:00:00. > :00:09.Now on BBC News, it's time for Inside Out.
:00:10. > :00:11.Hi, I'm Elaine Dunkley and welcome to Inside Out.
:00:12. > :00:14.We will be bringing you in-depth reports on some of the best stories
:00:15. > :00:21.Coming up: Chasing hares with dogs is illegal,
:00:22. > :00:25.but now the police are hunting the hunters.
:00:26. > :00:27.Football is for everyone, but how many clubs provide
:00:28. > :00:36.And how our love affair with the steam train is reviving
:00:37. > :00:56.Dogs are trained to chase hares by sight and kill them,
:00:57. > :00:59.with spectators gambling on the outcome.
:01:00. > :01:03.12 years ago, as part of the hunting ban, it was made illegal,
:01:04. > :01:06.but since the start of the season in September, the number of hare
:01:07. > :01:08.courses from Lincolnshire been prosecuted is at a record high,
:01:09. > :01:15.Farmers say they live in fear of intimidation by people
:01:16. > :01:18.who are often involved in other crime.
:01:19. > :01:20.Inside Out has been out on patrol in a Lincolnshire
:01:21. > :01:30.fenlands to find out how the police are responding.
:01:31. > :01:32.The hare coursing gangs seem to be getting more organised.
:01:33. > :01:35.People involved in hare coursing tend to be linked to other
:01:36. > :01:42.The hare coursers are becoming wilder and more determined to get
:01:43. > :01:54.They are happy to threaten your life, livelihood, family.
:01:55. > :01:57.Some of the people can be very nasty.
:01:58. > :02:01.The days of a Lincolnshire poacher getting one for the pot,
:02:02. > :02:15.Good morning, everybody, thank you, welcome to the Operation Galileo
:02:16. > :02:20.There are already hare coursers entering the county this morning.
:02:21. > :02:29.We've had some hare coursers reported in Rugby and in Legbourne.
:02:30. > :02:31.One to watch out for today, I haven't seen it yet,
:02:32. > :02:34.but it has come out in so many incidents this past week,
:02:35. > :02:41.What I am passing round here is the map of the hotspot farms
:02:42. > :02:47.And you can all see there is a vehicle hot list.
:02:48. > :02:52.I'm putting him with PCSO Parrott, Kilo Lima Papa 38.
:02:53. > :02:57.They take bets on the agility of the dog, they gamble on A,
:02:58. > :03:00.how many times the dog can turn the hare, also, if it actually
:03:01. > :03:09.There is people in rural communities challenging these people.
:03:10. > :03:27.Yeah, reference those vehicles that made off from here...
:03:28. > :03:30.A lot of the times, there are two or three carloads of them.
:03:31. > :03:32.Some days, we'll have probably reports, they will be coming in,
:03:33. > :03:39.They say that they are just interested in keeping
:03:40. > :03:43.the tradition going, some of them are.
:03:44. > :03:45.But the bulk of those people have other criminality,
:03:46. > :03:47.or are involved in other criminality.
:03:48. > :03:50.Whether it is betting, or to pass on information
:03:51. > :03:55.It can be a real game of cat and mouse.
:03:56. > :03:57.Can you just do a vehicle check, please, mate?
:03:58. > :04:17.As a farmer, I'm so scared of intimidation and retribution.
:04:18. > :04:21.We've been threatened a lot as a family.
:04:22. > :04:30.My house has been threatened to be burnt down, my sheds have been
:04:31. > :04:33.threatened to be burnt down, my truck has been rammed,
:04:34. > :04:37.my father has had his nose broken on two occasions.
:04:38. > :04:40.A farmer we know was brave enough to film these hare coursers
:04:41. > :04:49.And it showed the next generation, a boy, getting back
:04:50. > :05:07.We are talking of a lot of people involved in this, and they travel
:05:08. > :05:09.from as far as County Durham, Bishop Auckland, Lancashire,
:05:10. > :05:10.Greater Manchester, West and South Yorkshire,
:05:11. > :05:12.down to Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Anglesey and Wales,
:05:13. > :05:25.you know, they will travel all over to come to Lincolnshire.
:05:26. > :05:29.I keep a video camera with me and I filmed them leaving the farm,
:05:30. > :05:36.Often, the police will turn up too late, the cars are very elusive,
:05:37. > :05:39.they seem to know the area better than the police do, actually.
:05:40. > :05:46.Those farmers that think we've forgotten about you and we're not
:05:47. > :05:49.interested, I can categorically assure you that we are interested
:05:50. > :05:55.and we certainly do take it seriously.
:05:56. > :05:57.But we can't please everybody all the time.
:05:58. > :06:09.We've just had a call from Chief Inspector Tyner and PC
:06:10. > :06:11.Leyburn, who have got one detained.
:06:12. > :06:32.I looked up here and I saw a car doing an about turn, I spotted him,
:06:33. > :06:35.somewhere in the middle of that field.
:06:36. > :06:52.The people who he was with have made off in a vehicle,
:06:53. > :06:54.have left matey, I don't know his exact excuse
:06:55. > :06:59.for being in the middle of this field with this sight hound.
:07:00. > :07:02.People would have us think that they are just walking the dog.
:07:03. > :07:07.They just don't care, they come with one thing in mind,
:07:08. > :07:10.and that is too trespassed over your land in
:07:11. > :07:17.To see people in hoodies and masks can be really intimidating.
:07:18. > :07:26.He's got what we call a slip lead on it.
:07:27. > :07:28.As you see, it slips straight through that collar,
:07:29. > :07:31.so, as soon as that dog can see a cross that field now,
:07:32. > :07:34.so, as soon as that dog can see across that field now,
:07:35. > :07:37.look, it's actually ready to go, if a hare came up now,
:07:38. > :07:40.he would just release that and it would just pull it straight
:07:41. > :07:48.They will video it, and then probably go back somewhere else,
:07:49. > :07:53.some place, some venue and put, you know, money on it.
:07:54. > :08:01.One particular person said he had made nearly ?30,000 in one season.
:08:02. > :08:04.Not just on betting, because he'd got a really good dog,
:08:05. > :08:14.but also on using that dog to mate with other dogs.
:08:15. > :08:16.I've put a blockade in the way, with telegraph poles and bales.
:08:17. > :08:19.And then, all they did was drive around that, across the crop,
:08:20. > :08:22.and damaged the crops, so, then I dug a trench
:08:23. > :08:25.with an excavator to keep them from going round it, and then,
:08:26. > :08:29.they went round the other side of it!
:08:30. > :08:32.And we've seen what has to be the worst season of hare coursing
:08:33. > :08:46.incidents on this farm, and in the area.
:08:47. > :08:52.Looks like there is a dog running loose on the A15,
:08:53. > :09:06.Going to be straight across there now.
:09:07. > :09:19.Right, we are currently at Crowland, just off the A16.
:09:20. > :09:23.Chasing a blooming dog that looks like it's been abandoned.
:09:24. > :09:26.We have reports, we had one down at Sleaford that we kept getting
:09:27. > :09:29.reports about for three or four days.
:09:30. > :09:39.Before we finally managed to catch it.
:09:40. > :09:41.Because of the scale of the problem and the area,
:09:42. > :09:44.that the police have to cover, it makes us very vulnerable.
:09:45. > :09:46.I know some farmers, given the economic climate,
:09:47. > :09:48.plus the stress of dealing with these hare coursers,
:09:49. > :09:53.actually leaving, thinking that they can't continue farming.
:09:54. > :09:55.Hopefully, the police have realised the scale of this problem
:09:56. > :09:57.and the fact they got to do something more
:09:58. > :10:10.We will look at other things, other ways to effectively police it.
:10:11. > :10:40.A survey for BBC Inside Out reveals less than a third of Football League
:10:41. > :10:44.clubs in England and Wales meet official guidelines on providing
:10:45. > :10:46.space for football fans using wheelchairs.
:10:47. > :10:56.Joshua Gardner reports from Yorkshire.
:10:57. > :11:00.But there's something that sets me apart from most other fans.
:11:01. > :11:05.And whether I'm going to an old ground or a new stadium
:11:06. > :11:10.I've been using a wheelchair since I was nine, and,
:11:11. > :11:14.for as long as I can remember, I've been watching sport.
:11:15. > :11:17.Fans like me get just as involved as anyone else -
:11:18. > :11:19.whether it's a pitch invasion or a protest
:11:20. > :11:24.And we've something else to campaign about -
:11:25. > :11:27.the lack of facilities for disabled fans.
:11:28. > :11:30.Time is running out for excuses, but I genuinely think disabled
:11:31. > :11:37.I'm sure if changes are made, people will just get fed up
:11:38. > :11:40.with the fact they can't enjoy the game in the same way
:11:41. > :11:44.At a time when Premier League clubs have never been richer,
:11:45. > :11:46.many disabled fans are getting a poor deal.
:11:47. > :11:48.There's been strong public pressure on the Premier League,
:11:49. > :11:51.which now says all its grounds will meet wheelchair space
:11:52. > :11:57.But the Football League, where clubs have less money,
:11:58. > :12:02.The quantity of money around in the Premier League,
:12:03. > :12:05.particularly, and which can be made available at lower levels,
:12:06. > :12:17.is at levels far, far higher than ever before.
:12:18. > :12:19.We've done a survey of Football League clubs
:12:20. > :12:20.and the results make disturbing reading.
:12:21. > :12:23.Nationally, of the clubs who replied, less than a third
:12:24. > :12:25.matched the guidelines for wheelchair spectator provision.
:12:26. > :12:29.10 clubs replied, and only two - Rotherham and Huddersfield -
:12:30. > :12:33.But all the other clubs provide less, and one,
:12:34. > :12:38.Scunthorpe, provides just 20% of the wheelchair spaces
:12:39. > :12:41.I'll get to Scunthorpe later, but first another club,
:12:42. > :12:44.Take a look at this ground - Bootham Crescent -
:12:45. > :12:48.It's got an old-fashioned stadium, surrounded by buildings
:12:49. > :12:50.This isn't the richest club in the world.
:12:51. > :12:53.At the moment, it's near the wrong end of League Two.
:12:54. > :12:58.They've just over half the recommended number of wheelchair
:12:59. > :13:00.spaces, and there's no disabled parking at all.
:13:01. > :13:03.But they hope to move to a new stadium.
:13:04. > :13:10.We are in a dilapidated facility, that's unfortunately been
:13:11. > :13:16.in a scenario where we've been due to move for a prolonged period.
:13:17. > :13:18.So the club admit they've got serious problems.
:13:19. > :13:21.And they've allowed me to put them to the test -
:13:22. > :13:23.by going to a home game at Bootham Crescent -
:13:24. > :13:28.it'll be my first-ever trip there as a spectator.
:13:29. > :13:30.I'm going through York, it's full of small streets
:13:31. > :13:35.and lots of signs, saying no parking.
:13:36. > :13:38.We thought we'd part in a good spot but it turns out I've got
:13:39. > :13:47.We have parked in a permit holders only bay.
:13:48. > :13:54.But, as soon as I set off, I'm in luck.
:13:55. > :13:57.There's another space just down the road.
:13:58. > :14:02.I've parked on the double yellow lines with the blue badge,
:14:03. > :14:11.Hopefully, enough time to watch the game.
:14:12. > :14:13.I'm in a crowd here, but I've no problems getting
:14:14. > :14:20.Next stop, York City's only disabled toilet.
:14:21. > :14:25.Let's just say it's not the best I've ever been to.
:14:26. > :14:33.I'm going to take my seat and get ready for the game.
:14:34. > :14:35.York are playing Northampton, and I'm enjoying myself.
:14:36. > :14:39.So what do the other disabled fans think?
:14:40. > :14:42.They do the best with what they've got.
:14:43. > :14:48.But how things are now, it should be better, really.
:14:49. > :14:51.I think this is absolutely appalling here.
:14:52. > :14:53.The disabled section is not good for me.
:14:54. > :14:57.I find the toilets is difficult to use.
:14:58. > :15:00.It is good being close to the pitch because you feel you are actually
:15:01. > :15:08.How much do you enjoy coming to watch your team?
:15:09. > :15:14.Looking at it on paper, as a League Two team said,
:15:15. > :15:17.I didn't think access would be good but here we have shelter,
:15:18. > :15:30.The only bad thing is the parking and the toilets.
:15:31. > :15:32.Now I'm at Glanford Park, home of Scunthorpe United.
:15:33. > :15:36.Among local clubs, it had the worst figures in our survey -
:15:37. > :15:38.offering just 20 per cent of the wheelchair spaces recommended
:15:39. > :15:45.I would love to show you inside the ground.
:15:46. > :15:48.Scunthorpe have refused permission for filming.
:15:49. > :15:51.They said they accept Glanford Park is outdated for modern football,
:15:52. > :16:00.but it complies with all health and safety regulations.
:16:01. > :16:03.And they're planning to build a new stadium.
:16:04. > :16:06.They said their planned state of the art ground will provide some
:16:07. > :16:08.of the best facilities for football spectators in the country,
:16:09. > :16:10.and vastly improve the experience for all supporters,
:16:11. > :16:21.Here I am on a wet day at Huddersfield Town,
:16:22. > :16:28.It's a modern ground, and the club's one of the best
:16:29. > :16:31.The big challenge for disabled football fans.
:16:32. > :16:39.And this isn't easy - a sharp bend at the bottom
:16:40. > :16:51.We have had to park over there and we have gone
:16:52. > :17:00.Even for an experienced wheelchair user like myself,
:17:01. > :17:07.In the club shop, there's not much room for wheelchair users.
:17:08. > :17:15.Would you like me to move that for you?
:17:16. > :17:18.Inside the stadium, I've got a great pitchside view,
:17:19. > :17:23.but there's a snag - I've no shelter from the rain.
:17:24. > :17:29.Everyone underneath here in the wheelchair area will get wet.
:17:30. > :17:35.But now there's another problem - I've got to get back up that hill.
:17:36. > :17:44.That's a good thing about using a wheelchair -
:17:45. > :17:50.Just a heads up, we were filming that!
:17:51. > :18:06.Someone has helped me up a ramp, now that is a struggle.
:18:07. > :18:15.So, even in a good, modern stadium, I had a few issues, and I relied
:18:16. > :18:26.The wheelchair guidelines don't solve every problem.
:18:27. > :18:37.How can the journey from the card to the seat to be made easier?
:18:38. > :18:45.Generally, people who use that area are parked in a closer
:18:46. > :18:59.Campaigners for disabled rights say it's time for action.
:19:00. > :19:02.It comes down to the individual club.
:19:03. > :19:06.If changes are not made, people need to bring claims
:19:07. > :19:09.to court because that is what the law is there for.
:19:10. > :19:11.The Football League does not want to be interviewed,
:19:12. > :19:13.but they say wheelchair spaces in their grounds are usually only
:19:14. > :19:34.So it's clear there's a long way to go -
:19:35. > :19:42.But I'll tell you one thing, I'm still loving my football.
:19:43. > :19:46.For the first time in over 50 years, three of London's most famous luxury
:19:47. > :19:51.The Flying Scotsman has made a triumphant
:19:52. > :19:55.return and the Orient Express has been saved from the scrap yard.
:19:56. > :19:58.The Brighton Belle will be back pon track this summer.
:19:59. > :20:01.Mark Jordan has been to find out what it takes to get a 90-year-old
:20:02. > :20:10.There was unease in the Great Hall at the National Railway Museum.
:20:11. > :20:14.Three of the land's most famous trains were missing.
:20:15. > :20:28.And one of them was creating quite a stir at King's Cross.
:20:29. > :20:30.Back in 1963, British Rail wanted rid of the Flying Scotsman,
:20:31. > :20:34.53 years later she is back at King's Cross,
:20:35. > :20:42.It's taken ten years and over ?4 million to restore the 93-year-old.
:20:43. > :20:44.She bankrupted two previous owners and has been making comebacks
:20:45. > :21:00.It's kind of outdone Dr Who, David Bowie and Madonna
:21:01. > :21:03.It's got this hold on the imagination and I guarantee
:21:04. > :21:07.there won't be a footbridge that wont be full of people waving We've
:21:08. > :21:09.got the Brighton Belle, Flying Scotsman and Orient Express -
:21:10. > :21:15.all running at the same time for the first time in decades.
:21:16. > :21:18.A national passion that created 400 miles of heritage railway and more
:21:19. > :21:24.steam trains than anywhere else in the world.
:21:25. > :21:27.Across Britain preservation lines keep a golden age alive - but to get
:21:28. > :21:29.one of these legends back on the main line -
:21:30. > :21:46.Over the past months, I've been following the challenge
:21:47. > :21:49.of getting the Scotsman back on the mainline Noel
:21:50. > :21:52.The engine has had to have every nut and bolt removed.
:21:53. > :21:55.Over the years things have become a lot more stringent for safety
:21:56. > :22:20.So have to install things like train protection warning systems.
:22:21. > :22:23.In a bungalow in Leigh on Sea I've come to meet one of Scotsman's last
:22:24. > :22:28.How does it feel - you must want to get back in that cab?
:22:29. > :22:31.Is there anything more exciting than a steam engine tearing
:22:32. > :22:36.It's man and beast working together and they conquered the track.
:22:37. > :22:39.Somebody who'd be on the train might come up and tell you about
:22:40. > :22:42.the timings and say - you was doing 105 there - no, not
:22:43. > :22:47.If I get a chance to get up there I'm going to see I'll tell
:22:48. > :22:49.you, I'd love to be on it - see her once again.
:22:50. > :22:52.And when the Scotsman's big day came, of course there was room
:22:53. > :22:58.I'm not counting how many people have spoken to me - or recordings,
:22:59. > :23:01.Sitting at home I'd have been doing nothing.
:23:02. > :23:15.Here at these sheds in Battersea, snuggled up to the Gatwick Express
:23:16. > :23:18.is one of the most glamorous trains on earth.
:23:19. > :23:20.Its Art Deco carriages already a regular at Victoria,
:23:21. > :23:25.thanks to businessman James Sherwood bringing back the Orient Express.
:23:26. > :23:28.He had this dream and bought up all these British Pullman cars -
:23:29. > :23:31.Brighton Belle, Golden Arrow cars, found at the bottom of gardens
:23:32. > :23:33.and he pulled a team together to restore carriages
:23:34. > :23:45.Part of its history - it had the roof blown off by the Luftwaffe
:23:46. > :23:52.It's got the lovliest panels on the whole train.
:23:53. > :23:55.Next week you could take the two-day one-night London-Venice trip
:23:56. > :24:01.Some of the carriages had been used as sheds,
:24:02. > :24:11.This one still awaiting that return to glory.
:24:12. > :24:12.Ioni is a 1928 car, steel construction.
:24:13. > :24:14.The challenge is technology and skills.
:24:15. > :24:18.Finding people with those skills to look after them