Hello, it's Peter here. Welcome to Wednesdays Levy Letter. I hope your day's going well and I hope youre nice and happy. According to a survey just out, this country is one of the grumpiest in the whole of Europe, but Im sure youre not being grumpy today. I hope you'll be able to join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. We'll have all the day's news, and the latest in our special series of reports, The Big Check Up, looking at the state of the region's health services.
We'll meet the Scunthorpe man forced to go all the way to Hungary for dental treatment. Seems a bit far, doesnt it? We have exclusive pictures of a customs raid that saw 7 million illegal cigarettes seized in Immingham. We reveal why one council may soon be using closed circuit television cameras to catch people who don't clean up after their dogs. After the response to our story about talking CCTV cameras, Im sure lots of people will have thoughts on this one. And find why the Humber Bridge was closed for 15 minutes today And also of course Paul will have the forecast. Thats on BBC One at half past six. Just a reminder that our watch again feature is hugely popular. Weve got a brand new revamped website for Look North where you can watch the previous nights programme with all the different stories. You can just watch one story if you want, or if you missed the programme, if youre home late and youd like to watch the whole thing, then you can at www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthhull. Log on anytime you like and watch the most recent edition of Look North, and also some of out special reports any time during the course of the evening. William and Kate Well the split up of William and Kate at the weekend dominated the papers and still is, can you believe, three days later. Well many people were shocked when they got the news, but none more so than the BBCs royal correspondent Nicolas Witchell. He was due to go out on Saturday night with his wife and two daughters to see The Sound of Music, but the call came and he couldnt. Instead of watching Connie sing her heart out on stage, he had to stand outside Buckingham Palace doing bits for the television. Prince Charles of course was once overheard in the skiing resort of Klosters whingeing about Nicolas Whitchell saying I cant bear that man, hes so awful, he really is. Wonderful quote. That Dress Well everybodys talking about this dress. It sells at £360. Its by a well known designer label. Now one of our high street chains has come up with a replica model which is flying out of the supermarkets and into the trolleys for just £16. Several people have written to me to say how do they do these versions for so cheap? Well thats a whole other story for a whole other day. But anyway, everybodys talking about it in the papers and on the television all the time. You can buy a replica copy for just £16. That sounds pretty good. Dognapping Last night we brought you the story about the six very valuable pedigree dogs stolen by thieves from one family in Goxhill. The owners believe they were targeted by criminals after the dogs were advertised for sale in a local paper and the thieves may even have visited them posing as potential buyers. Well, this has got you talking and you all seem to be incredible sympathetic for these owners who have lost their beloved pets. But what surprised me at the time came from an interview with Ryan O'Meara, who's the editor for K9 Magazine. I found this quite shocking, but he recommended that dogs shouldn't have their address or telephone number on their collar, as this could make them vulnerable and subject to dognapping. I'm sure this comes as a surprise to you too! It seems to fly in the face of common sense, although it seems sensible when you think about it. Well one expert, Ryan from K9 Magazine, said the best way to protect your pet is to have it microchipped. Apparently, it's not that expensive, only about £15 or so and that can contain vital information about the pets' owners! So have a word with your vet about microchipping if you're concerned about losing your pet. If you have been unlucky enough to have a dog go missing, there are organisations to help. One is called Dog Lost and they have a website at www.doglost.co.uk and their telephone number is 01302743361. I hope that's useful to any dog owners. William No, not that William, but William Hague. Hes always on television, hes always writing books, and public speaking. Well hes earned quite a lot of money it seems from his private side of things, but he insists hes not distracted from his job, and 95% of his time goes into politics, but hes made three quarters of a million pounds in the last couple of years from his TV work and after dinner speaking, according to the register of MPs interests. And of course William Hague is coming to Hull shortly. Hes written a book all about William Wilberforce, and hell be in Hull for the start of June, so maybe well be able to get to talk to him on the programme. Dancing Well Strictly Come Dancing was a huge hit, on this week at the Hull New Theatre is Simply Ballroom, modelled on the programme. Anton Du Beke is there, and also the dancer Erin Boag, and the programme is hosted by the old twinkle toed still going strong Lionel Blair. Its on this week if youre into dancing. Dont forget, if youre involved with an amateur show and youd like a plug in the Levy Letter, drop me a line, give me the details and well try and give you a plug, send them as usual to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Give me a contact telephone number as well. And if youve got a photograph youre particularly pleased with, however different and offbeat, then drop me the line and send it to me and well show it on the programme one night. Well thats it from me today, thank you very much for reading. Enjoy your afternoon, join me tonight on BBC One at half past six as usual. 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
