:00:00. > :00:23.Chesterfield serious
:00:24. > :00:26.On the programme tonight: Stop your sons going to fight in Syria `
:00:27. > :00:28.Counter`terrorist police in Leeds ask Muslim mothers to warn their
:00:29. > :00:32.children against joining the conflict in Syria. But are they
:00:33. > :00:35.going about it in the wrong way? We'll be hearing from the charity
:00:36. > :00:38.sending aid from Yorkshire to the war zone. Also tonight: Fears that
:00:39. > :00:55.Yorkshire's barn owl population is at an all`time low ` what can be
:00:56. > :01:00.done to save them? We will be asking we will be asking why there aren't
:01:01. > :01:11.more women playing snooker. And join me for the forecast.
:01:12. > :01:14.First tonight: Counter`terrorist police officers based in Leeds are
:01:15. > :01:18.warning young Muslims from Yorkshire not to go to out to fight in
:01:19. > :01:21.strife`torn Syria. A 17`year`old girl from West Yorkshire is among
:01:22. > :01:23.forty people who've been arrested this year before they could leave
:01:24. > :01:26.the UK. Muslim leaders in our region say the
:01:27. > :01:30.right warnings over Syria are being sent out but not in the right way.
:01:31. > :01:38.Our Crime Correspondent John Cundy reports.
:01:39. > :01:42.The internal conflict in Syria is violent and dangerous. Hundreds have
:01:43. > :01:48.travelled there from the UK this year to get involved. Many want to
:01:49. > :01:52.help with humanitarian aids, but others are getting radicalised and
:01:53. > :01:56.want to fight despite the dangers. This 18`year`old boy was killed
:01:57. > :02:01.recently. In January, police at Heathrow arrested a 17`year`old
:02:02. > :02:06.woman from West Yorkshire and her teenage companion from London. They
:02:07. > :02:09.were due to fly to Turkey and perhaps onwards to Syria. They were
:02:10. > :02:13.released without charge, and police stressed they have no evidence they
:02:14. > :02:19.intended to join the fighting in Syria. But today the warnings went
:02:20. > :02:23.out. Police have pleaded with Muslim women to stop their husbands and
:02:24. > :02:28.sons from getting involved. There are calls from some Moslem
:02:29. > :02:34.organisations to address the whole question of terrorism at the Friday
:02:35. > :02:37.prayers tomorrow, but for some there are fears that the community is
:02:38. > :02:44.being asked to spy on its own children. This leads imam was
:02:45. > :02:50.honoured by the Queen after his efforts to stop the growth of
:02:51. > :02:55.terrorism. He thinks that today's message could have been handled
:02:56. > :03:00.better. It sends out the wrong message, asking families to spy on
:03:01. > :03:09.their own sons. And secondly, usually families are the last to
:03:10. > :03:14.know about it. This woman urges that aid needs to be sent to Syria. I
:03:15. > :03:20.don't think there is anything wrong with people going from here, going
:03:21. > :03:28.to help, because Syrians are calling the whole world for help, and nobody
:03:29. > :03:34.is there, nobody is listening. But the Human Relief Foundation says
:03:35. > :03:38.that really should be going through organisations like theirs. Raid we
:03:39. > :03:44.encourage people to donate funds, take part in fundraising events.
:03:45. > :03:50.Give to charity shops that give to Syria, all these things are making a
:03:51. > :03:56.huge difference in Syria and Jordan to the refugees. Feelings continue
:03:57. > :03:59.to run high over the crisis in Syria, with increasing concerns here
:04:00. > :04:04.at home over the numbers of young people who may want to join in the
:04:05. > :04:08.conflict. Next tonight: A 15`year`old boy from
:04:09. > :04:12.Bradford has gathered almost 2000 signatures on a petition over fears
:04:13. > :04:13.about the future of a local medical centre.
:04:14. > :04:16.James Slater began his campaign after it was announced that the
:04:17. > :04:18.company which offers surgery and diagnostic services at the
:04:19. > :04:28.Eccleshill Treatment Centre hadn't had its contract renewed. Our health
:04:29. > :04:31.correspondent Jamie Coulson reports. I am just coming round with a
:04:32. > :04:33.petition to save the treatment centre in Eccleshill on Harrogate
:04:34. > :04:37.road. James Slater is just 15 years old
:04:38. > :04:40.but has taken it on himself to fight for the future of vehicles whole
:04:41. > :04:44.treatment centre. In just over a week, he has raised over 2000
:04:45. > :04:47.signatures on a petition to try and save services at the site.
:04:48. > :04:51.My grandma has had a lot treatment at the centre before and she has
:04:52. > :04:54.been very happy with the treatment that she had there and she spoke
:04:55. > :04:59.very highly of it. If it wasn't years she would have to go to the
:05:00. > :05:03.BRO and it's too far, and it's also too far for a lot of people who live
:05:04. > :05:05.in Eccles and the neighbouring villages around your.
:05:06. > :05:08.The Eccleshill treatment centre is run by the private company here UK
:05:09. > :05:12.and employs more than 80 staff. It aims to cut NHS waiting times by
:05:13. > :05:15.offering minor surgery as well as diagnostic services with an MRI
:05:16. > :05:18.scanner. But their contract runs out in July, it wasn't renewed in the
:05:19. > :05:23.recent tendering process, where none of the beds were successful. Now the
:05:24. > :05:27.local NHS says they are working on plans to find a new provider for
:05:28. > :05:32.some of the services that are housed on the side. That could mean one
:05:33. > :05:36.company or a range of companies taking over their services. But they
:05:37. > :05:37.will be given the option of using this building.
:05:38. > :05:43.My personal concern is professional and also is for staff of the
:05:44. > :05:46.building. This orthopaedic surgeon who has
:05:47. > :05:52.worked at the centre for three years remains unconvinced.
:05:53. > :05:55.I am really sad, I don't think it's fair for the people of Bradford and
:05:56. > :06:02.beyond are coming here to be treated, and they are happy. I
:06:03. > :06:07.haven't found one to say, this is rubbish. On the contrary, they all
:06:08. > :06:10.have nice words for us, and for the centre and for the people that
:06:11. > :06:13.worked. James now deliver his petition to
:06:14. > :06:22.the NHS. Meanwhile, patients will be seen as normal at the centre until
:06:23. > :06:26.July. James got in touch with us to tell
:06:27. > :06:30.us his story using our Facebook page. If you have a story you'd like
:06:31. > :06:33.us to cover here's how you get in touch: To contact us on Facebook,
:06:34. > :06:38.search for BBC Look North Yorkshire. You can email us at the usual
:06:39. > :06:43.address. And you can tweet us at BBC Look North, where you can follow us
:06:44. > :06:46.as well! Later on Look North: Chesterfield's
:06:47. > :06:50.famous crooked spire church has been missing its clock face. It was high
:06:51. > :06:56.time for it to be fixed. But this was one job that needed a head for
:06:57. > :07:02.heights. But first: Police have named a man
:07:03. > :07:05.and woman found dead at a house in Worksop. The bodies of Leshek
:07:06. > :07:08.Dantess and his wife Morger Jarta Dantess, both aged 54, were
:07:09. > :07:12.discovered at a house in Hardwick Road East on Monday morning. A
:07:13. > :07:15.postmortem examination concluded that they both died from stab
:07:16. > :07:19.wounds. A 28`year`old man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in
:07:20. > :07:23.hospital. A week of events to honour the life
:07:24. > :07:29.of Nelson Mandela has begun in Leeds. They mark the anniversary of
:07:30. > :07:33.Mr Mandela's visit in 2001, when thousands turned out to see him
:07:34. > :07:36.being granted the freedom of the city. They're designed to celebrate
:07:37. > :07:38.his life, legacy and achievements. Scarborough's four day international
:07:39. > :07:44.literature festival, called Books By the Beach, has been launched today.
:07:45. > :07:48.It was feared the festival would end last year as a result of funding
:07:49. > :07:50.cuts, but volunteers have taken over and succeeded in attracting big
:07:51. > :07:53.stars from the literary world, from Joanna Trollope to Lucy Worsley.
:07:54. > :07:58.There'll be hundreds of events for all ages happening across
:07:59. > :08:02.Scarborough over the next four days. Books on the beach is just really
:08:03. > :08:06.the absolute icing on the cake for Scarborough. It is bringing in
:08:07. > :08:11.people from all over, from far and wide. We even have people coming
:08:12. > :08:15.from abroad now to see the big line`up that we have this year, and
:08:16. > :08:40.we just want to build on that with the passion that we have for books.
:08:41. > :08:43.Yorkshire's Wildlife Trust is warning that one of our best`loved
:08:44. > :08:47.birds is in desperate decline. The loss of habitat and nest sites has
:08:48. > :08:50.been hitting barn owls for years. And recent weather patterns have
:08:51. > :08:53.made a once common sight a rarity. Danny Carpenter reports. If you can
:08:54. > :08:56.only name is handful of birds, the chances are that this is one of
:08:57. > :08:58.them, the barn owl. Numbers in Yorkshire have crashed. To severe
:08:59. > :09:00.winters and a wash`out summer to their toll. Last year was better,
:09:01. > :09:08.but there were very few birds left to breed. Barn owl 's are not a
:09:09. > :09:11.long`lived bird. They only have a few years to breed. You only need a
:09:12. > :09:17.few years without reading, and those birds then don't survive the winter,
:09:18. > :09:20.through old age, you can then easily get a drop off. I used to see barn
:09:21. > :09:26.owl is twice a week on average, and I haven't seen a barn owl or about
:09:27. > :09:32.six weeks now. The numbers are really suppressed. No one can change
:09:33. > :09:39.the weather, but open grasslands can be managed. Man`made boxes can
:09:40. > :09:46.replace natural nest sites. Robert Fuller has put up 150 boxes for
:09:47. > :09:51.Cornell is to Neston. But last year, they were empty. I saw the most
:09:52. > :09:56.year, I saw them hunting together, but they did not read and it was
:09:57. > :10:03.such a disappointment. `` they did not read. All I can do is make sure
:10:04. > :10:13.they have the boxes. I have won this year that may double clutch. If the
:10:14. > :10:17.eggs hatch, the young couples will need somewhere to go, somewhere to
:10:18. > :10:26.nest, and somewhere to live, or we could just be one of the summer away
:10:27. > :10:29.from disaster. Before 7.00pm: These are the faces
:10:30. > :10:33.to watch. Meet the next generation of boxing talent in Leeds, gearing
:10:34. > :10:35.up for the Commonwealth Games and beyond.
:10:36. > :10:39.And the theme may be Tour de France, but you don't need a set of
:10:40. > :10:50.high`tech race wheels to join this parade, just a bit of imagination.
:10:51. > :10:52.And now to the town where time no longer stands still. For the past
:10:53. > :10:56.three months Chesterfield's most famous clock has been stuck at five
:10:57. > :10:59.past six. But the dials on the crooked spire tower are now working
:11:00. > :11:09.again after repairs to the 85`year`old mechanism. Quentin
:11:10. > :11:13.Rayner reports. At 1035 AM this morning, they
:11:14. > :11:17.decided it was high time that Chesterfield got its clock back. A
:11:18. > :11:22.team from Derby dangled from 90 feet up to return the hands to the clock
:11:23. > :11:29.above the town boss Mike Square. Each of the hands are being attached
:11:30. > :11:35.to the nine foot clock dials weigh about ?10, and each are covered in
:11:36. > :11:41.24 carat gold leaf. Not having their clock working left locals in a spin.
:11:42. > :11:47.Every time we looked, it was 6pm. It has been blind for a long time, so
:11:48. > :11:50.it will be great to have it back. It is so queer without the fingers on,
:11:51. > :11:58.it will be great to have it different. The clock packed up
:11:59. > :12:06.because 85`year`old Brosnan airings were worn out. `` brass pairings. We
:12:07. > :12:13.can't guarantee that something else might not go wrong within the next
:12:14. > :12:19.85 years, but we will have a guarantee for 85 years minimum. The
:12:20. > :12:25.bill could reach many millions of pounds, but the council say that it
:12:26. > :12:29.is money well spent. We know that a lot of people appreciate this clock,
:12:30. > :12:33.we have found that out from the many comments we have had, people want to
:12:34. > :12:37.see a working clock. Olchfa would have us believe that the crooked
:12:38. > :12:42.spire was caused by a virgin marrying in the church, or a kick
:12:43. > :12:48.from the devil. Unseasoned wood or heavy lead tiles is a more feasible
:12:49. > :12:59.a clinician. At least everyone can now agree on the time.
:13:00. > :13:02.The city of Leeds is enjoying a resurgence in the sport of boxing.
:13:03. > :13:04.Last weekend Josh Warrington defended his Commonwealth
:13:05. > :13:07.featherweight title and in the amateur game, Nicola Adams is of
:13:08. > :13:10.course the reigning Olympic champion. Following on from their
:13:11. > :13:13.success, there's a new tier of Leeds talent who'll have a chance to shine
:13:14. > :13:28.at this weekend's national finals. Ian Bucknell reports.
:13:29. > :13:31.Leeds will have English boxing on the ropes this weekend. Three
:13:32. > :13:35.fighters from the city go to the National Championships in
:13:36. > :13:39.Liverpool, having already made it to the Great Britain squad based in
:13:40. > :13:44.Sheffield. Jack Bates is the leader of the pack, at the age of 19, he
:13:45. > :13:49.has already won two titles and picked up a bronze at the European
:13:50. > :13:53.Championships last summer. I have to treat every fight as my Olympic
:13:54. > :13:57.final, because if anybody beats me, that gives them a chance to go to
:13:58. > :14:05.Rio. I have to keep going, and hope that in two years I will be on view
:14:06. > :14:09.on the podium. This young boxer is hungry to earn a place at the
:14:10. > :14:16.Commonwealth games in Glasgow. It is a huge platform, I have actually won
:14:17. > :14:24.a Commonwealth youth games, so I want to win it at the scene that
:14:25. > :14:32.lack senior. From National Championships to Commonwealth and
:14:33. > :14:36.ultimately the Olympics. The Olympic Games, it would be one step on to
:14:37. > :14:45.winning the Olympic gold then, so it means a lot to me. Very often you
:14:46. > :14:49.get an area or a city which produces good boxers, and that then is an
:14:50. > :14:53.inspiration for other good boxers in that city, from different clubs or
:14:54. > :14:56.from the same club, they can't burn each other on. Leeds at the moment
:14:57. > :15:02.is doing very well, they have some good boxers. The gym is watched over
:15:03. > :15:07.by heroes of boxing past and present. Our three from Leeds
:15:08. > :15:19.represent the future, and their journeys towards Gori starts this
:15:20. > :15:22.weekend. `` glory. And congratulations to Keighley's Mo
:15:23. > :15:25.Ali, who's just won a silver medal at the Youth World Boxing
:15:26. > :15:28.Championships in Bulgaria. Now, the best snooker players from around the
:15:29. > :15:31.globe are gathered in Sheffield for the next couple of weeks, battling
:15:32. > :15:37.to become world champion. They're all men, of course. So why isn't the
:15:38. > :15:39.sport more popular among women? Well the tournament's organisers
:15:40. > :15:43.have declared today Ladies' Day in an attempt to get more women
:15:44. > :15:58.involved. Tanya joins us now live from Sheffield. Quite possibly, this
:15:59. > :16:02.is of course his or's home for the next two weeks. Over here, the
:16:03. > :16:07.public are getting to play their own mini turn it. As you said, it is
:16:08. > :16:12.ladies today, but that's doesn't mean hat and stilettos, it is about
:16:13. > :16:15.changing the perception of the game. These girls were getting
:16:16. > :16:23.lessons from a champion. But not just any champion. Brianne Evans is
:16:24. > :16:28.largely unknown in this country, but she has won the ladies world
:16:29. > :16:35.championship ten times and counting. She is good, and she is helping me.
:16:36. > :16:43.This is my pastime, so I can place on a grand she can help me to do
:16:44. > :16:52.this. The it is good, because it makes you look up to them, and it
:16:53. > :16:58.makes you inspired. Raid when I watch are, I want to grow up to be a
:16:59. > :17:01.snooker player. There are lot of lady players not just in Europe but
:17:02. > :17:05.across the world. Hopefully with days like today we are building the
:17:06. > :17:12.profile of the ladies game, and encouraging players. Looking around
:17:13. > :17:16.the famous Crucible Arena this afternoon, the crowd is a healthy
:17:17. > :17:20.mixture of men and women, but you would be forgiven for thinking it
:17:21. > :17:26.was a men only game. It is an image this port is keen to change. We are
:17:27. > :17:30.probably the most accessible sport in the world. Anybody can place
:17:31. > :17:34.Newkirk, anyone young or old. There are no boundaries to this game.
:17:35. > :17:41.Through our school projects, we found that more and more women are
:17:42. > :17:45.wanting to play. Every time I play I want to set records and take the
:17:46. > :17:52.next step, qualifying for the major events, the coming April in my own
:17:53. > :17:58.merit. Fingers crossed I will get the opportunity to play here next
:17:59. > :18:07.year. I need some back `` back`up girls, come on. This is the world
:18:08. > :18:16.under 21 champion. And how many times have you one champion now ``
:18:17. > :18:21.title now? Six. I used to play with my dad when my mum went shopping, so
:18:22. > :18:25.I would mess around ever since I was five years old. When I was seven I
:18:26. > :18:29.moved into my first league, and when I was nine I won my first ladies
:18:30. > :18:35.competition. And you have been pretty good ever since, haven't you?
:18:36. > :18:40.So why are they not women playing in the world Championships? I think
:18:41. > :18:44.women don't get enough publicity, so there aren't that many playing, and
:18:45. > :18:47.when they have jobs and everything, they can't take the time to
:18:48. > :18:53.practice, so their standard isn't as good. I think he just needs
:18:54. > :18:59.publicity, the ladies game, to be rocked up a bit more. Is there a
:19:00. > :19:07.full ladies tour? Yellow mac yes, there is a full circuit. The ladies
:19:08. > :19:11.comfortably every weekend. We now have 42 players from all different
:19:12. > :19:16.countries and we have a lot of interest in playing, but we still
:19:17. > :19:20.need more publicity. When it was happening on the road in Leeds, I
:19:21. > :19:25.didn't even know it was happening. What can these border to help you
:19:26. > :19:28.guys? Just stuff like the ladies Day is fantastic. It will get more
:19:29. > :19:33.people interested, more people entering competitions. If we got
:19:34. > :19:36.more ladies up we could create a professional ladies tour, and then
:19:37. > :19:42.we could look at starting to merge them together with a mixed doubles,
:19:43. > :19:48.edition every year, and that would be fantastic to create like that.
:19:49. > :19:57.You need some of those guys to come and play mixed doubles? Yes, that
:19:58. > :20:01.would be fantastic. Presume a blue one of your ambitions is to play at
:20:02. > :20:05.the Crucible, can you imagine that will happen? It would take a lot of
:20:06. > :20:09.hard work and determination. A lot of ladies can't do it because they
:20:10. > :20:13.have jobs, and they have two practice, and their standard can't
:20:14. > :20:18.be improved. With dedicated ladies like Brianne, she plays the time.
:20:19. > :20:22.She is building up and becoming a much better player, and she will be
:20:23. > :20:31.up to compete with the men. I am looking to get their too, we'll see.
:20:32. > :20:40.But the jumpers and so big for you guys? Yes, that is true. Giving you
:20:41. > :20:44.have won the under 20 16 times, I'm sure you will be soon be angling for
:20:45. > :20:49.her world title. When will that be happening? Well, I am not sure, I
:20:50. > :20:54.will do is keep trying to improve my game. We will see you at the
:20:55. > :21:04.Crucible for you in a couple of years' time.
:21:05. > :21:11.I would be good at skipper `` snooker, I have long arms.
:21:12. > :21:14.Wend your way to Todmorden this Saturday and you're guaranteed to
:21:15. > :21:16.see a spectacle. Dozens of bikes, scooters and prams have been
:21:17. > :21:20.transformed for a colourful parade to welcome the Tour de France. It's
:21:21. > :21:23.part of the Yorkshire Festival, celebrating a hundred days of art
:21:24. > :21:26.and culture ahead of Le Tour's arrival. It's wild, wacky and
:21:27. > :21:28.totally handmade, as Cathy Killick reports.
:21:29. > :21:35.Welcome to a fantasyland with the weird and wonderful take flight.
:21:36. > :21:39.This is HQ for this Yorkshire town's handmadecycle Parade. It will take
:21:40. > :21:43.place on Saturday, and if this lot anything to go by, it promises to be
:21:44. > :21:47.a sight for sore eyes. We have had some artist make some
:21:48. > :21:50.old bike parts and turn them into this contraption and we have other
:21:51. > :21:55.artists that have made all sorts of creatures like this. As it pedals
:21:56. > :22:01.down the road, the legs will be moving like this, and the cyclist
:22:02. > :22:04.will be up there. And we have another creature, a fish. It will
:22:05. > :22:09.have a beautiful swimming action, like this.
:22:10. > :22:16.They are bikes, just not as we know them. The transformations extend to
:22:17. > :22:19.personal cycles too. At this high school, people have spent hours
:22:20. > :22:22.turning the wheels into all manner of creatures, to take part in the
:22:23. > :22:26.parade and welcome something as all the only Calder Valley
:22:27. > :22:28.It's a way of saying what we are, what's wonderful, what's beautiful
:22:29. > :22:34.about Yorkshire, and how does that relate to the spirit of why not and
:22:35. > :22:37.going for it. This is what it's all about ` why not and going for it and
:22:38. > :22:45.making really beautiful things. We are decorating our bikes For a
:22:46. > :22:51.bike parade, and I just think they look pretty awesome. Some really
:22:52. > :22:58.good creations. It is the most fun you can have on your bike this
:22:59. > :23:01.Saturday. I have two sons who I am making box for, and I am currently
:23:02. > :23:08.making another one for my husband who has drawn the short straw. The
:23:09. > :23:17.parade Leeds `` leaves the town at 1pm on Saturday. It's freeze, so bag
:23:18. > :23:35.your spot early. `` it's three will stop. It is it too late for us to
:23:36. > :23:49.decorate our bikes? This is Robin Hood's the batter
:23:50. > :23:56.they. This is a beautiful one, this is Halifax, you can see a terror
:23:57. > :24:11.poking out of the mist. Keep those pictures coming in. You can also
:24:12. > :24:18.tweet me. It has been a lovely day. We have managed 17 Celsius again in
:24:19. > :24:26.the Vale of York. Much more cloud around tomorrow, and there will
:24:27. > :24:33.that is courtesy of this weather front which will push on from the
:24:34. > :24:39.East, so it will develop into a poor day, especially in western areas.
:24:40. > :24:44.You see that bank of cloud out in the North Sea, that will come onto
:24:45. > :24:50.land in the next few hours. There will be 12 showers on land, and they
:24:51. > :24:55.will then fizzle out, with some low fog and helped load. A bit of
:24:56. > :25:06.drizzle by Don. Seven or eight Celsius. 45 Fahrenheit. The sun will
:25:07. > :25:17.rise in the morning at 544 AM, setting at 6:26pm. A very different
:25:18. > :25:21.feel to the weather tomorrow, cooler and cloudy. A bit of drizzle, but
:25:22. > :25:26.otherwise mostly dry. Gradually throughout the morning we will see
:25:27. > :25:30.some rain developing. As we head through the afternoon, there is a
:25:31. > :25:37.risk that that patchy rain could turn heavy. Perhaps a bit punditry.
:25:38. > :25:43.Especially in these western areas. `` a bit punditry. Let's have a look
:25:44. > :25:51.at the top afternoon temperatures. Nine in Scarborough. 12 or 13
:25:52. > :25:55.degrees Celsius inland. A lot cooler than the 17 Celsius we had today.
:25:56. > :26:02.That trend will continue through Friday evening and Friday night.
:26:03. > :26:11.Then the weekend will have some sherry bursts of rain at times, but
:26:12. > :26:20.it is not a right of. Temperatures or 13 or 14 Celsius. And that is the
:26:21. > :26:30.forecast. And as a QC that you have a brand`new blog? Yes, it is about
:26:31. > :26:53.gas emissions. The buy. That's all for now. Goodbye.
:26:54. > :26:56.All across the country, millions of families are waking up
:26:57. > :27:00.to a Britain in which they find it harder to get on.
:27:01. > :27:03.Whilst the Government keeps telling people everything is fixed,
:27:04. > :27:08.no longer stops the pound in their pocket getting smaller
:27:09. > :27:11.or the bills getting harder to afford.
:27:12. > :27:15.gas and electricity bills have increased by more than ?300
:27:16. > :27:20.whilst the energy companies are making huge profits.
:27:21. > :27:25.not a luxury but an essential for millions of working families -
:27:26. > :27:27.gets harder to find and more expensive.
:27:28. > :27:31.Under David Cameron, the cost of a nursery place has risen 30%
:27:32. > :27:35.and there are 500 fewer Sure Start centres