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than 40,000 have made the journey so far this year. -- the number

Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.

The family of a brain damaged teenager says

there needs to be better treatment for patients in Lincolnshire.

I hate to use the term postcode lottery but we are not in

A wet half term holiday leaves many tourist attractions counting

It's been devastating. It really has. It is soul`destroying.

You know, when you wake up in the morning

and the rain is clattering against your window, it's depressing.

While outdoor attractions have fared badly, there's better news

The Scunthorpe actor starring at one of the world's most famous

From the fields to the front line ` the farmers who drove their wagons

And the promise of better weather for the weekend.

It's almost a year since 16`year`old Ryan Smith

from Skegness suffered brain damage after he was knocked from his bike.

He's spent the last six months receiving treatment in Surrey

but now, as he's about to be sent back home, his parents have

criticised the level of care support available in Lincolnshire.

Ryan has been receiving therapy at a centre run by a charity

His family don't yet know what care could be offered closer to home.

Leaning forwards and pushing up on the legs, both of them.

Another huge step in Ryan Smith's progress during therapy sessions

It's hard to believe this was Ryan last December, only just beginning

When he first came to us, he had no head control and he was

Obviously, as you can see today, he has sitting balance.

Ryan was hit by a van last summer when cycling to work.

Six months on, his dad has accumulated 27,000 miles driving

There are a massive number of brain injuries within the county and the

You seem to have to fight for every grain of help, if you like.

Lincolnshire's branch of brain injury charity Headway says

the county is a black hole for these services.

But the Children's Trust say replicating

the Surrey centre would be a major challenge because of the need for

One child will have about 50 professionals, in the end,

So if you could replicate this you would find it incredibly expensive.

After six months here, Ryan is newly ready to leave the Children's Trust

in Surrey but his family home won't be modified until September and in

the meantime his family are worried about where he can be cared for.

There needs to be quick decisions made about Ryan's future

before he goes back to his family home and it's not acceptable that he

is expected to go home before the work has been completed.

Any uncertainty over where Ryan can continue his therapy will be tackled

in the usual positive way by both father and son.

And what position do we always like to come?

That winning attitude is definitely a big testament to Ryan's recovery.

Ryan's dad Mark Smith ending that report by Jill Archbold.

In a brief statement, the Lincolnshire East Clinical

Commissioning Group said they are urgently investigating Ryan's case

to try and find an acceptable solution.

I'm joined this evening by Luke Griggs who's from Headway, a charity

that works with families and their loved ones who have a brain injury.

Local police said the situation is not acceptable. The viral health

professionals failing to get to grips with what is needed? There is

a lack of qualified specialist clinicians to help the ball affected

by brain injuries. Both at the acute stage, where Ryan is, but also when

people have more moderate and minor brain injuries who need help. Those

professionals don't exist in the county. Is this case isolated? I

gather a Lincolnshire is a bit of a black hole. Mark was talking of a

postcode lottery and that is the case not just Lincolnshire at in the

UK. We have made great strides in treating brain injuries, people

getting better, have we not fast enough about the care and help these

recovering people need? Headway was founded in 1979 on those principles.

The 1970s saw a great improvement in neurosurgery but Headway was founded

because a life worth saving is a life worth living. With people

getting better, this will mean long`term and costly care. Should

that money be found by local authorities whatever the cost? It is

a false economy to cut back. It is a false economy not to give people

rehabilitation following brain injury. You enable them to relearn

skills and increase independence. Without the support, people will

need longer state support. Are there some families suffering in silence?

Yes. Charities like Headway are under increasing pressure to support

them. Unless we get help, these people will be cut out of society.

Specialist police officers are still at a building site in Pocklington,

to make sure an unexploded device is safe.

The object was found yesterday on a construction site at West Green.

Officers say there's not thought to be any risk to the public.

Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a Sheffield war

veteran, including servicemen from several RAF bases in Lincolnshire.

George Thompson, who fought in the Second World War,

He had no family but the RAF started a social media campaign to give him

So many people turned up to the funeral that loudspeakers had to

Grimsby's skyline could be changing with the news that six of the town's

700 people still call them home but if the plans go ahead

the first residents could be moving out by the end of the year.

This is a story you contacted us on after last night's programme.

Stewart got in touch ` Grimsby's tower blocks need to come down.

Managers at one of the region's top tourist

attractions say the wet weather during the bank holiday week has had

Levels of rainfall have left many businesses who rely on tourism,

The manager of Pleasure Island in Cleethorpes says they're now

counting the cost of three days of heavy rain.

But there have been some winners too.

The Pleasure Island says this is numbers are down. We have thousands

of people to catch up on compare to do next year. When you wake up and

the brain is clattering against your window, it is depressing. It is

financially and emotionally devastating and it is hard work.

Wins seaside attractions don't bring visitors, local businesses also feel

it. We anticipated lots of business but the rain came and what could we

do? It is not just coastal resorts. Beverley races was called off due to

a waterlogged course. The school half term is an important week for

tourism,. The industry is worth billions. It also employs around

250,000 people. It was nice weather for ducks and fish. We have had a

great week. 42% more than we thought. We have had penguins just

recently and the weather has been wet, which is good for us as an

indoor attraction. Families we spoke to explain how the weather is a

decider when it comes to half term. We went to one place and it was a

wash`out. It has been raining. When the weather is bad, mostly indoor

staff. With a brighter weekend forecast, outdoor attractions will

Phillip is live at one of East Yorkshire's big tourist events

tonight ` the '80s pop star Paul Young is playing in Burton Agnes.

It seems like it has been a mixed picture this week. The sun is

finally shining. But organisers took a gamble especially whether the rain

in the last few days. It looks like it has paid off. A few thousand

visitors tonight and tomorrow. Pleasure Island say they are 4000

visitors down on the same period last year. That impact the amount of

money coming in. The half term holiday is seen as a crucial window

for the tourist industry. Paul Young is on stage tonight. Katherine

Jenkins tomorrow night. Lots of strawberries have been ordered in.

Everything sourced from local suppliers. Events like this are

important for tourism and the local economy.

How do you attract visitors to our area in the rain?

What's your idea of a good day out with the family when it's raining?

If you are correct we will have some tweets before we finish.

The Scunthorpe actor starring at one of the world's most famous

The men who drove their wagons from the farms of East Yorkshire to

The stunning view over Louth town centre from St James Church tower.

You have been nice to me this week. As a reward you can come to my

barbecue this weekend. There is a lady who is looking forward to

seeing you. Things are looking up.

What time should I tell my Gran you will be there?

Did I just walk into a trap? Hopefully the weekend will be nice.

Tomorrow, variable cloud. That is the theme for Saturday and Sunday.

It won't be all sunshine but we should see some sunny spells. We

have high pressure building so some fine conditions. Low pressure will

push in from the west with more unsettled conditions from Monday

onwards. We had quite a lot of cloud today. The coast and eastern areas

have had the best sunny breaks. This evening and overnight will stay

largely drive. The East will have the better breaks in the clouds so

it will be cooler towards the coast. Inland and the cloudier skies will

make it warmer. Tomorrow, variable amounts of cloud. It will be bright

and it will break in places to allow the sun. Hopefully most places will

stay dry but take an umbrella because there could be one or two

white showers throughout the day. Temperatures were they should be for

the time of year. 16 or 17 Celsius. It will feel pleasant end brighter

spells. A better chance of sunshine on Sunday. Unsettled next week.

Your Gran will tell you off for publicly the mill eating me. ``

humiliating. One's set in Bangladesh,

the other in Leeds. But they both star Naj Modak,

an actor from Scunthorpe. He's back in the town

after seeing the films on show at the famous Cannes Film Festival

in the south of France last week. This report does contain

some flash photography. Shongram, a romantic drama based

in Bangladesh in 1971. And Eight, a short film set during

the Tudor period, shot in Leeds. They were both showcased

at the Cannes Film Festival and both He was there promoting

Eight last week. It is amazing being there as a fan

and also as an actor. I got to have meetings with

people like Universal, Fox. I have other meetings

scheduled to go ahead. Naj played a doctor in Shongram

and a character called Lord Carter Which film did you did you enjoy

making the most and One is working with struggling,

up`and`coming actors who are trying The other one is with

established actors. Naj wasn't

the only Scunthorpe actor rubbing Ian Sharp's movie, Pleasure Island,

was also screened as part It was filmed in Cleethorpes

and Grimsby. For a lad from Scunthorpe,

I'll never get bored of this. It will always be overwhelming

the matter how many times, if I'm Naj says his

and Ian's success shows how much He first studied acting at

North Lindsey College. There's local production companies

and it's just fantastic to see people who want to try hard

and aim high and work hard and get the right training and they can

achieve as much as they want to. After its screening

at Cannes, Naj says there's now been some interest in turning Eight

into a feature film. While Shongram will be released

next month in some UK cinemas. The coach of Hull FC, Lee Radford,

has admitted that his team's performances this season

have not been good enough. The Black

and Whites have failed to win away but they'll try again tomorrow with

a trip to bottom club London. Our sports reporter Simon Clark

looks at their prospects and sees if their rivals Hull KR can make it

three wins in a row. Just as he was as a player

Lee Radford took on media questions He's sincere when he says

his team have not been good enough Can you say why you have not won

yet? We haven't taken teams to the sword

when we needed to. Hopefully we will get this right this Saturday.

Hull at least showed signs of a revival when they took

on leaders Leeds especially with the way they scored their

consolation try but the fact remains Hull are outside the play`off zone

Hull FC face tricky weeks ahead given they are largely moving

between their training ground and away fixtures up and down the

country. It is imperative they get their away form sorted out as soon

as possible. From where we are to fifth place, it is six points, it's

nothing. little things in his game. But for

Hull FC it will be a good weekend. The Wagoners were farmers who were

used to bring horse`drawn wagons with supplies of food

and ammunition to the front line. As the BBC's partnership with

the Imperial War Museums continues, Jo Makel reports on the impact

of war here at home. for a training ground for soldiers

yet the men who laboured here were The owner of Sledmere House,

Sir Mark Sykes, could see conflict A veteran of the Boer War,

he knew transport would be vital. The only place

in the country that was still using Sir Mark saw there was a reserve

of skilled drivers that had the kind Sir Mark convinced the War Office

and recruited more than 1000 men Unlike other volunteers,

these men wouldn't need months This was all about the skills

of driving and working with horses and they had trained for that every

day of their lives, working Driving competitions helped

recruitment. Farmhands who signed up

in 1913 were paid a pound a year. Easily earned with

the promise to fight. A lot of it probably would be

for King and country but I also suspect it was something

of an adventure for them. They spend most of their life

in East Yorkshire and focused their life on their work and their horses

and the farms on which they worked. When war was declared,

things moved quickly. We had stories of them being served

their papers in the harvest fields and they left the fields and came

to Sledmere and they would be off. They ceased to become Special

Reservists and they were in the He took barbed wire, provisions,

ammunition to the front. At times he had to sleep

in derelict buildings. Sometimes they wouldn't get the

chance to wash or clean themselves. It really was prevalent,

especially in the trenches. The main priority

for them was to make sure the horses were fed and sometimes that was

at the expense of their own food. They made sure

the horses were well`kept, Ted's grandfather Arthur Brown even

won the Meritorious Service Medal after an attack

which blew him off his wagon. He stayed to calm

the other one down. They were shouting get in,

get in the trench. He didn't. He stayed with his horse for the

next 45 minutes, keeping it calm. His main thought was for his horse,

not his own life. The men from the farms had proved

their worth During the war,

he visited them in France and afterwards designed a special

monument to stand in Sledmere Sadly, Sir Mark Sykes died before

the building work was complete. It must be one of the most

original war memorials we have. Its elaborate design is perhaps

testament to just how highly he regarded the men who served with

the Wolds Wagoners. And BBC Radio Lincolnshire and

BBC Radio Humberside will have more on the impact of the war

at home tomorrow morning And you can find out more

about how the war affected where you Let's get a recap of the

national and regional headlines. The number of migrants reaching

Europe illegally rises genetically. More than 40,000 have made the

journey so far this year, often using people smugglers.

The father of a brain damaged teenager criticises

the level of treatment available for his son in Lincolnshire.

Variable, often large amounts of cloud, though some bright spells.

A light west wind and a highs of 17 Celsius.

That is 63 Fahrenheit. Emma on the spec says of Ryan

Smith's care concerns, I agree with his family. Patricia says the lack

of available caring ligature is down to government funding, not allowing

local councils the cash needed. On the half term wash`out, Chris says

walking through Maplethorpe there were a lot of people about but

places had their shutters up. We remarked that they would moan about

not making money. You have to be open to catch the trade.

Good night.