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It's all short life bags, not just plastic ones. "What we mean by a throw away shopping bag Although plastic bags are often singled out ? all types of throw away bag can have a significant environment impact. So for the purposes of this consultation, throw away shopping bags means all types of bags that are given away free and have a very limited intended and actual lifespan."

Why have Alliance & Leicester shares gone down 14% this morning?

I see that Somerfield now have arrangements in place to re-cycle plastic bags.

The remains of the slot for the penny-in-the-slot model railway are still there to the right of the Mrs Robinson Blackwater Street window.

> I had two other agents come round and they want the standard 1.5%, which to me is a huge amount of money for selling a house when all they do is walk round a place showing people. It's not rocket science, and isn't worth thousands of pounds. This may now be an historical view reflecting the last few years when many East Dulwich properties for sale did not even reach the estate agents' windows. If there is a housing down-turn we might be grateful if any agent can sell a house at all. Even at 1.5% commission.

100 off-peak and 100 full members (roughly 0.5% of the East Dulwich adult population) would generate an annual turnover of ?165.6k. Just another example of how I fail to understand the business models of the most recent East Dulwich businesses.

Full membership works out at ?18.17 per week. Some may see this as better value than one and a half Le Chandelier sandwiches per week.

What would be wrong with making a 1:12 scale model for preservation?

This makes it sound like East Dulwich buy-to-let landlords are vulnerable to a economic down-turn.

Yes, but... Can the East Dulwich micro economy survive? Does it have distinctive features that will protect it from what happens elsewhere in the UK economy?

Canada geese should be shot. Nasty incomers.

The change in the East Dulwich public/private sector employment mix is interesting and may increase instability during a recession. Another change since the 1950s is the nature of East Dulwich retail tenure. Then most retail businesses either held the freehold of their premises or had long-term leases with no, or 7 yearly, rent reviews. Typically, they were family businesses with the family living above the shop. I suspect a large number of the newer retail business have short-term leases with regular upward only rent reviews, and the recently started businesses will have market peak rents.

I ceased to have an understanding of East Dulwich commercial business models (including buy to let) when financial deregulation began to kick in quite a few years ago. Since then I've had the ever increasing impression that the survival of the East Dulwich micro economy is predicated on macro economy boom conditions. Is the East Dulwich micro economy strong enough to withstand a recession which many newer local businesses and property owners have not experienced before and may not be part of their existing business plans or stress testing?

Would anyone care to estimate how much Foxtons have spent on the refurbishment?

Helen, If you could be more specific about which part(s) of East Dulwich you are interested in someone might be able to give you some pointers. MacRoban

Only a handful of books have been published on East Dulwich history, but a lot has been published about East Dulwich history. The Victoria County History of Surrey, which is partially on-line, is a good place to start.

In addition to Segar's at The Plough, an electrical store which had a small range of records, the main record shop was Follett's who produced their own record sleeves. There's an image of their record sleeve here.

I live frugally and produce very little rubbish for collection. Will I have to pay a ?75 fine from my pension because I don't consume enough?

> but thinking of how many cafes there are already in ED - and I just mean "cafes" both trendy/traditional and excluding all the restaurant/bistro/pubs-with-food/full meals joints - I wonder if we are getting close to saturation point? I wonder how many will survive the forthcoming recession.

Can a scooter with a L-Plate be used for "business purposes"?

Now, when does planning permission expire?

Forest Hill Road is a little difficult at the moment. New junction configuration, not in anticipation of the Harris Academy.

This long ago.

> So where do people stand on tax breaks, including income tax breaks for vcs I have no problem with this. Do you? "The pensions and other payments listed below are to be disregarded as stated. These are non-taxable war pensions and any increase in pension payable as a result of injury on duty or a work-related illness A wounds pension or disability pension to the extent disregarded under S315(1) of ICTA 1988 (War Pension) An annuity or additional pension payable to a holder of the Victoria Cross, George Cross or any other decoration mentioned in Section 317 of the Taxes Act 2001. (War pension)"