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Last broadcast on Fri, 10 Feb 2012, 12:00 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only) (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
What does the future hold for our public parks with council budgets being squeezed?
Why getting married in church could become the lone preserve of the middle classes after the Church of England vote to almost double the cost of getting married in church.
And the Olympic job promise for the long term unemployed.
Produced by Lesley Duncanson
Presented by Peter White.
Chapters
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Chapter 1
Sainsbuys scrap freeze on day of purchase advice from food labels.
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Chapter 2
Fees for Church of England weddings are to increase by 40% and the cost of a funeral service by more than 50%.
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Chapter 3
Cricket played by visually impaired people is thriving; and clubs around the country are trying to recruit more players.
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Chapter 4
An 'experimental' way of working between a train operating company and Network Rail has just begun.
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Chapter 5
As the purse strings of local authorities get ever tighter, how will our parks survive?
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
Organisers set a target of 12% of their workers coming from the long term unemployed. How well are they doing so far?
Broadcasts
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Fri 10 Feb 201212:00
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Fri 10 Feb 201212:04
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