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Now, the latest ITV news in the calendar region with Lara Rostrren and Michael Bennington. [Music] Hello there, good evening. Welcome to ITV News. This is Tuesday night’s calendar. Hello. Thanks very much for joining us. These are tonight’s main stories. Confirmation of redundancies at Lindsay Oil Refinery. More than 100 workers will go by the end of October. I’m heartbroken. Uh there really is no need for the news today. They’ve made 125 guys redundant. 125 families now that are going to wonder how they’re going to pay the mortgages. We’re approaching Christmas. It’s horrendous news that they’ve been given and nobody’s job is safe. Damage from deer. Motoring organizations issue warnings for the region’s roads as deer populations reach record levels. If you hit a deer and it does go through your windscreen, that can be catastrophic. Hitting an animal at 60 70 mph that weighs 150 lb plus. Um that that can be quite quite something going through your windscreen. Cutting costs while this whole community group has started offering free trims. And into the history books at 18, we catch up with Britain’s first junior men’s road race world champion. [Music] Good evening. Hundreds of staff are losing their jobs at Lindsay Oil Refinery in Northeast Lincolnshire, making a mockery, unions say, of government promises to protect workers. 125 jobs are to go at the refinery in North Killing Home by the end of October, although sources have suggested to calendar that that figure could be even higher. Staff at the site, which produces petrol and diesel for cars, say morale is at rock bottom. Now, in a moment, we’ll have reaction from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. But first, this from Matt Price. It’s the announcement they’ve been waiting months for, but it’s certainly not what they wanted to hear. Have plans to save jobs at this site now reached the end of the road? 125 positions are to be lost with the announcement having a devastating effect on mood and morale at the site. Very very despondent. um those people who are served notice and will will be leaving under redundancy are going to really struggle to find alternative employment certainly in the immediate area. Um and not only that, employment that would match the terms and conditions that they that they enjoyed here. The official receiver took over Lindsay in June after owner PRA went into administration. In recent weeks, there have been protests outside Parliament at Grimby Town Hall, where the demo was supported by local MPs, and they collectively marched in Clethorps to save their jobs. Unions say the site supports 420 directly employed workers, plus many more in the supply chain. Pauline’s been working at this cafe just down the road for decades. Today was the day she never wanted to come. It is bad. It’s so sad. I remember when it all went up, you know, when they first built that that that place. There’s nothing around here. We do need Elawir desperately for the men. And at Elliot’s engineering firm, it’s never been so quiet. These metal plates have been handmade for Lindsay, but sit here in his workshop. Uh it’s very worrying. Um it’s put a lot of stress on me. It’s put a lot puts a lot of stress on the other directors and all the other employees as well. It’s got to a point where we’re trying to do everything we can as well and even looking for other jobs. In a statement, a spokesperson for the insolveny service said this decision was not taken lightly and follows a thorough review of all aspects of the business following its insolveny. We understand that this is a very difficult time for all of those affected by this decision and we will fully support employees subject to redundancy. Unions say the announcement makes a mockery of government promises to protect workers. So many workers who now face an uncertain future and one away from this plant. Well, that’s in North Cunningham for us. Matt, what’s next for those who are working at the refinery? Well, some of those workers who were made redundant didn’t feel able to speak to us on camera today. Perhaps quite understandable given that hammer blow uh announcement. One worker who we aren’t naming said in his own words how staff were taken into rooms like cattle and told the news last night. Others say the announcement is premature. As unions tell us, there are still two bids on the table to buy and operate the site. and they are words which have been echoed by the leader of North Lincolnshire Council today who says this place is essential for the UK’s fuel economy. So yes, 125 jobs to go by October, but my sources say that figure is likely to be slightly higher, 255 workers will remain on site for uh the meantime at least. And the insolveny service say the site is safe and their priority is of course health and safety. But these are young workers. They have families. They have mortgages. And tonight, many of them have a big worry hanging over them. Certainly a very worrying time for those workers indeed. Matt Price reporting from North Killingham. Thank you. So perhaps unsurprisingly, the news of redundancies there has been a topic at the Labour Party conference over in Liverpool today. Our political correspondent Fred Dimbley is there for us. Good evening, Fred. Uh unions and workers have in fact been there to lobby the government today. Yeah, good evening from Liverpool. They’re here because they think the government hasn’t done enough, that they should and could have done more to intervene, to save jobs, and to keep the refinery open. They say that this is not just about those jobs which obviously uh provide vital income for people, but it’s also about national security. It’s about the national economy. and they’ve been pushing ministers and and MPs directly here. But there is frustration tonight that those pleased to. This is what they had to say earlier today. These are families now losing their jobs. And I think it is an absolute disgrace that under Labour’s watch, this is the second oil refinery going to the wall. Labour need to back British jobs and back British industry. very shortly we’ll be making nothing if we’re not careful. They need to put money into this refinery and they need to give these workers a chance. I’m heartbroken. Uh there really is no need for the news today. They’ve made 125 guys redundant. 125 families now that are going to wonder how they’re going to pay the mortgages. We’re approaching Christmas. It’s horrendous news that they’ve been given and nobody’s job is safe. But we aren’t giving up because we know there are bids still on the table and until that contract is signed with whoever’s going to buy the refinery, it’s not a done deal. So Fred, what have minister said about all of this then? Well, the prime minister was giving his speech to conference earlier today and after that I managed to catch the energy secretary Ed Milliband. He stressed that he felt deeply sorry for the workers and laid the blame at the door of PRA group. As you’ll hear in a second, he ruled out nationalizing the site. Here is what he had to say. We absolutely are doing everything we can to help those workers. We’ve stopped it from closing straight away when it went into insolvency. The fault here lies with the private owner of that uh refinery who frankly mismanaged it and we’re doing everything we can to those. Will you nationalize the site? I don’t think nationalization is a realistic option, but we are looking at all the bids for the site, including whether it can carry on as a going concern and I do think that is quite significant that he has ruled out nationalization tonight. That’s pretty clear government policy at least for the moment. Uh they did say earlier that the official receiver is assessing potential bids for the future of the refinery and its assets. But look, there is pressure on the government on this. Many are criticizing them for not doing enough to save these jobs to protect this refinery and the remaining jobs and the future of the refinery are tonight still unclear. Okay, Fred, thank you. That’s uh Fred Dby, our political correspondent reporting from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Now, stay with us because still to come on the program before 6:30, spooky season is almost upon us. Why the weather is squashing the size of this year’s pumpkin crop. And small pumpkins, not enough rain, not the case over the next few days. A bucketload of wet weather heading our way as we head towards the weekend. The full details coming up in just a bit. [Music] But first, South Yorkshire Fire Service says it’s monitoring a fire near Barnsley that’s expected to burn for several weeks. Residents near Halbrook Lane in Wley have been asked to keep their doors and windows closed. The fire service was first called out on Saturday. It says there’s no danger to nearby homes and it’s not expected to spread. A strike by more than 40 workers at the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield has been extended by a further four weeks. The workers who are members of Unison began their walk out last month in a dispute over pay. Last week, Wakefield Council voted to withhold funding from the museum until the dispute’s resolved. The mining museum say they’ve offered the equivalent of a 6% pay rise, higher than other settlements in the public sector. Now, pretty much everything these days seems to be more expensive, doesn’t it? From a pint of milk to a haircut. Yeah, certainly does. Everybody’s feeling the pinch at the moment, aren’t they? Uh so now a community group in Hull has decided it wants to help with all of that and has started offering free trims to help people with the rising cost of living. West Hull Community Hub started the initiative earlier this year and it says that it’s been a real success. Vicky Smith reports. Snipping away at the ends isn’t just about style here. It’s also about cutting costs. With the average price of a haircut in the UK at around30 for women and 12 for men, people here say it’s something they’re noticing go up. So when the hub asked Nick if he’d come out of retirement to do trims for nothing, he couldn’t turn it down. A lot of the pensioners here have been cutting their hair themselves because they can’t afford to go to hairdressers. So twice a month I could turn up here and volunteer and do a couple of haircuts. puts a smile on their face and I’m slowly sorting people’s hair out because they’ve been cutting chunks off themselves. Nick’s eight weeks into the new project and for people like Pat, not having to tackle her own hair has been very welcome. Last time I went, I think I paid £25 and that was years ago. I just trimmed it myself, made a right mess of me fringe. So Nick said, because I always think, oh, I could buy a piece of meat or a loaf of bread and uh, you know, eggs and things like that without money. You know, I just can’t afford to go to hairdressers. I never felt relaxed at hairdressers. I’m always a bit nervy, but with Nick, I’m not nervous at all. I can just say what I like to him and he just says what he likes back and it goes no further. No, that’s it. That’s the key to a good hairdresser, I’m told. Keeping the secret. Oh yeah. When I started to come here and it this gentleman, he cut it and it was nice. He cut it like my granddaughter does. So he’s done a good job. Yeah. Free cuts is just the latest of the services offered here. West Hole Community Hub was set up 4 years ago and now sees between 70 and 100 people a week for free hot meals. It also runs an affordable shop and volunteers say it’s all about making life that little bit easier. We hear it all of the time say whether or not it’s fuel bills or whether or not it’s the cost of a weekly shop or essential items. You know what it’s like having your haircut. It feels really good to have your haircut. And so actually to be able to do it here and we’ve got some whose partners perhaps have got um some neurological conditions, dementia, etc. And so actually being able to see that they’re safe whilst they’re having a haircut as well is actually really special for them. Making everyone feel special is a top priority here without people blowing their budget. Vicky Smith, ITV News, Hull. A fant fantastic project going on there in Hull. Now, an investigation has been launched after gunshots were fired at a house in Sheffield. Armed South Yorkshire Police officers attended the house on Blaton Road in the Pittsmore area at around 2:40 this morning. They found windows and a door had been damaged. Police have confirmed that those in the house were not injured. Well, next tonight, how amorous deer are posing a threat to road users with one location in Lincolnshire really becoming a hot spot. Yeah, there’s been a dramatic increase in the number of crashes involving deer. The AA says its members have reported more than a thousand so far this year. In fact, it’s thought that the true number could run into the tens of thousands. And with mating season now being the case, drivers are being warned that the animals are more likely to wander into the roads looking for a mate. Kevin Ashford reports. The deer population in this country is thought to be the biggest it’s been for a thousand years. And that’s increased the likelihood of a deer being involved in an accident on the road. It means places like Lorton Forest in Lincolnshshire have become deer collision hotspots. Deer numbers in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire are on the rise as they are in a lot of different places. Um, predominantly we see Montjack and and row in this area. They are a territorial species and therefore live uh mainly on their own. We see that they also are very comfortable living in close proximity to people which obviously in this area where there are a lot of people uh we see that they thrive very well up here. It’s an issue that seems to be getting worse. In figures seen exclusively by ITV, the AA says its members alone reported more than a thousand deer collisions in 2021. But by last year, that figure had risen to more than 1,400. And already this year, reported collisions have topped a thousand. Worryingly, it seems many motorists are not aware of the dangers. We know from our own research that around 50% of drivers say that they ignore deer warning signs. So that’s a clear indicator that there is some work there to be done on driver behavior around acknowledging how serious it is. And at this time of year when we know because of deer’s mating patterns that there are more of them out there are they are more active. You’re more likely to come across them on the roads. It’s even more important than ever to pay attention to those signs. If you see one, there’s sometimes two or three or four or a whole herd which will come out. Tony Lowry knows only too well how serious the consequences of a collision with the deer can be. He’s a volunteer with the police and he’s called out to the scene of accidents involving deer. In most cases, Tony has to humanely destroy the deer because of the animals injuries. If you hit a deer and it does go through your windscreen, that can be catastrophic. hitting an animal at 60 70 mph that weighs 150 pound plus um that that can be quite quite something going through your windscreen. So yeah, it’s a danger and also swerving to miss deer. So you should never swerve, just break responsibly and steadily really. Now when you have an animal the size of a deer involved in a collision, the consequences can be pretty dramatic. Tony shared a photo of a collision he was called out to. As you can see, the damage was, to say the least, extensive. Motorists are not legally required to report hitting a deer, but the advice is to call the police if the animal involved is on or near the carriageway. Kevin Ashford, ITV News. I suppose the thing is they come out of the hedges so quickly, don’t they? Oh, and they’re big animals. You see the amount of damage they can do if you hit one. Yeah. And you get no warning. Anyway, be careful. So, the ITV Evening News continues here at 6:30. Here’s a look at what’s happening with Charlotte Hawkins. Coming up, decency over division. Starmmer promises a Britain built for all and strikes out at Nigel Farage. Trump gives Hamas a deadline to make a deal. We’ll have the latest. He’s been a prime minister, detective, and a wizard. Now, Sir Gary Oldman takes on the role of a lifetime as a knight. Join me for those stories and more at 6:30. We certainly will, Charlotte. Thank you. Time for some sport now and calendar understands that staff and players at Sheffield Wednesday won’t be paid on time again this month. It’s the fifth time in seven months that employees at the club haven’t received their full salaries on time. Some staff have been told they’ll get a maximum,000 with the rest paid at a later date. Owner Deson Chaneri is under increasing pressure to sell the club and said back in June that he would, but only for the right price. Now, it’s been quite the few days for 18-year-old Harry Hudson. The teenage cyclist has returned home to South Yorkshire as a junior world champion after winning the cycling world championships in Rwanda, no less. Yes, amazing effort. Congratulations, Harry. Well, in doing so, he also put his name in the history books by becoming the first Brit to win the event. And as Sarah Farmed reports, he’s been straight back in the saddle since getting home. There’s no rest for Harry Hudson. Back on his bike in the Peak District just days after returning home from the biggest win of his burgeoning career. Harry Hudson’s going to be a world champion. On Friday, the 18-year-old was competing at the cycling world championships in Rwanda where he won the junior men’s road race. That is so special. Harry, how does it feel to be world champion? I mean, it’s began to sink in, but yeah, it’s still pretty crazy. Um, I mean, you’re obviously very happy, but I can’t remember, honestly. You just cross the line and Does it all feel like a bit of a blur then? Yeah, it all goes very fast. Yeah. I mean, it’s the biggest race of the year, so to win it’s Yeah, a dream. The realization dawns that he’s world champion. Winning the race by 16 seconds wasn’t the only impressive feat by Harry. He also became the first Brit to win the event. I mean that’s just extra on top, isn’t it? It’s makes it a bit more special. Also, first one in Africa adds a bit to it. But yeah, first Brit to win the junior ends is I mean that’s special. A lot of people have come close and there’s a lot of very good riders who haven’t managed it. So yeah, it’s pretty special. Hello Harry. Morning. What have you got there? A medal. Let’s have a little look. For mom and dad, watching the race was a tense and nervy experience. And you were there, weren’t you? I was like watching. Oh, it it was insane. I could just hear on the on the radio and it just suddenly came over. It’s like, “Oh, disaster, disaster, disaster. Uh, somebody’s gone down.” And I thought it was Harry. So, I thought he’d crash. Couldn’t believe it. But it was actually one of the chasers. So, yeah. Um, so I was, you know, terrible. Change of emotions then. Oh, you’re all over the place. It was horrific. What was it like watching at home? Must have been a completely different experience. Very different experience. Quite stressful. The other two children stayed at home with me, so they were watching. Um, I was pacing. And then you’re sat on the edge of your seat watching those kilometers tick away, thinking they’re going to get him. They’re going to catch him. Don’t fall off. Don’t fall off. Don’t crash. And you’ve already started to um to experience the perks of being a world champion flying back. Yeah, I mean, yeah, that that was my teammate just mentioned it to one of the uh check-in people and they yeah, they ended up upgrading me to business class, which is pretty cool. What’s your goals and aims for your cycling career? I mean, the ultimate goal is to race world tour professionally, making my career and where we’ll see we’ll try and make that possible. So, we’ll see how it goes. Having signed up to a development team next year, the future on two wheels is looking bright for Harry. Arif Amed, ITV News. And I love it that his cycling kit is there on the washing line drying. I know. He’s not even managed to finish the laundry yet and already Arabs at the door. Now a football fan on a walking tour of 92 league clubs in 92 days has reached Lincoln City’s Sinsel Bank. Zavier Wiggins is raising money for different charities supporting people in poverty, homelessness, and youth programs. He’s just over twothirds of the way into his journey which started back in August. Day 60. um 64th club, 2.9 million steps. Um and uh yeah, it’s been it’s been pretty brutal. I want the world to know what football is doing in communities, but there are so many different issues. There are foundations um looking after people with dementia, with Parkinson’s. They’re tackling knife crime, employability. An amazing journey around all of those football clubs. Well done to Zavier. Now, with a month left to go, you may well be starting to think about Halloween. But of course, pumpkin growers here in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have been getting ready for months. Yeah, all the merch is in the shops at the moment already, isn’t it? In fact, many started harvesting even earlier this year, and some are noticing something a little bit different with their pumpkins. As Lauren Hall reports, at this pumpkin patch near Beverly, they’re getting ready to welcome the crowds. People are certainly um a lot more interesting like in in the outdoors and and sort of coming and sort of trying to make a bit of an experience with, you know, with with the kids, with the family. Pumpkin growers gear up for Halloween long before the rest of us. This year is no exception, as we found out at this wholesale pumpkin farm, which supplies businesses in Yorkshire and other parts of the UK. So, it’s been the earliest harvest we’ve ever done. So, we actually started harvest at the end of July, which is unheard of. It’s all down to the hot, dry weather, which has had quite an impact. So, this is a traditional carving pumpkin that we would expect to see in our pumpkin patches. However, this year, as you can see, they’re slightly smaller. This, for example, is a mini one, and it really should be this size. It may seem a frightful start to the Halloween season, and it’s happening at many pumpkin patches, but here they say size doesn’t matter. We’re not concerned. We have got pumpkins in lots of different sizes from extra large down to, you know, the munchkins, the tiny ones. And actually, I tend to think that pumpkins are unique. They’re all different shapes and sizes. And there is a pumpkin for everyone. Someone wants the biggest and someone always wants the smallest, which is just as well this year. Exactly. For those who do like them a bit bigger, check out this very heavy load arriving into the Giant Vegetables Championship at the weekend. Now, there are some pretty portly pumpkins here, but this one is by far the biggest. It’s known as Dumbledore, and there really does seem to be some horicultural wizardry going on here. It’s got a circumference of more than 20 ft, and it weighs in at well over 1,000 kg. So big, it even eclipses these other superersized specimens. What’s your secret? Actually, plenty of water. And the reason why the pumpkins outside this year are small is because we haven’t had much water this year. And I know that this one’s big, but am I right in thinking you have an even bigger one at home? We have. This was a bit disappointing in weight, but still massive, but we have got a bigger one at home. So, you’re disappointed with this one. We’re always We want the world records. It may not be a record breaker, but it’s bigger than most, especially this year. Lauren Hall, ITV News. Yeah. Pumpkin soup. Anyone? Well, I was always told the best things come in small packages. They say the smaller ones much sweeter. Oh, well, there we go. So, there you go. You learn something every day, don’t you? Let’s go to James. [Music] A clear start makes way for a day of ancient discoveries. Tui sponsors ITV Yorkshire Weather. Hi there. Good evening. Some lovely sunshine around today, maybe a bit more than perhaps we were saying yesterday. We can thank high pressure for that and the warm temperatures. It’s been keeping all the nasties out towards the north and west of us. And that’s going to continue for at least tomorrow and some of Thursday, but then the first of these systems start to plow their way across the UK, bringing us the first doses of wet and breezier weather for a little while. Another dose for later on on Friday. You can see all these isabars suggesting it’s going to be rather blustery too. As far as this evening and overnight goes, bits of cloud drifting around, but some decent breaks in the cloud. Still got that light breeze coming up from the south. The cloud helping to keep any mist and fog patches under control and actually it’s going to be a pretty mild night all things considered with most of us if not all of us staying in double figures. Wednesday then a bit like today really some bright spells, some sunny spells. Starting to see a little bit of thicker cloud building from the north and west later on in the day. Might even get a little bit of drizzle out of that cloud. Uh but if you can stay in the brightness because of the light breeze and where it’s coming from, some still pretty decent temperatures. Uh first day of October, 18 or 19 Celsius. Not feeling too bad in that autumn sunshine. We’ll hold on to some decent weather on Thursday. Again, similarly mild if not warm. But then that thicker cloud builds for later on in the day as that front approaches. That’s got quite a lot of wet weather for us during the evening and overnight into Friday. Then it’s sort of rinse and repeat. Friday starts off dry. Another dose of wet and windy weather heading our way. And another rainband for the weekend, too. Have a good evening. Tui sponsors ITV Yorkshire Weather. [Music] All I can think about now is getting a pumpkin. I’m sort of thinking about pumpkin soup now. You’ve mentioned it. Yeah. Is it? Yeah. Anyway, thanks very much for watching. I’ll see you with the late news at 10:30. Bye-bye for now. Bye for now. [Music]