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Archives for June 2016

Car Roof Box hire
Car Roof Box hire?
Car Roof Box hire
Car Roof Box hire in Northern Ireland?
flame or howard street for meal
Planning an anniversary meal and narrowed it down to either Flame or Howard Street restaurants in Belfast City Centre. Anyone been to either and can recommend? Thanks.
Belfast restaurant with a round table
A group of us want to go out for lunch and so we can have a good chat, we would like to have a round table for about 6-8 people. Does anyone know where we could find that in Belfast?
Family friendly hotel for young kids..any advice?
Hi folks, I'm trying to book a hotel for middle of July. Was looking Galway/Westport direction and ideally need a pool. we need Hotel which has family rooms with a separate living room/area as our kids are both under 2 and it's much better for them to sleep In their cots in a separate room within a larger room.Anyone any…
Mobile hairdresser S/W Belfast?
Hello Any suggestions for a mobile hairdresser in South/West Belfast? Cut/highlights/blowdry... Trying to wean from the salon habit! Thanks.
*Year 8 Parents 2016*
As our Children leave their Primary Schools and progress to the next stage it will be Interesting to hear how they and yourself as Parents are coping with the change ... from our AQE 2015/16 we had to date 116,250 View's on our thread and hopefully we have helped some along the way The Thread should remain for Reference as…
Queen visit
Does anyone know what date she will be in Coleraine ?
Did anyone from here get to the Euros?
It seems like tickets for Northern Ireland matches were difficult to get and I'm not sure if tickets to the last 16 matches lasted 5 seconds, however did many here have success?
Oil leak into next door.....
Suffered a leak from my oil pipe and it has gone through my wall and into next doors kitchen. Now apparently it hasn't done a huge amount of damage but there is some remedying work to be done. The floor will be injected with some stuff and not sure what else will be done. I have home insurance, so do next door, I've made a…
3.5 inch wide Tongue & Groove Panels
Would anyone know where I could purchase 3.5" wide tongue and groove panels suitable for internal use? B&Q have some T&G panels, but they're wider than this. Thanks.
NI Car Insurance
With Open & Direct merging with Abbey, Hughes no longer offering Liberty policies, has anyone noticed car insurance renewal prices have increased by 1/3 --- any ideas where local can provide competitive prices? Thanks
Gas Boiler engineer East Belfast
Had a look through old threads but couldn't find what I'm after. My mother-in-law needs her gas boiler checked and her usual engineer isn't responding. Any recommendations for a decent engineer in East Belfast who can be trusted? She's elderly and careful about strangers in her home. Thanks
Flower pressing in NI
Hey, Would anyone know of a florist who can press and preserve a wedding bouquet? Google is only showing me florists in England which isn't ideal. Thanks, Molly
Cost of replacing conservatory poly roof with solid
We are considering replacing the polycarbonate roof on our conservatory with a lightweight solid roof to keep it cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Can anyone who has done this tell us about their experience and some idea of the cost (which obviously depends on the size)? Thanks
Ulster Bank Second Charge
Hi folks, I would really appreciate some advice. My wife and I took out a Momentum Mortgage with the Ulster Bank in 2009. This basically allowed us to purchase our home with the developers paying the 5% deposit. This would not be payed back if the value of the house did not rise by atleast a 5% and it also entitled us to a…
Homebase delivery
Do homebase bring a replacement product if the product they delivered is faulty?? Or do they collect the faulty item first then bring a replacement?
long piece of steel/iron
I have a car port which is sagging a bit in the middle. It's not a serious problem yet but I am looking into options. A piece of angle iron about 6-7 metres long would be good - but where could I get something like that? Thanks
Autoglass crack window
Autoglass came to repair my chipped windscreen but the chip has cracked during the repair and now the whole windshield needs replaced. I have to pay the excess for this. any advise on this please?
Wooden pallete
I was looking to do a few pieces of garden furniture made out of wooden pallets. Was wondering if anyone had or knew how I could get some pallets approx 10 needed. I've asked on facebook and free cycle with no joy. Look forward to any kind replys:)

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