:00:03. > :00:06.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight.
:00:06. > :00:16.Pothole problems could get worse as councils struggle to find the money
:00:16. > :00:17.
:00:18. > :00:21.to repair the roads before winter. Their is about �10.5 billion needed
:00:21. > :00:25.to bring the Highways up to the proper standard. Local government
:00:25. > :00:29.on its own cannot afford that. A jury hears prosecution claims
:00:29. > :00:37.that Grimsby man Adam Vincent was murdered by a drug gang - the trial
:00:37. > :00:39.begins against five men accused of Remembering the fallen - People
:00:39. > :00:42.across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire pay their respects on
:00:42. > :00:52.Armistice Day. And the local landmark that's reopening its doors
:00:52. > :00:52.
:00:52. > :00:55.after a multi-million pound facelift. It has been another
:00:55. > :01:05.overcast day-to-day. Will there be any sunshine over the weekend? I
:01:05. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:10.They're the bane of many drivers' lives and now the budget for
:01:10. > :01:14.repairing potholes in Lincolnshire needs to be doubled in order to
:01:14. > :01:17.mend all the county's roads. The County Council has �27 million to
:01:17. > :01:22.deal with the problem and says it's working hard to fix all the worst
:01:22. > :01:24.holes before winter. It comes amid calls for the Government to
:01:24. > :01:32.increase the amount it gives councils for repairs as the
:01:32. > :01:35.national bill runs into billions of pounds. Siobhan Robbins reports.
:01:35. > :01:38.They're the holes in the road which are leaving huges dents in council
:01:39. > :01:48.budget. And as winter approaches, we're warned the problem is only
:01:49. > :01:49.
:01:49. > :01:52.going to get worse. Over the whole of the country at last year, there
:01:52. > :01:57.were 2.2 million potholes filled. You can see the scale of the
:01:57. > :02:02.problem when you look at last year. The chances are that with another
:02:02. > :02:12.severe winter, it will be worse this time. Pot holes cost councils
:02:12. > :02:15.millions each year. This year, Hull has �1.7 million to fix the problem.
:02:15. > :02:22.With over 5000 miles of road, the bill facing Lincolnshire is bigger
:02:22. > :02:25.than most. We could do with double the allocation we have been given.
:02:25. > :02:31.That would bring things back to where we would like to see them.
:02:31. > :02:34.Realistically, the budget is finite. The county council and the
:02:34. > :02:38.government have been generous to us as a county and I think we have
:02:38. > :02:42.made good use of it allocation which has been given over the last
:02:42. > :02:45.12 months. How When snow and ice melt, this is often what's left
:02:45. > :02:50.behind. An issue Beverley Hawthorn knows only too well after potholes
:02:50. > :02:55.caused an accident outside her house in Brant Brawton.
:02:55. > :02:59.A man went into the hole and his tyre burst. He was lucky he was not
:02:59. > :03:09.seriously hurt. And it's not just affecting councils - damage from
:03:09. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:17.potholes costs drivers �320 million a year. I would have said it on a
:03:17. > :03:22.vehicle older than five years, you could see make �200 pair up MoT
:03:22. > :03:32.added purely in suspension work. The problem's so costly there are
:03:32. > :03:35.now calls for more Government cash to sort them out. We estimate about
:03:35. > :03:40.�10.5 billion needed to bring highways up to the proper standards.
:03:40. > :03:43.Local government on its own cannot afford that. We need national
:03:43. > :03:45.solutions to national problems. Lincolnshire County Council says
:03:45. > :03:54.it's fixed the worst holes but another bad winter could mean
:03:54. > :03:56.pouring more money into the ground. I'm joined this evening by Duncan
:03:56. > :04:05.McClure Fisher from Potholes UK which campaigns on behalf of
:04:05. > :04:08.drivers. Do you have any sympathy with the local authorities? They're
:04:08. > :04:13.telling us they are putting more money into this but they have a
:04:13. > :04:17.battle on their hands. They have a responsibility to repair the roads
:04:17. > :04:22.and keep them at an adequate standard. It is not unreasonable
:04:22. > :04:26.for drivers to expect roads to the pot hole free. One of the big
:04:26. > :04:32.problems is that drivers are not reporting the potholes and we want
:04:32. > :04:36.to highlight that and encourage drivers to report potholes on the
:04:36. > :04:41.Council website or on our less sex, to make sure the council was aware
:04:41. > :04:45.of it and they are repaired. We had freak weather last year and are
:04:45. > :04:51.expecting it again this year. Local councils will say that in austerity
:04:51. > :04:55.they have to prioritise. Then they do but I think what will happen is
:04:55. > :04:59.that as divers damage their cars, they will have to pay for the
:04:59. > :05:03.repairs. They will have an opportunity to claim money back
:05:03. > :05:08.from the councils and councils will be paying drivers for damage caused
:05:08. > :05:13.to the cars or they will be paying the roads. Either way, there is
:05:13. > :05:17.cost associated with it. They have a responsibility. In their
:05:17. > :05:22.deadlines, it says how quickly they will repair roads. The problem is a
:05:22. > :05:26.lot of the smaller roads are not checked that often. They may only
:05:26. > :05:32.be checked once the here and that is why it is up to the drivers to
:05:32. > :05:40.ensure the council was aware of that. We do all have a role to play
:05:40. > :05:44.in this and need to speak out. It is not just cars. There is the
:05:44. > :05:48.damage to cars and we see that through warranty repairs but there
:05:48. > :05:53.is also the cyclists. They have the problem of head and potholes where
:05:53. > :05:58.you have a big pot hole and if it has been raining, it can cause a
:05:58. > :06:02.lot more than monetary damage to the cyclist. Thank you.
:06:02. > :06:05.There will be more on this and an interview with Lincoln MP Karl
:06:05. > :06:08.McCartney on car insurance fraud on The Politics Show this weekend.
:06:08. > :06:17.That's with Tim Iredale on BBC1 this Sunday at the later time of
:06:18. > :06:27.3:10pm. We'd love to hear what you think about this issue. Have you
:06:28. > :06:33.
:06:34. > :06:40.fallen foul of the potholes and In a moment: Taking charge - the
:06:40. > :06:43.young people trying out top jobs across our region.
:06:43. > :06:47.The jury has been sworn in at Sheffield Crown Court in the trial
:06:47. > :06:57.of five men accused of murdering Grimsby man Adam Vincent. Mr
:06:57. > :06:59.
:06:59. > :07:05.Vincent's body parts were found at two sites in Northern Lincolnshire.
:07:05. > :07:15.The jury was told that on 3rd March this year, birdwatchers and found a
:07:15. > :07:18.human leg. It belonged to Adam Vincent. His body had been cut into
:07:18. > :07:21.six parts and was discovered across Lincolnshire by police. For the
:07:21. > :07:24.prosecution, Tom Baylis QC told the jury Adam Vincent had been murderd
:07:24. > :07:27.by a drug gang, He said Lee Griffiths, his sons Luke and Tom,
:07:27. > :07:29.his stepson Mark Jackson and fellow drug dealer Matthew Frow killed him
:07:29. > :07:33.after they suspected him of stealing more than �5,000 and
:07:33. > :07:36.talking to police. All five deny murder. The prosecution said Adam
:07:36. > :07:41.Vincent was a drug addict and did some small time dealing for the
:07:41. > :07:46.gang, with which he was also living. Mr Bayliss QC said the gang began
:07:46. > :07:49.to physically abuse him for two weeks which ended in his death. The
:07:49. > :07:52.jury heard Mr Vincent died from at least three blows to the head but
:07:52. > :08:02.had suffered numerous injuries before including fractured ribs and
:08:02. > :08:06.
:08:06. > :08:09.bruising. Pellets from an air rifle were also found in his body. The
:08:09. > :08:12.five men and another, Andrew Lusher, also deny perverting the course of
:08:12. > :08:19.justice. The prosecution said the men conspired to dispose and
:08:19. > :08:23.conceal the dismembered body of Adam Vincent.
:08:23. > :08:29.The prosecution say they hired a van with the purpose of disposing
:08:29. > :08:34.of the remains. Samples taken from the banner matched the DNA profile
:08:34. > :08:41.of Adam Vincent and the ban was also seen at near Tetbury loch
:08:41. > :08:45.where the remains were discovered. There are still six defences to be
:08:45. > :08:48.heard at so it is thought the trial may continue until the new year.
:08:48. > :08:53.Mourners have gathered in Wakefield for the funeral of a police officer
:08:53. > :08:56.from East Yorkshire who died on the M1 last month. 40-year-old Mark
:08:56. > :08:59.Goodlad from Goole worked as a traffic officer for West Yorkshire
:08:59. > :09:02.Police. He was helping a woman whose car had broken down when he
:09:02. > :09:05.was hit by a lorry. The sister of a Hull man, whose
:09:05. > :09:08.body was discovered in the city's mortuary 11 years after a different
:09:08. > :09:11.body was buried in his place, says she wants experts to officially
:09:11. > :09:16.identify him. Christopher Alder died in police custody in Hull in
:09:16. > :09:19.1998. His sister Janet, seen here on the left, says she's been told
:09:19. > :09:29.by South Yorkshire police who are investigating the mix up that it's
:09:29. > :09:31.
:09:31. > :09:33.only been possible to identify his body by a tattoo.
:09:33. > :09:36.Humberside Police's Chief Constable says he's concerned about what a
:09:36. > :09:38.cut in Home Office funding could mean for Police Community Support
:09:38. > :09:41.Officers. Around two thirds of the force's 332 community support
:09:41. > :09:46.officers are paid for by a government grant which ends in less
:09:46. > :09:49.than two years. Jake Zuckerman has more.
:09:49. > :09:54.For three years now, PCSO Tracey Parkinson has been patrolling the
:09:54. > :10:02.Holderness Road area of Hull. A familiar face, and point of contact
:10:02. > :10:06.for the local community, helping to prevent and detect crime. I have
:10:06. > :10:11.spoken to people who do not always want to pick up the telephone and
:10:11. > :10:18.they will say in passing, can I speak to you? I don't want to get
:10:18. > :10:21.involved but... They will want to tell you something. If they pick up
:10:21. > :10:25.the phone, they are automatically involved and going further than
:10:25. > :10:27.they wanted to go. But now concerns have been raised about the future
:10:27. > :10:30.of the force's community support officers. Currently two thirds of
:10:30. > :10:37.the funding is ringfenced by Government and can't be used for
:10:37. > :10:45.anything else. But that protection comes to an end in March 2013.
:10:45. > :10:49.will then have to make a decision over how we continue to affords
:10:49. > :10:52.hour police committee support officers. It will be an issue for
:10:52. > :10:57.the newly-elected police commissioners. They will have the
:10:57. > :11:01.decision of as to whether they need to get additional local funding to
:11:01. > :11:04.maintain that level of policing. Her Many who live in the area
:11:04. > :11:09.patrolled by Tracey, have come to value the work she and her
:11:09. > :11:14.colleagues do. I think they are a good thing. It takes a lot of
:11:14. > :11:19.pressure off the other place. think there should be more of them.
:11:19. > :11:22.You do not see a lot of them. sure a lot of people would miss
:11:22. > :11:25.them. Ultimately the future of community policing will depend on
:11:25. > :11:34.the new elected police and crime commissioner, and where they decide
:11:34. > :11:36.the force's money is best spent. Thanks for all your messages about
:11:36. > :11:46.the story on the traders campaigning against a proposed
:11:46. > :11:49.
:11:49. > :11:53.The Cape Scunthorpe or live groups say it would damage the high street
:11:53. > :11:57.trade and the company behind it has defended its plans and welcomed the
:11:57. > :12:01.interest from Marks & Spencer but has raised serious concerns about
:12:01. > :12:11.the impact on town-centre businesses and parking on the site.
:12:11. > :12:41.
:12:41. > :12:45.Here are a few of your thoughts on Still ahead tonight: The hottest
:12:45. > :12:50.ticket in town, hopes that a sell- out crowd at the KC stadium will
:12:50. > :12:52.boost England's chances against New Zealand. Renovated and revamped
:12:52. > :13:02.after a multi-million pound facelift the local landmark that's
:13:02. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :13:11.Our picture tonight as definitely got the awwww! Factor, sent in by
:13:11. > :13:21.Colin Pumfrett of a seal pup at Donna Nook.
:13:21. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:41.It has been rather cloudy, grey and damp. It appears there will be a
:13:41. > :13:45.little bit of Brian us through the weekend. On Saturday we will see
:13:45. > :13:50.the bright this. Some clout to start but brightening up later on.
:13:50. > :13:55.We have this cold front which will bring us rain, bringing clearer at
:13:55. > :14:00.afterwards. That is the chance for Saturday afternoon of sunshine.
:14:00. > :14:05.Cloud coming in again on Sunday. The satellite picture says it all
:14:05. > :14:10.today, damp and dismal. We do have some drizzle at the moment but
:14:10. > :14:17.later tonight a heavier band of rain, persistent rain just about
:14:17. > :14:25.clearing the coast. Temperatures at 10 or 11 degrees, with the wind up
:14:25. > :14:33.fresh towards the coast. At 722 m tomorrow the sunrise, setting just
:14:33. > :14:39.after 4pm. So, tomorrow it will be a cloudy, dull and damp started the
:14:39. > :14:44.day. It turns dry as we head towards lunchtime, the cloud will
:14:44. > :14:48.gradually thinner from the West as we head towards the afternoon. We
:14:48. > :14:55.will keep a fair bit of clout, but there will be some bright and sunny
:14:55. > :15:00.spells. -- Clow old. Temperatures higher than today, around 14 or 15
:15:01. > :15:05.degrees. Pleasant with just a gentle breeze from the south. The
:15:05. > :15:10.cloud will swing back up from the south over the weekend, Sunday will
:15:10. > :15:20.be a drizzly start, the best of any prime this will be a way from the
:15:20. > :15:34.
:15:34. > :15:37.Thousands of people in our region paid their respects today to those
:15:37. > :15:41.who lost their lives in military action. Veterans attended Armistice
:15:41. > :15:51.Day services across the area. At 11:00am a two-minute silence was
:15:51. > :16:01.
:16:01. > :16:07.It is very important, we should always remember. With conflicts
:16:07. > :16:13.going on it is right and proper. is getting bigger every year and
:16:13. > :16:21.show it it should, these man laid their lives on the line. Many
:16:21. > :16:24.people have a link to people in key military through the family.
:16:24. > :16:27.Meanwhile two men in Bridlington have produced a book about the
:16:27. > :16:35.town's war heroes. It features all soldiers, sailors and airmen listed
:16:35. > :16:40.on the town's Cenotaph. Anne Marie Tasker reports.
:16:40. > :16:46.334 names, each with a story to tell. The history of these man
:16:46. > :16:52.brought together in a book telling their lives. The research started
:16:52. > :16:59.in June 2002. I thought all of them, all of the serviceman who gave
:16:59. > :17:02.their lives, have been forgotten. I decided to research them all.
:17:02. > :17:06.and his colleague Mike painstakingly gathered personal
:17:07. > :17:11.stories and photographs, taking information from headstones and
:17:11. > :17:17.memorials in Belgium and France to help peace together this special
:17:17. > :17:23.book. We have found parents, schools, the address where being
:17:23. > :17:29.listed went to serve. Where they fought, and because they are on the
:17:29. > :17:35.Cenotaph where they died. It tells a tale of the impact that war had
:17:35. > :17:40.on many families and the losses they suffered as a result. People
:17:40. > :17:44.are losing three sons, imagine losing three sons. All officers,
:17:44. > :17:50.obviously destined for good things in civilian life. None of them
:17:50. > :17:55.making it, it must have been devastating. It is hoped this book
:17:55. > :18:02.of Bridlington's war heroes will bring more to the names on the
:18:02. > :18:10.Cenotaph. Anne Marie is at the City of all for us, what is happening
:18:10. > :18:15.there tonight? It is bustling tonight, the inaugural Festival of
:18:15. > :18:20.Remembrance. A night of music ending in a last night of the Proms
:18:20. > :18:26.* finale. Also messages played tonight, sent by soldiers from our
:18:26. > :18:33.region in Afghanistan. We can show you some now, private Phillips from
:18:34. > :18:40.Grimsby starting. A I would like to say to my mum, my stepfather, my
:18:40. > :18:46.two brothers, my step siblings, don't worry too much. We are in
:18:46. > :18:52.good hands and have had good training prior to our deployment.
:18:52. > :19:00.want to say hello to my dad, my mum and the rest of my family. I cannot
:19:00. > :19:04.wait to see you. The second message was from Keighley Preston. A monks
:19:04. > :19:11.the messages which will be shown tonight, in a celebration of what
:19:11. > :19:18.will be the 19th anniversary of the British Legion. I am joined by Alan
:19:18. > :19:23.from the British Legion, a very special night. Our 19th anniversary,
:19:23. > :19:29.we hoped to continue for another 19 years. Fund-raising is the thing
:19:29. > :19:36.which really counts this evening. Yes, we are spending �1.4 million
:19:36. > :19:41.per year on the funds for the X officers, it is very important.
:19:41. > :19:46.awful lot of money and it will carry on through the weekend.
:19:46. > :19:54.have a tank in East Park tomorrow afternoon, and we are hoping many
:19:54. > :20:03.people will arrive and fill up the poppy buckets. The crowds are now
:20:03. > :20:06.arriving for what will be a very Two former Hull FC stars pit their
:20:06. > :20:08.wits against each other when England play New Zealand at the KC
:20:08. > :20:10.Stadium tomorrow. Steve McNamara and Stephen Kearney are the
:20:10. > :20:13.respective coaches of both countries. The game has received
:20:13. > :20:16.the ringing endorsement of local fans who have bought nearly every
:20:16. > :20:26.seat for the game. Our sports reporter Simon Clark has been
:20:26. > :20:44.
:20:44. > :20:51.finding out why this game matters so much. This man could not believe
:20:51. > :21:01.his luck when this game and his holiday coincided. Paul Lamb bred
:21:01. > :21:08.with rugby. I think it is what you are brought up with. -- born and
:21:08. > :21:18.bred with rugby. It is a rugby town, it always has been and always will
:21:18. > :21:19.
:21:19. > :21:25.be. It looks like they will get a good crowd. The end you have the
:21:25. > :21:34.two coaches, this is Steve McNamara of England when he was playing at
:21:34. > :21:38.Hull FC. 24,000 absolutely fanatical sports fans, from a red
:21:38. > :21:43.and white and black and white, also has some soccer fans will come.
:21:43. > :21:53.They can make a difference. The end that there is New Zealand's Tom
:21:53. > :21:59.Mann, he starred in 2005. They very fond memories of my time there. I
:21:59. > :22:07.am looking forward to the game there. By all accounts it will be a
:22:07. > :22:14.really big crowds and we know what it is like when it is full. I am
:22:14. > :22:20.sure the lads will enjoy it. Seven matches in this four nation series,
:22:20. > :22:22.but this game promises to be the best of the lot.
:22:22. > :22:26.If you're planning to go to tomorrow's game, BBC Radio
:22:26. > :22:29.Humberside will have all of the build up. There will also be full
:22:29. > :22:32.match commentary from the KC Stadium from 6pm on 95.9 FM
:22:32. > :22:34.Football fans will get the chance to listen to Scunthorpe United's FA
:22:34. > :22:38.Cup tie at Wimbledon. Saturday Sport gets underway at 1.30pm
:22:38. > :22:48.tomorrow. Grimsby Town's cup tie at Port Vale will be on 1485am and DAB
:22:48. > :22:55.
:22:55. > :22:59.from 3. 1000 such young people have had the opportunity to try out top
:23:00. > :23:04.jobs, part of the annual takeover day, an annual event to show the
:23:04. > :23:11.positive contribution children can make to society. Sarah corker has
:23:11. > :23:16.been to find out what it is like when they trailed and are in charge.
:23:16. > :23:21.From taking over your local council to running the school. Today it is
:23:21. > :23:27.the kids calling the shots. Takeover day is when a 50,000 young
:23:27. > :23:32.people get to see what it is like to be boss for the day. I am 19
:23:32. > :23:36.years old, called Sarah and I am taking over the council. The they
:23:36. > :23:44.have been out on patrol in the streets of Grimsby to decide what
:23:44. > :23:51.they would do to improve the area. A lot of litter around, and I would
:23:51. > :23:55.get rid of graffiti. From deciding how to design the town took
:23:55. > :24:03.managing an aquarium. It is hoped the day has given the young people
:24:03. > :24:07.a taste of work. My name is Jack, I will be your junior guide. This is
:24:07. > :24:16.a green more ideal for stock refreshing not only for the staff,
:24:16. > :24:21.but for the young people. He in Bridlington the people got a crash
:24:21. > :24:27.course as life as a bobby on the beat. In Grimsby it is time to hand
:24:27. > :24:33.back control to the grown ups. it is it like being the boss?
:24:34. > :24:42.love being in charge. Take a good look at his locks, they could be
:24:42. > :24:46.the ones running things in the future. -- these are not. Let's
:24:46. > :24:50.move on to our final story, a Scunthorpe landmark has reopened
:24:50. > :24:55.night following a multi-million- pound refit. The hall has seen
:24:55. > :25:03.appearances by top bands including the Kinks and status quo. Also a
:25:03. > :25:07.place where local couples have met and love has blossomed. It has been
:25:07. > :25:13.a Scunthorpe landmark since 1931, but remaining here has been a
:25:13. > :25:18.battle. It has been plagued with threats of closure and demolition
:25:18. > :25:27.since 2003. But those attempts failed and now the town is about to
:25:27. > :25:33.say what a �50 million facelift can bring. Among the first is it our
:25:33. > :25:43.Alan and Joan. Today the hall could not be more important. The first
:25:43. > :25:49.
:25:49. > :25:57.time I met her was here. He asked me if we were dancing. That was it!
:25:57. > :26:01.Fantastic isn't it? Mind-boggling. Absolutely. We have retained some
:26:02. > :26:07.of the outside walls, internally nothing remains of the previous
:26:07. > :26:12.building. This is a complete new- build project. The people I have
:26:12. > :26:16.spoken to say they have learned to swim here, learned to dance here.
:26:16. > :26:21.What we are looking to do his capture some of that spirit, so
:26:21. > :26:26.people who come to the events now will create memories for the future
:26:26. > :26:31.to add to those of the previous building. The building continues to
:26:31. > :26:40.survive, but it means Alan and Joan have all the more reason to keep
:26:40. > :26:44.Good luck to all of the team at the hall as they relaunched this
:26:45. > :26:49.evening. A recap of the national and regional headlines. Millions
:26:49. > :26:52.for silent across the country to remember those who gave their lives.
:26:52. > :26:56.And council say they need more money to meet the costs of
:26:56. > :27:01.repairing potholes in time for winter. A cloudy start tomorrow, a
:27:01. > :27:06.little drizzle before brightening up in the afternoon. Maximum damage
:27:06. > :27:11.of 14 degrees Celsius and 75 Fahrenheit. Thank you for your
:27:11. > :27:16.messages on the topic of potholes. Dave in Boston says "no excuse for
:27:16. > :27:23.not maintain the roads, we pay a tax as motorists to cover
:27:23. > :27:27.maintenance costs." another says: "if they did the job right in the
:27:27. > :27:33.first place and used the correct materials they would not be the