Hello and welcome to Mondays Levy letter. Its the beginning of a new week, and I hope it goes well for you. Coming up on the programme today at half past six on BBC One, we'll be finding out why tens of thousands of pounds in government flood aid has gone unclaimed in one part of Lincolnshire. If you think you might be eligible to claim, dont miss this tonight.
We speak to the post office for the first time since they announced more than 30 closures across our region. We'll also meet the residents closing the door on trick or treaters this Halloween. And we'll be hearing from Andy Bell as he returns from an awards ceremony in London, after being named the primary school teacher of the year. Hes a teacher at Metheringham Primary School, and Ill be saying well done to him on the programme tonight. Of course well also have the latest weather forecast, so join me if you can for Look North at half past six on BBC One tonight. Chocolate I had a story in the letter a little while ago about how chocolates appeal comes from its status as a naughty treat. Well soon it might actually be good for you, if you can believe that! Incredibly, the makers of a new chocolate bar claim it actually lowers cholesterol, and is good for diabetics. Each bar contains 60 calories, and is going to be on sale at £1.75 a bar, which is quite a lot to pay for a chocolate treat, isnt it? Im not sure if chocolate that is healthy and low calorie can actually be called proper chocolate! The interesting thing is that if the story I mentioned before is correct, and chocolates unhealthy status makes it more attractive, then perhaps a healthy chocolate bar might actually be less desirable. Well well have to see what the future holds for this development, we might live to see the day when youre encouraged to eat more chocolate as a way of staying healthy! I somehow doubt it though Well continuing todays chocolate themed Levy Letter, I read some news today that will no doubt be rolled out as an excuse on countless occasions yes trying to give up unhealthy foods altogether can actually make you eat more. Attempting to exercise total self control and block thoughts of fattening confectionary can backfire, subconsciously putting that thought firmly in your mind. The key, according to researchers, is to acknowledge your desires and be realistic with your goals. In a controlled experiment, women who tried to suppress all thought of chocolate ate 50% more than those who were encouraged to talk freely about their cravings. Its thought the same psychological mechanism could make it harder for smokers to give up as well. So if youre trying to make your mind a chocolate free zone, or anything else you have cravings for, you could actually be making yourself want it more. Of course now youve read this that doesnt mean you can stuff yourself to your hearts content, unless its anti-cholesterol chocolate that is. HERIB The Hull and East Riding Institute for the Blind is holding their Christmas concert on Monday 3rd December at Cottingham Civic Hall. The entertainment will be provided by the MICE society (Men in Charitable Endeavour), and Helena Richards, a local talent, will also be performing. You can go along and sing some carols, and enjoy a mince pie or two Im told. Doors open at 7.30pm for the performance to start at 8pm. Tickets are £6 available from Lisa at HERIB on 01482 342297. There will be refreshments available, and of course all proceeds go to HERIB to help local people with sight loss. Its all for a very good cause, and if you can make it along I hope you have a very good time. Dont forget if you miss the programme or if you come home late and want to catch up on all the days news and stories, you can see Look North on the internet at our website www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthhull. You can watch the programme in full or you can view some of our top stories individually. If you havent had a look then try it out, and if you have any stories or something to tell me about, or if you have a picture for the programme then you can always drop me a line at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well thats it from me for today, I hope you can join me tonight at the usual time on BBC One for Look North. Ill see you then. 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
