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by dwtmill
Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:31 am
Forum: UK & Ireland
Topic: Council tax vs business rates
Replies: 22
Views: 20276

When we applied to change from council tax to business rates we had to send in our trading accounts for past years. We sent in copies of our accounts for the precious three years and the council refunded our council tax payments for each of those years. Our business rates are zero rated. The council...
by dwtmill
Tue Feb 23, 2021 2:45 pm
Forum: UK & Ireland
Topic: Covid-19 roadmap to lifting lockdown.
Replies: 3
Views: 1788

At the moment, Boris's roadmap is the best we can expect and it gives us something to work to. Most of our customers come from England and we have bookings from Easter onwards. I would rather blame Boris, rather than the Welsh government, for cancelling someone's holiday (tongue in cheek).
by dwtmill
Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:54 am
Forum: UK & Ireland
Topic: Covid-19 roadmap to lifting lockdown.
Replies: 3
Views: 1788

Covid-19 roadmap to lifting lockdown.

I have been reading through the summaries of Boris's plan and it is unclear to me as to when we can fully open for business. When stage two comes into effect (12th of April), self-catering accommodation can reopen for use by members of the same household. There is no mention of lifting this restrict...
by dwtmill
Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:47 am
Forum: Personal websites
Topic: build a new website
Replies: 8
Views: 1872

If you have used Dreamweaver then I guess that you are happy working in HTML. I switched to Wordpress several years ago. You can use it without any coding knowledge but having some enables you to maximise its potential. As a start you can copy and paste the code from your old website. Best of luck.
by dwtmill
Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:29 am
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: QR Code for WIFi ID & Password
Replies: 4
Views: 2020

Thank you for posting this. It’s a really good idea that I will use. I have used QRC generators before, for our holiday cottage contact details and website links, but I hadn’t thought of using them for this application. I sort of monitor our router's status from time to time and I have noticed that ...
by dwtmill
Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:57 am
Forum: UK & Ireland
Topic: Electric car charge points
Replies: 4
Views: 3451

Your question inspired me to look at the cost of installing a domestic charging point for electric vehicles. My search revealed that government grants are available from the Office of Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV). Here are two links; https://pod-point.com/guides/driver/olev-grant https://www.gov.uk/...
by dwtmill
Mon Nov 09, 2020 8:56 am
Forum: UK & Ireland
Topic: CORONAVIRUS GRANT
Replies: 87
Views: 28608

I provided all that when we switched to business rates. I had to provide it for the March grant and now again for this latest one. Some of the Welsh councils really hate us. It's hard to believe that the local authorities in North Wales do not appear to be supportive of your contribution to the tou...
by dwtmill
Sun Nov 08, 2020 9:24 am
Forum: UK & Ireland
Topic: CORONAVIRUS GRANT
Replies: 87
Views: 28608

Not automatically for SC businesses though - you've got to provide 2 years of accounts, proof of letting for 140 days and proof that it provides over 50% of your income. You can't apply for the national one if you qualify for the local one - oh and the money ran out for the local one within 36 hour...
by dwtmill
Sat Nov 07, 2020 9:13 am
Forum: UK & Ireland
Topic: CORONAVIRUS GRANT
Replies: 87
Views: 28608

In Wales, the national two-week lockdown grant is £1000. There is an additional grant of £1,000 for businesses that were affected by the previous local lockdown arrangements for a period of three weeks or more. On top of this, there is a £2,000 discretionary grant for businesses that were forced to ...
by dwtmill
Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:13 am
Forum: UK & Ireland
Topic: CORONAVIRUS GRANT
Replies: 87
Views: 28608

Our local authority is the County and City of Swansea and their performance has been remarkable. All inquiries were met with the same automated response - "We are processing your claim". I was taken by surprise when my June bank statement showed that the council had paid the full grant int...
by dwtmill
Sun Oct 25, 2020 12:10 pm
Forum: Bookings
Topic: Bookings keep coming!
Replies: 17
Views: 6126

We were fully booked in October but the local lockdowns in South Wales meant that we had to cancel them all and refund the payments. We haven't had any inquiries lately and I don't think things will improve after the two-week Wales firebreak lockdown is over. Fingers crossed that the situation will ...
by dwtmill
Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:11 pm
Forum: Website reviews
Topic: New minimalist website
Replies: 18
Views: 6155

COYS
I think that I have solved this problem - It was caused by a css issue.
by dwtmill
Wed Dec 13, 2017 11:51 am
Forum: Website reviews
Topic: New minimalist website
Replies: 18
Views: 6155

COYS
I can see the problem with the iPad Air2.
I will investigate.
by dwtmill
Wed Dec 13, 2017 11:47 am
Forum: Website reviews
Topic: New minimalist website
Replies: 18
Views: 6155

Newtimber.

My maximum broadband speed is 3 Mb/s but I normally get around 1.5 Mb/s. I haven't experienced any download issues even with very large sites.
by dwtmill
Wed Dec 13, 2017 11:43 am
Forum: Website reviews
Topic: New minimalist website
Replies: 18
Views: 6155

russellt

I couldn't replicate the problem exactly as you described but there did appear to be a problem with chrome. I have put in a fix that I think has removed the problem.