:00:05. > :00:10.Good evening. Welcome to Look North.
:00:10. > :00:13.The headlines. The battle for school places, up
:00:13. > :00:18.with some children facing a seven mile trip without their parents to
:00:18. > :00:22.get to lessons are. I am not sure of many parents that
:00:22. > :00:26.would be happy to park their daughter in a taxi to be taken to
:00:27. > :00:32.school, maybe five miles away. A man behind bars after raping a
:00:32. > :00:39.woman 32 years ago. The protests heading to Scunthorpe,
:00:39. > :00:42.but one MP claims it is a waste of time.
:00:43. > :00:46.And, the Lincolnshire based western star hoping to light up the
:00:46. > :00:56.Beverley music festival. And, joined me for the all-
:00:56. > :00:59.
:00:59. > :01:03.important weekend weather forecast, Good evening.
:01:03. > :01:08.It could be in brothers and sisters being sent to separate and
:01:08. > :01:12.different primary schools, and some young children having to make
:01:12. > :01:16.journeys of up to seven miles without their parents. Local
:01:16. > :01:20.councils have said it is sorry to scores of parents in Brough, a
:01:20. > :01:25.struggling to find a primary school place for their children. Last
:01:25. > :01:32.month, it was Perez in Lincolnshire who were facing a similar dilemma.
:01:32. > :01:36.-- parents. For the last few years, these
:01:36. > :01:42.children have been at playgroups and nursery with friends from Prof.
:01:42. > :01:46.Come September, that will change. The local primary schools are full,
:01:46. > :01:50.so they are being split up. It is not fair, because I asked when
:01:50. > :01:54.Harry was two if it could put his name down, so he would be
:01:54. > :01:59.guaranteed a place, but we cannot do that anymore. I went through the
:01:59. > :02:03.admissions system, I did exactly what I should do, and because I
:02:03. > :02:10.love that bit further away than my friend down the street, I have not
:02:10. > :02:15.got in. They are not alone, 21 children cannot get a place at
:02:15. > :02:19.three schools. In this area, we have a rising birth rate, together
:02:19. > :02:23.with significant housing developments. That has meant that
:02:23. > :02:27.the number of children in the catchment areas has exceeded the
:02:27. > :02:33.capacity of the schools. Should you be apologising to those 21
:02:33. > :02:37.children? We feel sorry for them. I can appreciate their situation. I
:02:37. > :02:41.sympathise with them. It is not a good position. We will work with
:02:41. > :02:44.the families and ensure that they do have access to a good school and
:02:44. > :02:49.transport to get there. children who have missed out may
:02:49. > :02:53.have to travel more than seven miles to their new school in North
:02:53. > :02:59.Cape, South Cave and North Ferriby, and if parents do not drive, some
:02:59. > :03:06.children will get taxes alone. has got severe asthma, and it
:03:06. > :03:10.worries me, if he has an attack in the car, will the taxi driver be
:03:10. > :03:16.prepared to administer his drugs? Of the three schools, this one is
:03:16. > :03:20.the only one which cannot -- can be extended, but that takes time, so
:03:20. > :03:25.over the coming years, more children face not having a place. A
:03:25. > :03:31.lack of school places is a national issue. Parents in Lincolnshire have
:03:31. > :03:37.experienced similar problems. But with more houses being built in
:03:37. > :03:41.Brough, the fight for limited spaces here is intensifying.
:03:42. > :03:47.It is a problem in more than just one area. If you are a parent
:03:47. > :03:57.facing this problem, get in touch. How should planners deal with the
:03:57. > :04:05.
:04:05. > :04:12.growing numbers of people? -- We look forward to hearing from you.
:04:12. > :04:18.In a moment,... How pigeons are helping to teach
:04:18. > :04:23.teenagers who face being thrown out of class.
:04:23. > :04:28.30 years after he rated teenager, a man is tonight finally beginning a
:04:28. > :04:33.jail sentence -- rape a teenager. Michael Tomlinson admitted the
:04:33. > :04:39.attack on the 17-year-old woman which happened in 1978. Today a
:04:39. > :04:44.judge jailed him for three years. The case was reopened last year by
:04:44. > :04:49.a specialist team from Humberside Police, who investigate long
:04:49. > :04:53.unsolved cases. They said that scientific advances and the DNA
:04:53. > :04:59.database are to thank for the breakthrough.
:04:59. > :05:02.He kept a terrible secret for 30 years. On a summer night in 1978,
:05:02. > :05:08.Michael Tomlinson dragged a 17- year-old woman into a field. He
:05:08. > :05:13.pushed her to the ground, covered her face, Prater, and ran off. He
:05:13. > :05:17.spent the last 26 years working as a taxi-driver in Grimsby. Today, he
:05:17. > :05:23.was punished for his crime. It is the oldest case we have ever dealt
:05:23. > :05:28.with. We have dealt with cases that are quite old, but 33 years is the
:05:28. > :05:33.oldest I can think. Samples containing DNA were collected from
:05:33. > :05:37.the crime scene. They were stored away. In 2004, Michael Tomlinson
:05:37. > :05:42.was arrested for common assault. His DNA was put on the national
:05:42. > :05:47.database. Detectives revisited the case in 2010. Forensic experts used
:05:47. > :05:52.the original samples to build a DNA profile of the attacker. It matched
:05:52. > :05:57.his. Police began rebuilding the case. The court heard that
:05:57. > :06:02.forensics were vital to solve and this case. The judge told him, DNA
:06:02. > :06:07.proved it was you that committed the crime. You have known that, one
:06:07. > :06:14.day, the police would come knocking at your door. They did. The lady
:06:14. > :06:19.was walking home to Cleethorpes. This investigation was part of an
:06:19. > :06:25.ongoing review of unsolved sexual offences. The scientific unit that
:06:25. > :06:28.helped solve this case is closing. This is where the incident happened.
:06:28. > :06:33.The government announced the Forensic Science Service was losing
:06:33. > :06:36.money and would have to close by March. In the forensic stages of
:06:36. > :06:40.the inquiry, we would not be able to proceed without the material
:06:40. > :06:46.that they hold, without the word that they can do in the scientific
:06:46. > :06:50.field and the advice and guidance they can give us in relation to
:06:50. > :06:53.developing good, it would be inconceivable to do this work
:06:53. > :06:58.without the forensic services. Discussions are wondering about the
:06:58. > :07:05.future of this work, but Michael Tomlinson and several other sex
:07:05. > :07:09.offenders would still be under the radar without it. -- discussions
:07:09. > :07:14.are ongoing. A mountain rescue team has been
:07:14. > :07:18.called in to help police search for a missing man, who has Parkinson's
:07:18. > :07:22.disease. David Hewitson was last seen on Monday, when he left home
:07:22. > :07:25.in Pocklington to go for a walk. Searches have been carried out in
:07:25. > :07:31.nearby woodland. A councillor has been suspended
:07:32. > :07:35.after he accused a colleague of lying. Neil Murray, a Labour member
:07:35. > :07:39.of the city of Lincoln Council, clashed with Conservative
:07:39. > :07:41.councillor Mark Jones last year. They had discussed proposals to
:07:41. > :07:45.reintroduce racing to Lincoln's was common.
:07:46. > :07:52.The company behind plans to extend an animal breeding centre say they
:07:52. > :07:56.will appeal the decision or resubmit an amended application. P
:07:56. > :08:00.and Kate universal want to expand their centre at Princeton, where
:08:00. > :08:06.because our bread. Yesterday, planners turned them down because
:08:06. > :08:10.of concerns about the construction traffic.
:08:10. > :08:14.Teenagers in north Lincolnshire in danger of being excluded from
:08:14. > :08:23.school are being offered an alternative lesson. In pigeon
:08:23. > :08:27.fancying. It is an idea in Epworth, to help troubled youngsters.
:08:27. > :08:31.How do you handle troubled teenagers? Police in Scunthorpe
:08:31. > :08:36.think handling pigeons could be the answer. Younger people who often
:08:36. > :08:41.find it difficult in the classroom have turned to this project, giving
:08:41. > :08:45.them a chance to learn about pigeon fancying and other academic skills.
:08:45. > :08:50.They are learning how to deal with other people, other adults, things
:08:50. > :08:56.like maths and geography, where the birds are flying from, and what
:08:56. > :09:01.they are doing in terms of average speed, and the times. It was
:09:01. > :09:05.started by this Humberside Police officer, a lifelong pigeon fancier.
:09:05. > :09:10.He says it has proved successful elsewhere. I read an article about
:09:10. > :09:14.a similar project which had engaged a group of young people in Scotland,
:09:14. > :09:18.and had some good results with regards to reducing anti-social
:09:18. > :09:24.behaviour and crime. One teenager says it is already teaching him a
:09:24. > :09:29.thing or two. It is a learning thing for me, learning about these
:09:29. > :09:34.pigeons, I have to control them. Former heavyweight boxing champion
:09:34. > :09:39.Mike Tyson has revealed that it was hit love affair with pigeons that
:09:39. > :09:42.kick-started his career in the rink. If it is good enough for him, that
:09:42. > :09:47.is her but this project will help divert teenagers in north
:09:48. > :09:56.Lincolnshire away from anti-social behaviour -- it is hoped that.
:09:56. > :09:59.I have been speaking to Brian Cheesman, a child psychologist.
:09:59. > :10:04.Lots of young people have looked after pigeons and other various
:10:04. > :10:08.pets, but we are talking about difficult kids and dysfunctional
:10:08. > :10:15.children and young people who have had quite a difficult life. What
:10:15. > :10:21.they have to remember, everybody, whether you are the raging
:10:21. > :10:26.psychopath or not, everybody has a caring element to them. The to be
:10:26. > :10:30.given the opportunity to look after pigeons and care for them, that
:10:30. > :10:34.raises the elements of care. Many people will say, this is great,
:10:34. > :10:38.they do some bad behaviour, so they get rewarded with something that
:10:38. > :10:45.many people would like to have a go. Yes, I have heard that so many
:10:46. > :10:51.times. You are giving Good Easter baddies. But it is really important
:10:51. > :10:57.that we try all sorts of avenues when dealing with young people.
:10:57. > :11:01.of these things, go-karting, they all cost money. Is it money well
:11:01. > :11:05.spent, or is it pampering those who have done wrong? It is not
:11:06. > :11:10.pampering. Most children and young people would not mind the idea of
:11:10. > :11:14.being allowed to care for something. What this is going to do, it will
:11:14. > :11:20.provide the caring element, kids being able to demonstrate that, and
:11:20. > :11:25.it helps raise self-esteem. Most young cheers who have got into
:11:25. > :11:29.trouble, sometimes minimal trouble, it is about self-esteem -- most
:11:29. > :11:38.youngsters. They do not need to look for trouble to give themselves
:11:38. > :11:45.self-esteem. So, you can do some bad, and you can look after
:11:45. > :11:49.pigeons! I am not so sure that kids will think like that. It is horses-
:11:49. > :11:53.for-courses. They are not going to provide pigeon fancying for all
:11:53. > :12:00.sorts of children are. They are quite selective, the individuals
:12:00. > :12:05.that do this work. The thoughts of Brian Cheesman. I
:12:05. > :12:09.am sure you have got your own thoughts. The schemes, are they a
:12:09. > :12:19.reward for bad behaviour, or are they justified if they get young
:12:19. > :12:32.
:12:32. > :12:36.people back on the straight and Fell to four watching. -- thank you
:12:36. > :12:40.for watching. A day to remember, these
:12:40. > :12:45.Lincolnshire pupils meet Prince Edward on a special visit.
:12:45. > :12:55.And, I am live at the Beverley folk Festival, it is its 20th year, it
:12:55. > :12:57.
:12:57. > :13:04.promises to be a great musical We will be back to the festival in
:13:04. > :13:14.just a moment. Tonight, Hereford to Graf in from
:13:14. > :13:14.
:13:15. > :13:19.Barbara and Arthur. Look at that. - - we have a photograph. That was
:13:19. > :13:29.Friday night in June. Can you believe it? They say, we did not
:13:29. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:37.get any warning of this. I don't I suggest that showers will be
:13:37. > :13:41.thundery with heavy deposits! heavy deposits. Maybe you would
:13:41. > :13:46.just like to read tonight's forecast and we will listen
:13:46. > :13:55.carefully for accuracy. I would like to cheer people up. I have
:13:55. > :14:03.just written a blog. The sun is quite quiet at the moment so could
:14:03. > :14:08.it mean we are in for more cold. Us? Some light reading for the
:14:08. > :14:13.weekend! And you can write to me on Twitter. Let's look at the headline.
:14:13. > :14:17.It is very unsettled indeed. There will be some rain around tonight
:14:17. > :14:24.and tomorrow, we are hoping it will slowly move northwards but we will
:14:24. > :14:31.be left with showers if it does. This is next week's weather system,
:14:31. > :14:36.which will push across us. Showers and longer spells of rain. We are
:14:36. > :14:40.being invaded from the South and West, and we already have rain
:14:40. > :14:44.crossing the Humber and it will be in Beverley for that folk Festival.
:14:44. > :14:51.Whatever way you look at it, those showers will emerge to give longer
:14:51. > :14:58.outbreaks of rain, so not a nice night. Temperatures will be down to
:14:58. > :15:04.10 or 11 degrees Celsius. The sun will rise in the morning at about
:15:04. > :15:13.4:29am. Of these are the high water times. We'll off to a wet start
:15:13. > :15:17.with outbreaks of rain, locally heavy and prolonged. -- we are off.
:15:17. > :15:22.Things in Lincolnshire will brighten up but there will be
:15:22. > :15:28.showers. Hopefully, it will improve, but whatever way you look at it,
:15:28. > :15:38.and unsettled day. Temperatures at about 17, 18 degrees. Showers for
:15:38. > :15:39.
:15:39. > :15:44.Rest assured, we have recorded it. I am not going down that route! I
:15:44. > :15:48.will be out of a job. Local MPs and business leaders have
:15:48. > :15:53.condemned plans for a protest against government cuts in north
:15:53. > :15:56.London church. The group UK Uncut say that their demonstration in of
:15:56. > :16:01.Scunthorpe is about plans to reduce the opening hours of local
:16:01. > :16:05.libraries. It is something the council denies.
:16:05. > :16:12.They describe themselves as a non- island protest group but they aim
:16:12. > :16:15.to disrupt trading on the high street. -- non-of Ireland. They
:16:15. > :16:24.will be campaigning about government cutbacks and
:16:24. > :16:31.highlighting the effect on local services. I think any action that
:16:31. > :16:35.highlights the excesses of banking taxes is absolutely valid.
:16:35. > :16:38.their visit is not being welcomed by his civic leaders, with the area
:16:38. > :16:42.being hit so badly in the economic downturn and the recent
:16:42. > :16:48.announcement of job cuts. It is feared UK Uncut Corps tried to end
:16:48. > :16:53.List shoppers during their protests. People understand estate the
:16:54. > :16:58.economy is in. It is fanciful for people to run around saying that
:16:58. > :17:02.there don't need to be cuts. I know that local people are far too
:17:02. > :17:08.sensible to get mixed up with extreme groups like this. It is a
:17:09. > :17:12.view echoed by the town's Chamber of Commerce. If they took a protest
:17:12. > :17:15.in a different direction, it gives people a certain unease and I think
:17:15. > :17:20.people will stay away from Scunthorpe town centre tomorrow
:17:20. > :17:23.afternoon. This is where the protest is due to begin at 3pm. It
:17:23. > :17:27.is not known how many protesters are expected but RNAS Culdrose says
:17:27. > :17:32.there has been a great deal of interest on social networks sights
:17:32. > :17:38.on the internet. In the town centre today, thereby hopes the protest
:17:38. > :17:43.will pass without incident. -- there are hopes. We are not
:17:43. > :17:47.expecting much violence so hopefully it will be peaceful. The
:17:48. > :17:53.shoppers should be able to go about their business normally. As long as
:17:53. > :18:01.we don't get anything of Ireland. We are not very happy about
:18:01. > :18:06.protesters who simply seem to be saying, how is it for us. We take
:18:06. > :18:09.it all and say nothing, but I think it would be a good thing.
:18:09. > :18:14.Humberside Police said they are not expecting violence and that they
:18:14. > :18:18.will monitor the situation. The chief executive of the Pilgrim
:18:18. > :18:21.Hospital in Boston has insisted he will not resign despite a damning
:18:22. > :18:26.report into standards of care. Hospital managers admit there is
:18:26. > :18:31.still work to do following a report by the Care Quality Commission
:18:31. > :18:36.which examines how well patients are looked after. It still says it
:18:36. > :18:39.has major concerns about Boston. have not made sufficient progress
:18:39. > :18:44.but we do remain committed to focusing on improving the quality
:18:44. > :18:48.of services we deliver and we will not relent in that effort until we
:18:48. > :18:56.are satisfied that we have got the right level of service and quality
:18:56. > :19:02.of service consistently all parts of the hospital all of the time.
:19:02. > :19:12.Once again, a huge response on this story. Simon says, I worked at the
:19:12. > :19:17.
:19:17. > :19:27.programme as a nurse and left due This is from a nurse who works in
:19:27. > :19:36.
:19:36. > :19:40.Thank you very much indeed for those.
:19:40. > :19:46.Prince Edward has been in Lincolnshire today. He last came to
:19:46. > :19:52.the county two years ago have been his role as Air Commodore at an RAF
:19:52. > :20:00.base. He met two women here who have been awarded MBEs for their
:20:00. > :20:06.work. With cheering children and flags
:20:06. > :20:10.snapping in the breeze, the town of Kirton in Lindsey welcomed a very
:20:10. > :20:14.special Bisset -- visitor. His Royal Highness the end of Wessex
:20:14. > :20:19.arrived to open the refurbished Town Hall. And he charmed the
:20:19. > :20:27.crowds into the bargain. We were talking about school. What subject
:20:27. > :20:33.we liked. He is very tall, isn't he? It has been lovely, worth
:20:33. > :20:37.coming out for. The Town Hall is more than 100 years old but it had
:20:37. > :20:41.fallen into disrepair. His Royal Highness met some of the local
:20:41. > :20:44.volunteers who had been working hard to save it. I think it has
:20:44. > :20:49.brought the community much closer together. A huge community effort
:20:49. > :20:54.to get it going and to get the money. When I got seriously
:20:54. > :20:58.involved, the upper floor, the first floor hall, had been closed
:20:58. > :21:03.because the ceiling was falling down. Damp and weather had caused
:21:03. > :21:12.it to fall into decay. I felt it was a very important building and a
:21:12. > :21:16.great pity that it was falling into disrepair. Today's visit is
:21:16. > :21:22.recognition for the huge efforts of the local community, efforts that
:21:22. > :21:26.have already seen a few volunteers become MPs. So now the Town Hall
:21:26. > :21:33.has been returned to his former glory and it is hoped it will bring
:21:33. > :21:38.up -- bring real benefits to the wider community in this market town.
:21:38. > :21:43.What more could you want? Prince Edward and Jake Zuckerman in one
:21:43. > :21:48.report. Lizzie Simmonds has kept her
:21:48. > :21:53.Olympic dreams on-track by keeping her season's best in of the 200
:21:53. > :21:57.metres backstroke. She was the second-fastest time in the world
:21:57. > :22:04.this year. On to cricket, a Yorkshire are
:22:04. > :22:14.taking on Lancashire in a match tonight. Yorkshire are batting
:22:14. > :22:15.
:22:15. > :22:19.after Lancashire won the toss. The Football League have released
:22:19. > :22:27.next season's fixtures, with Hull City taking on Blackpool on the
:22:27. > :22:35.opening day. With the bat and the News of Scunthorpe United's games
:22:36. > :22:40.dropping to lead 1. An opening day clash will take
:22:40. > :22:49.place with Hull City. Ipswich Town are likely to include Jimmy Bullard,
:22:49. > :22:59.who played unknown with them last season. Their third game sees a
:22:59. > :23:01.
:23:01. > :23:07.trip to Millet -- to Leeds United. Next up, Preston, were relegated.
:23:07. > :23:12.They will welcome Oldham Athletic. The East Yorkshire tennis player
:23:12. > :23:17.Katie O'Brien will meet Kimiko Date Krumm in the first round of
:23:17. > :23:22.Wimbledon this year. She will be looking to progress to the next
:23:22. > :23:27.round for only the second time in her career. Dan Cox meets world No.
:23:27. > :23:31.34 Sergiy Stakhovsky from the Ukraine.
:23:31. > :23:39.She has had number-one hits and won awards in the West End and starred
:23:39. > :23:44.in some of television's best-loved dramas. But this weekend, but --
:23:44. > :23:48.Barbara Dickson is going back to her roots to a folk festival.
:23:48. > :23:56.Thousands are expected to turn out for the event at the Beverley
:23:56. > :24:00.Festival. What are the organisers hoping for this time around?
:24:00. > :24:04.weather is possibly better suited to the fish. Not the kind of
:24:04. > :24:08.weather the organisers would have wanted, but whatever happens, this
:24:08. > :24:13.promises to be a massive weekend. There are marquees all-around to
:24:13. > :24:21.key people dry. We are expecting thousands of people over the next
:24:21. > :24:26.few days and all with one of common interest. It is a weekend full of
:24:26. > :24:35.music. 28 years and the Beverley folk Festival has got bigger and
:24:35. > :24:39.bigger. An event now widely recognised by the music industry.
:24:39. > :24:45.Headliners this year include Barbara Dickson, the Lincolnshire
:24:45. > :24:51.singer who has been busy rehearsing for to paranoid's main stage. --
:24:51. > :24:55.tomorrow night's main stage. It is for everybody who likes a good
:24:55. > :24:59.music and music with an acoustic feel. They will enjoy it very much.
:24:59. > :25:05.It has got a lovely atmosphere and that is one of the most important
:25:05. > :25:09.things. You can bring your children and everything. Of the 5,000
:25:09. > :25:12.festival-goers, many will be camping here on the official
:25:13. > :25:18.campsite. Sleeping bags and stoves have already been unpacked for a
:25:18. > :25:25.busy weekend of music and parties. We have been camping all around
:25:25. > :25:33.here for many years now. It will be back to Party Central. More than 70
:25:33. > :25:41.Act will be performing, including tonight's headliner, Paul character.
:25:41. > :25:45.There's more than just music. It is a weekend of poetry, dance and
:25:45. > :25:51.comedy. There's also platforms for a young performers to showcase
:25:51. > :25:56.their talent. This band from Bridlington are our up-and-coming
:25:56. > :25:59.stars. There are certain people playing at the festival so it is
:25:59. > :26:09.good to be part of it. You can learn a lot from the revisions you
:26:09. > :26:12.see as well. -- the musicians. last year's festival, the
:26:12. > :26:19.Proclaimers took centre stage and headliners this year will be hoping
:26:19. > :26:23.for a similar reaction. Thank you, good night! The festival officially
:26:23. > :26:30.starts on the main stage over there at around 7:30pm but there are
:26:30. > :26:36.events taking place in Beverley all over the coming weekend. Come along
:26:36. > :26:44.and see this band. Remember, if you are coming, it might be a bit wet.
:26:44. > :26:47.Thank you. Good luck to everyone there.
:26:47. > :26:51.The Government and public sector unions are on collision course over
:26:51. > :26:55.pay and pensions. The local council apologises to parents in East
:26:55. > :26:59.Riding of are the lack of school places, with some having to travel
:26:59. > :27:04.miles to lessons without apparent. And cloudy with heavy showers,
:27:04. > :27:08.brightening up and the South of the region. Temperatures up to 17
:27:08. > :27:12.degrees. On the subject of school places, a
:27:12. > :27:15.very interesting text. An 11-year- old daughter starts secondary
:27:15. > :27:22.school in September and we lived five houses away from the school.
:27:22. > :27:27.She did not get a place, even on appeal. They have got children in
:27:27. > :27:31.on buses from all over Lincolnshire. Our children will have to get on
:27:31. > :27:35.two buses to get to the secondary school they are having to attend.