October 2008 Archives

A filthy halal butchers was shut down after health inspectors found cockroaches crawling all over its floor, walls and work surfaces.

Mounds of food debris and dirt were also discovered at New Halal MeatCentre, in Ealing Road, Wembley, last week.

A filthy halal butchers was shut down after health inspectors foundcockroaches crawling all over its floor, walls and work surfaces.

Mounds of food debris and dirt were also discovered at New Halal MeatCentre, in Ealing Road, Wembley, last week.

When I discovered schoolkids could travel all day and night for nothing, but I and my aged friends could only travel during daylight hours. Obviously, I penned a note to our new Mayor of London. Herewith his office's response!

"The Mayor has announced that the Freedom Pass for elderly people will be extended to 24 hours a day from 2 January 2009 on the Bus, Tube, Docklands Light Railway, Tram and London Overground networks.

All Freedom Pass holders will be automatically entitled to this concession and do not have to do any thing in order to receive this entitlement.

The Mayor does not have the power to extend 24-hour use to the remaining overland networks in London, which will continue to accept the Freedom pass for travel during off peak hours. However, the Mayor intends to discuss this with the Train Operating Companies when he meets with them later in the year and will encourage them to embrace it."

Cheers, Boris, thank you.

A man who knifed to death a devoted family man after lying in wait for him in a dark car park has been jailed for life.

Builder Christopher Small, 48, stabbed father-of-one David Nunney as he got out of a taxi in Roger Stone Court, Coombe Road, Neasden, on April 26.

(I have checked this out on Snopes and it is true, so please take every precaution not to get stung.)

As Christmas is fast approaching - it has been confirmed by Royal Mail that the Trading Standards Office are making people aware of the following scam:

A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service)suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a premium rate number). DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from Belize.

If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £15 for the phone call.

If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 02072396655 or ICSTIS (the premium rate service regulator) at www.icstis.org.uk