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 for all the days news.
On tonight's programme, the family of murdered schoolboy, Lee Conman, speak out for the first time. Lee's grandparents from East Hull will be talking to us today to plea for witnesses of the murder of Lee to come forward. Theyll be with us tonight on the programme. Also tonight, with many schools suffering from falling pupil numbers, we'll be at the latest school, which could be the victim of closures in our region. I'll also be looking at claims that an East Yorkshire town is being blighted by litter dropped by its school children. And shes Granthams favourite resident. We'll be looking at calls today for a statue to be erected in memory of the life of Margaret Thatcher in her home town of Grantham. Plus I'll be speaking to ballet superstar, Wayne Sleep, ahead of his new show coming to the Theatre Royal in Lincoln. All that on the programme tonight, plus of course Paul will be along with the forecast. Emails Thanks for all the emails on a variety of subjects. Dont forget, if youve got a problem that you think we could deal with on the programme in Leave it to Levy, or if you know someone whos got a problem, then send me the details. Also give me a contact telephone number as well. Get me direct of course at [EMAIL PROTECTED] As Autumns here now, were looking for new pictures to show on the programme. Weve got lots of summery pictures of course from you all. But I think if we started showing those on the Big Screen, it will make us all miserable that summer is nearly over. So start sending some Autumn pictures to me as well [EMAIL PROTECTED] Starlight Express The big musical, Starlight Express, is on at Grimsby Auditorium at the moment. Its a huge musical, direct from the West End. Its really spectacular with roller skating involved and Im hoping to be able to go and see it. But I understand from several people, who have gone to see it and have emailed me that its a musical not to be missed. And talking of musicals, the man whos been in loads of them and was in the original production of Cats, Wayne Sleep, will be talking to me on the programme tonight. Robin Hood Can you believe this? Robin Hood was really a Welsh freedom fighter, who never even set foot in Nottinghamshire, let alone Sherwood Forrest. So says a new historian! The medieval outlaw, who was famed for stealing from the rich to give to the poor, was born a hundred years earlier than stated in popular myth. So says, Steven Lawhead and hes an historian. He reckons that Robin Hood was from Wales. So there you are! Theres always a bit of rivalry between West Yorkshire, who have always claimed Robin Hood, and also Nottinghamshire and Sherwood Forrest. Theres actually a place in Wakefield in West Yorkshire called Robin Hood as well. So there you are. Theres the story of Robin Hood, although slightly different to the one I know! If youve got any more insights into Robin Hood and where you think he came from, then let me know! Anything goes apparently! And of course, if youve got any interesting stories that you think would make a good piece for the Levy Letter, then let me know. Weve been trying to bump up our readership of the Levy Letter. So if theres someone you know, whos not signed up to the Letter and you think they would like to receive it daily, then get them to sign up. Tell them to go to either one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page, click on Levy Letter and sign up. Crisps Children love to eat crisps, but our children drink five litres of oil a year, if they eat a packet of crisps a day. Can you believe that? Five litres of cooking oil a year, if they eat a packet of crisps a day! Just unbelievable isnt it? The average bag of crisps contains up to three and a half teaspoons of oil. Half of eight to fifteen year olds admit to eating at least one packet of crisps a day. I shudder to think, but when I was a kid I used to eat three or four packets a day at least!! Weather Dont forget, Paul of course will have the detailed forecast tonight. But the papers are making a big thing about the fact that two days this week, Britain roasted in record breaking temperatures. It was hotter than several places abroad, including Corfu. Even Wales outshone Tenerife, Corfu and Rio De Janeiro as temperatures reached around eighty-three degrees Fahrenheit. That was at the end of last week and of course at the beginning of this week the temperatures have been phenomenal way above average and its making it an Indian Summer for us. Lets hope it lasts! Guests If theres someone you know that you think would make a good guest for Look North. If they do something special, or if theyve got a story to tell, then tell us about them. Maybe they can sing or play an instrument, then get them to get in touch with me. Give me their details and we might be able to invite them onto the programme. Also, of course, if youre involved in a charity event and you would like a quick mention in the Levy Letter, then give me the details as well. Just while I think about it, if youre around on Sunday morning, then its the Beverley Food and Drink Festival. Ill be there on Beverley on Sunday morning to open that one. If you can make it along, then I look forward to seeing you there. Well, that's it from me for today. Have a very good day and join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. 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
