08/04/2014 Look North (Yorkshire)

Good evening. First tonight ` Look the papers on

Good evening. First tonight ` Look North has learned that the

controversial traffic ban on Lendal Bridge in York will be liftdd on

Saturday. Fines of over ?1 lillion have been issued since the ban on

general traffic was introduced. But York City Council Leader Jales

Alexander says he's listened to the concerns of business and thd public.

We'll hear from him in a molent but first Spencer Stokes looks `t the

background to the story. The restrictions were introduced in

August last year. For bus journeys journeys were speeded up th`t cars

have faced long diversions. Last week the Independent adjudicator

said the council may have acted I'm loftily so finds are not behng

issued. But the penalties could be issued at a later date. Motorists

say they are confused. Now the cameras are on and you may or not

receive a fine. It is not jtst York residents having to content with the

rules. Visitors to the city also have to work out if he can or cannot

drive across Lendal Bridge. In total, ?1.3 million has been raised

by the council 's `` by the cameras but the net gain to the council is

only ?700,000. The council has received independent legal `dvice

saying they have not acted hllegally will stop at meetings with lawyers

have been taking place will stop IM joined now by council leader James

Alexander. This is embarrassing at the

council. Why are you scrapphng it? We always said this was a trial The

results we have looked that she there has been an increase hn bus

patronage. Air quality has hmproved. Hotel accommodation has acttally

increased during the period. We have to act knowledge this has bden a

polarising issue and a lot of people feel they are unhappy with their

restriction so we do need to build consensus. The challenges are not

going to go away and therefore we think it is right that from Saturday

we reopen the bridge and be set up a cross`party commission to look at

the challenges. Is this anything to do with the advice from an

independent adjudicator? No, the signage was approved by the

Department of Transport `` this is about the public feedback and

feedback from businesses and residents. We have listened and we

have taken that into account and we do need to build that consensus

Thousands of people have bedn fined, will they get a refund? No, we're

going to the adjudicator. The money goes into road repairs and so on.

This has not been about gendrating income. If you go on Lendal Bridge

tomorrow you may get a fine but from Saturday you want? My devicd would

be not to go across to moral but on Saturday. My advice would bd that

the fines should be waived because there has been some confusion.

The Government says it will announce within 48 hours whether it can help

to delay the closure of two pits in our region. 1400 jobs will go with

the closure of Kellingley colliery in North Yorkshire and Thordsby in

Nottinghamshire. It's feared the pits could close within weeks but an

injection of around ?10 million could mean a managed rundown over 18

months. It's claimed rural businessds in

some parts of Yorkshire are struggling to survive because of the

slow roll`out of superfast broadband. The Conservative MP for

Harrogate and Knaresborough, Andrew Jones, led a debate in Parlhament on

the issue today. He says many rural businesses still don't have fast

connections and they're being left behind.

The Italian businessman, Massimo Cellino, has completed his takeover

of Leeds United. His companx, Eleonora Sport, has bought 75% of

the shares. It follows his succesful appeal against the Football League's

ban on the deal. They said he wasn't fit to run a league club. Mr Cellino

arrived at Watford's Vicarage Road ground tonight for the game against

Leeds. He's been telling us what he thinks of Leeds fans and thd fans

have been saying what they think of him. I hope finally to get two Leeds

safe after a difficult trip. We have the match tonight. To drive to my

new town. The fans are something you can not organise. They have it finds

and the beautiful stadium. H think it is a great step forward for the

club. The years of uncertainty, I think this hopefully will bd the

stability we are looking for. Let's hope it is on an upward scale now.

Within a couple of years we will be back in the Premiership, whdre they

should be. If he can put sole money into the club and if we havd a

manager, if he can have the summer to build a team then we can look

forward to next season. Well, there's certainly not much to

shout about this season for Leeds. They were well beaten tonight, going

down 3`0 nil at Watford. It was an important night for Barnslex in

their battle against relegation Things are looking desperatd for the

Tykes, they went down 1`0 at home to Burnley, leaving them second from

bottom. Doncaster went down 2`1 at home to Bolton and there was another

defeat for Huddersfield, thhs time at the hands of Ipswich. Shdffield

Wednesday were 3`1 up at Nottingham Forest but had to settle for a

point. And in the South Yorkshire derby in League One it finished

Sheffield United one Rotherham zero. Rotherham stay in third.

Here's the weather. It is not looking too bad for

tomorrow. It should stage I. High pressure in charge. Cloud whll

increase later tonight and there could be some patchy rain. Lowest

temperatures coming in at shx Celsius. Much more cloud around to

moral and some patchy rain. The cloud should break up from time to

time, particularly in the afternoon. Temperatures a degree or so higher,

13 or 14 Celsius. There looks set to be bright but it will cloud over. A

bit damp on Thursday night but Friday and Saturday look mostly fine

with some sunshine. I will leave you with a

with some sunshine. I will leave you with a summary.

on the other side of the world. As you have been hearing, there is not

a great deal happening in the you have been hearing, there is not

weather over the UK over the next couple of days.

Meanwhile, we have been attacked thing -- tracking an active spring

storm in the US. There have been reports of flash flooding and

tornadoes. You can see a narrowband which is weakening and heading out

to the Atlantic. It is the Atlantic tonight that will pick up whether

funds to the north of the UK, bringing with them or cloud and

outbreaks of rain. Meanwhile, pressure remains relatively high to

the south. There is a small chance of patchy mist and fog and low cloud

by the end of the night. But temperatures