Hello, it's Peter here. Welcome to Tuesdays Levy Letter. I hope your day's going well and you'll be able to join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. On tonight's programme we'll speak to the couple who lost thousands of pounds on an internet scam. They'll tell us how to avoid the same fate. If youre about to sell anything over the internet then make sure you watch this tonight.
We're in Gainsborough as the town prepares to ban dogs from several of its playing fields. We had a similar story not long ago and it proved very controversial, so well be waiting for your views and comments as usual. Well be giving out the contact details on the programme. After the recent spate of job losses in our region which has been in the news so much, we'll be in Grimsby to find out how hard it is to get work. We'll meet the Lincolnshire teen hailed as the next big thing in the world of Ballet. And we've got a sneek peek of what 12 million pounds bought the regenerated Bridlington Spa. Of course Paul will have the forecast as usual, so dont miss it tonight, at the usual time of six thirty on BBC One. Dont forget if youd like to email in and reach me if youve got a message for me or a problem that youd like us to tackle then the address is the same as usual. Also, if youve got a picture as well to show on the programme then the address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Television Watching TV poses a much greater risk to childrens health than was previously thought, according to a new report. Analysis of 35 scientific studies has identified 15 bad effects TV can have on youngsters, from short sightedness and obesity to premature puberty and autism. The reports author and psychologist Dr Aric Sigman says that the youngest children should be banned from watching TV and it should be introduced only judiciously after that. After that the average British child will have spent the equivalent of a year watching TV by the time he or she has reached the age of six. Thats amazing isnt it? Well, what will parents do without the TV and the video to sit the youngsters down in front of? Views on that will be gratefully received. Thanks for the emails as well, absolutely nothing to do with our part of the world, but to do with Britney Spears, or Britney Shears, saying that they dont understand what all the fuss is about and if she wants to get her head shaved she can. Not an awful lot of sympathy but quite a lot of emails on that. Keep them coming in. Summer Wine Well one of the greatest days of my life was when I spent a bit of time filming an episode of Last of the Summer Wine. It was just a 15 second little gag in one of the episodes 5 or 6 years ago now, falling off a bike, but one of the great thrills of the job was meeting Frank Thornton and also Peter Sallis. Peter Sallis has been in the programme since it started. Its the longest running situation comedy, or comedy, on television ever. Its been going for years and years and still pulls in enormous audiences. Peter Sallis is an extraordinary man as well, hes played Norman Clegg for years, and of course millions more know him as the famous voice of the cheese mad inventor in Nick Parks wonderful Wallace and Gromit. Well hes not in the best of health at the moment, it has to be said, but nothing is going to get in the way of him touring around the country coming to small theatres with his small show An Audience with Peter Sallis. Pocklington Art Centre is deeply honoured, a! s Peter Sallis will be there on Friday night. It starts at 7.30. Bankrupt Well the city has the second highest number of bankrupts in the UK according to new figures. Thats Hull. Hull was also placed number 6 in the top 10 financial stress list which is a measure used to define an individuals potential to become overstretched and struggle with payments. Well not very good news for Hull there. The south-west of England was shown as the countrys bankruptcy black spot with Torquay topping the list, we were only second behind them. The news comes after the number of people unable to repay their debts has hit a record high. More than a hundred thousand people went bust. Surgery One in two women, including some as young as 17 would consider plastic surgery according to a survey of almost 20,000 people published today. Almost a third, 31% of women, who are a size 12 think that they are overweight or fat according to a poll for the Radio One Newsbeat programme. Almost half, 43% of all women questioned, said they had skipped a meal to try and lose weight, while 8% had made themselves sick. The vast majority of people responding to the survey were aged between 17 and 35. In contrast, half of men said they were OK with how they look. Half of women said there was lots they would change about their body. I dont suppose that survey has got a lot of shock findings in it, but the number of people who would consider plastic surgery seems to be shooting up year on year, and indeed, the number of people who are having treatments to stave off ageing. That brings us back to botox from last week. Well thats it from me today, have a very good afternoon and join me tonight on BBC One from six thirty. And dont forget, if theres anyone you know thats not signed up to the Levy Letter and theyd like one, then get them to go to one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page, and sign up. If they do it today theyll get their first letter tomorrow. Join me tonight on BBC One at half past six, bye for now. 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