Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Wednesdays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well. I hope youll be able to join me tonight for all the days news and Paul will have the weather all on BBC1 at 6.30pm.
Also a special welcome to all those, who have signed up to the Levy Letter over Christmas. I understand there was a surge of interest over the Christmas period and a lot of new people have signed up to the Levy Letter. So if youre one of those, then thank you very much indeed. Just a reminder that you can write to me anytime at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was talking yesterday about the number of people who throw Christmas presents away that they dont want and how a few people take them to the charity shop. Some people recycle them and give them away next Christmas. And on the subject of unwanted presents, theres an email here from Phil OHara. He says, Im reading todays Levy Letter and Im horrified that people are throwing away or giving away Christmas presents. I too did this, or shoved them into a drawer to try and forget them, only to feel guilty when they resurfaced. The problem is twofold. Firstly, you dont want it, and secondly, you dont want to upset Auntie! Food Well, I suppose many people will be on diets at the start of this New Year. Ive actually started a healthy eating regime. Well, in my mind I have anyway. I dont know how long it will last. I dont know how many of you sat through Gillian McKeiths programme last night on healthy eating and the things that we can and cant eat. I have to be honest that by the time she had gone through all the foods, there wasnt much left we could eat. Is there anybody else following Gillians diet or her detox plan? If you are, then Ill be interested to hear from you. Certainly shes a character and I think she talks a lot of sense as well. And I dont know what Tuesday was like for you, but apparently it was supposed to be the toughest day of the year of 2006 or indeed of any Christmas of any year. This is because everybodys returning to work, you feel all full up with food, youre overdrawn at the bank, theres a long gap before your summer holiday and they call January the 3rd the toughest day of the year and the toughest day of 2006 and indeed of any year! Lottery Well, somebody has won nine and a half million pounds on the lottery and they tried and tried to get in contact with the lucky winner. Its somebody in South Yorkshire, somebody who bought the ticket in Doncaster for a draw in July. Well he or she had until half past five the day before yesterday when the 180 day claim deadline expired and the winner never turned up. So somebody somewhere bought a lottery winning ticket for nine and a half million pounds and never claimed it, which is incredible! And I was talking there about food a few minutes ago and I was saying before Christmas about the number of apples that we pick up at the supermarket. We imagine them to be recently picked off the tree. Well, not the case, because of the way food can now be stored. They can be up to a year old! Well, the fresh fruit and vegetables on our supermarket shelves could be up to a year old according to a new investigation and thats not just apples. Stores are routinely selling produce months and even seasons after its been harvested. Advances in technology mean that apples stocked by chains, including some of the major supermarkets, could have been picked a year earlier! Shelves may also be stocked with nine month old potatoes and eight month old kiwi fruits. It is amazing isnt it? You go to the supermarket and think youve picked up some fresh fruit and vegetables and imagine it to be fresh. Its very hard to get your head around the fact that it could be a year old! It is amazi! ng! Ideas Dont forget if youve got an idea for a guest, or a subject that we should be doing on the programme or talking about, then do drop me a line and get in touch. Also, if youve got any photos that you think we might like to see, maybe for the Big Screen a view or if anything happens and youve got some pictures that you think we should see, then do get in touch with me straightaway on [EMAIL PROTECTED] And if its urgent any time and you want to get hold of me, then do just give me a call at work. Eric Sykes Just before Christmas, the legendary comic, Eric Sykes, came into Hull for a literary luncheon. While some of the big stars, like Tom Jones, are celebrating his knighthood, theres a lobby of people now, who are saying that at eighty-three, Eric Sykes (can you imagine, eighty-three and still performing even those hes registered blind and deaf!) has once more been passed over for any sort of award. This is despite forty politicians, led by Labours Jim Sheridan, campaigning for Eric Sykes to go under the sword. Apart from all of his achievements in the world of comedy, going back more than fifty years, Eric has, unlike Tom Jones, led an exemplary private life. So says Jim Sheridan. So there you are. An amazing character eighty-three year old Eric Sykes. Musical Bra Bras, which play Mozarts Eine Kleine Nacht Musik when unfastened, have gone on sale in Austria to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the composers birth. Sausages, milkshakes, golf balls, beer and filofax holders bearing his name, will also be available in Salzburg. But the item that they think will sell more than anything else is the bra, which plays Eine Kleine Nacht Musik when unfastened. Its now on sale in Austria! Well, thats it from me for today. Join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm. And look out for your Levy Letter tomorrow. 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