Job Centre

[wizzard]

Noticed the other day, a "TO LET" sign on the job centre building and caught a glimpse of a sign saying the building was now closed to the public.

So when did the job centre close?

 

[Gramaisc]

The Jobcentre is now behind St Chad's, in the old Council buildings..

..my informant tells me..

 

[captainpish]

Correct

 

[Ecker]

The Jobcentre is now behind St Chad's, in the old Council buildings..

..my informant tells me..

Something being moved INTO the town centre, "This could be the start of something big".

Will there be restaurants and retail outlets on the ground floor to look forward to?

 

[Gramaisc]

Something being moved INTO the town centre, "This could be the start of something big".

Will there be restaurants and retail outlets on the ground floor to look forward to?

My informant says that the staff were using the Rose & Crown at lunchtime - so, there could be a slight economic effect in the town centre - although, Fatso's may be feeling the pinch.


And, of course, there used to be a Jobcentre in the town centre - next to the Post Office, on Mill Bank.

 

[littleme]

The Jobcentre is now behind St Chad's, in the old Council buildings..

..my informant tells me..

....yes, but no tax office! I went about a month-ish ago & the job centre part was still there but the tax office had gone without a trace...the very (un)helpful security bloke gave me a number to call....

 

[littleme]

....Fatso's may be feeling the pinch.

....Fatso's hasn't been there for a few months either.....they're now within the football ground....

 

[wizzard]

So seeing as the job centre has now moved in one of the SCC buildings, does this mean the council now run the job centre? I saw the sign this morning and just has the SCC name and logo along with the job centre plus logo, no mention of the DWP. Unless I didn't read the sign correctly.

 

[Gramaisc]

So seeing as the job centre has now moved in one of the SCC buildings, does this mean the council now run the job centre? I saw the sign this morning and just has the SCC name and logo along with the job centre plus logo, no mention of the DWP. Unless I didn't read the sign correctly.

Presumably, the Jobcentre is just renting the space - maybe they'll be moving into where the library is now going, when the library is moved on yet again?

 

[wizzard]

Presumably, the Jobcentre is just renting the space - maybe they'll be moving into where the library is now going, when the library is moved on yet again?

So that would make it the "Hokey Cokey" centre? In out, in out...

 

[wizzard]

So who actually owns the building down at greyfriars?

 

[Confused]

So who actually owns the building down at greyfriars?

Probably an off-shore property investment company. Ironically the Inland Revenue did a sale and lease-back of all their properties to a Cayman island registered company a while back:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/apr/08/revenue-tax-offshore-millions-avoidance

 

[Alee]

So glad I read this thread . I have an appointment at jobcentre tomorrow ,never realised it had moved! haven't been in years . i'm now unsure where exactly it is. is it in civic?

 

[Gramaisc]

So glad I read this thread . I have an appointment at jobcentre tomorrow ,never realised it had moved! haven't been in years . i'm now unsure where exactly it is. is it in civic?

As described to me by my 'snout', I think it's in here - not far from there, anyway....

 

[John Marwood]

I could offer you a job

Phoning HMRC

I'm on day three of trying to speak to a human

It's almost as if they don't want your monies

 

[Floss]

I could offer you a job

Phoning HMRC

I'm on day three of trying to speak to a human

It's almost as if they don't want your monies

If you go online a box will pop up asking if you want to chat, someone usually replies instantly I spent one day last week wasting my life trying to ring them and gave up so went onto their website and bingo! But to save time tell them which area you are enquiring and that it is yourself you are querying about if that is the case as they will ask this before going through the normal security questions and if it's self assessment have your UTR number available.

 

[Apricot]

If you go online a box will pop up asking if you want to chat, someone usually replies instantly I spent one day last week wasting my life trying to ring them and gave up so went onto their website and bingo! But to save time tell them which area you are enquiring and that it is yourself you are querying about if that is the case as they will ask this before going through the normal security questions and if it's self assessment have your UTR number available.

That's useful to know, I shall try that next time I need to speak to them.

 

[ATJ]

As described to me by my 'snout', I think it's in here - not far from there, anyway....

Aye. Straight ahead down that alleyway, on the right.