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Have you lost your appetite for dining out?

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has said he is "devastated" after his restaurant group went into administration, with 1,000 jobs being lost.   The woes of so-called casual dining sector are well documented.  Italian chain Strada is down to just three branches, while Carluccio's has been forced to close approximately a third of its restaurants, after losing tens of millions of pounds.  Burger brand Byron, French cuisine chain Cafe Rouge, and pizza outlets Zizzi and Prezzo aren't faring much better.

Have you lost your appetite for dining out? 

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Suzanne Mulholland, aka The Batch Lady, from The Borders has become an internet sensation after broadcasting videos on YouTube demonstrating how you can cook enough food to feed 40 people in one hour... using just one spoon.  

A community clean-up charity in Sutherland has appointed what is believed to be the country's first ever "plastic ranger".  Do we need to employ people to tackle our waste problem?

If you could bottle your city's unique smell - what would it be?  Dundee is to create its own new fragrance as part of a festival imagining what form the city could take in future.

Cat Cubie is back and this week she's asking - would you let your child go to a music festival alone?  What's your stance? 80295 or call us on 08085 92 95 00. 

We speak to the woman whose 'trigger quilts' are helping Dementia patients recall precious memories.  Ann Hill is Quilter in Residence at Alzheimer Scotland.  Alasdair Miller is a member of Golf Memories Club and Professor June Andrews is adviser to the Dementia Services Development Trust.

We hear from one kind-hearted nursery worker who's using supermarket leftovers to feed nursery children in one of the country's most deprived areas.

What do Richard Madden, Barack Obama and JK Rowling all have in common - apparently they're all introverts.  It hasn't held them back but why do we still see shyness as a weakness?

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