Hi there and welcome to todays Levy Letter. Its Peter here and Im certainly enjoying the sunshine. Its strange though that its so cold first thing and so icy on the roads in the morning and yet the sun is really quite warm. Its welcome anyway!
On tonight's programme at half past six, as friends and family of Joe Dinsdale, the seventeen year old found stabbed in Hull, pay tribute to him, we'll bring you the latest on the investigation into Joe's death. We'll have a special report from the Preston Road Estate in which residents describe what life is like for them living on the estate. I hope you can join me for that. Also tonight, after six protected buzzards are found dead in Lincolnshire, we'll be asking why this particular species has been targeted and what impact their deaths could have on the wildlife population. We'll be talking with TV's top naturalist, Chris Packham, about his concerns for birds of prey in our region. Also tonight, it's Super Wednesday in one part of Hull today where a battle is taking place to find the Labour politician, who could fill John Prescott's shoes in the next election. Tune in tonight to see all the match action, including Lincoln's victory over Accrington Stanley as they continue their winning run. Plus we'll meet the eight year old golf prodigy from Scunthorpe, who's come fresh from his training session with one of the UK's top golfers. Find out just what makes this child sports star so determined to be the next Tony Jacklin! And as I say, with all this beautiful weather this week, could Spring really be here? Look North has been in search of snowdrops making a welcome appearance in our parks and gardens. Along with the weather forecast from Paul, well be on BBC One at half past six for todays edition of Look North. As you know weve been looking a great deal at the problem of youth crime, not just in our region really, but its a problem all over the country. This text message caught my eye this morning though. And its not often that we can offer a positive message, so I thought it important to share this with you. Theres no name with this message, but thank you to whoever sent this A few weeks ago, I fell over in the middle of Scunthorpe Shopping Centre. (I am a forty-eight year old woman.) There was a group of young people there and I fully expected them to laugh and jeer at me. They surprised me by helping me up and asking if I was alright. They were a lovely group and we even had a laugh together. We shouldnt judge all young people as ignorant trouble makers. Confused Drivers Heres the latest road safety campaign. Does it sound a little bonkers to you? Plans could be to redesign roads to leave both drivers and pedestrians uncertain about who has priority. They think this may help save lives. They think the confusion that will ensue will help cut traffic speed. Its thought that barriers, railings, kerbs and traffic lights all help to give pedestrians a false sense of security against the dangers of traffic and if theyre abolished, then itll make drivers and pedestrians keep a watch out for each other. Diet Drinks This is something Im surprised at. I always thought that ordering a diet drink or swapping sugar in your tea for sweeteners would help in losing weight. But not so according to those busy scientists in the US. But they say its not down to diet versions of soft drinks or sweeteners having more calories in them, because of course they dont. Scientists reckon that people over compensate and consume more calories inadvertently, because they think theyre doing a good thing by drinking diet drinks instead of full fat drinks! Valentines Yes its Valentines Day tomorrow. Im sure therell be lots of husbands stopping off at petrol stations to grab a box of chocolates or flowers for their partners as they go home from work. However, we want to hear from you if youve got something a little more extravagant planned for your loved one. Are you planning anything romantic for Valentines Day? Here at Look North we'd like to hear from anyone who is going out of their way to make it a special day. You might be getting married on Valentines Day or be planning a spectacular event to show how in love you are. We'd love to feature some of the more quirky Valentines celebrations on the programme tomorrow. Get in touch with me about this today. Id love to hear from you. Its the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, that's it from me for now. Enjoy your Wednesday sunshine! 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
