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:00:23. > :00:24.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.
:00:25. > :00:28.Make Hull better, by making it bigger ` why boundary expansion
:00:29. > :00:31.The hidden health risks facing long`term residents
:00:32. > :00:35.Paying the price of success ` Hull City season tickets go up
:00:36. > :00:39.Making music and topping the charts the Lincolnshire school
:00:40. > :00:58.We started off saying that this is what we are going to come up with.
:00:59. > :01:05.It has gone to number one. Don't forget that detailed weather
:01:06. > :01:11.Expanding the city of Hull to take in the suburbs of East Yorkshire
:01:12. > :01:14.will benefit everyone living there, that's the message tonight from
:01:15. > :01:18.politicians in Hull who've been outlining their expansion plans.
:01:19. > :01:22.It's in response to critics from the East Riding who say they
:01:23. > :01:25.don't want to be part of Hull and see no benefit
:01:26. > :01:28.However those in support say joining together will boost
:01:29. > :01:37.In a moment Colin Inglis from Hull city council will join me to explain
:01:38. > :01:40.more but first Emma Massey has this report.
:01:41. > :01:47.Hull's been named city of culture for 2017 ` global energy
:01:48. > :01:50.firm Siemens is investing tens of millions ` But the city's political
:01:51. > :01:58.leaders say it needs to grow ` and they have a plan which could see the
:01:59. > :02:05.city's boundaries expand into some neighbouring towns. One
:02:06. > :02:13.It could be even better. The people who lived in the suburbs and the
:02:14. > :02:20.dormitory towns around Harle, they depend on the whole's success.
:02:21. > :02:23.idea Hull City Council wants to consider is expanding its boundary
:02:24. > :02:25.into the East Riding including Cottingham, Hessle and Hedon.
:02:26. > :02:28.Another possibility is having a single authority that covers
:02:29. > :02:32.ultimately it'll be up to the Secretary of State to make
:02:33. > :02:36.Under the plans the expansion of Hull?s boundary wouldn't just
:02:37. > :02:46.Separating the city are hundreds of acres of green space. It is land
:02:47. > :02:53.like this that whole city council wants to develop.
:02:54. > :02:57.And it's their land to do so but there isn't a lot of support for the
:02:58. > :03:03.The main concern is a loss of identity. If and when the city
:03:04. > :03:13.council takes over these villages, all of the money that could those
:03:14. > :03:21.villages goes to the city which is a bottomless pit.
:03:22. > :03:24.As well as Hull City Council's independent enquiry into the plans,
:03:25. > :03:27.the East Riding Authority will be allowing those residents affected by
:03:28. > :03:31.the proposed expansion to have their say in a referendum in September.
:03:32. > :03:36.Stay as Headon. It is not a village any more, but we still have that
:03:37. > :03:42.community. It could be a good thing. I would probably vote in favour. We
:03:43. > :03:44.have everything here, and we have all of our history. We do not want
:03:45. > :03:47.to lose it. The evidence gathered
:03:48. > :03:49.by the council's won't be submitted to the government until the end
:03:50. > :03:52.of the year. So the decision
:03:53. > :03:54.on these controversial proposals We heard about the East Riding's
:03:55. > :04:00.intention to hold a ballot on this issue in last night's programme
:04:01. > :04:03.and we got a huge response. They use Hull facilities but
:04:04. > :04:09.disassociate themselves even when Dorothy says
:04:10. > :04:18."I live in Swanland and I would like The boundary issue is back
:04:19. > :04:33.on the political agenda after the Labour Councillor Colin Inglis
:04:34. > :04:53.raised it at Hull City Council. Do you think that people care
:04:54. > :04:58.passionately or not? One thing that is an advantage is that there will
:04:59. > :05:07.be 80% of people who will not take part. If that is the case, and I
:05:08. > :05:24.think the... Let's leave the politics aside. I e`mail here.
:05:25. > :05:32.Either Hull... That isn't emotional response. These are independently
:05:33. > :05:39.minded people. There are some very interesting people, and politicians,
:05:40. > :05:44.but the most part, they will look at it dispassionately. Or able come up
:05:45. > :05:50.with something by Christmas. We heard from a former mayor. His
:05:51. > :05:56.concern is that council tax will be diverted into Hull, which is eight
:05:57. > :06:03.bottomless pit as far as he is concerned. Eight and the property is
:06:04. > :06:11.the same price there. Your counsel taxes going up by the maximum
:06:12. > :06:27.amount. Are they better at their finances? Are you a fan of the
:06:28. > :06:30.single authority? If you take it, it is too big. I suspect that East
:06:31. > :06:36.Riding is already too big. That is the biggest unitary authority by
:06:37. > :06:41.area in the country. It is as much as we would think about. We are
:06:42. > :06:55.going to wait for the commission to report. How would Hull would
:06:56. > :06:58.benefit? There is a distortion of the statistics because of the tight
:06:59. > :07:06.boundaries. People all over the world get an impression. We had were
:07:07. > :07:10.very hard because they look at statistics in magazines and research
:07:11. > :07:21.papers and it is not in a particular place.
:07:22. > :07:24.Have you been convinced by what you've heard from Colin Inglis?
:07:25. > :07:27.Has he persuaded you that Hull should stretch its boundaries?
:07:28. > :07:30.Let us know what you think whether you live in one
:07:31. > :07:42.of the villages affected or whether you live in Hull.
:07:43. > :07:46.In a moment, in a closely fought race who will come out on top
:07:47. > :07:55.Doctors are warning that thousands of people who spend most
:07:56. > :07:58.of the year living in caravans along the Lincolnshire coast could
:07:59. > :08:01.Many of these temporary residents are not
:08:02. > :08:05.registered with local GPs and doctors fear they could be missing
:08:06. > :08:08.Our health correspondent Vicky Johnson has been to
:08:09. > :08:16.Pamela Coupe is typical of many of Lincolnshire's temporary residents.
:08:17. > :08:19.She's retired, she's diabetic and she's got high blood pressure ` but
:08:20. > :08:22.she's not registered with a doctor in Mablethorpe ` despite living
:08:23. > :08:38.I have signed up to eight national database of. My condition is
:08:39. > :08:43.supposed be on the computer where they can access wherever I am. In
:08:44. > :08:49.theory, do I need to be registered permanently here?
:08:50. > :08:52.Yes, say local doctors who estimate there could be 5,000 people `
:08:53. > :08:56.most of whom are retired ` who aren't registered with a local GP.
:08:57. > :09:04.If you are a temporary resident, yes, we will see you. But you will
:09:05. > :09:06.not be on our radar. All of these things that keep you well into the
:09:07. > :09:09.future. Research is now underway to
:09:10. > :09:14.assess the scale of the problem. While most are used
:09:15. > :09:32.by holiday`makers, there are many thousands who call them home
:09:33. > :09:35.for between nine and 12 months a There are many people that was
:09:36. > :09:41.suffer health issues. Despite living and working
:09:42. > :09:54.in Mablethorpe, Margaret is still I just take medication. I just go
:09:55. > :09:59.home when I had to have more tests and things like that.
:10:00. > :10:01.But this is far from ideal, say doctors.
:10:02. > :10:03.They hope the new research will help them plan
:10:04. > :10:06.both better healthcare for people like pamela and reduce emergency
:10:07. > :10:18.Police have stepped up patrols at a Hull park after a 14 year old
:10:19. > :10:22.The incident happened at Pickering Park and the teenager is
:10:23. > :10:27.39 year old Matthew Grebe from the city has been charged with
:10:28. > :10:29.attempted murder and has been remanded in custody.
:10:30. > :10:36.He'll appear at Hull Crown Court later this month.
:10:37. > :10:39.A new University Technical College could be built in Hull to provide
:10:40. > :10:42.young people with the skills needed to work for companies like Siemens.
:10:43. > :10:45.The Endeavour school site has been earmarked as the likely location,
:10:46. > :10:49.An application for funding is now being put to
:10:50. > :10:57.If it goes ahead it will be open to pupils from the age of fourteen.
:10:58. > :11:05.I think that gives a few whole new range of opportunities to young
:11:06. > :11:10.people and parents. It sends the message out that anyone supplies are
:11:11. > :11:12.going to give highly paid jobs to this city. We want people from the
:11:13. > :11:18.city taking advantage of that. There are just two days to go
:11:19. > :11:21.until this year's local On Thursday, voters in Lincoln will
:11:22. > :11:25.decide who runs their city council. Not for the first time, Lincoln is
:11:26. > :11:29.at the centre of a closely`fought More from our
:11:30. > :11:32.Political Editor Tim Iredale. Elections in Lincoln are often nip
:11:33. > :11:36.and tuck affairs, where a number of So the main party leaders know
:11:37. > :11:42.there's much at stake here, where the city council has been controlled
:11:43. > :11:59.over the past three years by Labour. We have done a lot of work on the
:12:00. > :12:04.economy. Certainly on housing, we are planning on building 150 new
:12:05. > :12:08.council houses. We are paying the living wage. Lincoln has a serious
:12:09. > :12:12.problem with low pay. Meanwhile, the Conservatives will
:12:13. > :12:25.be hoping to win back votes in a Because of the huge imbalance on the
:12:26. > :12:29.council, we need to get more Conservatives in place to hold them
:12:30. > :12:30.to account, and to make the decisions which are more meaningful
:12:31. > :12:37.to the whole city. City of Lincoln Council sees Labour
:12:38. > :12:40.in control with 25 seats and the Conservatives
:12:41. > :12:42.in opposition with 8 seats. UKIP hope they'll benefit from the
:12:43. > :12:56.local elections taking place on the We are talking about housing,
:12:57. > :13:02.parking and jobs. These are three areas that people are talking to us
:13:03. > :13:04.about. We are offering eight strong economy and a fairer society.
:13:05. > :13:07.UKIP hope they'll benefit from the local elections taking place on the
:13:08. > :13:19.People say what do we had to do with local politics? People forget that
:13:20. > :13:25.directives come to Brussels to Whitehall. Everything you do in the
:13:26. > :13:31.council, everything that happens, is directly linked to Brussels, so I
:13:32. > :13:38.don't think that local politics is not intertwined with Brussels.
:13:39. > :13:41.So the political race for Lincoln steps up a gear this Thursday with
:13:42. > :13:44.a third of the city's 33 council seats up for grabs.
:13:45. > :13:50.How politically important is the City?
:13:51. > :13:57.There is a reason why political geeks and anoraks are so obsessed
:13:58. > :13:58.with this city, and that is because it gives us a big clue
:13:59. > :14:02.with this city, and that is because it gives us a big clue as to who is
:14:03. > :14:07.going to be running the country this time next year. At every general
:14:08. > :14:11.election for the last 40 years, the party who has won Lincoln has gone
:14:12. > :14:18.on to form the government of the day. That is what is known as a
:14:19. > :14:24.bellwether constituency. They will carry on fighting on local issues,
:14:25. > :14:27.but when the polls close on Thursday night, the national party leaders
:14:28. > :14:31.will be looking closely at the results here in Lincoln, and they
:14:32. > :14:35.will want to know what voters here are telling them. Thank you for
:14:36. > :14:37.watching. Making music and topping
:14:38. > :14:41.the charts the Lincolnshire school I had no idea this is going to
:14:42. > :15:00.happen. It is hilarious. Paul Benson took this of
:15:01. > :15:17.The Spurn Lightship in Hull Marina I have just been given this night
:15:18. > :15:22.Mike. At 30 PM this afternoon, I'd closed the windows and the house and
:15:23. > :15:30.the book shop. Surprise, surprise, it never came. More fool him. I do
:15:31. > :15:39.not think that I said four o'clock at all. We will get the tape out. It
:15:40. > :15:43.is looking like tomorrow will be a really nice day. To enjoy it,
:15:44. > :15:49.because after that, things turn much more unsettled. There is the
:15:50. > :15:54.headline for Wednesday. A pleasant day to come. The little ridge of
:15:55. > :16:03.high pressure. We are going to see some rain from the near continent,
:16:04. > :16:12.and we have managed 23 degrees in Holt `` Hull. Scattered storms will
:16:13. > :16:17.come through in the next few hours. It is very hit and miss. Many will
:16:18. > :16:23.miss them all together. If you catch one, you will know about it. They
:16:24. > :16:27.will all be out of the way by midnight. It will be dry with clever
:16:28. > :16:42.spells. The lowest temperatures around ten or 11 Celsius. The sun
:16:43. > :16:51.rises in the morning at 4:51pm. `` 4:51am. There is the outside chance
:16:52. > :16:55.of a shower. As you can see from the graphic, just one or two showers
:16:56. > :17:05.possible. Very much the exception to the rule. A pleasant day with just a
:17:06. > :17:10.light and variable breeze. It is a couple of days down on why we have
:17:11. > :17:15.been this afternoon. 18 or 19 Celsius. 19 in Gainsborough. Some
:17:16. > :17:19.heavy rain at first on Thursday. Clearing later, and then it is
:17:20. > :17:29.showery on Friday and into the weekend. I don't think Mr Rhodes
:17:30. > :17:39.will be watching, but I'll will let you deal with him.
:17:40. > :17:43.Just days since making history by playing in the FA Cup final ` Hull
:17:44. > :17:47.City has told its fans that ticket prices are going up for next season.
:17:48. > :17:50.Supporters will have to pay nearly 30 per cent more
:17:51. > :17:53.Prices will rise above ?500 for the first time.
:17:54. > :17:57.Tolu, why has the club increased the price of passes?
:17:58. > :18:01.It really has been a season to remember for Hull City, Peter.
:18:02. > :18:05.As you say the FA Cup final, another season in the Premier League and a
:18:06. > :18:11.Now the club says it's looking to the future and it says in order
:18:12. > :18:18.Next season, the price of an adult season pass will range
:18:19. > :18:22.from just over ?500 for the South Stand to ?572 in the West Stand.
:18:23. > :18:28.That's compared to between ?395 and ?450 last season.
:18:29. > :18:31.The Editor of fan website, Amber Nectar, says it's
:18:32. > :18:49.The people of the city have not become what wealthy. You have two
:18:50. > :18:54.price matches properly. There is a real risk that a lot of people are
:18:55. > :19:02.going to be priced out. That would be a crying shame at a time when
:19:03. > :19:07.there has been interest in the club. It is a shame. We only watch on the
:19:08. > :19:19.telly. I will stretch my budget. The club say's it's bringing
:19:20. > :19:23.its prices in line with other clubs Aston Villa finished just above City
:19:24. > :19:26.in the league. But you can get a cheaper
:19:27. > :19:29.season ticket there at ?335. Their most expensive
:19:30. > :19:31.ticket is pricier though. Just below city in the table was
:19:32. > :19:35.West Bromwich Albion ` their highest priced season ticket is actually
:19:36. > :19:37.lower than Hull's cheapest pass. We did approach Hull City
:19:38. > :19:41.for an interview today ` but no one It is worth pointing out that Hull
:19:42. > :19:45.City froze its season ticket prices last season ` despite the club's
:19:46. > :19:48.promotion to the Premier League. This is another story we'd
:19:49. > :19:53.like your thoughts on. Is the club justified
:19:54. > :19:58.in raising the season ticket prices Should they have frozen prices for
:19:59. > :20:03.a second year running or increased Some schools in Lincolnshire say
:20:04. > :20:45.they might not be ready to provide free hot meals to pupils this
:20:46. > :20:46.September. All four to seven year olds must be
:20:47. > :20:51.offered a hot lunch under a new government scheme. Very few primary
:20:52. > :20:53.schools have kitchens in Lincolnshire, and the council says
:20:54. > :20:56.seven haven't managed to find a meal supplier. The Department for
:20:57. > :20:59.Education says the majority of schools are on track and ?150
:21:00. > :21:05.million has been allocated to help. We are doing lots of finding of new
:21:06. > :21:07.supplies. We are helping children on site as well. We have made some
:21:08. > :21:07.funding available as well to schools.
:21:08. > :21:11.A cancer charity is to set up a new mobile chemotherapy unit
:21:12. > :21:14.which will travel to rural parts of Lincolnshire to treat patients
:21:15. > :21:18.It's one of just seven units in the country to be maintained
:21:19. > :21:22.by the Hope for Tomorrow Charity at a cost of more than ?250,000.
:21:23. > :21:24.It'll be run by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS
:21:25. > :21:26.Trust and give treatment to patients living in Grantham, Spalding,
:21:27. > :21:31.People have two travel such a long way for chemo therapy treatment
:21:32. > :21:36.here. We are giving them an opportunity to save them lots of
:21:37. > :21:38.miles and petrol. And to have some time back. When you are ill, quality
:21:39. > :21:46.of life is very important. Five beaches
:21:47. > :21:49.across our region have been ranked as some of the best in the country.
:21:50. > :21:51.In Lincolnshire, Cleethorpes, Skegness,
:21:52. > :21:54.Sutton on Sea and Mablethorpe have been given blue flag status, which
:21:55. > :21:56.means their beaches are clean. But Hornsea is the only beach
:21:57. > :21:59.in East Yorkshire to receive it. Lincolnshire growers and designers
:22:00. > :22:02.have received a host of awards Stamford based Adam Frost won gold
:22:03. > :22:07.for the second year running Walkers bulbs are celebrating
:22:08. > :22:11.a gold medal for their daffodils, Interflora based in Sleaford also
:22:12. > :22:14.come away with a top prize. Southfield Nursery?s cacti achieved
:22:15. > :22:17.gold too and the Welcome to Yorkshire team have won Silver
:22:18. > :22:44.in the Artisan Garden category. Some use Justin, peace `` some new
:22:45. > :22:54.Justin. There have been calls to the pub lick.
:22:55. > :22:57.Pupils at a primary school in Deeping St James in Lincolnshire
:22:58. > :22:59.have reached number one of a chart of downloaded children's
:23:00. > :23:03.songs, beating 'You've Got a Friend In Me' from the film Toy Story
:23:04. > :23:08.Linchfield Primary School released the song called 'We Are The Young'
:23:09. > :23:12.last Friday and it got to the top in just an hour and a half.
:23:13. > :23:19.Jessica Lane has been to meet some of the stars.
:23:20. > :23:23.Number one on an iTunes chart of downloaded children's songs.
:23:24. > :23:28.That means this was the most popular in that particular chart.
:23:29. > :23:32.Plus more than 6,500 people have watched on YouTube.
:23:33. > :23:43.This is a picture taken by staff after the song reached
:23:44. > :23:54.It is really surprising, I had no idea that this was going to happen.
:23:55. > :23:57.It is... Hilarious. We just started off with two men saying that there
:23:58. > :24:00.were two men going to come up with this. It has gone to number one. It
:24:01. > :24:03.is made everyone happy. This is a picture taken
:24:04. > :24:06.by staff after the song reached number one in an hour and a half on
:24:07. > :24:10.Friday, beating You've Got A Friend In Me from the Toy Story film,
:24:11. > :24:20.and the song 'Happy Birthday'! They are talking about going into
:24:21. > :24:24.music production and singing and playing instruments, and it is made
:24:25. > :24:30.them realise all of the practice that they do is really worthwhile.
:24:31. > :24:34.This is the room that Store Van Music turned into a recording
:24:35. > :24:38.Linchfield is only the second school the company has
:24:39. > :24:41.worked with to release a single like this in the UK.
:24:42. > :24:46.Every class is involved in the chorus. There are just under 400
:24:47. > :24:52.kids in the school. They were all involved in the process of the song.
:24:53. > :24:56.Half of the money raised by the song goes to the school, and teachers say
:24:57. > :25:02.the bonus is the joy it brings the children every time they sing it.
:25:03. > :25:08.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines.
:25:09. > :25:21.The US Coast Guard agrees to resume its search for the British
:25:22. > :25:23.yachtsman. I'll city council say that extending its boundaries will
:25:24. > :25:25.help everyone in the area. Tomorrow's weather ` Mostly dry
:25:26. > :25:28.and bright with variable amounts of cloud and sunny spells and just
:25:29. > :25:42.a small risk of a light shower. More response on the boundaries. Roy
:25:43. > :25:45.says that East Riding folk want the best of both worlds. They put
:25:46. > :25:52.nothing back and then turn their noses up. He says that I moved to
:25:53. > :25:57.the East Riding. Despite the protestation, this council is not as
:25:58. > :26:05.good as the City Council, whether it is bin collections or potholes. Alan
:26:06. > :26:09.says he has lived in Nelson. He says the green spaces between the
:26:10. > :26:14.settlements are fine, and the only benefits from joining is to raise
:26:15. > :26:24.the standing of Hull is to improve league tables. Jeff says that
:26:25. > :26:29.politicians only mention what the benefit of Hull will be. Thank you.
:26:30. > :26:51.Thank you for watching. Have a good evening. Goodbye.
:26:52. > :26:55.Some people don't think real change in Europe is possible.
:26:56. > :26:59.Some people don't think real change is necessary.
:27:00. > :27:03.Some people don't think it's worth fighting for.
:27:04. > :27:06.But we want to make Europe work for Britain,
:27:07. > :27:10.and give you the final say with an in-out referendum in 2017.
:27:11. > :27:16.have made Britain's economy stronger and more competitive.
:27:17. > :27:21.a record number of people in work. And we're predicted to be
:27:22. > :27:26.the fastest-growing economy in the G7 this year.