09/08/2013 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

North. The headlines tonight. The end of an era for Hull City as

the football club is re-branded as the Hull City Tigers.

Why change it? Everyone knows it as Hull City AFC. The iMac I don't

think we should drop the city. Campaigners call for a total ban on

motorists drinking alcohol before getting behind the wheel. If it was

a zero tolerance attitude, everyone would be aware where they stand, you

cannot drink and drive. The woman who says she was trapped

in her own home by a pair of angry seagulls.

And the musician who's uncovered what is thought to be a piece of

Beatles history. I will be back later in the

It's been in existence for more than 100 years and next week Hull City

will start life back in the Premier League. But tonight, the decision by

the club's owners to change the team's name has been criticised as a

backward step. Hull City AFC is now Hull City Tigers, with the owner

Assem Allam saying he would eventually like to shorten it to

just Hull Tigers. He says it will make the club easier to market

abroad. Simon Clark reports. Since 1904, they have been Hull City

AFC, but from today, the AFC is no more. No, this is Hull City Tigers.

If there is one thing to get fans talking, it is the name of their

club. So, today we have invited two of them to discuss the change. They

had plenty to say. The Tigers as apart from that name, the best in

English football. Make something of that, but make something of it by

clumsily merging it... My personal view is that it could have been

handled so much better. I am concerned that there may have been

some serious alienation of supporters. If there were plans are

put to make this fundamental change, you would expect the

supporters to have been consulted. marketing expert reckons the change

has merit. I think foreign fans new to the Premier League looking for a

club to support will find it is difficult to support Hull, they will

monitor surly know where it is, therefore find it difficult to

identify with that club. Whereas rebranded to the Tigers, it will be

easier to attract new foreign fans. Councillor Terry Gerraghty, who's in

charge of leisure and culture at Everybody knows it is Hull City AFC.

I can understand why it is the Tigers, but I do not think we should

drop the city. But Mac changing brands is nothing new. Last year,

Cardiff City turned their home shirts from blue to red. And who can

forget the brief rebranding as Hull Sharks? Just a matter of the

football pictures. Chelsea versus Hull City Tigers, it may take some

getting used to. I spoke to councillor Terry

Geraghty, who is in charge of leisure and culture at Hull City

Council. I asked him if he welcomed the name change. I do, -- I do

nothing there needs to be any change because Hull city is branded all

over the world and especially no way for doing that then we are doing as

far as the city is concerned for the year of culture 2017, we are now

recognised by people down in London. Hull is the area to come to.

Alain says the word city is common, is he right? The Queen the stowed

this. That is what was invested on us many years ago. If you want the

Tigers to compete on the world stage, win the Premier League, do we

not have to move with The Times? name city has been mothers for 100

odd years now and I do not see any advantage. -- has been by bus. I

believe that there are many looking -- they may be looking to sell the

club, I don't know. To me, I would be thinking, what is in it to make

it an even bigger brand than what it has no? Do you think you might want

to do that you Mac no I think that might be something he is not saying.

If you have a brand that is known as Hull city, you do not change the

brand unless there is something else behind it.

The Daily Telegraph says the name change shows a lack of respect for

fans. Should they have been asked to? I think so. You should have put

it to the fans, whether they wanted to change the name. But it would

have been common courtesy to get in touch with the City Council and ask

their opinion. I think they have done this because of other reasons.

It is not the reason that he is saying. Can you understand why the

fans are unhappy? I can. I have supported them since I was a boy. We

did not say, go and see the Tigers, we went to see City. Do you think

changing the club's name matters? Maybe you think it will make it

easier to market it around the world? I know several people have

been in touch already, they are very We will have some before we are done

at seven o'clock. In a moment: Why campaigners in

Louth have come up with their own plans to stop their council selling

land to a supermarket chain. Road safety campaigners don't want

people to have any alcoholic drinks at all if they are driving. A man

from Hull, whose brother was killed by a drunk driver, is among those

demanding a total ban on motorists consuming alcohol before they drive.

Figures show the number of casualties in the Humberside Police

area is higher in August than in any other month. More from our political

editor, Tim Iredale. While the majority of responsible

drivers remain within the legal drink drive limit, a stubborn

minority continue to break the law and the summer months are often the

worst time. We are trying to highlight, if you are out at family

barbecues and weddings, to be careful and not only about drinking

and driving that may, obviously that is the main message, but to actually

think about the morning after, are you still, diesel have alcohol in

your system due Mac With many teenagers hoping to celebrate after

getting their A-level results next week, young drivers are being warned

that drink and driving could ruin their big night out. Figures from

the Humberside force revealed the average number of drink drive

related casualties is 18 in August, compared to nine over the Christmas

period. That is when most campaigns are focused. Successive governments

have argued against lowering the UK drink drive limit, to bring us in

line with other European countries. But some campaigners would like to

go further and to see a total ban on drivers touching any alcohol before

they get behind the wheel. Stephen Meara-Blount has felt the pain and

misery caused by drink-driving. In 2006, he was knocked down by a

speeding driver on Beverley Road in Hull, along with his brother, Tony,

who later died in hospital. Stephen now campaigns for the road safety

group Brake. People take a chance, maybe one or two drinks. Not knowing

if they are over the limit or not. If it was a zero tolerance attitude,

then everybody would be aware of where they stand, you cannot drink

and drive. So, would these drinkers supported tougher drink drive

limit? I think the laws are OK as they are. Personally I think you can

have a pint or maybe to maximum. don't think the pubs would get any

trade, there would be no one driving. The Government says it

remains committed to educating drivers about the dangers of

drink-driving. Tim is with me now. So the Government says it has no

plans to change the law on drink-driving, but how much pressure

is there for a rethink? Many road safety campaigners and professionals

and senior police officers would like to see a zero level ban, but

officials from the Department for transport have told us that this is

not a practical option, the reason they give is that they say even

without drinking it is possible for small amounts of alcohol to be

present in the body for other -- from other sources, such as the

fermentation process involved in the digestive Asian of certain

foodstuffs, or as an ingredient in mouthwash. -- in the digester in. I

think pressure will come to reduce the limit in mind that other

European countries. You might also want to get in touch about this

story. Do you think a total ban on alcohol if you're driving is the

right way to go? We look forward to hearing from you.

50 officers from the Serious Crime team at Humberside Police are

investigating an armed robbery in Beverley. More than �200,000 worth

of watches were stolen from a jewellers on Tuesday. The police are

studying hours of CCTV footage of Beverley, and the area of Hull where

one of the getaway cars was parked before the raid.

There's been a rise in the number of 999 calls attended by private

ambulances in the area covered by the East Midlands Ambulance Service.

Officials say they're now investing �4 million in their own new

ambulances to meet increasing demand.

They want to protect Louth from commercial development. But

campaigners have come up with their own plans for developing its cattle

market. For years there has been speculation that East Lindsey

District Council would sell the site to a supermarket. Instead the

community group Keep Louth Special wants to turn the area into an

activity park, as Simon Spark reports.

As market towns go, Louth was voted one of the best last year. But there

are still ongoing issues about what will happen to its cattle market

site. One community group desperate not to see it turn into a possible

supermarket have now come up with their own alternative plans. The

group Keep Louth Special want to see a climbing wall, cafes, shops and an

hotel outside, and inside, the cattle market would double up as a

live music venue. This is where the climbing wall would be.

supermarket is convenient. A lot of people would want it here. This is a

bad site for the survival of the town, as a centre for independent

shopping. We have seen it in many other towns across the country. All

the character gets bleached out by the supermarket. This site can

continue to provide the agricultural focus and the community focus.

many today, this was the first they'd heard of these new proposals.

I would not have thought we would need any more shops. I think the

climbing wall is quite good. Sue-mac people have to go into Grimsby or

Skegness if they want to do a really big shop. I think it looks good.

Anything is better than a supermarket. We have nothing to do

with our kids around here and we have plenty of supermarkets.

Eastland Council say they have taken no decision, but are currently

seeking advice to inform a decision as to whether it should be made

available. They add, "Once the advice is received, the council will

consider its position. If in the future, the site is made available

for sale or lease, the District Council would be keen to hear from

any organisation or business which would be interested in the site,

including Keep Louth Special." For now, the wait on this cattle

market's future continues. A story that we will continue to

follow. Still ahead tonight: The woman who

claims aggressive seagulls made her a prisoner in her own home.

These are the trousers that Paul McCartney used to wear. And how a

piece of Beatles history ended up in the hands of an East Yorkshire

musician. Tonight's photograph. This is Hull,

taken from Barton on Humber at 5:30am this morning, by Chris James

of Barton. That is a stunner. Thank you for

that and for all the e-mails and pictures this week. She league

Donovan, good evening. -- Keeley Donovan. People think I have the

best job in turn, chatting to the Donovan every night.

Right, the weekend weather, a mixed bag, not too bad. Not a wash-out,

but not blazing sunshine. Variable amounts. Sunday, the greater risk of

catching showers. The odd shower, but generally there will be no

proper rain. Perhaps a little on Saturday night but the showers will

be hit and miss. Earlier today, the cloud is well broken, lots of

sunshine to end the day but it is rather breezy. Fine as we had

through this evening with long, clear spells. It might be an little

more cloud filters up from the south. These are the values in the

towns and cities. I think out in the countryside, particularly where we

keep the clear skies, it will be cooler. The sun will rise at 5:31am,

setting again at 8:42pm. The next high water... It should start the

day in parts of east Yorkshire on a sunny note. More cloud across

Lincolnshire. Variable amounts of cloud, at times fairly cloudy, but

there will be a lot of rightness and spells of sunshine. The showers are

very hit and miss, you will be unlucky if you catch one.

Temperatures leading to around 20 Celsius. Around 20, 21. The greater

risk of catching a shower on Sunday and it will be a more breezy day.

Variable amounts of cloud as we go through the day on Sunday. It will

be broken and we will have a few showers to content with Allsop there

could be the odd heavier one. On Monday, a repeat performance.

Variable cloud with sunny spells. Showers on Monday tending to the

Have a nice weekend. It may be summer, but gritting teams

in Lincolnshire say they are busier now than at any other time of the

year. They're using new technology to map nearly 2000 miles of the

county's roads to make their gritters more efficient. They've

just taken delivery of a brand new fleet, ready for when winter sets

in. Caroline Bilton has been out with them.

Let's face it, you will not have seen one of these for a while, but

in a few months, they will be back, laying a vital role in keeping the

roads clear of ice and snow. But just because we haven't seen much of

the white stuff recently, it doesn't mean that our gritting teams are

getting to put up their feet. Two we are probably busier in the summer

than the winter, the amount of operation, it is the hottest day of

the year and we are getting ready for when it is snowing. It feels odd

to be talking about gritting but keeping the roads moving during the

winter months is an all year round job and it is not just about

throwing a bit of grit on the roads. There is a science behind this. To

prove it, we will need one of these. For the past few months, the roads

in Lincolnshire have been scrutinised by this computer. The

latest in GPS technology. These controls set the salting and the

width of how the salt is spread, to be membered for the future. The

greater will mimic what I have been putting in. Act in the office, the

roots are put into the computer, complete with how much salt needs to

be spread, depending on the width of the road. The result, precision

gritting. You do not need that much salt to have an effect. It is in

this kind of technology, this modern way of doing things, that we are

saving our salt and making efficiency savings that means we can

develop things elsewhere. Like taking delivery of 14 new critters,

all the way from Denmark, which will eventually be fitted with the new

computers, ready for the start of the new winter season, which

incidentally is only eight weeks away.

Now, last night we told you about the amount of parents being fined

for keeping their children off school in Lincolnshire. It's a

number which has more than doubled after the County Council decided to

get tough on term time holidays and other unauthorised absences. Parents

face fines of �60. But is that fair? Well, many people have been in touch

with us since. John from Lincoln says, "Parents should be fined for

taking children out of school for holidays. We go on holiday during

school term to have a quiet holiday without kids!"

But Marc from East Yorkshire, which also has a similar system,

Hull KR play Hull FC this weekend in another local rugby derby. The two

teams meet on Sunday at Craven Park. Hull KR won the first derby of the

season away at FC, but were then beaten in the Magic Weekend game in

May, when FC won with a controversial try. We just want to

write a few wrongs. We have probably been guilty of not being at our best

previously. Very much about us this week. Looking after our fans and

giving them something to write about. We like playing here at the

like the supporters and it has been a long time. We are looking forward

to it. And BBC Radio Humberside will have full commentary of Sunday's

match on FM and online. Build-up starts at 1:30pm, with kick off at

2:15pm. In Football, Scunthorpe United are

away at Bristol Rovers in League Two tomorrow. BBC Radio Humberside's FM

frequency has full coverage of that game. As the new Conference season

starts, Grimsby Town play their first match against Aldershot.

Commentary is on BBC Radio Humberside's Digital and Online

services. And BBC Radio Lincolnshire also has full coverage of Lincoln

City's trip to Woking. Kick off is at 3pm.

A Bridlington woman says she was too afraid to spend time in her own

garden for fear of being attacked by seagulls. Penny Freeman actually

avoided leaving her house for four days because two gulls were

protecting a chick, which had fallen from it's nest. -- from its nest.

Jill Archbold reports. As British as changeable weather and

fish and chips, seagulls are part of England's coastline, but for one

Edlington woman, they have become the neighbours she never wanted. --

Bridlington. Much bigger than you think and they have piercing yellow

eyes that look filled with hatred. You cannot attribute those emotions

to a bird, but that is how they look. For four days, Penny stayed

indoors, the reason, this young seagull chick fell from its nest and

to it -- too inexperienced to fight, it was aggressively protected by its

parents. Two there are always one or two, guarding it. You put your head

outside through the door and they is that much pace between your eyes and

a very sharp week, so I never went outside, I was too scared. Every

time we opened the back door, that was it, the seagull was down. It was

definitely wanting some action. Her brother says the birds have caused

problems for others on the street. Next door came out and they dive

bombed him, he had to beat it off with a baseball bat. For the wrong

person, it can be very intimidating. Two I could not do any of the things

I wanted to do, I was so angry about being told by a bird to stay

indoors. The RSPB say the end of breeding season is near, but while

the interest in their chicks fades, do not underestimate their taste for

chips! During their early performances,

black leather trousers and matching jackets defined the Beatles. They

were made by a tailor in Hamburg in Germany in the early 1960s. But when

Brian Epstein took over as the group's manager, he changed their

look to stylish suits. Well, before they hit the big time, a man from

Bridlington was performing with them and he ended up with a pair of Paul

McCartney's trousers. As Leanne Brown reports, it's thought they

could be worth thousands. These are the trousers that Paul

McCartney used to wear. The Beatles were actually Mike's support band

when he played a regular gig at the famous Cavern club in Liverpool, and

he was good friends with the group's new manager. I have a look around

the dressing them, and the trousers were in a bag, hanging up. Brian

headstones, those are all McCartney's trousers, have them. I

will get them into these suits I have organised. From then on, the

Beatles started wearing smart suits. It was a bit sort of old hat anyway.

So, we didn't want to look ridiculous. Brian suggested that we

wore ordinary suits. A leather jacket owned by George Harrison

recently sold for more than �110,000, his custom-made boots for

�60,000 and a Beatles guitar for �40,000. They are highly

collectable, the Beatles, the greatest pop band ever, so their

fans all over the world really do go to auction to get the choice pieces

when they come up. Looking back at photos, the trousers' unique style

is clear to see. This picture was taken at the Catherine club in 96

D1. -- the Cavern club. It is like a fingerprint, almost. Exactly the

right inside leg measurement and exactly the right waist measurement.

They went to a small, independent Taylor in hamburg. They commissioned

the trousers to be made. That is what makes these trousers so very

individual. The family hope they could now go to a museum, so

everyone can enjoy the story they have to tell.

Good to know that the trousers were verified by the inside leg

measurement of Paul McCartney! Let's get a recap of the national

and regional headlines. An investigation begins into the

Government's controversial posters telling illegal immigrants to "go

home". The end of an era for Hull City as

the football club is re-branded as the Hull City Tigers.

Tomorrow's weather, sunny spells and a few showers possible. A gentle

westerly breeze with highs of 21 Celsius.

Response on the subject of Hull city, Paul said, I hope the fans do

not turn on Assem Allam. Let's not forget how much of a state the club

was in when he took over. Paul says, yet another owner hoping to get a

foothold in the Far East market. An expensive way to find out that they

all support Man United and Chelsea. The name change has riled

supporters, it may not be for ever, look at the Hull Sharks, that didn't

last long. The response for this story. Good idea, the name change,

but dropped the City. Hull Tigers would be a good brand worldwide.

Gary says, he has shown total disrespect to the fans, we were here

before he came and will be here when he is gone. He does not own the

club's soul. Frank is watching in Spain, he says, Assem Allam owns the

club and he can call it what he likes. The council should keep their