:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening, you're watching Wednesday's Look North.
:00:00. > :00:00.Coming up tonight: Is a ?900 million windfall
:00:07. > :00:11.Plans for an elected mayor for the region face delays
:00:12. > :00:16.after a row with Derbyshire over which areas will be part of it.
:00:17. > :00:21.A year on from the devastating floods, residents say
:00:22. > :00:25.they still live in fear of it happening again.
:00:26. > :00:27.If push comes to shove and there is, God forbid,
:00:28. > :00:30.another incident like Boxing Day, then at this moment in time as it
:00:31. > :00:38.Market-stall holders prepare to shut up shop for the last time to make
:00:39. > :00:43.way for a new cinema complex in Wakefield.
:00:44. > :00:45.And Amy meets the needle-felt artist who's inspired
:00:46. > :00:52.A reasonable day to come tomorrow, with sunshine and a few showers.
:00:53. > :00:55.But some very disturbed weather for Friday and the Christmas weekend.
:00:56. > :01:12.Plans to elect a South Yorkshire mayor, with a range of powers
:01:13. > :01:15.over local services, are in disarray tonight.
:01:16. > :01:18.Chesterfield was due to join the so-called Sheffield City Region,
:01:19. > :01:21.but Derbyshire County Council said they didn't like that
:01:22. > :01:23.idea and went to court. A judge has decided that
:01:24. > :01:26.consultations on the new region were unlawful.
:01:27. > :01:29.The legal wrangle has cost a six-figure sum and is likely
:01:30. > :01:33.to delay the mayoral elections next May.
:01:34. > :01:36.Almost ?1 billion of funding is at stake, and there could be
:01:37. > :01:45.Tom Ingall has our top story tonight.
:01:46. > :01:52.It's full of decisions. Like, who gets what. Take Chesterfield itself.
:01:53. > :01:56.Geographically it's firmly in North Derbyshire. But political leaders
:01:57. > :02:01.here think an invitation to join the new set so much I feel economic
:02:02. > :02:06.region was too good a gift to refuse. -- Sheffield economic
:02:07. > :02:09.region. It is about investment and economic opportunity. It is not
:02:10. > :02:14.about geography or administrative boundaries. It is getting economic
:02:15. > :02:17.activity devolved from government of the local decision-makers, of which
:02:18. > :02:24.I am one, and ensuring that is used in the best place for Chesterfield
:02:25. > :02:27.residents. Devolution of power was supposed to be a gift from
:02:28. > :02:30.Government to the regions. Then Chancellor George Osborne promised
:02:31. > :02:34.more cash, as long as a male was elected. He was keen to grab and
:02:35. > :02:39.local politicians as a deal for the Sheffield city region was signed. --
:02:40. > :02:43.too glad hand. It should have been straightforward. There is Sheffield,
:02:44. > :02:47.rather, Barnsley and Doncaster at its heart. Also over, Derbyshire
:02:48. > :02:52.Dales and north-east dog should councils were invited to join in.
:02:53. > :02:54.Bassetlaw and Chesterfield wanted to become a buzz with full voting
:02:55. > :03:00.rights. But garbage or county council sake Chesterfield cannot be
:03:01. > :03:03.claimed just like that. They went to a High Court. The judge agreed that
:03:04. > :03:07.the consultation to establish the new region was an more. Your luck
:03:08. > :03:12.I've had more contact from people in the field over this issue than
:03:13. > :03:16.anything else. People have been very alarmed that they didn't know
:03:17. > :03:19.anything about it. And very concerned that they didn't have any
:03:20. > :03:23.chance to say what they thought about it, either. So far, there's no
:03:24. > :03:29.sign of the Goverment's taking the gift back to the shop. In a
:03:30. > :03:30.statement after today's ruling, the Department for Communities and Local
:03:31. > :03:47.Government said... As 2016 draws to a close,
:03:48. > :03:52.Chesterfield is no closer to answering the question, does it, the
:03:53. > :03:57.calling a phrase look north towards Sheffield? Or does it, like the
:03:58. > :04:03.twisted spire, lean towards Derby and the county council offices in
:04:04. > :04:06.Matlock. We have asked them for an interview, but they gave a short
:04:07. > :04:13.statement. They said they are considering a judgment and or
:04:14. > :04:14.announcing the steps shortly. The timetable for electing a new mayor
:04:15. > :04:17.looks at best ambitious. So what does this ruling mean
:04:18. > :04:19.for further devolution in Yorkshire? Professor Tony Travers is an expert
:04:20. > :04:30.in local government from the LSE. Is this a real mess, Professor? It
:04:31. > :04:34.is a bit of a mess, isn't it? What we've got here in effect is one
:04:35. > :04:40.local authority, that stop the show, going to court to stop another
:04:41. > :04:44.combined -- that's Derbyshire. The stop another come by authority
:04:45. > :04:48.proceeding with a deal they have already struck with the Government.
:04:49. > :04:51.Having local authority is going to court against other local
:04:52. > :04:57.authorities is not great. There are costs involved of course. This will,
:04:58. > :05:02.as you are about to discover, create consequences for the possibility of
:05:03. > :05:06.all of this going forward, having a directly elected mayoral election.
:05:07. > :05:10.You heard something about the arguments that Chesterfield put
:05:11. > :05:15.forward. Have they got a point? I mean, clearly there is an issue
:05:16. > :05:19.here. Because, you know, you've got districts that are, or District
:05:20. > :05:25.Council areas, that are in counties that are outside Yorkshire wanting
:05:26. > :05:28.to join a city region. Now, city regions don't respect traditional
:05:29. > :05:32.boundaries, coordinates trip. The economic area of Sheffield is
:05:33. > :05:35.certainly one that spills over a number of boundaries, including the
:05:36. > :05:44.old South Yorkshire county boundaries. As we have seen in the
:05:45. > :05:46.not of pressure and option as well. The question here is, -- into
:05:47. > :05:48.Nottinghamshire. How does the economic rationality of a city
:05:49. > :05:50.region cope with traditional local authorities and the boundaries.
:05:51. > :05:54.Clearly the county and Derbyshire feels that of just feel breaks away,
:05:55. > :05:57.Chesterfield is a substantial authority within Derbyshire, it begs
:05:58. > :06:02.questions about the future of Derbyshire. On this occasion, they
:06:03. > :06:05.set so much saying it was all about how the cause patient was undertaken
:06:06. > :06:10.in Chesterfield. If I have to put you on the spot, what is your gut
:06:11. > :06:15.feeling about whether or not there will be a mayor in 2017 in the
:06:16. > :06:18.Sheffield city region? I think, given that the combined authority is
:06:19. > :06:23.saying that it's going to review the judgment carefully, and that
:06:24. > :06:26.suggests there would have to be a further consultation if they want to
:06:27. > :06:29.hold together the listing authorities, it is hard, as of now,
:06:30. > :06:32.to see the mayoral election going ahead next May. Professor Travers,
:06:33. > :06:35.thank you for joining us. It's nearly a year since homes
:06:36. > :06:37.and businesses in Yorkshire This week, we've been
:06:38. > :06:40.looking at the legacy Today, we hear from
:06:41. > :06:43.the residents of Calderdale. Millions of pounds are being
:06:44. > :06:45.invested in a new flood prevention scheme, but many residents say
:06:46. > :06:48.they still live in fear Charlotte Leemng is in Todmorden
:06:49. > :07:04.for us this evening. Thank you, good evening. The year
:07:05. > :07:07.may have flown by for many of us, but here in the Calder Valley it
:07:08. > :07:12.really has been a long and painful 12 months, that's because the floods
:07:13. > :07:17.caused around ?150 million worth of damage. What a whopping figure that
:07:18. > :07:21.is. And people here are still recovering. We are here in the
:07:22. > :07:25.Golden Lion pub in Todmorden. It's very Christmassy and joyous tonight.
:07:26. > :07:29.But make no mistake, there are still people trying to get in their homes
:07:30. > :07:32.and businesses trying to reopen. We have spent the day here across the
:07:33. > :07:35.Calder Valley, speaking to some of the people who were affected.
:07:36. > :07:37.The Calder Valley will never forget Boxing Day 2015.
:07:38. > :07:41.By 3pm, the River Calder was at the highest level ever recorded.
:07:42. > :07:43.Water rampaged through the valley, showing no mercy.
:07:44. > :07:49.From Elland to Todmorden, and some residents had no choice
:07:50. > :07:52.but to risk their own safety to help others.
:07:53. > :07:55.At this close, dozens of elderly people had to be rescued
:07:56. > :08:00.from the ground floor flats, which were completely submerged.
:08:01. > :08:09.The 82-year-old only moved back into her flat on the close
:08:10. > :08:14.I used to walk round and just peep in the window and thought,
:08:15. > :08:27.We've done this, we've got over this.
:08:28. > :08:29.I'm not going to be worried, be afraid of the rain.
:08:30. > :08:38.But others are looking for more reassurance.
:08:39. > :08:43.Calderdale Council has ?60 million set aside for flood risk management.
:08:44. > :08:48.But the severity of the floods came with both a financial
:08:49. > :08:52.Flood warden Tim risked his own safety to save the lives
:08:53. > :08:58.And he says people still feel vulnerable.
:08:59. > :09:02.We've got flood stores, but with nothing in them.
:09:03. > :09:07.So if push comes to shove and there is, God forbid,
:09:08. > :09:10.another incident like Boxing Day, then at this moment in time as it
:09:11. > :09:18.And it's a shame, because we're told there is so much
:09:19. > :09:21.money available to us, yet we never see any of it.
:09:22. > :09:24.At this bridge, the fear of further floods has forced some to move away.
:09:25. > :09:26.John and Catherine's home was destroyed last Christmas.
:09:27. > :09:32.And they want a safer place to bring up baby Edmund.
:09:33. > :09:36.We just decided that it wasn't probably the best place to sort
:09:37. > :09:40.And also you've got the whole flood risk and all that
:09:41. > :09:46.So, you know, the house next door came on the market so we decided
:09:47. > :09:59.But that ever-present threat of damage and harm does hang over
:10:00. > :10:04.Some experts have even said it's a miracle nobody died
:10:05. > :10:09.Now these communities want to know that the flood protection
:10:10. > :10:19.work will save them, should the heavy rains come again.
:10:20. > :10:27.So let's speak to the man who will know, the leader of Calder Dell
:10:28. > :10:30.Council, councillor Tim Swift. A lot of people saying they would be
:10:31. > :10:35.worried if bad weather came again that they would not be protected. I
:10:36. > :10:39.understand why people will feel nervous after the experiences of
:10:40. > :10:43.last Boxing Day. I want to reassure them that we are doing everything we
:10:44. > :10:48.can. We've got extra teams out there, checking the drains, clearing
:10:49. > :10:51.the gullies and so on. Plus we will have extra staff on stand-by over
:10:52. > :10:55.Christmas just in case of the worse. We know that the Environment Agency
:10:56. > :10:59.have put a huge amount of effort into preparing the river defences to
:11:00. > :11:04.make sure that we are prepared as we can beat if there should be further
:11:05. > :11:08.problems over this winter. There were heavy rains in November, we
:11:09. > :11:13.know that storm Barbara is on the way. What plans have you put in
:11:14. > :11:17.place for that? As I say, we've got teams out right now, making sure
:11:18. > :11:20.that the drains are checked and as clear as they can be. We will have
:11:21. > :11:24.extra staff on stand-by throughout the Christmas weekend, so if there
:11:25. > :11:28.are any problems, we are ready to respond quickly. Councillor Swift,
:11:29. > :11:32.thank you. They are having a right good time in here tonight, but my
:11:33. > :11:41.word, it was very different on Boxing Day. It came so quickly,
:11:42. > :11:44.didn't it? It this time of the -- the year when we get ready to make a
:11:45. > :11:50.big party. Then everything just happened to wipe everything off, all
:11:51. > :11:54.the dreams and your hopes. You cannot get on with this year against
:11:55. > :11:57.up yellow but people really turned out to help you, didn't they? Yes, I
:11:58. > :12:01.don't want to go through that again because all of my friends are
:12:02. > :12:06.fabulous. You know, maybe about 100 of them came to help us clean up in
:12:07. > :12:11.three days. And you are open again and having a good time. You looking
:12:12. > :12:15.forward to the future? Yes, I hope so, this year is going to be
:12:16. > :12:19.brilliant. I hope we can skip this and go to 2017 and have a pace,
:12:20. > :12:25.peaceful years. Some people say that community spirit is it cliche or a
:12:26. > :12:29.thing of the past, but community spirit has shone this year. People
:12:30. > :12:33.have come together and really made each other safe. So we are hoping
:12:34. > :12:38.for a peaceful Christmas, aren't we, in the Calder Valley. The white and
:12:39. > :12:44.we also a here here to that. Happy Christmas to you all. -- and we all
:12:45. > :12:46.say here here to that. A man who claims he was abused
:12:47. > :12:50.at a children's home in Yorkshire has been awarded thousands
:12:51. > :12:51.of pounds of compensation. Hundreds of men are suing
:12:52. > :12:53.the Catholic Church over historical abuse
:12:54. > :12:55.at the St Williams Approved Three other men today
:12:56. > :12:58.lost their case for compensation at the High Court in Leeds,
:12:59. > :13:01.and another will be Our reporter Caroline Bilton
:13:02. > :13:04.was at the hearing, Diocise of Middlesborough,
:13:05. > :13:07.we say, shame on you! They are a group of more than 200
:13:08. > :13:10.men, suing the Catholic Church over claims they were abused
:13:11. > :13:13.at a children's home in Yorkshire Today wasn't just
:13:14. > :13:18.about compensation. It was the proof they needed
:13:19. > :13:22.that they may finally be believed. I still have to live
:13:23. > :13:27.the nightmares of all of this. It's the worst feeling you can have,
:13:28. > :13:30.to be called a liar, Nigel Feeley from Leeds was 13
:13:31. > :13:37.when he was sent to the St Williams His case for compensation
:13:38. > :13:43.is still to be heard. He was one of the boys
:13:44. > :13:45.that the former principal, He's been jailed three times now
:13:46. > :13:49.for physically and sexually The former chaplain Anthony McCallan
:13:50. > :13:54.was jailed in January The home was run by
:13:55. > :13:59.the Middlesbrough Docese It is these two Catholic
:14:00. > :14:04.organisations that the former pupils 249 men are carrying
:14:05. > :14:12.out this litigation. But it has started with
:14:13. > :14:15.just five test cases. Judgments were handed down
:14:16. > :14:18.here at the High Court in Leeds The judge found only in favour
:14:19. > :14:25.of one of the claimants. Today's judgment does not reflect
:14:26. > :14:32.on the other 245 cases that Those acting on behalf of victims
:14:33. > :14:39.say they will appeal. I absolutely feel sick to the guts
:14:40. > :14:41.with what's happened today. Not just for myself,
:14:42. > :14:44.but for the other 248 victims of St Williams,
:14:45. > :14:47.and probably many more. It's not about compensation,
:14:48. > :14:50.it's about justice and recognisation And hopeful that the last judgment
:14:51. > :15:09.in this case will rule in their favour when it
:15:10. > :15:18.comes in January. Well, David Greenwood
:15:19. > :15:20.from Switalskis Solicitors has represented survivors since 2003,
:15:21. > :15:32.and joins us now. David, it must be a bittersweet day
:15:33. > :15:36.for you. You represented the one man who has been awarded compensation,
:15:37. > :15:41.and two man who were not. Can you understand why the judge made that
:15:42. > :15:44.decision? I can understand it. He stuck to, you know, the strict
:15:45. > :15:51.letter of the law and the evidence that was presented to him on the
:15:52. > :15:54.day. It appears he hasn't taken into account a lot of the background
:15:55. > :15:58.evidence that we tried to present to him also. We will keep trying. We'll
:15:59. > :16:04.try again. We'll hopefully get the right decision eventually. I've got
:16:05. > :16:10.249 men who claim that they were sexually abused at Saint Williams.
:16:11. > :16:16.I've witnessed many of these men in my office in tears. I'm convinced
:16:17. > :16:20.that there is a lot of evidence that this sexual abuse was happening, and
:16:21. > :16:24.I will continue to achieve justice for these men. We heard one of the
:16:25. > :16:28.men say that, it's not about compensation, it's about being
:16:29. > :16:31.relieved. So will believe. This must be a real setback for them.
:16:32. > :16:37.Definitely. A lot of them have said to me, this is just about
:16:38. > :16:42.recognition. The fact that this happened, for it to be recognised by
:16:43. > :16:46.somebody in authority, a court would have been great. It appears that
:16:47. > :16:52.this judgment or this decision hasn't recognised the hole that was
:16:53. > :16:58.done to these three men. Why was it held in a civil court? These are
:16:59. > :17:00.very serious charges? Yes, I know that Look North has reported
:17:01. > :17:07.previously that these men were convicted in 2015, and one of them
:17:08. > :17:15.was convicted in 1993. Those were criminal convictions. For the men
:17:16. > :17:19.who have suffered psychological form, and the pain and suffering of
:17:20. > :17:23.the sexual assaults, they are entitled to claim compensation. And
:17:24. > :17:27.they have to do that in a civil court. Just one final point. What
:17:28. > :17:31.does this mean, very quickly, for the Catholic Church? The Catholic
:17:32. > :17:35.Church have been resistant to these types of cases for a long time. I
:17:36. > :17:40.think the fact that this is coming to court now means that they need to
:17:41. > :17:41.get a grip of these cases and change their policy on how they respond.
:17:42. > :17:45.Thank you. In other news now, and a former
:17:46. > :17:48.serviceman from Scarborough has been jailed for attempting to burgle
:17:49. > :17:50.the mansion of England 24-year-old Robert McNamara
:17:51. > :17:53.from Scawby admitted the offence Rooney's house was targeted
:17:54. > :17:59.as he played in his Today Mcnamara was sentenced to two
:18:00. > :18:05.years and eight months. West Yorkshire Fire Service has
:18:06. > :18:07.issued a warning to e-cigarette users after a battery exploded
:18:08. > :18:11.in a man's pocket. Investigators say the man
:18:12. > :18:13.was keeping batteries They say people should avoid storing
:18:14. > :18:19.them alongside other metal objects The man was left
:18:20. > :18:26.with slight injuries. Hundreds of people attended
:18:27. > :18:28.the funeral of one the most prominent members of
:18:29. > :18:30.West Yorkshire's Sikh Mourners in Bradford
:18:31. > :18:34.paid their respects to 69-year-old He spent his career working to build
:18:35. > :18:40.relationships between different Mr Panesar was also a former
:18:41. > :18:45.president of the Council Because of the impact
:18:46. > :18:53.he had on Sikhs, you know, locally, as I say,
:18:54. > :18:54.locally, nationally, Because he was such a key
:18:55. > :18:57.figure of the community, not just for Sikhs, but for people,
:18:58. > :19:00.all kinds of people. We've seen Muslims come here today
:19:01. > :19:02.already, Christians, Jews. There's people here from all
:19:03. > :19:05.backgrounds because he was such Bradford Council could consider
:19:06. > :19:11.selling the Alhambra Theatre and three other venues as it has
:19:12. > :19:14.to make cuts to its budget. A management buy-out
:19:15. > :19:15.of Bradford Theatres, which also runs St George's Hall,
:19:16. > :19:20.the Alhambra Studio and King's Hall in Ilkley, is one of four options
:19:21. > :19:23.in a report that's being discussed Other ideas include putting
:19:24. > :19:29.the theatres under the control Stall holders at Wakefield's indoor
:19:30. > :19:38.market are facing an uncertain Christmas and New Year,
:19:39. > :19:52.knowing they'll soon have to shut up They have been in the indoor market
:19:53. > :19:54.for decades, and at its current location for eight years.
:19:55. > :19:57.The Council has agreed to sell the site to private
:19:58. > :19:59.developers, who want to build a nine-screen cinema there.
:20:00. > :20:01.A new outdoor facility has been created near the Cathedral,
:20:02. > :20:04.but many traders say this is no good for them.
:20:05. > :20:08.Some people have already moved out. This unit here, this is where I used
:20:09. > :20:13.to be. Martin has been selling curtains and bedding for almost 50
:20:14. > :20:15.years. But he knows that this is his last Christmas trading at
:20:16. > :20:19.Wakefield's indoor market. The council wants to sell it, and it is
:20:20. > :20:22.likely to be turned into a new cinema complex. Some stores have
:20:23. > :20:27.already closed, but others continue to make the most of what is left
:20:28. > :20:35.here. There is Richard here with, well, it's got to be one of the best
:20:36. > :20:40.selections of ladies underwear, nylons, tights. Dressing gowns. It's
:20:41. > :20:45.got to be one of the best selections in Wakefield. As more units close,
:20:46. > :20:47.fewer people seem to be popping in, and shoppers say they are very
:20:48. > :20:53.disappointed. The old market was fantastic. When it was over there,
:20:54. > :20:59.it was fantastic. People used to come from miles around. For
:21:00. > :21:04.Wakefield market. Years ago. But they don't now, they all go to
:21:05. > :21:10.Barnsley or Huddersfield, wherever. They should have left it down there,
:21:11. > :21:13.built a tree to walk around it, and they'd have been a lot better off.
:21:14. > :21:17.They still have the Sunday markets and everything. Lynne's cafe is
:21:18. > :21:23.still thriving, and is one of the first things shoppers see when they
:21:24. > :21:28.come into the market. She plans to retire at when it closes. If I could
:21:29. > :21:31.wave a magic wand, the layout would be different. It's never been right
:21:32. > :21:36.from day one, everything has been wrong with the market since day one.
:21:37. > :21:39.I've seen the current state of Wakefield market. Compared to what
:21:40. > :21:43.it used to be, it's a crying shame. My heart goes out to the market
:21:44. > :21:46.traders and there, because they have been stuffed in a little corner.
:21:47. > :21:51.It's about a tenth of what it used to be. It's just, the atmosphere has
:21:52. > :21:56.gone. Wakefield Council wouldn't go on camera, but says its new outdoor
:21:57. > :22:00.market is proving successful, and that it will help indoor market
:22:01. > :22:04.traders relocate the vacant shop units in the city if they want to. I
:22:05. > :22:08.don't think closing down independent traders like ours is the right way
:22:09. > :22:12.to go. Personally, I don't want to go into just a shot. I like the
:22:13. > :22:18.environment of a shopping centre or a market area so will just a shop.
:22:19. > :22:23.I'm here until the bitter end. I'm the last person, when the police
:22:24. > :22:29.turn out the lights, that'll be me. That place has a special feel to it.
:22:30. > :22:33.That made me well up a bit! My parents and grandparents have been
:22:34. > :22:38.to that market. The original market have a special spark about it, it's
:22:39. > :22:43.sad to see it go. Next night, something that you probably won't
:22:44. > :22:45.find on the outdoor market in Wakefield. -- next tonight.
:22:46. > :22:47.Now, I'd like to welcome a woodland friend -
:22:48. > :22:51.Although he does look very life-like, you'll be pleased to hear
:22:52. > :22:54.he's made completely from wool - a technique called felting.
:22:55. > :22:56.He's the creation of the sculptor Zoe Stainton from Huddersfield,
:22:57. > :22:58.whose inspiration comes from the Pennine Moors
:22:59. > :23:02.Come in here with me, this is my new workshop.
:23:03. > :23:08.In the back room of a house in Home Bridge, a family of woodland
:23:09. > :23:11.What starts as a photograph or sketch becomes a lifelike
:23:12. > :23:13.animal made entirely from locally-sourced materials.
:23:14. > :23:17.I've been told I work really quickly.
:23:18. > :23:21.It actually took me about four days to make that one.
:23:22. > :23:25.What's the whole process, how does it start?
:23:26. > :23:27.First of all, we start off with a metal structure,
:23:28. > :23:36.And then you are wrapping the wool around it.
:23:37. > :23:43.And then you end up with, you get the basic form, like that.
:23:44. > :23:48.And then you can pack it using a range of felting needles.
:23:49. > :23:53.And the process of actually using the needles compacts it
:23:54. > :23:57.And eventually you'll get the form like that,
:23:58. > :24:00.and you add the colour in the final stage.
:24:01. > :24:06.And then you've got detail like the whiskers.
:24:07. > :24:09.It's here on top of Home where Zoe gets her inspiration
:24:10. > :24:14.Although sadly today wasn't a day for nature-spotting.
:24:15. > :24:17.There's no substitute than actually seeing the real thing,
:24:18. > :24:21.And you can adapt that into your sculptures as well?
:24:22. > :24:24.Yeah, it really informs the work, so you can see that movement
:24:25. > :24:41.Zoe fits her new love of felting around teaching ceramics
:24:42. > :24:44.And although these cubs are still in their infancy,
:24:45. > :24:48.I'd like to make, I'd absolutely love to make some really big
:24:49. > :24:50.I've been in touch with Liberty's in London.
:24:51. > :25:00.I think they look lovely against a really lovely stone fireplace.
:25:01. > :25:19.A lovely day. It looked a bit hairy bear on the moors! -- a bit hairy
:25:20. > :25:27.there. It's not going to be a white Christmas? The emphasis is on strong
:25:28. > :25:32.winds, gusts could be 60 to 70 mph. A couple of pictures have come in in
:25:33. > :25:40.the last 24 was. Beautiful, the wind turbines will be working in the next
:25:41. > :25:41.few days, no doubt about that. Thanks for sending those pictures
:25:42. > :25:53.in. Tomorrow is not looking that bad, a
:25:54. > :25:57.few showers. A sneak preview for Christmas Day. You can see the
:25:58. > :26:02.tightly packed ice bars on the chart, with gusty winds on the east
:26:03. > :26:07.of the Pennines. -- isobars. Also very mild verve. Not beyond the
:26:08. > :26:11.realms of imagination that we could get 13 or 14 degrees on Christmas
:26:12. > :26:15.Day afternoon, very mild but exceptionally windy. The satellite
:26:16. > :26:18.picture, we had a few showers early on. Still one or two across the
:26:19. > :26:25.Pennines. But really it looks like many of us will be fine tonight.
:26:26. > :26:28.We'll keep those showers running into Pennine areas overnight. Very
:26:29. > :26:33.isolated features. To the east of high ground it is dry. Very breezy,
:26:34. > :26:38.but we you have shelter from wind, there will be a wide spread ground
:26:39. > :26:44.force. The sun rises in the morning -- ground frost.
:26:45. > :26:50.Eastern areas, eastern parts of Yorkshire, fine and sunny. A
:26:51. > :26:54.scattering of showers in the Yorkshire Dales, one or two getting
:26:55. > :26:57.across to the north your moors. But they will struggle to get any
:26:58. > :27:00.further than to the east of the day one. Most of the showers in the
:27:01. > :27:05.West. The sunniest whether further east. Going to feel fairly chilly,
:27:06. > :27:12.with top temperatures just below average for this time of year. Six
:27:13. > :27:17.or seven Celsius. Six Celsius is 43 Fahrenheit. The wind really picks up
:27:18. > :27:22.through morning. After a fine start, some heavy rain for Friday
:27:23. > :27:26.afternoon. With gusts reaching 60 plus mph. Christmas Eve, Christmas
:27:27. > :27:30.Day, sunny intervals with a few showers. As you can see from the
:27:31. > :27:37.temperatures, very mild on Christmas Day. That's the forecast. What do
:27:38. > :27:40.you think of it so far? Rubbish! Wishing you all a wonderful
:27:41. > :27:44.Christmas. I will see you in 2017. Good night! Will be back tomorrow.
:27:45. > :27:46.Goodbye.