:00:00. > :00:16.The main news from around Yorkshire today: A new advice centre
:00:17. > :00:18.to support former miners and their families opens in Selby.
:00:19. > :00:21.And aiming high - we meet two pole vaulters from South Yorkshire hoping
:00:22. > :00:29.to grab a place on the GB Team for the European Championships.
:00:30. > :00:32.A new advice service for former miners has opened
:00:33. > :00:37.The new service at Selby Community Centre will offer ex-miners
:00:38. > :00:39.and their families support on issues including industrial
:00:40. > :00:54.Phil Bodmer has been there this morning.
:00:55. > :00:59.Last pit closed in 2000 and four, but there are still issues that are
:01:00. > :01:02.being faced. This is the Miners Advice Clinic,
:01:03. > :01:04.it is being held here In 2004, the last pit in the Selby
:01:05. > :01:08.super-pit complex closed, so the obvious question is why has
:01:09. > :01:12.it taken so long to set up Chris Skidmore from the NUM, perhaps
:01:13. > :01:15.you could answer that question. Why haven't we had this kind
:01:16. > :01:18.of advice service before now? It was recognised that something
:01:19. > :01:21.was needed, but at the time it was about whether the workforce
:01:22. > :01:24.was of that age where they had got And at the time, people
:01:25. > :01:35.weren't coming forward. We set up places in the other
:01:36. > :01:38.parts of the coalfield, the ageing part of the coalfield,
:01:39. > :01:40.if you like. Basically, it is now
:01:41. > :01:44.when people are getting older and are finding out that you are not
:01:45. > :01:47.as young as you used to be and that is not as cliche,
:01:48. > :01:50.that is a fact. Simon Cahill, you worked
:01:51. > :01:52.in the local pits for a number of years, what sort of conditions
:01:53. > :01:56.people coming down with? Wear and tear from the
:01:57. > :02:00.conditions they worked in. Knees, vibration white
:02:01. > :02:03.finger, breathing. General things they have picked up
:02:04. > :02:10.from working in harsh conditions. This advice clinic has been set up
:02:11. > :02:18.from backing from the NUM, they hope to hold it on a monthly
:02:19. > :02:21.basis and people who have worked in the pits and do believe they need
:02:22. > :02:24.advice are encouraged to come along The man behind plan to build
:02:25. > :02:37.a new ?20 million theme park in Scarborough says it would take
:02:38. > :02:40.the town "to the next level" Flamingoland owner Gordon Gibb
:02:41. > :02:44.is the preferred bidder to take over the site of the former
:02:45. > :02:46.Futurist theatre. In an exclusive interview
:02:47. > :02:48.with BBC Radio York he says his plan would enhance Scarborough
:02:49. > :02:50.as a visitor attraction The UK's Chief Veterinary Officer
:02:51. > :02:59.says he hopes people will keep buying eggs from poultry farmers
:03:00. > :03:01.in Yorkshire who are affected by
:03:02. > :03:03.bird flu restrictions. Farmers in high risk areas
:03:04. > :03:05.have been told they'll have to keep their birds
:03:06. > :03:07.inside until at least the end of April -
:03:08. > :03:08.meaning they could lose The National Farmers Union says that
:03:09. > :03:12.could pose a serious threat Hopefully, people will recognise
:03:13. > :03:21.that these are free-range flocks, they are being housed for a good
:03:22. > :03:24.reason, disease control, and understand that these
:03:25. > :03:26.are still eggs from flocks that For the first time in nearly 80
:03:27. > :03:34.years, York Minster's police are being given the same powers
:03:35. > :03:37.as regular police constables Although they are a private police
:03:38. > :03:40.force, the Cathedral Constables have recently undergone specialist
:03:41. > :03:42.training and will be able to arrest people,
:03:43. > :03:44.should they need to. A Victoria Cross awarded to a Leeds
:03:45. > :03:47.soldier for his actions during the Battle of the Somme
:03:48. > :03:49.will be auctioned off next month. George Sanders won the prestigious
:03:50. > :03:52.award for gallantry in 1916. It's being sold along with his
:03:53. > :03:57.Military Cross and other medals. Auctioneers think they could
:03:58. > :04:03.fetch up to ?220,000. The best of Britain's Athletes
:04:04. > :04:05.will gather in Sheffield this weekend for the British Indoor
:04:06. > :04:09.Championships. They'll also have a chance to grab
:04:10. > :04:12.a place on the GB Team for the European titles
:04:13. > :04:19.in Belgrade next month. Amongst them in Belgrade,
:04:20. > :04:21.we hope, will be two pole vaulters from opposite ends
:04:22. > :04:23.of the experience scale. Both hail from South Yorkshire,
:04:24. > :04:26.and are equally proud to pull My name's Adam Hague,
:04:27. > :04:34.I'm 19 and I'm from Rotherham. Cricket, I was a good
:04:35. > :04:44.goalkeeper for a few years. One day, in the car
:04:45. > :04:47.when I was like 11, I turned round and said I wanted to be
:04:48. > :04:50.a pole vaulter. My name's Luke Cutts, I'm 28 years
:04:51. > :04:53.old, I'm from Thurnscoe. My athletics achievements
:04:54. > :04:54.are British record, Commonwealth silver medal,
:04:55. > :04:56.qualifying for the Olympics, Europeans, World Championships
:04:57. > :04:57.and hopefully Commonwealths And here it is the bad news
:04:58. > :05:05.for Luke Cutts' rivals. Injury frustrations meant no chance
:05:06. > :05:10.of a medal for Luke Cutts Still, Luke is already mentoring
:05:11. > :05:18.the mind, surround him. Chiefly, Adam Hague,
:05:19. > :05:20.a null South Yorkshire men combining criminology studies
:05:21. > :05:22.with vaulting ambition. I tell him to relax and blank
:05:23. > :05:30.his mind on the run-up. You are still British
:05:31. > :05:33.record holder of course. Do you keep putting pressure
:05:34. > :05:37.on yourself to better that? When I jumped my first
:05:38. > :05:50.qualifier for the Olympics. It is obviously me
:05:51. > :05:54.getting to rain and work. One day quite soon,
:05:55. > :06:05.you might overtake him. Yes, I don't think
:06:06. > :06:07.he sees it at a risk. It might be more of a achievement
:06:08. > :06:10.that he has coached someone He might have a different
:06:11. > :06:13.opinion on that. There is more high
:06:14. > :06:15.achievement still to come. From both of the South
:06:16. > :06:18.Yorkshire lads. Luke Cutts at 28 years old might yet
:06:19. > :06:22.have a young one to keep an eye Now tonight on Look North
:06:23. > :06:25.we are behind the scenes at They're currently previewing
:06:26. > :06:35.their brand new musical The music is written by a member
:06:36. > :06:41.of the pop group The Feeling and its based on a BBC Three
:06:42. > :06:43.documentary called Jamie: We'll meet the team behind this
:06:44. > :06:49.coming of age story. Now, let's have a look
:06:50. > :07:02.at the weather. Wearing an appropriate dress because
:07:03. > :07:07.it looks like it might be snowy. Yes. We could get some snow. Quite a
:07:08. > :07:11.few of us working up to that. Anywhere above 200 metres could get
:07:12. > :07:16.a few centimetres. More on that second because you might see a feud
:07:17. > :07:21.flakes this afternoon. A few wintry showers about. About. Cloud. Leeds
:07:22. > :07:26.southwards Wilsey breaks in that cloud. Everywhere will have a cold
:07:27. > :07:30.afternoon. It is this feature, this small feature that pushes in later
:07:31. > :07:39.onto night and into tomorrow which will bring a mix of rain, sleet and
:07:40. > :07:44.snow. About 200 metres, we could get quite a few centimetres. Out there
:07:45. > :07:48.at the moment, a lot of cloud. Leeds south, best breaks. We will catch a
:07:49. > :07:52.few of those showers this afternoon. A few snowflakes this afternoon. The
:07:53. > :07:58.odd dusting, it is feeling chilly out there. Along the coast weather
:07:59. > :08:03.breeze will freshen the air. Inland, three degrees. Very cold indeed. It
:08:04. > :08:08.should be about seven at this time of year. We have got a warning out.
:08:09. > :08:13.The north yours and the Pennine chain but we're most likely to see a
:08:14. > :08:19.wintry mix. Also at lower levels overnight perhaps. We could get
:08:20. > :08:24.several centimetres this evening. A lot of cloud. Showers becoming
:08:25. > :08:30.heavier and persistent. A mix of rain, sleet and snow with some
:08:31. > :08:36.accumulation is quite possible above around 200 metres. It will not be a
:08:37. > :08:42.blanket bogs snow because it will be in the form of showers. Tomorrow
:08:43. > :08:48.afternoon, the snow will be confined to the Healy areas. I was up very
:08:49. > :08:53.early this morning. The youngsters at the local school are giving up
:08:54. > :08:57.all of their electrical devices, their telephones, their pads, all
:08:58. > :09:02.the restaurant week. Even the hazy. They are not going to be using the
:09:03. > :09:03.hazy for a week. To you