Hello, it's Peter here. Welcome to Mondays Levy Letter. I hope your day's going well and you'll be able to join me tonight for the start of another week on BBC One at half past six. We'll have all the day's news from our region as always. One year after Jamie Oliver launched his school dinners campaign in Lincolnshire, we'll be at the school that's taking him at his word in what must be one of the country's smallest school kitchens. This really has to be seen to be believed.
Winter may be retreating for now and we seem to have had our snow for this year, but I'll be out taking a ride on a Husky driven sled. Im sure you wont want to miss that! We'll also be looking at plans to solve problems at a Grimsby housing estate by totally demolishing it. Seems like a simple approach doesnt it? Find out more about that, and all the rest of the regions news and stories tonight on BBC One at half past six. Of course Paul will be here with the forecast as usual. Mobiles I touched on this briefly last week, theres been plenty of coverage on it, and its been very lively. People using mobile phones while driving will be hit with three points on their license from next month. Offenders will also be fined £60 as the government cracks down on dangerous driving. From the 27th of February, drivers face losing their licences if they persistently flout the ban, as motorists can be disqualified if they accumulate 12 points on their license in three years. Road safety campaigners have said there are too few traffic police to enforce the law, and called for all phones to be outlawed, including hands free kits. Theres been a lot of response on that one since I mentioned it last week. Keep the emails coming in. Im sure its a subject we will do on the programme one night. Kettles Now heres a question, I dont know if its ever occurred to you why your kettle takes longer to boil up in the evening than it does in the morning. Well anyone whos tried to make a cuppa during an ad break of their favourite soap will know that it seems to take forever for the kettle to boil. Now one national newspaper has revealed why. Its because everyone else is doing the same thing. Peaks in demand for electricity cause slight dips in the output to customers, meaning that kettles over Britain take that little bit longer. They did a kettle check, and one particular kettle with the same amount of freshly drawn cold water, 1.5 litres, took 3 minutes 5 seconds to boil at quarter to eight in the morning, but at six in the evening it took 3 minutes 41, and even more later in the evening, because more people were using the electricity. Not a lot of people know that. Pictures Dont forget, if youve got a picture or a photograph that you think wed like to see and show on the programme then send it to me at the usual address, or if youve got any problems or questions you think well be able to deal with on the programme then send them to [EMAIL PROTECTED] January Well much of Britain has been swathed in snow over two or three days last week, but its still going to end up as the warmest January in history. Today, Monday morning, its just fabulous, it feels so much milder. The average temperatures in central England so far this month stands at 7.5 degrees Celsius. This smashes the mildest January on record in 1916, and its also more than double the average January temperature of the past 30 years. Thats incredible, isnt it? Double the average. Its so mild that Daffodils and Snowdrops are blooming months ahead of season, while leaves remain on some trees from last year. It is an extraordinary story. George Best George Best of course sadly died a while back now, and much has been made of his will, which has been published. He didnt leave any money to his son Calum, because he feared he would fritter it away. Best, who died from a liver related infection in November 2005 has left his entire personal fortune worth a reported £135,000 to his sister. Isnt it extraordinary that somebody who was the highest paid footballer in the land, and who went on to have a glittering TV career only left £135,000. The only thing he left to his son Calum was an engraved 1994 watch. The timepiece was given to him for his commentating work at the world cup 13 years ago. Heartbeat Well Heartbeats not on, neither is the Royal at the moment, but both are very good programmes, and I dont want to spoil anything, but after 15 years of a stop start relationship, Gina in Heartbeat finally gets her man. In the new series she marries PC Phil Bellamy. The wedding scenes were filmed last week up in the North York Moors. They planned a winter wedding, so they hired some snow machines but didnt actually need them because they got the real thing. Gina of course is played by Liverpool actress Trisha Penrose, for quite a few years now. But finally shes going to get her man, played by Mark Jordon. They dont tend to have Heartbeat in the summer, so maybe it wont be before September that we see it. If youve got any stories about TV, what youve enjoyed, what you havent enjoyed, let me know and drop me a line. Its the same address as usual, [EMAIL PROTECTED] . I look forward to hearing from you. Have a very good afternoon, join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. 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
