:00:00. > :00:00.from the west That is all from the BBC News at
:00:00. > :00:09.six, on Good evening and welcome to BBC Look
:00:10. > :00:11.North. The headlines tonight: Despite a planning defeat,
:00:12. > :00:20.campaigners say the fight goes on to secure this unique part of our
:00:21. > :00:23.wartime heritage. We will do everything we can to
:00:24. > :00:26.achieve our aims. Families facing an uncertain future
:00:27. > :00:34.as mental health services for children are under review.
:00:35. > :00:37.Great growing conditions for these trees mean a bumper crop just in
:00:38. > :00:50.time for the festive season. And the music tribute acts bringing
:00:51. > :00:57.home national awards. Join me for the forecast.
:00:58. > :01:02.It's stood in this condition for more than 70 years, but campaigners
:01:03. > :01:05.fighting to maintain what is one of Britain's last remaining World War
:01:06. > :01:14.II bomb sites have suffered a huge blow to their hopes. The National
:01:15. > :01:18.Picture Theatre in Hull was a cinema that was hit by German bombs in 1941
:01:19. > :01:21.and enthusiasts hoped to add an education centre to the site to tell
:01:22. > :01:24.schoolchildren about the Hull blitz. But this afternoon councillors voted
:01:25. > :01:34.to allow commercial development on the land around the ruin. Gemma
:01:35. > :01:41.Dawson reports. The future of this historic sitein
:01:42. > :01:45.the hands of these councillors. The owner of this land wants to build an
:01:46. > :01:49.extension at the back of the Swan Inn pub ` on the right ` and erect a
:01:50. > :01:52.fence to divide its patio garden from the remains of the National
:01:53. > :01:55.Picture Theatre. After surveying the area, councillors voted to approve
:01:56. > :02:06.the plans at a packed committee meeting this afternoon. It is a
:02:07. > :02:15.setback. It is unfortunate. I doubt anybody is happy, but we have to go
:02:16. > :02:27.by the law. It's a disappointing blow for Alan.
:02:28. > :02:30.He's part of a group that wants to preserve this site for future
:02:31. > :02:38.generations. It stops are doing what we wanted to do, to have an
:02:39. > :02:42.education building behind it. But you don't own this land. Quite
:02:43. > :02:47.right. We have to take on board what was said. They also said we haven't
:02:48. > :02:52.come forward with money. A lot has been going on in the background.
:02:53. > :03:00.This is the last remaining civilian bomb site ruins in the whole of the
:03:01. > :03:08.UK. It was largely destroyed when it was bombed. Cinemagoers had been
:03:09. > :03:16.inside watching Charlie Chaplin film when the air raid sounded.
:03:17. > :03:21.Like Hull, Coventry was heavily bombed during the Second World War.
:03:22. > :03:30.Now thousands of people visit the city's Cathedral every year to learn
:03:31. > :03:33.about what happened here. The team in Hull believe the National Picture
:03:34. > :03:41.Theatre could also attract similar interest. Still, for now, the site's
:03:42. > :03:45.future has been decided. But campaigners say they haven't given
:03:46. > :03:47.up hope of securing the site in the future.
:03:48. > :03:50.A little earlier I spoke to Neil Redfern from English Heritage who
:03:51. > :03:56.gave his reaction to the decision to develop the Beverley Road site. On
:03:57. > :04:00.the one hand, it is slightly disappointing. It gives us more
:04:01. > :04:08.challenges and how we take forward the conservation of the site.
:04:09. > :04:13.Nothing new in terms of the challenges we are already faced
:04:14. > :04:23.with. Where you in favour with keeping it? Is it historically
:04:24. > :04:28.important? Yes, certainly. The site is quite significant. It is a unique
:04:29. > :04:34.site in terms of being the last surviving civilian bomb site. Also,
:04:35. > :04:40.the site that most reflects the event that happened on the night it
:04:41. > :04:44.was bombed. We have not really been to this site and tidied it up. We
:04:45. > :04:48.can go there and fully understand all the events that took place that
:04:49. > :04:53.evening when the site was actually bombed, from when the people were in
:04:54. > :04:56.the auditorium, where they tried to leave to go on to go onto Beverley
:04:57. > :05:02.Road, and then they retreated back into the auditorium. The auditorium
:05:03. > :05:11.and the entrance was where they were when the bomb fell. It has been
:05:12. > :05:20.derelict for over 70 years. Isn't the time we just have to move on and
:05:21. > :05:25.improve an area? Yes, but I think retaining the site as it now is with
:05:26. > :05:29.enhanced access and enhanced interpretation would fundamentally
:05:30. > :05:46.contribute to doing that to the area. The site could form a really
:05:47. > :05:59.comprehensive and vital contribution to open it up. Whole has such an
:06:00. > :06:09.important history ` ` Hull has such an important role in history. Good
:06:10. > :06:15.to talk to you. Thank you. I would be keen to get your views on this
:06:16. > :06:25.one. Do you think it is right that the developer is being allowed to
:06:26. > :06:51.build on this ruin? Thoughts on this.
:06:52. > :07:00.In a moment: Tributes are paid by the family of a retired head teacher
:07:01. > :07:04.found dead in the Alps. Two MPs say they want answers
:07:05. > :07:08.following concerns about a unit which treats children and young
:07:09. > :07:12.people with mental health issues. Parents say they've been told that
:07:13. > :07:24.day care at the West End Unit in Hessle in East Yorkshire is under
:07:25. > :07:27.threat. The trust that runs it will only say that it's reviewing the
:07:28. > :07:30.situation, but one mum says she wouldn't be able to cope if the
:07:31. > :07:32.centre closes. Vicky Johnson reports.
:07:33. > :07:36.This woman's son suffers from a range of mental health problems
:07:37. > :07:46.including a severe eating disorder. At 14, he weighs just over four and
:07:47. > :07:50.a half stone. After struggling on her own with him for years, he's
:07:51. > :07:52.recently attended the West End unit in Hessle. We've changed her voice
:07:53. > :08:01.to protect the family's identity. You have to deal with it. Trying to
:08:02. > :08:08.get him to eat, drink. You live your life saying, eat, drink. He tells
:08:09. > :08:12.you he's dying and there is nothing. The only respite I've had is the day
:08:13. > :08:17.unit. But there's now some doubt over the future of day services at
:08:18. > :08:21.the West End unit. Some parents say they've been told it could close by
:08:22. > :08:24.the end of the year. We have asked for someone from the foundation
:08:25. > :08:27.trust to talk to us about the centre's future. So far, they have
:08:28. > :08:30.declined our request. Instead they have given us a statement which says
:08:31. > :08:39.only that the facilities here at West End are currently being
:08:40. > :08:42.reviewed. To ensure they are still, in their words, "appropriate for
:08:43. > :08:45.those who use their services." This uncertainty comes just a fortnight
:08:46. > :08:48.after two MPs from Hull raised the issue of local mental health
:08:49. > :08:51.services for children during a Commons debate. These are children
:08:52. > :09:00.with very difficult and complicated conditions. Families who are often
:09:01. > :09:03.at the end of their tether, and now there is this uncertainty as to
:09:04. > :09:07.whether there will be local services, or not. It is not fair on
:09:08. > :09:11.people, leaving them in the state of limbo. This mum said she could no
:09:12. > :09:15.longer cope if the unit was to close. I was getting ready for the
:09:16. > :09:19.point when somebody else has them. What you do, he is my son. I have
:09:20. > :09:22.had no respite from him. Families have struggled since the end of
:09:23. > :09:33.residential care six months ago, and they now fear their lives could get
:09:34. > :09:37.harder if the day unit closes too. The Hull West and Hessle MP Alan
:09:38. > :09:40.Johnson held a Commons debate on the level of services being offered to
:09:41. > :09:44.young people at the unit just two weeks ago. I spoke to him earlier
:09:45. > :09:54.and asked what his reaction was to the possibility of the unit closing?
:09:55. > :10:00.It would be a disaster. I have yet to get to the bottom on whether the
:10:01. > :10:04.day services are closing. It has caused huge problems, which I was
:10:05. > :10:11.talking about in Parliament. To take away the day unit completely would
:10:12. > :10:25.be extraordinary. There would be a crisis. We are not going to resolve
:10:26. > :10:32.it by closing centres. It issued by a small number of people. Can we
:10:33. > :10:37.justify the cost? Yes. This is adolescent children 's mental
:10:38. > :10:40.health. If we don't resolve these problems earlier, these children
:10:41. > :10:48.will have these problems when they grow older. All the evidence and
:10:49. > :10:54.research accepted by the government shows fall 2% of mental health
:10:55. > :11:11.problems occur under the age of 14 ` ` 40%. We were dealing with it quite
:11:12. > :11:20.successfully. What can you do to influence the decision now? We have
:11:21. > :11:26.had the Parliamentary debate. The 13`year`old was taken 103 miles away
:11:27. > :11:35.to be treated. That is not the society I want to be living in? We
:11:36. > :11:46.have been invited to have a meeting. That takes place early December.
:11:47. > :11:56.Norman Lamb said all the things in the debate he should about the
:11:57. > :12:06.importance of mental health. He has two understand it is a national
:12:07. > :12:11.issue. Thank you for your time. Alan Johnson talking. Some more news.
:12:12. > :12:13.A firefighter has been hurt while tackling a fire in North
:12:14. > :12:17.Lincolnshire. Humberside Fire and Rescue were called to the fire at a
:12:18. > :12:25.derelict building in Barton this morning. Structural engineers have
:12:26. > :12:28.been on site assessing the damage. The firefighter received minor
:12:29. > :12:31.injuries and is recovering at home. Hospitals across Lincolnshire are
:12:32. > :12:34.preparing to deal with an increase in patients during the winter month.
:12:35. > :12:38.The Government's given an extra eight million pounds to A and E
:12:39. > :12:42.units in the county to help ease pressure on services. The United
:12:43. > :12:44.Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust says it's considering sharing resources
:12:45. > :12:52.with other health authorities to help improve patient care.
:12:53. > :12:55.Probation service staff have returned to work following a
:12:56. > :12:58.national 24`hour strike. The union is objecting to proposals to
:12:59. > :13:09.transfer parts of the service to private firms such as G4S and Serco.
:13:10. > :13:12.Humberside Police say they've seen a 400% increase in the number of
:13:13. > :13:14.catalytic convertors being stolen from cars. The convertors reduce
:13:15. > :13:22.poisonous gases from a vehicle's exhaust but are being stolen because
:13:23. > :13:27.they contain precious metals. We had 15 bands lined up, ready for
:13:28. > :13:32.delivery that evening. Within 45 minutes, the thief managed to
:13:33. > :13:40.hacksaw the converters of the vehicles.
:13:41. > :13:43.The body of an East Yorkshire woman, who's been living in France, has
:13:44. > :13:46.been found in the Alps. Carol Sheridan, who was originally from
:13:47. > :13:52.Driffield, went missing just over a week ago. Her family had appealed
:13:53. > :13:58.for help in finding her from hikers in France. Amanda White is here now.
:13:59. > :14:01.When was Mrs Sheridan's body found? Today Mrs Sheridan's family posted a
:14:02. > :14:05.statement on social media to say her body has been discovered close to
:14:06. > :14:09.where her car was found at a popular walking spot in the French Alps this
:14:10. > :14:13.morning. Mrs Sheridan had moved to the area, which is around 20 miles
:14:14. > :14:16.from Lake Geneva, a couple of years ago. It's understood she'd left the
:14:17. > :14:21.washing up in the sink, and her windows open and had decided to go
:14:22. > :14:23.out and enjoy a a couple of hours in the mountains a week last Sunday.
:14:24. > :14:27.73`year`old Carol's disappearance ten days ago sparked a big online
:14:28. > :14:35.campaign for help in tracking her down. Air and ground searches by the
:14:36. > :14:38.professionals, though, were hampered by snow and freezing temperatures.
:14:39. > :14:41.Mrs Sheridan's grandson Simon made a statement on Facebook earlier in
:14:42. > :14:45.which he said thank you to everyone who had helped in the search for his
:14:46. > :14:51.grandmother and added that "Carol was an amazing woman who lived an
:14:52. > :14:55.amazing life. She was dearly loved by many and will be hugely missed by
:14:56. > :14:58.all of us. Personally, I am taking some comfort in that her last
:14:59. > :15:00.moments were spent doing something she loved."
:15:01. > :15:08.Still ahead tonight: Perfect growing conditions means a bumper crop for
:15:09. > :15:11.our Christmas tree farmers. Just like the real thing ` top
:15:12. > :15:23.tribute acts bring national awards home.
:15:24. > :15:41.?? new line Airmyn near Goole taken by Barry Hunter.
:15:42. > :15:54.Thank you for that. Another picture tomorrow. Roger wrote to me after
:15:55. > :15:59.last night, and said, did Paul Hudson pinch that shirt off a guy on
:16:00. > :16:08.his way into work yesterday? Whatever. It is great news, because
:16:09. > :16:15.tomorrow looks set to be a lovely day. Lots of sunshine around. All
:16:16. > :16:19.part said to be dry. Most of those will be dry. That is because we have
:16:20. > :16:30.got one system down across northern France. There is some nice weather
:16:31. > :16:40.to look forward to. It is pretty dreary out there. Rain and drizzle
:16:41. > :16:47.across a good part of Lincolnshire. Damp, chilly night. Other cast as
:16:48. > :16:51.well. That rain will pull away and it is clear skies. It will be quite
:16:52. > :17:04.chilly across parts of East Yorkshire. The breeze will pick up
:17:05. > :17:11.later. The sun rises at 7:12am. Your next high water time in Cleethorpes
:17:12. > :17:18.at 7:51am. A lovely start to the day. Lots of blue sky. I think we
:17:19. > :17:29.will keep a lot of sunshine. A small chance of an isolated shower.
:17:30. > :17:41.Breezy, but sunshine. Top temperatures about 10 Celsius.
:17:42. > :17:48.Further ahead, Friday and Saturday, a scattering of showers but they
:17:49. > :17:54.should be few and far between. That is the forecast.
:17:55. > :18:05.Here is another one. I wonder if you noticed that Paul's hair has become
:18:06. > :18:11.a bit dark. It is not artificial. It is a change
:18:12. > :18:27.in the lighting. Lane the lighting, that is right.
:18:28. > :18:30.Good night. Blame the engineers. EWLINE Christmas appears to have
:18:31. > :18:33.come early for the farmers in Lincolnshire who grow the fir trees
:18:34. > :18:36.that we decorate during December. Growers in the county say a shortage
:18:37. > :18:39.of the most popular trees, in mainland Europe, means more
:18:40. > :18:43.wholesalers are buying British. Simon Spark reports on the
:18:44. > :18:47.preparations for a busy month ahead. Christmas may still be over a month
:18:48. > :18:49.away, but already the orders are coming in to guarantee trees.
:18:50. > :18:52.Wholesalers are increasingly turning to British growers to fulfill their
:18:53. > :18:58.orders because of a continuing shortage of Nordman firs in mainland
:18:59. > :19:05.Europe. In Fillingham with 700,000 trees being grown, William Rose is
:19:06. > :19:12.in a good position to supply. Think there is possibly a national wide
:19:13. > :19:18.shortage, but we have be planting over the years just because we could
:19:19. > :19:24.see the shortage coming. And near Louth, it's the same. You
:19:25. > :19:27.can alter the wake of the machine. Here, ?80,000 pounds worth of the
:19:28. > :19:31.latest equipment is needed to ensure the trees are cut to meet demand.
:19:32. > :19:40.But, they'll need to buy in another 15,000 trees to meet their customer
:19:41. > :19:45.needs. Sales are looking very strong. Others are failing. We had a
:19:46. > :19:52.customer yesterday, from Southampton wanting a lorry load of trees,
:19:53. > :19:54.because his supplier of a decade is unable to fulfil his requirements.
:19:55. > :19:58.From sapling to centrepiece, it takes an average of eight years to
:19:59. > :20:05.grow the Christmas trees we have in our homes and eight million of them
:20:06. > :20:08.are bought in the UK every year. At Doddington Hall near Lincoln, they
:20:09. > :20:17.too grow their own, and sell the decorations that go with them. The
:20:18. > :20:20.demand for the trees is always there. People are treating
:20:21. > :20:27.themselves more to decorations and baubles, perhaps new light.
:20:28. > :20:29.So while we only begin to start thinking ahead to the festive
:20:30. > :20:33.season, timing and planning is everything to our Christmas tree
:20:34. > :20:50.growers ` and while the shortage continues elsewhere, fields like
:20:51. > :20:54.this will continue to grow. Lots of you have been in touch with
:20:55. > :20:57.us about the cost of using hospital car parks. Patients and visitors to
:20:58. > :21:01.hospitals in Northern Lincolnshire and Goole pay the most in our area.
:21:02. > :21:04.Managers say part of the money raised will go towards improving the
:21:05. > :21:08.car parks. Some people have now started leaving their cars down side
:21:09. > :21:12.streets to avoid paying. We've had a lot of response on this
:21:13. > :21:16.subject, including this one from the Reverend Ian Walker who used to be a
:21:17. > :21:59.chaplain for two`and`a`half years at Grimsby hospital.
:22:00. > :22:03.Bonfire celebrations and firework displays have been held across our
:22:04. > :22:07.area over the past few days. These are pictures from the big bonfire
:22:08. > :22:10.event at Heslam Park in Scunthorpe last night. Hundreds of people
:22:11. > :22:16.turned up at the home of Scunthorpe Rugby Club for the display.
:22:17. > :22:19.And you've been sending us pictures from your own displays, like this
:22:20. > :22:24.from Barry Pearce in Skellingthorpe near Lincoln. John Barber joined the
:22:25. > :22:27.crowds at the display on Beverley Westwood last night, and finally
:22:28. > :22:49.Terry Cumbers sent this image of sparklers in Grimsby. Thank you very
:22:50. > :22:53.much to all of you who got in touch. We'd like to invite you to come to
:22:54. > :22:57.our party for Children in Need. The fair for Pudsey with a mini fun fair
:22:58. > :23:05.and entertainment takes place at the Sirius Academy in Hull on the 15th
:23:06. > :23:09.November. You can arrive any time from half five, but you do need to
:23:10. > :23:18.book your free tickets through our reception in Hull. The number is
:23:19. > :23:21.there now on the screen. The Beautiful South, Mick Ronson and
:23:22. > :23:25.The Housemartins are just some of the artists from this area that have
:23:26. > :23:29.achieved musical success, but now local tribute acts are making their
:23:30. > :23:32.mark. Badness, The ELO Experience and Miss Madonna have all received
:23:33. > :23:48.recognition at The National Tribute Awards. Leanne Brown has been to see
:23:49. > :23:50.what's life is like on the road impersonating the stars.
:23:51. > :23:54.They've got thousands of fans and their gigs regularly sell out at
:23:55. > :23:59.venues arcos the UK. This is Badness from Hull. We base the show around
:24:00. > :24:06.the music, how good the music was and how catchy, and put the show
:24:07. > :24:12.across as ourselves, six lads from Hull.
:24:13. > :24:15.Although they do have their own unique style, this is the band
:24:16. > :24:19.they're paying tribute to ` Madness ` and you could say their life is
:24:20. > :24:25.equally as glamourous. This is their world famous tour bus. It is the
:24:26. > :24:30.original first ever purpose`built tour bus. It is carried a lot of
:24:31. > :24:37.stars over the years. Status quo, the wonder stuff, like ` ` black
:24:38. > :24:41.sabbath, the beastie boys. The band have been named the best
:24:42. > :24:44.Madness and ska band in the UK at the National Tribute Awards. Miss
:24:45. > :24:48.Madona from East Yorkshire was also recognised and The ELO experience
:24:49. > :24:59.from Hull. Whoever your favourite band is, there's a tribute.
:25:00. > :25:05.Organisers of Europe's biggest tribute festival say it's a great
:25:06. > :25:10.alternative. I think some of them are better than the real thing. One
:25:11. > :25:14.of the things today is the affordability. It costs a lot of
:25:15. > :25:19.money to see the bigger bands. You can probably see some of the top
:25:20. > :25:22.tribute bands for ?5 ?10, is great, and you get a really good show.
:25:23. > :25:27.Back on the tour bus, the outfits are ready for their gig on the south
:25:28. > :25:32.coast this weekend. These are the press cuttings the band has had in
:25:33. > :25:35.the papers over the years. These are the new suit. They still smell of
:25:36. > :25:39.newsprint. The band say they have no plans to
:25:40. > :25:49.give up the act. That would be pure madness.
:25:50. > :25:55.I wonder what it is about East Yorkshire getting on the tribute
:25:56. > :26:02.acts. Well done to them all. Let's get a recap of the national
:26:03. > :26:04.and regional headlines The end of shipbuilding in Portsmouth as
:26:05. > :26:09.defence company BAA cuts jobs across the country. Hopes to create an
:26:10. > :26:13.education Centre at this unique wartime ruin asset`backed by a
:26:14. > :26:27.planning decision this afternoon in Hull.
:26:28. > :26:38.That wartime ruin comes with a big response. Karen says, there is not
:26:39. > :26:43.enough content to preserve, move on. Angie says, having two children, I
:26:44. > :26:48.think the building should be made safe and used for education
:26:49. > :26:52.purposes, especially as World War II is studied in depth from primary
:26:53. > :26:56.school onwards. It is a huge response. Sarah says, if it is so
:26:57. > :27:02.significant, why has it taken over 60 years for anyone to even try and
:27:03. > :27:07.do something with it? Colin says, Peter, this is a no`brainer.
:27:08. > :27:11.Preservation of this site and construction of a memorial garden
:27:12. > :27:19.will create a valuable and important Herut ` ` heritage site. Another
:27:20. > :27:28.one, this site should be preserved. An interesting one, I am a Hull man
:27:29. > :27:31.serving in Belgium, this site must be preserved to tell an important
:27:32. > :27:37.historical story about the great. In Belgium, tens of thousands of people
:27:38. > :27:41.pay good money to walk around trenches and understand history
:27:42. > :27:43.better. Thank you for those. Join me on the radio tomorrow if you can.
:27:44. > :27:45.Take care.