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The Stephen Jardine Programme: Are You paying a fair price for parcel delivery? Glamorous Grans and let's hear it for Dundee

24/11/2017

Are You paying a fair price for parcel delivery? Glamorous Grans and let's hear it for Dundee

BBC Radio Scotland - The Stephen Jardine Programme, Are You paying a fair price for parcel delivery? Glamorous Grans and let's hear it for Dundee

Today's big question - are you paying a fair price for your deliveries?

Are you paying a fair price to get your parcels delivered? What's the right age to become a gran? and we hear the inspiring story of the 13-year-old recovering from a stroke.

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION: Are you paying a fair price on delivery charges?

It's "Black Friday" and it promises to be the busiest online shopping day of the year - but are many Scottish customers paying a postcode penalty to get their goods delivered? Campaigners are claiming some companies are using a rural postcode as an excuse to ramp up delivery costs. Should we all pay the same rate or do you accept that you just have to pay more if you live far from the depot?


Choose to Chat
We revisit our Choose to Chat campaign. Stephen hears from broadcaster Fiona Phillips who spent a week in isolation to better understand what it's like to be lonely as part of a campaign for the charity Silverline. The Silver Line helpline is available 24 hours a day. Call 0800 4708090

NURSERY PLAYDATES
Stephen hears the heart warming story of how the residents of a care home in Nairn have formed an unlikely partnership with some new visitors. 

STROKE
Stephen's big interview reveals one mum's story of her sporty teenager who suffered a stroke at the age of 13, and, two years on, she tells us about his remarkable recovery.

DUNDEE
The City is reeling after being locked out of their campaign to become European City of Culture by the UK Brexit vote. We hear why there's still a barrowload of reasons to head to Dundee

GLAMOROUS GRANS
Labour MP Angela Rayner's hashtag Grangela has gone viral, after she became a gran at 37. But is it always glamorous? 

YOUR WEEK
It's a massive week for Motherwell FC as they look forward to facing Celtic in Sunday's League Cup Final we find out how one hardcore fan has coped with the build up.

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