Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Mondays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well. I hope youll be able to join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm. Well have all the days news, Paul will have the forecast and also tonight, well have one of the stars of the new musical, Grease on the programme. Its the new touring version of Grease, which is just about to come to Hull New Theatre. Ill be talking to the actress, who plays Sandy, a little bit later on.
And just a quick word of congratulations to the Hull cast of the pantomime, Dick Whittington, which has just finished its run for the last month in Hull. Its been a tremendously successful pantomime. Indeed, the most successful pantomime ever that there has been at the Hull New Theatre. And I saw it on Saturday. Well done to Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball they really are superb. Im hoping, in a way, that the theatre managers will get Cannon and Ball back for another pantomime, maybe not next year, but the Christmas after. They really did very well indeed. In the meantime, so many people have said to me how funny the lads are and theyre coming with their own show to the New Theatre in April. So look out for that. Well done also to Hulls Amy Black. She plays Fairy Bowbells in the pantomime. Sometimes the part of the fairy can be a little bit of a wishy-washy character, but Amy played it superbly and got plenty of laughs as well and its not a role that normally gets the laughs, but well done to the whole production company and of course Hull New Theatre for an excellent pantomime this year. Pictures Dont forget, keep the pictures and photographs coming in and just another thank you to all those who have given me tips and advice on how to operate my digital camera and how to get the photographs out of the digital camera and onto my computer. I have to say that everyone has said that its not too complicated. I suppose Ive got on reasonably well with it, but this camera Ive bought seems to have an awful lot of controls on it, some of which Im sure will never be used! But Im hoping that in the near future Ill find out if we can put any pictures into the Levy Letter. Im not sure whether we can or not, but Im going to find out. If we can, then Ill put some of my photographs on. Maybe we could put on some of yours as well. But dont send them yet, because Ive got to find out first whether or not its possible technically. But thank you to everyone, whos given me advice and tips on taking pictures with my new digital camera. Ill let you know how I get on. Britney Britney Spears has been named as the Worst Dressed Woman of 2005! The twenty-four year old singer topped the list of fashion victims compiled by the fashion experts. Desperate Housewives star, Eva Longoria, was described as having a gorgeous face, but garish taste. Mariah Carey and the actress, Rene Zellweger, also made the top ten list of the worst dressed women, but Britney Spears comes out on top! Talking of clothes, at a wedding, all eyes are on the bride of course. For such a big occasion, the dress had better look good, as all eyes are going to be on the bride. Well, were going to be spending more than ever to ensure it does look good. A traditional bridal gown now costs an average of £826.00 a third more than it would have done five years ago. Just for the dress for the big day the average price is £836.00! The trend is driven by women getting married later in life with more money to spare and by the availability of designer wedding gowns worn by the likes of Victoria Beckham. So there you are, some info if youre getting married. It hasnt got the average cost of a wedding here, I shudder to think what that is! but the average dress now costs £826.00! Diet As you know, Ive started a new healthy eating regime following Dr Gillian McKeiths advice at the start of this new year. In the kitchen now, there are all the beans, and the poppy seeds and the sesame seeds and Im attempting to give up white bread too. So Im following this healthy diet, but one of the things you can eat, which is good for you, is porridge. I see that the worlds first porridge bar has arrived to make you Quake or perhaps Quaker! Tony Stone says that the place, which is in Edinburgh, is called Stotes Porridge Bar, and offers the ultimate healthy fast food and he plans to export his idea around the globe. So there you are, healthy food is catching on with the worlds first porridge bar! It doesnt really have the same ring to it does it? Get In Touch Dont forget, if youve got a story or an idea or if theres somebody youd particularly like to see on the programme as a guest or an issue for us to talk about, then do get in touch! Last week, we had a huge response on the subject of wheelie bins. Again, that story came from quite a few people emailing in and contacting me in the first place. Any ideas, or any thoughts, then please do get in touch. If its urgent, then ring, or just send me an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I look forward to hearing from you. Ipod Well, many people got Ipods for Christmas, but I see from the paper this morning that Ipods are back in the shops again now after selling out over Christmas. But what about this for a story? Listening to loud music on personal music players, such as an Ipod, can trigger tumours that lead to deafness, it emerged yesterday. Researchers said that repeated exposure to excessive noise can increase the risk of developing acoustic neuroma. This is a non-cancerous tumour, which can cause hearing damage by pressing on crucial nerves. So there you are. If youve got an Ipod, then be warned! For someone like me, who started wearing headphones listening to loud music when I first started working on radio when I was nineteen and am now fifty, then obviously over the years, pumping music into my headphones, Im sure its affected my hearing and I often have to turn the music level up and up and up. And now Im fifty, I notice that sometimes I can be in a room with someone and a mobile phone can go off and ring and I dont hear it! What Im basically trying to say is that Im heading towards deafness! But its ok, in the Sunday magazine supplement, theres an advertisement for a little hearing aid that you pop straight in your ear and that means youll be able to hear everything. So there you are. Do I sound like a desperately old man today? I think I do. Well, thats it from me for today. Thank you very much for reading the Levy Letter. Join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm. Dont forget if you want to drop me a line, then its [EMAIL PROTECTED] Take care and have a very good day. 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
