Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Stan/skinny, yes it was, but since the no-smoking law came into force the noise level has risen a few decibels because all the drunks are outside the pub singing instead of singing inside! It's difficult to buy a house that ticks all the boxes - the pub was one of the few minuses when I bought the house.

if you bought it with the pub in situ ......!!!!
it's like peeps who buy houses adjoining golf courses complaining about balls being hit into their gardens

however, you may care to check with your local council about noise outside etc
these things are usually tightly regulated

Have you considered contacting your local Council about noise abatement DB4?

I must admit that the sight of sad middle aged men, standing outside the local spoons smoking is only trumped by sad women doing the same - a sad indictment of today's culture and lack of respect, both for self and others.

Where I am living, it is mainly young people sitting outside pubs and bars smoking.

Stan, some of my neighbours have tried that and the noise goes down for a few months, then it goes back up again. One of the reasons I tend to be sceptical when people go on about not having enough money to feed their children properly is that young people, not just middle aged, still seem to have enough money to spend fortunes in pubs.

Then you must get together with neighbours and be persistent with the Council (I know you shouldn't have to), and also worth looking at is the pubs license which will come up for review. I think that now lies with the Councils and not the police although I might be wrong on that point.

Labour opening lead gap up again.

1. Lynton Crosby

2. NHS Direct 111 shambles. You just cant trust the Tories with the NHS..........

electionista‏@electionista
UK - Opinium/Observer poll: CON 28%, LAB 39%, LDEM 8%, UKIP 16%

Labour lead : 6

Latest YouGov / The Sunday Times results 26th July - Con 33%, Lab 39%, LD 10%, UKIP 11%;

UKIP and Labour going nowhere.

Immigration Vans touring the country.

Lib Dems say its madness (Vince Cable)(students here legaly, poor devils what kind of discrimination are they going to face)

Got Lynton Crosby written all over the policy. Mr Nasty recruited by 'Dave The Liar' to boost poll ratings, but more and more of the British Public seeing through this now.

The Nasty Party have Got Mr Nasty runing the country now........for a limited period.

Wait until Rebeka and Coulson are put in the dock, Mr Nasty cant do a thing then.

.. And no one on here knows more about going nowhere then H/S -):

and all the illegals of course :-)

VOTE TORY, VOTE FOR LYNTON CROSBY AND A PRIVATE HEALTH SERVICE.

VOTE TORY, VOTE FOR LYNTON CROSBY AND A SKILLS SHORTAGE.

VOTE TORY, VOTE FOR LYNTON CROSBY AND INCREASES IN CANCER DEATHS.

VOTE TORY, VOTE FOR LYNTON CROSBY AND A CHANCELLOR WHO ARE GOING ALL OUT FOR A HOUSING BUBBLE BURST.

VOTE TORY, VOTE FOR LYNTON CROSBY AND VOTE FOR A DICTATOR GOVERNMENT.

Ill eagles are misunderstood!

VOTE FOR UKIP AND KEEP OUT LYNTON CROSBY AND THE TORIES.

skinny - LOL , that's priceless!

I am afraid that no one cares about Lynton Crosby apart from crazy lefty activists like gf. Hardly anyone knows who he is. He does seem to be doing a great job. He worked for Boris when he was running for Mayor.

Populus online has CON closing the gap to just 5 pc

Party, share CON +2, 34 LAB nc, 39 LD nc, 11 UKIP -2

FFS! .... who cares or what difference does it make what one stupid minute sample opinion poll says from one day to another! ..... even restaurant reviews are more meaningful!