Hello, it's Peter here. Welcome to Fridays Levy Letter. I hope your day's going well and you'll be able to join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. We'll have all the day's news and stories from our region as usual.
Just days after the chaos caused by a burst water main in Scunthorpe, residents are being hit with a rise in their water bills of twice the rate of inflation. Well be speaking to some of them tonight. As arguments over global warming hot up with a special programme tonight presented by our own Paul Hudson, we'll take a look at the issue and speak with one MEP who thinks it's all a load of rubbish. Find out about Justin Morgan's plans for Hull KR's challenge cup tie this weekend. Theyre having a good season so far this year, and lets hope they can continue. We'll have the third in our series of features about the future of wind farms in our region. In tonight's instalment, out intrepid reporter Guy Lynn climbs one of the tallest wind turbines in our region. And believe it or not, our region will host the premiere of a new musical about the end of the slave trade. Well also go behind the scenes of an East Coast centre dedicated to saving lives in the off-shore oil and gas industry. And well have the weather forecast from Lisa tonight. Thats all at six thirty on BBC One. Weekend The weekend is nearly here. If youve got something planned then I hope it goes very well indeed. Of course if youre involved in something thats for a good cause, a summer fair for spring fair or something youd like to have mentioned in the Levy Letter, then drop me a line and give me the details. And also if you send in a story for us to pursue on the programme then remember to always put a telephone number down so we can contact you quickly as well as an email address. In the first instance, if you want to get in touch then the email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pictures As the weather gets better and the days get longer, if you take any pictures youre proud of and you think youd like to show it on the programme then send it to me, either a hard copy in the post, or electronically via email. House Prices I dont know where the Levy Letter would be without house prices over the last couple of years, but more good news for home owners today as two new reports show that prices are rising. The value of the average British home has risen by an average of £41 a day for the past year. So says the largest building society in the UK. Its amazing to think that homes have risen in value by £41 a day. A typical 3 bedroom semi is now £177,000. £15,000 higher than a year ago. But that is just the average, in our part of the world houses are a lot cheaper. Elton I havent actually seen it, Ive taped it, but last night was the 60th birthday performance by Elton John in Madison Square Garden in New York. He did all his popular songs, Candle in the Wind, Rocketman, Im Still Standing. There was a look behind the scenes as well his lavish party, he seems to have any old excuse for a party. Well Elton John seems to have been with us ever since I came into radio in 1975, at the time I was playing Island Girl, do you remember that one? Its his 60th birthday, Happy Birthday Elton. Ive never actually got to meet him, but it was a great honour to be able to do some of the pre show entertainment at the KC Stadium four years ago when he played there. Its one of the scariest things Ive ever done, walking out on stage in front of 25,000 people. Anyway, happy birthday to Elton John. Drivers We talked about speed cameras this week on the programme. We talked about closed circuit television cameras as well. More than a million British drivers are now on the verge of losing their licenses due to an increase in speed cameras. 16% of the nations 33 million drivers now have penalty points for speeding offences. A fifth of these are a conviction away from disqualification according to a new study. It means that 1.1 million drivers are just one fine away from a ban, so quite a frightening thought. Latest figures are just out. The number of motorists at the danger point has risen by 4% in the last 12 months. Thats according to a leading insurer. So over a million drivers are just one fine away from a ban. Well thats just about it from me. If youre talking to anybody over the weekend whos not signed up to the Levy Letter and theyd like one, then get them to go to one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page, and sign up. Theyll get their first daily Levy Letter from me on Monday. Take care, have a great weekend, and join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. 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
