Hello, it's Peter here and welcome to Thursdays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well. Have you got a covering of snow this morning in your area? Well be getting the forecast from Paul tonight on this lively weather day today! And well be finding out whats in store for us for the following couple of days. If youre out on the roads today travelling, then please stay safe.
On tonight's programme, we'll have an exclusive report on the latest changes to emergency services at Grantham Hospital. Last night we were live at the public consultation meeting in Bridlington held by the Primary Care Trust. Hundreds of people gathered there to hear about planned changes to health care in the region. We were asking for your questions to put to the Trust as we interviewed Dr Duncan Ross, one of the PCT Directors, live later on in the programme. We had a huge response from you. So thank you very much indeed. Keep your views coming in, if youre concerned about your local NHS service. Get in touch with me during the day to the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also tonight, we'll have a special report on the national prison overcrowding crisis. Look North has learnt that young offenders could be moved from other prisons across the country to Lincoln Prison. Well be getting the full story on this tonight. We'll be at Hull Crown court today as the Bridlington teacher, convicted of abusing his position of trust by having sex with his pupils, is due to be sentenced today. Well be at the court to hear the judges decision. Plus find out how one East Riding village has hit the jackpot by teaming up with a Norwegian sugar daddy. And find out why a group of school children want your help to get them all the way to Australia. All that tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. I hope you can join me then. Emails Thanks for the emails on a variety of subjects. You can drop me a line about anything you like, particularly if youve got a story that we should know about or with something youd like a little help. Give me the story and let me have a contact telephone number as well. You can email me direct on [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are just a few emails here to tidy up this weeks Levy Letters. This one comes from Peter and Olive Bone. They dropped me a line to tell me about a school reunion. They live in Hessle. They say, It would be great if you could give a mention to a reunion of old scholars, who attended Carr Lane School in Willerby between 1937, when the school opened, to 1959, when comprehensive teaching began. Its to be held on Sunday 13th May. This will be our third major reunion, the first being held back in 1997. So good luck with that event. If you are one of the former pupils of Carr Lane School in Willerby, then your reunion is on Sunday 13th May 2007. Enjoy! Theres a note here from Cleacia Im a volunteer for the Grimsby Cats Protection. Were wondering if you could give a little plug to us. Its a worthwhile charity. We rely on public support to help re-home and take care of cats and kittens. We really try and get the word out about what we do and educate people on the benefits of spaying and neutering their pets. Were always on the lookout for new volunteers as well. So there you are. Theres a salute to the Grimsby Cats Protection group and to all their volunteers. Do you fancy helping them? And this one says, Can you give a mention to Atwick Village Hall. The village of Atwick near Hornsea has approximately three hundred residents and since the closure of the local store and post office, the village hall has become the focal point for residents to meet up and share news. The hall is used by a variety of different community groups. Please give us a little plug if you can. So theres another salute to the village hall in Atwick! Its lively and open for business at the moment! Over Fifties Can you believe this? They say that young people have all the fun, but it appears that life really does begin at fifty. A survey has found that Britains seniors are our biggest lotharios. Almost a third of over-fifties admit to having sex with someone other than their spouse or long-term partner. This compares to just 14% of the under-thirties, who admit to being unfaithful and 23% of the 30 40 year olds. The findings are just one of the results to come out of a new survey just published. And, as the headlines have been saying, the over-fifties are having the most affairs. Can you believe that? Lottery I dont know about you, but I know a lot of people are waning on doing the lottery. A story, not a million miles away from us this week, makes us all think twice Im sure. Theres a couple, Karen and her partner, Wayne. Karen is thirty-three and shes been saving up for her wedding with her fiancé, Wayne Smith, for next year. She works in a supermarket as a check-out girl. She bought a lottery ticket. She checked her numbers as the lottery went out last Saturday night. And now, less than a week later, she is over £8 million pounds better off! Amazing! She has said, not surprisingly, that shes going to quit her job as a check-out operator. No surprises there! But would you stick at your job if you won the lottery? Id like to hear from you if youre lucky enough to have a job that you love so much you wouldnt give it up if you became a millionaire! Get in touch if you do! Holding Hands Holding hands in public is the key to keeping romance alive and staying together, whatever your age. This is according to a new survey. Research showed that 95% of couples, married more than fifty years ago, still hold hands. This is shattering the myth of the great British reserve. The survey reveals us to be surprisingly affectionate and one of the key things is holding hands in public. Partners, who do, are the ones most likely to stay married. Couples, together for more than half a century, hold hands more than those who are just married. Thats interesting isnt it? Couples, who have been married for a long time, hold hands more than those, who have just got married! Your view on that, Id be interested to hear from you, is gratefully received. Email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] And just finally, house proud women, who vacuum regularly cover enough miles in their lifetime to walk to New York and back! The average British woman will walk an amazing 7,300 miles in their life, simply by doing the vacuuming. In contrast, and this is the sting, the average man will cover a mere 850 miles the equivalent of the less glamorous journey from Lands End to John O Groats. So women with a vacuum 7,300. Men can only manage 850 miles!! If you live in a small flat in Victoria Dock, like me, then its probably not even that! Well, that's it from me for today. Enjoy your Thursday afternoon. Stay safe if youre out and about on the roads in this wintry weather. Join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. 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