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Advice please- Merseyside/Wirral relocation
Evening folks, Looking for any local advice please. Partner's just be offered a new job in Liverpool- very exciting but we're currently living in The South and don't know the area at all. Hoping we can live somewhere where he can commute into work by bike/public transport. We'll be renting and I won't be working initially,…
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Cheap DIY & Garden Manchester
I just popped into a shop the other day and was amazed at the prices on diy and home and garden stuff - the shop is called Brooklyn Trading and is on Bury New Road in Salford - same area as all the car dealerships - across the road from the big macdonalds
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Do You Live in Melksham or Rudloe, Wilts?
Due a relationship breakdown I am having to leave my dream home in the countryside near Chipping Sodbury and downsize to a more affordable area. I need to be close to work, which is 15 mins from Corsham, but Corsham itself is over my budget so am looking at both Melksham and Rudloe. I am relatively local, but when I was at…
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Cheap shower gel
Anyone able to offer an alternative to https://www.aldi.co.uk/shower-gel/p/055620005124000 please. Despite being advertised as "available in store" I am now being told it is only available in the north! I'm in Kent. Is there no law against advertising something that isn't available?
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Outstanding council tax bill
In 2007 I moved in to a flat with my ex partner, previous to that I lived in sheltered accommodation due to being in care as a teenager. My ex partner was abusive, controlling and I moved out in late 2007 after being hospitalised. When we moved in together I was unemployed and we made a joint claim for JSA. My ex partner…
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Budgens -Sawston Cambridge
Went to the Budgens in Sawston , yesterday. they are selling catering size packs of food. some great prices 5kg of chicken breasts £19.99. lots of meats and store cupboard basics. worth a trip to fill your freezer and cupboards.
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London MoneySaving tips... 35 of them
Hi everyone We've just published a 35 London MoneySaving Tips guide. It's aimed at tourists so a lot of it could well be stuff Londoners on here know already but you might like to take a look just in case. Let us know what you'd add and your own tips on the official discussion over on the UK holidays board. Andrea :)
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Advice on Newmarket
My daughter has been offered a job and is looking to move (renting) to the Newmarket area. We are not familiar with the area and wondering if there is anything that would be helpful to know please? Thank you
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Rushed into opening HTB ISA
Hi guys! I hope everyone is well. Over the weekend I started a htb isa with Barclays for the 2.27% interest. After opening the Isa and depositing the max £1200 into it I have realised that with me being able to save much more than £200 a month, I wish I had opened a Lifetime ISA first instead as I can put the £4k a year…
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ISA or savings ??%?
Hi I'm not really sure what to do, I put 5k in an isa a couple of years back but the interest is worth nothing now Pays out in August and I get Next to nothing I want to buy a house in 1-2 years so I'm not sure what to do... do I get an isa and be willing to pay a get out fee ? Or is it higher paying interest in a savings…
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Food Poisoning on Holiday
hi, my girlfriend seems to have gotten food poisoning on holiday and can't really pin point where she got it. My question is whether travel insurances typically cover something like this and how we can make our claim more successful. We are not doing a packaged holiday. we are also in Santorini in Greece. Thanks for your…
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Discount Tickets for Festival of Steam and Transport Chatham Dockyard
http://thedockyard.co.uk/whats-on/festival-of-steam-and-transport/ Full Steam Ahead for the Best in Traditional Festival Fun! 16th & 17th April 2017 Alongside our Steam displays, traction engines, travelling Locomotives and classic/vintage cars displayed, you will see an array of festival entertainment. FREE traditional…
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savings on 2017 options?
Hi experts, Quick question… I will not be renting next year, and had a huge raise at my current job… So I expect to have £3,000 spare per month… Counting jan 2017 to dec 2017, I will end up with £36,000 by the end of the year… Truth is, 2017: I want to focus on savings, what should/can I do with this money? I have 0…
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Small business Ideas and Information
Hello, all. Firstly, I'll like to apologize if I am in the wrong sub-forum, I am new to this website and have absolutely no idea where I go. Anyhow, moving on from that... So I am a child's entertainer and I am employed. The shop I work in has recently falling downhill with the profit and money we are earning. We have lots…
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Apartment moving
Hi. My sister is planning an apartment moving now (Bristol - London). And looking for movers who can help her with that relocation. I met one man last week, he is arranging transportation from UK to Ukraine and from Ukraine to UK, he helped me once with my package to Ukraine. And I asked him to suggest me a good, but not…
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Just found out Nottingham hospital axing free park and ride
I know it was a privilege to have afree park and ride to save parking in the under capacity car parks. I have only just found out that the park and ride is no longer free. The new charges seem a big jump. My son has regular appointments for his legs. For us to go for a monthly 15 min appointment it wlll cost £3 round trip…
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Anyone from Manchester...M13?
Hi all, I have been offered a council house in Birch Lane M13. I looked up the area online and it looked very frightening, I know stuff online can be a little exaggerated but there is so much on the locality./ Can someone tell me what it is like who knows of the area? I really need this home and it's perfect (maybe not the…
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BSM driving school - waste of money
I am very disappointed to say that BSM discontinued to give me driving lessons due to their lack of competent instructors. I failed four tests during my training with one of their instructor and just when I badly needed her to stay with me until I pass my test; she decided not to continue with me. After my last test, she…
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looking for advice on Barnsley
Hello all, My daughter has been offered a healthcare job in Barnsley. We know nothing about Barnsley and dont know anyone who lives there. She's 21 and as the job is just for 1 year, she would like to get shared accommodation in a house with other housemates her own age. I've been on Gumtree and Spareroom but none of the…
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Looking for cheap container shipping to USA in Manchester
DS is moving to San Francisco and we are trying to find a cheap way to transport his books and stuff - I reckon around 400 litres volume. Apparently it's cheaper to use part of a container (they ship by volume rather than weight) but I don't know what to search for! Does anyone know of a cheap and reliable shipping firm…
