Hi there and welcome to Fridays Levy Letter. Last one of the week. On tonight's programme, we'll be meeting the residents, who say they can't sleep safely at night as they are being terrorised by vandals using an alleyway near to their homes in East Hull. Well be getting their story tonight.
And we'll be with the campaigners and heart patients preparing for a major demonstration this weekend hoping to safeguard their services at Bridlington Hospital. Of course, were going to be following that story as it progresses. And they're hoping it'll hold back the tide - we'll have a special report on a new thirty two million pound scheme to protect Boston and the Fens from flooding. But will it work? Plus one lucky Look North reporter will be going behind the scenes and possibly having a few taster pints at the local brewery, whose ale has just been classed as one of the best fifty real ales in the world. I hope they manage to bring a few freebies back for us! And find out how you could become Santa's Little Helper as Beverley's Christmas Festival struggles under the bluetongue restrictions, which has banned their reindeers taking part this year. Thats all tonight on BBC One at half past six. Of course, us professionals here at the BBC would never dream of swearing when things start going wrong during Look North!! But perhaps we should as regular swearing at work can help boost team spirit. I think these researchers were discouraging the use of profanity in front of senior staff and customers, but swearing between colleagues can help secure relationships with the shared experience of frustration or stress. So swearing might be a good thing in the work place apparently. Ill tell the newsroom then! Now here was a subject that I thought youd probably have a view on. Its very contentious and I often find people feel very strongly either for or against the scheme. Ive seen a lot in the papers about the opt out system of organ donation. As it works now, people have to sign up if they want their organs donated, but plans are for the government to bring in a presumed consent unless otherwise stated. A new poll suggests that 64% think that we should adopt this new system. What do you think on this one? Apparently many of us probably would quite like to donate our organs after death, but never get around to filling out the form to give consent and so our organs never go to the people, who need them most. Do you think it would be better if we had this opt out scheme? Keep in touch as always on this or anything else youd like to comment on to the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Im sure if youre a parent youve found yourself moaning to your children about the length of time they spend on their computer or their games consoles. However, this hobby may lead to a career! One of Britains intelligence agencies is advertising for new recruits through a new video game, because they want to attract computer-savvy, technologically-able, quick-thinking recruits! Well, I never thought that computer games might lead to a career in Britains intelligence agencies! And just finally for this week, we all know the consequences of waving a red flag at a bull. But we shouldnt wave it at a bull elephant either. Not that I suppose many of us would ever do such a thing, but what I found interesting about this story was the reason behind why we shouldnt do this. Elephants are apparently colour blind, so its not actually the colour red that enrages them. Its a case though of an elephant never forgets. When they see a red garment, which they see as a drab hue, they associate it with the clothing of the Masai tribe, whose young male warriors throw spears at the elephants as a test of their manhood. Elephants also have a very acute sense of smell and can sniff out the Masai tribe from the local crop-growing Kamba tribe, who both live in Kenya. So scientists are getting quite excited at the elephants abilities to read subtle clues and to detect predators from people, who pose no threat to them based on shared memories. They even started to hin! t that their abilities might exceed our expectations of our closer relatives, the monkeys and apes. So there you go. Elephants are such amazing animals arent they? Well, thats it from me for today. Have a lovely weekend! 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
