NewWave

EPB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ?...wiping out any prospective gains.? > > True, but many people are looking for a home, not > an investment. Yup! agree I think too many people buy places to make money out of them rather than just thinking 'do I love this house? do I like this area? is this 'home' " Houses are places to live in and build memories in not just money making machines. Maybe I'm a sentimental old fool but I firmly belive if you buy somewhere you love in an area thats right for your needs you'll never regret it. Property speculators and investors have killed Londons 'villages'

fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In my experience, there isn't much savings to be > made anyway. The advantage is that you can refurb > it to your taste/spec, but the discount such > properties are offered at is not generous. Tbh I'd rather not buy refurbished property savings or no because I invariably hate what the developer had done and would have to spend a fortune undoing it and doing it to my taste. In an ideal world (OR rather MY ideal world) developers would just renew electrics and boilers and make good any disrepair fit a basic white ikea kitchen and then leave well alone. my pet hates are; Recessed spotlights, Laminate flooring, Wall mounted t.v's,lowered ceilings,new window units that don't fully open, black sparkly granite,faux wenge wood, and beige : (

Sephiroth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bill's food is overpriced frozen rubbish anyway - > it's a looong way from what the original in Lewes > used to be like > > I live in Lewes and never go near the place Utter rubbish food-as you say original was good but We visit Lewes often and would never dream of going there now...btw wasn't it originally called Bill stickers or am I imagining this?

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > smith 41 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > People need to stop doing this on the forum go > in > > the shop and ask why there?s so many loaves by > the > > bins if you?re not happy with the reply then > come > > on here > > Agree. Stop being a reactionary knee-jerker and > enquire within. This is a local and responsible > business, owned by local people. Do you reckon in > all honesty they chuck products (which equals > money) away for the hell of it. > > No, I doubt it. Agree S**t stirring for what ends?

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Penguin68 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > It's being sold with a free of tie lease - so > it > > very much depends (a) how much longer the lease > > has to run and (b) what the rental is. The > ?150k > > is not a freehold price, and the length of the > > lease on offer will be key to the valuation. > > > it says 43,500 a year if you click through to the > brochure - is that viable or too high for this > sort of business ? I would say too high for an independent business. we were Aneto regulars in the small space. it was our regular weekend breakfast spot and I used to go for lunch on days off post gym (loved their soups and salads) BUT when they moved into the larger premises the cost went up considerably for the same offer (I think it was ?10 for a salad I used to pay around ?7 for. and it just no longer provided a viable option for us financially. I actually boycotted it because I objected strongly to the feeling I was paying more for the same thing to subsidise their larger premises. I did however go a couple of months ago as I was craving one of their soups or salads but waited so long to be served I think there were maximum 2 staff members attending to the space-(it was a weekday btw)but with making juices coffees and dealing with a customers at the back and front one of them with a number of kids 2 wasn't enough and I left after 1st waiting 5 mins at my table then another 5 mins at the counter to order. they should have stayed small with the 2 different offerings. Aneto never was or would be somewhere I would go for an evening meal or to drink alcohol when there is so much else on the Lane and in Peckham. sorry to see them go though. lovely owners lovely staff Sadly I'm sure it'll be taken over by a chain like Cote as these rents are not viable for small independent traders.

Amen!

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DulwichFox Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > EDmummy Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > The closure is due to the installation of > > > pedestrian protection measures on Westminster > > > Bridge and Bridge Street. In light of > terrorist > > > attacks in the area this seems pretty > > important. > > > Perhaps you can find another way to get to > the > > > West End. 176 gets quite close. > > > > Whitehall is beyond Westminster Bridge. > > It's on diversion via another bridge so bus is > probably to knackered by the time it gets to > Whitehall As will I be having to walk to Westminister bridge from Oxford street after standing for 9 hours in a shop all day. :(

This is a bloody joke! don't they think anyone in our area needs to travel to the west end for work daily and perhaps for financial reasons or others (one friend since the london terror attacks years ago refuses to use the tube, another gets claustrophobic) do not use trains and tubes. Why wasn't this widely publicised? And who can we complain to? In a tube strike this is the only other option I have to get to work without many changes.

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Regardless of that conclusion, it?s not cool to be > slagging off a business on a community Internet > forum. > For obvious reasons. > That itself betrays a sense of self-entitlement > IMHO. Agree!

I'm on the side of the shopkeeper, he gave you 30mins which assuming you are local seems ample time for A;your son to realise he didn't have it and B; you to get back. My suspicion is that your son realised it had gone missing sooner (it seems unusual for a small child not to miss a much loved toy quite soon after losing it-that is one who is old enough to ride a scooter and verbalise things) And you having other things to do said "don't worry darling-the man will keep it We'll go back later" and then you 'finally' got round to returning on Friday or saturday a day or two later on the assumption it would be held safe. When he didn't do that your guilt at your complacent attitude lead to you penning this unjustified rant naming and shaming said store. Just a thought...

Loutwo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > NewWave, there are numerous Spirtualist Churches > nearby, but without a doubt, my favourite is the > one near Eltham train station. A lovely bunch of > people, so friendly and kind, and as you say > extremely supportive and community minded. You?ll > never want for a helping hand again, or feel > isolated or lonely once you?ve met these beautiful > people. > > Easily accessible by direct train links from PR > station, takes about 15/20 minutes. Or if you?re > driving roughly the same again. They do open > circles during the week, along with private > readings, meditation and a Sunday service with a > guest medium. Please PM me and I?ll forward the > churches website with events diary to you. > > Louisa. Dear Louisa, Thank you for your Kind offer. Eltham still seems a bit far for me to get to (I'm way down near the Horseman Museum) Seeing your post has made me decide to look into where the various Churches are especially if theres one I can get to easily twixt work or home.

Loutwo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My sleep and calm nature are almost certainly (in > part at least) related to this session. I was once > told my a spirit medium friend that I was a > relatively old soul and had probably gone through > various stages of existence. The purpose of this > therapy varies from person to person, but > ultimately the end goal is quite successful. Most > of us will be unaware of our inherited traits in > this life, which are often attributable to either > lessons learnt or lessons yet to be learnt, in > this life. > > I certainly would recommend it to anyone not fully > in a good place reading this. A big eye opener. > > Louisa. I really believe in this, and at a really low point in my life I used to attend a spiritualist church in Notting hill where I lived at the time, I went not in order to connect with spirit myself but because there was a really beautiful peaceful loving energy there and it was comforting for me to see others find peace through connecting with lost loved ones. When I was diagnosed with a potentially life threatening illness some years ago after I received my diagnosis I went to the church and attended some of their donation only healing sessions. The ladies there were angels and helped me so much out of pure goodness and I firmly believe they helped with my recovery. There will always be sceptics but I know the kindness and love I felt in that church exceeded that I've felt in the churches of other 'conventional' religions. I wish I knew a spiritualist church locally because I would love to go back and Notting Hill is too far for me to attend in the evening and get home at a decent hour. Louisa-where is our nearest one and can we get there on public transport?

Estate agent? nailbar? sweet-shop? Or mini-mini Waitrose?

peckham_ryu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Did my eyes deceive me, or did I spot Bip Ling > browsing the frozen burgers the other day? I don't think many people know who Bip Ling is-and she probably hangs out in Peckham

Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Has anyone been in yet?? nope-and won't probably

Gaynor Hill Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I got refused a black cab from Victoria station on > Sunday evening he said I'm not going to Dulwich > get out I was so shocked I just got out > Luckily the next one took me > I thought they were not allowed to do this but > I've heard they do not want to come south of the > river I've not used a black cab in the last 3 years after I was left standing in the pouring rain in Islington at almost 1am by not one but THREE black cabs who stopped then when I told them where I was going said "no I'm not driving that way" or words to that effect-one didn't even have the decency to say that-I told him my destination and he just wound his window straight up and drove off splashing me in his haste to get away. In case you were wondering I am a petite woman nearing 60 and I was on my own not stood with a pack of incontinent dogs and yes..I was sober too. I got home eventually (the 4th cab which I found after walking down to Farringdon finally agreed to take me-it cost ?38 after he crawled most the way)but that night downloaded the Uber app.

I use VIP you can buy them online,very happy I use the ones that look like cigarettes very slim and don't blow tons of smoke. If you buy in multi packs its pretty reasonable.

I'm short and can't see properly to withdraw cash on LL cashpoint. and when I say short I'm 5'2" not exactly tiny!

LeeMurg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Agree with you on that tiddles. Blatant attempt > to cash-in on years of hard work by other people. > > I have spent thousands enjoying myself in The > Palmerston over the years but the EI Group will > not be seeing a penny of my money after the > shocking way they treated Jamie and the previous > team. Agree !!!

Its dreadful! They closed Forest Hill and Dulwich Village so its the only branch for SE21/22/23 its an utter joke. I've waited 30mins the other day. there is rarely more than 1 till open and I really pity the staff there tbh. what kind of muppet decided to leave only 2 counters open during the referb knowing that two other nearby branches are closing? I'm wondering if it may be worth contacting Barclays head office to complain?

Humdinger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > fishbiscuits Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > ?24 is steak money. If I pay that for a roast, > > it'd better be one of the best roast beef and > > yorkshire puds I've ever had. > > > Its by a long stretch the most expensive pub roast > i have ever heard, and i thought Youngs were bad > with their ?17.00 offerings. In fact, it costs > even more than Hawksmoor, a much celebrated steak > restaurant renowned for top quality roasts too. > > On the basis of these prices, i will likely never > step foot in the place, and will advise others to > do likewise. Anywhere that is clearly ripping off > their customers deserves to be boycotted. ?24 for a roast dinner when going rate at most pubs is around ?15...they're having a laugh!!! that means a Sunday lunch for 4 with a bottle of wine will be well over ?100-do they know they're not in Chelsea??? Even west end places are cheaper than this. sounds like a total rip off!!! We won't be bothering to go. Great shame as we loved the Palmerston for a Sunday get-together with friends now and again.

this has been deliberately under publicised to my knowledge they should be leafletting local homes and making these proposals widely known. It will ruin the gardens if this goes ahead!

Even though due to the food offering I doubt we would ever eat there I honestly do feel really gutted for them-its like they're jinxed! I wish them well as they must have sunk a ton of money into this and on a personal level its enough to drive even the toughest of us into a state of despair losing revenue for all the months of the refurb and then this! meanwhile there'll still be bills coming in..ugh! I sincerely hope that they come back soon and are able to recover from this and thrive.

its the age old thing of greedy landlords and our councils not helping small independent buisinesses with buisness rates that bleed them dry. Sadly despite the saying England is a nation of small shopkeepers (or words to that effect) I've found the past 15 or so years that our cities have done nothing to encourage independent local shops in any way. Its a bee in my bonnet the homogenisation of all our high streets. When I go to Europe and particularly Paris I revel in the way each local area still retains sometimes quirky or specialist independent traders. This is what gives an area its character and makes it worth exploring. I never bother to go to the likes of Kings Road or Kensington High Street any more-Its pointless-M&S,Zara,H&M, etc etc I can get that in the west end or a mall if I was that way inclined. I really feel our high rents and rates and expensive public transport are killing london.

jamesmcash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just to let you know that the councillors are > discussing this. We opposed the changes in the > consultation process but as you know the changes > to the 12 bus were not mentioned. > > Best wishes > James Thank you. This is actually going to have a very negative impact on many local people.