:00:00. > :00:09.The headlines tonight: A cautious welcome for the Chancellor's budget
:00:10. > :00:14.as rate cuts are promised for small businesses and pubs.
:00:15. > :00:18.Whether it will offset the increases we were expecting anyway, many
:00:19. > :00:23.customers say it's a slight drop in the ocean.
:00:24. > :00:27.A "fourth emergency service" - the volunteers taking to their bikes
:00:28. > :00:38.to help find missing people in Lincolnshire.
:00:39. > :00:43.Join me for the detailed updated forecast with more sunshine in store
:00:44. > :00:47.for tomorrow. Businesses in East Yorkshire
:00:48. > :00:49.and Lincolnshire have broadly welcomed the Chancellor's budget
:00:50. > :00:51.today - a budget which the government says "addresses
:00:52. > :00:55.the key issues facing the country". In it, the Chancellor,
:00:56. > :00:57.Phillip Hammond, promised to introduce a cap on business rates
:00:58. > :01:01.for small businesses. People on low incomes
:01:02. > :01:07.will see the living wage increased to ?7.50 an hour,
:01:08. > :01:10.but National Insurance contributions Our Political Editor, Tim Iredale,
:01:11. > :01:32.has been at Westminster today, Well, it depends on who you speak
:01:33. > :01:33.to. I have heard it described as a bumper Brexit budget for our area
:01:34. > :01:40.and a damp squib, too. We will hear and a damp squib, too. We will hear
:01:41. > :01:43.from some of our MPs in the moment but first reaction from the business
:01:44. > :01:45.community in our area. Businesses eagerly awaited
:01:46. > :01:46.the traditional budget day pose and the start
:01:47. > :01:49.of the Chancellor's speech. In the first budget since Brexit,
:01:50. > :01:51.it was revealed the economy is Well, those that represent
:01:52. > :02:50.businesses in the area say We are doing very
:02:51. > :02:51.well at the moment. the Siemens investment,
:02:52. > :02:51.the council talks about billions of investment, I'm sure that's more
:02:52. > :02:51.than we've probably ever had at any single point in the past,
:02:52. > :02:51.so we are on a bit of a role. There are difficulties
:02:52. > :02:51.as we do know about, Here at Safety Clothing,
:02:52. > :02:51.they're expanding rapidly This is our national distribution
:02:52. > :02:51.strategy from the Chancellor. so we are going to have
:02:52. > :02:52.to build another one. When it's all finished and up
:02:53. > :02:52.to speed, there'll be over I was looking for fundamental
:02:53. > :02:52.honesty about the state of the nation's
:02:53. > :02:52.finances which I got. It was a sigh of relief
:02:53. > :03:02.for this cafe whose business rates won't be as high
:03:03. > :03:04.as they thought. Now the budget's come out,
:03:05. > :03:10.it's a really big thing for us. 90% of pubs in the UK
:03:11. > :03:13.will also receive a discount. This small brewery supplies
:03:14. > :03:16.around 100 in our area. I spoke to people to see
:03:17. > :03:20.what their thoughts were. They welcomed the Government's
:03:21. > :03:24.recognition of pubs being a part of the community and, hopefully,
:03:25. > :03:27.it's the first time we have seen that in a budget,
:03:28. > :03:29.hopefully that will continue And we heard there'll be ?90 million
:03:30. > :03:36.of transport spending for the north. So what would people like that
:03:37. > :03:40.money to be spent on? Why don't we have the infrastructure
:03:41. > :03:47.that Amsterdam has? Smoother pavements,
:03:48. > :03:57.things like that. A sign on the main road into Hull
:03:58. > :04:01.reads "What can you do?" It seems with a little
:04:02. > :04:08.help, rather a lot. Tim political reaction has
:04:09. > :04:21.there been to the budget today? Arguably the biggest talking point
:04:22. > :04:27.tonight is the pledge to spend extra money on social care. Councils
:04:28. > :04:32.across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have been told they can
:04:33. > :04:36.increase ties pack -- council tax bills by 3% this year.
:04:37. > :04:39.Councils said they were facing a ?2.6 billion shortfall by 2020.
:04:40. > :04:42.So, today the Chancellor announced he would set aside ?2 billion
:04:43. > :04:52.for social care over the next three years.
:04:53. > :05:02.Is it enough and I put that question to some of our MPs.
:05:03. > :05:13.At least it's a contribution towards a significant problem.
:05:14. > :05:15.What we have is the Government holding
:05:16. > :05:15.its hands up and saying there is no crisis in our watch on health and
:05:16. > :05:16.social care and throwing some money at it.
:05:17. > :05:25.We need to look at how social care works in the long-term.
:05:26. > :05:26.This will be an extra ?1 billion this coming year and I think
:05:27. > :05:27.that will be good news, I hope, for Lincolnshire County
:05:28. > :05:45.This wasn't a headline, giveaway budget and there won't be many
:05:46. > :05:46.people cracking the bubbly open tonight because they feel better
:05:47. > :05:52.off, Peter. And if you want more reaction
:05:53. > :05:54.and analysis of today's budget, there's plenty of information
:05:55. > :05:56.on the BBC webiste - Northern Rail has announced details
:05:57. > :06:01.of a reduced service next Monday The RMT union balloted
:06:02. > :06:04.for the strike over new arrangements Northern Rail says it will run
:06:05. > :06:08.40% of its timetable The chairman of Hull
:06:09. > :06:13.and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has announced he is to step
:06:14. > :06:17.down at the end of the month. Mike Ramsden took on the role
:06:18. > :06:19.after widespread bullying was exposed by the Care Quality
:06:20. > :06:24.Commission. It's hoped a new electronic record
:06:25. > :06:27.system for East Midlands Ambulance It will give paramedics quicker
:06:28. > :06:32.access to medical records and allow information to be sent to hospitals
:06:33. > :06:39.before the patient arrives. Around 200 properties
:06:40. > :06:42.are still without water four days after pipe burst under a river
:06:43. > :06:46.in the Lincolnshire Wolds. Anglian Water says bottled water
:06:47. > :06:51.is being made available to people Every year, hundreds of people go
:06:52. > :07:00.missing in Lincolnshire and valuable police time is spent trying
:07:01. > :07:02.to find them. Now, thanks to a lottery grant,
:07:03. > :07:05.a team of volunteers on mountain But there are only four bikes
:07:06. > :07:10.for the whole of Lincolnshire and the Lowland Search and Rescue
:07:11. > :07:12.team admits it needs more Laura Foster joined
:07:13. > :07:20.them as they trained They're like mountain rescue
:07:21. > :07:25.without the hills, the coast guard ready to help Lincolnshire Police
:07:26. > :07:33.find people who've gone missing because of dementia,
:07:34. > :07:36.mental health issues or because they've run
:07:37. > :07:38.away from home. I can see it almost
:07:39. > :07:41.like a fourth emergency service. There are times when
:07:42. > :07:43.the emergency services themselves are pretty
:07:44. > :07:46.stretched on the ground. They need the assistance
:07:47. > :07:49.of volunteers. The mountain bike element
:07:50. > :07:52.is fairly new to us so we are hitting the ground
:07:53. > :07:54.running, so to speak, but yes, the element
:07:55. > :08:23.is to They're given a meeting point that
:08:24. > :08:24.can be anywhere from Grimsby Some will go on foot, but this
:08:25. > :08:24.new bike team rides in a four. The person at the front's
:08:25. > :08:24.in charge of navigating, the second rider looks left,
:08:25. > :08:24.the third looks right, while the fourth is the team leader
:08:25. > :08:24.and watches over the group. At the moment the team are being
:08:25. > :08:24.briefed on their drill to find Pete. He and I were in the
:08:25. > :08:26.middle of the forest. Got to run, hide, play a certain
:08:27. > :08:31.type of persona so it Yes, hopefully they can find me
:08:32. > :08:36.and bring me back safe. It's not just about cycling,
:08:37. > :08:42.the team are specially trained in calming down vulnerably
:08:43. > :08:45.individuals and guiding Lincolnshire Police says their help
:08:46. > :08:51.is incredibly important. We'd struggle to find
:08:52. > :08:55.the number of staff they can. We do rally every
:08:56. > :08:57.available member of staff, but that extra
:08:58. > :09:02.help is invaluable. Currently they've only got four
:09:03. > :09:06.bikes for the second We're just about getting
:09:07. > :09:11.by at the moment. We need more volunteers
:09:12. > :09:15.to be able to join, train up and give a little bit
:09:16. > :09:19.of time to the community. At the moment, there are no
:09:20. > :09:21.mountain bike search teams for Yorkshire,
:09:22. > :09:23.it's hoped that will be Laura Foster, BBC Look
:09:24. > :09:32.North Market Rasen. And, although it was only a drill,
:09:33. > :09:35.the team managed to find Pete Let's get a look at
:09:36. > :09:58.the weather with Paul. What a lovely afternoon it was.
:09:59. > :10:09.Sunshine tomorrow but windy at first. Fairly quiet conditions.
:10:10. > :10:17.Maybe one or two showers into more northern areas later. Tomorrow,
:10:18. > :10:23.variable cloud and the odd spot of rain for East Yorkshire but it looks
:10:24. > :10:31.bright with plenty of sunshine for most and dry. Quite windy at first.
:10:32. > :10:37.Cloudy but mostly dry on Friday and some patchy rain for the weekend.
:10:38. > :10:45.Thank you for watching. We are back in the morning with summaries from
:10:46. > :10:52.6:25am and your BBC local radio station will be on-air. Radio
:10:53. > :10:55.Lincolnshire will have the latest on the water supply problems. Tune and
:10:56. > :11:01.thank outlook, staying mild and Nick has
:11:02. > :11:10.the bigger picture across the UK. Hello. Spring is in the air with
:11:11. > :11:15.temperatures reaching 14 or 15 in a few spots today as they will again
:11:16. > :11:22.over the next few days. Very pleasant in the sun. The daffodils
:11:23. > :11:27.were loving that in York. More places under blue sky tomorrow and
:11:28. > :11:31.dry. Tonight heavy showers moving across Scotland on strong to gale
:11:32. > :11:35.force winds, some may clip Northern Ireland. It's a mild night in
:11:36. > :11:46.southern England and South Wales but damp and drizzly, misty with coastal
:11:47. > :11:52.and hill fog elsewhere. Temperatures in between and dry: This damp
:11:53. > :11:55.weather hangs on from parts of the Channel Islands, to Cornwall.
:11:56. > :11:58.Elsewhere, it's getting brighter in South Wales and southern England. In
:11:59. > :11:59.England, Wales and Northern Ireland some sunny