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Hosepipe use and care home fees

We test whether official advice on hosepipe use is wrong. And care home residents win big fee refunds - but a deadline is looming for new claims.

Householders are to be encouraged to report neighbours who use hosepipes in drought restriction areas. But does the official advice need amending? When it comes to cleaning your car - does using a hosepipe with a regulator actually use less water than a bucket wash? We put both methods to the test.

Many care home residents could be paying fees that should really be covered by their Primary Care Trust. We'll hear about the deadline looming to get your money back - and how one family won a refund of a quarter of a million pounds.

And - when the Crawley News got rid of its paper girls and boys to cut delivery costs, they didn't bargain on the local backlash. We hear from the children and about the compromise agreement they've wrung out of parent company Northcliffe Media.

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Mon 26 Mar 2012 12:00
大象传媒 Radio 4 FM

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  • You and Yours - 26/03/2012

    • Paper girls and boys

      Paper girls and boys take on Northcliffe media after their rounds pass to a distributor.

      Duration: 13:00

    • Continuing care fee refunds

      You or your family could be eligible to claim back thousands of pounds in care costs.

      Duration: 17:58

    • Testing the hosepipe ban for car washing

      We test official guidelines to see if it's more water efficient to use a hosepipe.

      Duration: 09:10

    • Village green on the beach

      Village green on the beach

      Duration: 32:33

    • Pet Insurance

      Lloyds TSB and Halifax have pulled out of the pet insurance market.

      Duration: 12:38

    • Continuing Care Part II

      The Government announces deadlines for people who want to claim back money paid for NHS Continuing Care which should have been free. We hear from a family who recouped a quarter of a million pounds.

      Duration: 04:28

    • Public funding of parties?

      Should UK political parties have state funding?

      Duration: 52:38

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  • Mon 26 Mar 2012 12:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 FM

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