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You and Yours: Stolen House, Banking Hubs and Coffee

Stolen House, Banking Hubs and Coffee

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What's happened to the banking hubs planned to plug the gap left by bank branch closures

What's happened to the banking hubs planned to plug the gap left by bank branch closures? Also, 25 years of baristas and coffee shops - how coffee took over our high streets.

What's happened to the banking hubs that were planned to plug the gap left by bank branch closures? More than 1200 thousand bank branches have shut since the first basic banking hub opened two years ago. Today there are ten hubs - so what's the plan?

We have reported on the bizarre case of people who have had their homes stolen. Today we have good and bad news for one victim; the courts have given him his house back only for him to discover that squatters have moved in. 

25 years ago Starbucks opened their first shop in the UK. Coffee entrepreneurs predicted that a daily 'barista style' cup would become part of our routine. Commentators were sceptical ; not anymore! 

The number of credit unions have decreased but the sector is booming. The value of savings and the number of people putting money away in a credit union are at an all time high. We ask why...

Our phone number is a part of our identity,  especially if you have had it for a  long time.  So what happens when your phone company takes it away and gives you another one instead . You and Yours listeners have been in touch to tell us about that and their struggles to get their number back.

And finally.. the shepherdess that’s never without a can of Lynx deodorant.

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PRODUCER: KEVIN MOUSLEY

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