20/03/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Good evening. Welcome to Look North.

More officers on the street are promised

by Humberside's Police and Crime Commissioner.

In excess of 200 additional officers across Humberside Police with no

We're live in Gainsborough as police investigate two

"cold and calculated" attacks on pensioners.

And the weather is going to be much cooler over the next few days.

So you'll need to wrap up warm despite the sunshine.

The Humberside Police and Crime commissioner says he wants

to recruit an extra 200 police officers in the next four years.

Keith Hunter has been setting out his strategy for how the force

He's also currently looking for a new Chief Constable.

The Police and Crime Plan sets out what Keith Hunter wants to achieve

over the next four years after he was elected

He's leading a force with no budget increase,

no permanent Chief Constable and, at the last inspection,

There are several things he wants to focus on while he's Police

He wants communities to have a say in how police resources are used,

He doesn't set any specific crime reduction targets,

saying there is an "unhealthy fixation on overall crime figures".

He wants the force to work more closely with other

organisations in what he calls a "joined-up approach".

That includes working with mental health services

He says at the moment cuts in those areas are putting extra

The police are the service of last resort.

They pick up the pieces that everyone else can't deal with on top

There is a major issue around mental health and they pick up the pieces

The number of times that police vehicles, not just in this area,

but right across the region and the country are dealing

with gaps in the provision of ambulance services.

After years of cuts to the numbers of police officers

at Humberside Police, today Keith Hunter said

He wants to recruit 200 extra officers by 2020

In 2008, Humberside Police had just over 2,200 officers.

But by 2016, that figure had fallen to 1,500.

Today, I spoke to people including one former police officer.

We don't have village bobbies like when I started

We don't have them anymore and it is no z no wonder the crime

We don't have them anymore and it is no wonder the crime

I think it is more about people feeling a lot safer.

If you see someone that looks a bit funny around the street,

you can feel a lot safer if you think that

It looks good, but they're still not back up to the numbers

You need more police presence on the street.

I don't think there is any doubt about that.

Well, one of the most important appointments that Keith Hunter

will be looking to make is the role of Chief Constable.

This is the recruitment film that they've released trying

to attracts applicants to replace Justine Curran who left last month,

but so far the force have received no applications

The deadline for applicants is 2nd April so just under two weeks away

and the result of the force's annual inspection will be

He told me about this four year plan.

It is about how we plan with partners. You want 200 more officers

by 2020. Does that mean that Humberside lost too many police

officers over the last ten years? Yes, absolutely, it has lost too

many police officers and it hasn't over the past few years made best

use of its resources to ensure the maximum number of officers are

available. You're still 470 less than you were ten years ago. So you

don't need as many as ten years ago? If I had the choice I would want

more police officers over and above what I hope to deliver over the next

four years, but you need more funding for that and funding has

been cut. We've got to live in the real world. You pay for the new

officers with the council tax just going up and up? No, if you look at

how funding for police officers and police forces is delivered, the

Government is reducing year-on-year the grant it gives and Government

are saying to police and crime commissioners they should increase

the amount by the maximum to maintain flat cash. That's not a

rise in resources, my spending power will go down and yet I'll still

deliver additional police officers. You're looking for a Chief

Constable. It It is early days. I expect the applications to come in

in the last week of the that's normal in these positions.

People living in Gainsborough are being warned to be careful

after a man broke into the homes of two pensioners, tied them up,

One of them was threatened with a knife.

Police are calling the attacks cold and calculated .

Laura Foster is at Gainsborough Police Station tonight.

Well, Peter, it was at 8. 307pm yesterday evening that Lincolnshire

Police got a phone call from an 88-year-old woman who had just

managed to untie herself. She went to open the front door and the

attacker barged in and tied her up and took her phone and cash. Three

hours after that, Lincolnshire Police got another phone call from a

knife to threaten the man and made knife to threaten the man and made

him give over his bank details. Neither the two were physically

injured, but left shaken. The hole town is in shock.

Snaouf been to check on my parents who are well into their 80s. Daddy

is disabled and I have been to ensure they keep their doors locked.

It is awful. We never open the door without looking out the window to

see who it is. Lincolnshire Police believe the

incidents are looked and they are looking for a slim, white man in his

20s. It is very unusual crime, but

a very, very nasty one nonetheless. The people in Gainsborough will see

a significant increase in police presence today and over

the coming days. There are teams of both

uniformed officers and If you see anything suspicious

or you hear anything, Lincolnshire Police are taking

a look at CCTV footage and there are more officers

in Gainsborough tonight. When you hear a knock on the door,

you should check to see who it is before you open and if in doubt,

don't open it at all. More trains are to start running

from Lincoln and Grantham From 21st May, East Midlands Trains

says there'll be an hourly service There will be an extra seven trains

from Lincoln to Nottingham, and two extra trains each way

between Nottingham and Grantham. Nursery owners in Lincolnshire

are warning they can't deliver the Government's promise

of free child care. From September working

parents will be entitled to 30 hours of care,

but nurseries claim the Government payments for the free care

might not cover costs. A promise made to working parents

by David Cameron that a Conservative Government would give

them 30 hours of free childcare But the owner of this day nursery

in Gainsborough says the promise of free childcare comes at a cost

to her business and says the funding she will receive falls

short of what it costs I will be given ?3.82 from the local

authority for every hour a three So I'm making a loss

on every hour they are here. From September parents of three

and four-year-olds will be entitled In our area, nursery schools run

by the local authority will receive But when it comes to private

or independent nurseries, funding will vary from ?4 an hour

down to ?3.87 in the East Riding, The Government says it's investing

a record ?6 billion in childcare But some nursery owners say

it's the way it's shared We've worked very hard

to open up our businesses. We've borrowed against our houses,

our children often come second. We're just trying

to cover our costs. We're just trying it make sure

that we can pay our bills. But it's good news for parents

like Michelle who will return I've wanted to go back

to work for a long time, Financially we will be better

off having two incomes. The 30 hours is brilliant

because without it, it Private nurseries aren't

required to offer 30 hours and by September some may chose not

to provide free places. Now the weather.

Here is Keeley. Some cold weather over

the next couple of days. A plunge of air down

from the north-west. The potential for the odd wintry

shower this evening. This area of low pressure on Tuesday

night and into Wednesday The potential for a few

centimetres of snow. We will firm up the details

over the next 24 hours. The odd dusting of snow

to the Yorkshire Wolds through this evening and overnight

and we are looking So the risk of icy stretches

into tomorrow, but you can see from the graphics a lot of dry

weather across Lincolnshire. A good deal of dry weather tomorrow

as well with sunshine, Come the afternoon we will have

a scattering of showers too. It will feel chilly in the breeze

with temperatures getting up to around seven Celsius or eight

Celsius. That's it from us. Thank you for

watching. We're back in the morning from 6.25am. I will be back tomorrow

night with Tuesday's Look North. Join me then if you can.

Good night. outlook for Saturday and Sunday is

for something dry and settled, sunny spells but a bit on the cool side.

This week we are starting off with a taste of winter. This is Paul and

maritime air, it has come from a long way north and will push in lots

of showers. The last of any mild air gets swept away with the cloud.

Tonight we have showers mostly across the northern