25/04/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

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Calls for sea defences and warning systems on the east coast

to be reviewed to avoid a repeat of flooding.

The phone went and it said, you know, this is a flood warning -

I was waist-deep in water at the time.

The big names of high-street shopping leaving

Too much retail space, and the sooner it can find

better uses of that space, that will certainly help

Clean air for kids - smoking could be banned

Let down badly - the football fans banned from taking

The Men In Sheds ditching DIY in favour of getting fit.

the forecast has seen some big showers with hail and underreported,

more to come so join me for the very latest.

Sea defences and warning systems on part of the east coast should be

reviewed to avoid a repeat of flooding in January's tidal surge.

That's according to a report about Hornsea and Withernsea,

where a number of homes and businesses were flooded as huge

waves breached the sea walls earlier this year.

Some residents in Hornsea didn't receive warnings

from the Environment Agency until after the water had

Our environment correspondent Paul Murphy has this report.

This is my kitchen, as it is at the moment.

Kathy Webb's home is still being repaired and she will not be

She lives just yards from Hornsea seafront.

This was the worst-affected area of January's tidal surge.

Ten properties were flooded, and thousands of pounds of

-- tens of thousands of pounds of damage was caused.

On that night, Kathy was rescuing her pet rabbit from flood water

I was actually trying to climb into the

I held it up and it said, this is a flood warning,

I was waist-deep in water at the time.

What do you think about that? I was not impressed and I held the

phone up to the person holding the boat and said, have you heard this?

It was a joke. Today's report by East Riding

Council paints a picture It recommends improvements to sea

defences and flood drainage Better sandbag storage

and provision in Hornsea but some properties in Hornsea consider

better flood protection. And, that the Environment Agency

improves its flood warning system. The Environment Agency did not wish

to be interviewed about why Hornsea did not receive a specific alert

until it was too late, but in a statement they said that part of the

reason was that strong winds predicted for that night by the Met

office arrived much earlier than had been forecast. But storm surge

protection can sometimes be a tough call.

The Environment Agency are in a difficult situation because they

have a limited amount of time in which to warn people about defence,

and often they may know a day or two days before, that there is a chance

there will be a big storm surge event, but they have to be careful

not to cry wolf. Little doubt that an early warning

would have helped this seaside business which has only just started

trading again. If we had have had sufficient

warning, I do think we could have We could have moved

machines, you know. If we had have known, it would've

been a lot better for us. It would have allowed us to have

some resources directly in the affected areas straightaway and we

could have put up sandbags and sort of thing. At the end of the day, the

size of the surge and the waves meant that the flooding was bound to

happen one way or another. Many experts believe that tidal

surges are no longer freak events, that they will become more frequent

and more powerful. Today's report makes it clear that

Hornsea and towns like it will need to be better prepared

if they are to cope. A story we have followed from the

start and we will continue to do so. In a moment: More top cycling events

follow in the footsteps of the Tour De Yorkshire and come

to the area. Smoking could be banned

in children's play areas in Hull. The City Council is considering

the plans as part of a review As reported in today's

Hull Daily Mail, the changes could mean a voluntary code

of conduct for smokers, or the creation of tough

enforcement measures. This could include on the spot

fines. It's not illegal to smoke

in their children's play areas, but the city council

are considering changing the rules. Surprisingly enough,

this place is empty today, but councillors are worried that

when it's full of children There are have been more squirrels

and children here today, but when the sun comes back out,

so will the children, and, councillors worry,

so will the smoke. Responsible adults shouldn't really

smoke in front of children anyway, and they particularly should not

smoke in children's playgrounds - that seems such an obvious thing,

and yet people continue to do it. Councillors have agreed to

discourage people from smoking here. They are either going to put up some

signs and ask people not to Hull has more smokers per head

than anywhere else in the country. Around a quarter of adults smoke

here, and in some parts of the city But some campaign groups say

banning smoking near play areas If the play area is largely

deserted, well, it's not harming And if they make this

an offence, we think this So, is it a reasonable thing

to enforce or an attack Any opportunity to keep

cigarettes away from kids. I mean, I smoke and it is

a massive regret for me. I don't think they will take

any notice of the signs. I think if they fine them,

then yeah. If they are outside,

it doesn't matter, does it? The smoke is blowing away,

I suppose. But it is a good idea

if they are right next to them not to smoke near them,

I suppose. So, the council have agreed to do

something about this, but whether people smoking

will either get a fine or just a nasty look from passers-by,

that's still up for discussion. I will be asking for your thoughts

on this one in just a moment. Well, earlier, I spoke to

Mark Littlewood from an organisation which promotes civil liberties

and Deborah Arnott from the anti-smoking charity Ash,

and I started by asking her why she supports the ban on smoking

in an open-air play area. Well, it's in children's play areas,

which is an open space, but an open space for children,

and we have to remember that children exposed to smoking are more

likely to start smoking themselves. Plus, they don't like tobacco smoke,

and why should they? Smoking is the leading cause

of preventable premature death and it kills 100,000 people

in the UK every year. But Hull has the highest number

of smokers in England, and many of those will be parents,

so might this ban put them off Well, I hope not, because parents

need to understand that smoking in front of their children makes it

much more likely their children Children whose parents smoke

are three times as likely So it's very important they don't

smoke in front of their children, Mark Littlewood, why are you not

so keen on this ban? I mean, there's nothing

about it not to like. Smoking in front of and near

children is bad, end of story. I don't think that is

the end of the story. We can't make the entire

world childproof. Of course, smokers should act

in a responsible fashion, but it's There is just a permanent

attack on people who, for lifestyle reasons,

choose to smoke tobacco, all of whom know, obviously,

the risks involved, and you shouldn't introduce your

children to tobacco smoking, but the idea that kids should

never, ever see anybody But the children don't have a chance

to control this, do they? We know the dangers

of passive smoking - Oh, this can't be anything to do

with the dangers of passive I mean, you should be much more

worried about the car fumes coming One thing that I would point out

is that Mark Littlewood The Institute of Economic Affairs

is not an independent think tank, it's a corporate-funded

body which takes money but it isn't decent enough

even to own up to it. We had to find that

out from the tobacco We will gladly take any

money voluntarily, This won't affect the tobacco

industry one way or another. It won't affect, in any way,

the amount of tobacco But if it doesn't affect smokers,

then I don't understand We are talking about children,

smoke in children's play areas. 82% of the public, including

in the region we are talking about, Yorks and Humber, support a ban

on smoking in children's play areas, and only 7% of the public oppose it,

so even the majority of smokers support this, so how can you be

opposed to it, Mark, if you are not taking

tobacco industry money? And there is an impact,

because, actually, it's It's about the role-modelling effect

of children being exposed to smoking, so they think smoking

is something that everyone does, If we don't want children

to witness smoking anywhere, then let's at least allow adults

to smoke where children Pubs, bars and nightclubs,

for example. Let me just ask you this,

finally, Mr Littlewood, would you be happy for your children

to play around adults I don't think it's any

measurable risk to health You wouldn't want the adults

to advertise it, but, of course, there wouldn't be a problem

with that whatsoever. Deborah Arnott and Mark Littlewood,

most grateful to you. You have heard both

sides of the debate - should parents be banned

from smoking in outside play areas? Here is how to get in touch. Do you

think it is an infringement of our civil liberties are a good thing? We

will have some of your thoughts before we finish at 7pm. I look

forward to hearing from you. A man has been charged with five

offences of robbery and aggravated The charges are in connection

with a series of incidents last month in the Portland Terrace

and Ropery Road areas of Gainsborough and on

South Street in Morton. 36-year-old Clinton Sentance is also

charged with two further robberies in Gainsborough and will appear

at Lincoln Crown Court Plans to upgrade the Birchwood

Leisure Centre in Lincoln have been approved, despite strong opposition

from the community. The City of Lincoln Council wants

to spend more than ?1 million on refurbishing the centre,

but campaigners are upset it'll mean the loss of some sports groups

and the social club. The council says it's working

with groups to find alternatives. Unions say they've held a productive

meeting with Grimsby firm Icelandic Seachill,

one of the town's biggest employers. The company which is leading

supplier of chilled fish to the UK Bosses say they're considering union

demands to protect jobs and maintain There's reassurance tonight that one

of Hull's main shopping centres is thriving despite two major

national brands deciding Clothing giants Zara

and Dorothy Perkins have both confirmed they will not be

renewing their leases in St Stephens But that has prompted concern

amongst shoppers and other retailers.

When it opened ten years ago, it was seen as a major boost

to Hull's retail offering, but now two leading

because there are some good shops in St Stephen's,

but as long as they replace them with something decent then

Well, it's a shame, really, because they are so convenient

and they have everything you need, virtually.

I just think that instead of in the department stores,

having lots of them, they could open other shops.

I think generally we have got some quite good stores,

but I feel like if we don't maintain the quality then people are just

going to go to places like Leeds and we are just going

to lose out on the money that we need for the town.

But the manager of the shopping centre isn't worried.

The retail world changes in ten years, and some brands come and go.

What we are going to do, in regards to Dorothy Perkins,

We have got two tenants we think we'll take that one,

and we feel we have got a major new tenant for Zara,

so there will be progressive changes at St Stephen's over the six,

Sports Direct is also relocating, and, although Zara

and Dorothy Perkins haven't given specific reasons for closing,

shop managers I've spoken to say rent is particularly high.

But visitor numbers are good, with around 12 million people

And smaller retailers are hoping those numbers will be maintained

as the big stores do help to drive the local economy.

Yeah, we do need them, because once properties are occupied,

people come into the city centre, and obviously we need footfall

of people going past our shops to see us and come

Retail experts say it is a growing problem as more and more people shop

online. Hull lacks the same proportion of

prosperity that some others in other locations do possess, however, I

think it is more a case of Zara becoming... Having increasing

pressure on its cost base with competition from online providers.

Fashion in particular is a business with a shelf life -

one that's about to finish for two major retailers and be restocked

We will find out in the coming weeks.

We want to hear from you on this story.

What do you think about these stores closing?

If you do your shopping in Hull, are you more likely to go elsewhere

More on this story on retail at 10:30pm on Look North.

Still ahead tonight: The football fans let down

And the men getting out of their sheds and into their leggings

Thank you for watching and keep the pictures coming in. This is a

picture here, interesting. Is that? A developing anvil cumulonimbus.

If you had not interrupted I would have said that. Everything including

hailstones the size of golf balls. Personal observation Brondby.

? Is it? Let's have a look at the headlines but the next 24 hours.

Looking showery with showers heaviest around now. And again later

tomorrow. It will turn isolated. Untitled setup, a cold wind. Look

what happens on the synaptic pressure chart, because we have cold

air, and the night and there with this warm front, which brings patchy

rain. The ridge of high pressure should mean Friday and much of

Saturday are fine. For the start of the weekend, looking reasonably

missing. Big clumpy clowns which brought hail -- clumpy clouds. It

brought the kitchen sink, I am sure. Those clouds feeding southwards

through this evening. Through the cause of the night... Some clear

spells in between. The focus of the heaviest ones towards the coast,

with temperatures close to freezing, worry you have some shelter from the

breeze. A touch of frost and icy patches can't be ruled out, so the

sunrise is 5:37am, and the next high water times... Another unsettled and

cold and windy day tomorrow with sunny spells and scattered showers

continuing to run in from the North Sea. Helen Thunder, and if there

will be any snow it will be first thing, with showers turning

increasingly to rain. Turning isolated towards the end of the

afternoon, and into Wednesday evening. Let's have a look at the

top temperatures. Height of eight or nine Celsius, nine Celsius 48

Fahrenheit. Less cold on Thursday, cloudy with patchy rain, and then

fairly promising for Friday and Saturday, mostly dry with some

sunshine. Peter, that the forecast. You might think I make these up, but

this is genuine. Dave in Hull... He is the untidy is whether man on TV.

At least I am not the oldest newsreader, Peter. Good night.

Now... It's one of the UK's

biggest cycling races, attracting over 120 of the world's

best cyclists, and tonight it's been announced that North Lincolnshire

will host both the start and finish for this year's stage three

of the Tour of Britain. The race will start

at Normanby Hall, follow 106-mile route, and finish

at Scunthorpe's central park. Crispin Rolfe has been out to get

people's reaction to the news. It has spread across some of the

UK's most iconic landscapes, and now the recycling Tour of Britain Road

race is coming to North Lincolnshire. The area will host an

entire stage of the race and it is claimed it could be worth millions

to the local economy. We want there to be international

visitors and make sure the cyclists are well supported, and it will be

good for aspiration when we see our young people looking at cyclists

coming through the area looking at what they can do for sporting.

But the Tour of Britain is no stranger to Scunthorpe, because in

2009 the race started here, and local cycling instructor Nick

Appleyard remembers this well because he has been following the

event four years. We take a holiday usually down to

Devon to see the tour... For it to come to our own power not have to

take a travel all that way it would be great. You will get people from

outside the area coming to see Scunthorpe and see what we have got

to love her. The third stage of the Tour of

Britain will start here in September, at Normanby Hall, hosting

the 172 column to race, comprising 120 of the will's best cyclists, and

it will end in Scunthorpe. Until next month, it will not be known

precisely where a North Lincolnshire the race will visit. This village is

one which could be on the road when it is announced on the 6th of May.

Already there is excitement about what cycling could do for the

community and its children. Teaching them to ride bikes safely

on the road and it is an interesting sport...

People from everywhere are will be brought around here just like they

were to Yorkshire. This week, towns and villages across

East Yorkshire are gearing up for the 2017 Tour De Yorkshire, and with

Lincoln's Grand Prix just around the corner, expect a long summer of

corner, expect a long summer of cycling excitement.

Becoming the cycling capital and this area,.

Crispin is live in Scunthorpe for us tonight.

How many people are they expecting when the race comes in September?

Peter, they will be looking for tens of thousands to line the route and

you come to the end of the race here at Central Park in Scunthorpe. What

is unusual about this stage is perhaps at the start is just over

there, a view miles away, but the finish so close here at Scunthorpe's

Central Park. I am told that is quite rare when it comes to the sort

of cycling events and stages, and there is one reason why you could

expect more people to come and see this event, because they really will

see the start and finish in such close proximity.

Thank you, Crispin. The Tour De Yorkshire is this weekend.

In the last few minutes... The draw for the Challenge Cup has taken

place. Hull FC will begin the defence

of their title with... The Black and Whites claimed

the trophy by beating Warrington Wolves at

Wembley last year. Hull KR booked their place

in the next round with a 23-10 win They will travel to Salford Red

Devils. Grimsby Town will be taking unusual support to play Barnett on

Saturday, a Mexican band. The London club yesterday banned the Mariners

supporters from taking a flight was controversial things in the past.

Overnight, hundreds of pounds were raised by fans to hire a marry Aji

band instead. Philip Norton has this. -- a marry Aji band.

Boro 2015, a sea of inflatables as Grimsby Town fans show support for a

Taliban out of of his his inflatable ball. But here, another fan, Kenny,

was arrested and found guilty of assault after hitting a steward on

the head with an incredible shark. -- inflatable shark. The London club

band inflatables and this was the Grimsby response.

# Oh, oh, oh... #. Between them they hired this Mexican

Mariachi band. # My poker-faced... #.

We have a sense of humour and hopefully express it in the right

way, and it is something that is a bit naughty, but for want of a

better phrase... It is something that actually nobody can be

miserable looking at a Mariachi band.

More than ?1000 has been raised and the dance costs have been covered

the extra is being donated to the supporters club. This is a club

famous for its bands and inflatables, which began in the

1980s with Harry Haddock. This is the latest version, not the first

time fans have raised money this way either. Last season they raised

?110,000 for operation promotion which helped the club regain its

league starters. As for Kenny Sharkey known to his friends, he is

a reformed character. I kept myself on the straight and

narrow and I do not take inflatables with me any more and I just watched

the team. Grimsby Town have not banned me at least, so...

This band say they are looking forward to entertaining the

Mariners' faithful. Can't keep the Mariners fans down.

They say they are built more like bacon butties than ballerinas,

but today a group of men in Hull have been trying out their dancing

Men In Sheds, as they're called, are used to doing DIY together,

It's part of a City of Culture effort to get people

These are the Men In Sheds, a group of retirees from Hull

who get together for a bit of DIY and a chat, but, when it comes

to physical activity, for many of them it's

We are not really built like athletes.

We are built like bacon sandwiches and tea and biscuits.

I don't do any major physical exercise, as in walking.

But that could soon be about to change.

Every week they'll now be offered the chance to get fit.

Hull 2017 is all about getting out there and being involved,

Take the great opportunity 2017 has given

It gets them all, as you can see, talking together and chatting.

I thought Zumba, it was hectic but it's not too bad.

When I first had my heart attack I was just sat at home,

and then I joined here and it's been great.

The class is being funded by the council and it hopes

it's the start of getting more older men across the city

Kate Sweeting, BBC Look North in Hull.

Well done! Brilliant!

Good for them. I did not even know what that kind of dance exercise

was. Let's get a recap of the national

and regional headlines: Theresa May takes the Tory campaign to Wales,

saying she wants a mandate A report into flooding on the east

coast calls for sea defences Tomorrow's weather:

Sunny spells and scattered showers, again locally heavy and wintry,

tending to ease later in the day. 48 Fahrenheit. Response on smoking

in open-air play areas, thank you for the e-mails. Michael says, this

is stupid, so why don't they ban cars from driving past? Kate says,

it should be banned because Pearson Park was full of smokers and

drinkers at the weekend and it sets a bad example and stinks. Bruce

says, I am fed up with the regulations about smoking. Peter

says, although a nonsmoker, I feel it is going to buy to ban open-air

smoking. Finally, Pam says, even out of doors, I find cigarette smoke

offensive. It's a disgusting habit and we should be... Thank you very

much for those and were watching. Have a nice evening and join me at

10:30pm. If not I will see you tomorrow at 6:30pm. Bye-bye.