29/11/2011

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:00:04. > :00:07.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight.

:00:07. > :00:17.The Chancellor cuts the Humber Bridge debt in two as he announces

:00:17. > :00:18.

:00:18. > :00:23.that tolls will be halved. About time. It is about the highest one

:00:23. > :00:25.in the country. It is still expensive, but it is a lot easier

:00:25. > :00:27.for us to afford. The Chancellor also promises to

:00:27. > :00:30.help Grimsby become a national centre for renewable energy.

:00:30. > :00:35.Lincoln gets a royal visit as Prince Charles brings Camilla on

:00:35. > :00:45.her first visit to the city. Christmas comes early at the house

:00:45. > :00:45.

:00:45. > :00:50.with more than 10,000 festive lights.

:00:50. > :00:53.No detailed forecast is coming BOP. -- you'll detailed forecast is

:00:53. > :00:55.coming up. After a week of leaks and

:00:55. > :01:01.speculation the Chancellor George Osborne today finally confirmed

:01:01. > :01:04.that Humber Bridge tolls for all vehicles are to be cut by 50%. He

:01:04. > :01:12.also announced that Lincoln will get its long awaited Eastern Bypass

:01:12. > :01:17.to ease congestion in the city. Improvements will also be carried

:01:17. > :01:19.out on roads in East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire. And the

:01:19. > :01:24.Humber is to become an official centre for the renewable energy

:01:24. > :01:33.industry. More of that in a moment, but first Tim Iredale reports on

:01:33. > :01:37.today's announcements. In Yorkshire and Humber, we will

:01:38. > :01:42.have the tolls on the Humber Bridge. This was the reaction from truckers

:01:42. > :01:46.in Immingham, as the Chancellor made his long-awaited announcement

:01:46. > :01:52.that tolls on the Humber Bridge would be cut in half. At that time.

:01:52. > :01:57.It is about the highest poll in the country, I think. -- About Time. It

:01:57. > :02:07.is still expensive, but it makes it a lot easier to afford. It is good

:02:07. > :02:08.

:02:08. > :02:14.news. Having it. The Humber Bridge debt currently stands at �332

:02:14. > :02:20.million. That will be reduced by 150 million. From next year, told

:02:20. > :02:25.charges for cars will be reduced from �3 to one pound 50 each way.

:02:25. > :02:28.The bridge will be run by a slimmed-down board, with

:02:28. > :02:32.representatives from the four local authorities on the Humber.

:02:32. > :02:38.Businesses and on their motorists will have a greater say and how the

:02:38. > :02:43.bridges run. -- ordinary motorists. We propose there would be a ten-man

:02:43. > :02:46.board rather than 22 as it is now. Eight local authority members, and

:02:46. > :02:49.two from the private sector. This was the reaction from truckers

:02:49. > :02:52.in Immingham as the Chancellor made his long awaited announcement on

:02:52. > :02:58.reducing the debt outstanding on the Humber Bridge, a move which

:02:58. > :03:01.means tolls will be slashed. The move has been welcomed by MP on

:03:01. > :03:07.all sides, who have long argued that high tolls on the Humber

:03:07. > :03:12.Bridge have been a barrier to creating jobs in the region. It is

:03:12. > :03:18.great news. For people who were looking for jobs, are people living

:03:18. > :03:22.pattern and that kind of area, arts opportunities open up in Hull.

:03:22. > :03:29.government is adjusting its plans. It is saying it is not car but in

:03:29. > :03:32.reality it is. It is good news for So after 30 years of rising tolls,

:03:32. > :03:39.relief at last for the thousands of motorists who've paid a high price

:03:39. > :03:42.for crossing the Humber. The Government also announced it

:03:42. > :03:45.wants to encourage the growth of the renewable energy industry in

:03:45. > :03:55.the Humber. There will be a variety of grants and subsidies for

:03:55. > :03:56.

:03:56. > :04:01.companies setting-up in Grimsby. Paul Murphy explains.

:04:01. > :04:06.Grimsley's Docklands are changing quickly. These are not trawlers but

:04:06. > :04:10.offshore support vessels, ferrying engineers and electricians and to

:04:10. > :04:16.the North Sea turbines. New jobs are being created here nearly every

:04:16. > :04:19.week. There is a lot of work going at the moment. Another two turbines

:04:19. > :04:23.will be built here after this is finished. This will be going and

:04:23. > :04:28.for a few years. Be coming a government enterprise there could

:04:28. > :04:32.accelerate the expansion here. Grimsby is that their area in the

:04:32. > :04:37.Humber to get this special designation. Enterprise zone status

:04:37. > :04:41.brings with it tax breaks and certain planning freedoms. That

:04:41. > :04:47.means this plot becomes much more attractive to investors. That

:04:47. > :04:51.creates jobs. So this traditional dockland is rapidly reinventing

:04:51. > :04:57.itself. Grimsby is the Norman us with fish, and I think it always

:04:57. > :05:05.will be. We have a doubt best business. -- Grimsby is synonymous

:05:05. > :05:15.with fish. It is a great bonus for Grimsby. For these wind energy

:05:15. > :05:16.

:05:16. > :05:21.apprentices, trained in Hull and Grimsby, the future looks bright.

:05:21. > :05:25.It will be a massive thing for future generations for sourcing

:05:25. > :05:31.power. It is Defra again to be a good thing. But a term of grim

:05:31. > :05:35.national economic news, there is a sense that the new industries of

:05:35. > :05:38.the Humber can give the country cause for hope. -- it is definitely

:05:38. > :05:46.going to be a good thing. Tim Iredale joins us now from

:05:46. > :05:50.Westminster. Is this all good news for the area? Plenty of good news

:05:50. > :05:54.against a pretty bleak economic backdrop. The reduction in the

:05:54. > :05:59.Humber Bridge toll will be welcomed, following a campaign that has been

:05:59. > :06:04.going on as long as I can remember. Some surprises today. New road

:06:04. > :06:10.schemes, many of which we thought have been put on the back-burner.

:06:10. > :06:16.The new Lincoln eastern bypass will go ahead. It will be partly funded

:06:16. > :06:21.by the government. The county council welcomed that news. The 164

:06:21. > :06:30.at Beverley to the Humber Bridge Road will be up graded. Part of

:06:30. > :06:34.that will become a new dual carriageway. Traffic will be

:06:34. > :06:40.congested in Immingham by a new road. People are asking where will

:06:40. > :06:44.this money come from. Some has come from government savings. Some of

:06:44. > :06:48.the money is coming from private pension funds. They may not realise

:06:48. > :06:53.it, but there will be people watching tonight whose retirement

:06:53. > :06:57.could be funded by the Humber Bridge. Who would have thought it?

:06:57. > :07:00.Who would have thought it? The man tasked with bringing jobs

:07:00. > :07:10.and wealth to our area is Lord Haskins. He's with me in the studio

:07:10. > :07:12.

:07:12. > :07:17.now. Is this an important they? is momentous. I can remember the

:07:17. > :07:21.day the Humber Bridge was announced, 45 years ago, and thinking what a

:07:21. > :07:27.wonderful opportunity it was. We have been bedevilled with these

:07:27. > :07:31.tolls for years. Making it a centre for renewable energy, if this is

:07:31. > :07:35.the path we are going down, it has to work. Do you think we are

:07:35. > :07:40.putting too many eggs in one basket? It is not just one basket.

:07:40. > :07:45.I think the estuary can do a lot. Renewable energy is going to be a

:07:45. > :07:50.big one. If we get it right, and I am optimistic we will, it will have

:07:50. > :07:54.a significant impact on the way the economy on both sides of the river

:07:54. > :07:59.performs in the years to come. people watching are interested in

:07:59. > :08:03.is, will thus create jobs? There are some people without jobs at the

:08:03. > :08:07.moment. They will be jobs. They will take time to come through. In

:08:07. > :08:12.the meanwhile, we are working in a desperate economic situation. There

:08:12. > :08:16.will be jobs lost as well. Matching the jobs lost with the jobs gained

:08:16. > :08:20.is going to be difficult. There are skills involved, all sorts of

:08:20. > :08:25.issues. For most people, cutting the bridge toll is what is most

:08:25. > :08:32.important. Why could not have happened straight away? You would

:08:32. > :08:36.have to ask the Treasury. They give concessions very meanly and slowly.

:08:36. > :08:41.It is a big step forward. government has focused a lot of

:08:41. > :08:45.attention on the Humber area today. Why has it taken so long? It has

:08:45. > :08:49.been partly because we have not been as well organised in the

:08:49. > :08:53.politics in the past. I have been very impressed. By every be doing

:08:53. > :08:58.this job for two was three weeks. I have been impressed by local MPs

:08:58. > :09:01.from different parties commit together and making a case for the

:09:01. > :09:06.Humber, on the government has listened -- coming together. Thank

:09:06. > :09:16.you very much for coming in tonight. And many of you have already been

:09:16. > :09:42.

:09:42. > :09:44.getting in touch about the issue of For thank you for those.

:09:44. > :09:46.In a moment. As thousands of public sector

:09:46. > :09:52.workers prepare for strike action, we look at how schools and

:09:52. > :09:55.hospitals will be affected. Prince Charles brought The Duchess

:09:55. > :09:58.of Cornwall to Lincoln today for her first visit to the city. The

:09:58. > :10:01.couple spent the morning at Lincoln Cathedral seeing the renovation

:10:01. > :10:04.work there. They then went their separate ways before meeting up to

:10:04. > :10:14.finish their day in a community pub. Tarah Welsh's report contains flash

:10:14. > :10:20.

:10:20. > :10:27.photography. RN welcome on a very windy day. --

:10:27. > :10:32.a warm welcome. The royal couple started their trip touring both

:10:32. > :10:41.cathedral. Inside, they met their staff here and a fine silverware

:10:41. > :10:46.came out. Today, the Prince of Wales was led the patron of the

:10:46. > :10:50.fabric fund, the on going fund- raising arm of the cathedral. It is

:10:51. > :11:00.hoped his visit will boost trade. losing the Christmas market in 2010

:11:00. > :11:04.was a tragedy for the area. His high-profile visit is very good. It

:11:04. > :11:14.is showing that Lincoln is a good place, the cathedral is a good

:11:14. > :11:17.

:11:17. > :11:22.place. The Prince of Wales on the Duchess of Cornwall are here to

:11:22. > :11:26.view the restoration work here at the cathedral. It is a �2.5 million

:11:26. > :11:29.project. They wanted to meet everyone aboard, including the

:11:29. > :11:34.stone makers. This trip was about more than preserving buildings. It

:11:34. > :11:37.was about securing the future of rural communities. As the Prince

:11:37. > :11:42.discussed the future of farming at a local college, the Duchess of

:11:42. > :11:47.Cornwall joined members of the Women's Institute for lunch. After

:11:47. > :11:52.their busy day, they managed to fit in a pint. This pub near Grantham

:11:52. > :12:01.is part of a scheme which encourages communities to work with

:12:01. > :12:05.landlords to keep services inside the pubs. Really vital. Three

:12:05. > :12:11.couples have been sent to us who were struggling, or Hull are

:12:11. > :12:13.looking at opening farm shops to try to get trading. Those later the

:12:13. > :12:18.Princess Lincolnshire is close to his hat, and his charities he will

:12:18. > :12:21.be hoping the visit today will provide a boost. -- close to his

:12:21. > :12:24.heart. A couple who claim they were driven

:12:24. > :12:27.out of their Lincolnshire farm by wind turbine noise have had their

:12:27. > :12:29.case settled out of court. Jane and Julian Davis from Deeping St

:12:29. > :12:32.Nicholas were seeking over two million pounds in compensation,

:12:32. > :12:35.saying they'd been forced to move into rented accommodation. Their

:12:35. > :12:40.High Court case was due to resume tomorrow, five years after the

:12:40. > :12:42.turbines were built. Lincolnshire Police are

:12:42. > :12:52.investigating reports of racial abuse towards England footballer

:12:52. > :12:52.

:12:52. > :13:02.A lorry has overturned a St Andrews came. It is understood it hit a

:13:02. > :13:04.

:13:04. > :13:10.lamp-post, which has also come down onto the carriageway. A body that

:13:10. > :13:14.has been discovered has been identified as Marlene Wagstaff. She

:13:14. > :13:18.was formally identified yesterday. Lincolnshire Police are

:13:18. > :13:21.investigating reports of racial abuse towards an England footballer.

:13:21. > :13:24.Fans contacted the force after a comment was posted on the 23-year-

:13:24. > :13:26.old defender's Twitter page. It is believed the offender may be from

:13:26. > :13:29.the Lincolnshire area. Two Humberside policemen have been

:13:29. > :13:33.praised for saving a man's life after rescuing him from a burning

:13:33. > :13:35.car. PC Stephen Caulfield and PC Daniel Hermann found the man

:13:35. > :13:39.unconscious in the vehicle near Northfield Road in Hull. They

:13:39. > :13:42.pulled him to safety and he's now made a full recovery. PC Hermann

:13:42. > :13:52.suffered burns to his hand in the incident, but says he was just

:13:52. > :13:56.

:13:56. > :13:59.doing his job. It sounds cliched, but I went into what a pilot. He

:13:59. > :14:08.joined the police and a prime responsibility is to protect life.

:14:08. > :14:11.Still ahead: Clearing up after the metal thieves - charity workers

:14:11. > :14:21.count the cost of another break-in. You wouldn't want the electricity

:14:21. > :14:30.

:14:30. > :14:40.bill - the house with 10,000 lights It is the 29th November. Sun set

:14:40. > :14:41.

:14:41. > :14:47.over Louth canal. On Friday night we had a white

:14:47. > :14:54.rainbow from our friends in France. We don't go there again. White

:14:54. > :14:59.rainbows result from sunlight hitting fog droplets, which are so

:14:59. > :15:06.light they can't act as prisms. You can bore us but you didn't manage

:15:06. > :15:09.to say it on Friday night. I had to say it on Friday night. I had

:15:09. > :15:15.run out of time, of course. It is very unsettled over the next

:15:15. > :15:18.24 hours. Some places may stay dry. A strong westerly. We do get a lot

:15:18. > :15:22.of protection. There is tomorrow's weather chart but this system will

:15:22. > :15:26.come across us on Wednesday night, bringing further spells of rain.

:15:26. > :15:32.That was a very active cold front that came through this afternoon.

:15:32. > :15:37.We had a report of a tornado in East Yorkshire. Very squally winds.

:15:37. > :15:42.A short spell of heavy rain. Thankfully that cold front, that

:15:42. > :15:46.winter-time cold front, is now in the North Sea. We are losing the

:15:46. > :15:51.strong gusts. A windy night with a few showers perhaps getting through.

:15:51. > :15:58.But on the whole, a good deal of dry weather. Lowest temperatures

:15:58. > :16:08.down to 3-4 degrees Celsius. The sun will rise in the morning at

:16:08. > :16:08.

:16:08. > :16:13.7.54, setting at 3.46 pm. It should be a reasonably bright start with

:16:13. > :16:20.sunshine. It will tend to clout over at time. Sometimes large

:16:20. > :16:27.amounts of cloud. The best of the sunny broex in Norfolk and parts of

:16:27. > :16:30.-- breaks in Norfolk and parts of Lincolnshire. It is going to feel

:16:30. > :16:36.chilly, even though temperatures aren't far from where they should

:16:36. > :16:40.be at this time of year. 9 in Grimsby, 48 Fahrenheit.

:16:40. > :16:45.Rain on Thursday night. That is out of the way first light Thursday

:16:45. > :16:49.morning. Apart from one or two showers, it is dry with sunshine. A

:16:49. > :16:53.frost on Friday morning and then an unsettled weekend to come. After

:16:54. > :16:57.last night I had to endure loads of jokes about the '80s all through

:16:58. > :17:02.the evening on Twitter, so thank you for that. And the fact that

:17:02. > :17:09.your hair hasn't changed! None of us can work it out, Peter. See you

:17:09. > :17:11.us can work it out, Peter. See you tomorrow. We were not going there!

:17:11. > :17:14.Tomorrow, thousands of public sector workers in East Yorkshire

:17:14. > :17:17.and Lincolnshire will walk out in a strike over changes to their

:17:17. > :17:19.pensions. The dispute, which has been called the biggest for a

:17:19. > :17:23.generation, will see hundreds of schools and public buildings closed.

:17:24. > :17:27.Lindsey Smith has the details of what is being affected. One of the

:17:27. > :17:32.biggest disruptions tomorrow will be the closure of schools. Across

:17:32. > :17:37.our area at least 300 schools will be closed and councils are advising

:17:37. > :17:40.parents that this number is likely to rise. They should check their

:17:40. > :17:44.local authority website in the morning before leaving for school.

:17:44. > :17:50.But it is not just teachers that are walking out. In the schools it

:17:50. > :17:56.is not just teachers. We have kitchen staff, lunchtime support

:17:56. > :18:01.assistants, who only work a very short period of time in the week.

:18:01. > :18:05.Admin staff, school care takers. We are all on low-grade salaries.

:18:05. > :18:10.parents will be expected to find childcare tomorrow at short notice

:18:10. > :18:16.but not all the parents we spoke to were against the strikes. It is

:18:16. > :18:19.hard, but I do agree that the reason why they have to strike.

:18:19. > :18:23.I've got two children and both of them are out of school for it,

:18:23. > :18:27.which means having to take days off and take a pay cut, lose pay

:18:27. > :18:31.because of it. At this time of year in a recession it is ridiculous.

:18:31. > :18:36.The way things are, something needs to be done. I think they've got a

:18:36. > :18:41.right to say for their rights really. It is not just schools that

:18:41. > :18:49.will be disrupted. Healthcare workers are also expected to walk

:18:49. > :18:52.out. United Lincolnshire hospitals trust will try to avoid cancelling

:18:53. > :18:56.operations and appointments. Hull and East Yorkshire trust say some

:18:56. > :19:01.procedures have been cancelled but those patients affected have been

:19:01. > :19:08.informed. They say people should try to avoid using A&E departments

:19:08. > :19:12.tomorrow as they expect to be under pressure. We expect Serge non-

:19:12. > :19:17.essential appointments at clinics, X-ray departments, outpatients, to

:19:17. > :19:23.be cancelled because of lack of staffing. Transport to and from

:19:23. > :19:26.hospitals supplied by balances will be affected, as again urgent care

:19:26. > :19:33.will take priority. But there are many other services that will be

:19:33. > :19:37.put on hold. Libraries, council-run leisure clubs, daycare centres, bin

:19:37. > :19:40.collections, police control centres, even crematoriums could be

:19:40. > :19:44.disrupted tomorrow. Many organisations have told us think

:19:44. > :19:48.don't know how many staff will strike until they look at the

:19:48. > :19:51.picket lines. For more information check your local authority website

:19:51. > :19:55.or listen to BBC Radio Humberside or BBC Lincolnshire.

:19:55. > :19:59.Thank you. How is the strike going to affect

:19:59. > :20:04.you? Are you taking unpaid leave from work tomorrow maybe to look

:20:04. > :20:07.after the children or make extra provision for childcare? Maybe a

:20:07. > :20:17.hospital appointment has been cancelled. If you want to get in

:20:17. > :20:23.

:20:23. > :20:25.I look forward to hearing from you. We'll hear from some of new a

:20:25. > :20:28.moment. The Government is to spend �5

:20:28. > :20:31.million tackling the growing problem of metal theft. The money

:20:31. > :20:34.will be used to target both the thieves and the dealers who

:20:34. > :20:37.illegally trade in stolen metal. But the scheme comes too late for a

:20:37. > :20:40.charity shop in Market Rasen, where staff are still clearing up after

:20:40. > :20:48.metal thieves caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. Simon Spark

:20:48. > :20:54.has the latest of our special reports on metal theft. When I came

:20:54. > :20:59.on Sunday I was devastated. Two inchs of water, water coming down

:20:59. > :21:07.on my precious furniture, as I call it. This is is the sad reality of

:21:07. > :21:13.the dep. Depths criminals will go to for copper theft. This charity

:21:13. > :21:17.shop raises money for the air ambulance. Copper from a heating

:21:17. > :21:21.system from the flat above was the target, which flooded the shot and

:21:21. > :21:25.ruined their stock. Most of the copper had been replaced with

:21:25. > :21:30.plastic pipe from the first theft. I can't put it into words how I

:21:30. > :21:34.feel. Absolutely gutted. It's soul destroying. It is just destructive.

:21:34. > :21:38.We are all devastated. What could only have been a few pounds worth

:21:38. > :21:43.of copper is �6,000 worth of damage to the charity. Unfortunately, the

:21:43. > :21:47.effect to homes and workplaces is just one area. Hundreds of

:21:47. > :21:51.thousands of passengers using the rail network are affected every

:21:51. > :21:56.single day. Cable theft for us here in the North East is an epidemic.

:21:56. > :22:00.We were seeing theft on a daily basis and sometimes three or four

:22:00. > :22:04.thefts in one day. It is a really big problem to us and the single

:22:04. > :22:09.biggest cause of delay. National Grid is another prime

:22:09. > :22:12.target. When you look at the incidents in 2007, we had probably

:22:12. > :22:20.400% increase in the number of incidents. So in terms of the

:22:20. > :22:27.amount of copper they get when they steal the equipment don't bear any

:22:27. > :22:33.resemblance to how much it costs us. All of these are asking for the

:22:33. > :22:39.same thing. Somebody's got to be accountability. We do believe that

:22:39. > :22:44.a change in legislation is required to the scrap metal dealers' Act.

:22:44. > :22:48.we had major controls on scrap yards, that should slow the theft

:22:49. > :22:53.down really. Today the Government has promised �5 million towards a

:22:53. > :22:56.national task force to target the thieves and the dealers. But in the

:22:56. > :23:05.meantime the disruption goes on and this charity shop will have to wait

:23:05. > :23:09.until the new year before they can We wish them well. Our report

:23:09. > :23:14.tomorrow will focus on the impact of metal theft on churches.

:23:14. > :23:18.Yesterday there were nine calls made to Lincolnshire police about

:23:18. > :23:22.metal theft and seven to Humberside police. That means there are 54

:23:22. > :23:26.incidents so far this week in Lincolnshire and 12 in Humberside.

:23:26. > :23:30.Moratorium night. Hull City manager Nick Barmby says

:23:30. > :23:33.his side are hoping to move on after Saturday's defeat. The Tigers

:23:33. > :23:37.travel to league leaders Southampton, who are pushing for a

:23:37. > :23:43.second successive promotion under ex-Scunthorpe boss Nigel Adkins.

:23:43. > :23:46.We'll treat it just as much as any other game. We respect them, they

:23:47. > :23:51.are doing really well, it is a great challenge for us.

:23:51. > :24:01.There is coverage of tonight's games on your local BBC Radio

:24:01. > :24:12.

:24:12. > :24:15.All of the games kick off tonight at 7.45pm.

:24:15. > :24:18.The former Olympic athlete, Dean Macey, has been in Grimsby today

:24:18. > :24:20.opening a new sports complex. The decathlete cut the ribbon on Toll

:24:20. > :24:30.Bar Academy's new quarter million pound gymnasium extension in New

:24:30. > :24:33.

:24:33. > :24:39.Waltham. He said it's one of the best of its type. I think Great

:24:39. > :24:43.Britain in general has as much talent athletic-wise as any other

:24:43. > :24:48.country on the planet. We just litz somewhere. Facilities like this are

:24:48. > :24:53.going to enhance the amount of people we bring into the sport,

:24:53. > :24:57.which can only enhance our results. Christmas lights have been going on

:24:57. > :25:00.in our towns and cities over the last few days. Beverley tomorrow

:25:00. > :25:07.night. Can they challenge the display from one home in

:25:07. > :25:15.Lincolnshire? Derek and Jean Turner have 10,000 lights on their home in

:25:15. > :25:20.Wragby. Crispin is there. Is it as spectacular as it sounds? It is

:25:20. > :25:25.Peter. We've all seen a few over the years, but 10,000 light bulbs

:25:25. > :25:30.really makes a difference. Normally people put their Christmas lights

:25:30. > :25:34.inside their homes on their trees, but this this instance this garden

:25:34. > :25:44.has been decorated on the outside for a very particular reason. To

:25:44. > :25:47.

:25:47. > :25:51.tell us more, Derek tells me. years ago we got two house cats and

:25:51. > :25:55.there were too interested in the lights inside and they wouldn't

:25:55. > :25:59.leave them alone. So to protect them and the lights we put them

:25:59. > :26:04.outside. It is certainly impressive. How long does it take tow put all

:26:04. > :26:10.these 10,000 bulbs in place? Object three weeks to sort them out and

:26:10. > :26:14.test them and get them strung up. It is certainly impressive stuff.

:26:14. > :26:19.Derek and your wife Jean, long- suffering I'm sure. At the end of

:26:19. > :26:23.the day the Turners have been doing this for 11 years. They have a top

:26:23. > :26:30.tip. If you fancy making this garden of unearthly lights,

:26:30. > :26:35.effectively go and buy your lights in January.

:26:35. > :26:38.A recap of the main national and regional headlines. The Chancellor

:26:38. > :26:42.admits the UK economy face as difficult time ahead. George

:26:42. > :26:46.Osborne says it will take longer than plan to do so balance the

:26:46. > :26:51.books. Tolls are halved as the Government

:26:51. > :27:00.cuts the Humber Bridge debt the two. Tomorrow: bright and windy with

:27:00. > :27:05.sunny intervals. The risk of a few showers. 10 Celsius, 50 Fahrenheit.

:27:05. > :27:09.The response after our top story. The Government starts the new

:27:09. > :27:14.prices from midnight on the day of the announcement. Outthe bridge

:27:14. > :27:20.toll won't start until next year. Lee says I'm having to take a day

:27:20. > :27:26.off to look after my child. I will be taking unpaid leave.

:27:26. > :27:30.Richard said why can't they drop the toll to �1.50 today, as it

:27:30. > :27:32.costs far too much in fuel without having to pay �3 to cross the