14/10/2013 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Good evening. Coming up on Look North: An influential financial

magazine says money is being wasted on trying to save decaying cities

like Hull. It is rubbish. It is an insult to

people in Hull. After beating plans for a super

dairy, the villagers who now face a fight against a wind farm for the

second time. The Lancaster is the best bomber

produced by any air force in the world war. The former home of the

Dambuster Squadron could be turned into a nature reserve.

The father who who delivered his own baby by a busy roadside.

And changeable can process `` in prospect. The very latest coming up

in 15 minutes. Hull is decaying and should be

allowed to die. That's the verdict in a report published in one of the

country's leading financial magazines. The article in The

Economist says that the Government should stop spending money trying to

create jobs in Hull. Instead, people should be encouraged to move out, or

they should be given better transport links to commute to

elsewhere. The comments have prompted anger in the city as

Anne`Marie Tasker reports. High unemployment. Failing schools.

"Teenagers in baseball caps and tracksuits wandering aimlessly".

That's the picture of Hull painted by the influential journal, The

Economist. But one of Hull's MPs says its just not accurate.

I think it is rubbish, actually. It is an insult the people live and

work and Hull. We are going to the last four in the city of culture

bid. We have a great university and a thriving port. It is absolute

nonsense that has been put out by The Economist. The article `

entitled Britain's Decaying Towns ` says giving public money to cities

like Hull is "misguided". It says instead of trying to rescue failing

towns, they should "help the people who live in them...commute or move

to places where there are jobs." But Kerry Allen says they may have a

point. When she's not at home with her baby, she works as a financial

analyst. But she had to look outside Hull to find that skilled job. You

have to have a car to go elsewhere. That is expensive. I have to go over

the bridge. There is bridge tolls. That is an expense in order to make

an income. And young people studying in Hull say they, too, will probably

take their skills out of the city. There should be a lot of jobs coming

out of this project. Otherwise, it'll have to be of Hall. I will

have to go somewhere else. It'll probably be Leeds or London or

somewhere like that. What opportunities, really. `` more

opportunities, really. And figures suggest The Economist has a point.

Nearly 8% of people in Hull claim job`seekers Allowance, compared to a

national average of just 3.4%. Hull's fifth from bottom of the

secondary schools league table. And at the start of this year, more than

20% of its shops were empty. But Dr Mike Nolan, from the University of

Hull, says those numbers don't tell the whole story. Those local

authority boundaries are drawn quite narrowly. There is no doubt that

some of these men `` measures were Hull might not be seen to be

performing well, those would come out differently if suburbs were

included as well. Public money has helped transform parts of Hull, but

if the advice of The Economist is followed, other decaying parts would

be left to die. Daniel Knowles wrote the article for

The Economist. He joins me this evening. They say the school 's

overall and appalling, teenagers wandered around aimlessly. Was that

your impression of Hull and you're less than one day's visit? It was. I

should make clear this article was about several times. It included

Wolverhampton, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough. This was a look at

the economic geography of Britain. It was not an attack on Hull. It

comes across as an attack on Hull, such as the headline on the front

page of your magazine. Can you understand why people will find that

offensive and stereotypical? I do not think it is a straightforward

North `South thing. They argue it is about where jobs are created. For a

long time, Government has put a lot of effort into trying to move jobs

to where people are. Frankly, it has not worked. We divides. In Hull, 27%

of households have nobody in work. It is quite hard to push jobs. We

spent enough a lot of money trying to push jobs to Hull. So we give up

and go and work somewhere else? We should focus on people. We should

focus on Hull's education. That would make a difference to Hull. But

Daniel, Hull is on a short list of four to win the city of culture

2015. That does not sound to me like a city that is on its uppers. I come

from Birmingham. I am talking about Hull. My point is a city of culture

will not give you an economic and a son so stop `` renaissance. That

will not only city around? It will not turn around unemployment.

Regeneration is lovely. It is good thing that a museum quarter looks

prettier. It is a good thing that you have a wonderful aquarium. This

is a very respected magazine. Seeing a headline that this doesn't help

us, does it? It doesn't. But it doesn't make it untrue. Our job is

not to have propaganda for Hull. How many people do you think need the

Economist in Hull? I don't know. We have a worldwide situation of 1.5

million, but in Hull, I don't know. We'd like your thoughts on this

story. Should the Government stop giving money to Hull or does the

city need financial help from Westminster? What you think about

the headline there? Should we be encouraged to work elsewhere and get

out of the city, commit or move for jobs quicker might `` for jobs? Look

forward to hearing from you on this one. We will have some before the

finish at seven o'clock. In a moment: An East Yorkshire pig

breeder says China has huge opportunities for local businesses.

People living in a Lincolnshire village have already fought plans

for one wind farm and a super dairy, but they've now been told another

company wants to build turbines near their homes. An initial study at

Nocton Fen shows that around twenty turbines could fit on the site.

They'll now spend the next few weeks speaking to people in Nocton and

other nearby villages, as Emma Massey reports.

Nocton and Potterhanworth. Two villages in rural Lincolnshire, but

they could soon have a wind farm on their doorstep. We want to make it

absolutely clear that this is the start of a conversation with local

people. We have not made a decision about turbine numbers and the skill

of the wind farm yet. We really want people's views on this before we do

it. Study suggest that up to 23 turbines could fit on this site here

at Nocton Fen. It is just a few miles away from a village whose

residents are used to putting up for `` putting up a fight if it is not

something they want. Back in 2011, the company behind the proposal to

build a super dairy near here abandoned the plans following a

high`profile campaign from residents. One of them was Martin

Long, who embraces green energy but does not think wind power works. I

think it is according to where it is going to be positioned, we had

enough trouble protecting the community against 6500 cows being

dumped on us in Nocton. This is just another much smaller problem, but it

is one that could face those who live nearby. Lincolnshire already

has nearly 100 turbines with more in the pipeline. Plans have been put

forward for ten in Hemswell. Orby near Skegness is waiting to find out

if it will have nine wind turbines. And in February, the Secretary of

State approved plans for one of the largest wind farms in the country at

Heckington Fen. In the coming weeks, all local

residents here will have a chance to have their say. We're going to

explore setting up a neighbourhood plan. This will be the sort of thing

that will be discussed in it so that we know `` so that we know what we

want in the area. We do have a say, but the applicant on any planning

application can go to appeal. Of course, only last week, the minister

has said that local communities and people should have more say. In

fact, he is going to deal personally with the appeals.

It's too early to tell the outcome yet. After all, plans were dropped

for a wind farm here in 2005. But many residents say wind farms are

inevitable. This is another story we'd like your

thoughts on. Do you live in the area around Nocton Fen? What do you think

of the plans for the wind turbines? There is the text number and e`mail

address. A 70`year`old man has been arrested

after a woman was found dead at a house in Gosberton in Lincolnshire.

Police launched a murder inquiry after a postmortem examination was

carried out on 69`year`old Margaret Morton, who was found last Thursday.

The man has been released on bail. The future of Endeavour High School

in Hull will be decided after a period of consultation. The school

opened ten years ago at a cost of ?15 million, but the council has

been unable to find a sponsor to get it out of special measures and there

are fears it could close. The consultation will last for six weeks

from the start of November. A teenager from Louth has won four

and a half million pounds in compensation after complications

during his birth left him needing constant care. Daniel Vertigan's

family says mistakes were made when he was born at Lincoln County

Hospital. At the High Court today, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS

Trust denied liability, but said it hoped the settlement would help

Daniel "have a better, more fulfilling and happy life".

It's the world's fastest`growing economy, and businesses in East

Yorkshire and Lincolnshire say that trade with China is becoming

increasingly important for local jobs and wealth. It comes as the

Chancellor, George Osborne, is in Bejing leading a trade delegation to

the country. It's estimated that exports to China from local

companies are now worth more than ?1billion a year. Here's our

business correspondent, Paul Murphy. Here we have what is called the

gestation house. It might be more than 4000 miles away, but China

cannot get enough of East Yorkshire's pics. The Chinese are

not just interested in the livestock. As its population grows,

it wants some of the Yorkshire nous which has gone into reading it.

Specialist knowledge about genetics and bleeding. Some people have used

the analogy that they are developing a century worth of technology in a

matter of a decade. That is an enormous challenge for them. So as

well as providing genetically advanced breeding stock, we have

also got to support these companies. The export market to China is well

established. But is it six `` as its economy becomes more developed, it

is increasing investment into the UK. The relationship becomes

diversified. Last year, the UK became the fourth largest

destination for Chinese outward investment. China has the

fastest`growing high`speed railway network in the world. Some of the

technology behind it is made here in Lincoln. The Chinese liked this

company so much, they bought it. We're both manufacturing and

research and development centre. One of the things that attracted us was

a in the UK. It is world`renowned in terms of our ability to innovate and

create new ideas. There are challenges, too. This Hull based

design and branding company sends huge files of data and artwork

around the world. But like many in a digital centre, it is found China

has a different kind of customer. The chime `` the challenges relate

to a technical aspect. The Chinese censor what is going through the

internet. We have to work out... We have to do a lot of productions

Singapore to transfer files to China and work within that constraint.

China's economic growth is slowing down, but it is still at least five

times faster than that of the UK. For those involved in this

long`distance relationship, it remains a land of opportunity.

Paul's with me in the studio. What's been the experience of local firms

in their dealings with China? Generally very positive. It is a

huge country with 1 billion plus people. They are starting to invest

as they develop father, sorts of investment. It is not without

challenges. Doing business there is very difficult indeed. Fortunately,

there is a lot of local support for businesses who want to get involved

with China and I think we're going to see that relationship grow in

years to come. Thank you for watching here on BBC

One. Still ahead tonight: nobody knew if

the bouncing bombs would work. The former home of the Dambuster

Squadron could be turned into a nature reserve.

Early delivery ` the baby born with the help of his father in the front

seat of a car. Tonight's picture was taken of

Flamborough Head by Jane Richardson. Thank you very much indeed. Lovely

picture. Close the, hopefully. `` cloud three. Georgia said to me an

e`mail. When I leave school, I want to be a weatherman and have as many

holidays as Paul has. Even the schoolkids have sussed you.

The downside is, I have to talk to you every night. The colour has

drained out of your face. Let's have a look at their headline for the

next 24 hours. There will be some spots of rain around. Mist and fog.

It should brighten up as it does so. A risk of one or two showers. We are

in between systems. This system brought bad weather and showers

today. The next system will bring rain on Wednesday. That is in

between are settled interlude. It is not very exciting before that next

rain band moves in the Wednesday. You can see this area of low

pressure which brought such a poor weekend. As we head through Monday

evening, there will be for the showers feeding in around this area

of low pressure. One or two showers will be sharp but will tend to fade

and become more isolated later tonight. As winds fall, there could

be mist and fog and cloud. Temperatures around eight or nine

Celsius. The sun rises in the morning and at `` around about

7:20am. Tomorrow, many of us off to actively and damp start with fog in

places. Gradually, skies will brighten, but there is always a risk

of one two showers feeding from the north`west. Generally speaking, an

improvement. Let's have a look at the top `` afternoon temperatures

coming in at around 13 Celsius. It is close to average for this time of

year with much lighter winds. That is the good news. A changeable week

to come. Wednesday, a dry start, but rain will spread from the south`west

through the course of the day. The brighter interlude on Thursday with

writer sunshine. Thicker cloud on Thursday with patchy rain in places.

No good mentioning where I live just get yourself back on my good books

in it `` good book says commission Mark `` good books ex`commission

Mark see you tomorrow. A former RAF air base which was once

home to the 617 Dambusters Squadron could be transformed into a nature

reserve. The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is trying to raise half a

million pounds to buy the land at Woodhall Spa, where parts of the

original runway can still be seen. Nobody knew if the bouncing bombs

would work. The tale of The Dambusters mission

and the men of 617 Squadron are fondly remembered in the county they

lived in. But a lesser known fact ` this land, the former RAF Woodhall

Spa, was once their home at the end of World War II and this, the only

remains of its runway. Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust hope to buy this land

and transform it into a nature reserve. Large acres of concrete as

a venue for us. It is a Wii fit that into the landscape and make it

work. It is whether we Mac the edge of the runway with hedges or wild

flowers. It will have gone from a World War II airfield to 550 acres

of tranquillity and peace and quiet for reflection. It is a very fitting

memorial. The current land owners have used the old runway as a

foundation for their quarry and tonnes of this sand will need to be

moved. It will say that quarrying destroys natural habitats, but I

think we create habitat. A lot of wildlife is moved in since I have

been here for five and I have years. It is a question of landscaping

everything. At the nearby Petwood Hotel, the former officers' mess,

there are no shortages of reminders. And aviation enthusiasts are

welcoming the idea that Woodhall Spa could have another place of tribute.

It would be nice to see the site of the main runway with so many

aircraft took off and so many young men took off and didn't come back in

September of 1944. It was from that runway that the Wing Commander took

off on his very last mission. Omission from where he didn't

return. We have got the chance to see native wildlife being brought

back and also its edible site for memories `` a suitable site for

reflections of memories as you wander down the runway. The Wildlife

Trust needs to raise half a million pounds to buy the land, and they

hope in doing so those who fought to protect this land can be remembered

by those who visit it. Response now to our story on Friday

about the Government's plans to raise the driving age from 17 to 18.

It's being considered because younger drivers are more likely to

be in accidents than older drivers. A big response after the programme

on Friday night. Thank you for the messages. Jen in Boston says, make

new drivers display a green L`plate like abroad and do a post`driving

test at night or on a skid pan. like abroad and do a post`driving

Chris in Hornsea says, putting the age up won't make a difference. You

pass your test and you are buzzing and go straight on the road. You

never fully learn how to drive. It should be a compulsory part of the

test to do an advanced test to make you aware of potential happenings.

And Ian in Skegness says, I think that learner drivers should have a

minimum of a set number of hours of driving, before being permitted to

apply for their test, as in the case of pilots.

There are plans to encourage people to eat food when it's past its best

before date to help reduce waste. It has been revealed around 20% of food

bought in shops ends up in landfill. But much of it could still be

edible. On Inside Out tonight, Toby Foster tries out a tin of

seven`year`old soup. We've been out and about in Hull to see what people

think about the idea. Two weeks, maybe, but not seven

years. My daughters would not take anything out of date. Chocolate, I

don't mind that he doesn't mind, at wouldn't give it to my kids. Wayne

gets better with age, doesn't it? `` wine.

And you can see Inside Out's special programme looking at the food

industry tonight at 7:30pm on BBC One.

A former care home in Sleaford has been demolished to make way for new

housing. Bonner House was one of eight council`run care homes to

close its doors last year. North Kesteven District Council say 26 new

homes will be built on the site as part of a ?300 million building

scheme. There is a significant need for

affordable housing in the district. We have already got 2400 people on

the waiting list. The population of the district is expected to grow by

25% over 25 years, so we think needs are only going to increase.

East Yorkshire`based golfer David Lynn came back from six shots off

the lead to win his first European Tour event in nearly a decade. The

39`year`old, who is a member at Hull Golf Club, made nine birdies in the

final round at the Portugal Masters to win by a single shot. For a

mother who had already had two children, you might have thought

number three wouldn't have been a problem. But for Craig Baker and his

partner Gemma Fraser, from Kilham, near Driffield, their latest

addition to the family came much quicker than they ever imagined. It

meant they had to deliver their baby on their own at a busy roadside.

Simon Spark has been to meet them. You couldn't get a more relaxed

picture of a new birth in the family.

But less in three weeks ago, the drama of how Nathan was born was at

the extreme end of the scale. He was four days late. It was just before

he left for work, wasn't it? I had to bring the labour ward. We didn't

get there. As they headed to the Royal Infirmary, this is whether or

forced to stop and pull over. This lane here. Still nine miles and a

good half an hour's try to the hospital. Ironically, they were just

the way from the Community Hospital, but it was too late. Jumped out the

passenger seat, ran around as quick as I could, I placed my phone on the

dashboard, and the lady said , can you see the daily's head question

mark I couldn't at first, but then his head appeared. No sign of any

gods. That is when it hit me that I am going to deliver my own sun. ``

no sign of any ambulance. It was very emotional. Even after the baby

was delivered, the problems did not stop. Nathan wasn't breathing and

Craig has to resuscitate twice. Did the mouth to mouth again and

pressing on his chest. He started crying again, which was a relief.

The ambulance came, which was another relief. Then I just let the

ambulance takeover. I prayed for the best. You're just trying not to

panic and waiting for the sample is to hurry up and arrive, because of

something had gone wrong, it is not worth thinking about. I do not know

what I would have done. For someone who has already overcome every

hurdle that has come for him, an Baker could not be more prepared for

adventures in the future. `` Nathan Baker.

Great story. You can get in touch with us by e`mail.

Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines.

Police searching for Madeleine McCann say the accepted version of

events has changed. They've issued two new e`fits of a man they want to

talk to. A writer defends his article in an influential financial

magazine which says Hull is decaying and the Government should stop

spending money on it. We should focus on improving Hull's

education. The schools are not particularly good. That would make a

difference to Hull. Some people would leave Hull. The weather

forecast for Tuesday. Tomorrow, a generally drier and

brighter day. Patchy rain slowly clearing, brightening up with a

light northeasterly breeze. Top temperatures around 13 Celsius.

Response story about the writer and he has to say from `` about Hull.

Gary says Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s wanted Liverpool to follow

into decline until someone stepped in and degenerated to the docks. It

won the Capital of Culture and now it is booming.

Another says Hull is in need of help. Money equals jobs and more

money. Dave says the author comes across as a typical southern toff

totally detached from reality. Unfortunately, David Cameron and

George Osborne and in the same mould.

Lord Prescott