Seaside FM 105.3

Could a robot treasure finder make a farmer rich? Is it possible to remotely exercise a horse while you are away? Could a mind-controlled parachute make skydiving even more fun, and could it even work?

I know its Christmas but I thought I would take the opportunity to let you know how things are getting on and perhaps give you something to ponder upon as an alternative to Turkey and TV repeats.

Following the open day lots of you were good enough to spontaneously write to English Heritage expressing your concerns about the state of the Tower and how important it was that the tower was saved. As I told you in my last letter EH were very surprised! But there is no doubt that as a result PHT crept up the agenda.

A replacement play area has been officially opened in Main Street, Thorngumbald, thanks to £30,000 of commuted sums funding from East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

The money, which came from M Ralph and Sons Ltd as part of a section 106 agreement for a local development in Main Street, has been spent on toddler equipment, including swings, balance beams, stepping stones, wobble board and multi-use play unit, as well as exercise equipment, including an inclined horizontal ladder, step bench, abs bench and shoulder press.

This app searches Twitter for real-time snow reports and displays them on the map.

Tweet the hashtag #uksnow, your location (postcode, town name or geotag your tweet), and rate the snow that is falling out of ten (0/10 for nothing - 10/10 for a blizzard).

You can also include the depth of snow (cm or inches), attach a photo and add a description to your tweet.