:00:00. > :00:00.back in the 1970s. That is all from the BBC News At Six. Time now
:00:00. > :00:09.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight: Ten
:00:10. > :00:26.years after the UK opened its borders to Eastern Europe, claims
:00:27. > :00:40.Boston will never be the same again. We have had a vast amount of Eastern
:00:41. > :00:43.European is coming into the town. Anger after one flooded community is
:00:44. > :00:51.given charitable support rather than compensation.
:00:52. > :01:06.I'm at Blundell Park as Grimsby Town begin their bid for promotion. The
:01:07. > :01:16.weather forecast follows in 15 minutes. Good evening.
:01:17. > :01:19.There are claims tonight that levels of migration from Eastern Europe
:01:20. > :01:24.have changed one Lincolnshire town for ever. Today marks the tenth
:01:25. > :01:32.anniversary of migrants arriving in the UK from across the European
:01:33. > :01:35.Union. Many of those who've come to East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire say
:01:36. > :01:41.they're happy here and have no intention of returning to their home
:01:42. > :01:44.countries. But one councillor has told Look North his home town has
:01:45. > :01:54.changed for ever as a result of migration. Caroline Bilton reports.
:01:55. > :01:57.Hull's Polish community is thriving. In this one street in the city there
:01:58. > :02:00.are Polish butchers, bakers and supermarkets ` ten years ago it was
:02:01. > :02:04.a very different story. Angelika Durda was one of the first
:02:05. > :02:08.to take advantage of Poland joining the EU ` she came here with her
:02:09. > :02:12.husband ` he came to work on the south bank as a welder. She gave up
:02:13. > :02:16.her job as a teacher and she spoke no English. It was awful in the
:02:17. > :02:25.beginning when I couldn't speak English. I couldn't answer people.
:02:26. > :02:34.It was very frustrating. I had a lot of help from my neighbours, from my
:02:35. > :02:42.husband's employer and from the college. I decided to say here. `` I
:02:43. > :02:46.decided to stay here. Ten years later and she's now set up a
:02:47. > :02:50.business as a childminder and has no intention of returning to Poland.
:02:51. > :02:58.Greg Futyma is an entrepreneur ` he runs a Polish website helping
:02:59. > :03:07.businesses like this to thrive. We got married in 2004. When we moved
:03:08. > :03:12.to the UK, we just felt like we are creating our home right here. That
:03:13. > :03:19.is why this town, this city is so close to our hearts. In 2001 there
:03:20. > :03:24.were just 57 Polish residents in Hull. By 2011 that number had risen
:03:25. > :03:27.to nearly 5,000 ` a large increase but still a relatively small
:03:28. > :03:32.percentage of the population of a city the size of Hull. In Boston in
:03:33. > :03:36.Lincolnshire for example in 2011, there were nearly 7,000 migrants
:03:37. > :03:40.living in the market town, making up 10% of the total population. And
:03:41. > :03:44.this has been the result. Protest marches and demonstrations.
:03:45. > :03:48.Magdelena came to Boston in 2004 ` she started working in factories but
:03:49. > :03:57.she now owns a bar ` she believes more could be done to create harmony
:03:58. > :04:03.in the town. We should look at ourselves and be the first to shake
:04:04. > :04:07.hands and say, hello. It is not this is only need to be English people
:04:08. > :04:12.coming and welcoming others. Over the decade, we have had a fast, fast
:04:13. > :04:16.amount of Eastern Europeans coming into the town. It is completely
:04:17. > :04:25.change the atmosphere and ethos in a way of the time. For these polish
:04:26. > :04:30.migrants in Hull the last ten years have been a positive experience.
:04:31. > :04:35.Their businesses are thriving ` success they say they would never
:04:36. > :04:39.have experienced back in Poland... I caught England my country now,
:04:40. > :04:45.despite being born abroad. I would fight for England if need be. I
:04:46. > :04:48.wouldn't for Poland. What's your experience of European migration `
:04:49. > :04:51.whether you came from Eastern Europe or whether you were born locally?
:04:52. > :05:19.And why do you think the experiences of Boston and Hull are so different?
:05:20. > :05:25.Network Rail has apologised to the family of a little girl who died
:05:26. > :05:31.when the car that she was in was hit by a train on a level crossing near
:05:32. > :05:33.Gainsborough. An inquest into the death of four`year0old Emma Lifsey
:05:34. > :05:39.from North Lincolnshire concluded her death was an accident. But the
:05:40. > :05:47.Assistant Coroner says the warning lights at the crossing were not
:05:48. > :05:51.bright enough. Sarah Corker reports. Emma Lifsey, described by her family
:05:52. > :05:56.has a four`year`old rarely seen without a huge, beaming smile.
:05:57. > :06:01.Throughout the inquest, her family have had to relive the horror of the
:06:02. > :06:05.day she died. Her grandmother had been bringing her home from
:06:06. > :06:07.preschool when their car was hit by an East Midlands Trains at a level
:06:08. > :07:01.crossing. changes more quickly. Network
:07:02. > :07:02.Rail's risk specialist told me a programme is underway to replace the
:07:03. > :08:26.old take data security seriously.
:08:27. > :08:42.Water park specialists have been brought in to look at the water play
:08:43. > :08:45.area at East Park in Hull. It was closed last year after more than a
:08:46. > :08:47.dozen people contracted the parasite crypto`sper` idium.
:08:48. > :08:51.Thanks to everyone who got in touch with us following our story about
:08:52. > :08:58.plans to rear hundreds of thousands of chickens in Lincolnshire. People
:08:59. > :09:01.who live in two villages near Sleaford fear they'll be plagued by
:09:02. > :09:39.smells and extra traffic if a chicken farm is built near them.
:09:40. > :09:45.Thank you for watching this Thursday night.
:09:46. > :09:49.Still ahead tonight: After four years in non league football,
:09:50. > :09:57.Grimsby Town are hoping to move a step closer to promotion. And
:09:58. > :10:04.popping out for a pint to what could be the smallest pub in the planet.
:10:05. > :10:14.Sunrise over Withernsea taken by Joanna Taylor. Thank you for that.
:10:15. > :10:27.If you have a picture you are proud of, send it in.
:10:28. > :10:30.Smallest pod, I suppose I am small. Listen to this. Somebody says, you
:10:31. > :10:38.can only present the weather if you have no sex appeal at all.
:10:39. > :10:47.We will move on. Looks like tomorrow will be right, with sunny spells,
:10:48. > :10:56.especially in the afternoon. High pressure will build behind this
:10:57. > :11:02.front. Look at this for Saturday. Gardeners beware, there will be a
:11:03. > :11:14.fairly widespread ground Frost. It has been a dreary day, especially
:11:15. > :11:22.across northern eastern areas. The chance of a sharp shower in southern
:11:23. > :11:48.parts of our region. Lowest temperatures
:11:49. > :12:01.at around seven Celsius. The sun will rise around 4:35pm. .
:12:02. > :12:12.Inland, around 11. Watch out for that widespread ground Frost.
:12:13. > :12:17.Saturday will be dry with lots of sunshine. Temperatures will recover
:12:18. > :12:29.on bank holiday Monday. We need to cover up our delicate on
:12:30. > :12:34.Friday night. Be careful. Yes.
:12:35. > :12:37.See you tomorrow. People affected by serious flooding
:12:38. > :12:40.in Goole two years ago say they're angry that Yorkshire Water has
:12:41. > :12:43.offered to set up a small community fund rather than pay full
:12:44. > :12:55.compensation.The town was inundated with flood water following violent
:12:56. > :12:59.storms in July 2012. Yorkshire Water says it wants to contribute to good
:13:00. > :13:02.causes in the town but homeowners say they want more. Amanda White
:13:03. > :13:05.reports when Jonathan Taylor's home flooded in July 2012 it was his
:13:06. > :13:08.second flood in a year. A failure at this pumping station
:13:09. > :13:12.was partly blamed, and now Yorkshire Water is hoping set up a community
:13:13. > :13:20.fund as a thank you for residents for being patient. I don't think it
:13:21. > :13:30.is going to be enough, to be honest with you. I don't think they are
:13:31. > :13:33.going to be liable. If they are not liable, why did they have tankers
:13:34. > :13:35.coming down here at two o'clock in the morning?
:13:36. > :13:38.The lack of compensation for affected households here has so
:13:39. > :13:46.incensed one local councillor he's boycotting the whole community fund
:13:47. > :13:55.plan. I see that as a cynical attempt by Yorkshire water to divide
:13:56. > :14:05.this community. Yorkshire water should stand up to their
:14:06. > :14:08.responsibilities. But a report into the cause of this
:14:09. > :14:11.flood was inconclusive. Some homes were full of water before the
:14:12. > :14:16.pumping station failed. The liability issues have been difficult
:14:17. > :14:31.to prove. Yorkshire water have said they won't pay compensation. The
:14:32. > :14:39.investigations are ongoing. But an acknowledgement isn't quite
:14:40. > :14:47.what Jonathan was hoping for. The height was just below mining. We are
:14:48. > :14:51.worried that we will flood again. Anybody who has been through it, it
:14:52. > :14:54.There will be no compensation for these households, but community
:14:55. > :14:58.groups in Goole can bid for cash to support their work. Is devastating
:14:59. > :15:01.stressful. Earlier I spoke to Gary Collins from
:15:02. > :15:15.Yorkshire Water and asked him why they won't offer compensation to
:15:16. > :15:21.homeowners. The report clearly states the number of factors
:15:22. > :15:29.contributed to the flooding in 2012. What needs to be done is to
:15:30. > :15:34.fully understand exactly what those different factors were. The interim
:15:35. > :15:38.report says there was a fault and failing at the pumping station,
:15:39. > :15:42.second time in 18 months. Don't you owe it to the people to recompense
:15:43. > :15:55.them? The interim report came out quite early after the incident. We
:15:56. > :16:05.have been building a model which tells those about the circumstances.
:16:06. > :16:09.What you say to the local councillor who said today it is a disgusting,
:16:10. > :16:21.cynical gesture, insensitive and an insult? Well, I am disappointed that
:16:22. > :16:27.he has taken a stand. I know they work hard for the benefit of the
:16:28. > :16:33.community. We would've liked the cancer to give his experience and
:16:34. > :16:39.knowledge of the town. Going forward, we do work closely with the
:16:40. > :16:48.council. We look forward to continuing to do that. ?119 million.
:16:49. > :16:54.You are offering a small fund to support charities and organisations
:16:55. > :16:59.in the area. How much will that be? The amount has not been agreed. The
:17:00. > :17:04.meeting will take place next week. Approximately how much? That is what
:17:05. > :17:11.we need to work through at the meeting. Once we have had that
:17:12. > :17:16.meeting, we'll have a better understanding and we will build to
:17:17. > :17:19.save them. Your message to people in cool whose insurance premiums have
:17:20. > :17:26.gone up because of this, what would you say to them? `` your message to
:17:27. > :17:33.people in Gaul. We continue to work closely with the East Riding
:17:34. > :17:35.Council. There has been some great work undertaken.
:17:36. > :17:39.Very good to have you on the programme. Thank you.
:17:40. > :17:45.And this is another story we'd like your thoughts on. The report says
:17:46. > :17:49.it's not certain that those floods were caused by Yorkshire water so
:17:50. > :18:01.should they pay compensation. If you were affected by the flooding, what
:18:02. > :18:04.are your thoughts? Tonight sees an important game in
:18:05. > :18:10.the history of Grimsby Town who could move closer to regaining their
:18:11. > :18:12.league status. Four years ago The Mariners were relegated into
:18:13. > :18:23.non`league football and it's been a frustrating time for the club since.
:18:24. > :18:29.Here's Simon Clark. They want a new stadium and they
:18:30. > :18:33.want their league status back. And that's why so much is riding on this
:18:34. > :18:37.game tonight. Four years in non`league football and Grimsby Town
:18:38. > :18:41.want to be back in the big time. It doesn't matter whether you finish
:18:42. > :18:54.second or fifth. You would expect all the games to be close. Teams are
:18:55. > :19:04.quite evenly matched. We are excited. It will be a massive game,
:19:05. > :19:06.massive occasion. I think the general feeling is massive
:19:07. > :19:09.excitement. The Mariners host Gateshead tonight
:19:10. > :19:13.with the return on Sunday. If their aggregate score is better they'll
:19:14. > :19:16.progress to a Wembley final on the 18th May against Halifax or
:19:17. > :19:34.Cambridge for the right to earn their league status. Their defence
:19:35. > :19:40.is rubbish. The goalkeeper is good. We need to keep him. I think we may
:19:41. > :19:43.hedge picked. Plans for a 14,000`seat stadium is all well and
:19:44. > :19:52.good but it will require league football to fill it. The games is
:19:53. > :19:55.important. At the end of the day, it is not vital to the football club
:19:56. > :19:58.but it is important to get back in the league. We have our fingers
:19:59. > :20:01.crossed. So as the players contemplate the
:20:02. > :20:10.future, this is more than just another game. Simon, what are the
:20:11. > :20:15.chances of Grimsby Town ending their time in non`league football? I think
:20:16. > :20:22.it is as good as any of the other three clubs involved. They are also
:20:23. > :20:26.close. Take tonight's opponents, for example. Gateshead. They finished
:20:27. > :20:30.one point ahead of Grimsby town on the table, and they scored as many
:20:31. > :20:47.victories as the Mariners. Gateshead have plans to move to new stadium.
:20:48. > :20:51.Grimsby need a good lead tonight. If they can get through these two, it
:20:52. > :21:07.is another Wembley final. Thank you. And you can hear how Grimsby get on
:21:08. > :21:10.with BBC Radio Humberside tonight. North Ferriby United were beaten
:21:11. > :21:13.last night, denting their hopes of promotion to the Conference Premier.
:21:14. > :21:17.The Villagers lost 2`0 to Guiseley, in the first leg of their semi final
:21:18. > :21:20.play off. The second leg is at home on Saturday.
:21:21. > :21:23.Thousands of Hull City fans have been queuing at the KC Stadium to
:21:24. > :21:30.buy tickets for the FA Cup final. People who'd been to the semifinal
:21:31. > :21:35.were able to get tickets today. Some fans had queued overnight to secure
:21:36. > :21:41.their seat at Wembley. It is what it is all for, isn't it? It was cold at
:21:42. > :21:49.130 in the morning, but worth it. We will be there. It is great, isn't
:21:50. > :21:54.it? FA Cup final. Can you believe you are going to an FA Cup final?
:21:55. > :21:57.Well, not sitting. Fantastic. People in Cleethorpes have been
:21:58. > :22:08.toasting the re`opening of one of their favourite pubs, but it's a pub
:22:09. > :22:11.with a difference. The Signal Box Inn, which sits within the
:22:12. > :22:20.Cleethorpes light railway, claims to be the smallest pub on the planet.
:22:21. > :22:26.You are looking at a success. It boasts a large number of different
:22:27. > :22:31.ales. Why is it so hugely popular? Because it is claimed to be the
:22:32. > :22:38.smallest pub on the planet. This is the normal sized landlord, Alan. He
:22:39. > :22:42.will take is on a very short tour. As we arrived at the smallest pub in
:22:43. > :22:48.the world, you come through a beautiful, well decorated entrance
:22:49. > :22:52.to a site of alcoholic interest. You can see the different readers we
:22:53. > :23:02.have had the previous year on the wall. You can sit down in a nice
:23:03. > :23:09.cosy corner and few a nine hole golf course. Being only 8' x 8' square,
:23:10. > :23:16.there is room for these games only on the ceiling. There is just about
:23:17. > :23:25.room for me and Nigel. Cheers. Cheers. You get busy night. Cider
:23:26. > :23:28.weekend is good fun. This is Nigel's footage of just turning
:23:29. > :23:37.people they can serve from such a small space. It is special, good. It
:23:38. > :23:41.is unique and different. It is not like your usual big brand pubs. So
:23:42. > :23:47.nestled within a small`scale railway, is maybe the world's
:23:48. > :23:53.smallest pub with the largest amount of local respect.
:23:54. > :24:06.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines. Gerry Adams
:24:07. > :24:09.remains in custody. A decade after Britain opened its
:24:10. > :24:13.borders to Eastern Europe one councillor in Boston has told Look
:24:14. > :24:27.North the town will never be the same again.
:24:28. > :24:36.We were talking about migration. A big response. Thank you for the
:24:37. > :24:41.messages. Down in Hull says, every shop in the street naming his
:24:42. > :24:45.Eastern European. Live in this country but don't try to turn it
:24:46. > :24:51.into your own country. Make says, I used to visit Boston regularly but I
:24:52. > :24:57.don't because it is full of young men speaking Polish, which I find
:24:58. > :25:01.intimidating. Another one saying, if not for immigrants, Boston would be
:25:02. > :25:07.very boring. David said, Boston is lively and has benefited greatly
:25:08. > :25:11.from immigration. If the immigrants were to leave Boston, it would die
:25:12. > :25:20.quickly. The farmers would struggle to find people to work on the land.
:25:21. > :25:23.I welcome immigrants. Simon says, I work on side Eastern Europeans and I
:25:24. > :25:27.find them very friendly with a very strong work ethic that puts others
:25:28. > :25:52.Brits to shame. Thank you for watching. Goodbye.
:25:53. > :25:55.'The last two generations have been robbed of an opportunity
:25:56. > :25:59.'And yet it has greater impact on our everyday lives than anything
:26:00. > :26:03.'We need to put this issue to bed now,
:26:04. > :26:05.'and not leave it for another generation.'
:26:06. > :26:09.I want a Britain that is free to control its own destiny.