X-Ray

X-ray returns with a new series. Lucy Owen visits one of Wales’ most popular visitor attractions, Portmeirion, to find out how best to find a holiday bargain, and avoid the scammers selling bogus holidays. Rachel Treadaway-Williams meets the woman who was conned into giving a dating fraudster forty thousand pounds. And with the clock ticking, Omar Hamdi has advice on beating the PPI deadline.

For the past three months, local residents in the Pembrokeshire village of Trecwn have been supplied with bottled water, as their domestic supply contains high levels of iron and often smells strongly of chlorine. Rachel Treadaway Williams investigates. deners, including Radio 2’s Terry Walton, put a variety of alternative slug deterrents to the test at their allotment in Llwynypia. And with the deadline for claiming PPI this summer, Omar Hamdi has all the advice on how to check if you are owed money and how to claim.

Welsh consumer magazine presented by Lucy Owen, Omar Hamdi and Rachel Treadaway-Williams. Lucy Owen heads to the Brecon Beacons to find out how to be a responsible tourist, with advice on safety, walking dogs and how to make sure you clear up your rubbish. Omar sets up his own cupcake business – but it’s all part of an investigation into the dodgy world of fake reviews. And Rachel hears from two families angry about the prices charged by a plumbing firm.

Welsh consumer magazine presented by Lucy Owen, Omar Hamdi and Rachel Treadaway-Williams. With many communities now recycling and avoiding plastics, Lucy Owen visits plastic free homes and shops in Menai Bridge, and Omar Hamdi meets two women determined to recycle products that aren’t accepted by most council schemes. And Rachel Treadaway-Williams meets a Newport man who spent nearly fourteen thousand pounds on a dangerous camper van.

Welsh consumer magazine presented by Lucy Owen, Omar Hamdi and Rachel Treadaway-Williams. Lucy heads to the sea side to learn about the dangers of cold water shock from the RNLI, while Omar is in the lab checking out what’s actually in the ice cream in your freezer. Rachel investigates a problem with festival tickets.

Welsh consumer magazine presented by Lucy Owen, Omar Hamdi and Rachel Treadaway-Williams. Omar Hamdi inspects the work of a Swansea builder, whilst Lucy Owen hears the arguments for and against cyclists taking out insurance.