Brian Widlake and Valerie Singleton with Luke Casey, Nick Clarke and Mark Rogerson reporting.
Including this week: The Other Boys from the Black Stuff: how Canada is scraping oil from the bottom of the barrel by turning the tar sands of Alberta into oil. Who's for the USM?: in the last four years the unlisted securities market has turned many entrepreneurs into overnight millionaires. But should the small saver join in the fun? Plus: The Nun's Story: how Sister Josepha's thriving altar-bread business is helping some of Lancashire's unemployed start their own businesses.