BBC Local Live: East Yorkshire & northern Lincolnshire on Tuesday 29 August

Summary

Visitors and residents celebrate Freedom Festival in Hull
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan speaks to young
Road closures during Hull's Freedom Festival
Updates on Friday, 1 September

Live Reporting

Jonathan Willis

Protests over bin collection plans in North East Lincolnshirepublished at 09:55 British Summer Time 30 August 2017
BBC Radio Humberside
There'll be protests today as North East Lincolnshire Council decides whether to change how often bins are collected and how long libraries are open for.
Image source, PA
The council wants to replace the current weekly refuse collection service with fortnightly collections in a bid to save more than £400,000 a year.
Today's cabinet meeting will also look at plans to reduce library opening hours.
A protest against the plans will take place outside the meeting.
East Yorkshire prison has problem with drugspublished at 09:38 British Summer Time 30 August 2017
Jonathan Willis
BBC Look North
A report into an East Yorkshire prison has found it has problems with drugs, staff shortages, assaults and rats.
The inspection from the Independent Monitoring Board took place last year at HMP Humber.
It found staff and prisoners felt insecure, with five deaths in custody during that period and low morale among staff.
Inspectors also discovered that illegal substances and mobile phones were still getting into the prison, sometimes using drones. A new prison governor has been appointed since the inspection took place.
Henry VIII blockhouse to be excavatedpublished at 08:47 British Summer Time 30 August 2017
Trenches will uncover some of the South Blockhouse remains near the River Hull and Humber Estuary.
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Weather: A dry morning with rain expected laterpublished at 08:20 British Summer Time 30 August 2017
Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
It will be a dry start to the morning, with showers expected later in the afternoon.
Here's my full forecast
Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 30 August 2017
Jonathan Willis
BBC Look North
Morning, Jonathan here with all the day's news, sport, travel and weather across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.
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Five things we learned todaypublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Jonathan Willis
BBC Look North
We're back tomorrow from 08:00 with more news from around the area. Join us then.
Before we go here's five things we learned today:
- Since 2008 people across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have lost £250m to fixed-odds betting terminals.
- Stevenage FC wont speak directly to Grimsby Town fans after they complained about the treatment of female fans
- Hull FC will now focus their attention on the Superleague after winning the Challenge Cup final
- The Ferens Art Gallery will close between the 5-11 September to prepare for hosting the Turner Prize
- A drag racing track in East Yorkshire could close down unless the operators can raise £100,000
Here's one of the latest murals to go up in Hull's marina.
Image source, Preston Fox
Coming up on Look North tonightpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Here's Peter Levy with tonight's headlines:
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North Lincolnshire getting ready for Tour of Britainpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Jonathan Willis
BBC Look North
North Lincolnshire Council, external has tweeted there is one week to go until they host this year's Tour of Britain. , external
Image source, North Lincolnshire Council
Around 120 of the world’s top cyclists will take on a 172km stage, starting from Normanby Hall Country Park and finishing in the centre of Scunthorpe near Central Park.
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North Lincolnshire is a brilliant place and now people across the country will be able to discover all the great things it has to offer when they visit to watch stage three racing through North Lincolnshire"
Rob Waltham, Leader, North Lincolnshire Council
RSPCA says cat-in-bin 'horrendous'published at 17:28 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Pritti Mistry
BBC Local Live
Animal welfare charity the RSPCA has called the actions of a 12-year-old girl putting, then leaving a cat in a bin as horrendous.
They also confirmed that it's not clear what happened to the cat.
It was no longer in the bin when the resident with CCTV cameras checked the footage and realised what had happened.
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It's horrendous. It's just something we should not be experiencing in this day in age. It's not appropriate behaviour at all. I don't know what the girl was expecting by putting the cat in the bin."
David Milborrow, RSPCA
Ferens Art Gallery will close to host Turner Prizepublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Kofi Smiles
BBC Face of Hull 2017
Hull City Council has tweeted the Ferens Art Gallery will close between the 5-11 September to prepare for hosting the Turner Prize.
Lubaina Himid, who's artwork is pictured above, is one of the four artists shortlisted for this year's prize.
It is the first time in two decades that artists over the age of 50 can be considered for the award.
Their work will go on display from 26 September - 7 January.
Calls for more foster parents across East Yorkshirepublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Jonathan Willis
BBC Look North
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council, external is looking to recruit new foster carers for young children.
The council wants foster carers for children of all ages, including sibling groups.
There is also a need for people who are willing to be a short break foster carer for a child with a disability.
Two events are being held in September for those who might be interested and want more information.
Mother takes child to police over cat-in-bin CCTV picturespublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Pritti Mistry
BBC Local Live
A mother has taken her young daughter to a police station after CCTV images of a girl dropping a black cat into a rubbish bin in Bransholme, Hull, emerged on social media.
The footage was filmed on 17 August and shows the girl looking inside the bin before dropping the cat inside. She then places a bag of rubbish on top of the bin.
Since the footage appeared on social media the mother of a 12 year-old girl has been to a police station with the girl to say her daughter was the person in the video.
Humberside Police say they will talk with the girl about the incident and decide on the best course of action.
Weather Forecast: Remaining largely cloudypublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
BBC Weather
This evening it will be dry at first, with some evening bright spells, especially across Yorkshire.
Overnight the cloud will thicken, bringing a chance of further outbreaks of rain, especially for The Humber.
Hull museums to welcome millionth visitorpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Kofi Smiles
BBC Face of Hull 2017
Hull's museums will welcome their one millionth visitor of 2017 on Wednesday.
The busiest day on record was 21 January, which coincided with the opening of the Francis Bacon and Open Exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery. Over 12,000 visits were recorded.
The Ferens Art Gallery also attracted over 175,000 visits during the Skin Exhibition, which featured Spencer Tunick's Sea of Hull.
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We are delighted that such large numbers of people have visited our museums and art gallery during our year as UK City of Culture.
Coun Terry Geraghty, Hull City Council
People in Hull to give views on litter enforcementpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Jonathan Willis
BBC Look North
People in Hull have until Thursday to decide whether or not they'd support litter enforcement in the area.
Hull City Council says this may include on-the-spot fines for those caught dropping litter.
People who live in the city can vote via an online link on the council's website, external.
Grimsby Town supporters' anger over Stevenage FC responsepublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Phillip Norton
BBC News
Grimsby Town supporter's group, the Mariners Trust, external, has published a tweet that Stevenage FC won't speak directly to them after they raised concerns about some of the security checks carried out towards female supporters.
The Mariners Trust made the allegations about the treatment of some female fans after the two sides met on Saturday 19 August.
At the time Stevenage FC said it implemented "a full, 100% compliant, searching regime" after fears of "the potential for anti-social and un-cooperative behaviour".
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They have instead contacted officials at Grimsby Town and asked them to keep the response confidential – and away from the supporters who complained"
Mariners Trust Spokesperson
East Yorkshire drag racing track 'facing closure'published at 14:24 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Jonathan Willis
BBC Look North
A drag racing track in East Yorkshire could close down unless the operators can raise £100,000.
Image source, Google streetview
York Raceway at the former Seaton Ross Airfield needs the money to resurface the runway and provide new buildings.
The drag racing venue has operated for the past 40 years and it's one of just three drag racing tracks in the country.
Camper van parked in way of rescue boat operationpublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Chris Arundel
BBC Radio Humberside
The police say the owner of a camper van parked outside Hornsea's Inshore Rescue Boat compound at the weekend could face sanctions from the East Riding Council
Image source, Google streetview
The police say the van could have delayed the deployment of the Hornsea rescue boat in an emergency as the boat crew may have been unable to park their cars.
It's just two weeks since the East Riding council appealed for blue badge owners to park considerately and announced a clampdown on abuses of the blue badge system.
Could Go-Ape be coming to North Lincolnshire?published at 13:34 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
BBC Radio Humberside
Plans for Go Ape a new visitor attraction for North Lincolnshire, will be examined by the local council this week.
Image source, GO APE
The tree top adventure course, with zip wires and rope swings, could create around 30 jobs at Normanby Hall Country Park next year.
There are already 30 similar high rope adventure sites around the country, with the nearest currently at Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire.
Woman, 77, in critical condition after crash near Goolepublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
A 77 year old woman's in a critical condition in hospital after a car collided with a tree in Pollington near Goole on Sunday afternoon.
Image source, Google
The woman, who was a passenger in the car is being treated in hospital in Leeds.
The 80 year old male driver of the car has serious but not life threatening injuries.
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.