Hello, its Peter here and welcome to the start of another week here on the Levy Letter. Its Tuesday, so I hope your day is going well and I hope youll be able to join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. This will be the first Look North with me this week. Ill have all the days news and Paul will have the forecast.
Tonight on the programme, I'll be looking at underage drinking in Scunthorpe. We were out on the town last Friday night to get a first hand glimpse of how bad this problem is in our region. Ill have more on this later. Also tonight, I'll be getting a sneak preview inside Hull's newest and most unusual building. Plus, I'll have a special report in John Prescott's village. The residents say they're under siege by reporters all interested in any developments of the Prescott saga. Ill have more from the local residents on that one. I'll also have the latest in our Springwatch campaign. Tonight you can have a masterclass on how to take those special snaps of nature and animals. Perhaps, if youre able to pick up some tips, then we might be able to use some of your photographs on the Big Screen! And we had such a huge response to this competition. Theres obviously a great many Bon Jovi fans in our region! Well, I'll be announcing the winners of our Bon Jovi competition. A busy programme. I hope you can join me tonight for Look North. Big Story The big story of the weekend, well what was it? Well, it comes from Yorkshire, so not actually from our part of the world, but up in the sleepy part of the Dales in a beautiful place called Malham. You might have been walking up there on Malham Tarn. Police were trying, at the weekend, to discover why a sophisticated listening device was found in a village hall used for meetings of a Parish Council and also the Womens Institute. Officers are baffled why anyone would have planted the bug in a plug in a socket in the hall in sleepy Malham. The discovery of the device, which allows eavesdropping by radio link for up to quarter of a mile away, has left the hundred or so villagers dumbfounded. Apparently, the treasurer and caretaker of the hall said it was discovered during a routine electrical safety check, but that there are rumours and theories about who may have put it there and why. But nobody knows for sure! So there you are. Thats the WI for you! Obviously someone wanted! to spy on their jam making! So thats the bugging of the village hall in Malham. East Coast If you are reading the Levy Letter on the East coast and if you have a house, particularly in Hornsea or Withernsea, well you are quids in! With its bracing air and stress free atmosphere, its said to be good for your health and it seems that living at the seaside will also have great benefits for your financial well being. If youre lucky enough to have a property up by the coast, house prices at 124 seaside towns around Britain are going up much faster than the rest of the country. And two of those places are Withernsea and Hornsea. Researchers say that the appeal of a home within easy reach of the beach and a view out to sea have sent prices rocketing over the last three years. Let me give you an example. Number five in this top list of places is Withernsea. The average house price in 2002 was £49,400. By 2005, thats last year, the price had gone up to £97,000! Thats an increase of 98%! So thats in Withernsea. In Hornsea, a house there cost £72,000 in 2002 and it was ! £139,000 last year. Thats an increase of 92%. So there you are. If you own a house in Withernsea or Hornsea, then you are quids in! Several of my friends, who work here at the BBC, live in Hornsea, so theyll be pleased, Im sure, to read that one! Calling All Actors Now are you in Year 6 and leaving school and fancy being in a musical at the Hull New Theatre? Well, BBC Radio Humbersides Westenders programme on Sunday afternoons is putting on the musical, Carrots. This is the story of Dr Barnardo and the childrens charity. They are giving you a chance to take part in the musical. So, if you want to perform in one of our regions premier theatres and help raise money for Children In Need, then you need to call our Hull reception on 01482 314499 between nine and seven on weekdays. We will then be able to give you details of how you can audition for us. So if youre interested in being on the stage and are currently in Year 6 at school and would like to help a great cause, then get in touch. Ring us on 01482 314499 and well be able to give you more details. Weather Far be it from me to step on the toes of my erstwhile colleague, but according to the paper itll come as no surprise to anyone that May could be the wettest one on record. So far, this month has seen around four inches of rain across England and Wales. Thats more than double the average. So bear this in mind. Four inches of rain and thats more than double the average for England and Wales and yet in some parts of the country, (not ours I know) they are actually under a drought order. Dont ask me, I have no idea why. Theres more showers and blankets of rain on the way over the next few days. There have been predictions that the greatest rainfall on record for May, which was six inches in 1773, could be broken! So there you are. So its on track to be the wettest May on record and yet some parts of the country are under a drought order! And talking of the weather, this is a good bit of news for anyone, who enjoys the sunshine. Sunbathing is back in favour with doctors after years of dire warnings about its danger. They now claim that sunshine is good for you, because it enables the body to produce vitamin D. Lack of this vital nutrient leads to cancer, osteoporosis, arthritis and schizophrenia. Now experts recommend that sunning your face and arms for at least ten to fifteen minutes a day is good for you. Doctors warn that sunbathers should still be cautious and avoid over-exposure during the hotter parts of the day. But ten to fifteen minutes a day, everyday, and that is good for you! Well, that's it from me for today. Its nice to be back with you after the long Bank Holiday weekend. Have a very good afternoon. Join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm for tonights Look North as usual. And of course if you want to drop me a line on anything weve talked about in the Levy Letter or indeed on anything else, then let me just remind you of the address. Also, if youve got a problem that you think we might be able to deal with on Leave it to Levy, then its [EMAIL PROTECTED] See you tonight at half past six. Take care, Peter And for the latest news and more where you live, go to: http://bbc.co.uk/humber and http://bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the BBC Look North newsletter, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/newsletter/newsletter_index.shtml, enter your email address in the unsubscribe box. 1.94.4
