12/09/2014 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

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Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight...

A call for more money from fuel duty to be spent fixing potholes.

All of these taxes and it ndver goes back into the road is being done.

Seven teachers are suspended at an East Yorkshire school over the

I'm live in Killingholme, where the go`ahead has just been

given for a new power station to supply a million homes.

Hull City manager Steve Bruce says he doesn't believe

What he did on transferred deadline day is not the actions of a man who

wants to sell a football cltb. And the streets of Lincoln `re

filled with people from the past, And after a pleasant week a decent

weekend to come. I will be back later in the details. `` later in

the programme with all of the details.

Motorists in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are backing

a plan for more of the monex raised from petrol and fuel duty to go

?2 billion is used to repair potholes and improve roads

but the Local Government Association wants much more to be spent.

Hull City Council says it ndeds an extra ?4 million

Lincolnshire county council says it faces a backlog of repairs.

Avoiding cracks and holes on our weather`beaten roads.

The legacy of severe winters and now a backlog of repairs.

Motorists say they already pay a lot of tax and deserve ro`ds fit

Those at the pumps in the East Riding told me they get poor

Road tax, fuel tax, MOT, evdrything else, and it never goes back into

the road is being done. I h`ve had my card an in twice. When they do it

they only do budget repairs. Fuel duty contributes more than ?33

billion a year to the UK Trdasury. Two billion of that is spent

maintaining the road network. The Local Government Associ`tion

says that's not enough. It wants 2 pence a litre

of fuel duty to be used soldly to maintain the network `

an extra ?1 billion a year. An idea which

a recent survey found some of the highest support for in Yorkshire,

85% of people backing the plan. Drivers will be astonished to learn

how much money they contribtte to the Chancellor each year, not just

in fuel duty but also vehicle excise duty and VAT. We need a bigger

amount of that spent on the road network. Councils in our arda have

been given an extra ?9 millhon for repairs of the road network.

That could mean `` that shotld mean 150,000 potholes will be filled in.

Yet Lincolnshire County Counciol still faces a repair backlog

Those who drive for a living say motoring costs are adding up.

Motoring is expensive, the vehicles, suspension, tyres. Going ovdr a poor

surface it is `` it stands to reason that you will need repairs.

Councils want more money, btt billions have been spent on repairs.

And the government isn't kedn on ring`fencing money

Do you think more needs to be given to councils to sort out out roads?

Should the money raised by taxes on drivers be spent solely

Are there any patches of potholes near to you that need fixing?

The first sailing cobles for years have been launched in Lincolnshire.

Three people have died in a head on collision on a road in Lincolnshire.

A 70`year`old man and a 19` and 21`year`old were killed in the crash

last night, and two other pdople are in hospital with serious injuries.

It happened on the A52 near Chapel St Leonards. The Polhce say

It is always bad that peopld are dying on the roads and we always

hope the numbers will be lower than the previous year but on thhs

occasion in one fell swoop three people died in one incident, and

that is tragic . A human rights activist

from Lincolnshire, facing trial in Thailand, has returned to Britain.

Andy Hall from Spalding was charged with criminal defamation

after criticising working conditions in Thailand's pineapple picking

industry. He has to go back later this

month and could be jailed for up to seven years if found guilty.

A new power station will be built in North Lincolnshire.

The government has approved plans for a gas`powered station at

It will be able to power one million homes.

Kate Sweeting is at the planned site.

How important could this be to North Lincolnshire?

Approval for the power stathon came from the Secretary of State for

energy and the change earlidr today. Not only will it be able to power a

million homes it will provide 1 00 construction jobs and a further 140

permanent local jobs once fhnished. This is already an industri`l site,

there are two gas power stations adjacent, with two oil refinery is

not far away, and the company behind this told me one of the reasons they

chose this area was because of the infrastructure and transport links.

With this development we will be creating a large number of jobs

both during construction of the plant, when we need up to 1600

people, but also in the longer term, during operation. We requird up to

140 people directly employed. North Lincolnshire Council has told us it

is too soon to comment on this announcement. The power station will

not be operational until at least 2016/2017 but building work could

start as early as next year. Hull City say they're now going to

appeal to the Football Association over plans to change the cltb's name

to the Hull Tigers. They were going to go through the Court of

Arbitration for Sport, but have reversed that decision. Thex expect

a decision to be made by thd end of November. Yesterday Assem Allam told

me he would sell the club if he I worked in a

legal and you are You would sell it? Yes, I s`id that

before. I do not call bluffs. I said, if the decision is no, I walk

out. If you won in arbitrathon three months later you could be khcking

yourself then. Why? Because you could have kept the club and got

what you wanted. Hull City's manager Steve Bruce held

his weekly press conference this morning. He said that he dodsn't

believe the club's owner wants to You only had to see what he did on

transfer deadline day, thesd are not the actions of a man who once to

sell a football club. If he feels that strongly about the brand and

the name change to help us go forward, that is his person`l

belief. We have to respect that for what he has done.

There's been a big reaction from you to Mr Allam's comments yestdrday.

Earlier I spoke to Peter Ch`rlish, who is a lecturer in sports law

I began by asking him what he thought of the decision to

appeal to the Football Association over the planned name changd.

I think it is very sensible. It is a logical decision, rather prddictable

but I think it is sensible. Is it likely, or have they been other

cases where a change has bedn made when they go to appeal after any ``

and an initial decision by the FA? With regard to a change of name I

have not been aware of any decisions that have gone before the F@ before.

It is possible that the appdal will overturn the original decishon. It

all depends, I guess, on thd strength of the submissions made by

the parties and also on the strength of the original decision. They are

well on in getting on with this behind the series `` the scdnes and

the manager is a clever man, so do you think he can win this? H think

it will be very difficult. @ssuming there is no brand`new evidence he is

presenting to the appeal. Hd is a very clever man, he wouldn't say

that publicly yesterday unldss he was sure, would he? I have no doubt

he is a clever man but he also is not going to say publicly, H am not

particularly confident. Do xou think he is going to get his own way? I

would be surprised if the ddcision made his `` went his way.

What do you think of the move and the appeal? We asked last nhght but

if you want to comment again these are the details.

The first sailing cobles for years have been launched in Lincolnshire.

And the future and the past collide on the streets of Lhncoln.

Matthew Phillips has taken this from Drypool Bridge looking down the

River Hull towards the tidal barrier and the new footbridge.

"Please could Peter wish my daughter Lily good luck, as she leavds home

Good luck, Lily. Where were you on Saturday when I

was at the festival? I could not any `` I was thdre but I

could not get anywhere near you for the hordes of Keeley Donovan fans.

It looks like a nice weekend. We have had a very pleasant wedk but

every morning we have had a bit of mist and fog in places, which will

be the case on Saturday and Sunday as well. On the pressure ch`rt you

can see the high pressure, so we are still dominated by that, me`ning a

lot of settled weather to come through the weekend and into early

next week. The cloud did brdak up gradually through the day so we have

had some sunny spells, the best in parts of Lincolnshire. This evening

and overnight the cloud will remain broken and dry. We will havd cloud

breaks and because of the breeze we will have some mist and low cloud.

The sun will rise at 6:30am, setting at 70 `` at 7:23pm. Tomorrow

morning, a bit of a grave start in places, some patchy mist and ground

fog. `` a grey start. Temperature is very similar to today's valtes,

reaching the high teens, about where they should be for this timd of

year. We might just clip 19 around the wash. `` the Wash. On Stnday we

start with a lot of cloud, perhaps something `` some patchy mist and

fog as well. It will gradually brighten up and by the afternoon the

cloud should be broken and there should be some bright or sunny

spells. Temperatures about `verage for the time of year, 17 or 18. High

pressure continues to domin`te in the next week but I think wd will

gradually see a breakdown and the increased risk of showers for Monday

and Tuesday. We have a message here, how do you

join the Keeley Donovan Fanclub You are the head of that Fanclub.

That was from Matthew. Seven teachers at an East Yorkshire

school have been suspended following claims pupils' work was

falsified during an exam. Governors at the Goole High School

are to investigate. The teachers have been interviewed

and a report will be given to The Department for Education says

it's aware of the investigation Seven members of staff suspdnded, an

investigation into falsified exam entries under way. Goole High School

was placed in special measures last year and is now facing allegations

that a computer studies exal was manipulated. The Wakefield city

academies trust that took over the school last year has confirled it is

looking into it. This afternoon parents were angry

and told me they had concerns about is `` about teaching standards.

Absolutely disgusting, and ht is about time that they actually did

reorganise the school because the teaching is abominable. The school

has been going down for quite a while from what it used to be. I

think there has been bad management. My daughter is 16, she has just done

her exams, and as far as I `m aware there has not been any cheating She

has done really well, had loads of help from the school and I don't

have anything bad to say about them. How much help teachers give their

pupils with exams and coursdwork is a concern for the government. It is

another week before the report when the findings of the investigation

are delivered. Regardless of whether there is any basis for the

allegations, nationwide there is an increase in cases where teachers are

accused of helping their pupils One third of pupils who responddd to one

questionnaire say they have experienced this. The fact that the

trust has acted quickly and swiftly is to be commended. I hope they

conclude the report quickly because we do not need a dark cloud hanging,

we need this finalised very quickly. If it is true of course appropriate

action can be taken. The suspended staff members have been intdrviewed

and a report will be presented to the trust next week. The Department

for Education says it is aw`re of the allegations.

We will continue to follow that if there are any developments next

week. A Scunthorpe`born businessm`n is

campaigning for Scotland to become independent

in next week's referendum. Andy Lythgoe claims

his adopted home country wotld be Scotland is my home now and has been

for 25 years and I am interdsted in Scotland, my country, performing

better economically. All of the studies that I have seen through my

working life show that Scotland could and should be doing bdtter

than it is. The Scottish independence rdferendum

will be discussed in the first programme of a new

series of the Sunday Politics. Guests include the East Yorkshire

based UKIP MEP Jane Collins. Hull FC's Richard Horne will make

his final appearance for thd Black and Whites this evening,

after 16 years at the club, He made his debut when he w`s just

16 years old and his colleagues have paid their tribute to the former

Great Britain international. It will be great if he can roll back

the years to put in an occasion like has done for some any years.

We wish Richard all of the best Lincolnshire archer Carl Harding has

just missed out on a medal Mr Harding from Bourne was beaten in

the Bronze Medal match by another Two identical 26 foot sailing cobles

` the first to be built in almost 40 years ` have bden

launched today in Bridlington. With their flat bottoms and high

sides, the harbour was once home to Two brand`new cobles

for Bridlington. The boats were once

a common sight at the harbotr ` a staple for inshore fishing all

along the north east coast. Building these two has been

a labour of love for John Clarkson It started off with one piece of

wood and it is like a jigsaw puzzle, you keep going! It has never been

documented as such and we w`nted to document it so we could makd a video

and a booklet on it so we could produce it, because it has not been

done before. They are a supdr shape and to go out and find trees the

right shape, get all the bits and pieces you need, and when you finish

them and you drop them in the water and they float, it is great

The men were also behind the restoration of the

First built in Bridlington lore than a hundred years ago, it

She's now on the national register of historic ships.

The new boats alongside the old one proved popular.

I have watched these two behng constructed over the past fdw months

and it is something we will not see again, a skill that has been lost

forever. It is amazing to think they have

been handmade using traditional materials, it is brilliant.

Then came the moment everyone had been waiting for, the first of the

cobles was placed in the water. Reminders of the past very luch at

home in Bridlington water. Big day for cricket, becausd

Yorkshire have won their first The title was sealed with a game to

spare following their victory over We have waited a little while for

this, it is a special time for the club and I am sure we will `ll enjoy

it. It is my special time ott for my wedding anniversary. It would have

been a nail`biting afternoon if it had gone on a bit that, yeah,

fantastic . Imagine if our modern world

of cars and computers was still being made with Victorian tdchnology

like clockwork and steam power. That's what enthusiasts will be

doing in Lincoln this weekend. They might look like they'rd in

Victorian costume, but look closely and you'll see lots of modern

upgrades, as Simon Spark explains. What happens when our everyday

modern society embraces Victorian values but then makes it punk. You

get the Lincolnshire steamptnk Festival and it is like another era

has invaded. I thought it w`s a mad Max Convention! I think it hs

fabulous and next year I might have to join them. It is basically very

modern, very contemporary v`lues, but all of that creativity `nd

imagination, but we draw masses of inspiration from the past,

particularly Victorian era. Usually steam punk ladies dress in black and

brown but I like to be a bird of paradise. This is just a maverick

nerve gun that has been painted An eyepiece for detecting magic storms,

clearly, and my pocket watch just to tell the time. If you want to dress

like steampunk you basicallx have to dress like your grandmother did Or

more like her grandmother! This is the mad Hatter's tea party, an

icebreaker where everybody gets to know each other a bit better. I feel

seriously underdressed. This festival is the largest of its

kind in Europe and its spectacle continues throughout the wedkend, so

don't be surprised to see G`ngs Of New York type stand`offs. You don't

need to dress up to be part of the fun but to be quite honest ht would

help. The main headlines tonight. The

Reverend Ian Paisley, for ddcades the voice of hardline unionhsm in

Northern Ireland, has died. Seven teachers are suspended at

Goole High School over the falsification of exams.

Mostly dry and sunny over the weekend, temperatures up to 18

Celsius. We were talking about potholes at

the start of the programme `nd whether money from fuel dutx should

be used to help out. Adam s`ys my friend has just hit a pothole and

ruined his car, it was as ddep as his whole foot.

Yes, more should go into fixing potholes but what about the road tax

excess. The amount of tax in this country is

massive, we should have the best road network in the world.

More money should be charged to foreign lorries. We went down to

London and we were amazed bx how many foreign lorries were on the A1.

Many roads in Lincolnshire `re written a dangerous state and with

the tax rates they should bd paved with gold.

Thank you for your comments on that and the other stories as well. Have

a peaceful weekend and I will see you on Monday.

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