Hello there and welcome to Tuesdays Levy Letter. I hope your days going well, and I hope you can join me tonight for Look North at half past six as usual. Coming up on the programme today we'll be investigating controversial plans by Hull City Council to close a care home damaged by the floods.
We'll report from a major conference in Hull today about increasing amounts of crime on freight carriers in the region. We'll have the latest on Lincoln City's search for a new manager as they hold a news conference today. And we'll be looking into reports of strange sightings of something in the sea off the East Coast... If you want to find out what that is, watch the programme today. And of course Paul will be here with the weather forecast. Thats all at half past six on BBC One as usual. Thank you for the lots and lots of messages we received yesterday. There were two big topics on the programme that got people emailing and texting in. Hull, of course, was named as the second worst place in the country by a Channel 4 programme. And we had a story about how hard it is to get an NHS dentist in our region. Lots of messages about those two subjects, with a large amount of people telling us their stories about struggling to get dental treatment on the NHS, and people both agreeing and disagreeing with Hull being one of the worst places. Thank you for all of those, keep them coming in, and well have some of those messages about NHS Dentists on the programme tonight. Humber Belles Ive got a plug here for the Humber Belles, some of them performed a song on the programme a while back of course. On Thursday, 18th October at 8.30pm at the Roy Kemp suite, in the Central Hall, Duncombe St, Grimsby, theyre having a dress rehearsal, which is free, as they prepare for the LABBS (Ladies Association Of British Barbershop Singers) convention in Bournemouth. Their quartet Humber Rhumba who were on Look North, are singing on the Friday, and the chorus sing on the Saturday. So if you can make it along, I hope you have a great time. They gave a wonderful performance on the programme, and it sounds like a great night to give them a send off for the convention. Garlic Well it might not make you popular in confined spaces, but researchers have now revealed how garlic can keep your heart healthy. Apparently, the same chemical that causes the bad breath after eating garlic can help cells in your body communicate with each other better. This can reduce the risk of heart disease. The researchers point to low rates of cardiovascular disease in the Mediterranean where garlic consumption is high. There always seems to be a price to pay, doesnt there? The beneficial chemical allicin, is broken down in the body to produce foul smelling sulphur compounds. It sounds more alluring the more I talk about it, doesnt it? So if you want a healthy heart, eat more garlic, but perhaps carry a few breath mints too. Stress Now this is a story that at first glance seems bizarre, but there might be something in it. Research from across the Atlantic suggests that moderate amounts of stress can be good for the immune system, and health. Some of the more unusual studies often originate with our North American cousins, dont they? Short bursts of stress, such as that caused by a job interview, or a presentation, activate the fight or flight response in the body, boosting the immune system. Researchers say the relentless type of stress that keeps you awake at night and unable to switch off is bad for you, but a short burst can actually help you prioritise and operate better. The key is in controlling the stress and harnessing it to give you a boost. It sounds so simple, doesnt it? So if you can choose to see stress as an opportunity and a positive, it can actually improve your life. Try and remember that next time you have a job interview or next time youre snowed under with things to do. Im not sure if its that easy to do, but there you go. King Lear Well thats just about it from me, but Ive just got one last story here. Theatre lovers in Los Angeles are paying up to an incredible $3,500 to see Sir Ian McKellen in a Royal Shakespeare production of King Lear. Its got a stellar cast, and its directed by the famous theatre director Trevor Nunn, but still, thats an awful lot of money to see a play. Maybe one of the attractions is that the 68 year old renowned stage actor, Knight, and star of the Lord or the Rings films apparently takes off his clothes. Hes getting on a bit, but obviously that hasnt put too many people off. So if youre going to be in Los Angeles and you fancy a trip to the theatre, just remember to take your wallet with you. I hope you can join me tonight for Look North at half past six in BBC One, enjoy your day. 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
