Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Wednesdays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well and I hope youll be able to join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm. As ever, Ill have all the days news, Paul will have the forecast and my special guest tonight is Freddie Starr. Hes on his way to our region for a concert and Ill be talking to him tonight on the programme.
Also tonight, Ill be asking why commuters in East Hull are up in arms over plans to change the park and ride system in the city. Commuters regularly complain about the state of the traffic system in Hull, with daily grid locked situations during rush hour and theyre angry at these new plans, which they feel will cause more traffic disruption. Ill also be getting the latest on concerns that forty teaching posts in the East Riding may be cut as schools in the region try and balance their books. Ive got another innovation to share with you on the programme. A Goole man has invented a dog nappy! Do you have incontinent pets or do you dislike poop scooping? Well, well be putting the dog nappy to the test and Ill be talking to the brilliant inventor, Trevor Baylis, and asking what he thinks to this new idea. All this tonight on Look North. I hope you can join me then. Hobbies Just a brief reminder. A couple of people responded on my call out last week. If you are a collector, or youve got a hobby that you think might make an interesting piece on the programme, then do get in touch and let me know and we might be able to do something about you for Look North. Also if youve got a problem that you think I might be able to tackle on Leave it to Levy, then all youve got to do is to drop me a line. Of course, send me a contact telephone number as well to [EMAIL PROTECTED] And for anything else you want to chat to me about, if you send your email to that address, Ill get it direct straight away. I look forward to hearing from you. Johnny Briggs I mentioned a couple of weeks back that Johnny Briggs, the actor, who plays Mike Baldwin in Coronation Street, is leaving. Several people have written in to say that it wasnt his choice and that hes been forced to leave. Well, I dont know if thats true or not, but thats what people have read in the papers. With nearly thirty years on the ITV soap, Johnny Briggs is seventy. Well, he doesnt look seventy does he? Hes filmed his final scenes over the last couple of days as the factory owner, Mike Baldwin. Viewers have seen his character of Mike succumb to Alzheimers disease over the past few months. There have been some very harrowing scenes and theyre still to be broadcast. He has a heart attack and he dies in the arms of his old enemy, Ken Barlow. Some powerful stuff, Id imagine. But hes now finished filming at Manchester and they say that hes starting his retirement now. Well, I dont think actors ever retire properly or do they? So well done to Johnny Briggs, who! has played that role superbly and of course well always remember that big bust up between Mike and Ken Barlow. And just recently hes played those harrowing scenes very well indeed, so we wish all the very best to Johnny Briggs. Face Lift Can you believe it? If you want a face lift, then you can have it done in your lunchtime now. A new procedure is called Contour Threading and doesnt involve stitches. They also call it Feather Lifting. They use barbed threads inserted deep under the skin to pull it upwards. The operation is performed using a thick hollow needle and does not cut the skin and is far quicker than conventional surgery. Patients can return to work within two days and apparently those, who are in their forties and would not like to opt for the full face lift, are going for this as the latest trend. You can have this done in your lunch break and be back at work only two days later. A local anaesthetic is administered allowing patients to remain awake throughout the operation. A large needle with a barbed thread is inserted under the skin and pulled across the area in need of a lift. The procedure may be repeated several times on different areas of the brow or neck. Do you think I should try that?! Do you think they could get rid of these tram lines on my forehead? I vow never to succumb to that or for that matter to dye my hair as well! However, theres always time to change my mind! The Apprentice One of the hit programmes on the television at the moment is BBC2s The Apprentice. Its been a big success as I mentioned last week as its beating BBC1 on a Wednesday, beating Davina and her chat show. Well, theres a new bit of information here about bosses. Ruthless bosses, who scream at their staff and trample on their feelings and set impossible standards, have the greatest chance of being successful. The great intimidators are the best bosses in the business, so says a leading American business professor. His findings fly in the face of accepted wisdom that a boss, who is sensitive to his staff gets the best results from them. Not so according to Rodrick Kramer. The real winners are the bosses with porcupine power, who are rough, loud and in your face. Five ways of coping with a domineering boss well, these have been published for us. Do your homework, be tough and try and show that you can handle the pressure, stick around and dont just give in and find an easier ! job, work harder (not perhaps the most attractive option) and keep a sense of perspective. Its not always easy, but dont take things too seriously as you are not as hopeless as the great intimidator makes you feel. Your views on bosses are gratefully received to the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Diet Thanks very much indeed to everyone, who have written in to me with diet tips over the last few weeks, after confessing to all that Im on this healthy eating diet. And of course, last night was my night for sitting down, after I get home, and getting my tea out of the microwave, and sitting down with it on my tray, putting it on my lap and putting the telly on and of course, its time for Gillian McKeith. No sooner have you started eating, then Gillian starts examining and inspecting someones waste product if you get my meaning and telling us what that persons been eating. All that whilst youre trying to eat your tea! Anyway, thats all from me for today. Have a very good afternoon and join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm for todays Look North. Look out for your Levy Letter tomorrow as Ill be revealing how you can win tickets to see the musical, Grease, in Grimsby. A great show and Im sure therell be lots of you wanting to go. Look out for your email from me tomorrow round about the same time. 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
