Hi there, it’s Peter here. Tonight on the programme, we'll be on one estate in 
Grimsby where everyone who lives there is being asked to help catch a couple of 
brothers, who have been issued with ASBOs. We’ll get the full story on this for 
you. 

And can you believe this figure? Every week twenty seven pubs are closing 
across the country, which is the fastest rate ever recorded. We'll be hearing 
from one community, who are fighting to save their village local. 

We'll be at Newark cattle market a week after Blue Tongue was found in 
Lincolnshire and we'll be speaking with farmers to find out how hard they've 
been hit by the restrictions.

We'll have the second in our special report looking behind the wire at our 
military bases. Today we'll be with the military musicians at RAF Cranwell. 

And they're the unsung heroes of our fishing heritage - the wives and 
daughters, who were left behind. We'll be taking a look at a new project, which 
hopes to reveal the hidden part of our local history. That’s all on BBC One at 
half past six. I hope you can join me then.

Spoilt Brats

I read that teachers are becoming more and more concerned at the growing number 
of spoilt children misbehaving in the classroom. They say that these kids are 
used to doing only what they want to do at home and are now taking their bad 
behaviour and tantrums into school. Of course, parents are to blame! That’s 
what the teachers are saying! But they think parents need more help at learning 
how to say “no” to their children and to give them boundaries in their home 
life. They think this will help children perform better in school as kids 
actually prefer to have rules set for them as this makes them feel more secure. 
So there you go. Spoilt children are misbehaving in schools! 

House Prices

We were looking at house prices on the programme again. It certainly is an 
interesting time we’re living through at the moment with the threat of a 
‘credit crunch’. It must be so worrying for so many people though if you own a 
house. So please keep in touch with me if you’re having problems selling your 
house at the moment. Lots of messages came in last night on the answer phone 
numbers and into our inbox. Kate emailed in to say, “We have had our house on 
the market for over a year now! We have reduced it by £15,000 and would rather 
stay put then reduce it any more!!” I’m sure there are other people thinking 
the same too. And this gentleman left an answer phone message for me. He said, 
“My house hasn’t been flooded, but it’s been up for sale for three years now. 
I’ve dropped it by £10,000. It’s a three bedroom house in lovely surroundings 
with a park on the east side and a bowling green nearby and it’s still not 
going. Three years I’ve waited.” And this guy’s frustration is !
 repeated yet again by Mr Tolbot from Market Rasen, which just goes to show 
that many people in our region, and probably across the country, are just as 
worried and frustrated by the housing market. Mr Tolbot left a message saying, 
“We saw the news and saw the piece about the problems with selling houses. 
We’re having problems selling our house. We’re desperate to get back to 
Scotland to live near our little grand daughter. It’s four bedroom house and 
it’s been on the market for eight months. We just can’t get people through the 
door to see it even.” 

I’d be interested to hear from estate agents too about the subject of selling 
houses at the moment. We heard last night from one estate agent, who had even 
started an ‘Easter Sale’ in order to generate some interest. My email address 
as always is [EMAIL PROTECTED] I look forward hearing from you. 

This message has come from a former Independent Financial Advisor. I was 
interested in his opinion on the matter – “I would say that the government has 
encouraged everything. They encouraged people to borrow money when they 
shouldn’t borrow money. And now the crunch is affecting those people, who are 
paying their bills on time. They are reducing people’s credit limits, even for 
people who pay things on time. It’s good – it’s showing responsibility. But in 
the past they have been encouraging people to spend more money than they can 
afford.” Thank you for that message. Credit companies are certainly tightening 
the boot straps at the moment aren’t they and reducing credit limits and 
refusing people credit cards or loans, but is it too little too late perhaps? 

And finally, after all this doom and gloom, Tim Mickleburgh had something 
positive to say on the subject! “I am pleased that house prices are at long 
last starting to fall, because it might be possible for people on lower incomes 
to think about being able to buy. At present, houses are much too expensive and 
are out of reach of ordinary people’s pockets.” Thanks Tim for that message and 
for all the comments on last night’s programme. They are much appreciated as 
always. 

I hope you can join me tonight for the programme and enjoy your day!

Peter 


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