You and Yours

News and discussion of consumer affairs

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Pop Up Shops, Home Care Costs, Party Wall Disasters
The small, seasonal shops that are turning out to be retail engines.
22 Dec 2014,45 mins
Broadband Adverts, Smart Meters, Christmas Markets
Ads for broadband deals, how good are smart meters, and are Christmas markets worth it?
19 Dec 2014,45 mins
Delivery delays; Audi problem; 'Gripe sites' censored
Christmas delivery delays, Audi oil consumption, and Facebook removal of 'gripe site'.
18 Dec 2014,45 mins
Calderstones, Christmas Dinners and Family Department Stores
Consumer news, including an interview with Dermot Nolan, head of energy regulator Ofgem.
17 Dec 2014,45 mins
Call You and Yours: Do people treat you differently when you're older?
With Winifred Robinson. Do people treat you differently when you are older?
16 Dec 2014,45 mins
Selling Care Homes; Nuisance Calls; Free-from Foods
Are private equity firms suitable owners for care homes?
15 Dec 2014,45 mins
Green Deal, Empty Shops, Loneliness
Another Green Deal offer is snapped up, more empty shops and why is loneliness a UK issue?
12 Dec 2014,45 mins
'Christmas' payday lenders; live music venues; unwanted charity freebies
Payday loan companies warn against Christmas lenders. Live music venues facing closure.
11 Dec 2014,45 mins
Oculus Rift; Heating Oil; Bailiff Trouble
Winifred Robinson tries out the latest frontier of gaming, Oculus Rift.
10 Dec 2014,45 mins
Call You and Yours: Are you struggling with the cost of living?
Consumer phone-in. Are you struggling with the cost of living?
09 Dec 2014,45 mins
Battle for the Countryside; Green Deal; School Publishing
Should there be better regulation of traffic in areas of natural beauty?
08 Dec 2014,45 mins
Pensions; Pubs; Supermarket politeness
More investigations into pension mis-selling. Plus pubs that grow their own produce.
05 Dec 2014,45 mins
Venice's battle with pull-along luggage; the longest switch; Supermarket price wars
The two-year switch to a new energy company, and Venice's battle with wheelie suitcases.
04 Dec 2014,45 mins
Care 'Auction'; Heated Clothes; Violent Images in Shops
A look at the councils putting people in need of care up for 'auction'.
03 Dec 2014,45 mins
Call You and Yours: Are we obsessed with getting the best deal?
Have we become obsessed with getting the best deal?
02 Dec 2014,45 mins
Hidden Uni Costs; Help to Downsize; Cutting-edge Cinema
Are university students getting value for money?
01 Dec 2014,45 mins
Unicom, Toys for Girls, Autographs
Unicom: An MP raises concerns about the telecoms company and the ombudsman system.
28 Nov 2014,45 mins
Supermarket Chickens; Fixed Odd Betting; Global Moving Systems
Report names supermarkets selling 'dirty chicken'; and a crackdown on fixed odd betting.
27 Nov 2014,45 mins
NHS complaints; Colouring books for adults; Murderous addresses
Who hears healthcare complaints? Plus would you buy a house that's the scene of a murder?
26 Nov 2014,45 mins
Call You and Yours: Have you struggled with loneliness and what have you done about it?
Have you struggled with loneliness or managed to work with it?
25 Nov 2014,45 mins
Horses on Housing Estates; The UK Bicycle Industry; Unlimited 3G
Mobile phone customers with no 3G service and Billy the Horse kept in a garden in Bradford
24 Nov 2014,45 mins
Twin Peaks Convention; Legal Aid cuts; Vet fees
Are cuts to legal aid denying people justice? Plus the rise of the fan festival.
21 Nov 2014,45 mins
eBay's restricted items and Wonga's compensation
Banned goods found on eBay and Wonga struggles to compensate customers.
20 Nov 2014,45 mins
Switching Energy Providers and the Rise of the Food Assembly
Cuts to the time it takes to change energy provider. And a new way to buy local produce.
19 Nov 2014,45 mins
Call You and Yours; Was a grammar school place your ticket to a better life?
Could grammar schools be the answer to the decline in upward social mobility?
18 Nov 2014,45 mins
Why increasing numbers of disabled people are having their benefits cut
The disabled claimants having their benefits reduced.
17 Nov 2014,45 mins
Romance Fraud; Illegal Puppy Trading; Bargain Wines
Warnings to those looking for love online and winemakers who fear cheap supermarket deals.
14 Nov 2014,45 mins
Tesco Kitchens; Missed Appointments; Indian Sweets
As Tesco closes its kitchen business, what now for the hundreds of customers affected?
13 Nov 2014,45 mins
Bus Ticketing; Welsh Care Watchdog; Sainsbury's and the challenge of change
Welsh watchdog orders more kindness in care homes.
12 Nov 2014,45 mins
Call You and Yours: Weight loss surgery - Would you go under the knife?
Call You and Yours asks listeners if they would ever consider having weight loss surgery.
11 Nov 2014,45 mins