:00:07. > :00:12.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight:
:00:12. > :00:14.Parents criticise teachers plans to go on strike and empty classrooms
:00:14. > :00:20.across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
:00:20. > :00:24.It is ridiculous. I have to plan something at the last moment.
:00:24. > :00:33.Captured on camera - the police car the one cyclist says could have
:00:33. > :00:37.seriously injured him. I would have hit her. I was less than one yard
:00:37. > :00:43.behind. It is the end of an era as the
:00:43. > :00:47.Nimrod makes his final flight. And we see how industrial disputes had
:00:47. > :00:51.they began packed on life on the docks.
:00:51. > :01:01.And a better day to come tomorrow. All the latest on the five-day
:01:01. > :01:02.
:01:02. > :01:06.forecast in a few minutes. Good evening. Ridiculous and
:01:06. > :01:10.disrupted. Parents of schoolchildren in her area have
:01:10. > :01:15.condemned Thursday's plan strike action by teachers. It is still
:01:15. > :01:20.unclear if the strikes will still go ahead or which schools will be
:01:20. > :01:24.affected. But despite a direct appeal from the Prime Minister this
:01:24. > :01:30.afternoon, the strike appears to be still on.
:01:30. > :01:35.The strikes could begin in a little over 36 hours, at least that is if
:01:35. > :01:41.they go ahead. And this huge uncertainty is causing more concern
:01:41. > :01:45.amongst parents. It is ridiculous. I have to plan something at the
:01:45. > :01:52.last moment. Do you think many of them will be able to make last-
:01:52. > :01:57.minute arrangements? I do not think so. Minus 16, but a lot of parents
:01:57. > :02:00.are going to be stuck. So here are the total number of schools across
:02:00. > :02:06.there a real that have so far notified their local council of
:02:06. > :02:12.school closure on Thursday. There will be 20 out of 97 in Hull. 26
:02:12. > :02:19.side of a hundred and 62 in the East Riding. Four out of 51 in
:02:19. > :02:23.North Lincolnshire. Under Lincolnshire, 21 schools out of 323
:02:23. > :02:27.have so far chosen to close. Other schools are partially closed which
:02:27. > :02:32.means always certain classes will be disrupted. And some schools may
:02:32. > :02:36.not given notice of the closure before Thursday. You can keep up-
:02:36. > :02:39.to-date by contacting your school were checking your local authority
:02:39. > :02:42.website. Teachers a strike in over changes
:02:42. > :02:46.to their pension schemes but parents attending a school function
:02:46. > :02:50.in Hull this morning were not sympathetic. They are not losing
:02:50. > :02:54.their jobs. They are not losing their pay. All they are being asked
:02:54. > :02:58.is to pay for their old age which everybody has to do. I do not think
:02:58. > :03:03.I have a great deal of sympathy for any of these people who are on
:03:03. > :03:11.strike. Yes, I agree behind the reason behind it but not the action
:03:11. > :03:15.is such. It disrupts a lot of lives. 30th June was very carefully chosen
:03:15. > :03:20.because that is the GCSE and exams. In the primary schools, it is
:03:20. > :03:24.before the end of term celebrations. If the strike goes ahead, the
:03:24. > :03:28.extent of the disruption will become clearer tomorrow. Though
:03:28. > :03:34.many pupils and parents will feel they are caught in the middle of a
:03:34. > :03:38.fight they do not pick. Joining me now is Brian Swinton
:03:38. > :03:42.from the National Union of Teachers in East Riding. Good evening.
:03:42. > :03:47.Teachers are unhappy about their pensions and having to work longer.
:03:47. > :03:55.Why do they think they are a special case? We are not asking to
:03:55. > :04:00.be a special case. We are asking that the Government investigate.
:04:00. > :04:06.Even though many parents will be inconvenienced, any it -- many will
:04:06. > :04:10.incur extra child costs, you will go ahead? We need to go with head
:04:10. > :04:17.with the strike. We think this is a catastrophic attempt to damage
:04:17. > :04:20.schools. Loss of responses coming in. If parents take children out of
:04:20. > :04:25.school, they are accused of wrecking their education. But
:04:25. > :04:28.teachers can just down tools. was a Royal Wedding recently and a
:04:28. > :04:36.lot of school closed for one day because of that. I do not hear any
:04:36. > :04:41.complaints about that. You will not get much sympathy from many people.
:04:41. > :04:45.Lots of companies are now announcing redundancies. I take
:04:45. > :04:50.empathise with anybody who loses their job, anyone put under any
:04:50. > :04:54.kind of threat of employment, losing your job is dreadful. White
:04:54. > :05:03.to teachers not want to work a few years longer? Everyone else will
:05:03. > :05:11.have to. To put it in a nutshell, do you want all people teaching
:05:11. > :05:19.your children. That is what we are heading for. That is why you seek,
:05:19. > :05:27.but people always going to the teaching session -- profession.
:05:27. > :05:34.his - might not always. What are some parent makes any kind of
:05:34. > :05:37.mistake can a child has harmed? Do we really want unqualified and very
:05:37. > :05:47.well-meaning world -- meaning people going into schools? That is
:05:47. > :05:50.
:05:50. > :05:57.a No. What kind of situation is that? Are you expecting a big
:05:57. > :06:05.crowd? If you look ahead teachers' salaries you will find she is less
:06:05. > :06:10.than quite a lot of head teachers. Very good to see. Thank you - work
:06:10. > :06:14.thank you for coming in. Perhaps you are a teacher yourself. Maybe
:06:14. > :06:24.you are a parent or a business worrying about what you will do.
:06:24. > :06:31.
:06:31. > :06:35.Your thoughts, if you want to, get I look forward to hearing from you.
:06:35. > :06:41.In a moment: The local companies making big money from contracts for
:06:41. > :06:46.next year's Olympics. An East Yorkshire cyclist has
:06:46. > :06:50.captured on film and the moment that a police car appears to cut in
:06:50. > :06:54.front of them. Paul Brown from Brough claims he is lucky he was
:06:54. > :07:01.not it by the vehicle which overtook him as he approached a
:07:01. > :07:07.junction. He is one of a number -- growing number of cyclists buying
:07:07. > :07:13.cameras to attach to their helmets. As you can see, this police car
:07:13. > :07:20.decides to take -- over take me. This is footage authority recorded
:07:20. > :07:26.on his video camera. I had to break straight away as soon as I worked
:07:26. > :07:31.out she was going to cut across me. I had to brake sharply and move my
:07:31. > :07:35.front wheel out. Mr Brown was returning from a cycle ride on
:07:35. > :07:39.Saturday when it happened. He got a mini camera just two months ago
:07:39. > :07:45.after he was involved in a serious accident. About two months ago I
:07:45. > :07:50.was knocked off my bike by a motorist. So I bought a camera up
:07:50. > :07:53.to make myself more say in future. Our growing number of cyclistss are
:07:53. > :07:58.now equipping themselves with many cameras. They want to make sure
:07:58. > :08:04.that in an event of an accident, they can show exactly what happened.
:08:04. > :08:10.In London, some cyclists have prosecuted motorists with footage
:08:10. > :08:15.they have taken. Now that trend is coming here. The trend has spread.
:08:15. > :08:18.People feel more confident riding a cycle. With litigation, it is one
:08:18. > :08:22.more thing that people can use as evidence. Humberside Police said it
:08:22. > :08:26.is not possible to comment on this incident on the nature of the
:08:26. > :08:32.driving involved. Without seeing the footage and until a complaint
:08:32. > :08:38.has been made. Meanwhile, Mr Brown recommends all cyclists get a
:08:38. > :08:44.camera to make sure dangerous step driving is highlighted and stopped.
:08:44. > :08:48.Thank you. This is another one that you might have review 1. Maybe you
:08:48. > :08:54.have your own story to tell. If you want to get in touch with us, here
:08:54. > :08:58.are the details: Some more news tonight, the parents of a soldier
:08:58. > :09:01.from Bridlington who was killed in action last year have been to
:09:01. > :09:03.Buckingham Palace to receive a medal from the Queen on his back
:09:03. > :09:07.have. 23-year-old Corporal Matthew
:09:07. > :09:10.Stenton died in Afghanistan last of his try to rescue another soldier.
:09:11. > :09:16.He was awarded a posthumous Military Cross.
:09:16. > :09:18.Controversial plans to build a wind barmiest DEC Ness are being
:09:18. > :09:22.examined a day public inquiry. East Lindsey District Council refused
:09:22. > :09:25.permission for the six turbines last year. The company behind the
:09:25. > :09:29.application is appealing. The Government inspector will decide
:09:29. > :09:35.whether the wind farm will go ahead. The inquiry will expect the last
:09:35. > :09:41.one week. Wheat have the unique airier and that people used to come
:09:41. > :09:45.to. Putting the wind farm in the middle of it is not the best thing
:09:45. > :09:50.to be doing. There is a well for women need for Global Energy. We
:09:50. > :09:55.believe this is a good place for are a wind farm. We have done a lot
:09:55. > :10:00.of surveys which supporter case. Two shops in Boston have been
:10:00. > :10:05.banned from selling alcohol after being caught with fake what car on
:10:05. > :10:12.their shells. Bottle labelled as what cover for Atif contain a
:10:12. > :10:19.solvent. Boston Deli has had its licence suspended an international
:10:19. > :10:22.fits have had their licences revoked permanently.
:10:23. > :10:27.Today in the Nimord R1 spyplane has landed at RAF Waddington for the
:10:27. > :10:31.final time. It has reached the end of its working life. But some
:10:31. > :10:41.critics fear the lack of a replacement will leave a hole in
:10:41. > :10:45.the RAF's capabilities. A final flight past foreign
:10:45. > :10:50.academic aircraft. And the final fare well to Waddington, its home.
:10:50. > :10:58.A touch of sadness but they sense a great pride in what has been a
:10:58. > :11:07.fantastic service since 1995. a fitting way to say farewell.
:11:07. > :11:11.is very sad. I enjoyed it all. Pretty sad. It has been a great
:11:11. > :11:16.workhorse. You can tell by its design that the Nimrod is a
:11:16. > :11:21.throwback to the 50s and 60s. It was based on the first commercial
:11:21. > :11:25.airliner. Since it was introduced by the RAF in 19 Sunday for, it has
:11:25. > :11:30.been involved in every conflict. This one has just returned back
:11:30. > :11:35.from Libya. Originally it was designed for her strategic
:11:35. > :11:39.intelligence collection. In recent years, we have become more of a
:11:39. > :11:45.tactical platform. We have been delivering that intelligence
:11:45. > :11:51.picture in real time and helping them make the battlefield decisions.
:11:51. > :11:54.The Nimrod had a different role. This was supposed be replaced by
:11:54. > :11:58.the new Nimrod, but they were controversially scrapped in
:11:58. > :12:01.Government cutbacks while they were still being built. The lack of
:12:02. > :12:06.replacement for they are one has led to concerns there is now a gap
:12:06. > :12:12.in the RAF's capabilities. The fact is that this capability that we had
:12:12. > :12:17.with the Nimrod is totally irreplaceable in one sense and we
:12:17. > :12:22.have a shortage now. Today, the chief of the Air Staff was staying
:12:22. > :12:28.positive. It dents our depth of her capability. That is what this is.
:12:28. > :12:33.We can still do the emissions we need to do. This was an efficient
:12:33. > :12:37.way of doing it. We will have to use other methods now. After 37
:12:37. > :12:41.years of service, this is the last time for the Nimrod will take to
:12:41. > :12:48.the skies for the RAF. Another historic aircraft disappearing into
:12:48. > :12:55.the history books. Some great pictures there. What
:12:55. > :12:59.happens to those who worked on the Nimrod? Well, work is under way on
:12:59. > :13:06.a replacement for the Nimrod. It is called the blowing of a joint
:13:06. > :13:16.aircraft. It is only in service in America but many are staff are
:13:16. > :13:19.working on the state's learning how to operate it. It will not be until
:13:19. > :13:24.2014 that the new aircraft will be flying in and out of Waddington on
:13:24. > :13:27.RAF duties. I do know that many people living Waddington tonight
:13:27. > :13:32.know that their days of working on the Nimrod are over. They are
:13:32. > :13:42.tinged with sadness. It is for them the end of an era. Thank you very
:13:42. > :13:43.
:13:44. > :13:48.much. The time is 6:18pm. -- 18 minutes to seven o'clock. Tonight:
:13:48. > :13:58.Problems on the picket-lines. And the youngsters joining together to
:13:58. > :14:05.
:14:05. > :14:12.try and break musical records. More on that in a moment. If you
:14:12. > :14:21.have a picture you are padded -- proud of, do send it in. This photo
:14:21. > :14:31.is of the sunrise in Bridlington, Paul Hudson is here with the
:14:31. > :14:31.
:14:31. > :14:39.weather. I have had an e-mail from Bill, saying, but then forecast --
:14:39. > :14:49.within minutes of forecasting under, on a Twitter, he had a Spitting
:14:49. > :14:55.
:14:55. > :14:59.headache. -- splitting headache. An improving Headline, tomorrow is
:14:59. > :15:04.a better day with sunny spells and a few scattered showers around but
:15:04. > :15:08.nothing like the thunder storms we had across eastern areas today. A
:15:08. > :15:13.ridge of high pressure is trying to get in from the south west. A few
:15:13. > :15:20.showers today and tomorrow. The weekend looks promising, find with
:15:20. > :15:27.sunshine. You can see this cloud which gave a lot of rain and
:15:27. > :15:32.thunderstorms in Norfolk, East Lincolnshire, moving up. They have
:15:32. > :15:37.now quickly moved into the North Sea. A fairly quiet evening and
:15:37. > :15:44.night, quite a lot of cloud at first. The cloud should break up
:15:44. > :15:54.from the west, lowest temperatures tonight, down to nine Celsius. The
:15:54. > :15:59.Sunday rises at 4:34am tomorrow. Here are the times.
:15:59. > :16:04.Any overnight cloud will quickly break up. Some did she spells of
:16:04. > :16:10.sunshine will come through. The cloud will bubble up with the risk
:16:10. > :16:19.of scattered showers. Quite a few places tomorrow will stay dry. Let
:16:19. > :16:24.us look at those top temperatures. The breeze coming from the west.
:16:24. > :16:34.Similar on Thursday with Friday and Saturday looking mostly fine but
:16:34. > :16:40.
:16:40. > :16:43.sunshine. Follow me on a Twitter. Businesses in East Yorkshire and
:16:43. > :16:47.Lincolnshire say the 2012 Olympics have helped safeguard thousands of
:16:47. > :16:50.jobs. Many companies from this area have been involved in building the
:16:50. > :16:53.Olympic Park in London. So far, it's brought millions of pounds
:16:53. > :16:56.into the local economy. Our reporter Leanne Brown is among some
:16:56. > :17:00.of the first journalists who have been inside the Olympic Park, and
:17:00. > :17:08.is there for us now. What type of companies have been involved in
:17:08. > :17:14.this massive development? You can see the Olympic Stadium. Lots of
:17:14. > :17:19.different companies from our area have been involved in building this,
:17:19. > :17:24.firms in East Yorkshire provided things like it -- like air
:17:24. > :17:30.conditioning, fire alarms. In Lincolnshire, timber, concrete
:17:30. > :17:34.pipelines. Even the metal fastenings for the plastic seats in
:17:34. > :17:39.the stadium. I went on a tour of the stadium earlier today would
:17:39. > :17:43.some of those local businesses. Jonathan Edwards was it with us as
:17:43. > :17:47.well and he said to me, it is not just about London, and that
:17:47. > :17:56.certainly seems to ring true when you look at the amount of companies
:17:56. > :18:00.involved. It is an iconic building in itself, this firm specialises in
:18:00. > :18:05.safety equipment, supplying 22,000 different products. When they knew
:18:05. > :18:09.the Olympics were coming, they were keen to get in on the act.
:18:09. > :18:13.Olympics is taking place in London. We felt that was no reason why we
:18:13. > :18:17.shouldn't get involved. So we went knocking on the door and were given
:18:17. > :18:26.a three-year contract. We are providing the safety kit for 12,000
:18:26. > :18:31.people there. Hard hat protection, high-visibility clothing. All the
:18:31. > :18:35.VIPs are wearing our dear as well. Providing clothing such as high-
:18:35. > :18:39.visibility vests they not seem like much but it is a contract worth
:18:39. > :18:43.millions. It has taken three years to build the Olympic Stadium and
:18:43. > :18:51.all sorts of companies from our area that are involved in this
:18:51. > :18:56.project. Still has come from Scunthorpe, flowers from Slee for
:18:56. > :19:02.it. The turf from northern Lincolnshire. This is a specialist
:19:02. > :19:12.product, we use a blend of grasses. Ideal for sports views and
:19:12. > :19:15.
:19:15. > :19:21.prestigious projects. County Turf has thousands of layers of --
:19:21. > :19:25.metres of land. We wanted to take part in the process for the Olympic
:19:25. > :19:30.Stadium. It is great news for the whole of the company and North
:19:30. > :19:36.Lincolnshire. In these tough economic times, the grass is almost
:19:36. > :19:41.certainly looking greener. There is still more than �450
:19:41. > :19:45.million worth of business to bid for. I had a sneaky look at some of
:19:45. > :19:51.the contracts that were available as of today, they include things
:19:51. > :19:57.like lighting, transport, souvenirs, and they are looking for people to
:19:57. > :20:03.provide temporary saunas! Tomorrow's an important day in the
:20:03. > :20:07.search for people who might want to carry the Olympic torch next year.
:20:07. > :20:12.The committee is looking for inspirational people to carry the
:20:12. > :20:17.Olympic torch. That will pass through our area. If you think you
:20:17. > :20:24.know of someone who is the perfect person to do that, the deadline is
:20:24. > :20:27.tomorrow. They earned a reputation for being
:20:28. > :20:31.one of the most militant workforces in the country. Strikes and
:20:31. > :20:35.industrial action were a fact of life for dockers on the Humber
:20:35. > :20:39.during the sixties, seventies and eighties. Now, BBC Look North has
:20:39. > :20:49.been collecting the memories of those dockers, as part of Life On
:20:49. > :20:53.
:20:53. > :20:56.There has been shipping on the Humber for centuries but the
:20:56. > :21:04.industrial revolution saw the estuary really exploit its natural
:21:04. > :21:09.assets. Coal exports were built up and halt macro and Christine Blower
:21:09. > :21:13.expanding as commercial and fishing docks. The cradle of the industrial
:21:13. > :21:17.revolution in Britain who was the north of England, the Pennines. And
:21:17. > :21:22.Hull and Grimsby and other parts of the river were well placed to
:21:23. > :21:32.service that, to move raw-material spin and out. To move finished
:21:33. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:37.products out. By the 1930s, the ports had expanded, trade had
:21:37. > :21:44.outgrown the small city centre and it was transformed into a formal
:21:44. > :21:49.gardens. New amenities were in part a sign of this region's ability to
:21:49. > :21:58.ride out the Depression. For the next 30 years, there was certainly
:21:58. > :22:03.plenty of jobs on the docks. But it was a tough life. It was hard work,
:22:03. > :22:12.you were sweating, you cringed at times, and sometimes with the pain,
:22:12. > :22:16.but you couldn't stop. Many men who came could not Hackett. You had to
:22:16. > :22:21.pick things up, up with so many people with broken hands and
:22:21. > :22:25.fingers and limbs. Life expectancy for a doctor was one of the
:22:25. > :22:30.shortest in the country, and given the poor working conditions, it is
:22:30. > :22:40.no surprise they became one of the most unionised Labour forces in the
:22:40. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :22:45.country. We always fell out over money and dover man ing. It was all
:22:45. > :22:55.very, very frustrating for management and for customers of
:22:55. > :22:57.
:22:57. > :23:07.course. There was unofficial action. The 21-year-old lad, he said, if
:23:07. > :23:09.
:23:09. > :23:12.you are registered, we will look after you. In 1972, the use of
:23:12. > :23:16.ports which were not part of the National Dock Labour Scheme sparked
:23:16. > :23:25.a national strike. Police came from one over the country to defeat us.
:23:25. > :23:28.And they didn't defeat us. We were incensed. There was a truce. The
:23:28. > :23:34.militant dockers had made themselves a future target for
:23:34. > :23:37.Margaret Thatcher and the Tory government. Since the war, dockers
:23:37. > :23:41.had been protected by the National Dock Labour Scheme but the
:23:41. > :23:51.government saw it as a barrier to progress and wanted it abolished.
:23:51. > :23:51.
:23:51. > :24:01.To me, as a docker of the 1960s, it was a backward step. Norman Fowler
:24:01. > :24:04.
:24:04. > :24:09.said we would not go back to casual Labour. They backed down. They
:24:09. > :24:14.collected cheques of up to �35,000 but they were also accepting a
:24:14. > :24:21.future without the union that sway. The abolition of the scheme was the
:24:21. > :24:28.worst thing which happened. It was a big change in the 1990s. And I
:24:28. > :24:35.was very, very pleased to be then running a port that I could manage.
:24:35. > :24:38.Today, the Humber ports are the UK's largest by tonnage, though far
:24:38. > :24:43.fewer men unaided. They are regarded as an economic success.
:24:44. > :24:48.But those that worked their say it is his success built on their sweat
:24:48. > :24:52.and struggles. There are still a few tickets left
:24:52. > :24:55.to see our Life On The Docks film, at a special screening in Goole.
:24:55. > :25:05.That's this Thursday evening at 7.15pm. Admission is free, but you
:25:05. > :25:07.will need to book a ticket from our A handbag once owned by Grantham's
:25:07. > :25:10.most famous daughter, Margaret Thatcher, has raised �25,000 for
:25:10. > :25:13.charity. It accompanied Mrs Thatcher to summits with the then
:25:13. > :25:22.US president, Ronald Reagan, in the eighties. The handbag was auctioned
:25:22. > :25:25.off at Christie's last night. More than 400 primary school children
:25:25. > :25:29.have created Hull's biggest string ensemble ever.
:25:29. > :25:39.Children as young as eight formed part of a huge concert in the City
:25:39. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:50.Hall. And we went along to hear Children develop their whole self
:25:50. > :25:54.through music. We are told by teachers, up so-and-so who would
:25:54. > :26:00.never say boo to a goose, would happily stand in front and play
:26:00. > :26:05.whatever. A brilliant experience for us kids, we have never actually
:26:06. > :26:15.been in a live place like this. really like playing musical
:26:15. > :26:25.instruments. I am speechless. It is so did with all of the instruments.
:26:25. > :26:26.
:26:26. > :26:30.And how many people are here. And I know many of them are tuned in
:26:30. > :26:34.and watching. Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines.
:26:34. > :26:39.As the Prime Minister calls on public sector workers not to go on
:26:40. > :26:44.strike, teachers unions here defend their action over pensions.
:26:44. > :26:50.We are going ahead with the strike, we need to alert the public of a
:26:50. > :26:54.catastrophic event which will handicap and damage education.
:26:54. > :26:57.tomorrow's weather: A much brighter day, with sunny spells and patchy
:26:57. > :27:05.cloud. Some showers, but quite a few places are expected to stay dry.
:27:05. > :27:11.Top temperature, 19 Celsius. The sponsors coming in from you on
:27:11. > :27:15.if the strikes, one duet saying teachers do not want to strike,
:27:15. > :27:21.parents should support them. Another viewer saying, parents are
:27:21. > :27:24.moaning about childcare. I didn't go to university for four years to
:27:24. > :27:29.be a glorified childminder, I am a professional and it is my
:27:29. > :27:32.democratic right to strike. Peter on it what it says parents are seen