Hello, its Peter here and welcome to the start of another week of Levy Letters. I hope your weekend was good and I hope youre ready for the start of another week of Look North. Thanks for reading the Levy Letter and spread the word if you can. If theres someone you know, whos not signed up for the Levy Letter and they would like one, then push them in the direction of the two addresses at the bottom of the page. Get them to sign up! If they do it this evening, then theyll get their first Levy Letter tomorrow.
Join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm for all the days news and during this incredibly cold snap, Paul will have the forecast for us. Well, I have to admit he was right about the snow this weekend, so lets see what else there is in store for us with the weather for the rest of the week. Also tonight, Ill be investigating Hulls bid to become the next World Trade Centre. Its all part of Hulls investment in regeneration in this part of the area. Do you think this is a good idea? Do you think theyll be successful? Well, as always I greatly appreciate your comments and thoughts, so send them in to me during the day at the usual address. And also tonight, ahead of the start of the Commonwealth Games, well have our regions swimming hopefuls on the programme. Theyre heading out to Australia shortly, but well be meeting them in training for the Games. I hope you can join me then. Pictures Dont forget I want to see your pictures. Any sort funny ones, serious ones, pictures for the Big Screen, weather views, then feel free to email me or post them to me. The postal address by the way is BBC Look North, Queens Court, Queens Gardens, Hull, HU1 3RH. Or if you want to email me, then its [EMAIL PROTECTED] Food Abroad What do you miss when you go and live abroad or even when you go on holiday abroad? What are the things you miss the most food wise? Well, baked beans and smoky bacon crisps are the foods that homesick Britons miss the most when they move over there. The classic British snacks topped a list of traditional foods that ex-pats yearn for when they go over to Spain or to wherever. While previous generations had to make do with food parcels sent by family or friends, the Internet means that Britons can now order sentimental snacks online. Baked beans were the snack most pined for. Smoky bacon crisps came a close second and in third place were flake bars and also a well-known tea bag! And marmite was not far behind! So also in there was brown sauce, and gravy granules as well, followed by an orange sponge type biscuit did you notice what I did there to try and avoid advertising! Well, these came up in a survey of the foods that we miss the most, including malt loaf as well, but n! ow thanks to online shopping, thats all in the past. Its a big hit and ex pats can order their food and have it sent to their holiday homes wherever they may be! So those are some of the food items we miss the most! Moving House Well, more and more stories are coming out about the house price situation at the moment. Its really interesting. I see as well that the average person looks at eight houses before buying one. Thats quite interesting isnt it? And also, figures out this week show that the North of England is losing people. Basically, they talk about the numbers of people moving away from some of our towns and cities in the North of England, whilst the population in the UK generally goes up, particularly in the South of England. The figures show dwindling populations in the Midlands and the North over the next twenty years. Thats the same period that Britains own population is predicted to swell. Well, the biggest drop, over the next twenty years, is when many areas could see populations drop by 10%. Many places are mentioned, but the biggest drop in all towns and in all cities is predicted for Kingston upon Hull. And those are figures just out. Basically it means that in twenty years tim! e there will be 10% less people living here. Well, it seems that people are moving away all the time according to these figures, which are out today. The Royal Its great to see that The Royal is back on TV last night. Im a big fan of that programme. Well, its a sixties medical drama and its just returned for a new series. Its excellent stuff and I really enjoy that one. Carrying on with TV, I was talking to the youngest ever trainer at Crufts last week on the programme Chloe, who comes from Goole. Im not sure how she did in the competition, but weve just had three or four days of Crufts with the final of Best In Show last night. If you are a dog owner and youd like to comment on Crufts or if anyone knows how Chloe did, then get in touch as Id love to give her a mention in the Levy Letter. Aled Jones My guest on the programme on Friday night was Aled Jones. Hes everywhere at the moment of course. Hes just been on Strictly Come Dancing and is on tour at the moment. If you went to see him in Hull, then let me know how the concert went. Of course, hes also on Radio 2 every Sunday morning and also on Songs of Praise as well on BBC1 on Sunday. You cant get away from Aled, but in this job you get to meet and talk to quite a few well known people and some people, when theyre off are the same as when theyre on, and some people arent at all. Aled is one of the nicest people in show business. Ive interviewed him over the years many times and have probably known him for about twenty years I would have thought. Hes one of the nicest people in show business and its so great to be able to report that back as well to everyone. I think sometimes people can be very quick to moan about celebrities, but he is a really nice guy. By the way Im not his agent!! Well, thats all from me for today. I hope youll be able to join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm for todays Look North. Dont forget if you want to drop me a line on any subject and if youve got a story that you think we could pursue on Look North, then give me the details. Also, if youve got a problem for Leave it to Levy, then get in touch. Send me a contact telephone number as well. Just email me to the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Join me tonight for Look North at half past six and look out for your Levy Letter tomorrow. Bye for now 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
