Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Fridays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well and I hope youll be able to join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm. Ill have all the days news and Paul will have the forecast.
And on the eve of the Laurence Olivier Awards, Ill have more on the tremendous success story of Liam Mower, the young boy from Hull, who is up for a top award as the Best Actor in a musical. Hes up against Ewen MacGregor on Sunday evening. We were of course talking to his very proud Mum on the programme last night. Ill have more about that on the programme at 6.30pm. And you can hear coverage live from the awards on BBC Radio Humberside. If youre not in the Radio Humberside area, then of course you can always go to the website and listen live on air. Of course, also tonight, Paul will have the forecast as well the potential Mayor of Wetwang! Thanks to everyone, who texted in and voted for Paul. So the results were 90% for Paul to Dickies 10%! Also tonight, Ill be looking at the issue close to many parents hearts. I know theyve been waiting for these very important decisions. Tonight, well find out which primary schools in Lincolnshire will close or merge and also which have been saved. There have been campaigns by many of the affected schools and by parents and tonight Ill be talking to the woman, whos made these decisions about closing or merging these schools. My special guests tonight are the former Blue Peter presenter, Mark Curry and his dog, Charlie! You might not know, but this is the Chinese Year of the Dog and the internationally renowned dog trainer, Jan Fennell, is calling for an International Day of the Dog! Ive talked to Jan before on the programme, and she is amazing how she handles her dogs, who are all very well behaved! Well, I hope Charlie is going to be just as well behaved! Jan will be talking to us to tell us why she thinks mans best friend deserves its own special day! I hope you can join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm. Levy Letter If you meet anyone, or are with anyone over the weekend, whos not already signed up to the Levy Letter and you think that they would like one, then point them in the direction of one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page either bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire or bbc.co.uk/humber, click on Levy Letter, follow the instructions through and then they will get their first email from me on Monday. Bottle That Precious Moment Can you believe it? It sounds as sensible as trying to sell snow to the Eskimos or sand to the Arabs, but a Yorkshire company really believes it can persuade us to buy fresh air or to be more precise, bottled atmosphere. Its selling a device that enables people to be able to capture that unforgettable moment. So that atmosphere of Auntie Flos eightieth birthday will live forever inside a bottle. Can you believe this? The beginners guide to doing this find a place with plenty of atmosphere, pull the cord, activate the capture kit, position the bottle at a forty-five degree angle, move the bottle in an oscillating fashion, replace the stoppage device or cork, apply the security seal and then personalise the bottle on the reverse. Itll keep forever so that you can enjoy the atmosphere of that special moment. You couldnt make it up, could you? And its not even April 1st! Anyway, these kits to bottle the atmosphere are on their way, apparently! Ties Something close to my heart and this story has already had quite a lot of coverage in the papers. Until today, its been fairly safe to assume that a grubby tie was the sign of a slob and not an assassin. How wrong we were. A liberally stained tie is not only the epitome of sloth, but its also a lethal weapon too. Its a germ warfare laboratory of terrifying capabilities. Wear a dirty tie and become a killer was the suggestion yesterday from the British Medical Association, which is urging doctors to abandon neckwear. The medical body fears that grubby ties could contribute to the spread of fatal superbugs, such as MRSA. The recommendation follows the investigation by the BMAs Board of Science into the dramatic rise of health care associated infections. Doctors are being warned that deadly germs are nestling there in their ties. They say that, they recognise that people touch their ties and wear them for a long time, but they have to recognise the potential dangers. So s! ays, Dr Vivian Nathanson, whos the BMAs head of Ethics and Science. So, next time you go to your Doctor, the chances are that he wont be wearing a tie! Pictures Dont forget, keep your pictures and photographs coming in. I want to see pictures for the Big Screen with nice views of the area. Or if there is something that youve seen that you think would make a very good item for the show, then do let me have them. Send them to me. They can of course be comedy ones as well to use around Pauls spot in the middle of the programme. Please send them to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Suzi Quatro Suzi is making a comeback. Of course in the seventies, she bashed out hits regularly, but shes still going strong. Now at fifty-five, shes looking good as well, and just as stunning as she was in the seventies. Shes now on the comeback trail with a new album released next week. This comes at a time when another seventies star, Leo Sayer, is right up there at the top of the charts at the moment. But hot on the heels of that success, Suzi Quatro has got a new album coming out. She had hits of course with Devil Gate Driver and Can the Can in the seventies. And theres also a new album from another seventies stalwart, Neil Diamond, whos also got a new album out at the moment. So there you are, the seventies are still going strong! Michelle Dewberry I dont know if you watched the Apprentice the other night, but one of the candidates this year is Michelle Dewberry. Michelle is only about twenty-six and is the youngest candidate in the Apprentice this year. Shes fighting for a job for a £100,000 a year salary with Sir Alan Sugar. Well, she went to Sydney Smith School in Hull, but there is a feeling that shes trying to disguise her Hull roots. Shes certainly trying to talk quite posh at the moment. Wed like to try and get to the bottom of this. Did you know her or did you go to school with Michelle Dewberry? If so, then I would be grateful for a line. Drop me an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Baldwin I hadnt realised that Johnny Briggs, who plays Mike Baldwin is actually leaving Coronation Street. I must admit that just recently, I have felt a little bit out of touch with the programme, but I have been reading about it in the papers this week. Well Id better not talk about it in the Letter, in case you havent seen it about his final exit, but hes actually leaving the programme. Im not sure either, maybe you can help me with this, but Im not sure if he decided to leave, because he cant cope with the programme filming schedule anymore after so many years, or if theyve just decided to write his character out. I know some people think that his flashy style from the seventies and eighties is outdated now. And now even Sally Webster can afford to send her daughter on a skiing trip, so Mikes money doesnt make him that unusual anymore. Of course, well always remember that clip. I cant remember which year its from now, but the famous clip where Mike Baldwin hit Ken B! arlow. Itll always be a classic. So Johnny Briggs is leaving the street. Will it affect the programme or not? Let me know. Well, thats it from me for today. Have a very good day and join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm. Take care, enjoy your weekend! 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