You and Yours

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The best local retailers and cracking down on spam texts.
Cracking down on spam texts, best local retailers, and a website for budding young authors
01 Oct 2012,55 mins
Ticketless trains and Birmingham-to-Kashmir buses
Bank branch closures and ticketless trains. Consumer news with Peter White.
28 Sep 2012,55 mins
NHS Branding, whisky biofuel, and can a collagen drink hold back aging?
NHS Branding, turning whisky into fuel, and can a collagen drink keep you looking young?
27 Sep 2012,55 mins
Abandoned patients and an end to private clamping
Abandoned patients, a single standard charger for all handsets, an end to private clamping
26 Sep 2012,53 mins
Call You and Yours - Do you need to go to university to be successful?
Do you need to go to university to be successful?
25 Sep 2012,55 mins
Neighbours hacking your wifi, printing tickets at home, and subsidising your holiday
Home wi-fi, fees for print-it-yourself tickets, and the Guide to Not Going to University.
24 Sep 2012,55 mins
Carey Mulligan, professional queuing, and Apple's new iPhone map software
Actress Carey Mulligan talks about how she deals with her grandmother's dementia.
21 Sep 2012,55 mins
Cosmetic surgery, plug-in cars and when tweets backfire
New guidelines on cosmetic surgery, electric cars and house prices. With Winifred Robinson
20 Sep 2012,55 mins
Car thefts, false advertising and local currencies
As Bristol finally launches its own pound, we hear whether local currencies really work.
19 Sep 2012,53 mins
Call You and Yours: Employment Law
Who should benefit from employment law - the employer or employee? With Shari Vahl.
18 Sep 2012,55 mins
17/09/2012
Proposed changes to way private car parks are run, and the rise of bedbugs.
17 Sep 2012,55 mins
14/09/2012
Consumer news show. Peter White speaks to the boss of Monarch Airlines.
14 Sep 2012,55 mins
Claiming back care home fees, and is FairTrade chocolate a con?
Claiming care home fees, designing disability products, and is FairTrade chocolate a con?
13 Sep 2012,55 mins
Computers made easy & the Olympic transport legacy
Winifred Robinson looks at computers made easy, the Olympic transport legacy and telegrams
12 Sep 2012,53 mins
Call You and Yours: Volunteering
How can we turn the Olympic spirit of participation into a lasting legacy of volunteering?
11 Sep 2012,55 mins
Pre-teen entrepreneurs, inflated vets bills and cut-throat competition between barbers
Pre-teen entrepreneurs, inflated vets bills and cut-throat competition between barbers.
10 Sep 2012,55 mins
Leisure provision and council cuts, Paralympics, new tech devices and crayfish
Peter White reveals how many local councils have cut back on sport.
07 Sep 2012,41 mins
The boss of the CQC, paying for parking, and buying property abroad
The new Care Quality Commission boss gives his first interview. With Winifred Robinson.
06 Sep 2012,41 mins
Buying a new car, new financial advice rules and half-price supermarket wine
Buying a new car, new financial advice rules and half-price supermarket wine.
05 Sep 2012,41 mins
Will the Paralympics challenge negative stereotypes around disability?
Will the Paralympic Games make a difference in attitudes towards people with a disability?
04 Sep 2012,41 mins
Texting for free, phonies on Twitter and new national parks.
Texting for free, spotting fakes on Twitter, and a row over new national parks.
03 Sep 2012,41 mins
Paralympic travel, tackling chuggers and banned sports supplements
New rules to protect us from 'chuggers', and how should we describe Paralympians?
31 Aug 2012,41 mins
Payday Loans and Identity Fraud
Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Are payday lenders doing rigorous enough checks?
30 Aug 2012,41 mins
How do you rate your cinema?
Winifred Robinson: How green were the 2012 games?; taxi booking apps; what fish we eat.
29 Aug 2012,41 mins
Tackling the obesity problem
What more should be done to ensure we eat healthily?
28 Aug 2012,41 mins
Young People and the Modern Media
Social media for 4-year-olds, a new magazine for teens and 13-year-olds reading erotica.
27 Aug 2012,41 mins
Alcohol at petrol stations, Sibelius software, car insurance and Nespresso.
Successful high streets, Nespresso coffee and alcohol at petrol stations. With Peter White
24 Aug 2012,41 mins
A New Coffee Chain Launches & Energy Bill Increases
A new coffee chain launches, energy bill increases, and falling in love with French wine.
23 Aug 2012,41 mins
Complaints about solicitors published online
Solicitor complaints, energy companies profiting unfairly, and pet owners' flea problems.
22 Aug 2012,41 mins
Call You and Yours: Value for money in higher education
Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker. How to get value for money in higher education.
21 Aug 2012,41 mins