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Beat the budget – alternative energy and transport

Local businesses react to the Budget’s headlines and listeners save on fuel bills

Is it hard work making real ale pay? An increase in beer tax is bad news for Norman Pearce of the Corvedale Brewery.

But Dave Mellor’s Shrewsbury cycle shop is perhaps benefiting from high fuel costs as more local commuters take to two wheels to get to work.

Is Cycle Shrewsbury safe from the cuts? Emma Bullard updates Jim.

And we hear stories from people who’ve decided to harness the sun’s energy to save their fuel bills.

3 hours

Broadcast

  • Thu 24 Mar 2011 09:00