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 tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm.
On tonight's programme, we'll be looking at Hull Royal Infirmary's treatment of patients as a family tells Look North how their eighty-nine year old mother with Alzheimers was discharged from the hospital in the middle of the night. Ill have the familys story tonight on the programme. Also tonight, we'll be getting the latest from a caravan park in Skegness where a two year old boy has been savaged by a terrier. Ill be getting the latest on the boys condition tonight on Look North. I'll also be finding out why Grimsby lost out to Hull in the bid for government cash to combat yobbish behaviour. And I'll be looking at plans for a nine million pound revamp of Lincoln castle. Plus we've got exclusive footage of a thriving vole community living right next to the River Humber. All that tonight on BBC One. And its a bit nippy out there this morning. A few flakes of snow fell during the night in most parts. So Paul will have the forecast for us to tell us what else the weather has in store. Emails Thanks for the emails on a variety of subjects. Keep them coming in. If you want to comment on anything thats in the Letter and if youve got any suggestions for stories for the programme then let me know on [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was talking about this new super ferry the Bateaux Grande, which is planned for the Channel. I got a note from James Greg, whos retired from the Royal Navy. He says, On the Bateaux Grande Vitesse, Im afraid its a pie in the sky idea from the French. There is no chance of this reaching sixty knots in the Channel. It would be too dangerous for other shipping and the only way to stop at that speed in the width of the Channel would be to aim directly at the Isle of Wight. So there you are. Thats a thumbs down from somebody there, who should know about these things, who used to be in the Navy. I always mention that if youre involved in something like a play or an event and youd like a plug for it, then get in touch. Theres a note here from Councillor John Johnson in Alford. He says, I wonder if it would be possible to mention Trusthorpe near Mablethorpe on your programme. Since 1947, Trusthorpe village hall theatre group has performed a pantomime every year without fail. This year they will be celebrating their sixtieth production with Aladdin on the 19th 24th February. So there you are. Good luck to the Trusthorpe village hall theatre group. Their pantomime is starting on the 19th February, so break a leg for them! And an email from Sarah Jordan. Just thought I would drop you a line and tell you about our latest pantomime. We are putting on Robin Hood and the Babes In The Wood at the Alexandra Hall in Hedon on Thursday 25th 27th January. She says that all the proceeds are going to the Dove House Hospice. So a very worthy cause there. I hope you can support them. She also goes on to say, It will be quite a family affair, as ever, with three members of the Jordan family taking to the stage whilst the fourth is behind the scenes this year! What a talented family! So a little plug there for the pantomime in aid of Dove House Hospice in Hedon starting on the 25th January. We must be a talented region for theatre productions, because theres another note here from Nadine from the Caxton Players and shes the director of Oh Romeo. She says, Its a quirky comedy with music and a stellar cast of well-known local actors. The play is a bit Monty Python in style and is a great start to our eight play season. The Caxton Players was founded sixty-three years ago. We are a charity and we have owned our own theatre on Cleethorpes Road since 1953. So again, best wishes to the Caxton Players and their performance of Oh Romeo, which opens 27th January to the 3rd February. So we wish all those groups well with their production. I hope you can support them. Australian Breakfast The morning for the Great Australian Breakfast is coming up. Its this Sunday morning from 8.30am at The Lawn in Lincoln. Its all in aid of some really great charities in Lincolnshire, so I hope youll be able to support this. Ill be popping along and lots of BBC Radio Lincolnshire presenters will be there as well. So I hope to see you there this Sunday. Gadgets Stores up and down the country are gearing up for a mad rush for the public to grab this years two must have gadgets. Theres always a gadget every year isnt there? Apparently, last year or the year before in 2005, video Ipod was the gadget, before that it was the plasma TV. Well, security will be increased to handle the demand for the new Playstation 3 and also an Iphone when theyre released for sale. They are going to be the gadgets of the year the latest Playstation games console and the Ipod thats also a phone. So you have been warned and you were told about it first here in the Letter. Leslie Phillips Over Christmas, Ive been reading the autobiography of Leslie Phillips, which I borrowed from Gloria Johnson from BBC Radio Humberside. Ive just been reading about him and hes said in an interview with Terry Wogan I wont retire! Hes now eighty-two. He used to be in all the Carry On films of course. Hes just received a BAFTA nomination for his role opposite Peter OToole in Venus. He says, I will go on and on! An amazing guy. Dancing On Ice I dont know if you saw the programme the other night. It started off on Saturday night. Its a great programme Dancing on Ice on ITV. There are all the celebrities on there. First off was Dr Fox. The first figures have come out and Dancing On Ice had Big Brother sliding down the ratings on Saturday night. An audience of 9.6 million people tuned in for the ice show. Thats six million more than those, who bothered to watch the remaining house mates in Big Brother. The opening night also saw the programme trounce the Weakest Link and the National Lottery by picking up twice as many viewers. Its all to come in the following weeks. The bitching has already begun. The judge, Jason Gardner, branded Dr Fox and Kay Burley losers before the show had even started! Those two had to do a skate-off and Dr Fox was voted off. Kay Burley, the newsreader is still in and the programme continues this Saturday. Well, that's it from me for today. Have a very good afternoon. If youve got to go out then drive safely and dont forget your hat, scarf and gloves! I hope you can join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. 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
