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:00:24. > :00:29.This is not about preserving heritage for Heritage's sake, this

:00:30. > :00:35.is about the role began playing in the future of Grimsby. The search

:00:36. > :00:40.for missing woman and her two young sons widens to Europe. Homes and

:00:41. > :00:41.businesses were evacuated, now a man admits keeping on licence chemicals

:00:42. > :00:43.at his house. Somebody from the Home Office

:00:44. > :00:45.came round and said, And I said, "Thank you

:00:46. > :00:57.for telling me that." Experts in Yorkshire lead the fight

:00:58. > :01:03.against the foreign invaders that could kill off our bees. And

:01:04. > :01:08.tonight, the library book that has taken 36 years to be returned. An

:01:09. > :01:13.exceptional day particularly across Lincolnshire. 21 degrees. Join me

:01:14. > :01:46.later for the forecast. It's an abandoned building that has

:01:47. > :01:49.already cost the taxpayers two million pounds and now

:01:50. > :01:51.Victoria Mill in Grimsby has been bought by the local authority

:01:52. > :01:54.which admits even more cash North East Lincolnshire Council says

:01:55. > :01:58.it was forced into buying the Mill, which is a listed building after it

:01:59. > :02:00.became unsafe, threatening It's now looking for a private

:02:01. > :02:26.investor to help turn the mill Problems began a year ago when

:02:27. > :02:30.people living nearby were moved out due to safety concerns. The council

:02:31. > :02:33.spent ?1 million repeating the building. They tried to get the

:02:34. > :02:38.orders of the building to pay for the repairs, but to no avail. In

:02:39. > :02:43.August, the council said the repair bill had risen by a further ?1

:02:44. > :02:48.million, an issue raised in the Commons by the Cleethorpes MP, who

:02:49. > :02:53.said the council needed help in recouping the money. This week, it's

:02:54. > :02:59.been announced an agreement has been reached by the council to purchase

:03:00. > :03:06.the building for ?1. Property values have gone down and people are coming

:03:07. > :03:09.up and licking at the building. David lives in the adjacent flats

:03:10. > :03:15.and was one of the residency have to be evacuated while repairs were

:03:16. > :03:19.carried out. If we know who owns it and they are doing something about

:03:20. > :03:26.it, and hopefully it'll start the ball rolling. This saga has left the

:03:27. > :03:33.council was quite a bill. The repairs alone are costing ?2.2

:03:34. > :03:37.million. The scaffolding is costing ?7,000 a week. And then there is the

:03:38. > :03:41.accommodation for those who had to be evacuated from their homes for

:03:42. > :03:48.four months. Quite a bill for a cash strapped local authority. Has this

:03:49. > :03:53.been a wise spender of taxpayers' money? It's been a necessarily spend

:03:54. > :03:58.of taxpayers' money, because of the health and safety risks. We had to

:03:59. > :04:03.do it. It was an eyesore before, because there were pictures coming

:04:04. > :04:06.out of the roof and it really looked dreadful, but I suppose, if it's

:04:07. > :04:15.going to be put to some use, then that's OK. It cost ?2 million for

:04:16. > :04:20.that! That's Grimsby heritage therefore you. I think it's a waste

:04:21. > :04:26.of money. They want to spend more money on the town centre. It came at

:04:27. > :04:27.a price, but Victoria Mills is no longer in limbo. Work can now start

:04:28. > :04:31.to give it a future. Caroline is in Grimsby tonight,

:04:32. > :04:34.how realistic is it to expect something to be done

:04:35. > :04:44.to the Mill soon? The repairs will be finished until

:04:45. > :04:47.May and then all of the scaffolding needs to be brought down. I suppose

:04:48. > :04:50.the important thing is that the council have told me today that no

:04:51. > :04:56.more public money will be ploughed into this. Private investment will

:04:57. > :05:01.now be sought to develop the site. Early days yet, but ideas on the

:05:02. > :05:07.table includes plans to incorporate this into a larger development of

:05:08. > :05:12.this area around a maritime heritage theme. It is just an idea, but for

:05:13. > :05:14.the first time in over 50 years now, that is top of the future for this

:05:15. > :05:20.building. Earlier I spoke to Ben Robinson

:05:21. > :05:22.from Historic England, who campaign to protect historic

:05:23. > :05:25.buildings and have already paid out I asked him how important this Grade

:05:26. > :05:35.II Victoria Mill building is. It's very unusual for us to provide

:05:36. > :05:38.any funding for a Grade II building, so we recognise it as amongst

:05:39. > :05:41.the top Grade II buildings Most of our work is concentrated

:05:42. > :05:46.on Grade I and II*, so it's a really Councils have a duty to look

:05:47. > :06:01.after the buildings in their area, they have legislation that they can

:06:02. > :06:04.apply, they have a duty to think about regeneration and the quality

:06:05. > :06:06.of the built environment So this council is doing

:06:07. > :06:14.exactly the right thing. But 2.2 million

:06:15. > :06:16.on repairs in a year. Councils are cash-strapped,

:06:17. > :06:24.there are other things How can we justify

:06:25. > :06:27.that amount of money? I think it's important

:06:28. > :06:29.to say that the initial investment hopefully

:06:30. > :06:31.will realise long-term benefits. This isn't about preserving heritage

:06:32. > :06:38.for heritage's sake. This is about the role that

:06:39. > :06:41.important buildings like this can There are plenty of these old,

:06:42. > :06:47.derelict buildings. Well, in terms of Grade II

:06:48. > :06:57.buildings, you're talking about buildings of national

:06:58. > :06:58.significance, so this is not just a locally

:06:59. > :07:00.significant building, this is a building of

:07:01. > :07:02.national significance. It's been a landmark

:07:03. > :07:06.for 100 years in Grimsby. But do you think people really care,

:07:07. > :07:10.when there are so many other priorities that the councils need

:07:11. > :07:12.to spend their money on? Do you think they're

:07:13. > :07:14.really bothered? It's one aspect of the sort of work

:07:15. > :07:17.that councils should be doing. They've been decisive in this case,

:07:18. > :07:19.they've shown leadership. And when there are sums of money

:07:20. > :07:21.available for regeneration, for reinvigoration of places,

:07:22. > :07:24.it's those councils that are showing the sort of leadership that

:07:25. > :07:32.should be first in line. Those councils that recognise

:07:33. > :07:39.the importance of their built this sort of leadership that should

:07:40. > :07:42.be first in line. Those councils that recognise

:07:43. > :07:44.the importance of their built environment and what it means

:07:45. > :07:46.for the future. Because as I say, this isn't

:07:47. > :07:49.about the history of the place, What can we get this building doing

:07:50. > :07:53.and contributing to Grimsby? But if you're spending

:07:54. > :07:55.money on a building just to stop the repairs,

:07:56. > :07:57.just to keep it safe, but it's still going to stand empty

:07:58. > :07:59.and derelict, derelict, but it's still going to stand empty

:08:00. > :08:03.and derelict, what's the point? The council had to step

:08:04. > :08:08.in and undertake emergency measures. And our support is

:08:09. > :08:10.for that urgent work. We've been able to provide some

:08:11. > :08:12.money towards that urgent work You have to stop building falling

:08:13. > :08:17.down in order to preserve it, in order for it to work

:08:18. > :08:20.in the long term. And here, of course,

:08:21. > :08:22.it was people's homes that were at risk as well,

:08:23. > :08:24.it wasn't just the building itself. This is a place where people

:08:25. > :08:27.live, and their homes I'm sure people will have strong

:08:28. > :08:33.views on this either way. Mr Robinson, very good

:08:34. > :08:35.to talk to you tonight. Were the council right to step

:08:36. > :08:43.in and pay to fix this building Should we be able to

:08:44. > :08:46.knock down buildings that are dangerous -

:08:47. > :08:48.irrespective of whether Should the council be

:08:49. > :08:51.concentrating on their main work like bins and social care -

:08:52. > :09:09.rather than taking If you want to be in touch, if you

:09:10. > :09:26.think money should be found, your views, get in touch.

:09:27. > :09:41.I look forward to hearing from you before we finish at seven o'clock.

:09:42. > :09:43.Police say a missing woman may have left the country.

:09:44. > :09:45.Samantha Baldwin - who is from Newark and has family

:09:46. > :09:48.connections to Lincolnshire - hasn't been since since Monday.

:09:49. > :09:53.Also missing are her sons Dylan and Louis.

:09:54. > :09:56.Yes, officers are treating this as an abduction,

:09:57. > :09:58.saying 42-year-old Samantha Baldwin doesn't have custody

:09:59. > :10:02.of nine-year-old Louis Madge or his six-year-old brother Dylan.

:10:03. > :10:04.Today police have released CCTV images released showing Samantha's

:10:05. > :10:06.last known movements, in Nottingham city centre

:10:07. > :10:12.Police have previously said she and the boys could be

:10:13. > :10:14.in Lincolnshire or Manchester as they have connections

:10:15. > :10:24.But they've also told airports and seaports to keep a close eye out

:10:25. > :10:26.in case Samantha and her sons have left the country.

:10:27. > :10:29.The scale of the enquiry is on a national basis,

:10:30. > :10:32.Whilst there is no indication that Samantha has left

:10:33. > :10:35.the country with the children, that is still an open line

:10:36. > :10:37.of enquiry, and we will go wherever the enquiry takes us.

:10:38. > :10:40.We will be relentless until we can recover those

:10:41. > :10:48.Is there anything to suggest we're closer to finding

:10:49. > :10:56.Officers have had lots of calls - and reported sightings,

:10:57. > :10:58.including two that are forming part of their investigation.

:10:59. > :10:59.Nottinghamshire Police has arrested two people -

:11:00. > :11:02.a 62-year-old woman and a 36-year-old woman - on

:11:03. > :11:14.But no, they still don't know where Samantha Baldwin

:11:15. > :11:18.A ?60 million wood chip factory will be built near Hull.

:11:19. > :11:20.It'll be built by Accsys Technologies

:11:21. > :11:25.130 jobs will be created to build it and there'll be a further 30 once

:11:26. > :11:33.Chalet owners at the Humberston Fitties on the North Lincolnshire

:11:34. > :11:35.coast have been told they have nothing to fear over

:11:36. > :11:39.Caravan park company Tingdene is the preferred bidder to buy

:11:40. > :11:47.Building work in Hull should be finished by the end of the week.

:11:48. > :11:50.?25 million has been spent by the council on new paving.

:11:51. > :11:52.Contractor Eurovia had initially said it would be

:11:53. > :12:21.A man who caused large parts of Bridlington to be shut down

:12:22. > :12:24.by the Bomb Squad has admitted he "forgot" to apply for a licence

:12:25. > :12:28.40 homes were evacuated last August while specialist police officers

:12:29. > :12:30.cleared Gert Meyers property in Oxford Street in the town.

:12:31. > :12:33.He'd been running an online chemical business from there, selling things

:12:34. > :12:40.He said the police response had been heavy-handed.

:12:41. > :12:50.Back in August last year, several streets were cordoned off

:12:51. > :12:51.and 40 homes were evacuated, after police found

:12:52. > :12:57.unlicensed chemicals at a property on Oxford Street.

:12:58. > :13:00.Bomb disposal experts were brought in, and the whole operation cost

:13:01. > :13:03.Appearing in court yesterday, the man who owned the chemicals,

:13:04. > :13:05.Gert Meyers, a trained chemist who sold to laboratories

:13:06. > :13:16.He'd previously been spoken to by police after he sold chemicals

:13:17. > :13:19.to two people who were later convicted of terrorism offences.

:13:20. > :13:21.Although he pleaded guilty to breaching the Poisons Act on this

:13:22. > :13:24.occasion, he said the police were heavy-handed, and said he'd

:13:25. > :13:26.forgotten to renew his licence for the chemicals after his business

:13:27. > :13:33.Somebody from the Home Office came round and said,

:13:34. > :13:39.And I said, "Thank you for telling me that."

:13:40. > :13:43.And then they knew I had them anyway, because I'd

:13:44. > :13:51.And they raided my house to find what they knew I already had.

:13:52. > :13:54.The planned police operation began on the 4th of August last year

:13:55. > :13:57.and meant police had to evacuate two streets, Oxford Street

:13:58. > :13:59.When these chemicals were discovered, this area

:14:00. > :14:01.was completely out of bounds for several hours.

:14:02. > :14:04.A 100-metre cordon was put in place, and bomb disposal experts

:14:05. > :14:06.from the Army carried out a series of small explosions

:14:07. > :14:15.And the area had to be evacuated the next day, too,

:14:16. > :14:17.so that officers could remove chemicals from the house.

:14:18. > :14:19.In court yesterday, Mr Meyers He insisted the incident

:14:20. > :14:27.last August had been an honest mistake, which he created.

:14:28. > :14:30.In court yesterday, Mr Meyers insisted the incident last August

:14:31. > :14:32.had been an honest mistake, which he created.

:14:33. > :14:35.It's hard, you know, it's frightening, if you have

:14:36. > :14:37.handcuffs on, police car, 75 interviews or

:14:38. > :14:40.Gert Meyers says he has apologised to his neighbours

:14:41. > :14:43.He will be sentenced at Crown Court next month.

:14:44. > :14:56.Victoria Holland, BBC Look North, Bridlington.

:14:57. > :14:59.Still ahead tonight: The beekeepers fighting

:15:00. > :15:06.The hornet flies up and down in front of the hive and it grabs

:15:07. > :15:09.hold of bees and kills them, it bites the head off an takes

:15:10. > :15:30.The library book that was too good to put down - for 36 years.

:15:31. > :15:54.Where is that nice red scar? Sarah writes, engage brain before

:15:55. > :15:58.reading. She also says, we sell ties and dear me, he desperately needs

:15:59. > :16:03.one. If it's in Boston market, I think

:16:04. > :16:10.I'll just... I'm only joking, is the best market have ever been to in my

:16:11. > :16:19.life. I have to say that. Shame about the scarf. Where did you get

:16:20. > :16:24.it? It's not looking too bad, certainly not as warm as today.

:16:25. > :16:32.Goodness me, what a March day at speed. The temperatures are what we

:16:33. > :16:36.normally get in June and July. Tomorrow will be a bit fresher,

:16:37. > :16:41.sunny spells and a few showers. Sunday still looking to be the best

:16:42. > :16:44.day of the week, and Saturday might not be too bad either. Plenty to

:16:45. > :16:51.look forward to over the next few days. What a contrast north-west to

:16:52. > :16:55.south-east. Norfolk, Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire bathed in

:16:56. > :16:59.sunshine. It's been chucking it down across the Pennines, but who cares

:17:00. > :17:04.about them? Looks like it will continue to be fighting this evening

:17:05. > :17:09.and overnight. Very high temperatures for the time of year.

:17:10. > :17:15.That might bring up showers from the south-west. Temperatures levelling

:17:16. > :17:24.out at 11 or 12 Celsius. The sun rises in the morning...

:17:25. > :17:30.It looks as though there will be more cloud around tomorrow. It could

:17:31. > :17:36.be thick enough for one or two showers, but the global break-up

:17:37. > :17:40.from time to time. We will see sunshine with one or two possibly

:17:41. > :17:51.sharp showers, but many of us will stay entirely dry. Top temperatures

:17:52. > :17:56.up to 16 degrees. We might sneak 17 in somewhere. 12 showers possible on

:17:57. > :18:01.Saturday, otherwise it's mostly dry with some sunshine. Sunday looks a

:18:02. > :18:03.nice day. Will probably hang on that fine weather into Monday. Peter, no

:18:04. > :18:19.need your scarf. There are quite a few viewers in

:18:20. > :18:24.Sheffield, Peter. That counts. Well, we had. See you

:18:25. > :18:25.tomorrow. They are the invaders from Europe

:18:26. > :18:27.that scientists say could ruin our Now people here are being asked

:18:28. > :18:31.to watch out for any sign The insect - that feeds on honey

:18:32. > :18:35.bees - is widespread in France and there are fears it could come

:18:36. > :18:40.into East Yorkshire on a ferry Dr Chris Coulson is on the front

:18:41. > :18:48.line in the fight against As chairman of the Beverley

:18:49. > :18:51.Beekeepers' Association, he's I look for certain pests

:18:52. > :19:00.and diseases during the year because we're near a port and these

:19:01. > :19:02.things are likely to It's now come across

:19:03. > :19:05.the Channel somehow. It's probably come across

:19:06. > :19:07.on a car, and the problem These pictures show the way a close

:19:08. > :19:14.cousin hunts its prey, capable of eating up to 40

:19:15. > :19:16.honeybees a minute. British bees haven't quite worked

:19:17. > :19:19.out how to protect themselves. The Asian hornet reached France

:19:20. > :19:25.in 2004 and has been spreading 100 In September they were found

:19:26. > :19:34.in Britain for the first time. The worry is if they get established

:19:35. > :19:37.here, they could decimate The hornet flies up and down

:19:38. > :19:41.the front of the hive and it grabs hold of bees and kills them,

:19:42. > :19:44.it bites their head off and takes the body back to the young

:19:45. > :19:47.because it needs protein for getting Now Chris is among those encouraging

:19:48. > :19:51.the public to keep a lookout for the invading hornets by setting

:19:52. > :19:54.traps and familiarising themselves The main thing they've got to look

:19:55. > :19:58.out for is the difference The European hornet is mostly

:19:59. > :20:01.yellow, the Asian hornet has It also has yellow legs

:20:02. > :20:06.and a yellow face. This is the first Asian Hornet

:20:07. > :20:14.is to be found in the UK. This is the first Asian

:20:15. > :20:16.Hornet found in the UK. Discovered in Gloucestershire last

:20:17. > :20:31.year, it's been brought here It's an endangered species, it

:20:32. > :20:34.hitched a ride probably earn a consignment of pottery in 2004 and

:20:35. > :20:39.it has since spread right through France and for the first time last

:20:40. > :20:44.year, we found a nest in the south-west of England. It eats a

:20:45. > :20:48.wide range of insects and we certainly don't want it to get

:20:49. > :20:50.established and damage everyone biodiversity.

:20:51. > :20:53.The threat is so severe an app has even been launched

:20:54. > :20:55.by the Government to help the public identify the insects.

:20:56. > :20:58.People power could be the key to saving the honey bee.

:20:59. > :21:13.Stars of Hull and East Yorkshire's tourism industry are

:21:14. > :21:17.The Driffield Show is nominated for the Small Tourism Event award

:21:18. > :21:19.alongside Rod Stewart at Hull and the Beverley Puppet

:21:20. > :21:22.The ceremony will take place at Bridlington Spa.

:21:23. > :21:34.More than 500 people are expected to attend.

:21:35. > :21:37.The Duke of York has been in East Yorkshire today to open

:21:38. > :21:40.Prince Andrew was in Brough at the refurbished

:21:41. > :21:44.?6 million has been spent transforming the old BAE site

:21:45. > :21:55.This weekend is the start of the second season

:21:56. > :21:58.Here's Kofi Smiles with a look at the highlights.

:21:59. > :22:03.We've had Made In Hull, but now Roots and Routes

:22:04. > :22:05.is here for three more months of culture.

:22:06. > :22:06.Paragon train station is getting another art

:22:07. > :22:11.As if it wasn't cultured enough already!

:22:12. > :22:24.It's a family friendly show by an award-winning poet.

:22:25. > :22:39.From Saturday, you can see The Shipbuilder And His Wife by

:22:40. > :22:45.This masterpiece is by one of history's greatest

:22:46. > :22:58.Did you know that if you weave the pages of two books

:22:59. > :23:01.together, you will not be able to pull them apart.

:23:02. > :23:04.Find out how this works and more science, maths

:23:05. > :23:07.and engineering this weekend at the science festival here at the

:23:08. > :23:13.Have you ever experienced theatre in a taxi?

:23:14. > :23:17.Driving audience members around the city to experience the story

:23:18. > :23:26.And if you go to our City of Culture website, you can see lots more

:23:27. > :23:28.including a behind the scenes look at the sand-filled cars

:23:29. > :23:41.It was a book borrowed in December 1980 from an East Yorkshire library.

:23:42. > :23:44.But it's taken until now - 36 years on - for "Our beautiful

:23:45. > :23:50.homeland: York" by I.P Pressly to be returned.

:23:51. > :23:53.It came in the post decades overdue with a note of apology.

:23:54. > :24:01.Within the bustling East Yorkshire market town of Pocklington,

:24:02. > :24:05.a normal day in the library is taking shape, with newspaper

:24:06. > :24:12.readers, book readers even song and story time for the tiny ones...

:24:13. > :24:16.There are also those who return books and those who don't,

:24:17. > :24:25.well, strictly speaking they do, but wait 36 years to do it.

:24:26. > :24:31.We had our book returned to the library, it was just put through the

:24:32. > :24:38.post box and it had a note in to say, I am sorry it is 36 years

:24:39. > :24:43.overdue. We assume there will be no fines, because we were under 18 when

:24:44. > :24:47.it was borrowed. It's a nice book to get back anyway, but when we noticed

:24:48. > :24:52.the date and the note, we were a bit surprised. It is out of print, so we

:24:53. > :24:58.wouldn't be able to get hold of it again. It's a local studies book

:24:59. > :25:01.about York and it has some really beautiful illustrations in it. You

:25:02. > :25:08.can order it if you want to have a look at it. But please don't keep it

:25:09. > :25:11.or 36 years. That is pretend it was me who borrowed that book, which it

:25:12. > :25:19.wasn't. What kind of reaction would I have got? Is coming up at ?1314,

:25:20. > :25:21.please. Maybe that's why they stayed anonymous.

:25:22. > :25:23.That's an estimated figure at the 10p a day charge,

:25:24. > :25:26.but in reality, there's a ?10 cap here for overdue books,

:25:27. > :25:29.and it doesn't cost under 18s, however, would you take it back

:25:30. > :25:40.I think it's amazing, I definitely wouldn't have brought it back, I

:25:41. > :25:43.would probably have deleted it to charity. I think it's very good of

:25:44. > :25:48.them to finally return it, better late than never. But yes, I should

:25:49. > :25:55.imagine that's quite a hefty fine amount. 36 is a long time, years.

:25:56. > :25:56.They probably could have fitted into their schedule.

:25:57. > :25:59.There is an exception to the rule as this old note

:26:00. > :26:01.from the county librarian says, they don't want books back

:26:02. > :26:03.if an infectious disease breaks out in your house,

:26:04. > :26:06.other than that, you have no excuse, so lets start the amnesty

:26:07. > :26:09.other than that, you have no excuse, so let's start the amnesty

:26:10. > :26:11.on overdue library books, so future generations

:26:12. > :26:18.Simon Spark, BBC Look North, Pocklington.

:26:19. > :26:26.Maybe they had an infectious disease for 36 years. If you have any

:26:27. > :26:28.stories, please get in touch. Let's get a recap of the national

:26:29. > :26:30.and regional headlines. From workers' rights to farming -

:26:31. > :26:33.thousands of EU laws will be transferred to the UK legal system

:26:34. > :26:36.as the country prepares for Brexit. A cash-strapped council has been

:26:37. > :26:39.forced to take on a listed building Tomorrow's weather:

:26:40. > :26:42.A cloudy start with bright It will feel warm in the brighter

:26:43. > :26:46.intervals but we can't rule out the odd patchy shower where cloud

:26:47. > :26:59.is thick enough. Victoria Mills and the cost of ?2

:27:00. > :27:03.million in a year, one viewers said this at a time when the council is

:27:04. > :27:08.going to close public toilets, you couldn't make it up a few tried.

:27:09. > :27:12.Another one says, why do they turn it into much-needed flats. The

:27:13. > :27:16.repair money should be recovered from the owners. Mike agrees,

:27:17. > :27:20.councils are cash-strapped and the best long-term benefit would be to

:27:21. > :27:25.convert this building into housing, not yet another museum. This from

:27:26. > :27:31.John, who says, I congratulate the Council for spending this money on

:27:32. > :27:36.this heritage. And caught by expert here, the council is doing exactly

:27:37. > :27:39.the right thing and the council issued showing great leadership.

:27:40. > :27:45.Thank you for all of those, keep them coming in. We will see each

:27:46. > :27:56.night at half past ten or if not, tomorrow at half past six.

:27:57. > :28:11.For full sets and more from the weekend,