Hello, it's Peter here and welcome to Thursdays 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 well have the forecast and tonight it comes from Lisa Gallagher.
On tonight's programme, we'll be at Lincoln Cathedral where vandals have caused £5000 pounds worth of damage by smashing windows in just the last week. Well be finding out what measures can be put in place to protect this incredible building. And they've been a feature of Hull since the 1930s, but is it the end now for the white telephone boxes on Hulls street corners? Well be talking to Kingston Communications about their new plans. We'll be hearing from the Tory MP, who has launched an attack on party leader David Cameron, accusing him of forgetting his grassroots party members. And the Apprentice winner, Michelle Dewberry, will be taking us on a tour of the city and talking about her childhood in Hull. Believe it or not, but summer is here and the first English grown strawberries are hitting the shops in the next couple of days. Hannah Moffat will be at one farm in East Yorkshire tasting a sample! And from all accounts this morning, there may not be many strawberries left when Hannah has finished tasting! Thats all tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. I hope you can join me then. Children If youve got children, then youll know that you cant have a party without sending the guests home with a goodie bag. And if little ones go to a party, then they too expect to take home a party bag including a slice of birthday cake of course! Children are demanding much much more in their party bags these days. If youve got children, then its certainly an expensive business. Mums and Dads try to outdo each other. The average party bag now costs £7.48! Theyre packed with gifts like model cars, plastic sun glasses and fake tiaras. With an average of eleven guests per birthday party for the younger ones that means it costs £82.28 for a party bash and thats just for the goodie bags. If you have a view on that one, then get in touch. Are you a parent, who hosts parties for your children and do you spend that much on the goodie bags? Photos Dont forget if youve got a photograph that youre particularly proud of that you think we should see, then send it to me. Its the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] And if you want to send me a hard copy in the post then its BBC Look North, Queen's Court, Queen's Gardens, Hull, HU1 3RH. And if youve got a problem that you think we could deal with on Leave it to Levy, then send me the details and let me know how I can help. Many of the stories weve done just recently on the programme, especially over the last week with the news of the hotel in Hull going into receivership leaving many brides to be without a reception venue, were sent in by viewers to the programme. They emailed me in and told me of their problems and we were able to put it on the television. So let me know what it is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exercise Its long been known that regular exercise is good for the body. Now scientists have proved that a workout is just as important for the mind. Researchers for the States discovered that exercise boosts brain power, building new brain cells in the region linked to memory and dementia. A separate study in Britain proves that exercise can also help people quit smoking. Exercise can boost your brain as well as your body and its also very good for helping improve the memory. There you are. Practise what you preach is what they say! I do zero exercise and I think its probably a little bit late to start now! Cruising Its the one thing that Ive never done, but Ive always fancied it. But Ive always associated it with older people and thats going on a cruise. The number of people taking an ocean holiday has doubled in the past ten years. Rather than simply a chance for pensioners to sit around on deck and dine with the Captain and clap along with over the hill cabaret performers, its not like that anymore. It seems that many of the younger people are going cruising as well. As a result 1.2 million of us have holidayed aboard a liner last year, compared with just five hundred and twenty-two thousand in 1997. Thats 12% up on 2005. Its the biggest increase in passenger numbers in cruising of any European country. Weve seen pictures of many of these huge cruise ships and they look superb. The number of people cruising is on the up and the cost of cruising is actually coming down. Emails Thanks for the emails on a variety of subjects. One story has had a lot of comments this week. It wasnt a story that was in the Levy Letter and its not even a local story. Ill mention it nevertheless, because a lot of people had a view on this. A salesman has become the first driver to have points put on his licence for eating a sandwich at the wheel. He is Keith Pemberton and was fined £60 after police stopped him for driving without due care. He was pulled over and given a fixed penalty under the same law that forbids motorists from using mobile phones. He got fined because he was eating a sandwich whilst driving. Several emails have come in about this. Theres one here from Sarah, who says, Peter, I regularly eat a chocolate bar on the way to work and a cereal bar. That is my breakfast in the car. Does this mean it is illegal? Im not really sure what the law says on this, but it has certainly prompted a big response. Also, earlier in the week, we showed the picture of the Lord Mayor of Hulls car parked on a double yellow line. Any unusual photographs like that one that you think we would like to show, then do send them in to me! I look forward to hearing from you! Send them in to the usual address. Well, that's it from me for today. Enjoy your Thursday afternoon and join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. 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