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the goldfish bowl use to be at the back of the zing vaa as a takeaway chip shop.

Goldfish bowl further up and where Brendas is.

Good for them. Not about pay but the zero hour contracts.

Nice selective posting there El Cid.

They have been shut down.

The year in question was 2-14-15 and it looks like the founder didnt understand her duties as a trustee, which is a bit silly really as she has to sign a form saying she does. She will be banned from being a trustee and if they believe there was fraud then the police could be called in and they will attempt to get monies back depending upon what the education finds. Good to see Gina Miller is where the action is at and getting headlines for her own foundation.

Have to agree with cyclone.

They wouldnt have done anything and why didnt hubby just drop you off outside or at a park so you could take the dog for a walk?

I can feel the godliness coming out on this thread .

Gentle Jesus would have been right behind all the wealth and extravagance displayed by the disciples in York and Rome:hihi:

Nothing to do with religion and everything to do with you being ignorant .

People have told you why it costs £11m.

But for some reason youd rather they let York Minster fall into ruin and youd rather people werent allowed to make voluntary contributions to its upkeep.

What a stupid ignorant OP.

York Minster is one of he most important historical buildings in the country and as pointed out a major tourist draw.

The money is raise mostly through pubic donations. They can donate to where they like

Pub goers are well known for their charitable work.

How much charity work or public donations do you make sammsong?

Heh@ all the Sheffield jealousy. Typical SF thread.

People at the top of their profession earn a lot of money. I only had issue with a few of them, but there are thousands of other people who earn a lot more than this small number .

The government's preferred routes for the HS2 high speed railway north of Birmingham have been confirmed.

The eastern route to Leeds will run east of Sheffield, with some trains going into the city on existing lines.

Just confirmed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40635299

So as expected Sheffield really wont get HS2 but Leeds does. Sheffield will just get a few HS2 trains diverted via a link line which will then run at normal speed.

The Tories really hate this city.

It would have been much better for the Northern cities to have been linked together properly.

Thats wrong, Citizens advice offer a walk in service in most of the 9 offices they have in Sheffield.

She doesnt know what she is talking about. You can always contact someone by phone and even a visit will be assessed and booked in to deal with the problem in good time.

certainly don't have the 52" TV or nightly takeaways that's for sure

 

the overwhelming message here is to get in touch with the council which i will do and i will stop burying my head in the sand which admittedly i have been doing .

 

thanks everyone and maybe we should draw a line under this one .

errr go to CAB like I said and get a debt counselor to assess your situation.

Tell the council that is what you are doing and the date of your appointment.

You can then make the Council an offer of £X a month on top of your normal payments.

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Was there a result to any of these "multiple" conversations with the council? Was there arranged payment plan? Did you make any agreements as to what you could afford?

 

If there was I assume it must have been breached for it to have gone to litigation. The council doesn't just issue Court papers without a reason.

 

If you were able to restart any arrange payment plan that would have been something you could have brought up at your missed court hearing. By missing it the council could be reluctant to offer the same again now however that is something you really should be discussing with them urgently.

 

You complain about the cynical comments and people saying it's your fault but that's exactly what it is. When people try and question further to give advice you get all defensive.

 

I really don't know what more you expect people to say. Only YOU by speaking to the council again, seeking proper advice and attending when you are told to attend at court will be able to resolve this.

 

I'm sorry if this is coming across that harsh but there is no magic answer to this problem. It would be even more unhelpful for you in your situation for people to be patting you on the hand and only telling you things that you want to hear.

That's Sheffield forum for you.

don't know what to do about literally £000's arrears in council tax, 20% of which is charges accrued for non payment

i'm on a low income though earn too much to claim any benefit,

have been threatened with an arrest warrant , even though i made a payment last month to try to show some willingness to pay something (Even though it's left me short)

i can't possibly afford to pay the arrears, and i won't be able to earn anything or pay rent if i'm in jail,

i'm not sure what on earth i'm supposed to do

Honestly go to CAB and sort it out with them. You need to see a specialist debt advisor.

Waiting to see if any of the unsafe blocks are in Sheffield.

A month to appeal and a 5 weeks until you can get an appointment with Citizen's advice....

This is really misleading as usual.

Theres more than one branch of CAB and they have drop in days plus you can phone in as well. If someone has an urgent time critical situation then they will be seen.

Anyone with any common sense would just lodge an appeal in any event and seek an extension and point out you needed to get proper advice.

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Relative of mine who is actually very ill, just been told she's not eligible for employment support allowance hecause she's too well! (scored 0 points out of 15), got put through to apply for JSA. Can't get JSA because she's too ill.

 

How can that happen?

The benefits system can be complicated and she should really go and see CAB. If she has failed ESA and mist go on JSA, then she will only be expected to search for jobs applicable to her ability and limitations. A letter from her GP backing her up would protect her. She should also appeal the ESA or at least get further advice if it was incorrect.

If you google it there are forums set up for this.

I disagree - some of the formwork visible from the road has been up for months.

 

Maybe wrong to say stopped but certainly slow.

You just said its stopped? have you been on site? Do you know what the schedule is?

Do you live round that end of town? I go past it once or twice a week and Ive just thought it was steady progress.

Every time we turn on the TV or read a news paper we are being told by people in pin striped suits just how complicated it is for us to leave the European Union . Just tonight we have had the governor of the bank of England spouting off how we all will be worse off when the deal is done .

 

On top of that we have politicians from all parties bowing and scraping to the unelected Parliament in Brussels practically begging them to not charge us billions to be free of their corrupt union.

 

Why ?????? I ask . why not just do what the working people of England and Wales have told them to do and tell these unelected European bandwaggoners to get stuffed .

 

The so called union is finished due to open borders letting all and sundry flood Europe and by doing so this has lead to the situation that we find ourselves in today with terrorism in every major Country due to impossible to police border controls.

 

If Ireland and Scotland think that they will be better of in the so called Union then let them .

Let Ireland unite and let Scotland go its own way .

 

As for the majority who voted to leave.!!!!! then do as we say and just leave, tell the pin stripped brigade to stop talking and if not then let us get leaders that will actually do as the majority in our Country has instructed them to do.

Well if you want chaos and for us to plunge into a recession then that would be the way to go. You dont really care about the economic welfare of the UK though do you.

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Is this more brexit fantasy?

Its just plain ignorance and stupidity. Hardly uncommon on these forums.

I didnt think it had stalled either. It impressed just how big it is.

The one next to Aldi with the slipform core about 30m up.

I always felt it was making steady progress. Whats your idea of stopped for a while?

Its a pretty massive structure.

Where did you grow up? The IRA attacked Britain weekly pretty much for years.

This is entirely correct. I was looking at a a chart showing fatalities from terrorism western Europe since the 60's and it shows how peaceful its been since the mid 90's. Even with the recent attacks its still below an average year in the 70s and 80's.

Does it bother you? Most times it bothers me, as I suffer from anxiety. But as long as your a good person it shouldn't matter, should it?

The most important is what you think of yourself, then those closest to you.

You should also think who these other people are and why or if their opinion really matters. As long as you know in yourself that you are a good person, then the rest dont matter.

But just what good have the cuts made?

Where has the money gone that is suppose to have been saved?

Our deficit is worse than under Labour so it certainly hasn't gone towards paying the deficit off.

Wrong point of view. Think how much worse the public finances would have been if we had spent even more money we dont have.

Money only comes from 2 sources.

Borrowing or taxes. Due to being in recession then tax receipts are always lower and at the same time demands on welfare benefits are always higher. Public finances were already in a very poor state when the Cons took power because Labour had spent too much an we were in a poor state to deal with the recession.

If you read the website of the residents action group in London where the fire was it suggests there could be a fair bit of negligence on the H&S front by the property management company that ran those tower blocks. Obviously the enquiry is yet to investigate and report to confirm the various accusations.

 

But certainly if the council in Sheffield have properly thought through designs, have maintained the building properly, provided a proper evacuation plan and engaged satisfactorily with residents groups then things sound a lot better here and I wouldn't be too worried.

Very sensible and in the wake of such a tragedy (I cant remember a more horrific one), then a Public Inquiry was the way to go and that should make it possible to find out what happened and why plus review problems for other high rise flats.

Lets hope someone at the Council had some common sense and had safety in mind.

How are they putting profit before people? f they were then you would be paying market rent .

I expect they are having emergency meetings with the chief fire officer and building inspectors plus associated experts in order to assess any risk and to ensure they are safe.

As a priority they need to check the safety of any cladding. I expect central government to make some money available for any refurbishment that needs doing.

I was dismissed from my apprenticeship due to sickness (I had an accident)and was informed by the sheffield college that I had 4 weeks to find a new placement (in a pharmacy)

 

I found a new placement and attended the college to obtain a letter with regards to my course,i was informed at the college that my course was discontinued due to my performance.

 

I have not had any letters or meetings with course leaders

All my assighnments are up todate and this is the first time i have had any performance related negative feedback

 

I feel that i have been discriminated against as my previous line manager who dismissed me is friends with my tutor.

 

Can i appeal to anyone ?

I am thinking of writing to my MP as I only have 6 months left on my course

Is there anyone i can contact for legal advise?

Please help

 

Thankyou

Yes you can complain, but i suggest you.

Collect all documents relating to your dismissal/ removal.

Speak to an adviser at the SU/ CAB/ Law centre or speak to the ACAS helpline.

Dont submit until you have advice. Check for any deadlline. It may be your continuance on the college course is dependent upon you being on the apprenticeship as your funding might have been withdrawn.

Its important someone looks at it to understand whats happened in order to give you best advice.

Their complaint procedure is here

https://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/media/editor/Public%20Documents/Complaints/003_TSC_Complaints_Procedure_2016_Final.pdf

and here

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdR1qQ9BCX4x6bkpnlUVoXe5nejzzTtXAXDgL5RlBCj80VfPw/viewform?c=0&w=1

Are you saying that claimants should just suck up any rudeness from Jobcentre staff? Isn't it more important that jobcentre staff are not rude in the first place? People who are out of work need support rather than antagonism, wouldn't you agree?

Nope I never said that, it is all in your head.

They should go with a positive attitude and be willing to co operate rather than be defensive or hostile. They have a job to do so understand that and give them what they want and everyone will get what they want.

If someone is rude then here are various ways to handle it , but being smart and keeping your calm is more likely to result in a positive outcome than getting into an argument.

Going in with an attitude that they are out to get you or they will be rude isnt really going to help.

What includes a calm temperament?

The right attitude.