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Primary school education

"Primary school education is a reflection of society's intent." (quoted from Iain Brimswall's The Zoo Keeper. See http://urbanrim.org.uk .) How true is this?

olderhippy

Hi all, I sit here with my head pounding and wonder where I will be in a years time. Basically I'm sick to death of my mother totalling interfering in my life. It goes beyond parental love, feels more...

TEAK36

CRACKED PLASTER

I have recently had a new conservatory built and am having a problem with one of the walls.The wall in question is the what was the external wall at the rear of the house.This wall did have a...

tpants

Electric cooker failed

Our Electric cooker died whist cooking dinner the other night - no power at all event he clock stopped working! The circuit breaker at the mains point did not go and I have replaced the fuse in...

eggcup5

Advice on tumble driers

Hi could any 1 help my old tumble drier has finally given up. I want to get another and it's a choice between 1 wiith a hose going outside and 1 condensed heat which collects condensation and u...

Bevanv

Plumbing

What is the cost to supply and install a Worcester combination boiler?

Charlie_D

Buying our next house

We want to buy a bigger house but we are not sure how it works. We bought this house last year for 70,000 with a 63,000 mortgage. It is now worth about 110,000. The houses we are looking at are around...

inicholson

Shower leaks

I have had a power shower installed and after a couple of weeks I noticed that the water was getting past the silicone between the tray and the tiles. I removed the old silicone and re-did it but...

capthoy

dog attacks through the fence

My neibour's dog keeps making holes in the garden fence and biting my dog. the neibour owns the fence but refuses to mend or stop his dog getting at the fence. I also have two small children and...

astralogic_5

hotpoint washer drier

I have a Hotpoint Aquarias washer /drier which trips the 13Amp MSB when it completes the washing cycle and switches off. the microcircuit breaker cannot be reset until the machine has been unplugged,...

nykkieberry

Conservatory

Does a conservatory pay for itself? I.e. If we add a 10k conservatory then decide to sell next year, will be lose on the investment, break even on the cost or add value? We want to install one but may...

Elaine

spa baths

We had a jacuzzi/spa bath installed in our bathroom last year and wonder what is the best way to clean out the tubes for the jets? We have a lot of small black bits of grime spraying out of them...

maurizio

Wooden railway sleepers

Part of my terraced garden has been laid with railway sleepers which look great but very slippery when wet. Is there anything I can treat the wood with ?

bekkiep

bathroom extractor fans

I am re-fitting my bathroom which has no window at all. The current extractor fan is old and not very effective. I want a fan that is reasonably quiet but very effective. Does anyone know what...

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