Credit Crunch

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UK in Recession

The UK is in recession for the first time since the early 1990s. See how we are affected in the East

• Credit Crunch

Inflation is up, unemployment is up, household bills and fuel prices are up, but house prices are down - are you concerned?

Chancellor calls 'House!'

Bingo hall operators have launched campaigns to highlight the Government’s proposed tax increase.

Extra Cash for Pensioners

Thousands across Beds, Herts and Bucks are missing out on Pension Tax Credit. Do you qualify?

Riding the Recession

Julie Morris-Smith from Hertfordshire gives us daily tips on how to save money after redundancy.

Painting a picture of success...

Children’s interior designer Sarah Hodgkins, from Bucks, is not letting the recession get her down..

RaW Money

Get financial advice for the many different aspects of your life from the BBC...

RaW Money - on BBC Three Counties Radio

Plan a debt free future and pick up top savings tips from money experts...

It’s not all doom and gloom

These are trying financial times, but one local company tells us how things aren’t always that bad.

Credit Crunch: Heat or Eat?

Families and pensioners are having to decide which comes first: staying warm or staying fed.

Credit crunch: The east's economy

Look East business correspondent Richard Bond examines how our local economy is being hit.

Meet my parents...

Andy lives in London Colney with his parents and can see little chance of his situation changing.

Tough times for first-time buyers

First-time buyers on low incomes must save a year's worth of their pay to buy their first home.

Forced to return home...

Angela is from Welwyn Garden City and has been forced to move back home with her parents...

Caught in the rent trap...

Katherine and Darren wonder what they are doing wrong, they work hard but cannot afford to buy.

Luton Today

Credit crunch threat to Nirah project.

Milton Keynes Citizen

A popular MK nightclub has played its last tune after succumbing to the credit crunch.

Hertfordshire Mercury

Research has revealed that smaller firms are bearing the brunt of the credit crunch.

Bucks Herald

Major projects in Aylesbury are starting to feel the economic bite - read more here.

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