:00:06. > :00:09.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight.
:00:09. > :00:16.Confusion after a hosepipe ban is announced across Lincolnshire - the
:00:16. > :00:24.area faces the worst drought in more than 30 years. It is
:00:24. > :00:26.ridiculous. It is better to save early. Doesn't mean anything
:00:26. > :00:29.Gainsborough man crossing county borders to get the cancer drugs he
:00:29. > :00:37.needs to prolong his life. On the seafront for almost a
:00:37. > :00:41.century - now campaigners fight to save a Hornsea landmark.
:00:41. > :00:45.Kits will be missed by Eid the older people and the kids. Will be
:00:45. > :00:55.a tragedy if it closes down. Back in time - the golf club
:00:55. > :00:57.
:00:57. > :01:06.celebrating 100 years in existence. Your one affair cast is coming up
:01:06. > :01:09.shortly. -- your weather forecast It's been the driest 18 months for
:01:09. > :01:13.more than a century and today a hosepipe ban has been announced in
:01:13. > :01:19.Lincolnshire. Anglian Water is one of seven companies to impose
:01:19. > :01:29.restrictions which will come into force in April. Siobhan Robbins
:01:29. > :01:30.
:01:30. > :01:35.reports on how the ban will affect It has been on the cards for months.
:01:35. > :01:39.Dehydrated roads cracked by drought and reservoirs running low. After
:01:39. > :01:43.speculation, Anglian Water announced a hosepipe ban affecting
:01:43. > :01:49.all of Lincolnshire. Today's announcement reflects how seriously
:01:49. > :01:54.we are taking it. We are talking about the lowest rainfall in over
:01:54. > :01:58.100 years. That has affected our ability to refill our reservoirs
:01:58. > :02:02.and it is affecting our ground of the sources. This is action to
:02:02. > :02:09.ensure we have supplies for our customers through this summer and
:02:09. > :02:14.into the winter. From 5th April, this is out. Anglian customers will
:02:14. > :02:19.either have to use a watering can or a bucket. Anyone breaking those
:02:19. > :02:22.walls could be prosecuted. Yorkshire Water says groundwater
:02:22. > :02:27.supplies are lower than expected but at the moment the company
:02:27. > :02:31.doesn't see any pounds. For businesses like this garden centre,
:02:31. > :02:38.a hosepipe ban is the last thing they need. It is limited currently
:02:38. > :02:41.to domestic customers best if it is extended, will be a disaster.
:02:41. > :02:48.means things like watering overnight instead of watering in
:02:48. > :02:53.the day so we are avoiding too much evaporation. That is going to cost
:02:53. > :03:02.us Fawley Pat early and late in the day. This map shows the area in
:03:02. > :03:11.drought. Many customers are against restrictions. No need for it at the
:03:11. > :03:17.moment. It is best to save early. For myself, a doesn't bother me.
:03:17. > :03:25.is ridiculous. I don't understand why they do that. It has been
:03:26. > :03:31.raining all winter, the -- it has been snowing. In the Nineties,
:03:31. > :03:38.bottled water was stored and their work standpipes in the street. More
:03:38. > :03:44.rain is now vital. Paul Valleley is from Anglian Water
:03:44. > :03:49.and joins us now. Why have we got to this stage? Shouldn't you have
:03:49. > :03:54.been doing more to avoid this situation? We have been working to
:03:54. > :03:59.avoid this situation. It is down to the amount of rainfall we have had
:03:59. > :04:04.and we have not had enough in the last 24 months. We have had 18 of
:04:04. > :04:08.those mum's with less than average rainfall. Anglian Water was
:04:08. > :04:14.highlighted as having been third worst leakage from pipes in the
:04:14. > :04:19.country. Why aren't you doing more to hold the water you have? We had
:04:19. > :04:28.a bad year last year because of the winter we suffered. Our leakage
:04:28. > :04:34.performance is good. We are always working hard to avoid leakage. We
:04:34. > :04:38.have employed 62 additional people to look for leaks and every day, we
:04:39. > :04:48.have 142 people out on the ground looking for leaks. We need to do as
:04:48. > :04:53.much as we can and ask customers to do -- to help as much as they can.
:04:53. > :04:58.How wrong were you extend this to businesses and commercial users?
:04:58. > :05:04.this stage, it is focused on domestic users and we hope we will
:05:04. > :05:10.see some benefit from that in a reduced consumption of water. We
:05:10. > :05:17.will monitor how the water position goes from here onwards and will
:05:18. > :05:27.take a precautionary approach to any further restrictions. People
:05:28. > :05:30.
:05:30. > :05:37.have been messaging in to us. How do you know who is using hosepipes?
:05:37. > :05:47.This isn't about the restrictions the hosepipe ban bring us, we want
:05:47. > :05:48.
:05:48. > :05:54.people to think about the way they used water in the home. If somebody
:05:54. > :05:58.is caught, will they be prosecuted? If somebody is using a hosepipe, we
:05:58. > :06:03.will be advising them of the ban. We will try to work with our
:06:03. > :06:08.customers to minimise the water they use. Thank you for joining us.
:06:08. > :06:18.We would like your have you won less. If you are and Anglian Water
:06:18. > :06:33.
:06:33. > :06:38.customer and will be affected, tell In a moment, the Great Grimsby MP
:06:38. > :06:42.calls for an increase in parliamentary salaries.
:06:42. > :06:46.A former soldier who is dying from brain cancer is being forced to
:06:46. > :06:50.spend part of every week in Sheffield to get the treatment
:06:50. > :06:54.which could prolong his life. Mark Bannister from Gainsborough has
:06:55. > :07:00.been refused the drug Avastin by health officials. Almost as soon as
:07:00. > :07:04.you've registered with a GP in Sheffield, he was given the drug.
:07:04. > :07:09.He doesn't know whether it will be too little, too late.
:07:09. > :07:13.It is painfully obvious that the past few months have taken a toll
:07:13. > :07:18.on Mark Bannister. Last September, despite terminal brain cancer he
:07:18. > :07:22.was still able to play with his children. In November, he was still
:07:22. > :07:27.able to work in his garden that his deterioration now is down to the
:07:28. > :07:33.six-month delay in prescribing the drug, Alvaston. It feels like I
:07:33. > :07:38.have wasted six months where the trim has been going. I have lost
:07:38. > :07:48.all feeling in my left arm and left leg knife. I don't think that would
:07:48. > :07:52.have happened personally. -- left leg now. NICE has ruled that
:07:52. > :08:02.Avastin should be routinely prescribed but a spokesman for the
:08:02. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :08:12.Mark lives in gains brand the East Midlands Cancer Fund has refused to
:08:12. > :08:17.fund his treatment but as soon as he started living part-time in
:08:17. > :08:21.Sheffield and registered with a GP there, he was able to stop the drug.
:08:21. > :08:27.It is very distressing when Mark has to go. He would be preferred to
:08:27. > :08:32.be with his family -- he would prefer to be with his family but he
:08:32. > :08:37.didn't have a choice. The experts that have agreed to fund his
:08:37. > :08:42.treatment say each decision is based on local factors and the
:08:42. > :08:46.views of local council experts. He is relieved he has been given a
:08:46. > :08:52.Avastin bet is angry he has had to leave the family when he needs them
:08:52. > :08:57.most. They have backed me into a corner so it has been a nightmare.
:08:57. > :09:01.Mark is not sure how long he has got even with the Avastin that he
:09:01. > :09:09.is determined to publicise how unfair the postcode lottery of
:09:09. > :09:14.health care is. Tests are taking place on the body
:09:14. > :09:21.found in the Humber thought to be that of the missing Holman, Stuart
:09:22. > :09:26.Gilson. He disappeared after a night out in the city six weeks ago.
:09:26. > :09:29.The body, which has not yet been formally identified, was recovered
:09:29. > :09:33.from the hammer between Brough Haven and Gilberdyke.
:09:33. > :09:38.A metal thieves are thought to have caused an explosion which destroyed
:09:38. > :09:43.a bungalow in a village near Wisbech. The building in
:09:43. > :09:46.Leverington was empty at the time. It is thought there theft of gas
:09:46. > :09:52.pipes caused the explosion in the early hours of this morning.
:09:52. > :09:56.It has stood on the seafront at Hornsea for 100 years. Tonight, the
:09:56. > :10:00.biggest threat facing the Floral Hall comes from councillors in East
:10:00. > :10:06.Yorkshire who may vote for its demolition. East Riding Council
:10:06. > :10:10.meets tomorrow morning to discuss its future. Residents and the local
:10:10. > :10:15.MP have been rallying to support the venue that they say is the
:10:15. > :10:21.focal point of town life. They have got to put back any
:10:22. > :10:26.thought of bulldozers coming onto this site. Emotions are running
:10:26. > :10:31.high in Hornsea for those who live here. Life without the Floral Hall
:10:31. > :10:35.has become a real possibility. At the weekend, hundreds turned out to
:10:35. > :10:40.raise their concerns and voice their objections. When you are a
:10:40. > :10:50.small community like this, the facilities are critical to a
:10:50. > :10:53.community staying together. Shock, absolute shock. It will be a
:10:53. > :10:58.tragedy if they close it down. after seven years of wrangling, a
:10:58. > :11:02.final decision on the building's future will be made tomorrow. Those
:11:02. > :11:07.advising men have recommended it is demolished and placed with --
:11:07. > :11:13.replaced with a car park. One council has called for a local
:11:13. > :11:17.buyer out and at tomorrow's meeting, she will ask the council to
:11:17. > :11:23.transfer control to that committee. I believe we have people who will
:11:23. > :11:27.make a great success of this hall. In July of next year, we can
:11:27. > :11:32.celebrate 100 years of the hall for that grand old lady. During his
:11:32. > :11:39.lifetime, it has been the hub of this local community, staging
:11:39. > :11:43.hundreds of plays and pantomimes. Local amateur dramatic groups now
:11:43. > :11:48.stage productions here throughout the year. Members are increasingly
:11:48. > :11:54.concerned for their future. There isn't another building big enough
:11:54. > :12:04.to stage our productions. The only other venue would be a building
:12:04. > :12:15.
:12:15. > :12:21.that we can't afford. In a After 99 years, campaigners won't
:12:21. > :12:31.be going quietly. Here in Hornsea, the Floral Hall is no ordinary
:12:31. > :12:32.
:12:32. > :12:38.Phil is live at Hornsea now. What hope is there that the building
:12:38. > :12:43.could be saved at this 11th hour? Standing outside, the building is
:12:43. > :12:47.clearly seen -- the building has clearly seen better days. It is
:12:47. > :12:51.using thousands of pounds a year. There is a tremendous sense of
:12:51. > :12:56.feeling here to save this building and campaigners will be fighting to
:12:56. > :13:02.the bitter end. With regards as that meeting, the council should
:13:02. > :13:05.expect a big turnout. Coaches are being laid on to transferred
:13:06. > :13:11.protesters to the meeting. Cabinet members will want to make this
:13:11. > :13:15.decision free of any emotion and say they will be -- it will be
:13:15. > :13:19.based on economic grounds. Bearing that in mind, the campaigners need
:13:19. > :13:26.to be realistic with many still pinning their hopes on this
:13:26. > :13:30.possible community project idea. As the residents of Hornsea fight
:13:30. > :13:40.to save the Floral Hall, what landmark places in your area do you
:13:40. > :13:49.
:13:49. > :13:53.wish had been saved from the Still ahead tonight...
:13:53. > :13:58.Hull FC continue their good run, but across the city Hull KR throw
:13:58. > :14:08.away another lead. The golfers going back in time to
:14:08. > :14:16.
:14:16. > :14:21.celebrate their centenary - with Tonight's photograph was taken by
:14:21. > :14:31.early hard and is a panoramic picture. There is the shot with the
:14:31. > :14:38.
:14:38. > :14:44.But first, let's get the weather. That was impressive! You could do
:14:44. > :14:52.one of the Humber Bridge! What a lovely day in places it has
:14:52. > :14:56.been. With variable cloud with some sunny spells. What a variation we
:14:57. > :15:00.have had across our region. Waddington, six degrees at 3
:15:00. > :15:04.o'clock this afternoon, compared with about 15 degrees in East
:15:04. > :15:09.Yorkshire. The Sun has been out all day across western parts of the
:15:09. > :15:14.structure. We will be playing around with areas of cloud for the
:15:14. > :15:18.next few days. That high pressure area again means a generally dry
:15:18. > :15:26.week. The weekend does look unsettled. There could be some use
:15:26. > :15:30.for rain to come by events. Clyde has been clearing across western
:15:30. > :15:40.Lincolnshire. What we will find overnight is some of these gaps
:15:40. > :15:43.
:15:43. > :15:48.filling with cloud. Be clear skies could produce ground frost. Down
:15:48. > :15:58.across the south, it will be six or seven Celsius. The sun will rise up
:15:58. > :15:58.
:15:58. > :16:04.the morning at around 6:20am. Sunset at six so 3pm. Eight-day a
:16:04. > :16:08.variable cloud tomorrow. We will see breaks showing up, just like
:16:08. > :16:11.today. Some decent spells of sunshine. Where it does stay cloudy,
:16:12. > :16:17.it will be fairly chilly. There will be some variations in
:16:17. > :16:21.temperatures. A bit of a sea breeze on the coast. Quite chilly. The
:16:21. > :16:28.best temperatures are in the western part of the Stuart Archer.
:16:28. > :16:38.15 degrees. -- western part of the East Yorkshire. There should be
:16:38. > :16:40.
:16:40. > :16:47.I am watching very closely after Friday's prediction! I might get it
:16:47. > :16:50.here about! We want to argue about it! See you tomorrow.
:16:50. > :16:53.The Grimsby MP, Austin Mitchell, claims the life of a politician is
:16:53. > :17:02.not attractive to Britain's top graduates any more. He has blamed
:17:02. > :17:05.the lack of a decent pay for the problem. Leanne Brown has more.
:17:05. > :17:09.Austin Mitchel has said there's been a decline in the quality,
:17:09. > :17:12.ability and IQ of those coming into politics. He's blamed that on a
:17:12. > :17:19.lack of pay, saying talented young people wouln't settle for an MP's
:17:19. > :17:22.salary of �65,000. Now just to give you a comaprison
:17:22. > :17:31.to other top jobs, Chief Executives of major organisations earn around
:17:31. > :17:35.�112,000. Aircraft pilots get �71,000. And doctors and
:17:35. > :17:38.consulatants are paid more than �69,000.
:17:38. > :17:47.But one local recruitment firm I spoke to said money isn't usually
:17:47. > :17:51.the reason people choose to become a member of parliament. I don't
:17:51. > :17:54.think people going to the profession thinking of salary. They
:17:54. > :17:59.going because they are passionate about politics and because they
:17:59. > :18:01.want to make a difference to the country and the business community.
:18:01. > :18:04.Well, since the expenses scandal, confidence in MPs has reached an
:18:04. > :18:09.all-time low. The former Scunthorpe MP Elliot Morley was sent to prison
:18:09. > :18:12.for falsely claiming more than �30,000 in mortgage payments. And
:18:12. > :18:21.many residents we spoke to in Grimsby were outraged at the
:18:21. > :18:28.thought of MP's getting more money. I think it is absolutely disgusting,
:18:28. > :18:33.to be honest with you. We are in a recession and the MPs are getting
:18:34. > :18:38.paid that much?! I don't have a problem with that, as long as they
:18:38. > :18:44.do the job. They get too much money. I know they put the cars in, but
:18:44. > :18:48.they get too much. We are having to suffer.
:18:48. > :18:52.Austin Mitchel says salaries in the Commons needs to catch up with
:18:52. > :18:55.other professions. Young talented people were less interested in duty
:18:55. > :19:03.and service and more motivated by money.
:19:03. > :19:06.Thanks, Leanne. Austin Mitchell joins us from Westminster now.
:19:06. > :19:10.Given that the public's opinion of MPs remains pretty low in the wake
:19:10. > :19:18.of the expenses scandal, this isn't a great time to suggest a pay rise,
:19:18. > :19:25.is it? What you think you should be earning?
:19:25. > :19:35.The job has got harder and there is much more work. There -- it is much
:19:35. > :19:36.
:19:36. > :19:44.more like a glorified social worker's job. We get a lot of
:19:44. > :19:48.stress. MPs are just punching bags. We are subject to abuse and we are
:19:48. > :19:54.not very well paid. I am thinking of people graduating from
:19:54. > :20:02.university choosing a career. Now, at too much of the talent is going
:20:02. > :20:08.to the bar and then to the media, like yourself, Peter! But surely,
:20:08. > :20:12.it is a vocation? They're not going into it for the money.
:20:12. > :20:16.I came in as a naive idealist. People come in wanting to change
:20:16. > :20:21.the world. But on the other hand, they have to live and have an
:20:21. > :20:24.existence. It is less attractive than my thoughts. I think they find
:20:24. > :20:31.this out pretty quickly. It is the combination of the role, the
:20:31. > :20:41.difficulties of doing it and the salary. We do face a problem of
:20:41. > :20:41.
:20:41. > :20:51.being less attractive as a career. This was a submission to a upset
:20:51. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:58.about how I'm confident we are. My wife has to travel in a guard's van
:20:58. > :21:01.as unaccompanied baggage! They want to pay me to move out of my flat!
:21:01. > :21:07.What do you think they should be paid?
:21:07. > :21:14.I will not put a figure on it. Everybody will say it is too high.
:21:14. > :21:18.It is just a question of being helped through the job.
:21:18. > :21:21.Thank you. Cleethorpes has been given the go-
:21:21. > :21:24.ahead to hold its first air festival this summer. Among those
:21:24. > :21:28.taking part at the Festival of Flight will be the Red Devils
:21:28. > :21:36.Parachute Team and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. It's hoped
:21:36. > :21:41.the event will bring thousands of visitors to the resort.
:21:41. > :21:45.It will be huge in terms of the revenue generated. We also think it
:21:45. > :21:50.is a key factor in terms of putting Cleethorpes on the tourist
:21:50. > :21:54.destination map. More importantly, it is sustainable.
:21:54. > :21:57.Hull FC pulled off one of the wins of the season when they beat last
:21:57. > :22:00.year's grand finalists St Helens. That was in stark contrast to the
:22:00. > :22:02.emotions at Craven Park as fans saw Hull Kingston Rovers throw away a
:22:02. > :22:10.16-point lead against Bradford. More from our sports reporter,
:22:10. > :22:15.Simon Clark. Hull FC plan some early match
:22:15. > :22:21.nerves. Although the home side took the lead, it was Hull FC who took
:22:21. > :22:27.control. St Helens scored early in the second half, but Jordan turn
:22:27. > :22:31.its struck to put Hull FC ahead. The lead was extended and a second
:22:31. > :22:39.try from making rounded off the game. We're still not doing exactly
:22:39. > :22:49.what we want to do with that. We're bringing it into the game gradually.
:22:49. > :22:51.
:22:51. > :22:57.We are still finding each other. Clare Mackie ease their way into a
:22:57. > :23:03.comfortable lead. In the second have, Rover's lead by 24.28.
:23:03. > :23:09.Suddenly, their defence of guard slipped and Bradford ran riot.
:23:09. > :23:16.Bradford won 36 the 24th. 2048. We should have put the game and the
:23:16. > :23:22.bend and that we should have done that. Are they got the momentum. We
:23:22. > :23:26.could not take it back. Full credit to them.
:23:26. > :23:29.Next week, Hull Kingston Rovers go to Catalan.
:23:29. > :23:32.Onto football now, and although Hull City are now unbeaten in nine
:23:33. > :23:36.games, their draw with Ipswich Town will feel like a defeat. The Tigers
:23:36. > :23:39.were two up with just over half an hour to go, through goals by Robbie
:23:39. > :23:43.Brady and Robert Koren. But the away side scored twice in three
:23:43. > :23:47.minutes to take home a point. In League One, Scunthorpe United
:23:47. > :23:52.also had to settle for a point against Preston North End. Andy
:23:52. > :23:55.Barcham came closest, but was denied by the keeper.
:23:55. > :23:58.Grimsby-born athlete Richard Buck has won a silver medal at the World
:23:58. > :24:01.Indoor Championships in Istanbul. The 400 metre runner anchored the
:24:01. > :24:05.British relay team to second place in the final event of the
:24:05. > :24:07.championship. For a short while, they were promoted to the gold
:24:07. > :24:13.medal position after the United States were disqualified, only for
:24:13. > :24:16.that decision to be reversed on appeal.
:24:16. > :24:20.100 years ago, this would have been the scene as golfers teed off at
:24:20. > :24:24.the brand new Market Rasen Golf Course. And today, they celebrated
:24:24. > :24:29.their centenary in style. To mark the occasion, a match was held with
:24:29. > :24:39.opposing teams using clubs from 100 years ago versus modern kit. As
:24:39. > :24:40.
:24:40. > :24:44.Linsey Smith reports, it's not the It was the year the Titanic sunk
:24:44. > :24:47.and when Captain Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole ended.
:24:47. > :24:57.And following a boom in golf courses springing up across the
:24:57. > :24:59.
:24:59. > :25:04.country, 1912 saw the birth of Market Rasen Golf Club. It is 100
:25:04. > :25:06.years today since Market Rasen Golf Course was formed. To celebrate, or
:25:06. > :25:12.we have the British golf collectors Society here, dressed and the
:25:13. > :25:17.fashions of the day. We will play a match against them. They will play
:25:17. > :25:24.with their old style equipment. We will play with our modern gear.
:25:24. > :25:28.And it seems using wood rather than steel isn't the only difference.
:25:28. > :25:32.You can see the sheer size of the modern club. It is a great deal
:25:32. > :25:38.more forgiving. You have to hit them right in the middle with these
:25:38. > :25:43.old clubs. They have a very small sweet spot. If you miss it, you
:25:43. > :25:46.finish up at stinging hands. There is a different level of skill
:25:46. > :25:49.required. 1912 was also a turning point for
:25:49. > :25:52.the Suffragettes in the UK. They turned to using more militant
:25:52. > :25:55.tactics to gain the right to vote, to be considered equal to men.
:25:55. > :26:04.Women were allowed in Market Rasen Golf Club, but equality there was
:26:04. > :26:08.not. 100 years ago it was one guinea for the men to join and half
:26:08. > :26:11.a guinea for the ladies to join. The joining fees are high the same.
:26:11. > :26:21.A hundred years ago, they had to play in long skirts and ties and
:26:21. > :26:24.shirts and hats. Night, they can play in shorter skirts, shorts, so
:26:24. > :26:27.there is and as many restrictions. Women certainly had an equal place
:26:27. > :26:30.in today's match. In fact, the ladies' captain claims to be a
:26:30. > :26:33.better player than the mens'! And as for the antique versus modern
:26:33. > :26:41.equipment? We're told the result was an honorable half - that means
:26:41. > :26:43.a draw to you and me. Let's get a recap of the national
:26:43. > :26:46.and regional headlines... Hosepipe bans are to come into
:26:46. > :26:49.force as soon as next month across south and eastern England. Two
:26:49. > :26:51.unusually dry winters have left reservoirs and rivers far below
:26:51. > :26:53.normal levels. Lincolnshire is one of the counties
:26:53. > :26:56.affected. Anglian Water says it's bringing in the hosepipe bans in
:26:56. > :26:57.the first week of April. the first week of April.
:26:57. > :27:00.Tomorrow's weather - dry and bright with variable, sometimes large,
:27:00. > :27:02.amounts of cloud but also sunny spells in places. Maximum
:27:02. > :27:12.temperatures of 15 degrees in sunnier spots, but nearer 10
:27:12. > :27:15.
:27:15. > :27:20.On the subject of the hosepipe ban... Will Anglican water it was a
:27:20. > :27:23.reduction in our water bills? If the gas companies can pipe gas
:27:23. > :27:27.from one end of the country to another, bike and the water