Hello its Peter here, welcome to Mondays Levy Letter. Hope your weekend was good. If you had something organised or planned then despite the lousy weather particularly yesterday, I hope it went well. The Dove House Hospice fair was opened yesterday by the Coronation Street star who plays Frankie Baldwin, Debra Stephenson, a Hull actress of course. Whatever you did at the weekend, I hope it was good.
I hope youll be able to join me tonight, BBC One at 6.30pm. On the programme tonight well have the latest on the shenanigans surrounding John Prescott. Were also taking a look at plans for a waste incinerator at Saltend. Well have the latest on the travellers camped in Skegness and well be talking to a gravedigger from Lincolnshire about the book hes written about his job. Thats sure to be a fascinating read. Its the launch of the BBC Restoration series and it features All Saints Church in Beckingham. And whats that purple stuff growing in the fields? Well be having a look at borage. Of course well have the detailed weather forecast from Lisa Gallagher. Join me tonight if you can. Photos Dont forget if youve taken any photos recently on your digital camera and youd like them to be considered for the programme, as you know we have a different one each night, then send it to me either a hard copy in the post or electronically to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Houses I was saying on Friday that for the first time in quite a while average house prices fell last month. Not good news for home owners. Well the latest story on homes is quite a comical one which you might have seen in the papers over the weekend. Cliff Richard is downsizing from a very big house with an upstairs and a downstairs to a large sized bungalow, maybe age is finally catching Cliff up and in the years ahead he might not be able to manage the stairs. Bungalow Boy rather than Batchelor Boy is the headline. Hes put his property on the market and has bought a new bungalow. Its only got three bedrooms; it sits in an acre of land on the Wentworth Estate near to the golf club and nearby neighbours include Russ Abbott, Bruce Forsyth and Gary Numan. The thing which everyones being really cruel about is that theyre saying his new home only needs a trolley park outside and it would look like the local Tescos and it still cost an awful lot of money. Bridge Just a reminder that this weekend is the 25th birthday of the Humber Bridge. There are all sorts of things going on including the big open air concert starring Katherine Jenkins on Saturday night and a big fireworks display late on Saturday night after the concert and that is on the bridge. The bridge will be closed for traffic from 10.45pm to 11.00pm on Saturday night for the fireworks as part of the 25th anniversary celebrations. And just a reminder, if youre around on Friday evening well be doing the programme live from the Hessle Foreshore. The guests will be down there, so will Lisa. If you can make it along then make a note in your diary. Hessle Foreshore for around 6.15pm Friday evening this week to see the programme going out live. I look forward to seeing you there. In the voice Well whether its a Scottish burr or an Irish lilt or a cut glass English accent, a mans voice makes a big first impression on a woman. Well seven out of 10 men admit they judge a woman on her looks, almost half of women say, this is quite interesting, almost half say they respond to a mans voice and his way of speaking. University researchers who looked at how long it takes someone to make an impression and why, found that women highlighted the importance of an accent and many said a mans voice revealed his personality. An overwhelming nine in 10 people decided a potential partners suitability in just 15 seconds with men taking an average of 14.7 seconds and women 16.8. Thats worth stressing again isnt it? An overwhelming nine in 10 people decided a potential partners suitability in just 15 and a half seconds. There you are fellas, you might not think it but its not so much to do with looks, its all to do with the voice. Number plates Well personalised number plates, they were, I think about 10 years ago, the height of popularity. I think theyve waned a little bit but theyre still fairly popular. Well a father has paid a world record price for a number plate for his sons 6th birthday. Thats the crucial thing. The anonymous bidder from the north west has paid £331,000 for the registration M1. We dont know his name but the little boy cant exactly use the number plate as hes only six but when he can use it, in another ten or eleven years time he will have the number plate M1 and his father whos obviously not hard up, paid £331,000. Sport Well after four weeks of football, its over. After two weeks of tennis, its over. What are we going to do? Those people like several friends of mine who are not interested in either and have been moaning that the television has been blanket sport all the time will be relieved to know its over. Interesting that the pampered tennis stars who as you know are not exactly hard up, they earn more in a fortnight than most people dream of; they still think theyre entitled to a few little extra perks it seems and the green bath towels that bear the Wimbledon logo cost about £30 a time. They are supposed to be put back after a game but some players make a habit of smuggling them off court in their bags and it seems its not just the lesser known players. Roger Federer is not immune. He was spotted walking off centre court with one of the distinctive towels following his semi-final win. So even somebody who earns as much money as him still nicks the towels. Now would we ever go any! where and nick the towels?! Whats the best thing youve ever no we shouldnt do that probably! But let me know, do email in on that and indeed anything else and if youve got a problem you think we might be able to tackle in Leave It To Levy then drop me a line to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Breathalyser phone The first mobile phone aimed at drinkers is about to go on sale in this country complete with a breathalyser that tests users fitness to drive and also a sobriety lock-out to stop drunken late night phone calls. The phone is targeted at hard living, hard drinking young people promising to help them avoid drinking and driving and also drunk dialling. Its about to go on sale. It wont let you do wrong or put a foot wrong. Thats it from me today. Thank you for reading the Levy Letter. If theres anyone you know thats not signed up for the Levy Letter then point them in the right direction of one of the two addresses at the bottom of this page, click on the address, click on Levy Letter and then sign up and theyll get the first Levy Letter the following day. 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