BBC NEWS
Town printing its own currency - BBC NEWS 22nd March 2010
Proponents of local currencies say they boost community economies by keeping money in the area, but critics dismiss them as fashionable gimmicks and tantamount to protectionism.
Tim Muffett went to Stroud in Gloucestershire, which prints its own currency, to find out how it has been working.
Tim Muffett went to Stroud in Gloucestershire, which prints its own currency, to find out how it has been working.
Brixton launches its own currency - BBC NEWS 17th September 2009
Brixton in South London has launched its own local currency to stimulate trade in local shops.
Local currency 'promotes economy' - BBC NEWS 24th January 2009
The pound's recent steep decline has prompted some financiers to talk of a crisis of confidence in the currency. But is there any alternative? Today reporter Jack Izzard visits the town of Lewes in East Sussex where locally produced banknotes have become part of everyday life.
Local currency for Lewes - BBC NEWS 13th May 2008
In the Sussex town of Lewes, locals are at the start of the process of re-launching their own currency. Rob Pittam reports