:00:05. > :00:08.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight.
:00:08. > :00:17.They fought for our country. Now former military personnel in Hull
:00:17. > :00:23.are told they'll get priority treatment for council services.
:00:23. > :00:26.have our lives road from us. I feel quite bitter. We have had our lives
:00:26. > :00:29.ripped from us. The BAE workers campaigning to save
:00:29. > :00:36.their jobs, who are cycling through the night to speak directly to the
:00:36. > :00:38.Prime Minister. I are not the factory, where workers say they are
:00:38. > :00:41.determined to get their voice across.
:00:41. > :00:43.Fans get a voice. Grimsby Town's biggest shareholder hands over a
:00:43. > :00:45.dominant stake in the club to the supporters trust.
:00:45. > :00:55.And spilling its secrets. The 1,000-year-old salt-making works
:00:55. > :01:02.
:01:02. > :01:05.uncovered in Lincolnshire. Join me Good evening.
:01:05. > :01:08.They fight for our country, but often claim they are left
:01:08. > :01:11.unsupported when they return to life on "civvy street." Today Hull
:01:11. > :01:13.City Council has made history by becoming the first in the country
:01:13. > :01:18.to promise veterans they'll get priority treatment for council
:01:18. > :01:21.services. The so-called veterans charter will see servicemen and
:01:21. > :01:31.women given free access to leisure centres, help getting housing and
:01:31. > :01:32.
:01:32. > :01:36.help finding new jobs. Simon Spark has more. I came out of the RAF
:01:36. > :01:40.last year, and than it really difficult. You do not just lose
:01:40. > :01:50.your job, you lose your home, like a family in a sense, because that
:01:50. > :01:52.
:01:52. > :01:55.is what they are. It is like your way of life. You're dumped. Paul is
:01:55. > :01:59.one of the ex Armed Forces personnel who have returned to
:01:59. > :02:03.civilian life then had to cope with no support. We knew having done
:02:03. > :02:13.your rate for 12 years and have to live with your parents, it is not a
:02:13. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:20.nice feeling. -- when you have lived on your own with your...
:02:20. > :02:23.Signature after signature from leaders endorsing a veteran's
:02:23. > :02:27.charter. It is the first in the country to recognise the role of
:02:27. > :02:34.those who served in the Merchant Navy, and the first to offer
:02:34. > :02:39.practical help. Free access to leisure centres, and advice. A do
:02:39. > :02:43.not want to see a situation where I meet people who have ended up
:02:43. > :02:48.living in Pearson Park after they left service, because nobody helped
:02:48. > :02:52.them. The question is whether this charter would have helped cases
:02:52. > :02:58.like Aron Shelton, who returned injured from Afghanistan, but had
:02:58. > :03:02.to fight for his right to mobility benefits. Sean spent 20 years
:03:02. > :03:07.trying to get Gulf war syndrome recognised as an illness. They
:03:07. > :03:12.should not be a precipice. There needs to be a transition. Whether
:03:12. > :03:16.these commitments and promises make the difference they need to will be
:03:16. > :03:21.judged in the months to come. I'd like to hear your thoughts on
:03:21. > :03:24.this. Is it right that veterans should be given this help? Where
:03:24. > :03:31.should the line be drawn - what about firefighters or police
:03:31. > :03:41.officers? Perhaps you're a former serviceman or woman. Did you get
:03:41. > :03:51.
:03:51. > :03:54.help or support adapting to life on In a moment:
:03:54. > :04:04.How Lincoln and Hull are vying to fly the prestigious purple flag for
:04:04. > :04:06.
:04:07. > :04:09.the quality of their nightlife. Workers at BAE systems in Brough
:04:09. > :04:12.are preparing to head to the Tory party conference, after learning
:04:12. > :04:15.almost 900 jobs at the East Yorkshire site are to go. Nine
:04:15. > :04:18.employees are cycling across the Pennines to Manchester, hoping to
:04:18. > :04:22.ask the Prime Minister how he intends to help. Paul Murphy is in
:04:22. > :04:31.Brough for us this evening. Paul, what exactly are they hoping to
:04:31. > :04:34.achieve by doing this? You can probably see the gathering
:04:34. > :04:38.crowd of cyclists and their families and friends behind me.
:04:38. > :04:42.They hope to keep the momentum going in this campaign. They will
:04:43. > :04:46.have the ear of Mr Cameron, potentially the of the defence
:04:46. > :04:50.secretary, Liam Fox. They want government intervention to save
:04:50. > :04:54.these jobs. At night time cycle ride across the
:04:54. > :05:01.Pennines needs planning and preparation. These BAE workers are
:05:01. > :05:06.stocking up on energy bars and spare tyres. They also preparing
:05:06. > :05:12.for a One 2 One audience with the Prime Minister. We want to ask the
:05:12. > :05:18.question regarding the future of our jobs. Is all lost at BAE? Can
:05:18. > :05:21.anything be done? Can Mr Cameron speak to the management to stop
:05:21. > :05:27.what is happening? It has been a week since this work force was
:05:27. > :05:33.officially told BAE intends to end aircraft manufacture at the site in
:05:33. > :05:38.Brough. A campaign to save jobs here has been energetic. This
:05:38. > :05:44.burgeoning online petition needs 100,000 signatures to force a
:05:44. > :05:48.parliamentary debate. Local MPs asking BAE to open its books and
:05:48. > :05:53.justified 900 job losses. We have heard the reasoning behind this. We
:05:53. > :06:00.hope to see the business plan later this week. A lot more questions
:06:00. > :06:05.have been raised. We will go back to BAE and the unions. We will say,
:06:05. > :06:08.what about this? And what can we do to change it? Their message
:06:08. > :06:16.ultimately to the Prime Minister will be simple, that the government
:06:16. > :06:20.needs to do all in its power to keep jobs at BAE in Brough.
:06:20. > :06:29.A windy evening for a cycle across the Pennines, but they are very
:06:29. > :06:36.determined. Let's talk to him so debate. -- let's talked to Ian so
:06:36. > :06:39.there be. I am devastated by the announcement last week. Hopefully,
:06:39. > :06:49.this will raise the awareness of what is going on and have an impact
:06:49. > :06:55.with the government. What can they do, realistically? This was a
:06:55. > :07:01.commercial decision. Hopefully, it can raise awareness and put our
:07:01. > :07:05.point cross. We can try and get them to change their minds. Sarah,
:07:05. > :07:10.aged you're one of 900 families facing up to this news. What impact
:07:10. > :07:15.will it have on family life? will have a huge impact on family
:07:15. > :07:19.life. There are a lot of people were both husband and wife work at
:07:19. > :07:24.the site. It is a big worry. You cannot plan, your life is on hold
:07:24. > :07:28.until you know what is happening. My husband wants to work here at
:07:28. > :07:33.the plant. He loves his work. It would be a shame if they lost the
:07:33. > :07:39.skills that are here. Thank you both. Good luck on your hundred
:07:39. > :07:42.mile plus cycle ride. It used in the next 20 minutes or so. We will
:07:42. > :07:46.hopefully sure the departure of the cyclists.
:07:46. > :07:50.The thank you. Some more news now. A fellow prisoner has admitted
:07:50. > :07:53.trying to kill Soham murderer Ian Huntley. Damien Fowkes pleaded
:07:53. > :07:56.guilty at Hull Crown Court to slashing Huntley's throat in March
:07:56. > :08:02.last year. He also admitted the manslaughter of child killer Colin
:08:02. > :08:05.Hatch, who was strangled at Full Sutton Prison near York in February.
:08:05. > :08:11.Rare medieval glass at Howden Minster has ben destroyed by
:08:11. > :08:14.thieves. This window had just been restored at a cost of �6,000 when
:08:15. > :08:23.thieves smashed it to steal �20 in change and half a bottle of
:08:23. > :08:28.communion wine. Weird up fragments of medieval glass. They were put
:08:28. > :08:34.together in the window so people could see them. Medieval glass is
:08:34. > :08:43.quite rare, needless to say. It's devastating that this damage has
:08:43. > :08:46.been done. Most of know that a blue flag is
:08:46. > :08:49.given to clean beaches, but now Hull and Lincoln are both bidding
:08:49. > :08:52.for a purple flag. They're given in recognition of good nightlife. Only
:08:52. > :08:55.14 towns and cities in the UK have achieved purple flag status. It
:08:55. > :08:58.celebrates places which offer a "better night out" for everyone,
:08:58. > :09:02.not just young people. And the aim is to raise standards and broaden
:09:02. > :09:08.the appeal of town and city centres at night. Jake Zuckerman reports
:09:08. > :09:12.from Lincoln. If this is the image you have of an
:09:12. > :09:15.evening out in Lincoln, city centre managers want you to think again.
:09:15. > :09:23.They're keen to present a more diverse picture of the
:09:23. > :09:33.entertainment on offer, like restaurants and theatres. It's part
:09:33. > :09:35.
:09:36. > :09:39.of their bid for a purple flag award. It is supposed to show that
:09:39. > :09:48.his city has a good night like that is saved, with a range of
:09:48. > :09:55.attractions. People believe it is not as safe as it actually is. It
:09:55. > :10:01.And it's not difficult to find evidence of that image problem if
:10:01. > :10:06.you speak to people in Lincoln. Come night time, when drinking
:10:06. > :10:10.stout, misbehaviour comes with it. Are would not like to be out of my
:10:10. > :10:12.own. A I imagine it is busy. The volunteer group Street Pastors
:10:13. > :10:15.have been patrolling the city centre for four years now, offering
:10:15. > :10:25.help to revellers. The group's coordinator says it's safer than
:10:25. > :10:27.
:10:27. > :10:33.some people think. People often say, I cannot do what you do more why
:10:33. > :10:38.not? There are a lot of light, bright jackets. We have 41 street
:10:38. > :10:45.pastors, and nobody has ever felt unsafe. 14 other towns and cities
:10:45. > :10:48.already have a purple flat, including Manchester and Bristol.
:10:48. > :10:51.As well as Lincoln, Hull is also applying for a purple flag award.
:10:51. > :10:54.But it'll be some time before either city finds out if they've
:10:54. > :10:58.been successful. And this is another you might want
:10:58. > :11:08.to have your say on. Should Lincoln and Hull be given a flag for the
:11:08. > :11:10.quality of their nightlife? Do you feel safe in these cities? There's
:11:10. > :11:16.the text and email details for you now.
:11:16. > :11:19.Still ahead tonight: The meals-on- wheels service in Lincolnshire
:11:19. > :11:21.taking its inspiration from TV chefs The Hairy Bikers.
:11:21. > :11:31.And 2,000 years of history, crystallised in an ancient salt-
:11:31. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :11:45.making site in Lincolnshire. Chris Moran took this of Sewerby
:11:45. > :11:46.
:11:46. > :11:56.Park in East Yorkshire. If you have a picture you're proud of, send it
:11:56. > :11:56.
:11:56. > :12:01.in. We will have another one I have an e-mail from somebody
:12:01. > :12:05.saying yuan on the cover of a glossy magazine. She said they only
:12:05. > :12:12.needed to use the colours orange and grey. We would all like to know
:12:12. > :12:19.which magazine! Plane spotters? It is getting a bit tired now.
:12:19. > :12:24.I hope you were fully closed. I was almost photographed with some
:12:24. > :12:29.sprout. Beverley! It is milder and windy.
:12:29. > :12:39.There will be a bit of patchy rain, chiefly first and into tomorrow
:12:39. > :12:42.
:12:42. > :12:48.evening. Today, we had 17 at Coningsby. Yesterday, 28. Tomorrow,
:12:48. > :12:54.21 is possible. Behind these cold fronts on Thursday, it might be 14.
:12:54. > :12:58.Temperatures all over the place at the moment. It is changeable. It
:12:58. > :13:01.has felt chilly today across all parts of East Yorkshire and
:13:01. > :13:06.Lincolnshire. At least it has been dry. I think what will happen
:13:06. > :13:10.overnight is the cloud will thicken. It could be enough to produce the
:13:10. > :13:19.odd spot of rain or drizzle. It is predominantly dry, that is the
:13:19. > :13:28.headline, with lowest temperatures down to 12. The sun will rise at
:13:28. > :13:32.7:10am, sitting at 628 Pom. -- setting at 6:28pm. A fairly cloudy
:13:32. > :13:37.start in places. Perhaps the odd spot of drizzle, but otherwise it
:13:37. > :13:42.is dry. The strong south-westerly wind will break the cloud up to
:13:42. > :13:50.some extent. Towards tomorrow evening, rain will threaten from
:13:50. > :14:00.the north. We are looking at take them -- we are looking at a mainly
:14:00. > :14:01.
:14:01. > :14:11.dry day. And milder than today. Thursday, much colder with
:14:11. > :14:18.
:14:18. > :14:23.scattered showers. Mostly dry on See you tomorrow.
:14:23. > :14:28.It was set up during the war to give the vulnerable one decent meal
:14:28. > :14:33.a day. The rising costs means the meals-on-wheels service in many of
:14:33. > :14:37.our council areas is being threatened with closure. Now a
:14:37. > :14:42.small Lincolnshire company is bucking the trend and is providing
:14:42. > :14:52.hundreds of hot dinners every week. Vicky Johnson has been to the new
:14:52. > :14:56.kitchen to find out more. Peat used to have frozen meals
:14:56. > :15:02.delivered to his home in Spalding once a fortnight but now a new
:15:02. > :15:09.company delivers a freshly made hot dinner every day. Sometimes I can't
:15:09. > :15:17.eat all of it because I get too much. With fees frozen ones, you
:15:17. > :15:22.want something else after. This business evolved from making
:15:22. > :15:28.dinners for a few friends. Now she has moved to more premises in
:15:28. > :15:35.Holbeach. All our products are sourced from local farmers and the
:15:35. > :15:38.meat comes fresh from the abattoir. It is called fresh in the morning.
:15:38. > :15:43.The meals-on-wheels service started during the Blitz to feed those who
:15:43. > :15:48.had lost their homes. The food is cooked in a central kitchen and
:15:48. > :15:55.packed for the road. Over the years, many local authorities have stopped
:15:55. > :16:02.providing hot meals and it is this postcode lottery approach that has
:16:02. > :16:06.led to the Hairy Bikers campaign to revive the service. Good morning.
:16:06. > :16:12.We offer a service that offers personal interaction and dignity
:16:12. > :16:16.and some decent food. It is what we should all do. While they are
:16:16. > :16:21.calling for more volunteers to help, Kelly's business is thriving
:16:21. > :16:25.without. The team currently prepared 150 meals a day for
:16:25. > :16:32.customers as far away as Boston, King's Lynn and Spalding. At his --
:16:32. > :16:35.as demand grows, they will extend their area of coverage. Kelly's
:16:35. > :16:41.customers are in no doubt that the personal service is just as
:16:41. > :16:46.important as the food. I always enjoyed the meals. The best part of
:16:46. > :16:51.it is, when Kelly comes in it in the morning, it is like a ray of
:16:51. > :16:59.sunshine. Kelly is proving that getting back to basics can be good
:16:59. > :17:03.for business and for vulnerable people in our local communities.
:17:03. > :17:08.A boxer from Hull has become the first person from our area to
:17:08. > :17:11.qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. Luke Campbell trains at St Paul's
:17:11. > :17:17.club in the City and has gained automatic entry into the Olympic
:17:17. > :17:20.Games after a win at the World Amateur Boxing Championships.
:17:20. > :17:25.We will be following him over the next few months.
:17:25. > :17:29.Hull Kingston Rovers new coach has been unveiled today. Craig
:17:29. > :17:36.Sandercock has joined from the Australian team, Newcastle Knights,
:17:36. > :17:43.on a two-year contract. He is replacing Justin Morgan.
:17:43. > :17:48.There is some very good players here. It is all about consistency
:17:48. > :17:55.and trying to get those players to play consistency. It is just a
:17:55. > :18:01.matter of concentrating and playing good football. What we be bringing
:18:01. > :18:11.into the squad? There are a few a salary cap issues that we need to
:18:11. > :18:23.
:18:23. > :18:27.look at. The Fans Forum is live on In football, the Grimsby Town
:18:27. > :18:32.Supporters Trust has accepted a gift of half a million shares in
:18:33. > :18:42.the club. The offer was made by the former vice chairman, Mike Parker.
:18:42. > :18:46.It means the fans control the balance of power.
:18:46. > :18:49.Relegation to the conference 18 months ago marked the end of 100
:18:49. > :18:54.years and the Football League for the Mariners. After a shaky start
:18:54. > :18:58.to this year's campaign, followed by the resignation of John Fenty as
:18:58. > :19:05.chairman last month, fans are hoping their new stake in the club
:19:05. > :19:09.and marks a new interior -- era. This is a golden opportunity for
:19:09. > :19:13.them to flourish. Hopefully they will be of benefit to this club.
:19:14. > :19:17.The gift of half-a-million shares from a leading shareholder, Mike
:19:17. > :19:23.Parker, to the Supporters' Trust, means the fans now hold the balance
:19:23. > :19:29.of power at the club. We are right at the bottom of everything so
:19:29. > :19:35.let's hope they will pull us round a bit. It it spelling the ultimate
:19:35. > :19:39.doom for the club. It is an advantage in every way. Many clubs
:19:39. > :19:44.are struggling to survive on gate receipts -- receipts and commercial
:19:44. > :19:50.activity. Supporters' group up-and- down the country are proving there
:19:50. > :19:53.is an alternative way of running the game. Into a 1002, fans set up
:19:53. > :19:59.AFC Wimbledon from scratch. They have been promoted five times in
:19:59. > :20:04.nine seasons. It doesn't always work so well. With a 25% stake in
:20:04. > :20:10.Lincoln City, supporters failed to stop them plummeting out of the
:20:10. > :20:16.Football League. They may be a football fan at 3 o'clock on a
:20:16. > :20:21.Saturday, but on Monday, they can be a commercial lawyer. It is about
:20:21. > :20:29.tapping into them. With no place on the board, the test is whether they
:20:29. > :20:33.have enough power to turn the club's fortunes around.
:20:33. > :20:36.I spoke to Erik Samuelson, the chief executive of the organisation
:20:36. > :20:42.which runs Wimbledon Football Club and asked him what the fans
:20:42. > :20:46.involvement in the club will mean. They have agreed to accept the
:20:46. > :20:54.offer made by a bomb of the directors to hand over shares. It
:20:54. > :20:58.would give them a significant influence. It is a major decision.
:20:58. > :21:02.They have to choose the right moment on which to take an
:21:02. > :21:06.involvement. They have to think about what they are trying to
:21:06. > :21:11.achieve. We created our own club and are the owners of it. In this
:21:11. > :21:15.case, they are a minority and therefore they will be in a
:21:15. > :21:20.difficult position. I have been given thought about what I want out
:21:20. > :21:25.of this, what can we delivered to the board? And facing be difficult
:21:25. > :21:29.issues that they will have to think about, like, you will have to be
:21:29. > :21:35.seen by crossing the fence and he would be able to talk about some of
:21:35. > :21:40.the decisions being made. Ken you maintain a relationship? It is a
:21:40. > :21:47.difficult thought process. -- Can you maintain a relationship?
:21:47. > :21:52.you no longer just a fan? Deep down, I am still a fan. One has to think
:21:52. > :21:57.about the greater good of the club. Sometimes he would be acting in
:21:57. > :22:02.what some fans think is not in their best interests. You are
:22:02. > :22:07.balancing things, trying to make a football business success for so
:22:07. > :22:12.you can spend as much as you can on making the team it successful. That
:22:12. > :22:19.doesn't always harmonise with what the fans want. Best advice to
:22:19. > :22:24.Grimsby fans now? Think it through, exactly what do you want from us?
:22:25. > :22:32.What have you got to offer? Who is the best person to put on the board
:22:32. > :22:36.and was skills will they bring? Very good to talk to you. Thank you.
:22:36. > :22:40.Despite a call and five days, BBC Lincolnshire's Big Cycle Challenge
:22:40. > :22:47.team are bridging the Hook of Holland. It is the latest leg of
:22:47. > :22:51.their 600 miles cycling from Germany to Lincoln. They are
:22:51. > :22:56.attempting to ride to raise thousands of pounds for BBC
:22:56. > :23:00.children In Need. Yesterday was a really tough day. 11 hours in the
:23:00. > :23:07.saddle. It was dark and we were still going to hours later before
:23:07. > :23:10.we managed to get to the Hotel. A really tough day. We are feeling it
:23:10. > :23:17.now and feeling the miles. There isn't a bit of me that doesn't hurt
:23:17. > :23:23.but hopefully it is worth it. you want to donate, it is for BBC
:23:23. > :23:28.Children In Need. Go to the website. A sort making site dating back 2000
:23:28. > :23:33.years has been unearthed, Lincolnshire fells five -- fence.
:23:33. > :23:38.The committee, which settled on the site backing 25 AD, would have
:23:38. > :23:45.traded salt for food and other goods. Pottery, hairpins and tools
:23:45. > :23:50.are among the artefacts which had been found.
:23:50. > :23:58.2000 years ago, the Lincolnshire Fens were scattered with sea water
:23:58. > :24:02.creeks. They were the perfect place to make salt. You have to have it
:24:02. > :24:07.for diets, and if -- animals and preservation. It gives you
:24:07. > :24:13.something to trade. All the pottery they are reducing, they would use
:24:13. > :24:19.the extra salt to purchase that. The sea water was boiled in ceramic
:24:19. > :24:29.pans, leaving behind that folly of pork sort. Remnants of that process
:24:29. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:37.had been found by volunteers excavating the site. -- leaving
:24:37. > :24:44.behind that salt. We have found a hairpin. You would have this on a
:24:44. > :24:50.domestic site. This bone tool could have been used for working with the
:24:50. > :24:59.leather. It has become an inhabited site. How did they know where to
:24:59. > :25:03.dig? A light aircraft flew over the air -- area. A piece of equipment
:25:03. > :25:10.fire blazes into the earth, telling volunteers where something
:25:10. > :25:17.interesting may be hidden. I am a student for time. This started off
:25:17. > :25:24.as a hobby but now I want to do it as a career. I really enjoy it. The
:25:24. > :25:27.volunteers, they are really enthusiastic, really committed to.
:25:27. > :25:31.Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust will now transform the site into a
:25:31. > :25:36.nature reserve. The dryness of the land is proving a challenge to
:25:36. > :25:46.their plans, proving how this landscape has changed over 2000
:25:46. > :25:48.
:25:48. > :25:53.years. The headlines: Amanda Knox is on a
:25:53. > :25:57.plane returning to the United States. Now veterans in hot told
:25:57. > :26:01.they would get priority treatment for council services.
:26:01. > :26:08.It is a mostly cloudy start with some brightness later on. Top
:26:08. > :26:14.temperatures around 20 Celsius. Going back to another of our top
:26:14. > :26:18.stories, the group of BAE workers setting off from Brough to the Tory
:26:18. > :26:22.party conference in Manchester. It follows the announcement that 900
:26:22. > :26:29.workers at the sight are to lose their jobs. Paul Murphy is with
:26:29. > :26:34.them. What is happening? It is very noisy here. They are
:26:34. > :26:42.getting a really good send off from their family and friends. They are
:26:42. > :26:45.going on a 100 mile journey across the Pennines. They will reach the
:26:45. > :26:50.Tory party conference tomorrow where they will hope for an
:26:50. > :26:56.audience with David Cameron. They want something done to save the 900
:26:56. > :27:02.jobs here. Thank you very much. We were
:27:02. > :27:06.talking about the veterans charter. Thanks to the response.
:27:06. > :27:10.Why should they get special treatment after leaving the job? It
:27:10. > :27:15.is the same for everyone coming out of work. We also face the
:27:16. > :27:21.difficulties. Martin says, we should say it well
:27:21. > :27:25.done whole. Leading the country to give our veterans priority.
:27:25. > :27:28.-- Hull. One person disagrees. They accepted
:27:28. > :27:32.the terms and conditions of employment and should not expect