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:00:00. > :00:09.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight: An end
:00:10. > :00:19.to single lanes ` could there be a new motorway from London to
:00:20. > :00:24.Lincolnshire? With a new road infrastructure
:00:25. > :00:27.here, it would As unemployment falls in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire,
:00:28. > :00:32.there are calls for more to be done to help over`50s into work.
:00:33. > :00:35.Inflict hugely. There needs to be a lot more help with opening doors.
:00:36. > :00:40.Fuel theft from petrol stations on the rise ` retailers say they could
:00:41. > :00:43.put them out of business. We speak to Hull's Olympic hero Luke
:00:44. > :00:49.Campbell ahead of his big fight this weekend.
:00:50. > :00:55.The father and son team hoping this film will put Lincolnshire on the
:00:56. > :00:59.movie`making map. After a pleasant day, it will turn more unsettled
:01:00. > :01:10.overnight and into tomorrow. I will be back later with the details.
:01:11. > :01:15.The Government says it's considering extending the motorway from London
:01:16. > :01:18.into Lincolnshire. It's refused to formally commit to the plan to
:01:19. > :01:22.extend the M11 from Cambridge but says it's one of a number of ideas
:01:23. > :01:27.being discussed for the next round of funding in six years' time. Some
:01:28. > :01:30.businesses have welcomed the news, but the county council says the
:01:31. > :01:35.money could be better spent upgrading existing roads. Simon
:01:36. > :01:42.Spark reports from Spalding. Lincolnshire's roads as we know them
:01:43. > :01:45.now. Many single carriageway, slowed by many lorries. No wonder, then,
:01:46. > :01:52.that even the slightest possibility of extending the M11 motorway into
:01:53. > :02:01.Lincolnshire has got people talking. I think it is a good idea, take
:02:02. > :02:06.lorries of the minor roads. It is bad enough without bringing more
:02:07. > :02:09.down here. A good idea, to get to London quicker. At the moment the
:02:10. > :02:12.M11 runs from London to Cambridge, extending it could see it running
:02:13. > :02:16.through Lincolnshire all the way to the Humber bridge. But this is only
:02:17. > :02:20.one idea, there are no proposed plans at present. But an extension
:02:21. > :02:29.is being considered as part of the next round of road funding beginning
:02:30. > :02:31.in 2020. The Department of Transport say they're currently working
:02:32. > :02:34.closely with local authorities and enterprise partnerships to study the
:02:35. > :02:37.challenges that exist across the road network. The first stages of
:02:38. > :02:47.these strategies will be published in spring 2014, with further details
:02:48. > :02:51.announced in 2015. Many think a motorway would have huge
:02:52. > :02:55.advantages, taking articulated lorries off our single carriageway
:02:56. > :03:00.roads. Others think it would boost tourism, giving easy access to the
:03:01. > :03:03.coast. Others think it would rip through the natural beauty of our
:03:04. > :03:06.rural county, something Lincolnshire has preserved for so long.
:03:07. > :03:09.But at this logistics forum in Spalding today, where hauliers were
:03:10. > :03:12.meeting to discuss the problems with the current road network, the
:03:13. > :03:19.benefits for them far outweighed any consequences. With the new road
:03:20. > :03:24.infrastructure, and the volume of vehicles we have come into this
:03:25. > :03:28.area, it would benefit hugely. At the moment, we are one of the areas
:03:29. > :03:35.that saturated with produce companies. We have a huge number of
:03:36. > :03:42.lorries coming in and out of South Holland on a daily basis. It would
:03:43. > :03:45.be of huge benefit to the district. Whether it's something many people
:03:46. > :03:54.want or not it would need the backing of the county council which
:03:55. > :03:56.it doesn't have. Lincolnshire county council said it would not be the
:03:57. > :03:59.best use of public money. Richard Davies is responsible for
:04:00. > :04:02.highways on Lincolnshire County Council. I asked him why the
:04:03. > :04:08.authority isn't in favour of what could be a huge investment for the
:04:09. > :04:16.county. My two questions are, is it a good new `` is it a good use of
:04:17. > :04:21.taxpayers money? Secondly, what advantages do motorways bring to
:04:22. > :04:28.those areas. For example, if you take the M 11, it has been fantastic
:04:29. > :04:31.for Cambridge, but hasn't seen significant growth brought to Essex
:04:32. > :04:37.that you travel through to get there? I think we can deliver many
:04:38. > :04:42.of the benefits of a motorway could bring for a fraction of the cost,
:04:43. > :04:47.then give a substantial amount of the money back to the taxpayer. Some
:04:48. > :04:51.businesses in Lincolnshire, especially in the more rural parts,
:04:52. > :04:55.say the current road network is holding them back. Absolutely. I
:04:56. > :05:05.have a huge amount of sympathy for that. We could deliver dual
:05:06. > :05:11.carriageway is across Lincolnshire. We could have a north`south dual
:05:12. > :05:20.carriageway, and is West one, that went to places people want to go to.
:05:21. > :05:25.The danger of driving a motorway is it won't go to Skegness, Wenger to
:05:26. > :05:28.Sleaford, would go to Lincoln. It will be an attractive piece of
:05:29. > :05:34.contraceptive or drive through on away to the Humber. It does not
:05:35. > :05:39.represent good value for money. How realistic do you think this project
:05:40. > :05:44.is? It is a lovely idea. There are always lots of lovely ideas floating
:05:45. > :05:49.around. Politicians love these kind of vanity projects. They are quite
:05:50. > :05:57.sexy, Arthur? Well, they are, but they are to try and help people.
:05:58. > :05:59.There must be a need. Yes, but not as solely for the people of
:06:00. > :06:04.Lincolnshire. The government really cared, they would start reinvesting
:06:05. > :06:19.civilians they get from diesel and petrol taxation on the road network.
:06:20. > :06:25.The government are not happy to spend the money they take of
:06:26. > :06:29.motorists on the roads. Thank you. Do you think it would be a good idea
:06:30. > :06:35.to build a motorway through Lincolnshire? How do you think it
:06:36. > :06:39.would benefit the economy? Perhaps you run a business and this could
:06:40. > :06:42.help you? Or do you agree with Councillor Davies that the money
:06:43. > :06:46.could be better spent elsewhere? In a moment: We find out why people
:06:47. > :06:51.are furious about this tree sculpture in Hull.
:06:52. > :07:05.Unemployment has fallen across the country. The Government says youth
:07:06. > :07:09.unemployment in particular has fallen for a 20th successive month.
:07:10. > :07:13.But for thousands of older people in our area the hunt to find work goes
:07:14. > :07:17.on. One job seeker in his 50s says the Government must do more to help
:07:18. > :07:20.people his age and over back into work. Gemma Dawson has been having a
:07:21. > :07:23.closer look at the figures. Gemma, how do the local jobless totals
:07:24. > :07:27.compare to the national picture? The national fall in unemployment is
:07:28. > :07:30.echoed in our area. In the Yorkshire and the Humber region, 240,000
:07:31. > :07:41.people are now out of work. That's a fall of eight thousand on the
:07:42. > :07:44.previous three months. While in the East Midlands ` which includes
:07:45. > :07:47.Lincolnshire ` 162,000 people are unemployed. That's a drop of 4,000.
:07:48. > :07:51.But while the figures show that more people are in work, for many, the
:07:52. > :07:54.struggle to find a job continues. He's spent hours improving his
:07:55. > :07:57.computer skills, and has travelled to see a business advisor to help
:07:58. > :08:01.him set up his own literary company. But Stefan's hoping this job's fair
:08:02. > :08:07.in Lincoln will help him find part`time employment. I might go
:08:08. > :08:12.home this afternoon and think that was a waste, or I might get
:08:13. > :08:16.something positive. I spoke to one person and he said, I would like to
:08:17. > :08:19.employ you but you are a bit too old.
:08:20. > :08:23.Stefan's in his 50s. He used to work in a hotel and before that as a care
:08:24. > :08:27.assistant, but has been out of work for 17 years due to his epilepsy. He
:08:28. > :08:36.was declared fit for work more than a year ago ` so now needs to find a
:08:37. > :08:40.job. I am as capable of doing those jobs as anybody. Office work,
:08:41. > :08:47.actually work. There needs to be help with opening doors, getting
:08:48. > :08:51.into opportunities. Maybe a lot more help getting work experience,
:08:52. > :08:57.qualifications. I feel there needs to be more hands`on training.
:08:58. > :09:05.Here, he gets the chance to put his points to Lincoln MP ` Karl
:09:06. > :09:13.McCartney. But some here say they're still
:09:14. > :09:15.struggling to find work. I took the positions I look at require
:09:16. > :09:22.experience of qualifications I have not got, or they are looking for
:09:23. > :09:27.people without any qualifications. It is not easy to find work when you
:09:28. > :09:33.are older. If the young ones are not getting the jobs, how are we going
:09:34. > :09:38.to get a job at nearly 60? The thing I would so you can take heart from
:09:39. > :09:43.the fact that unemployment rates `` employment rate for the over 50s has
:09:44. > :09:46.improved. But for Stefan, his search for work
:09:47. > :09:50.continues. The Prime Minister says today's
:09:51. > :09:53.figures show the economy is moving forward, but critics claim many new
:09:54. > :10:00.jobs are low`paid and part`time. The big And as we've seen not everyone
:10:01. > :10:04.is finding it easy to get a job. Do you think the Government should
:10:05. > :10:07.do more to help people get back into employment? Are you in a similar
:10:08. > :10:23.situation to Stefan there and want to get back in work ` what more help
:10:24. > :10:26.would you want? The Government says flood victims
:10:27. > :10:30.will be exempt from paying council tax if they've had to move out of
:10:31. > :10:32.their homes. More than 1,000 properties were flooded in East
:10:33. > :10:34.Yorkshire and Lincolnshire on December fifth.
:10:35. > :10:37.Hundreds of public sector jobs in Lincolnshire could be transferred to
:10:38. > :10:41.a new private contractor. Serco has won the contract to run back office
:10:42. > :10:44.departments for the authority from Mouchel who had run the service. The
:10:45. > :10:52.County Council says 400 jobs will be transferred and the deal will save
:10:53. > :10:57.it millions of pounds. ?14 million savings over the five`year contract
:10:58. > :11:06.is good news. The job staying in Lincoln, again is good news. The
:11:07. > :11:12.services will be able to be better. Welcome the fact that the jobs will
:11:13. > :11:15.remain in the Lincoln area. Our members are feeling a little
:11:16. > :11:26.insecure as to the future and what that holds. We hope that circle will
:11:27. > :11:30.work with Unison `` Serco will work with Unison.
:11:31. > :11:31.Thanks to everyone who got in touch about advertising boards being
:11:32. > :12:09.banned from Stamford. Inspectors say there have been
:12:10. > :12:12.improvements at a hospital trust which was placed under special
:12:13. > :12:15.measures last July. The Care Quality Commission says standards are better
:12:16. > :12:27.at Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Goole hospitals. But the increased
:12:28. > :12:30.scrutiny from the government into the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole
:12:31. > :12:33.Trust will continue. Leanne Brown is at the Diana, Princess of Wales
:12:34. > :12:38.Hospital in Grimsby tonight. What did the inspectors find?
:12:39. > :12:40.Review took place to see if Grimsby and Scunthorpe Hospital had improved
:12:41. > :12:47.since the last inspection in February of last year. A team of
:12:48. > :12:51.inspectors including doctors and nurses looked at accident and
:12:52. > :12:55.emergency, maternity services, stroke and mental health care. They
:12:56. > :13:00.also interviewed over 100 patients and their families to get their
:13:01. > :13:08.experiences. In summary, report is very positive. They say the trust
:13:09. > :13:11.has made progress in improving services and most patients had
:13:12. > :13:17.received a good standard of care. They went on to say stuff had
:13:18. > :13:22.improved. The chief executive paid tribute to their efforts. It has
:13:23. > :13:25.been incredibly difficult. The staff had to working credibly had to get
:13:26. > :13:29.the required standard. It has been a very short timescale. They have
:13:30. > :13:40.delivered. We know we're not at the end. We are galvanised. We will
:13:41. > :13:45.continue. The chief executive has also said there was a long way to
:13:46. > :13:50.go. The trust was put in special measures in July of last year. At
:13:51. > :13:55.the moment, it is still there. She said they hope to be out of it by
:13:56. > :13:56.the end of spring, early summer this year.
:13:57. > :14:02.Thank you. Still ahead tonight: We talk to
:14:03. > :14:05.boxer Luke Campbell ahead of his big home town fight this weekend.
:14:06. > :14:12.The father and son team hoping this film will put Lincolnshire on the
:14:13. > :14:16.movie`making map. Our picture tonight is Bridlington
:14:17. > :14:25.Bay at sunrise taken by Sean Cooper. It's stunning.
:14:26. > :14:36.Continuing our running theme, you were like a whip it when we ran the
:14:37. > :14:52.whole ten care last year `` when we ran the Hull 10K last year.
:14:53. > :15:00.Running conditions tomorrow, perhaps not as nice as today. We have had a
:15:01. > :15:07.very pleasant conclusions. Tomorrow we'll get gradually cooler. Things
:15:08. > :15:16.turning unsettled. You can see from the pressure chart we are going to
:15:17. > :15:27.have breezy conditions. Today has been so pleasant. Temperatures got
:15:28. > :15:31.to around 12 degrees. The breeze will strengthen. You can see this
:15:32. > :15:41.band of rain washing in from the west. Some of it will be heavy.
:15:42. > :15:57.Temperatures down to six or seven degrees. A relatively mild night,
:15:58. > :15:59.but a breezy. Tomorrow morning, another band of rain spreading in
:16:00. > :16:05.from the West through the morning. It will brighten up and there will
:16:06. > :16:15.be sunny spells developing along with a scattering of showers.
:16:16. > :16:22.Temperatures tomorrow, they will get in double figures. We will keep the
:16:23. > :16:27.windy conditions through Friday hand the weekend.
:16:28. > :16:33.I shan't be running tomorrow. Me, neither. I am injured.
:16:34. > :16:38.Petrol stations have reported a rise in the number of people stealing
:16:39. > :16:41.petrol and diesel from forecourts. Police say two van drivers are
:16:42. > :16:45.thought to be responsible for nearly 30 fuel thefts in the East Riding
:16:46. > :16:48.since the beginning of the year. Two men have so far been arrested and
:16:49. > :16:51.bailed but officers are looking for more. Retailers claim the thefts are
:16:52. > :16:58.putting their businesses in jeopardy. Jill Archbold reports. A
:16:59. > :17:02.silver transit van pulling into fuel up, then driving away without
:17:03. > :17:07.paying. This driver is believed to have been involved in a spate of
:17:08. > :17:14.fuel left since January. We are dealing with a high number of fuel
:17:15. > :17:20.thefts. Specifically 15 relate to the east riding of Yorkshire. At
:17:21. > :17:23.this petrol garage in Hull, CCTV helps protect the shoppers Matt
:17:24. > :17:29.Scott, but does not deter some for failing to pay for their fuel. They
:17:30. > :17:35.will put their fuel in and then come in and say that the card would not
:17:36. > :17:39.work, and they say they will come back the next day. The Petrol
:17:40. > :17:48.Retailers Association is lobbying for prosecution against people who
:17:49. > :17:55.repeatedly failed to pay. The distinguishing factor is police tape
:17:56. > :18:00.drive off as a criminal offence. No means of payment is a civil offence.
:18:01. > :18:06.Other petrol garage is like this in Sheffield are using technology to
:18:07. > :18:12.deflate the tyres of drivers who tried to steal fuel. In Withernsea,
:18:13. > :18:19.this garage owner believes recognising regular customers help
:18:20. > :18:26.to prevent fuel theft. Our customers are all local. We know 75% of our
:18:27. > :18:31.customers. People buy less fuel. Police believed two fans are linked
:18:32. > :18:36.to theft in the East Riding, Hull, Scunthorpe and Grimsby areas,
:18:37. > :18:42.stealing over ?3000 of diesel. The offences have happened within the
:18:43. > :18:49.succession. Also, it would appear the number of cloned plates are
:18:50. > :18:54.swapped plates have been used. Last week, two men were arrested. Those
:18:55. > :18:59.still using this file are still wanted by police.
:19:00. > :19:02.Hull boxer Luke Campbell is hoping to fill Hull Ice Arena again when he
:19:03. > :19:08.fights his fifth professional contest this weekend. Luke tops a
:19:09. > :19:10.bill which includes fellow East Yorkshire fighters Tommy Coyle and
:19:11. > :19:14.Curtis Woodhouse. In the summer of 2012, Hull's Luke
:19:15. > :19:17.Campbell put himself and his city on the international map, with a
:19:18. > :19:24.historic Olympic win in the boxing ring. Long since golden post`boxes
:19:25. > :19:32.and banners, his hometown continues to champion the now professional
:19:33. > :19:35.boxer. Since the Olympics Luke has also found himself in the
:19:36. > :19:39.non`sporting spotlight ` adding an MBE to his name, becoming a father
:19:40. > :19:50.for the second time and even briefly swapping his boxing gloves for ice
:19:51. > :19:54.skates. Six months since he turned pro, Luke will hope to make it five
:19:55. > :19:57.wins in five on Saturday as he returns to the Hull Arena.
:19:58. > :20:07.Luke Campbell joins me in the studio. I have expected you to be
:20:08. > :20:11.taking part in the Winter Olympics. I am a bit busy with the boxing at
:20:12. > :20:16.the moment, otherwise it could been a possibility. So far, you have won
:20:17. > :20:23.four fights, and you are aiming to win a fifth. Out why you feeling?
:20:24. > :20:27.Great. It is the best I have felt. I am in shape. They are moving me fat.
:20:28. > :20:34.I have only been a pro six months now. Everything is going good.
:20:35. > :20:38.Everything is on track. You are back fighting in Hull. What is it like
:20:39. > :20:45.having fans from your home city there. Does it help? Oh, yes. It is
:20:46. > :20:54.priceless. I love fighting in Hull. This is the third time, so it is
:20:55. > :20:59.good. I am begging all the time to convert Hull. You have had an
:21:00. > :21:05.exhilarating 18 months. You have had an MBE, done some modelling,
:21:06. > :21:12.ice`skating. What is next? I am just focusing on my boxing. I won the
:21:13. > :21:17.Olympics and I achieve that dream. My dream is now to be the best in
:21:18. > :21:20.the world as a professional boxer. It comes with a lot of hard work and
:21:21. > :21:27.dedication. I just had to get my head down and work hard. I have a
:21:28. > :21:35.few other things coming up as well. Best of luck. Thanks. The football
:21:36. > :21:38.Association has suspended Cal Collie from all football activity in the
:21:39. > :21:43.begin of October after he confronted fans at a game in January. He was
:21:44. > :21:50.sacked after this incident, when he was sent off. He has admitted an
:21:51. > :21:53.improper conduct charge. Grimsby Town lost away to Barnet
:21:54. > :22:07.last night in the Conference Premier. The Mariners conceded a
:22:08. > :22:09.late goal to give the home side a 2`1 win.
:22:10. > :22:12.There's anger from people living on a tree`lined street in Hull that
:22:13. > :22:14.council workers have destroyed one that had been carved into a mermaid.
:22:15. > :22:17.Council workers inadvertently chopped it down after being
:22:18. > :22:21.instructed to clear up the area following the recent storms. People
:22:22. > :22:23.living in Salisbury Street say it was chain sawed into pieces without
:22:24. > :22:26.warning or consultation. Crispin Rolfe reports.
:22:27. > :22:29.All that remains. Fragments of tree, which until last week were a
:22:30. > :22:34.scultped stump shaped as a Mermaid. This week a hole in Hull's
:22:35. > :22:37.conservation area ` the Avenues. The stump, admittedly rotted, chopped
:22:38. > :22:52.down not by vandals, but by the City Council's Tree Gang. It is extremely
:22:53. > :22:54.disappointing. It was hard work to organise these cultures. They can
:22:55. > :23:00.just be removed without consultation. The mermaid wasn't
:23:01. > :23:03.alone. A unicorn and a dragon are among the tree sculpture which
:23:04. > :23:07.survive from a 15`year`old conservation project. There are only
:23:08. > :23:12.a handful of these cultures left in the avenues, which is why the loss
:23:13. > :23:20.of the mermaid is felt so cleanly. Hull City Council have apologised.
:23:21. > :23:27.To make amends, they want more stumps to be sculptured. It's some
:23:28. > :23:31.consolation to the Mermaid's sculptor, Jackie Ward Lomax. So you
:23:32. > :23:42.use But she still missing her favourite work. This is looking at
:23:43. > :23:48.the Gap today, it is sad `` having looked at the Gap today, it is sad.
:23:49. > :23:54.It is silly to talk about sculpture like that. There was a presence to
:23:55. > :23:59.her. It felt awful she had been chopped into Grix and taken away
:24:00. > :24:05.like she was scrap wood. Sadly a cultural ending for the City of
:24:06. > :24:08.Culture 2017. The council insists it will make us for it.
:24:09. > :24:11.Earlier this week, some of the biggest names in British film were
:24:12. > :24:19.honoured at the BAFTAs, and next month the Oscars ceremony will take
:24:20. > :24:23.place in America. But a father and son team from Lincolnshire say they
:24:24. > :24:26.hope that more films will be made closer to home in the future. And
:24:27. > :24:28.they've already got support from a major TV personality, as Jessica
:24:29. > :24:31.Lane reports. Could this be the next big BAFTA
:24:32. > :24:34.winner? Forget Hollywood, Bollywood and Pinewood. Our Shining Sword, a
:24:35. > :24:45.film about a Bomber Command pilot, will be entirely made in Sleaford in
:24:46. > :24:52.Lincolnshire. It will be a big project people can get behind and be
:24:53. > :25:01.proud of. Aircraft hangars are perfect studios. It has got great
:25:02. > :25:06.big skies, great light. The company was set up just two years ago. They
:25:07. > :25:10.have so far focused on military history. They say they want to bring
:25:11. > :25:13.that the tradition of the great British war film.
:25:14. > :25:15.Andy's office a desk in the corner of the living room. Callum,
:25:16. > :25:17.meanwhile, works in his bedroom upstairs.
:25:18. > :25:21.Both say it's possible to make professional films with some home
:25:22. > :25:30.made props. For instance, this tank scene from another of their movies
:25:31. > :25:36.was all made with this toy. Thousands of people go to the
:25:37. > :25:38.cinema. They will be on the edge of their seats. They will think they're
:25:39. > :25:45.watching a good Hollywood blockbuster. There will be blown
:25:46. > :25:48.away. We just need the funding. To get that financial support,
:25:49. > :25:53.they're using a technique called crowd sourcing. People can donate an
:25:54. > :25:57.amount from ?5`?5,000. And as for personal support, how's this? A
:25:58. > :26:05.tweet from actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry.
:26:06. > :26:20.It is so flattering to have somebody like him know who we are. When he
:26:21. > :26:23.did a speech at the BAFTAs and told aspiring film`makers to go for it,
:26:24. > :26:25.we felt like he was talking to others.
:26:26. > :26:29.Andy and Callum hope our shining sword will be released early in
:26:30. > :26:31.2016, and that it might be the movie that puts Lincolnshire firmly on the
:26:32. > :26:34.film` making map. Let's get a recap of the national
:26:35. > :26:38.and regional headlines. The phone hacking trial is told Tony Blair
:26:39. > :26:42.offered to advise the Murdoch family at the height of the crisis.
:26:43. > :26:54.Could it be an end to single lanes ` plans for a new motorway through
:26:55. > :27:01.Lincolnshire. You plenty of you have been
:27:02. > :27:04.e`mailing in. Joanne says, he duelling the roads would sacrifice
:27:05. > :27:11.the acres of wonderful Lincolnshire countryside which other countries
:27:12. > :27:14.which they still had in exchange for polluting and unnecessary
:27:15. > :27:18.motorways, makes no sense. Make says, takes the same time to get
:27:19. > :27:23.from Peter Brent to Boston as it does from London to beat a breath,
:27:24. > :27:27.we need to connect with the motorway network, it should be a priority.
:27:28. > :27:34.Colin says, I think people forget that building the Humber Bridge was
:27:35. > :27:39.the start of the East Coast motorway. How many years ago was
:27:40. > :27:42.that? Thank you for getting in touch. I will be on the radio
:27:43. > :27:46.tomorrow. Goodbye.