:00:04. > :00:15.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines
:00:15. > :00:26.care standards at a recent inspection.
:00:26. > :00:29.From care, staffing levels, looking after medication, they are not
:00:29. > :00:32.delivering the we expect. Now the Government will send in the
:00:32. > :00:35.best managers to help run the worst hospitals with Lincolnshire and
:00:35. > :00:38.parts of East Yorkshire being targeted. Also on tonight's
:00:38. > :00:46.programme: After a car ends up in their back garden, a family calls
:00:46. > :00:49.for stronger crash barriers. There is speculation all over the
:00:49. > :00:52.place. We speak to the party leader who's
:00:52. > :00:54.refusing to rule out standing as an MP in Lincolnshire.
:00:54. > :00:58.The East Hull gardener who's added another award to his growing
:00:59. > :01:00.collection. The weather looks set to settle
:01:01. > :01:12.down. The very latest in 15 minutes. Hello. Two Lincolnshire hospitals
:01:12. > :01:17.have failed to meet any national care standards. The Care Quality
:01:17. > :01:21.Commission visited Lincoln County and the Pilgrim in Boston after they
:01:21. > :01:27.were put into special measures due to higher than expected death rates.
:01:27. > :01:30.Now a manager from a top performing trust in Sheffield is being brought
:01:30. > :01:32.in to help managers from the United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust improve
:01:32. > :01:40.its services. Caroline Bilton reports.
:01:40. > :01:47.Two months ago they were told they must improve.
:01:47. > :01:50.of five in Lincolnshire placed in special measures. A new daily
:01:50. > :01:53.monitoring system is in place to ensure patients needs are being met.
:01:53. > :02:04.Those working here believe it is helping to drive up standards.
:02:04. > :02:09.We have seen a big difference on Dixon Ward with our standards. It
:02:09. > :02:13.has given me quality assurance every day that every patient on my ward is
:02:13. > :02:15.risk assessed and they are receiving the care that is needed.
:02:15. > :02:17.Today, though, another damning report from inspectors — Lincoln
:02:17. > :02:20.County Hospital and Boston's Pilgrim Hospital are failing to meet any
:02:20. > :02:23.national care standards. The Trust argues it's working hard
:02:23. > :02:26.to improve, but for the foreseeable future, unannounced inspections are
:02:26. > :02:35.going to continue at these two hospitals. These are problems that
:02:35. > :02:41.date back three years. Two years later, patients were found to be
:02:41. > :02:44.dying a necessarily at Stafford Hospital. It prompted an
:02:44. > :02:50.investigation called the key report, which would scrutinise all
:02:50. > :02:53.hospitals. Shortly after that, it was said that things were improving
:02:53. > :03:00.at Boston hospital, and it was meeting targets. That good news was
:03:00. > :03:02.short lived when the Health Secretary placed United Lincolnshire
:03:02. > :03:09.hospitals trust and another trust in our area in special measures. The
:03:10. > :03:19.report had found serious failings at birth. Today, the quiet — — the
:03:19. > :03:26.QC said the hospital trust are failing to meet standards. Unions
:03:26. > :03:32.say this is affecting morale. I talked to nurses today. They feel as
:03:32. > :03:36.if they are being scapegoated for the failings of management. If you
:03:36. > :03:40.do not have sufficient staff, you will get a position where there will
:03:40. > :03:45.be difficulties for the staff to complete all the tasks that I needed
:03:45. > :03:59.to provide the highest standards of care. We have 87 new nurses starting
:03:59. > :04:05.this month. We are actively pursuing international recruitment. Despite
:04:06. > :04:11.the negative reports, patients today seemed happy with the care they were
:04:12. > :04:19.receiving. Absolutely fabulous. Couldn't wish for a better team.
:04:19. > :04:26.Farewell really friendly. — — they were really friendly. My wife just
:04:26. > :04:30.had to treatment and she has been fine. No complaints. The trust
:04:30. > :04:35.argues it is working hard to improve, but for the facility will
:04:35. > :04:40.future, unannounced inspections will continue at least two hospitals.
:04:40. > :04:43.Earlier, I spoke to Julie Walton from the Care Quality Commission.
:04:43. > :04:53.She told me what was wrong with the two hospitals.
:04:53. > :04:56.They are basically not meeting the essential standards from care,
:04:56. > :05:01.staffing levels, record—keeping, looking after medication is, they
:05:01. > :05:08.are just not delivering basic standards. In April, the trust met
:05:08. > :05:15.nearly all of its target. How can things have changed in such a short
:05:15. > :05:22.time? There have been a lot of changes over the summer. A lot of
:05:22. > :05:26.changes have been put in place. Things were looking much brighter.
:05:26. > :05:35.Staff were not reporting things there have been. Are you confident
:05:35. > :05:37.in your organisation 's credibility? The Health Secretary said the
:05:37. > :05:45.organisation was fundamentally flawed when it was better. Is that
:05:45. > :05:49.right? I am very confident in the findings. I am confident we have
:05:49. > :05:57.applied the appropriate methodology. But are you doing more
:05:57. > :06:03.harm than good? The union says staff morale is suffering. What is your
:06:03. > :06:09.message say to nurses who feel constantly scrutinised? It is really
:06:09. > :06:17.down to the trust to take ownership of the problem, and staff who
:06:17. > :06:23.reported two was that this inspection — — and staff reported to
:06:23. > :06:30.those low levels of morale. They were already know and demoralised
:06:30. > :06:34.before we went in. These inspections should result in improvements that
:06:34. > :06:39.will hopefully bring that morale back to the staff. Very good to talk
:06:39. > :06:41.to you. Thank you very much. As well as United Lincolnshire,
:06:41. > :06:44.another trust described as failing in our area will get staff and
:06:44. > :06:48.managers from successful hospitals to help it improve. Northern
:06:48. > :06:51.Lincolnshire and Goole is still waiting to hear from the Health
:06:51. > :06:54.Secretary as to who they'll be paired with. Hospitals in
:06:54. > :07:02.Lincolnshire will work alongside managers at Sheffield Teaching
:07:02. > :07:09.Hospitals NHS Trust. The biggest single thing we can do is give them
:07:09. > :07:19.a partner organisation that is successful, that has done all the
:07:19. > :07:21.things they are trying to do. I think it will make a real
:07:21. > :07:25.difference. We want to hear from you on this
:07:25. > :07:26.story. Do you think the hospitals in Lincolnshire are getting better or
:07:27. > :08:02.worse? of Humber jobs could be compromised
:08:02. > :08:09.unless the Government commits to green energy.
:08:09. > :08:12.A woman from Lincoln is calling on the county council to install
:08:12. > :08:16.stronger crash barriers, after a car careered into her back garden. The
:08:16. > :08:19.vehicle landed in an area where her young daughter had been playing only
:08:19. > :08:34.hours before. Jake Zuckerman reports. Look at all the damage.
:08:34. > :08:36.Lisa Cowley and her daughter, Bethany, examined the damage to the
:08:36. > :08:39.back garden of their family home in Lincoln. This was the scene one
:08:39. > :08:41.month ago after a car left the road, ploughing straight through crash
:08:41. > :08:45.barriers. Coincidently, no—one was outside. It was a lovely sunny day
:08:45. > :08:49.and myself and Bethany we were outside that morning. My husband was
:08:49. > :08:55.out here, just half an hour before it happened. You know, it was
:08:55. > :09:00.incredibly fortunate. Now Lisa and her husband have started a petition.
:09:00. > :09:04.They want the county council to install stronger barriers. I want
:09:04. > :09:10.them to reinforce the roadside barrier on there. It clearly wasn't
:09:10. > :09:15.fit for purpose. The vehicle came through it, it broke through into
:09:15. > :09:20.the garden, quite easily. The council denies there is a problem.
:09:21. > :09:26.We put barriers in where there is a track record of accidents. There is
:09:26. > :09:29.no real history of accidents at this spot and the right approach is not
:09:29. > :09:35.if there is an accident, we spend taxpayers money. In hotspots where
:09:35. > :09:44.people are being killed, that is where I want to spend our money.
:09:44. > :09:47.Lisa and Andrew say they feel it is not safe for the family to use their
:09:47. > :09:55.own garden, and are determined to continue their fight until the
:09:55. > :09:58.council takes notice. An investigation is taking place
:09:58. > :10:04.into a bomb hoax at Lincoln Prison earlier today. Emergency services
:10:04. > :10:09.were called to the jail on Greetwell Road this morning and remained there
:10:09. > :10:13.for several hours. The Prison Service say there was no threat to
:10:13. > :10:16.the public, staff or prisoners. Two petitions campaigning for a
:10:16. > :10:22.swimming pool in Hull to remain open have been handed in to councillors.
:10:22. > :10:25.Hull City Council says closing Ennerdale Pool will save £220,000
:10:25. > :10:29.and ensure that four others in the city remain open. The authority is
:10:29. > :10:35.asking the public for its views on the proposal.
:10:35. > :10:38.The UKIP leader Nigel Farage has admitted that a recent split in the
:10:38. > :10:41.party in Lincolnshire has been damaging. Six UKIP councillors have
:10:41. > :10:44.formed a breakaway group on the county council and their former
:10:44. > :10:49.group leader has been thrown out of the party. In an interview for BBC
:10:49. > :10:52.Look North, Mr Farage refused to rule out speculation that he might
:10:53. > :10:56.stand in Boston and Skegness at the next general election. He's been
:10:56. > :11:08.speaking to our political editor Tim Iredale, who's live at Westminster.
:11:08. > :11:13.So what has Mr Farage had to say? Nigel Friars has been responding to
:11:13. > :11:21.critics who say his party is in a bit of a mess in Lincolnshire. It
:11:21. > :11:30.was confirmed that Chris Payne had been expelled from the party. He is
:11:30. > :11:36.appealing, but Chris Pain is one of six councillors who have now formed
:11:36. > :11:42.a breakaway group from the main audio Lincolnshire county council.
:11:42. > :11:46.They are calling themselves UKIP Lincolnshire. I asked Mr Farage
:11:46. > :11:53.today how much damage this than to his party. Short—term, it doesn't
:11:53. > :12:04.look very good, but it is a question of how we get out of this. The other
:12:04. > :12:12.counties have not suffered this. Chris Pain has gone. The other
:12:12. > :12:18.councillors need to recognise the one the seats with the UKIP label.
:12:18. > :12:24.We need to get reunited. They risk a vacancy when it comes to a UK
:12:24. > :12:34.Parliamentary candidate in the bottom in Skegness constituency.
:12:35. > :12:43.They did very well in the last elections. There has been widespread
:12:43. > :12:46.speculation that Nigel Farage himself make take on sitting Tory MP
:12:46. > :12:52.Maxim and at the next general election. I asked in that question
:12:52. > :12:56.and he said he wasn't really himself in but wasn't running himself out.
:12:56. > :13:04.There are a series of constituencies around the country that look very
:13:04. > :13:10.tempting for UKIP. My absolute priority is to do well at the
:13:10. > :13:14.European elections next year. The UKIP at a conference gets under way
:13:14. > :13:22.tomorrow here in London. One item which caught my eye on the agenda is
:13:23. > :13:25.a discussion on women's rights. It involves the outspoken Godfrey
:13:25. > :13:30.Bloom, who recently said women's talents were more suited to the
:13:30. > :13:35.kitchen and driving a car. That will be interesting, Peter.
:13:35. > :13:38.We are not getting drawn into that. Thank you.
:13:39. > :13:46.Still ahead tonight: The East Hull gardener who's been given another
:13:46. > :13:50.award to add his growing collection. I am in Huddersfield to see if
:13:50. > :13:55.policy can put themselves within 80 minutes of this season 's grand
:13:55. > :14:11.Millington Dale in the wolds taken by Ernie Howard. Fabulous picture.
:14:11. > :14:23.Thank you very much for that. Good evening. Our cameraman Joe Bilton
:14:23. > :14:30.has been in a pulp, and this is a sign outside the Pope. Isn't that
:14:30. > :14:34.fantastic? Fabulous. Can we see that again?
:14:35. > :14:41.Perhaps I can see what the forecast will bring.
:14:41. > :14:46.More accurate than you. Can I just say our cameraman do not spend
:14:46. > :14:51.Thursday 's in the pulpit. The headline for the next day. It is
:14:51. > :14:55.not looking too bad. It is shaping up very nicely. High—pressure
:14:55. > :14:59.starting to dominate, so it will be much brighter and there will be some
:14:59. > :15:19.sunshine around. A little bump in the isobars, and it will be
:15:19. > :15:29.predominantly dry. Part of Lincolnshire have ended the day on a
:15:29. > :15:34.bright note. The chance of a light, drizzly shower. The wind will ease
:15:34. > :15:57.and lowest temperatures will be down to nine or ten Celsius. Cloud
:15:57. > :16:06.amounts will be variable. There should be further sunny spells and
:16:06. > :16:11.all parts will be dry. I think it will be a pleasant day. These
:16:11. > :16:20.average temperatures for the time of year. A nice weekend to follow.
:16:20. > :16:31.Variable cloud, but all parts try and becoming quite warm.
:16:31. > :16:37.I like the way you say, I think. I am designing a poster I will put
:16:37. > :16:42.up. See you tomorrow. I don't think so.
:16:42. > :16:51.OK, touche. Four day week. Thousands of jobs in green energy
:16:51. > :16:53.could be created locally in the next decade. That's according to a group
:16:53. > :16:56.which represents the renewables industry. But Renewables UK is
:16:56. > :17:02.warning that the sector needs more support from Government if it's to
:17:03. > :17:06.fully develop. Its latest report says that the UK has seen a 74%
:17:06. > :17:09.increase in jobs in the sector since 2010. And those already working in
:17:09. > :17:15.the industry say they've noticed a steady growth in the number of
:17:15. > :17:17.opportunities. Here's Paul Murphy. 300 offshore wind technicians are
:17:17. > :17:26.based in Grimsby. using the high street catamarans
:17:26. > :17:30.which shuttle to and from the turbine fields of the North Sea.
:17:30. > :17:35.Plenty of evidence this is a growing industry. That growth is not really
:17:35. > :17:43.reflected in other industries in the UK, and in Grimsby, we started off
:17:43. > :17:50.with just Siemens and Centrica, and now we have more companies.
:17:50. > :17:56.Renewables UK belief 70,000 green jobs could be created nationally in
:17:57. > :18:03.the next year, with the humble winning the lion 's share. This
:18:03. > :18:06.report warns that the government needs to give the industry more
:18:06. > :18:10.support, and says that schools and colleges need to think more
:18:10. > :18:15.carefully about equipping the next generation of renewables workers at
:18:15. > :18:25.the right skills. Government has an energy bill. What we need is to seek
:18:25. > :18:32.government has strong aspirations. A mood of uncertainty has stalled
:18:32. > :18:36.projects, like the proposed Siemens factory in Hull. That does not
:18:36. > :18:39.dampen the spirits at this engineering training Centre, where
:18:39. > :18:44.well—paid green jobs are already a reality. We have supplied
:18:44. > :18:50.apprentices to a number of companies, and we have filled in
:18:50. > :18:59.some positions. opportunities to. A government
:18:59. > :19:05.spokesman said they would continue working with the industry.
:19:05. > :19:08.Thank you for the messages about the big rise in the number of stray dogs
:19:08. > :19:18.in Yorkshire because of irresponsible breeders. We talked
:19:18. > :19:21.about last night. We had there is a particular problem with status dogs,
:19:21. > :19:26.who are abandoned and then are difficult to rehab. We had a big
:19:27. > :19:31.response on this story. Thank you for all of those. Your ideas on the
:19:31. > :19:59.best ways of reducing the number of stray dogs.
:19:59. > :20:04.Many people were saying dog licences should combat. Thank you for all of
:20:04. > :20:09.those. Hull FC are just two games away from
:20:09. > :20:11.an appearance in the Super League Grand Final. The Black and Whites
:20:12. > :20:15.are away at Huddersfield in the end of season playoffs tonight but a
:20:15. > :20:20.defeat would see their season come to an end. Our sports reporter Simon
:20:20. > :20:26.Clark is live at The John Smith stadium. Simon, what are there
:20:26. > :20:31.chances tonight? This is a competition that has not
:20:31. > :20:37.been too kind to Hull FC over the years. They only met one grand
:20:37. > :20:41.final, in 2006. Their opponents Huddersfield, who may have been the
:20:41. > :20:45.league leaders, lost last week, quite unexpectedly. We caught up
:20:45. > :20:50.with some of the Hull FC fans making the journey here. I think they will
:20:50. > :20:55.do pretty well. They have started to turn things round. I am hopeful they
:20:55. > :21:01.will put on a good show. They are going to win, without a doubt. They
:21:01. > :21:11.can go right through to the final. I don't know. We will take it as it
:21:11. > :21:22.comes. Been very consistent. It is going to be tough. When it takes
:21:22. > :21:28.all, loses, the season finishes. — — winner takes all. I cannot get tired
:21:28. > :21:48.of seeing this try from last week. Gareth Ellis added a second, and
:21:48. > :21:57.Hull FC are through to the big game tonight. Craig Murdock is with me.
:21:57. > :22:03.What do Hull have to do? They need to get the attack in order. They
:22:03. > :22:13.have been a bit ropey. They can do it tonight. They need 20 points.
:22:13. > :22:19.Where will they come from? Briscoe is due a good game. They have
:22:19. > :22:24.definitely got potential. Hull FC have got the players. Conditions
:22:24. > :22:32.would be great, I don't think, but they can do it. It has stopped
:22:32. > :22:37.raining here. You can hear how Craig describes the game on the radio.
:22:37. > :22:40.Thank you, Simon. Good luck to Hull FC.
:22:40. > :22:43.Hull City manager Steve Bruce says his team will have to cope with a
:22:43. > :22:47."passionate atmosphere" if they want a good result away to Newcastle this
:22:47. > :22:50.weekend. The Tigers are 16th in the Premier League having drawn in this,
:22:50. > :22:53.their last game against Cardiff. Bruce says his side have shown
:22:53. > :23:05.positive signs heading into the match at St James' Park on Saturday.
:23:05. > :23:09.We must make sure the atmosphere is handled. It is a pretty passionate
:23:09. > :23:13.place to play football, so we will have two handle that. We will have
:23:14. > :23:16.to be at our best. Grimsby Town have confirmed they've
:23:16. > :23:21.sacked their joint manager Rob Scott for gross misconduct. Scott — who is
:23:21. > :23:23.here on the right — was appointed with Paul Hurst in 2011. He's been
:23:23. > :23:29.dismissed because of an incident during their recent home defeat to
:23:29. > :23:31.Nuneaton Town. The club say Scott has appealed the decision but it's
:23:31. > :23:42.been rejected. its players and supporters after a
:23:42. > :23:47.fight on the pitch during an FA Cup game. It happened at the game
:23:47. > :23:51.between Sleaford Town and Huntingdon on Saturday, and spread to fans from
:23:51. > :23:54.both sides. The match was abandoned just minutes before the final
:23:54. > :24:01.whistle. Huntingdon have also been charged. Both teams will now attend
:24:01. > :24:04.an FA hearing next Wednesday. Dennis Shaw from East Hull has been
:24:04. > :24:23.winning gardening awards for the last three decades. Today he picked
:24:23. > :24:26.up his 131st accolade at the Guildhall in the city, recognising
:24:26. > :24:28.his passion for gardening. On a shoestring budget and with a new
:24:28. > :24:30.design every year, Dennis's colourful displays have brought him
:24:30. > :24:32.a lot of attention. You Sarah Corker has been to meet him.
:24:32. > :24:40.In this small corner of East Hull, Dennis Shaw has his very own slice
:24:40. > :24:50.of the English Countryside. Should every plant in the garden, most of
:24:50. > :24:54.them tell this story. — — most of them tell a story.
:24:54. > :24:57.From bright displays to the more unusual features, this gardening
:24:57. > :25:04.champion has 131 awards. It all started at school. When I was ten
:25:04. > :25:09.years old, at the Maybury school, I won prizes.
:25:09. > :25:13.Today, he picked up another top honour. The
:25:13. > :25:21.talent and work helping other gardeners. That is fabulous.
:25:21. > :25:28.He's certainly made a name for himself. We first met him on Look
:25:28. > :25:32.North 20 years ago. He's also appeared on Gardeners World. But his
:25:32. > :25:41.favourite tale — having lunch with the Queen. We were talking about
:25:41. > :25:48.gardens. I said to her, what is your favourite colour? She said, every
:25:48. > :25:56.flower is beautiful. I got the official tour today. We are looking
:25:56. > :25:59.that way and that way, to see the beauty of the garden. If you ever
:25:59. > :26:06.get down, walk around Europe garden, see the beauty. It works wonders.
:26:06. > :26:09.So as Dennis and wife Beryl add the latest prize to the collection — the
:26:09. > :26:12.next honour in his sights, the Hull in Bloom Award, he's won it 29 years
:26:12. > :26:16.running — he's hoping this year's design will make it 30!
:26:16. > :26:24.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines: The
:26:24. > :26:30.Government says its reviewing whether NHS staff should be allowed
:26:30. > :26:33.to wear full face veils. Two failing hospitals — Lincoln and
:26:33. > :26:34.Boston — didn't meet any national care standards at a recent
:26:34. > :26:51.inspection. Tomorrow's weather:
:26:51. > :26:58.response on the subject of hospitals after our report and interview.
:26:58. > :27:04.Daniel says, the pilgrim needs more nursing staff, not managers. CJ
:27:04. > :27:07.says, the problem in our hospitals is too many managers are not enough
:27:07. > :27:13.stuff on the floor, and too much paperwork. Robin says, the principal
:27:13. > :27:20.problems is inadequate staffing and poor training. Suzanne said, I
:27:20. > :27:24.cannot fault pilgrim hospital, I had major problems after giving birth
:27:24. > :27:31.and they were fantastic. Some good news there. This is another message,
:27:31. > :27:36.as an ex—NHS employee, I saw the money wasted by senior managers.
:27:36. > :27:40.They cost low morale and are not bothered about the stuff of
:27:40. > :27:42.patients, only their expense. Join me tomorrow lunchtime on the
:27:42. > :27:43.radio if you can. Good evening.