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Anyone know of a good Pet Sitter?
I'm going on holiday for a week and have a pet rabbit. I've tried looking online but there doesn't seem to be many people or any companies doing pet sitting here, compared to England. I've found a bunny boarding place, but I'm unsure if maybe it'd be better to leave him at home and get someone to call in. However, I'm also…
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Thousands of £s of Unclaimed 'Funds in Court' monies Northern Ireland
Thought it worthwhile posting the following, given the large amounts of money lying as yet unclaimed. Hopefully it will help someone retrieve what is rightfully theirs. For more info, please refer to https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/unclaimed-money-court And for a list of some of the known names…
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Converting to gas heating system
Thinking of converting to gas heating - three bedroom semi detached house - anyone had a recent experience regarding timescale and cost.
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ROC Payments for Solar Panels
Hi, I had my panels fitted in June 2014 and submitted my generation figures to Action Renewables in April 2015. Does anyone know when the payments will be issued. I am also waiting on NI Power paying me for the units I fed back into the grid so does anyone know when that is paid. Many thanks for any help you can give.
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Gas or Oil
I'm moving into a house in south belfast with a hot water tank that needs replaced and quite an old boiler (15+ years). As far as I know I qualify for a grant of £1000 towards cost of a new boiler which would cost around £1800 according to Power NI and a hot water cylinder would be about £500 all in. Would it be better for…
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power NI bill query
power ni bill arrived in today, much higher than expected! I phoned "customer service" and after going through security checks the person told me how much my bill was and asked "what can I help with" I explained that instead of the 1364 units on the bill we had actually used 909. "How do you arrive at that?" was the…
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Creation Credit Card
Just a bit of information for anyone thinking of applying for the "Creation" Credit Card to reduce travel costs. I currently use the Saga card for travelling, zero charges and interest on foreign purchases, but it adds 2% or a minimum £2 for cash withdrawals (no interest). I like to have plenty of cash whilst abroad, and…
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Do you get a SORN/No insurance reminder?
If there is no insurance on a vehicle do you get a reminder that the vehicle needs to be insured or SORN'ed or is the fine automatic?
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Game of Thrones Actors - Anyone else seen any?
With GOT being shot predominantly in NI, has anyone else seen / met any of the actors? I was on a flight with Jonathan Pryce who played the High Sparrow And my wife was sitting beside John Bradley who plays Samwell Tarley on a flight to Manchester last Thursday
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Parking around Odyssey
Hi All, I'm looking to park somewhere in and around the Odyssey on a Friday. I work in the area some Fridays, so I'm looking for somewhere cheap to make it cost effective. Thanks in advance.
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car insurance
insuring a car I make the odd trip to south of Ireland want it to include breakdown cover
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Calor gas cookers
Hi, can anyone recommend a place that stocks calor gas cookers in the Belfast area? We don't have mains gas, but much prefer to cook with gas. Thanks :)
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another politican at it
First we had Sammy Wilson photos of him running naked around a field . Then Paul Berry and the sports massage . Who can forget Iris and her toyboy . Now we have Ross Hussey http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-36878520
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Recommended Driving Instructors - Larne area
Not from the area myself, but helping someone who is in need of a good ADI approved driving instructor, and hopeful some of you good folks might know of one, as there doesn't seem to be much online reviews of any (other than on some of their own websites, which might be biased). Happy for you to PM me…
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3 customer ticket pre sales
Hi,I have a mobile internet dongle on the 3 network.Was wondering can I get pre-sale tickets at the 3 Arena in Dublin as I am a customer,and if so,how do I go about it?
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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?
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Renting to the Council
Hi All, I'm in the process of renting out my house which is being done through an Estate Agent, who haven't made very much progress over the past two months. A friend of mine recommended renting the house through the council who do all the leg work and charge a small commission. Is this a viable option? I've never heard of…
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Retailer saying warranty is with manufacturer after the initial 12 months
Bought electrical item from well known catalogue store with 2 yr advertised warranty. Problem after 15 months, retailer refuses to help and directs me to manufacturer as they only cover the first 12 months, it seems. Is this normal? I thought my contract was with the retailer and not the manufacturer.
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£200,000 grant for bands
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-36758338 I think with all the cutbacks £200,000 would be better spent elsewhere.
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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?
