Hello and welcome to Tuesdays Levy Letter. Of course Peter is still on holiday at the moment, so letter writing honours go to me again, Caroline Davis. Youll be able to see me and Crispin Rolfe presenting Look North again tonight, but its not all change, were still at the usual time of six thirty on BBC One and as ever well have all the days news and stories from our region.
The inquest opens today into one of Lincolnshire's worst accidents in 30 years. On the programme tonight we'll try to find out how 6 people died on Valentine's day this year in that terrible incident. We'll hear from the Lincoln family struggling after the collapse of the Farepack Christmas saving scheme in which they lost £600. Theyve managed to get some of the money back, but only £60 so far. The family say they dont expect to get any more money back either. As European ministers meet to cut fishing quotas for cod again, we find out what we'll be eating instead. That sounds ominous doesnt it? Well if you like your cod then dont miss this tonight. Zimbabwean refugee Ashley McMasters has been told she can stay in the UK. Shes had a long fight against deportation, and she'll be joining us in the studio to share her feelings after this eventual success. And it was a defining political scandal of the 60s. We'll hear from the Hull writer Gill Adams as she talks about her play about the life of Christine Keeler and the Profumo affair. Well I dont stretch back that far, but Im looking forward to having her in the studio for a chat. And of course well have a detailed weather forecast for the region as ever. Thats all at half past six on BBC One. Messages Well we get a lot of messages sent in to us at Look North. Of course we read and listen to them all, and viewers feedback and comments are a vital part of the programme. One of the topics weve had a big response on is the proposed closure of post offices, weve had loads of comments on this. Mary Ellis from Dunholme in Lincolnshire wrote in to say - There are many people in this country who do not have a car, do not have a bank account, do not have a choice of where they shop, pay bills, meet people who offer a support system and who rely on the post offices in their community. Ginger Gallagher wrote in with this comment Another problem with closing post offices in the country, is an increase in global worming because more people will be driving into towns & cities. Dave in North Lincolnshire wrote to say I am writing to support the continued funding of rural post offices. I am a family man who personally would not miss the post office. I do however feel that they are important particularly to the elderly and disabled in rural areas. In issues such as this sadly people do not complain until it directly affects them by which time it is too late Kieron from Hull texted in with this Close post offices in the cities to save the rural ones. We dont need so many in one city. There should be one big one in the city centre. One anonymous caller simply says You dont pay for a concern that loses money every week. Well there were lots more comments on that subject, mostly in favour of keeping the post offices open. Im sure well be continuing to cover this story on Look North, so keep watching to get all the latest. Ideas We're still looking for ideas from you for a series of films entitled "Something you've never seen". It may be that you've always wanted to see inside the dressing rooms at Lincoln City, you might have a hankering to learn what goes on at a chocolate factory or you might want a closer look at the tremendous wildlife that can be found at Bempton Cliffs in East Yorkshire. Those are just some suggestions, but we'd love to hear your ideas - after all, we get a lot of our stories and features from suggestions by viewers. Send your ideas to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you never know, they may end up making it onto the programme in the New Year. Well thats about all for todays letter. Dont forget, if you have something to want to contribute to the letter, or some query youd like answered, then send your email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put Levy Letter in the subject heading and well fit it into the letter before the end of the week. Take care Caroline 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
