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Can anyone recommend a reliable plasterer for a small job ? I live in Accy

Hi, does anyone know of a local person who does childrens entertaining. Required for this Sunday coming i.e. 11th August 2013. Its for a fund raising event and we are struggling to find someone to entertain youngish children - will be indoors in a decent sized pub room.

Hello Accy webbers, I am having great problems resolving my mum's telephone land line problem. Back on the Thursday 20th June, i tried to ring my mum to tell her i was on my way to visit her, the phone was answered by 'another' woman, which worried me at first, but it turned out that i had got...

You may recall that I reported here a few years back that I had a sleep disorder, whereby I had an 'overwhelming urge to sleep' after every few hours of being awake. At that time my doc's recommendation was 'Drink lots of coffee' - well I did, but it wasn't good advice. I became a coffee...

My father in law recently passed away due to a respiratory disease linked to asbestos exposure. I am desperately seeking records of Huncoat Power Station or indeed somebody who actually worked there during 1960- 84. Please help! My email address is [email protected]. Thanks.

Anyone know anyone good , reliable and preferably not stupidly expensive? The door handle on my machine has just gone....

We had fish for Fri tea and the smell is still lingering. Anyone know how I can get rid of it please.:confused:

My friend was telling me the other day that she'd been told to use honey and salt mixed together to make a facial/body scrub, I've just tried it and my face feels so soft Currently sat here with half a jar of mayonaise on my hair because I have run out of conditioner, it aparently helps with...

Lots of people know that my other half is coeliac, and last week she spent 3 days at Manchester University, representing Coeliac UK, see had to give a talk on being glutton free from the patients point of view. This conference was attended by medical professionals and retail companies supplying...

I learned this from a vicar, a female vicar at that. The best way to clean windows is to get the muck off with water. Then, when the window is cleanish and not dripping wet, use last nights Evening Telegraph, or other appropriate newspaper, scrunched up as a cleaning cloth on the glass. I can...

My wife has made a mess of our TV screen. How best to totally cleans it of smudges & stains? I'm afraid to use anything abrasive, such as her tongue.

Got this leather suite (second hand) I've cleaned it with wipes, soap and water, used spray leather cleaner from wilkies but nothing is making it look really clean, been advised NOT to use saddle soap because it will soften the leather more than it already is, I want to put the leather smell...

When I had the free 'spring clean' of my flat following the asbestos removal fiasco in Spring last year, I have been contemplating employing a domestic cleaner. I kept putting it off because I enjoy being alone and I find the prospect of a weekly invasion daunting. I have found the solution -...

Just wondering if anyone can recommend a good, understanding dentist in Accrington area. Someone who is good for person with "dental phobia"?

Hello everyone. Ive recently set up my own little business, I make and sell sweet trees and confectionary bags and as of February will be hiring out our Victorian candy cart for wedidngs, christenings and birthdays etc. but im struggling to find a company to design my logo for me is there any...

Wanted - Concrete Mixer - Any Suggestions please

It may well have been raised before but I have just had a phone call which was obviously an attempted scam - trying to get me to press 9. Message said something like as I was between 50 & 60 years of age I was entitled to a payment of £1000. To claim this I had to press 5 or if I didn't then...

my landlord has been receiving housing benefit, it got suspended as my benefits have stopped i only got the letter the other day i went into the office to speak with him he was really nice and lowered the rent on the basis he gets the tax credit the housing benefit and the top up of 70.00 per...

I have a job to find the Wilkinson Blue Diamond razor blades. Is there any stall on the market that has them? It may be that I will have to change to another type of wet razor. What's best - a good shave and long-lasting being musts. I use a gel rather than foam

i have just had to send a pair of boots back to Trespass in Glasgow it cost me £10.30 royal mail standard i recentley bought something off ebay and it was delivered using My Hermes delivery courier, i checked out their site and they will pick up (or you can drop of at a shop in accrington, and...