Hello it's Tim here with Friday's Levy Letter, You will be glad to know that normal service is resumed from next week as Peter will be back on the sofa.
Once again, I have enjoyed my stint presenting Look North and I would like to thank everyone who has contacted me during the week. It will be back to the day job for me as Political Editor next week, and what a week it could be with the possibility of an election announcement. Although as I speak, the polls are showing a "Tory bounce" - making it very risky for Gordon Brown to gamble on calling a general election. People often describe politics as "boring" and tell me they are simply not interested in what happens at Westminster. Thursday's programme highlighted a classic issue which the politicians could be using on your doorstep - post office closures. This will be a gift for the opposition parties as they blame the government for taking services away from branches. But with the network losing £4million every week, it would be a brave politician to promise ploughing taxpayers' money into the Royal Mail, when hospitals and schools are under such pressure. What would you choose to keep, your local post office or your local community hospital? It's a tough one... On tonight's Look North, as the funerals take place today of 4 children killed in a road accident at Tattershall Bridge in Lincolnshire, we'll speak to the police investigating the events which led to the family 4x4 plunging into the River Witham. After three weeks of disruption, residents of Grimsby are getting back to normal as demolition gets underway at the site of the former Birds Eye factory. If you're an Imp then things aren't looking too rosy at the moment. We'll be reporting on what Lincoln City can do to get out of trouble, and looking back at the last time they were at the foot of the league. And Look North will be live at Hull Fair tonight as the traditional fun fair gets underway. If you live in or around Hull then you might be getting ready to sample the thrills, the sights and sounds, and the atmosphere of Europes biggest travelling fair. Of course not everybodys happy about it as weve seen recently on the programme, but if youre heading out over the weekend I hope you have a wonderful time. Well we had a few big issues on the programme yesterday, post office closures, graffiti, and climate change. Thank you for your messages on those. So is graffiti art, or simply vandalism? Its an issue that was brought up time and time again in your comments. Many people seemed to be of the opinion that it isnt art at all and we shouldnt refer to them as graffiti artists at all. Yet at the same time, lots of the so called vandals do show artistic talent even if they choose illegal methods of displaying it. Its a controversial issue that I dont think well solve in the Levy Letter, but food for thought nonetheless. Thank you for all your comments. Now Im told that this is a traditional subject of discussion in the Levy Letter, yes its time for a story on house prices. A reports been published claiming that the average house in Britain now costs five times the wage of the average first time buyer. If youre flush with cash then you might be interested in snapping up a property in one of the most expensive places to buy, the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea. If youre looking to buy on a more modest budget then the cheapest is the district of Wansbeck in Northumberland. The report also concluded that theres a rise in the number of people moving into rented accommodation, the cost of renting in England was generally up to 30% cheaper than mortgage payments, so maybe nows the time to rent rather than buy, unless you fancy a move up to Northumberland! Well thats it from me. Thank you for watching me on Look North this week, and if you miss the programme live today and you want to catch up then you can see it online at www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthhull. Enjoy your weekend and join me tonight at half past six on BBC One. Tim 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
