:00:12. > :00:16.Route Hello and welcome. Getting ready for the front line.
:00:16. > :00:19.If the Yorkshire soldiers making their final preparation before
:00:20. > :00:24.heading off to Afghanistan. If we were hear their hopes and fears
:00:24. > :00:28.before they leave for one of the most dangerous places in the world.
:00:28. > :00:31.If also tonight, a fire wrecks a leisure centre in Selby just one
:00:31. > :00:36.month after a million-pound refurbishment.
:00:36. > :00:41.Despite opposition from hundreds of villagers, plans for a housing
:00:41. > :00:48.development get the go-ahead. are really furious. If this goes
:00:48. > :00:52.through, God knows what will happen here. We will be called Leeds will.
:00:52. > :00:57.In Sheffield, the university is marking the end of a project to
:00:57. > :01:01.refurbish some of its most iconic buildings. Be spent 36 million
:01:01. > :01:04.doing that the Arts Tower and tonight it has let up in a
:01:04. > :01:08.celebration. Looking westwards, there is a lot
:01:08. > :01:18.of cloud but towards the coast temperatures reached near record
:01:18. > :01:25.
:01:25. > :01:29.It is one of the most dangerous places on what -- in the world but
:01:29. > :01:31.this week hundreds of soldiers from Yorkshire Art due to be deployed
:01:31. > :01:35.there. Third Battalion the Yorkshire
:01:35. > :01:39.Regiment is being sent to Helmand Province in Afghanistan to --
:01:39. > :01:49.Afghanistan for a six-month tour of duty. They are making their final
:01:49. > :01:51.preparations. This army training ground in Bulger
:01:51. > :01:56.is home to Third Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. They are about
:01:56. > :02:01.to deploy 21 of their most dangerous places in the world. As
:02:01. > :02:06.you might expect, the training is a tough area. Judy is no exception.
:02:07. > :02:11.These soldiers will be marching -- have been marching for about two-
:02:11. > :02:14.and-a-half hours. They are carrying 40 kilograms in wait and this is
:02:14. > :02:23.the kind of thing they will be expected to do in Afghanistan every
:02:23. > :02:28.day. They are straight into a fire fight next. 21-year-old Michael
:02:28. > :02:32.from Halifax has only been in the army for a year. In a few weeks'
:02:32. > :02:36.time, he will be fighting in Helmand Province. We have trained
:02:37. > :02:42.for it. I have just had a friend who has lost his brother out there
:02:42. > :02:49.and it is not good to hereof, but she bashed -- but you were there to
:02:49. > :02:55.do your job. There are 650 soldiers who will be taking over the role of
:02:56. > :02:59.task force Helmut. Their job will be to hold ground and to improve
:02:59. > :03:04.security for at the local population. The main thing is to
:03:04. > :03:10.hand it over to the Afghans and obviously make hearts and minds and
:03:10. > :03:14.stuff like that. Some of these soldiers took part in operations
:03:14. > :03:20.back in Afghanistan in the 2009, and there are looking forward to
:03:20. > :03:26.seeing the process that has been made. A any person who says they
:03:27. > :03:32.are not nervous is a liar because it is just how it is. Every day
:03:32. > :03:39.will be a risk out there. training has certainly paid off. It
:03:39. > :03:44.has been a very good training package. Bravery and battle skills
:03:44. > :03:49.are awarded in this Battalion, it is clear that these soldiers are
:03:49. > :03:54.ready for their up and coming mission. It is about transition
:03:54. > :03:58.into an Afghan lead. There has been deep progress over the last few
:03:58. > :04:03.years and it is a very worthwhile mission. We hope to take that
:04:03. > :04:08.forward over the course of the summer. The soldiers are about to
:04:08. > :04:13.be deployed for a six-month tour of duty. It will be dangerous and they
:04:13. > :04:20.may not all return. For the families left behind, it will be a
:04:20. > :04:25.long and anxious wait. Our thoughts go with them.
:04:25. > :04:28.A major fire has caused serious damage to a leisure centre in Selby.
:04:28. > :04:32.Residents living nearby where warned to keep their doors and
:04:32. > :04:36.windows shut when the blaze broke out at the leisure centre.
:04:36. > :04:42.The centre had just undergone a refurbishment and may now have to
:04:42. > :04:48.be pulled down. As dawn broke this morning, it was
:04:48. > :04:52.flames that lit the sky in Selby. The Abbey Leisure Centre was ablaze.
:04:52. > :05:02.Nearby it residents were given a rude awakening. I thought it would
:05:02. > :05:06.not come this far. It was a bit scary. Ebdon look bad to start but
:05:06. > :05:10.then as the morning progressed there was more and more as -- more
:05:10. > :05:15.and more or smoke and we saw the riff dipping and then the police
:05:15. > :05:20.and fire engines arrived. firefighters brought the flames
:05:20. > :05:23.under control. Specialist appliances drafted in from West
:05:23. > :05:28.Yorkshire to help. Residents it will to keep doors and windows
:05:28. > :05:33.closed. The smoke dead to die down at the rapidly when the crews went
:05:33. > :05:38.into the building. The crews did a good job, did at their best to
:05:38. > :05:43.contain the fire to the first floor. There is significant damage to the
:05:43. > :05:50.leisure centre. As you can see, the damage inside is extensive. Coming
:05:50. > :05:53.up the stairs, it has water damaged and smoke blackened. Through here
:05:53. > :05:59.is completely destroyed. Surveyors do not yet know whether the
:05:59. > :06:06.building -- building can be saved. A significant blow to the town.
:06:06. > :06:13.understand everyone was evacuated safely, let us be thankful for that.
:06:13. > :06:19.Yorkshire Fire and Rescue have done a fantastic job. A �1 million refit
:06:19. > :06:27.was completed only last summer. No one knows how much it will cost to
:06:27. > :06:32.repair this time. Later on Look North, hoping to make
:06:32. > :06:39.a splash at the Olympics after success at the London aquatic
:06:39. > :06:45.centre. We speak to two Yorkshire divers about their hopes for 2012.
:06:45. > :06:47.The crimes of a conman who defrauded to unsuspecting residents
:06:47. > :06:51.across Yorkshire for years are being highlighted by a BBC
:06:51. > :06:55.programme. One couple in Harrogate paid Julian Donoher thousands of
:06:55. > :07:00.pounds for drainage work, even though no work was carried out.
:07:00. > :07:06.It is just one example of what is proving to be a lucrative business
:07:06. > :07:14.for criminals across such a. We will be talking to Ruth and just
:07:14. > :07:17.about the difficulty of catching doorstep traders.
:07:17. > :07:22.Julian Donoher conned mainly elderly people out of nearly
:07:22. > :07:27.�30,000. He was jailed for three years after a major investigation
:07:27. > :07:32.by North Yorkshire trading standards. Retired teacher Jane and
:07:32. > :07:37.her husband in Harrogate were among his victims. The men were there for
:07:37. > :07:40.four days of digging. It was an enormous hole. We were not
:07:40. > :07:45.suspicious because we did not know for the pipe was and they could not
:07:45. > :07:49.find it. We thought they were doing the best they could. The Morrisons
:07:49. > :07:55.were conned into being Julian Donoher �330 for unlocking the
:07:55. > :08:02.train at their home, work that should have been done for �65. When
:08:02. > :08:06.the train dock -- drain blocked again, they shelled out again.
:08:06. > :08:11.said that is an awful lot of money, could we get it cheaper elsewhere?
:08:11. > :08:14.And they said that is the nature of the job and was so charming and
:08:14. > :08:19.convince them that I am afraid I believed them. The courts are now
:08:19. > :08:25.trying to recover funds from Julian Donoher to reimburses victims for
:08:25. > :08:29.work charges -- work charged way above its value or not done at all.
:08:29. > :08:34.A judge described it as a deliberately planned professional
:08:34. > :08:41.fraught -- fraud. Julian Donoher is now behind bars, just one example
:08:41. > :08:46.of the serious doorstep columns faced by investigators.
:08:46. > :08:56.Joining us now is the truth and Jews, head of fraud investigations
:08:56. > :09:02.for North Yorkshire trading standards. -- truth and just.
:09:02. > :09:06.enviably elderly people who are targeted by these types of gangs.
:09:06. > :09:10.Looking at this case, I do not know how much it would cost if I
:09:10. > :09:14.suddenly was told there was a problem there were -- with my
:09:14. > :09:18.drains. This fraud was more sophisticated than the average case
:09:18. > :09:24.we deal with. There are lots of cases where elderly people are told
:09:24. > :09:29.they need work and they're not in a position to check. Are you
:09:29. > :09:34.surprised by the ease with which people are taken in? Not at all.
:09:34. > :09:44.Primarily because these offenders are professionals. They have spent
:09:44. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :09:49.years training in ways to read -- to con people. Do they actually
:09:49. > :09:55.looked and watch for houses where single elderly people live by
:09:55. > :10:02.themselves? Absolutely. And they also... There is also evidence of
:10:02. > :10:06.gangs passing on information between them. There is a basic
:10:06. > :10:10.thing that you would say, that is that anyone who knocks on your door,
:10:10. > :10:14.it is always one of those crimes that gets you really angry, but
:10:14. > :10:20.there is basic advice to say it looked, check with the people who
:10:20. > :10:25.are supposedly doing the business and also get other quotes.
:10:25. > :10:31.advice is very clear. People should not deal with doorstep traders at
:10:31. > :10:36.all. Legitimate businesses do not need to cold call. Called a halt --
:10:36. > :10:41.called Colin telephones -- telephone calls and other serious
:10:41. > :10:46.issue. We urge people to be very cautious. We would advise people to
:10:46. > :10:52.deal with local reputable traders or on the basis of a friend or
:10:52. > :10:58.family member. -- a recommendation from a friend or family member. We
:10:58. > :11:03.have made seven arrests in the last two weeks alone. We have a number
:11:03. > :11:08.of victims in ongoing cases who have spent thousands of pounds on
:11:08. > :11:18.these gangs and have lost their life savings. You can see more
:11:18. > :11:19.
:11:19. > :11:25.about that on BBC One tomorrow. Chesterfield Council has scrapped
:11:25. > :11:28.plans to increase their council tax in the new financial year. Instead
:11:28. > :11:33.the local authority will accept a Government grant and freeze rates.
:11:33. > :11:37.The council had announced plans of a rise, but changed their minds
:11:37. > :11:41.after feedback from locals. The budget for the coming year will now
:11:41. > :11:46.be agreed on Thursday. Polly Signor are continuing to
:11:46. > :11:50.search for and 19-year-old man who has been missing for two weeks.
:11:50. > :11:54.Jordan Sullivan was last seen on the River Ouse on Valentine's Day.
:11:54. > :11:58.Police have been carrying out daily checks on the riverside where he
:11:59. > :12:02.was last seen. The Yorkshire production of
:12:02. > :12:09.Frankenstein's Wedding has been nominated for a Royal Television
:12:09. > :12:13.Society award. The play was filmed at -- in Leeds and broadcast live
:12:13. > :12:17.on BBC Three last year. Do you have strong views about the
:12:18. > :12:21.state of Yorkshire's economy? Are you struggling with the cost of
:12:21. > :12:28.living? Perhaps to a business is booming and you think things are
:12:28. > :12:32.not that bad. We will be discussing all these issues on a special
:12:32. > :12:38.programme. It is called our economy, the Look
:12:38. > :12:48.North debate. If you would like to be part of the audience, contact us,
:12:48. > :12:50.
:12:51. > :13:00.Tell us you a story and what you would like to ask our region's
:13:01. > :13:13.
:13:13. > :13:18.Her show what a have come up with a way of stopping metal theft. They
:13:18. > :13:22.could be workman, but actually the are metal thieves. At Yorkshire
:13:22. > :13:27.Water site in Headingley in Leeds, cameras record the moment beastie
:13:27. > :13:34.with tractor solely can melt down the metal parts. -- the steel.
:13:34. > :13:40.Yorkshire Water say that this type of crime has reached an epic level.
:13:40. > :13:46.It is up constant battle. They can strike at night, when it is darker.
:13:46. > :13:53.Quite often, the world where fluorescent vests to fit in. --
:13:53. > :13:58.they will wear. Once the East covers are stolen, it is all too
:13:58. > :14:04.easy for people to fall down manholes and the bark. This is the
:14:04. > :14:07.solution - a different type of cover. It has made out of fibre
:14:07. > :14:12.glass and it will replace the traditional type of metal cover. We
:14:12. > :14:20.have tried them and a number of hot spots, particularly Sheffield and
:14:20. > :14:30.castle fort. CCT V and motion sensors have been installed. It is
:14:30. > :14:39.
:14:39. > :14:43.If these fibreglass covers work well, they will be installed across
:14:43. > :14:47.the network. They are apparently more durable than the metal ones,
:14:47. > :14:57.the are cheaper to install and most importantly, they have little or no
:14:57. > :14:57.
:14:57. > :15:07.scrap value. I meet in has been taking place all
:15:07. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:13.day to decide whether 300 homes can be built in a village in Yorkshire.
:15:13. > :15:18.The proposals were originally rejected, saying it could not have
:15:18. > :15:23.deal with a development on the scale. Why has this proposal been
:15:23. > :15:29.so controversial? The queued out the door and along the road. About
:15:29. > :15:36.350 people, almost all of them fighting plans for 300 new homes in
:15:36. > :15:42.Menston. People worried about changing the feel of the village
:15:42. > :15:45.and traffic. There are problems with schools, there may be a
:15:45. > :15:53.problem of having too many people into many houses and cars in the
:15:53. > :16:03.village. We are really fury is, and if this knows -- if this goes you,
:16:03. > :16:06.God knows what will happen here! -- we are furious. This is what of the
:16:06. > :16:11.field that they are fighting to save. They argue that Menston's
:16:11. > :16:18.infrastructure does cannot deal with the extra homes. Developers
:16:18. > :16:21.disagree, saying the two sites are suitable for the new homes. With
:16:21. > :16:28.diametrically opposed opinions, this was always going to be a
:16:28. > :16:34.heated meeting but no one thought it would last quite so long. At
:16:34. > :16:40.around 3:30pm, councillors left in a minibus for a site visit. They
:16:40. > :16:47.did not return for almost two hours. The meeting has just finished. And
:16:47. > :16:52.you bring us up-to-date? It finished 45 minutes ago and it
:16:52. > :16:56.lasted about eight hours. That is very unusual. Tonight, councillors
:16:56. > :17:00.have approved plans for what site in Menston. It all the residents
:17:00. > :17:07.here that this had been reluctant decision and the have had a very
:17:07. > :17:11.difficult day. -- they have had. The campaigners have spent two bad
:17:11. > :17:15.years fighting against these proposals. The mood was more
:17:15. > :17:22.depleted, disappointed and angry after the meeting. There may be an
:17:22. > :17:28.appeal. That is a possibility but by no means a certainty. Before 7
:17:28. > :17:35.o'clock tonight, towering achievement. A �36 million
:17:35. > :17:42.redevelopment brings light to one of Sheffield most iconic buildings.
:17:42. > :17:52.-- Sheffield's most iconic. What a fantastic boost it was for
:17:52. > :17:53.
:17:53. > :17:57.Yorkshire as diverse -- Yorkshire's divers. Sarah Barrow won bronze and
:17:57. > :18:00.Monique Gladding picked team GB a spot in the individual ten-metre
:18:00. > :18:07.platform 1 year after the most horrendous head injury sustained
:18:07. > :18:13.whilst driving. You have got over the psychological trauma of that,
:18:13. > :18:16.Monique, but it still must go through your mind? It has been an
:18:16. > :18:20.interesting year, but the main thing for me is to be enjoying my
:18:20. > :18:27.diving again and that is what I have had to do, to build up
:18:27. > :18:31.confidence. To be part of the team, such a fantastic team, it is our
:18:31. > :18:37.best World Cup. Here you are in action. He secured a place of the
:18:37. > :18:44.team. Your place in the Olympics is not a cure, though, is it? -- not
:18:44. > :18:49.secured. There are five or six goals that are very talented and
:18:50. > :18:55.unfortunately for me, we are very strong event. It is fortunate for
:18:55. > :19:05.Great Britain. How many turns you do in that kind of somersault? The
:19:05. > :19:08.maximum is three and a half. The boys do for the half. -- 4 1/2. It
:19:08. > :19:13.is exactly one year to the day since she had that horrific
:19:13. > :19:16.accident in Russia. Your horse that -- you're hospitalised. In Moscow
:19:16. > :19:21.three your mind as you are walking towards taking that momentous
:19:21. > :19:24.decision to do that I. Right now, there are so many things that I am
:19:25. > :19:29.focusing on technically that I have to think about to make sure that
:19:29. > :19:34.I'd is right, it is not in my head at all. I have worked hard with the
:19:34. > :19:39.psychologists. I am just making steps to make sure I am part of
:19:39. > :19:48.that team. You're in the record books, that must feel very nice,
:19:48. > :19:52.Sarah? The first ever medal we have had at a World Cup diving event.
:19:52. > :19:59.Yes, myself and my partner. And it was a strange partnership, wasn't
:19:59. > :20:03.it? We expected to be together? We have been together since 2010. It
:20:03. > :20:10.was due to injuries to other partners... Monique was my partner
:20:10. > :20:20.before! We have been together for two years. We can see a performance.
:20:20. > :20:22.
:20:23. > :20:32.It was really really could die. -- it was really, really at could die.
:20:33. > :20:33.
:20:33. > :20:38.-- a good dive. You got bronze, it was great! We were innate place
:20:38. > :20:44.just before our final dive. We knew we could get more than 70 points.
:20:44. > :20:51.To get 82, we were so happy. And I ask you about the aquatics?
:20:51. > :20:55.Everybody is raving about it. Walking into the centre, the
:20:55. > :21:05.building is amazing. They have that crowd behind you, it is
:21:05. > :21:07.
:21:07. > :21:10.unbelievable. To imagine 14 and a half 1000 that the Olympics - might
:21:10. > :21:15.imagine 14,500 at the Olympics, it will just be unbelievable. There is
:21:15. > :21:21.a better way on the ceiling. The actual centre makes it an echoing
:21:22. > :21:27.chamber. It roars down the centre. It is brilliant. Do you feel any
:21:27. > :21:32.pressure that you have got a medal in the World Cup? It is very hard
:21:32. > :21:41.for us, as well as Monique, our sport is there, but as individual
:21:41. > :21:47.drivers, we have not qualified. -- as individual divers. The trials
:21:47. > :21:50.are in June. If my partner and I do make it, we will go into the
:21:50. > :21:54.Olympics in trying to the best we can. Isn't it lovely, when you're
:21:54. > :22:01.talking about the need to be precise, that there will be exactly
:22:01. > :22:05.the same clothes? I thought genes were part of the uniform! It is
:22:05. > :22:13.just that you both have good taste. I wish you well. Then has crossed
:22:13. > :22:16.he will be there. We're sure you will. Thank you. The latest arrival
:22:16. > :22:25.at the North Anston Wildlife Centre is ruffling a few feathers. Paul
:22:25. > :22:32.has been laughing all the at the story. It is a vulture with an
:22:33. > :22:42.eight-foot wingspan. Mrs Vernon, he arrived a couple of weeks ago. --
:22:43. > :22:43.
:22:43. > :22:51.this is a turn-on. It is native to Africa, not Yorkshire. -- this is
:22:51. > :22:56.Vernon. He is causing a stir amongst the peacocks. You settle
:22:56. > :23:00.down with us all to hear. He is from South America, as opposed to
:23:00. > :23:07.central Africa, where Vernon is wrong. He is considerably smaller
:23:07. > :23:12.than Vernon. They have settled in very very well. I'm not sure what
:23:12. > :23:16.is funny about a vulture, do you? We're just trying to find out
:23:16. > :23:20.whether or not we can get down to Sheffield, because you'll be seeing
:23:20. > :23:23.some bright, colourful lights in the sky over Sheffield. We cannot
:23:23. > :23:27.quite get there at the moment. Shall we tell you what you would
:23:27. > :23:34.have seemed? It is the University of Sheffield, which is lighting up
:23:34. > :23:42.one of the most iconic buildings. It is all very exciting. That is a
:23:43. > :23:52.lovely picture of a microphone stand! Tom, cumin please! -- men,
:23:53. > :23:54.
:23:54. > :23:58.please! -- come in, please! I could not break the walk up all those
:23:58. > :24:06.stairs. It is one of Sheffield's most iconic buildings. It is Grade
:24:07. > :24:14.2 listed. Let us take you briefly inside, to one of the building's
:24:14. > :24:21.most famous features, the non-stop left that you can get in and out of.
:24:21. > :24:25.It is one of the most effective ways of making the students --
:24:25. > :24:32.moving the students up and down. They had spent �36 million and the
:24:32. > :24:37.have lit up the top two floors to celebrate. The man with the purse
:24:37. > :24:41.strings is Keith. Was it complicated? Yes, in that it was a
:24:41. > :24:46.very large building and its location and size of the building,
:24:46. > :24:50.lot of challenges. It was particularly with it being Grade 2
:24:50. > :24:56.listed. We think we have done a fantastic job and we all have the
:24:56. > :25:00.lights on at the top the Tower for the next few days. It is great to
:25:00. > :25:05.see the light on at the top. I went inside a few years ago. You have
:25:06. > :25:11.done a lot of work. Why does it look any different? Actually,
:25:11. > :25:15.externally, it is very similar. Unusually, for a listed building,
:25:15. > :25:19.we have changed the whole exterior facade. Part of the listing is to
:25:19. > :25:24.maintain the special features of the building. Internally, it is
:25:24. > :25:29.transformed. We have opened it up, there are lots of open-plan spaces,
:25:29. > :25:33.the natural light is fantastic. Students will have a fantastic
:25:33. > :25:36.experience when they come to study here. The thing we have done a
:25:36. > :25:41.great job. It is a great time to celebrate the investments we have
:25:41. > :25:46.made. Good for another 40 years of service, I'm sure. It opened in
:25:46. > :25:56.1965. Maybe one day, I will be able to go to the top and the famous
:25:56. > :25:59.
:25:59. > :26:07.left. Why was he laughing at a story about the old alter? You have
:26:07. > :26:17.been telling me off for not saying crocuses? We do not have a good day
:26:17. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :26:29.yesterday, did we? A few pictures coming in today. Bridlington was a
:26:29. > :26:39.
:26:39. > :26:45.Let us have a look at those temperatures. -- Bridlington was a
:26:45. > :26:50.few degrees short. He conceded breaks in the cloud here. When the
:26:50. > :26:58.sun came through, it was very pleasant. We start the evening
:26:58. > :27:08.along the coast with clear skies. A lot of cloud, some patchy fog. That
:27:08. > :27:13.
:27:13. > :27:18.cloud will move eastwards overnight. Apart from some drizzle, watch out
:27:18. > :27:27.for some patchy fog. It will be mostly dry. A lot of cloud at times.