Hello and welcome to the Levy Letter for Wednesday. I hope youre having a good day and you can join me tonight for Look North at half past six on BBC one as usual. Tonight on the programme, controversial plans for a major incinerator in Saltend go before the local council today, but what will it mean for the region's recycling plans? Well try to find out.
We'll also have the latest on the brutal murder of Cottingham man Stephen Callaghan as one of the defendants takes the stand today. Well meet farmers in our region who say their farms and livelihoods are on the line as blue tongue restrictions continue to squeeze local producers. We'll have a special report on conservationist's fears that new flood defence plans could damage chalk rivers, and affect the habitat of wild otters. And we meet the traditional Japanese dance group coming to Hull to perform a special ceremony usually reserved for the eyes of Emperors. That sounds interesting, Im looking forward to seeing that. And of course well have the weather forecast as always, thats coming up at half past six on BBC One. Thank you for all the big response we had on the postal strikes yesterday. We had loads of messages with people telling their stories about how theyve been affected. Well today its getting back to normal as postal workers around the country start delivering again. I hope youve managed to get through it without too much difficulty. Exercise You might be one of those people who heard or read advice lately to get 30 minutes of moderate exercise on most days of the week, and you might have interpreted that as walking, doing housework, or any active activity. Well even if you follow this to the letter you might not be doing enough. This is one of those subjects thats so confusing because theres always different things in the news, and different advice about how much you should do. Well it seems that unfortunately there is no real substitute for vigorous exercise. So all those of us whove been feeling smug and satisfied about walking to the shops or the office a few days a week will have to break into a brisk jog to get the most benefits from physical activity and reduce the risk of heart disease. So whats the definition of vigorous activity? Well its activity that makes it difficult to speak in complete sentences, but that can still be maintained continuously for several minutes. So cleaning the car or srubbing the bath might not be enough. If youre hoping to get the best benefits from exercise then it might be time to trade in the walking shoes for a pair or running ones. I dont know why they didnt just say that in the first place. Mother Moose I had a story in the letter yesterday about how people in Africa are using bees to frighten elephants away from their farms, and today Ive got another story of conflict between natural enemies in the animal kingdom. Scientists in the US have discovered that pregnant Moose in the countrys Yellowstone Park move closer to human developments like roads and buildings in order to avoid the threat of bears. Apparently this isnt the only example of animals using humans as protection, other species including monkeys, deer and elephants also take cover near populated areas to evade predators. Its bizarre isnt it? But some animals actually use us as cover against more people shy predators. Well thats nearly if from me today, but if youve got something youd like to mention in the letter, a story or a comment youd like to tell me, or a picture for the programme then as always you can contact me on [EMAIL PROTECTED] Drop me a line and Ill get your message directly. Have a good day and remember to watch the programme at half past six on BBC One. Join me later. 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
