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You and Yours: 'Counterfeit Street'; Mortgages; Happy Valley Tourism

'Counterfeit Street'; Mortgages; Happy Valley Tourism

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 'Counterfeit Street'; Mortgages; Happy Valley Tourism

Clamp-down on 'Counterfeit Street' and Happy Valley tourism.

The counterfeit goods market is thought to be worth £8.6 billion in the UK and half of that is said to be linked back to a half mile stretch of road in Manchester. Now the police and local authority are clamping down and raiding shops. We take a walk down the notorious "Counterfeit Street" and talk to people around the area about their thoughts on shopping for fakes. And Winifred Robinson talks to Lisa Seamark from Manchester Trading Standards and Detective Superintendent Neil Blackwood about how they're working together to tackle the issue. 

Nearly one and half million households are due to renew their fixed rate mortgages in 2023 facing the prospect of significantly increased mortgage repayments. Winifred Robinson speaks to two people about how this is affecting them and finance expert Rachel Springall from Moneyfacts joins the programme with expert advice.

And with under a week to go before a sure to be dramatic climax to the hugely popular Happy Valley, we're in the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire where the series is shot, to hear how it's just one in a line of recent shows, including Last Tango in Halifax and Gentleman Jack, that are helping to attract more visitors to this beautiful part of the UK.  

PRESENTER: WINIFRED ROBINSON 
PRODUCER: CATHERINE EARLAM

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