Hi there, its Peter here! Glad you could join me for the last Levy Letter of the week.
There were many comments from you after last nights programme. We were talking about insurance and many of you were saying how angry you were that people, who werent insured, may still get a handout to help repair their homes and belongings after the floods. Well be continuing the debate tonight. Ill have some of your very heated comments on that and we'll be asking is it just a drop in the ocean as the government confirms it's to give £2.1 million in emergency aid to the flood victims. We'll be speaking to the leader of Hull City Council and a mother of three children to find out their reaction to this payout. Also tonight, they're hoping for a miracle as a four year old Scunthorpe boy and his family travel all the way to China to undergo revolutionary stem cell treatment. And it's home at last as the Boston Pilgrims find a new manager. We'll be asking whether or not he can save them from yet another relegation. And we'll revisit the battle of Flamborough Head as two American diving teams race to find the wreckage of an eighteenth century battle ship. Well be live on the East Coast tonight. Thats all on BBC One at half past six. Robots Not sure what youll make to this story! I do like reading and using gadgets, but perhaps this is taking it too far. Rental humanoid robots are available to hire now in Japan to work as receptionists in busy hospitals or offices. These clever robots can have conversations with you and can book you in for your appointment, all while singing a song to you. Sounds lovely? Is this what youd like in your doctors surgery? They currently cost £500 a day or £12,000 for a year, which this robot temping agency suggest is the same amount as a receptionists salary. Despite what you think about having to deal with a robot when you book yourself in at the hospital, it is amazing isnt it that these so-called clever robots can actually replace a human being now in the workplace! Amazing, but slightly worrying perhaps? Plug As you know, I like to plug local events in the Levy Letter. A couple of events for you to make a note about for this weekend. Tim Mickleburgh has emailed in and asks Is there any chance that you could mention the Community Fun Day that we are having tomorrow (Saturday) on Grimsby's Duke of York Gardens between 2pm and 4.30pm? Activities include stalls, a bouncy castle, a fire engine, live dance groups and numerous other facilities, all free of charge. And another one for the weekend. Dave Walker from the Lincoln Knights Scooter club has let me know on our hotline that theyre having a charity ride out tomorrow. Theyre starting from the Lincoln Green Pub on Lincoln Road at about 2pm to ride throughout the city. And its all in aid of the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance. And I mentioned it earlier in the week, Appleby in North Lincolnshire are having their Celebration of Village Life this weekend. This is all in aid of the Church roof fund and therell be! a flower festival in the church, a musical concert on Saturday evening. On the Sunday therell be a church service led by the Bishop of Grimsby with music and song by the villagers and then the green fingered residents will open their gardens in the afternoon. So lots of events going on this weekend. Best of luck to everyone, whos organising a charity event. I hope it goes well. And just a little note finally to send best wishes to a very special parish priest in Brigg. Canon Maher is the parish priest for St Marys Catholic church in Brigg and today, he not only celebrates his retirement, but hes celebrating sixty years as an ordained priest. Thats just incredible isnt it? And despite being eighty-five this year, hes still going strong. I believe that many of his friends and family are coming over from Ireland today for a special celebration mass in his honour in Brigg today. So best wishes to them all on Canon Mahers sixtieth anniversary as a priest. Thats amazing isnt it? So thats it from me for today. I hope all those events go well this weekend and that you can 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
