:00:00. > :00:13.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight:
:00:13. > :00:21.Concerns for the welfare of thousands of animals at a cattle
:00:21. > :00:25.farm in Lincolnshire. They are often in quite deep mud.
:00:25. > :00:30.There is a lack of shelter. Homes flood for a second time after
:00:30. > :00:31.a water main bursts in Scunthorpe. Thousands of baby eels are
:00:31. > :00:36.reintroduced into a Lincolnshire river to try
:00:36. > :00:42.The lost wartime medal — reunited with the family of the man who
:00:42. > :00:44.earned it. Gales continue along the coast. The
:00:44. > :00:56.very latest coming up shortly. A cattle farm in Lincolnshire which
:00:56. > :01:04.has been criticised over its welfare standards is now being investigated
:01:04. > :01:08.for polluting the environment. Families living near to Southfield
:01:08. > :01:10.Farm in Louth say the smell is overpowering and makes them feel
:01:10. > :01:18.sick. East Lindsey district council says it's looking into the
:01:18. > :01:21.complaints. The farm houses almost 3,000 cows producing beef for major
:01:21. > :01:23.supermarkets. The owner insists he takes both animal welfare and the
:01:23. > :01:31.environment seriously. Linsey Smith has the story.
:01:31. > :01:34.This is how we're used to seeing cattle raised on our green and
:01:34. > :01:39.pleasant lands. Grazing and roaming freely. And this is a different
:01:39. > :01:41.picture. Filmed by the campaign group Compassion In World Farming,
:01:41. > :01:46.it show almost 3,000 animals standing in grassless pens near
:01:46. > :01:52.Louth. Satellite pictures show the scale of Soutfield Farm. It's a
:01:52. > :02:01.serious concern to animal welfare campaigners. This is not a humane
:02:01. > :02:02.way to keep these animals. They are often in deep mud. There is a lack
:02:02. > :02:11.of overhead shelter. heard the animals coughing, which
:02:11. > :02:13.implies there are some physical problems.
:02:13. > :02:16.Keeping cattle on this scale is normally associated with super
:02:16. > :02:19.dairies of the United States. After strong opposition, plans were
:02:19. > :02:22.abandoned for a similar dairy elsewhere in Lincolnshire, partly
:02:22. > :02:25.because of environmental concerns. It's something that also bothers
:02:25. > :02:37.people living close to Southfield Farm. The smell isn't a farm smile.
:02:37. > :02:42.It is an absolute stench. It is overpowering. It makes you feel
:02:42. > :02:49.quite sick. We have been trying to have barbecues during the summer,
:02:49. > :02:51.and we had to come inside. There have been quite a number of
:02:51. > :02:59.complaints. We are equally frustrated. We spoke to Andrew
:02:59. > :03:07.Lawson, who owns the farm, and asked us to let us see how the animals are
:03:07. > :03:14.kept. He declined, but said in an e—mail he has a commitment to animal
:03:14. > :03:18.welfare, that his animals are well looked after, and he It's the
:03:18. > :03:20.Government's job to ensure our food is safe.
:03:20. > :03:23.Plans to tackle the smells. But campaigners say this is about more
:03:23. > :03:26.than that — it's about welfare and the environment. But many customers
:03:26. > :03:32.want affordable food, so do they care? It matters a lot to me. I
:03:32. > :03:36.wouldn't buy if I knew they were the circumstances the animals were kept
:03:36. > :03:45.in. Would that knowledge make you choose the beef?
:03:45. > :03:48.permit. Meat from this farm is sold in major
:03:48. > :03:51.supermakets. Waitrose, Morrisons and Tesco tell us they are happy with
:03:51. > :03:55.the welfare standards for the animals. Waitrose say they will have
:03:55. > :03:58.been grazed outdoors for 80—90% of their lives. Both Morrisons and
:03:58. > :04:08.Waitrose have carried out their own inspections. But what about for
:04:08. > :04:12.those eating it? It had a huge impact on our health. If you keep
:04:12. > :04:15.the animals in better conditions, the meat is of a higher quality.
:04:15. > :04:19.Southfield Farm is not breaking the law. In fact, it's accredited by the
:04:19. > :04:21.Red Tractor scheme, which promises food has been produced responsible
:04:21. > :04:25.by British farmers. But campaigners say based on these images, what do
:04:25. > :04:34.these assurances about the food on our plates really mean?
:04:34. > :04:41.We asked Red Tractor for an interview but they refused. In a
:04:41. > :04:42.statement they told us that they are happy with Southfield Farm and said
:04:42. > :04:58.that Earlier I spoke the food critic and
:04:58. > :05:02.journalist Jay Rayner. I started by asking him if people should accept
:05:02. > :05:11.that cattle are likely to be kept in conditions we've just seen. You have
:05:11. > :05:13.to understand, all beef animals are finished indoors. I cannot comment
:05:13. > :05:16.on what we on what we have been looking at,
:05:16. > :05:23.because she would have to be there to see the circumstances. It is very
:05:23. > :05:27.possible to portray those is looking terribly rough and unhygienic, but
:05:27. > :05:31.there are standard practices. Welfare standards in the UK are
:05:31. > :05:42.generally much higher than they are in the rest of Europe. So people
:05:42. > :05:45.watching and C 3000 cows, is it actually the reality of modern—day
:05:45. > :05:54.farming? I think it is a reality. Those
:05:54. > :05:59.animals will have spent a lot of time outside as well, then they are
:05:59. > :06:04.brought in shortly before they are sent to slaughter. As a consumer,
:06:04. > :06:08.you can make decisions influenced the welfare of the meat you are
:06:08. > :06:10.eating. You can choose to eat British, because you know the
:06:11. > :06:15.standards are better than they are likely to be in the rest of Europe.
:06:15. > :06:21.What about supermarket versus high street butcher? The high street
:06:21. > :06:28.butcher is probably the way to go. I am a big believer in this. There is
:06:28. > :06:33.a campaign in Yorkshire, the meat crusade, which is about informing
:06:33. > :06:37.consumers to talk to the independent butcher, who should know exactly
:06:37. > :06:42.where the meat has come from and be able to tell you which farm and how
:06:42. > :06:50.it was weird. The reality is, you do get what you pay for. The trouble
:06:50. > :06:56.is, most people have to watch that Roger and want the cheapest possible
:06:56. > :07:04.meet. So it is our fault. I think we have become overly used to overly
:07:04. > :07:09.cheap food. We spend about 10% of our income on food, when it used to
:07:09. > :07:16.be 20%. Obviously, times are tough. We need to spend a little bit more
:07:16. > :07:19.so that it goes back to the farmers. That might mean going to the high
:07:19. > :07:26.street butchers, who will look after the food supply far better than many
:07:26. > :07:30.of the supermarkets. Very interesting to talk with you. Thank
:07:30. > :07:34.you very much. My pleasure. We want to know what you think. Are
:07:34. > :07:38.you be prepared to pay more for meat if animals are housed in better
:07:38. > :07:40.conditions? Or does the need for cheap meat mean we don't care how
:07:40. > :08:02.are animals are reared? In a moment: And talks begin to
:08:03. > :08:09.decide the future of Scartho Baths. We'll be live at the meeting in
:08:09. > :08:12.Grimsby later in the programme. A serious case review into the death
:08:12. > :08:15.of a 14—year—old girl has found that none of the services involved could
:08:15. > :08:19.have prevented it. Jessica Blake went missing from her home in
:08:19. > :08:21.Beverley last year and was later found dead. The Safeguarding
:08:21. > :08:23.Children's Board said that while no—one was to blame, agencies need
:08:23. > :08:28.to work closer together information in the future.
:08:28. > :08:30.Hull's three Labour MPs, including Diana Johnson, have been in
:08:30. > :08:36.Westminster to protest about what they say is unfair Government
:08:36. > :08:40.funding for the city. The MPs say the cuts are more severe in Hull
:08:40. > :08:43.compared to other parts of the country. And they're upset the
:08:43. > :08:53.city's hospitals won't get extra funding. On September the 10th, I
:08:53. > :08:58.learned that Hull will not get a penny set aside this winter. Can we
:08:58. > :09:06.have a debate on why Hull is not getting a fair share of funding?
:09:06. > :09:09.They have focused the resources they have in managing the greatest risks
:09:09. > :09:13.across the country. Well, lots of you got in touch about
:09:13. > :09:15.union plans to ballot city council staff over changes to their terms
:09:15. > :09:53.and conditions. It's a nightmare they hoped would
:09:53. > :09:57.never happen again. But for the second time in just over six years,
:09:57. > :10:02.people living in part of Scunthorpe have found their homes flooded
:10:02. > :10:04.because of a burst water main. The main pipe feeding the town burst
:10:04. > :10:07.this morning, leaving 14 homes inundated with water. Anglian Water
:10:07. > :10:17.has apologised, but people affected say they're angry it's happened
:10:17. > :10:23.again. Tolu Adee O Yay reports. Clearing up the morning after.
:10:23. > :10:32.People living on Ville Road in Scunthorpe woke in the middle of the
:10:32. > :10:43.night to find their homes flooded. About four inches high. It was like
:10:43. > :10:53.a torrent of water. It was going that way down the road. The council
:10:53. > :10:55.brought the sandbags. It was too late.
:10:55. > :10:58.About a dozen houses were affected after a major water main burst. It's
:10:58. > :11:06.the second time it's happened in just over six years. I am gutted,
:11:06. > :11:10.because I know what we will have to go through. The last time, it took
:11:10. > :11:18.months to dry out, we had to redecorate, the damp came through
:11:18. > :11:24.again, so we had to move out again. With water, you cannot see the
:11:24. > :11:34.damage. It is hidden. It gets in the plasterwork, under the floor. It is
:11:34. > :11:39.terrible. To go through it again, what can you say? Without crying.
:11:40. > :11:44.The water main burst just after midnight and what began streaming
:11:44. > :11:46.all the way down Queensway and hit these houses.
:11:46. > :11:50.Anglian Water has apologised to those affected. Drying equipment has
:11:50. > :11:58.been sent to the area and staff have been helping residents. A heartfelt
:11:58. > :12:05.apology. We are really sorry for this situation. We know how
:12:05. > :12:11.difficult it is for them. We don't have these catastrophic events very
:12:11. > :12:14.often. The movement of the ground cracks the pipe.
:12:14. > :12:17.Work will continue to repair the pipe overnight so that the road can
:12:17. > :12:24.fully reopen by tomorrow evening, but putting these homes back in
:12:24. > :12:28.order will take far longer. Still ahead tonight: The baby eels
:12:28. > :12:33.which could hold the key to the survival of their species in
:12:33. > :12:37.Lincolnshire. Reunited — the lost wartime medal is
:12:37. > :12:44.returned to the family of the man who won it.
:12:44. > :13:01.Holy Trinity in Hull, sent in by Mike Walters. This is the roof of
:13:01. > :13:09.the church. Basically, it is the ceiling and the organ. Thank you for
:13:09. > :13:33.that. Do not take the word. — — don't say a word.
:13:33. > :13:40.You have bamboozled me tonight. We have got a wind warning. It is in
:13:40. > :13:51.force for the next six up to nine hours. We had a 60 mile an hour gust
:13:51. > :13:59.outside Cleethorpes. Tomorrow, mostly cloudy and still windy, but
:13:59. > :14:05.not as windy as it is now. The wind has driven in these showers. It is a
:14:05. > :14:11.showery, cold evening across East Yorkshire and Norfolk. We will
:14:11. > :14:18.continue to see those showers. Severe gale force nine win,
:14:18. > :14:34.gradually subsiding. Lowest temperatures down to eight Celsius.
:14:34. > :14:38.That is 46 degrees Fahrenheit. Take care. There is a bit of a risk of
:14:38. > :14:47.coastal flooding in places. Still strong winds in the morning. There
:14:47. > :14:51.will be a lot of low cloud from the North Sea. A bit of brightness
:14:51. > :14:57.possible. Increasing amount of cloud. Still windy, but not by gale
:14:57. > :15:02.force wind. Top temperatures 13 or 14. Quite a chilly feel, especially
:15:02. > :15:07.when you factor in the fact that there will be a lot of cloud. An
:15:07. > :15:14.uninspiring weekend. Mostly cloudy skies. There will be some patchy
:15:14. > :15:15.rain or drizzle at times. Temperatures quite close to average.
:15:15. > :15:27.That is the forecast. We got an e—mail saying, my father
:15:27. > :15:38.and I have just been to the Italian lakes and we tuned in to watch the
:15:38. > :15:40.programme every night. Thank you. See you tomorrow.
:15:40. > :15:44.Cheers. It's already been shut for a month,
:15:44. > :15:47.and a decision will be made tonight that could see the end of an
:15:47. > :15:50.historic Grimsby swimming pool. Scartho Baths closed last month
:15:50. > :15:53.because asbestos was found in the building. Now councillors have to
:15:53. > :15:57.decide whether the pool, which is due to be demolished in two years,
:15:57. > :16:06.will reopen at all. Crispin Rolfe reports. ?? new line Open last
:16:06. > :16:14.month, now closed because of asbestos, a building material known
:16:14. > :16:18.to be the single most great cause of work—related deaths. The council is
:16:18. > :16:23.meeting to decide if the pool can be used again after asbestos testing
:16:23. > :16:28.yesterday. We hope the test will prove positive, which means we can
:16:28. > :16:33.look at a plan to reopen the facility. If tests come back
:16:33. > :16:36.negative, we need to understand the detail of those and the
:16:36. > :16:42.implications, and look at what those mean. If so, reopening would be a
:16:42. > :16:46.temporary relief to membership holders, swimmers and staff. Scartho
:16:46. > :16:52.Baths is still due for demolition in two years time, in favour of this, a
:16:52. > :17:02.new £7 million Grimsby leisure centre with enabling competitive
:17:02. > :17:06.swimming pool, and a gym. There is no reason why they can't make this
:17:06. > :17:10.safe for well under £100,000. It is a considerable amount of money when
:17:10. > :17:15.they are going to demolish it in two years. Yes, but what can we do in
:17:15. > :17:21.the meantime? There is nowhere to swim at the moment nearby. Tonight,
:17:21. > :17:25.the council insists whether the bats reopen will be primarily down to
:17:25. > :17:29.health and safety, but of course, they will have to consider the cost
:17:29. > :17:32.of cleaning the pool, which is down to be demolished ultimately. Crispin
:17:32. > :17:36.is live in Grimsby for us tonight, councillors are making a decision
:17:36. > :17:39.right now in the Town Hall behind you. Could they make a final
:17:39. > :17:43.decision this evening? Indeed they could. That decision is
:17:43. > :17:48.expected any time soon. I have just come from the council chamber. They
:17:48. > :17:49.have been looking at the results of the asbestos survey. The results of
:17:50. > :18:01.that seem to be that itself, apart from two areas, has
:18:01. > :18:05.got a clean bill of health. It seems that if councillors do agree with
:18:05. > :18:11.that survey, with those findings, the decision could be made to reopen
:18:11. > :18:14.Scartho Baths this weekend. At the same time, questions have been asked
:18:14. > :18:22.about how we could have got to the stage where asbestos was found in
:18:22. > :18:26.the last month, . If we have any news later, we will
:18:26. > :18:29.let you know. New figures show Lincolnshire County
:18:29. > :18:32.Council has paid £350,000 to drivers for damage caused by potholes and
:18:32. > :18:35.other road defects. According to the insurance company behind the
:18:35. > :18:41.figures, this is the highest amount in the country. The council says it
:18:41. > :18:44.has to maintain the UK's fourth largest road network and has
:18:44. > :18:48.repaired 50,000 potholes in the past year.
:18:48. > :18:52.An extra £1.5 is to be spent on affordable housing in East Lindsey.
:18:52. > :18:57.The money will be used to build 120 new homes over the next five years.
:18:57. > :19:00.The district council says there is a need for affordable housing across
:19:00. > :19:02.the area. Prince Andrew has been visiting
:19:02. > :19:06.parts of East Yorkshire today, including the Yorkshire Wolds
:19:06. > :19:10.Cookery School in Driffield. The Duke of York also unveiled a plaque
:19:10. > :19:16.while he was there to commemorate his visit.
:19:16. > :19:19.They should be swimming in their thousands through our rivers and
:19:19. > :19:23.canals, but wildlife experts say there's been a big drop in the
:19:23. > :19:26.number of eels. The population is a fraction of the levels 30 years ago,
:19:26. > :19:34.with fears they could be completely wiped out unless something
:19:35. > :19:44.Lincolnshire, to try to boost the population. Gemma Dawson reports. It
:19:45. > :19:49.might have been cold, wet and windy for the team releasing them, but
:19:49. > :20:02.this is the perfect habitat for eels. 20,000 have been released in
:20:02. > :20:13.Lincolnshire. It is a very big deal. This area has been chosen because of
:20:13. > :20:17.the unique habitat. It is hoped the eels in this box will survive here
:20:17. > :20:24.in Lincolnshire. They have already had a long journey to get here.
:20:24. > :20:30.Maybe eels hatch from Aix before making the 3000 mile trip to Europe.
:20:30. > :20:35.The number of deals arriving in Britain is decreased by about 90% in
:20:35. > :20:41.the last 30 years. These deals could help stop the species dying out
:20:41. > :20:44.completely. Once, thousands of millions arrived in the water of
:20:44. > :20:48.Europe, but we're now just down to hundreds of millions. This collapse
:20:48. > :20:55.in the population over the last 30 years has been so dramatic, that the
:20:55. > :21:08.deal has been listed as critically endangered. The team has made plans
:21:08. > :21:11.to monitor the population of the eels. ?? new line High winds mean
:21:11. > :21:14.the construction of the tallest ride at Hull Fair has been delayed. The
:21:14. > :21:22.70—metre high Starflyer is one of the country's biggest rides. But
:21:22. > :21:29.strong gusts of wind mean it's not safe to operate the 300 tonne crane
:21:29. > :21:39.needed to put it up. The ride won't now be up before the fair opens
:21:39. > :21:50.tomorrow. Hopefully, we can have another crane on Sunday. It is
:21:50. > :21:53.disappointing. The fair opens tomorrow night. An artist from Hull
:21:53. > :21:57.has made a sculpture of a character made famous in a song by the Beatles
:21:57. > :22:00.from bank notes. It took Leonard Brown six months to create this
:22:00. > :22:08.sculpture of Eleanor Rigby, which is on display at Treasure House Gallery
:22:08. > :22:11.in Beverley. He made a steel frame then built her up with £1 million
:22:11. > :22:14.worth of shredded bank notes, which he'd managed to persuade the Bank of
:22:14. > :22:17.England to give him. Hull FC have completed the signing
:22:17. > :22:30.of Tom Biggs who's switched codes from rugby union. I had no idea how
:22:30. > :22:40.big £1 million was. I thought it would be bigger. People
:22:40. > :22:46.brought in and put in the back of the car for me. Hull FC have
:22:46. > :22:50.completed the signing of Tom picks. The Bath winger, who was born in
:22:50. > :22:52.Hull, has signed a three—year contract.
:22:52. > :23:03.Gainsborough Trinity has lost its appeal against being kicked out of
:23:03. > :23:06.the FA Cup. Loan signing Jordan Thomas played in the last round, but
:23:06. > :23:10.the FA says it didn't receive his paperwork in time. Gainsborough say
:23:10. > :23:27.they sent an email, but accept they should have checked it got through.
:23:27. > :23:31.The club has apologised to fans. When Katie and Paul Roberts dug up a
:23:31. > :23:34.First World War medal in their garden near Lincoln, they got in
:23:34. > :23:38.touch with BBC Look North for help. They wanted to return it to its
:23:38. > :23:42.owner — the family of a Sheffield seaman who'd fought in the Battle of
:23:42. > :23:45.Jutland nearly 90 years ago. Well, his grandaughter was watching and
:23:45. > :23:46.the medal has now been returned. Simon Spark was there for the
:23:47. > :23:50.reunion. When Katie Roberts and her husband
:23:50. > :23:52.found a World War I medal in their garden, they started an
:23:53. > :23:55.investigation. With help from history groups and friends they
:23:56. > :23:59.traced the service number and family tree — and discovered it belonged to
:23:59. > :24:03.Able Seaman Ernest Clarkson. So it was important to try and make
:24:03. > :24:07.contact with the family to give it back, which is where we came in. At
:24:07. > :24:14.the bottom of the report, there were all the names that came up. I said,
:24:14. > :24:21.that is your mother's name. They are my and's, my grandparents. I said,
:24:21. > :24:27.gosh, that is my family. Ann is the granddaughter of Ernest
:24:28. > :24:34.and remembers him well. He was lovely, and kind. He never did any
:24:34. > :24:40.shouting. He was a quiet guy. Did you know anything about involvement
:24:40. > :24:47.in the war? Did you asking? No, no. He never mentioned it. But records
:24:47. > :24:50.showed that Ernest had fought in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. A
:24:50. > :24:53.victorious but intense two—day fight. Britain retained control of
:24:53. > :25:03.the seas but 6,400 officers and men lost their lives.
:25:03. > :25:06.It makes you proud. Proud that he did all that. It must have been
:25:06. > :25:13.horrendous for him, really horrendous. It gives me great
:25:13. > :25:14.pleasure to give you this medal. I hope you treasure it. I certainly
:25:14. > :25:30.will. The family have no photographs of
:25:30. > :25:37.earnest, and they may never know how his medal ended up in a Saxilby
:25:37. > :25:41.flowerbed, but they now have a powerful reconnection with his past
:25:41. > :25:47.that could so easily have been lost for ever.
:25:47. > :25:52.Very powerful reunion there. And just a reminder that if you've
:25:52. > :26:07.got a story that you'd like us to follow up, please get in touch.
:26:07. > :26:10.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines: Millions
:26:10. > :26:19.face higher energy costs as SSE puts up its bills — the typical customer
:26:19. > :26:23.could pay an extra £100. A farmer near Louth says he's
:26:23. > :26:24.committed to animal welfare as he faces claims the farm is causing
:26:24. > :26:46.environmental pollution. Response on the subject of food.
:26:46. > :26:51.This is from Captain John Greenfield. He said, I have flown
:26:51. > :26:56.over this farm and commented to passengers about the way the animals
:26:56. > :27:05.are crammed together. He says, it looks disgusting. Charlie says, I
:27:05. > :27:14.know the farm, and the pictures shown do not depict it. Marie says,
:27:14. > :27:16.on and away people 's Mac income, it is impossible to pay more. Another
:27:16. > :27:31.one says, it is important to know says, if you get your meat from good
:27:31. > :27:34.butchers, that is the best option. Your local butcher is better
:27:34. > :27:38.equipped to advise on the best cuts on how to cook it to make your money
:27:38. > :27:43.go further. Thank you for those. Have a nice
:27:43. > :27:44.evening. Goodbye.