Charity walkers are challenging BBC man Peter Levy to eat humble pie and present their cheque to a local hospice.

Solicitor John White will challenge the BBC newsreader/radio presenter who upset local people with remarks he made on air about Keighley.

Mr Levy said Keighley town centre was looking 'down in the dumps', as we reported last month. His comments infuriated town centre managers who have strived successfully to improve the image of Keighley.

Mr White says: "I have issued the challenge to Peter Levy because it will give him the chance to see the positive side of our town, and the good work done by local people. We would like to have him on our side supporting the town, rather than criticising it. This would be the perfect opportunity for him to make amends."

John recently completed a charity walk up the three peaks of Snowden, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis, in aid of the Manorlands hospice at Oxenhope.

The solicitor from Turner and Wall was joined on the 24-hour stomp by colleague Michael Bower, Edward Gandy, a director of Trico, and Willie Halliday, who works as a horse-trainer for Harvey Smith.

They started the demanding nationwide trek on Saturday morning at the foot of Mount Snowden in Wales, which the walkers managed to complete within two and a half hours.

But while the sun shined on Snowden, it was a different story when they arrived at Borrowdale in Cumbria, where they were greeted with wet conditions. Things did however improve on the climb to the summit of Scafell Pike.

There then followed the long drive north of the border to the town of Fort William in Scotland, nestling at the foot of Britain's highest peak, Ben Nevis.

The final leg proved the most arduous, with misty conditions at 1,000 feet, and a considerable drop in temperature at the summit, which was 25 degrees farenheit colder than at the bottom.

John, a major in the Territorial Army, adds: "It was one of the hardest things I have done for some time, and having completed one mountain, you then become inactive for hours before getting yourself ready to go again.

"It was all worthwhile and I am exceptionally pleased that Keighley firms have donated more than £500 in sponsorship."

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