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Save time, money and the environment with a free home assessment paid for by Harrow Council

October 31st, 2008

I recently had a free home assessment to see how ‘green’ my home is. I was really pleased with the results but you too can get a free assessment! How does that happen? What’s the catch? No catch! No forms! It’s really easy.
So here’s how it all happened. I went to the Climate Change Fair [...]

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Can you live with knowing that you increased someone’s outgoings so you could bin something for free?

August 11th, 2008

I asked Julie Cook to send us something about fly tipping for our Grove Estate Residents Association (GERA) newsletter. We see lots of people coming over, throwing their rubbish in our bins and then driving off. Seeing that it is collected by the council doesn’t really give us residents any incentive to do anything different [...]

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Save money and avoid ringing 0870, 0844, 0808, 0845 numbers

August 7th, 2008

This post is all about a website. SAY NO TO 0870!
What saynoto0870 have to say about what they’re about and why the site was created.
The site lists many well known companies, and their equivalent geographical numbers.
Alternatives are listed for 0800, 0808, 0844, 0845, 0870 and 0871 numbers.
Many people don’t realise that there are [...]

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Can you encourage your council to be greener?

August 5th, 2008

I attended a few meetings at the Harrow Civic Centre and was shocked about the number of disposable cups, spoons etc. that were thrown away, as well as, the number of water dispensers in the building. So I wrote a letter. No point in feeling something and not acting on it, right? Can you do [...]

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2 for 1 at Wagamama

August 4th, 2008

All you need to do now is click on the link below and print the voucher. I know some people have got caught out with similar offers so check the small print, when & where it’s valid and when it expires. Otherwise, it’s very simple
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4469416/Wagamama-offer

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Buy one main course and Gourmet Burger Kitchen will buy the other

August 4th, 2008

All you need to do now is print the voucher below. I know some people have got caught out with similar offers so check the small print, when & where it’s valid and when it expires. Otherwise, it’s very simple

Gourmet Burger Kitchen offer ‘Buy one’ - Upload a Document to Scribd
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But 2 mains and get 1 free sharer at Gourmet Burger Kitchen

August 4th, 2008

All you need to do now is print the voucher below. I know some people have got caught out with similar offers so check the small print, when & where it’s valid and when it expires. Otherwise, it’s very simple

Gourmet Burger Kitchen offer ‘Free Sharer’ - Upload a Document to Scribd
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Tapas - eat as much as you like for a tenner at La Tasca

August 4th, 2008

All you need to do now is print the voucher below. I know some people have got caught out with similar offers so check the small print, when it’s valid and when it expires. Otherwise, it’s very simple

TAPAS for TENNER - Upload a Document to Scribd
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Buy 5 classic cookies and get 5 free at Millie’s Cookies.

August 4th, 2008

All you need to do now is print the voucher below. I know some people have got caught out with similar offers so check the small print and when it’s valid until. Otherwise, it’s very simple

FiveFreeCookiesVoucher - Upload a Document to Scribd
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Harrow Councils No Excuses Grant - to help residents improve the energy efficiency of their home

August 2nd, 2008

I saw an article this the Harrow People magazine so I emailed info@harrow.gov.uk and asked them to tell me more about it. Here’s what I found out.
Dear Heena,
Thank you for your recent interest in Harrow Councils No Excuses Grant.
The ‘No Excuses’ grant is aimed at helping residents who are most likely ‘fuel poor’, improve the [...]

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