Hello and welcome to todays Levy Letter for Friday. Its the end of another week, and weve had some sunshine to enjoy. I hope youve managed to get outside and soak some of it up, and lets hope for some more to come. Coming up on Look North tonight at half past six on BBC One we have a report on how a suspicious fire on the Bransholme estate in Hull is raising suspicions about some other council properties.
Find out how school children are being taught water safety days after a young boy drowned in a Scunthorpe lake. As the credit crunch and mortgage crisis hit Lincolnshire, we'll look at how difficult it is to get on the property ladder. If youve had similar problems then dont hesitate to get in touch with us and let us know about your experiences. You can email in as always to [EMAIL PROTECTED] We'll be finding out why landowners are up in arms over calls to open up the coastline to ramblers. We'll hear from the police after thousands of pounds were dumped in Lincoln city centre. We'll also be following the big match build up to Hull City's play off-game with Watford, and of course wishing them well. And Lisa will be here with the detailed forecast for the weekend. Dont miss that and all the rest of the days news and stories at half past six on BBC One. Well I was writing yesterday about food wastage, and Tony D emailed in to say In some of the bigger supermarkets they are offering pots of a well known dessert at 54p each or FIVE for £1.00. Common sense tells you to buy 5 for £1.00, and even if you throw 3 away you are still saving 8p on the deal. Well its no surprise lots of us buy too much of something sometimes. I think weve all been guilty of that at some point but if we think of the waste it causes perhaps well cut down and help the environment in the process. Thank you Tony for that email. Seasonal Well I dont think youll be surprised to hear that celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has been speaking his mind again. The language in the report I read was surprisingly clean for Gordon thats what editors are for but the message was typically uncompromising. Gordon says that British restaurants should be fined for using imported, out of season fruit and veg. He says fresh produce should be sourced locally and only available when theyre in season. I wonder what you think about this. His argument is that it would inspire chefs to become less lazy, and reduce pollution by cutting down on food flown in to the country. I suppose it would mean no more strawberries on the menu in January. Ramsay also launched an attack on fellow TV chef Delia Smith. Now I know that there was a bit of controversy when she recently started using canned and ready made ingredients in her recipes, and Gordon called it an insult. Strong words there. If youve got anything to say on that, let me know. It seems like Gordon has an opinion on pretty much everything! Hiccups If you watch the programme regularly youll have seen this story a while back on Look North, and now 24 year old Chris Sands from Lincoln could be close to curing the hiccups that have plagued him for 15 months. We spoke to Chris on the programme, and as a last resort, hes considering turning to key-hole surgery. Chris believes his chronic condition might be caused by a damaged valve in his stomach, and the surgery could hold the key. In his search for a cure, Chris has tried 100 different ways of drinking water, hypnosis, and even yoga, but nothing has helped. Its incredible that something like hiccups can go on for so long, but the longest recorded case was a man in Iowa in America who suffered from hiccups between 1922 and 1990, a total of 68 years. Thats frightening. Good luck to Chris and lets hope he finds a cure. Dont forget if you have anything you want us to know about, anything for the programme or an interesting picture to show before the weather, you can reach us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] And if you know anybody whos not signed up to the Levy Letter and you think theyd like one, send them along to www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthhull then click on Levy Letter, and they can sign up. Well thats it from me for this week. I hope youll join me tonight at half past six on BBC One for Look North. Have a very good weekend, take care. 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
