Hello, it's Peter here. Welcome to Thursdays Levy Letter. I hope your day's going well and you'll be able to join me on BBC One at half past six for tonights Look North. We'll have all the day's news, including a look at concerns about the power of supermarkets in our region. Louth is to finally get its first major supermarket, and a new Tesco is due to open in Hull. Well hear from local businesses worried about their futures.
We'll be hearing from a man touring the region to talk about his experiences after he rescued 15 people from the twin towers in the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York. We'll report from a conference in Hull looking at the increase in hate crimes in Hull and trying to find solutions to combat it. We'll hear from some of the victims. We have news on the latest blockbuster film that could be filmed in Lincolnshire. Well tell you all about that on the programme. We'll have a special report from the opening night of a new play about the life of Christine Keeler written by Hull playwright Jill Adams. Jill of course was interviewed by me on the sofa before the play opened, so hopefully it was a big success. Of course Paul will have the forecast as well as all the rest of the days news and stories from our region at the usual time tonight at half past six on BBC One. Emails Thanks for your emails on a variety of subjects weve talked about this week. Last night we were talking about facilities in cafés and restaurants for mums with young babies. If youve got a view on that then get in touch. Many of the subjects that weve done on the programme most recently have been generated by emails. I had one from Deborah who wants to talk about the subject of facilities in Hull for young mums of babies, and thats why we did that story. If youve got a story you think we should be tackling on the programme then drop me a line at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kate Well she may be one of the most beautiful women in the world, but it seems not even Kate Moss is perfect. Shes been photographed, can you believe, with nobbly knees shock horror. The thirty three year old mother of one may wish shed have worn something a little bit longer. One of the tabloids has made a great play of pictures of her nobbly knees. Talking of looking good, I made a joke yesterday that I might have to have botox, and quite a few people have emailed in to say that I dont need it, and dont even go there because its not a very masculine thing to do. So thanks for the support. I have to differ, I do need it with the tramlines across my forehead, but maybe Im not quite brave enough for botox just yet, but there is time so you never know Pictures Thanks for all the pictures. We had a photograph of a gorgeous sunset last night taken by someone who works up at St Andrews Quay. If youve got a particular photograph that you think we might be able to show on the programme and youre proud of, then drop me a line and let me have it. Either send it to me electronically or send me a hard copy in the post. Either way is just fine. The postal address of course is BBC, Queens Court, Queens Gardens, Hull, HU1 3RH. I look forward to hearing from you. Valentines Whatever you did last night for Valentines day, if you did something special then I hope it went well. Its reckoned that the average person spends £93 on Valentines day. I think that most people would beg to differ on that, unless you went out for a meal last night, which probably cost you. Diet Anyone whos kept up a strict new years resolution diet will be feeling pretty smug by now, but high calorie disaster could only be hours away. Experts have discovered that dieting actually increases womens cravings for forbidden foods like chocolate. They needed research to tell you this? So the temptation to dip into a Valentines present could easily be overwhelming it seems this week. The love-hate relationship with chocolate is laid bare in this research. They showed 85 women a series of images of chocolate and non food products. The researchers then asked them to complete an attitude to chocolate questionnaire. Surprise surprise, two thirds of the women were dieting or had dieted in the past, including 15% whod been on seven or more diets. The results revealed that dieters had greater feelings of guilt about chocolate than non-dieters, supporting the idea that they had stronger cravings. There we are, news just in, woman on diet has craving for chocolate. Ive never heard so much rubbish in all my life, but somebody somewhere has done some research on that. Marathon I know many people are getting in training for the marathon, I know at least one of my friends here is doing the London marathon. Im reading a book about Paula Radcliffe. Less than a fortnight after giving birth, she was on the run again. Her daughter Isla was born on January 17th after a 27 hour labour. After all that, 12 days after giving birth, shes back on the road again and training. Can you believe that? Paula Radcliffe is 33, shell be moving into a training camp in Colorado at the end of this month with her mother Pat joining her for baby sitting duties. There she will be getting ready for the long term. Her timetable includes the Beijing Olympics next year, and also London in 2012. Well thats it from me at the moment, 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
