:00:00. > :00:08.it is bad. When is it going to end? Goodbye
:00:09. > :00:18.Did even Inc. The headline. Humberside's Police and Crime
:00:19. > :00:23.Commissioner under fire after he says people should pay more council
:00:24. > :00:28.tax for better policing. I think it is his own way of saying I won't
:00:29. > :00:31.listen to anybody. Plans to protect the Lincolnshire
:00:32. > :00:33.coast from floods are given the go`ahead.
:00:34. > :00:43.Should our councils take a cue from budget airlines and offer a cheaper,
:00:44. > :00:46.no frills service? I don't think people want frills from their
:00:47. > :00:50.council, they just want a good solid service at a reasonable price.
:00:51. > :00:57.As this year's Games get under way in Russia, we meet our own Winter
:00:58. > :01:01.Olympics hopefuls. And somewhat and windy weather on the way. I will be
:01:02. > :01:11.back later with all the details for the weekend.
:01:12. > :01:17.The man responsible for the running of Humberside Police has been
:01:18. > :01:22.accused of match show politics over his plans to increase the amount
:01:23. > :01:26.that local people pay for policing. Matthew Grove says plans to raise
:01:27. > :01:32.the precept by just under 2% will help keep more police on the street.
:01:33. > :01:36.The chairman of the panel which oversees him says he is acting in
:01:37. > :01:43.foolish manner and is ignoring important views. In a lowered, ``
:01:44. > :01:55.moment, we will hear what he has to say. First, this report. 5p is the
:01:56. > :02:03.extra amount each week. My shoe Grove says the precept increase is
:02:04. > :02:09.vital. `` Michael Grove. The public say to me their first priority is to
:02:10. > :02:14.insure they have a good police. They so, Matthew, collect out `` protect
:02:15. > :02:26.our police service. This is what I need to do on their behalf. It is a
:02:27. > :02:31.very modest increase. Mr Grove is proposing an increase of just under
:02:32. > :02:36.2%. That works out as 5p per week for each household. The money will
:02:37. > :02:41.go to more officers on the street. The chairman of the crime panel is
:02:42. > :02:44.angry. He says they are being ignored. You're a macro I think it
:02:45. > :02:50.is a foolish way to go about it. I would put it quite simply, it is a
:02:51. > :02:57.proposal which is not needed at all. I think it is just a way of saying,
:02:58. > :03:01.I am my own man, I am the commission, I won't listen to the
:03:02. > :03:08.panel, the government, to anybody. Matthew Grove says police. Not
:03:09. > :03:12.provide an adequate service for the area at the fourth has to make
:03:13. > :03:17.savings of more than ?30 million. He says he says he's already making
:03:18. > :03:20.savings. This is the former police authority headquarters, a building
:03:21. > :03:27.he put up for sale soon after being elected, a move, he says will save
:03:28. > :03:30.?50,000 a year. Most people I spoke to were happy for him to ask for
:03:31. > :03:38.more. If it keeps police on the street, yes. yes. That is what they
:03:39. > :03:43.are there for. I am all in favour. If it saves jobs, fair enough. But I
:03:44. > :03:49.don't want it wasted on stupid things, luxuries. They can stay on
:03:50. > :03:53.the street longer, yes, it is a good thing. I don't bother reporting
:03:54. > :03:56.anything now so my opinion of the police is very low so maybe with a
:03:57. > :04:02.bit of extra money, they rubbed it is they can do more, they should be
:04:03. > :04:07.able to do it anyway stop is Matthew Grove goes ahead, these few extra
:04:08. > :04:10.pennies a week will add up to another ?800,000 a year for the
:04:11. > :04:20.Humberside Police Kitty but the panel that originated his work they
:04:21. > :04:24.as arguments don't stand up. Matthew Grove is in the studio now. Good
:04:25. > :04:28.evening. The chairman of the crime panel doesn't think there is a need
:04:29. > :04:34.to increase peoples bills saying it could be taken from reserves. Why
:04:35. > :04:38.don't you do that? I presented him with a 36 page in`depth report with
:04:39. > :04:43.evidence, with figures that clearly demonstrated there was a need. In
:04:44. > :04:48.that report was a widespread consultation I undertook where 75%
:04:49. > :04:54.of the public question supported this. Only 18% of people said they
:04:55. > :05:00.opposed it. Is their money in reserve that you could have used?
:05:01. > :05:02.Let's be clear. At this moment in time, Humberside Police are spending
:05:03. > :05:08.more money than we receive an income. We have over the next five
:05:09. > :05:13.years to find ?30 million of savings. We are doing that. We now
:05:14. > :05:18.have an additional ?1.5 million of savings. I have reached the point
:05:19. > :05:24.where I think we can have a safe police service. The chairman of the
:05:25. > :05:28.panel said you would be foolish to press ahead with the plans and you
:05:29. > :05:34.are not willing to listen. I am answerable to the panel, not to the
:05:35. > :05:41.public. `` to the public, not to the panel. The panel was split and one
:05:42. > :05:49.of the people were so upset, they left the meeting. The chairman has
:05:50. > :05:55.said this is man show behaviour. Are you just being match? The
:05:56. > :06:02.responsible Nitties I have two take charge of the police area to detect
:06:03. > :06:12.120,000 people, I don't play Games without. It is far too important.
:06:13. > :06:16.people seem hostile to you. Last year, they were criticising me for
:06:17. > :06:21.freezing it. This time, I am proposing a modest increase which
:06:22. > :06:24.for most people will be two or ?3 a year and they are saying I
:06:25. > :06:29.shouldn't. If the chairman is watching tonight, what would you say
:06:30. > :06:33.to him? I think you should read about what his powers of. The panel
:06:34. > :06:40.did have the power of veto but they did not achieve the level of veto
:06:41. > :06:43.they needed. I work for the public, not for the government, and
:06:44. > :06:51.certainly not the police and crime panel. Would you be prepared to pay
:06:52. > :07:15.extra to cook `` keep the police on the streets?
:07:16. > :07:20.Lincolnshire's police and the admission that has told he should
:07:21. > :07:26.apologise to the Chief Constable for suspending him last year. The police
:07:27. > :07:31.and crime panel said Alan Hardwick ignored advice and wasted ?150,000
:07:32. > :07:37.or he suspended Neil Rhodes. A number of members of the police and
:07:38. > :07:42.I panel had received a lot of communications from their
:07:43. > :07:48.constituents and the general theme of those communications was a demand
:07:49. > :07:53.that the Commissioner apologised for his actions. In response, Alan
:07:54. > :07:56.Hardwick said it would be inappropriate and discourteous to
:07:57. > :07:58.comment before I have received and considered any communication from
:07:59. > :08:09.the panel following yesterday's meeting. In a moment, Age UK City of
:08:10. > :08:15.Culture 2017 is whole. The businesses that say Hull City of
:08:16. > :08:18.culture year is a golden opportunity to destroy stereotypes about the
:08:19. > :08:20.city. Businesses on the Lincolnshire Coast
:08:21. > :08:24.have welcomed the government's decision to allow ?5 million to be
:08:25. > :08:27.spent protecting the area from flooding. The money will be spent on
:08:28. > :08:29.building sandbanks to defend thousands of homes between
:08:30. > :08:32.Mablethorpe and Skegness which were threatened by December's tidal
:08:33. > :08:40.surge. Our correspondent Paul Murphy reports. Work to repair this
:08:41. > :08:44.coastline has been underway ever since December's damaging tidal
:08:45. > :08:49.surge. News of extra defence money has been welcomed, especially by
:08:50. > :08:55.vulnerable coastal businesses. We are below sea`level here and all the
:08:56. > :09:00.way along. This place was flooded and people were evacuated. You see
:09:01. > :09:06.other people being flooded and it is a really scary thing. The 30,000
:09:07. > :09:09.properties and 20,000 caravans on this low`lying coast represent a
:09:10. > :09:15.significant part of Lincolnshire's economy. we having edible assets
:09:16. > :09:19.behind the flood defences that we need to protect, agriculture,
:09:20. > :09:25.industry, our tourist industry brings in 0.5 minimum pounds a
:09:26. > :09:30.year. And of course, residents. Hundreds lost their lives in the
:09:31. > :09:34.East Coast floods of 1953. One of the survivors believes the newly
:09:35. > :09:46.announced funding doesn't go far enough. No good. Not enough. It will
:09:47. > :09:49.cost more to restore it. The new government money comes on top of an
:09:50. > :09:55.existing programme of repairs. It includes funding to protect 200
:09:56. > :10:06.homes here in East Yorkshire after damage to the Hun Burbank. `` the
:10:07. > :10:10.Humber bank. There is protection for more than 2000 homes at get awful.
:10:11. > :10:19.There is funding for Lincoln to protect BT properties `` to protect
:10:20. > :10:26.BT properties. I think it should be allocated all over, the money. The
:10:27. > :10:32.mini does come quite high. `` the river does come quite high. What the
:10:33. > :10:37.tide moves away, the diggers must put back. The money is being
:10:38. > :10:42.welcomed but it is a drop in the ocean in this constant process.
:10:43. > :10:46.Defences protected much of the coast from December's tidal surge. But
:10:47. > :10:56.these communities know there is little room for complex and see. ``
:10:57. > :11:00.for complacency. Police investigating the murder of a
:11:01. > :11:03.man in Gainsborough have been given more time to question three people.
:11:04. > :11:06.24`year`old Ivans Zanovics who was originally from Latvia was found
:11:07. > :11:09.dead at his home in Etherington Street on the 17th January after a
:11:10. > :11:17.fire. Two local men and a local woman are in custody. The German
:11:18. > :11:28.lorry driver has been jailed after trying to struggle cannabis in. He
:11:29. > :11:33.was stopped as he drove off a ferry. The idea of charging council tax
:11:34. > :11:36.payers for extra for bigger wheelie bins and other nonessential services
:11:37. > :11:42.has been rejected by the lead of one are most cash`strapped local
:11:43. > :11:46.authorities. Ministers say we could learn lessons from budget airlines
:11:47. > :11:51.Web customers receive the basic product but have to pay for any
:11:52. > :12:01.more. The move has been pioneered by Council in London. Recent years have
:12:02. > :12:05.seen budget airlines pioneer and no`frills approach to travel. So,
:12:06. > :12:12.could the same principle work at your local town hall? Barnet in
:12:13. > :12:14.north London has been described as the first no`frills Council. The
:12:15. > :12:19.idea is that if residents want to pay for larger bins or fast track
:12:20. > :12:24.planning applications, that is what they get. If not, they receive the
:12:25. > :12:32.basic service like anyone else. The council leader told me he is cutting
:12:33. > :12:36.council tax bills this year by 1%. I don't think people want frills from
:12:37. > :12:41.their council, they want good, solid service at a reasonable price. That
:12:42. > :12:44.is what we are doing. Barnett is home to Finchley, famously
:12:45. > :12:49.represented in Parliament by a Lincolnshire lass called Margaret
:12:50. > :12:55.Thatcher. I suspect she would have approved of the idea no`frills
:12:56. > :13:03.councils but will do local residents say? I like Barnet Council. They do
:13:04. > :13:09.offer value for money. They keep the borough clean. Do you get value for
:13:10. > :13:15.money? No, we are always having to put our hands in our pockets, paying
:13:16. > :13:20.for extra bills. Eric Pickles believes many councils could further
:13:21. > :13:28.tightened their belts so would the no`frills approach work in somewhere
:13:29. > :13:36.like north`eastern Lincolnshire? Did you become an no`frills council? We
:13:37. > :13:40.are a no`frills council. We are doing everything that Mr pickles has
:13:41. > :13:46.told us today. Two years ago, when I became the leader of the council, we
:13:47. > :13:53.had a ?140 million revenue budget. By the time I get to 2017, I have a
:13:54. > :13:56.?67 million revenue budget so it is more than halved. Barnett is
:13:57. > :14:03.Barnet, north east lynxes north`east links. The jury is out on whether
:14:04. > :14:12.this could get off on the ground elsewhere. Labour and Conservative
:14:13. > :14:28.MPs will discuss this on the Sunday Politics that 11 o'clock. Still
:14:29. > :14:34.ahead tonight, Bruce takes Hull City to play his old club sunblinds. This
:14:35. > :14:44.years Games are underway in Sochi and we meet three goals in Hull
:14:45. > :14:45.dreaming of the Winter Olympics. Tonight's photograph was taken by
:14:46. > :15:01.Lance Hollingworth. We will have another picture on
:15:02. > :15:04.Monday night. Will you be with us on Monday night? You sound like you
:15:05. > :15:15.need to blow your nose. You want to get to bed with a hot toddy. I
:15:16. > :15:20.expected to Monday to Thursday, I don't expect it Friday as well.
:15:21. > :15:25.Sorry, couldn't resist. This weekend, Sunday, probably the better
:15:26. > :15:29.day of the two days tomorrow is going to be a blustery day and you
:15:30. > :15:34.are more likely to catch a shower tomorrow. It looks wet and windy
:15:35. > :15:37.overnight tonight. You can see from the isobars tightly packed, so
:15:38. > :15:43.blustery conditions, particularly Saturday. That won't ease down until
:15:44. > :15:46.we get to Monday. We had a few showers today but you can see from a
:15:47. > :15:50.satellite picture how nicely the cloud broke up through the course of
:15:51. > :15:55.the day. Through the evening, we may get the odd shower while and the
:15:56. > :16:00.showers will merge into longer spells of rain as this band pushes
:16:01. > :16:04.up from the South West, in the meantime there will be heavy rain
:16:05. > :16:08.and some strong winds as well. Temperatures by the end of the night
:16:09. > :16:12.down to around four or five degrees so a fairly unsettled night to come.
:16:13. > :16:23.The sun will rise in the morning at 7:36am. Tomorrow, there will be
:16:24. > :16:28.residual cloud, the odd shower about at first but then it will clear
:16:29. > :16:33.away. We will have the spell of white bright, dry weather. It will
:16:34. > :16:40.be chilly. You can see through the afternoon, Chow was powering ash
:16:41. > :16:50.piling in. `` showers powering in. The breeze will come `` become
:16:51. > :16:53.gusty. Temperatures seven or eight degrees. Looking further ahead,
:16:54. > :16:57.Sunday probably the better day of the two. Fewer showers and fewer
:16:58. > :17:02.still as we kept through Monday. The breeze will tend to life than bit
:17:03. > :17:10.but we will keep the unsubtle theme as we had through next week. `` the
:17:11. > :17:19.unsubtle theme. Tuesday looks windy. `` unsettled theme. Have a nice
:17:20. > :17:23.weekend. Businesses helping to fund Hull's
:17:24. > :17:27.City of Culture year say it's a once in a lifetime chance to destroy
:17:28. > :17:31.stereotypes about the city. 22 companies have already pledged more
:17:32. > :17:35.than a third of a million pounds ` a small step on the way to getting the
:17:36. > :17:39.?15 million needed for the project. But among them are some you wouldn't
:17:40. > :17:43.naturally expect to be involved in arts sponsorship, as Anne`Marie
:17:44. > :17:46.Tasker reports. Heavy industry is not something
:17:47. > :17:50.you'd think would go hand in hand with culture. But this galvanising
:17:51. > :18:01.company in Hull says sponsoring the City of Culture in 2017 is a unique
:18:02. > :18:06.chance to promote the city. The City of Culture is a one`off event for
:18:07. > :18:13.the city. If you want to be on board and believe in what this is,
:18:14. > :18:18.promoting the city culture, and showing the positive offerings that
:18:19. > :18:21.we have, then we strongly believe it was money worth spending. And
:18:22. > :18:25.they're not the only unexpected sponsor. Phil Batty is just 24 years
:18:26. > :18:27.old, running his own small advertising business. For him,
:18:28. > :18:37.donating ?17,000 is a huge sacrifice. It does represent a
:18:38. > :18:43.personal salary for a year and it is a massive investment for us to make
:18:44. > :18:46.as a company. But the longer term benefits of pristine this region
:18:47. > :18:50.will definitely outweigh that. It is not something we have done before
:18:51. > :18:57.and it would take a massive opportunity for us to do it again.
:18:58. > :19:00.Even before Hull was named City of Culture, 22 businesses ` known as
:19:01. > :19:02.the Angels ` pledged to give ?17,000 each. But it's usually big
:19:03. > :19:06.multinational companies sponsoring the arts. Take the Tate Modern in
:19:07. > :19:11.London, that's just got its sculpture hall funded by a car
:19:12. > :19:19.manufacturer for 11 years. So Arts Council England says getting small
:19:20. > :19:23.businesses on board is unusual. The answer does better out of
:19:24. > :19:27.multi`million pound giving than it necessarily does out of smaller
:19:28. > :19:32.giving but I think in terms of the money that has been given to the
:19:33. > :19:37.City of Culture, you have exceptional project which is clearly
:19:38. > :19:40.generating significant civic pride. And it's that civic pride that's
:19:41. > :19:45.encouraged firms like this to get on board ` and for small industries to
:19:46. > :19:49.give arts a helping hand. Back to our story on the ?13 million
:19:50. > :19:53.bid to make a five`mile section of the busy Hull to York road a dual
:19:54. > :19:57.carriageway. The A1079 is used by 18,000 drivers a day. East Riding
:19:58. > :19:59.Council and City of York Council want to dual the road between
:20:00. > :20:41.Pocklington and Wilberfoss. Thank you very much indeed for all
:20:42. > :20:45.of those. Hull City have a great opportunity
:20:46. > :20:47.to move away from relegation trouble with Premier League Games against
:20:48. > :20:51.Sunderland and Southampton in the next week. Sunderland was the club
:20:52. > :20:54.which sacked Steve Bruce before he became the Tigers' manager. He joked
:20:55. > :21:03.that he was expecting a "warm welcome back." Here our sports
:21:04. > :21:08.reporter Simon Clark. This is the drama from the last time the two
:21:09. > :21:12.sides met. Hull City took the lead and then Sunderland lost their
:21:13. > :21:20.temper. They lost two of their players to red cards and then lost
:21:21. > :21:24.the Game 1`0. Steve Bruce sacked by Sunderland before redemption of the
:21:25. > :21:33.Tigers. As far as I am concerned, it is gone. We can joke about it, when
:21:34. > :21:37.it happens, it disappoints you. But it is gone for me. I have been here
:21:38. > :21:43.nearly a couple of years, there have been two or manager since have left
:21:44. > :21:50.Sunderland, let's get on with it. We need to do the right thing first. We
:21:51. > :21:57.need to make sure that we are at our best to level and then compete. The
:21:58. > :22:03.Tigers have moved on to 40 points, the magic number most teams try to
:22:04. > :22:09.achieve to stay in the nearly. Russ Wilcox used to play for Hull City,
:22:10. > :22:13.the Scunthorpe United manager, and he believes the Tigers can do it
:22:14. > :22:19.this season. Steve Bruce is a top`class manager. He has a wealth
:22:20. > :22:30.of X areas, he knows there are going to be difficult times. He is a
:22:31. > :22:33.little bit of a mini league. Last week, I was here saying the Tigers
:22:34. > :22:37.had to stop the rot and get something out of the Tottenham game
:22:38. > :22:45.and they did. Now it is to really awkward Games. Sunderland and then
:22:46. > :22:51.Southampton. It is tough in this Premier league.
:22:52. > :22:58.Scunthorpe United could take a giant leap towards League Two promotion if
:22:59. > :23:00.they winds tomorrow. The Iron welcome leaders Chesterfield to
:23:01. > :23:04.Glanford Park hoping to restore their place at the top of the table
:23:05. > :23:13.and cement one of the top`three promotion places. No one wants to be
:23:14. > :23:17.in the play`offs, everyone wants to get promoted automatically. We are
:23:18. > :23:20.fully confident we can be there come May and we are concentrating on
:23:21. > :23:26.making sure that we do our best to make it possible.
:23:27. > :23:31.And you can hear how Hull City do on BBC Radio Humberside tomorrow. Their
:23:32. > :23:35.game at Sunderland is on FM. They've also got Scunthorpe United's game
:23:36. > :23:41.with Chesterfield on AM. And Grimsby Town's match with Southport is on
:23:42. > :23:53.digital radio and online. Lincoln City take on Hyde. That match is on
:23:54. > :23:56.BBC Radio Lincolnshire from 2.00pm. The Winter Olympics ` officially
:23:57. > :23:59.opened in Socchi in Russia earlier today. Many athletes will achieve
:24:00. > :24:04.their life long dream by competing. Tolu Adee oh yay has been to meet
:24:05. > :24:06.three girls from Hull who are hoping to skate at the next Games in South
:24:07. > :24:19.Korea in four years time. The eyes of the world were on Sochi
:24:20. > :24:23.today as the Winter Olympics open. Training in Hull ` three girls who
:24:24. > :24:26.have their sights firmly set on the next Games. Summer, Saskia, Bethan
:24:27. > :24:33.and are all in team GB's development squad. Would you love most about
:24:34. > :24:40.skating? I love the challenge and competing. Like the thrill and the
:24:41. > :24:43.excitement of the jumps under spins. The adrenaline that you get when you
:24:44. > :24:50.are going around. Competing as a wheelie good experience to get. How
:24:51. > :24:53.about all the outfits? Really good. The last time Britain won gold for
:24:54. > :24:58.figure skating at the Winter Olympics was with Torvil and Dean in
:24:59. > :25:05.1984. The girl's coach ` says getting to the Games is what
:25:06. > :25:12.motivates her skaters. For the young people, it is the dream towards they
:25:13. > :25:17.work for. It is not just about the skating, you have to do the ballet,
:25:18. > :25:22.the flexibility, the strength work, so, yes, it takes a considerable
:25:23. > :25:25.amount of time. The girls will take part in a mini competition. I have
:25:26. > :25:28.some school course. The management team have kindly agreed to be
:25:29. > :25:37.judges. First up is Saskia ` the judge's
:25:38. > :25:46.verdicts. Next is summer. And finally Bethan. The girls are all
:25:47. > :25:51.winners on this occasion ` they'll be hoping to triumph if they make it
:25:52. > :25:52.to the next Games in South Korea in four years time. So, watch this
:25:53. > :26:05.space. I was thinking this time last year,
:26:06. > :26:10.we were following dancing on ice. Let's get a recap of the headlines.
:26:11. > :26:14.Flooding spreads to many areas in the south of England with Somerset
:26:15. > :26:17.still bearing the brunt of it and Humberside Police Commissioner is
:26:18. > :26:27.accused of behaviour after he says people should pay more for better
:26:28. > :26:32.policing. the responsible it is I have ordered takes charge and
:26:33. > :26:39.protect the people. I don't play Games without. Let's have a look at
:26:40. > :26:45.the weather. Windy with brighter spells. Showers developing during
:26:46. > :26:51.the afternoon. Top temperatures mild, getting up to eight Celsius.
:26:52. > :26:55.After the discussion with the crime Commissioner, thank you for all
:26:56. > :27:01.these messages. Alfred says, I am against the increase in the police
:27:02. > :27:07.reset. Simon says, I'm a lifelong Labour voter. Matthew Grove is
:27:08. > :27:16.conservative but his proposed rise gets my vote. Stephen says mayhem
:27:17. > :27:23.breaks loose with mayhem breaking loose. What a lot of people would be
:27:24. > :27:28.prepared to pay more than that just to see the police on the streets now
:27:29. > :27:33.and again. Ray says, I would be more than happy to pay an extra 2% for
:27:34. > :27:38.policing are providing that Mr Grove, his deputy and all their
:27:39. > :27:43.secretaries and assistance would be happy to accept a 2% pay cut. Have a
:27:44. > :27:51.peaceful weekend, look after yourselves. Goodbye.