On the programme today: -
- looking back at some of the business highlights of 2018 with Gef the Mongoose, we were joined in the studio by Alexandra Koyfman, the young woman behind the first point community portal. She brought with her some of the representatives of the charities that have been helped by the portal - Grahame Bell, the Services Manager for the Alzheimer's Society isle of Man; Jackie Bridson, the Chief executive of Live at Home and Lucy Buxton, friend of the show, the Communication and Support Manager of the Manx Deaf Society....Find out all about the Portal here:
- also today - a Dad who made his daughter walk the eight kilometres to school in freezing conditions while he drove alongside filming it for Facebook says he has no regrets - we asked what do you think about this punishment? A way of teaching her a lesson or just public humiliation?
- customers of a large high street bank can no switch off their spending. It means that while they can't block individual retailers - they can choose which categories of spending are allowed on their debit cards - is this something you'll be using?
- also today, loneliness is a real issue in Britain - according to the latest research from British Red Cross, more than half of the 4000 adults they spoke to said they feel lonely either “always, often or sometimes”; we spoke to Eleanor Hevey from British Red Cross and Andy Ross, a service user who says the Red Cross saved his life;
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