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The Real Ale Beer Tent on Sunday 2012 after T.Rextasy finished their set.
A big thanks to all the customers, staff artists and volunteers.
A HOT success and good time for all.
A Special Thank You to all the staff from Uttoxeter Racecourse for all their hard work
and Uttoxeter Town Council for their support

The Animals on the Main Stage	The Crowd outside the Dome Stage

More Photos and some of your comments.

Speaking on behalf of the racecourse i would like to thank everyone who attended and made this such a special event.
I have spoken with the Festival Organiser this morning and given my backing to the dates for 2013.
The cleanliness of the site was remarkable. It is actually difficult to spot any litter!
The friendly atmosphere is wonderful. I brought my 8 year old on Sunday and he loved it. Everyone is so kind and chilled. A fantastic family festival without any signs of drunken behaviour.
The highlights for me were Saturday afternoon performances by Mike Peters (who i last met 28 years ago!) and Glenn Tilbrook and Sundays performance from Rusty Shackle (a band with a big future)
Thank you to all who attended and respected our lovely racecourse and it's surroundings - we would love to welcome you all back next year. David McDonald Uttoxeter Racecourse General Manager
P.S. Have just driven around the centre course and there is not one piece of litter left and all equipment , skips and tents have gone.Makes all the difference when people respect the venue.

Sergeant Ian Cantrill, of Uttoxeter Police, said: “It was a good event. Officers were down there every day and people were in great spirits. There was a great atmosphere and people were enjoying the weather.”

Joan Armatrding receiver her Acoustic Festival of Britain's Lifetime achievement award from Sue Marchant.	People in Uttoxeter get a flavour of the Festival at the Town Centre Stage in the market place.

"It was our first visit to your fab festival. We just turned up on the Friday and got a weekend camping ticket. Absolutely loved it! The crowds were amazing, our fellow campers always had a smile and a hello. We 'discovered' some amazing bands over the weekend and the cd's we bought are still making us smile. We have told our friends and it looks like there will be quite a few of us camping with you next year. Thanks for a real treat of a weekend!" Shirl Cooper

John Cooper Clarke in The Real Ale Tent	Rodney Brannigan 2 Guitars & Percussion	Young and Old mesmorised by Rodney Brannigan

The Children's Dragon	Black Pig Morris

One of the fabulous Body Painting Models

Mike	The Festival Eye Tent	Rob

	The Sun sets at The Acoustic Festival

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New home starts reach fresh low - government figures

With the population growing and few new houses being built, the demand for homes to rent is rising

The number of homes started by house builders in England has fallen again, to the lowest level for three years.

Government figures show only 21,540 new homes were started by builders in the three months to June this year.
That was 24% down on the same period a year ago and a 10% drop from the first three months of the year.
Meanwhile, the average rent paid by private tenants in England and Wales reached a new high point in July, of £725 a month.
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) said: "Starts are now 54% below their December quarter 2005 peak, but 27% above the trough in the March quarter of 2009."
'Frustrated first-timers' The dearth of new housing, allied to the rapidly growing population and continued rationing of mortgage funds for first-time buyers, has been a key factor behind the relentless upward trend in the cost of being a tenant.
The letting agency group LSL said average rents rose by 1% last month.
That was the fourth monthly rise in a row, putting them 2.9% higher than a year ago.
LSL said rents were rising fastest in London and the South East, with the average rent in the capital now at £1,057 a month.
"The backlog of frustrated first-time buyers in the private rented sector showed no sign of clearing in July - in fact, it is still growing," said David Newnes, of LSL.
"As lending to those without substantial deposits remains depressed, demand for rented accommodation can only go one way in the long-term - providing further upward momentum for rents.
"The rental market is also entering its summer peak, as recent graduates and those with new jobs begin to look for new accommodation," he added.
More renters With mortgage lenders now typically asking borrowers to put down a 20% or 25% deposit, many would-be home buyers have been in effect locked out of the home-buying market.
As a result, many are still being forced to rent a flat or house when, ideally, they would have bought one in the past few years.
This has led to constant upward pressure on the demand for rented housing at a time when house building has been in the doldrums.
The effect of all this has been that the level of owner occupation has been dropping since 2005, after reaching a peak of 70.9% in 2003.
Figures earlier this year showed that owner occupation had fallen to 66% of all households in England, which was back to the level of 1989.
Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting their homes from private or public-sector landlords had increased, to 34% of households.

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