Hi there, its Peter here. Thanks for reading the Letter yesterday. Weve had lots of response about the pub story. I mentioned yesterday that there have been claims that supermarkets are spelling the demise of the traditional British pub as they continually undercut them in the price of their booze. Well, weve had a few emails on this one from you. Cate in Hull says, A good point to make on the pubs being empty and closing up - I do think the prices of the wine and beer in supermarkets is down to the fact that they saw an open door when the stop smoking ban came in and most of the nation buys from them to have parties at home, or family gatherings rather than go to the pub. Even if some of the family and friends are non smokers its not such a good night when your company is popping out every half hour for a smoke, while you make your drink last as the cost is just too much. The atmosphere has died in most of the cities pubs. I still think people will buy from the superm! arket even if they up the prices. It seems the UK is following the USA social pattern more and more. Thanks Cate for that and heres another well thought out email from Thomas in Grimsby Its quite simple really. If we the public use the local pub, itll stay open, if we dont itll close. Do you remember the corner shop? We all had one at one time, and used it. Then we moved our business. Its our choice. We all want cheap, cheaper, cheapest, dont we? But theres an additional price to pay for shopping elsewhere. So, thanks to Cate and Thomas for that I think thats a great finish to that subject.
Last night we looked at the latest price rise for the Humber Bridge tolls. Theyre currently at £2.70 one way and might go up to £2.90 for cars. Clem in Spilsby would like to know, why the bridge is so expensive as the Dartford river crossing (bridge and tunnel) is only a pound and has been for six years or so. Bernice says, The tolls for the Humber Bridge are far too high as it is. I thought I heard recently they were even thinking of scrapping the charges, not raising them. The man who suggested they reduce it would be better, as more people would shop in Hull, but if I go to Hull, it adds almost £10 onto my shopping bill, so I dont go. I havent been in Hull since March, and until I have a good reason, I wont be there again what with the rising costs. And heres a thought from Neil. I havent heard of this, but perhaps its worth looking into. He writes, I am a disabled driver, and until recently paid the bridge toll every time I crossed. I was talking with the di! sability advisor at the car dealership where I get my car. She mentioned crossing the bridge for free. She told me anyone with a blue disabled badge can apply to the bridge master and receive concessionary tickets to cross for free. I have talked to several people who had no idea these tickets were available. I would be grateful if you could mention this so anyone eligible can apply. Thanks Neil for that suggestion. Definitely worth looking into if youve got a blue disabled badge. Weve had a great response from you, so thank you very much for getting in touch with me. And I mentioned last week that Children In Need was approaching. The fundraising packs with all the ideas on how to raise money for Children In Need have arrived. Weve got them now in the Open Centre in Hull and in our reception at BBC Radio Lincolnshire. You can pop into those to pick one up. Well be sending them down to the reception in Grimsby over the next few days. Good luck if youre wanting to raise some money for Children In Need. Marriage Marriage and divorce are hot topics nowadays. I think I read recently that divorce rates had dropped, but that made me think that it was probably because less and less people were bothering to get married. Well, heres quite a unique story. After 24 failed marriages, a 49-year-old man in eastern Nepal says that he has finally found happiness in love. You would have thought his latest wife might be a bit worried about how long this marriage would last, but the good news is that theyve recently celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary. So there you go. After 24 marriages, this Nepalese man has finally found love! On that happy note, I hope you can join me for the programme tonight! Peter Your email address will be held by the BBC and kept confidential, and will only be used in relation to this newsletter. You will be given the option to unsubscribe from this newsletter each time you receive it. Please visit the BBC's Privacy & Cookies Policy (www.bbc.co.uk/privacy) for more information 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. Your email address will be held by the BBC and kept confidential, and will only be used in relation to this newsletter. You will be given the option to unsubscribe from this newsletter each time you receive it. Please visit the BBC's Privacy & Cookies Policy (www.bbc.co.uk/privacy) for more information.
