:00:08. > :00:12.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight:
:00:12. > :00:19.Dozens of workers at a North East Lincolnshire oil refinery walkout
:00:19. > :00:26.in protest over pay and conditions. The employers need to set up an
:00:26. > :00:29.agreement on their own without negotiations with the unions.
:00:29. > :00:36.guilty - the Lincolnshire woman who has changed her plea and admitted
:00:36. > :00:39.to murdering her boyfriend. Ret out of the wall using a stolen
:00:39. > :00:44.forklift - these try to steal a village cash point.
:00:44. > :00:48.And a winter Wonderland was almost 100 Christmas trees on display end
:00:48. > :00:58.as Scunthorpe church. And a warning of severe gales
:00:58. > :00:59.
:00:59. > :01:03.tomorrow. All the latest in 15 minutes.
:01:03. > :01:07.Good evening. Workers at an oil refinery in North East Lincolnshire
:01:07. > :01:12.say they are being forced to give up their travel expenses and also
:01:12. > :01:17.signed an no-strike clause as part of a new deal, which they say it is
:01:17. > :01:22.unfair. Today, around 100 workers took part in an unofficial strike
:01:22. > :01:26.action at the Conoco Lindsey oil refinery plant. It has been part of
:01:26. > :01:31.a nationwide day of protests by contractors who are in dispute over
:01:31. > :01:34.changes to the terms and conditions of their contracts.
:01:35. > :01:39.Standing up for the rights was were standing in the freezing cold to
:01:39. > :01:43.these men. Many of them and electricians at the Conoco Lindsey
:01:43. > :01:52.oil refinery. It is not the first time they have come out about this.
:01:52. > :01:56.They are refusing to sign a new deal with their deal with their
:01:56. > :02:02.employers, Balfour Beatty. One of seven major contractors introducing
:02:03. > :02:12.a new nationwide agreement. They are making massive profits. They
:02:12. > :02:16.are looking at a potential 26% pay cut. Strikers say they eat --
:02:16. > :02:20.employers are cutting pay and conditions. Changes to travel
:02:20. > :02:25.allowances could stop expenses being given, and a no-strike clause
:02:25. > :02:28.will be added to the workers' contracts. They say these are being
:02:28. > :02:33.forced without negotiations with unions. There were some heated
:02:33. > :02:38.moments between the workers outside and those trying to get them, but
:02:38. > :02:42.most of the protest was peaceful. There are fears within the industry
:02:42. > :02:47.that this may spread to other agreements. It is important that
:02:47. > :02:50.people going to work understand why we're here. In a statement, the
:02:50. > :02:55.trade organisation representing the company's told us, no one will take
:02:55. > :03:00.a pay cut. In fact 30% will see an increase in their pay packets and
:03:00. > :03:03.no one will lose their jobs. HVCA said the agreement was about
:03:04. > :03:08.responding to changes in the construction industry and added, if
:03:08. > :03:11.we do not evolve, then we cannot remain competitive and we could see
:03:11. > :03:15.British firms losing jobs to foreign contractors. The
:03:15. > :03:23.consultation into the changes will end next month and unless employers
:03:23. > :03:27.can, but the new offer, they say they'll be out again.
:03:27. > :03:31.Earlier I spoke to Lee Whiting who is an employment lawyer in Hull. I
:03:31. > :03:35.asked him if the company were within their rights to do this.
:03:35. > :03:40.companies are entitled to make changes if they have a business
:03:40. > :03:44.reason for doing it. And they have negotiated with the trade union and
:03:44. > :03:48.they have consulted with the employee is, they are able to do it.
:03:49. > :03:53.If the employees do not accept it and the employer has decided to
:03:53. > :03:58.dismiss, in that situation they were -- would have claims to unfair
:03:59. > :04:03.dismissal. These are not contract workers. You would think they would
:04:03. > :04:09.have more secure rights. They have the right to declare unfair
:04:09. > :04:14.dismissal. If employers are dealing with this properly, then employers
:04:14. > :04:22.are entitled to dismiss. In that situation, if the employer has done
:04:22. > :04:26.everything, the employee has left without anything. Are the Orchid to
:04:26. > :04:33.introduce an no-strike clause? generally speaking, they can do
:04:33. > :04:36.this if they have a pressing business reason. If they consult
:04:36. > :04:41.with the employees and trade unions, then generally speaking employers
:04:41. > :04:46.are able to do this. If I say to you are not going to get any
:04:46. > :04:52.expenses because we could lose jobs to a dog. Is that a good enough
:04:52. > :05:00.reason? That could be a good enough reason. These depend on their own
:05:00. > :05:07.facts. It will be a question of fact it's. In a way, employees, in
:05:07. > :05:13.the current climate, they are over a barrel? The problem a lot of
:05:13. > :05:16.employers are fizzing is that if they do not accept these changes,
:05:17. > :05:21.if they do not except these changes, they are aware they could be made
:05:21. > :05:27.redundant. Employers will be thinking that within the current
:05:27. > :05:32.climate, how quickly will I get another job? So they are between a
:05:32. > :05:36.rock and a hard place. Thank you very much.
:05:36. > :05:41.I would be interested to hear your thoughts on this one. As the
:05:41. > :05:44.company say, they need to stay competitive. Workers say they need
:05:44. > :05:49.to protect their terms and conditions. Maybe you are one of
:05:49. > :05:59.those workers. If you want to contact us police do the following
:05:59. > :06:07.
:06:07. > :06:11.ways: -- pleas to do in the following ways: Thank you for
:06:11. > :06:15.getting in touch about the workers who have agreed to take a temporary
:06:15. > :06:21.reduction in their pay to save money at their company.
:06:21. > :06:28.More than 100 staff at Caparo Merchant Bar went home yesterday
:06:28. > :06:33.and will not return until January. Thank you for the females and texts
:06:33. > :06:37.on this one. Steer from grounds may says: It is
:06:37. > :06:41.not a good thing to take a pay cut. How do you pay your mortgage if you
:06:41. > :06:45.take one? Marc Welby tweeted: I think it is
:06:45. > :06:49.great that the employer, union and employees are working together to
:06:49. > :06:53.save jobs. I would do the same thing if needed.
:06:53. > :06:58.And Cowell says: I do not thank the workers have much choice. I think
:06:58. > :07:03.they're doing it is and a job. Then a moment: Safe and warm for
:07:03. > :07:06.Christmas. The people who have been taken off the streets thighs to a
:07:06. > :07:09.multi-million-pound homeless shelter.
:07:09. > :07:13.The girlfriend of a man from Lincolnshire who was locked in a
:07:13. > :07:18.store cupboard and had his business set on fire, has admitted murdering
:07:18. > :07:23.him. Julie Dixon had initially claimed last intruders had attacked
:07:23. > :07:28.the couple. But today, the jury at Lincoln Crown Court had been told
:07:28. > :07:34.she had changed her plea and was guilty of murder. Anne-Marie Tasker
:07:34. > :07:41.was in court. How surprising read these revelations in court today?
:07:41. > :07:45.There was as sense of shock in the Court this afternoon when Julie
:07:45. > :07:49.Dixon's lawyer stood up and told the court she had changed to plead
:07:49. > :07:53.and was now admitting to killing her long-term boyfriend. Julie
:07:53. > :07:57.Dixon broke down in tears and she was visibly shaking as the court
:07:57. > :08:01.heard that after months of blaming others, she was finally admitting
:08:01. > :08:06.to murdering 46-year-old David Twigg.
:08:06. > :08:10.To outsiders they seemed a happy couple. But today it was revealed
:08:10. > :08:17.that David Twigg had in fact been killed by his long-term girlfriend,
:08:17. > :08:22.Julie Dixon. David Twigg died after a fire in his business on March
:08:22. > :08:31.13th. He had been locked inside the store cupboard on -- and the
:08:31. > :08:36.premises set alight. The amount of poisonous gases proved fatal. He
:08:36. > :08:40.was a much-respected businessman and trivets were paid to them at St
:08:41. > :08:50.Peter's and St Paul's. At first David Twigg's are often seemed
:08:51. > :08:53.
:08:53. > :08:59.distraught at his death. Telling the BBC at the time: As police
:08:59. > :09:03.began to scour the murder scene, Julie Dixon told officers the
:09:03. > :09:07.couple had been attacked by two last intruders.
:09:07. > :09:11.Later she changed her story and told the police there couple had
:09:11. > :09:17.made a suicide pact. But investigators did not buy either a
:09:17. > :09:21.story. The prosecution told the Crown Court, Julie Dixon could not
:09:21. > :09:26.admit to David Twigg that the business was in financial dire
:09:26. > :09:30.straits. She was so reluctant to tell, she took his life. But this
:09:30. > :09:35.case is far from over yet. Lawyers will be back in court tomorrow
:09:35. > :09:39.morning to tell the judge why Julie Dixon has now decided to change her
:09:39. > :09:44.see and to give her version of events what did happen back in
:09:44. > :09:52.March. But those legal discussions may take some time. So this evening
:09:52. > :09:57.we are no clear or when Julie Dixon will be sentenced for this crime.
:09:57. > :10:01.Two people have been arrested in connection with an attempted
:10:01. > :10:05.robbery at a bank in Coningsby. Lincolnshire police believe that a
:10:05. > :10:09.stolen forklift was used to try and remove a cash machine at the Lloyds
:10:09. > :10:13.Bank. This was the scene that met
:10:13. > :10:17.villagers in Coningsby this morning. Overnight, this local bank was
:10:17. > :10:22.attacked when thieves, using a stolen forklift truck, wreck their
:10:22. > :10:30.cash machine out of the wall. Everybody this morning and are
:10:30. > :10:36.angry about it. I do not know what to make a vet. It is a big surprise
:10:36. > :10:40.and a big shock. We do not normally get anything like this in the
:10:40. > :10:45.village. What is the point of trying to break into a bank? It is
:10:45. > :10:48.stupid. Police say four men are believed to being involved in the
:10:48. > :10:53.robbery but they were disturbed before they could take the cash
:10:54. > :10:57.machine away. Two men in their 40s have been arrested and questioned
:10:57. > :11:07.in relation to the incident. We do not believe they have got away with
:11:07. > :11:09.
:11:09. > :11:14.anything yet. Although this type of crime is rare, it is not the first
:11:14. > :11:19.time something like this has happened in her area. Two years ago,
:11:19. > :11:23.this I can Winterton was robbed and there was a similar incident in
:11:23. > :11:28.Woodhall spa the following year. Despite this, police are keen to
:11:28. > :11:34.reassure residents. Con in spree is a very quiet place to live. No one
:11:34. > :11:37.should be frightened of this. -- Coningsby. Police will now speak to
:11:37. > :11:42.other police forces to see if there are links with any attempted
:11:42. > :11:45.robberies across the country. People living in the centre of
:11:45. > :11:50.Immingham are hoping that the sound of lorries driving down the road
:11:50. > :11:55.will soon be a distant memory. Work is scheduled to start on the new
:11:55. > :12:01.they won a Tea link road next year after funding for it was announced
:12:01. > :12:06.last week. The A 180 link. Having one of the country's major
:12:06. > :12:14.ports means they major amount of heavy traffic on new roads. Now
:12:14. > :12:21.with an agreement for the No -- new link roads, it means Immingham
:12:21. > :12:24.could soon see a change. One area that will benefit is here. They get
:12:24. > :12:28.lorries coming through here 24 hours and hours a day and it is
:12:28. > :12:33.making residents' lives a misery. If there is another one going. And
:12:33. > :12:37.then another one. For the last seven years, this woman and her
:12:37. > :12:44.husband have seen the traffic outside their front door or crow
:12:44. > :12:49.too reliant was levels. It is thundering, vibration, we have to
:12:49. > :12:56.have your TV on loud. Sometimes the property feels like it is never
:12:56. > :13:02.still, because of the vibrations. It must have quadrupled since the
:13:02. > :13:06.time we came here. Everyone along this road is affected by it. At the
:13:06. > :13:16.moment, some lorries travel along this road to reach the docks.
:13:16. > :13:19.
:13:19. > :13:24.Instead they will be able to use the A 173. We come to Immingham
:13:24. > :13:29.docks. Any by passes will get us there fast. Here are not going
:13:29. > :13:35.through the villages. It is good for them. If it takes away all the
:13:35. > :13:43.heavy traffic, it will be heaven. Simple as that. North-east
:13:43. > :13:48.Lincolnshire council say there are other benefits as well. It will
:13:48. > :13:53.allow the area will develop. It is a key scheme for the Humber area,
:13:53. > :14:02.north-east Lincolnshire and it is key for business. The work will
:14:03. > :14:11.cost 65 �3 billion and will be completed by the summer of 2014.
:14:11. > :14:17.It is nearly quarter to seven. We will be live at the KC Stadium
:14:17. > :14:27.as Hull City look to build over their win over the last boss.
:14:27. > :14:30.
:14:30. > :14:37.And the church opening its doors to If you have a photograph, send it
:14:37. > :14:40.into us. Tonight's is a The Church at Ulceby in North
:14:40. > :14:50.Lincolnshire taken by the pupils of St Nicholas Primary School, so says
:14:50. > :15:03.
:15:03. > :15:08.The Met Office have got a warning in place for some very strong winds
:15:08. > :15:13.are developing. Could be severe gales, and that mean gusts in
:15:13. > :15:18.excess of 60 miles an hour, and I wouldn't be surprised if parts of
:15:18. > :15:25.Yorkshire get up to 70 miles an hour. They could beat a problem for
:15:25. > :15:30.the commuter. You can see why a very deep area of low pressure is
:15:30. > :15:38.closely packing together. By the end of the day, those isobars get
:15:38. > :15:44.tighter still. They risk of severe gales as the tomorrow develops. It
:15:44. > :15:48.is a windy enough at the moment. One or two showers have crept in
:15:48. > :15:54.from the West. Other than that, it is dry, and should stay like that
:15:54. > :15:59.for much of tonight. The winds will ease a little bit. It clouds over
:15:59. > :16:09.later, and there will be patchy rain spreading in from the West.
:16:09. > :16:17.Temperatures down to 2-three degrees. This summer will rise at
:16:18. > :16:21.8am. So, it looks as if it will be wet at times tomorrow. Patchy
:16:21. > :16:27.outbreaks of rain in the morning, but then as we head through the
:16:27. > :16:36.afternoon, a narrow band of rain per share them from the north-west.
:16:36. > :16:46.The winds are strengthening all the while. -- rain per share in. --
:16:46. > :17:01.
:17:01. > :17:08.pushers in. 11 degrees Celsius, If you want more on the weather,
:17:08. > :17:10.your BBC local radio station will have it.
:17:10. > :17:15.21 homeless people will be spending Christmas in warm, safe
:17:15. > :17:18.accommodation, thanks to a new centre that has opened in Lincoln.
:17:18. > :17:28.The charity behind the scheme is helping them to make a new start,
:17:28. > :17:31.
:17:31. > :17:36.and aims to eradicate rough sleeping in the city completely.
:17:36. > :17:41.Proud of a new home, Katie couldn't be happier to shore of the flat she
:17:41. > :17:47.is sharing with her partner at the Pathways Centre in Lincoln. Here is
:17:47. > :17:52.my kitchen. After losing her job and home, Katie was left with
:17:52. > :17:59.nowhere to go. If I wasn't here now, I could be on the streets, sleeping
:17:59. > :18:04.rough, not eating, and basically living like a homeless person.
:18:04. > :18:09.centre will provide up to 21 home as people with temporary come at --
:18:09. > :18:13.accommodation, but this is more than just a roof over people's
:18:13. > :18:18.heads. The idea is to help people regain independence and get back on
:18:19. > :18:24.their feet. Last week, there were 72 people registered as homeless in
:18:24. > :18:31.Lincoln. This has attracted high- profile campaigners, including the
:18:31. > :18:35.Bishop's former Bishop. Today, the leader of the city council formally
:18:35. > :18:40.opened the new centre. In talking to some of the residents, they are
:18:40. > :18:44.so pleased with the facilities that gives and dignity, because the
:18:44. > :18:48.standards are good here, the facilities are good, they feel that
:18:48. > :18:53.perhaps for the first time they are valued. They feel that their needs
:18:53. > :19:00.are being recognised and met. Residents will get help finding
:19:00. > :19:05.work, and the opportunity to learn new skills. The charity behind the
:19:05. > :19:13.Pathways Centre hopes it will put an end to rough sleeping in Lincoln.
:19:13. > :19:23.I think it tears realistic. The quality of accommodation is good. -
:19:23. > :19:27.
:19:27. > :19:36.- it is. Residents will be able to stay for up to two years.
:19:36. > :19:40.And that's another one you may want to talk to us about tonight. E-mail
:19:40. > :19:42.or text me and we'll have some of your thoughts before the end of the
:19:42. > :19:46.programme. The Red Arrows have been cleared to
:19:46. > :19:49.fly again by the Ministry of Defence. The display team, based at
:19:49. > :19:52.RAF Scampton, had been grounded since the death of Flight
:19:52. > :19:59.Lieutenant Sean Cunningham last month. Investigations are ongoing
:19:59. > :20:01.into the accident which involved the ejection seat in his Hawk jet.
:20:01. > :20:06.Hull Transport Interchange was evacuated for an hour this morning
:20:07. > :20:09.because of a suspected gas leak. There were reports of a smell of
:20:09. > :20:13.gas on the rail platforms, and passengers hoping to travel on
:20:13. > :20:20.trains and buses were told to leave the station. The Interchange re-
:20:20. > :20:23.opened just before 11am after engineers inspected the site.
:20:23. > :20:28.Another big crowd is expected at the KC stadium in Hull tonight as
:20:28. > :20:31.Hull City face Birmingham City. The Tigers won on Saturday, and they
:20:32. > :20:41.are hoping for more of the same tonight to move further towards the
:20:42. > :20:43.
:20:43. > :20:48.promotion places. With anticipation building at the
:20:48. > :20:54.KC Stadium, fans are confident the Tigers could pick up the full three
:20:54. > :20:58.points to propel them back into the play-off places. The team are young.
:20:58. > :21:08.They will develop. They are doing well at the moment, and are trying
:21:08. > :21:08.
:21:08. > :21:17.hard. They are in for a chance of a play-off place. I think Barmby will
:21:17. > :21:27.make a good manager. This weekend's victory ended a run of Galat
:21:27. > :21:28.
:21:28. > :21:36.consecutive defeats. It has given the sides a confidence boost. --
:21:36. > :21:42.ended a run of two consecutive defeats. We now have to kick on.
:21:42. > :21:52.This is an opportunity far asked. The last time these teams met was
:21:52. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :21:58.MP Premier League. -- in the Premier League. It is their best
:21:58. > :22:07.equivalent return for seven years. Victory tonight would make it three
:22:07. > :22:13.wins out of five. After relegation, Chris Hughton's side have won just
:22:13. > :22:18.one, and slipped from eighth place to 14th. Both teams was seen this
:22:18. > :22:21.as a must-win match to keep their promotion hopes on track.
:22:21. > :22:26.Our reporter, Sarah Corker, is live at the KC Stadium now. Sarah, will
:22:26. > :22:32.there be a big crowd there tonight do you think? Despite the cold
:22:32. > :22:38.weather, fans are in high spirits. We are expecting a crowd of 17,000
:22:38. > :22:43.people, and their fans know a good set of results in December will put
:22:43. > :22:49.them in a strong position in the play-offs. I am joined by Peter
:22:49. > :22:59.Swann. Just how much of a challenge will Birmingham pose? You only have
:22:59. > :23:00.
:23:00. > :23:07.to look at the league table. It won't be easy. It hasn't had a bad
:23:08. > :23:15.start, but how important are the next few weeks? That is the big
:23:15. > :23:19.thing, caretaker boss. The important fact is if he can get the
:23:19. > :23:24.results. With the kick-off in a less than an hour, you can see
:23:24. > :23:29.behind me it is starting to fill up, and fans here are confident that
:23:29. > :23:36.they can string together a winning run, and bad in the next week or so,
:23:36. > :23:39.we showed no have they are doing. And you can follow all the action
:23:39. > :23:45.from that match on BBC Radio Humberside. The team are on-air now
:23:45. > :23:49.with Sportstalk. A Lincolnshire stately home built
:23:49. > :23:53.in the 1600s is to be brought into the 21st century with a state-of-
:23:53. > :23:57.the-art heating system. Belton House, near Grantham, is installing
:23:57. > :24:03.it to help control the humidity in the house. Staff say the �500,000
:24:03. > :24:06.scheme will help preserve its priceless contents.
:24:06. > :24:09.If you've not got the Christmas spirit yet, a trip to Scunthorpe
:24:09. > :24:15.this weekend might just do the trick. 80 decorated trees are being
:24:15. > :24:25.displayed in the town. It has been described as a magical sight and
:24:25. > :24:31.the perfect start to Christmas. From the outside of this church,
:24:31. > :24:41.there are few clues as to what lies inside. Open the door, and enter a
:24:41. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :24:48.magical world of Christmas. The Christmas Tree Festival has been
:24:48. > :24:54.organised by the Rotary Club, and has been described as one of the
:24:54. > :24:59.best displays of its kind. This year, up 80 decorated trees have
:24:59. > :25:03.different themes. This one is all about football. Some are original,
:25:03. > :25:10.some are traditional, and some are not. This one, for example, is
:25:10. > :25:14.highly original. The Christmas tree exhibition that will be raising
:25:14. > :25:20.funds for Scunthorpe's Hospice, which, this morning, it was
:25:20. > :25:25.preparing for Christmas as well. Last year, nearly �4,000 was raised.
:25:25. > :25:33.It is great fun for all people involved, and everyone who goes
:25:33. > :25:39.along. It generates cash for a great cause. There are 80 trees
:25:39. > :25:44.being decorated. But this one is extra special. Maureen was a
:25:44. > :25:54.patient at a hospice. Each time I put up or born, I think of a member
:25:54. > :25:55.
:25:55. > :26:02.of the group who has got breast cancer. -- poked a bauble on. We
:26:02. > :26:07.can attract people to thinking pink. The festival will be opened this
:26:07. > :26:15.weekend, raising funds for a great cause, while raising our festive
:26:15. > :26:17.spirits as well. And you can see that display at Old
:26:17. > :26:21.Brumby United Church on Ashby Road in Scunthorpe from 10:30am this
:26:21. > :26:24.Saturday, or from 12 o'clock on Sunday lunchtime.
:26:24. > :26:27.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines:
:26:27. > :26:30.David Cameron is under pressure over a new EU treaty - he's facing
:26:30. > :26:33.calls for Britain to win back powers from Brussels.
:26:33. > :26:37.Dozens of workers at a North East Lincolnshire oil refinery walk out
:26:37. > :26:39.in protest over pay and conditions. Tomorrow's weather - cloudy with
:26:40. > :26:42.patchy rain in places, turning heavy in the afternoon, but
:26:42. > :26:52.clearing in most areas by dusk. Severe gales developing. Top
:26:52. > :26:53.
:26:53. > :27:03.temperatures 11 Celsius. Some travel news now: Those winds
:27:03. > :27:10.
:27:10. > :27:15.We were talking about changes to employees ride by employers. A
:27:15. > :27:20.couple of the messages and Tweets. I feel I would do as my employer
:27:20. > :27:24.thinks best to stay competitive to keep the business going. On e-mail,
:27:24. > :27:29.this from Tom: I have never heard of any employee walking out because