Hello and welcome to todays Levy Letter for Wednesday. Its the kind of weather where you have to go out with a pair of sunglasses and an umbrella just in case, isnt it? I hope you can join me tonight at the usual time for Look North, at half past six on BBC One. Well have all the days news and stories from our part of the world, and also the all important weather forecast too.
I mentioned in yesterdays letter that there were some unusual, and quite accomplished lego sculptures in a garden on Anlaby Common. Well thank you to Sue who sent me a couple of pictures, just in case I couldnt quite believe what Id been told! I can confirm that Postman Pat, Bob the Builder, and Thomas the Tank Engine are indeed looking very good, and if you see them, youll know what I mean. I dont know how long they took to make, but theres some excellent craftsmanship, and theyre well worth a look. Last Choir Standing If youve been reading the letter lately youll know all about the Last Choir Standing event in Hull on Saturday 9th of August. Therell be a giant sing along next month in the city centre and some choral performances to enjoy. Ill be there at Queen Victoria Square underneath the Big Screen on Saturday 9th August at 3pm. If you want to be part of the seated audience, then you need to register for the tickets on the website bbc.co.uk/lastchoirstanding or by telephone on 03700 100 150. I hope youll come down and enjoy the event. Flying Ive mentioned Heathrows Terminal 5 recently in the letter, and it seems the aviation industry is facing a bit of a difficult time due to increased fuel prices and lower passenger numbers. Incredibly, one major airline is apparently willing to fly virtually empty planes back and forth rather than cancel flights. Theyd rather fly with just a handful of passengers than withdraw from take off and landing slots worth millions of pounds at major airports. Unless airlines fly a certain amount of their scheduled flights, they can lose the right to fly at the best times. And of course flights at convenient times are more likely to attract customers. Apparently, it costs around £60,000 to operate a flight between Heathrow to Edinburgh, and a prime time slot at Heathrow is worth about £30 million. There are such huge amounts of money being spent on flying planes, and if people continue to fly less, and fuel prices continue to rise then flights may reduce as well. According to analysts, there will already be 10% less seats available on planes this winter as companies react to challenging conditions. Of course from an environmental point of view, less flights is good news, but for frequent flyers or holiday makers, fewer seats and cancelled flights arent what you want to hear. Hull City Theres been a lot of work and money invested in Hull and the surrounding area in recent years to try and improve the citys reputation and its obviously working because the local football club, you might have heard about them, have managed to attract three wealthy footballers in the same day. These are players who presumably could have chosen to ply their trade in other places, so for them to choose to join Hull is quite a boost for the club. No matter how you think The Tigers are going to do in the new season, its been quite a story. I think I can say that people from all around will be hoping them success in the coming year, even if youre not much of a sports fan. Dont forget if you miss a Look North programme for some reason then now you can catch up with the latest news and stories on our website at www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthhull. You can watch some of our top stories individually, and also see the full bulletin online. So now theres no excuse for missing out, even if youre on your holidays! All you need is an internet connection. Well thats about it from me for todays letter. If theres anything you think we should know about, get in touch, drop us a line at [EMAIL PROTECTED] We read every message we receive, and you can also get us on our hotline and text numbers too. Im always on the look out for interesting and unusual pictures to show before the weather as well, so send them in either electronically or by sending a hard copy in the post to the newsroom in Hull and you could see your masterpiece on the telly. Have a very good day, 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
