:00:00. > :00:00.dual fuel customers will go up by more than 9%. That is all from the
:00:00. > :00:00.BBC News at Six. It is goodbye from me.
:00:00. > :00:16.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight. A
:00:17. > :00:26.parent criticises the school handing out free iPhones to teenagers. We
:00:27. > :00:35.came home and there it is. I could not believe it. A day off work for
:00:36. > :00:38.nurses who get a flu jab. I don't you get many freebies working for
:00:39. > :00:45.the NHS, so it is a nice incentive. A new multi`million pound leisure
:00:46. > :00:48.centre for Bridlington. I am live in the town to look at latest attempt
:00:49. > :00:51.to keep tourists coming in. Landmarks of Lincoln take over the
:00:52. > :00:55.monopoly board for a new version of the game.
:00:56. > :00:57.Hope you enjoyed the sunshine today. It is not going to last. The full
:00:58. > :01:09.details coming up. A Hull secondary school has handed
:01:10. > :01:11.out free iPhones to its students saying it will help them with
:01:12. > :01:14.research, revision and coursework.The father of one pupil
:01:15. > :01:17.contacted Look North saying he couldn't believe it when his
:01:18. > :01:20.daughter arrived home with the five hundred pound phone without any
:01:21. > :01:31.consultation.The move has also been criticised by supporters of
:01:32. > :01:37.traditional education. Jill Archbold has more. They've become icons of
:01:38. > :01:50.modern living, but smartphones are usually banned from the classroom
:01:51. > :01:53.not welcomed into them. Sydney Smith School in Hull has used more than
:01:54. > :01:56.?40,000 of technology funding to give every student interactive
:01:57. > :02:03.phones. The first parent Paul Bird knew of the idea was when his
:02:04. > :02:13.daughter came home with one. The letter states it has been loaned,
:02:14. > :02:21.but then it says other things. She has been given the iPhone without
:02:22. > :02:25.any consideration to our feelings. She is signing to say she will put
:02:26. > :02:28.on the house insurance she's 15. Headteacher Kevin Beaton says his
:02:29. > :02:32.school had the ringfenced money to spend and believes they have already
:02:33. > :02:36.had an impact on learning. With hindsight, we have acknowledged it
:02:37. > :02:44.would have been better to consult with parents first. They will use it
:02:45. > :02:50.mainly in school. If they choose to let their children put a Sim card in
:02:51. > :02:54.it and use it as an ordinary phone, that is up to them. Unsuprisingly,
:02:55. > :03:04.it's an idea that has gone down well with students. We feel amazed. We
:03:05. > :03:12.feel privileged as well. We don't think any of the school has this. We
:03:13. > :03:19.were really excited. They are going to be really helpful. There are any
:03:20. > :03:25.number of programmes the students could download for free. There is an
:03:26. > :03:35.application where they can watch videos of experiments. You can
:03:36. > :03:38.visualise equations in 3`D. You can download past exam papers. The
:03:39. > :03:42.phones are only on loan to students until the end of the academic year,
:03:43. > :03:45.but for now, most are happy to have the latest technology in their
:03:46. > :03:54.schoolbags. Chris McGovern is from the Campaign for Real Education. I
:03:55. > :04:00.asked him if teachers and students were wrong to support iPhones as a
:04:01. > :04:04.good way of learning. I think it is dangerous to feed an addiction, and
:04:05. > :04:09.this is an addiction to technology. It is undesirable and unhealthy, and
:04:10. > :04:13.I think quite unnecessary. Most of these children have phoned anyway.
:04:14. > :04:21.There is no difference. It is a distraction. They can be used in
:04:22. > :04:26.very negative ways, for bullying and so forth. There was a report last
:04:27. > :04:31.week on standards in education. Our youngsters come close to the bottom
:04:32. > :04:37.of league tables. People went to school in the 1950s where further up
:04:38. > :04:42.the top. These students can download things that will help with their
:04:43. > :04:52.learning. That must be a good thing. I don't think it be a classroom with
:04:53. > :04:56.a teacher teaching. Baroness Greenfield has shown that the
:04:57. > :05:00.make`up of the brain is changing. She talks about mind change being as
:05:01. > :05:06.dangerous as climate change. We do not know what the consequences are.
:05:07. > :05:11.I think this is a step too far. We are not Luddites and we do have to
:05:12. > :05:16.move with the times. Most children this age have a phone anyway.
:05:17. > :05:21.Doesn't it help the parents? Not at all. When I was a headteacher in
:05:22. > :05:25.north London, I allowed children to bring mobile phones as far as the
:05:26. > :05:30.school office so they could be contacted to and from school. Use of
:05:31. > :05:33.mobile phones in schools is a distraction. The school would be
:05:34. > :05:41.better spending money on textbooks, for example. Children are addicted
:05:42. > :05:51.to this. This parent e`mail then and is curious as to why the school did
:05:52. > :05:56.not contact the parents before. I think decisions like this must be
:05:57. > :06:04.made in consultation with parents. I would think parents are below the by
:06:05. > :06:15.this. Thank you. We would like to know what you think about this.
:06:16. > :06:21.Should students be given iPhones to help them learn? Is it a waste of
:06:22. > :06:40.taxpayers money? I would like your thoughts on this.
:06:41. > :06:53.In a moment: The church struck by lightning, getting ready to reopen
:06:54. > :06:56.following a year of repairs. For health workers in Hull and East
:06:57. > :07:00.Yorkshire the reward for receiving a flu jab is an extra day's holiday.
:07:01. > :07:03.Take up among their workers is now among the highest in the country.
:07:04. > :07:06.But other hospital trusts in our area say that's too expensive and
:07:07. > :07:12.they're hoping free sweets, stickers and pens will do the trick.
:07:13. > :07:17.Hospitals who don't hit Government targets will miss out on funding
:07:18. > :07:25.next year. Our health correspondent, Vicky Johnson reports. This year the
:07:26. > :07:28.flu fighter team is targeting meetings and wards to encourage more
:07:29. > :07:35.staff across northern Lincolnshire's hospitals to have the vaccine. Plus
:07:36. > :07:45.of course they get a sweet, a sticker and a pen. How they lacked
:07:46. > :07:50.easy to bribe? It is a culmination of making the vaccine easy to
:07:51. > :07:55.obtain, and a bit of fun as well. It is well`known you can have a free
:07:56. > :07:59.pen as well. Small incentives they may be, but the team is confident
:08:00. > :08:03.they'll help double the numbers of nhs staff being vaccinated. Across
:08:04. > :08:12.in Hull, and staff are literally queuing up to have their jab. Is it
:08:13. > :08:19.not a waste to be offering people a day off when you could just offer
:08:20. > :08:24.them a sweet? Well, it is a bit of a thank you. We look at the statistics
:08:25. > :08:29.over the last few years about the cost. Sickness levels have gone
:08:30. > :08:32.down, so it is financially viable. The scheme has certainly had an
:08:33. > :08:36.impact on sick leave. Last winter around 500 days were lost to colds
:08:37. > :08:43.and flu, when take up of the vaccine was around 80%. Two years before
:08:44. > :08:47.1,900 days were lost when only 14% of staff had had the jab. Is the
:08:48. > :08:56.inducement of an extra day's holiday really needed? It is important
:08:57. > :09:01.employers use a variety of means and methods to realise ` ` for staff to
:09:02. > :09:10.realise the importance of having their job. It is important to
:09:11. > :09:12.protect the children. I am on critical care so it is important to
:09:13. > :09:16.stay healthy. The Department of Health has said it wants to see at
:09:17. > :09:19.least 75% of health care workers vaccinated. NHS trusts have been
:09:20. > :09:27.warned that future funding could depend on them hitting this target.
:09:28. > :09:35.Another one I would like your opinion on. Should they have them as
:09:36. > :09:47.a matter of course and as part of their job?
:09:48. > :09:51.A member of staff at Humberside police has been arrested. The
:09:52. > :09:54.57`year`old man who hasn't been named is being investigated over a
:09:55. > :09:59.number of serious allegations including stalking and domestic
:10:00. > :10:04.abuse. The case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints
:10:05. > :10:07.Commission. The Department for Education says it's taking
:10:08. > :10:16.allegations of false exam marking at a Lincoln school very seriously. The
:10:17. > :10:19.SATS results for all year six students at Manor Leas Junior
:10:20. > :10:22.academy have been thrown out. The results are used to grade schools in
:10:23. > :10:26.league tables. The school says there was a staffing issue which has been
:10:27. > :10:33.dealt with. He'll get more than ?60,000 a year for working two days
:10:34. > :10:36.a week. Darryl Stephenson is now Hull City Council's permanent chief
:10:37. > :10:42.executive after taking the post on a temporary basis last year. It's
:10:43. > :10:45.claimed his part time role will help save money but that's being
:10:46. > :10:48.questioned as the Council is now expected to appoint a supporting
:10:49. > :11:00.chief officer as well. Crispin Rolfe has been looking at the background
:11:01. > :11:02.to this appointment. We have to find ?48 million. It is a fortune in
:11:03. > :11:10.relative terms. The challenge facing Hull City Council How to balance the
:11:11. > :11:13.books. But will they save any money by the appointment of this man?
:11:14. > :11:16.Darryl Stephenson has gone from being the council's temporary part
:11:17. > :11:25.time chief executive to it's permanent one. But instead of a full
:11:26. > :11:32.time salary of ?160,000; for two days a week, he'll get 65,000
:11:33. > :11:36.instead. However, the council says a Chief Operating Officer is still
:11:37. > :11:39.needed at a salary in excess of ?120,000 which critics say means no
:11:40. > :11:45.savings at all. That will probably save over ?100,000 a year. I don't
:11:46. > :11:49.see the point of appointing another chief operating officer on
:11:50. > :11:51.?130,000. That could end up costing taxpayers more. But the authorities
:11:52. > :11:55.argue today's decision isn't about money, but continuity. The man now
:11:56. > :12:02.in charge is the same one who's been overseeing Hull's City of Culture
:12:03. > :12:05.bid and negotiating with Siemens. We have got Siemens investment, which
:12:06. > :12:11.people are working very hard on still. Hopefully, those things will
:12:12. > :12:14.come together. So little or no savings, and a lot to do.
:12:15. > :12:17.Potentially leaving critics to argue whether the city might have been
:12:18. > :12:21.better served by a full time appointment instead? I'm joined this
:12:22. > :12:29.evening by Daren Hale who's the deputy leader of Hull City Council.
:12:30. > :12:35.It's whole not important enough for a full`time executive? We have
:12:36. > :12:41.demonstrated we can make huge savings in management and move the
:12:42. > :12:56.city forward by doing this on a part time basis. Is it that you couldn't
:12:57. > :13:01.find anyone or as a cost saving? We tried to appoint a chief executive
:13:02. > :13:07.when Daryl said he would leave. We persuaded him to stay. He wants to
:13:08. > :13:10.see the job through. He is going to be part`time and to help and there
:13:11. > :13:20.will be a chief operating officer, so you have not saved money. We are
:13:21. > :13:26.saving money. Mr Stevenson is on 64 and the chief operating officer is
:13:27. > :13:36.on hundred and 20, you were paying the last person 120. One post is
:13:37. > :13:43.just for two years and then we will be looking at it. There are other
:13:44. > :13:49.costs as well. In two years, will be no chief executive? The chances are
:13:50. > :13:56.there might not be. The city this size with no chief executive? Daryl
:13:57. > :14:00.has shown we can move this city forward on a part`time basis. This
:14:01. > :14:06.city is bidding to be City of Culture, waiting for results and
:14:07. > :14:11.Siemens, and you don't need a chief executive? We have got the a 63, we
:14:12. > :14:18.have got the City of Culture buried, and hopefully good news from
:14:19. > :14:27.Siemens. I think we're very well. It is up to your viewers to tell others
:14:28. > :14:31.whether having Daryl two days a week is better than paying somebody five
:14:32. > :14:36.times as much. Thank you for coming in. Most grateful to you. Still
:14:37. > :14:38.ahead tonight: The Lincolnshire super`biker heading for victory in
:14:39. > :15:10.the British championships. Ian Lyall sent this in of Hull Fair.
:15:11. > :15:15.Thank you for that. Good evening. I have had a number of people saying
:15:16. > :15:28.you are rather like Craig Revel Horwood. Correct if you could get
:15:29. > :15:39.the name right, it would be better. Oh, dear. Generally, it will be more
:15:40. > :15:43.cloud the tomorrow, with patchy outbreaks of rain. I hope you
:15:44. > :15:50.enjoyed the sunshine. It has been lovely. And isolated shower creeping
:15:51. > :15:57.across Lincolnshire now. The wind will fall. I think later, we will
:15:58. > :16:13.seek missed and fork. Some low cloud as well. If you are making a
:16:14. > :16:24.journey, watch out for that. It looks nice in Bridlington. We will
:16:25. > :16:29.look at the sunrise times. Tomorrow morning, quite misty and murky. It
:16:30. > :16:42.will take awhile to clear. Some brightness the coast. Later in the
:16:43. > :16:58.day, the risk of patchy rain. Top afternoon temperatures in
:16:59. > :17:05.Bridlington, about 13 degrees. Sunny intervals and scattered showers. An
:17:06. > :17:10.unsettled week to follow. That's the forecast. ` ` nobody saw the join
:17:11. > :17:27.there. Somebody has got in touch to say
:17:28. > :17:31.they're going to a nudist colony this weekend.
:17:32. > :17:36.In this weather? They must be mad. Are you joining them?
:17:37. > :17:39.No, thank you. ?20 million will be spent in Bridlington on a new
:17:40. > :17:41.leisure centre aimed at attracting more tourists. Planners have this
:17:42. > :17:47.afternoon agreed major improvements to the town's Leisure World. It's
:17:48. > :17:51.the latest investment in Bridlington which some experts argue needs to do
:17:52. > :17:59.more to secure it's future as a holiday destination. Paul Murphy
:18:00. > :18:03.reports. Leisure world has been a landmark here for more than a
:18:04. > :18:07.quarter of the century. It is looking tired. This is the vision
:18:08. > :18:12.for a replacement. Water slide, a climbing wall and the gym. Over ?20
:18:13. > :18:18.million of investment that has now been given the go`ahead. It is an
:18:19. > :18:27.exciting time. It is well past its sell by date. It is something
:18:28. > :18:32.residents will like and visitors will be attracted to. It has been a
:18:33. > :18:38.glorious day here. When the weather turns, Bridlington lacks indoor
:18:39. > :18:47.facilities. IPhone is part of this solution. It is bound to make a
:18:48. > :18:55.difference. It is somewhere for people to go to. ` ` Leisure World
:18:56. > :19:00.is part of this solution. It all began with the building of the spa.
:19:01. > :19:03.For over a decade, there has been heavy investment in the
:19:04. > :19:08.infrastructure here. It is a single`minded attempt to bring more
:19:09. > :19:13.people in, to win a bigger share of the UK tourism industry. Leanne
:19:14. > :19:20.Broadbent is a close observer of life in the town. She thinks
:19:21. > :19:25.Bridlington is turning a corner. It is a transitional phase in the town.
:19:26. > :19:30.Even though it is not perfect, money is being put into the town. I think
:19:31. > :19:36.that is something to be positive about. It is expected the new
:19:37. > :19:42.Leisure World will open in the autumn of 2015, another milestone in
:19:43. > :19:45.the regeneration of this seaside town. Paul's in Bridlington this
:19:46. > :19:51.evening. How much emphasis is being put on the importance of tourism
:19:52. > :19:58.there? All the facilities being built are
:19:59. > :20:01.focusing on this. The marketeers refer to resort families, and
:20:02. > :20:06.elusive group that every result is competing to get. A stay at bit
:20:07. > :20:09.longer and spend a bit more. Clearly, Leisure World is designed
:20:10. > :20:14.to bring people here when the weather is not as nice as it has
:20:15. > :20:20.been today. Tourism to put into an is worth about ?150 million every
:20:21. > :20:24.year. What is good for this town is good for the wider economy.
:20:25. > :20:27.Absolutely. Thank you. It's taken 17 months of hard work but a
:20:28. > :20:30.Lincolnshire church that was struck by lightening is finally ready to
:20:31. > :20:33.reopen. Sutton on Sea Methodist Church will hold a service on Sunday
:20:34. > :20:35.following extensive repairs. Today they've been completing the
:20:36. > :20:43.finishing touches. Amanda White reports. It's just the last few jobs
:20:44. > :20:48.to be finished before worship returns to this church for the first
:20:49. > :20:51.time since June last year. A lightning strike and fire devastated
:20:52. > :21:00.the building leaving worshippers with the enormous task of rebuilding
:21:01. > :21:10.their home. I can't believe it looks so good. To think that in the roof,
:21:11. > :21:23.it was so devastating after that fire. It made us cry. And now? Full
:21:24. > :21:28.of joy. It was August 2012 when I first saw the devastation here.
:21:29. > :21:35.There is no need for a hard hat today. We have these lovely comfy
:21:36. > :21:47.chairs, a cosy carpet, new sound and video system. This church has simply
:21:48. > :21:50.been repaired, it has been reborn. I think friendships have deepened
:21:51. > :21:56.because we have been in this together if you see what I mean.
:21:57. > :22:00.Emotional. It is nice to see how A joyful chorus has returned to this
:22:01. > :22:04.church, but the long journey back will not be forgotten. Lovely
:22:05. > :22:07.stained`glass window again. A motorcyclist from Lincolnshire could
:22:08. > :22:15.win one of the country's top racing titles this weekend. Alex Lowes is
:22:16. > :22:19.currently second in the British Superbike Championship, with just
:22:20. > :22:22.one more round to go. And there's some family rivalry at stake. Sarah
:22:23. > :22:28.Walton has the story It's been a closely fought season for Alex and
:22:29. > :22:31.his number 22 bike. It has been a closely fought season for Alex and
:22:32. > :22:41.his bike. Sometimes, a little bit too close. I was I was approaching
:22:42. > :22:47.the finish line, I did not really know who has one. So back at team
:22:48. > :22:51.headquarters in Louth, they're now focussing on the final race day of
:22:52. > :23:04.the season at Brands Hatch this weekend. I have worked really hard
:23:05. > :23:07.in the gym. I have worked for this moment. I feel quite relaxed and I
:23:08. > :23:12.And while Alex says he's ready, engineers are getting his bike ready
:23:13. > :23:16.too. Am looking forward to it. I have no Alex since he was a lad. I
:23:17. > :23:20.used to race with his dad, so we have a bit of history in that way.
:23:21. > :23:26.To be part of doing what he's doing now is a privilege, more than
:23:27. > :23:32.anything else. It is not so much a job more than a personal thing. You
:23:33. > :23:36.could be forgiven for thinking Alex looks a bit familiar. This is
:23:37. > :23:46.identical twin brother Sam recently winning the World Supersport
:23:47. > :23:54.Championship. It feels incredible. I am very happy. I had tears in my eye
:23:55. > :24:01.and I am proud of myself and proud of the team. There is nothing quite
:24:02. > :24:13.like a bit of sibling rivalry. He has done really well and I am proud
:24:14. > :24:20.of him. I'm not sure I can put within bragging all winter.
:24:21. > :24:23.Lincoln is celebrating more national recognition after the City's streets
:24:24. > :24:26.and landmarks are featured on a brand new Monopoly Board. Steep
:24:27. > :24:29.Hill, Lincoln City's football ground and the most famous building in the
:24:30. > :24:37.City are all featured, as Simon Spark reports. My producer told me
:24:38. > :24:41.to go to jail this morning, straight to jail, not to pass go and not to
:24:42. > :24:54.think about any extra cash for going there. This is why. We thought it
:24:55. > :24:59.was time for Lincoln. We saw landmarks and historic pride. We
:25:00. > :25:04.could see how the board could begin to take place and be created that
:25:05. > :25:12.would be representative. Each colour represent a sector. Blue for
:25:13. > :25:16.attractions and museums. Orange for retail, such as the high street and
:25:17. > :25:27.Steep Hill. Brown is for the pie shop. I think it goes well together.
:25:28. > :25:33.There is nothing cheap about this establishment. We like to think not.
:25:34. > :25:37.At the other end of the board, the highest value item was voted for and
:25:38. > :25:43.the cathedral got it. Where you would put your hotel is another
:25:44. > :25:49.matter. My kids would tell you I hate board games. I will be playing
:25:50. > :25:54.this this Christmas. I just love it. What about the stations? These are
:25:55. > :26:03.replaced by the historic gates to the city. , Carney, MP for Lincoln,
:26:04. > :26:09.thought of this. I think the designers have done a very good job.
:26:10. > :26:16.It is lovely. As well as the famous landmarks, there are the details in
:26:17. > :26:21.the chants and community chest cards, such as the chance to win a
:26:22. > :26:24.shopping voucher to spend in Steep Hill, and getting stuck at the high
:26:25. > :26:34.street level crossing. The only thing I have yet to find is the free
:26:35. > :26:38.parking. Let's get a recap of the national
:26:39. > :26:41.and regional headlines British Gas raises fuel prices by 9% or eight
:26:42. > :26:43.million households. A school in Hull defends giving free iphones to more
:26:44. > :27:07.than a hundred teenagers. On the subject of phones, a pure
:27:08. > :27:10.waste and the do sick idea, giving iPhones to schoolchildren, the
:27:11. > :27:18.headteacher is a disgrace says Mrs Holland. Nicky said, just seen that
:27:19. > :27:21.story about iPhones and I think is ridiculous. David says, it is
:27:22. > :27:26.ridiculous, the school must be overfunded. Brian says, it is a
:27:27. > :27:32.brilliant idea, it allows students to adapt to new technology and learn
:27:33. > :27:36.in a secure environment. James says, I am a student and I believe giving
:27:37. > :27:42.out free bar phones is a complete waste of money and time. Thank you
:27:43. > :27:45.for those. Have a good evening. Good night.