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one of the firemen said that she would be OK. I must admit I was surprised by the amount of emergency vehicles that attended. Three fire engines two police cars three ambulances and the air ambulance. I am so happy that we have the funding to allow such a comprehensive response. Imagine if we had to put up with a situation in which money was scarce and it was even wasted....

The only real way to improve it is to reduce trips in cars and vans. The only people who can do that is you.

Alex_b I'm not in a that ward but I've tried - in vain - to contact councillors so I share your frustration and disdain.

Any dangerous behaviour by a cyclist, driver, pedestrian, motorbike rider or passenger ought to be criticised so as to bring about a general improvement. Walking and texting can be criticised without making the criticiser "anti pedestrian".

It's good to know - thanks. Please tell the police so they can add it to other information or begin a new file.

Doors of chilled food cabinets are nearly always open, wasting energy and possibly putting the food at risk of spoiling. I've been told that sometimes staff don't unlock them after stacking the cabinets, leaving the cold air to escape. That aside, I like the size of the store and the fact it has a good outreach campaign alongside its loyalty scheme.

That's possible, perhaps even likely. If hulking statues can be taken down, even destroyed because of a change in the way that person is viewed then the permanent erasing/archiving of celluloid and videotape is easily achieved.

it's a ten min walk to PR station, which feels like ages in London-commute time! ? Have you been living on top of a Tube station? SE London transport is not great, so be patient, or you will let it get to you and cheese you off. Walk, bus, Overground, normal train, taxi - all will somehow conspire against you over time!

Let the police know in case it tallies with any attacks or menaces. Ring 101, though you may have to hang on the line for a bit.

Big rat (10" more, nose-to-tail) in the community garden at P Rye Park on Saturday - rather s/he be there than around houses.

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Alan You are being too sensitive - as well as condescending. Why shouldn't they like it (or even hate it) here, or have a good sense of humour (or not) any more than anyone else who lives in London? I am sure these people, who have had the wherewithal to learn a foreign language and gain and secure employment in a megacity, don't need your guilt complex. It's just too sentimentalist.

I believe the person who has put his name to an official document, probably knowing the background to the controversy. Called me old fashioned, but I do.

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Great response - and this one will keep it up there a bit longer!

Two or three occasions of channels just clicking out and then a sign saying that there is a problem in the area (near Goodrich School) over the past five or so weeks.

I doubt that Deliveroo is evil but I do not doubt that people, kidding themselves that they have the busiest lives to conceal a certain amount of laziness, don't quite appreciate what their actions may bring (eg. death of the high street; gig economy; job insecurity; keeping wages low due to "endless" supply of workers). Deliveroo etc. is providing a service but perhaps it is one that people never actually knew they "needed" until it came along.

By clean, I meant corruption-wise. You have to agree that the UK is, relatively speaking, freer of the kind of corruption that plagues Spain, Italy, former Soviet Bloc countries, etc. True, it must exist but it is of a scale and type that is different.

Spanish politics is not as clean as it is here, centrally or regionally. Both sides have been stubborn and unimaginative. The separatists' leaders may claim a pure, higher moral ground but they are - to an extent - taking advantage of latent nativism and legitimate regional pride (in language, culture, etc.) in their voter base to get what they want. The idea that Catalonia will become EU country 29 anytime soon is far-fetched because Brussels won't let it happen.

I wonder just how big the intersection is of regular gig economy service uses (Uber, Deliveroo etc.) and those who rail against rampant capitalism/zero hour contracts/abuse of workers, especially those who are young/lacking qualifications/foreign. (I don't use Uber, Deliveroo etc.)

Faith schools should be abolished, unless private and then they ought to pay tax.

Go in, ask to speak to the manager in private, let them explain. If you are not satisfied, report them - and tell them that you are and why you are doing so. Ageism is insidious and should not be tolerated.