02/06/2014 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

city council in whole clashes with the unions over plans to cut opening

hours in the museums and libraries. Once you start taking one hour here

and one another the, it is the beginning of the end. If we want a

successful high Street, we need to have businesses in the, shops and

the other that cater for the community. And the criminal, the

Grimsby sea captain who had an agonising choice during World War I.

And the noisy peacocks that have divided and Yorkshire village. The

very latest weather forecast coming up later.

Good evening. In two and a half years Hull time, will be the City of

Culture. But today, museum workers are being asked to take industrial

action over cuts to services across the city. The council saving it to

find ?150,000 of savings from the culture budget, but unions argue it

is an area which needs to be protected ahead of the City of

Culture year. Museums are all free in the city. There is a wide`ranging

offer, bringing people into the city. At the moment, the council

spends ?2.5 million on heritage. They say they have to cut back

?150,000. That means reductions to some of the cultural services. The

unions say it is worrying for a place which will soon call itself

the City of Culture. Once you start taking a few hours here, half a day

here, it is the beginning of the end. We want the ?150,000 to be

found. We believe it can be found. The Heritage Museum is now only

opening once a fortnight for four hours. The consultancy they have had

to make difficult decisions to keep all museums free. It does not look

good, because we are the City of Culture inner couple of years time

and we are having to cut hours. The factors, the government are

insisting that the bag. So, how does the city compare with others? It

invests 44p per person per week in arts and culture in fourth place

with regard to that all over England. People in the city said

cutting opening times was bad news for visitors. If they are open for

longer, you will attract more people. I would rather pay in a

better be a better experience than not pay and how to worry about the

times. This should be keeping them open longer. Union members will

receive ballot papers early next month. The council say they have

done all they can to minimise cuts and strike action will make no

difference. I spoke to the trade union representative earlier. I'd

ask them if reducing the opening times for the history museum was a

sensible move. No, it is not. People are prepared to take industrial

action to save their jobs and keep the museums open. A high take action

over such a small issue? It may be a small issue to some people, but not

to others. Are you fighting over jobs because you feel the museum

should stay open, despite the fact very few people use it? We want to

keep museums open. We will be the city of culture in three years time.

We have one of the higher spends on museums and the country. The council

has to makes savings and surely it is clear that every area takes the

Ayrshire? Yes, we understand that. But we believe they could find the

?150,000 needed to keep it open. The museum is not that we'll used. We

will of people coming to the city and people will want to see the

culture of the city. If you had a choice between keeping a purely used

museum open and cuts to front line services, for which you choose? That

is for the council to decide, not for me. But that is the choice,

isn't it? That is the surgeon. We have got to make a lot of cuts. They

have got cuts from central government and we affect understand

that. Our members have taken cuts in the terms and conditions. But surely

they need you to back them? You are not doing that, you are making an

awkward. We are not making an awkward. We are there to support our

members in their hour of need. The museum members of the museum members

of said it will the museum opened and we will back them doing that.

Would you stop free museums and make people to pay into them? That is not

our decision. Our reunions right. Should the city be protecting its

cultural heritage onto these cuts need to be made to balance the

budget? Should museums be protected at whatever cost. Here are the

contact details: I look forward to hearing from you.

In a moment, a former television dragon who has raised money for

sport relief and today he shared some of his business secrets.

Shoppers in Scunthorpe same morning needs to be done to save stores from

closing down in the town centre. The comments come as the more shops are

closing. North Lincolnshire Council said it has responded by providing

free parking and bringing new investment to the town. It is busy

on the high street, but some shops are shouting and struggling in

Scunthorpe. Marks Spencer left the tone and others are no closing. A

local farmers also set to join the list. 50% of the outlets are either

empty or about to be empty. The head of the chamber of trade thinks

things will get worse. There are virtually 50% empty here. We have

not got it right. The intimate and people shopping out of town, it is

the final nail in the Coffin. Walking around the town centre,

there are many empty premises ready to be let, but it is not all bad

news. There are still shop owners who will take the risk on the high

Street. Ella opened her shop three weeks ago and said, so far, business

has been good. A lot of businesses have been complaining, but we have

is future plan in place to be flexor flexible, to address many of our

trains are coming in. High Street shops are always about addressing

the needs of the community. You need to have businesses in the catering

for the community because of the convenience. The council say they

are helping the town centre, with free parking at certain times in new

investment in the area. Old town centres are having difficulty. But

we are doing a lot in Scunthorpe. We want a vibrant town centre. We

wanted to offer something different and unique.

want a vibrant town centre. We wanted to offer And the landlords

have to encourage more businesses to stay open. It seems only the

strongest will survive, with more challenges to come when this new

out`of`town development opens its doors. The council is remaining

optimistic about the future? Is that she had both people and the tone? As

you say, the council say they are trying to get people into Scunthorpe

spending. But this is the next big challenge. This huge new development

on the Scott and Scots of the town is attracting big names into the

town, but probably are coming to Scunthorpe, they are staying on the

outskirts. One shop owner said they are not worried because the high

Street offer something different for people without cars, for example.

But they know they will have to get the shoppers who come here into the

town centre and spending on the high street if it is to survive. Another

issue you might wish to comment on. Just a reminder of the contact

details. Some more news now. Police are continuing to question a

25`year`old man in connection with an incident in North Somercotes. And

manners been treated for a head injury. Officers were called in the

early hours of Sunday morning. The official reopening of the Roman arch

to place this afternoon. The meal of Lincoln cut the regiment, with

renovation starting last year, with more than half the stones needing

replaced. They say it is an important landmark to the city. The

whole Kingston Rovers centre has been forced to retire at the age of

26. He was forced to retire after suffering an eye injury after an

incident outside the nightclub. On the field, his club came back to

earth with a bump when they lost to Castleford. Hull Have finally won

away from home. Hull Kingston Rovers had been moving along quite nicely

this season until Castleford get in the way. This season 's surprise

team were at it again. Time after time, the men in blue had

no and so to the running and finishing of the Yorkshire side. A

couple of tries were mere consolation in the 54`12 defeat. How

Kingston Rovers were not help by a red card for the centre. A qualified

civil engineer, he has been out with the show to see one of the great

Yorkshire projects, the Humber Bridge. It is an amazing project. It

is something I look forward to being a part of when I finish. I wanted to

go and have a look at it. Means well, neighbours Hull said they

would put right the waveform Andy Murray as good as their word.

Without a win away from home all season, they were expected to win

and in this game against London, they did so with plenty to spear.

They racked up 50 points. Youngster Calum Lancaster get two of the

tries. There is more of the action for the look out events off the

field at 11:30pm on BBC One tonight. Thank you for your company tonight.

Still ahead: The unusual garden visitors whose call is dividing a

community. They eat certain flowers and make that awful noise.

Yes, a high`pitched whine still to come, and also the peacocks! .

Here are some photographs taken. Thank you very much for these. Good

evening, young man. How did the core school? It was really good. I got a

message saying, we were in Torquay last week and met Paul. We were

doing the Jurassic Coast fossil hunting, which made me think of you,

finally enough! Tomorrow's forecast this stunning

rather bad after a bright start. We can see the shower is beginning to

move in this evening into western areas. We had high temperatures of

20 degrees, but the showers while meandering north east. Quite a

showery night to come. Here are the sunrise times. The next time what

time is about quarter past ten. I suspect it will be quite a cloudy

and damp start across all parts, with patchy rain appealing. This guy

gradually brightening up, with some sunshine breaking through in the

afternoon. It could trigger some sharp showers. Nevertheless, there

should be some dire conditions around. Very pleasant in the

sunshine. High temperatures around 18 degrees Celsius. Tomorrow

evening, it is looking fine, with some sunshine and scattered showers

moving out that way. On Wednesday, there is a bit of uncertainty about

the positioning of varying, but potentially it could be very way,

with persistent and heavy local rain. But Thursday looks dry and

warm, afraid it much the same, with the odd bit of patchy rain later in

the day. Fossil hunting in Devon! The joy of it.

The great`grandson of the trawler captain from Grimsby left a German

to to die at sea has left apologise for his grandfather 's actions. He

did not want to rescue the crewmen because he was worried that the meat

over power his own crew. The story is now being told in a documentary.

Visiting the grave of his great`grandfather, there is no

headstone, just flowers planted a hundred years after his death. It is

believed he wanted to remain anonymous. He had a story to tell

which divided opinion. I think he was the man in the wrong place at

the wrong time and effort to tap into someone else, for with the have

done? William Martin was the skipper of a Grimsby troller and on the 2nd

of February 1916, he was involved in one the most notorious incidents of

the First World War. The stroller came across the remains of a cached

German airship. He could either CVE in our leave them to dive. He

refused to rescue them and the old Rome. Now, the family want to know

why he did what he did. His great`grandson a journey to find out

more about the man who is called a war criminal by some. You can

imagine the slimming up in front of you receive. You know it has brought

a lot of destruction on towns across Britain. You are confronted by the

people operating this killing machine. Do you let them aboard your

vessel? This is where the Zeppelin was based, end it will jump. He has

come to find out more about the men who lost their lives. The captain of

the Zeppelin gave his word of honour, as an officer, that he would

not do anything to have tricked the man. That should be enough, but of

course we cannot prove that now. The historian made me realise that there

are one or two things that are quite upsetting. Whatever his

great`grandson 's father 's reasons, that still feels an apology should

be made. If I could make amends, I would. All I can do is offer my

sincere apologies to the family. William died a year later, said to

be a broken man. He made an agonising decision at the time of

war. His family hope he can now finally be at peace. There is more

in the story later on at 7:30 p.m.. And you rode on a housing

development in Lincolnshire has been named after a former worker at the

site. It commemorates Steve, who passed away in 2009 after battling

skin cancer. His family visited the site for the ceremony. It is a

massive fauna run a real privilege. We are extremely grateful for the

brilliant gesture they have shown to our family. Steve was a former

employee and worked here for four years. He was a conscientious

hard`working member of the team and what we have decided to do, very

uniquely, is mainly a road after him, to keep the his memory going.

One of Britain's most successful businessmen has been on a sharing

his knowledge with local companies. He started the 10th annual conger

week. Theo Is best known for his judging on dried Spain.

Good to meet you. What is your name? Good to meet you. How old are you,

Amelia? Eight. I am a lot older than you. You saw poverty first`hand

earlier this year and that must have been quite an eye opener. Do you

agree with experts who say we are out of recession? We have been out

of recession for years, but the figures take a foil to catch up.

Businesses have grown and we have Sean profits coming through. The

great thing about this particular recession is that we managed to keep

unemployment down and interest rates down. What we have not been able to

do is reduce the and that still hangs over is.

own shops, you could not need to hire people to open them. That would

be a good idea. But I time off to concentrate on my businesses. But I

am doing a monthly slot on television. How about going on

strictly come dancing? I do not think

sleep, because they are very noisy. They eat certain flowers and make

that awful noise. Who could complain about these beautiful creatures is

ridiculous. I want long gone, but I do not want any more than we have

got. They are dividing the community. A human show registers at

70 decibels, all these sounds and clock sounds 115 decibels, rate at

the threshold of what anyone can put up with. So what is the solution?

The birds are not protected, so could be culled, but that is not an

option the parish council want to take. Especially since the peacocks

have the supporters. Yes, they make a noise and the mess, but they are

beautiful. If someone can come up with a sensible solution, the parish

council would be very interested in hearing from them. One stately home

that is nearest is up to its size in peacocks. Most daily homes also have

gardens only one kept in good condition and the peacocks

unfortunately do have a tendency to trash the gardens. Unfortunately,

the birds can also live until they are about 40, so it would be a

long`term problem. It is now five minutes to seven. Here are the main

headlines. Reports of alleged abuse by Jimmy Savile no total 500. Whole

city council clashes with the museums over plans to cut opening

hours. Tomorrow, brightening up with sunny spells, with high temperatures

in the afternoon of 18 Celsius. No, a big response with regard to the

museums. Andrew says, if the council looked after the finances better,

they would not have to make these cuts. The museums are great. Another

says, either charge for entry and the museums over to private

enterprise. Another says, if people come to the city, we want them to

spend money. In Holland, Amsterdam has a ticket which you buy for

museums. It gives you an incentive to buy and also to see all of the

museums. Thank you very much for these and thank you for watching. I

will be back tonight just after the ten o'clock national news. Goodbye

for now.