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No. I walk my dog down there in the morning. Thank you for you enquiry.

Thanks for your comments. TBH It just grinds that local shops don't appear to be be community spirited as they want the rat run to be allowed without regard for the residents or other users of the street, therefore I Stand by my view.```

I was going to start with how I love anecdotal 'facts' however after pointing out to Rocket this is a ridicules thing to do so I wont. Melbourne Grove is used as a rat run by drivers who very rarely stick to the speed limit and therefore blocking it off can only be a good thing. The air quality argument is flawed as Southwalk LA is trying to get people out of their cars so better air quality for us all. Did you not notice the difference during the lockdown you could actually take a deep breath in without the taste of burning fuel. The parking charges that are to be introduced should also get people out of their cars too. To be clear I do care about all the children's safety on their way to school just have a clear view of the kids "piling' out of Charter with footballs, etc.

Not sure why you sarcastic remark is needed. I believe caring for the welfare of children walking to school is more important that access to shops both ways. Please remember that the shops are still accessible to cars if they travel the other way. I live, work and volunteer in this community so maybe you should take your sarcasm and use it where it works.

You say "This is nimbyism in the extreme" at the same time complaining the cars will pass your front door. Surly that is nimbyism in the extreme.

I notice the coffee shop is still doing well. I am not sure cars drive down Melbourne Grove to buy a smoothy or get keys cut, try on second hand clothes or visit an Italian who has been empty for over a year. Blocking off Melbourne Grove is a great thing for local, cyclists and pedestrians and also improves the safety of the children who attend the school. I urge the local residents to stop using the businesses that are trying to unblock it.

Hi Paul Tried to call but there seems to be a problem with your phone. I have private PM you my details so you can call me. ste

Thanks Natty Too late for seeds to grow this year but have already dug up the old lawn :(

Hi My previous email seems to been deleted. I need someone to help me lay turf sometime this week. I have looked on YouTube and it looks straightforward but I have never done it so want someone who knows what they are doing to help. The turf can be delivered any day from Tuesday but am happy for this anytime this week. Obviously I will pay for your help so let me know if you are interested. thanks and have a great day. ste

Hi My previous email seems to been deleted. I need someone to help me lay turf sometime this week. I have looked on YouTube and it looks straightforward but I have never done it so want someone who knows what they are doing to help. The turf can be delivered any day from Tuesday but am happy for this anytime this week. Obviously I will pay for your help so let me know if you are interested. thanks and have a great day.

Hi Is there anyone available to assist with laying a lawn this week. I have removed the old turf and dug over the garden (well I am doing it now and then realised I don't know what I am doing) and I can get the turf delivered from Tuesday but happy with anytime this week. Looking at YouTube it seems straight forward but due to the fact that I have never done this before I could do with some assistance from some one who has. Obviously I am paying so please ping me if you are free. Thanks for reading and enjoy your Sunday. Ste.

I need one too. Can someone help

Even if you have paid by debit card you are covered as it is a non delivered service. Phone your bank and they will refund your money.

Kidkruger - This was not an assumption this was a fact. N&P are offering a 10 year fixed mortgage for 3.89%. Which is an amazing low rate for borrowing. If you took this deal I would streach your borrowing as far as you can (obviously not to a rate where you could not pay the mortgage if you are a month out of work) as historically (since end of WW2) london house prices have risen 4.9% per year. As London is growing faster than ever before and it is expected to have an addtional 2m people by 2025 which is the same population as two Birminghams. This combined with the supply/demand laws of economics (there are currently 12 buyers for every one property available)would suggest that house prices are going to continually rise.

Just thought I would help or hinder with regards to Interest rates. They will not rise for many years to come. This is reflected with the long term deals that are currently available. Norwich and Peterborough offering a 10 year fixed rate mortgage at 3.84% here is a link http://www.nandp.co.uk/mortgages/full-mortgage-range/

Hi, Does anyone want a days work this Fri, Sat or Sun preparing and painting window sills (ground and first floor). All materials supplied except a ladder!!! Please PM me if you would like to do this. regards

Hi Anyone free to do a couple of days labouring starting today or tomorrow. Basically digging up a concrete path with a Breaker and loading it into the skip. Please PM me if you are free. regards stephen

Hi All, I need a labourer to dig up concrete on the front and side of the house. Anyone got a recommendation? thanks in advance

Just to conteract the doom and gloom of purchasing ex local authority property. I purchased a 3 bed Ex LA flat in 2005 (granted before the crash) in bethnal green. I bought the property for ?185K and I have had 1 major works program (?9k) since buying the place and it was recently valued at ?370K. I now rent the property to fantastic tennants for ?1850 a month (who enjoy the property as much as i did). Additionally I had the best neighbours, a 40 foot garden, over looked by a school so no noise at the weekends and a great location from the tube station. I suppose what I am saying is that the numbers still work in Ex LA properties and they can be as good to live in(and even better to rent out) as any other property. hope your new place brings you smiles.

Thanks Drxyster, I will give them a call.

OK, thanks penguin. Was more after a company to do it as have no DIY skills whatsoever. regards

Hi, I now have the cash to complete another task on the money-pit and want to make the forecourt of the house more pretty. I wonder if anyone can recommend anyone/company that they have used (and did a good job). Many thanks in advance. ste

Stacey-lyn We are in Melbourne Grove. I have no idea how they keep any customers. However they did refund me the 15 months money that I had paid for their terrible service.

My expeirence of virgin is explained in a letter that i sent them Sir, I am not usually one to put ?pen to paper? however when you read my experience with Virgin Media I am sure you will agree that your company has failed to provide any reasonable expectation of service and are in breach of contract as you have repeatedly failed to deliver the service(s) that you are charging for. In February 2012, I decided that after 7 enjoyable years with SKY that my requirement was now for faster broadband and I would change my service provider to Virgin Media, as I believed that all the service providers offered very similar packages and service. This na?ve assumption has led to a year of enduring telephone conversations, being lied to, hung up on and insulted by call centre staff and I have lost many weekends waiting in hope that a virgin service engineer will finally resolve the myriad of issues. Since my first appointment to install 3 Tivo boxes, broadband and telephone in March 2012, I have been engulfed with issues and excuses which have included running cables to wrong rooms, no telephone service, slow internet, no internet, poor picture quality, unable to run on-demand programmes, unable to record programmes, unable to watch channels that I have subscribed to. Disappointingly , I have had on average a phone call to or from Virgin Media every week since March 2012, this call will usual last between 40 minutes and 2 hours. I will be passed between several different departments, all promising that this will finally resolve the problems that I have been experiencing. I have confirmed with your call centre that I am currently on my 20th service engineer visit and an additional 7 times when engineers were arranged but failed to arrive after we sacrificed a full day waiting in. After 14 months I am now being told that the engineers have completed a range of testing at the exchange and now understand the problem has been 2 fold. Firstly, when installing the system the cable connection to the property was incorrect and the cable used could not cope with the number of devices that were connected, this is due to be replaced to an RG11 cable and secondly there is apparently a damaged cable somewhere in the street and it will be necessary to excavate the road to replace the cable. Although I am relieved that this will soon be resolved, I am at a loss to understand how a simple installation can be complicated and with so many errors, how a call-centre can be both dismissive and unable to coordinate with your service engineers and why I am expected to continue to pay for services that I don?t receive and that I will be credited the money back to my account when the service is fixed (and therefore imprisoning me into a long term contract). Although I have already had some refunds I believe that I am entitled to a full refund as the system was installed incorrectly and I have been unable to receive the full service. Additionally, I feel that I should be compensated for the number of telephone calls that I have had to make to Virgin Media and for the number of lost days waiting in for engineers. I would be grateful for your immediate attention to this letter. After failing to turn up to their next appointment, I dropped Virgin media and I would reccomend that anyone thinking of using their services to think again.