for the town s bicentenary. but the answer to which of goole s towers was which needed shaking out. we were discussing this and we said, right, which one is which, then? because obviously salt has one hole and pepper has more than one hole. the first tower was built in 1885 and, when goole grew, the bigger water tower was needed. seen here being built in 1926, the builders even had a quick way down. we filmed its restoration ten years ago. pauljarvis used to look after the towers when he worked for yorkshire water. we had pumps in there and they were failing and if i remember rightly all we had was a 6 inch scaffold pole and we used to have this thing to run again and go and get water again. what do you think about all these people who say, well, the salt pot when you go to a cafe is always the tall thin one, and the pepper one has got more
the salt maybe is the first and the pepper is maybe on the back. salt is white so it should be the white one. pepper is red so it s the red one. easy. does it matter? well, it seems to. more than 300 people voted at a park fun day this weekend and there has been a whole raft of comedy memes online. so let s go back to a man who should know. i don t know when the debate started. i m 70 years old now and it s always been pepper pot, salt pot. it is a spicy debate, perhaps best taken with a pinch of salt. philip norton, bbc news. red pepper, black pepper, white salt, i don t know, seems kind of obvious to me! you are watching bbc news. i m going to take you live to the south coast of england. this is dorset where the bibby stockholm
it. ., , ., , quite a lot later, by the looks of it. .,, , . it. not sure about his technique there. parking and recycling are often the subject of neighbourly debates but in goole, in east yorkshire, the talk of the town is salt and pepper . they re the nicknames of the two water towers which have framed the skyline for more than 100 years, but the question of which structure is which has been causing a lot of disagreement. our reporter philip norton has been to find out more. it s the question on everybody s lips. there are quite a few older people who think that the red one is the salt. the younger people tend to think it s the other way round. i was speaking to my parents and they are split. it has created debate in goole and right around the world. we were interviewed by abc radio in australia about it. the only problem is that no one could agree which one should be the salt and which one should be the pepper. the town s civic society had the idea of making commemorative salt and
i m 70 years old now and it s always been pepper pot, salt pot. it is a spicy debate, perhaps best taken with a pinch of salt. philip norton, bbc news. but a pinch of salt from which one? coming up later in the programme. england are through to the quarterfinals, penalties at the world cup. the man behind some of the biggest shows on stage and tv will be here to tell us about his latest play, inspired by the trials and tribulations of the england men s football squad, under gareth southgate. james graham will be in the studio with us at ten to nine. lionesses in action in australia in one and a half hours.
the skyline for more than 100 years but which is which? no one can agree as philip norton has been finding out. it s the question on everybody s lips. there are quite a few older people who think that the red one is the salt. the younger people tend to think it s the other way round. i was speaking to my parents and they are split. it has created debate in goole and right around the world. we were interviewed by abc radio in australia about it. the only problem is that no one could agree which one should be the salt and which one should be the pepper. the town s civic society had the idea of making commemorative salt and pepper pots for the town s bicentenary. but the answer to which of goole s towers was which needed shaking out. we were discussing this and we said, right, which one is which, then? because obviously salt has one hole and pepper has more than one hole. the first tower was built in 1885 and, when goole grew, the bigger water tower was needed. seen here being built i