Hello Its Peter here and welcome to the start of another week on the Levy Letter. I hope you can join me tonight on BBC One at half past six, well have all the days news and stories from our region. On the programme tonight well meet the man told he's too fat to have an operation. Hes fifteen stone, and its all down to new rules from the Lincolnshire PCT. Well have more tonight.
Police arrest a man after an international credit card scam centred on a petrol station in Hull. Well have the latest on this trans-national fraud scheme potentially affecting a large number of victims. Well have the council that spent a quarter of a million pounds on a new piece of art work. Well also meet an international rugby player in Lincolnshire. Shell be telling us about her love for the game. Yes, I did say she. And find out how you could win a family weekend in London courtesy of a new BBC campaign. Thats all coming up tonight, and of course the weather forecast comes from Paul as usual. What a fabulous weekend it was, well Saturday not so good, but yesterday was a beautiful day. It has a feel of Spring about it, and it didnt get dark until half past four. The worst is over and longer days are on the way, lets keep out fingers crossed anyway. Its certainly been unbelievably mild this weekend for the middle of January. Television Thanks for the emails on a variety of TV subjects. I had many on Big Brother. As you gather, Im not actually watching it, but I gather Leo Sayer has left the house. He was taking a stand against oppression apparently because, as far as I can work out, they wouldnt give him any clean underpants, and he refused to wash his own dirty smalls on the television in case people saw him, and also the sinks were filthy. There we are, thats the latest on the TV front. If, like me, youre not watching it, then it will mean nothing to you. Is it over yet? I dont know, I havent seen one episode. Mother The average mother will prepare 45,990 meals, and spend almost three years of her life cooking for the family, according to the latest figures. She will spend 17 days of every year cooking, about an hour each day, a survey has found. Fussy eaters, different tastes, and vegetarian diets all increase the amount of time women spend in the kitchen. This is all very sexist, isnt it? But this is all according to a new report just out. Emails Dont forget, if you want to drop me a line on any subject at all, or if youve got a problem or a story you think would make a good one for Look North then give me the details, drop me a line, and send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I look to hearing from you. If youve got a picture you want to show us, you can also send that to the same address. I look forward to hearing from you. If youre involved with a charity event, or something that involves a plug then give me the details and well get you a plug in the letter as well. Garlic Now a television programme that described garlic as an aphrodisiac last week has sparked a 32% increase in sales. Funnily enough I saw this, it was the Fiona Bruce programme which was on the other night on BBC Two called The Truth About Food. In one of the programmes, it asked whether garlic is a natural alternative to Viagra. In another one, presenter Fiona Bruce asked people to eat four cloves of raw garlic a day to pep up their sex life. Seemingly, it works, and since that went out on Thursday night, theres been an increase in sales. But you have to eat it raw, either chop it up, or put it over a salad or something. It doesnt work if you actually cook it. But raw garlic is the natural Viagra. Dancing On Ice It was a huge hit last time around, and of course the Queen of the Ice Gaynor Faye from Yorkshire did very well indeed, there was also Bonny Langford. Well the programme is coming back on BBC One. I dont know all the contestants, but certainly a couple of them, theres Neil Dr Fox, and also Ulrika Jonsson, whos apparently turning to sexy outfits to help her win, and is taking the whole thing very seriously, surprise surprise. Dancing on Ice is shortly back on our TVs. Well thats it for today, have a very good afternoon, and join me for tonights Look North at half past six. Dont forget, if theres anyone you know thats not getting a Levy Letter and you think theyd like one, then point them in the direction of one of the two links at the bottom of the page, tell them to click on there, sign up, and theyll get their first Levy Letter from tomorrow. Take care, and see you tonight. 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
