East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire breaking news: Latest updates

Summary

'Time needed' to consider fate of Minor Injuries Units
'Rail investment needed' to help Drax Power near Goole
Green light for £200m project to upgrade major traffic route in Hull
Empty homes to be sold at 'knock-down' price in Grimsby
Updates on Friday 24 November 2017

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Jonathan Willis

Could Brexit have an impact in Hull's Freedom Festival?published at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Anne-Marie Tasker
BBC Look North
Brexit could have an impact on Hull's annual Freedom Festival, that's according to the executive director.
This year saw 200 performances involving artists from over 25 countries.
Jenny Howard-Coombes, the Executive Director of Freedom Festival, says EU grants could be lost and they could struggle to get performers from other countries.
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We're always looking beyond the shores of the UK. We are an international partnership. So we have to consider the business impact this will have on things like travel and what does it mean for the freedom of artists. There's lots of unknowns"
Jenny Howard-Coombes, Freedom Festival
Cancer sufferer given 'ray of hope' by Prime Ministerpublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Vicky Johnson
BBC Look North
A nurse from East Yorkshire denied a drug she believes will help treat her cancer has been given a ray of hope by the Prime Minister.
Hayley Crawley says immunotherapy will extend her life, and says any extra day she can spend with her husband and son would be precious to her.
But it's not available on the NHS to treat her type of cancer, meaning she's having to raise the quarter of a million pounds it costs.
Today in Parliament Theresa May promised her case would be looked at closely.
Watch: Coming up on Look North tonightpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Here's Peter Levy with a preview of tonight's Look North:
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Comedy culture tickets go on salepublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Hull 2017: UK City of Culture
Tickets are now on sale for Hull Truck Theatre, external's 2018 season, including "The Culture", a comedy all about Hull UK City of Culture 2017, external!
Image source, Hull 2017
Bury set to appoint Lucketti as bosspublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Image source, Getty Images
Bury are set to appoint Scunthorpe assistant manager Chris Lucketti as their new boss, says BBC Radio Humberside.
Bury appoint Lucketti as new manager
Bury appoint Scunthorpe assistant manager Chris Lucketti as their new boss on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
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Hull North MP critical of chancellor's budgetpublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Tim Iredale
Political editor, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Hull North MP Diana Johnson has criticised the budget, calling it a "blank page in history for Hull".
Chancellor Philip Hammond has made a number of announcements in today's budget, including abolishing Stamp Duty immediately for first-time buyers purchasing properties worth up to £300,000.
But Diana Johnson has criticised the government for not bringing forward an order for new Red Arrows Hawk Jets which she believes, will help protect jobs at BAE Brough.
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“Local police are set for more funding cuts, as crime and anti-social behaviour rises. The NHS doesn’t get enough new funding to avoid the worst winter crisis in decades and the funding crises in social care and children’s services were ignored altogether. Social housing investment remains less than in 2010, Hull gets none of the new funding to end rough sleeping and Hull schools still face cuts"
Diana Johnson MP, Hull North
Flood alert for Bridlingtonpublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Paul Murphy
BBC Look North
A flood alert is in place for the North Sea, external coast at Bridlington.
Image source, Environment Agency
The flood warning is for all high tides.
Unsettled weather is leading to wave over-topping and spray being forecast at Bridlington South Pier.
The next alert is for this afternoon between 16:30 to 21:15.
The Environment Agency says they're continuing to monitor the situation and update this alert with the latest forecast information.
Kitchen company fined after death of Hull manpublished at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Jonathan Willis
BBC Look North
A kitchen manufacturing firm has been fined £1.2m after a delivery driver was crushed to death at a depot.
Image source, Trinity Mirror
Richard Brown, 48, from Hull, died when a fork-lift truck unloading two pallets of kitchen worktops "overbalanced" at Howden Joinery's Workington site on 10 November 2014.
The falling load weighed 2,160kg and crushed him against his lorry.
The firm was fined at Carlisle Crown Court after admitting health and safety breaches.
Howden Joinery - which is said to have a £1.2bn annual turnover, 600 UK depots and 7,500 staff - was also ordered to pay £33,902 costs.
Speculation over Hull City manager's futurepublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
BBC Humberside Sport
Leonid Slutsky is still Hull City head coach, despite speculation about his future and reports suggesting former Scunthorpe United manager Nigel Adkins is to take over.
Image source, Getty Images
It comes after Hull City were held to a goalless draw against Millwall on Tuesday evening.
The Tigers are two places above the relegation zone.
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"I never worry about my job but I feel everybody supports me, we are building a team here, not quickly. I thought it would be easy for me at Hull but every game is tough"
Leonid Slutsky, Hull City manager
Demonstration over proposed warden changespublished at 14:43 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Kate Sweeting
Reporter, BBC Look North
A demonstration has taken place outside County Hall in Beverley.
Officials are proposing a number of changes at the council's 51 sheltered housing schemes, including replacing the on-site wardens with on-call responders.
The council leader Stephen Parnaby is to be quizzed about the plans by residents and their representatives shortly.
'Gaudy' paint could be banned in townpublished at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
A council says some paint jobs in Bridlington are ruining the "elegance" of buildings.
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Grimsby Town striker wins awardpublished at 14:07 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
BBC Humberside Sport
Grimsby Town player Siriki Dembele has won the EFL Young Player of the Month award for October after a string of impressive performances led to the Mariners having an unbeaten month in Sky Bet League Two.
Image source, Grimsby Town
The 21-year old scored three goals in five games, including a first-half brace to secure the three points for his side at Whaddon Road against Cheltenham Town.
Born in the Ivory Coast, Dembele moved to the United Kingdom with his family in search of an opportunity within professional football.
After a short spell at Dundee United’s youth team he joined the Nike Academy before signing for Grimsby Town, external in the summer.
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I’m feeling great, I am really happy to win this award. I think it was going really well for the team and when that happens you can express yourself as an individual"
Siriki Dembel, Grimsby Town
Only 'pre-approved' colours for Brid's Victorian crescents?published at 13:47 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
The owners of big Victorian properties near Bridlington Harbour could be banned from painting them in bright colours.
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Officials at East Riding of Yorkshire Council say the elegance of the properties on Cliff Street, the Crescent and Marlborough Terrace is being undermined because some owners are removing original features like walls and gates and painting the properties in gaudy shades.
Owners may have to choose from an approved list of paint colours in future.
Bridlington Civic Society has welcomed the council's proposal.
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Colours that reflect the surrounding areas, sand, sea, sky. There are some really attractive colours. Subtely is what we would aim for."
Maureen Bell, Bridlington Civic Society
CCTV camera with speaker installed in Hesslepublished at 13:15 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Local Live
A new tool to combat anti-social behaviour is being used in Hessle.
The Town Council has installed a CCTV camera with a speaker at the King George V playing fields.
There have been problems in the area, so PCSOs can now speak to people directly through the speaker to warn them they are being watched.
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There's drug dealing, vandalism to the games area and we've had problems with the pavilion. What the camera does is give us a police presence on the spot."
Councillor David Nolan, Hessle Town Council
Your headlines this lunchtimepublished at 12:46 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
- A police car is rammed during an ATM theft in Pocklington in the early hours of the morning
- Hull City's owners are to meet with fans in attempt to heal divisions
- A wind farm built by workers at the Siemens factory in Hull will be officially opened today
80 guns handed in during amnestypublished at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Jonathan Willis
BBC Look North
Eighty guns including, shotguns, air pistols and rifles have been handed into Humberside police over the last 10 days.
Image source, EPA
It's part of a national two week weapons surrender programme offered by police forces around the country.
Det Supt Joanne Roe from Humberside Police says it's about making people safer:
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We are really lucky in this area that we don't have the levels of gun crime that other areas see. Nevertheless one gun of the street is on person who is less at risk"
Det Supt Joanne Roe, Humberside Police
Primary school closed after vomiting bug outbreakpublished at 11:56 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Chris Arundel
BBC Radio Humberside
Hilderthorpe Primary school in Bridlington has been closed for the day due to an outbreak of the vomiting bug Norovirus.
Image source, Getty Images
Forty-three children and a number of staff at the school have developed symptoms.
The school has been closed for the day while the premises are deep-cleaned.
East Riding Public Health say its spread can be reduced by regular thorough handwashing.
They say children with the vomiting bug should be kept away from school for two or three days and should not be taken to doctors surgeries.
The school will re-open tomorrow morning.
Council may cut sexual health clinic in 2018published at 11:40 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Vicky Johnson
BBC Look North
There are concerns today that cuts to sexual health and education provision in Hull could lead to a rise in sexually transmitted diseases.
Image source, Google
The charity Corner House which offers advice to adults and young people has recently been told the council wants to end the service it offers from 2018.
Documents from Hull City Council suggest that the work could be taken on by other agencies, such as schools and public health teams.
Councillor Steve Wilson, who is on the Corner House organisation's board,says the news has had a big impact on staff.
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It could mean job losses. It could have a knock-on effect at other services we provide. The whole future is at stake. STD's at the moment are on the rise and there has never been a time when we need this service more"
Councillor Steve Wilson, Corner House Organisation Board
Cash machine thieves ram police car during escapepublished at 11:18 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Crispin Rolfe
Reporter, BBC Look North
Humberside Police, external have said that a police car was rammed during the attempted theft of an ATM machine in Pocklington this morning.
Police officers were called just after 03:30 to an incident at the HSBC on Market Place.
A JCB teleporter vehicle was used to steal the ATM, which was loaded onto the back of a green and white Ford Transit flatbed van.
The van and the damaged cash machine were later found near to a roundabout near Pocklington industrial estate. The JCB was left at the scene.
Two white estate cars were also used in the theft. One was thought to be an Audi.
A police car was rammed by one of the cars as the suspects fled.
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Officers attended extremely rapidly to this in line with an existing response plan to such incidents. "A police car was rammed during the getaway but no officers were injured. The offenders didn't get away with any cash.
Superintendent Ed Cook,, Humberside Police
Sacked: Unfit for duty paramedic who failed to save manpublished at 11:06 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017
Vicky Johnson
BBC Look North
The Yorkshire Ambulance service, external has confirmed the sacking of a paramedic for failing to revive a dying patient.
Image source, PA
David Prideaux, who was then based at Hull East Ambulance station failed to take a defibrillator to the man who suffered a cardiac arrest and then died at the scene, a health panel found.
The Health and Care Professions Council said, external an undisclosed health condition prevented him carrying equipment and meant he was unfit for duty.
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service paramedic attended a 999 call to the patient's home on 25 January 2016.