Hello Its Peter here and welcome to todays Levy Letter. I hope your days going well and youll be able to join me on BBC One tonight at half past six for all the days news.
Yesterday we heard that our region is England's fattest, well today there's more bad health news because new studies have shown that the Bransholme area of Hull has the highest number of smokers in the country. Well have something on the programme about that tonight. Well also be going behind the scenes of a new police crackdown on drivers using mobile phones behind the wheel. A serious issue that one. But on a lighter note, find out how you can enter a Spooky Dog competition in Scunthorpe, and I'll also be speaking to the King of comedy, and King of the Jungle, Joe Pasquale as he comes to our region. Were also going to be meeting some lucky school children with a space rocket in their car park. I bet they loved that! And well take you behind the scenes of the amazing Moscow State Circus in Lincoln, all that and more on Look North tonight. And of course Paul will have the forecast An Evening With Dont forget our special night in aid of Children In Need. The tickets are going quickly, and if youd like to join me then, its Sunday November 12th at the Hull Truck Theatre. Ill be there, and Paul will be there as well with a whole panel of guests and some live music. It promises to be a great evening; well be filming it for Children In Need too. If youd like to join me, tickets are £12.50 for concessions, and ordinary prices are £15. As I say, were raising money for Children In Need, so its all for a good cause. Id love you to join me there if you can make it along, all youve got to do is give the box office a call and book your tickets, or pop along to the Hull Truck box office. If you want to ring them the telephone number is 01482 323638. I hope you can make it. Autumn Well autumn is well and truly here, confirmed by the appearance of Autumnwatch with Bill Oddie and Kate Humble it doesnt seem five minutes since we were doing Springwatch! Thanks very much for all your emails saying how much you enjoy the show, it really, really has taken off for a programme on BBC Two at eight o Clock at night. One of the reasons is that its so natural, and its live, and you love it! Even people like me who are not particularly interested in the subject matter I suppose are finding it a good watch. If youve not seen it yet, its Autumnwatch with Bill Oddie and Kate Humble tonight on BBC Two Walnuts Well nuts of course have become part of my life since the start of the year when I started doing Gillian McKeiths diet. Well a handful of walnuts a day can keep heart disease at bay. Scientists have shown that snacking on nuts can prevent fatty foods from damaging arteries. Its thought that walnuts are rich in nutrients that reduce hardening of the arteries, one of the main causes of heart attacks and strokes. Well if you like walnuts, its good news. The research showed that walnuts provide even more protection that Olive Oil, feted for its ability to ward off heart disease. Its recommended we eat an ounce of walnuts a day, which is seven or eight nuts, for optimum health. If you like nuts, then eat with a guilt free conscience. Kirstie Another programme which is always very popular on the TV with viewers is The Property Programme with Kirstie Allsopp. Well she made her name as the presenter of Location, Location, Location and for Kirstie it seems that home is where the heart is. Shes told us that shed like to quit her £300,000 a year job hosting the programme to concentrate on her new job which is Motherhood. Can you believe that? £300,000 a year she gets for that. The thirty four year old said the birth of her first son in July has made her regret signing a new deal with Channel Four. We do feel sorry for her! And she plans to step out of the lime light when that deal finishes in 2008. So, shes regretting signing up for a job thatll pay her £300,000 a year. She wants to spend more time at home being a mum to her little boy who is called Bay Atlas. She says, Since Ive had Bay, everything has changed. I think of myself as Kirstie Allsopp Bays mother, not Kirstie Allsopp TV Presenter. Singer in Red Well talking of celebrities, with a number one UK hit twenty years ago, its no wonder that Chris De Burgh is turning his hand to something else, to put it more accurately, his healing hands The fifty seven year old singer claims that he has the power to heal the sick using only touch. He gave an interview to The Heaven and Earth Show on the television with Gloria Hunniford, in which he said I found myself able to cure people with my hands. I met someone in the West Indies who was not able to walk. I put my hands on him and he was able to get up and walk. I know the papers will get excited with this so I try to play it down. He said this on Sunday, I have to stress I think we all have this facility. So there we are, Chris De Burgh, the man who sang Lady In Red, has got healing powers. Well, thats what he told us on television Email Dont forget if you want to drop me a line, if you want to email me on any subject you like if youve got a story you think wed like to hear about, if youve got a problem you think we might be able to help with on Leave it to Levy give me the details and a contact number as well. If you want to write to me you can get me direct on [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, have a very good day, and join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. 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