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  1. Teapot69

    Staffordshire Villages

    Hi Penkridge is great, a wonderful selection of pubs, small shops, a lovely community village, a market twice a week, great transport links with a train station, good bus service to the main towns, doctors, dentists, everything you would need.
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    Moving to Stafford?

    hi responded to a similar thread yesterday. There are some super villages around Stafford and the schools are excellent if you are comparing against Birmingham. Motorway connections are going to be important so I'd look at villages/areas around the main junctions. Stafford town centre is...
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    Leaving A City

    Hi if you are looking for country side the villages around Stafford are lovely and some have wonderful accessibility for the motorway if that's needed for work. I'd say all schools are decent in Stafford and depends how you judge a school. League tables and SATS results are not always the best...
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    Best Fencing / Timber in Staffs

    That's a real shame. Sorry to hear. I strive so hard to support small local businesses and recommend to others when i've received a good service/product and yet i despair when they cant get the basics of being in business together.
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    Contractor needed to extend dropped kerb

    hi are you sure its not Staffordshire county council? When i obtained consent for my dropped kerb a few years back it was them and they supplied a rather extensive list of approved contractors. I spent some considerable time going through the list and in the end used Dawkes based in Stafford...
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    Best Fencing / Timber in Staffs

    Hi, I used these guys a few weeks a go to replace some fencing at home. They were excellent. The pricing was highly competitive against others who bothered to quote and yet the workmanship was first class. In some parts they had to make the fencing bespoke as standard panels didn't fit. They...
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    Warning about this company (GEO BUILD).

    Hi Carole it sounds like you are not the only one to suffer at the hands of this unprofessional company, have you thought of reporting this to BBC Rogue Traders? They have an online form which you could complete and they may investigate if it appears there are other complaints against the same...
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    Stafford Market

    hi at the risk of being shot down i visit the market but to be honest it just doesn't offer me anything different i that i really want to make the effort to go there. That could also be said of the high street in Stafford though, just the same old same old chains nothing exciting. I love going...
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    driving instructors

    thanks everyone clicked on link - really useful
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    driving instructors

    hi, i'm looking for recommendations for local driving instructors in the Stafford area for my son, just turned 17 (suggest we avoid Stafford roads for next few weeks) the driving instructor i booked quite some time ago in anticipation of his birthday birthday present it seems no longer able to...
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    seeking legal advice

    HI you mentioned the company name of Skyfx - i googled them i suggest you do the same it makes interesting reading, there's plenty of advice there, some of it pretty sound and you may well just avoid costly legal fees which you will struggle to recuperate and in any event you will need a highly...
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    Globe Properties Ltd t/as Nicolsons estate agents

    thanks now i know i'm not the only one - i miss the old team too! I was glad of your reply made me feel that it doesn't appear to be just me. So long as you do what these new guys want, their way and pay their costs without query you are ok. The minute you question anything you've had it - an...
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    Globe Properties Ltd t/as Nicolsons estate agents

    I am doing so but unfortunately there is a rather spurious contract which they are trying to rely which entails me paying a considerable cash sum to change agents. I have solicitors sorting this side out for me and I can cope with that its just my tenants, whom i have a very good relationship...
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    Globe Properties Ltd t/as Nicolsons estate agents

    Thank you for your thoughts. When they were Nicolsons (up until about a year ago) simply fab but since Globe Properties took them over i'm having a nightmare. I'm a landlord with a number of properties and they are treating my tenants dreadfully. You just cant have a sensible conversation...
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    Globe Properties Ltd t/as Nicolsons estate agents

    Hi evening does anyone have any experiences positive or negative about Globe Properties?
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    Sauna, Steam room, Jacuzzi, Gym in Stafford

    HI pasta its a bit of a nightmare. We had exactly the same problem when Virgin active closed down and we looked at all that was available to see if we could compromise and miss out on certain things like the pool, sauna etc. We found we preferred a health club which offered everything and we...
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    Work Experience for a year 11 student

    thank you. we have told him all this but as you would expect we come from the dark ages and dont know what we are talking about! he is not very good at "bigging himself up and often misses out becasue of his lack of self belief. However i shall be showing him your reply and others so he knows...
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    Work Experience for a year 11 student

    To be honest he wanted to do this but i had stopped him as i was worried about people "complaining" if he made a mistake and computer parts are not cheap if you mess up but your suggestion of insurance is a good one so i'll look into that thanks
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    Work Experience for a year 11 student

    Very true ..
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    Work Experience for a year 11 student

    love it - but said 15 year old needs likes my cooking and doesnt do his own washing so stuck with me if he knows whats good.
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