:00:02. > :00:06.Welcome to Wednesday's Look North: Tonight - the danger of working at
:00:06. > :00:10.heights. The man who may never work again after falling through an
:00:10. > :00:14.unsafe roof. As his employer's fined ten thousand pounds we look
:00:15. > :00:18.at how many accidents happen at work.
:00:18. > :00:28.Rehearsing in a pub car park - the brass band told that its practice
:00:28. > :00:32.
:00:32. > :00:38.rooms will now cost 500% more to We are live other Bakewell Show.
:00:38. > :00:45.Someone else celebrating a birthday, the Peak District National Park.
:00:45. > :00:55.Some torrential rain today, some surface water, is the worst behind
:00:55. > :00:57.
:00:57. > :01:00.Tonight - a 22-year-old man from Rotherham who cheated death after
:01:00. > :01:06.falling through a roof he was working on says his life will never
:01:06. > :01:10.be the same again. Michael Hawkins was working for the Mansfield based
:01:10. > :01:13.company Mechanical Solutions when the accident happened two years ago.
:01:13. > :01:23.Today the company, pleaded guilty to breaches of Health and Safety
:01:23. > :01:28.rules and received a substantial fine. Amanda Harper has more.
:01:29. > :01:34.have a big scar across my back, I had a skin graft. The scars on my
:01:34. > :01:39.hands and arms and legs and my ankle. I was in hospital for two
:01:39. > :01:46.weeks. Michael was on the first day of the job carrying out repairs to
:01:46. > :01:53.a reece macro when he fell through landing 20 ft below. I jumped up,
:01:53. > :02:01.things were falling down through the roof. I got up and ran out. I
:02:01. > :02:05.could not move, I could not move. I could see blurred down my arms.
:02:05. > :02:11.Michael's accident resulted in a two weeks in hospital visit and six
:02:11. > :02:17.operations. He was employed as a sub-contract their by mechanical
:02:17. > :02:20.solutions he were carrying out repairs in Derby in 2009. At Derby
:02:21. > :02:28.Magistrates' Court mechanical solutions pleaded guilty to health
:02:28. > :02:33.and safety rules and there were safety boards but they did not have
:02:34. > :02:39.roof lights. The company was fined �10,000 and told to pay more than
:02:39. > :02:45.�5,000 to the Health and Safety Executive in costs. 35 fatalities
:02:45. > :02:50.every year from this and Ruth workers are a good proportion.
:02:50. > :02:55.Several thousand people have life- changing injuries from falling
:02:55. > :02:59.through all off industrial groups every year. Two years on, Michael
:02:59. > :03:06.is unemployed and the injuries have left him unable to carry out the
:03:06. > :03:11.only word he knows. I am scared of heights and are never used to be.
:03:11. > :03:16.If there is any heavy lifting of goods or standing in the same
:03:16. > :03:19.position, I can't do it because my Back's is up. Michael will receive
:03:19. > :03:25.some compensation for his injuries but he feels uncertain about his
:03:25. > :03:27.future prospects. Today's prosecution comes just a
:03:27. > :03:30.week after an engineering firm from Barnsley was fined thousands of
:03:30. > :03:36.pounds following an accident which left another man with serious
:03:36. > :03:42.injuries. Matt Lowe was pulled by a machine through a gap just five
:03:42. > :03:50.inches wide and suffered horrendous injuries. His employers Compass
:03:50. > :03:54.Engineering were ordered to pay nearly �70,000 in fines and costs.
:03:54. > :03:57.You can see how small the gap was. So that's two work place accidents
:03:57. > :04:00.we've reported on in just a week and figures from the Health and
:04:00. > :04:03.Safety Executive are even more concerning as they show the number
:04:03. > :04:09.of deaths are on the increase. Nationally the number of people
:04:09. > :04:12.killed at work rose last year from 147 to 171. Here in Yorkshire there
:04:12. > :04:22.were 23 deaths that's the highest figure in the country, matched only
:04:22. > :04:25.
:04:25. > :04:29.by the north east. So what can be done to improve safety? We have to
:04:29. > :04:34.get across the message it can happen to anyone and usually it is
:04:34. > :04:38.a simple mistake and if there is nothing to stop the mistake coming
:04:38. > :04:41.to a tragic conclusion, that is what will happen. You will end up
:04:42. > :04:47.with a dead body. A stark warning to employers and employees that
:04:47. > :04:49.safety is everyone's responsibility. Also tonight - South Yorkshire's
:04:49. > :04:54.chief constable says he doesn't believe there was any deliberate
:04:54. > :04:56.police cover-up over the Hillsborough football disaster. In
:04:56. > :04:59.an exclusive interview with our Crime Correspondent John Cundy, Med
:04:59. > :05:08.Hughes also explained why some documents may still not be revealed
:05:08. > :05:12.to the families of the ninety-six victims for many years to come.
:05:12. > :05:18.legacy of Hillsborough lives on. It always will. It is not something
:05:18. > :05:24.you would necessarily ever want to sweep under the carpet. He is the
:05:24. > :05:29.three times removed as chief constable since Hillsborough but he
:05:29. > :05:32.lives with the repercussions every day. The families of the 96
:05:32. > :05:36.Liverpool victims killed at Hillsborough 22 years ago are
:05:36. > :05:41.pinning their hopes for justice on the scrutiny panel of now examining
:05:41. > :05:45.thousands of documents from the time. They have been boosted by the
:05:45. > :05:49.news the government intends to reveal the records. But when
:05:50. > :05:54.Margaret Thatcher visited the disaster scene the day after, did
:05:54. > :05:58.police have a cover-up to blame the Liverpool supporters and misinform
:05:58. > :06:04.the Prime Minister? The chief constable did not speak to Margaret
:06:04. > :06:09.Thatcher apparently at the ground. I know personally he was very keen
:06:09. > :06:14.not to give that impression to the Prime Minister of the time and not
:06:14. > :06:18.to be seen to be affecting her thinking. A will the scrutiny panel
:06:18. > :06:23.be able to release all the documents or will the Liverpool
:06:23. > :06:27.families be kept waiting until 2019? The 30 year rule applies to
:06:27. > :06:31.coroners documents and they are not under the jurisdiction of South
:06:31. > :06:35.Yorkshire police. The Hillsborough inquiry panel, the independent
:06:35. > :06:39.panel, is engaged in the decisions with the Lord Chancellor's
:06:39. > :06:43.Department about how the material can be made public. Tonight, Home
:06:43. > :06:46.Office said they believed they would be no delay in the panel
:06:46. > :06:52.publishing and coroners papers but everything waits now until next
:06:52. > :06:59.spring and by then he will have handed the Hillsborough legacy to
:06:59. > :07:04.another chief constable. Stay with us until 7 o'clock and be
:07:04. > :07:08.on to. -- beyond. As Scarborough becomes the first place in
:07:08. > :07:11.Yorkshire to switch over to digital TV we find out how it's going.
:07:11. > :07:14.More news from around Yorkshire and a twenty two year old man has been
:07:14. > :07:17.arrested after a cyclist who was found unconscious in the Leeds to
:07:17. > :07:20.Liverpool canal has died. 51-year- old Michael Houghton from Horsforth
:07:20. > :07:23.was discovered in the water at Kirkstall on Saturday. He passed
:07:23. > :07:32.away last night. A post mortem examination is due to take place
:07:32. > :07:36.today. A man has been remanded in custody.
:07:36. > :07:41.Police have thanked the public for their support in tracing Lesley
:07:41. > :07:47.Cunningham after a man and daughter was stabbed. The 55-year-old
:07:47. > :07:50.suffered serious injuries. Police want to question 40-year-old Leslie
:07:50. > :07:51.Cunningham in connection with the incident. But officers say he's
:07:51. > :07:54.dangerous and should not be approached.
:07:54. > :07:57.Traders in Sheffield who suffered flood damage when the wicker broke
:07:57. > :08:02.it's banks in 2007 claim new defences promised by the council
:08:02. > :08:05.have been downgraded. The council says all its work complies with
:08:06. > :08:15.national guidance. But traders claim they've built flood defences
:08:15. > :08:18.on the wrong side of the river. The latest suggesting to use
:08:18. > :08:25.concrete bollards be used in the centre of motorways and they were
:08:25. > :08:29.atrocious. The original plan was a park along the street which was to
:08:29. > :08:32.it and there would have stopped a flood water and looked really nice.
:08:32. > :08:35.A diabetic woman whose dog was her lifeline has won a reprieve after
:08:35. > :08:39.being told she was no longer allowed to keep it by housing
:08:39. > :08:44.officials. Nikki Clarke has trained her labrador to warn her when her
:08:44. > :08:49.blood sugar levels are dropping. She can keep her dog Harley but
:08:49. > :08:52.cannot have any other pets. A row's broken out in a South
:08:52. > :08:58.Yorkshire village after a brass band was told it would have its
:08:58. > :09:03.rehearsal room charges increased by 500%. The parish council says it's
:09:03. > :09:08.being forced to increase charges because of funding cuts. Whiston
:09:08. > :09:11.Brass Band has rehearsed in Whiston Manorial Barn for twenty years. Now
:09:11. > :09:21.though they say they're being forced to rehearse in a local pub
:09:21. > :09:24.
:09:24. > :09:28.car park. Emma Glasbey is live in Well, welcome to the new rehearsal
:09:28. > :09:31.space for Whiston brass band. They are dependent on the Great
:09:31. > :09:36.Yorkshire weather but drinks are close at hand and customers get
:09:36. > :09:41.live music. Seriously though, the band never wanted to move to a pub
:09:41. > :09:47.car-park. They used to rehearse at the barn behind me but the parish
:09:47. > :09:53.council has put the rent up by 500%. Let's speak to Jacqueline from the
:09:53. > :10:00.band. She -- how is it working out for you? Better than nothing,
:10:00. > :10:06.hopefully it will stay fine. It keeps everyone together. How are
:10:06. > :10:11.people feeling about the current situation? Very angry, it is unjust.
:10:11. > :10:16.The parish council will not agree this is a community band. After all
:10:16. > :10:19.it has done and said the village, they are applying commercial rates
:10:19. > :10:24.and will not accept it is a community group. Is there no way
:10:24. > :10:30.you can afford the new rent? Not at a commercial rent. We are quite
:10:30. > :10:34.happy to bear an increase, happy to be at community charges but the
:10:34. > :10:39.parish council will not accept it and instead of negotiating they
:10:39. > :10:44.gave us 14 days' notice to come out. The parish council has to balance
:10:44. > :10:50.its books. Yes, it does and we appreciate that and told them at
:10:50. > :10:55.the appeal. Thank you. Earlier, I spoke to the chairman of the
:10:55. > :11:02.council and this is what he said. We have been very supportive of the
:11:02. > :11:07.banned for many years. Cheap practice rates, free storage and
:11:07. > :11:15.hiring a garage to store equipment. Because we have been losing money,
:11:15. > :11:22.we have had to review the charges. For every user and the users of the
:11:22. > :11:27.hall. We have increased charges but also hired the facility for
:11:27. > :11:32.organisations to make an application for a grant. The parish
:11:33. > :11:38.council says the band can apply for a grant, will you? No, the
:11:38. > :11:42.councillor did not say that having an award is dependent on Western
:11:42. > :11:48.parish council agreeing the group is a community group which they
:11:48. > :11:53.refused to do. They will not negotiate at all. Thank you. We
:11:53. > :12:03.have heard both sides of the argument, why did we hear more from
:12:03. > :12:15.
:12:15. > :12:18.Nothing wrong with being in their pub car-park in this weather but
:12:18. > :12:21.wait until winter! The biggest change to television in a
:12:21. > :12:27.generation began today, as the analogue BBC 2 signal was turned
:12:27. > :12:35.off in Scarborough and digital TV boosted to reach all areas. The
:12:35. > :12:42.other channels will follow later this month. What does it mean? This
:12:42. > :12:46.is our TV. She likes to keep the remote control. The digital box may
:12:46. > :12:49.need retuning. After Scarborough, Chesterfield and Sheffield will be
:12:50. > :12:53.next, going digital with BBC 2 next week. The rest of the channels will
:12:53. > :12:57.then follow on August 24th. And Emley Moor, which serves most of
:12:57. > :13:07.Yorkshire, will start to go digital on the 7th September. Joe Inwood's
:13:07. > :13:10.
:13:10. > :13:18.been to see how they've been coping It may look at the same but from
:13:18. > :13:23.today this master has undergone a pretty major change. -- this mast.
:13:23. > :13:29.4,000, this was the consequence. Channels not working and
:13:29. > :13:38.televisions and needing a factory reset. Simple, unless you have to
:13:38. > :13:44.do it 200 times! We have a total of 160 televisions
:13:44. > :13:54.which over Portals and staff are working on a due to the loss of BBC
:13:54. > :13:55.
:13:55. > :14:00.Two today. -- which hour hotels. We have had a few people coming to
:14:00. > :14:07.the road show to help people that might have a few worries. The
:14:07. > :14:14.message - this is a simple process. But some have clearly found it
:14:14. > :14:21.simpler than others. As of 8am this morning, nothing was
:14:21. > :14:25.working. My wife is said it would be working by 9am. Technology and
:14:25. > :14:30.me do not combine. I tried it last night but it did
:14:30. > :14:36.not work. I tried at the set-up but it did
:14:36. > :14:41.not work. That is what I have just asked about.
:14:41. > :14:51.Back at the Hotel, at the long process of retuning 200 televisions
:14:51. > :14:58.
:14:58. > :15:03.it begins. Few - just in time. -- Phew.
:15:03. > :15:11.If you want to find out any more information about the switch-over
:15:11. > :15:21.you can call the number on screen to reach the helpline. There is
:15:21. > :15:29.
:15:29. > :15:39.Before 7pm - a forecast ahead of the first day of the Bakewell Show.
:15:39. > :15:40.
:15:40. > :15:45.And we look back at 60 years of the Just three days until the start of
:15:45. > :15:52.the new football season. Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United will
:15:52. > :16:02.be meeting again. More on that tomorrow. But Chesterfield and
:16:02. > :16:07.
:16:07. > :16:12.Huddersfield are many people's Sometimes in football you do get a
:16:12. > :16:17.deserved reward for your hard work. League Two champions Chesterfield
:16:17. > :16:27.did not hide their feelings upon learning that they had made it to
:16:27. > :16:27.
:16:27. > :16:32.League One that this season. Neither did Huddersfield Town.
:16:32. > :16:38.Despite all their hard work ahead of the play-off final defeat they
:16:38. > :16:44.are back and feeling good. I was a broken man straight after
:16:44. > :16:52.the result. Of the washed feeling of my football career. But I dusted
:16:52. > :16:57.myself down. I do not live in the past. I love for the future.
:16:57. > :17:02.He has made eight signings including Danny award from premier-
:17:02. > :17:12.league Bolton Wanderers. But others have moved up and a way for new
:17:12. > :17:17.
:17:17. > :17:21.carriers. -- Danny Ward. I have still got good players here.
:17:21. > :17:26.I am confident we will have a strong enough team to kick off the
:17:26. > :17:30.season. We are a winning team. Sometimes
:17:30. > :17:38.the teams who go up do well the next here because they are used to
:17:38. > :17:47.winning. So, Huddersfield and Chesterfield
:17:47. > :17:55.are both in the promotion race? Why In cricket, another good day for
:17:55. > :18:05.Yorkshire. They will eventually all out for 500 and their pay to with
:18:05. > :18:06.
:18:06. > :18:16.Anthony may grab the top score on 115. -- Anthony McGrath the top
:18:16. > :18:19.
:18:19. > :18:27.What has the weather been like at the Bakewell Show then? Well,
:18:27. > :18:34.things have just are drawn to a conclusion. A sweltering day.
:18:34. > :18:40.Everywhere I have looked people have been running for shade. Mad
:18:40. > :18:50.Dogs and Englishmen in the map a son. And I reckon the busiest show
:18:50. > :18:52.
:18:53. > :18:58.I have ever seen. -- in the midday sun. Part of this excess is the
:18:58. > :19:03.beautiful scenery here, slap bang in the middle of the national park
:19:03. > :19:10.which is celebrating its 60th birthday. Is it in rude health?
:19:10. > :19:16.Let's find out. It has been enjoyed for years. More than 500 square
:19:16. > :19:20.miles of stunning scenery. The Peak District National Park is now 60
:19:21. > :19:28.years old. Readily accessible at the heart of the UK but today that
:19:28. > :19:31.is beginning to cause problems. Friends of the Peak District and
:19:31. > :19:41.won the national park authority to ban all motor vehicles are using a
:19:41. > :19:48.
:19:48. > :19:54.writ so like this one. -- a route like this one.
:19:54. > :20:01.It cannot continue to Gaunt in all locations. It is about the people
:20:01. > :20:07.who enjoy the walk. -- it cannot continue to go on.
:20:07. > :20:14.But one company based in Bakewell claim that the company -- the park
:20:14. > :20:18.must move with the times. At 25 million pound regeneration of the
:20:18. > :20:22.Riverside Business Park in Bakewell has been planned and rejected twice
:20:22. > :20:27.by the authorities despite encouragement from planning
:20:27. > :20:34.officers. It sends out poor messages to other
:20:34. > :20:39.businesses who might invest in the Peak Park. This must not become a
:20:39. > :20:43.dormitory for well-off people in a nice little twee cottages. The only
:20:43. > :20:48.way we can attract the young people as with their jobs.
:20:48. > :20:53.The company is now considering another appeal against the latest
:20:53. > :21:01.of rejection. 60 years on the Peak Park is still enjoyed by people of
:21:01. > :21:05.all ages. But the question is how well it can adapt to the future.
:21:05. > :21:11.Jim Dixon as the chief executive of the Peak District National Park
:21:11. > :21:18.Authority. Access is really a question of balance, isn't it?
:21:18. > :21:22.As a you say, the Peak District is hugely important for lots of people.
:21:22. > :21:29.-- as you say. We have to get the balance right by listening to
:21:29. > :21:36.people and working with people and finding the right solutions. That
:21:36. > :21:40.might be a case of listening to people with a passion for all for
:21:40. > :21:49.road use. But you cannot just a straight
:21:49. > :21:54.forward a ban off-road users. No, because these are public roads.
:21:54. > :21:58.We have used a voluntary measures and been successful at resolving
:21:58. > :22:04.many of the cases of people are concerned about. But we know there
:22:04. > :22:09.is a more to do and we must be thorough.
:22:09. > :22:13.What about planning issues? One person we spoke to said they want
:22:13. > :22:19.to bring jobs in order to attract the youth and make sure that
:22:19. > :22:23.Bakewell is not a dormitory town for older people.
:22:23. > :22:30.There are so many businesses are here that the show today. Farming
:22:30. > :22:33.is doing well. But we do need to find it good work places for people.
:22:33. > :22:39.The villages near by are potentially very important but what
:22:39. > :22:44.is most important is that local people have their voice heard. In
:22:44. > :22:52.this case, local members claimed that the developed -- the
:22:52. > :22:57.development was not good enough. That is part of democratic planning.
:22:57. > :23:01.Some breaking news - a move over Bakewell pudding. Today we were
:23:01. > :23:09.munching Bakewell Brownies which were being sold to raise money for
:23:09. > :23:19.charity and very nice they wear to. Pullup a chair, enjoy an ice-cream
:23:19. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :23:38.I have tried the bar codes, -- borders. But for something
:23:38. > :23:48.different we are going to try the village green. This is where you
:23:48. > :23:51.
:23:51. > :23:57.will find a master craftsmen. Michael is a traditional net maker
:23:58. > :24:03.from Sheffield. I would have thought this was a seaside
:24:03. > :24:10.activities. Originally I could not find work so
:24:10. > :24:17.I went looking for work with the trawlers. That's how it started.
:24:17. > :24:24.Can you give me a lesson? Hold it tight and hook those two.
:24:24. > :24:30.Go through that one again. I am confused. I think I might
:24:30. > :24:37.stick to something simpler like advanced brain surgery. What used
:24:37. > :24:41.to people make for these? Catching rabbits.
:24:41. > :24:51.Well if I have to catch at the rabbit I don't think we will have
:24:51. > :24:57.
:24:57. > :25:07.I never did catch the rabbit. People are still here in the
:25:07. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:17.hospitality tents. Coming back tomorrow is not a bad idea at all,
:25:17. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:52.I think I might just do that. See Let's look at the photos today.
:25:52. > :25:59.Here is one showing the heavy showers which went through Leeds at
:25:59. > :26:09.2pm. And we know there was flash flooding at Donington today - he is
:26:09. > :26:13.a picture of the hailstones which fell. -- here is a picture. No
:26:13. > :26:21.surprise that the day ends with a Met Office weather warning. Still
:26:21. > :26:25.the risk of torrential downpours and eastern parts. The Pennines and
:26:25. > :26:33.the Dales have been spared a today which was great news for the
:26:33. > :26:39.Bakewell Show. Tomorrow, a change. It will begin to feel fresher with
:26:39. > :26:49.a cold front pushing east wards. Showers will die away as we head
:26:49. > :26:57.through the evening. A warm night with temperatures dropping in no
:26:57. > :27:03.more than 16 Celsius. The sun will rise at 5:26am and set just before
:27:03. > :27:10.9pm. Showers will push their way East during the morning and merge
:27:10. > :27:18.into a longer spell of a rain. But during the second part of the
:27:18. > :27:28.afternoon we'll see brighter, drier weather. It will feel noticeably
:27:28. > :27:33.fresher. Tomorrow, around about 20 Celsius. Friday looks like a fine