Hello and welcome to todays Levy Letter. Lots going on tonight on the programme. News is unfolding now that sixty-two women are being offered urgent blood tests, after a hospital in Lincolnshire revealed that one of their surgeons has been carrying the deadly hepatitis C virus. Well have the latest on this tonight on the programme.
And judging by the huge numbers of emails and messages about this story, when we covered it last week, this will definitely be of interest to many. We'll have the latest on the investigation by OFCOM that could finally offer some hope to disgruntled internet users in Hull and East Yorkshire. We'll be speaking with the region's MEP over the claims that Karoo has an unfair monopoly in the area. After a series of recent tragic deaths on Lincolnshire's roads involving motorbikes, we'll be with Lincolnshire Police as they launch a special training programme at Cadwell Park. We'll be finding out how they intend to reduce the death toll on our region's roads. We'll have a special report from Gloucester, as we take a flood affected family from Hull to share their experiences with people, who suffered the floods in that region. Lots of incredible photographs have arrived in the Look North inbox as people spotted HMS Bounty coming into Hull. Were indebted for those, thank you. Tonight, we'll be live on HMS Bounty, finding out the historical links with the city and asking what the ship's visit will do for tourism and local businesses. And heres one you couldnt make up! We'll meet the woman from Lincolnshire, who has a collection of more than four hundred bread plates. If you don't know what a bread plate is, then youre not alone! Thats the hot topic in the newsroom this morning! Tune in tonight to find out how this unique collection has taken over her life and presumably her home as well! Thats all tonight on BBC One at half past six. And these sort of stories seem to be more and more frequent, but I still find it amazing. I always thought that living in the UK, we were away from the threat of earthquakes, but apparently not. A sixth earthquake in a month has hit Manchester, according to the British Geological Survey. It was only a small one at 2.4 on the Richter scale, but even so, dont you think thats amazing that were getting so many earthquakes in this country! Experts dont seem that concerned though when theyre as tiny as that. I also read that this earthquake happened in the same area where one hundred and fifty tremors occurred between October 2002 and January 2003! One hundred and fifty! Surely not! It just amazes me how calm the experts seem to be. They say, "We have earthquakes of this magnitude occurring all the time, about nine a year on average." Well, I dont know about you, but I find that quite alarming! Theres a film coming out next week, which Im sure many people in our area are waiting for eagerly. Its not everyday that Hollywood comes to Grimsby, and plucks a few lucky locals to be extras in a huge blockbuster. Well, Atonement is the name of the film and stars Keira Knightley, who after the premiere at the Venice Film Festival yesterday, is tipped for an Oscar for her performance. An area of the docks at Grimsby was turned into a set for the film and I think a few local lads had the opportunity to be soldiers. So, Im not sure if theyll get the same red carpet treatment when the film goes on general release next week, but good luck for their starring roles! And if you go and see it, then look out for Grimsby Docks and see if you can recognise it! Ive been told we probably cant! An email here from a very proud Mum. Dear Look North, I am writing to tell you about a lifestyle group called the Ferocious Fudges, they are three eleven-year-old girls called Deanna, Bethany and Lois. The girls have been working hard this summer on a project to try and improve their home town of Barton on Humber. They started with a poster campaign, they designed a poster saying Be Proud Of Your Town, Keep Litter Down, which they managed to get many shops in Barton to display. Their next task was to get sponsors for a walk across the Humber Bridge and back which they completed, singing most of the way. The money was to pay for Crocus and Snowdrop bulbs which they are planting in the childrens playground at Baysgarth Park on the 30th August at 2pm. They raised enough money for each girl to send a cheque for £20 to a charity of their choice. So well done to Deanna, Bethany and Lois, who will be planting bulbs today in Barton and thanks to Deannas Mum, Gaynor, for getting ! in touch. And a last little note here. If you remember a while ago, I mentioned an event coming up that was a memorial day for Avros chief aeroplane designer, Roy Chadwick. Heres a note from David Willey Many thanks for featuring in your Levy Letter the special memorial day to remember Roy Chadwick, who was killed sixty years ago this month. Roy Chadwick designed lots of aeroplanes including the Avro Manchester, Lancaster, York , Lincoln, Shackleton and just before his death the Delta wing Vulcan Bomber which is fifty years old this year. The day at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby was an overwhelming success breaking all previous attendance records - a tribute to a great man. Thank you. So thanks go to David for getting in touch with me first to let me know about that event. And if you want a plug for your charity event, then let me know and Ill put it in the Letter one day! Get in touch to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, that's it from me for now. 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
