20/12/2016 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Some unsettled weather in the run-up to Christmas. I will be back later

in the programme with the details on that.

Disability campaigners have criticised plans for a new bridge

in Lincoln which they say will discriminate against people

Designs for a new footbridge over the railway line at Brayford Wharf

have been submitted but won't now include lifts because

Network Rail has defended the plans suggesting people with disabilities

can use the level crossing which they themselves say is one

The Brayford Wharf East level crossing in Lincoln is busy.

It's the second-highest risk on the East Midlands train route.

So Network Rail wants to put in a footbridge.

would have a difference, though - there'd be no lift.

We asked some pedestrians what they thought of that.

If they're going to build is it really to have left 's. I thought it

was the law that you had to provide access for disabled people for

providing public service. A bit annoying there no left. It does make

sense. I can see why it would be helpful because they can't have one,

I think it be better to have on the nod. -- than not.

It's been a couple of minutes now since the barriers went down

and the train is in full flow going across the crossing you can

With a bridge, they'd have been able to cross by now, but anyone

who struggles with stairs would still be waiting.

Network Rail told us it tried to consult a Lincoln disabilities

group about the bridge - but didn't hear back.

I don't know when they would've done that because I have been retired for

nearly years now and when I left the organisation closed because of lack

of funding. That was a good five years ago. It is appalling that in

this day and age they can actually put plants and to build something

without any disabled access. The thing is they have discriminated

against disabled people, whether it is intentional or unintentional. It

is still discrimination. Network Rail points out it's not

going to close the crossing, so everyone could still use it

when the barriers are up. And says the reason for the lift

being taken out is lack of funding. But campaigners want a bridge that's

accessible to all, all the time. Katy, has Network Rail responded

to the concerns we've heard today? Well Network Rail sent us

a statement saying: It's committed to following the planning process

and encourages anyone with comments to feed these back

to the planning authority." By the planning authority it means

Lincoln City Council, which in due course will have

to make a decision about whether the footbridge

will get the green light. In my report you heard

from a disability group which Network Rail said it had asked

for an opinion. The rail authority has not got back

to us to clarify when it got It did reemphasise it is really

welcoming people's views now. The national charity

Disability Rights UK told us a lack of bridge wouldn't just affected

those who are disabled, but parents with prams and older

people with mobility issues. It says its members have

lots of issues with accessibility The need for a bridge is not

disputed in Lincoln and increase safety was deeply grateful a big

thing. -- people would agree as a big thing.

The question here is about balancing the need for safety -

We want to hear from you on this story, do you think lifts should be

Maybe you cross the railway line in Lincoln regularly

A ban on some species of birds at public gatherings

has been put in place - following an outbreak of bird

Thousands of turkeys either died or had to be culled

after the disease was found at Austen Fen Farm, near Louth.

The ban applies to chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese -

and means they can't be taken to livestock fairs,

The Government is being urged to intervene immediately to tackle

The Conservative MP for Gainsborough - Sir Edward Leigh -

told the Commons that not enough doctors were being trained.

Structures of 80 GPs against its target of 909 and concern only 633

places were taken up recently. The reality is that the last parliament

we increased number of GPs by 5% and this parliament we are planning to

increase them by another 5000 which will be the biggest increase in GPs

in the history of the NHS. It will go with considerable extra

resources. A former senior detective says it's

"inevitable" that organised gangs will continue to target rural cash

machines in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, saying little can

be done to stop them. Seven villages in our area have seen

cash points attacked this year - often using farm vehicles that cause

hundreds of thousands It only takes them a matter

of minutes to carry this out. It can leave communities picking up

the pieces for months. The former Detective inspector says those

involved are extremely organised. Those groups of people are

forensically aware and they will do anything to disguise their identity

for CCTV purposes and will take steps to avoid leaving fingerprints

and DNA. I hate to say that we have to accept it but this inevitability

of this type of crime. It has been going on in many years. Darlington

are linked to show was one of the times were set and maim us later one

of the shops are still closed. Even though these fields is still a

single penny the cost of this trade has been estimated at several

hundreds of thousands of pounds. We're still working on ways to

prevent any of this happening again so that could be the recycling of

the cash machine so it is an internal one. This type of crime has

become all too familiar. In January they stole cash machine in the

problem Pocklington and Art month later the Co-op and scaling problems

ramming. In April as sharp and a Hecht and in May the cast machine at

the Co-op in Sutton Bridge is ripped out. September saw the failed ram

raid at the Co-op in Donington and December the stored wreck again and

cutting them unsafe. -- -- they stop once again in M Lindsay. After such

a long period and destruction people living here want to ensure measures

are put in place to stop anything like this happening again.

In less than two weeks, Hull will become the UK City

of Culture and both residents and visitors are being warned

that there will still be some disruption and building work

Council bosses say the improvements are on track and orange barriers

have started to disappear from some streets in recent weeks.

But there will still be finishing touches to complete.

Yunus Mulla is live in Hull for us tonight, will people start to notice

Peter, the question that's been asked a few times by a number

of people is whether Hull will be ready for 2017 and the arrival

visitors - what will be there first impressions

- well we can start to think beyond the months of disruption

The first phase of an ambitious plan to transform the city centre

is almost conmplete - today contractors were still working

to the end of year deadline - but by New years eve -

We're doing about 50% more than we intended to do because it is grown

and grown and grown. We decided we need to do as much as we can before

the year of culture. We are on track.

Whitefriargate is looking different - and so is Queen Victoria Square -

and not to forget the fruit market is noticeable for.

Independent businesses, to Hull city centre and I dare say that

excitement of interest is reverberating across the UK and

people are really taking note of what is happening in Harle and we

are aiming to attract good investment. It is part of a city

plan started two years ago and winning City of Culture letter

decision to complete 34 years of work N just 12 months. Queen

Victoria Square will open get time. The gallery and our own contemporary

art gallery will open as planned. Everything is happening as it has

been planned. What we will not see the back of his these orange

barriers which will be around a number of searches which will be

finished and that is phase two. King Edward Square want to be completed

until Easter. It's a prospect that

still concerns some business - Debbie Hill has resorted to putting

out creatuve customers. -- putting out signs to create

customers. We have plodded on an treaded water so the staff still

have that ours. We are positive for the City of Culture but it has been

a long year. The aim of all of this is to prepare the city for the next

25 years. It'll be nice when it is finished a part of the people

putting chewing gum on it already. It takes time to make something

good. I think it is going quite well all the good work is finished. It

doesn't really bother me too much. Harle has been messy and noisy for

longer than some people expected. --Hull. But the vision to have a

city centre that businesses want to be and is Mr reality. When you look

at what is happening in their 20s where you can see some of the

changes that are taking place. There are still work when you of course

and perhaps we do not yet have the wow factor. But if you speak to the

local authority and speech everybody involved in all of this work they

will tell you that we are approaching the stage where we can

all be proud of the city centre. Lots of you have been debating this

story on our Facebook Alan says it is a dead loss are

never get the jobs in time. Murray says it is a total disgrace must

work has been going on for the biggest part of the year. And it

used 11 Harle and love the city. She says she tries to visit often but

the messes Batumi. --Hull. You might also have a view on this

story, perhaps you run Do you think all the work

will be worth it? We will have a few more before we're

done at seven o'clock. 40 years on, we look

back at the Sex Pistols visit to Cleethorpes -

during their notorious 1976 tour. This was shattered image for some of

your fan club tonight. I was crawling around on my hands and

knees on a single beach. Would you wear a dress for that? She tweeted a

picture that anything for cheap publicity for country file went

diaries. -- went diaries. -- winter. The run-up to Christmas this dollar

great. Really unsettled. The same up the Christmas weekend. Tomorrow it

will be fine through the morning and noticed there was end of the day but

during the middle part of the day there will be multiplied and a bit

more of a breeze and a fair few showers. Storm Barbara on Friday

will bring some potentially damaging when is and East Yorkshire is on a

weather warning at the moment. That could change to extend across

Lincolnshire but either way are very windy spell of weather and

particularly badly timed considering how many people will be getting cars

Friday. Clear skies at that at the moment of it is a fine evening. It

will continue to be nice for the next few hours and gradually more

cloud developing from the north. More cloud spreading into the North

and patchy rain and drizzle later on in the night. Probably the lowest of

the temperatures Ellie on the night when we will get back to two or

three degrees. The sun will rise in the morning and 70 minutes past

eight and set again at quarter to four with high waters this evening

along the coast there. Tomorrow there will be a cloudy start across

Lincolnshire and The Wash and it will brighten up some sunshine for

the morning and we will have a few hours of decent weather and them on

Friday with a choice of evening but was end of the day it looks like it

will be set fair once again in the breeze out of a blustery middle part

of the day will ease down. Temperatures will be a bit higher

than they have been today and they will get up to seven or 8 degrees. A

warning for parts of East Yorkshire for a window. Severe gales are

expected on Friday and there will be some disruption to travel. Check

before you travel and looks rather stormy and blustery across the

Christmas weekend. Today he has put out jet stream as

jet stream. -- scheme. --Steam. Scunthorpe United made a loss

of ?2.6 million last season. The Iron's board say the figures

are an improvement on the previous 12 months in which it saw a loss

of more than ?3million. The club's income rose thanks

to its televised FA Cup third round tie away

at Premier League side Chelsea. The players of Grimsby Town met some

of their younger fans The Mariners' were visitors

to Diana, Princess of They gave the children gifts

from the club shop as a festive It's nice to get a little bit back

if they can -- give a little back pecan and if they can make a

difference for a couple of hours that is great.

Last night we asked for your views on the possibility of maternity

services being centralised in Lincoln.Hospital bosses in Boston

want to centralise specialist care for babies and new mums in Lincoln

and scale back services in the town as part of plans to save millions

Lisa says my twins were born 11 weeks earlier this July and we can't

-- we plan to have them at Pilgrim hospital. And fast living even more

special scarcity were born at Grimsby meaning we were a long way

from home. You need your family nearby. Cuts should be made

elsewhere. Claire 'I work at

Peterborough maternity and we can't cope with

the resources we have, I really feel for

these poor families. anyone realise that Lincoln

struggles to cope with it's My daughter, who had twins was told

to be prepared to be turned away if no beds were available

and drive to Nottingham. So how will Lincoln cope if Boston

and Grantham patients are sent Remember Percy the cat we filmed

a few weeks ago who was very popular Percy was known to wander

the streets of Newland Avenue on a daily basis and became a minor

celebrity in the area. He was frequently pampered

by people who passed him. The news has caused an outpouring

on social media, with one person calling for a plaque to be put up

in his memory. It's 40 years since the ground

breaking punk band, the Sex Pistols played in Cleethorpes as part

of what was supposed They were promoting their new single

Anarchy in the UK, but after a controversial television

interview, all but a handful Simon Spark has been finding

out why the Cleethorpes show still went ahead

and what it was like They used bad language

in the act, yes. I was pleased to see them

and pleased to see them go. 40 years ago today Jimmy Jackson,

became one of the bravest venue managers in the UK when he agreed

to let the Sex Pistols play at Their ferocity of sound

from their first TV appearance, and this interview on the Bill

Grundy Show, became the reason why. Next question.

No, what was the rude word? The swearing and encouragement

to swear, led to public outcry and what should have been a major UK

tour, saw venues cancelling, like dominos toppling,

but not the Winter Garden. We had security and I was always

there at the beginning to the end. And the Lord Mayor wanted to come. I

said "of respect to you, Mr Mayor,

it's really not your scene". And I said," it will be

terrifically loud". this man went along and enjoyed it.

He bought a CD of the event. It changed my attitude to people and I

got involved the political side of life. The sex appreciated this. --

the Sex Pistols encourage this. The Winter Gardens venue

closed in 2007 and has But the fact that a band

that changed the face of the British music scene,

played here in Cleethorpes, is the very reason why people

are still celebrating It is incredible how controversial

awards. For a programme that was only on in London it was one of

those life changing moments and I about 25 day tour and every every

gig cancelled. Cleethorpes was a real feather in the cup for the

time. What a great story that was. It underlined the positive

attributes of the band rather than the tabloid negativity that they

were adult life changing bandages liberalise the better. They were

really exciting band to go and see. The controversy made people and that

Sex Pistols were positive course. Was a brave of the Winter Gardens to

go ahead? I done over the other one is whether cancelled. So many people

will go straightaway after the interview. Nearly every town and

city in the UK. The local Lord mayors and police forces and all of

them banned the Sex Pistols vet Cleethorpes pulled it off. It is a

tragedy the place is pulled down. I went there six months were as pulled

down and was tatted falling apart was still a great old venue with a

great history to it. Sadly it is not there any more. Stuff like that is

important in the heritage of time and those kind of thing should be

kept. That study their owners on Peru's Cleethorpes on the music and

map. Punk did not last that long but everybody around at the time can

remember the sleeve of God Save The Queen and although I got banned the

BBC commercial radio played it. Even though was banned and they still

pretended it was number two Waller was the number one record in the

country, everybody knew. It is one of those great mums to be a teenager

that felt slightly naughty and it was not really allowed but it is one

of the greatest records released and a really fantastic and exciting

record and had that power to actually stopped everything the

country. It is very rare that punk music nowadays were taken for

granted but when you think about that those six months of near

anarchy tour to God Save The Queen the sex pistols were on the front

page of the papers nearly every very good memories of 1976. It is

terrific to have your programme John, thank you for those

Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines.

After the Berlin Christmas market terror attack,

the city's police chief says those responsible could

Plans for a bridge over this level crossing in Lincoln are criticised

as disgraceful by disability campaigners, for not having a lift.

Tomorrow's weather: Brightening up with some sunshine

Cloudier during the afternoon with breezy conditions and some

talking about the plans for the bridge with no left. -- elevator.

Mark says have that it was not heard of an underpass. Mark says that

crossing is not closing solanum visibility is going cross. Michael

says why can't the builders add a sloping ramp on the side of each

bridge and not begin to speak. Darren says surely they can use the

left and the other bridge, it is just two minutes away. That bridge

is hardly used so we do not need another one. They said the bridge

will be mainly for the benefit of students at the University. Don't

build a bridge that they can walk round the corner. David is an

Eminem. He says that as a way to cross for disabled people and that

is to wait for the barriers to left. Adding less to the bridge will

dramatically increase the costs. Not much sympathy from David. -- adding

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