:00:00. > 3:59:59are out of the way, will the EU start pursuing a common defence
:00:00. > :00:07.policy? Join me on BBC Two. Good evening, welcome
:00:08. > :00:10.to the late Look North. to take on an abandoned listed
:00:11. > :00:29.building, that's already cost This isn't about preserving heritage
:00:30. > :00:30.for heritage's sake, it's about the role that buildings like this
:00:31. > :00:32.complaint in the future of Grimsby. The search for a missing
:00:33. > :00:35.woman and her two young And a man admits keeping illegal
:00:36. > :00:51.chemicals at his house, And it's been exceptionally mild
:00:52. > :01:02.today, I'll be back with all the details later in the programme.
:01:03. > :01:04.An abandoned building, that has already cost taxpayers
:01:05. > :01:06.in Grimsby ?2 million, has been bought by
:01:07. > :01:12.North East Lincolnshire Council says it was forced into buying
:01:13. > :01:16.Victoria Mill, which is a listed building, after it became unsafe.
:01:17. > :01:24.It's a building that's dominated Grimsby's skyline since 1889.
:01:25. > :01:31.It's now left the council with a repair bill running into millions.
:01:32. > :01:33.Without us intervening, at the public expense, that building
:01:34. > :01:38.And one that would have been a risk to the public,
:01:39. > :01:41.so we had no real choice to be honest.
:01:42. > :01:43.Problems began a year ago, when some residents living
:01:44. > :01:45.in adjacent flats were moved out temporarily because
:01:46. > :01:51.That same month, North East Lincolnshire Council spent
:01:52. > :01:58.They tried to get the owners of the mill, CPG Investments Ltd,
:01:59. > :02:01.to pay for the repairs, but to no avail.
:02:02. > :02:04.In August the council said the repair bill had risen,
:02:05. > :02:12.And this week, it's been announced an agreement has been reached
:02:13. > :02:15.for the council to purchase the building, for ?1.
:02:16. > :02:17.People are coming up, looking at the building thinking "Well,
:02:18. > :02:21.And if you're trying to sell one, who's going to buy
:02:22. > :02:25.David Needham lives in the adjacent flats, and was one of the residents
:02:26. > :02:29.who had to be evacuated while repairs were carried out.
:02:30. > :02:32.At least we know what's going on, and we know who owns it
:02:33. > :02:35.and there is a face behind something, you know who it is,
:02:36. > :02:38.and they are doing something about it and hopefully it's
:02:39. > :02:40.going to start the ball rolling, something's going to come of it.
:02:41. > :02:43.The Victoria Mill saga has left North East Lincolnshire Council
:02:44. > :02:46.The repairs alone are costing ?2.2 million;
:02:47. > :02:52.And then there's the accommodation for those who had to be evacuated
:02:53. > :02:57.It's been a necessary spend of taxpayers' money,
:02:58. > :03:01.because of the health and safety risks and the liability
:03:02. > :03:04.to the residents of the borough, we had to do it.
:03:05. > :03:07.It was a eyesore before because there was pigeons coming out
:03:08. > :03:15.of the roof and it really looked, you know, dreadful.
:03:16. > :03:18.But, I suppose if it's going to be put to some
:03:19. > :03:27.When that scaffolding's down, it's going to be beautiful.
:03:28. > :03:32.They want to be spending more money on the town centre.
:03:33. > :03:35.It came at a price, but Victoria Mills is no longer in limbo.
:03:36. > :03:37.Work can now start to give it a future.
:03:38. > :03:40.Earlier I spoke to Ben Robinson from Historic England, who campaigns
:03:41. > :03:46.I asked him whether councils should be spending money to protect
:03:47. > :03:51.The initial investment hopefully will realise long-term benefits,
:03:52. > :04:00.This isn't about preserving heritage for heritage's sake,
:04:01. > :04:03.this is about the role that important buildings like this can
:04:04. > :04:07.There's plenty of these old, derelict buildings -
:04:08. > :04:12.In terms of Grade II buildings, you're talking about buildings
:04:13. > :04:15.of national significance, so this is not just a locally
:04:16. > :04:16.significant building, this is a building of national
:04:17. > :04:19.It's a prominent landmark, it's been a landmark
:04:20. > :04:27.It might be, but do you think people really care, when there are so many
:04:28. > :04:30.other priorities that the councils need to spend their money on?
:04:31. > :04:36.Do you think they're really bothered?
:04:37. > :04:39.It's one aspect of the sort of work that councils should be doing.
:04:40. > :04:41.They've been decisive in this case, they've shown leadership,
:04:42. > :04:43.and when there are sums of money available for regeneration,
:04:44. > :04:46.for reinvigoration of places, it's those councils that are showing
:04:47. > :04:48.this sort of leadership that should be first in line.
:04:49. > :04:50.Those councils that recognise the importance of their built
:04:51. > :04:56.environment, and what it means for the future.
:04:57. > :04:59.But if you are spending money on a building just
:05:00. > :05:01.to stop the repairs, just to keep it safe,
:05:02. > :05:04.but it's still going to stand empty and derelict, what's the point?
:05:05. > :05:14.The council have had to step in and undertake emergency measures.
:05:15. > :05:17.And our support is for that urgent work, we've been able to provide
:05:18. > :05:28.some money towards that urgent work and give them a little bit of help.
:05:29. > :05:30.Police say a mother, who's believed to have
:05:31. > :05:32.abducted her two young sons, may have left the country
:05:33. > :05:43.Samantha Baldwin - who is from Newark and has family
:05:44. > :05:45.connections to Lincolnshire - hasn't been seen since Monday.
:05:46. > :05:48.Also missing are her sons Dylan and Lewis Madge.
:05:49. > :05:50.Katy Austin is here - why are police so concerned?
:05:51. > :06:03.Very concerned, they are treating this as an abduction,
:06:04. > :06:05.saying 42-year-old Samantha Baldwin doesn't have legal custody
:06:06. > :06:07.of nine-year-old Louis Madge or his six-year-old brother Dylan.
:06:08. > :06:16.Today, police have released CCTV images released showing Samantha's
:06:17. > :06:17.Today, police have released CCTV images showing Samantha's
:06:18. > :06:19.last known movements, in Nottingham city centre
:06:20. > :06:23.Police have previously said she and the boys could be
:06:24. > :06:25.in Lincolnshire or Manchester, as they have connections
:06:26. > :06:27.But they've also told airports and seaports
:06:28. > :06:30.to keep a close eye out, in case Samantha and her sons
:06:31. > :06:33.The scale of the inquiry is on a national basis,
:06:34. > :06:37.Whilst there is no indication that Samantha has left
:06:38. > :06:39.the country with the children, that is still an open line
:06:40. > :06:42.of inquiry, and we will go wherever the inquiry takes us,
:06:43. > :06:44.we will be relentless until we can recover those
:06:45. > :06:58.Do we think they are any closer to knowing where they are?
:06:59. > :07:02.Not that we know of, officers are following up some reported signing
:07:03. > :07:05.-- sightings, and Nottinghamshire -- sightings, and Nottinghamshire
:07:06. > :07:09.Police have said they have released on bail to people they had arrested
:07:10. > :07:18.on suspicion of assisting an offender. Police have also started a
:07:19. > :07:23.Twitter hashtag -- hashtag, but despite wanting a large scale
:07:24. > :07:25.investigation they still don't know where Samantha and her sons are. --
:07:26. > :07:28.launching. An education trust that operates 32
:07:29. > :07:30.schools including 16 in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
:07:31. > :07:32.could cut 40 support jobs. The David Ross Education Trust says
:07:33. > :07:35.it's trying to save money, which will be reinvested
:07:36. > :07:38.in teaching, and that very few job losses would involve
:07:39. > :07:39.compulsory redundancy. A ?60 million wood chip factory
:07:40. > :07:47.will be constructed near Hull. It'll be built by
:07:48. > :07:49.Accsys Technologies, 130 jobs will be created to build
:07:50. > :07:53.it, and there'll be a further 30 A man who caused large parts
:07:54. > :07:59.of Bridlington to be shut down by the bomb squad has admitted
:08:00. > :08:03.he "forgot" to apply for a licence 40 homes were evacuated last August
:08:04. > :08:10.while specialist police officers cleared Gert Meyer's property
:08:11. > :08:12.in Oxford Street in the town. Back in August last year,
:08:13. > :08:24.several streets were cordoned off and 40 homes were evacuated,
:08:25. > :08:26.after police found unlicensed chemicals
:08:27. > :08:27.at a property on Oxford Street. Bomb disposal experts were brought
:08:28. > :08:30.in, and the whole operation cost Appearing in court yesterday,
:08:31. > :08:35.the man who owned the chemicals, Gert Meyers, a trained chemist who'd
:08:36. > :08:37.sold to laboratories He'd previously been spoken
:08:38. > :08:48.to by police after he sold chemicals to two people who were later
:08:49. > :08:50.convicted of terrorism offences. Although he pleaded guilty
:08:51. > :08:53.to breaching the Poisons Act on this occasion, he said the police
:08:54. > :08:55.were heavy-handed, and said he'd forgotten to renew his licence
:08:56. > :08:58.for the chemicals after his business Somebody from the Home Office
:08:59. > :09:04.came round and said, And I said, "Thank you
:09:05. > :09:10.for telling me that." And then they knew I had
:09:11. > :09:14.them anyway, because I'd So they raided my house, to find
:09:15. > :09:22.what they knew I already had. When these chemicals
:09:23. > :09:23.were discovered, this area was completely out of bounds
:09:24. > :09:25.for several hours. A 100-metre cordon was put in place,
:09:26. > :09:28.and bomb disposal experts from the Army carried out a series
:09:29. > :09:30.of small explosions In court yesterday, Mr Meyers
:09:31. > :09:38.insisted the incident last August had been an honest mistake,
:09:39. > :09:43.which he regretted. It's hard, you know,
:09:44. > :09:47.it's frightening... Lift you off your bed,
:09:48. > :09:51.handcuffs on, police cell. 75 interviews, or
:09:52. > :09:57.something like that. Gert Meyers says he has
:09:58. > :10:01.apologised to his neighbours for the inconvenience
:10:02. > :10:03.caused last August. He will be sentenced
:10:04. > :10:09.at Crown Court next month. Finally tonight, the weather with
:10:10. > :10:14.Keeley. Well, it's felt exceptionally mild,
:10:15. > :10:17.hasn't it today, and in fact temperatures in parts
:10:18. > :10:19.of Lincolnshire, at Holbeach They're the kind of temperatures
:10:20. > :10:22.we'd expect for July. Now, it will be mild again
:10:23. > :10:31.tomorrow, but not as mild. But still pleasant in the sunshine -
:10:32. > :10:34.overnight a lot of cloud, the cloud will produce a little bit
:10:35. > :10:37.of patchy rain and drizzle on and off but temperatures
:10:38. > :10:39.staying in double figures. So tomorrow there will be a little
:10:40. > :10:42.bit of patchy rain around during the morning for a time,
:10:43. > :10:45.and the thicker cloud as well, and then it'll break up
:10:46. > :10:47.into sunshine and showers and if anything through the day
:10:48. > :10:49.increasing amounts of sunshine, and the showers becoming very
:10:50. > :10:51.hit and miss. So take your brolly
:10:52. > :10:53.with you if you're heading out, Temperatures tomorrow
:10:54. > :10:57.still above average, 16 degrees. Sunshine and showers
:10:58. > :11:02.for Saturday, fine on Sunday. That's it from ours. I'm back
:11:03. > :11:03.tomorrow. See you then. -- that it from us.
:11:04. > :11:05.time of year. The chance of a shower on Saturday. Sunday will
:11:06. > :11:10.time of year. The chance of a shower on Saturday. Sunday will be dry.
:11:11. > :11:18.Hello, it will cool off over the next few days but that's not
:11:19. > :11:24.unusual, given how warm it was today. This was London. We just had
:11:25. > :11:27.the warmest March day since 2012, 20 two Celsius in the Sunnis skies in
:11:28. > :11:29.the south-east. It was much warmer than recently