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Should you keep a credit card you dont use?!

I've got 2 credit cards which I no longer use and that have nil balances on them for a couple of months now, one has a limit of ?500 and the other ?350. I've kept them on as a bit of a safety net but...

Brent pigeon

People to visit an old lady in Cwmbran Wales

We need people to visit an old lady with dementia in Cwmbran. We would prefer people who have had police checks. We are offering ?7.50 to ?10 an hour. If you know anyone in the Newport, Cwmbran area...

Holli6756

Living together

Hi all, me and my partner have been seeing each other for 18 month now and recently lived in together in her house which she owns. We were planned to get married at the end of july but she called it...

aussiesbird

Unusual coin??

Not sure if this is under the correct catagory but I have a silver 1pence. It looks like it has just skipped the bronzing process and am wondering if it could be worth anything? Or where I could find...

Mrs_Pegasus

Failiing mobile phone signal

The mobile phone signal where I live has weakened to a point I am unable to make calls. The provider reports no problems, I have tried out friends phones with the same provider and again their phones...

k8bailey

pub rules

I went for dinner in a pub today, (lucky me!) with my mum and my 1year old daughter. Me and my daughter sat outside on the pavement in an area with a temporary barrier around it. After my mum had...

flosswoss

Meatball sauce

Hi. I've bought some meatballs (just rolled up mince which I could have done myself but felt lazy!) and was thinking of cooking them in the oven with some sort of (tomato?) sauce. Does anyone have a...

BobbyBobBob

orange contract

Hey guys I've recently had problems with my contract phone with orange. I'm just over a month into my 18 month contract and my phones not working properly. For starters, its a slide open phone and the...

Bivvysenior

Equal pay compensation.

My local council is paying compensation to school staff who claimed under Equal pay for long term underpayment. The payments vary between ?100 and ?7000 to staff. However, voluntary aided and...

EmEd1984

Misleading statements from Homebase!!

I bought a sofa from Homebase last year on their 6 months interest free 'buy now pay later' scheme. I received monthly statements saying 'your minimum payment is ?0.00...your payment is due by...

vinshel

claim compensation from the insurers

Siegfried owned an aircraft that was used to transport personnel on time-sensitive missions. The aircraft has been valued at ?1.25m, and insured for that amount in Siegfried's name. After insuring the...

vinshel

law

Describe the functions of the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords.

peachybabe

I just can't work out when I can retire!

I'm 50 yrs old (born Nov 1958) and work in local government. I will have been with the same authority for 30 years on 1/10/2009. I have always paid a full pension since starting work in 1977. There...

Slippery

Rules on clearing a reposessed house

Hi All, A friend has unfortunately had his house reposessed. He has 2 weeks to clear his stuff out. He has said I can buy the complete kitchen including appliances as he doesn't want the gear...

bats

Painting on new plaster

How soon can you paint on new plaster? Someone suggested 2 weeks-this seems an awfully long time to wait. Thankyou in advance x

focusjc85

bailiffs

My partner lives with his dad and when his dad recently went away he discovered a letter from bailiffs requesting money or they can peacefully enter the house they will remove property. We don't...

JC70

Restrictive covenants

My house had a restiction when it was built 40 years ago that the front garden be kept as grass with no fencing or hedging. I believe the developer had gone bankrupt several years ago, does this mean...

Mrs_Pegasus

Building Work

We are having building work done. The work required and the amount was a verbal agreement. We have paid an interim payment but I am happy that we have paid less than the amount of work completed to...

angiep429

Sainsbury Dessert

Does anyone remember how to make the dessert from a few years ago that was on a Sainsbury 'ideas' card, it involved grapes, strawberries, creme fraiche and some sort of biscuit, I used to make it...

crisgal

a good marinade for

chicken kebabs wanted. Last time i made them I had a jar of knorr smoky barbecue stuff. It was really nice but i can't find the same one anywhere. It can't be difficult making it myself though. I'm...

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