Morning, its Peter here and welcome to Tuesdays Levy Letter. I hope that youll be able to join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm as usual. Well have all the days news, Paul will have the forecast and hopefully tonight, all being well, if theyre back from the Jungle, well be talking to Cannon and Ball.
So dont forget our competition this week in the Levy Letter - a chance to meet Paul Daniels backstage at his pantomime in Peterborough and also a chance to see the show as well. Dont forget, only enter if you can make it to Peterborough to see the show, because obviously for some its quite a long journey. If youre down in Lincolnshire or around there, then its not too bad. All youve got to do is to answer the question whats the first name of Paul Daniels son, whos also into magic and comedy? Think you know? Well, drop me an email as soon as you can to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shop Windows I mentioned yesterday the shop Arrow Cycles in North Hykeham and theres a note here from Horace, who lives in Hykeham, he says, It was great to see the mention of the festive shop window. We live just around the corner and we think its fantastic, especially since its all hand made and its not just money paid out to buy something spectacular. So there you are, if anyone else out there has got an amazing shop window that you think we should know about, then just drop me a line. Theres a note here that comes from Maureen Johnson and she says, Will you please wish my son Michael Johnson a very happy birthday for Tuesday the 13th December. He will be forty-three. And that comes from his Mum. Maureen, thank you very much indeed and Michael, we wish you a very happy birthday. Slim Chance Of Happiness Being slim has long been held as the key element in sexual attraction, success and happiness, but a study shows that skinny people are more likely to be unhappy and to commit suicide than those who are overweight. Over a sixteen year period, the ups and downs of more than a million lives were examined and scientists found that as a persons body mass index rose, so the risk of serious depression fell. The study will be a blow to the dieting business. It will also give credibility to the theory that overweight people are jollier. So there you are, theres obviously something in that. Dieters have a slim chance of happiness is the headline! Status Quo I was only saying just a few weeks back how people have been writing in asking for me to interview Status Quo when they came to Hull. Sadly, we were unable to get an interview with them, but I realised just how popular the band are still. It was very sad to read about the legendary performer Rick Parfitt, who may be forced to slow down with the news that hes battling throat cancer. I believe theyve cancelled their gigs at the moment. Parfitt, whos been rocking all over the world along with his fellow Status Quo founder Francis Rossi since the mid sixties, is to undergo exploratory surgery this week after doctors in Plymouth found a growth on his larynx. So of course, on behalf of all Status Quo fans, were rooting for and hope for all the very best for Rick Parfitt. Dont forget if theres someone youd like to see on the sofa for a chat one night, then do drop me a line and let me know via email and well see if we can get them on [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betting Brain Power In the face of the jackpot question on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, most of us would like to think that we would come up with the answer based on cool, calm logic, but research shows that when it comes to taking a gamble, our heads are ruled by our hearts. Scientists have found that when we are confronted by a tricky situation that parts of our brain that control our emotions light up. The greater the risk, and the more we stand to lose, then the greater the activity in one particular section of the brain. It suggests that we all have a specific nerve system for evaluating uncertainty, but its effectiveness may explain why some people are calm under pressure, whilst others lose their head. Where does this come from? Well, can you believe it? It comes from America. Yes, you cant believe it, can you? From the Californian Institute of Technology obviously they havent got anything better to do! Calendar Just a quick reminder that we have sold nearly 3000 calendars at the moment. So thanks for a tremendous response on that one. Its still not too late if you want a calendar, either for yourself or for a last minute Christmas present maybe! Just call in to one of our receptions in Lincoln, Hull and Grimsby and theyll be £5. Or if you want, you can send me a cheque for £6 made payable to the BBC and it could be on its way to you on time of course for the New Year! Dont forget, all being well, well have Cannon and Ball on the programme. Have a very good afternoon and join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm. 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.
