Hello, it's Peter here and welcome to Wednesdays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well and I hope you'll be able to join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. I'll have all the day's news and Paul will have the forecast.
On tonight's programme, I'll have the latest on the plans to prevent future suicide attempts off the Humber Bridge. Over the years, weve reported on concerns over the safety of the pathway on the Bridge and well be speaking with the Humber Bridge Master tonight on the programme. Also tonight, I'll be speaking to one young mum, who has vowed never to visit Princes Quay shopping centre again with her children. Ill have her story tonight. I'll also be meeting the budding entrepreneur from Middle Rasen, who's hoping to entice the panel on the BBC's programme, Dragon's Den, to invest in her own invention. And its February 14th! The postman may have brought you something nice in the post this morning! Or maybe not! But this Valentine's Day, the Deep in Hull has launched a revolutionary new shark dating service. Sounds very bizarre doesnt it? Find out tonight on the programme, how you can play cupid. And from one love to another. We'll be meeting the Beverley man, who's celebrating his labour of love looking after the Minsters big bells for thirty years. All that tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. Emails Thanks for the emails on a variety of subjects, chiefly, of course, about the schools and what theyve been up to this week. Theres one taking fingerprinting for school meals and another one banning games of Tig in the playground. There have been loads of emails, so thank you for all of those. Also, on the subject of Paul and his nest boxes thank you for those, keep them coming in and if you want to find out more about the nest boxes, then the best thing to do is to go to either one of our two websites bbc.co.uk/humber or bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire. Theyll have all the information about the days coming up in the region where you can make your own bird box. Its half term for many. I know its different for schoolchildren in Lincolnshire. Whatever youre doing, then enjoy. Gillian Well, you are what you eat. Thats the book that I was reading this time last year and it weaned me off certain foods. Although, I have to say that some of them are creeping back in. However, I am keen on my nuts now and fruit and all the rest of it, so theres some hope for me. I see now that theres some trouble and Gillian McKeith, the television nutritionist, has agreed to drop the title of Dr from her companys advertising, following a complaint to the industry watchdog. Shes attracted controversy over the use of the title, which is not a medical qualification. Now, when we see her, she will just be Gillian McKeith and no longer Dr McKeith. But still she goes on with her programme. The latest one is where you go and stay with her and she tells you how awful you are. She examines certain bits that you do and you also have to see Gillian first thing in the morning with her hair in rollers and her specs on. Nevertheless, shes certainly changed the lifestyle of many, incl! uding me! And Gillian McKeith is still going strong. Botox I was talking about Botox a few weeks back and of course many stars have been great advocates of the product. Well, shes often boasted that she looks better in her fifties than she did in her twenties. Who am I talking about? Well, the diva from Doncaster, none other than Yorkshire-born Lesley Garrett. It seems that Lesley has always credited her exercise regime and balanced diet with keeping her trim and youthful. However, it seems that the fifty-one year old opera star has also had a helping hand from doctors in maintaining her looks. Yesterday, she allegedly admitted to having Botox injected into her forehead to smooth out her brow and she has regular chemical peels to give her younger looking wrinkle-free skin. So there you are. Maybe I could do with some! House Prices A little bit like one of the national daily newspapers, the Levy Letter wouldnt be complete without its regular house price update. The latest one is that house prices are soaring by almost £200 a week, as the UK property boom shows no sign of easing up. The average value of a home now tops £200,000 for the first time. The average property puts on £200 a week. House prices are going up 10% a year. If youre a house owner, then I suppose thats ok. If youre looking to get onto the property ladder or if youre looking to make a substantial move upwards, then its not good news. The steady increase in property values will see the average cost of a house rise to £201,000 by the end of the year. Your house price stories, of course, if you want to comment on that, are gratefully received. Do get in touch. Also, the other thing that people have been writing about is the return of the band, The Police. They are back and they have returned with a grand combined age of 173! They get together again for a tour. And one of their biggest hits was Roxanne. I wonder if the parents of Roxanne Cooper in Hull were inspired by the song! Valentines Day I dont know if you got a card today or flowers, or something even better maybe. If you have a Valentines Day story or an experience worth re-telling this morning when the postman came, then let me know. Drop me a line. And if there's someone you know, who's not signed up to the Levy Letter and you think they would like one, then point them in the direction of either one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page. Tell them to click on Levy Letter to register and get them to follow the instructions through. They'll then get their daily email from me the following day. Well, that's it from me for today. I hope you can join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. 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