18/02/2014 Look North (Yorkshire)

Thank you. Good evening. Welcome to Tuesdays's Look North.

Tonight, imagine coming home to this.

We're live in Ripon where a massive sinkhole has appeared, threatening

to destroy this house completely. We ask geologists how this could

have happened. Also tonight...

A Valentine's scam, the Thirsk couple conned out of money for

luxury lodge that didn't exist. And join us later over Chesterfield

look to make their next Wembley final.

And we had some sunshine today, it was mild with some more mild weather

on the cards, we have a full forecast later in the programme.

Part of Ripon remains cordoned off tonight after a sink hole appeared

next to houses. It's feared one house in particular could be

swallowed up. No`one has been injured, but people living nearby

say they're worried their homes could be next. Sink holes are common

in the Ripon area, where many houses are built on gypsum rock. Ian White

has spent the day at the scene and joins us now from Ripon.

Good evening. It has been 24 hours of drama here, and today we have

been playing well can only be described as the watching and

waiting game to see what will happen to the property in question. If the

cameraman can zoom in behind us, you can see what you're talking about.

Part of the house is hanging down, hanging away from the main part of

the house, and we're not sure when or if that will fall down. It has

been a watching and waiting game and for the people living here, it is

very worrying. Imagine if this was your home. This

house has stood in Ripon for 100 years and today, structural

Indonesia is assessing if it should be pulled down.

Indonesia is assessing if it should engineers were assessing. A sinkhole

calls part of it to fall away. For the woman living next door, it was a

worrying time as she waits to hear what is happening. They advised me

to stay out of the property while they assess what is happening to the

land and the surrounding properties. I only just moved in a

week ago and Saturday. So, it is quite a shock. Around the corner,

these youngsters could see the drama unfolding from their driveway. I

feel so sorry for these people, because it is so awful to have part

of the house disappearing, and it is so close to us. You hear of it on

the news, but this is so close to where we are living, it could so

easily be one of our houses. Ripon is no stranger to sinkhole problems,

this was the spectacular scene in 1997 when a garden was swallowed up

as children were playing nearby. There is about 30 metres of chips

beneath the area, and there is a cave system with water. It can

dissolve very quickly, so although, there is a good, heavy solid rock,

it can dissolve and the amount of ground water going through and

coming up as springs in the river, that is dissolving it and causing

the case to get bigger and sinkhole is to develop. Last week, plans for

75 new homes on land 's close to the effect of property were thrown out

by the council, but extensive testing has been going on.

Well, the land in question for those 75 new homes, they would have been

on the old cattle market site here in Ripon. You can imagine what would

have happened if the planning had gone ahead. Emily, you live close

by, you can see it from your driveway, you must be very worried

about what happened. Yes, shocked that it happened so close to where

we live. You hear about it around the country in recent months, but to

see that cute crack this morning, a bit of a shock. Whatever the people

said in the area? `` what have other people said? Well, we knew there was

a problem, but with the planning for these new houses, it was a bit of a

worry, but now that this has happened, we think it is lucky that

it is not happening at the moment. You have to live with the fact that

it is right on your doorstep, and nobody knows who could be next X

back yes, absolutely. We're just keeping our fingers crossed that it

doesn't happen again. Jonathan, you have been to lots of meetings in the

area, it must be very worrying for you also. Yes, absolutely, the

water, the Harrogate council, they were going to build in the area,

there was gypsum on the side, they cannot really build these houses. It

was rejected because of the gypsum. They had rejected not to build it,

particularly at the Yorkshire market and the farm shop. And it has now

been rejected, so, we're waiting to see what will happen tomorrow, you

will all be back at watching very closely again. Yes, it has been a

long day today, we will see what happens overnight. We found a new

job for you today. Yes, we usually work a guest house, but no, it has

become a press has, we have been feeding all of the press! `` press

house. Yes, and thank you for that, back to the studio.

Meanwhile, East Midlands Trains services between Sheffield and

London are being disrupted after a landslip in North Derbyshire. One of

the lines close to the village of Unstone is being closed after the

hillside above the railway became unstable. Network Rail says the line

will have to remain closed until the hill is made safe.

Coming up later on the programme... 'Made in Yorkshire', why the

region's finest threads are setting the style on the capital's catwalks.

A young couple from Thirsk have lost hundreds of pounds after becoming

victims of a fraud involving a fictitious holiday home in the

Highlands. Laura Parks booked a Valentine's weekend through

facebook, but when she and her husband tried to find the luxury

cottages on the banks of Loch Ness, they didn't actually exist. The

website was bogus and there's little chance they'll get their money back.

Charlotte Leeming's been to meet them.

Luxury lodges on the banks of Loch Ness, the website promises a

romantic getaway in the high lands. For this young couple who are often

a party too to his Army career, it seems like the perfect way to spend

their first Valentine's Day together, but there is just one

problem. The place doesn't actually exist. They took a up this road, it

said to turn left, and we turned left, and it's just turned into

attack and we ended up in somebody's house, which obviously wasn't very

wanted. We went to a local hotel to see if they heard of it, because it

is spent to be have been here since 2011. We were advised it wasn't

looking great. The website was bogus, the photographs of another

hotel. The couple had spent ?375 on the weekend that because Laura

doesn't a credit card, she paid by direct bank transfer, which means it

is unlikely she will get her money back. We always recommend that you

pay using a credit card because it gives you additional protection, but

fundamentally before you book in advance, where you can protect

yourself against these particular fraudsters, you should look at

Google and Google maps and those kinds of things, and definitely,

look online for any history before you make the booking. Unfortunately,

this case isn't unique. I contacted the police in Scotland and they said

they have had other complaints about this specific website. Laura booked

through a man called Keven Beaumont and I'm going to give him a ring now

and see what he has to say about all of this. It has gone straight to

answerphone. Hello, Mr Beaumont, I am calling from BBC look North, I

wonder if you could give me a call back, I am making some enquiries

about a website that you have about holiday lodges as Larkin S, which

don't exist. I hope you can call me back, you have my number.

We will see what happens. He did not return any calls.

If something comes up about luxury cabins and Loch Ness, be very, very

careful. There are some there that are very beautiful, but be careful

who you are booking with. This should have been a romantic Highland

Fling, instead, their Valentines weekend will be remembered for all

of the wrong reasons. Well, this is not uncommon.

Well, Sean Tipton is from the Association of British Travel

Agents. How common does he think this type of internet scam is?

Unfortunately, this is a growing problem, particularly for scrupulous

individuals offering accommodation online. It is very easy for a

fraudster to pretend that they own a property are put a picture of a

beautiful property that is nothing to do with them, and sometimes take

large sums of money from people, so it is a growing problem. What

protection do we have are people that fall victim of this kind of

scam? Firstly, look for membership of an association like appetiser,

also, paid by these. `` an association like a crew. You should

pay by credit card, if they turn to a fraudster, and you do not pay by

credit card, you could lose the money. If you feel that a company is

making an offer to you that is too good to be true, though online and

make a quick check. If you're feeling is correct, other people

might have the same feeling, if you feel that you're been caught out,

then contact action fraud, the area of the which is set up to make sure

that people do not get away with this. `` the area for the police.

How easy is it to investigate this problem? They are doing a great job

of investigating fraud, if you feel you have been a victim of fraudster,

then get in touch with them. The best way to avoid this problem is to

pay by credit card, look for membership of an association and do

not ever pay by bank transfer. Next tonight, it took almost a

decade of dedicated work and a great deal of money to bring Red Kites

back to Yorkshire. These spectacular birds of prey are protected by law,

but sadly they're still at risk from illegal killings. Danny Carpenter

has been following the investigation into one of those attacks.

This is a site denied to many generations, a red kite flying free

in the Yorkshire sky. These beautiful birds were persecuted to

the edge of extinction, but they were brought back. In 1999, an

ambitious reintroduction programme was started at Harwood house. It was

a spectacular conservation success. But clearly, not everyone is

pleased. This bird was shot near the river. Sadly, he has been shot by

the river, he was shot through the wing. It has tipped a bit of the

wing at the side and the bullet has gone straight through. It is an

unusual crime, but it is not unknown. In 2012, five birds of prey

were illegally killed in west Yorkshire, there were three in South

Yorkshire, 34 in North Yorkshire and in Derbyshire, which includes the

Peak District, 14. Months of investigation into this killing have

so far yielded very little. The area that we're in today, it may be

covered by land overs, and they are difficult to trace. `` by

landowners. They need everybody who enjoys the countryside to be their

eyes and ears. Anything suspicious should be reported.

In other news, 650 jobs may go at Bradford Council as it tries to

balance its budget. Spending by the council is being cut by ?54 million

over the next two years. Libraries and public toilets will receive less

money, but council tax will go up. Leader of the Labour council, David

Green says Bradford is being "absolutely hammered" by government

cuts. The council's budget will be agreed later this week.

Detectives say they're investigating the unexplained death of a woman

whose body was found in a canal. The woman, who's thought to be aged

around 70, was found at Kildwick near Keighley this morning. Police

believe she may have spent some time in a local pub on Monday afternoon

and been seen near the canal late on Monday night. They're appealing for

help in tracing her movements. Journalists at the York Press and

Bradford Telegraph and Argus are on strike today over plans to transfer

part of the production of the papers to Wales. The National Union of

Journalists is against plans by the papers' owner, Newsquest, to

relocate several positions. Newsquest says the changes are due

to new technology and there will be no compulsory redundancies.

A man arrested over the disappearance of a Bradford

businessman seven years ago has been released on bail. The 45`year`old

was arrested yesterday on suspicion of perverting the course of justice

as part of the investigation into Sajeed Saddique's disappearance.

Police now believe he was murdered. A second man has been released

without charge. A former world class rally

co`driver, who was paralysed in a cycling accident, is trying to raise

?40,000 to buy equipment which could improve his quality of life. Chris

Wood describes his fall from his bike, less than a mile from his home

in Huddersfield, as 'minor'. However his spinal cord was severely damaged

and his heart stopped twice in the ambulance. Heidi Tomlinson went to

meet him. The immediate left six. As a

professional rally codriver, Chris Wood was one of the best navigator

is in professional motor sport, competing in the world

Championships. After retiring from the track, he became a keen

cyclist. Just over a year ago, he hit the curb on a right near

Huddersfield and fell to the ground. The accident left him

paralysed and he has no memory of the fall. They do not know if I was

going at speed, maybe I was. Maybe it was a fast accident, maybe it was

a slow accident, I do not know, nobody knows, I am afraid. His

partner and two carers look after him. He has little movement from the

neck down. I can move my shoulders, there is no functional use to them,

but they do move, and I can move my left arm quite a bit. I know it

doesn't look like quite a bit, I cannot lift it very high. Navigating

the Internet using voice recognition, he checks his Facebook

page created to raise money for equipment which uses electrical

impulses to strengthen muscles. It could encourage further movement.

His dad says he is determined to make progress. You could almost say

it is a ruination of alive, but he has been absolutely brilliant. He is

just the normal Chris, and we have arguments. You know, I tell him what

I think of him, and things like that. He tells me what he thinks of

me, more often than what I'd tell him what I think of him! And that is

fine! I think that is how it has got to be. If I could use my arms, maybe

I could pick something up. Maybe not in my hands, but between my wrists.

Maybe I could drink a bottle of beer without asking somebody to give it

to me with a straw. His connections in motor sport brought in nearly

?20,000 for his campaign in just two weeks. But he needs double that

amount and would like to continue fundraising to help others with

similar life changing injuries. Good luck to him and it is good to

see that he has raised that money already. All the best.

Before seven o'clock... One of our paralympians remains

banned from her sport. Two`time archery champion Danielle Brown has

failed to overturn a ban after she was told she was ineligible for

disabled events. And could Chesterfield be heading

back to Wembley? They take on Fleetwood for a game there, we're

live ahead of the match. It's the last day of London Fashion

Week, when the best of British design hits the runway to being

showcased to the world. Among them are some Yorkshire designers. But

it's something else from the region that really dazzled on the catwalk.

Of course I knew it was London fashion week! As our business

correspondent Danni Hewson has been finding out, once again it's

Yorkshire's textiles that are this season's biggest hit.

The catwalks of London fashion week can seem miles away from the streets

of Yorkshire, until you take a closer look. Not at the clothes, but

at the fabric they are made of. Here, they are rather coy about

revealing which of the world was my biggest fashion designers are using

their fabric this season, but they admit it is more than one. `` more

than one. Bigger to visit the fashion houses, they come to see us

to visit the archives. `` we go to visit the fashion houses. On the

quiet, the Yorkshire textile industry has reinvented itself. It

is a massive exporter with designers looking to pay handsomely for a

technique it took ages to perfect. We have lots of manufacturers around

the area which are used by big designer names like her break,

Chanel, Gucci. `` like Burberry. Unlike this sector of the industry,

finding a future workforce for the mill isn't proving as

straightforward. While the creative economy is the second largest

revenue producer in the UK behind financial services, many feel that

it doesn't get the same level of support either in the boardroom or

in the classroom. We have got to get real about this. We need some

government support, we need to tell young people how satisfying it is to

become an Artisan, working in an industry that actually produces

incredibly beautiful things. We need to get young people interested in

it. Instead of wanting to go and paint their fingernails! A rallying

cry and one that could be beneficial for more than just the London

fashionistas. As fabulous as that? ! Do you know

what the colour of the season is? ! It is orange!

It doesn't work for a bloke, orange! You look good in grey!

Let's move on very quickly! Sport now, and a Yorkshire

Paralympian has today been told she's not disabled enough to compete

at another Games. Danielle Brown has dominated in Archery at the last two

Paralympics, but the sport's governing body has told her she must

now compete with able bodied athletes.

Today Danielle heard that her appeal against that ruling had failed.

James Vincent has this. Danielle Brown won gold in Beijing

and London, but now faces the prospect of never competing for her

country again. She suffers from complex regional pain syndrome,

which gives her chronic pain in her feet, but world archery, the sports

governing body, says it does not impact on her performance. After

appeal, her disability was tested again, but today, the result was

confirmed. From April, she will be ineligible for the Paralympics and

will have heard UK sport athlete funding stopped. She is

understandably disappointed and in a statement today, she said, my

disability has stopped be doing so many things in my life, and archery

has been the one thing that gave me focus and purpose. It is

heartbreaking to learn that I cannot defend my Paralympic title. The

25`year`old is considering whether she can appeal again, but for now,

she would have to compete in able`bodied competitions using a

stool. Disappointing result for Danielle

Brown. It's shaping up to be an exciting

season for some of our football teams in the cup competitions.

Sheffield United are already through to the quarter finals of the FA Cup

and there's every chance they'll face neighbours Wednesday. But

that's not all because tonight we look south in search of even more

cup glory. Our reporter Ian Bucknell's in Chesterfield.

An exciting night for Chesterfield? I think so, and other exciting night

here at the stadium, there has been only been Abdullah moments in the

mood into their new home three and a half years ago. `` there has barely

been a dull moment. They won this competition previously at Wembley.

They were then relegated down to the bottom tier of English football, but

they are back on their way up and are at the top of league two and

looking good for promotion again. Tonight was my game is in the

Johnstone 's paint Trophy, and for the team and the lowest two

divisions, Chesterfield are doing very well. If they get through

tonight, they would be back at Wembley.

There is a good atmosphere among this group of players. That is

hardly surprising, given Chesterfield are leaders of league

two and tonight have a great chance of getting to Wembley. They are

already 3`1 in front ahead of Fleetwood after the Johnstone paint

Trophy Northern final. They get the job done and then a date at Wembley

awaits. This is a chance to get to Wembley and every player wants to

get there, so I think we took it seriously all the way through and we

will get our rewards. It is a special day for the chairman, the

directors, all of the office staff, it generates an amazing atmosphere

in the town, certainly from my end of it, I want to deliver that for

the people of Chesterfield. They are no strangers to the final.

Chesterfield have won the Johnstone 's paint Trophy! From the team that

beat Swindon in 2012, the goalkeeper is the only remaining player that

will be in the Chesterfield sides tonight. The lesson that he learned

is to make sure it is not just a day out. It is a different experience

when you win. That is what we say to the lads, it is good getting there,

you need to enjoy the day, but you need to get the result as well. We

have to get past Fleetwood first. So, there is no danger of being

complacent, but at the same time, they do not underestimate what we ``

what reaching Wembley would be. If we get there it would be great, if

we do not, we will wish Fleetwood the best of luck. Tuam promotion and

win again at Wembley in the same season would top the lot. `` to gain

promotion. Chesterfield are taking nothing for

granted but they really should get through tonight. They are already

two goals ahead and the league table says they are a better team than

Fleetwood in any case. To see if they get through, join the 10:25pm.

Until then, back to the studio. Good luck to them. You are not quite

on message, you should be wearing orange tonight!

I am merely on trend! Not a shade of grey! But I have some graze under

here! Some sunshine, this photograph of this little dog, you can see the

cloud has broken in the background. The second picture, a bit more clout

at Thornton this afternoon. And this third picture, the sunshine just

breaking through. Keep your photographs coming into us. We did

have some sunshine today and think by tomorrow afternoon, it will have

brightened up and it will be quite pleasant. A great started the day,

but brightening up nicely and again, a mile stay. That is helped

by the fact the breeze will continue to be liked. This is the satellite

picture from earlier, you can see variable cloud. It broken places but

it some showers. One or two showers outside of the moment. This evening,

the odd shower about but largely dry conditions. The cloud breaks in

places and underneath the cloud break, the patchy, low clouds

developing. A great end to the night and with temperatures staying frost

free will stop for, five degrees, the low temperature. The sun will

rise at 7:18am. A bit of a murky start to the day once again with

patchy, low cloud and places. This will lift and the best chance of

catching a shower will be at first because it looks like a largely dry

day. If anything, it will brighten up the day goes on. By tomorrow

afternoon, some bright, sunny spells and the breeze will be light from

the south`west. Today, temperatures got up to 10 degrees, that is 50

Fahrenheit. It might reach 11 degrees tomorrow, that is 52

Fahrenheit. Outbreaks of rain Thursday, blustery

showers of the weekend. Thank you. We're back at 10:25pm this evening.

Good night.