impacts?

In a moment: The family of a teenager killed by an undiagnosed

heart condition call for more young people to be tested.

Two of the east coast's best known nature reserves say they hope to

attract thousands of visitors in the comings weeks, despite the

devastating damage caused by last winter's tidal surge. Both Spurn and

Gibraltar Point suffered extensive flooding. Our Business Correspondent

Paul Murphy is at Gibraltar Point this evening. How optimistic are

they at the nature reserve that they'll attract those tourists?

They are anticipating large numbers of visitors, a small army of

volunteers has spent the winter months clearing all the debris of

the beach here. One of the consequences down here has been the

loss of the visitor centre, and that is a big concern for everyone

involved here. The visitor centre at Gibraltar

Point is normally buzzing with activity at this time of year, but

such was the damage caused Wayne Robertson Academy so I have

come here to do my own photos, because I'm teaching this to my

AS`level children. Coastal erosion, tidal surge.

The walks are lovely, and of course the open spaces. We like open

spaces. Skegness lost its excellence status,

which is better news for Bridlington in East Yorkshire, which has an

excellent beach. They are delighted in the town.

It all sends the right signals to people to come along to the coast

and come and see what is happening. I mean, there is a lot going on on

the coast, it is not just about the beaches, but certainly having the

water quality in place is an important... It is important. We

need to assure parents that everything is safe for them. And so

come along and enjoy. There is the final mote of warning for anyone

venturing out within the next few weeks. The cliffs on the Holderness

coast in particular should be avoided, because they have been made

unstable by the tidal surge in December. Thank you Paul for that.

People working at Kellingley Colliery near Goole have been given

a week to vote on plans for a managed closure of the pit. The

government say the mine has no long term future ` and have offered a

loan to help close it down in stages, over eighteen months. More

than a thousand people have signed a petition calling for the pits to be

saved. Owners UK Coal say without the deal, insolvency would be

imminent. Our only option here is 18 months.

Not all of us will get there, my job will go, many others will go, some

of us will be able to work for 18 months, our suppliers will be paid,

our customers will be paid, and all of us will get better redundancies.

Or, if we vote no, we just close it immediately. So we would enter

liquidation with immediate effect in the next few days.

The funeral of a doctor from Lincoln who drowned on holiday in Tenerife

will take place tomorrow. Barratee Ravi`Kumar died along with another

British woman after being "dragged into the sea by a wave". It's

thought they'd been trying to rescue some children.

The family of a teenager from East Yorkshire who died suddenly from an

undiagnosed heart condition is calling for a national screening

programme to help protect young adults. Fifteen year old Josh Fell

from Hornsea died three years ago. In the UK, 12 young people every a

week die from undiagnosed heart conditions, and in 80% of those

cases there've be no outward signs or symptoms. In Italy, by law, every

young person involved in sport is screened. Simon Spark has been to

Hornsea and has this report. This is life as normal as it can be

for Richard. At work within the family business. But his spare time

is devoted to making sure that other families do not have to go through

what they have. In 2011 the lost their 15`year`old son Josh Fell to

sudden adult death syndrome. He collapsed playing football. It is

three years on. It just seems like it was yesterday. For the past two

years the family have organised charity football match is to help

raise money to provide free heart screening for 14 to 35`year`olds. At

this event at the start of maybe have been struggling to fill the 200

spaces available. They would like to see a national screening programme

for all young adults. Womack if Josh had the chance for an EC the then he

may still be here. We cannot see where the problem is. 12 young

people by per week. At the moment the screening is done through a

charity, cardiac risk in the young. We would like for fit and healthy

young people to be offered the choice to be tested. We are working

towards that. In Italy they have shown a reduction of 89% in these

steps after a national screening programme took place. Tristan has

been to a previous screening. It is not their fracking at all. You get

the results there and then. The next event is in Hornsea on the 10th and

11th of May. Still ahead, the parents of a boy

who was injured after falling from a moving coach remain tonight by his

hospital bedside. And the First World War medics who helped save

soldiers laid at the stately home in North Lincolnshire.

It is quarter to seven. This photograph was taken by Martin

Standley. Thank you very much, Martin. So many messages after your

suggestion of going to London. Many un`broadcast double!

I was sent what's two. People saying they would take me if you didn't!

The ball is in your court. Some fine weather on the cards for the next

day or so but high pressure does dominate for the next few days,

making any weather fronts very weak. Once again the sunshine will begin

on the chilly, frosty zero. As I mentioned, high pressure dominates

through the next few days, lovely weather tomorrow and actually warmer

in some spots. It will be cold on the coast, more of a southeasterly

breeze. On Thursday the high`pressure moves in and it will

allow the week whether fronts to push across us. We will have more

cloud through Thursday, there was very little clout today. Still quite

chilly in places, but inland people up to around 13 degrees.

Temperatures will quickly drop off this evening, long clear spells in

the fine evening but a very chilly one once again. We are expecting a

touch of frost with temperatures in the countryside of around two or

three degrees. The sun will rise in the morning at 6am, setting again

just after 8pm tomorrow evening. The next high water in Hull will be

7:47pm. A chilly start to the day, frosty in places but the

temperatures will recover. There will be plenty of sunshine and we're

looking at lovely day. Long spells of sunshine and the clouds could

slip into the North through the afternoon. Temperatures will be

above average for that time of year, especially on the coast. We will

have a southeasterly tomorrow so warmer air, 14 or 16 degrees. It

will be cloudier on Thursday, some spots of rain but Fein on Saturday

and Sunday. I think you are like studying

trouble, to be honest. Did you see the sunset at 6pm last they?

I doubt! And I knew that was not right.

One reviewer said the sun was blinding her in the garden!

Concentrate on the weather! See you tomorrow.

The parents of boy from Lincolnshire who fell from a moving coach onto a

main road have thanked people for their prayers at what they say is a

"deeply distressing time". Sebastian Goold, who's nine and from near

Stamford fell from the coach near to Kings Lynn on Sunday. Tonight his

parents are at his bedside in Addenbroke's Hospital. Kim Riley is

there, what's the news from the hospital this afternoon.

The use is quite simple, that nine`year`old Sebastian Goold

remains in a critical condition after suffering those very serious

injuries to his head at his legs. He is a member of Stamford rugby club

and the parents have been overwhelmed by messages of support

from the world of rugby. Sebastian Goold had been heading

home with team`mates from the club after taking part in a mini rugby

treatment. He fell from the main door of the double`decker coach when

it was heading along the key 47. In a statement released by his parents

today, they said, The courts, operated by Hamilton 's

cultures of Rothwell in Northamptonshire is now in a breeze

pound being examined by officers and experts from the driver and vehicle

standards agency, the focus is the main door around the middle of the

coach from which Sebastian Goold Phil. The police say he was among a

group of boys queueing to use the toilet. This was next to the door.

If there are any witnesses, please call in and ask to speak to me or

the serious collision investigation team. If you were in the area

travelling towards the a 47, the main road, anyone who saw anything

these collars on that number and ask for me or the serious collision

steam. There were 30 passengers on board at the time, 20 children and

ten adults. We learned yesterday that Sebastien's mother is actually

travelling in her car, a number of cars were going in convoy with the

coach and it is suggested she might have actually seen the moment her

son fell from the coach. I can confirm that neither she nor her

father, nor his father, actually saw the event.

Our thoughts are with the family. We will continue to follow that study.

Thanks to everyone who got in touch after Hull City secured their place

in the club's first ever FA Cup final. It's after they beat

Sheffield United 5`3 in an eight goal thriller at the weekend. The

Tigers face Arsenal at Wembley next month. Twenty five thousand tickets

will be made available for Hull City supporters.

Some of your comments on this one. Mark from Beverley says "Great

result for Hull, but what a shame there's a 90,000 stadium capacity

yet Hull City only get allocated 25,000 tickets. Arsenal and Hull

should both get 40,000 a`piece." David says "Hull City barely took

25,000 for the semifinal. Sheffield United took many thousands more.

It's actually a better allocation than Arsenal are getting considering

they get almost 60,000 fans every week at home."

After fears of closure, an elite Lincolnshire football centre will

remain open for at least another 12 months. The Women's Centre of

Excellence, run by the Lincolnshire FA, had its licence up for renewal.

However the decision over which counties would get the new licences

has been postponed. Grimsby Town could improve their

chances of promotion tonight when they face Halifax at Blundell Park

tonight. You can hear commentary on that game on Radio Humberside. The

build up is underway on Sports Talk and kick`off is at 7.45. Organisers

of the Beverley folk Festival have announced that Chas and Dave will be

performing. The duo have been reunited since 2011. Barbara Dickson

will also take to the stage, and going back to her roots as a folk

singer. Last year thousands turned up to watch the proclaimers.

It's never been told before, but now the story of the First World War

soldiers who were cared for at a stately home near Scunthorpe is part

of a new exhibition. Nurses at Normanby Hall cared for more than a

thousand men injured in the trenches. Amanda White has more.

There has not been one morning when you have been in your bed. In my

story and winding you up? The new BBC Drama Crimson Field

tells the story of nurses battling to save lives on the front line

during the First World War. If men like these survived their journey

home to hospital some were lucky enough to enjoy their final weeks

and months of convalescence here at Normanby Hall. Generations of the

Sheffield had used these silk drawing rooms for entertaining. When

it came to World War I it was convalescing soldiers. This is Lady

Sheffield, she was the common done. The lady of the house at the time.

It was common for her to take over the role of common done. Every

soldier 's name is recorded in this book, a unique record that tells the

story Normanby Park Auxhillary Hospital. Of it would have been a

lovely place for the soldiers to get better. Some are a long time. That

way to test how nice it was. In its first year 25 men were cared

for here, by the end of the war every reception room was given over

to beds for 75 convalescing soldiers. Here we have the actual

beds used by the patients when it was a convalescent hospital. And

here you have the uniforms worn by the patients. As you can see, blue

with red ties. That was done so they could not escape the hall to go for

drinks. Behind us we have the blinds which are a thousand hundred 40

patients who came through this hospital. Frederick William Rush

came here more than once, sent back to the front line and returned with

more injuries. He was discharged from the Army to the rooms and that

was a gunshot wound to the chest, a gunshot wound to the right arm and

fit, left leg and back in the amputation of the right arm.

Miraculously, he and many others who came here lived a long life all

thanks to the care they received. It is five minutes to seven.

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

begins military action against pro Russian gunmen in the East of the

country. Anti fracking campaigners target East Yorkshire despite

reassurances that its not planned. Tomorrow's weather: A Chilly start

with sunshine through the morning, turning increasingly hazy later.

Feeling warm with highs of 15C. A response on the subject of

fracking, Tony in Headington says these data needs to get real. All

through the ages we have had people trying to stop progress. Andy said

maybe people would be happier with a wind farm. Make your mind up or get

used to no power or heating. Martin says interesting to hear residents

say we should invest more in renewable energy. Better then put a

wind farm on their doorstep. This point fingers at those morning.

James says fracking is controversial because we do not know what damage

this will do to the. Chris says, is this not a case of not in my

backyard? This country needs gas and oil in the situation in Crimea

issues. Fighting for watching. Goodbye.