Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Fridays Levy Letter. I hope youll be able to join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. Itll be the last Look North of the week.
On the programme tonight, we'll be investigating a court case concerning the extraordinary story of a woman and a baby, who fell from the Humber Bridge and survived. Plus it's D-day for Bridlington hospital as we find out the results of a review of hospital services in the East Riding. Well be finding out what it means for patients in the area. We'll also have the latest on the fraud case involving Boston United manager, Steve Evans. We'll be live at the ground tonight to get the fans' reaction to this. Plus we'll meet the Wragby teenagers, who are going back five hundred years, to use medieval tools in a new project. I'll be talking to the Welsh superstar, Katherine Jenkins, as she hits the road for her new tour. Shes coming to the region and shes got such a wonderful voice, so Im sure many people will be excited to see her in concert. And theres more news in the world of entertainment! Make sure you tune in tonight to find out how you could win tickets to see the fantastic hit West End show, Chicago, when it comes to Grimsby. Were getting some great theatre productions coming to the area, so thats one to look out for. And well be getting a forecast, accurate or otherwise, from Paul tonight! Weekend The weekend is nearly here. If youre out and about this weekend, then I hope it goes well. If youre just having an easy one and a quiet one, then enjoy! And just a reminder that weve got another busy week coming up next week on the programme. Were also looking for some Leave it to Levys. If youve got a problem or an issue that you think we could deal with on the programme, then give me the details. Drop me a line over the weekend and email me direct to [EMAIL PROTECTED] And also, of course, if youre chatting to anyone over the weekend, whos not signed up for the Levy Letter and you think they would like one, then all youve got to do is tell them to go to either one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page. And get them to sign up. If they do, then theyll get their first letter from me on Monday. Getting Fatter Failing to fight the flab, feeling fat does your spare tyre slow you down? Well, you may not be to blame! You could just be a victim of modern life. New studies show that a range of factors make you fat, including stopping smoking, air conditioning and lack of sleep and the fact that fatter people have fat children. Now the research comes as the West is in the grip of an obesity epidemic. In Britain, one in four adults are obese. As you know, were way above the national average in Hull. The reasons why we pile on the pounds and there are some interesting ones as well - lack of sleep, a study showed that after they had tracked women for sixteen years they found that those, who slept five hours a night, gained more weight than those, who slept six hours. So lack of sleep is one reason why we pile on the pounds. Central heating and air conditioning may be making us fat. When were in a comfortable temperature we use less energy, because we sweat or shiver less. Giving up smo! king helps us increase our weight. Were not surprised about that are we? Your body weight may be shaped in the womb of your grandmother. Children of obese mothers are much more likely to become obese later in life and laboratory research shows that obesity can cascade down the generations. In other words, if mums fat, then its likely to follow with your children and grandchildren. Modern medicines can make you fat, pollution can increase weight, older mothers are more likely to have children, who grow up to be obese. Its all a bit depressing for a Friday isnt it? But thats all from new research just out. Make Up You might think that more make up is worn abroad in places like Paris or Milan, but no! Were spending more on make up here than anywhere in Europe. A billion pounds a year on make up. Applying foundation, blusher and lipstick is part of the morning routine for millions of women, who are happy to pay the price for looking good. The market has soared by almost 40% since 2001. Thats incredible isnt it? British women are now spending £36.00 a year on make up. Thats £4.00 more than their nearest rivals, who are the French. Actually, when you say it like that, then £36.00 a year isnt very much. But thats what is spent and its soared by 40% since 2001. Whats changed, Im not sure. Schhh . You Know Who People of a certain age will remember the Schweppes adverts with the catch line schh you know who. They were presented by an actor in this country, who was extremely familiar in television dramas, such as The Avengers, The Scarlet Pimpernel and Top Secret, in which he claimed the lead role. He is the actor William Franklyn. I was sad to read that he has died at the eight of eighty-one. He continued to work in radio until just a few weeks ago until he lost a long battle with prostrate cancer. A lot of people will recognise the face, even if they dont know the name. He was a very debonair actor and appeared on screen in ten of the Schweppes adverts between 1965 and 1973. He was the voice of forty of those. He was in numerous programmes on the TV and he was also the voice on Radio Fours The Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy, taking over from the late Peter Jones. So there you are. Thats William Franklyn dying at the age of eighty-one. Well, that's it from me for today. As I say, whatever youre doing at the weekend then I hope it goes well. I expect youll be going to lots of bonfires this weekend. I hope you enjoy them and I hope they go well. Drop me a line and look out for your Levy Letter on Monday. And just a reminder that were just a week away from An Evening With Peter Levy, which is on Sunday 12th November at Hull Truck theatre. The tickets are £15.00 and the money is going to Children In Need. If youre coming a week on Sunday, then I look forward to seeing you there. Have a good weekend, take care, 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
