:00:09. > :00:14.Good evening. A headlines: Thousands of jobs come a step
:00:14. > :00:20.closer on their land might they for the region's economy.
:00:20. > :00:24.By real live at Alexandra Dock in Hull, where Siemens wants to build
:00:24. > :00:29.a multi-million pound when Tabak factory. Many are still feeling the
:00:29. > :00:33.pinch. The family is the wages fall well prices continue to rise.
:00:33. > :00:38.The schoolboys who have received an award for their efforts to save
:00:38. > :00:45.their friend. And the singer from Sleaford
:00:45. > :00:55.looking to make a surprise appearance in the Christmas charts.
:00:55. > :01:01.
:01:01. > :01:07.A cold and windy night to come. The It ding. It is a landmark day for
:01:07. > :01:10.the future of our region. -- Good evening. The engineering giant
:01:10. > :01:13.Siemens has confirmed it wants to build a multi-million pound factory
:01:13. > :01:19.in Hull which will bring thousands of jobs to the Humber region. The
:01:19. > :01:22.factory, which will be at the Alexandra Dock, will create up to
:01:22. > :01:26.1002 construction and engineering jobs, with many more are expected
:01:26. > :01:30.as other businesses relocate to the area. Building the factory will
:01:30. > :01:34.create 300 jobs. Once operational, the plant will need around 700
:01:34. > :01:41.staff. Longer term, there are predictions of thousands more jobs
:01:41. > :01:48.in related industries. Paul Murphy is at the docks this evening. One
:01:48. > :01:52.is this going to happen? There is a pal of planning documents nearly
:01:52. > :01:57.the size of the crane behind me which will be submitted to Hull
:01:57. > :02:06.City Council tomorrow. Decisions are hoping to be made by spring
:02:06. > :02:12.next year, and the site developed into 2014, and the first turbines
:02:12. > :02:16.produced in late 2014. Here's the focus of the �200 million
:02:16. > :02:20.investment, Hull's Alexandra Dock, and here is the vision. A state-of-
:02:20. > :02:24.the-art factory which will build and supplied thousands of offshore
:02:24. > :02:31.wind turbines to the North Sea. The formal application for planning
:02:31. > :02:35.consent brings the proposals much closer to reality. This is a very
:02:35. > :02:40.significant step for the project. A lot of work has been going on over
:02:40. > :02:47.the last 12 months, a lot of consultation and preparing the
:02:47. > :02:52.plans. This is a watershed moment for the project. In the coming
:02:52. > :02:59.years, thousands of wind turbines will be sited in the North Sea.
:02:59. > :03:04.Siemens believes Hull is the place to build them. Hull is very well
:03:04. > :03:09.located. It is a great location for it. It is a great prospect for jobs
:03:09. > :03:15.and growth for the area. region's hunger for jobs and growth
:03:15. > :03:18.has rarely been more evident. In the community around the docks, the
:03:18. > :03:26.announcement dominates conversation today. There are I have a teenage
:03:26. > :03:31.son who is trying to find work. There is nothing for him. I believe
:03:31. > :03:37.something like this could create jobs. I can see it will create jobs,
:03:37. > :03:42.but is it going to be for the local people, or will it attract people
:03:42. > :03:45.from outside Hull and give them the benefits of working? At Hull City
:03:45. > :03:50.Council revealed this morning it has already started talks with
:03:50. > :03:56.Siemens about training a work force fit for the factory. It is a
:03:56. > :04:00.massive, massive project. When you think of them the numbers -- when
:04:00. > :04:08.you think of the numbers, even if it is only 1,000 people, that is
:04:08. > :04:13.massive. We have to expand capacity. The first turbines could be running
:04:13. > :04:15.of the production line by the end of 2014. It is an investment which
:04:15. > :04:22.many believe will capitalise green energy growth throughout the Humber
:04:22. > :04:25.region. A to give an idea of the significance of the proposal, the
:04:25. > :04:32.Prime Minister has issued a statement welcoming -- welcoming
:04:32. > :04:37.the move, saying it is a good move not only for Hull but for the
:04:37. > :04:43.country. Joining me now from London is the
:04:43. > :04:49.Hull West and Hessle MP Alan Johnson. You must be very relieved.
:04:49. > :04:54.The champagne is bought, but not quite on ice! That's right. We
:04:55. > :04:59.still have to get through the planning process. The most
:04:59. > :05:03.difficult period was in the summer, when there was a need for a lot of
:05:03. > :05:08.political pressure to make sure government got a grip of this and
:05:08. > :05:13.we got through the negotiations that meant that Hull remained the
:05:13. > :05:18.preferred location when cities in Germany and Denmark put in a late
:05:18. > :05:26.bid, and there was some confusion and concern that Siemens were not
:05:26. > :05:31.getting the deal that was promised. We are over that. I think this is
:05:31. > :05:34.good news. We should be able to get to the winning post, given that
:05:34. > :05:38.everything between he and the winning post is fair to be within
:05:38. > :05:46.our control. If it is a planning application, it cannot take that
:05:46. > :05:51.long, and all the good will is there. But it has to be done
:05:51. > :05:55.properly. If there is one disgruntled person and they go to a
:05:55. > :05:59.judicial review, the whole thing is slowed up. It is quite right it is
:05:59. > :06:09.done properly. Karl Turner has worked very hard with people in
:06:09. > :06:09.
:06:09. > :06:13.Victoria Dock. There were some concerns about noise from local
:06:13. > :06:18.residents. I think that has been dealt with. If we do not do this
:06:18. > :06:24.properly, it could come back to biters, so it has to go through the
:06:24. > :06:32.proper procedure. A 1,000 jobs, possibly 10 times that in the wider
:06:32. > :06:42.economy. Great news. Not soon enough for theirs at BAe. Well, or
:06:42. > :06:43.
:06:43. > :06:51.tomorrow -- well, tomorrow is the BAe day. We are meeting people
:06:51. > :06:56.tomorrow. We hope to try to ensure that we keep aerospace
:06:56. > :07:04.manufacturing on the Humber, where it has been for 100 years. That is
:07:04. > :07:14.crucially important. The bit about Siemens is really important. If we
:07:14. > :07:15.
:07:15. > :07:20.do lose jobs at BAe, if we time- based so that the workers with the
:07:20. > :07:30.skills that Siemens need can move into their jobs, that is great, as
:07:30. > :07:31.
:07:31. > :07:34.well as keeping BAe open. Very good news. Thank you.
:07:34. > :07:42.Well today's announcement by Siemens is good for the future of
:07:42. > :07:45.jobs, how are people coping now? We have found that wages in parts of
:07:45. > :07:52.Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire are falling at a much faster rate than
:07:52. > :07:56.other areas of the country. Lincoln, West Linsey and Hull have seen a
:07:56. > :08:01.big drop in take-home pay. At the same time, the cost of living
:08:01. > :08:06.continues to rise. Here's Tim Iredale. Whether we are shopping at
:08:06. > :08:11.the supermarket, paying energy bills or filling up our cars, it
:08:11. > :08:16.seems household budgets are being stretched to the limit. Just as
:08:16. > :08:24.Committee, a mother and part-time worker from Hull. -- just ask any
:08:24. > :08:29.key. We are going to more discount stores, so cutting out luxuries and
:08:29. > :08:36.buying own brand. Inflation is running at just under 5%. In Hull,
:08:36. > :08:40.average salaries have gone down by 4.5 %. In West Linsey, which is
:08:40. > :08:46.have dropped more than 6%, and in Lincoln, the average salary has
:08:46. > :08:51.fallen by more than 13 %. It is clear many people in Lincoln are
:08:52. > :08:58.feeling the pinch. Wages are not keeping in pace with inflation, we
:08:58. > :09:02.all know that. We would all like more. The I still have to tighten
:09:02. > :09:10.my pockets. I used to go out regularly, and I do not do that
:09:10. > :09:15.half as much. We have to make cuts with food and going out so that we
:09:15. > :09:23.can pay the bills as normal. think that this is a man going down
:09:23. > :09:29.10 in the economy -- I think that this is a ongoing downturn in the
:09:29. > :09:34.economy. One of the consequences of rising inflation is increased
:09:34. > :09:38.borrowing, especially now in the run-up to Christmas. Credit unions
:09:38. > :09:44.like this one in Bridlington have seen a steady rise in customers.
:09:44. > :09:50.This year, in our credit union, we have paid out �320,000 in Christmas
:09:50. > :09:55.savings that people say up with us. Many of those people put up �1 or
:09:55. > :10:01.two a week to save up for Christmas, may be the extra they would have
:10:01. > :10:07.paid to a doorstep lender. Average wages have not fallen everywhere,
:10:08. > :10:11.but in the whole of our area, so only North Kesteven and East Linsey
:10:11. > :10:18.have seen salaries increase by more than the rate of inflation.
:10:18. > :10:22.Tim is joining me now. Why are we struggling? You only have to look
:10:22. > :10:26.at the areas where wages have been falling. Hull, Gainsborough,
:10:26. > :10:30.Lincoln. These are places which have traditionally relied on
:10:30. > :10:35.manufacturing jobs and jobs in the public sector. Both areas which
:10:35. > :10:40.have been squeezed recently. What saves wrath happened is that as
:10:40. > :10:44.unemployment has risen, it is creating an ever more competitive
:10:44. > :10:54.jobs market, and driven wages down. The government still believes that
:10:54. > :10:57.
:10:57. > :11:03.public sector can come to the rescue. That is why David Cameron
:11:03. > :11:08.saw today's announcement as such a positive thing. Thank you very much.
:11:08. > :11:13.What are you going to do to cope with the rising prices? What would
:11:13. > :11:20.you go without, or do you have any ideas for saving money? Also, what
:11:20. > :11:30.do you think about the new jobs for Hull? Do you think the new jobs
:11:30. > :11:42.
:11:43. > :11:48.We will have some of your Commons if you are quick before we finish
:11:48. > :11:52.at 7pm. -- some of your comments. A lorry driver has been airlifted
:11:52. > :11:57.to hospital following a crash on the 15 in Lincolnshire this morning.
:11:57. > :12:02.A lorry and a single decker bus wear involved in the accident just
:12:02. > :12:07.after 7am this morning north of Caenby Corner. The road has
:12:07. > :12:10.recently reopened. Pictures have been released of a
:12:10. > :12:16.dramatic nine our lifeboat rescue of the Lincolnshire coast which
:12:16. > :12:21.left crew members suffering the effects of hypothermia. The
:12:21. > :12:26.lifeboat was called out to reform a fishing boat which was taking on
:12:26. > :12:31.water. Crews had to deal with three metre waves as well as freezing
:12:32. > :12:35.temperatures. The crew were eventually return safely to Boston.
:12:35. > :12:37.Hospitals and Lincolnshire are struggling to hit targets for
:12:37. > :12:41.receiving ambulance patients, according to figures obtained by
:12:41. > :12:44.the BBC. The process of handing over patients should take 50
:12:44. > :12:49.minutes, but across the East Midlands, this time it is being
:12:49. > :12:52.missed in a third of cases. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
:12:52. > :12:57.says it always puts patients can safety first command handover times
:12:57. > :13:00.have improved since August. Two schoolboys for Hornsea are to
:13:00. > :13:05.receive a national award for trying to save the life of one of their
:13:05. > :13:14.friends. Back in June, 15-year-old Josh Fell collapsed whilst playing
:13:14. > :13:17.football, but despite the two boys best efforts, he later died in
:13:17. > :13:23.hospital from a rare heart condition. James Oliphant and Jacob
:13:23. > :13:27.Richards have been commended for their actions.
:13:27. > :13:31.Remembering her friend on his special bench. Jacob and James are
:13:31. > :13:37.determined not to forget the good times. He was a fun person to be
:13:38. > :13:43.with. He was always playing out with us. Really happy and never a
:13:43. > :13:47.sad moment with him. In June of this year, football fanatic Josh
:13:47. > :13:52.Fell suddenly stopped breathing while playing football. Josh just
:13:52. > :13:59.sat down and laid down. We turned him over and he was blown. It was a
:13:59. > :14:07.big shock. -- he was blue. I checked his pulse. There was not a
:14:07. > :14:12.pulse. We called an ambulance after performing CPR. After the ambulance
:14:12. > :14:18.came, I Tom James what to do and the ambulance came. A I was
:14:18. > :14:23.freaking out. I was panicking. I was trying to keep calm for Josh's
:14:23. > :14:27.sake, and doing everything we could to try to keep him going. We would
:14:27. > :14:32.do anything for him. Josh later died to the hospital, but his
:14:32. > :14:37.father wanted the two boys to be recognised from actions. They have
:14:37. > :14:43.successfully been honoured with an award from the Royal Humane Society.
:14:43. > :14:49.Very brave. I would not been able to do it at 14. We cannot believe
:14:49. > :14:54.what they tried to do. The family later discovered that just died
:14:54. > :15:00.from a rare condition which carries no symptoms, called sudden death
:15:00. > :15:05.syndrome. It kills 12 people a week. The family are now raising money
:15:05. > :15:09.for cardiac screenings to take place in schools. They are going to
:15:09. > :15:14.use five rooms at our local secondary school. They will bring
:15:14. > :15:20.specialists with them and have an ECG. If it pick something up, it
:15:20. > :15:25.will do some good. If we can make a difference just for one person,
:15:25. > :15:35.they will not have the heartache we had. Almost �20,000 has now been
:15:35. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:43.raised in the hope that others will And dreadfully tragic story for the
:15:43. > :15:51.family but a well deserved award for the boys. I am sure they will
:15:52. > :15:55.be watching tonight. Still ahead tonight - some good news for
:15:55. > :16:05.Grimsby as it is chosen as one of the first towns to get a new local
:16:05. > :16:06.
:16:06. > :16:14.TV channel. And we cannot wait - the seasonal
:16:14. > :16:24.singalong in Sleaford that is aiming to become a Christmas hit.
:16:24. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:30.I'm no someone I might buy that for for Christmas. -- I know someone.
:16:30. > :16:40.Tonight's photograph is of their frozen lake in Lincoln.
:16:40. > :16:44.
:16:44. > :16:54.I am sure that was as forecast! I notice you first message on Twitter
:16:54. > :16:57.
:16:57. > :17:05.this morning was at 4:40am! Do you A cold one is forecast for the next
:17:05. > :17:15.24 hours. If you have been outside, my goodness, it is very cold. A
:17:15. > :17:19.significant wind chill, although many areas have been very dry.
:17:19. > :17:25.Apart from the odd shower, it should stay dry. You can see the
:17:25. > :17:33.dried gap in the cloud across the UK. That is across Yorkshire,
:17:33. > :17:37.Lincolnshire and the north Norfolk. Many places will be dry tonight.
:17:37. > :17:47.Just one or two wintry showers. The strength of the wind will not cause
:17:47. > :17:48.
:17:48. > :17:52.too many problems, gusts of around 50 mph. A windy night but a dry one.
:17:52. > :18:02.If you have some shelter from the wind, there could be some icy
:18:02. > :18:06.
:18:06. > :18:11.patches near you. At cold, bracing start to the day. A strong, south-
:18:11. > :18:17.westerly wind continuing all day long. If you wrap up well, it is
:18:18. > :18:26.not too bad. A chance of one or two showers. A wintry flavour to some
:18:26. > :18:32.of those. Top temperatures not much above freezing. There will be
:18:32. > :18:42.significant wind chill. We mentioned the risk of a disruptive
:18:42. > :18:45.
:18:45. > :18:51.No need to laugh halfway through the forecast, I do not know what
:18:51. > :19:01.was funny! My friends tell me that it is gingham. I would Colleter
:19:01. > :19:04.
:19:04. > :19:11.tablecloth! -- I would say that it is a table cloth! Grimsby has been
:19:11. > :19:15.chosen as the only town to get its own TV channel.
:19:15. > :19:22.The rest or cities. It had more support than anywhere else in the
:19:22. > :19:25.country. Today, the top story at the local TV station was about
:19:25. > :19:29.itself! Channel 7 has been available to
:19:29. > :19:36.some viewers since the mid-90s, but today's announcement means that it
:19:37. > :19:44.could be available to all and review. We are the only local
:19:44. > :19:52.television station run in the country. We are delighted. It looks
:19:52. > :20:02.like it has had some influence at ministerial level. It is all part
:20:02. > :20:03.
:20:03. > :20:12.of the Government's plan to make Grimsby has a history of this and
:20:12. > :20:20.it is Channel 7 that it has had a long history of support. It was up
:20:20. > :20:25.against some stiff competition. 20 areas have been chosen across the
:20:25. > :20:29.country. All of them were cities except Grimsby. It was Grimsby that
:20:29. > :20:36.got the most backing from the local people during a national
:20:36. > :20:39.consultation. Even the local news on telly spread out over quite a
:20:40. > :20:44.distance, where's this will be about Grimsby and Cleethorpes, I
:20:44. > :20:50.assume. We like to share what is going on in the locality. If you
:20:50. > :20:55.live in a place, you need to know about it, don't you? You get local
:20:55. > :21:01.things going on. It is not just people going on -- he then North
:21:01. > :21:10.Leigh Lincolnshire that will benefit. It will broadcast to part
:21:10. > :21:13.of Scunthorpe or and could crawl across the water to Hull. -- or
:21:13. > :21:23.across the water. New laws are needed before the services can
:21:23. > :21:24.
:21:24. > :21:33.start but today marks a key step in Grimsby becoming a local TV pioneer.
:21:33. > :21:43.Some good news from Grimsby. Lots of text at the V reported that
:21:43. > :21:46.
:21:46. > :21:56.the Brigg and Goole MP wanted to get children from as young as five
:21:56. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:32.educated end managing money. Just a Thank you for those. Now, Great Tom,
:22:32. > :22:35.the ancient bell of Lincoln Cathedral, this chiming again after
:22:35. > :22:39.repairs were finished much earlier than expected.
:22:39. > :22:45.It was feared that the new year would have to be run again by a
:22:45. > :22:51.recorded chime after the bell broke, but Master craftsmen have worked
:22:51. > :22:54.around the clock in time to fix it for Christmas. Grimsby Town could
:22:54. > :23:02.earn a money-spinning tie at Sheffield United if they win
:23:02. > :23:05.tonight in the FA Cup. The face Salisbury in a second-round replay
:23:05. > :23:11.and they come into the match on an unbeaten run stretching back 10
:23:11. > :23:14.games. It has not quite had the effect on the league position
:23:14. > :23:24.because it has encompassed Cup games, but hopefully that is a
:23:24. > :23:34.matter of time. BBC Radio, side -- BBC Radio Humberside have full
:23:34. > :23:38.coverage. Last night, we brought you the Navy Christmas video with 2
:23:38. > :23:46.million hits on the Internet. Tonight, it is another Christmas
:23:46. > :23:55.wannabes star. Chris Clark, who records under the name of Dedboy,
:23:56. > :24:02.has taken to the streets in support of his song. It has had more than
:24:02. > :24:12.11,000 hits a muted. He has been telling us about it. -- 11,000 hits
:24:12. > :24:16.
:24:16. > :24:20.or you sued. -- on YouTube. I wrote the song quite a while ago. There
:24:21. > :24:25.were lots of Christmas songs in the 70s and 80s but not anything
:24:25. > :24:32.Christmas related that recently. I thought, why doesn't anyone write
:24:32. > :24:38.one? A ticket on myself to write one. I did a video in my home town
:24:38. > :24:48.of Sleaford and put it on the internet. It was my good friend Ben
:24:48. > :24:57.and rich the film this for me on hand-held cameras. -- Richard to
:24:57. > :25:02.film this on a hand-held camera. -- who filmed this. I was a bit
:25:02. > :25:12.embarrassed doing the whole thing. I have a look on my face saying, I
:25:12. > :25:21.
:25:21. > :25:27.am not really with this guy! Is this the one? Is this the one in
:25:27. > :25:37.the charts? Yes! I think he is brilliant! It is a good song,
:25:37. > :25:57.
:25:57. > :26:07.Give us a kiss, Sam tie! -- Santa claws! He is absolutely barmy but
:26:07. > :26:08.
:26:08. > :26:12.he has just made my Christmas! Well, that was my Christmas song. It
:26:12. > :26:21.might not make Christmas No. 1 but at least I have been able to spread
:26:21. > :26:31.a bit of cheer here Endsleigh third. Merry Christmas! -- here in
:26:31. > :26:36.Sleaford. It is great that he has managed to overcome his shyness!
:26:36. > :26:45.The view have a story you think we should know about, e-mail us. -- if
:26:45. > :26:50.you have a story. A recap of the headlines. A lone gunman has killed
:26:50. > :26:56.three people in Belgium. He has endured dozens.
:26:56. > :27:03.Thousands of jobs could be created as Siemens commits to building a
:27:03. > :27:13.massive wind turbine factory. Top temperatures of five Celsius
:27:13. > :27:15.
:27:15. > :27:18.tomorrow. Dave says, it would be great to get the Siemens contract
:27:18. > :27:22.but has many jobs will go to the local workforce?
:27:22. > :27:30.My guess it -- Megan says, this announcement will do brilliantly