12/02/2014 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

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Good evening from Look North. High winds have caused havoc across

the East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, tonight, as roads were closed,

trains delayed and trees brought down. The Humber Bridge and Ouse

Bridge have been closed to all vehicles, this evening, as high

winds batter the country. Gusts of up to 75 miles an hour have been

recorded in the region. Forecasters say although the peak has passed

they are warning there may still be stormy weather into the early hours.

Our reporter Amanda White joins me now. How bad have things been?

Well, we have now seen the worst of the weather now ` forecasters say

things will begin to die down now. But as the day went on, today, the

winds got up and the damage mounted. The winds have been felt the most on

the coast this afternoon. There were gusts of 75 miles per hour in

Holbeach and 67 miles per hour at Wainfleet near Skegness. Just up the

road, 1500 homes lost power at Burgh le Marsh near Skegness at lunchtime.

They all had power restored within two hours. The rough waters of the

Humber and the North Sea at Bridlington earlier today were just

the start. By tea`time, this ancient tree had collapsed in West Hull,

taking a telephone box and a bay window with it.

I'm completely stunned. I'm stunned! I knew the wind was strong, but I

didn't realise it was that strong. I think it's flattened the telephone

box. Earlier in Grimsby, a woman hurt her

head when these trees landed on a van and a car. This tree also blew

over in Butterwick near Boston. Earlier, winds gusted at 75 miles

per hour in Holbeach and 67 miles per hour at Wainfleet. Tonight, the

high winds had begun to cause major traffic chaos. With both the Ouse

and Humber Bridges closed, commuters were stranded both sides of the

water. Police urged against unnecessary journeys with unexpected

hazards caused by the weather. The Hull to Rotterdam Ferry is still in

its berth, its 8.30PM sailing has been delayed until at least

midnight. Well, the problems do seem to be

easing, now, although the rail companies across the region say they

are still facing disruption ` particularly as trains are being

affected further along the routes. And for motorists on the roads,

police say the gusts could still cause problems. It's not clear yet

how long the problems will carry on, but the advice is don't travel

unless you have to and take extra care on your journeys. And Paul

Hudson will be here in a few minutes with a full weather forecast for the

next twenty four hours. Boston Borough Council says it will

apply for tens of thousands of pounds of government funding to help

pay for recovery work following December's floods. Over 500 homes,

businesses and the Boston Stump were damaged following the tidal surge.

The clear up has already cost the authority tens of thousands of

pounds. One example would be Council tax

discounts and council tax holidays, particularly where people are living

in particularly difficult conditions, and in some cases not

living in their homes. We still have over 150 families that are not

living in the houses that they were prior to the event.

A group of Lincolnshire farmers are raising money for people flooded in

Somerset. The social media based group say they've raised hundreds of

pounds so far. They've also arranged to send straw and food to farmers in

the South West of England. Teenagers from East Yorkshire and

Lincolnshire have joined a protest in London calling for the voting age

to be lowered to sixteen. At the moment, young people in

England have to wait until they are eighteen to take part in elections,

but some MPs, including Scunthorpe's Nic Dakin,want to reduce the age

limit. Here's more from our Political Editor Tim Iredale.

What do we want? Votes! When do we want it? Sixteen!

The teenagers who marched on Parliament, today, have no direct

say on who represents them here. Some, including 16`year`old Thomas

from Hull, believe that should change.

I think young people in East Yorkshire really should be allowed

to vote, because they are currently underrepresented. They don't

understand that they have a say in parliament. Giving them the vote at

16 means that they can influence the country, and realise that politics

really does play a part in everything in their life.

Although under 18s in England can't vote under current rules, 16 and

17`year`olds in Scotland will be able to vote in this year's

referendum on independence. Some MPs would like to see the voting age

lowered across the UK. Why not have votes at 16? As someone

that has worked pretty much all my adult life with 16 to 18`year`olds,

my experience would suggest that they have as much sense as us older

people when it comes to making judgements.

But would the majority of people use their vote? It's estimated that in

last year's local elections, 32% of 18 to 24``year`olds turned out to

vote. Compared with 72% of over 65s. I asked college students whether

they wanted to see the voting age lowered.

With the way teenagers are acting in society, putting how the country

runs into their hands is just going to make it go downhill.

I think we should be able to decide what happens in our local community

in East Riding, and in the local government.

Labour and the Liberal Democrats are broadly in favour of lowering the

voting age, but many I'm too young. It should stay at 18.

So, these would`be voters may have to wait a little longer before they

have their say at the ballot box. There are claims that new fishing

rules being enforced on the East Coast will put fishermen out of

business and damage the local tourist industry. Changes are being

made to the way sea fish can be caught, which the Environment Agency

says will make fishing more sustainable. But those affected say

the rules are unworkable and will destroy their livelihoods.

It will put a lot of people out of business. There's six of us fishing

in this way ` very sustainable. It's been going on for years. Everything

has been working fine, and now they're wanting to put these rules

in, which they've no right to do. Humberside Police and Crime

Commissioner Matthew Grove has confirmed that people living in the

force area will pay nearly two percent more for policing from

April. Mr Grove says the rise will help protect some jobs and allow

investment in new technology. He's pressing ahead despite opposition

from the Police and Crime Panel. An inquiry looking into the proposed

Lincoln Eastern Bypass has finished today. Highways and planning

officers have been hearing people's objections to parts of the planned

road. It's hoped the road will ease congestion in the cty.

Let's get a look at the weather now ` here's Paul Hudson with the

forecast. It's certainly been a wild evening

out there. Here are the top gusts that we've recorded. We haven't

beaten the Holbeach 75 mph gusts that was reported this afternoon,

but Leconfield comes in with 70 mph this evening. It has been a very

windy evening. We still have a warning in place, although the top

gusts will start to ease very shortly. That's the weather chart

right now. The winds slowly moderating after midnight. There

will be a few scattered showers, but quite a bit of dry weather, with

lowest temperatures at two. Tomorrow, a much better day in

general. Mostly dry and bright with just one or two wintry showers.

Quite heavy showers pushing across parts of East Yorkshire later in the

day. Temperatures around six degrees. Still a strong wind.

Friday, a bright start and wind and rain returns.

Don't forget to tune in to your local radio station for the latest

on the weather, and the impact it's having in East Yorkshire and

Lincolnshire. That's all from the late team. Look North is back

tomorrow just after 6.25AM ` hope you can join us then. Bye for now.

Good evening. What an incredible day of weather it has been. We saw gusts

of wind up to 108 mph in the West of Wales. The wind is easing down a

notch or two but we still have a high-level amber warning from the

Met Office for the strength of the wind over the next few hours over

quite a large swathe of the UK. Northern Ireland, northern England

and down across Wales, there is still potential for damaging and

disruptive gusts of wind. This huge curl of cloud is bringing wet and

windy weather across much of the West of Europe. It curls back across

the north of the UK and that's the centre of the area of low pressure

with the strongest winds just to the south of that. Let's focus on the

winds over the next few hours. The ease down by a notch or two but

still blustery conditions over most of Wales. High seas around the coast

and gusting up to 70 mph. Easily around the 80 mph mark across much

of northern England. Across the Pennines this evening and overnight,

travelling will be treacherous. Wind and rain at lower levels will

produce a lot of spray. You don t have to go to high up the Pennines

to see that turned to snow. One way or another, further disruption to

travel is more than likely. BBC local radio will keep you up-to date

on where you are and where you are trying to get to. The centre of the

low system moves northwards. Pretty heavy snow developing across the

hills of Scotland with several centimetres by dawn. A bit of snow

for Northern Ireland and wintry showers drifting across the southern

counties. A risk of ice with most races are seeing the temperatures a

degree or so either side of freezing. A cold, windy start

Thursday but I think it be a better day. No persistent rain to be seen.

There should be some spells of sunshine for many of us, as well.

Does it last until the end of the week? I'm afraid not. It goes

downhill on Friday. This low pressure will head our way. Lots of

isobars on the chart later in the day. Gusts of 60, 70 or 80 mph, with

rain spreading northwards. Significant snow for parts of

Northern Ireland and southern Scotland. Windy into the start of

the weekend. Saturday has outbreaks of rain. On Sunday, something of a

respite. The winds will ease down and it should