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Consumer news with Winifred Robinson.

Over 55s are being urged to turn their bright ideas into businesses, so-called silver start-ups have a great deal to offer the economy says inventor Trevor Bayliss as new figures show more and more "older-preneurs" are putting retirement on hold and starting businesses instead.

How do you conserve a city's heritage while at the same time encouraging growth and change? English Heritage wants to put a conservation order on Plymouth town centre but city bosses are worried it could stifle growth.

The government is poised to confirm the list of cities which have been successful in their bid to become enterprise zones - are these quangos by another name or a crucial step to help business regenerate in areas of high unemployment and low output?

The British Chambers of Commerce have released their workforce survey. It concentrates on small businesses employing less than ten people. What does it tell us about the preparedness of small business to play its part in encouraging economic growth?