Its Peter here and welcome to the final Levy Letter of the week. And were finishing the week with an extremely busy programme.
Tonight, we'll have a special report on the Croatian criminal gangs, targeting supermarket cash points in our region. We ran this story earlier in the week after many people got in touch with us to say that they had had money removed from their accounts after using certain cash points in our region. Humberside Police told us that skimming devices and cameras had been set up at ATMs so that fraudsters could then read card details. Well, tonight, we'll reveal what you need to know so that you dont get fleeced. Thats one not to miss tonight. And theyre on the brink - we'll be speaking to the East Riding business, who says they could lose up to a million pounds if the foot and mouth ban on exports continues. Im sure local producers and farmers will feel the affects on this outbreak for many months to come. If youre a farmer in our region and are affected by this, then get in touch with me. Id love to hear from you to get your point of view on this latest disaster for the farming community. Its the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also tonight, he started sowing the seeds of success when he was just two years old. Now that he's eleven, a North East Lincolnshire lad has won an award for his allotment. Its a great story from an incredibly dedicated young gardener! And football fever hits the region as the new season kicks off. We'll be getting the low down on the expectations for our clubs from Sports Editor, David Burns and BBC Radio Humberside commentator, Peter Swan. And Simon Clark will be meeting Scunthorpe United fans keenly awaiting the new season. And theres time here to mention that if youre a sports fan, then make sure you watch Look North on Mondays. Were welcoming Football Focus presenter, Damian Johnson, to our team, wholl be with us every Monday bringing you all the action from our sports teams. So I hope you can join me on Monday for a new look at sport in our region. And dont forget, we dont just want to follow our big football or rugby teams in our region. We want to know about other sports too. If your netball team or hockey team are doing well, then let us know. And if you happen to participate in any other sport, then get in touch too. Let me know what sport youre into, but please dont invite me to join in! As always, here are the little plugs for events that are happening near you. This weekend sees a very busy event for the Withernsea Lifeboat crew. Steve Medcalf from the team got in touch with me. He says On Saturday from noon until 4pm, we are opening the doors to our Lifeboat Station for all to come and see. Come along and see where the Making Waves money has been utilised, meet the crew and see our vital lifesaving equipment. There will be souvenirs on sale as well as attractions for the children and admission is free So thats the event on Saturday. And dont forget, the Making Waves campaign was run by BBC Radio Humberside and all the money was generated by their incredibly generous listeners! So go and find out where all the money went to! Steve also told me about another event this weekend on the Sunday. He writes On Sunday, there is a free display on the Promenade at Withernsea involving Withernsea RNLI, Humber RNLI and the Rescue Helicopter from RAF Leconfield. The fun starts at 2pm and goes on throughout the afternoon, with the Helicopter due at approx 3pm. Its a very entertaining show for all to see and again no admission charge! So a weekend of events for the Withernsea Lifeboat crew. They do incredible work, so I hope Im able to help with a bit of publicity here. Just to let you know that they are located at the top of Southcliff Road in Withernsea and theres lots going on this weekend, both on Saturday and Sunday. Good luck to them! And an event here in Grimsby for you. Sue from Grimsby Hospital got in touch with me to let me know about a Boneshaker Walk that theyre organising for September. Now then I know its a long way off, but they want people to register and to get a sponsor form. Her email says The Orthopaedic outpatients unit at the Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby is being revamped, courtesy of the National Health Service, however the staff of the Orthopaedic Unit are trying to raise some money to enhance the comfort of the patients using this facility. We are organising a Boneshaker Walk inviting ex-patients and their friends and families to compete a sponsored circuit of the St George V Stadium in Grimsby on Sunday 9 September starting at 11.00am. So there are the details for the walk. And Sue sends a final message to the people of Grimsby! Come and take part, or sponsor someone who is taking park, or youll only have yourself to blame if you break a leg and the Outpatie! nts Department is a boring place to be !!! You have been warned. So hello to Sue and all the nurses on Ward B7! If youre unfortunate enough to break your leg, then make sure you sponsor them! You can write to them to get a sponsor form to Ward B7, the Orthopaedic Clinic, Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Scartho Road, Grimsby. So good luck to them. Well, that's it from me for now. Just one final little story that I found in a paper. You know how I like to read about the latest gadgets or scientific breakthroughs! Well, scientists have done the most amazing thing now and have learnt how to levitate things. It sounds like its out of Star Trek doesnt it? Now then, I dont understand any of this, but this is how they did it. They say that theyve managed to reverse a natural force, which normally causes tiny particles to stick together. This is called the Casmir force or sticky quantum force and is best illustrated in the way tiny geckos are able to stick to a wall or ceiling with just one toe. Are you following all of this? Well, by reversing this phenomenon, scientists cause objects to repel each other making them sort of levitate. At the moment, theyre not saying theyll be able to make floating cars or even floating people, but said it would make huge advances in technology like car airbags where friction is a com! mon problem. So the uses of this amazing technique sound quite dull really dont they? But what do you reckon? This time next year, do you think Ill be announcing in the Levy Letter that scientists have found out how to levitate humans?!? Have a lovely weekend and look out for your Levy Letter again on Monday. 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
