Summary

  • Some improvements at Lincolnshire hospitals, but still failing - Watchdog

  • Compulsory redundancies at BAE will be 'kept to a minimum' - MP

  • Thieves use digger to steal cash machine from North Lincolnshire Co-Op

  • Two rescued from mud near North Bridge in Hull

  • Worries over limited parking for tourists during Bridlington refurbishment

  • Updates on Friday 13 October 2017

  1. Watch: Tomorrow's weather forecastpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Lisa Gallagher
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    A drier and brighter day tomorrow. Here's the full forecast with me Lisa Gallagher:

    Media caption,

    Lisa Gallaher has a look ahead to tomorrow's weather.

  2. Pensioner robbed in Thorngumbaldpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Gill Sennett
    BBC Local Live

    A 70-year-old man's been robbed in his own home by cold callers, external.

    Two men knocked on the pensioners door on St Martin's Road in Thorngumbald and told him his roof needed repairing.

    View of street.Image source, Google

    He let them in to discuss the work and realised, once they'd gone, that a large amount of money was missing.

    It happened at around 12:30 yesterday lunchtime and the men were driving a white van with Care and Repair Roofing on the side.

    Police are asking anyone with any information to get in touch on the 101 number.

  3. New custody suite in Grimsby approvedpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Lara King
    North East Lincolnshire reporter

    Plans for new police cells in Grimsby have been approved.

    The custody suite on Birchin Way will have 36 cells as well as office space for 170 staff.

    The new facilities will be in use by early 2019 and will replace the police cells in Scunthorpe and Grimsby Police Stations.

  4. Calls for inquiry into what went wrong at trust running Goole Academypublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Chris Arundel
    BBC Radio Humberside

    There are calls for an independent inquiry into how the government manages academies after the collapse of the trust running Goole Academy.

    School sign.Image source, Google

    Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) pulled out of running 21 schools last month because it said it couldn't bring about the required improvements quickly enough.

    Today the government put forward proposals for Goole Academy to be taken over by the Delta Academies Trust.

    The National Education Union now wants an independent inquiry into what went wrong at WCAT and for the Department for Education to identify other high-risk academy trusts.

  5. Watch: 'No new Red Arrow planes till 2030' - Governmentpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Katy Austin
    BBC Look North

    Unions and Labour MPs were hoping for a rescue order for new jets for the Red Arrows, after BAE warned of 400 redundancies at Brough yesterday.

    Today the Ministry of Defence confirmed that wasn't going to happen for at least a decade:

  6. Good news for Grimsby's fishing industrypublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Sarah Sanderson
    Political Reporter East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

    Today we're celebrating the success of the seafood industry in Grimsby.

    Fishing boat moored at the dock.

    According to a recent report - the Humber region has seen a 10% increase in full-time jobs within seafood processing since 2014.

    Industry leaders say there's scope for more growth, especially in the Grimsby area.

    Grimsby's fish market

    Experts from the UK and across Europe are coming together today for the Humber Seafood Summit conference in Cleethorpes.

    The UK Fisheries Minister, George Eustice MP is the first to address the conference.

  7. It's a Silver Gilt for Barrowpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Gill Sennett
    BBC Local Live

    Flowers planted in the grass verge around the road sign.Image source, Ann Boulton

    Barrow in Bloom are celebrating after getting a Silver Gilt Award for their floral display in the North Lincolnshire village.

    The group got a special judges' award from Britain in Bloom for their work on the corner of College Road and New Holland Road.

    Barrow in Bloom say they are hoping to get a Gold Award next year.

  8. New group to take over Goole Academypublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Chris Arundel
    BBC Radio Humberside

    A new organisation could soon be running Goole Academy.

    Last month the trust which runs it and another 20 academies decided to walk away from them.

    Goole Academy.Image source, Google

    Wakefield City Academies Trust pulled out because it didn't think it could make the required improvements quickly enough.

    The government is now proposing the school should be taken over by the Delta Academies Trust and parents are being asked for their views.

    You can have your say by emailing: academies.rebrokerage@education.gov.uk, external

    Wakefield City Academies Trust will be dissolved once all 21 schools have been transferred to other trusts.

  9. Watch: Wigs, wisecracks and 'what a lot of make-up'... The Panto Damepublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Laura Foster
    BBC Look North

    From Widow Twankee to Mother Goose, for hundreds of years pantomime dames have been at the heart of British theatre.

    Now the BBC is aiming to break the record for the most Pantomime Dames in one place, to raise money for Children In Need.

    Media caption,

    Can you help to break the world record for most pantomime dames for BBC Children in Need?

    And if you fancy being one of our pantomime dames and taking part in the record attempt, then drop us an email at Dames@BBC.co.uk, external.

  10. 'A sight to behold'published at 14:11 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Kofi Smiles
    BBC Face of Hull 2017

    It's bright, it's bold and it's designed to be touched.

    It's a new sculpture at the Hull and East Yorkshire eye hospital.

    People touching a large colourful polyresin picture with the outlines and textures of animals and plants on it.Image source, Hull 2017

    'A Sight To Behold, external' has been designed by artist Jemma Brown for people who are visually impaired.

    It's part of Hull's City of Culture and was inspired by a visit to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

    Hull and East Riding Institute for the Blind helped with the organisation and there's a collection point next to it for old glasses which will be donated to Jabcob's Well Appeal.

    The sculpted resin picture with a large hand in the middle holding a boat and mountains and etches of plants and animals on the outside.Image source, Hull 2017
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    It’s great to know that the appreciation which visually impaired people have for the arts has not been overlooked in this City of Culture year. Many of our patients have been involved in research work to influence the design of the sculpture, which will now be displayed within Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospital for patients, staff and visitors to enjoy.

    Colin Vize, Consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

  11. Archbishop appeal in devolution stalematepublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    John Sentamu is asked to call a meeting of those involved in the Yorkshire devolution process.

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  12. Can you help find missing teen Adrian Staizak?published at 12:52 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Police are looking for a missing 16-year-old boy, external who's not been seen since Monday night at Hull Fair.

    Adrian StaizakImage source, Humberside Police

    Adrian Staizak was last seen at about 15:00 on Monday and is described as white, of medium build and 5ft 9ins tall.

    He has mid-length brown hair and was last seen wearing a grey tracksuit and black trainers.

    Police are asking anyone who's seen Adrian, or knows where he is, to get in touch.

  13. Confused over Yorkshire devolution? Perhaps you should be...published at 11:45

    The prospect of Yorkshire devolving its power from Westminster has been in the news quite a bit recently and last night there was even a short debate about it in Parliament.

    Yorkshire flag

    But it's a complicated subject, with many opinions and disagreements over what should happen where we live.

    So what's going on? Here's what you need to know:

    • The idea of elected regional assemblies was first floated in 2003 by John Prescott, but dropped after a lack of public support
    • Fast forward to 2014 and the Scottish referendum and the debate over control in regional spending ignites
    • In 2015, the then chancellor George Osborne announced a £900m deal for an elected mayor for South Yorkshire and parts of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
    • But, Derbyshire County Council took a challenge to the High Court claiming people in Chesterfield had not been properly consulted
    • Derbyshire won and after the general election it was announced that a vote for a new mayor would be pushed back to 2018
    • Meanwhile, other councils around Yorkshire say they want a region-wide deal - the "One Yorkshire" deal - which has the backing of 17 of the 20 local authorities in Yorkshire
    • Despite this support, the One Yorkshire deal has so far been rejected by the government
    • Last month, leaders of Barnsley and Doncaster councils - half the councils involved in the South Yorkshire deal - said it was "no longer possible" and they wanted to pursue a Yorkshire-wide deal
    • But, that 2015 agreement to hand power to South Yorkshire still stands in the way and the government says it will not consider any deal which would "cut across or unravel" that agreement
    • It's stalemate. Last night, Keighley Labour MP John Grogan appealed to the Archbishop of York to help mediate between the different parties
  14. No new Hawk jets for Red Arrows, government confirmspublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 11 October 2017
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    Katy Austin
    BBC Look North

    Hopes of a lifeline for workers at BAE Systems in Brough have been dashed after the government said no new Hawk jets need to be built for the Red Arrows at the moment.

    Two Red Arrows plane mid display, passing each other with red and blue smoke coming from the back of the planes.Image source, PA

    Yesterday, it was announced that 400 jobs would be lost at the East Yorkshire site.

    Union officials and MPs had called for an order for new Hawk jets for the famous Lincolnshire-based aerobatic team - parts for which are manufactured at the Brough plant - to be brought forward.

    But, the Ministry of Defence has now told BBC Look North that no new planes would be needed by the display team until 2030.

  15. Watch: Going underground - the future of farming?published at 11:39 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Natalie Glanvill
    Reporter BBC Radio Humberside

    Take a look at this:

    That's Tim Coates, an electrician from East Yorkshire. He's designed an underground farm which allows crops to be grown in war bunkers under central London.

    Tim has won a BBC Good Food award for innovation in future farming.

    His salad crops are being sold in a major high street store and to some of the top chefs in the city.

  16. Government has power to save BAE jobs - Hull MPpublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Gill Sennett
    BBC Local Live

    A Hull Labour MP has supported union calls for the government to sign a deal to supply the RAF's Red Arrows display team with new jets following news of potential job losses at BAE in Brough.

    Red Arrows jets flying in formation.Image source, Keith Wilson

    BAE Systems announced possible redundancies yesterday, with about 400 jobs threatened at the Brough site which produces parts for the Hawk jet.

    Hull North MP Diana Johnson says the government has it in its power to save jobs:

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    There's an opportunity for the government to say that it will buy nine new Hawks as part of the Red Arrows fleet. That would be a way of securing jobs in the medium term. It seems to me there is lots the government could do... to get out there and get some export orders."

    Diana Johnson, Labour MP, Hull North

  17. Popular Grimsby bus route could be cutpublished at 10:19 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Lara King
    North East Lincolnshire reporter

    A bus route used by thousands of people every year in Grimsby could be cut, it's emerged.

    Map of areaImage source, Google

    North East Lincolnshire Council wants to reduce the Europarc bus service to save money.

    The route is run by stagecoach, but it's subsidised by the authority.

    The bus runs at least twice a day in the week and also on a Saturday at a cost to the council of about £200,000.

    There would still be a bus going to the Europarc but not as frequent.

    Councillors are expected to decide if the service will be reduced at a meeting later today.

  18. Dog saved from river by firefighterspublished at 09:30 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Gill Sennett
    BBC Local Live

    A dog's been rescued from the River Hull after getting stuck in mud.

    It happened last Tuesday at Marsden Landing in Hull, when a passerby saw the dog and called the RSPCA.

    There were reports the animal had been thrown in and only had its head above the water.

    a picture of the location with an insert of the dog.Image source, Google/RSPAC

    Firefighters helped to get her out and get her to a vet.

    The RSPCA say the dog was cold and wet, but uninjured.

  19. Watch: Union calls for government to step in to save BAE jobspublished at 08:59 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Katy Austin
    BBC Look North

    Unions are demanding the government signs a deal to supply the RAF's Red Arrows display team with new jets.

    It's an attempt to save 400 jobs at BAE systems in Brough which produces parts for the Hawk jet.

    BAE announced possible redundancies yesterday as orders fall.

    Here's Jarrod Rex from the Unite Union:

  20. Watch: Today's weather forecastpublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Lisa Gallagher
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    A windy and wet day ahead.

    Here's my full forecast: