Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Thursdays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well and I hope youll be able to join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm for all the days news.
And also tonight, well weve all heard the excuse of the wrong type of snow and the wrong type of leaves on the roads holding up the traffic, well Ive got a new one here for you. How about the wrong type of tarmac? Well, tune in tonight to find out more on that one! Also, do you remember a few months ago, I was talking to a man, who was so concerned about his weight, he was willing to risk a dangerous operation to have his stomach stapled. Well, after months of recuperation, hell be my guest tonight and will be revealing his new look! Its been a long journey for him, so I look forward to hearing how much weight hes now lost. Join me tonight for Look North on BBC1 at 6.30pm. And remember last night, we were talking about the Mayor of Wetwang and the vacancy which is there at the moment. The mayor has to be born and live in Yorkshire. Dickie Bird and also Paul Hudson have been muted as possibles! We had a text vote last night on the programme, after I spoke to Dickie Bird and we had a huge number of texts in! But who do you think actually won? And what do you think the results of the texting were? Well, join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm for Look North to find out the answer to that one! Who could it possibly be? And its not definitive I have to say. But who is going to be the new mayor of Wetwang. Theyre talking of very little else at the moment! Levy Letter And dont forget that wherever youre reading this Levy Letter, its always good to hear from you. This one comes from Peter ONeil. Just to let you know that I read your Letter out here every day in Equatorial Guinea. I am shore based here on the gas plant 28 on and 28 off. When at home, I live in Hedon with my wife, Caroline, and every evening we watched the programme. The scenery here is amazing. The camp is at the mouth of a bay surrounded by forest. In the distance are two volcanoes and apparently five years ago this area was a jungle. There are certainly still snakes, lizards and spiders around. The nearest town is Malabo. Anyway, I thought I would drop you a line. Take care! And that comes from Peter. Thank you very much indeed for that Peter. And good afternoon to you in Equatorial Guinea! Wherever you are, then let me know where youre reading the Levy Letter, especially if youre outside of the region. Well see if anyone is reading further away than Equatorial Guinea! Im sure theyre not! If theres anyone you know, who you think might like to get a daily Levy Letter to keep them in touch with home, then tell them to go to either one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page and sign up. Theyll then get their first daily Levy Letter from tomorrow. Men Are Sickly Well, theyre more prone to viruses and arent simply making a fuss about nothing. Well, according to statistics thats true. According to many long-suffering wives and girlfriends, men make terrible patients. They constantly complain and exaggerate making a simply case of the sniffles sound like a terrible dose of the flu. Weve all done it. I know Ive done it! The research has shown that such moaning may be justified, because men are more susceptible to some illnesses than women. This is due to the fact that the male and female immune systems are very different, with men more vulnerable to catching viruses such as colds and flu. The researchers have carried out tests on immune systems of male and female mice of various ages. So there you are. If its true of mice, then I suppose its true of us?! I dont know. More Boys Than Girls Staying on the subject of gender, more boys than girls are born in Britain each year according to official figures. Nearly 368,000 boys were born in the UK in one year, compared to 348,000 girls. However, overall there are still more women than men in the UK. 30.6 million females, 29.3 million men. But the chances of a girl being born are not as great as boys. More boys are born every year than girls! Diet As you know, I am following this fairly dull existence at the moment on the eating front. Im trying to avoid white bread and pizzas and stuff like that. Im trying to eat more fruit and vegetables. Im struggling along with it, and think Im doing ok. I was interested to read that sales of melons are soaring. Melons were eaten 326 million times last year. Thats up 5% on the previous year. The rise was particularly striking, because the total fruit consumption actually fell slightly. But it seems we cant get enough of melons at the moment. The only reason that I always remember melon and know that I can eat it, is because they say that you burn up more calories actually eating the melon and picking up the knife and fork and chewing, than what is actually in the melon. That said, I dont think Ive actually ever bought one from the supermarket. The only times Ive eaten it is when Ive been in a restaurant. So if youre into following the healthy eating regime of Gillian Mc! Keith, then do let me know. The night before last, on Tuesday night, I sat down when I got in from work, and made myself my tea, I sat on my sofa, put my tea on the tray to watch Gillian McKeith and what is she doing? Yet again, she had a lady on, giving her colonic irrigation! Music To Drinkers Ears Drinking like a fish could hold the key to a longer, healthier life. If you are a drinker, then listen up, especially if you like red wines! Scientists were able to extend the life of fish by 60% (can you believe that!?) by feeding them in a compound of red wine. Before you raise a glass, a word of concern humans would have to down sixty-four litres of wine a day to get to similar doses of the key ingredient. I hope Andy Comfort is reading this one! Pictures Dont forget, that if you ever take a picture that you think we might be able to use on the programme. It might be a comedy one, or a serious one, or if you just witness something that you think we should know about and if youre able to email it in to me, that would be great. Its the usual address to get hold of me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or if you want to send a picture for the Big Screen, a view of the area, then either send me a hard copy in the post to BBC Look North, Queens Court, Queens Gardens, Hull, HU1 3RH, or again email to the usual address. Congratulations And finally, I just want to say congratulations to our Look North reporters, Jo Makel and Linsey Smith and cameraman Joe Bilton, who won a major national television award last night. They all went down to London for a glitzy award ceremony, where they were presented with The Royal Television Societys Award for Best Regional News Coverage. So my congratulations to Jo, Linsey and Joe! Thats all from me for today. Thanks very much for being there and for reading the Letter. I hope you have a good day. 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. 1.94.4
