:00:00. > :00:00.President Putin calls for the West to condemn it. Now it
:00:07. > :00:10.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.
:00:11. > :00:13.The headlines tonight: A campaign against fracking in East Yorkshire
:00:14. > :00:22.despite assurances that no drilling is planned. Residents demand
:00:23. > :00:25.answers. Della mac we have real concerns about what is going on, you
:00:26. > :00:28.can't get any answers from anybody. Fighting back after flooding: The
:00:29. > :00:31.coastal attractions who say they're ready for visitors.
:00:32. > :00:33.The Parents of a boy hurt after falling from a moving coach remain
:00:34. > :00:36.by his bedside. The exhibition revealing how a
:00:37. > :00:49.stately home in North Lincolnshire helped treat First World War
:00:50. > :00:53.casualties The fine weather continues. But it looks like a
:00:54. > :01:00.chilly night. More later in the programme.
:01:01. > :01:02.Campaigners opposed to fracking have defended organising a series of
:01:03. > :01:07.public meetings in East Yorkshire despite assurances that there are no
:01:08. > :01:10.plans for fracking in the area. Rathlin Energy is test drilling at
:01:11. > :01:24.sites near Walkington and Aldborough but insist this is for normal oil
:01:25. > :01:27.and gas extraction. So why are campaigners worried well this map of
:01:28. > :01:30.our area shows that large parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have
:01:31. > :01:34.already been licensed for shale gas extraction, the black areas. In the
:01:35. > :01:37.red areas more licences will be auctioned in the summer. Supporters
:01:38. > :01:40.say it could mean cheap energy bills but there are fears about the
:01:41. > :01:43.environmental impact of the fracking. In a moment we'll hear
:01:44. > :01:52.from Rathlin Energy but first Leanne Brown has this report.
:01:53. > :01:55.The first test they want to do is the mini fall`off test, and in the
:01:56. > :01:57.industry this is also known as the mini`frack.
:01:58. > :02:00.At a meeting last night, the message from campaigners and residents was
:02:01. > :02:03.clear: They don't want fracking in East Yorkshire.
:02:04. > :02:07.Whatever Rathlin say they are doing about fracking, they are still
:02:08. > :02:10.looking for oil, and it is not what we should be doing, we should be
:02:11. > :02:19.investing in renewable energies. It is wrong even if it is not fracking.
:02:20. > :02:23.We have concerns about what is going on. We can't get any straight
:02:24. > :02:26.answers from anybody on both sides. Nobody seems to know what is going
:02:27. > :02:28.on. These big multinational companies
:02:29. > :02:34.have a very poor reputation for doing what they say they are going
:02:35. > :02:37.to do. Basically, I don't believe them.
:02:38. > :02:41.But Rathlin Energy, who have been drilling for conventional oil and
:02:42. > :02:45.gas in the area for the past year say they are not fracking and have
:02:46. > :02:48.no intentions of doing so. The MP for the area says it just wouldn't
:02:49. > :02:52.happen without a full consultation. If there is to be fracking in this
:02:53. > :02:55.area, then any company would have to seek a licence from the Environment
:02:56. > :03:04.Agency and go through a whole series of environmental tests, as well as
:03:05. > :03:07.get planning permission. So there is no way that fracking can happen in
:03:08. > :03:16.this area without full public consultation and the full process
:03:17. > :03:21.being gone through. Just to reassure viewers, there is no way it can be
:03:22. > :03:25.snuck through the back door. So what exactly is fracking? Well,
:03:26. > :03:28.it is a process whereby water mixed with chemicals and sand is pumped at
:03:29. > :03:36.high pressure into cracks in the rock, releasing that valuable gas.
:03:37. > :03:39.Hey John, we got any fluid yet? So why is the process so
:03:40. > :03:43.controversial? Well, in America, there were claims that it had caused
:03:44. > :03:48.gas to escape and get into the water supplies. And in this country, it is
:03:49. > :03:51.thought that test drilling in Blackpool may have caused an
:03:52. > :03:56.earthquake. People have very strong feelings about it. Today, a
:03:57. > :04:01.protester climbed up a drilling rig in South Yorkshire. Anti`fracking
:04:02. > :04:04.campaigners say they just want to warn people about the potential
:04:05. > :04:10.dangers and are holding a series of meetings this week. Are you just
:04:11. > :04:18.scaremongering? We are not scaremongering. If
:04:19. > :04:22.anything, the case is understated. What people need to do is get on the
:04:23. > :04:25.computers and do a web search for what is actually going on in the
:04:26. > :04:29.countries where people are experiencing fracking at the moment.
:04:30. > :04:31.Once it has started, it will be very difficult to stop.
:04:32. > :04:35.Rathlin say they have done everything they can to reassure the
:04:36. > :04:56.public. Campaigners say there are no guarantees for the future.
:04:57. > :04:59.No they will not. The term mini`frack is not an accurate term.
:05:00. > :05:03.The fall`off or de`fit test is designed simply to apply water
:05:04. > :05:07.pressure to the shale. The shale is not our primary objective at all. We
:05:08. > :05:09.are here to explore, and we hope to develop conventional oil and gas
:05:10. > :05:12.sands. Greenpeace are saying this is a
:05:13. > :05:15.Trojan Horse to creep into this area without stirring up local
:05:16. > :05:18.opposition. I mean, unless there were riches underground, you
:05:19. > :05:21.wouldn't be there would you? This is totally untrue. We are a
:05:22. > :05:24.conventional oil and gas exploration company. We have made it clear to
:05:25. > :05:27.everybody, including people representing Greenpeace, that we
:05:28. > :05:30.have no intention of carrying out any fracking exercises on either of
:05:31. > :05:34.the sites we are working on. So can you say, hand on heart, that
:05:35. > :05:37.there will not be any fracking on any of the site regardless of what
:05:38. > :05:39.you find underneath with these mini`tests?
:05:40. > :05:46.There will be no fracking at either of these holes regardless of the
:05:47. > :05:49.tests we carry out. After we finish the process of pressure testing, we
:05:50. > :05:52.will be filling the bottom of the wells with cement and abandoning
:05:53. > :05:56.them and the shale, which will be underneath that level, and it will
:05:57. > :06:00.be literally out of reach of anybody. And we won't be carrying
:06:01. > :06:04.out any further work there. So you haven't found riches
:06:05. > :06:09.underground? We drilled two wells last year. The
:06:10. > :06:12.results of drilling have encouraged us to the point of wishing to test
:06:13. > :06:16.further the conventional sandstones, those are sandstones which, if they
:06:17. > :06:23.do contain oil or gas, would not require any further stimulation.
:06:24. > :06:25.How do you allay the fears that people have of methane setting taps
:06:26. > :06:31.on fire, property devalued, earthquakes?
:06:32. > :06:34.Well, I don't want to go into the details of methane setting taps on
:06:35. > :06:37.fire. That is completely disconnected of anything to do with
:06:38. > :06:40.oil and gas drilling, whatever people may say. Our activity is
:06:41. > :06:45.taking place from 1.8 to two kilometres beneath the land's
:06:46. > :06:48.surface. We have drilled and completed two wells, which are ready
:06:49. > :06:55.for testing, and neither will be used for any sort of fracking
:06:56. > :06:59.activity. Our sole activity interest is in the conventional sandstones
:07:00. > :07:03.which we believe do have a potential to produce commercial oil or gas.
:07:04. > :07:06.So, from your company, absolutely no fracking in East Yorkshire?
:07:07. > :07:11.Absolutely no fracking under any of the programmes we are currently
:07:12. > :07:14.working on at all. As to what will happen in the future, I have no
:07:15. > :07:17.idea. But we certainly have no intention of carrying out any
:07:18. > :07:20.fracking activity in these wells. Mr Montague`Smith, good to talk to
:07:21. > :07:29.you tonight, thank you. Thank you.
:07:30. > :07:32.Let us know what you think about this story. Do you think that
:07:33. > :07:35.fracking will eventually come to East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and,
:07:36. > :07:38.if it does, will that be a good thing if it reduces fuel bills or
:07:39. > :08:02.are you worried about the environmental impacts?
:08:03. > :08:07.In a moment: The family of a teenager killed by an undiagnosed
:08:08. > :08:17.heart condition call for more young people to be tested.
:08:18. > :08:20.Two of the east coast's best known nature reserves say they hope to
:08:21. > :08:23.attract thousands of visitors in the comings weeks, despite the
:08:24. > :08:30.devastating damage caused by last winter's tidal surge. Both Spurn and
:08:31. > :08:38.Gibraltar Point suffered extensive flooding. Our Business Correspondent
:08:39. > :08:41.Paul Murphy is at Gibraltar Point this evening. How optimistic are
:08:42. > :08:51.they at the nature reserve that they'll attract those tourists?
:08:52. > :08:56.They are anticipating large numbers of visitors, a small army of
:08:57. > :09:00.volunteers has spent the winter months clearing all the debris of
:09:01. > :09:06.the beach here. One of the consequences down here has been the
:09:07. > :09:13.loss of the visitor centre, and that is a big concern for everyone
:09:14. > :09:16.involved here. The visitor centre at Gibraltar
:09:17. > :09:18.Point is normally buzzing with activity at this time of year, but
:09:19. > :10:05.such was the damage caused Wayne Robertson Academy so I have
:10:06. > :10:08.come here to do my own photos, because I'm teaching this to my
:10:09. > :10:12.AS`level children. Coastal erosion, tidal surge.
:10:13. > :10:13.The walks are lovely, and of course the open spaces. We like open
:10:14. > :11:45.spaces. Skegness lost its excellence status,
:11:46. > :11:52.which is better news for Bridlington in East Yorkshire, which has an
:11:53. > :12:04.excellent beach. They are delighted in the town.
:12:05. > :12:08.It all sends the right signals to people to come along to the coast
:12:09. > :12:13.and come and see what is happening. I mean, there is a lot going on on
:12:14. > :12:16.the coast, it is not just about the beaches, but certainly having the
:12:17. > :12:18.water quality in place is an important... It is important. We
:12:19. > :12:22.need to assure parents that everything is safe for them. And so
:12:23. > :12:24.come along and enjoy. There is the final mote of warning for anyone
:12:25. > :12:27.venturing out within the next few weeks. The cliffs on the Holderness
:12:28. > :12:29.coast in particular should be avoided, because they have been made
:12:30. > :12:44.unstable by the tidal surge in December. Thank you Paul for that.
:12:45. > :12:48.People working at Kellingley Colliery near Goole have been given
:12:49. > :12:51.a week to vote on plans for a managed closure of the pit. The
:12:52. > :12:55.government say the mine has no long term future ` and have offered a
:12:56. > :12:58.loan to help close it down in stages, over eighteen months. More
:12:59. > :13:02.than a thousand people have signed a petition calling for the pits to be
:13:03. > :13:03.saved. Owners UK Coal say without the deal, insolvency would be
:13:04. > :13:08.imminent. Our only option here is 18 months.
:13:09. > :13:12.Not all of us will get there, my job will go, many others will go, some
:13:13. > :13:16.of us will be able to work for 18 months, our suppliers will be paid,
:13:17. > :13:20.our customers will be paid, and all of us will get better redundancies.
:13:21. > :13:22.Or, if we vote no, we just close it immediately. So we would enter
:13:23. > :13:27.liquidation with immediate effect in the next few days.
:13:28. > :13:30.The funeral of a doctor from Lincoln who drowned on holiday in Tenerife
:13:31. > :13:33.will take place tomorrow. Barratee Ravi`Kumar died along with another
:13:34. > :13:36.British woman after being "dragged into the sea by a wave". It's
:13:37. > :13:39.thought they'd been trying to rescue some children.
:13:40. > :13:42.The family of a teenager from East Yorkshire who died suddenly from an
:13:43. > :13:45.undiagnosed heart condition is calling for a national screening
:13:46. > :13:48.programme to help protect young adults. Fifteen year old Josh Fell
:13:49. > :13:51.from Hornsea died three years ago. In the UK, 12 young people every a
:13:52. > :13:55.week die from undiagnosed heart conditions, and in 80% of those
:13:56. > :13:58.cases there've be no outward signs or symptoms. In Italy, by law, every
:13:59. > :14:14.young person involved in sport is screened. Simon Spark has been to
:14:15. > :14:18.Hornsea and has this report. This is life as normal as it can be
:14:19. > :14:24.for Richard. At work within the family business. But his spare time
:14:25. > :14:30.is devoted to making sure that other families do not have to go through
:14:31. > :14:36.what they have. In 2011 the lost their 15`year`old son Josh Fell to
:14:37. > :14:42.sudden adult death syndrome. He collapsed playing football. It is
:14:43. > :14:47.three years on. It just seems like it was yesterday. For the past two
:14:48. > :14:51.years the family have organised charity football match is to help
:14:52. > :14:56.raise money to provide free heart screening for 14 to 35`year`olds. At
:14:57. > :15:01.this event at the start of maybe have been struggling to fill the 200
:15:02. > :15:06.spaces available. They would like to see a national screening programme
:15:07. > :15:12.for all young adults. Womack if Josh had the chance for an EC the then he
:15:13. > :15:21.may still be here. We cannot see where the problem is. 12 young
:15:22. > :15:27.people by per week. At the moment the screening is done through a
:15:28. > :15:32.charity, cardiac risk in the young. We would like for fit and healthy
:15:33. > :15:37.young people to be offered the choice to be tested. We are working
:15:38. > :15:43.towards that. In Italy they have shown a reduction of 89% in these
:15:44. > :15:50.steps after a national screening programme took place. Tristan has
:15:51. > :15:56.been to a previous screening. It is not their fracking at all. You get
:15:57. > :16:01.the results there and then. The next event is in Hornsea on the 10th and
:16:02. > :16:05.11th of May. Still ahead, the parents of a boy
:16:06. > :16:11.who was injured after falling from a moving coach remain tonight by his
:16:12. > :16:14.hospital bedside. And the First World War medics who helped save
:16:15. > :16:27.soldiers laid at the stately home in North Lincolnshire.
:16:28. > :16:30.It is quarter to seven. This photograph was taken by Martin
:16:31. > :16:42.Standley. Thank you very much, Martin. So many messages after your
:16:43. > :16:49.suggestion of going to London. Many un`broadcast double!
:16:50. > :16:56.I was sent what's two. People saying they would take me if you didn't!
:16:57. > :16:59.The ball is in your court. Some fine weather on the cards for the next
:17:00. > :17:01.day or so but high pressure does dominate for the next few days,
:17:02. > :17:11.making any weather fronts very weak. Once again the sunshine will begin
:17:12. > :17:14.on the chilly, frosty zero. As I mentioned, high pressure dominates
:17:15. > :17:19.through the next few days, lovely weather tomorrow and actually warmer
:17:20. > :17:24.in some spots. It will be cold on the coast, more of a southeasterly
:17:25. > :17:26.breeze. On Thursday the high`pressure moves in and it will
:17:27. > :17:32.allow the week whether fronts to push across us. We will have more
:17:33. > :17:37.cloud through Thursday, there was very little clout today. Still quite
:17:38. > :17:41.chilly in places, but inland people up to around 13 degrees.
:17:42. > :17:45.Temperatures will quickly drop off this evening, long clear spells in
:17:46. > :17:52.the fine evening but a very chilly one once again. We are expecting a
:17:53. > :17:57.touch of frost with temperatures in the countryside of around two or
:17:58. > :18:02.three degrees. The sun will rise in the morning at 6am, setting again
:18:03. > :18:09.just after 8pm tomorrow evening. The next high water in Hull will be
:18:10. > :18:12.7:47pm. A chilly start to the day, frosty in places but the
:18:13. > :18:15.temperatures will recover. There will be plenty of sunshine and we're
:18:16. > :18:20.looking at lovely day. Long spells of sunshine and the clouds could
:18:21. > :18:26.slip into the North through the afternoon. Temperatures will be
:18:27. > :18:32.above average for that time of year, especially on the coast. We will
:18:33. > :18:38.have a southeasterly tomorrow so warmer air, 14 or 16 degrees. It
:18:39. > :18:42.will be cloudier on Thursday, some spots of rain but Fein on Saturday
:18:43. > :18:49.and Sunday. I think you are like studying
:18:50. > :18:53.trouble, to be honest. Did you see the sunset at 6pm last they?
:18:54. > :18:58.I doubt! And I knew that was not right.
:18:59. > :19:03.One reviewer said the sun was blinding her in the garden!
:19:04. > :19:07.Concentrate on the weather! See you tomorrow.
:19:08. > :19:11.The parents of boy from Lincolnshire who fell from a moving coach onto a
:19:12. > :19:14.main road have thanked people for their prayers at what they say is a
:19:15. > :19:17."deeply distressing time". Sebastian Goold, who's nine and from near
:19:18. > :19:21.Stamford fell from the coach near to Kings Lynn on Sunday. Tonight his
:19:22. > :19:24.parents are at his bedside in Addenbroke's Hospital. Kim Riley is
:19:25. > :19:36.there, what's the news from the hospital this afternoon.
:19:37. > :19:41.The use is quite simple, that nine`year`old Sebastian Goold
:19:42. > :19:45.remains in a critical condition after suffering those very serious
:19:46. > :19:50.injuries to his head at his legs. He is a member of Stamford rugby club
:19:51. > :19:55.and the parents have been overwhelmed by messages of support
:19:56. > :19:58.from the world of rugby. Sebastian Goold had been heading
:19:59. > :20:03.home with team`mates from the club after taking part in a mini rugby
:20:04. > :20:09.treatment. He fell from the main door of the double`decker coach when
:20:10. > :20:10.it was heading along the key 47. In a statement released by his parents
:20:11. > :20:50.today, they said, The courts, operated by Hamilton 's
:20:51. > :20:55.cultures of Rothwell in Northamptonshire is now in a breeze
:20:56. > :20:59.pound being examined by officers and experts from the driver and vehicle
:21:00. > :21:02.standards agency, the focus is the main door around the middle of the
:21:03. > :21:07.coach from which Sebastian Goold Phil. The police say he was among a
:21:08. > :21:14.group of boys queueing to use the toilet. This was next to the door.
:21:15. > :21:16.If there are any witnesses, please call in and ask to speak to me or
:21:17. > :21:24.the serious collision investigation team. If you were in the area
:21:25. > :21:28.travelling towards the a 47, the main road, anyone who saw anything
:21:29. > :21:32.these collars on that number and ask for me or the serious collision
:21:33. > :21:41.steam. There were 30 passengers on board at the time, 20 children and
:21:42. > :21:46.ten adults. We learned yesterday that Sebastien's mother is actually
:21:47. > :21:50.travelling in her car, a number of cars were going in convoy with the
:21:51. > :21:54.coach and it is suggested she might have actually seen the moment her
:21:55. > :21:59.son fell from the coach. I can confirm that neither she nor her
:22:00. > :22:07.father, nor his father, actually saw the event.
:22:08. > :22:10.Our thoughts are with the family. We will continue to follow that study.
:22:11. > :22:14.Thanks to everyone who got in touch after Hull City secured their place
:22:15. > :22:17.in the club's first ever FA Cup final. It's after they beat
:22:18. > :22:20.Sheffield United 5`3 in an eight goal thriller at the weekend. The
:22:21. > :22:24.Tigers face Arsenal at Wembley next month. Twenty five thousand tickets
:22:25. > :22:30.will be made available for Hull City supporters.
:22:31. > :22:33.Some of your comments on this one. Mark from Beverley says "Great
:22:34. > :22:36.result for Hull, but what a shame there's a 90,000 stadium capacity
:22:37. > :22:43.yet Hull City only get allocated 25,000 tickets. Arsenal and Hull
:22:44. > :22:48.should both get 40,000 a`piece." David says "Hull City barely took
:22:49. > :22:51.25,000 for the semifinal. Sheffield United took many thousands more.
:22:52. > :22:54.It's actually a better allocation than Arsenal are getting considering
:22:55. > :23:03.they get almost 60,000 fans every week at home."
:23:04. > :23:06.After fears of closure, an elite Lincolnshire football centre will
:23:07. > :23:08.remain open for at least another 12 months. The Women's Centre of
:23:09. > :23:12.Excellence, run by the Lincolnshire FA, had its licence up for renewal.
:23:13. > :23:18.However the decision over which counties would get the new licences
:23:19. > :23:21.has been postponed. Grimsby Town could improve their
:23:22. > :23:24.chances of promotion tonight when they face Halifax at Blundell Park
:23:25. > :23:28.tonight. You can hear commentary on that game on Radio Humberside. The
:23:29. > :23:42.build up is underway on Sports Talk and kick`off is at 7.45. Organisers
:23:43. > :23:47.of the Beverley folk Festival have announced that Chas and Dave will be
:23:48. > :23:52.performing. The duo have been reunited since 2011. Barbara Dickson
:23:53. > :23:56.will also take to the stage, and going back to her roots as a folk
:23:57. > :24:00.singer. Last year thousands turned up to watch the proclaimers.
:24:01. > :24:04.It's never been told before, but now the story of the First World War
:24:05. > :24:08.soldiers who were cared for at a stately home near Scunthorpe is part
:24:09. > :24:11.of a new exhibition. Nurses at Normanby Hall cared for more than a
:24:12. > :24:22.thousand men injured in the trenches. Amanda White has more.
:24:23. > :24:26.There has not been one morning when you have been in your bed. In my
:24:27. > :24:29.story and winding you up? The new BBC Drama Crimson Field
:24:30. > :24:35.tells the story of nurses battling to save lives on the front line
:24:36. > :24:38.during the First World War. If men like these survived their journey
:24:39. > :24:42.home to hospital some were lucky enough to enjoy their final weeks
:24:43. > :24:46.and months of convalescence here at Normanby Hall. Generations of the
:24:47. > :24:49.Sheffield had used these silk drawing rooms for entertaining. When
:24:50. > :24:56.it came to World War I it was convalescing soldiers. This is Lady
:24:57. > :25:00.Sheffield, she was the common done. The lady of the house at the time.
:25:01. > :25:07.It was common for her to take over the role of common done. Every
:25:08. > :25:09.soldier 's name is recorded in this book, a unique record that tells the
:25:10. > :25:16.story Normanby Park Auxhillary Hospital. Of it would have been a
:25:17. > :25:20.lovely place for the soldiers to get better. Some are a long time. That
:25:21. > :25:24.way to test how nice it was. In its first year 25 men were cared
:25:25. > :25:27.for here, by the end of the war every reception room was given over
:25:28. > :25:34.to beds for 75 convalescing soldiers. Here we have the actual
:25:35. > :25:39.beds used by the patients when it was a convalescent hospital. And
:25:40. > :25:45.here you have the uniforms worn by the patients. As you can see, blue
:25:46. > :25:51.with red ties. That was done so they could not escape the hall to go for
:25:52. > :25:53.drinks. Behind us we have the blinds which are a thousand hundred 40
:25:54. > :25:59.patients who came through this hospital. Frederick William Rush
:26:00. > :26:05.came here more than once, sent back to the front line and returned with
:26:06. > :26:09.more injuries. He was discharged from the Army to the rooms and that
:26:10. > :26:13.was a gunshot wound to the chest, a gunshot wound to the right arm and
:26:14. > :26:17.fit, left leg and back in the amputation of the right arm.
:26:18. > :26:28.Miraculously, he and many others who came here lived a long life all
:26:29. > :26:31.thanks to the care they received. It is five minutes to seven.
:26:32. > :26:34.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines. Ukraine
:26:35. > :26:37.begins military action against pro Russian gunmen in the East of the
:26:38. > :26:41.country. Anti fracking campaigners target East Yorkshire despite
:26:42. > :26:44.reassurances that its not planned. Tomorrow's weather: A Chilly start
:26:45. > :26:58.with sunshine through the morning, turning increasingly hazy later.
:26:59. > :27:02.Feeling warm with highs of 15C. A response on the subject of
:27:03. > :27:06.fracking, Tony in Headington says these data needs to get real. All
:27:07. > :27:10.through the ages we have had people trying to stop progress. Andy said
:27:11. > :27:16.maybe people would be happier with a wind farm. Make your mind up or get
:27:17. > :27:19.used to no power or heating. Martin says interesting to hear residents
:27:20. > :27:24.say we should invest more in renewable energy. Better then put a
:27:25. > :27:29.wind farm on their doorstep. This point fingers at those morning.
:27:30. > :27:35.James says fracking is controversial because we do not know what damage
:27:36. > :27:39.this will do to the. Chris says, is this not a case of not in my
:27:40. > :27:43.backyard? This country needs gas and oil in the situation in Crimea
:27:44. > :27:46.issues. Fighting for watching. Goodbye.