12/01/2012 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight...

Despite resident protests drilling for oil and gas in the East

Yorkshire countryside gets the go ahead. We are disappointed with the

result, we had valid objections and we put our point across fluidly.

more public provision as Lincolnshire's last three publicly

funded care homes are set to close. Suspended - the councillor who

spoke out on Twitter. We have been looking for love on the banks of

the Humber. Frost and fog to come at night for the next few days with

light winds during the day. The For the first time, permission has

been given for a company to drill beneath east Yorkshire for oil and

gas. The Canadian firm is spending millions of pounds in the hunt for

fossil fuels at Walkington near Beverley. Some residents say

they're worried about pollution of their water supply. Linsey Smith is

live in the village. Linsey, how significant is this news? This area

could play a key role in serving our appetite for fossil fuels, this

is the only place in the UK the company is exploring but it is also

a significant day for villagers who have campaigned hard to get this

stopped. For Peter at the view from his bedroom window makes Walkington

a perfect place to live. But a drilling site could soon dominate

his horizon, although that is not his main concern... They main

concern is potential damage to the water aquifer, what could happen is

that we would get oil-based chemicals into the water. When

Yorkshire Water chloric the water they are legally bound to do so for

disinfection, you will get things like chloroform, or other

potentially dangerous chemicals formed in the water. The company

had told us there is only a 20% chance they will find oil or gas on

the site behind us. But they say the potential returns means it is

worth spending millions of pounds exploring. One of the conditions of

the approval today is that tracking is forbidden on the site, it is a

controversial method believed to have caused a earth tremors in the

north-west. Its exclusion meant the committee here felt comfortable

giving the go-ahead. Ventures like this are necessary to establish

what is under the ground and what is there, recognise there is a

world we are trying to move away from, or oil and gas used, but

whether we like it or not it will be critical to quality of life for

as long as we can see and without this kind of exploration we simply

do not get to first base. So the newest addition to the area will be

a 49 metre-high drilling work. If successful, it could kelp -- help

power cars and heat homes soon. What happens next? Nothing can

happen until a risk assessment is carried out on the potential

effects of the water supply, when that is done by a drilling rig will

be erected in field behind the village. This planning permission

only gives the company permission to drill to explore for oil, if

they find it they will have to submit another planning application

to extract it, at which stage villagers can lodge their

objections again and I am sure by that stage they will have been

keeping notes on what it is like to have an international energy

company as a neighbour. Thank you. In a moment... Concerns for patient

care after a hospital is forced to apologise. The last three council

run care homes in Lincolnshire are to close. Some elderly people have

told us they're worried about how they will now find the care they

need. The county council says the decision will save �2.5 million.

117 people who use the centres for day and respite care will instead

be given money to pay for their own care in the private sector. 120

staff will lose their jobs. Crispin Rolfe reports. Protesters

campaigned to keep them open but from May, Lincolnshire's last three

public sector care homes will close. They provide for day care, respite

care and for people coming out of hospital, or preventing them going

to hospital. So with the day-care and despite the are confident there

is enough provision in the market. There loss of these last three

homes means there will be no public safety net to fall back on in terms

of public provision. Everything will be at the mercy of the market.

The announcement brings an end to Lincolnshire's Public Care Homes,

last 5th September care homes closed and now the three remaining

will shut by May at the latest. It is part of a government plan to see

qualifying adults getting personal budgets by 2013 in order to fund

private care. Under these proposals this home will move, for example,

from being a public care centre to becoming a private one. That will

mean it being transformed into an area to provide help for people in

sheltered accommodation around the area. But the concern for residents

living here is whether the private standards will have gone up to

those they come to expect from council-run services. Ron's worry

is that he is still to be assessed for a personal budget and it is the

uncertainty of what is ahead that bothers him. We need these places,

not just for me, I am sure I will manage in the end, but there are

lot of people that do not have the facilities I have. When we close

here the staff will leave but what we are hoping is that the staff

will stay within the care of all the people and go on to become

self-employed and start micro businesses, or be absorbed into

other organisations providing care. So change fall in line with

government policy but it is how this care provision is delivered is

what counts, against the backdrop of savings that Lincolnshire and

the country are having to find. Hull's most senior Conservative

politician has been suspended by Hull City council for 20 weeks over

comments posted on the social networking site Twitter. Councillor

John Fareham, a former Lord Mayor of the city, received the ban after

he allegedly referred to people in the public gallery of a council

meeting as "retards". What is he supposed to have said? This dates

back almost a year ago following a very long council meeting about

budget cuts. It is alleged he tweeted the following... 15 hours

in council today, very hard hitting day and the usual collection of

retard in the public gallery spoiling it for real people. Soon

after that message was tweeted many complaints came in and it was

removed. I have spoken to people on the street who say people should be

much more careful about what the Post on social that working site.

Everyone can say what they want but I don't know why anybody would call

any body that word. Especially from somebody who is meant be respectful.

It is not appropriate. I do think they should be careful because it

does have an impression and impact on the community. They should be

able to say what they want to an extent but obviously that is going

beyond the line. What are the council saying? Very little. They

released a statement. Extracts from Matt Reed in posting the tweet

councillor Fareham breached the council's code of conduct, the sub-

committee concluded he may have caused a breach of the quality

enactment and brought the office and council into disrepute. He has

been suspended and also asked to take part in some diversity

training. The BBC has contacted Mr Fareham and he refused to confirm

or deny that it was him who posted the Tweed. He is appealing the

decision to suspend him. Just before the programme I spoke

to the Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy who was a long serving

colleague of John Fareham, when they were the only two

Conservatives on Hull City Council. I asked him how strongly he

supported Mr Fareham now. I think what he said was for this, I do not

know the details. I think it was aimed at Union people in the

gallery shouting Tory scum. But my issue with it is more about the

legitimacy of standards committees because I believe strongly that it

is up to the ballot box where politicians draw their limit just -

- at their legitimacy from. Can you excuse him allegedly calling

members of the public retards? not defending it. It is the almost

and I understand he apologised, quite right. But as I have done in

occasions in the past when councillors have been ejected from

councils I have always said it is not democratic. In this country we

should have a power of recall so that electors can recall their

election politicians and take the decision -- elected politicians.

Are you saying he should not have been suspended? I believe the

jitters may comes at the ballot box, to lead people without

representation for 20 weeks, which has happened in other cases, is not

something I think his Democratic -- legitimacy. So he should not have

been suspended? We are not subjected as MPs to that standard,

it is put on two councillors. I believe we should have a power of

recall so if selectors are unhappy with what a politician has said

they can recall them, force them to fight a by-election and make a

decision and judgment on them then. People say silly things in all

walks of life and sometimes it costs people their jobs, but should

be the same for politicians but it should be done by the people who

employ you, the people, so we should be done through power of

recall, not through an elected quango or committee.

We like to know what you think. Is it right the council was suspended

A woman who died after apparently falling from a flat in Bridlington

has been named by police. 48-year- old year old Debra Mitchell, who

was originally from West Yorkshire, had only lived in the town since

last November. Police say they are still treating her death as

unexplained. A 36-year-old man arrested in connection with the

incident has been released on bail. Two men have been charged with

kidnap in relation to a murder investigation in North Lincolnshire.

The body of 25-year-old Lithuanian Arvydas Skrinkas, who lived near

Scunthorpe, was discovered near Humberside Airport on Tuesday.

Detectives are looking at forensic evidence from woodland where he was

found as well as leads in Scunthorpe. Unions are warning that

fuel supplies could be disrupted after oil tanker drivers agreed to

strike action. The Conoco Phillips plant near Immingham is one of

three sites which could be affected if lorry drivers strike over terms

and conditions. Dates for the Industrial action have not yet been

released. A judge has finished summing up the evidence in the

trial of five men accused of murdering Adam Vincent from Grimsby.

The trial at Sheffield Crown Court is in to its ninth week. Adam

Vincent's body parts were discovered in the water at Tetney

Lock and in the River Ancholme last year. Tarah Welsh has been

following the trial and was in court today. What did the judge say

today? After 40 days all of the evidence has now been heard in this

case. This afternoon, Mr Justice McCombe finished summing up to the

jury. Adam Vincent's mother was in the public gallery listening. The

judge said a pathologist had told the court Mr Vincent died from at

least three blows to the head, that he would have lost consciousness

immediately and would have died shortly afterwards. He reminded the

jury of one of one witnesses who had shared a prison cell with one

of the defendants, Mark Jackson. The witness told the court that Mr

Jackson had told him Adam Vincent owed money so was beaten up and

ended up dying. Five men are charged with Adam Vincent's murder.

The prosecution say Lee Griffiths was the controller of a drug gang.

That he, his sons Tom and Luke, his step son, Mark Jackson and another

man, Matthew Fro killed him and then dismembered and disposed of

his body parts. They all deny murder and perverting the course of

justice. Another man Andrew Lusher Thank you for being here. Still

ahead on the programme, from a plumber to adventurer, how one man

used pedal-powered to raise money for charity. And we have been

looking for laughs on the street of Last night's sunset is tonight's

picture. Thank you very much, John. This person says I have noticed a

new show at making its debut last night! He says and I am would be

It is not a bad one. Have a very different type of weather to come

in the next few days tomorrow will be dry and cold. Farmers have been

moaning for weeks that they are sick of the wind, that will be out

of the way. There will just be light wind at macro over the next

few days. -- wind. It will be cold, especially at night. The afternoon

will be glorious. Temperatures dropping away quite nicely. I think

there will still be a stiff wind along the coast. Even the wind

along the coast will not be too bad. Temperatures around freezing or

just below in rural areas. The sun A cold and frosty start. Otherwise,

it will be a beautiful day. A lot of sunshine around. It might be a

little hazy at times, but it will not spoil what could be -- should

be a lovely day. Here are the top temperatures. It will be only half

of what it has been today. The weekend looks dry. There will be

some fog on Saturday, then some sunny spells. There could be some a

low cloud on Sunday. But the At least you didn't say your wife

would direct! -- do-it-! An elderly pay such discharge from

hospital with a piece of medical equipment still in his arm is

calling for an investigation. Michael Gurney, who is 79, was sent

home from the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston late at night in a taxi.

Managers have apologised. Cynthia Gurney, from Croft, cares

for her husband, Michael. He has prostate cancer and chronic

obstructive pulmonary disease. He has needed blood transfusions.

Yesterday, he was admitted to Boston Pilgrim hospital for a

transfusion, but when they sent him home, his wife discovered this. A

tube, called a cannula and used as part of the treatment, still inside

a vein in his arm. I was horrified, because I know

that only under a very rare circumstances a patient should be

dismissed with one of them in their armed.

When the driver came he could be in a chair and brought me home. I did

not have a chance to say anything. He -- they should have to take it

out before. Last year, the hospital was the

subject of investigation by the Care Quality Commission. A report

was published in November outlining 21 recommendations. In a statement

today, this is what the hospital I would like a big apology. I would

like to know why it happened. Why are these things happening?

The cannula has now been removed by a district nurse. But the couple

want to know how hospital staff managed to overlook it in the first

place. The former England footballer Nick

Barmby has told BBC Look North that he never wanted to manage any other

club than Hull City. He has been speaking for the first time since

been confirmed as manager. Our sports reporter heard what he had

to save. He was 29 years old, and here was

Nick Barmby in the 2000 and for swapping the Premier League for

Hull City. A wise move, as it transpired.

The club has really kicked on. We have two or three years in the

Championship, and then in the 4th year we went up to the Premier

League. Nick Barmby had an illustrious

career before Hull City. He played for Tottenham, Hull City, Everton

at, Leeds and Liverpool. He has won the UEFA Cup, the FA Cup and the

League Cup. He credits to Terry Venables and

the former Liverpool manager as his inspiration.

Terry's style of play and man- management, he always had an aura

about him. The Liverpool manager's attention

to detail was incredible. He knew everything.

This goal against Cardiff in October ended his playing career

for the only job in management he wanted.

This is the club for me. It is the club I want to stay at. I have

never thought about anything else. Even if I stopped as a player, I do

not think I would go to another club.

Nick Barmby could not have been more explicit. It was only this

club he had the ambition to manage. So the fans will be hoping that

their comrade delivers for them in the future.

We wish him all the very best. A plumber from Grimsby has turned

into an adventurer after peddling more than 4000 miles across Canada

on a four wheeled bike. It took Paul Everitt six months, but he is

already planning his next trip. Say hello to Paul Everitt. He is 28

years old, from Grimsby, usually a plumber, but also a bit of an

adventurer. His latest feat was travelling over 7000 kilometres

across Canada on this four-wheeled bicycle. He says it was really

This is amazing! I have always had a love for adventure and travel. It

is nice to get out there and see and do things that normal people

I never knew where I was staying each evening. It was always an

adventure! At one point it was very hot, 40 degrees. You cannot escape

it. There was also the odd bit of snow.

His journey took six months to complete, and he raised money for

help for heroes. He plans to tackle the Mississippi river on something

like this in June. It is an old-school raft with a

float and paddle. In the meantime he will stick to

being a plumber, but come the summer, he will be going wild again.

If you have a story or a person that you think we should know about,

let me know. Send me an e-mail. A best-selling author has advised

other budding writers not have to base their romantic novels in a

place like Hull. On her blog, Nicola Morgan and so should they

should use settings like London and Edinburgh rather Hull or Leicester.

But is their romance to be found on the banks of the Humber?

They are cities known for romance. Paris, Venice, but what about Hull?

On her blog, Nicola Morgan tells budding writers how best to sell

But people in Hull say there is plenty of romance. If you know

where to look. We go to the pub!

It depends what you like to do. Depends what you think about each

other. Do you think Hull is a romantic

city? It is our 25th anniversary today.

So for us it is! The rain at Frank Cahill would

certainly agree. -- and the rain and Frank Cahill. They celebrated

their anniversary by marrying today. I think it is very romantic. Is

this not romance? And will ride hearing Hull? -- and we are right

here in Hull. This lady knows a thing or two.

Kate Walker has written 60 romantic novels from her home in Scunthorpe,

and she says Hull could host a tale of love.

The resort of history and elegant buildings. Every love-story is a

people story. But every person in Hull, I am sure there must be a

love story somewhere. So maybe one day Hull could Staudt

-- could start in a mill -- Mills and Boon. Heartache on the Humber,

Happiness in Hull, A Perfect Match in Pearson Park?

Let us recap the main headlines. The shares in Tesco take a

battering after disappointing Christmas sales.

At a drilling for oil and gas in the East Yorkshire countryside gets

the go-ahead. A frosty start, with sunshine at

tomorrow. The top temperatures If you want to see more about Nick

Barmby's plan for the future of Hull City, go to our Facebook site

where you can see an extended interview. A big response coming in

on the story of the councillor suspended. Thank you for your e-

mails. There is one with someone saying it just shows that people

think they can get away beneath what they -- saying whatever on

social networking site. Another person it says that the reaction is

getting silly. How come we are so sensitive to what people say?

Michael says I believe in freedom of speech, which includes social

networking site. Speed how you feel. Shame on him for be heard for use