:00:00. > :00:04.And that is all, it is goodbye Premy and
:00:04. > :00:10.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight: Calls
:00:10. > :00:22.for a review of school transport, as parents are forced to pay hundreds
:00:22. > :00:25.of pounds a year. Is struggling to cope and having to
:00:25. > :00:31.pay to get their children to school. On strike over their pensions,
:00:31. > :00:34.equipped to deal with emergencies. A 500—year—old law could leave
:00:34. > :00:43.villagers with the bill to repair their local church.
:00:43. > :00:51.And why these Strictly stars are getting office staff dancing in
:00:51. > :00:59.Hull. Some brighter weather over the next
:00:59. > :01:02.few days. More details shortly. The rules covering free school
:01:02. > :01:07.transport have been described by one local MP as outdated and in need of
:01:07. > :01:14.change. The Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart says parents are
:01:14. > :01:18.being left out of pocket. In one village, some pupils are about to
:01:18. > :01:23.lose their free transport and will have to pay £500 for a pass. More
:01:23. > :01:27.than 120 children in Thorngumbald get free travel, but a third have
:01:27. > :01:34.been told they'll now have to pay, because a new zebra crossing has
:01:34. > :01:37.made the route officially shorter. Figures show that nationally almost
:01:37. > :01:42.three quarters of councils have reviewed or cut provision of free
:01:42. > :01:48.school transport. Anne— Marie Tasker has the story.
:01:48. > :01:51.Breakfast time is hectic at the Medlicotts, with Mum Dawn getting
:01:51. > :01:55.her children ready for school. But come January, they'll have to walk,
:01:55. > :02:07.unless she pays £1,080 a year for them both to get the school bus. I
:02:07. > :02:14.don't have £1000 stashed in my matters upstairs. It is a lot of
:02:14. > :02:19.money. You have a bunch of teenagers, some will be messing
:02:19. > :02:23.around, listening to music. Teenager shut down and do their own thing. It
:02:23. > :02:26.is an accident waiting to happen. More than 100 children get free
:02:26. > :02:30.transport to school from the village of Thorngumbald near Hedon. But a
:02:30. > :02:41.third of them have been told that next term they'll have to pay. So
:02:41. > :02:44.what's changed? In addition to the existing zebra crossing in the
:02:45. > :02:48.village, a new one was built this summer, a few hundred yards closer
:02:48. > :02:51.to school. It means that for many children, the safe walking route to
:02:51. > :02:54.South Holderness Technology College became shorter, bringing them just
:02:54. > :02:58.under the three—mile limit to get free transport. On part of the route
:02:58. > :03:02.to school, the path is narrow, it's unlit and next to a 60 mph road.
:03:02. > :03:05.Parents say it's simply not safe for their children to walk along.
:03:05. > :03:09.Parents in the village have now started a petition.
:03:09. > :03:17.They say many families live just yards from the three mile limit that
:03:17. > :03:21.decides if they get a free bus pass. From fungal bolts through South open
:03:21. > :03:28.the school, it is just under three miles. — — from the village to the
:03:28. > :03:30.school, it is just under three miles.
:03:30. > :03:36.Now their MP is calling for the Government to give rural areas more
:03:36. > :03:39.cash to fund bus passes in cases like this. Then the council will be
:03:39. > :03:56.in a position to provide suitable support. Even if the roads are
:03:56. > :03:58.technically safe, parent might not be confident to send their children
:03:58. > :04:01.there. Parents say they understand there
:04:01. > :04:04.must be rules, but say this time, they want their children's safety to
:04:04. > :04:07.come first. Earlier, I spoke to Paul Butler from
:04:07. > :04:10.East Riding Council and asked him why they had built a new zebra
:04:10. > :04:21.crossing just inside the three—mile walk—to—school limit.
:04:21. > :04:25.The council has a duty to provide transport for children who live more
:04:25. > :04:31.than three miles away. For children who live less than that, we only
:04:31. > :04:36.provide transport if the route is hazardous. We have been able to give
:04:36. > :04:42.a crossing in Thorngumbald which means children and what to school
:04:42. > :04:48.safely. Was it moved to help the children are to avoid having to
:04:48. > :04:51.provide free bus passes? It is an additional crossing the children
:04:51. > :04:57.have been provided with. There are benefits to the community. A lot of
:04:57. > :05:00.people need to cross the road. It means children and residents can
:05:00. > :05:03.cross the road safely. It benefits you because you do not have to pay
:05:03. > :05:14.the money out, and it saves you money. Where are they supposed to
:05:14. > :05:20.find that money? Councils are spending over £10 million on
:05:21. > :05:27.transport, and that is not going into the schools. We need to see
:05:27. > :05:30.where we can make savings. We are charging parents for bus pass if
:05:30. > :05:38.they wish to use the buses, and that is still subsidised. From what you
:05:38. > :05:46.have said, the zebra crossing was moved to save you money? Wherever we
:05:46. > :05:52.identify hazardous road for children to get to school, we want to see
:05:52. > :05:57.what we can do to make it safer. That is our primary concern. The
:05:57. > :06:01.children will have to work through an unlit road during winter weather
:06:01. > :06:08.speed limit is 60 mph. If a child was injured or killed, with the
:06:08. > :06:12.council feel very bad? We had our road safety officers look at the
:06:12. > :06:16.situation in Thorngumbald. They have reassessed the route. Officers were
:06:16. > :06:21.out there yesterday, double checking our assessments. We believe it is a
:06:21. > :06:25.safe route. The parents feel this cannot have been deemed officially
:06:25. > :06:32.say. That is what they are saying. Our road safety officers have
:06:32. > :06:43.visited the route, made all the assessments in line with national
:06:43. > :06:47.guidance. It does meet the criteria. Very
:06:47. > :06:56.village in need. Let us know what you think of this
:06:56. > :07:00.story. Are the East Riding being fair? Now that the children have a
:07:00. > :07:02.journey of fewer than three miles, should they have to pay to use the
:07:02. > :07:29.school bus? We'll have some of your thoughts
:07:29. > :07:32.before we finish. Thank you for watching this Thursday night.
:07:32. > :07:38.Lee Radford is told to bring attacking rugby to Hull FC, as he
:07:38. > :07:40.becomes head coach. Senior fire officers say public
:07:40. > :07:44.safety has not been threatened during today's strike by the Fire
:07:44. > :07:47.Brigades' Union. There were only a handful of minor incidents during
:07:47. > :07:50.the four—hour strike. The dispute is over pension changes that the union
:07:50. > :07:53.says will see firefighters work longer, contribute more and receive
:07:53. > :07:57.less. However, according to the Government the pensions — which can
:07:57. > :08:09.be £19,000 a year — will still be among the best in the public sector.
:08:09. > :08:14.Sarah Corker reports. 12 noon, and firefighters walk out
:08:14. > :08:23.here. A scene repeated around England and Wales. The SBU says this
:08:23. > :08:29.dispute is about firefighters having to work until they are 60 before
:08:29. > :08:35.they can retire on a full pension. Ageing firefighters put a risk to
:08:35. > :08:41.the public, and to safety. And you putting the public at risk today by
:08:41. > :08:45.striking? Robust contingency arrangements are in place, and this
:08:45. > :08:51.is a last resort. Andy Johnson is one of those now in his 50s. If I
:08:51. > :08:55.fail a fitness test on capability grounds, they removed my pension
:08:55. > :09:02.until I am 68, which is a long, long time. Retiring at 60, a firefighter
:09:02. > :09:08.can get a pension of up to £19,000 a year, rising to £26,000 in the state
:09:08. > :09:14.pension. Union leaders say those forced to retire early would lose
:09:14. > :09:22.thousands of pounds. Today's strike saw cover needed at 38 stations in
:09:22. > :09:26.Lincolnshire and 31 in Humberside. In the past, the Army has stepped
:09:26. > :09:31.in. The laws have changed, and fire services must not find their own
:09:31. > :09:34.cover. In Lincolnshire, it means making greater use of part—time
:09:34. > :09:38.firefighters. Here in East Yorkshire, Humberside Fire and
:09:38. > :09:43.Rescue have recruited members of the public to fill in. Some volunteers
:09:43. > :09:48.with as little as five days basic training. Managers say those
:09:48. > :09:56.arrangements worked well. We only had six calls, and none of those
:09:56. > :10:00.involved in any threat to life. One crew has been supporting the other.
:10:01. > :10:07.Ministers said the pension on offer is one of the most generous in the
:10:07. > :10:12.public sector. It is a good offer. We hope the Fire Brigade Union will
:10:12. > :10:16.see sense. This afternoon strike appears to have caused little
:10:16. > :10:21.disruption. While this may have been acquired protest, the message the
:10:21. > :10:24.government is clear. Sarah is outside the central fire
:10:24. > :10:31.station in Hull. How likely are further strikes in Humberside and
:10:31. > :10:34.Lincolnshire? Union leaders haven't ruled out
:10:34. > :10:40.further strikes in the coming weeks. What they really want is to reopen
:10:40. > :10:45.talks with the government. The government shows no signs of backing
:10:45. > :10:55.down. 80% of Humberside firefighters went out on strike. If there is more
:10:55. > :11:00.action, more volunteers will be brought in and trained to step in.
:11:00. > :11:05.After a low number of callouts today, the contingency plans were
:11:05. > :11:08.tested and proved to be successful. Thank you. Some more news now.
:11:08. > :11:12.Accounts show the former chief executive of Hull City Council was
:11:12. > :11:15.given a pay off of £240,000 as compensation "for loss of office".
:11:15. > :11:19.Nicola Yates left the authority in July 2012 after two and half years
:11:19. > :11:25.in charge. No reason was given for her departure. The council is trying
:11:25. > :11:31.to limit future pay—offs to £22,000. Lincolnshire Police are still trying
:11:31. > :11:36.to identify a woman who's body was found in a field. A dog walker
:11:36. > :11:39.discovered the body in Market Deeping yesterday. Officers are
:11:39. > :11:45.treating the death as unexplained and have sealed off the area where
:11:45. > :11:48.the body was found. The Labour Party conference has
:11:48. > :11:51.heard calls for tougher sentences for violent and sexual offences.
:11:51. > :11:54.Labour says more needs to be done to tackle online predators. The Hull
:11:54. > :11:57.North MP Diana Johnson, who's the Shadow Crime and Security Minister,
:11:57. > :12:06.says many victims of historic abuse cases have been let down. I have
:12:06. > :12:11.written to the attorney general on a number of places where I think the
:12:11. > :12:20.sentence that was given was wholly inappropriate for the extent of what
:12:20. > :12:24.happened. I think we need to look again at the sentencing, absolutely.
:12:24. > :12:26.Around 100 new nurses have today started working in Lincolnshire's
:12:26. > :12:29.hospitals with the director of nursing telling them theirs is a
:12:29. > :12:36."challenged" organisation. The jobs are part of a £3 million investment
:12:36. > :12:39.in new staff. The Trust, which is in special measures, has previously
:12:39. > :12:51.been criticised for its low staffing levels. Vicky Johnson reports.
:12:51. > :13:03.The 100 newest recruits to Lincolnshire 's hospitals.
:13:03. > :13:08.the nurses had been students here, and have been through the recent
:13:08. > :13:13.years as students. They are very aware of the challenges we have, and
:13:13. > :13:17.the performance we have been making. The health watchdog last week
:13:17. > :13:20.reported that neither Lincoln County in Boston pilgrim met any of the
:13:20. > :13:28.National care standards. The enthusiasm of today's intake was not
:13:28. > :13:32.going to be dampened. It is wonderful to be here. It is
:13:32. > :13:39.brilliant at the three years complete and start working. I have
:13:39. > :13:44.not seen any bad care in Boston. They are of an excellent standard.
:13:44. > :13:50.Emma Kelly has just completed her first year on the wards. She says
:13:50. > :13:55.she has been well supported. When you start, you are given to people
:13:55. > :14:04.you can have as mentors. Any questions, we can go to them and
:14:04. > :14:10.they will support and helpers. James is as mentors, and every Nunez will
:14:10. > :14:16.get a body to support them. — — every new nurse will get a body to
:14:16. > :14:21.support them. It is challenging at times. If they know we're there as a
:14:21. > :14:25.resource, it helps. The trust has taken on more than 250 nurses this
:14:25. > :14:31.year, with at least another 40 due to arrive from Europe. We recognise
:14:31. > :14:34.that members of staff learn at different rates, so we will be in a
:14:34. > :14:41.position where we can recognise and give that extra support if and
:14:41. > :14:46.when it is needed. We very much want to retain these nurses. That is the
:14:46. > :14:50.key. The trust needs to keep hold of the new nurses if they are to get
:14:50. > :14:57.full value from this years recruitment drive.
:14:57. > :15:01.Last night, we told you about the Trust's drive to recruit nurses in
:15:01. > :15:09.Europe. At least 40 nurses from Spain and Portugal start work in
:15:09. > :15:39.Lincolnshire in the next few weeks. Thanks to everyone who got in touch.
:15:40. > :15:43.Big response on that. Thank you for watching.
:15:43. > :15:53.Still ahead tonight: Shock for villagers as an ancient law leaves
:15:53. > :15:55.them responsible for church repairs. Find out what we were doing in Hull
:15:55. > :16:16.later in the programme. Brilliant sunset at Hunstanton by
:16:16. > :16:21.Lance Chilton. Thank you for that. Beautiful part of the world. I will
:16:21. > :16:25.be this out. Jack says, my daughter weighed every night until Peter
:16:25. > :16:31.fiddles with whatever it is under his desk, she's fascinated by.
:16:31. > :16:35.I will tell you what it is. I can switch it off with it. It is what I
:16:35. > :16:43.do when the weather comes on, I switch you are.
:16:43. > :16:48.OK, we will cover headline. It a nice one. It looks like skies will
:16:48. > :16:52.brighten from the north—east. There will be some sunshine around. This
:16:52. > :17:00.high—pressure will come in from the North East. That is good news. The
:17:00. > :17:04.weekend is looking quite nice for the end of September. Little is like
:17:04. > :17:09.all parts will be dry this weekend with some sunshine. Something to
:17:09. > :17:16.look forward to. Today, we have had a lot of cloud. It produced some
:17:16. > :17:23.patchy rain across southern parts. We are looking to the north where
:17:23. > :17:26.there is a weak, cold front. A clearance comes in by dawn. That is
:17:26. > :17:34.great news. Lowest temperatures, down to eight or nine across East
:17:34. > :17:47.Yorkshire. 12 or 13 around the wash. The sun will rise at around 6:53am.
:17:47. > :17:51.There could be some low cloud around. Generally, a bright start
:17:51. > :18:13.with sunny spells. That cloud will come and go through Thursday.
:18:13. > :18:20.Generally, feeling quite pleasant. Friday and the weekend, skies will
:18:20. > :18:25.be partly cloudy but some decent spells of sunshine and temperatures
:18:26. > :18:31.close to the late September average. That's the forecast.
:18:31. > :18:48.I will turn you back on. I urge you, I don't tend to Ely Donovan
:18:48. > :18:52.off. Actually, I probably do. — — I don't turn Keeley Donovan off.
:18:52. > :19:09.This is another story we'd like your thoughts on.
:19:09. > :19:17.It should be a place of peace and contemplation, but here in
:19:17. > :19:28.Hambleton, St Peter's Church has found itself embroiled in a row.
:19:28. > :19:35.Under the reign of Henry VIII, those who for land around here became
:19:35. > :19:40.responsible for repair of the church. It is an ancient law which
:19:40. > :19:46.has been largely ignored more recently. Now, churches have until
:19:46. > :19:52.the 13th of October to register to use the legislation before it is
:19:52. > :19:57.abolished. Here, the church council has done just that. For families in
:19:57. > :20:00.the village, it means future repair bills for parts of the church could
:20:01. > :20:15.pass straight to them. We could be given a bill of one told amounts — —
:20:15. > :20:23.untold amounts. I find it so unbelievable. Devastating. The
:20:23. > :20:27.impact will be on our deeds for ever if we can get it removed. In a
:20:27. > :20:42.statement, the dioceses of York says:
:20:42. > :20:50.this should have been sorted out in the 19th century. For some reason,
:20:50. > :21:03.people forgot about it and it fell into disuse. In Britain, it is still
:21:03. > :21:09.an act of treason to place the Queen 's stamp upside down. Gambling in a
:21:09. > :21:14.library is also banned. For those wanting to be a doormat, it is only
:21:14. > :21:25.legal before eight o'clock in the morning. It may proved to be more
:21:25. > :21:33.serious. Do people living on ancient church land have a duty to pay
:21:33. > :21:38.towards the church's upkeep? The new head coach at Hull FC has
:21:38. > :21:41.been told by the owner to bring more attacking rugby to the club. Lee
:21:41. > :21:44.Radford has taken over from the Australian Peter Gentle in a move
:21:44. > :21:47.which sees a hull—based coaching staff at the KC Stadium. Simon Clark
:21:47. > :21:52.looks at Radford's career and what he brings to the role. You see up
:21:52. > :21:57.with a firm handshake. Adam Pearson welcomes his new coach in front of a
:21:57. > :22:05.sizeable media presence. It is one of the biggest job in the game, so
:22:05. > :22:16.how did Lee Radford slammed it? — — land it. The most important thing is
:22:16. > :22:23.he understands Hull. He cares about the city. Lee Radford is just 34. In
:22:23. > :22:30.a playing career of 15 years, he won two grand finals and a world club
:22:30. > :22:34.challenge, with Bradford rolls. He hung up his boots after cameo
:22:34. > :22:38.appearance for Hull buster. He is no stranger to management. Ten years
:22:38. > :22:52.ago, this was him in charge of the amateur side in Hull. They are
:22:52. > :22:59.worlds apart, obviously, but how to react around people and all that is
:22:59. > :23:08.helpful. What do the fans think of the appointment? I am just a little
:23:08. > :23:15.bit cautious. He has only coached in East Hull. He has done well. It is a
:23:15. > :23:19.good opportunity for him. I still think Peter Gentle made a second
:23:19. > :23:27.chance. At the end of the day, you have to have the experience. That
:23:27. > :23:34.comes from proven records. Adam Pearson has promised fans are more
:23:34. > :23:43.attacking team. Pearson wants to end the feast and famine that was in
:23:43. > :23:48.evidence in 2013. There could be exciting times ahead for the team if
:23:48. > :23:50.he gets it right. We wish him all the best.
:23:50. > :23:54.Hull City are into the fourth round of the Capital One League Cup for
:23:54. > :23:56.the first time in 36 years. They beat Huddersfield Town 1—0 at the KC
:23:56. > :24:01.Stadium with a goal from Proschwitz.
:24:01. > :24:03.Former Olympic athlete Colin Jackson has told Look North
:24:03. > :24:06.professional golfer Tony Jacklin from Scunthorpe should be prepared
:24:06. > :24:11.to lose a lot of weight when he starts competing on Strictly Come
:24:11. > :24:15.Dancing. The sprinter is currently doing a mini tour of the country
:24:15. > :24:22.with Strictly star Erin Boag on behalf of the energy company NPower
:24:23. > :24:29.to help raise money for charity. Today, they've been in Hull and Amy
:24:29. > :24:39.Cole went along to meet them. What a way to spend a day at work. Erin
:24:39. > :24:45.Boag and Colin Jackson web United again, and delighting staff in Hull
:24:45. > :24:54.while helping to raise money for Macmillan Cancer charity. The pair
:24:54. > :25:13.danced together in the programme, but didn't win the title. Erin Boag
:25:13. > :25:18.has bowed out of the show after a 10—year run, so is more than
:25:18. > :25:25.qualified to give advice. Do you think he has met his match? Wow. She
:25:25. > :25:31.did that the bit of dancing last year. Kevin, I don't know. He might
:25:31. > :25:41.be a little clumsy. I might grab the nation 's hearts.
:25:41. > :25:51.What kind of surprises are in store for Tony Jacklin? The most important
:25:51. > :26:01.thing for him is to relax and enjoy the idea, the concept of what it is
:26:01. > :26:05.all about. When Colin was first asked to do Strictly, he initially
:26:05. > :26:14.turned it down. He was tempted to take part. He is certainly a happy
:26:14. > :26:22.man. Let's get a recap of the national
:26:22. > :26:26.and regional headlines: The Labour leader Ed Miliband stands by his
:26:26. > :26:29.proposal for a freeze on energy prices as there are warnings of
:26:29. > :26:32.blackouts and power shortages. Calls for a review of school
:26:32. > :26:41.transport, as parents are forced to pay hundreds of pounds a year.
:26:41. > :26:54.big response on the subject of school transport.
:26:54. > :26:59.Thank you for all those messages. Charlie says, why should the
:26:59. > :27:02.taxpayer pay for free school transport for others? If the parents
:27:02. > :27:08.do not like it, move closer to the school. Rhiannon says, I think it is
:27:08. > :27:12.not fair for children to have to walk that far to school. Doctor
:27:12. > :27:16.says, with the powers that be that their children what to school in
:27:16. > :27:23.this day and age? Adam says, people seem to be forgetting children are
:27:23. > :27:27.alive choice. Don't have children if you cannot do not want to provide
:27:27. > :27:33.for them. You can expect every body else to pick up bill. Peters, my son
:27:33. > :27:43.has either a five mile walk or a £400 bus pass. No public transport
:27:43. > :27:46.available. Total abstruse decision. Thank you for watching. Johnny on
:27:46. > :27:47.the radio if you can. Take care. Goodbye.