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The Kaye Adams Programme: Paying cash in hand, rushing woman's syndrome and Name the Place

11/07/2017

Paying cash in hand, rushing woman's syndrome and Name the Place

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kaye Adams Programme, Paying cash in hand, rushing woman's syndrome and Name the Place

Kaye Adams asks if there is anything wrong with paying cash in hand.

Kaye Adams asks if there is anything wrong with paying cash in hand and if any listeners have been a victim of rushing woman's syndrome.

The author of a government review into work practices is calling for the end of the "cash-in-hand economy".
Matthew Taylor, whose report is out on Tuesday, said cash jobs like window cleaning and decorating were worth up to £6bn a year, much of it untaxed.
Is there anything wrong with paying cash in hand?

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A Glaswegian mother who handed out a hard-hitting "life lecture" to a teenager caught with her son's stolen bike has been hailed a "supermum".
Vonnie Sandlan, the former president of NUS Scotland, told the boy to think about college or an apprenticeship "if school wasn't working out for him".
Have you ever had a life changing moment?

We speak to Celtic enthusiast Ronan Cusack and his mum Katie about the local orange order helping raise cash to send her son to the Special Olympics. Jim Scott is the President of the Wishaw County Flute Band.

Whether you are buying, selling, renting or looking for the next big thing, we have property expert Brian Gilmour on hand to answer all of your property questions - give us a call on 0808 5 92 95 00

A new study has suggested that people who drink around three cups of coffee a day may live longer than non-coffee drinkers. But what if you DON'T like the black stuff - what's the alternative that will still provide the benefits?

Are you a victim of rushing woman's syndrome? Dr Libby Weaver believes the Rushing Woman's Syndrome is the modern malaise of always being 'busy' and it could be having a negative effect on the process of the menopause. 

A report out today says that Scotland is leading the way in the UK for best place for the cars to be charged, but is the poorest when it comes to trained mechanics. What do you need to know before you make the switch - Kaye will be behind the wheel of an electric BMW.

CAN YOU NAME THE PLACE?
CLUE 1: Today's place-name was first recorded in the 13th century, but may date from centuries earlier. it is likely to have been created in spring or early summer.
CLUE 2: It refers to a creature with a bad reputation.
CLUE 3: However, Wordsworth thought more highly of it.
CLUE 4: Gowkhall in Fife was named from the same creature, but in a different language.
CLUE 5: This place had the first cotton mill in Scotland.
CLUE 6: It also had one of the first free libraries in Britain.

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