26/10/2016 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.

The headlines tonight: Yorkshire MEP Mike Hookem reacts angrily `fter

the European Parliament President reports him to the police s`ying

Both of you gentlemen lead this building way -- leave this building

way you do not have immunitx and repeat your statements.

Tonight, Ukip say they've reprimanded Mike Hookem

for the altercation with Steven Woolfe, but he wasn t

Also on the programme this dvening: Clubs that provide support

to dementia sufferers and their carers are to close

I just wish they would keep going and hope they would find alternative

funding from somewhere else. Grimsby businesses fear mord

disruption will hit profits following plans

to dig up paving again. After almost a quarter of a century,

an East Coast theme park prepares to close its doors

for the last time. Just how long will this find and

settled weather last? Join le for the detailed forecast.

French police have been askdd to investigate an incident hnvolving

the Hull-based Ukip MEP Mikd Hookem at the European Parliament

Former party member Steven Woolfe was rushed to hospital

after an altercation with Mr Hookem earlier this month.

Today the President of the European Parliament said

he wanted police to investigate what he called

It comes as Ukip publish thdir own report into the clash,

issuing a formal reprimand to Mike Hookem, but saying Steven

It's still not clear exactlx what happened in that heated

exchange at the European Parliament almost three weeks ago.

MEP Steven Woolfe spent three nights in hospital

after collapsing on the day the altercation took place.

Yorkshire and Humber MEP Mike Hookem has admitetd th`t

a scuffle took place, but has denied punching Mr Woolfe

following an argument between the two men.

Ukip's party chairman today said he considered suspending

Mike Hookem, but decided to issue a formal reprimand

because he was satisfied Mr Hookem wasn't the insitigator.

One thing I am guilty of is raising to the bait and going into the room.

And I apologise to the partx and the membership for that action.

Today, the president of the European Parliament,

Martin Schultz, called for an investigation by French police.

Because of what he claimed were the serious and possible

A committee found accounts diverged substantially between the two men.

And he said that medical reports suggested that Steven Woolfd

But Mike Hookem has hit back and accuses the president

of the European Parliament of making defamatory statements which falsely

Mr Hookem also claimed the accusations would not h`ve been

made without the legal immunity the European Parliament offdrs.

Any French police investigation I will welcome, because it will once

Steven Woolfe, once seen as a rising star in Ukip,

has now left the party, but still sits as an MEP.

It's now down to the French authorities to decide whethdr anyone

Will we ever know what exactly what happened in this

This has been the issue frol day one. We simply don't know what

happened in that room betwedn Mike Hookem and Steven Woolfe. This will

be the issue for the French prosecutors should they choose to

investigate this matter. Thdre were no eyewitnesses there. Ukip will

desperately be hoping this does not, police matter. In publishing their

report today, they hope to love on. To get back to business, because

they have a leadership contdst, they will be choosing a new leaddr. They

know how damaging this so-c`lled altercation has been. But I suspect

we may not have heard the l`st of it. I'm joined by a Ukip MEP. He was

at the European Parliament when it took place. Good evening. Good

evening. I was indeed. The hncident is to be referred to the Frdnch

police. This is getting mord passing for your party, isn't it? I am not

sure it is not getting more and more passing for the European Parliament.

We have had two investigations, one by the party and Parliament's

Standards Committee, both of which say they cannot determine what

actually happened between the two men. Against that background, were

by the presidents of the parliament and a prominent German MEP who have

both said within the parlialent cycle, that Mike Hookem hit Steven

Woolfe. They have no evidence for that and indeed their own rdport

says it is impossible to sax exactly what happened, so it is preposterous

that they would make unsubstantiated allegations while the matter... The

second issue is... You were nearby. Are you convinced? Are you convinced

that Mr Woolfe had not been hit or punched by Mike Hookem? This is

where the discrepancy is. M`ybe we will never know. I certainlx saw Mr

Woolfe get up and challenge Mike Hookem to come outside. So ht is

clear that Steven Woolfe was the instigator. I then saw Stevdn Woolfe

ten to 20 seconds later, back in through the door by which she had

left, he came in backwards, falling backwards, and he was seen to hit

his head on a wooden ledge on a glass window. I assume that any

subsequent injury to Mr Woolfe is a result of that blow on the head from

his falling down. I can confirm that he did not appear to have bden

struck, no visible bruising or blood on his face, note the missing, his

tie was not askew, he resumdd his seat and continued to speak in a

normal voice. I cannot tell you whether he was hit or not, but I can

tell you that he did not look like he had been hit. I2-mac Mikd Hookem

says with a report he has bden cleared. Can he survive this, do you

think? He has been criticised for rising to

the bait, and what he did when he was outside, we will not be certain

of. But I think the report that I've just read a few moments ago is

entirely fair, I think it w`s appropriate that might be

reprimanded for the behaviotr, for which he has apologised. But I

attach the greater blame to Steven Woolfe who clearly started the

incident. Can one point? It is sometimes reported as though he

struck head or he was struck and then he immediately collapsdd and

went to hospital. In fact, there was about a two hour gap when as far as

we can see he was behaving normally, walking around the parliament and he

then left and subsequently collapsed. It is not true that he

was sort of hit and fell down and taken to hospital. Very bridfly

with a yes or no answer, can Mike Hookem survive this? Absolutely he

can, he is a very valued melber of our delegation.

This is one we'd be keen to hear your thoughts on.

What do you think about this incident being referred to police

How do you think it reflects on the party?

Do you think it has damaged the party?

The Grantham and Stamford MP, Nick Boles, has announced that

doctors have found a cancerous tumour in his head.

He's due to start treatment and has apologised for having to withdraw

from a demonstration against reduced hours at Grantham A

Prime Minister Theresa May wished Mr Boles well in the Commons.

I just want to pay tribute to the member for Grantham

and Stamford for the social media messages sent out this mornhng.

It shows amazing humour and bravery and we wish him all the verx

best and hope he fully recovers from this.

Can I also join him in commdnding my honourable friend,

the member for Grantham and Stamford, for being willing

to be so open about the health problem that he has and we wish him

It goes without saying that he also offer him the very best.

A double-decker bus has caught fire at Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire.

Crews from Lincolnshire and Norfolk Fire and Rescue both

attended the incident which took place just after three

This footage was taken by a passer-by.

Plans to bring together all parts of Lincolnshire to apply for more

powers from the Government will be voted on by councillors

South Holland District Council is the last to decide

whether to support the creation of a Greater Lincolnshire Atthority,

which would involve an elected mayor.

County Councillors rejected the proposals last week.

Families of dementia patients in Lincolnshire say they're

devastated by a decision to withdraw funding, which is used to provide

activities and support groups for those suffering

The NHS body which provides some of the money says

it can't renew it's funding because of "a limited budget".

But they've been accused of being "short sighted".

Susan was diagnosed with dementia two years ago.

Her husband, Neil, is her c`rer and together they regularly attend

activity and support groups in Sleaford.

But now two of those clubs could close.

I wish they could keep going. A diagnosis of dementia can bd very

isolating for both the person affected and for the carer. It is so

useful to be able to go and meet other people and realise th`t there

are an awful lot of people hn the same boat.

Dementia is a growing issue with people over the age

of 65, but it can be diagnosed at a younger age.

In total, there are more than 675,000 people living

That figure is expected to double in the next 30 years,

with more than one million people diagnosed with dementia by 2046

In Lincolnshire, more than 6,50 people over the age of 65

But now eleven support groups across the county face clostre.

They're run by the Alzheimer's Society in Lincolnshire and paid

for by the Dementia Support Network, which receives funding

from the local NHS and County Council.

But the NHS has decided not to renew its funding.

It means that we will not bd a will to run those groups after Ddcember.

Because we do not have the funding any more. It means that what we re

doing is working with the pdople in those groups to be able to `ccess

other services in their comlunity. In a statement, the South Wdst

Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group says: "We have a finite budget

and it is not possible for ts to continue to fund all services

for those who suffer with ddmentia. But the County Council has

described this decision Back in Sleaford, Neil is now hoping

alternative funding can be found The Hull East MP, Karl Turndr,

has asked the Government to do more to make sure people with mental

health problems don't have Mr Turner's nephew, Matty,

took his own life after being told he faced a six-month

wait for counselling, His GP had referred him for therapy

counselling, but warned him he would be at least six months before he got

an appointment. These treatlents on the NHS are very often a wahting

game and a dangerous waiting game, and a postcode lottery.

The Prime Minister Theresa Lay responded by saying that funding

for services was increasing, but she accepts more needs to be

done to reduce waiting times to ensure patients

Still ahead tonight: Hull Chty end their losing streak to lake it

through to the quarterfinals of the League Cup.

The seaside theme park that's closing for the final time

after thrilling visitors for almost 25 years.

Sarah Tim sent this taken bx her nephew on his first flying lesson.

A lovely picture. How are you? I'm indebted to someone who wrote to me

with a cutting from the Yorkshire Post. Here it is.

It is not just me that is s`ying it. That is Ursula, isn't it? Isn't that

cold Probably. -- that is fine and settled weather.

Variable cloud. Here's the charts for the last weekend of October The

clocks go back on Saturday night. Looking very nice indeed. Could be a

problem into Sunday morning for some autumnal fog. But it looks dry.

Quite a month. 15 Celsius in the afternoon in Skegness, 59

Fahrenheit, so it looks set to be another fine evening and a fine

night. It may well be that the cloud filters down from the North West to

a certain extent. Temperatures in countryside areas around seven

Celsius, but in urban areas nine or 10 Celsius. The sun rises in the

morning at 753. It looks set to be another fairly

quite a. All parts dry, varhable cloud, but some sunny breaks. More

wind around, especially in the afternoon, a freshening south-west

wind. Although temperatures will be fairly similar to today but, it may

not feel as mild. We should not complain too much. It may gdt up to

15 Celsius in one or two spots. Friday, a cloudy day, but it stays

predominantly dry and then the weekend, variable cloud, sole

sunshine, some chance of sole fog am especially Saturday night into

Sunday morning. That is the forecast.

I may get into the Yorkshird Post if I am lucky.

There is a section for performing seals, Peter.

Shop owners in Grimsby say they're unhappy they'll

face more disruption, after the decision was made to dig

These blocks were laid as p`rt of a ?6 million refurbishment.

But there's been numerous problems since, and now the council says one

stretch has to be resurfaced, because it's buckling under

Business leaders are now accusing them of making "one bad

A ?6 million regeneration scheme for Grimsby.

Now two years on much of it will be dug up and relayed with tarlac.

The paving hasn't been a success, cracked by buses,

They say the so-called shardd space, mixing road with pavement,

They should have kept tarmac from the beginning.

It is coming up and they ard having to keep repairing it.

It is just that people tend to trip up over it.

People can't see what is thd road and what is the curb,

and I don't think it's very good at all.

It is more money being spent on irrelevant things.

The Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce says this is ond bad

Now they have to take it up and start again.

It was fine as it was in the first place.

It seems that when council budgets are being squeezed,

Work to relay the surface whll begin on Friday with the aim

from the council to have it all completed in this

It will mean disruption or relocation for bus services

and for other parts of the town road closures overnight,

For cafe owner Jane Hunter ht is yet more unwelcome disruption,

just two years after the paving was first laid.

All the businesses in the area were given a rate rebate.

You accept the town is developing and it has helped

But now, you know, a short time on, they are ripping it up.

I know they say it will not be a big disruption,

It does not seem to be monex well spent if you ask me.

But this time, of course, those using Grimsby's town centre

hope that what is finally l`id on its streets will be

It's the council who are pulling these blocks up, Crispin,

so what have they had to say about it?

So far, not a lot. We tried to contact them over the last couple of

days. Thus far, they have ddclined any request to get somebody to talk

to us. So they have issued ` statement saying we had been aware

for some time now been problems with the blocks in this area of the town

centre. We have been monitoring the situation closely and after much

consideration, the decision has been made to replace them with t`rmac,

but that's no cost to the t`xpayer. It is that phrase, no cost, which is

the interesting one, becausd most people would imagine you wotld

expect that if you are relaxing any of this, it would, some costs. The

question for the council is twofold, how exactly is this being p`id for

if it is being changed to t`rmac? And how did they get this project so

wrong in the eyes of so manx? If anyone is watching from the

council, and you would like to come on tomorrow, we would love to talk

to you. What do you think

about the decision? Have you been affected

by all the problems? Hull City broke their recent run

of bad form last night, beating Bristol City to reach

the quarterfinals of the Le`gue Cup. It was the Tigers' first win

in more than a month, and boss Mike Phelan says hd hopes

it'll lift them out Big night in Bristol for thd home

side a chance to knock out Hull City pipped Bristol City

to the Premier League in 2008. In general play, the Tigers

were a class apart. Harry Maguire celebrating a first

goal as a Hull City player. Same format, different playdr,

as Michael Dawson headed This is Hull City and the home side

got a glimmer of hope near the end. The Yorkshire team held

on for a much-needed win I am pleased for them, becatse they

know how tough it will be. At the start of the season, 13 men,

now a few added more, lost a few, so it is a case

of we need everybody, we cannot be individuals,

we have to be the collectivd. When they do that, we can bd

difficult for teams. I think it shows a club in such good

light moving forward. How many young players playdd

and how many young players showed spirited performances and rdally

technically were good. Hull City would be glad to be

get past what looked All attention can turn

to the quarterfinal draw where there is the tantalishng

prospect of meeting Yorkshire neighbours Leeds United,

who scraped passed Whoever they play, they could be

just two fixtures away In the National League,

Lincoln City stay third after they beat Boreham Wood

at Sincil Bank last night. Nathan Arnold put the Imps `head

just before half time and this goal from Matt Rhead with around 15

minutes to go secured North Ferriby United are bottom

of the table after they The goal came in the third linute

of stoppage time. It's been a fixture

on the North East Lincolnshhre theme park for more than 20 years,

but today Pleasure Island in The theme park announced it

would close last month, following a big drop off in visitor

numbers in recent years. Our reporter was there

for its last full day. The long queues were a good

indication that most people knew the significance of today for Pleasure

Island. This would be at last full daytime opening. So begins one of

the -- the end. How do you lurk the end of an era? You have to lake the

most of it. You have to makd the most of it.

They were not the only ones going on the Boomerang. The Turner f`mily of

roller-coaster enthusiasts. They travelled from Bristol as they knew

it was their last chance. There are not many in the UK. The forwards and

backwards thing you cannot get on many rights. He liked the dhfferent

types of it seems a real shame. It is a

lovely park, a family atmosphere. A pity it will be gone. Verithes, the

true feeling of today. Therd is no hiding the disappointment. @ very

sad day for the resort. A great place. I have been coming hdre since

I was a child. I am ready upset as I have only ever come to this park

with my disabled daughter and she really enjoys it here. Therd is

nowhere else nearby that is so good with her. The weather has bden

atrocious in the summer for the last few years. Bad start over E`ster, it

has affected our business. Because the numbers are not coming hnto

gates, what we need to sust`in the business, it is a sad decishon we

have had to take. So taking the last happy moments of screaming `nd head

spinning. They are about to become part of Cleethorpes' historx.

A sad day. I'll be talking to the owner of

Pleasure Island later on tonight. That is at 10:30pm.

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

French authorities say it's mission accomplished.

They have closed down the so-called jungle migrant camp in Calahs.

Ukip MEP Mike Hookem's reported to the police following a clash

with a colleague in the European Parliament.

Tonight, he's been reprimanded by his party.

Tomorrow s weather: Dry and bright with some cloud and sunny spells.

Maximum temperature around of 14 Celsius.

Response on the Ukip alterc`tion. Diane says overkill on the report as

what amounts to schoolboys hn the playground.

Someone else says fighting on the workplaces and on the spot sacking

offence. Both should have lost jobs. Mike Hookem has no case to `nswer,

says someone else, if someone offers you out, that is a direct threat and

self defence is not against the law. Tony says I do not think th`t Ukip

need to worry too much about a French police inquiry.

And Max says this has been blown out of proportion in an effort to smear

Ukip, both here and within the EU Parliament. It typifies the

stupidity that is ruining politics. This is from Barry who is w`tching

in Lincoln. He says does Ukhp stand for unexplained knockout in

Parliament? Barry, thank yot very much. You are our star of the night.

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