Threatened train ticket-office closures. BBC 5 Live last week, Radio Solent this morning plus on-line: Some success: the consultation (inaccessible for many) has been extended to 1 September so have your say now. Simply calories. Chocolate, rum and raisin…
News from HMRC: To carry on claiming Child Benefit, parents and carers of teens staying in full-time education or training need to let us know. Parents and carers with children aged 16 and 17 can quickly and easily extend their Child Benefit…
Huge thanks to everyone challenging the rail ticket-office closures. The consultation is now being challenged in the Courts and seems to have been extended until September. You too can still have your-not-very-accessible say: Transport Focus , London TravelWatch There’s…
Act Fast! Deadline for comments is 26th July 2023. If you object, tell Transport Focus , London TravelWatch and your MP. They seem to have made it as difficult as possible, particularly for visually impaired people. My words below might…
Huge thanks to everyone challenging the rail ticket-office closures. The consultation is now being challenged in the Courts and seems to have been extended until September. You too can still have your-not-very-accessible say: Transport Focus , London TravelWatch There’s…
Information from HMRC below: The UK Government is working on a new way for you to sign into your tax services. We want to make sure the new sign in system works for everyone. It’s important we understand the difficulties…
Act Fast! Deadline for comments is 26th July 2023. If you object, tell Transport Focus , London TravelWatch and your MP. They seem to have made it as difficult as possible, particularly for visually impaired people. My words below might…
Call waiting times to be included on more helplines Following a successful trial, messages on the estimated time it will take to speak to an adviser will now be extended to more HMRC helplines from 4 July. The message will be played…
I’ve been battling on in pain for months having burst the medial meniscus of my right knee. It is one of the soft bits of padding around the kneecap that makes movement comfortable and possible. And makes it agony and…
The lettuce knife. Made of plastic so to avoid those delicate leaf cells and fluids interacting with metal, this is one of those exotic utensils that languishes in the bottom of kitchen drawers. Is it essential or just a gimmick? …
