23/11/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

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Good afternoon.

The headlines from BBC Look North

this Thursday lunchtime.

There are calls for the government

to do more to encourage GPs to work

in Lincolnshire's countryside.

They are saying that they are

having to wait quite

a while to get an appointment.

In some instances up

to three to four weeks.

A pensioner, who dresses as a bee

to raise funds for charity in Hull,

is given the freedom of the city.

Oh, I shall treasure this,

really treasure it.

There are calls for the government

to bring forward cash incentives

to encourage GPs to come

to the Lincolnshire countryside.

Villagers who have seen

the closure of shops,

post offices and banks say their way

of life is already suffering.

And difficulty seeing their GPs

is adding to the pressure.

Here's our Rural Affairs

Correspondent, Linsey Smith.

Quaint, quiet, peaceful.

Life in the countryside may sound

idyllic but with a host

of services closing,

it's not always easy.

The latest challenge can be

getting a GP appointment.

This man recently

promised the answer.

Next year he will offer

a £20,000 handshake to tempt

practitioners to rural spots.

We will do that for 200

doctors every year and that

will make a real difference.

Councillor Sheila Bibb was a key

campaigner for Mr Hunt's handshake.

But says the scheme should happen

sooner for her constituents.

They are saying that they are

having to wait quite

a while to get an appointment.

In some instances up

to three to four weeks.

Now I know it is different depending

on where you go in West Lindsey.

Some surgeries don't have a major

problem but some of them do.

And this is why they do.

NHS England uses a safe figure

of one GP to 1,750 patients.

The average ratio in Lincolnshire

is one GP to 1,900 patients

and in some practices this

is as high as one to 2,400 patients.

In a statement the Department

of Health says...

Which, for this winter,

means no magic solution to the 40

GPs needed in Lincolnshire

or the waiting times.

Linsey Smith, BBC Look North.

A child has been hit by a car

in the Marfleet area

of Hull this morning.

The ambulance service attended

to treat the 13-year-old.

The extent of the

injuries is not known.

The collision is said to have

happened close to the junction

of Marfleet Lane and Preston Road.

Motorists can expect delays

in the area as police

continue investigations.

An East Yorkshire bio-fuel plant

has halted production

blaming government policy.

Vivergo which makes fuel from wheat

wants the government to increase

the amount of bioethanal that's

mixed with petrol.

The company says the uncertainty

over whether that will happen means

150 jobs are at risk.

What was seen the last few months is

the market fall again

What was seen the last few months is

the market fall again and it makes

more sense to bring the plant off,

do the maintenance work well we're

down and wait and see what happens

with Government policy and market

development beyond that point. There

is only song we can keep reducing

waiting for Government.

The

Department transport has yet to

respond.

Business leaders are demanding that

infrastructure money,

outlined in yesterday's budget,

reaches the north.

Transport routes are to benefit from

£1.7 billion worth of investment.

There are concerns it

won't go far enough.

Well, on these occasions as you know

the Chancellor says something one

day and his relevant secretary

of state says something the next

about how there will be more detail.

A 1.7 billion fund for transport

infrastructure is good but if that

jam is spread across the Midlands,

the North, South and the rest of UK,

that won't go awfully far.

A full size model of one of the most

important aeroplanes in the country

has found a new home

at the Yorkshire Air Museum.

The Gypsy Moth plane,

which was created by prisoners,

has been on display at Hull Paragon

Station.

The Ministry of Justice says

there were no suitable locations

within the city and they're

"delighted" - it's got a permanent

home alongside other Amy Johnson

exhibits at the museum.

A 95-year-old pensioner,

who dresses as a bee to raise

thousands of pounds for charity

in Hull, has been given

the freedom of the city today.

Jean Bishop, who is also

known as the Bee Lady,

has been fundraising for Age UK

in the city for more

than a quarter of a century.

Laura Foster reports

from today's celebrations.

She has raised more

than £100,000 for charity,

carried the Olympic torch,

met the Queen and won

a Pride of Britain award.

This morning Jean Bishop was dressed

up for today's ceremony

but she hadn't quite twigged

the significance of

what she was off to.

Are you excited?

Yes, when I get home

for a cup of tea.

The freedom of the city

is the highest accolade

a local council can give.

Previous winners include

Nelson Mandela, politician

John Prescott, Bishop Desmond Tutu

and the actor Tom Courtenay.

It doesn't give Jean any powers

to herd sheep or anything like that.

Hull City Council says if Jean wants

to do that they won't stop her.

Oh, this is lovely.

After a long-awaited cup of tea,

Jean told me that this award

is the icing on the cake.

I was choked.

I could not look at them

because I think tears

would fall down my face.

I was so grateful.

I never expected anybody

to know me like that.

I mean, you don't think of people

knowing you all over, do you?

Well, I don't.

Her family said they were

touched by the award.

So proud, you know.

It's so emotional.

Everybody was saying good

words about me mother.

It was really, really good.

You tend to take things for granted.

What she has actually achieved

is incredible and to be only

the second lady in 130 years

to receive this award, is well,

mind-boggling really.

You would think now she has turned

95 and received the highest honour

possible she might give

fund-raising a rest.

No, nothing stops me.

It's just one of those things.

I go collecting, I got a prize

and go collecting again.

It's just in my life.

Laura Foster, BBC Look North.

An exclusive screening

of the Doctor Who Christmas episode

and The Highway Rat will be taking

place in Hull next month.

The final appearance

of Peter Capaldi as the Doctor

will be shown on BBC One

on Christmas Day.

Those who can't wait can

catch a special viewing.

There's also an exclusive preview

of an animated version

of the classic book The Highway Rat.

The ballot for tickets

opened this morning at 9am

and runs for ten days.

Visit here for more information.

Now a look at the weather forecast

with Owain Wyn Evans.

Hello, hello.

It's been quite breezy

or blustery so far today across

East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

Moving forward, we are hanging

onto the breezy conditions.

What we will see this afternoon

essentially is a mixture

of bright spells and showers.

Yes, plenty of sunny

spells, especially across

parts of Lincolnshire.

You can see a concentration

of showers, probably more likely

across part of East Yorkshire

but really where ever

we are we are at risk of seeing

a few showers this afternoon.

Now temperatures will get

to about ten to 12 Celsius,

still quite breezy.

It will feel cooler than this

if you are out and about, of course.

Temperature start to dip

as we head towards the end

of the day and overnight.

It will be dry overnight

as you can see behind me,

nothing much in the way of rain.

We will see some clear spells.

Temperatures going right down.

Down to about three

Celsius around town.

Outside of town,

probably below freezing.

That leads us into a cold

start to the day tomorrow

but it will look lovely.

We will be opening the windows,

opening the curtains,

seeing some lovely blue sky

and we will hang onto that

for the best part of the day.

Temperatures, as you can see down

a notch compared to today.

I think we will probably be

at six or seven Celsius.

That is because we are

in a colder air mass.

There is low-pressure up

here siphoning down the colder air

and pushing away that milder air

towards the continent.

Over the next few days we will hang

on to that colder air mass.

See you soon.

Do wrap up warm.

That's all from the lunchtime team.

Peter's here at 6.30.

Before then you could catch up with

the latest news on your BBC local

radio station. Do have a lovely

afternoon what ever you plan to do.

Goodbye.