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For some meal deal fans, it's the best time of the year! The usual offerings are being replaced with this year's selection of creative Christmas alternatives. Christmas dinner sandwiches, pulled pork wraps, brie and cranberry baguettes and sides of pigs in blankets in pastry. There's weird combinations and old favourites…
For those of you who are chocolate lovers, this week's poll is seeking your votes on how you like your confectionary treat... or more specifically, what temperature? Does it taste better a little on the chilled side, or do you prefer a more melty experience with a room temperature choccie? Fridge or cupboard? Or is there…
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Hi everyone, I could really do with some advice please, as I feel completely trapped in an unfair situation with Smart Parking. Back in November 2022, I parked at Oxenholme House Car Park in Cumbria and went to the payment machine. It made the normal confirmation noise, so I genuinely thought it had worked. I didn’t get a…
Hi there. Can someone help in suggesting how we should handle this? 5 years is a long time ago and we cannot completely remember the defence we had for parking where we did. She is worried about having to go to court, and can't really get time off work. Could I go on her behalf?
Hi, The sellers of the property we are buying are going through a divorce, one of them is refusing to sign the TR1 and collect personal belongings from the property. Yesterday we were notified by our conveyancer that an urgent application has been approved by the courts for the removal of the personal belongings and for…
Currently on Octopus 15m Fixed due to expire 10th December 2025. Current offer of Oct 12m fixed is slightly more but I don’t know whether to wait until Nov/Dec. If i change now i will pay slight more for one month or so. This way my tariff would be similar (a little more) for the next 12 months to what it is now. This is…
I was granted an LGPS Ill Health pension in June 2025. An annual 3.2% pay award was agreed shortly afterwards to take affect from 1 April 2025, which may increase may my final salary at my leaving date. 1. Should my annual pension and lump sum be recalculated to reflect the final salary increase? 2. If so will this happen…
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It's October... Do you think it's too early for retailers to be rolling out their Christmas Meal Deals? Or do you think now is the perfect time to release those festive options?
If you want your Christmas food shop delivered to your door, you'll need to pounce to get your preferred slot. Supermarkets including Asda and Waitrose are now taking bookings, and there's a trick to get early access at Sainsbury's and Tesco.
The State Pension is set to go up by 4.8% from April 2026 under what's known as the 'triple lock' guarantee – though the exact monetary increase you'll get depends on which version of the State Pension you receive.
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