Hello there, its Peter here with your Levy Letter today. What a wonderful weekend it was. For once Im glad that Paul got the forecast right!
On tonight's Look North, we'll be investigating the implications of the foot and mouth outbreak for our farms in the region. Plus we'll be taking a look at the new breast care unit, which has been part paid for by public money, as it opens its doors today. We'll be finding out more about the row over the state of Spalding United's football pitch and find out why a suburban bungalow in Hull is turning Japanese. Find out more about that and all the rest of the days news on tonights Look North at half past six. Of course, house prices are a regular insert in our Levy Letter. And sadly, I have to keep reporting that theyre soaring! According to a new report just out, house prices are set to rise by 40% over the next five years. That means that the average home will be worth about £300,000 by 2012. That just doesnt seem possible does it? At the moment, the average home in England is now about £206,594 and thats nearly eleven times our average earnings. House prices have risen by 156% since 1997, but during that same period the average income has only risen by about 35%, meaning that many first time buyers are struggling to get onto the first rung of the property ladder. But perhaps we should count ourselves lucky living up here in the North property prices in London are set to soar to an average of £478,300 in 2012. Estimates for our area are that the average price for a home will be £200,000 in five years time. Just unbelievable isnt it? The aftermath of the floods is still very much in discussion at the moment and emails and messages are pouring in with people still struggling to clear up. Two emails here which might be of interest to you. Yvonne writes Hello Peter, Today we have had two community wardens visit us undertaking a questionnaire about any damage we may have had from flooding and whether we had received or needed any help from the Council. We have seen no-one from the council and have received no help whatsoever even with the removal of flood damaged property (were still waiting five weeks on).This is six weeks after the actual floods!!!!! Is it any wonder that there is confusion about the actual number of families who have had flood damage, with such an inefficient system in place. Mr Minns talks about Hull being the forgotten city. He seems to be forgetting a vast number of areas within the city itself and waiting six weeks to contact residents appears to be totally unacceptable. So thats Yvonnes perspective regarding the flooding in her area in Hull. But heres another email from David in North Lincolnshire, who wanted to put forward his point of view as an outsider to the city. Dear Peter, As an outside observer of the claim and counterclaim of the figures, I would suggest the best way to get some real results is to make ALL the Hull City councillors walk the streets of the flooded areas, speaking to every householder, to sort out claims made to all insurers involved and collate these findings over the next few days. It shouldn't take them more than a couple of hours to do this walking, and show the people they are real councillors earning their fees and expenses for a change instead of political points! So thank you David and Yvonne for those comments. Keep them coming in and let us know your perspective on the clear up operation after the floods. Its the usual address for any comment or any story and thats [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, that's it from me for today. Join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. I hope you can join me then. 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
