Good afternoon, its Peter here. Back from my week off on holiday and I think just about ready to get back to work! And Id better be ready by six thirty, because its a busy show tonight. Whilst Ive been away, a row's erupted in Hull over David Cameron's speech at the Tory Party Conference. He's been accused of lying about bad behaviour at a school in the city. We'll have the full story on this tonight.
And we'll be meeting the pastors, who are taking their Christian message to the streets of Lincoln. Nothing unusual in that you might think, but they're hoping to reduce violence and bad behaviour amongst weekend revellers. Will it work? Well find out more about that scheme tonight. Plus Louth is one of many communities fighting to keep its post offices. The town could lose four in total and tonight a candlelit vigil will be held against the plans. Well be there with them on the programme. And we'll be catching up with the Congolese refugees, who were offered a new home in Hull. They've been here for a year now, so we'll find out how they have adapted to a new life thousands of miles from Africa. Damien's here with all the sport, including a report from the special Olympics in China about Hull gymnast, Michelle I'Anson. And if you've ever had your eye on a Prada or Versace handbag, but have never been able to afford one, then a business in Lincoln could help. It offers weekly hire of some of the most wanted handbags in the country, all stored in a secret warehouse! And no, we wont be telling you where that is, but join me tonight to find out how you could get your hands on the latest bag straight from the catwalk. And of course Paul will be welcoming me back as well with the forecast. As you know, Im trying to be careful about what I eat. Not in the sense that Im on a diet, far from it, but I like to find out about the latest fad on the market, which supposedly is good for you. I think Ive mentioned this before in the Letter and talked about its good qualities and perhaps the Levy Letter plug has worked! People are now eating more fish than they used to. Consumption of oil-rich fish, which is full of Omega 3, has risen by 10% since 2004 and people eating shellfish has risen by 8%. And notoriously fussy children are becoming fish fans too. Kids under six have increased their fish consumption by 23%. But however great these figures are looking, the Food Standards Agency are still saying were not eating enough fish and recommend putting fish on the menu at least twice a week. So get down to your local fishmongers and have a look at whats on offer, because those oily fish are very good for us apparently! Bullying is often a very worrying issue for parents, but new research has seen a link between the lack of play facilities available in the school playground and increased bullying. Researchers think that our children are getting bored during their break-time and are looking at other means of entertainment. Shockingly one in four children say they have been a victim of bullying in the school playground, while one in six say they have experienced boredom during their break. Previous research had seen that when a school improved their outdoor play facilities, then bullying decreased by 64%. Thats a huge reduction isnt it? There was also a 73% improvement in pupil behaviour and 84% better social interaction. So encouraging kids to play during their school lunch break with improved play facilities is said to reduce the amount of bullying in the playground. As always, if you want to comment on anything in the Levy Letter, then get in touch to the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] co.uk. And just a little note here from Stuart Maw, whos the chairman of the new Scunthorpe United Supporters Club called Winterton Iron. This is quite a long way off, but Stuart writes, I am hoping you could do a feature or help to publicise a couple of fund raising events for us. You may have heard that in March 2008, we are doing a sponsored walk from Winterton to the KC Stadium in Hull to raise money for the flood victims of Hull and Winterton Iron, when SUFC take on Hull City. Also on 24th November, we are having a bit of a bash at Winterton Rangers for the same cause. We have two local singers giving their time free of charge, there will be a disco, raffle, tombola etc, and we hope to raise as much money as possible. And if I could give you a brief word on what Winterton Iron are trying to achieve. Currently we are trying to set up a scheme to purchase matchday tickets for Glanford Park as rewards for children in school for good behaviour, which we feel has two positives,! we help create new Scunthorpe fans and encourage good behaviour in schools. Our aim is to organise and subsidise transport to home and away fixtures, and generally getting youngsters active in football. So theres the plug for Stuart Maw and the Scunthorpe United supporters club in Winterton. All the best to them and all their incredibly good work. Well, that's it from me, but I hope you can join me for tonights Look North on BBC One at half past six. 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