25/04/2017 Look North (Yorkshire)

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Tonight - jobs go at Nestle's chocolate factories

Nearly 300 jobs will be lost at four sites, as production

of the Blue Riband chocolate bar moves to Poland.

The company insist it's nothing to do with Brexit.

We're in the gym in Doncaster- where they're talking elections.

Will lifelong Labour supporters vote Conservative for the first time?

Say you are voting Conservative for the first time to get a successful

Brexit? Yes. There are food opening up all over and there no way this

government will want to help us, so we need them out.

We investigate whether the Tour de Yorkshire has got us all cycling-

We investigate whether the Tour de Yorkshire has got us all cycling -

and we speak to one the stars of the race who's

And how to stop hedgehogs disappearing from our gardens -

Harrogate's Harlow Carr tackles the thorny problem.

There is snow at Headingley and there are still some showers around.

Join me for the very latest. Nearly 300 jobs are to go at four

Nestle chocolate factories. In York, more than 140

posts will be lost. Production of the Blue Riband bar

will move to Poland. The company insists the decision

is nothing to do with Brexit. Unions say around a quarter of the

workforce here could be facing redundancy. They have been sombre

faces here as people finish their shift. Workers told me they were

disappointed to hear the news. They have been making chocolate

in York for generations. Some of Nestles best-known

products are still made here including Kit Kat,

Yorkie and Polos. But production of other brands moved

to Spain and Bulgaria around ten years ago and unions claim

production of remaining chocolate and confectionery has

halved in the same period. Today came news that Blue Riband

will soon be made in Poland, which could mean job

losses in Newcastle. At the same time, unions say,

143 jobs are at risk People who quite possibly

would be losing their jobs through redundancy, they have real

uncertainty as to It's a real ageing workforce

here at York and people finding jobs in this economic climate

is difficult anyway, but when you are of a certain age,

it is even more difficult. Nestle say that these proposals

are being made to ensure sites operate more efficiently and remain

competitive in a rapidly They added they appreciate that this

is an uncertain time for employees and will work hard to ensure that

all supported through A consultation period now begins

between Nestle and the unions. York MP Rachel Maskell say she is very

concerned and has written to the Prime Minister to ask for

intervention to protect jobs at what is your's largest manufacturer.

We often hear that Brexit will affect the way we vote.

And that's a big challenge for Labour here in Yorkshire.

In the 2015 election, Labour won 32 seats in our region.

Here they are - you can see lots of them in South Yorkshire

and nearly as many in West Yorkshire.

Last year, in the EU referendum, almost all of these

In almost all these seats - 27 out of 32 - people voted

Emma Glasbey's in Stainforth, near Doncaster.

Good evening. Let me start by showing you this sign behind me

because that may tell you something about the economy in Staines. The

colliery is close, the power station is not here yet and no sign of the

business park. We are in the Doncaster North constituency. Labour

have a big majority but while the local MP, Ed Miliband, played a

significant role in the campaign to remain in the European Union, this

area saw the biggest vote in all of Yorkshire to leave the E. So what

happens now? How will the people of Stainforth be voting?

At 9am, gym work-out for Aidan and Cliff.

All is quiet until you mention Theresa May.

She'll destroy the country, she will destroy this area.

There may be a low voter turnout in the Doncaster North constituency,

but there is certainly a passion for politics here.

But this is the first time you are going to vote Conservative?

It is, purely because it has been a forced election.

She has made a promise and she has not had a chance to carry them out,

so she is coming back to the people to put her back give her a stronger

So you are voting Conservative for the first time to

There are food banks operating all over and there is no way this

government is going to want to help us at all so we need them out.

A former mining community, Labour have always been the winners here.

But Doncaster saw the biggest vote to lead the European Union

Many people in Stainforth are adamant Brexit must be a success.

In the local boutique, Guy and Joanna are also talking politics.

Could you vote Conservative, though? No.

I think it would be a shame, it's like a building contractor

and then they pull out and someone else comes in.

I voted Labour all my life, I'm leaning towards Ukip.

The local MP, former Labour leader

Ed Miliband, campaigned to remain in the European Union.

But almost everyone I spoke to in Stainforth voted to leave.

I'd just recently moved, but even I voted Leave.

Everyone I spoke to, they voted Leave.

At the heart of the community here is the library,

run by a charity with a shop and a job club.

You going to vote, do you always vote?

I'm one of these people that don't really understand it,

I've never, ever seen one since I've been here.

But I do think they need to come out and see,

This community turned out to vote on Europe,

but will those voters head back to the polls for this election?

If any politicians do decide to visit this town,

there are plenty of people who would like to talk.

Emma Glasbey, BBC Look North, Stainforth.

Labour has been unveiling its strategy for Brexit today.

Our political reporter James Vincent is here.

What have labour had to say? Brexit means Brexit for Labour, they have

been laying out their plans. They want to do it differently from

Theresa May. They want to keep some things and let go other things. They

want to try and stay in the single market but they admit that the free

movement of people from the EU to Britain will have to end. They are

hedging their bets and trying to pick what they think good for

written and ditch what they think is bad. We heard in that report about

politicians, Labour politicians, voting to remain. We sometimes hear

about the disconnect between political classes and constituents?

Is this an example? Yes, only in Stainforth, the Liberal Democrats

have a strong position, they want to stay in. They deserve and Ukip have

another strong message. But with Labour, some of their constituents

voted to leave, others voted to remain. That leaves them open to the

accusation that their policy is a halfway house and a model. -- and a

model. England's new cricket captain

returns to his old Primary And gives a masterclass in the

playground. A man was arrested over the murder of a girl 13 years ago.

of a teenage girl in West Yorkshire more than 20 years ago -

Lynsey Rimer, who was 13, was last seen alive in November 1994

Her body was found in the Rochdale canal five months later.

A 63-year-old man, who was arrested in November, remains on bail.

The number of people going to food banks in Yorkshire to get emergency

parcels is higher than ever, according to new figures.

The Trussell Trust, which runs a lot of food banks,

says numbers are up 6.5% on last year.

It points to the introduction of the Universal Credit scheme -

which means some benefits have been delayed.

Some big increases have been in places you might not expect -

But the food bank which handed out the most parcels is in Leeds,

from where Charlotte Leeming reports.

This box covers 1-3 people. In this hall, a form of care is taking

place. Crisis care for people who cannot afford to eat. This food bank

has never been busier. This man has come to collect a food bank for

himself -- box for himself and his heavily pregnant partner. I have

found in Sunday's hard, and if it weren't for the food banks, we would

probably be even worse off than we are now. For some people, it was

their first visit today and they didn't want to be identified. Tom,

not his real name, is 26 and lost his job last year. The debts have

piled up in the struggling to make ends meet. What would you do if you

couldn't go to the food bank? You said earlier you would go into...

Hunger is rising here in Yorkshire. Last year, and anti-poverty charity

handed out food parcels to 69,000 people. That is a rise from 65,000

people in 2015. People are facing a hideous choice, whether to heat

their homes or feed their families. So what is causing this crisis? The

charity said that changes to the welfare system have played their

part. The universal credit scheme changes have resulted in delays for

some people. You have still got bills to pay and children to feed

and waiting six weeks means everything adds up and further

long-term problems. But it is not just those in the welfare system

that are going hungry. More affluent areas have also seen a rise. The

charity says it will continue to offer help to those most in need and

urges the public to continue to donate to food banks.

Otley's Lizzie Deignan - known to most of us

is back home to race in the third Tour de Yorkshire.

Lizzie's rarely out of the headlines.

She won Team GB's first medal at London 2012,

was world road race champion in 2015 but last year missed

The Court of Arbitration in Sport - CAS - cleared her to compete

in the Rio Olympics - a decision which was

Now she's written a book about it all, including those missed tests.

I go through what happened last summer, I go through each

of the strikes in detail and explain how it affected my

The book is all about my career and it is not all focused on that,

And that is what people will be interested in, I imagine, first.

The first, the second, people might understand,

but by the time you got to the third, surely that would have

been your main focus not to miss that test,

given how important it would be if you did?

The first missed test that you say is the test that was cleared by CAS,

unanimously and quickly, so obviously that was not my full.

The second one, but I take responsibility for,

that was a filing failure rather than in mist test and the third

-- that was a filing failure, rather than a missed test, and the third,

came at a time when I was going through a very

difficult personal situation which I have said that I don't

want to talk about and I hope that people respect that.

Sometimes, life unravels faster than you expected

And there is something that I will deal with consequently.

Your father-in-law was very ill at the time, that is part

of the reason for you missing the third test.

That must be very difficult you to about?

that must be difficult for you to talk about.

Yes, it's a very personal thing and obviously,

I'm entitled to a private life and I hope people will respect that.

It's not something that you want to go through publicly.

Family is obviously very important to you.

You are back on home turf this weekend for the Tour de Yorkshire.

Excited, really excited to race at home.

The cycling community at home has grown and grown and it is always

a really positive experience for me to be back home and share what I do

You have spoken about sexism in the sport.

Of course, the women's race now has the same prize

money as the men's race, how far do you think we need to go

There is still a long way to go, definitely, but the last few years

have been incredible in terms of the growth of the sport

and I don't think there's any way back now, which is a positive thing.

I don't think sexism can grow in our sport.

It is certainly being challenged and addressed and it is really

positive steps like the Tour de Yorkshire which I am

How are you feeling personally, will we be seeing you on the podium?

I would like to win, yeah! How confident are you?

I'm coming off the back of a strong spring campaign.

We are all in good shape and excited.

Will you be seeing family and friends or will it be

It's difficult to combine family and friends and a bike race,

but of course they will be there at the start and the finish

and I'm planning on spending a couple of weeks at

So this weekend, no, but they know some time with me

Lizzie, thank you for your time. Good luck for the weekend.

So that's one of stars of the Tour de Yorkshire-

My bike is this a one I have them I was 14! -- the same one that I have

had since I was 14. According to Sport England,

since the Tour de France came here in 2014, Yorkshire now has

the second highest number But campaigners say there's

still a long way to go. Our man Mark Ansell has been talking

to cyclists in Sheffield, These children are getting into the

psyche have it early. Why do you like cycling? Is good exercise. It's

fun and gives me lots of exercise. Cycling is good for the brain. The

teachers say it gives the kids confidence and improve their

concentration. There are so focused on having fun. It is great for their

own development for balancing and social skills to being independent.

And Fox Valley -- at Fox Valley in Sheffield, they are getting ready to

welcome the end of the Tour de Yorkshire. A new bike bank has been

opened to get more people peddling. You can't borrow a bike and if you

haven't got a bike for your kids, come on borrow one. If you have

bikes in the shed that you don't know what to do with, take them to

53 donation centres. Yorkshire has a high percentage of population

cycling at least once a week. There were 18,000 more cyclists in

December 2015 than the previous year. But campaigners say many more

people would cycle if they felt safe when they are out on their bike. In

order to do that, they need segregated cycle lanes like this

one, this is the Leeds- Bradford cycle superhighway. What you see

that here on the canal towpath, because it is a pleasant place to

cycle and not dangerous, lots of people use it. If you go onto the

busy road of Leith, you will find fewer people cycling because it is a

hostile environment. You have to be able to cycle well to do that.

People don't enjoy cycling on those big roads. The Tour de Yorkshire and

bike schemes have inspired some to cycle. The challenge now is to make

sure that people feel safe enough to pick up their push-bike and leave

the car at home. I might need to pump my tyres up!

And we'll have much more on the Tour de Yorkshire

Look North including a guide to where you can watch

Next, when was the last time you saw a hedgehog?

If it was recently, you're lucky. They're becoming less common.

Since the year 2000, hedgehog numbers are down

by half in rural areas, and down by a third

But there is something you can do, especially if you have a garden.

Here in Yorkshire, the RHS gardens at Harlow Carr in Harrogate

are trying to help us become more hedgehog friendly,

At first sight, it looks like a fairly ordinary garden. But close

inspection reveals quirky details. It has been designed with hedgehogs

in mind. The most important feature is holes. Hedgehogs roam a mile a

night, so they needed ways to get from garden to garden. A gap the

size of a CD case does the trick. Planting is good for wildlife so

while these glasses of -- grasses are still quite small, it's

difficult to imagine, but in a month or two they will be big and fake and

cover wildlife visiting the garden. Yeses they will be big and thick.

And this hedgehog cafeteria has a see-through later you can see what

is going on and keys of animals out. This is hedgehog food that you can

also use cat food, dog food and unsorted mealworms. This womangarden

in -- is full of similar ideas. She looks after hedgehogs, nursing them

back to health. Rupert is nearly ready for release. He has lost a leg

so needs waking up for exercise before life back in the wild. We

want to make sure that he is able to fully use those legs, stretch those

muscles. So a little exercise every day. This is a wonderful habitat. We

have linked gardens so there are holes through to every garden. There

is a huge network. Hedgehogs need as many gardens as possible to get

enough food and find a mate at this time of year. Hedgehog- friendly

gardens are key to maintaining numbers and so is rescued. A

hedgehog out in the day almost certainly need help. There is a

network of rescuers to turn to. But we can all play a part in Irving

these -- in saving these are appealing creatures.

He is cute, isn't he? And you are not meant to give them

milk? And bread, you're right. Football now and it's a big night

for Huddersfield Town as they chase The Terriers will secure a place

in the playoffs if they beat Wolves. Town lost 4-1 to Fulham

on Saturday but head coach David Wagner says he's confident

they'll improve tonight. We have to be better

in concentration and focus and we have to have the same

attitude and the same effort like we have shown over

the all season and then, I think, we have a good chance

to perform and with a good performance, you have a good chance

to get points as well. Radio Leeds has full

match commentary. Finally, tonight -

it's been back to school today for one of Yorkshire's

biggest sporting stars. England's new cricket

captain Joe Root spent much of today at his old school -

Dore Primary in Sheffield. And he's not the first former Dore

pupil to lead his country. Here's the BBC's sports

correspondent, Joe Wilson. Far too much time spent

in this classroom. I spent most of my time

looking out of the window, wanting to go and play

football or cricket. Let's be honest, generations

of schoolchildren have Where will daydreaming

of being England captain get you? At Dore Primary, they encouraged

the potential of this young man. In the old corridors and classrooms,

Joe Root was reunited today with his former headteacher

who recalls a well-mannered pupil. Temperament-wise, you ask

any of the teachers, I spoke to a few this week,

and they said, look, He worked hard and he

made good decisions. It strikes me, that

there is not a bad... A decent recipe for

an England captain, yeah? Is there's something

magical here that connects Michael Vaughan?

Yeah. It's great to see, coming back

now and seeing so many The opportunities were always

there for me and it's great to see This coaching session

has been organised by It has been working in state schools

like this one for over a decade and engaging people of this age

and even younger has to be the number one issue

for England cricket right now. Mind you, for every young

person in Yorkshire, isn't the dream always

to be England captain? To see how I would be able to play

against other teams and might be able to show what we can do

and maybe try to get One day at a time,

is capped and often say. England cricket's big challenge

is to find a Dore Primary in every What cloud is that? A there was a

blizzard there. GDP just coming in. Right, the headline for the next 24

hours, Sun is Barzan scattered showers. A less cold north-westerly

wind will take over but on Thursday we will see cloud and a ridge of

high pressure over the weekend. That should settle things down with

sunshine. The clouds around giving hail, snow and lightning and

thunder. The showers continue to push down from the north through

this evening. But they become confined largely to eastern areas.

There will be the odd clap of thunder further west. It becomes dry

and clear spells. Wash-out for icy patches. The sun rises in the

morning at around 5:42am. These are your high water times. A load of

showers further east and we will keep that West East legs. There

could be showers developing in the West but most will be across eastern

parts of Yorkshire and towards the end of the afternoon even they will

die away. Still a cold day. A fresh, north-westerly wind keeping a lid on

the temperatures. Thursday looks a different day. Cloudy, that warm

front bringing patchy rain down from the north-west. Friday looks like a

settling down sort of day. Dry and bright with sunny spells. Looks OK.

So am I allowed into the weather department as some point?

Whenever you like. Join us again at 10:30pm. See you later.