Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Wednesdays Levy Letter. I hope your day is ok and I hope, as usual, that youll be able to join me for more on all the days news on tonights Look North. Well also have the weather forecast tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm.
On tonight's programme, I'll be looking at how the police are preparing for Halloween night. Im sure lots of children will be getting excited about All Hallows Eve, but maybe some homeowners arent. Well be finding out how the police are cracking down on the sale of eggs before the 31st October. Also tonight, we'll be meeting the jeweller from Pocklington, who, as you can expect, sells rings and necklaces, but is now branching out to sell his own bottled water. More on that later. They tell me that its never too late to start! But Im sure Ive got a few things to say about that, but apparently, its never too early to start either. We'll be at an aerobics class for five year olds in Scawby in North Lincolnshire. Theres Golden Delicious, Granny Smith and McIntosh and now theres an apple thats peculiar just to our region. We'll be having a taste of the new strain of apple, which has been reintroduced after more than a hundred years. There was only one fruit-bearing tree left in Lincoln, but now a campaign has started to plant more! Also tonight, I'll be chatting with one of snooker's greatest players, Jimmy White, as he comes to Scunthorpe to give a master class. All that tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. Emails Thanks for the emails on a variety of subjects. I was talking about overweight people not being as smart as slim people yesterday and that got you going! This one comes from Peter, and he says, I find it highly offensive to suggest that just because someone is overweight that theyre not as smart as a slim person. I think that what you should be saying is being overweight stops you reaching your potential for full mental capacity. There are some really dim skinny people. You only have to watch Roadwars or Police Camera Action to realise that some of the countrys dimmest criminals are skinny. I resent being pigeon holed as thick as Im overweight. Although, I have dieted and dieted, I cannot keep the weight off. Exercise does very little and I eat much less than some of my colleagues. Life isnt fair, but the media repeating some misleading research is certainly not helping clever, overweight and happy people. Peter, thats a very good point. Thanks very much indeed and I ! was just regurgitating what Id read as far as this research was concerned. On the subject of Countdown, still the emails are coming in. Just two final ones and then well call it a day. By the way, there was a letter in the Yorkshire Post yesterday that was suggesting that Paul Hudson would be a very good presenter. Im sure he would, but we dont want to lose him off the programme! This one comes from Andy Sardeson from the Museum Quarter in Hull. He says, Des Lynam has done a decent job having to follow in Richard Whiteleys shoes. I respect his decency in not disrupting everybody elses lives in trying to move down South. Although, I despise much of Gyles Brandeths politics, he has the background skills and interest in words together with a great sense of humour that would make him an ideal presenter. I agree that Aspel is too laid back and Fry is too highbrow for this show. And another one here, this one comes from Lesley, Having been away, Ive only just heard that a new presenter is required for Countdown. Alan Corran, Sandi Toksvig and R! obert Robinson come to mind. They have a good command of the English language and are experienced and have a good sense of humour. Lesley, thank you very much for that. Dynamic Staff As many a fifty-something will testify, vibrancy and dynamism are not the sole preserve of youth, but in the increasingly politically correct world of the workplace, it now seems that they are deemed qualities only the young could possess. Energy, vibrancy and dynamism are among a string of words and phrases to be banned by one of Britains top recruitment agencies, who fear of falling foul of new anti-ageism laws, which come into force this month. Some banned words and phrases vibrant, dynamic, gravitas, ambitious, young, old, mature, energetic, youthful, quick-learner, self-starter, newly qualified, experienced and recent graduate are all banned in the future. And talking of daft things. It could be dubbed a half-baked idea or maybe a recipe for more political correctness gone wrong. Yet another bastion of the British way of life has bitten the dust as bakers ban their gingerbread men. Branches of one well known high street bakers, who adopted the new name of gingerbread persons in an attempt to be more PC friendly, has provoked a storm of protest from confused parents and children. Youngsters, asking for their favourite sweet treat, were told that the bakery chain no longer sold gingerbread men and they could only buy the ginger person. Can you believe that? Any more stories like that, which you think are worth relaying to Levy Letter readers, then get in touch and let me know. Also yesterday, I was talking about Bruschetta. Im told that it is pronounced by several people like brewsketta! Thats the way to pronounce it, but Im not sure whether thats the case or not. Its certainly not according to the paper. This note comes in from June. I was interested in seeing about restaurants. Ive just come back from Rotterdam. The following were from a menu in a restaurant there. Fried Unions presumably onions. Fried Clamps, which were clams. Carlick garlic. Sweat and sour sweet and sour. Sigar, which is cigar and slagrum. We have no idea about this one as we didnt try it! Now Ive seen, when I went to Amsterdam, I saw slagrum and I cant remember what it was either. I cant work it out. I remember one from Cyprus where they served omelette and ships! June thank you very much indeed for your letter. If you want to get in touch, then its [EMAIL PROTECTED] Children In Need Our special evening with Peter Levy and guests, oh and Paul as well, is getting ever closer. The tickets are limited. Get to the box office as soon as you can. Give them a call on this number and book your tickets. Ring 01482 323638. Theyre £15.00 or £12.50 for concessions. Its on Sunday 12th November in the evening, starting at 7.30pm at the Hull Truck theatre. Join me and some of my star guests and Paul. All the money we raise will be going to Children In Need and it promises to be a great evening. If you can make it along, then I look forward to meeting you. Come along on Sunday 12th November. Well, that's it from me for today. Enjoy your Wednesday and join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. Bye for now. 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