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Only of concern to people about to fly - apart from locals"A major fire at an electrical substation in Hayes, West London, has caused significant disruption to Heathrow Airport and the surrounding area. Heathrow Airport has been closed until midnight tonight (21 March 2025) due to a massive...

Hope you had a good birthday Logan .

This old ironmonger thinks what you describe in OP was a Ranalagh Door Canopy, which is thought came from a company based in Southend. Haven't seen one in forty years

The other thing about silver birches is they produce a lot of sticky sap, so the grass underneath the canopy will get tacky. Also the roots can rise out of the ground, so the grass will no longer be flat and cutting it with a mower might damage the tree. This is especially likely if you don’t...

I use Provado Ultimate Bug killer concentrate. It works. It's quite an old container as I don't use it much. Is it now Provanto? Not sure if the ingredients are the same.

Adam had had some very hard times ,Mrs Frost nearly died of Sepsis ,one daughter had an eating disorder and during COVID he hit depression.It was very moving to here this special tribute to his loving family.To Salina,my wife(Mrs Frost). Abbie-Jade,Jacob,Amber-Lily and Oakley.You have all...

@AnniD I have to say I find Neil Jones really creepy but I'm very pleased that Aliaç is back again and Johannes.

Yes I cant seem to find anything concrete on the subject just its all a bit unclear, I hadn't thought of this when I bought the seeds my main thought was different varieties might ripen at different times and not all come at once.

Thanks Lizzie, I'm going to give it a good feed and will report back on progress. Fingers crossed.

I have a Ceyomur CY95. Good quality videos and photos. It has a solar panel so I rarely have to charge it. Using Bluetooth to download photos is good too.

Thanks. I will pass the above info on to my daughter. I would agree, it is not the people, it is the existing system of non comunication between departments. The situation is not helped by my ex's bl***y mindedness and rudeness to anyone trying to be helpful. I cannot imagine how awful it must...

Our communal garden dog " Mannock " . He used to live opposite and was bequeathed to the garden following the demise of his owners.Mannock on parade

With reference to various religious backgrounds, I worked with a guy who wouldn't eat anything in front of other people. I later discovered from a work colleague that he wouldn't eat in front of anybody who didn't belong to the same religious sect. No idea what sect that was. I have very...

They made sure we saw the important sights though:Someone commented that Charlie Dimmock had let herself go!

When I was working in South Africa, over 60 years ago, lots of restaurants had Monkey Gland Steak on the menu - but Monkey Gland was just the name of a sauce made with tomatoes, onion, garlic and spices.

I am now going to say that i dont recommend dobies. They use yodel for deliveries. The driver came and made the most gentlest knock at my front door (despite there being a doorbell) and then ran off in less than 5 seconds. Im not even sure i would call it a knock. He left the plant horizontally...

My neighbour wasn't into housework. When it was her turn to host the playgroup, she would empty the contents of the toy box over the floor. It hid a multitude of sins.

Last time I bought a certificate the cost was £11.50 from the online National Registrar's Office but you can view many certificates online now via the big family research websites.We've still got our microfiche viewer machine somewhere Probably completely obsolete now.That was an upsetting...

Still no rain