Hello and welcome to Fridays Levy Letter. I hope your days going well and if youre planning something for the weekend I hope you have a great time. The weathers getting colder and there could be ice and snow in the region, so take care on the roads if youre going somewhere. Of course well have the full forecast for the weekend on the programme.
Coming up on Look North tonight, Yorkshire Water announce a multi million pound plan to upgrade their pumping and drainage systems. We'll investigate what difference it might make in the future, and ask is it too little too late? The government say they will fund a major new road in Lincolnshire costing 70 million pounds. Well have all the details. We'll have a special report on the flood fair being held to offer aid for victims of the summer deluge in Lincolnshire today. Three months on from the devastating fire that ripped through the resort, we'll report on how Skegness is coping and rebuilding. You might have seen the dramatic pictures of the fire on Look North before and the damage left behind. What's in a name? We'll speak to the leader of the North East Lincolnshire council about whether he's actually prepared to change the name of the authority. And we'll be speaking to the sweetshop owner offering penny sweets over the internet. Its a busy programme today, thats all coming up on Look North at half past six on BBC One. I hope you can join me then. St Barnabas Hospice Thank you to Kim from St Barnabas Hospice in Lincolnshire who emailed in to let me know about their torchlight procession on Tuesday 27th November. The event attracts over 1,000 people and starts at 7.30pm from Claytons Sports Field, Lee Road Lincoln. The procession will be led by the Waddington Pipe Band and will pass through historic Lincoln before finishing with an open air service with Lincoln Cathedral as a back drop. Kim says Seeing 1,000 people with flaming torches is quite a spectacle and we welcome people to just turn up and take part in this wonderfully moving celebration. So if youre in Lincoln on the 27th, try and go along to take part if you can. Ive also seen some pictures of the event and it looks quite magical, but if you do go along, wrap up warm. Parkinson Well he started his chat show on the BBC over 30 years ago, and it has to be one of the most popular and enduring chat shows in television history, but Michael Parkinson is finally calling it a day. The current series, which will be his last, will end with a star studded two hour special featuring David Beckham, Sir Michael Caine, Dame Edna, and Billy Connolly. Hes 72 years old now, which seems like a ripe age to retire, and hes had a good run of it with so many memorable moments and guests in his career. Hell also give up his Radio 2 programme, and is planning to write an autobiography. So good luck to Michael Parkinson, a true television legend. Ill be looking forward to reading his autobiography, hopefully hell have some interesting anecdotes about meeting so many famous people. The television schedules wont be the same without him. Superior Wage Its the end of the week on the Levy Letter, and Ive got yet another piece of no doubt expensive research that has slightly questionable value in my opinion. Researchers have discovered that reward centres in the male brain light up when they know they earn more than a colleague. In tests, two men were asked to perform tasks for financial reward, and then informed how well theyd done, and how much their fellow subject had been paid. When the task was completed correctly and the test subject earned a financial reward, the reward region of the brain was stimulated. This stimulation was intensified when the men discovered they had done better than their competitors. So the scientists have proven that men enjoy not only earning money for successful work, but being paid more than others. Now Im not sure this will come as a great surprise, men being competitive animals. I would have thought it would be common sense. But there you go, we enjoy doing better than others, and its something to do with our brains. Surprise surprise. The research doesnt mention women, but I would assume they also enjoy being rewarded more than others as well. Im sure we can await the results on that research very soon. Well thats it from me today, I hope you have a good weekend. If youre thinking of travelling over the weekend then dont forget to catch the weather forecast on the programme today, and join me tonight at half past six on BBC One. Dont forget, if you have something you want to let me know, or a story or picture for the programme, you can reach me on my email address. Drop me a line at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and your message will go directly to me. Have a good weekend, take care, bye for now 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
