I like the idea of this, and I think so would many others. I remember something like this 10 years ago (think it went on to become Kick Fm) where they used volunteers to run the station, produce the shows and be DJ's.

I used to like that as it allowed specific shows such as the rock hour, hop hop shows etc where you could tune in at a specific time to listen to the types of music you don't normally hear on the radio.

Plus the contests were quite good, and more chance of winning with a smaller less commercial audience.

Would love to see this happen, but would be dependent on the right people getting involved

Interestingly my caravan was stolen a few weeks ago from a local secure storage facility, luckily for me the caravan was recovered a couple of days later by the police who arrested a man for other crimes, and had my caravan with him.

Can anyone guess what group of people this man belonged to?

I have to say this thread has made me laugh today!!!

I have been soaked by a driver before, as i probably have soaked pedestrians in the past, i think its one of those things.

Last year whilst walking down hambridge road, i got splashed by about 4 cars in a row. At the time i was fuming but by the time i got home i thought it was hilarious.

For those who walk to work, my suggestion is to wear waterproofs if it has been raining or take a change of clothes

Ok so my original post seems to have sparked a lot of posts and thanks to those who have offered advice.

I would like to point out she would have accepted the b&b but it was in slough and she couldn't afford the extra petrol to get to work.

Anyway the good news is I have found a friend who will rent her room for a couple of months so fingers crossed she will be able to use this time to find a more permanent home.

Sorry Xjay1337 but she won't be sharing a bed now but again thanks for the offer

No I was asking if anyone knew how to help. Lots of people must have been or know people in similar situations and maybe someone knew where to get advise / help.

Where has the begging come into it?

I though that was what forums were for? seeking advice and discussing topics? Obviously this one is mainly about taking the p**s out of people. If you dont like the topic, why comment?

I will let her know

As this is the third time you have suggested this to me (don't know why I didn't think of it myself) I thought I would reply

I wish I could help, but a) I don't have the room in my house, im expecting my first baby any week now c) my origional thought was why the **** do we as taxpayers fork out for council housing all our lives and then really struggle to get help if/when we need it

All she wants is a little help and not unhelpful comments

Not sure how she can be classed as a sponger, she works and pays taxes like everyone else, things just haven't gone her way lately and she needs help - She is not asking for cash handouts, just help in finding affordable housing.

Cheers for your helpful advise vodabury!!!!

But a genuine thank you to those who have offered suggestions and Richard, she will be in touch today - thank you

And for those mocking why she doesn't want shared bathrooms, it's nothing about being snobby, just the fact she needs the toilet about every two hours and doesn't feel safe walking down a corridor at night on her own

She is homeless as it was her boyfriends house, and unfortunately I am not in a situation to have her stay at mine

The more I am finding out about how many people need housing the scarier it gets.

I have been very naive and assumed that if you needed housing you got it, as according to the media, every jobless, druggie, immigrant has a council house

She has been to the CAB but not much luck. The council seem to be only offering her the halfway house or the b&b in slough

Hopefully something will happen for her

I believe the council has let her down by not being able to find her decent accommodation especially considering she has paid both tax and council tax for many many years.

I would have hoped that as a tax payer, I would be looked after if I hit a rough patch. So many other people seem to be able to get housing provided for them

A friend of mine is an english citizen, who has worked full time for over 10 years and has never claimed anything from the government before.

She has now hit a rough patch in her life and requires help but is not getting anything of what she needs.

She is 20 weeks pregnant and has just split from her boyfriend, she has no where to live and does not accrue enough points with council to get housing.

She has been offered a room at a b&b in slough (even though she works in Newbury) or a room at a half way house sharing bathroom facilities with the other guests. This place does not look or sound safe for her.

Does anyone know of way she could be helped or anyone else she can speak to?

Thank you, i wish for luck every year

Hi Blue

I do not support any teams in the premier league, but believe that Man Utd will pull it off again ( I hope they do not )

I would like to see another team win, such as Man City, Liverpool or Spurs as the whole chelsea/Man Utd thing is really boring me now.

I would like to say that Southend will win League 2 ( a little biased but here's to wishing)

one day, maybe, we could stick to the topic of the origional post

Why not? The mother would have been paying her fair share in tax, and chances are the father would have been too

I think we should be promoting mums to stay home with their children, especially the first

As a working couple, myself and my wife do not qualify for any any help from the government at all and are about to lose a large chunk of my wifes wages and like all the other working parents, this is going to put financial pressure on us, My wife and I have been paying taxes for around 16 years now and it would be nice to have something back.

There seems to be no rewards for the hard working people of this country, just taxes and taxes and taxes

Introduce a one year full pay maternity package for all first time mums if they have been employed for more than 2 years

I would change the laws on people moving into the country.

I would block all requests unless they had a skill that this country needed, a valuable job to come to, or had enough money to support themselves.

heard rumours of two stabbings.......... but cannot find any news articles to back it up

I actually think the surgery has improved. I dont need appointments very often but when i do, i get them within a few days and using the online booking tool makes it all alot easier.

Dr Chapman was my doctor since i was a child, but to be honest i rpobably only had three apointments with him, as he was soo busy. Since he left I just move from doctor to doctor, but it seems to work

and dont forget to delete the 'friend' who reported your comments

I think the big issue with social networking sites is that people dont understand how easy it is for personal information to be viewed by others.

Using the same unique username on multiple sites makes it very easy to simply google that name and see what that person belongs to.

This just proves what other people have already said on this post, never say anything on the internet that you wouldnt be happy sharing with strangers or post any pics/vids that you may one day regret posting,

Once something is on the net, it is there for anyone to see forever

so do you feel that the party you will be voting for will fix the issues you have with our country? I do not not feel any party has the balls to fix whats wrong

Can you honestly blame us? When was the last time the government actually listened to the people?