Hello, it's Peter here and welcome to Tuesdays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well and I hope youll be able to join me tonight for all of the days news on BBC One from 6.30pm until 7.00pm. Do not worry if you are a football fan, as it does not clash. You can watch the programme and then watch the football. And if you do happen to miss the programme, you can always watch the most up to date bulletin on our website. Go and have a look at bbc.co.uk/looknorth and watch again!
Its a busy programme tonight. On the show, weve got the second instalment of our look at the life of gypsies in our region. We'll be looking at what life is like for the gypsies living in the illegal encampments in Lincolnshire and meeting many of the travellers in their mobile homes. Ill have more on that later. Plus, I'll be talking to the man, who made legal history last year. Former Hull prisoner, John Hirst, won a landmark ruling calling for prisoners to have the right to vote. John had previously been jailed for manslaughter, and hadnt been permitted to vote since 1979, but he is now campaigning for all prisoners to be able to vote, saying that the current law is in breach of his human rights. Im sure you may have a view on this story and Id love to hear it. Get in touch with me today if you want to make yourself heard about this story. Email me at the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also tonight, we'll be at the trial of David Burtonshaw for the murder of his stepson, Aaron Smith, who died in a house fire. David is accused of starting the house fire, which led to the death of nine year old Aaron. Aaron Smith suffered ninety percent burns after the blaze at his home last year. He died ten weeks later in hospital. Ill have the very latest on that case. A new research project at Lincoln University is underway and curiously enough, its looking into if dogs know their left from their right. Well, it may be another of these funny useless surveys, but Im sure many pet owners are going to be interested in the results! And my special guest tonight is the hilarious Corporal Pike from Dad's Army. The actor, Ian Lavender, who also stars in Eastenders, is coming to the region in a new production of The Rocky Horror Show at Hull New Theatre. Its a wonderful show and of course very outrageous, so Ill be chatting to him tonight about his new and very different role in the show! All that tonight on BBC One at half past six. Of course, Paul will be with us for a detailed weather forecast as well, so I hope you can join me then. Levy Letter Dont forget if theres someone you know, a friend or a family member, whos not signed up to the Levy Letter and you think they would like one, then point them in the direction of either one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page bbc.co.uk/humber or bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire and get them to sign up. Theyll then get their first free Levy Letter from me tomorrow. So pass the word around. And dont forget as well, just while were doing a little advertisement, that if youve got a problem that you think we could tackle for you on the programme, then just get the details to me and email me. And the address for Leave it to Levy to have a chat with me about your problem is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lincolnshire Show I mentioned this yesterday, but tomorrow is the Lincolnshire Show. And if you have a day off, or if you can get a day off, and you fancy a trip out, then I hope you can make it to the Lincolnshire Show. Paul and I will be there all day and well be doing the programme from there live from six thirty until seven. Ill have lots of special guests as well and its always a good day out at the show. If you can make it along, then look out for the BBC stand and come and see us tomorrow at the Lincolnshire Show all day. See you there! Flags We were talking about this last night on the programme sporting red and white flags from the car aerial or on the house, on the chimney or in the garden or wherever. And we had a very posh man on the programme called Maxwell. He was originally from Lincolnshire and hes now a social commentator. He was having a real go about it and I was asking for your views and your thoughts on this. Well be reading some of these out on the programme later tonight at six thirty. So look out for those. So we still want your views on this. Are you for or against these red and white flags? As you know a variety of homes (and I have to be careful what I say here) are sporting flags at the moment around the whole country as well as in our region. I was reading at the weekend, that having a flag on your car apparently makes you use up more petrol. I dont know whether thats a joke or whether its true, but I read that in a paper. Also, apparently, a national flag draped on your home is almost as off-putting to potential buyers as a broken car or furniture in your garden. This is according to a poll. Some property experts are forecasting a lull in the market for the duration of the World Cup and theyve associated it with the flag waving, particularly for house buying and mortgaging. So there you are. If youre trying to sell your home, then do not have a St George flag on it as its as off-putting as a broken car or furniture in the garden. So you have been warned. More importantly, if you live next door to someone, who has a flag on the house, then do not expect the same amount of money for your house, than if the flag wasnt there! If you are trying to sell your house and someone next door has got a red and white flag on their house, then you may be in trouble and you may not get as much money for your house! So any comments on this are gratefully received! [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, that's it from me for today. Have a very good day and join me for tonights Look North on BBC One at 6.30pm if you can. 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