23/12/2016 Look North (Yorkshire)

This week we've been hearing from people whose homes

and businesses were destroyed by the Boxing Day floods.

The Calder Valley was one of the worst affected.

A year on and a fund set up to help future flood victims has now

raised more than a quarter of a million pounds.

Its designed to help anyone who needs it,

including those who can't get insurance, and it could be rolled

Today they can reach for the rafters, but 12 months ago

this climbing gym in Brighouse had a huge cleaning job on their hands.

It just rose and rose throughout the day until the water was sort

All we could do was make sure everybody was out.

We just got in the following day and cleaned up and all

of this that you see here was completely destroyed.

The team here know full well the heartache and

Now the owner has designed something new for a scheme that could help

Why would gin help make people more resilient against flooding?

A couple of friends and I, all chemists, have created this

amazing gin and as you know, we were flooded, so the idea

is to give up a proportion of the profits to the Watermark

The objective is to grow our business and give money back

into the Watermark Fund and it's too good an opportunity for both,

Businesses around the Calder Valley are quite literally

saving for a rainy day and it is in their interest to do it

as well because for so many of them it is almost impossible to get

For others it is a coffee, maybe a Christmas card or some events.

Part or all of the profits are paid into the Watermark Fund.

We have put it together on this tea towel.

It all came from an idea by Chris Sands who now hopes

it could be taken up around the country.

Anyone can contribute even if they have no chance

of being flooded and a lot of people are doing that just

because they want their place where they live to be sustainable

The Watermark team are hoping this winter will be kinder

to Calderdale, but if the water does rise again, they will

The widower of murdered MP Jo Cox will deliver this year's alternative

Mrs Cox was killed in her Bately and Spen constituency in June.

Brendan Cox will call for an end to the "rise of hatred"

The demolition of Scarborough's Futurist Theatre could cost up

to ?4 million according to a report out today.

The town's council set out plans for how the seafront building

will be knocked down and the cliffs behind it stablilised.

Campaigners have been fighting a long battle to save the historic

theatre which Flamingoland want to redevelop as

Councils in Yorkshire are to share more than ?6 million to help

The government money is being given to areas which have high levels

of second home ownership, which it says is reducing housing

If you have got a village where local young people that you need to

work in the shop or manual lifeboat cannot afford a home in that

village, it is a huge problem. It can lead to communities that outside

of the summer season can be almost dormitories communities.

A bid has been submitted for the Bradford Bulls

who are in administration for the third time in four years.

After lengthy talks with the Rugby Football League

a consortium put their offer in this morning.

We understand the RFL is happy with the deal.

It's now up to the administrator to decide whether or not to accept.

A group of faith leaders from different religions have

gathered together to make Christmas hampers for refugees.

Muslims, Sikhs and Christians have all been involved

It's hoped it will bring the community together

Care, compassion and Christmas dinner. That is what has brought

these people together in Bradford. The group Muslim Hands has worked

with local Christian and seek communities to make hampers for

refugees this Christmas. Throughout all of our religions, compassion and

helping the needy and service to humanity is so important and for

those new communities that are coming here, Bradford is a city

wants to demonstrate that. And the common threads of Christmas cuisine

are all here. Potatoes, carrots, mince pies and of course the

Brussels sprouts. It is a traditional Christmas dinner, so we

are hoping everybody will know what to do with the Brussels sprouts.

There might be some curried Brussels sprouts will stop the hampers go to

refugees and asylum seekers in your chair. This lady came here as a

refugee from the Congo four years ago and the hamper gives her an

opportunity to celebrate her Christian faith. I am so happy that

people come to see me. Thank you so much. I am so happy for this. And

the season of goodwill extends as the faith leaders will be serving a

meal to those in need on Christmas Day. Some happy faces. It is a Merry

Christmas from me, let's take a look at the weather for the big weekend.

It has been a very windy day and gusts of 60 mph have been recorded

in Sheffield. The rest of the weekend does look rather blustery.

Tomorrow on Christmas eve it is rather blustery with a mix of

sunshine and showers. On Christmas Day itself this storm affects the UK

and a cold front will bring a short spell of heavy rain and it will

It looks very mild for Christmas Day It looks very mild for Christmas Day

as well with temperatures in the low teens. It is a chilly night at the

moment with some showers pushing through, temperatures dropping down

to four or 5 degrees. Tomorrow is a blustery day and a fair few showers

in the morning, particularly in northern and western powers. In

between the showers there will be some sunshine, but it will feel

chilly in the breeze and it will feel cooler than yesterday with the

rain approaching by the evening. As we mentioned, on Christmas Day

itself it is looking mild. A bit of drizzle in the morning, later in the

afternoon we are looking at a spell of heavy rain spreading from the

North. Through the afternoon the wind picks up, so windy rather than

white on Christmas Day. Things settle down for Boxing Day with a

bit of form for next week. That is it.

big day? Christmas Day. It will stay mild and temperatures could reach

14, 15. He is down bet that the national picture.

It will be more northern parts of the UK that see the worst of the

weather. Another storm is developing in the Atlantic. This will turn