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Low emission car a hit!

A Sheffield car-share scheme's putting a massive increase in its membership down to the credit crunch. Whizz Go allows drivers to hire a low-emission vehicle by the hour.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Sheffield's Kate Bradbrook spoke to Liz Gray from the firm. She began by asking her how big the rise has been...

Warning of recession for businesses

Mid August 2008 the British Chamber of Commerce predicted a possible recession. Warning that the Government needed to take action now to help safeguard small and medium sized businesses.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Sheffield's Toby Foster spoke to Helen Rana from Sheffield Chamber of Commerce about the situation in South Yorkshire.

Repossessions

It seems people living in South Yorkshire are still feeling the effect of the credit crunch...

The number of homeowners in Sheffield facing eviction because they cant pay their mortgage has jumped by 50 per cent.

So are people in Sheffield worried about their mortgage repayments?Μύ

Charity Crunch

According to research Yorkshire charities will be receiving considerably less donations by 2009 as a result of everyone feeling the pinch of the crunch.

Gill Shaw from Rotherham Hospice and Greg Oldfield from BlueBell Wood, two charities in South Yorkshire came into Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Sheffield to speak to Toby Foster about how they maybe affected...

Doncaster website set up for credit crunch advice

A Doncaster housing organisation has responded to the credit crunch by launching a new website to give help and advice to council tenants on money matters.

St Leger Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs of Doncaster has just launched slhdmoneywise.co.uk, which provides information and help in a range of financial areas including benefits, how to budget, how to choose the cheapest energy supplier and what to do when money problems occur.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Sheffield's Doncaster reporter spoke to Matthew Larner, St Leger Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs Benefits Advisor

Doncaster Racecourse hotel postponed

A Β£13-million hotel and apartment development at Doncaster Racecourse has been postponed because of the credit crunch. Building work should have started this summer on a 120 bedroom four star hotel and 34 apartments at the site on Bawtry Road and Leger Way.

But the developers Arena Leisure say the work won't now start until the current finacial climate improves. Paul Shrimpton from the company says it's only a temporary setback:

"Obviously we're very disappointed. A lot of work has gone into this project and we feel it's now in very good shape from both a commercial and a design perspective. We've brought it to a stage where it's ready to go as soon as the timing is right."

On the buses

According to transport operator Stagecoach, rising fuel costs and concern for the environment have led to an extra million bus journeys being made by people in Sheffield.

Stagecoach also says new vehicles and improved reliability helped see the 14 percent growth - an increase which was over the 12 months up to April 2008.