:00:08. > :00:11.It's hoped ?300,000 worth of investment will help to boost
:00:12. > :00:16.East Riding's high streets and lead to the creation of jobs.
:00:17. > :00:19.The council wants local people to think of projects that could
:00:20. > :00:21.revitalise town centres, and says the best ideas will be
:00:22. > :00:31.The Great British High Street hasn't been quite so great in recent years.
:00:32. > :00:34.There's been lots in our area to try and get shoppers back. Now East
:00:35. > :00:38.Riding Council is offering grants to groups with ideas to improve town
:00:39. > :00:53.It might take a lick of paint, it might take some flowers, but at the
:00:54. > :00:56.end, we want to see a vibrant high Street in our towns, and we want to
:00:57. > :01:01.create jobs. The council says it's been inspired
:01:02. > :01:04.in part by the success of this pop shop in Bridlington which was paid
:01:05. > :01:07.for by a Government grant. It allows people to showcase businesses for a
:01:08. > :01:13.short time. We have got some good feedback from
:01:14. > :01:16.here. that high streets are doing better.
:01:17. > :01:20.Research shows that since 2009, of 6000 stores left vacant when big
:01:21. > :01:24.companies like Comet went bust. Just 20% are still empty on the
:01:25. > :01:27.highstreet but that rises to 29% for shopping centres and 37% in retail
:01:28. > :01:32.parks. Gainsborough is another town in our area that's invested to bring
:01:33. > :01:40.in more shoppers. Half a million pounds has been spent on roads and
:01:41. > :01:43.paths to make the city centre more accessible and there have been some
:01:44. > :02:00.promising results. There are still some vacancies, so
:02:01. > :02:05.we cannot afford to be complacent. The footfall figures, which we
:02:06. > :02:08.monitor, are encouraging. It looks as though we are achieving what we
:02:09. > :02:11.want to, which is to increase visitors and shoppers to come into
:02:12. > :02:14.Gainsborough. Back in Bridlington, people told me
:02:15. > :02:25.what they thought could revitalise Well, more parking, if we could get
:02:26. > :02:28.it. Some really nice shots. Next, big places like Debenhams.
:02:29. > :02:31.East Riding Council has put up 300,000 for the project. Now it's
:02:32. > :02:34.left to groups across the area to come up with ideas, like the pop`up
:02:35. > :02:38.shop, and bid to take them to the high street.
:02:39. > :02:41.An event's been held to raise support to save a North Lincolnshire
:02:42. > :02:48.airfield which could be sold off as farmland.
:02:49. > :02:51.The council is working with a local gliding club to try and arrange
:02:52. > :02:56.the purchase of the airstrip, at this RAF base at Kirton in Lindsey.
:02:57. > :02:59.The public were invited to an open day at the base today,
:03:00. > :03:03.The Ministry of Defence is selling the land, which it says
:03:04. > :03:15.Trent Valley gliding club have been here for about 40 years, and we're
:03:16. > :03:20.trying to preserve the site for the of eight and for the use of the
:03:21. > :03:25.local community as well. We are trying to facilitate the
:03:26. > :03:30.transition from military status into civilian status, and show that is a
:03:31. > :03:33.positive experience not only for the gliding club, but for the residents.
:03:34. > :03:35.Local MPs say they're shocked by the latest revelations
:03:36. > :03:37.surrounding historic allegations of sexual abuse at Westminster.
:03:38. > :03:39.The Government has launched an investigation into missing files
:03:40. > :03:42.relating to alleged child abuse by senior figures in the 1980s.
:03:43. > :03:45.Shadow Home Office Minister and Hull North MP Diana Johnson says it's
:03:46. > :04:03.Most MPs are shocked to have heard about these allegations, the
:04:04. > :04:07.potential there might have been a cover`up, I think MPs are taken
:04:08. > :04:11.aback by this, and that is why we are very pleased that is going to be
:04:12. > :04:17.this full enquiry, and particularly, this enquiry about the
:04:18. > :04:18.Home Office and what it did or didn't do. We need to get to the
:04:19. > :04:21.bottom of what has happened. Large parts
:04:22. > :04:23.of Hull City Centre were closed off this morning as the annual "Race
:04:24. > :04:26.For Life" charity run took place. Thousands of women turned out to
:04:27. > :04:29.take part in the event, which organisers hope will raise more
:04:30. > :04:31.than ?100,000 for cancer research. Luke Campbell had
:04:32. > :04:33.a successful return to It was the Hull boxer's first fight
:04:34. > :04:36.since February, when when he took time off to spend
:04:37. > :04:40.time with his family, after his He beat Welshman Craig Woodruff
:04:41. > :04:43.on points. It's extended the Olympic gold
:04:44. > :04:45.medallist's professional record Hull FC's hopes
:04:46. > :04:49.of a playoff place were dealt lost away to Salford,
:04:50. > :04:56.35 points to 22. Coach Lee Radford called it
:04:57. > :05:02.a frustrating night. Time for the weather now, with Corsa
:05:03. > :05:15.Kamer. Good evening. We have had sunny
:05:16. > :05:20.spells but also showers. Further inland, dry weather overnight and
:05:21. > :05:28.clearer skies. Temperatures around 13, 14. We would lose the humidity.
:05:29. > :05:34.An easy night to sleep in. Tomorrow, plenty of dry and bright weather.
:05:35. > :05:37.More in the way of cloud by the afternoon and eventually, patchy
:05:38. > :05:44.outbreaks of rain pushing him. Temperatures still feeling warm. 21,
:05:45. > :05:48.20 2 degrees. 72 in Fahrenheit. We are looking at a wet night Monday
:05:49. > :05:52.night into Tuesday. Becoming drier and writer.
:05:53. > :05:58.But a reminder we could be a little later, because of the World Cup
:05:59. > :06:15.Hello, most places are enjoying a fine end to the weekend with some
:06:16. > :06:19.sunshine. You might be firing up the barbecue ahead of the World Cup
:06:20. > :06:23.final but we have seen torrential storms in East Anglia and they still
:06:24. > :06:30.have showers. They will ease but showers in Eastern Scott and into
:06:31. > :06:31.eastern England. Elsewhere, it is dry and clear and misty and