:00:09. > :00:15.Claims a one large for Lincoilnshire could save the area millions...
:00:16. > :00:23.But there's criticism from District Council leaders.
:00:24. > :00:30.Is this a logo seems me. -- it is the County Council acting like a
:00:31. > :00:32.rogue council it seems to me. More banks are to be
:00:33. > :00:34.closed in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire as people do more
:00:35. > :00:37.of their banking online. And it's boom time for local toy
:00:38. > :00:48.companies, but there's still concern Falkirk could be a problem for some
:00:49. > :01:03.of us tonight. Join me later to find out where. -- folder. -- folder. --
:01:04. > :01:05.fog. There's anger tonight to a move
:01:06. > :01:08.which could scrap the seven district councils AND the County Council
:01:09. > :01:11.in Lincolnshire and merge them The leader of Lincolnshire County
:01:12. > :01:14.Council wants to hold a referendum on the proposal -
:01:15. > :01:17.which he claims would save 150 More from our Political
:01:18. > :01:28.Editor Tim Iredale. There are currently seven district
:01:29. > :01:30.councils covering Lincolnshire plus the county council,
:01:31. > :01:32.so is it time to merge The leader of Lincolnshire
:01:33. > :01:35.County Council wants I think the reason we are doing
:01:36. > :01:39.it is because we keep having these conversations all the time
:01:40. > :01:41.about the difficult financial situation all councils
:01:42. > :01:44.are in and having to find ways of saving money, which means
:01:45. > :01:45.difficult decisions. This is a way you can save a good
:01:46. > :01:49.amount of money without affecting At present the district councils
:01:50. > :01:52.provide localised services such as bin collections,
:01:53. > :01:53.housing and planning. The county council is responsible
:01:54. > :01:56.for big budget services such The idea of abolishing district
:01:57. > :02:00.councils in Lincolnshire is likely You know, it is the county council
:02:01. > :02:07.acting like a rogue council, it seems to me because it is not
:02:08. > :02:10.the way we have been We have done it on a
:02:11. > :02:13.collaborative basis. This is a unilateral move
:02:14. > :02:15.by the county council. I think it's the start
:02:16. > :02:18.of their campaign for what they have sought for a long time,
:02:19. > :02:21.which is a county unitary Lincolnshire County Council
:02:22. > :02:25.is highlighting other areas which have abolished their district
:02:26. > :02:28.councils in favour of It's estimated that Cornwall
:02:29. > :02:35.saved ?16 million a year. Durham made ?21 million
:02:36. > :02:37.of annual savings. And it's estimated that
:02:38. > :02:40.Lincolnshire would save around North Hykeham is part
:02:41. > :02:45.of the North Kesteven district so how do people here feel
:02:46. > :02:47.about having all their services delivered by one so-called
:02:48. > :02:49.super council for the I think you would have less say
:02:50. > :02:58.in what goes on locally You know, I think the smaller
:02:59. > :03:03.councils are more geared up to the smaller districts,
:03:04. > :03:09.sort of thing. If we want the council
:03:10. > :03:11.tax down, yes. If the proposal is approved
:03:12. > :03:19.by the county council next month, then a referendum would take place
:03:20. > :03:22.in May on the same day However, the result wouldn't be
:03:23. > :03:26.binding and any final decision on scrapping Lincolnshire's district
:03:27. > :03:29.councils would rest Tim Iredale, BBC
:03:30. > :03:38.Look North, Lincoln. A man from Hull, whose wife
:03:39. > :03:40.was killed in a terror attack in Tunisia, has described the moment
:03:41. > :03:44.he tried to save her by pulling her Jim Windass' wife Claire
:03:45. > :03:49.was shot when a gunman Jim Windass' wife Claire was shot
:03:50. > :04:05.when a gunman attacked He told an inquest today
:04:06. > :04:12.that the travel company they booked with had not made them aware of any
:04:13. > :04:15.security risks or travel advice A man has been jailed for life
:04:16. > :04:20.for murdering a woman in Skegness. Casey Scott stabbed and strangled
:04:21. > :04:22.Lenuta Haidemac last summer The judge ordered that he serve
:04:23. > :04:26.at least 19 years in prison. More banks are to close
:04:27. > :04:29.in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. HSBC says it's closing 10%
:04:30. > :04:32.of its banks across the country this year including branches
:04:33. > :04:33.in Horncastle, Brigg and Hedon, as more people
:04:34. > :04:51.turn to online banking. Today's closures are part of our
:04:52. > :04:58.national trend. In the last four years HBC has close 25% of its
:04:59. > :05:02.banks. In Horncastle, Thorne,
:05:03. > :05:05.Headon, and Brigg. Last week Yorkshire
:05:06. > :05:09.bank announced it would close 39 branches
:05:10. > :05:34.across the UK including As a good place to be. My husband
:05:35. > :05:39.goes at least twice a week. It is not just personal banking and many
:05:40. > :05:44.businesses will rely on banks being available so they can sort out their
:05:45. > :05:50.tails. They still need a bank to walk into if they need anything. But
:05:51. > :05:54.HSBC says few people are using branches and a statement says that
:05:55. > :06:01.more than 90% of interactions with our customers are through digital
:06:02. > :06:04.channels. An increase of 80% -- from 80% last year. We will have fewer
:06:05. > :06:11.but better branches with more empowered frankly the Nightline
:06:12. > :06:19.colleagues using a greater range of technology to support our customers
:06:20. > :06:22.need. The post office and I sedate you no longer have two visitor bank
:06:23. > :06:28.to do transactions which can do that through them as well. Whether it be
:06:29. > :06:32.in a supermarket or configure Storer stand-alone post office every single
:06:33. > :06:36.one of those will have cash services available to make sure everybody in
:06:37. > :06:39.the country can take money out our make a positive check the balance.
:06:40. > :06:43.We can't be certain when these branches will close but it is likely
:06:44. > :06:44.to be before the end of the year. Campaigners say this is more about
:06:45. > :06:51.to sweep Richard money but about the to sweep Richard money but about the
:06:52. > :06:52.future of the high Street. -- campaigners say this is more than
:06:53. > :06:56.we'd choose to put your money. Manufacturers and distributors
:06:57. > :06:58.of children's toys in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire say they've seen
:06:59. > :07:00.huge surge in demand Figures released today show
:07:01. > :07:06.the industry grew over the last year, with sales reaching
:07:07. > :07:08.a record ?3.5 billion. This week hundreds of companies,
:07:09. > :07:10.including many from our area will be showing off their latest products
:07:11. > :07:13.at the Toy Fair in London as our Business Correspondent
:07:14. > :07:15.Leanne Brown reports. It's a chance for toy makers to show
:07:16. > :07:18.off their latest designs. The fair in London is the UK's only
:07:19. > :07:20.dedicated trade show and Lincolnshire firm,
:07:21. > :07:22.Plum Products, will be showcasing We have got some examples here
:07:23. > :07:30.of a new range that we are looking An example here is
:07:31. > :07:33.a mud pie kitchen. It starts life quite open and some
:07:34. > :07:36.of the scribbles and sketches you can see around us here,
:07:37. > :07:38.we literally could go through 50/60 sketches and end up
:07:39. > :07:41.with perhaps two out of those. The company was responsible
:07:42. > :07:47.for the trampoline in the John Lewis Christmas advert,
:07:48. > :07:50.which they say had It changed the landscape
:07:51. > :07:52.significantly. I think it very much put trampolines
:07:53. > :07:55.on kids' Christmas present lists. We saw a halo effect across all our
:07:56. > :07:58.resellers and sold many, many more times the volume
:07:59. > :08:00.than we would ever Figures released today show
:08:01. > :08:05.that toy sales in the UK increased by 6.3% last year -
:08:06. > :08:14.making the market value rise But despite growth in the industry
:08:15. > :08:19.61% of toy makers are concerned about Brexit and today
:08:20. > :08:22.the Supreme Court ruled that can't This company in Brigg markets
:08:23. > :08:42.and sells wooden toys from Germany. They say they might have to modify
:08:43. > :08:44.and change in the future. Wooden toys have become very popular
:08:45. > :08:47.now, especially because people For us, the biggest
:08:48. > :08:50.problem with Brexit Will there be a free trade
:08:51. > :08:53.agreement straight away, All those things affect
:08:54. > :08:56.business dramatically. The industry faces a difficult
:08:57. > :08:59.year ahead but companies are confident their innovation can
:09:00. > :09:03.keep children interested. A petition to knight
:09:04. > :09:16.the last surviving member of the Dambusters has reached more
:09:17. > :09:18.than 200,000 signatures. Veteran Jonny Johnson was a bomb
:09:19. > :09:22.aimer in the World War Two raid. He was not named in the new
:09:23. > :09:24.year's honours list. It prompted TV presenter
:09:25. > :09:27.Carol Vorderman to start an online petition, calling for him to be
:09:28. > :09:35.knighted for his charity work. That will be handed in the next
:09:36. > :09:49.couple of days. Lincoln City have lost the chance
:09:50. > :09:52.to go seven points clear at the top It's only their second league defeat
:09:53. > :09:57.since the start of October. Let's get a look at the weather -
:09:58. > :10:09.here's Keeley with the forecast. Falkirk could be a problem tonight
:10:10. > :10:23.and we start with a warning for southern parts of Lincolnshire. --
:10:24. > :10:28.faggot. -- Fog. Temperatures will remain around freezing. It will be a
:10:29. > :10:35.real grey day for parts of language and we will get part of darkness for
:10:36. > :10:39.a time. It will always be coolest before the south-east you are. It is
:10:40. > :10:44.Thursday are very chilly day ended with cold air blowing up from the
:10:45. > :10:47.coast and temperatures struggling on Thursday and rising through the
:10:48. > :10:54.weekend. The latest on the fog in the morning and traffic reports on
:10:55. > :10:58.BBC Radio Humberside and the language on the ear when you wake.
:10:59. > :11:20.-- on here. For all of us, it'll get colder and
:11:21. > :11:26.then milder again come the weekend. This shot taken earlier by a weather
:11:27. > :11:30.watcher in East Anglia. The fog becoming extensive over the next few
:11:31. > :11:31.hours in many south-eastern parts of