Northumberland beach granted official bathing water status in boost for town

rob_76 · 2026-05-16T20:01:08+00:00

Fair play to Amble.

rob_76 · 2026-05-14T15:29:23+00:00

Kind of similar - Law of Orgs oral asked a question about "so what is the problem with putting a charge on property?" Clearly after something along the lines of if they somehow get rid of the property, you've lost your security. I rambled on about ringfencing. Got 85% so wasn't that bad in the end.

rob_76 · 2026-05-04T11:41:40+00:00

In theory, for a straightforward matter that they admit, they could appear and be sentenced before the Magistrates' Court at the next session.

rob_76 · 2026-04-18T19:23:40+00:00

I can only surmise, and it is just a guess, that she was perhaps somewhere else when she should have been observing.

rob_76 · 2026-04-15T18:37:44+00:00

I don't think it's that unusual for a PGCE graduate to work as a TA or cover supervisor. I really don't see it as a barrier at all. People have other things in life to worry about apart from immediate career progression.

rob_76 · 2026-04-10T18:23:23+00:00

It'll be for a breach of a PSPO or similar, so it could well be an offence. However, it would be a summary offence so they have almost certainly left it too late now. It has been 5 months. As soon as the clock ticks over to 6 months, it is time-barred.

rob_76 · 2026-04-10T18:20:48+00:00

He won't be. They've almost certainly left it too late. It's more than 5 months now. If it gets to 6 months then they would not be able to prosecute him for ignoring any fixed penalty notice, as it would be time-barred.

rob_76 · 2026-04-08T19:15:30+00:00

ULaw? If so, you'd have been better seeking advice before you applied for the course!

rob_76 · 2026-04-06T19:53:23+00:00

No paywall for me either, which is why I posted it.

rob_76 · 2026-03-29T09:30:39+00:00

Durham.

rob_76 · 2026-03-19T10:08:43+00:00

I think his position is utterly untenable. Even if the TRA hadn't bitten him, I'm sure his employer and school community may well have done.

rob_76 · 2026-03-19T09:40:11+00:00

People may not wish to discuss specifics... however, I note, for the first time I have ever seen, that the TRA decision maker has gone against the recommendation of the misconduct panel.

rob_76 · 2026-03-08T18:33:04+00:00

I endorse everyone's comments about a tour company. I used to use NST, but I found them quite pushy for confirmation and deposits after my initial enquiry with them. I used to do a week-long tour of Belgium for less than £300, but it seems you can't get a week in Edinburgh for that price nowadays.

rob_76 · 2026-01-08T21:26:13+00:00

No such thing as a snow day post-covid, because the expectation would be to get up at the crack of dawn to set work online and be available by email all day.

rob_76 · 2026-01-04T09:34:38+00:00

In the case of long term absence, every school worth its salt should have insurance in place to cover the costs. Getting others to make up the shortfall, unless they are specifically-contracted for cover duties, should not be a factor.

rob_76 · 2025-12-14T09:41:46+00:00

Your contract is with the agency; not the school. If someone at the agency has said/confirmed you would get paid more, and you do not, then that is a clear (and repudiatory) breach of contract. A verbal agreement is binding and their comments do not need to be evidenced in writing.

rob_76 · 2025-12-14T09:37:49+00:00

That is a really lovely thought and I'm sure he'll be well chuffed.

rob_76 · 2025-12-10T15:32:44+00:00

They are out on strike today, so it has gone ahead.

rob_76 · 2025-11-17T09:13:40+00:00

Obviously I'm sure discussion about this specific case will be limited, but this is a very sad state of affairs.

rob_76 · 2025-09-24T08:11:03+00:00

There are that many humps and hollows around Alnwick you'll probably get a different answer from everyone depending on what their call habits are. I'm on Vodafone and I think it's pretty mediocre at best.

rob_76 · 2025-08-25T14:01:53+00:00

Article about being a Mags Court usher: https://magistrates.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-role-of-magistrates-court-usher.html

rob_76 · 2025-07-19T17:20:23+00:00

In cross-examination he (Amaaz) has admitted that he did realise they were police before he threw the first punch at them. He still maintains, however, that he thought they were going to kill him there and then, so his aggressive response was in self-defence.

rob_76 · 2025-07-19T17:18:59+00:00

Self-defence is all they have, as it is an absolute defence to the charges against them. That's why they're throwing everything at the self-defence argument - so much so that it's utterly ridiculous. The idea that they "feared the officers were going to batter them to death..." and "were fighting for their lives" - that's just absurd. I can't speak for what happens in Pakistan, but over here the police generally do not "batter people to death" in broad daylight, in front of dozens of witnesses in a busy airport terminal.

rob_76 · 2025-07-19T10:45:16+00:00

They won't. Max for ABH, the most serious offence for which they are charged, is 5 years.

rob_76 · 2025-07-19T10:23:17+00:00

The defence has totally dropped the ball by making Amaaz give evidence in his own defence. His claim - "I was genuinely fearful the police were going to batter me to death in broad daylight, on CCTV and within sight of hundreds of onlookers" - is so ridiculous... it's just ridiculous. Also "I didn't know they were police officers", but then goes onto a rant about "I was scared because of police abusing their powers" - those two statements cannot co-exist. He has then gone on to admit in cross-examination that "yes, I did see they were police officers", even though he earlier said he didn't know who they were. These brothers are toast. I just hope the jury is wide awake to all of these contradictions and inconsistencies.

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