Hello, it's Peter here and welcome to the start of another week here on Look North and the Levy Letter. Join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm for all the days news including getting the latest information on the decision by Hull City Council whether or not to go ahead with the incinerator at Saltend. I know a lot of you have concerns about this and weve looked at the issue of burning our waste on Look North in the past. So tune in tonight to find out the latest on this decision.
Also tonight, well have the first in our special series looking at the wonderful work of the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance. Weve been given exclusive access to showcase the work of this wonderful team. Plus I'll be meeting the twenty-four stone man, who's described himself as having one foot in the grave. We'll find out how this Grimsby man is walking his way to health. A wonderful story, so I hope you can join me for that. Find out tonight who Hull City will face in the next round of the FA cup provided they get through their rematch after the draw at the weekend! More on that later. And you are seeing double! We'll be at the school in Bassingham, which is filled with twins. 10% of its pupils are twins! Unbelievable isnt it? And find out how a bottle of beer could be worth a £2000 camper van. We'll be meeting the man, who, after a series of swaps, has finally got the vehicle of his dreams. All that tonight on BBC One. House Prices I was talking about house prices on Friday in the Letter. Its always a subject that gets a big response. This one comes from Daphne in Kings Lynn, who says, I know this subject is one that is always in your letter and I just wanted to say that the more prices rise, then the worse it is getting for first time buyers. Here in Norfolk it is getting harder for young people to get onto the housing ladder with people from far and away buying holiday homes. A lot of young people, who live in Norfolk, cannot afford to buy a house in the place where they grow up. I heard that a house on the East Coast is being sold to someone, who will only live in it for one month of the year when they come down on holiday. Something must be done as peoples wages are not going up by the same rate as house prices and first time buyers need to get on the housing ladder. As you know, its expected that house prices will go up by 15% this year! Pictures Dont forget if youve got a photograph or a picture that youre particularly proud of, then let me take a look. Halfway through the programme, every night on Look North, we show one on the screen and wed like to show yours. If its good, then send it to me. Also if youve got a problem or an issue or something that you think we could deal with on the programme, then drop me a line to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I look forward to hearing from you and look forward to sorting out your problems in one of our future Leave it to Levys. Drop me a line on any subject of course and Ill get it straight away. Selina Scott Do you remember in the early days of breakfast television, she was on our TV every morning? And then she did a few other programmes and she went to work in America on the TV. Selina Scott! Then ten years ago, she dropped out all together and became a farmer and successful businesswoman. She farmed up on the Yorkshire Dales, but now shes back on the television for the first time in ten years, herding her sheep and talking about the countryside. Selina Scott is now fifty-five, but when you see her picture, she does look pretty incredible. Selina had shocked fans when she quit her one million pound a year job as an anchor woman for CBS news channel in America in 1996. Shes gone on to become a farmer in the Yorkshire Dales and is now back on our screens on ITV in a programme called Tales From The Country. 4x4s I briefly mentioned this last week. Theres been a big response on this one. Thank you very much indeed for all of the emails. I was saying that the owners of 4x4s have always regarded themselves as very safe drivers. And weve always regarded them as safe as well. The drivers of so-called Chelsea Tractors have now been accused of being unsafe drivers as well as arrogant and sure of themselves. Scientists, who studied drivers by using motorways, found those in 4x4s were more likely to sit with just one hand on top of the wheel as they race along. They concluded that because the drivers are in larger and taller vehicles, they believe theyre safer and so are inclined to take more risks. This flies in the face of claims by some 4x4 drivers that theyre safer, because of their high vantage point, which allows them to see further. Well, thanks to everybody, including Miriam and also John, who both write in with strong emails saying that the poor 4x4 drivers have the finger point! ed at them the whole time by other people. Well as a small 4x4 driver, I know that we do get a fair amount of stick, but I suppose if we choose to drive them, then we can expect it! So thanks for the emails on that subject. Anything else, then keep it coming in and let me know what you think. Also if youve got an idea for a guest or a story that you think we should be doing on the programme, then give me the details and we might be able to cover that one as well on the show. Weather Of course, Paul will have the forecast tonight in detail at half past six, but if were to believe what we read on the front page of one of the tabloid newspapers at the weekend, then were in for a torrential battering with gales and allsorts. Itll be the worst weve seen for a long time during the middle and latter part of this week. But I have been told, because Ive made jokes about this before, that the tabloid newspapers apparently sell a lot more copies if they put stories about the weather on the front pages. Thats what theyve told the Met Office anyway. And thats because we love stories about the weather apparently! So well find out if theres any truth in that story that appeared at the weekend tonight when I chat with Paul. Well, that's it from me for today. Have a very good afternoon and join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm for the first Look North of the week. And if there's someone you know, whos not signed up to receive the daily Levy Letter, then point them in the direction of either one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page. Also, if you know anyone involved in a charity production or event or fete or gala or whatever and youd like a plug, then give me the details. As long as its for charity, then let me know about it. 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
