Hello, its Tim here. Well today rounds off my stint standing in for Peter, who I hope has enjoyed a well earned holiday. Normal service will resume on Monday.
It's been a very busy week with the anniversary of the floods, the Lincolnshire Police capping story and ongoing developments in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election. However, I am very much aware that there are many other stories out there and thanks to everyone who's kept in touch this week. One such issue is the ongoing campaign for greater recognition for the wartime role of Bomber Command in Lincolnshire. I want to say special thanks to Scotty Scott and Douglas Hudson - an ex-navigator and bomber veteran - who are fighting for a dedicated campaign medal for Bomber Command, which lost more than 55,000 men and women between 1939 and 1945. There was recent controversy with the news that the Bomber Command Association is backing plans to build a new memorial in Central London. Many veterans are concerned that the present memorial in Lincoln Cathedral has been overlooked in this process, although I must stress few are completely opposed to a London memorial as may have been suggested in a recent report. As Douglas Hudson puts it, the Lincoln memorial is of "majestic simplicity". If you happen to be in Lincoln, I would urge you to see it for yourself and remember the brave men and women who lost their lives for the freedom we enjoy today. Photographs Weve had some lovely pictures come in this week for the weather slot! Thanks for those. As I write this, Lorna Couchman has just sent in a great picture of a pair of Great Crested Grebes at Whisby nature park near Lincoln. Thanks Lorna! Although, the sun is shining bright at the moment, it may take a turn for the worse at the weekend. Whatever youre doing this weekend, take your camera along and think of us if you see an artistic shot! Moving House With the news today of the government's proposal to build 7000 wind turbines on land and out at sea off the UKs coastline, this story caught my eye! Dubai seems to be the architects dream location. It seems that the wackier the idea is, the better itll be for this Middle Eastern resort. Heres the latest design to match the infamous palm tree hotel the worlds first moving building! Itll be an 80-storey tower with revolving floors, which will give the impression of a shifting shape. Im not sure if I fancy this much, but the nicknamed Dynamic Tower will be made up of 80 pre-fabricated apartments which will spin independently of one another. The apartments will spin a full 360 degrees at voice command around a central column by means of 79 wind turbines. And these turbines will make the entire building energy-sufficient. Do you fancy a spinning apartment? Itll cost you though. The entire skyscraper will cost an estimated $700 million to build, but you could snaffle a! rotating apartment from between $3.7m to $36m. Dont book the removal van just yet, it should be built by 2010, but you know how these constructions go With all that technology in there, Id probably add a good couple of years on that date! Well, that's it from me. Thanks for watching all week and for emailing in. Peters back on Monday, probably with a great tan too! Tim 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
