Hello, its 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 at half past six. Ill have all the days news and also Paul will have the forecast as usual.
Its a very busy programme tonight. Weve got a lot to talk about. We'll have the latest on the news that from the New Year, there will be just one GP available to provide an out of hours doctors service for the whole of the East Riding. Well be finding out how that will impact on the service provided and what itll mean for residents living in the area. After the death at the weekend of two firefighters at the blaze at the fireworks factory in East Sussex, this has reminded us how dangerous the job of a firefighter can be. Look North will be going behind the scenes with Humberside Fire and Rescue service to see how the new recruits are trained to cope with this dangerous job. And its a far cry from policing the streets of Hull did you know that Hull has links with Caribbean drug runners? Look North has been given rare access to the city's affiliated warship, Iron Duke, as it patrols the South Atlantic. Its part of an international fleet of ships trying to stop drugs getting onto our streets. Well have our exclusive report later on the programme. Plus Im sure the fans are reeling at the news of Phil Parkinsons sacking yesterday. We'll have the latest from Hull City in their search for a new manager. Fans are calling for Kevin Keegan and Ian Dowie to replace Parkinson could the fans dreams come true with those suggestions for a new manager? Well be getting the latest from the club. And the idea of swimming outside in this weather may not be that appealing to some, but find out why lidos are experiencing a revival in Woodhall Spa. Plus as Lincoln Cathedral is given its single biggest donation of one million pounds, I'll be finding out how they're going to be spending it. All that tonight on Look North at half past six on BBC One. I hope you can join me then. Sports Awards Well done to all our winners on the BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Sports Awards, which was held at The Deep last night. It was a very successful evening. Well done to all our winners and you can find out more about who they were by tuning in today to Look North. Pictures Some excellent pictures have been sent to us in the last day or two. Either good weather or bad weather always prompt some startling pictures to come through. But we want more, particularly from Lincolnshire. If youve got a picture that youre proud of that we could show on the programme, and it can be a funny one as well or of people, then let me have it. Its the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] For Sale Home buyers looking for a snap, then Ive got just the house for you. Its a bargain. Its only going to cost you a thousand pounds! Thats all thats being asked for a three bedroom family home worth around £120,000. But beneath the sitting room of the comfortable semi-detached house is a mineshaft, which drops a thousand feet underground. This bargain house, in Redruth in Cornwall, will be auctioned on Wednesday at the reserve price of just a thousand pounds. The house is fine. It looks good from outside. And of course if the mineshaft doesnt give way, then youre fine. If it does give way, then youre not so ok! Its been offered at just a thousand pounds is it worth the risk? Post Office Thousands of post offices in towns and cities across Britain are on the brink of closure, campaigners warned last night. Until now, the crisis in the countrys post office network has focussed on rural branches, but now a new report has found that for every rural post office lost, more than eight branches in built up areas have gone to the wall with many more set to follow it. It means that millions of people are being left without access to vital services. Poor families and pensioners are the hardest hit. Almost a third of urban branches, about two thousand five hundred, have closed in the past three years, according to the Think Tank, the new economics foundation. More than one in six of those were in deprived areas. The report warns that there is a tipping point where, without urgent action, many of the remaining branches will be forced out of business. When post offices close, other small shops that rely on them for trade follow leading to ghost communities. So thats on! the subject of post offices and the growing number of closures. Its a great shame if we lose all of our post offices. I know that many elderly people rely totally on them for pensions and other services. Its a story weve done on Look North and Im sure well continue to follow it. Behind The Scenes Now heres your chance to produce a piece for Look North. Is there something youve never seen on Look North that you want to know more about? Have you ever passed a building and thought, Id love to know what goes on in there? Is there a beauty spot that you think should have a wider audience? We want your suggestions for a series of forthcoming Look North films. So if youre fascinated by Granthams sewers or want to see the parts of Hulls Guildhall which are closed to the public, then contact us here at Look North. Im sure were all guilty of it typical nosy neighbours! Well, if you fancy a nose about any old building, new building, empty building, then let us know. Or if you want to learn more about somebodys job and what they do behind the scenes, then get in touch. Email me and let me know to the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Amateurs Dont forget if youre involved in an amateur group or a society and youd like a little plug in the Levy Letter, then get in touch. Give me the details and the performance times and whos in it and Ill give you a plug in the Letter. The usual address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, that's it from me for today. Have a very good day. Join me for tonights programme on BBC One at 6.30pm as usual. Bye for now, 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
