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bubbly2000

joining the police force

A work collegue of my partners has said that she is joing the police force, however her b/f has a conviction for sct 18, my partner reckons that because of this she won't be accepted, I said that...

carmalee

I don't use the trains much so need a bit of help please. On my ticket it states arr. Waterloo East 11.28 - arrive Waterloo 11.34 transfer via platform. This means I walk between stations presumeably...

Robbin-therich

Raoul Moats Funeral to be held today

http://uk.news.yahoo....ld-later-dba1618.html...

scorpio

bank charges , advise please

my wife pays the direct debits from her account, she has never went overdrawn and allways had healthy bank balance etc, anyway she recently took all her money out but forgot she had a direct debit, so...

tamborine

boiler terminal

"is too close to adjacent wall and has no guard" can anyone explain what this means ? The flue is on outside wall of kitchen but within an open brick porch. It's faced with a metal plate...

paulcdj

transferring money from Turkey to the UK

My parents in law are about to sell their house in Turkey to a UK citizen who lives out there. My question is regarding transferring the money (circa £100k) back to the UK. What is the best way,...

karen33

my rights over telegraph pole obstructing my drive

where i live we have the telegraph pole over hanging our drive by about 12" give or take a few inches, this morning while reversing out of the drive i hit the pole this is not the 1st time...

retrodave

Planning laws/self build - all that Jazz part 2

Secondly, I have my beady eye on a 7 acre plot of ancient woodland that is up for 35K. The woodland is said to date to the 1700’s and is home to some rare and endangered species including deer,...

Dee Sa

settle an argument pls

I recently read in a newspaper [ cant remember which one] that if you are a foreign national and your application to stay has been turned down, if you then withdraw your appeal and return home...

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Price of small plot of land

My mothers got a ramshackle shed standing on plot of land 2m by 3m at the bottom corner of her garden. A builder developing behind the garden would like to buy the plot of land off her to give a bit...

sandyRoe

Planning applications.

A neighbour who owns 2 semis applied to the planning dept for permission to demolish them and build 6 apartments. She was refused. She then re-jigged the application and tried for 5. This was also...

aparmar

LAND ADOPTION

I have a plot of green land next to the side of my property which leaves my property prone to vadalism with cables being cut and graffiti etc. I approached the local authority a few years ago and they...

tigwig

How much tax will I pay?

I have just done my short tax return (I am a childminder). My profit for the year was only £8862, does anyone have any idea how much tax I will owe on this? Also I have being paying the NI...

aparmar

Land Ownership and covenents

I have a long driveway which I own according to the deeds but my neighbour has access rights on the drive and in a recent dispute I discovered that I cannot park any vehicles on the driveway itself...

sandbach99

Bookmaker reclaimed winnings

Yesterday on the internet Coral bookmakers were offering odds on dart matches Thes odds seemed to be incorrect but bets were placed, accepted and Coral paid the winnings Coral have now realised they...

retrodave

Planning laws/self build question - all that jazz part 1

Hello all, and thanks in advance for reading this. Firstly, does anyone know where I can get hold of the actual statements of law which deals with planning permission and how it is granted/what the...

EDDIE51

Holiday pay ?

I now work for an employment bureau as a casual worker. I can have diffrent hours (or even none) each week and work at diffrent places on each job. 1 week I had 3 jobs at 3 places. How do I stand...

moskaski

Are water conditioners any good

Hi, i live in an area with very hard water, and thinking about getting an electronic water conditioner. So im just wondering if anyone has experience in using one and if they are any good? This is a...

evedawn

a good resignation letter

I'm resigning, (petrified about my new job to be honest but I am going to take the plunge ooooeerrr). - Now there have been alot of things that I don't gree with regarding my current job (organised...