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week. Great, Peter, thanks very much. It

is Good evening and welcome to

BBC Look North. Calls for

a senior council official to resign after she was interviewed as part

of the Rotherham sex abuse inquiry. Why people

in Lincolnshire want more say in They shouldn't have to wait for

something major or an incident where someone loses their life before they

look at changing them. Hundreds

of Belgian supporters arrive in Hull Ahead of tonight's Europe Boboli

tied `` Europa League type. Everyone has been nice to us so we are having

a good time. And looking back on a career, the ligature biker who sold

his house to raise. And a look at the weather for the weekend coming

up. `` the Lincolnshire biker. There are calls tonight

for a senior officer at East Riding Pam Allen has a top job safeguarding

children and young people but it has been revealed they she

held a similar role at Rotherham Council during years of widespread

child abuse and grooming. A report published earlier this week

showed there had been collective failure by the authorities

in that area to stop child abuse. East Riding of Yorkshire Council

have refused to comment. Our correspondent Vicky

Johnson has this report. Sexual grooming, rape

and widespread abuse was allowed to blight the town of Rotherham

for more than a decade because those It's now emerged that some senior

officials employed there have since gone on to work

for other local authorities. Pam Allen started work for Rotherham

Council in 1996 and was appointed Towards the end of that year,

she joined East Riding Council as head of children and young people's

support and safeguarding services. While Pam Allen has been interviewed

as part of the enquiry, it's not clear what she knew

of the allegations. But there have been calls for

those who once worked in Rotherham People who were clearly in positions

of responsibility and authority, whose duty it was to look after

these children but failed to do so, I just think it's what everyone

would expect, that people would then accept responsibility

and say it is not appropriate to One of the biggest Pakistani

communities in our area is in Scunthorpe,

less than 40 miles from Rotherham. Local people insist there isn't

a problem here. If anything like this is happening,

we made sure that the police, social services, the local

authority, they stamp these things out and there is nothing like this

happening in Scunthorpe and I hope Back in Beverley, and there's been

silence from the council about what implications, if any, the Rotherham

scandal has for this authority. We've been told that Rotherham's

chief executive has written to East Riding Council

and other employers of those individuals who are still working

in child protection in light of But officials here have turned down

our request for an interview and We asked to speak to Pam Allen

and someone from East Riding Council, but no`one would make

themselves available for interview. We also spoke to all the

East Yorkshire MPs. Earlier I asked Yorkshire and

Humber MEP Jane Collins, who was in Rotherham meeting victims

of the abuse, It came out at 2pm

and I physically felt sick when I Pam Allen held a senior role

at Rotherham at the time. She is now head of children

and young people safeguarding People watching tonight

will be horrified at that. Having failed to protect children

on her first watch here in Rotherham, she is now looking

after children and young people's That is quite a disturbing thought

and it needs looking into. This job holds, I'm told, a salary

between ?73,000 and ?98,000 pounds. Should she still be in that job

or should she call it a day? I think, really, everybody who has

been associated over this period of time, that had the information

in 2004 and 2005 when they had the seminars which told them all the

graphic details and previous to that as well,

are in an untenable position and they should all resign, whether they

work for Rotherham Council or any council, they are all responsible

and should be held to account. So Pam Allen,

who is head of children and young people safeguarding at East Riding,

you would like to see her resign? Rotherham will write to East Riding

Council, I gather, and warn them and What would you say to

East Riding Council tonight? I would say that you have to think

about this lady's position and think about the people that she is getting

paid to look after because out of all of this, right from the

beginning, the priority should have been the children, not people's

careers, not worrying about being called racist, not worrying about

whether your colleagues will get into trouble, the main priority in

all of this that should have been And finally and briefly,

Pam could be watching TV tonight. I think you've got a lot

of questions to answer, After December's floods, the vital

support centre for disabled children If any of the people involved in

trying to reopen the centre had a child that had to access that

service, that building would have been opened by now, I'm sure.

People living in parts of Lincolnshire say they should have

a greater say in setting speed limits on the county's roads.

At the moment a formula is used to determine how fast cars can travel.

But campaigners say the authorities don't always get a true picture

Speeding is an issue that many in Lincolnshire have an opinion

about and some communities think they should have more of a say

It took over four years to get the whole of this road cut to 30mph.

Campaigners say their views should carry more weight

and it should be quicker to get the speed limit changed.

For accidents where someone has gone in the back of someone, it's not

reported to the police, then they don't have statistics, so it's

trying to get the place a safer road to go down but without having a

tragic accident before you feel that the Highways

When a council is considering reducing a speed limit,

it has to decide what is appropriate for that specific location.

It takes into account whether there have been accidents

in the past, people who use the road and its general layout.

Now new signs warning drivers to check their speed will be given

The county's Police and Crime Commissioner says speed is

a big issue and one raised with him wherever he goes.

By providing repeater signs, which will be put on suitable

lampposts or whatever, street furniture in areas where speeding

has been a problem or is still a problem, simply to remind motorists

But Keith Peat, a former traffic police officer who

now campaigns for motorists, says residents do not have the knowledge

Maybe they were a baker, a butcher or a candlestick maker, but what is

their qualification to be judging what is correct and what isn't?

The simple issue is that if the accidents are not happening,

So although some think reducing speed limit isn't the answer,

others will be hoping the new signs will help give more

Councillor Richard Davies, who is responsible for Highways

and Transport at Lincolnshire County Council, joins me now.

Good evening. What evidence did you need before changing speed limits on

roads? 25 locals say it is too high, can you act on that? That is part of

the information we feed into the process. Last year we reviewed

speeds but on all major roads, looking at the layout, speed of

traffic and accident it to give an overall response that set limits

fairly. The crime finished `` commissioner says speeding is a big

problem in Lincolnshire. Lots of residents talk about it. I do not

think it is necessarily as much of an issue as people think it is but

it is the perception we have to think `` we have to deal with and

there are lots of places where we have a problem. You say roads

through villages are the lifeblood of the community. Is that code for,

we cannot have everyone going slowly? You have to balance the

needs of residents and motorists. In Lincolnshire we have the 4th largest

road network in the country but we not have the major dual carriageways

and motorways that enable us to divert traffic out of small

villages. If you travel from Lincoln to grant them, you will be going

through a number of small villages that are concerned about speeding.

If we were to implement 20 mph speed limits on every road, the impact to

the economy would be big. Earlier this year when we spoke to

residents, we found the majority of people are broadly happy with our

policy. You also said Lincolnshire isn't a retirement home. Are some

people who are maybe retired and wanting people to go slowly, and it

isn't practical for you and people trying to do business? Lincolnshire

is a forward`looking county and we have to support our results and or

economy, and where we don't have the public transport we might like, the

road network is key to moving goods, people and services, so we have to

keep traffic moving. Good to talk to you, councillor.

We want to hear from you on this story.

Should local people have more of a say on setting speed limits?

Maybe you think the speeds should stay as they are.

Whether you live in Lincolnshire or East Yorkshire,

it would be good to get your views on this subject tonight.

Do you think the speed limits are about right in Lincolnshire?

There will be more on that subject tonight at 10:25 PM. Some more news

from around our area in brief. A father from Hull who is trapped

in Iraq has been told he won't be able to leave the country until

at least next week. Kristian Nicholson had

his passport confiscated eight months ago, after he was involved

in a fatal car crash. He received a six`month suspended

prison sentence last weekend and was set to have it returned,

but that still hasn't happened. Police have named a man who died

in Bridlington yesterday as The 39`year`old was found

unconscious on Sewerby Road Four men arrested on suspicion

of murder remain in police custody. Two men

and a boy were also arrested earlier Former Conservative MP Neil

Hamilton, who's now a member of UKIP,

has applied to be a Parliamentary It follows existing MP Mark

Simmonds' announcement that he'll Two wards have now been closed

at Scunthorpe Hospital as staff work Tests are being carried out to

see if it's caused by the Both staff and patients have been

affected, and visitors are being urged not to come to the hospital

if they have been unwell. An aircraft carrier, which Hull City

Council wants to bring to the city, The 32` year`long career of HMS

Illustrious came to an end today Hull City Council wants to host the

ship as a visitor attraction for its The Ministry of Defence says it will

decide where the ship will go North East Lincolnshire Council say

six employees have been dismissed The council's annual fraud report,

which came out today, says reasons for the dismissals range from theft,

abuse of the time management A children's care centre in Hull

damaged in December's tidal surge is still

closed to families, nine months on. One mum says in that time she's

been offered no overnight respite The Humber NHS Trust,

which owns the building, says repair 10`year`old Annie`May could have

a life`threatening epileptic It means she always needs

experienced carers nearby. Her family had relied on

Hull's Sunshine House and its nurses for respite care,

but since it flooded in December's There is no`one that can have

Annie`May overnight now because there isn't that facility that

has nursing care within the city. We're been offered no alternative

for that so it's had a huge impact on us because as a family you need

time off when you're caring This building is owned by the

Humber NHS Trust but the services were provided

by the city healthcare partnership. The partnership have

since offered some occasional in`home help, but families say that

doesn't go far enough and they want to know when their children could be

back in this building. These photos show some

of the flood water damage. The trust say the building had to be

thoroughly dried out and disinfected Some equipment at

the centre had been given by local I've been trying to get

in touch with them to find out what's happened to that equipment

because of We need to replace that equipment

but also if Sunshine House opens back up or when it opens back up,

we want to be able to say we'll have equipment back in there to

support their needs because it is A welcome overnight break hasn't

been possible for Mary`Jane and her I'm sure if any of the people that

were involved in trying to reopen Sunshine House have a child that

actually had to access that service and had profound and complex needs

and knew how available that service was to parents, that building would

have been opened by now, I'm sure. `` how valuable that service was to

parents. Meanwhile, The Humber NHS Trust say

building work should begin in Children

like Annie`May will benefit from The mistake

which gave Lokeren the edge. Now Hull City are looking

for a win at home tonight. Hundreds of fans from Belgium

have come to the KC tonight to cheer Lokeren on, but Hull City

are hoping they will still be able Tonight's photograph was taken by

cumulonimbus in the background. I cumulonimbus in the background. I

mentioned last night about you mentioned last night about you

looking green on the TV, someone said you looked like the Incredible

Hulk. But much grown here. I was Hulk. But much grown here. I was

scrawny. Low pressure in charge scrawny. Low pressure

tomorrow but we do get a lot of low tomorrow but we do get a lot of low

pressure so the showers will be few pressure so the showers will be few

and far between, some places will stay dry. The weekend will not look

too bad and next week summer should return either middle of next week so

that is something to look forward to. We have had a few sharp showers

in the last few hours but they are just about clear of the Lincolnshire

coast so it should be sunny this evening, then overnight looks dry

with clear periods, a little more cloud later in the night so it is a

fine night, the wind will pick up, temperatures looking around 12 or

13d. The sun rises at 6:04 a.m., next high water time is at age 30 3

am at Cleethorpes. Very able cloud tomorrow, a risk of 1 or 2 showers

but most activity will be further west and to the north of us,

although showers may make more progress is to, but the emphasis is

still on dry and bright weather. It will be quite windy, tough afternoon

temperature a little below average for the end of

Hundreds of Belgian football supporters have spent the day

in Hull ahead of tonight's Europa League tie at the KC Stadium.

Hull City must come from behind against Sporting Lokeren to keep

To the stadium then, and our reporter Phillip Norton.

Phil, what's the atmosphere been like so far?

I think most fans have had a cracking day so far.

I spent a few hours walking around the city centre earlier to

find hundreds of Lokeren fans dressed in their

yellow and black colours wandering around and taking in the sights.

Lots of them chatting and sharing good`natured banter with

Many had been to tourist attractions like the Deep.

Quite a few were sampling the local beers but all

We were here specifically, not a lot of atmosphere, locals are welcoming

us, you are here for the match, really nice. We had a great time

here. We went to the deep, we had a few beers in the pub everyone is

very nice to us so we're a good time. It is very nice to be here. A

wonderful city. The local fans have been tremendous, `` the Lokeren fans

have been tremendous, lots of atmosphere and singing, it is what

you want. Here on the pitch it is all to do.

A week ago it was an error by keeper Allan Mcgregor that gifted

They come here with a 1`0 lead, and of course away goals come

into play for them tonight so the Tigers will be doing all they

can to keep a clean sheet, and overturn last week's result.

Steve Bruce says they will not be gung ho but we're focused on keeping

the European journey alive. It's the great nights and European

nights, the things that when your career finishes, you remember them,

and if we can come together with a really big pull here and a big

European night, it's what you play football for, what you're involved

in football for, and this club has not really been

there so it is a journey we are all going to try and enjoy if we can,

and let's hope we can pull it off. And it doesn't get much bigger than

facing the likes of Inter Milan or holders Sevilla ` very real

prospects if Hull City manage to turn this scoreline around tonight

and progress to the group stages, Thank you, Phil. There will be

commentary on the game. You can listen on BBC radio Humberside.

We've had a lot of messages about the plans to ban smoking in

cars with children, which have been called ineffective and unenforceable

Experts say it could improve the health of young people in Hull,

a city with one of the highest smoking rates in the country.

"Some smokers are totally delusional.

Simon, who is a lifelong smoker, says:

Hull's Luke Campbell will challenge for his first professional boxing

These pictures of the announcement which took place at

a press conference in the city today include flash photography.

The 28 year old went nose to nose with the Argentine boxer Daniel

who he'll fight for the vacant WBA Intercontinental lightweight

Grimsby Ice Rink will re`open in just over a week's time,

It follows the installation of a temporary ?200,000

ice pad ` after a refrigeration failure forced it to close in June.

A Lincolnshire biker who sold his house to continue in

his sport has been reflecting on one of the biggest wins of his career.

Peter Hickman from Alford battled through dreadful conditions to win

in the British Superbikes at Cadwell Park at the weekend.

At the start of this season, he didn't even have a ride, but on

Monday peter Heckman showed everyone why he is a contender in the British

superbikes championship. The most unlikely race winner we have

experienced. He won in the worst possible conditions. Today he was

back at Cadwell Park, reflecting on the moment. There aren't many words

that can describe it, fantastic atmosphere, a big turnout and good

to do it in front of home fans. He has come to the championship late,

and awesome job at the TT, fastest ever newcomer and he knew he would

come to his backyard. Peter started as a teenager on mini Moto 's. We

went to have a look at him and he was flying around, he loved it and

he started winning, so that was the start of it. I got him playing the

all and swimming and cross country, everything but riding motorcycles,

but the will of the boy, he decided this was what he wanted to do. To

keep his racing dreams alive, Peter gave up his house last year and

lives with his girlfriend in a mobile home. Living is expensive

nowadays and so is racing so I had to cut bumping out, so unfortunately

it was the house for a bit. Hopefully this will not be permanent

but for now it is doing the job. It must have felt worthless as he

crossed the finish line 1st. I couldn't believe it when I sought, I

just burst into tears, couldn't help but, but so pleased for him. Here's

hoping it is that 1st of many home victories. `` it is the 1st.

Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines: A blow

for the Conservatives as Tory MP Douglas Carswell defects to UKIP.

Calls for a senior council official to resign

mentioned last night about you looking green on the TV, someone

Tomorrow, if you sunny spells, most areas will stay dry. Tomorrow

temperatures will get up to 19dC. Now, talking about speeding on the

roads in Lincolnshire. Robert says there is a residential road near us

that people speak that which has a school. My mum was hit by a speeding

car down there but the council would do anything about it until someone

is killed. Maureen says, having not long moved to Lincolnshire from

Essex, many drivers here seem to be on a suicide mission with their

high`speed overtaking. Interesting someone has just moved here. Neil

says cars regularly exceed 30 mph in the residential street where we

live. The police and council will not do anything about it until

someone is