:00:03. > :00:05.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight.
:00:05. > :00:15.Students face a battle for university places after an
:00:15. > :00:23.
:00:23. > :00:26.emotional day of A-level results. Mum, I got four A*s, and A and a
:00:26. > :00:28.distinction. Anger from residents who fear they
:00:28. > :00:31.could lose the allotments they've been tending for decades.
:00:31. > :00:41.Hull City's star signing is shown the door.
:00:41. > :00:45.And there's been a strange sight today for visitors to Flamborough.
:00:45. > :00:55.The we can already do a. We do not know what is happening! Boy luger
:00:55. > :00:59.
:00:59. > :01:07.and see his bright orange. It is It's the day thousands of students
:01:07. > :01:09.get the results they've spent the summer waiting for. Today, they've
:01:09. > :01:12.been collecting their A-level results and finding out if they've
:01:12. > :01:14.made the grade. This year, universities were expecting an
:01:14. > :01:17.unprecedented demand as students try and beat the tuition fees,
:01:17. > :01:23.being introduced next year. The number of passes has risen for the
:01:23. > :01:25.29th year in a row. Just over 27% of students achieved A or A* macro
:01:26. > :01:32.grades. Overall, the A-level pass rate rose slightly from 97.6% to
:01:32. > :01:41.97.8%. In Lincolnshire, initial figures suggest the pass rate is
:01:41. > :01:44.slightly higher than this. Siobhan Robbins reports.
:01:44. > :01:51.It's the day thousands of teenagers across the area have been waiting
:01:51. > :02:01.for. When the contents of an envelope
:02:01. > :02:10.
:02:10. > :02:20.will decide the next few years of their lives. Mum? I got four A*s,
:02:20. > :02:26.
:02:26. > :02:29.an A and a distinction. I got two Ds and a C. I got a B. I'm happy
:02:30. > :02:32.with that. This call centre at the University
:02:33. > :02:40.of Lincoln is for those who didn't get their expected grades. They'll
:02:40. > :02:44.now enter clearing with warnings this year is more competitive.
:02:44. > :02:51.then there was not am not a demand on this is double stop the There
:02:51. > :03:00.are lots of people trying to get into universities. So students will
:03:00. > :03:06.feel the pressure, I think. If they do next year, the costs will be a
:03:06. > :03:09.lot higher. Every time that phone rings, it is another nervous
:03:09. > :03:14.student fine fireplace. The pressure is ready on this year.
:03:14. > :03:19.Obligation numbers are up as people rush to avoid next year's price
:03:19. > :03:23.hikes. The organisation which deals with applications has had so much
:03:23. > :03:26.interest, its website actually crashed today.
:03:26. > :03:28.For others like Chris from Hull, rising fees and an uncertain jobs
:03:28. > :03:38.market has put them off university altogether. He's going straight
:03:38. > :03:43.
:03:43. > :03:47.into accountancy training. This way, in four years, I will be doing
:03:47. > :03:50.professional qualifications, about one or have �20,000 of debt.
:03:50. > :03:53.So while for many of these students, today is a cause for celebration,
:03:53. > :03:56.thousands of others will be facing hard choices about the future.
:03:56. > :03:59.Joining me on this now we've got Scott Davidson from the University
:03:59. > :04:09.of Lincoln, and John Leech the Pro- Vice chancellor at the University
:04:09. > :04:15.of Hull. Mr Davidson, if I can come to you first, how has today gone?
:04:15. > :04:21.Have you still got places? There are very few places available now.
:04:21. > :04:26.If it -- it has been hectic all day. Just about all our courses are
:04:26. > :04:31.closed. How has the reaction been today? As expected? Pretty much
:04:31. > :04:36.serve. We were a lot busier this morning then we thought we would be.
:04:36. > :04:40.We played 200 calls in the first hour. Generally, we have been
:04:40. > :04:45.claiming that a number of calls throughout the day. We will be open
:04:45. > :04:52.until 8pm. And your best advice for those who did not get the results
:04:52. > :04:57.they were hoping for and have not got a place sorted? The main piece
:04:57. > :05:03.of advice is do not panic, keep your options open, look at other
:05:03. > :05:08.put it -- look at other potential pathways. Look at further education
:05:08. > :05:13.colleges, look at foundation degrees, look at entering the
:05:13. > :05:16.workplace, but basically, explore all your options.
:05:16. > :05:25.Scott Davidson at the University of Lincoln, thank you very much. And
:05:25. > :05:29.now to the picture in Hull. Is it a similar story there? It is similar
:05:29. > :05:33.to Lincoln. We're just about closed now in all areas. Do you think this
:05:33. > :05:40.time next year things will be very different? Will we see this kind of
:05:40. > :05:50.rush? We are in interesting times. What I would like all young people
:05:50. > :05:56.to do, those aged 17, all the headlines about the debts. They
:05:56. > :06:02.will be paying back once they earn �22,000 a year, they will pay back
:06:02. > :06:07.about �21 a month. Some students will never pay back the dead.
:06:07. > :06:14.university is charging the maximum, �9,000. Will it put people off?
:06:14. > :06:20.will have to wait and see about that. Interest at open days has
:06:20. > :06:24.been very high. We had our best ever numbers this year. Do you
:06:24. > :06:28.think university generally, with tuition fees and the number of
:06:28. > :06:34.graduates ending up in non-graduate jobs, his university going to lose
:06:34. > :06:39.some of its appeal? Again, we will have to wait and see. All the
:06:39. > :06:42.evidence that has been collected by senior economists is that a
:06:42. > :06:49.university education as well as given a fantastic life changed
:06:49. > :06:53.experience, it also gives a good return on investment. Thank you
:06:53. > :07:00.both very much indeed. I'd like to hear from you on this.
:07:00. > :07:03.Maybe you've had results today, or know someone who has. Or perhaps
:07:03. > :07:07.you've had to go through clearing. How did you get on? Do get in touch.
:07:07. > :07:10.We'll have all the contact details coming up for you in just a moment.
:07:10. > :07:19.In a moment: Standing empty. The stolen statue
:07:20. > :07:23.which commemorates lost trawlermen may not be replaced until next year.
:07:23. > :07:26.It used to be something saved for retirement but the desire to grow
:07:26. > :07:28.your own fruit and veg has led to a growing demand for allotments. In
:07:29. > :07:33.East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire there are currently over 2,000
:07:33. > :07:36.people on a waiting list, 1,200 in Hull alone. But in one part of
:07:36. > :07:39.Lincolnshire, the demand for allotments is competing with the
:07:39. > :07:46.need for a new bypass, and it's causing some controversy with those
:07:46. > :07:51.who've spent years cultivating their crops. Correspondent Caroline
:07:51. > :07:57.Bilton reports. They've been tending to their
:07:57. > :07:59.vegetables on this allotment for decades. Jim has had a plot here
:07:59. > :08:09.for 45 years. But now he fears he and his veg
:08:09. > :08:12.will be forced to move on to make way for a new bypass. It is part of
:08:12. > :08:18.our heritage. They have already grabbed half of the allotment to
:08:18. > :08:23.put houses on. There is a waiting list for allotments, then to do
:08:23. > :08:26.away with than...! This is what they'll be making way
:08:26. > :08:28.for, the Spalding Western Relief Road. There are two options, but
:08:28. > :08:32.both go straight through the middle of Horseshoe Road Allotments. This
:08:32. > :08:36.is why it's needed. There are plans to build a rail freight hub, taking
:08:36. > :08:39.lorry traffic off the roads and onto the rail network. But it's a
:08:39. > :08:49.rail network that splits Spalding in two, so more rail traffic will
:08:49. > :08:50.
:08:50. > :08:54.mean greater delays at level crossings. I can understand them
:08:54. > :08:58.wanting a relief road, but we have a perfectly good one the other side
:08:58. > :09:07.of the allotments! It is called Broadway, and it is called Broadway
:09:07. > :09:11.for him reason. Why can't they just update that one? The only way to
:09:11. > :09:17.avoid the dump -- the only way to avoid the demolition of properties
:09:17. > :09:19.is to go through the allotments. It is a worse option to take away
:09:19. > :09:22.houses. We have to reduce demolition.
:09:22. > :09:24.The council says the allotment holders will be offered an
:09:24. > :09:28.alternative site and they're keen to hear people's views on the
:09:28. > :09:35.proposals. This may be a case where the humble allotment loses out over
:09:35. > :09:38.the need for future development. Get in touch if you've got a view
:09:38. > :09:45.on this one. Should a relief road take priority over these
:09:45. > :09:51.allotments? Have you got an allotment? Maybe you have been
:09:51. > :10:01.waiting for one. Could of should councils do more to support them?
:10:01. > :10:16.
:10:16. > :10:20.More needs to be done to ensure workers in our area have the right
:10:20. > :10:23.skills to fill up to 5,000 new jobs created by the green energy boom.
:10:23. > :10:28.That's according to the Minister for Cities, who's been visiting the
:10:28. > :10:31.site of the new Humber Enterprise Zone. Parts of Hull and North
:10:31. > :10:34.Lincolnshire will be covered by the zone, which will offer a range of
:10:34. > :10:44.incentives to attract companies associated with the offshore wind
:10:44. > :10:46.
:10:46. > :10:50.industry. We all need to rise to the opportunity here, to have
:10:50. > :10:54.Britain and in particular the Humber as a place that people
:10:54. > :11:00.associate not just with the best physical facilities we have here
:11:00. > :11:03.but the best human capital as well. We need to rise to the challenge.
:11:03. > :11:06.The Vulcan aircraft has withdrawn from a series of air shows this
:11:06. > :11:11.weekend, because of a technical problem. The plane used to be a
:11:11. > :11:14.familiar sight in the skies above Lincolnshire. Now the charity
:11:14. > :11:19.behind its return to flight say they've discovered a leak in its
:11:19. > :11:23.fuel tank. The first edition of the new weekly
:11:23. > :11:26.Scunthorpe Telegraph has gone on sale. It's changed from a daily
:11:26. > :11:29.paper to a weekly. Managers say it's because of falling sales and
:11:29. > :11:39.changing reading habits, but are hopeful the new paper will prove
:11:39. > :11:43.popular. We are very hopeful it will be a big success. Research has
:11:43. > :11:49.shown this is what readers want, and what the advertisers want. This
:11:49. > :11:53.is the best way to meet those demands. I have got the first
:11:53. > :11:56.edition of the Weekly Telegraph here. Excellent publication. We
:11:56. > :11:59.wish them well. It's emerged that it could take
:11:59. > :12:07.until the new year to replace this statue, stolen from the waterfront
:12:07. > :12:15.in Hull last month. The sculpture Voyage was put up to commemorate
:12:15. > :12:18.the city's lost trawlermen. And it's thought it was pulled from its
:12:18. > :12:21.plinth by theives who wanted to sell the metal for scrap. The
:12:21. > :12:31.council is now spending up to �5,000 to replace it, as Sarah
:12:31. > :12:32.
:12:32. > :12:37.Burton reports. Hull City Council is working hard
:12:37. > :12:42.to replace the bronze sculpture that was taken. There is a statue
:12:42. > :12:46.in Iceland which is not touch. It is an exact twin of the one here in
:12:46. > :12:49.Hull. We will be able to make an exact copy of it.
:12:49. > :12:52.This is the statue in Iceland that was unveiled at the same time as
:12:53. > :12:56.the Voyage, which was given as a gift to Hull from the Icelandic
:12:56. > :13:04.town of Vic. The theft came as such a shock to the Icelandic people, it
:13:04. > :13:08.made national news there. I think the Icelanders were astonished that
:13:08. > :13:13.anybody would go to so much trouble for the sake of so little money.
:13:13. > :13:17.Metal thieves are a big problem in Hull at the moment, and across the
:13:17. > :13:20.country. It is not something the Icelanders have any experience of.
:13:20. > :13:23.The Icelanders often came to the the rescue of Hull's seamen. And
:13:23. > :13:31.speaking last month, family members of those lost at sea were deeply
:13:31. > :13:38.hurt at the actions of these thieves. It is respects the dead.
:13:38. > :13:45.For someone to think it has a scrap value and to whippet down from this
:13:45. > :13:50.pier, where so many dramas cell at Paul in the past, it is disgusting
:13:50. > :13:52.-- were so many trawlermen sailed out of Paul in the past, it is
:13:52. > :13:55.disgusting. Two men have been arrested in
:13:55. > :13:58.connection with the theft of this statue and remain on police bail.
:13:58. > :14:01.Meanwhile, engineers are looking at ways to ensure the new memorial
:14:01. > :14:11.will remain where it belongs, overlooking the Humber estuary, and
:14:11. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :14:19.We will let you know what happens with that story. Thank you for at
:14:19. > :14:26.the response on the story that visitor numbers are falling at some
:14:26. > :14:32.of other region's tourist attractions. This cathedral has
:14:32. > :14:37.seen numbers down by 40,000 last year. It has been blamed on the
:14:37. > :14:42.cancellation of the Christmas market. We are looking forward to
:14:42. > :14:50.this Christmas market to see if we can pick something up. It was the
:14:50. > :14:56.right decision to make and the time but a painful one. Thank you for
:14:56. > :15:06.all the texts and messages after the programme last night. Sue in
:15:06. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:41.Thank you for all of those. We read and listen to every message. Still
:15:41. > :15:44.ahead tonight: Jimmy Bullard's chequered career at Hull City could
:15:44. > :15:54.be coming to an end. And we find out what these people were doing on
:15:54. > :16:01.
:16:01. > :16:11.the beach at Flamborough. Tonight's photo. Middle Rasen in Lincolnshire
:16:11. > :16:20.
:16:20. > :16:27.taken by Richard Davidson. Now you, the weather. You need to spend less
:16:27. > :16:34.time plane spotting and more were time learning how to spell a tweet
:16:34. > :16:42.properly! If you have been looking at these guys today you will have
:16:42. > :16:48.seen rain. It will brighten up for all of us tomorrow, a dry and sunny
:16:48. > :16:53.day. You can see on the pressure chance we have a weather front out
:16:53. > :17:00.in the West which will not reach us until the weekend. It will be a
:17:00. > :17:05.fine day tomorrow. The cloud from earlier has cleared into the North
:17:05. > :17:09.Sea by now. We are at risk of some patchy showers across East
:17:09. > :17:12.Yorkshire and perhaps northern parts of Lincolnshire but it will
:17:12. > :17:22.become dry as we go through the become dry as we go through the
:17:22. > :17:28.
:17:28. > :17:33.night. The sun will rise tomorrow morning at 5: 47. If you do start
:17:33. > :17:39.off with any clout first thing it will soon clear away as tomorrow
:17:39. > :17:46.will be dry and find with lots of sunshine, a beautiful day. In the
:17:46. > :17:52.afternoon we may see patches of cloud coming in from the West. A
:17:52. > :17:57.fine Friday all day long with alike went from the West. Temperatures
:17:57. > :18:03.higher than today. Make the most of tomorrow because it is going to
:18:03. > :18:09.turn unsettled for the weekend. On Saturday the best of the brightness
:18:09. > :18:19.will be across East Yorkshire but cloud will increase and there will
:18:19. > :18:22.
:18:22. > :18:25.be sunny spells and scattered A couple from Lincoln say they'll
:18:25. > :18:28.have to start using their life savings just to pay for their gas
:18:29. > :18:34.and electricity. It follows a move by British Gas to put up energy
:18:34. > :18:38.prices. By up 18 per cent. The firm is one of five out of the Big Six
:18:38. > :18:48.to announce an increase. It says it's got no option, many people are
:18:48. > :18:51.
:18:51. > :18:55.not happy. This couple come to the age UK's centre in length in every
:18:55. > :19:01.week but this month they are worried as their energy bill is
:19:01. > :19:06.rising and the money will have to come out of their savings. I am
:19:06. > :19:11.past the employment age and now it when I would like to have money in
:19:11. > :19:17.my pocket to go out for a bite dead I am having to worry about the gas
:19:17. > :19:25.bill. It is disappointing. And they are not alone. Although Ken's gas
:19:25. > :19:30.bill is capped at the moment, the price rise will hit him next year.
:19:30. > :19:35.I think it is disgusting, I will have to cut back somewhere, I might
:19:36. > :19:39.have to sell my car. From today, customers of British Gas will see
:19:39. > :19:42.their gas bills rise by around 18% and their electricity bills by 16%,
:19:42. > :19:46.meaning the average customer will have to pay an extra �190 a year.
:19:46. > :19:49.In a statement today they told us, we know there is never a good time
:19:49. > :19:53.to raise prices, but we are buying in a global energy market and have
:19:53. > :19:55.to pay the market rate. Our advice to customers is to wait and see
:19:55. > :20:05.what happens in the market before making any decisions about
:20:05. > :20:08.
:20:08. > :20:14.switching supplier. Prices for gas and oil have been very high because
:20:14. > :20:18.of the areas world events. But some have dropped from their peaks so we
:20:18. > :20:28.would expect energy companies not to be passing on the price rises in
:20:28. > :20:28.
:20:28. > :20:31.future. Back in Lincoln, almost 1500 people use this activity
:20:31. > :20:34.centre every week but staff are expecting this to increase, as its
:20:34. > :20:38.users no longer come just for the activities, but to go somewhere
:20:38. > :20:40.warm. And I'm sure this is another story you've got a view on. Will
:20:40. > :20:43.this increase affect you? Maybe you've changed supplier already?
:20:43. > :20:46.You can e-mail and text in the usual ways. He was Hull City's
:20:46. > :20:49.record signing, costing �5 million, and he arrived with a huge fanfare
:20:49. > :20:52.and big expectations. But today, Jimmy Bullard has been told he's no
:20:53. > :21:02.longer wanted at the club. Bullard hasn't played for the club this
:21:03. > :21:07.
:21:07. > :21:12.season even though he's still got two years left on his contract. He
:21:12. > :21:17.became Hull City's record signing in 2009 but his career was always
:21:17. > :21:27.chequered. Two serious knee injuries robbed the fans of seeing
:21:27. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:40.There was an undisclosed incident on a pre-season trip. I am not
:21:40. > :21:49.going to make any further statement. I do not think it is the
:21:49. > :21:54.appropriate time for me to make comments on any subject around that.
:21:54. > :22:00.This man is not surprised by today's decision. There are plenty
:22:00. > :22:04.of stories doing the rounds but who knows if they are true or not. I
:22:04. > :22:11.think as far as the club is concerned they have just decided to
:22:11. > :22:16.wipe the slate clean and look to the future. His contract was
:22:16. > :22:22.reportedly �11 million over five years. Fans in East Yorkshire
:22:22. > :22:28.shared their views on his impending exit. It is like any price -- it is
:22:28. > :22:33.like any job, if you cannot do it you have to pay the price. I should
:22:33. > :22:41.think they will be able to assign three players for what he was
:22:41. > :22:46.getting. The club hope they can now finally draw a line under the Jimmy
:22:46. > :22:56.Bullard situation. If he decides to go to court this sat down to draw
:22:56. > :22:59.
:22:59. > :23:02.on and on. -- this saga up to draw on and on. Well, if you want to
:23:02. > :23:05.have your say on this news today, then you can on Sportstalk. That's
:23:05. > :23:09.with Matt Dean and Mike White, live on BBC Radio Humberside right now.
:23:09. > :23:19.Cricket and Yorkshire bowled out Sussex for 398 on the second day of
:23:19. > :23:26.
:23:26. > :23:29.their County Championship match in It's been all buckets and spades on
:23:29. > :23:32.one estate in Hull today. Youngsters on the Bransholme estate
:23:32. > :23:37.have been enjoying a day on the beach just yards from their homes
:23:37. > :23:47.at the annual fun day. Eight tons of sand was used to transform the
:23:47. > :23:49.
:23:49. > :23:54.area. There's even been some rock climbing. Everything that you see
:23:54. > :23:59.here is the evil stop the way the world is at the minute people need
:23:59. > :24:05.a bit of enjoyment. We think that doing this will give families the
:24:05. > :24:09.chance to come out and interact with everybody and it does not cost
:24:09. > :24:14.them a penny. If you have a story you think we should know about, let
:24:14. > :24:17.us know. It's not something you see every day. 250 people are dressed
:24:17. > :24:27.in orange dungarees performing on the clifftops. But if you were in
:24:27. > :24:41.
:24:41. > :24:47.Flamborough this afternoon, that's It is quite fascinating, when you
:24:47. > :24:53.look all you can see is bright orange, it's quite good actually.
:24:53. > :24:56.We cannot work it out yet, we do not know what is happening. It's a
:24:56. > :24:58.place of natural beauty. Famed for birdlife and spectacular views. But
:24:58. > :25:08.on Flamborough beach today, it was something peculiar attracting
:25:08. > :25:12.
:25:12. > :25:16.attention. Today we have brought 220 National Youth Theatre members.
:25:16. > :25:24.We are performing a sure in Sheffield about global waste,
:25:24. > :25:34.marine pollution and recycling. do these people influence the
:25:34. > :25:41.
:25:41. > :25:46.movements that you make? Youngsters from across the country auditioned.
:25:46. > :25:55.Hopefully they will be able to draw on what we are doing and the points
:25:55. > :25:59.around the environment. The play opens next month and what better
:25:59. > :26:09.backdrop for or rehearsals than the Flamborough clefs. It certainly
:26:09. > :26:11.
:26:11. > :26:13.gave the visitors here's something to look at. Let's get a recap of
:26:13. > :26:16.the national and regional headlines. The frantic scramble for a
:26:16. > :26:19.university place. Tens of thousands are expected to miss out after
:26:19. > :26:29.another record A-level year. Hull and Lincoln universities say
:26:29. > :26:34.they've faced an unprecedented demand. We were a lot busier this
:26:34. > :26:38.morning than we thought we were going to be, we cleared 200 calls
:26:38. > :26:42.in the first hour which we would generally clear that number of
:26:42. > :26:45.calls throughout the day. tomorrow's weather: A fine and
:26:45. > :26:55.sunny start with patchy cloud at times by the afternoon. Maximum
:26:55. > :27:02.
:27:02. > :27:12.temperatures 19 Celsius. This from Greg on twitter, I got two C and at
:27:12. > :27:16.
:27:16. > :27:23.D. I am planning to go travelling, I might reapply next year. Another
:27:23. > :27:31.person got in touch to say exams are to weed out the good from the