Hello, it's Peter here and welcome to Thursdays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well.
On tonight's programme, we'll have the story of seventeen month old Zoe from Hull. Shes being kept alive by an artificial heart and is very poorly in hospital. Her parents know their only hope for a transplant lies in the death of another child. We'll have their story tonight. Also on the programme, find out why the growing number of wind turbines in our region could be putting our population of bats at risk. And I'll be speaking to the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ming Campbell, testing his ideas on how to deal with anti social behaviour and crime on some of our toughest estates. Thanks very much indeed for all the emails on a variety of subjects. We were talking about the bins and the fact that in Scunthorpe theres going to be an extra bin on the doorstep, a burgundy bin for plastic and cardboard recycling. The emails are still coming in on this subject. We in North Kesteven have been on bi-weekly collections for the last two years. We dont have any problems with smelly bins here. Another one here that comes from Conningsby People are just lazy and wont give it a proper try. I lived in Germany, and there we managed five bins. This next one comes from Meg, That councillor categorically said that hed asked every household in Lincolnshire. Well, he didnt blooming ask me. I must have been asleep when he called. That was referring to the gentleman responsible for the bins in Scunthorpe. And finally, I live in West Butterwick and weve never ever been asked about weekly collections. Thanks very much indeed for all the emails. Get ready to m! essage in on the subjects on discussion tonight on the programme on BBC One at half past six. And of course, Paul will be here with the forecast as usual. I hope you can join me for tonights Look North. Siesta Winston Churchill enjoyed it and so did Leonardo Di Vinci and so did Margaret Thatcher. What am I talking about? Well, were used to it when we go on holiday to Europe and we find that the shops are shut in the afternoons. Now people are suggesting that Britons should say hello to the siesta. 68% believe that taking forty winks during the working day would be good for the mind and body. 46% say their day would be more productive. The idea is that there would be a national shut eye in the middle of the afternoon and maybe even the shops could join in as well and close for a nap. Would a siesta work in this country? Would offices have to build in beds under the desks for its staff? Send in your thoughts on that [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have a problem or an issue that you think we might be able to talk about on the programme, then get in touch. I got an email the other day from Emma in Scampton. Take a look My husband works at RAF Waddington and commutes from Scampton every day on his quad bike. The problem is that almost every day he comes home and tells me that somebody has nearly knocked him off, and on many occasions it seems that the car drivers are doing this on purpose. We think that they believe that the quad shouldn't be on the road and therefore try to knock him off it on purpose, which is an awful thought. Al has been both a car driver and a motorbike rider for many years now and so is obviously aware that sometimes motorbikes unfortunately aren't spotted by car drivers but his quad does stand out a lot more than a motorbike, which was one reason him getting it. It has got to the point that if he is ten minutes late home in the evening I end up standing outside looking up and down the r! oad for him. I wondered if you could mention it and perhaps ask the car drivers to give him a little bit more respect on the road, after all he pays his insurance and £180 tax a year to have the right to ride on the roads as much as anyone else. So a heartfelt plea from Emma and her husband there. What do you think about this one? What do you think Emmas husband should do to protect himself a bit more on his quad bike? Or do you think he shouldnt be allowed on the road, despite paying his car tax and insurance? Get in touch with me on this one! Apprentice Well, what can you say? It was one of those moments where you put your hands up to your face and covered your eyes in disbelief. If you are an Apprentice viewer, then you will have seen the result last night. Katie Hopkins decided that it wasnt for her. There was a lot of backlash against Katie from people in the office here, in the papers, and even on the street as well. As someone put it last night on the television, then Katie Hopkins gives businesswomen a bad name! The final is next week and theres now the Cambridge graduate Simon in the final along with Christina. And all will be sorted out next week. And it seems like its all kicking off in the Big Brother house as well. Reports are coming in that one of the house mates has been kicked out for racist remarks! Well, well have to watch tonight to find out more about that! Whats On Thanks for the emails. Weve had quite a lot of people letting me know about events. Theres just a few here to give a plug to as this week draws to a close. Keith Hartley has messaged in to let me know about a very special marathon thats in its 30th year. Its the Sea Bank Marathon thats taking place on Sunday 10th June between Skegness and Boston. To all taking part, then the best of luck for that! And they always put on a great show. The Hull Savoyards are putting on Gilbert and Sullivans Pirates Of Penzance. A great show, but extra special this time as three generations of the same family are involved. Theres the Grandmother as the pianist, her son and grandson as pirates and policeman. Theyre certainly keeping it in the family! Im sure itll be a wonderful performance by the Hull Savoyards so if youd like to go, then put a note in your diary for the 13th to 15th June from 7.30pm. Thats at the Middleton Hall in Hull. They then travel to the Floral Hall in Hornsea for an extra performance in Hornsea on the 16th June. So tickets are available on the door for all performances or pre-booked from Hull City Box Office on 01482 226655. For the Hornsea performance you can get your tickets from Offbeat Newbegin in Hornsea or telephone 01964 534527. Its a great show, really funny and some marvellous songs. Break a leg to all the performers at Hull Savoyards! I think were lucky enough to get some marvellous shows to our region and this time its Grimsby Auditorium. Are you a fan of Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark? Do you remember the band, OMD, from the nineties? Well, theyre back together and touring again and theres a new album from them too. Ive got two tickets to give away to go see OMD perform live at Grimsby Auditorium on Monday 18th June at 7pm. So if youre a fan of the band and can get to Grimsby on Monday 18th June, then answer this very simple question! name one of their hits. Nice and easy that one. So email me quickly with the answer and Ill sort out two tickets to see their concert in Grimsby. Email me straightaway to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Best of luck with that! Well, that's it from me for today. Have a very good afternoon. And join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. 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
