24/07/2014 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

The world`wide drugs and hotsehold chemicals company RB ` known locally

as Reckitts ` is to spend ?100 million creating what it saxs is

Reckitts already boasts a list of top brands including Lemsip,

Our business correspondent Sarah Corker is at their building in Hull.

Is being described as one of the biggest investments in the cities

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flash photography. It's already a place known

for its innovation. And at Reckitt's factory in Hull

today chemists showed the Chancellor Now a global research centre will be

built here ` and a growing number of new health products will be

developed in the city. They could choose any where. They

have chosen here. It is a testament to local people. There are good

transport links being built. This investment secures 1200 jobs. This

becomes a magnet for attracting top talents.

The Damson Lane site manufactures the world's entire supply of Lemsip.

It's a global success story that started as the Reckitt family?s

Nearly 200 years on today's commitment to the city is sden as

Investors are coming to the city. The Government needs to realise that

the city is an important part of the Northern economy.

Workers on their way home tonight welcomed the news.

Vox. Investors are coming to the city.

It is brilliant news. It is a good investment.

The research centre is expected to be open by 2018.

It's not known how many new jobs there'll be `

but it should help to attract more high skilled workers to the area.

I asked the company for assurances that local people and local workers

would see the benefits. The answer was that they would. It would help

the city to the cleaned mord of was that they would. It would help

the city to the cleaned more of its the city to the cleaned more of its

graduates and skilled workers. There is a sense that this is a chty

graduates and skilled workers. There is a sense that this is a city with

is a sense that this is a chty with much to boast about.

Also today, it's been announced that a multi million pound investment

by Sainsbury?s could create hundreds of jobs in Scunthorpe.

It's joining forces with budget brand Netto and is believed to

have plans to build a brand new distribution centre in the town.

The two supermarkets want to open a number of new stores

Detectives hunting a suspect in the murder of a Bridlington

guesthouse owner have released a CCTV picture of him.

This image is believed to be John Heald in B Bargains

in Mexborough in South Yorkshire on Saturday afternoon.

Bei Carter was found stabbed to death in Bridlington on Friday

Road safety experts in Lincolnshire are worried about a Governmdnt

decision to raise the speed limit for big lorries.

HGVs have been limited to 40 on single carriageway roads

for 50 years, but it's been announced today that the limit will

It can be frustrating for motorists stuck behind slow`moving lorries.

Some even take risks to get on with their journey.

At this cafe at Caneby Corner I met Gary, who

I have been a lorry driver lyself for 30 years. Vehicles these

I have been a lorry driver myself for 30 years. Vehicles thesd days

The current speed limit on single carriageways

for heavy goods vehicles ovdr 7 5 tonnes is 40 miles an hour.

But that's being increased to 5 miles an hour from early next year.

A change, which the governmdnt claims, could give hauliers

But John Siddle from the Lincolnshire Road Safety

Those lorries that are at their maximum permissible weight stopping

distances involved at 50 mph are significantly different to 40 mph.

That is a major concern. Surely this is good news for motorists who can

get frustrated stuck behind a lorry. The majority of motorists are not

restricted. But motorists I spoke to seemed pleased with the changes It

seemed pleased with the changes. It is a good idea. There is not much

chance of going more than 50 anyway. Still the Government believes

letting lorries go faster whll We are concerned about this. It is a

fundamental road safety law that when speeds go up, crashes go up. We

take the points that reducing the speed differential between different

vehicles is a good thing. But we vehicles is a good thing. But we

would much rather the Government was doing this by bringing down the

overall speeds. But lorry drivers are frustrated by the current speed

limit and people are overtaking when they should not be. This will help

that. This is a matter of where we need to be educating people that

they need to not be frustrated. But many say that 40 is too slow and

that the city bowl being frustrated that the city bowl being frtstrated

and that is where the accidents and that is where the accidents

happen. We need to think about other vulnerable road users. Cyclhsts

happen. We need to think about other vulnerable road users. Cyclists and

vulnerable road users. Cyclhsts and people walking. Having heavy

vulnerable road users. Cyclists and people walking. Having heavx goods

vehicles thundering past at 50 mph will not help that problem. But this

is a guideline. They do not have to do it. Do you think they will use

the opportunity to drive at 50 rather than 40? If you set our limit

higher people will believe it is higher people will believe it is

safe to drive at that speed. And in the last hour, it's been

determined who Hull City will play Slovakian side AS Trencin beat

FK Vodjvodina 4`3 The Tigers will travel to Slovakia

to play them a week from today. Tickets go on sale at ten

in the morning. 2,000 have been allocated for City

fans. And in the last hour Hull FC have

drawn against Castleford Tigers Here is the weather.

The law cloud has been affecting some of the Coast. A delay start in

places tomorrow. But that l`w close places tomorrow. But that l`w close

will break up. And land temperatures reaching 25 Celsius. Saturday

will break up. And land temperatures reaching 25 Celsius. Saturd`y looks

very warm inland. I risk of showers on Sunday.

That is all for now. We are back tomorrow morning at 6:25am.

is getting too much for many people. By Sunday, the temp will be cooler

than today. Tonight, another warm and comfortable night for sleeping.