Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Mondays Levy Letter. I hope your weekend was good and that youre ready for the start of another week here on the Levy Letter. Tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm, Ill have all the days news and Paul will have the forecast.
Tonight, Ill be looking at anti social behaviour in our local rural towns. Look North spent a night in Market Rasen in Lincolnshire to witness first hand anti social behaviour caused by excessive drinking. Ill have more on that later. Plus, Ill be speaking to the broadcaster and writer, Melvyn Bragg. Hes such an interesting guy to talk to and hes hugely fascinated by William Wilberforce, the slave trade campaigner from Hull. Ill be talking to Melvyn about his passion for literature and history. Ill be looking at how Lincoln is gearing up for the release of the blockbuster film, The Da Vinci Code. Many people, in our region, are of course excited and interested to see how the shots filmed in Lincoln Cathedral have turned out, so tune in for that tonight. Plus, Ill be giving you one more chance to win tickets this weekend to watch Liberty X perform live at the big music event happening there this weekend. And lucky me, Ill be speaking to Liberty X tonight on the programme. I hope you can join me then. Danny LaRue I was talking about Danny LaRue last week in the Levy Letter and you will have read about him not being so well in the papers. Well, one or two emails well actually more than one or two, have come in from people, who are big fans. I just want to read one though, because its such a lovely email. It comes from Sandra Thompson. She says, Just a word about Danny LaRue. I saw him in Malaga airport in July 2003, when me and my husband were waiting for our return flight to Humberside. I didnt see him, but my husband told me that he was sat behind me. When I turned around to look, I was greeted by a wonderful smile. He started talking, asking about where wed been and where we were going. I remember saying that my mother wouldnt have believed that wed been talking to him. I asked him what he was most proud of and he replied that it was being invited to the Queen Mothers 100th private birthday party. He then went on to say that he hadnt been too well and then gave me a kiss o! n the cheek. What a charming man. I wish him well! So there you are. What a great little testimonial there to Danny LaRue. And of course, we do wish him all the very best. Estate Agents Well, its one thing that weve talked about several times over the last year about the role of estate agents. Ive been though a house seller in the past twelve months, as I know many other people have too. Well, it seems that estate agents are facing extinction as home owners are so outraged by their dodgy dealings that they are turning to the Internet. This is according to an article in the newspaper anyway. A third of sellers now believe that estate agents will eventually die out as alternatives become available. The final straw seems to have been after a BBC whistleblower programme in March, according to a survey. Undercover reporter, Anna Adams, exposed agents lying to customers, faking signatures, carrying out sleazy deals with developers and even making false passports for mortgage applications. The public backlash intensified after this with a quarter of viewers taking a more dim view of estate agents than ever before. Now more and more people are selling by themsel! ves. Theyre getting advice and doing it themselves through the Internet. That appears to be the final nail in the coffin for estate agents. So there you are. The death of estate agents. A third of sellers believe that estate agents will eventually die out. So if you are an estate agent, then I wonder what you think about that one. If youve got a view, then do get in touch. Own House I was talking about estates agents earlier. But many young people believe that buying a first home is actually more important than getting married, becoming parents or having a successful career. A foot on the property ladder is so crucial that some would even buy with a person that they didnt really want to be with. Eight out of ten, aged between sixteen and twenty-one, considered buying a home very important, even more so than having a wife, or a husband and children and also a career. So there you are. The pressure is on to have a property at such a young age. Thats the way people feel at the moment. Thats according to a survey commissioned by a building society in Yorkshire. Michelle Thanks to everyone, who said how much they enjoyed seeing Michelle Dewberry on the programme last Thursday after winning The Apprentice. And several people have said what a great advert she is for Hull. And she certainly is. And at the weekend, Saturday I think it was, in one of the national newspapers, there was a great two-page article about Hull and about Michelle, saying how well shed done and what a great advertisement she was for the city. Shes a great lady and it was fab to have her on the programme. Ive sent an invitation to hopefully get Michelle on the sofa one day next time she comes back to see her Mum in Hull! Well, that's it from me for today. Have a very good week and join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm for tonights Look North. Take care, 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
