Hello, it's Peter here and welcome to Monday's 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 is back from his holidays and will have the forecast for us.
On tonight's programme, we'll have the shocking images of the theft in a Hull veterinary surgery where two charity boxes were snatched right in front of staff. And we'll take a look at the secret filming inside North Sea Camp prison near Boston that's reignited the debate over open prisons. Plus, three months before the smoking ban, we'll have a special report on the impact on working men's clubs, which many people fear will spell their demise. And I want to know what you think about the smoking ban. It came into force in Ireland and Scotland last year and in Wales today. So get in touch, what do you think to the smoking ban in public places? Do you think itll change the atmosphere in pubs and clubs or are you looking forward to being in smoke-free public places? Get in touch with me today on this one. Its the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also tonight, are you looking to get your foot on the property ladder? Find out tonight how the ruins of an ancient Flamborough castle could be yours. Its not everyones idea of a des res! Thats all tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. I hope you can join me then. Whatever you did at the weekend, then I hope it went well. The weather was certainly good. It was beautiful yesterday. If you had something organised or planned, then I hope you enjoyed it! Heres to the next weekend. I cant believe Im looking forward to that already! And its only Monday! However, if youre involved in anything for charity, and the event is happening this weekend, and youd like a little plug, then get in touch. A while ago I mentioned a huge event this summer in Scunthorpe. Believe it or not, but five hundred women in pyjamas and nighties or any night attire that takes their fancy will be walking through the streets of Scunthorpe in the middle of the night on Friday 29th June. Its all in aid of Lindsey Lodge Hospice in the town, who do some incredibly difficult work looking after very poorly people. Well, Debb Pollard, the organiser, got in touch with us and asked us to put a little plug in the Levy Letter and shes astounded now with the amount of interest. Theyve got the full amount of people registered to do this Sleep Walk five hundred women will be walking, starting at midnight at Glanford Park. All money raised will go to the Hospice, which provides specialised nursing and medical care twenty four hours a day, seven days a week all free of charge to people, who are most at need. Debb has told me that some funding is received from the North Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust,! but most of the income is gratefully received from the generosity of local people and organisations. So congratulations to Debb and all the organisers for this. And if anyone approaches you with a sponsorship form, then I hope you can support them! Best of luck to everyone walking the Sleep Walk in Scunthorpe in June. April Fool There were some good ones in the papers today, although some of the news these days is so crazy! There were a couple of stories that I was reading and I wasnt even sure if they were April Fools or not. It was quite difficult to tell. The paper that I had had the story about charging for having charcoal on the barbeque, because of our carbon emissions! Are you worried about your carbon footprint when barbequing? The law starts today. Did you read it? Unbelievable! Hope you dont get caught though this summer! Joseph The programme started on Saturday night Any Dream Will Do, looking for a new Joseph for the West End show. Theyve whittled it down to those, who are going to go into the Joseph school. Its a terrific musical. I think its one of my all-time favourites. I probably saw it for the first time about twenty-five years ago. One of the judges this week was Bill Kenwright. Hes a great theatre producer and has been working for many years. Hes also the big boss at Everton Football Club as well. Also on the panel is Denise Van Outen. Shes often dismissed as fairly lightweight, but shes played the lead in Chicago and also in Tell Me On A Sunday. So it looks like itll be a good series. Look out for it next week! Rotterdam I was reading over the weekend about the port of Rotterdam. Of course, Rotterdam is so easy to get to from this region, if you want to travel there on the ferry from Hull. The ferry goes every single night of the week and twelve hours later, youre in Europe. I think we forget just how important Rotterdam is. I was reading that it is the biggest port in Europe and it is the second largest port in the world, after Shanghai. We forget that its just across the water and is so easily accessible from Hull. So there you are. A little plug for Rotterdam, although Im sure they dont need it! I also mention it, because I was wandering up and down the waterfront yesterday afternoon, getting some sunshine and two or three people were talking and they were all from Rotterdam. I suppose, how we pop over to Amsterdam or Rotterdam for the weekend, then they come over here. They were wandering around looking at The Deep and watching the boats in the Marina. So were definitely a tourist d! estination! Ian Rankin He is one of the countrys top crime writers and hes just won yet another award for one of his books. Hes now Crimewriter Of The Year at the Book Awards last week. Hes one of the people weve had on the programme a couple of times since we started the Hull edition of Look North. Hes from Edinburgh, but hes a really nice guy. Lets hope its not too long until hes back. Last time he was here, he was doing a book signing in one of the big bookshops in the area, but Ian Rankin is such a nice guy and deserves all the success that hes having. Problems Dont forget 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. And if youve got a photograph that you think we could show on the programme, then send it to me. Its the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get in touch! Extras If you enjoyed the first series of Extras and then enjoyed the second series even more, then youre just like me. It had some big stars in it as their guest stars Ronnie Corbett, Jonathan Ross, Ben Stiller and Sir Ian McKellen. From today, Extras The DVD is out in the shops. Maybe you saw Ricky Gervais talking to Jonathan Ross on Friday night. An incredibly funny and talented man! Well, that's it from me for today. I hope you can join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. Bye for now! 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