Hello and welcome to todays Levy Letter for Friday. I hope youve had a very good week, its been busy on Look North as usual. Thank you for all your comments and messages on the programme and letting us know about whats going on in our area. If youve got something to comment on, or if you want to let us know about a story for Look North you can always get in touch the usual way by email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] And if youve got any interesting pictures to show before the weather, Id like to see them, send them to us by email or put a hard copy in the post and you could see it on the programme.
Coming up on tonights Look North, we'll bring you the decision on whether the Chief of Humberside Fire Brigade is going ahead with the biggest reorganisation since the brigade was formed. We'll find out if 4 stations are to close. We'll talk to GPs who have agreed to ring up patients accused of wasting hospital time by turning up at A&E with things like sore throats. As up to three thousand Polish workers have registered to vote in next months local elections, we look at what it could mean for Lincolnshire's political landscape. As Hull City edge closer to playing in the Premiership next year, we'll take a look at Reading to find out how the Royals survived in the top flight. And we'll be looking at where the Children in Need money you donated last year has been spent. Of course well have the weekend forecast today from Lisa Gallagher. Thats all on Look North at half past six on BBC One tonight. I hope you can join me then. Terminal 5 Well I mentioned this in the letter when it opened, and I hope I didnt jinx it, but Heathrow Airports new Terminal 5 has had a less than smooth opening. The latest set back is that the expected moving of 60 arrivals and 60 departures per day to the new terminal has now been delayed. Terminal 5 wont now take on the extra workload by the anticipated date, due to the teething problems which include major baggage handling difficulties. If youre planning to jet out of the country this year then good luck, and I hope it goes smoother than for some poor souls. If youre departing from the new Terminal 5 then you might do well to keep a tight grip on your suitcase! Still working at 90 I saw this in the news today, and it shows how life is changing as we get older. According to the office for national statistics, the number or people who are economically active over the age of 80 has increased by 40% since 1999. By economically active they mean still working and earning money. There are now 21,000 working on way past retirement age in Britain, and some are working into their 90s even! The obvious question that comes to mind is why would you want to? But many of us are deciding we havent had enough of working life and decide to carry on. A recent survey of 55 year olds found that money isnt the main motivation for staying in work, in fact 57% continued to work because they enjoyed their jobs. If youve got something to say on that, let me know. Im not sure Ill be presenting Look North in another 30 years time, but it certainly seems many people arent giving up the day job just yet, despite getting on in years. Instruments Just before I finish for today, a new report has revealed that many musical instruments learned in schools are dominated by one sex or the other. No great surprise there to be honest, but apparently the most heavily gendered instruments are the harp and flute which are dominated by girls, and the electric and bass guitars which are largely the domain of boys. Possible reasons for this are size and pitch having an impact, with larger and deeper instruments being favoured by males, and smaller and higher pitched instruments being picked up by girls. I think peer pressure and stereotypes probably have a lot to do with it, and its interesting that this research has been done. Does it really matter if we have equality in musical instruments? Obviously some people feel strongly that it does. If youre interested in knowing the most popular instrument overall, its the violin. Well thats it from me for today. Dont forget if you want to get in touch with me then drop me a line at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have a very good day, enjoy your weekend, and dont forget to watch the programme tonight at half past six on BBC One. 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
