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TTT in the media

Here are links to all the press interest we have generated so far in date order. We also have an archive of our press releases click here.

Written

• Steen has hands on New Totnes Pound. Herald Express. 7th March 07.
• The Totnes Pound Goes into Circulation. Transition Culture Website. 8th March 07.
• Voices of Descent. Red Pepper website.
• British City Issues Own Pound. Buenos Aires Herald. 19th March 07.
• Pioneering Welsh Town Begins a Transition to Life Without Oil. Guardian. 7th April 07.
• Transition Values are Catching on Fast. Western Morning News. 23rd April 07.
• The Town that Prints its own Money. Mirror. 6th June 07.
• Totnes Steps Up Currency Project. BBC News. 22nd June 07.
• Towns Prepare for 'Peak Oil' Point. BBC Scotland. 5th Aug 07.
• Wizards of the Wacky West. Sunday Telegraph. 10th Nov 07.
• Don’t Be Fuelled. Sunday Mirror. 25th November 2007.
• Local Hero Rob Hopkins: Transition town Totnes. The Ecologist. 27th Nov 07.
• Making the Transition. Resource Magazine. 21st Dec 07.
• The Tiny Old Town Blazing a Trail with Big New Ideas. Western Morning News. 28th Dec 07.
• Support Swells for Fledgling Transition Town. Western Morning News. 21st Jan 08.
• Firm Scratching its Head to Spend 'Green' £s. Herald Express. 29th Jan 08.
• Practical Guide from the Architect of Transition. Western Morning News. 3rd Mar 08.
• Notes from a Small Town. The Independent. 1 May 08
• Natural Born Survivors. The Guardian. 2 May 08
• Totnes Pound. The Times. May 08.
• Why Oil Crisis Could Be Trigger For Better Future. Western Morning News. June 08.
• A British Towns Attempt to Kick the Oil Habit. CBC News Canada. July 08.

Audio

• BBC Radio Scotland & BBC Online. 5th Aug 07.
• The Bike Show. Resonance FM. 28th Jan 08.
• Rob Hopkins' Book Launch. 28th Feb 08.
• Radio 4’s You and Yours - Totnes Pound. May 08.

 Visual

• Various TTT items on YouTube (we take no responsibility for content).
• BBC1 The One Show Totnes Pound with Westlife! 14th Feb 08 (awaiting dvd upload). 
• TTT Gardenshare on BBC Southwest News. 13th Otober 08

Westlife inspect the Totnes Pound

 Totnes Pound Coverage

Rippon Gazzette 28/04/08 - Article on whether Rippon should become a Transition Town which mentions the Pound.

The Brighton Argus 30/04/08 - Article on plans for a Lewes currency which mentions the Totnes Pound.

The Independent 01/05/08 - Long article which covers some of the history of the project.

CNN 02/05/08 - Article on the Tranisiton Town movement which mentions the Pound.

The Independent on Sunday 04/05/08 - Editorial by Janet Street Porter which mentions the Pound.

Management Today 13/05/08 - Article about the Lewes and Totnes Pounds

Birmingham Post (14/05/08) - An article by Claire Short MP suggesting that Birmingham should become a Transition City. See also the comments by the business editor on the possibility of Brummie Money.

TV and Radio

BBC Radio 4 You and Yours 16/04/08 - A feature on the Lampeter Black Ox which starts with the thoughts of shoppers in Totnes. It is an interesting discussion of the potential of local currencies.

BBC2 Working Lunch 12/05/08 - A story on the Lewes Pound which features Robert Jackson from the Totnes Pound