Hello, it's Peter here and welcome to Monday's Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well. Its the start of another week. I'll have all the day's news and Paul will be here tonight and will have the forecast at half past six.
On tonight's programme, we'll be at Hull Royal Infirmary to find out why they've taken on a new member of staff to train nurses to fight off violent patients. Plus we'll be speaking with the brides, who have found themselves thousands of pounds out of pocket, after a Hull hotel went into receivership. We'll be talking with Stamford shopkeepers, who claim that they will be forced out of business by the redevelopment of the town centre. And well be taking a trip to one Lincolnshire village that's still plagued by the stench of sewage six months after a waterworks exploded. More on these later. Also tonight I'll be meeting the twelve year old entrepreneur, who's set up his own recycling business on the East coast. Its an incredible success story for him, so join me tonight to hear his tale. And hes the oldest regular at the bar. We'll be in the pub where a skull has been eyeballing drinkers for decades and will finally be telling its story tonight. I hope you'll be able to join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. Weekend Whatever you had planned at the weekend, then I hope it went well. If you had something special planned or even if you had nothing at all planned, then I hope it was relaxing. The days are getting longer now and spring is here. There are many events planned for the weekend. If youre involved in one of them and its for charity, then let me know and give me the details and I should be able to give you a plug in the Levy Letter in the coming week. Its the same address as usual - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Its a very busy summer. There are some major events coming up and one of them, which Ive just been talking about, is the Humber Half Marathon. Its at the end of June and is on a Sunday morning. Paul and I will both be there to start the race off. And thats where my contribution ends!! I wont be donning any running trainers! So thats the Humber Half Marathon on Sunday 24th June. If youre around that Sunday morning, then I look forward to seeing you there. And if youre taking part, then I hope your training is going well. I hope its going to be a nice warm day for it. Stars In Your Eyes Last Saturday, I was at the New Theatre for BBC Radio Humberside and Look Norths Stars In Your Eyes event. A lot of money was raised for Comic Relief. Red Nose Day is this Friday. One of the judges on Stars In Your Eyes was Sue Hodge, who played Mimi Le Bonk in Allo Allo. And I didnt realise and she didnt say anything at the time, but I read since that the TV programme Allo Allo is set to make a return. The BBC has confirmed that the show will be back with Gordon Kaye as Rene. It was last on the screen in 1992. Now most of the original cast are set to return for a one off show for BBC Two, which will be shot in front of a live studio audience at Manchester. All these years later and the programme is back. There were questions, only two or three years ago, why they never show repeats of Allo Allo and some people said that it was because it isnt politically correct. So maybe, the wheel has turned now, because this show is coming back. And I was reading over the weeke! nd about the life of John Inman. He was a very funny comedy actor, who sadly died last week. He was best known for playing Mr Humphries. He got a lot of stick from some of the organisations saying he didnt portray homosexuals in a good light. Nevertheless, he was a hugely funny man and we shall miss him immensely. He was a great comedy actor John Inman, who died on Thursday. Snoring Ive talked about snoring before in the Levy Letter. Its an issue that always gets people going with their views on it and their tips on how to avoid it. Well, if youre feeling slightly bleary eyed as you read this, then the chances are that you are living with a snorer. A study has shown that partners of millions of snorers are kept awake for two hours each night thanks to the noise from the other side of the bed. Does it sound familiar? And that adds up to losing an astonishing two years sleep during the average course of a marriage. Can you believe that? If youre married to a snorer, then in a lifetime you lose two years worth of sleep. Snoring can have a very negative impact on the people, who have to live with it, according to the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association. Many believe that they make mistakes at work as a direct result of being kept awake at night through living with a snorer. If youve got any cures or any tips for dealing with noisy nasal passag! es, then let me know! Get in touch and Ill pass them onto readers of the Levy Letter. Im sure there are many people out there in need of some advice! Silver Surfers Weve talked many times about the number of people, who are in their sixties and seventies, who are on the computer every evening surfing the net. Well, now it seems that were on two wheels as well. Actually I should say theyre on two wheels! I shouldnt put myself in that group just yet! A rapidly growing army of grannies is taking to the road on motorbikes. A survey by the AA has shown that more than a fifth of female motorcyclists are now above retirement age. Can you believe that? A fifth are above retirement age. There are many stories of women in their mid-seventies, who have got motorbikes, because they find them a lot easier to pop to the shops on. Theyre dubbing them Hells Grannies! Well, that's it from me for today. Have a very good start to the week. Dont forget, if you know anyone, whos not signed up to the Levy Letter, then point them in the direction of either one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page. Tell them to click on one of those and sign up. Theyll then get their first daily email from me from tomorrow. And if you know of anyone, whos got a problem that you think I could deal with on the programme, then let me know. Drop me a line at the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have a very good afternoon and join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. Bye for now, 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
