16/03/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Here on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.

The headlines from BBC Look North this Thursday night:

Campaigners' anger as health bosses confirm they want to close or reduce

services at half of East Yorkshire's minor injuries units.

This is a ridiculous situation we find

ourselves in now - no minor injuries unit in Hornsey.

The MP for Lincoln insists he's done nothing wrong

And there are claims the cheapest option flood defences for Hull

will block waterfront views, for all but the tallest people.

And some more unsettled weather heading our way, some spells of both

wet but especially windy weather as we head through the next few days.

I'll be back later in the programme with all the details.

Half of the Minor Injuries Units in East Yorkshire are to close

or reduce their service, in a move which has been condemned

Hornsea's unit will close entirely, while patients will no longer

be able to just walk in at Withernsea and Driffield.

Health officials say they can provide a better service

with Centralised Urgent Care units in Beverley, Bridlington and Goole.

Protesters trying to keep Hornsea's minor-injuries unit alive.

It is really important that we retain the MIU.

But it now seems certain that the MIU could be

Campaigners are furious with those who have taken this decision.

Why do you think you know so much more than we do?

The point is that none of these people live in rural areas.

They live close to minor injury urgent care centres.

The new urgent-care centres at Beverley, Bridlington and Goole

would all be open for 16 hours a day, 365 days a year,

and would offer a consistent range of advice and treatment,

If approved, the three centres would also be supported by low-level

minor-injury units at Driffield and Withernsea hospitals, but you

According to the plans, Hornsea will have no MIU.

We looked at numbers and after breaking them down

we saw that many of them could have been treated at

home with advice and guidance, many of them were repeat visits

for wound and that falls into planned care not urgent care needs.

So really it was unsustainable to have another urgent care centre

Campaigners are promising further protests like this, if the

CCG's governing body approved these plans next week.

The Conservative MP who represents Withernsea and Hornsea,

Graham Stuart, has led protests against the changes.

Protesters have been passionate but in reality only ten patients use

this service a day in Hornsea and Withernsea.

Is it not a waste of money to keep it open?

And it's about planning services and utilising it so we have

a health club, that's what happens in Lincolnshire and other parts of

The special needs of urban centres are met, why can't the

needs of centres like Hornsey and Withernsea?

needs of centres like Hornsea and Withernsea?

That's what I'm calling for an that's why I'm particularly

disappointed that the way the consultation was conducted,

I complained to the CCG about it, but despite

that it is clear that 90% plus of people

in Holderness oppose the

Politicians never want to close a hospital or

But these changes could actually improve

services and stop patchy opening times across the minor injuries

You have to remember that the proposal

was to close the MIUs at both Hornsea and Withernsea.

That would mean people would have to travel out

of area, and if you look at Withernsea, it's got

ownerships in the country, is got an ageing population and a lot of

Protesters have said that they will take this

Is this something you are going to be pursuing now with Jeremy Hunt?

I have spoken to Sir Greg Knight who is also opposed to these proposals

and, jointly, we will be writing to the chairman

of the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee of the

Council, because they have the statutory power to refer the matter

to the Secretary of State and to the Independent

And Greg and I jointly will be calling upon the committee to

Lincoln's MP Karl McCartney has said he acted "honestly and properly"

when it came to his expenses during the 2015 election campaign.

12 police forces - including Lincolnshire -

have asked the Crown Prosecution Service to consider charges

in connection with a Tory battlebus tour in 2015.

More from our political editor Tim Iredale.

The 2015 general election was the closest for many years.

The Tories and Labour sent their big hitters to Lincoln -

The Conservatives also had a battlebus tour -

where party activists travelled the country to support

Today, the organisation which regulates party finances -

the Electoral Commission - ruled the Conservatives had failed

to declare thousands of pounds they'd spend on the battlebus tour.

At the heart of the controversy is whether expenses for the road

trip were declared as part of the national campaign,

when they should have been declared by the local party.

?70,000 is the highest fine that we've ever issued and that

represents offences and contraventions across five

So we've never issued fines to that extent before.

In statement today, Lincoln's MP Karl McCartney said:

12 police forces - including Lincolnshire Police -

have sent files to the Crown Prosecution Service which must

decide whether charges are to be brought against MPs

If prosecutions do go-ahead, then it could lead to elections

Karl McCartney says he acted honestly and

properly throughout the election campaign, as did his election agent.

The Crown Prosecution Service now has until June to decide

whether charges should be brought in connection with this matter.

New flood defences along Hull's waterfront need to be more

That's the message from residents on one of the city's housing

estates who say the area could be permanently damaged.

They're worried that the Environment Agency will only offer the most

cost effective design - which could be a basic wall,

Hull has a spectacular views across an estuary. Just imagine replacing

them with 6-foot concrete walls that would be higher than I am. That is

what some period where it agency is proposing. There are alternatives

though. Here in pool a glass wall has been set up. The question is

about cost. That will have cost a bit more than regular flood

defences. The question for some then is whether or not you want flood

defences versus scenic views and the answer for many

is easy. I'd rather have something that looks

nice, without a doubt. But I'm pragmatic

as well - I know the Government keep telling us

they've no money, you know? It's like everything

in your own life - you have to buy things

that you can afford. Most river frontage

will be bog-standard Environment Agency basic

standard protection. But, there are clearly -

we've got the view over your shoulder - there are clearly places

where there is going to have to be a little more money put

in and a better provision. Well the Environment Agency has told

us tonight that their plans for the Humber defences,

which followed in the wake of 2013's tidal surge,

are still open to consultation - and will go before

the public next month. I'm sure there is some brig over

here but that is what people will be looking for particularly when it

comes to negotiating with the comes to negotiating with the

Government over those crucial costs. And taking a look at whether or not

there could be, certainly in areas like this, some sort of scenic

solution. The first poppies have

been installed at the The sculpture called

'Weeping Window' will feature thousands of handmade ceramic

poppies and commemorate those There has been a big announcement

today about a top name to play at Radio One's Big Weekend

in Hull in May. Katy Perry will join

Little Mix and Kings of Leon for the weekend festival to be held

at Burton Constable Hall. And we'll let you know when tickets

are available for that. Let's take a look at the

We had a few spots of rain through this evening.

A few more tomorrow, but the general theme is one

of an unsettled weekend with some spells of wet and windy weather.

Out there at the moment any remaining patchy rain and drizzle

will clear away, and actually a fine night but a chilly one with clear

spells, and a touch of frost is quite possible out in the

countryside where temperatures could dip back to around three degrees.

So, tomorrow, a chilly start to the day, perhaps some morning

sunshine but you can see how cloud increases from the north.

A little bit of patchy light rain or drizzle is possible, some

It will be rather blustery tomorrow, a fresh to strong south-westerly

Not a total wash-out, but further spells

of wet and windy weather for the weekend.

That's it from us for tonight. We are back tomorrow. Good night now.

there will be rain around, most occurring overnight.

Good evening, quite a range of whether an offer earlier today in

the north and north-west of the UK quite a lot of showers around,

lively ones, little bit of sunshine in between. The best of the sunshine

to be found at the other end of the country towards the south-east in

Kent, lovely picture here from one of our weather watchers. A range of

temperatures, too. 17 degrees for a few, on the other side of the

weather front, only seven or 8 degrees. Showers in the north and

west. The fresh air will win out over tonight coming in behind the

cold front, which isn't bringing much rain but it will bring