:00:05. > :00:09.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight
:00:09. > :00:16.A world medical first that gave this woman a new kidney and a new
:00:16. > :00:22.lease of life. The kidney was available, and I
:00:22. > :00:25.thought, what have I got to lose? Looks just get on and do it.
:00:25. > :00:27.No help for heroes - the veterans forced to pay to march though a
:00:27. > :00:37.Lincolnshire town. We reveal the tiny fat-fighters
:00:37. > :00:38.
:00:38. > :00:40.clearing Hull's clogged sewers. fight all the way to Bondi Beach
:00:40. > :00:43.when you can come here, to Bridlington.
:00:43. > :00:52.And the Harry Potter star telling the world about the magic of the
:00:52. > :01:01.Yorkshire Coast. All are very latest in the weather
:01:02. > :01:04.A woman from Lincoln has told Look North she's got her life back after
:01:04. > :01:09.becoming the first person in the world to receive a donor kidney
:01:09. > :01:12.treated with a pioneering 'warming' technique. Deborah Bakewell had
:01:12. > :01:20.been on dialysis for nine hours a day for two years after suffering
:01:20. > :01:23.kidney failure. But this new method helps boost the effectiveness of
:01:23. > :01:29.organs which might otherwise have been rejected. It is now hoped the
:01:29. > :01:32.research could cut the transplant waiting list by more than 10%.
:01:32. > :01:35.Vicky Johnson's report does contain images of animal organs and an
:01:35. > :01:41.operation. Deborah Bakewell from Lincoln has
:01:41. > :01:45.quite literally been given a new lease of life.
:01:45. > :01:48.The freedom has been amazing, I don't have to plan things so much.
:01:48. > :01:51.For want to go shopping, I go shopping.
:01:51. > :01:54.She suffers from a rare genetic kidney disease which meant she was
:01:54. > :01:59.on dialysis for nine hours every night. But she was the first person
:01:59. > :02:05.in the world to benefit from a new technique during her transplant.
:02:05. > :02:10.For a split second I thought, I am going to be a guinea pig. However,
:02:10. > :02:15.I thought to myself, what am I doing? The Professor is someone I
:02:15. > :02:19.trust, his team are brilliant, the research he has done seems to be on
:02:19. > :02:21.the button, and I trust his judgement.
:02:21. > :02:25.Transplant operations using kidneys from dead donors don't always work
:02:25. > :02:28.as well as those from living donors. But researchers using pigs' kidneys
:02:28. > :02:35.have found that a so-called perfusion machine warms the kidney
:02:35. > :02:41.with oxygenated blood, helping to reverse any damage. A team in
:02:42. > :02:44.Leicester has recently been using this process on human kidneys.
:02:44. > :02:48.We can take the kidney and rather than transplanting and seeing
:02:48. > :02:53.whether it works or not. The kidney is perfused with blood and you can
:02:53. > :02:56.decide whether it's healthy or not before transplanting it.
:02:56. > :03:00.Just over a year on and Deborah's enjoying life to the full with her
:03:00. > :03:10.family. It's incredible - before she was
:03:10. > :03:11.
:03:11. > :03:19.confined to her room, but now she has new lease of life.
:03:19. > :03:23.We now have a bike, so we can have a drink or have a meal she has a
:03:23. > :03:26.chance to see her granddaughter. Deborah's donated kidney had been
:03:26. > :03:31.rejected by five different hospitals before this new technique
:03:31. > :03:41.made it viable. It is hoped an extra 500 patients a year could
:03:41. > :03:42.
:03:42. > :03:45.soon, like Deborah, be benefiting An incredible story, and we wish
:03:45. > :03:47.Deborah well. In a moment on tonight's Look North
:03:47. > :03:50.There are calls tonight for East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
:03:50. > :03:54.to be represented by its own parliament.
:03:54. > :04:00.And I am at the official opening of Yorkshire's first ever charity pub.
:04:00. > :04:03.Join me later at the party. There are calls tonight for East
:04:03. > :04:06.Yorkshire and Lincolnshire to be represented by its own Parliament.
:04:06. > :04:09.Campaigners claim a Yorkshire and Humber regional assembly would lead
:04:09. > :04:11.to more government money being spent in the North. In a moment,
:04:11. > :04:14.I'll be speaking to the former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott,
:04:14. > :04:20.who is backing the campaign. But first, let's get more from our
:04:20. > :04:24.Political Editor Tim Iredale. More than 5 million people live in
:04:24. > :04:28.the Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, but the bulk of the
:04:28. > :04:34.region's tax money is spent by officials in London.
:04:34. > :04:38.The economy of the Yorkshire and Humber region is worth around �80
:04:38. > :04:43.billion. That is similar to some small countries, including Ireland,
:04:43. > :04:48.Greece and Norway. A comparison which has prompted MPs to call for
:04:48. > :04:52.home rule for the North. The North is actually worse treated
:04:52. > :04:58.and Scotland, which has its own powers to make its own decisions,
:04:58. > :05:02.and that energises things. And the areas further south, which is more
:05:02. > :05:05.prosperous. So, what do southerners think about
:05:05. > :05:11.the prospect of devolution for the North?
:05:11. > :05:16.Ridiculous! Unless they want to finance it. No, we want our England.
:05:16. > :05:18.We have to have areas that are still English. It seems ridiculous
:05:18. > :05:22.for them to have a separate Parliament.
:05:22. > :05:26.I am not sure about more than independence, where would you draw
:05:26. > :05:30.the line? The his idea has been around before.
:05:30. > :05:34.When Labour was in power John Prescott wanted to create regional
:05:34. > :05:41.assemblies. The idea was dropped when voters in the north-east
:05:41. > :05:48.rejected proposals in a referendum and made accusations - -- in a
:05:48. > :05:55.referendum. Amid accusations of snaps in the trough it was scrapped.
:05:55. > :05:59.Many places, such as the pink farm in Scunthorpe, would like to see an
:05:59. > :06:03.assembly fighting their corner. To have a Yorkshire and has --
:06:03. > :06:07.Yorkshire and Humber Parliament looking after the area would be
:06:07. > :06:10.good, because only people in the area would know about the area, and
:06:10. > :06:14.in these stricken times the original theatre best place the
:06:14. > :06:19.finances. The Government is rolling out the
:06:19. > :06:23.prospect of giving the green light to assemblies, but campaigners say
:06:23. > :06:26.they will keep up the pressure for more power in the north. Joining us
:06:26. > :06:31.now from London is Lord Prescott, the former Hull MP and Deputy Prime
:06:31. > :06:35.Minister. Doctors caught why do we need more politicians on top of
:06:35. > :06:38.those we have in Westminster it? We want more powers and resources
:06:38. > :06:43.denied to us under the present political system. Scotland and
:06:43. > :06:49.Wales get far more per head than the English regions do. The north-
:06:50. > :06:54.west, Yorkshire and the north-east, all of them across the North. I put
:06:54. > :06:58.that case once, it got defeated in the north-east, but let's be clear
:06:58. > :07:02.- it Wells demolition and Scottish devolution were defeated by a
:07:02. > :07:06.referendum and came back in 20 years. The movement is now two
:07:07. > :07:10.regions, so when you talk of quangos, we want the regional
:07:10. > :07:15.development agencies. The Tories scrapped at, this gap -- except for
:07:15. > :07:20.Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and we are left with small
:07:20. > :07:23.localism bodies that Board have the powers to make the difference
:07:23. > :07:30.between us -- between the north and south.
:07:30. > :07:35.We had a try of it and people didn't wanted.
:07:35. > :07:38.They didn't want it in Scotland or Wales, 20 years later they voted
:07:39. > :07:42.for it. They saw the purpose of it and that is what is happening now.
:07:42. > :07:48.If you think of the difference in money between Scotland and England,
:07:48. > :07:55.they get far more per head. They have been able to force more of
:07:55. > :07:58.those resources at the expense of the North. We need that political
:07:58. > :08:01.influence and the much -- decision- making at the centre of it to get
:08:01. > :08:05.our fair share of the resources. When the Scottish Parliament was
:08:05. > :08:09.built it ended up costing eight times the original budget. How much
:08:09. > :08:13.would this cost? The sort of Parliament I am talking
:08:13. > :08:18.about, assemblies, elected regional assemblies. Things are moving to
:08:18. > :08:24.the region. If you look at police forces, going to regional crime,
:08:24. > :08:27.the actor Paul was just announced by police commissioners that we
:08:27. > :08:37.don't have to go through privatisation if we have regional
:08:37. > :08:37.
:08:38. > :08:44.development. -- th ACPO. And the cost?
:08:44. > :08:48.We haven't done the cost for it, but with Scotland, and Northern
:08:48. > :08:52.Ireland, we could certainly do with that in the English regions.
:08:52. > :08:56.Thank you very much for talking to us tonight. I am sure you will have
:08:56. > :08:59.a view on this, should East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire be
:08:59. > :09:01.represented by its own Parliament? What benefits do you think it would
:09:01. > :09:06.What benefits do you think it would bring? Or be you think the money
:09:06. > :09:16.would be better spent elsewhere? We would love to hear your thoughts on
:09:16. > :09:22.
:09:22. > :09:24.I look forward to hearing from you as always, we will have some before
:09:24. > :09:28.we finish. A multimillion pound investment in
:09:28. > :09:30.Lincoln city centre has been backed by the council. The Lindongate
:09:30. > :09:33.scheme is set to include a department store, around 900 car
:09:33. > :09:35.park spaces and new riverside restaurants.
:09:35. > :09:42.The A180 near Immingham remains closed in both directions tonight
:09:42. > :09:46.after a lorry crash. It happened around midday today when a lorry
:09:46. > :09:50.careered into the central reservation. The driver is believed
:09:50. > :09:52.to have suffered only minor injuries. The road is closed
:09:52. > :09:55.between the EuroParc and Stallingborough junctions.
:09:55. > :09:59.Bridlington's MusicPort festival has been cancelled. The world music
:09:59. > :10:02.event was due to be held in the resort again this summer, but the
:10:02. > :10:05.company which runs it has gone into liquidation. The council has said
:10:05. > :10:09.it is disappointed. There is anger at plans to bulldoze
:10:09. > :10:11.this historic arts venue in Hornsea, and replace it with a car park.
:10:11. > :10:16.East Riding Council is expected to demolish the Floral Hall, claiming
:10:16. > :10:23.it can't justify spending public money on it. But campaigners say it
:10:23. > :10:27.is at the heart of the community and must be saved. We really need
:10:27. > :10:30.the Floral Hall to continue to be able to encourage the children of
:10:30. > :10:40.this town to take part in productions and encourage the
:10:40. > :10:42.
:10:42. > :10:46.talent we have. prison than pay to hold at the
:10:46. > :10:50.event. Lincolnshire police used to direct traffic at events like the
:10:50. > :10:54.parades for three, but they say they can no longer afford it. It
:10:55. > :11:00.means war veterans are among those who have been told to pay �2,000 if
:11:00. > :11:03.they want to continue parading. Our reporter has been to Grantham to
:11:03. > :11:08.find out more. For as long as Remembrance Day has
:11:08. > :11:12.existed, veterans across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have
:11:12. > :11:16.honoured their fallen comrades by parading through the streets. But
:11:16. > :11:20.for veterans in Grantham, this tradition is now under threat.
:11:20. > :11:28.Each year, hundreds of people take part in the Remembrance Day parade,
:11:28. > :11:31.marching the length of a high street, their destination is here,
:11:31. > :11:34.the Cenotaph. But organisers have been told the police will no longer
:11:34. > :11:40.manage the road closure and they must pay a private company to do
:11:40. > :11:44.the job at a cost of �2,000. We have no chance of getting it.
:11:44. > :11:48.The ex service people who come on our parades have all voiced their
:11:48. > :11:52.opinions and are all of the same opinion - we're having our
:11:52. > :11:56.Remembrance Day parade with or without permission, and if they
:11:56. > :12:02.want to arrest us at the end of it, they can feel free.
:12:02. > :12:05.And it is not just the Royal British Legion - Grantham Scouts St
:12:05. > :12:10.George's Day parade may have to be cancelled, as well.
:12:10. > :12:13.We cannot put participants at risk if the roads are not closed, and we
:12:13. > :12:20.cannot afford to pay for that. This has never been necessary in
:12:20. > :12:22.the past, why now? We are in a different environment.
:12:22. > :12:29.Financially we are in a different environment and we have had to
:12:29. > :12:33.reduce our resources. I have to consider resourcing the parade and
:12:33. > :12:35.also at the same time policing the community at that time.
:12:36. > :12:45.In a statement, Lincolnshire County In a statement, Lincolnshire County
:12:46. > :12:55.
:12:55. > :12:59.But, with better at -- Veterans adamant they will defy the law,
:12:59. > :13:04.somehow a solution needs to be found.
:13:04. > :13:08.An interesting story. While Lincolnshire police have chosen to
:13:08. > :13:11.do this, Humberside have not. They say they will carry on policing
:13:11. > :13:21.road closures as they always have done, without charging groups like
:13:21. > :13:30.
:13:30. > :13:38.the British Legion. This is another Still ahead: The bacteria being
:13:38. > :13:44.released in to halt's sewers to destroy a chip fat blockages. --
:13:44. > :13:54.Hull's. And the new star in aid tourism
:13:54. > :14:09.
:14:09. > :14:13.If you have a picture you are proud Good evening. How why you? One of
:14:14. > :14:23.your it treats last night caused much hilarity when you gut
:14:24. > :14:26.
:14:26. > :14:36.Scunthorpe wrong. Yes, sorry about that. -- when you got scum or wrong.
:14:36. > :14:40.
:14:40. > :14:46.High pressure moves that from the south-west tomorrow and it looks
:14:46. > :14:51.like a prolonged spell of dry weather is to come. With
:14:51. > :14:59.Lincolnshire, we have a drought situation so that is not what we
:14:59. > :15:04.want to hear there. The chance of a lot like shower in this clump of
:15:04. > :15:12.cloud but it is essentially a dry evening for most of us. There will
:15:12. > :15:17.be clear slots though. Temperatures temporarily dropping back to five
:15:17. > :15:27.degrees Celsius. A little drizzle, perhaps, over the top of the
:15:27. > :15:31.
:15:31. > :15:38.Quite a cloudy day on Friday. The thick enough for a bit of drizzle
:15:38. > :15:41.in places but the emphasis on -- is on dry weather. There will be some
:15:41. > :15:51.sunny spells around but there will be more cloud than sunshine
:15:51. > :15:56.
:15:57. > :16:00.A milder feeling day. Quite a spring-like weekender to come.
:16:01. > :16:10.Cloudy on Saturday morning but it brightens up with sunny spells in
:16:11. > :16:16.
:16:16. > :16:24.the afternoon. A lot of cloud next That was an interesting tweet from
:16:24. > :16:27.you. Better than, I can't sleep. Thank you.
:16:27. > :16:30.Fat-eating bacteria are being put into Hulls sewers to try and tackle
:16:30. > :16:33.the massive blockages that are clogging up the system. Yorkshire
:16:33. > :16:36.water is the only company in the country to use this treatment.
:16:36. > :16:40.Engineers were called to remove 350 blockages from Hull's sewers last
:16:40. > :16:43.month alone. In the last six months, they've dealt with 1,700 call-outs
:16:43. > :16:46.in the city. And across Yorkshire, the total amount of fat removed
:16:46. > :16:52.from sewers last year was the same weight as 400 African elephants.
:16:52. > :16:58.Our Environment Correspondent, Siobhan Robbins, has more.
:16:58. > :17:04.It may look like Porto but this liquid contains superbugs, and
:17:04. > :17:09.greedy bacteria which feed on fat. The superbugs have one mission - to
:17:09. > :17:13.unblock our trains. We get a small minority of customers pouring hot
:17:14. > :17:19.fat down the kitchen sink and that built up over time. That is when
:17:19. > :17:24.you get blockages which is when sewers can blackcap and, in a worst
:17:24. > :17:29.case scenario, can flood people's homes. This is fat and it sticks
:17:29. > :17:34.together. Yorkshire Water has already removed some of this, but
:17:34. > :17:40.every year they take out the equivalent of 250 double-decker bus
:17:40. > :17:46.loads. This picture shows how clog up the system can get and, in bad
:17:46. > :17:51.cases, sewage can flow back into homes. It has caused Beer's -- big
:17:51. > :17:56.problems in the past four this restaurant. The corridors get
:17:56. > :18:03.flooded when there is a backlog and the toilets get flooded. Everything
:18:03. > :18:07.is rising when it rains and, on Monday lunchtime, we closed the
:18:07. > :18:10.restaurant because the smell was unbearable. Although the superbugs
:18:10. > :18:16.help solve the problem, others think we need more long-term
:18:16. > :18:20.solutions. The broader a solution is to be considered as to why there
:18:21. > :18:24.is so much muck down the drains which doesn't need to go there. We
:18:24. > :18:32.have all been trained and dedicated into recycling plastics and
:18:32. > :18:37.everything, why not recycle fat? Seven hot spots around the City are
:18:37. > :18:41.being cleared. It is clear at the super bugs eat the fat and keep our
:18:41. > :18:45.unwanted waste underground. Thank you to everyone who got in
:18:45. > :18:48.touch with us after the news that Scunthorpe is to get a new out-of-
:18:48. > :18:51.town retail development. The plan, which includes a branch of Marks
:18:51. > :18:56.and Spencer, was given the go-ahead by planners, but shopkeepers in the
:18:56. > :19:06.town centre fear it could kill the high street. Here are some of your
:19:06. > :19:38.
:19:38. > :19:41.What do we think about that? Thank you for those.
:19:41. > :19:44.Lincoln swimmer Lizzie Simmonds could move a step closer to Olympic
:19:44. > :19:47.qualification this evening. After missing out in the 100 metres
:19:47. > :19:50.backstroke, she will race in the semi-finals of the 200 metres
:19:50. > :19:59.backstroke tonight. The event is her last chance to make the London
:19:59. > :20:03.games. Good luck to her. The hidden gems of our coastline
:20:03. > :20:06.will take the starring role in a new national television advert this
:20:06. > :20:09.evening. It features none other than Harry Potter star Rupert Grint,
:20:09. > :20:12.better known as Ron Weasley, surfing on Fraisthorpe beach near
:20:12. > :20:16.Bridlington. It's hoped the ad will help boost visitor numbers to this
:20:16. > :20:26.part of the country. Linsey Smith has been to Fraisthorpe to find out
:20:26. > :20:30.
:20:30. > :20:37.Why go to Bondi when you can come here? You won't see the Olympic
:20:37. > :20:41.torch relay in Corfu or creed. The aim... Its aim is to get more
:20:41. > :20:48.of us to holiday at home. And today at Fraisthorpe beach, the feeling
:20:48. > :20:55.was that imitation is the highest form of flattery. I have been
:20:55. > :21:00.serving here for up to six years. It has been good. A bit cold.
:21:00. > :21:02.passports, jabs... To have Bridlington featured in
:21:02. > :21:04.this advertisement, alongside the holiday hotspots like the Lake
:21:04. > :21:12.District and Northern Ireland's Giant's Causeway, it cost
:21:12. > :21:16.Yorkshire's tourism Board a six figure sum.
:21:16. > :21:21.We are optimistic the campaign will drive traffic to the coast and to
:21:21. > :21:26.the rest of our county. Tourism bosses hope the campaign is
:21:26. > :21:30.successful, not only because they have spent so much money on it, but
:21:30. > :21:39.because tourism is vital to Yorkshire's economy. Across the
:21:39. > :21:45.county, it is worth �7 billion a year. 250,000 jobs rely on it and
:21:45. > :21:52.216 million visitors make the trip already each year.
:21:52. > :22:00.What do you think? I say the same, why go to Bondi a when you can go
:22:00. > :22:05.to Bridlington? I am OK with the weather. They it is spot-on because
:22:05. > :22:11.I can't go to anyone with this one. So Skegness will also get his
:22:11. > :22:15.moment in the spotlight with some short spin-off adverts. It is hoped
:22:15. > :22:23.that this, the biggest-ever domestic tourism campaign, will
:22:23. > :22:28.prove to be magic with Hollywood stars.
:22:28. > :22:31.That is fantastic. The advert starts tonight. Let's hope it does
:22:31. > :22:35.the trick. A new way of supporting charity is
:22:35. > :22:38.being tried out in Hull and all it involves is going to the pub! All
:22:38. > :22:42.the profits made at The Wassand Arms will go towards a children's
:22:42. > :22:45.charity. The pub is only the third of its kind to open in the country
:22:45. > :22:55.and was officially opened in the last hour. Our reporter, Emma
:22:55. > :22:59.Massey, is there for us now. What is going on? Everyone is
:22:59. > :23:04.celebrating the opening of the The Wassand Arms. It is the first ever
:23:04. > :23:11.charity pub in Yorkshire. Alan Johnson is here lending his support.
:23:11. > :23:16.Earlier on, he managed to cut the ribbon to officially open the pub.
:23:16. > :23:23.The buzz is great here this evening. Everyone is excited about the
:23:23. > :23:26.Last-minute preparations are well under way at Yorkshire's first ever
:23:26. > :23:30.charity pub. Almost everything from the pub itself to the drinks on
:23:30. > :23:39.sale have been donated. And all the profits will go to Hull-based
:23:39. > :23:43.charity, The Echoes Foundation. aim is for us to become self
:23:43. > :23:47.sustainable. I don't want to keep relying on the public. They have
:23:47. > :23:54.been fantastic and are generis and we would not have got where we are
:23:54. > :23:58.without them but you can't keep going back to the same people.
:23:58. > :24:04.charity helps families with disabled children. It has its own
:24:04. > :24:09.therapy room and mobile sensory equipment. One family to benefit is
:24:09. > :24:14.the Dickens. It gave them advice and help when they disabled
:24:14. > :24:21.daughter was diagnosed. We would have been lost. The help from then
:24:21. > :24:26.was done within four weeks and it was an easy transition from nothing
:24:26. > :24:36.to diagnosis and them helping us. They think the charity pub is a
:24:36. > :24:40.great idea. It is nice for them not to have to rely on things that are
:24:40. > :24:44.set-up like hammering parties. They have always had to try and get a
:24:44. > :24:49.venue for that. Now, they have the venue all the time which is
:24:49. > :24:54.brilliant. With profit from every pint going to such a good cause,
:24:54. > :24:59.this is one pub where everyone will leave in high spirits.
:24:59. > :25:05.So, everything has been donated from the booze-up to the beer mats
:25:05. > :25:09.and even the bar itself. Clare Stockton from the The Echoes
:25:09. > :25:15.Foundation was the brainchild but it was Sue Perkins who had the
:25:15. > :25:20.venue. Why did you decide to get involved? Listening to a speech at
:25:20. > :25:27.a Women in Business dinner was inspirational. In four years, what
:25:27. > :25:31.that lady has done is amazing. she make the place work? She has
:25:31. > :25:36.such a following and to have the venue and know it is going back to
:25:36. > :25:45.charity will be great. The difference is it's a lovely place
:25:45. > :25:49.and it's lovely when people are in here. It is great that play can be
:25:49. > :25:56.here and put her heart and soul into it. A couple of punters want
:25:56. > :26:01.to have a word. It looks absolutely amazing after all our hard work
:26:01. > :26:07.helping the charity to refurbish everything. I you impressed?
:26:07. > :26:11.Absolutely. There is a brilliant turnout and another successful
:26:11. > :26:17.adventure for The Echoes Foundation. The The Wassand Arms it opens for
:26:17. > :26:21.business tomorrow. Thank you. A good IT -- idea. I
:26:21. > :26:25.wonder if Alan Johnson knew he was on the telly.
:26:25. > :26:28.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines: The six
:26:28. > :26:32.soldiers killed in Afghanistan are named. Three of them were from the
:26:32. > :26:36.same town, Huddersfield. Five of them were aged 21 or under.
:26:36. > :26:40.A world medical first has given this woman from Lincoln a new
:26:41. > :26:44.kidney and a new lease of life. Tomorrow's weather: Cloudy with a
:26:44. > :26:54.little drizzle possible in the morning but most places dry.
:26:54. > :26:56.
:26:56. > :27:01.Turning brighter at times. Maximum A response coming in on the subject
:27:01. > :27:06.of the regional assemblies. We were talking to Lord Prescott. One
:27:06. > :27:10.viewer says we don't need a separate regional assembly as MPs
:27:10. > :27:15.already get paid plenty and shipped just shout louder.
:27:15. > :27:20.From Anthony, long before we think about regional assemblies, which it
:27:20. > :27:26.should keep England together and create a single English parliament.