12/06/2014 Look North (Yorkshire)

cooler through the weekend, but the weather is looking pretty good for

Good evening and welcome to Thursday's programme.

This is what we have for you tonight:

Firefighters across the region are on strike over

pensions ` they've warned the public to look out for themselves.

On the eve of the World Cup, a school boot exchange helps these

schoolchildren get in on the action Good evening.

I'm on the trail of the mysterious graffiti artist spraying cyclists

with a difference all over Yorkshire. It's been a beautiful

summer day but will the weather last into the weekend? Join me to find

out. Firefighters across Yorkshire are

in the middle of their first twenty`four hour strike, in a

long`running and increasingly bitter So what emergency cover is `ctually

in place should something h`ppen? In West Yorkshire they would

normally have 54 fire enginds. They have 27

during the strike. In North Yorkshire

the usual complement of 46 vehicles South Yorkshire, the norm is to have

twenty seven fire engines available. That's down to eight, and they have

40 firefighters ` a quarter of their The strike action has

so far cost the West Yorkshhre fire service alone more than ?500,00

in wages for contingency crdws, Firefighters in north, south and

west Yorkshire went out on strike at 9am today. The protest by mdmbers of

the Fire Brigades Union is over reforms to pensions and conditions

of service. The Government claims firefighters enjoyed among the most

generous pensions in the public sector but it now wants to lake

changes and raise the retirdment age of firefighters to 60. The Fire

Brigades Union says it belidves the plans are under fair and unworkable.

This is about protecting lives for the future. If you want a workforce

of firefighters who are going to be 60 years old, that's going to cause

problems, but the public's lives at risk and firefighters' lives at

risk. The industrial action is the 13th strike in the long`running

dispute and means there is ` substantial reduction in cover, with

senior managers and part`tile staff on stand`by to deal with incidents.

It is a resilient plan but the message is always that it is a

limited plan. We have got h`lf the resources available so the people we

have got have got the right skills, the right training and the response

operatives have been training since September when we first used them

every weekend to top their skills up. But if a big incident comes it

is going to test us. We havd half`hour resources available.

Consistency `` contingency firefighters in Yorkshire wdre

called to incident in Dinnington which destroyed the roof inside a

semidetached house. Three pdople were also treated for breathing in

smoke after a bedroom fire hn Barnsley. Add sliced householders in

the strike is: `` our devicd to householders.

Firefighters will remain on strike until 9am tomorrow. This is the

first 24 hour stoppage sincd the dispute began. With both sides still

far from agreement, it seems further walk`outs are highly probable.

Plenty of you have been a touch with us about this.

If you want to join in the debate, please do. Details are on screen.

Next tonight, rising tensions in some parts of the car.

Some residents are complainhng about growing levels

They blame a recent influx of Eastern European migrants

for what they say is increasing intimidation, noise and littering.

Police say they're carrying out more patrols

and are using lessons learndd from Sheffield and Rotherhal, to

We want our village back. Wd want our community back.

A packed meeting of residents just outside Dong cast of this afternoon.

They claim an influx of Eastern European migrants has led to

incidents of anti`social behaviour, intimidation and littering. We don't

want any more fly`tipping, `ny more violence, any more gangs. Wd just

want to live in peaceful stop last night at half past 12, you could

hear it right down my street. The rubbish they chuck. You tell them to

pick the rubbish up, they look at you and five minutes later Chuck it

again. This man is Roma, orhginally from the Czech Republic. He has

lived in the UK for 13 years and admits there are cultural

differences. There are some people from our country who don't know how

to behave and, of course, it has a big effect on the people th`t live

here who are used to normal life. They need to be taught how to live

normally, how to respect thhs kind of place and Doncaster and

everywhere where we live. There have been similar issues elsewhere in

South Yorkshire, including this area of Sheffield. Earlier this week the

Government promised extra money to help with integration. In

Rotherham, the Roma are the fastest`growing minority group.

Special induction sessions `re being run here to help new arrivals adapt

to British life. Doncaster, it seems, is benefiting from experience

gained elsewhere. There are some issues that have been reported in

Sheffield, Rotherham, so we been working with our colleagues from

South Yorkshire Police and the local authority to identify what has been

working well, to integrate ht here. The police and the council `re

running a trial operation to cut down on anti`social behaviotr and

littering. More bins are behng provided and are collected daily and

there are extra police on the streets. This will continue for the

next three weeks but the qudstion for many is what happens after that.

A Mum with a problem. Four xear old twins face a long walk

down this country lane if they don't get the school of their chohce In

A father has been jailed for two years for the mansl`ughter

of his 18 week ol daughter at their home in Halifax more than

Tony Burns had shaken his baby D'Arcy in a sudden loss of

A judge said he was limiting Burns' sentence because of his significant

learning difficulties and the long time it'd taken prosecutors

A man arrested on suspicion of murdering Claudia Lawrence has

The 59 year old man was arrdsted last month and a home

in York was searched followhng a review of the investigation

He's been rebailed while inquiries continue.

A seven`year`old boy from North Yorkshire has been aw`rded

?12 million in damages after a medical blunder durhng his

Lawyers for Toby Hart, who's from Bedale, said

his abnormal heartbeat during his birth at Northallerton's Frharage

He was left permanently brain damaged.

A West Yorkshire mum with twin boys fears she may have to give up

her part`time job to be abld to get her kids to school safely.

Four year old Zion and Malachi Winter are due to start

school in September, but thdy didn't get a place at their local primary.

Instead the local authority has allocated them places at a school

Sarah's sons attend the loc`l nursery school but having bden given

places at the affiliated prhmary school. Ready? Study? Inste`d

they've been allocated placds at another school which the local

authority says is just over a mile away but that is via a country lane

which becomes inaccessible by car and passes under the M1. To go to

the school that they have bden allocated and they are expected to

walk down here at four years old, they would turn right... Now,

imagine this journey on a whnter day, six o'clock in the morning and

we'd have to set off walking them. Cars and tractors use this road

because there's a lot of farms down here. So when a car comes, xou have

to dive into the nettles with the kids. So, can't get any further by

car. If you look here, therd's a stump in the road. The stress has

now caught up with Sarah. Bding a single mum with no family around to

help, she says she's finding it difficult to cope. I can't get them

there and go to work. I don't sleep properly, I can't concentrate on

things, I'm going dizzy, I'l stressed out. I just can't cope with

it. It's horrible to think that my children's lives and my lifd are

going to be destroyed over ` school place, over a school that they could

go to at the top of the strdet. The twins have been placed on a waiting

list of their local primary school and Sarah's appeal will be heard in

July. over`subscribed. Due to the number

of applications, it's unabld to offer her sons a place,

but they're on the waiting list Coming up before seven: We leet a

formidable woman, West Yorkshire's Pharma's wife, who has just become

the best female long`distance fell runner in the UK. We'll find out

where she gets her determin`tion. And high excitement across Leeds as

the Queen's bat on arrives, en route to the Commonwealth Games.

Mysterious murals which looked like the work of the street artist Banksy

have been appearing along the route of the two to France in Yorkshire.

The stencilled graffiti show famous Yorkshire artists, writers `nd

performers on bikes but who has done it? We've been finding out.

the last few days and set social media buzzing. The street art looks

like the work of Banksy, thd Bristol street artist whose work is worth

thousands. Here is David Hockney on a pub wall near Keighley and Jarvis

Cocker on an alleyway in Shdffield. The work by Stewie, an acolxte of

Banksy who also keeps his identity. So why has he done it? His friend

and spokeswoman explains. Hd's interested in history, geography,

the idea that every piece of work he makes as a link to location he puts

it. I think he wants people to feel ownership, connection, not just with

those characters but with the Tour de France as well. This is on the

back of the fire station in Howard so it has to be the Bronte sisters.

But bikes hadn't been invented in their time but when they were, they

gave women a real freedom for the first time and the artist told me

that he thought the Bronte sisters and bicycles were a natural

combination. In Hebden Bridge, the poet Sylvia Plath is depictdd. I

think it makes a very ugly wall look a bit more interesting. I think it's

good, though. I like it. I'l all for street art. It's lovely. Very nice.

Any art is nice. It's all rhght it's got its place, possiblx.

There's more down the road. Stewie asked permission from owners before

spraying his intricate stencils but there has been a mishap. Al`n

Bennett was on a hoarding in Leeds but what inadvertently boarded up.

The artist says he will be back Watch this space. I like thd guy

saying "it's all right." Th`t's high praise in Yorkshire. If you want to

find out where Stewie's next piece of cycling art will be, tund into

the BBC radio Leeds breakfast show tomorrow.

Alistair and Jonny Brownlee have been named in into's triathlon team

for the Commonwealth Games. The gold and bronze medallists from the

London Olympics will be abld to add to their list of honours in Glasgow.

They will take part in the individual event on July 24 and the

mixed relay event, featuring two men and two women, two days latdr.

Students from Brighouse High School in West Yorkshire got a surprise

this afternoon at their trahning session. The England rugby captain

turned up to pass on her knowledge and skills. Katy McLean is skipper

of the England women's rugbx union team, preparing for the World Cup in

France later this summer. She's been spreading the word. For us `s rugby

union players, the opportunhty is out there. We've been given more

media coverage to show how good the game is. I love the sport. The

reason I like it is because you see the enjoyment a bunch of girls can

get from running around with the ball in a bit of grass. You got all

shapes, sizes, strengths and skills involved. That's why everyone should

be involved. On this progralme, we like to bring you tales of `dventure

and endeavour. People who ptsh themselves to extremes, likd Harry

and Ernie on a tandem. Nickx Spinks from Mirfield has establishdd

herself as an inspirational figure by becoming the top female distance

fell runner in the UK. Listdn to what she did to achieve that,

starting with Ben Nevis. Shd climbed 24 Munro Hills, over a 58 mhle

course in nine hours and 15 minutes, making her the second

person ever to go under 20 hours. She now holds the women's rdcord in

three races in the UK. It's exhausting just thinking about it.

How do you train for somethhng that long? I did 5.5 hours in thd

marathon and couldn't have done another second. I started off by

doing shorter races, obviously, like Mark funds, but on the fells, 2

hour races. They would take me about five hours. Then I'd go up to the

mountain is and I would run or walk for two days consecutively `nd I

tend to do smaller races like the fells, as much a 60 miles. That s

good training. This recent challenge in Scotland ` you run for 20 hours

and had to accrue short bre`ks. Two short breaks of five minutes each.

That's how long I sat down fall What is going through your lind

to eat next, where I'm going, to eat next, where I'm going,

because you got to navigate your way. And how I'm feeling, how the

legs are feeling. And if I'l on schedule. We got shots of you

working on your farm, which you have to work on in between. Do you ever

hit a wall? I hit a wall whdn I do a marathon, usually after the first

mile. When do you hit that wall I can hit it after the first hour

or... You never really know when it's going to hit you. But the thing

is, if I hit it, I tend to just try and eat a bit more food, get some

sugar down me. Tell us about the Munro Hills, for people who don t

know about this. Compared to a big Yorkshire hill, how high ard they?

Over 900 metres. Scarfe El hs one and there's a whole list of them.

This is the sort of thing you have to do. Hands and knees! You get

dirty, don't you? You do. There is a fell run that I nearly did. I was

the last in the race. What's coming up next for you? I'm doing the ten

Peaks challenge at the end of June. That's a short version of the Bob

Graham. Do you ever relax? Good luck.

118,000 miles, 70 nations and territories, 240 days on thd road.

It's the Queens baton relay and tonight it's in Leeds. It h`s been

touring England ahead of thd Commonwealth Games and is spending

its an ultimate night here before crossing into Scotland on S`turday.

Then walk or top with it en route. Back where she started, Olylpic gold

medallist Nicola Adams brushing up on her skills before the

Commonwealth Games. But tod`y she had a very different sparring

partner as the Queen's bat on came here. I never thought I'd sde that

and I'm really happy it's hdre and it's in Leeds and it's come to

Yorkshire. It's an honour to be holding it. The Batten marks that

run`up to the Commonwealth Games. Any news your point of view? It is a

chance for me to hopefully lake history again. It's the first time

women's boxing is going to be in the Commonwealth Games and I'd love to

bring home a gold. It was more a case of bat and ball then as the

tour moved on to Headingley Stadium where hundreds of schoolchildren

trained alongside Leeds Rhinos, United and Yorkshire cricket

coaches. There was only one star, though. It's fantastic and ht's just

a beautiful and the things that it's made out of is unbelievable. I think

it's just a really nice thing to be going around all the countrhes for

the opening ceremony. Leeds had six bat on bearers in total, many chosen

for their work with sport on the community `` in the community. This

Team England weightlifter confessed he was struggling. It is deceptively

heavy. That isn't good for le because I'm not that strong This is

the only event where all athletes compete together. The only

competition where they want concurrently. It is qualifyhng for

Rio as well so it's quite ilportant. As you can see, it is almost always

on the move but it isn't all about the pomp and ceremony. It's about

getting kids involved in sport and here, they get to try out all 1

sports that will be at the Glasgow games, like rugby sevens. The day

ended with a splash as the city of Leeds diving team welcomed the two

to their training session. Charlotte Sampson, the brave bearer, taking it

onto the ten meter board. Tomorrow, it begins its crossover into

Scotland, with Yorkshire providing the lasting memories as it leaves

England. Is Ben all right after that? !

The World Cup kicks off tonhght I'm looking forward to it. Brazhl played

host to the opening ceremonx. Where better to watch the match than

amongst the Brazilian community of Leeds? Tanya is there.

Yes, they are already getting good. More than two hours till kick off

but the music is going. Thex will have samba. You heard of yot heard

of Ubu Zola in South Africa but what is this? `` a vuvuzela. We've got

them all here. We are more Brazil than Brazil. So go I tell us about

the party. Everyone has org`nised games in venues. Before this

happened, last year we got together in the city and we built up the

World Cup with various football games around the country. The last

game was against an Amsterd`m team. Did Brazil win? We won. How big is

the Brazilian community in Leeds? Very big. How many would yot say

turned up at previous events? About 500. A lot of things are gohng on in

London as well. How excited are you to be having the World Cup hn

Brazil? I think it's brilli`nt because it's happening after

long`time. We won't talk about the political climate in Brazil but it's

going to be very entertaining and they kicked off about two hours ago

so we're a bit delayed. CHEERING

are Brazil going to win the World Cup in Brazil?

Oh, yeah! Well, the World Ctp makes everybody want to play football and

nearer to home, one Yorkshire teacher has come up with an

ingenious way to make sure `ll his pupils can keep playing the

beautiful game. What you are looking at me seem a

little chaotic but don't be fooled ` it's actually a very well

organised, unique initiativd in Leeds. This high school is starting

a football boot to swap shop. Children can bring a pair they've

grown out of and exchange them for a better fit or pay around ?3 if they

have nothing to swap. It's `ll the idea of their teacher who also

coaches football after school. We were playing a game in October and I

was about to bring a substitute on and I noticed he didn't havd

football boots. I asked him where his boots were and he said, "Sir, I

don't own any, " so that st`rted it off. I went home and decided I

needed to do something about it The scheme is supported by a former

player who has donated the last boots he ever walk the Leeds United.

My dad was a bus driver and we didn't have a lot of money but they

always managed to find a bit to give me the benefits I wanted. This is so

important, just for the kids, because it says everyone a few quid

and everyone is getting a nhce pair of football boots. The boots look

more stylish and everything so it's more amazing. I go through two boots

per season anyway so it isn't that expensive but he has helped us out

and saved a bit of money for my parents. The teacher hopes the idea

he kicked off will spread to other schools, taking the strain off

growing feet and the pockets of parents.

If you've got Brazil in the office suite say, I'm guessing you are

fairly confident. But remember, England are there, too. We've got

some England football fans over there. If we meet Brazil in Brazil,

will we win? I reckon we can win against any team. How many of those

have you had? ! I have to s`y, I didn't get England or Brazil in the

sweepstake but I go Brazil to win the World Cup.

They're having a good time. Joe has had some good times as well

in the test match. 102 not out. England are 344`5.

A lovely day for cricket tolorrow. A couple of pictures came in from last

night. This is beautiful. That is a light aircraft coming into land near

Sheffield. The second picture was at dawn this morning. A bit of Falkirk,

which cleared about an hour later, leaving us with lots of sunshine.

The headline for tomorrow is mostly warm but some showers by thd end of

the day, courtesy of this wdek weather front. Patchy rain Friday

evening and night. A bit dalp and dreary for Saturday morning but

Saturday afternoon look strhke and the further outlook for Sunday and

the whole of next week is for dry and settled whether to conthnue

Great news. You can see the satellite picture, 23 degreds along

the Yorkshire coast this afternoon. A beautiful fine, warm, sunny

evening. Overnight, a bit of cloud filtering down from the north,

especially across North Yorkshire, where there could be the odd spot of

rain at the top end of the North York was, but it's mostly fhne,

temperatures coming in at tdn or 11 Celsius. `` North York moves.

Another lovely start to the day Fine and bright with some p`tchy

cloud and some distance bowls of sunshine, especially across West and

South Yorkshire. Gradually speaking, it's really an afternoon and evening

process where it will cloud over. Later in the day, there could be

some showers breaking up but I think the emphasis is on another lostly

fine day. Top afternoon temperatures about 18 Celsius in Scarborough as

an onshore breeze develops but inland, 22 or 23 for South Xorkshire

into the North Midlands. Cooler fresh and cloudy on Saturdax. A bit

of drizzle, becoming dry later. Much of next week is looking verx nice.

Fantastic! You will be watching Brazil tonight and thinking you are

watching Bradford city. Thex are even better than Brazil. Make sure

you turn up for the late bulletin! From all of us, goodbye.