Hello, its Peter here and welcome to todays Levy Letter. I hope your days going well. I hope youre not too sleepy today, if you were woken up by those enormous storms last night!
Ive got a busy programme tonight, so I hope you can join me for Look North where Ill have all your pictures of those incredible summer storms last night. Werent they amazing? Last night on the programme we showed you some of the pictures of the hail stones found in our region and we managed to squeeze a last minute picture in at the end of the show. Miss Holmes from Woodhall Spa sent in a picture of her garden covered in hailstones, so thank you Miss Holmes. Please keep your pictures coming in. Wed love to see them and you never know we might be able to put them on the programme. Also tonight, I'll be talking to the Skipsea man, who is one of only a few people in the country, who fishes for salmon in the sea. And in the next part of our series on the East coast emergency services, we'll be meeting the Bridlington lifeguards looking after our beaches. I'll also have more on the crackdown on bogus traders on our Lincolnshire coast with information on how you can protect yourself and your family against being conned. More on that later. Plus, Ill have an incredible tale for you. I'll be speaking to the woman from Spalding, who bought a pair of shorts in a supermarket and found a letter in the pocket from the Bangladeshi worker, who made them. Ill have the full story on that at half past six on BBC One. I hope you can join me then. Whats On Dont forget, if theres something that youre involved in for which youd like a little plug in the Levy Letter for something thats coming up in the not too distant future, then get in touch. As long as its for charity or is a local event, then send me the details and Ill see what I can do. And just a reminder that the Sutton-on-Sea carnival is happening this Sunday. So to everyone, whos involved in the Sutton-on-Sea carnival, good luck to them. And of course, its the big switch-on of the summer illuminations in Skegness on Saturday. If youre going to either of those, then I hope you enjoy. Theres also a little note here that comes from Mike Smith. He says, As you know, the Hull Jazz festival is taking place this coming weekend and I would like to inform you that the Little Big Band will be performing in Queens Gardens at 4.00pm on Sunday. So, if you want to pop along to Queens Gardens on Sunday afternoon and if you enjoy Jazz, then the Hull Jazz festival is taking place at the weekend. Consumer Goods I was only saying last week that electrical goods, such as TVs and washing machines have never been so cheap. And then I read that theyre now going to cost more as a result of new EU recycling laws. Manufacturers and retailers will have to pay for the disposal of virtually all household electrical products, from computers to fridges to watches. This could add £10 - £15 on the price of an average TV or washer. Whether that will actually happen or not, I dont know, but thats something that Ive read about. But consumer goods actually cost less now than they did five years ago. Prince Harry has been renting a love nest in the Dorset hamlet, Navy Shags. Its raised a few giggles this past week, but now there is a list of places with funny names in the UK. Several people have sent in suggestions to me and in this national list, Wetwang in East Yorkshire has got in of course. Lots of people think thats funny. Im not entirely sure why. Also in there with some rude ones is Scratchy Bottom thats another place in Dorset and also Prats Bottom, which is in Kent. Swine in East Yorkshire also makes it into this national list and Upper Thong in West Yorkshire. A few other places Slaggyford and also Six Mile Bottom thats in Cambridgeshire. And finally, Ugley and that is in Essex. Any more funny names, then theyre all gratefully received. Animal Cruelty This is one of the subjects that always gets a huge response whenever we do it on the television or on the radio and Ive talked about it many times over the last thirty years and that is the abuse and bad treatment of animals. And the abuse and neglect of pets in this country has soared to record numbers, according to new figures. In 2005, the RSPCA helped almost 100,000 dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and other animals, which had been mistreated by their owners. Thats ten hundred thousand and that is a 77% rise on the previous year. Lots of people just dont understand how this happens amongst a nation of so-called pet lovers. The true figure is likely to be even higher with the plight of tens of thousands of other pets, which go unreported as they are hidden from sight. A thousand owners were convicted of cruelty last year and twenty-eight were jailed. Its sickening figures isnt it? And as the report says, its probably not the whole picture. Well, that's it from me for today. Join me for tonights Look North at half past six for all the days news. And dont forget if theres a story that you want us to do of an event or an issue thats affecting you in your area, then let me know. Drop me a line and give me the full story and well see if we can cover it on the programme. And like Linda Johnson last night, who wrote to me about a problem with a high hedge next to her house, get in touch with me if you want me to help with a problem. Whether it was coincidence or not, but Lindas hedge was cut the very same day as Look North decided to broadcast the story, so perhaps we could help with your problem too in Leave it to Levy. So get in touch with me and tell me all about your issue. Also, dont forget to include a contact telephone number as well, so that we can get in touch with you and well see if we can help. The usual address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] And of course, the next time Linda needs her hedge cutting,! Look North will be watching to see if the council need a reminder from me again to go around with the hedge cutters! Have a very good day. See you tonight. 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
