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 a special in depth interview with the world renowned Anglican Church Leader and anti-slavery campaigner Desmond Tutu. Ill be talking to him, so dont miss that.
Fifth time unlucky - we'll have the reaction to Lincoln City's play off defeat last night. Health Campaigners in Hornsea are calling on the Primary Care Trust to rethink proposals to move hospital beds, well take a look at the issues. And we'll have a special preview of the Hull to Scarborough vintage car rally. And also well have the weather forecast as always. Emails Thanks for the emails on a variety of subjects. We were talking about programmes yesterday and the cost of them. I was saying that you used to be able to get theatre programmes for 20p. Well an email in from Len Wood from the Caxton Theatre in Grimsby, he says theyre still 50p there. Add that to the cost of a ticket at just £6.50. It makes an excellent night out for £7.00. So there we are, a little plug for the Caxton Theatre in Grimsby. Len Wood was obviously a keen supporter of theirs. Talking of emailing, surfing the internet for news, information and friendship is today a mainstream activity for both sexes and all ages according to a new report from a leading firm of internet analysis. Young women have taken over from young men as the main users of the net in the UK while men aged 50 and over are the largest male group online. Once viewed as the preserve of stereotypically introverted young men, the internet is today patrolled by a fairly even split between the sexes. 51% male, 49% female. So there we are, all ages, all groups, all sexes on the internet according to a report just out. Dont forget, if youve got a problem that you think we might be able to tackle on the programme and youd like us to have a go, we were talking last night about skateboarders looking for a park. All youve got to do is drop me a line and well see if we can do it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Traffic Jams Well sailing past the traffic jams is every commuters dream, but one chap has done that literally. His name is David Grimes, hes an IT manager, hes 37. Each morning he puts on a wet suit and he kite surfs his way to the office in Brighton. He lives in a beach house along the coast and the trip to the nearest office takes him about 30 minutes, a good way to beat the jams. If he was going by car it would take him an awful lot longer. He says I usually average about 20 miles an hour which is better than cars do along the coast road. I kite surf most days and on those when the wind isnt strong enough I get my bike out and cycle. So there we are, can we think of alternative ways of getting into work? If you have thoughts on that then do get in touch to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rustle Free Well that hugely annoying rusting noise in the cinema could become a thing of the past thanks to a silent crisp packet. It means you might never miss the films crucial line again although scientists are only in the early stages of making the product. The idea is to create a rustle free bag specifically for use as a TV prop. At the moment, if theyre eating crisps in the bar in Coronation Street or Emmerdale, the noise of the packet is picked up by the sound people and is irritating. Well the crisps that are manufactured by the Yorkshire food giant Seabrooks who are based in Bradford are already appearing in scenes in Emmerdale and Coronation Street. The noise from the current packets gives the sound crews a headache and theyve demanded something be done to prevent the filming being ruined. Well the Bradford based firm said the crisps are on sale behind the bars in soaps to make it look more realistic, so the product needs to look real. The idea to create a silent bag came ! from discussions with TV crews. Now theyve tried some out and if it works, the rustle free crisps could be in the shops very soon. Whatever will they think of next? I would have thought that the rustling of crisps was more realistic, but maybe not. Pictures Dont forget if youve got a picture you think we should see, send it to me. If youve taken one at the weekend youre pleased with, I dont think the weather forecast is that good at the weekend, send it to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or if you want to send in a hard copy you can send it to us in the post to BBC, Queens Court, Queens Gardens, Hull, HU1 3RH. And if theres anyone you know thats not signed up to the Levy Letter and theyd like one, then get them to go to our new revamped website at www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthhull. Weve got the latest news, weather, and lots of other features, and if youve missed a Look North one night, if you get in late, you can watch it on the internet, or you can watch one specific report from the show. Thats www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthhull. Well thats it from me today, have a good weekend, and look out for the Levy Letter again on Monday. 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