Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Tuesdays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well. I hope you will be able to join me tonight, BBC1 at 6.30pm. Last night on the programme we had Tom Owen, son of the late Bill Owen. For six years now, and thats hard to believe, for six years now hes been playing Tom in Last of the Summer Wine. Hes on his way to Grimsby for panto at Christmas. And yes, the panto season is here. Well be talking to all the stars on the programme. On the show tonight, well be talking to the Grumbleweeds. They were three, but now they are two and the Grumbleweeds are on their way to our part of the world and Ill be talking to them tonight, BBC1 at 6.30pm.
Christmas Trees I cant remember why, but I got onto the subject of black Christmas trees, which, I read in the paper last week, are considered trendy and fashionable. Well, Ive obviously touched on a nerve. Theres a note here from Denise Tasker from Lincolnshire. She says, I bought a six foot black Christmas tree this year Peter for £35! Ive wanted one for years. Theyre trendy and they look good. Theyre decorated with red lights only and they look absolutely fantastic. Im going to decorate mine with ice blue silver and clear glass blue baubles and blue lights. I cant wait. So you are trendy there in Thimbleby in Lincolnshire. So thank you Denise for that one. And also one here from Elaine and she says, I have just read your Levy Letter and if you really want to see a black Christmas tree then youve got to get yourself to Sandhill Nurseries in Preston. I saw one there last Friday, but to be honest I prefer the traditional green ones. I saw you on the ice need I say more!!! No you need not! Thank you very much indeed Elaine. And just one final one from Karen, Black Christmas trees? Well, Id be looking at my £90 again. Colin and Justin were after making Christine Hamiltons kitchen black. Ive got a medium sized fibre optic tree. So there we are, I think weve touched a nerve on peoples Christmas trees! So what colour is your tree? Are you buying black Christmas trees? Let me know, get in touch as usual [EMAIL PROTECTED] House Prices Always a topical one this, but I read this morning that the average asking price for a home has risen again to nearly £200 000! The figure, which is up by more than £1500 in a month, was hailed as proof that its the bubble that never bursts. Experts said it was a sign that the boom has had a soft landing. The survey of a hundred and thirty thousand properties found that the average asking price for a house across Britain was £197 000 in the four weeks to November 12th. This was £1500 or 0.8% higher than the previous month and £7500 more than the same period last year. So in a year, the average house price in this country has gone up by seven and a half thousand pounds. The average house price is now just short of £200 000. Your views on that of course are more than welcome. You can email me direct on [EMAIL PROTECTED] for that or for anything else of course. Fiery chef Marco Pierre White is in the news again. Hes savaged British food as atrocious and depressing. Hes the first British chef to receive three Michelin stars. He has also dubbed people lazy in their eating habits. His attack came as the food critic Egon Ronays latest guide to the best restaurants in Britain revealed that gastro pubs serve better food than many traditional bistros in France. So there you are. But Marco Pierre White has complained about the price of British motorway services. Thats quite cheeky isnt it, because youd be pushed to eat at any of his restaurants for less than £50 a head. Hes also had a go at the coffee served in motorway services and hes wrong about that too, because its improved somewhat over the years. And also, the question is, how often does Marco Pierre White stop off for something to eat at a motorway service station? probably not often! Calendars Just the daily reminder that they are still on sale, theyre still £5 and the money is still going to Children In Need. You can pick them up from any of our receptions or send me a cheque made payable to the BBC for £6 to BBC Look North calendars, Queens Court, Queens Gardens, Hull, HU1 3RH. Of course all the money is going to Children In Need. How Does She Do It Better shape than she was twenty years ago. All the papers are talking about it. How does Madge do it? Yes Madonna! Shes never been more talked about. The paper is asking as well, how does a forty-seven year old mother of two defy nature, time and gravity to look better than she did twenty years ago. After two pregnancies, her stomach is washboard flat, she wears a dress size six and at five foot four weighs just under eight stone. Yet she is a forty-seven year old mother of two and the rumours are that shes not been anywhere near a surgeons knife its all natural. Well, I dont know how she does it, but shes certainly looking good on it. But the only thing thats been a give away is that she was asked to read on Children In Need the telephone number for people to pledge money and she got the number wrong. This caused Terry Wogan to bring into the open the fact that her eyesight probably isnt that good! But if you look like that, then who cares! Well, thats it from me for today. Join me tonight BBC1 at 6.30pm for all the days news, Paul will have the forecast and of course look out for your Levy Letter tomorrow. 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