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02/04/2012

A health charity says Trading Standards must clamp down on bogus cancer cures, and we look at the bids to become Portas Towns. Consumer news with Julian Worricker.

Radio 4 consumer affairs programme

A health charity is calling on Trading Standards to clamp down on bogus cancer cures which claim that various exotic food products can halt or cure the disease.

Too few young people are choosing a career in butchery and it is posing a bigger threat to the high street butcher's shop than supermarket expansion, says the industry's trade magazine.

A Manchester based firm has developed a 拢300 'box' which can shave up to 12% off your electricity bill we'll be looking at one in the studio and finding out how it works.

The bids are in on You Tube from over 300 communities hoping to be chosen to receive 拢100,000 and advice from Mary Portas to help them regenerate.

Town planners are calling for a comprehensive Map of England incorporating at least 100 sets of data to help planners and developers make better decisions.

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Mon 2 Apr 2012 12:00
大象传媒 Radio 4 FM

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Chapters

  • MIND

    The boss of Britain's largest mental health charity has quit the government's advisory panel on the work capability assessment test.

    Duration: 09:24

  • Butchers

    Too few young people are choosing to become butchers. A survey reports that two thirds of businesses have no one to pass them on to.

    Duration: 09:15

  • Cancer cures

    A health charity says that trading standards are failing to clamp down on medicines which make dubious cancer cure claims.

    Duration: 07:49

  • Voltage

    A north west firm is marketing a device which it says can cut power consumption in the home by 10%.

    Duration: 06:36

  • Portas towns

    300 towns have posted videos on You Tube hoping to be chosen as one of the twelve towns that will receive a share of 拢1 million and advice from Mary Portas on regenerating their shopping area.

    Duration: 08:26

  • Map of England

    Town planners are calling for a single Map of England to be produced containing everything a developer needs to know.

    Duration: 10:05

Broadcasts

  • Mon 2 Apr 2012 12:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
  • Mon 2 Apr 2012 12:04
    大象传媒 Radio 4 LW

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