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Regenerating our towns, combating obesity, Skegness critical ad campaign, and 200 years of gas in our homes

Regenerating our towns and 200 years of gas in our homes - consumer news with Peter White.

Mary Portas says she will not walk away from the 12 Portas Towns if they do not want to feature in a television programme of her attempts to regenerate them.

The Empty Shops network launches its regeneration campaign on town centres with a conference in Manchester.

More music is downloaded than bought over the counter; how long before DVD's and Blue Ray become go the same way too?

The government wants to combat obesity by encouraging us to eat 5 billion calories a day less as a nation but does calorie counting work and how can they achieve this target.

It is 200 years since gas was first used in the home; a new history charts the growth and change of use of the fuel.

Was Skegness right to promote itself by criticising Blackpool and Brighton in their new advertising campaign?

Why charging airline customers for using their credit cards to buy tickets is good for the consumer.

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41 minutes

Chapters

  • Mary Portas Towns

    • Mary Portas Towns Follow up

      Mary Portas says she will not walk away from the 12 Portas Towns if they do not want to feature in a television programme of her attempts to regenerate them

      Duration: 05:32

  • High Streets

    • High Streets

      The Empty Shops network launches its regeneration campaign on town centres with a conference in Manchester

  • DVD

    • DVD and Blu-Ray future?

      More music is downloaded than bought over the counter; how long before DVD鈥檚 and Blue Ray become go the same way too?

  • Calories

    • Losing calories

      The government wants to combat obesity by encouraging us to eat 5 billion calories a day less as a nation but does calorie counting work and how can they achieve this target

  • Growth and change of gas

    • Growth and change of gas

      It is 200 years since gas was first used in the home; a new history charts the growth and change of use of the fuel

  • Skeggy Attacks

    • Skeggy Attacks

      Was Skegness right to promote itself by criticising Blackpool and Brighton in their new advertising campaign?

  • Airlines

    • Airlines

      Why charging airline customers for using their credit cards to buy tickets is good for the consumer.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 15 Jun 2012 12:00
  • Fri 15 Jun 2012 12:04

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