:00:00. > :00:00.you can head to our website. Now on BBC One we join
:00:00. > :00:10.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight...
:00:11. > :00:14.Taking their fight to Westminster. Taking their fight to Westmhnster.
:00:15. > :00:17.Campaigners lobby MPs over plans to close more than 30 libraries in
:00:18. > :00:22.Lincolnshire. We need the lhbraries to stay open for the kids. They
:00:23. > :00:26.can't learn everything at home. The man who says his life is on hold
:00:27. > :00:32.because of delays in getting his cancer test results. It's like
:00:33. > :00:38.waiting for the axe to fall. You don't know whether you have or you
:00:39. > :00:42.haven't until you get those results. Also tonight... The potenti`lly
:00:43. > :00:48.dangerous debris washed onto an East Yorkshire beach. I'm at Ulrome,
:00:49. > :00:55.where visitors have been advised to stay away until the area has been
:00:56. > :00:58.made safe. And the little girl's big
:00:59. > :01:03.fundraising effort to bring a polar bear to Yorkshire.
:01:04. > :01:12.And will do fine weather continue? Join me for the forecasting 15
:01:13. > :01:17.minutes. `` will the fine wdather continue?
:01:18. > :01:20.Good evening. Campaigners who are fighting to save more than 30
:01:21. > :01:21.libraries across Lincolnshire have been to Downing Street demanding the
:01:22. > :01:30.government stops the proposdd government stops the proposdd
:01:31. > :01:31.closures. Lincolnshire County Council wants community grotps to
:01:32. > :01:35.Council wants community groups to take over the running of many
:01:36. > :01:40.libraries to save ?2 million. But some library users says that is not
:01:41. > :01:43.good enough and and have marched on Westminster.
:01:44. > :01:51.A special delivery to the most famous front door in the country.
:01:52. > :01:54.This book handed in to Downhng Street today contains some of the
:01:55. > :01:55.23000 signatures from a petition aimed at saving Lincolnshird's
:01:56. > :01:58.aimed at saving Lincolnshire's threatened libraries. Pleasd ensure
:01:59. > :02:05.that libraries can stay open across our country, so that people can self
:02:06. > :02:08.educate, enjoy reading for leisure, access Internet knowledge eight,
:02:09. > :02:10.just basically make full usd of access Internet knowledge ehght
:02:11. > :02:10.just basically make full use of all just basically make full use of all
:02:11. > :02:15.that library has to offer. Ts that library has to offer. Us
:02:16. > :02:19.Internet technology. Simon Draper, who's a full time carer to his wife
:02:20. > :02:22.Timber, has secured a judicial review at the High Court to try to
:02:23. > :02:27.overturn the decision to close libraries across the county. The
:02:28. > :02:28.higher you go, the more you need a computer and these kids need
:02:29. > :02:32.computers, though they are at the computers, though they are `t the
:02:33. > :02:39.libraries. We need the libr`ries to stay open for the kids, who cannot
:02:40. > :02:40.learn everything at home. In June last year, the County Council
:02:41. > :02:40.learn everything at home. In June last year, the County Counchl said
:02:41. > :02:46.last year, the County Council said it would review how librarids were
:02:47. > :02:51.run in an effort to save ?2 million. Three months later, 20,000 people
:02:52. > :02:53.had signed a petition against closing libraries as a constltation
:02:54. > :02:59.closing libraries as a consultation came to an end. The council revealed
:03:00. > :03:02.in November that 25 out of 30 libraries could be saved if
:03:03. > :03:06.volunteers came forward to run them. Campaigners said they would go
:03:07. > :03:12.to the High Court to challenge the decision to either closed or asked
:03:13. > :03:17.volunteers to run the service. We had extensive consultation, listen
:03:18. > :03:18.to it, and came to a decision. It is important, not just for staff
:03:19. > :03:21.affected, but all communitids important, not just for staff
:03:22. > :03:23.affected, but all communities trying affected, but all communities trying
:03:24. > :03:27.to develop these community libraries that we move forward so everyone
:03:28. > :03:30.knows where they stand. The government says there have been many
:03:31. > :03:31.examples of volunteers successfully taking over the running of local
:03:32. > :03:34.libraries. But the word from taking over the running of local
:03:35. > :03:36.libraries. But the word frol Downing libraries. But the word from Downing
:03:37. > :03:43.Street tonight is that it remains a matter for Lincolnshire County
:03:44. > :03:45.Council. The Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin helped
:03:46. > :03:51.organise today's meeting with library campaigners in London and
:03:52. > :03:56.joins me now. Good evening. The council have to save ?2 million and
:03:57. > :03:59.are offering an alternative way of running these libraries. Shouldn't
:04:00. > :04:06.they be applauded for their creative solution? We see a Conservative
:04:07. > :04:12.government slashing money and a Conservative council making a tough
:04:13. > :04:13.decision. But a decision th`t is affecting people around their
:04:14. > :04:19.affecting people around thehr ordinary lives. Libraries are part
:04:20. > :04:24.of the life blood of local communities. If you cut 30 out of
:04:25. > :04:31.45, that will make a real difference. And how people get about
:04:32. > :04:35.their daily lives. Some are being kept open, some run by volunteers,
:04:36. > :04:39.in Lincolnshire. Not many people going to libraries anyway. Hs this
:04:40. > :04:44.just because it is conservatives doing it? There are people from
:04:45. > :04:47.across Lincolnshire rising up saying across Lincolnshire rising tp saying
:04:48. > :04:54.they have had enough, handing in a huge petition to the Prime Linister
:04:55. > :05:01.seeing to listen to them. I am told 39 people went on the court, does
:05:02. > :05:05.not sound like much of an uprising. They are resent `` they are
:05:06. > :05:10.representing far more, as you know, Peter, volunteers can help run
:05:11. > :05:15.libraries, but need proper support and training and expertise. If that
:05:16. > :05:16.is not done properly, there will be a scandal down the line and people
:05:17. > :05:19.like me will stand and selling a scandal down the line and people
:05:20. > :05:20.like me will stand and selling more difficult questions from people like
:05:21. > :05:27.yourself. 82% of people frol yourself. 82% of people frol
:05:28. > :05:36.Lincolnshire are not active borrowers, meaning 18% do, no one is
:05:37. > :05:40.going to libraries any more That does not recognise the complexity of
:05:41. > :05:45.this. Library in a local community, particularly those are we from other
:05:46. > :05:48.things, provides a real link to everything else. If we go down this
:05:49. > :05:53.route, we will suffer in the longer route, we will suffer in thd longer
:05:54. > :05:56.run. This is not the way forward. The government and the local council
:05:57. > :06:03.should get around the table and find a better way forward for local
:06:04. > :06:07.people. The Labour MP for Scunthorpe, thank you.
:06:08. > :06:10.We'd like to hear what you think about this story. Are Lincolnshire
:06:11. > :06:13.County Council being reason`ble over their plans for libraries in the
:06:14. > :06:16.county? Or should they prioritise the service and avoid these cuts in
:06:17. > :06:20.the library budget? Maybe you are a regular user of libraries stop you
:06:21. > :06:23.may have seen the statistics I gave there. Would you be prepared to help
:06:24. > :06:44.run one? The subject of libraries, wd
:06:45. > :06:46.followed this story right through, and we can have some of your
:06:47. > :06:49.thoughts tonight before we are done thoughts tonight before we `re done
:06:50. > :06:58.at seven o'clock. Bank you for watching this Tuesday night. In a
:06:59. > :07:03.moment... `` thank you for watching. It's a year since Margaret
:07:04. > :07:04.Thatcher's death. So why hasn't Grantham got a permanent st`tue to
:07:05. > :07:06.Grantham got a permanent statue to its most famous daughter?
:07:07. > :07:07.A man from East Yorkshire says its most famous daughter?
:07:08. > :07:07.A man from East Yorkshire s`ys the A man from East Yorkshire says the
:07:08. > :07:11.prolonged wait for cancer tdst prolonged wait for cancer test
:07:12. > :07:14.results is like having an axe over his head. John Howitt from Bilton
:07:15. > :07:16.Hull was told he'd find out last week whether or not he's suffering
:07:17. > :07:19.from prostate cancer. But bdcause of from prostate cancer. But bdcause of
:07:20. > :07:21.delays at the pathology lab, the results won't now be known until
:07:22. > :07:24.results won't now be known tntil next week at the earliest. Hospital
:07:25. > :07:28.managers have apologised. John Howitt trying to keep busy. He
:07:29. > :07:30.John Howitt trying to keep busy He first went to see his GP back in
:07:31. > :07:34.November and should have found out November and should have found out
:07:35. > :07:37.last Friday whether he does indeed, as he fears, have prostate cancer.
:07:38. > :07:40.But his appointment was cancelled because his biopsy results had been
:07:41. > :07:44.delayed. It's like waiting for the axe to fall. You don't know whether
:07:45. > :07:48.you have or you haven't unthl you you have or you haven't unthl you
:07:49. > :07:51.get those results. So you are left worrying in limbo. ?? WHITE a biopsy
:07:52. > :07:54.is the only way to make a definitive is the only way to make a definitive
:07:55. > :07:58.cancer diagnosis. It involvds taking a small sample of tissue, which is
:07:59. > :08:02.then examined under a microscope, to see whether or not it contahns
:08:03. > :08:04.cancerous cells. The vast m`jority of blood and tissue samples are
:08:05. > :08:09.tested here in the pathology labs. tested here in the pathologx labs.
:08:10. > :08:10.However, due to increasing demand, like many other trusts, somd are
:08:11. > :08:14.like many other trusts, some are sent to a different centre for
:08:15. > :08:18.analysis. But a hospital spokesman said this should not lead to
:08:19. > :08:22.significant delays. And they have apologised to Mr Howitt for any
:08:23. > :08:25.inconvenience and distress caused. They need to consider the
:08:26. > :08:33.individuals that they are ddaling with, and what people have to go
:08:34. > :08:35.through when these situations occur. Prostate cancer kills one man every
:08:36. > :08:37.Prostate cancer kills one m`n every hour across the UK. That's more
:08:38. > :08:37.Prostate cancer kills one man every hour across the UK. That's lore than
:08:38. > :08:41.hour across the UK. That's more than 10,000 every year. Charities say it
:08:42. > :08:42.could be psychologically damaging 10,000 every year. Charities say it
:08:43. > :08:47.could be psychologically dalaging if could be psychologically damaging if
:08:48. > :08:53.test results are delayed. When you have a potential diagnosis of
:08:54. > :08:56.cancer, you will be worried. And in his situation, they are
:08:57. > :08:59.investigating and think he has got cancer, and they are waiting for the
:09:00. > :09:05.results. And therefore, it is worrying. John claims that he was
:09:06. > :09:11.told his delays are down to staffing problems in the labs. Claims the
:09:12. > :09:14.trust has denied. He should get his results now next week. Until then,
:09:15. > :09:16.he's trying to keep his fears about a possible cancer diagnosis at bay.
:09:17. > :09:18.Vicky's with me in the studho. a possible cancer diagnosis at bay.
:09:19. > :09:20.Vicky's with me in the studho. How significant could this delay in
:09:21. > :09:20.Vicky's with me in the studio. How significant could this delax in any
:09:21. > :09:25.significant could this delay in any diagnosis be? Finding cancer early
:09:26. > :09:30.on can make a huge difference, because treatments can be more
:09:31. > :09:31.simple and straightforward `nd because treatments can be more
:09:32. > :09:36.simple and straightforward and more successful. For many cancers, there
:09:37. > :09:40.have been huge leaps forward in survival rates. For instancd,
:09:41. > :09:42.survival rates. For instance, particularly for prostate c`ncers.
:09:43. > :09:49.particularly for prostate cancers. Of the men who are diagnosed, 8 %
:09:50. > :09:54.will live for at least five years or more. I have spoken to the hospital
:09:55. > :09:58.trust and they have said that, as trust and they have said that, as
:09:59. > :10:01.soon as they have Mr Howitt's results, he will get an appointment
:10:02. > :10:07.straightaway. Thank you very much. straightaway. Thank you very much.
:10:08. > :10:11.Some more news in brief. Work to build a wind farm off the
:10:12. > :10:13.East Yorkshire Coast will continue in spite of complaints about
:10:14. > :10:17.excessive noise at night. People living in Withernsea say thdy're
:10:18. > :10:20.being woken by the noise, and called for a halt to the work by Dong
:10:21. > :10:23.Energy. The Marine Management Organisation says it will continue
:10:24. > :10:26.to investigate the complaints with the company and East Riding Council.
:10:27. > :10:28.A care home in North East Lincolnshire has been told it isn't
:10:29. > :10:31.Lincolnshire has been told ht isn't protecting residents against the
:10:32. > :10:34.risks of unsafe care. The company that runs Cranwell Court in Grimsby
:10:35. > :10:39.says it's working closely with the Care Quality Commission to hmprove
:10:40. > :10:42.standards. An announcement over the future of
:10:43. > :10:46.Kellingley Colliery near Goole is expected within days. The government
:10:47. > :10:49.is seeing if it can help financially towards a managed closure of the
:10:50. > :10:52.pit. It comes after UK coal announced the closure of one of
:10:53. > :10:58.Britain's last remaining dedp coal mines.
:10:59. > :10:59.Friends of a doctor from Lincoln, who drowned on the second day
:11:00. > :11:01.Friends of a doctor from Lincoln, who drowned on the second d`y of a
:11:02. > :11:05.holiday to Tenerife, have described her as a loving mother. Bar`thi
:11:06. > :11:12.her as a loving mother. Barathi Ravikumar died along with another
:11:13. > :11:16.British woman. It's thought they'd been trying to rescue children after
:11:17. > :11:18.they were dragged into the sea by a wave.
:11:19. > :11:24.Tenerife rocks from which two children were swept from on Sunday.
:11:25. > :11:30.They survived. But two of their would`be rescuers died. One Barathi
:11:31. > :11:32.Ravikumar, a doctor from Lincoln. She, friends and family on just
:11:33. > :11:33.their second day of a Canary Island their second day of a Canarx Island
:11:34. > :11:38.holiday to the resort of Playa holiday to the resort of Playa
:11:39. > :11:45.Paraiso. Earlier, I spoke to Tenerife journalist, Rita Sobot.
:11:46. > :11:50.What has been the community reaction? I imagine I'd considerable
:11:51. > :11:58.amount of English visitors? Everyone is very short, the two children
:11:59. > :12:01.losing their mothers. There is investigations going on to say
:12:02. > :12:08.exactly what has happened. Obviously, I'd be of great sadness,
:12:09. > :12:09.but also great bravery. `` one day of great sadness. Investigations,
:12:10. > :12:11.though, will now centre arotnd the though, will now centre arotnd the
:12:12. > :12:18.safety of that section of Tenerife's safety of that section of Tdnerife's
:12:19. > :12:21.coastline. One Islanders said that on part of the coast where the
:12:22. > :12:24.problems were, it's very common for swimmers to get into troubld.
:12:25. > :12:24.problems were, it's very colmon for swimmers to get into trouble. But at
:12:25. > :12:26.swimmers to get into troubld. But at home, tributes from those who knew
:12:27. > :12:32.Dr Barathi Ravikumar well. A Dr Barathi Ravikumar well. A
:12:33. > :12:36.fabulous person. A loving mother to her children. Helping everybody who
:12:37. > :12:41.was in distress. Unfortunately, she was in distress. Unfortunately, she
:12:42. > :12:45.lost her life. We are all vdry lost her life. We are all very
:12:46. > :12:54.sorry. And we cannot express our sorry Pete enough. `` deep enough.
:12:55. > :12:59.Dri Ravikumar's family are part of the Indian community, many working
:13:00. > :13:03.at Lincoln County Hospital. Friends are coming together to arrange for
:13:04. > :13:07.her body to be returned to the city, where there will be a Hindu
:13:08. > :13:14.service and cremation. And for those who knew heart as her GP, `` Newhart
:13:15. > :13:19.as their GP, it is likely to get will continue to pour in. That's
:13:20. > :13:24.macro Newhart as their GP, ht is macro Newhart as their GP, ht is
:13:25. > :13:29.likely through bits will continue. Still ahead tonight... The school
:13:30. > :13:32.girl's campaign to give pol`r bear a better home. I really like animals.
:13:33. > :13:41.And it's not good where she is living.
:13:42. > :13:49.Please keep sending your photographs. There was one rainbow
:13:50. > :13:53.last night. Lots of room for pictures. This one was chosdn.
:13:54. > :13:55.last night. Lots of room for pictures. This one was chosen. Matt
:13:56. > :14:00.Britton took this of a rainbow over North Bar in Beverley. Lots of
:14:01. > :14:10.rainbow pictures. It was about 7:30pm last night. Good evening,
:14:11. > :14:14.young man, how are you? You remember the rainbow news? One person
:14:15. > :14:18.described your selfie, picttre the rainbow news? One person
:14:19. > :14:19.described your selfie, picture next described your selfie, picture next
:14:20. > :14:23.to sell black and Cliff Richard I to sell black and Cliff Richard I
:14:24. > :14:33.think if it was a website dddicated to has`been is? `` next to Cilla
:14:34. > :14:40.Black. One person said I made Robert Peston look interesting!
:14:41. > :14:47.Someone has to. Variable cloud with sunshine is the outlook. A ridge of
:14:48. > :14:51.high pressure to this size leans it will be breezy. Not quite as windy
:14:52. > :14:53.as today, but breezy, and the dry picture last for the next few
:14:54. > :14:57.as today, but breezy, and the dry picture last for the next fdw days.
:14:58. > :15:03.Some showers, quickly moving through this morning, but the afternoon
:15:04. > :15:08.ending on a beautiful note, lots of sunshine. It is windy, especially
:15:09. > :15:14.across Lincolnshire, easing off slightly, and very quiet night in
:15:15. > :15:15.prospect. Dry with clear periods. Cloud increasing from the West
:15:16. > :15:21.Cloud increasing from the Wdst later, that it stays dry and we will
:15:22. > :15:29.see temperatures down to about six Celsius. The sun will rise in the
:15:30. > :15:39.morning at about 16 minutes past six. A fine day to come tomorrow.
:15:40. > :15:46.Guys will turn cloudy at tiles, Guys will turn cloudy at tiles,
:15:47. > :15:50.maybe even spots of rain. `` skies will turn cloudy. But predominantly
:15:51. > :15:55.bright, and some sunny spells as cloud breaks. We have just great 12
:15:56. > :16:01.Celsius in parts of the region Celsius in parts of the region
:16:02. > :16:02.today, we could go higher tomorrow. 14 Celsius not bad for this time of
:16:03. > :16:08.year. Thursday looks fine. A weak year. Thursday looks fine. @ weak
:16:09. > :16:13.cold front may bring some patchy cold front may bring some patchy
:16:14. > :16:19.light rain on Thursday night, then Friday sees a resumption of the fine
:16:20. > :16:24.weather, with some sunshine, much of the weekend looking fine and dry.
:16:25. > :16:28.That is the forecast. Just had Cliff Richard's solicitors
:16:29. > :16:32.on the phone. You should call back after seven o'clock. Some strprises
:16:33. > :16:43.for you. See you tomorrow. OK! Visitors to the East Yorkshire coast
:16:44. > :16:46.are being told to stay off the beach at Ulrome, because a load of
:16:47. > :16:48.concrete blocks have been strewn along the beach. The East Riding
:16:49. > :16:50.Council says they're potenthally Council says they're potenthally
:16:51. > :16:52.hazardous and they're advishng members of the public to stay
:16:53. > :16:54.hazardous and they're advising members of the public to st`y away.
:16:55. > :17:01.Our reporter Phillip Norton is there. What is the problem there?
:17:02. > :17:07.These are some of the concrdte blocks which been scattered all over
:17:08. > :17:11.this section of the beach at Ulrome. There is a caravan park just above
:17:12. > :17:16.the close. They can to some locals, they said this was part of the sea
:17:17. > :17:22.defences washed down in Decdmber in those YouTube storms and tidal surge
:17:23. > :17:27.is. They are out on the beach over there and in the distance. The
:17:28. > :17:35.council have started an operation to remove these items, seeing them as a
:17:36. > :17:38.potential danger. There is one reinforcing rod sticking out. The
:17:39. > :17:41.operation will take about ten days to complete and they are ASCII
:17:42. > :17:49.people to stay away whilst this work is ongoing. As are asking pdople. I
:17:50. > :17:53.have been here for a few hotrs and people are still around, watching
:17:54. > :17:59.dogs and so on. The council is doing what it can to make it safe.
:18:00. > :18:02.Thank you very much. The Football Association will make a
:18:03. > :18:06.ruling on the proposed name change for Hull City tomorrow. It comes
:18:07. > :18:10.after the majority of Hull Tigers season ticket holders who voted in a
:18:11. > :18:13.ballot have backed the club's owners who want to change the name to Hull
:18:14. > :18:17.Tigers. The results, though, showed less than half those eligible
:18:18. > :18:22.actually voted. A big day tomorrow. We talked about this last night. And
:18:23. > :18:23.there was a big response, thank you for all your e`mails, text `nd
:18:24. > :19:02.for all your e`mails, text and tweets.
:19:03. > :19:14.Thank you very much indeed for all of those. The demanding schedule
:19:15. > :19:24.continues for Grimsby Town. There is build`up of that game on FM, AM, DAB
:19:25. > :19:31.and online. On BBC Radio Humberside, the build`up has already began.
:19:32. > :19:33.People will have the opporttnity to view plans for a permanent memorial
:19:34. > :19:36.in Lincolnshire to remember the crews of Bomber Command. Thd
:19:37. > :19:38.memorial will stand on Canwick crews of Bomber Command. The
:19:39. > :19:40.memorial will stand on Canwhck Hill memorial will stand on Canwick Hill
:19:41. > :19:41.on the outskirts of Lincoln. A presentation is taking place
:19:42. > :19:41.on the outskirts of Lincoln. A presentation is taking placd at the
:19:42. > :19:47.presentation is taking place at the University of Lincoln tonight.
:19:48. > :19:51.Cleethorpes Leisure Centre has re`opened this afternoon. The pool
:19:52. > :19:53.had been closed for more th`n re`opened this afternoon. The pool
:19:54. > :19:54.had been closed for more than a had been closed for more than a
:19:55. > :19:59.month after people slipped following a ?2 million refurbishment.
:20:00. > :20:02.He's been surviving on water, vitamins and fruit juice and has
:20:03. > :20:07.lost two stone since the 5th of March. Simon Cross, a chapl`in
:20:08. > :20:08.lost two stone since the 5th of March. Simon Cross, a chaplain in
:20:09. > :20:10.North East Lincolnshire, has been fasting for the past few wedks to
:20:11. > :20:15.raise awareness of food poverty. His raise awareness of food povdrty His
:20:16. > :20:20.fast will come to an end on Sunday. Tolu Adeoye has been to see how he's
:20:21. > :20:22.getting on with five days to go It's lunch time for Simon Cross.
:20:23. > :20:25.getting on with five days to go. It's lunch time for Simon Cross But
:20:26. > :20:29.there's really not much to it. It's been 35 days since he last had
:20:30. > :20:40.anything to eat. He's been living on water, vitamins, and fruit juice.
:20:41. > :20:43.Still feeling OK. You've got to sort of mentally get yourself through.
:20:44. > :20:48.And the only way to do that is just to do it day by day. Sometiles hour
:20:49. > :20:50.by hour. Simon's given up food for 40 days to highlight the issue of
:20:51. > :20:52.food poverty. He's been givhng talks food poverty. He's been givhng talks
:20:53. > :20:54.to raise awareness and encouraging people to donate to food banks. I
:20:55. > :20:59.can't last a day without a meal. So can't last a day without a leal So
:21:00. > :21:03.I think it's just amazing that he's been able to do it for that long.
:21:04. > :21:05.It's just a great way of getting the message out. And it's a really clear
:21:06. > :21:09.way of doing it as well. I'l really way of doing it as well. I'm really
:21:10. > :21:11.impressed with what he's done with all this food. I mean, it's quite a
:21:12. > :21:15.lot of food. And it's really good lot of food. And it's reallx good
:21:16. > :21:18.that it's going to a good cause. So you've not been tempted to have just
:21:19. > :21:19.a little nibble of something? Yeah, definitely, I've been temptdd
:21:20. > :21:20.a little nibble of something? Yeah, definitely, I've been tempted from
:21:21. > :21:22.definitely, I've been temptdd from time to time. When I'm in the house
:21:23. > :21:25.by myself, just to help mysdlf to by myself, just to help mysdlf to
:21:26. > :21:29.something. I think, nobody will ever know, kind of thing. But so far
:21:30. > :21:30.I've managed to not do that. I've been really, really strongly
:21:31. > :21:31.been really, really stronglx supported by friends, family,
:21:32. > :21:34.supported by friends, familx, colleagues, the students here. By
:21:35. > :21:38.strangers who I've never met. All sorts of people have been getting in
:21:39. > :21:40.touch to wish me well. Simon can start eating again on Sundax.
:21:41. > :21:40.touch to wish me well. Simon can start eating again on Sunday. His
:21:41. > :21:44.start eating again on Sundax. His first meal will be a bowl of soup.
:21:45. > :21:48.He's lost two stone and has admitted pushing his body to the limht. But
:21:49. > :21:54.he says it's all worth it to highlight such an important issue.
:21:55. > :21:59.Very good luck to Simon. Five days left.
:22:00. > :22:02.It's a year since the death of former Prime Minister Margaret
:22:03. > :22:03.Thatcher, who was born in Grantham. But there's still no permanent
:22:04. > :22:07.But there's still no permandnt statue in her home town. Designs
:22:08. > :22:08.have been put forward by a local artist and there's widespre`d
:22:09. > :22:11.artist and there's widespread political support. But how close is
:22:12. > :22:14.the statue to becoming a re`lity? Simon Spark has been in Grantham to
:22:15. > :22:15.find out. The Iron Lady in bronze. The latest
:22:16. > :22:19.The Iron Lady in bronze. Thd latest tribute on loan to the Grantham
:22:20. > :22:23.Museum to mark a year since her death. And perhaps just a t`ster of
:22:24. > :22:26.what a statue could look like. But how far on are their plans since
:22:27. > :22:31.they started raising money last March? We are still in the
:22:32. > :22:35.fundraising stages. The mondy coming in has been really positive. Both
:22:36. > :22:40.from the local community support and people from further afield. If the
:22:41. > :22:43.statue can increase the number of visitors, and it can help to improve
:22:44. > :22:46.the economy, then that should be something that is celebrated across
:22:47. > :22:49.all political, um, political opinions. So far, artists
:22:50. > :22:51.impressions position as standing Margaret Thatcher around about here,
:22:52. > :22:56.directly in front of the museum. Margaret Thatcher around about here,
:22:57. > :23:02.directly in front of the museum And a sitting alternative a little bit
:23:03. > :23:07.further over. But all final designs are still yet to be decided. Well,
:23:08. > :23:12.it would remind people that we have had a prominent person. There would
:23:13. > :23:16.be a lot of cones on her he`d all the time, wouldn't there? She would
:23:17. > :23:19.have to be high up. I'd be very pleased to have it, actually.
:23:20. > :23:19.have to be high up. I'd be very pleased to have it, actuallx. I
:23:20. > :23:19.have to be high up. I'd be very pleased to have it, actually. I went
:23:20. > :23:22.pleased to have it, actuallx. I went to her school, so I believe it is a
:23:23. > :23:24.good place to be in Grantham, to her school, so I believe it is a
:23:25. > :23:26.good place to be in Granthal, where good place to be in Granthal, where
:23:27. > :23:29.she is from, so I am proud to be from Grantham. Those in the District
:23:30. > :23:32.Council are mindful of the still divided opinion of Margaret
:23:33. > :23:35.Thatcher, but also recognisd the value of a focal point and the
:23:36. > :23:39.tourism it could bring. It could only be an asset to encourage more
:23:40. > :23:42.people to want to come and `ctually see something that really does
:23:43. > :23:47.celebrate her life. There is an anti`Thatcher view. And there is no
:23:48. > :23:52.doubt about that. But she, xou know, she has worked absolute wonders.
:23:53. > :23:57.Absolute wonders. Other towns have done it. In Huddersfield in 199 , a
:23:58. > :24:01.statue of Harold Wilson outside their railway station was unveiled
:24:02. > :24:03.by Tony Blair. For now, in Grantham a year on, money is still bding
:24:04. > :24:05.a year on, money is still being raised and final designs ard still
:24:06. > :24:12.raised and final designs are still being decided.
:24:13. > :24:13.A six`year`old girl from North Lincolnshire has raised more
:24:14. > :24:14.A six`year`old girl from North Lincolnshire has raised mord than
:24:15. > :24:20.Lincolnshire has raised more than ?1000 to rescue a polar bear from a
:24:21. > :24:21.zoo in Mexico. Martha Walker from Alkborough was so upset by Xupi s
:24:22. > :24:27.Alkborough was so upset by Yupi's story, that she decided to do
:24:28. > :24:30.something to help. The monex she has raised will go towards bringing the
:24:31. > :24:36.polar bear to the Yorkshire Wildlife park near Doncaster. Kate Sweeting
:24:37. > :24:40.has the story. She might be little. But
:24:41. > :24:45.six`year`old Martha Walker has big ideas. After seeing the plight of
:24:46. > :24:48.Yupi the polar bear on the hnternet, she decided to help raise money
:24:49. > :24:54.rescue her from a zoo in Mexico and bring her to the UK. She's living on
:24:55. > :25:00.a concrete floor. And it's too hot as well. And what made you want to
:25:01. > :25:04.help her? Because I really like animals. And it's not good where she
:25:05. > :25:09.is living. She was just so passionate about it. And she went on
:25:10. > :25:13.for quite a while, saying, H really for quite a while, saying, I really
:25:14. > :25:16.want to raise some money and do something for Yorkshire Wildlife
:25:17. > :25:19.Park. And that was it. It kind of snowballed, really. And this is
:25:20. > :25:23.where Yupi will be brought. This ten acre site will be the biggest polar
:25:24. > :25:26.bear facility in Europe. But getting Yupi here isn't cheap. It's costing
:25:27. > :25:30.around ?100,000. Money that the park has to raise. We are really
:25:31. > :25:33.desperate to save Yupi and bring her back to Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
:25:34. > :25:36.Because she is in really bad conditions out in Mexico at the
:25:37. > :25:40.moment. In a very small enclosure. But the worst thing for her is the
:25:41. > :25:43.heat. It's really bad for a polar bear. They are designed to be like
:25:44. > :25:47.storage heaters. To keep all the heat in. So in those soaring
:25:48. > :25:49.temperatures of Mexico, then it is just not great. Martha has done
:25:50. > :25:52.several fundraising events, including this sponsored walk across
:25:53. > :25:56.the Humber Bridge at the wedkend. And her efforts are certainly
:25:57. > :25:58.impressing her school friends. Wow! She must have a lot of confhdence to
:25:59. > :26:02.She must have a lot of confidence to do it at her age. I think it's
:26:03. > :26:07.inspirational, because she's really young. From what I've heard, it s in
:26:08. > :26:11.Mexico and it's really hot and it doesn't like it there. She wants to
:26:12. > :26:17.bring it back, where it's nice and cool, so it will be in its normal
:26:18. > :26:21.habitat. MUSIC PLAYS. Martha has already raised almost
:26:22. > :26:29.?1500 for Yupi the polar be`r. But that could just be the tip of the
:26:30. > :26:38.iceberg. Well done to heart and `` to her and
:26:39. > :26:41.hello to all the young people watching tonight.
:26:42. > :26:45.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines. Oscar
:26:46. > :26:48.Pistorius appears in court to be lived the moment he killed Reeva
:26:49. > :26:51.Steenkamp. Campaigners lobby MPs in London over
:26:52. > :26:55.plans to close more than 30 Lincolnshire libraries.
:26:56. > :26:56.Tomorrow's weather. Dry and bright with sunny intervals. Although skies
:26:57. > :26:58.with sunny intervals. Althotgh skies will be rather cloudy at times. Top
:26:59. > :27:04.will be rather cloudy at tiles. Top temperature 14 degrees Celsius.
:27:05. > :27:08.Response on the subject of libraries, thank you. One person
:27:09. > :27:12.from Lincoln says they do not know anyone who uses libraries any more,
:27:13. > :27:16.the money could be put into better things. Spencer says the council
:27:17. > :27:20.things. Spencer says the cotncil tried to offer options, but the
:27:21. > :27:25.small group against the closures are not interested in negotiating. And
:27:26. > :27:28.another says, as usual you make the sweeping statement someone can get
:27:29. > :27:33.everything from a computer at home, everything from a computer at home,
:27:34. > :27:37.that was my fault, people who pay council tax have the right to access
:27:38. > :27:41.information at their local libraries. In other words, keep the
:27:42. > :27:46.library is open. Thank you for those. Join me on the radio tomorrow
:27:47. > :28:34.if you can, if not, EU at 6:30pm stop
:28:35. > :28:39.Some businessmen have turned failing companies around.