22/04/2014 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Good evening. The parents of a teenager who

drowned after his car crashed The parents of a teenager who

drowned after his car crashdd into a drowned after his car crashed into a

deep water`filled ditch are asking for barriers along hundreds of miles

of country roads to protect drivers. Peter and Stella Roberts fotnd their

son's car near Coningsby in South Lincolnshire. But despite many

Lincolnshire. But despite m`ny incidents, the authorities say it's

not practical to install barriers on all roads which are next to water.

Gemma Dawson reports. Peter and Stella's son James never

celebrated his next birthday. They celebrated his next birthday. They

found his car upside down in a ditch, near to their home, six

months ago. It was awful, it is still awful, the pain is unbearable.

There are so many unguarded areas, particularly where there are

There are so many unguarded areas, particularly where there ard turns

in the road, with no lighting. There should really be barriers. For one

person to die is bad enough so we need to make sure this never happens

again. So nobody goes through what my family has been through. But in

the last two weeks, three cars have ended up in ditches ` in separate

incidents ` across Lincolnshire. Figures from the Lincolnshire Road

Safety Partnership show that over the last five years, 30 cars have

been found in water`filled ditches in the county. Five of those cases

in the county. Five of thosd cases resulted in serious injuries and in

three cases, either the driver or a passenger died. We have had a number

of collisions and we have carried out extensive work on those areas.

And sometimes, safety fences. In reality, it is not always practical.

I first met Andy last November, after he'd helped another motorist

who'd ended`up in the ditch opposite his house near Boston. They have

added markers all the way along round the bends, and chevrons. Five

months on, he was happy to show me the signs and markers that

Lincolnshire County Council has just installed here. To be fair to the

council, I was critical, it took a while, but they have done a good

job. And hopefully it will lake a job. And hopefully it will make a

difference. But James' parents would like to see more signs and barriers

near ditches to prevent further deaths. What are the authorities

deaths. What are the authorhties saying about putting crash barriers

beside ditches? James' dad told me he believes James would still be

alive if there had been a barrier alive if there had been a b`rrier

next to the ditch where he drowned. In some places there are barriers.

But, in reality, there are liles In some places there are barriers.

But, in reality, there are miles and But, in reality, there are liles and

miles of these drainage ditches so the authorities say it's not

practical to put barriers next the authorities say it's not

practical to put barriers ndxt to practical to put barriers next to

every road. Now it's up to Lincolnshire County Council, along

with the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership, to decide where to

Partnership, to decide wherd to install these safety measures. And

install these safety measurds. And they do that based on the amount

install these safety measures. And they do that based on the alount of

they do that based on the amount of traffic using the road, along with

the number and severity of crashes that take place there. So it's very

unlikely that James' parents will get their wish ` to see barriers

next to all ditches. New technology could lead to

expansion of the BAE factorx in Brough following years of mass

expansion of the BAE factory in Brough following years of m`ss job

Brough following years of mass job losses. The military aircraft

maker's creating software engineering jobs at its new

development centre. Our Business Correspondent, Paul Murphy, reports

from the factory. Danny is one of the new breed of BAE workers in

Brough. He's a former apprentice and now a specialist software engineer.

He designs the computer systems used to fly the latest versions of the

Hawk jet. A plane with a long association with the Brough site. It

is the future, isn't it? Software is what provides the capability of the

Hawks, it is quite an old frame but the software is what makes the

current platform a successftl current platform a successftl

platform. Aircraft manufacttring at Brough goes back nearly 100 years

went in 1916, aviation pionder went in 1916, aviation pioneer

Robert Blackburn opened his factory. British Aerospace, which would

British Aerospace, which wotld become BAE Systems, took charge in

the 1970s. At the height of aeroplane building in the 1970s and

aeroplane building in the 1870s and 1980s, around 5,000 people were

employed but there have been difficult times for the site in

difficult times for the sitd in recent years. In 2011, BAE announced

nearly 900 of 1300 posts wotld nearly 900 of 1300 posts wotld

close. This was eventually reduced to 500. Recently, in old aircraft

hangars, state of the art laboratories have been built. There

are still 800 people working here on the nuts and bolts of Hawk

manufacture. But the great hope for the future is in software

development The mission control systems which fly these aircraft.

This is the first time cameras have been allowed into this facility,

home to a team of 85 software specialists. The emphasis now is

more on the technology we put into more on the technology we put into

the jets. So we design, develop and write the software that the pilot

uses as his primary aid for training. And also for flying the

aircraft. Nearly half the work here still involves physically making

still involves physically m`king components. But an increasingly

important part of any aircraft components. But an increasingly

important part of any aircr`ft is its so`called digital brain, and

that is where it is hoped the future lies for this factory.

Scunthorpe United have been showing off plans for a new 12,000 seat

stadium at a meeting in the town tonight. It will replace Glanford

Park, which opened in 1988. Simon Clark was the meeting.

Here at Scunthorpe United's Glanford Park executive suite, the chairman

has held court for more than one hour, explaining his plans to move

to a new stadium. He wouldn't be specific on where the location

to a new stadium. He wouldn't be specific on where the locathon of

specific on where the location of the new stadium would be, btt he did

the new stadium would be, but he did put some meat on the bones. It will

cost ?80 million, paid for over ten years. It will house 12,000 fans. We

know we are on a tight schedule We know we are on a tight schedule We

want to get this done as quickly as we can so we don't spend another

year in limbo. We will work as fast as we can and we'll hopefully get it

done. As you can see over my shoulder, fans are poring over the

artist's impressions, getting a feel for the new place and one or two are

telling me they are picking their seats for the future.

Now the weather forecast with Paul Hudson.

A better day in prospect tolorrow, A better day in prospect tomorrow,

perhaps a grey start but thdre A better day in prospect tolorrow,

perhaps a grey start but there will perhaps a grey start but thdre will

be some warm sunshine developing in most places. This weather front will

hold its rain off until tomorrow night. Quite a misty night hn

night. Quite a misty night in prospect tonight, some fog patches,

some low cloud, the risk of the odd shower meandering up from the south

but I suspect most places whll shower meandering up from the south

but I suspect most places will be but I suspect most places whll be

dry. Temperatures around eight or nine degrees. Wednesday, a grey

start in places, the low cloud and mist will clear, we should see some

warm sunny spells developing. The risk of one or two showers later,

the emphasis on a good deal of dry weather, temperatures a not bad 16

or 17 degrees. That is the forecast. That's all from the late te`m. Look

That's all from the late team. Look North is back tomorrow just after

midday ` hope you can join us then. midday ` hope you can join ts then.

Bye is not looking too bad. That's

weather front. It is never too early to think about

next weekend and I will be doing that in a couple of minutes. But we

have a sizeable chunk of this week's whether to go first. There

are more showers, but there will be spells of warm sunshine around as

well, so there will be no frost at night. Bands of showers across the

western side of the UK and Scotland's passing through

overnight. Another heavy burst coming into the south-west later on

in the night. This rain band slowly comes in from the South West and

this is how Wednesday starts at eight o'clock in the morning. It

will turn out to be a warmer day in Scotland, but misty low cloud in the

North East and that will impact on the temperature. There will be a few

bright spells punching through this cloud and a sunny day