Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Mondays Levy Letter. I hope your days going well and I hope youll be able to join me for the first Look North of the weekend tonight on BBC One at half past six. Whatever you did this weekend, and I know it was quite a busy weekend in our part of the world with lots of events on, then I hope it went well.
Its certainly cooler today and Paul will have the forecast. Ill also have the rest of the days news including more on the debate surrounding the Humber Bridge tolls. Despite the Humber Bridge standing firm for 25 years on not reducing the tolls, the Bridge board announce that buses are now getting a discount. On tonight's programme, I'll be speaking to the hospital patients, who are asking where they now stand and putting their concerns to the Bridge Board. Join me tonight for that. I'll also be speaking to the eleven year old boy from Cleethorpes, who's got a part in Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical, The Sound of Music. Do you remember him? We interviewed him not long ago - Michael Curtis Parson from Cleethorpes. He starred in the recent CBBC drama, That Summer's Day, which looked back at the London bombings from a child's point of view. Well, hes just found out that hes been offered the part of Kurt Von Trapp in the new musical. Ill be speaking to Michael later on the programme. Plus as Paul is about to announce whether or not July has been the hottest month on record, I'll be going back to 1976 to get your memories of that long hot summer. So I hope you can join me tonight. End Of An Era Top of the Pops finished last night with their last ever edition. For people in their twenties these days, it doesnt seem to mean quite as much as it does to people my age, who used to rush home from school and were allowed to stay up late to watch Top of the Pops on Thursday. Wed want to find out who was on the programme and of course wed want to see what was the number one song for the week. So its an end of an era really and its a sad loss. Theyve tried all sorts of things to rescue the programme over the last few years and they just havent been able to do so. But for somebody my age, we were weaned on Top of the Pops and it was part of teenage life. Sir Jimmy Savile hosted the first and last programme. What a legend he is. So much is written and said about him, but he does so much good work and he is such a nice guy. So, its an end of an era with the demise of Top of the Pops. Surfing I went briefly down to Cornwall for just twenty-four hours of the weekend to see family and spent some time watching the surfers down there. And it really has, if you pardon the pun, whetted my appetite for having a go. Its absolutely fabulous down there. Surfing is now a way of life for many in Cornwall and there are hundreds of surf shops down there. And just recently, people have been writing to me about the surfing going on just north of Fraisthorpe and around there. There are two or three bays, where surfing goes on and although, I dont think its of a level as whats happening in Cornwall, it seems quite popular. And many of you are asking Paul for a surfing forecast! And when you watch them out there on the waves, you can see why its so important to them. I guess the surfing forecast is quite crucial, so Ill have a go at his Lordship about that a little bit later on. Happiness If youre seeking joy and contentment, then the best thing to do is to move to Denmark, so say scientists, who have created the first map of happiness. Despite its cold climate, Scandinavia has four countries in the top seven, whilst Britain, in the happiness league, comes forty-first! The United States and Germany were all judged to be happier than Britain, but the French are more miserable. So were actually happier than the French! The most impressive place to live is the African country of Burundi and that comes in at number 178. But if you want to be happy, then move to Denmark! Tickets Airlines have done it for a while. You turn up with no ticket in your hand, but just a code number. But now there is the news that queues at train stations are going to be the thing of the past after the first electronic booking system was introduced. But according to rail bosses, train companies will follow the lead of airlines by issuing electronic tickets over the internet. Instead of buying paper tickets, passengers will receive codes by text message to their phone. The demise of the traditional train ticket is expected to take place within the next four years. So, train tickets are going to be the thing of the past. Pictures Dont forget, if youve got a picture or a photograph of a scenic view or whether its of an incident thats happened near you, then drop me a line and let me take a look at it. If youve got a story that we could do on the programme, or maybe an issue or a problem that we could help you with on Leave it to Levy, then let me know. Give me a contact telephone number as well. The address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] I look forward to hearing from you. Sardines Whilst tucking into sardines on toast you will have every right to feel virtuous. Oily fish, as the health authorities keep reminding us, is one of the health things we can eat without guilt! Now theres another reason to put sardines on your shopping list. Theyre full of Omega 3 fatty acids, and they can apparently help to keep the weight down as well. Scientists have found that daily doses of oils containing Omega 3, combined with moderate exercise can result in significant weight loss. But taking the oils without exercise, or exercising alone, means the weight is likely to stay put. That last statement is interesting isnt it? Exercising just on its own means that the weight is likely to stay put! Scientists believe that fish oil increases the elasticity of the blood vessel walls and improves the flow of blood to the muscles during exercise. So if you are already going to the gym, start buying those sardines to lose even more weight. Just eating sardines on their own wit! hout doing any exercise will not make any difference to your weight. And talking of food, the heat wave has brought a disastrous slump in vegetable crops, threatening shortages and higher prices. The UK pea harvest is expected to be down by 20%, whilst falls of up to 40% are expected amongst other vegetables. For consumers, it could even mean a Christmas dinner without, heaven forbid, sprouts! Or supermarket freezer cabinets without frozen chips! But they reckon that the prices of vegetables like potatoes, peas, onions, brussel sprouts and broad beans will go up as our plentiful supply is diminishing. Well, that's it from me for today. Have a very good day. Join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm and dont forget to drop me a line if you want to talk to me about anything. 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