:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening. Welcome to Look North.
:00:00. > :00:09.More officers on the street are promised
:00:10. > :00:12.by Humberside's Police and Crime Commissioner.
:00:13. > :00:14.In excess of 200 additional officers across Humberside Police with no
:00:15. > :00:22.We're live in Gainsborough as police investigate two
:00:23. > :00:27."cold and calculated" attacks on pensioners.
:00:28. > :00:31.And the weather is going to be much cooler over the next few days.
:00:32. > :00:43.So you'll need to wrap up warm despite the sunshine.
:00:44. > :00:46.The Humberside Police and Crime commissioner says he wants
:00:47. > :00:49.to recruit an extra 200 police officers in the next four years.
:00:50. > :00:53.Keith Hunter has been setting out his strategy for how the force
:00:54. > :00:56.He's also currently looking for a new Chief Constable.
:00:57. > :01:05.The Police and Crime Plan sets out what Keith Hunter wants to achieve
:01:06. > :01:07.over the next four years after he was elected
:01:08. > :01:10.He's leading a force with no budget increase,
:01:11. > :01:12.no permanent Chief Constable and, at the last inspection,
:01:13. > :01:20.There are several things he wants to focus on while he's Police
:01:21. > :01:26.He wants communities to have a say in how police resources are used,
:01:27. > :01:30.He doesn't set any specific crime reduction targets,
:01:31. > :01:36.saying there is an "unhealthy fixation on overall crime figures".
:01:37. > :01:38.He wants the force to work more closely with other
:01:39. > :01:42.organisations in what he calls a "joined-up approach".
:01:43. > :01:43.That includes working with mental health services
:01:44. > :01:49.He says at the moment cuts in those areas are putting extra
:01:50. > :01:57.The police are the service of last resort.
:01:58. > :02:00.They pick up the pieces that everyone else can't deal with on top
:02:01. > :02:05.There is a major issue around mental health and they pick up the pieces
:02:06. > :02:09.The number of times that police vehicles, not just in this area,
:02:10. > :02:11.but right across the region and the country are dealing
:02:12. > :02:13.with gaps in the provision of ambulance services.
:02:14. > :02:21.After years of cuts to the numbers of police officers
:02:22. > :02:22.at Humberside Police, today Keith Hunter said
:02:23. > :02:29.He wants to recruit 200 extra officers by 2020
:02:30. > :02:38.In 2008, Humberside Police had just over 2,200 officers.
:02:39. > :02:40.But by 2016, that figure had fallen to 1,500.
:02:41. > :02:51.Today, I spoke to people including one former police officer.
:02:52. > :02:53.We don't have village bobbies like when I started
:02:54. > :02:58.We don't have them anymore and it is no z no wonder the crime
:02:59. > :03:01.We don't have them anymore and it is no wonder the crime
:03:02. > :03:05.I think it is more about people feeling a lot safer.
:03:06. > :03:08.If you see someone that looks a bit funny around the street,
:03:09. > :03:10.you can feel a lot safer if you think that
:03:11. > :03:16.It looks good, but they're still not back up to the numbers
:03:17. > :03:19.You need more police presence on the street.
:03:20. > :03:21.I don't think there is any doubt about that.
:03:22. > :03:23.Well, one of the most important appointments that Keith Hunter
:03:24. > :03:26.will be looking to make is the role of Chief Constable.
:03:27. > :03:32.This is the recruitment film that they've released trying
:03:33. > :03:35.to attracts applicants to replace Justine Curran who left last month,
:03:36. > :03:37.but so far the force have received no applications
:03:38. > :03:46.The deadline for applicants is 2nd April so just under two weeks away
:03:47. > :03:49.and the result of the force's annual inspection will be
:03:50. > :03:59.He told me about this four year plan.
:04:00. > :04:06.It is about how we plan with partners. You want 200 more officers
:04:07. > :04:09.by 2020. Does that mean that Humberside lost too many police
:04:10. > :04:13.officers over the last ten years? Yes, absolutely, it has lost too
:04:14. > :04:18.many police officers and it hasn't over the past few years made best
:04:19. > :04:23.use of its resources to ensure the maximum number of officers are
:04:24. > :04:27.available. You're still 470 less than you were ten years ago. So you
:04:28. > :04:31.don't need as many as ten years ago? If I had the choice I would want
:04:32. > :04:34.more police officers over and above what I hope to deliver over the next
:04:35. > :04:37.four years, but you need more funding for that and funding has
:04:38. > :04:40.been cut. We've got to live in the real world. You pay for the new
:04:41. > :04:45.officers with the council tax just going up and up? No, if you look at
:04:46. > :04:51.how funding for police officers and police forces is delivered, the
:04:52. > :04:55.Government is reducing year-on-year the grant it gives and Government
:04:56. > :04:59.are saying to police and crime commissioners they should increase
:05:00. > :05:04.the amount by the maximum to maintain flat cash. That's not a
:05:05. > :05:09.rise in resources, my spending power will go down and yet I'll still
:05:10. > :05:19.deliver additional police officers. You're looking for a Chief
:05:20. > :05:23.Constable. It It is early days. I expect the applications to come in
:05:24. > :05:27.in the last week of the that's normal in these positions.
:05:28. > :05:30.People living in Gainsborough are being warned to be careful
:05:31. > :05:33.after a man broke into the homes of two pensioners, tied them up,
:05:34. > :05:36.One of them was threatened with a knife.
:05:37. > :05:38.Police are calling the attacks cold and calculated .
:05:39. > :05:42.Laura Foster is at Gainsborough Police Station tonight.
:05:43. > :05:56.Well, Peter, it was at 8. 307pm yesterday evening that Lincolnshire
:05:57. > :06:00.Police got a phone call from an 88-year-old woman who had just
:06:01. > :06:04.managed to untie herself. She went to open the front door and the
:06:05. > :06:07.attacker barged in and tied her up and took her phone and cash. Three
:06:08. > :06:13.hours after that, Lincolnshire Police got another phone call from a
:06:14. > :06:18.knife to threaten the man and made knife to threaten the man and made
:06:19. > :06:21.him give over his bank details. Neither the two were physically
:06:22. > :06:27.injured, but left shaken. The hole town is in shock.
:06:28. > :06:31.Snaouf been to check on my parents who are well into their 80s. Daddy
:06:32. > :06:38.is disabled and I have been to ensure they keep their doors locked.
:06:39. > :06:45.It is awful. We never open the door without looking out the window to
:06:46. > :06:48.see who it is. Lincolnshire Police believe the
:06:49. > :06:49.incidents are looked and they are looking for a slim, white man in his
:06:50. > :06:51.20s. It is very unusual crime, but
:06:52. > :06:54.a very, very nasty one nonetheless. The people in Gainsborough will see
:06:55. > :06:57.a significant increase in police presence today and over
:06:58. > :06:58.the coming days. There are teams of both
:06:59. > :07:00.uniformed officers and If you see anything suspicious
:07:01. > :07:03.or you hear anything, Lincolnshire Police are taking
:07:04. > :07:11.a look at CCTV footage and there are more officers
:07:12. > :07:21.in Gainsborough tonight. When you hear a knock on the door,
:07:22. > :07:23.you should check to see who it is before you open and if in doubt,
:07:24. > :07:27.don't open it at all. More trains are to start running
:07:28. > :07:30.from Lincoln and Grantham From 21st May, East Midlands Trains
:07:31. > :07:34.says there'll be an hourly service There will be an extra seven trains
:07:35. > :07:37.from Lincoln to Nottingham, and two extra trains each way
:07:38. > :07:42.between Nottingham and Grantham. Nursery owners in Lincolnshire
:07:43. > :07:45.are warning they can't deliver the Government's promise
:07:46. > :07:48.of free child care. From September working
:07:49. > :07:54.parents will be entitled to 30 hours of care,
:07:55. > :07:56.but nurseries claim the Government payments for the free care
:07:57. > :07:58.might not cover costs. A promise made to working parents
:07:59. > :08:05.by David Cameron that a Conservative Government would give
:08:06. > :08:08.them 30 hours of free childcare But the owner of this day nursery
:08:09. > :08:13.in Gainsborough says the promise of free childcare comes at a cost
:08:14. > :08:17.to her business and says the funding she will receive falls
:08:18. > :08:19.short of what it costs I will be given ?3.82 from the local
:08:20. > :08:27.authority for every hour a three So I'm making a loss
:08:28. > :08:37.on every hour they are here. From September parents of three
:08:38. > :08:40.and four-year-olds will be entitled In our area, nursery schools run
:08:41. > :08:46.by the local authority will receive But when it comes to private
:08:47. > :08:53.or independent nurseries, funding will vary from ?4 an hour
:08:54. > :08:57.down to ?3.87 in the East Riding, The Government says it's investing
:08:58. > :09:04.a record ?6 billion in childcare But some nursery owners say
:09:05. > :09:12.it's the way it's shared We've worked very hard
:09:13. > :09:17.to open up our businesses. We've borrowed against our houses,
:09:18. > :09:20.our children often come second. We're just trying
:09:21. > :09:21.to cover our costs. We're just trying it make sure
:09:22. > :09:26.that we can pay our bills. But it's good news for parents
:09:27. > :09:29.like Michelle who will return I've wanted to go back
:09:30. > :09:34.to work for a long time, Financially we will be better
:09:35. > :09:38.off having two incomes. The 30 hours is brilliant
:09:39. > :09:40.because without it, it Private nurseries aren't
:09:41. > :09:45.required to offer 30 hours and by September some may chose not
:09:46. > :09:56.to provide free places. Now the weather.
:09:57. > :10:00.Here is Keeley. Some cold weather over
:10:01. > :10:05.the next couple of days. A plunge of air down
:10:06. > :10:07.from the north-west. The potential for the odd wintry
:10:08. > :10:10.shower this evening. This area of low pressure on Tuesday
:10:11. > :10:13.night and into Wednesday The potential for a few
:10:14. > :10:19.centimetres of snow. We will firm up the details
:10:20. > :10:23.over the next 24 hours. The odd dusting of snow
:10:24. > :10:26.to the Yorkshire Wolds through this evening and overnight
:10:27. > :10:28.and we are looking So the risk of icy stretches
:10:29. > :10:32.into tomorrow, but you can see from the graphics a lot of dry
:10:33. > :10:34.weather across Lincolnshire. A good deal of dry weather tomorrow
:10:35. > :10:37.as well with sunshine, Come the afternoon we will have
:10:38. > :10:41.a scattering of showers too. It will feel chilly in the breeze
:10:42. > :10:44.with temperatures getting up to around seven Celsius or eight
:10:45. > :10:54.Celsius. That's it from us. Thank you for
:10:55. > :10:58.watching. We're back in the morning from 6.25am. I will be back tomorrow
:10:59. > :11:00.night with Tuesday's Look North. Join me then if you can.
:11:01. > :11:05.Good night. outlook for Saturday and Sunday is
:11:06. > :11:14.for something dry and settled, sunny spells but a bit on the cool side.
:11:15. > :11:21.This week we are starting off with a taste of winter. This is Paul and
:11:22. > :11:26.maritime air, it has come from a long way north and will push in lots
:11:27. > :11:33.of showers. The last of any mild air gets swept away with the cloud.
:11:34. > :11:35.Tonight we have showers mostly across the northern