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Customer Service
We are committed to tackling the problem of empty properties in the region and support property owners to help bring homes back into use and we have a dedicated Empty Property Officer who can help owners of empty properties bring them back into use. If you are a landlord and would like us to help get your property back on the market either to sell or rent, or if you are a resident who has an empty property in our area; use our Empty Properties form to browse the properties available to rent or buy, as well as reporting properties that are empty in your area. Click here to view.
- Choosing an agent to manage the letting of your property,
- Selling the property through an estate agent or auction,
- Help and advicewhen renovating a property,
- Advertising property to let or for sale,
- Matching Service – we have a list of organisations that are looking to bring empty properties back into use. You can use this service if you are looking to sell, lease or let your property.
A property that has been empty for over 2 years could qualify for a reduction in VAT to 5% on renovation works to bring the property back into use. Properties empty for over 10 years could qualify for a reduction in VAT to 0% on renovation works!
We are eager to speak to owners of empty properties and may be able to offer advice and assistance, if you own an empty property we would be grateful if you could complete the appropriate form below:
For further information you can view the Council's Empty Properties Strategy.
Our Extreme Sports (3.31MB) programme offers high impact bespoke extreme and action sport activities that we can provide anywhere in the country for a wide range of clients. Whether this is in the local park or a major intenrational event, we can provide tailor made programmes of exciting and dynamic activities to meet your needs in order to have a show stopping event.
Regardless of the type of organisation you are, we provide specialist advice and assistance in deciding the most appropriate activities for your occasion, advice on health and safety matters, risk assessments information and even guidance on event management in relation to our activities.
Our Extreme Wheel's team all have a personal interest in these activities from undertaking or competing in their own time to instructing in these extreme/action sports. We will provide an exciting and motivational experience to participants and therefore your event/sessions will be a highly memorable experience for the individuals who take part!
Our Extreme Wheels will be hitting the road this summer right across the District. So what are you waiting for, grab your helmet and let's go!
Wheeled Sports Open or Close
Wheeled sports are all the craze at the minute and we have a number of activities available for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy.
Mobile Skate Park
We provide a selection of mobile ramps, BMX bikes, skateboards and safety equipment. We also provide experienced staff throughout the session to ensure a safe but fun environment. Competitions can also be undertaken throughout the activity, providing all participants with new and challenging experiences
BMX Racing Roadshow
BMX Racing roadshows offer young people the opportunity to take part in the latest Olympic discipline. This activity can take place at a BMX track or a mock BMX track can be created on a field using ramps and cones. The BMX racing roadshow provides up to 16 BMX race bikes, full face helmets, elbow and knee pads, gloves, cones and ramps. Our coaches are British Cycling BMX Level 2 qualified, which is currently the highest BMX coaching qualification in the country.
Go-Ride Coaching
Go-Ride is a British Cycling development programme that aims to improve the basic ability of young people's cycling skills and get them involved with their local cycling club. Go-Ride sessions can be delivered within school and community settings. The activities that are involved with the Go-Ride programme are progressive cycling games that are coached by qualified cycling coaches.
KMX Karting
KMX Karting is still relatively new in this country but has proven to be very popular with young people and adults. KMX karts are three wheeled high performance sports trikes that are part go kart, part BMX. The KMX Karts come in two sizes and are fully adjustable to cater for young people from the ages of 6+.
Whacky Wheels
Whacky Wheels give people of all ages the opportunity to experience weird and wonderful wheeled contraptions. This product brings together a unique selection of equipment that people may never get the chance to use anywhere else.
Mountain Biking
Our mountain bike rides are fun and exciting for nearly any age and can be delivered almost anywhere. Our instructors are able to create rides that suit nearly all ability levels. We provide all the equipment needed for the rides and have a fleet of 20+ mountain bikes of different sizes. Also during the darker times of the year, this unit can offer night time rides using the latest high powered mountain bike lights. This gives a high adrenaline fueled experience to the participants!
Action Sports Open or Close
Our Action Sports activities are fast, furious and a huge amount of fun for anyone age 7+
Body Zorbs
Body Zorbing is physical, exhilarating, and enormous fun for all ages. The user slides into a harness in the middle of a inflatable ball or bodyzorb and can then safely collide with other users, roll, fall, headstand, battle and bounce without risk of injury, great exercise and energetic!
Upto 10 people can participate at any one time. This activity is suitable for indoor venues such as sports halls or flat grass surfaces.
Master Blaster Laser Tag
Never mind going to a laser quest experience, let our Master Blaster mobile laser tag arena come to you! Ten participants can experience an exciting range of games either as individuals or as part of a team. This is suitable for both indoor and outdoor locations at a venue of your choice. This activity requires 15m x 15m area and for outdoor venues requires a flat grass surface
Whacky Olympics
You've heard of it's a knock out, Whacky Olympics combines most of our activities to create an Olympic style discipline in which participants take part as either a team or individuals to see who is the best Whacky Olympian!
Mobile Climbing Wall
Our mobile climbing wall offers participants, whether they are beginners or more advanced climbers, the opportunity to challenge themselves on our all ability wall.
As for the diddy climbers we can offer our baby bouldering wall for these energetic participants to scamble over! This unit is high impact and is always popular at events and can turn up to almost any venue to provide your very own extreme vertical activity.
Cycle Maintenance
Our cycle maintenance trailer is our newest unit which offers young people and adults the chance to gain the knowledge they need to keep their bikes maintained. This unit offers basic introductory sessions to an advanced programme of courses.
Power Kiting
Power kites have safety systems, so that there is very little risk involved, which is ideal for people participating in this exciting sport for the first time.
Ambition Mediation Services Open or Close
Mediation is used to help people to resolve / work out conflict within their housing and prevent people becoming homeless. The mediation service we offer is completely impartial (not on anyone's side) and we are not here to judge. The aim of the service is to help you find a solution that is acceptable to all the people involved.
Clients will need to live in one of the four authority areas Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales or North East Derbyshire.
We aim to help:
Young people who have run away from home
Young people who are about to be kicked out of home
Young people who are experiencing conflict with their family and have been asked to leave which may result in them becoming homeless
Young people who want to leave home without conflict
Young people who want to get back in touch with their family since leaving home
The mediation service is now up and running, and referrals are being taken from front line Housing Options Teams, MAT Teams and Social Services.
To assist you in referring applicants for mediation we've put together a short guide of things to check before referring clients for mediation which you can download below.
If you have any further queries about the service please don't hesitate to contact us.
Jo Hayes
North Derbyshire Housing Ambition Co-ordinator
Tel: 01246 217319
Employment Ambition Open or Close
Employment Ambition is a new project covering North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Bolsover, Derbyshire Dales and Bassetlaw Local Authority areas. Funded through the Sheffield City Region funding initiative, The project has been set up to:
Support young people aged 18-24 who are looking for work, claiming JSA and living within the five local authority areas
Provide tailored, person centred support, including a dedicated key worker for each young person
Raise aspirations and motivation through individual development plans
Remove and reduce barriers to ensure success, including reimbursement of expenses
Provide in work support for up to 26 weeks to ensure sustainable employment outcomes for young people
Access to a dedicated mental health support worker, finance and debt advisor, and housing and homelessness support
Back to work savings premium of up to £500 once a young person moves into work
Ambition is the No. 1 service for young people. Get in touch today on 01246 217833 to discuss how we can help you achieve your ambition!
Housing Advice for Young People Open or Close
Leaving home is a big step for most young people and needs to be planned. There are three main things that you need to think about:
What type of property will you live in?
Can you afford to move?
Are you ready to live on your own?
The hardest way to leave home for the first time is in a crisis or after a big arguement, of course sometimes people have to leave home for their own safety, but in most cases it is better either stay at home or to take some time to plan your move.
If you would like further advice about your housing options then please contact your local council and ask to speak to their Housing Options Team or Homelessness Prevention Team.
Chesterfield Borough Council 01246 345825
North East Derbyshire District Council 01246 231111
Bolsover District Council 01246 242424
Derbyshire Dales District Council 01629 761311
If you need assistance outside office hours contact the Emergency Duty Team
(after 5pm Monday – Friday and at weekends)
Tel: 01629 533190
If you are thinking about leaving home the leaflet here outlines all the things you need to consider before leaving.
Housing Ambition Strategic Partner's Forum Open or Close
The HASP forum is an ongoing group with meetings held every other month. The next meeting will be held on:
The forum is for managers whose staff will engage with 16 – 24 year olds.
The key aim of the forum is to facilitate and increase joint working around young people and housing between the four authorities North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Bolsover & Derbyshire Dales in order to both save money and improve outcomes for young people.
Minutes from previous meetings:
Positive Pathway Open or Close
Is about giving parents and young people the relevant and realistic information they need to come to their own decisions. Evidence shows that young people are staying at home longer where this is an option. Understanding what the housing options are in the local area and being able to plan for the future is important for all young people and their families. Identifying gaps in supply and meeting the needs of those who have no option to remain at home is a key role for public authorities and housing providers.
The Positive Pathway framework proposes a universal offer of access to information and advice for young people and their families or carers to help them understand the housing options available and to inform decisions they make.
For those at risk of homelessness or unable to meet their housing needs through their own resources and networks there is a need to advise, assist and provide access to planned options at an early stage before a crises emerges. For those facing homelessness there should be an integrated service response, with access to a range of supported housing options via a targeted and integrated single point of entry.
Resources and Referrals Open or Close
The aim of the Universal referral is to strengthen working together and the implementation of a coherent pathway for North Derbyshire.
The flowchart at the bottom of this page should make it clear how the process will work and under what circumstances the form should be used.
We will not expect all parts of the form to be completed in all cases, as you will see from the flowchart Housing Ambition will triage the referral to make sure it goes to the correct partner(s). Please send any referrals to:
The documents below contain information on all services available to young people across North Derbyshire and were compiled from mapping exercises.
Ambition Universal Referral 2016
Please click on the links below for further information on the services available for young people:
Statutory services (LA Homelessness Teams)
Statutory services (MAT Teams, Social Care, Leaving Care)
Schools Projects Open or Close
Housing Ambition delivered a successful Schools Homelessness Prevention Project over the academic year 2015/16. Visiting 16 schools across Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire, Bolsover & Derbyshire Dales areas to deliver a 1 hour lesson to pupils aged from aged 12 – 16.
The project reached almost 3,000 students in total and covered topics such as the reasons young people can become homeless, housing options, budgeting and money and where to go for advice.
Please see our School Statistics for a full breakdown of communications with the schools.
The ways in which a schools homelessness prevention project can be delivered county wide are currently being looked at so more information on this will follow.
f you would like further information on schools project or if you would like us to come and speak to any young people you are working with, please don't hesitate to get in touch via the contact on this page.
Appeals Open or Close
There are many circumstances in which you may make an appeal against your property's banding. For example there may have been a structural change, part or all of the property may have been demolished or there may have been changes in the area that might affect the value.
You may also appeal against the banding of a new property or against an alteration in your banding made by the Valuation Office.If you have recently moved house, you have six months from the date you moved in to make an appeal.
Appeals should be made to the Valuation Office at the following address:
The Valuation Office AgencyListing OfficerCouncil Tax EastGround FloorFerrers HouseCastle Meadow RoadNottinghamNG2 1AB
Main Switchboard Tel: 03000 501 501
For full details of the grounds for appealing against your banding visit the Valuation Office web site at www.voa.gov.ukIf you do make an appeal against your banding you must still pay your council tax bill. If your appeal is successful, your bill will be adjusted and any overpayments will be refunded to you.
Band Charges Open or Close
The amount payable depends on the value of the property and, whilst Council Tax was introduced on 1st April 1993, the valuations are based on the open market values as at 1st April 1991. All domestic properties are valued and placed in one of eight valuation bands by the Independent Valuation Agency. A Listing Officer at the Valuation Office is responsible for compiling, maintaining and notifying the Council of the banding of a property.Please use the what's my council tax calculator on this page for your area's tax band.
The eight valuation bands are:
Band A - Values not exceeding £40,000Band B - Over £40,000 but not over £52,000Band C - Over £52,000 but not over £68,000Band D - Over £68,000 but not over £88,000Band E - Over £88,000 but not over £120,000Band F - Over £120,000 but not over £160,000Band G - Over £160,000 but not over £320,000Band H - Values exceeding £320,000
Each band is subject to a different level of tax; Band A will have the lowest tax and Band H the highest. The relevant band for your dwelling will be shown on your Council Tax bill
Change of Circumstances Open or Close
If you move house or any details change which may affect your Council Tax liability, you are required by law to notify us.
You must notify us of any of the following changes:
Moving HouseIf you qualify for a discount disregardSomeone has passed awayIf you live aloneIf someone has moved in with youAny other changes? e.g. Change of Name, Change in method of payment.
Please fill in the Change of Circumstances (478KB) form if any of the changes affect you, or telephone us using the contact details on this page.
Council Tax Support Open or Close
From April 2013 Council Tax Benefit ended and was replaced by a localised scheme known as Council Tax Support (835kb).
The scheme that we have adopted is as follows:
- The calculation remains unchanged, with the same rules applied as with Council Tax Benefit. However, any person of 'working age' will be subject to an 8.5% reduction in their calculated benefit entitlement.
For example, a person with a weekly Council Tax liability of £20.00 that previously qualified for maximum benefit e.g. £20.00 per week will now only be entitled to £18.30 per week. A person with a weekly Council Tax liability of £20.00 per week that previously qualified for £10.00 per week will now only be entitled to £9.15 per week.
The above changes apply to all 'working age' claimants except those in receipt of either a war disablement pension or a war widows pension.
Regulations set by Central Government state that the above changes cannot be applied to claimants of a pensionable age. A person is a pensioner if they have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit and they are not, or, if they have a partner, their partner is not in receipt of income support, income-based jobseekers allowance, income-related employment and support allowance or universal credit.
Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses
Whilst Pensioner's will not be directly affected by the ending of Council Tax Benefit and the introduction of Council Tax Support this change may impact upon any future claim's under the Department for Work and Pensions Funeral Scheme.
Previously, entitlement to Council Tax Benefit automatically qualified both working and pensionable age claimants to assistance from the Funeral Scheme. This scheme exists to provide assistance to those 'least well off' in meeting the costs of a funeral for a family member or friend that they are responsible for. Pensioners may lose the right to automatic qualification once Council Tax Benefit ends in April 2013.
If you would like further information regarding Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses please visit:
Discounts Open or Close
If you consider that a property you own is uninhabitable you should provide us with full details. The Council Tax visiting officer may have to carry out an internal inspection. As a guide, a damp proof course, new windows, new kitchen/bathroom do not make a property uninhabitable for Council Tax purposes. If ownership of a property changes it will not renew entitlement to this discount.In addition, certain people are not counted when calculating the number of residents in a dwelling, These are called 'disregarded persons'. If someone in your household falls into one of the specified classed listed you may be entitled to a discount.The main categories are:
With any discount we will seek confirmation of your status and eligibility. If you believe you are entitled to a discount please contact us immediately. Following the award of any discount you must notify us immediately if your situation alters and the circumstances giving rise to a discount change.
- people in detention
- people who are severely mentally impaired (423kb)
- 18 and 19 year olds in further education or whom child benefit is payable (421kb)
- students or student nurses (427kb)
- apprentices and Youth Training trainees (2.22MB)
- patients who live in a hospital or nursing home
- some carers or care workers (420kb)
- disabled relief (423kb)
- other areas for discount include residents of hostels, night shelters; members of religious communities whose main work is prayer, contemplation, education or relief of suffering.
Exemptions Open or Close
There are circumstances when no Council Tax is payable. However, this depends on individual circumstances and these are highlighted in our Exemption Classes document.
You should pay full Council Tax at your main residence and you can claim a discount on an empty property or a second home. Some empty properties may be exempt from charge for up to a year.
Exempt Property Classes
General Council Tax Information Open or Close
The Council Tax that you pay is used to help finance the services provided by not only Bolsover District Council but also by the following authorities:
- Derbyshire County Council
- Derbyhire county Council - Adult Social Care
- Derbyshire Police Authority
- Derbyshire Fire and Rescue
- Parish Councils (if applicable)
The Council Tax is then calculated after taking into account the grants received from Central Government. Council Tax is charged for every property within the District. There is one bill per household and Council Tax is all due and payable on 1st April each year. However, legislation allows for 10 monthly instalments, but as of April 2013, legislation now also allows for 12 monthly instalments. To request this you must apply to us either in writing or by email.
Bolsover District Council Council tax Information by Revenues, Income and Parish
Derbyshire County Council Financial Information 2019 – 20
Derbyshire Police Financial Information 2019 – 20.
When contacting us:
Please be aware that we can only discuss an account with the person named on the bill. If you want someone else to be able to contact us on your behalf please fill in our Third Party Authorisation form and return to the Council.
Please note
From the 15th February 2018 and to comply with regulation, the Authority will not be able to process card payments from customers using the web browsers listed here.
How To Pay Open or Close
Council Tax and Business Rates are payable in monthly instalments which are shown on your bill. There are a variety of ways to pay your bill, the simplest is to use our online method, found in the 'Pay it' button above. You can also pay via the below methods, and all the relevent contact details are on the contacts box on this page:
- Direct Debit payments - this is the quickest and most convenient way to pay your bill. You can set up a Direct Debit by either telephoning us on 01246 242440 or by completing the Direct Debit (1.34MB) mandate. You can choose to pay on 1st, 7th, 15th, 21st or 28th of each month.
- Telephone - You can pay through your own bank's telephone/on-line services
- Pay online - You can make payments on our website through our secure payments page. **
- You can pay by cash or debit card at the kiosks at any of our Contact Centres in Bolsover, Clowne, Shirebrook or South Normanton
- Debit Card - You can pay by Debit Card over the telephone. Please ring 0300 4560503 and follow the step-by-step instructions. You can ring at any time, the service is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
From the 15th February 2018 and to comply with regulation, the Authority will not be able to process card payments from customers using the web browsers listed here.
If you have any query about paying your bill, please contact the Revenues Team using the contact details opposite.
Recovery Open or Close
If you are experiencing financial difficulties in paying your Council Tax bill you need to tell us immediately so we can help you. Please do not wait until you are behind with your payments before seeking advice. We have also introduced our own Debt Recovery Policy (223kb).
The Law Says...Council Tax becomes due on 1st April each year. However, under normal circumstances the law allows payment to be spread over 10 months from April to January, reducing as the year progresses. You are only entitled to be sent up to two reminders for Council Tax before losing the right to pay by instalments.
This is how it works...
- On the first occasion that you fail to pay an instalment by the due date (this is the date specified on your bill) a reminder will be sent to you. If you pay the amount requested promptly at this stage and remain up-to-date with payments you will maintain the right to pay by instalments. If, however, you fail to pay the amount requested by the due date, a summons will be issued. The summons will increase your debt as court costs will be added and you will lose the right to pay by instalments for the rest of the year. The whole of the year's Council Tax, which remains outstanding will become payable immediately.
- If you have had one reminder and paid it promptly, but then fail to pay by the due date a second time, the same procedures as above will apply.
- If you fail to pay on time for a third time in a year you will be sent a final reminder. This means the right to pay by instalments will be lost for the remainder of the year, even if you brought your account up-to-date on the previous occasions. The whole amount for the year must be paid in full within 7 days. If you fail to pay the full amount a summons will be issued and court costs added to your account. Please pay on time to avoid any additional costs.
What to do if you have received a Council Tax summons
- If you have been sent a summons, it will be because our records show that you were sent a Council Tax bill requiring instalment payment on specified dates. You were then sent a reminder informing you that one or more instalments were overdue. The reminder warned you that you would lose your right to pay by instalments if a payment was not made within 7 days. As you have not paid, this right has now been withdrawn and the summons is for the full amount outstanding for the year including costs incurred to date which are now added to the sum due.
- If you paid your bill recently, have already paid all outstanding instalments shortly before receiving the summons, or if the summons is incorrect in any way then you need to contact our Recovery Section to ensure that your payment has been correctly credited to your account and to discuss your case. If the summons is subsequently withdrawn by the Council, please help us by ensuring your future instalments are paid by the due date. The best way to ensure that your instalments reach us on time is to pay by Direct Debit (1.3mb). If you have a bank account you can take advantage of this easy option; a direct debit can be set up over the telephone.
- If the court decides that Council Tax has been set correctly and all documents issued in accordance with legislation, and that you have not paid the full amount outstanding, it will grant us a "liability order". This order will give us power to obtain payment in a number of ways, as we may choose. These include your account being passed to the Council's Enforcement Agents, deductions from earnings or Income Support/JSA/ESA, charging order, bankruptcy proceedings, committal to prison.
- Once the summons is correctly issued, the proceedings can be stopped only by making payment in full. This payment must be received by us before the date of the court hearing. Post dated cheques will not be accepted. It is important that your case is easily identified as one to be stopped. To enable us to do this, please write your account reference and summons number on the reverse of your cheque. If paying by cash, please enclose a note showing your account reference and summons number. Payments will not be accepted at the court.
- If you are unable to pay the full amount immediately, you need to contcat our Recovery Section immediately.
If you have not already claimed Council Tax Support, you may wish to do so now. However, this will not prevent further action on this summons.
Should I attend the Court?
It is your right to attend the court hearing to present your case if you feel that you are not liable for the amount shown on the summons. However, the only legal reasons why a liability order will not be granted are that the amount has not been legally demanded or that it has been paid. It is easier, quicker and cheaper to sort out all matters before the hearing by contacting our Recovery Section.
When you attend court, the court staff will be available to direct you to the court room where the application will be heard. While every effort will be made to ensure the application will be dealt with on the date specified in the summons sent to you, in the event that there is insufficient court time for it to be heard on that day, you will then be given details of the date and time you are next required to attend court.
For independent advice and information you can contact your local:
- Citizens Advice Bureau - Telephone: 0300 456 8437. The NEDCAB have also produced a Debt and Budgeting Calculator which can be used to produce a draft financial statement or act as a basic income and expenditure budgeting guide/tool.
- National Debtline - Telephone 0808 808 4000.
Appeals Open or Close
If you are unhappy with the decision made regarding your benefit, there are several options available to you.
Do you think our decision is wrong?
As soon as you get our decision letter you should check its content. If you think we have made a mistake. You can ask for more information.
If you think that we have made a mistake you can request the following:
That we look at our decision again, or that we pass your case to an independent tribunal that is run by the Tribunals Service, by appealing against the decision.
If you want us to look at our decision again, or if you want to appeal, you must write and tell us why you think our decision is wrong within one calendar month of the date of the letter notifying you of the decision.
We will check your claim thoroughly and take account of any more information you have provided with your written request. It may also mean that we have to contact you for further information.
We could then:
- Change our decision and pay you more benefit;
- Change our decision and pay you less benefit; or
- Decide the decision is already correct and therefore make no changes.
In any of the above cases we will write to you to let you know what we have decided and the reasons for the decision.
If you have asked us to look at your case again, and you are still not happy with our decision, you can still appeal. Your case will then be referred to the Tribunals Service. You must do this in writing, within one calendar month of the date of our decision letter. If you appealed we will pass your case to the Tribunals Service. We will do this if we have not changed our decision or if we have changed our decision and we are now paying you less benefit.
If your appeal is late, and we do not accept your reasons for the delay, your case will still be passed to the Tribunals Service for consideration.
The Tribunals Service
If we are unable to alter our decision we will prepare your case for an Independent Tribunal and tell you if you need to do anything further.
These are administered by the HM Courts and Tribunal Service. We will send both you and the HM Courts and Tribunals Service a copy of our response. You can choose an oral or paper based hearing. The tribunal will then make a decision on your appeal.
Benefits Calculator Open or Close
Change of circumstances Open or Close
If you move house or any details change which may affect your Council Tax liability, you are required by law to notify us.
You must notify us of any of the following changes:
- Have you moved house?
- Do you qualify for a discount disregard?
- Has someone passed away?
- Do you live alone?
- Has someone moved in with you?
- Any other changes? e.g. Change of Name, Change in method of payment.
You should therefore inform us of any changes to your circumstances. You can do this by email, post or by visiting one of our Contact Centres. You can download a change of circumstances form here.
Council Tax Support Open or Close
From April 2013 every local council had to devise its own local scheme to replace the former national Council Tax Benefit scheme. A copy of the Council Tax Support regulations can be viewed here
The government also reduced the amount of money it gave to local councils for this by 10%. Pensioners continue to receive the same level of help under the local schemes as they did under the former national scheme, under the new rules. You can download the housing benefit and council tax support form here, or if you prefer, you can also apply online here.
The changes meant that anyone in the Bolsover District is of working age and who was in receipt of full Council Tax benefit now has to pay at least 8.5% of their Council Tax.
Regulations set by Central Government state that the above changes cannot be applied to claimants of a pensionable age. A person is a pensioner if they have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit and they are not, or, if they have a partner, their partner is not in receipt of income support, income-based jobseekers allowance, income-related employment and support allowance or universal credit.
Discretionary Housing Payments Open or Close
If you are entitled to some help towards your rent, you may be able to apply for an additional award known as a Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP). You can also do this if you receive a Housing Element within your claim for Universal Credit. DHPs are paid on top of Housing Benefit or Universal Credit to people who find that the shortfall between their benefit and their housing costs causes them exceptional hardship.
DHPs can only be paid up to the maximum amount of eligible rent that is due, and cannot be paid for some service charges included in the rent, for example water charges. They are also only intended to be a temporary top up, so will not be paid indefinitely. It is expected, during any period of Discretionary Housing Payments award, that you take measures to make paying your rent more affordable. Those measures would include; trying to negotiate a lower rent with your landlord, finding alternative accommodation that you can afford, increasing your income (either taking on employment or increasing the hours you already work), claiming other Benefits which you have not already claimed but to which you may be entitled or reducing your current expenditure (cancelling ongoing contracts e.g. TV Subscriptions, mobile telephone contracts or clearing outstanding debts).
The amount of money the Council is allowed for DHPs is limited, and therefore awards are made at the Council's discretion, and each application will be considered on it's own merits.
You must make any application for a Discretionary Housing Payment in writing, giving us the reasons why you cannot afford the shortfall between your benefit and your housing costs. We will notify you of our decision in writing. If we turn you down you can ask us to consider your application again, but there is no formal right of appeal.
Please download the DHP form (207kb) here.
Fraud Open or Close
We have a duty under benefit regulations to ensure that benefit is only paid to bona fide persons.
We carry out investigations where it is felt that claimants are receiving benefit to which they are not entitled. Benefit fraud is a crime and is dealt with in the appropriate way. This action could be prosecution in Court, possibly leading to a criminal record or imprisonment. Anyone found committing benefit fraud will have to pay back any money to which they had no entitlement and some may have additional action taken against them.
If you know, or suspect, that a person is claiming Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Support that they are not entitled to please contact us immediately. For example someone could:
- Claim benefit for a property and live somewhere else;
- Have other people living in the property but they have not told us about them;
- Are working and claiming Income Support or Job Seekers Allowance;
- Have failed to declare to us ALL of their income; or Have failed to inform us about their savings or investments (including property that they own).
If you believe someone to be claiming benefits fraudulently, you can call us or contact the Department for Work and Pensions.
General Benefits and Council tax Information Open or Close
The Housing Benefit scheme is administered under legislation and regulations issued by central government to assist residents, on a low income, to meet the costs of their rent.
There are several types of benefits you may be able to claim to assist with your rent including rent rebate, rent allowance or Local Housing Allowance (LHA). You can also use the benefits calculator to calculate your Housing Benefit entitlement before applying and we have also introduced our own Debt Recovery Policy (223kb).
- Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) – 0844 848 9800
- Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centre – 01246 231441
- Advice Derbyshire – 0844 848 9800
- 2 Shires Credit Union – 01909 500575
- National Debt line – 0808 808 4000
- Release – 01773 306289 or 07932 088331
Need Assistance with your claim?
We may be able to offer you with assistance in applying for Benefits or maintaining your data. If you are unable to visit one of our Contact Centres and would like a Visiting Officer to assist you, in your own property, please contact us on 01246 242436.
We can visit you to offer you assistance with completing a new claim form, providing details or evidence in support of your new claim or a change in circumstances. We would generally contact you, prior to visiting, to arrange a mutually convienient time and would always carry photographic Bolsover District Council endorsed ID.
Local Housing Allowance Open or Close
If you are a private tenant, renting property or a room from a private landlord and you are on a low income, you may be able to claim and receive Local Housing Allowance (LHA).
How do I claim?
You must contact us for an application form or download one on the 'Benefits' page. You can visit us in person or telephone us for advice. Complete your application form and return it with all the relevant original documents as soon as possible. The claim form tells you exactly what you need to send us. You may also claim as part of another claim for a separate government benefit, allowance or Pension Credit.
LHA is a way of calculating Housing Benefit. The calculation is based on the area in which you live and the number of bedrooms your personal circumstances require. It ensures that tenants in similar circumstances, residing in the same area and receiving the same amount of financial support and receive a consistent amount towards their housing costs.
As the LHA is based on your housing needs (rather than your actual housing costs), you can decide if you want to rent a property where the rent is above or below your LHA rate (128kb). Where the rent is more than your LHA rate you would be required to pay the difference between your assessed LHA rate and your actual rental liability.
LHA applies to:
- Claimants who claimed for the first time after the 7th April 2008;
- Claimants who have changed address after the 7th April 2008; (Please note that this also includes people who have changed rooms within the same property) Claimants who are reclaiming after a gap in their claim of at least one week;
- LHA does not apply to:
- Existing Housing Benefit claimants (who do not fall under any of the above);
- Tenants of Housing Associations or other Social/Charitable Landlords;
- Council Tenants;
- Tenants who live in Hostels (NACRO)/Houseboats/Mobile Homes or Caravans;
- Tenants whose tenancy began before 1989;
- Tenants whose rent includes a substantial element of Board/Lodging;
- Tenants in shared ownerships;
- Any letting that is 'exempt' accommodation; (where the care, support or supervision provided by the Landlord and is on a more than 'minimal' basis)
- All 'non-LHA' tenants will continue to be assessed under the 'pre LHA' Housing Benefit scheme.
The LHA rates are decided by the Rent Officer. This was also the case with the 'pre April 2008' Rent Officer Decisions. The Rent Officer will set the rates annually each April, taking into account the Consumer Price Index (CPI) when determining the forthcoming years rates. The figures are then passed through to us to advertise to our customers and to use in the assessment of claims.
The amount of LHA you receive is determined by: The area you live in, this is known as the Broad Marker Rental Area (BRMA); and Who lives in your House with you, known as the size criteria.
You can find out which BRMA you property is located in by clicking here. You can also calculate your 'size criteria'.
Central Government have introduced 'caps' to the amount of LHA from the 1st April 2011 and the government website Gov.uk will provide you more information on this. This means that no area in the UK will receive LHA rates above the following:
- £250.00 per week for a one bedroom property
- £290.00 per week for a two bedroom property
- £340.00 per week for a three bedroom property
- £400.00 per week for a four bedroom property
Current LHA Rates
LHA rates are frozen for a period of one year and reviewed annually in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This will replace the previous requirement to review the LHA amount used for each individual based on their unique annual anniversary date. This date was previously determined based on their date of claim, date they changed address or the date there was a significant change in their household circumstances.
Current LHA rates 2019/20
Non-Dependants Open or Close
A non-dependant generally is a grown up Son or Daughter, Friend or Relative that lives within your household.
If you have a non-dependant adult, living in your household, your Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support could be subject to a non-dependant deduction, dependent upon their income, age, and your disability status. This is because it is assumed that the non-dependant will contribute towards your rent, rates and/or Council Tax.
There will be no non-dependant deduction where the claimant is:
- registered blind or has recently regained their sight
- receiving the care component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal Independence Payments (PIP) - at any rate
- receives Attendance Allowance - at any rate
When a deduction is made:
One non-dependant deduction will be applied per non-dependant (or non-dependant couple) in your household. For non-dependants in renumerative work the level of deduction is based on their Gross earnings rather than their NET earnings. The lowest deduction will be applied for any non-dependant NOT in work, regardless of their income from state benefits or private pensions.
Non-dependants with no deduction:
- A non-dependant aged under 18
- A non-dependant in receipt of Pension Credits (either kind)
- A non-dependant aged under 25 receiving a passported benefit (excluding 'main phase' ESA)
- A Youth Trainee
- A non-dependant in prison or similar detention
- A non-dependant who has been in hospital for 52 weeks or more
- A temporary resident or visitor
- A full time student (during a period of study)
- A full time student (during a vacation period providing they are not in remunerative work during this period of time)
For any non-dependant in work a deduction will be applied to your Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Support dependent upon the level of their Gross income.
Overpayments Open or Close
An overpayment is when benefit has been paid to someone but they are not entitled to receive it. It is therefore important that you notify us of any change in circumstance as soon as possible in order to avoid being overpaid Housing Benefit. We have the discretion to recover all overpayments, except in some cases when the overpayment has come about as a result of 'official error'. Overpayments that are caused by 'official error' cannot be recovered, unless it was reasonable for the tenant or landlord to have known that they were being overpaid. Overpayments can be recovered from either the person who caused the overpayment, or the person who received the overpayment.
How are overpayments recovered?If Housing Benefit is still in payment; it is likely that we will recover any overpayment by reducing the amount of benefit you receive each week. Using the amount reduced from your benefit to reduce the outstanding overpayment. You must then make up the difference to your Landlord to avoid accumulating rent arrears.If Housing Benefit is no longer in payment; it is likely that we will issue the person from whom we are seeking recovery with an invoice for the overpaid amount. An arrangement should then be made with our recovery department to pay back the overpaid amount.If Housing Benefit payments have been made to the Landlord; we may ask the Landlord to repay the amount in certain circumstances.If you are on Social Security benefits; we can ask the Department for Work and Pensions to make deductions from your benefit to recover the overpayment.If you have vacated our area; we can ask your new Local Authority to recover the overpayment from your Housing Benefit that is paid by them.
The decision on how we choose to recover the overpayment is at our discretion and can not be appealed. If an invoice remains unpaid, or someone does not keep to an arrangement to repay the debt, over time this will lead to further action being taken. This may include pursuing the debt in the County Court.
What if I cannot afford the recovery rate being taken?
If you want us to look again at the amount we take from your Housing Benefit please contact us. In order to reach a decision, to reduce the amount we take, we may ask for more information.
Self Employed Open or Close
If you are self employed and on a low income you may be entitled to Housing Benefit. In order for us to determine if you are eligible we will need to look at your net weekly income from your self employed earnings and any other income and capital that you may have.
In order to support your application for Housing Benefit we request that you provide your last six months income and expenditure accounts for your business. These do not have to be audited by a professional accountant but should show all of your weekly/monthly income and expenses. If you have only just become self employed we will require a 13-week forecast of your projected earnings and expenditure. We will then review your claim after this period to ensure that the income we are using for you is correct and that you are receiving the right amount of benefit.
If you have not kept records of your self employed accounts you should complete a 'Self Employed' proforma and provide this in support of your application for benefit. However, it is advised that for future purposes that you keep weekly/monthly records of your income and expenditure as this will be required to assess any future benefit entitlement. You may also be required to provide these in support of your Income Tax returns.
Students Open or Close
Most students in full-time higher education cannot claim Housing Benefit. If you are a student you can only claim if you are:
studying part-time; or
under 19 and on a course which is NOT a higher education course; or
a single parent; or
a student with a disability; or
60 or over; or
one of a couple, both of you are students and you have dependant children.
Universal Credit Open or Close
Universal Credit is a new benefit that has been introduced by the government and is currently being rolled out across the country. It replaces six means tested benefits and is designed to help people who are unemployed or on a low income. These are referred to as 'legacy' Benefits. It affects people of working age. The means tested Benefits that Universal Credit has replaced are as follows:
- Housing Benefit
- Job Seekers Allowance (Income Related)
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Income Support
- Child Tax Credits
- Working Tax Credits
From the 21st November 2018 all properties within the Bolsover District Council area now fall under 'Full Service' Universal Credit legislation. This means that you are no longer able to submit a NEW claim for Housing Benefit unless you meet any of the following criteria:
- You are of Pension Age
- You already receive a Severe Disablement Premium within an existing 'legacy' Benefit
- You are residing in Supported Accommodation
If you are needing assistance towards paying you Housing Costs, and none of the above criteria applies to your circumstances, you should now instead claim for Universal Credit. You can apply for Universal Credit here.
If you are currently claiming universal credit, or think this may affect you in the future, then you need to start preparing for the full service rollout. Universal Credit is a fully digital service - this means that you have to claim online and your claim thereafter is managed online. As a part of your Universal Credit claim you must have access to an email account as you will receive all of your claim correspondence through email.
You will need to have a transactional bank account / Building Society account / Credit Union account to receive your Universal Credit payments. Your Universal Credit will be paid monthly in arrears; this means you will need to start to plan to budget monthly.
Further information regarding Universal Credit is also available on the Governments website
Council Tax Support
Whether you claim Universal Credit, or Housing Benefit, you will still need to apply for Council Tax Support directly with Bolsover District Council.
More information on Council Tax Support, and the claims process, can be found under the Council Tax Support drop down on this webpage.


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On this day — Texas gets back to normal after a presidential visit (and rain); Senate Republicans are shopping for Democratic votes on overhauling formula funding to public schools; the House gives final passage to a ban on 'sanctuary cities;' questions are raised about Perry's complaints that isn't getting the federal fire aid it deserves; and A&M's Chancellor is on the way out.
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***Commander and Stump Speech
President Barack Obama made the second stop of his two stop whistle-blower Texas tour in Austin, where he attended two fundraisers. The first fundraiser, which was public, offered a preview of what is likely to become Obama's stump speech as he heads into a re-election bid against a still unsettled Republican field. The Houston Chronicle's Joe Holley reports:
Making a fund-raising foray through Austin on Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama offered an enthusiastic crowd of nearly a thousand supporters an early version of the re-election pitch he'll be making through the long campaign.
Standing before a giant flag on the state of the new Austin City Limits theater downtown, he offered up a litany of accomplishments during his first term — an economy on the mend, making college more affordable and health care reform, among others.
"We've made progress, but we've still got some climbing to do, so don't take off your boots," Obama told the cheering crowd.
Obama called for comprehensive immigration reform, investments in alternative energy and the elimination of some $4 billion in tax subsidies for oil and gas companies.
***Obama on the Border
Earlier Tuesday, President Obama visited one of the nation's busiest border crossings between the US and Mexico in El Paso. He followed the visit with a speech about immigration reform. The San Antonio Express-News' Jason Buch was there:
Obama said his administration has answered Republican demands to secure the border, putting more boots on the border than ever before and increasing drug, cash and weapon seizures. At the same time, he said, apprehensions are down, meaning fewer people are attempting to cross the border illegally.
Religious leaders, business leaders and politicians on both sides of the aisle, many of whom don't always agree with Obama on other issues, agree that the country's immigration system is broken, the president said. It's time, he said, to fix it.
"Now we need Congress to catch up to a train that's leaving the station," Obama said. "Now we need to come together around reform that reflects our values as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants; that demands everyone take responsibility."
***To Block, Or Not
Not in living memory have the Democrats in the Legislature as powerless as they are now; they're not even needed to keep quorum provided all of the House Republicans show up. Republicans have seized the opportunity to pass legislation that's near and dear to their base, but wouldn't stand a chance in a session that had a larger Democratic presence such as the sanctuary cities ban, Voter ID, and deep cuts to the state's social service programs. So what's a Democrat to do? The Houston Chronicle's Patti Hart and the Chronicle/Express-News' Gary Scharrer report that House Dems still haven't really figured it out:
"Is this the sine die for the rest of us?" Dutton asked Straus, using the Latin phrase for the last day of the legislative session.
Translation: "Do Democrats even matter?"
It is an existential question that has dogged Democrats since Texas voters handed Republicans a super-majority on Nov. 2, giving them the ability to ramrod a conservative agenda through the Texas Legislature.
Since then, Democrats have been searching for a strategy to make a difference in a legislative session in which they are outnumbered 2 to 1, Gov. Rick Perry has fast-tracked emotionally-charged legislation, and a shortfall of as much as $27 billion has assured severe budget cuts.
With a legislative deadline approaching Thursday for passage of House bills on the House floor, Democrats this week deployed the most effective weapon in their dwindling arsenal — stalling votes on controversial legislation by offering a multitude of amendments or points of order that return the bills to committee.
Below the fold — evidence of this phenomenon called rain; Nick Anderson cartoons the President's visit to Austin; in 'The Clips,' questions about Perry's application for federal fire aid, the emotional debate over sanctuary cities and Trey Martinez Fischer's challenge to Speaker Joe Straus; and in 'EXTRA,' FOX cancels 'Lie to Me.'
***The Chronicle's Nick Anderson on the Austin Air-Lift
***The Clips
– The Houston Chronicle/Express-News' Nolan Hicks reports that Perry's application for federal fire aid raised eyebrows and questions.
Perry spokeswoman Lucy Nashed said the aid promised by FEMA was insufficient because it only covered the 26 major fires, not the 9,000 fires the state's application cited in applying for the aid.
She said that Texas had used a nationally accepted definition to determine that the state should receive a disaster declaration that would cover the 9,000 fires.
Nashed described the definition as "an unplanned, unwanted, wildland fire; and, basically, a wildland fire is any fire on land."
That definition includes no standard for the size or intensity of the fire, but the standards for receiving a federal grants do.
To qualify for federal fire assistance, a state must be demonstrate that it has a need, such as a threat to lives, homes, government facilities and economic impact.
– The Houston Chronicle's Jeannie Kever reports that Texas A&M Chancellor Mike McKinney is heading out the door following a controversial tenure at the University. McKinney is a close friend of, and former chief-of-staff to, Gov. Rick Perry.
Many of the school's most prominent alumni, as well as many faculty members, believed the falling out stemmed from efforts by McKinney and the board of regents to gain more control over A&M's lucrative research enterprise. The A&M Faculty Senate issued a "no confidence" vote in McKinney in July 2009.
Neither McKinney's statement, nor that of the chairman of the board of regents, Richard Box of Austin, mentioned the controversies that marked the chancellor's nearly five years in office.
There were several, most notably a clash with Elsa Murano, who was forced out as president of the flagship campus in June 2009 after receiving a critical evaluation from McKinney.
– The Texas Tribune's Emily Ramshaw reports on the House's passage of a TWIA overhaul and preliminary okay to the Texas Department of Insurance sunset.
– Houston Chronicle/San Antonio Express-News Austin Bureau Chief Peggy Fikac reports that Senate Republicans are fishing for Democrats to support a bill that would overhaul funding formulas for public education.
Senate Education Chair Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, had said earlier that the problem getting the school finance bill passed was the same problem with the overall budget (before Republicans passed it without any Democratic support by sidestepping the two-thirds rule): lack of fundin.
Asked what he could offer those who are concerned, Ogden first said, "There's no limit to my imagination."
Then added, "I think the discussion is centering around this issue: We recognize that in this budget climate we're going to have to reduce spending, but when things improve, we promise to restore the reductions. So that's what we're working on. Basically when the economy improves, we restore the quote reductions that we know you have to do now. That's where the discussion is."
Asked if that would essentially be return to current law, Ogden said, "Possibly."
– Finally, Chronicle/Express-News reporter Gary Scharrer writes about the stunning moment on the House floor today when Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer read part of House Speaker Joe Straus' 'Unity' letter back to him and then stated "this is a man I can no longer recognize, and I wish it weren't true."
– If you like to watch shows on FOX that lots of other people don't watch, chances are your favorite program just got cancelled, Entertainment Weekly reports.
– The New York Times reports that as Republicans inch away from their plan to voucherize Medicare, Democrats are going on the attack.
– The Los Angeles Times looks at how the Schwarzenegger/Shriver marriage unraveled.
– Guess which real estate mogul, who's currently "running" for president, built his real estate empire with the help of the federal government? The LA Times reports that it's Donald Trump.
– The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Giants pitching phenom Tim Lincecum came *this* close to tossing a no-hitter last night as the Giants beat the Diamondbacks — who are, apparently, still a major league team.
– Speaking of teams that would have more luck in the minors, the Astros suffered another pitching meltdown as the Reds scored 7 runs off 15 hits. Their losing streak now stands at 4 and they're well on their way to .300 baseball for the season (13-23). Can they be worse than the Pirates? Well, that's what September is for. Here's some good news, apparently Drayton McClaine is close to selling the team for $680 million.
– In happier Texas baseball news, the Rangers managed to beat the Oakland A's, 7-2. The Braves also lost to the Nats, by a score of 7-6.
***Small Child: "Mommy, What's This Thing Called Rain?"


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At the post office I met a fellow who introduced himself as Jim Bowie, so of course I asked if he were any kin to our Texas hero who died at the Alamo.
He said no, he'd never heard of that Jim Bowie until he moved to Texas from the Midwest 15 years ago. But he gets the same question almost every day.
Don't you suppose that gets a little tiresome? Jim Bowie is a good name, though, and ought to wear well in this state.
I've always felt that if I had the chance to interview any one of the fighters who died in the Battle of the Alamo, I'd choose Bowie. Because that gent had seen plenty of action in his short life, and I'd love to hear him talk about it.
You might wonder why I wouldn't pick Davy Crockett, the most famous of all those who fought in that old building 175 years ago. But we've already heard just about everything there is to be said, written or sung about Davy.
Then we'd have William Travis, commander of the Texas forces at the Alamo. He'd make a good interview. But he might not want to answer the question that historians have long wondered about: Why did he abandon his wife and children and come to Texas?
The story goes that he killed a man in Alabama for fathering a child with Travis' wife. The Handbook of Texas, voice of the Texas State Historical Association, says the story is probably true, but the facts of the matter are hard to nail down.
Getting back to Jim Bowie, now here's a gent with a résumé. He grew up breaking wild horses and trapping bears and even riding alligators in Louisiana's Catahoula Parish.
Listen to this string of words that historians have used to describe Bowie:
Slave trader. Knife fighter. Gambler. Land speculator. Lover of music. Faithful in friendship. Romancer of ladies. Fierce temper when riled. Cool commander in combat.
Several Texas elementary schools and a few high schools are named for Jim Bowie. I do wonder. How would a third-grade teacher in a James Bowie Elementary School respond if a student asked what Bowie did for a living?
Bowie learned the slave trade from his father. He and his brothers set up on Louisiana's Vermillion Bay and — so says the Handbook of Texas — often traded with the notorious pirate Jean Lafitte.
In the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean, Lafitte would knock off ships carrying slaves and sometimes sell them to the Bowies, who'd take them up the Vermillion River for resale.
Bowie didn't stay long in the slave trade. Apparently his passion was land. Buying and selling. The wonder of his life, to me, is that he lived long enough to see Texas.
Ever hear of the Sandbar Fight? This was a brawl that grew out of a duel in 1827 on a sandbar near Natchez, Miss. Bowie was one of about 20 men present. He was there as a supporter of one of the duelists. Supporting the other duelist was a Maj. Norris Wright.
The duelists shot and missed, shook hands and called the matter settled. Then a fight broke out between what you might call the spectators, and Jim Bowie was in the middle of it.
I've read two or three versions of this stupid event, and my conclusion is that Jim Bowie must have marveled that he ever came off that sandbar alive. Near as I can tell without a score card, he was shot three times and stabbed twice in the chest.
While he had a sword cane buried in his chest by Maj. Wright, Bowie pulled his knife and cut the life out of the major. And so began the history of the Bowie knife.
I've never heard that Bowie was a knife maker. The knife he carried onto that sandbar was a gift from his brother, and evidently he used it in many subsequent scraps. I see pictures of blades said to be Bowie knives. To me they look pretty much what most people call hunting knives.
The chance to buy and sell land is probably what brought Bowie to Texas, but he didn't appear to make money at it. He became a Mexican citizen. Married a Mexican woman. And borrowed from her father the money to take his bride to New Orleans for a honeymoon.
Bowie fought often and well in the Texas Revolution. At the Alamo, he was co-commander with Travis but fell sick and couldn't function.
I always think of him sitting up on his cot, blasting away with a pistol in his last minute of life. He was 40 years old.
Don't you wonder what Jim Bowie would say, if you could tell him that today his name is inscribed over the entrance of schools, where little children learn to read and write?


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The proliferation of Russian dash cams over the last 12 months has also led to a number of amazing videos from the highways and byways of the nation.
Snow-covered roads and daring drivers have led to an inside look at numerous accidents, as well as some incredible near misses.
By our count, the driver in this video avoids at least two accidents; one looks to be through heads-up thinking and another was just pure luck.
He sure had his rabbit's foot in the car this day.
Check out his adventure below (via YouTube):


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Ed and Betsy Marston have a brand-new granddaughter, Maude Rose Marston Lehmann; HCN freelancer Matt Weiser wins a spot on Project Censored's Top 25 Censored Stories of the year; Radio High Country News wins yet another award; visitors; clarifications and
Graph and photos show the life cycle of the bark beetle
The nonprofit State Democracy Foundation has created a new Web site to keep citizens informed about what their legislators are up to
The energy bill is stalled for now as Congress wraps up its business for the year, but a lot of anti-environmental legislation has been passed in an end-of-season rush
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The other day at the store Michael was pointing to something in the deli case.
"Mom kids in my class have this for lunch all the time…I want to get that." he said.
"Absolutely not." I said as I pushed the cart away, "When you see children that have that for lunch it means that their mother doesn't love them…see how lucky you are to have me?"
He nodded and seemed to understand.
It reminded me in general as Mother's Day approaches just how incredibly lucky Michael and Sam are to have me….
I am going to repost from last Mother's Day my list of reasons why…..
1 – Of course – just stating the obvious here – but even though I am Italian and spent many years going tanning my kids are lucky enough that I don't roast them in a tanning bed.
2 – I let my children choose from refreshing beverages like milk or water and I give them Flintstones Vitamins with Extra C to build immunity! I don't breastfeed them until they are old enough to have one hand on a Wii controller and the other on my boob.
3 – If I did do something that could potentially scar them for life or embarrass them in front of their friends, I wouldn't let some magazine reporter and photographer document said activity and publish it for the world to see. I would not do that even if it was for the cover of TIME Magazine, because although I have a blog which could be seen as a touch narcissistic, I am not a complete asshole.
5 – I could possibly be considered a "milf." This is especially noticeable when compared to the "milgamo's" around this town. ("Milgamo" stands for – "moms I'd like to give a make-over.) This doesn't necessarily mean much – but when the kids are older I am sure they will take comfort in knowing that when I pick them up from school I won't be wearing 'mom-jeans."
6 – Even though other mothers in town seem to "forget" to comb their children's hair or let their hair grow to the floor because "Johnny doesn't like getting his hair cut," I get my boys frequent haircuts and comb their hair regularly.
I think it is important that they don't look like drag queens on heroin at the bus stop – (like many young boys do these days.)
7 – I make sure that my children are not fat and lazy. On nice days I often send them outside and lock all the doors, keeping them out for long stretches of time.
When they try to come inside and watch television or play video games, I yell and say "Do you want to be fat and lazy like all of your friends? Do you??" and shove them back out the door.
8 -I don't really make them go to church. My father made me go every living Sunday of my life. I think my kids are pretty lucky that I am too lazy and tired and not-god-fearing enough, to make them go. When we do go on occasion, if they laugh and act crazy, I probably join in instead of yelling at them. (Sorry Jesus.)
9 – I keep it real. I don't hide the nitty-gritty facts of life. The threat that my children might some day really end up in "bad boy school," keeps everyone on their toes around here. "Bad boy school" is a place that my mother-in-law taught me about. It is a place where boys go when they are mean and rotten and can be conveniently seen from the highway! I drive fast enough by it that they never really get a good look.
I always say "Oh look I see little sad faces peeking out the windows….See them??"
They always look out the window frantically with looks of horror – and say "Yes! I see them!!"
Otherwise known as the Colt Building in Hartford, it's the "Bad Boy School" in the Gaga household. I always say as we drive by – "There it is kids! Keep it up and that's where you will be living soon!"
10- I BLOG about my life and theirs – so they will have plenty of evidence of what a good mother I am and how much I love them!!!


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Latest media releases
Targeted virus attack against UBS e-banking clients who use UBS PIN software.
A new e-mail virus which attacks UBS PIN software has been released. The identity of those responsible is as yet unknown. An analysis by UBS has shown that only a small proportion of UBS e-banking clients are at risk. The vast majority do not use PIN software and are therefore not affected by the virus. There are no reports of damage as yet. UBS IT specialists set up virus filters yesterday morning, and this successfully prevented the virus from spreading within UBS. UBS is preparing to take legal action against whoever is responsible.
Like the "I LOVE YOU" virus, this new variant is spread via the e-mail program Microsoft Outlook. The virus comes with "Resume" in the Subject field and an attachment bearing the name "resume.txt.vbs". As soon as this attachment is opened, the virus attempts to steal scratch list numbers from the UBS PIN module. It cannot do so if the user has configured UBS PIN according to the installation instructions provided.
Anti-virus software companies are already offering updates that can detect this new virus. UBS recommends that all clients who use UBS PIN install suitable anti-virus software and update it regularly.
UBS e-banking clients who use UBS PIN on their PC AND have opened the e-mail attachment named above should proceed as follows: block your e-banking authorization immediately by entering an incorrect password three times, then inform the e-banking hotline on 0848 848 062 without delay.
Provided the usual Internet security guidelines are adhered to (i.e. never open unfamiliar or suspicious e-mail attachments and use up-to-date anti-virus software), UBS e-banking is a safe and reliable Internet banking solution.
UBS clients will be informed via the UBS e-banking homepage.
Basel / Zurich, 17 August 2000


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Most of the time, hardware virtualization technology extensions should be enabled in motherboard BIOS in order to run recent OS and applications. Specifically Windows 8 and 8.1 require vt-x/amd-v enabled processors even to install it on virtual machine. Your PC processor and motherboard should support this feature, if they don't, you can't do anything to get this feature because it's a built-in hardware feature. This simple guide explains how to enable Intel virtualization technology (vt,vt-x) for Intel processors and amd-v for AMD processors.
Modifying BIOS settings could be tricky and it is different for each type of motherboards and BIOS. But you must enable it if it's really required to install and run specific OS or applications. Even though it is easy to do, I highly recommend to check the manual or online guide of your motherboard vendor.
Also Read: How to install Windows 8.1 on VirtualBox
All the latest processors and motherboards support virtualization technology (vt-x/amd-v). If you have old PC, double check the processor model for this feature. Before play around in BIOS, use the appropriate tools to detect the current VT-X status in OS level. If it's already enabled (detected by these tools), then no changes required in BIOS.
Where to Find Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-X) in BIOS?
It can be found under 'Advanced Chipset settings' in AWARD BIOS. Normally these vt-x/amd-v extension settings will be available in advanced settings in most of the motherboards.
After you have changed the settings to disable or enable, it's recommended to shutdown the computer for minimum 10 seconds and restart it (Cold Restart) to take effect. Latest motherboards automatically detect these type of changes and do the cold restart. Whenever I change VT setting in my motherboard, it delays the restart automatically.
How to Confirm Virtualization Technology (vt-x/amd-v) is Enabled or Disabled?
1) If your processor is made by Intel, use this free utility to see the result which operating system is sensing.
Download Intel virtualization technology detection tool here.
Once the utility is installed in Windows 7 or 8 computer, you can use and identify the status as shown below.
2) To check the status of AMD-V, AMD users can download AMD-V detection utility here.
3) There is a tool available from Microsoft which will work on both Intel and AMD processor Windows OS computers.
Download Microsoft Hardware Assisted Virtualization Detection tool from official site here.
This tool doesn't work on Windows 8, obviously, if you are using Windows 8, then vt-x/amd-v is already enabled on the same PC,that's why you could install Windows 8 on it.
Installation is not required here, execute the EXE file and following result will appear.
One of these above tools will help you to identify vt-x/amd-v support in your laptop or desktop computer.


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Latest media releases
UBS AG and Rochester-Bern Executive Programs announce launch of master's study program
UBS AG and Rochester-Bern Executive Programs today jointly announced the launch of a master's study program for experienced UBS client advisors. The two-year program provides participants with the knowledge and competencies to operate successfully in the changing conditions in the wealth management industry.
Zurich/Basel/Bern/Rochester, 24 April 2014 – The program developed by Rochester-Bern and UBS AG is targeted at UBS Wealth Management's experienced client advisors worldwide, with the exception of those in the US. The two-year program combines academic content with practical content from UBS speakers. In addition there are lectures delivered by selected, internationally recognized practitioners and researchers. Between courses, participants apply the material they have learned in projects relevant to their own areas of business.
Participants attend four course blocks, as well as a further series of individual courses covering not only topics such as financial markets, investment management, strategy and leadership, but also ethics, corporate finance, behavioral finance and risk management. Graduates may use the title "Master of Science in Wealth Management" of the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester, as well as "Master of Advanced Studies in Finance" from the University of Bern. The company-specific program meets the academic standards and regulations of both the University of Rochester and the University of Bern.
Jürg Zeltner, CEO UBS Wealth Management: "The wealth management industry is undergoing extensive change. The operating environment for banks and their employees is becoming more complex and clients are more demanding. This study program is both our response to the growing challenges and our commitment to establishing high professional standards with an international formal accreditation for the profession." Launching the master's study program marks another important step in UBS's enduring effort to promote its employees' long-term development and to improve the service it provides to clients.
A thorough evaluation process led UBS to select Rochester-Bern both for its executive education experience and for its requisite network of expertise, stemming from its cooperation with the Simon School at the University of Rochester as well as the University of Bern and the Swiss Finance Institute. Claudio Loderer, head of the Institut für Finanzmanagement at the University of Bern and academic director of Rochester-Bern: "For us it is both interesting and challenging to support top client advisors at UBS with a further education program that will enable them to tackle market challenges in the best interest of clients, employees and society."
About UBS AG
UBS draws on its 150-year heritage to serve private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. Its business strategy is centered on its pre-eminent global wealth management businesses and its leading universal bank in Switzerland. Together with a client-focused Investment Bank and a strong, well-diversified Global Asset Management business, UBS will expand its premier wealth management franchise and drive further growth across the Group.
About Rochester-Bern
Since 1995 Rochester-Bern Executive Programs has been offering further education for managers, including the respected Rochester-Bern Executive MBA. Cooperation agreements link the foundation with the Simon School at the University of Rochester (NY, USA), the University of Bern, and the Swiss Finance Institute (Executive Education). It operates in an "open architecture", meaning that Rochester-Bern builds on professors of the Simon School and the University of Bern, as well as an extended network of professors with first-class qualifications from around the world.
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Americas: +1-212-882 58 57


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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Fast-growing chickens
10 comments:
- Sara Silkwood said...
That's amazing!
- June 5, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Aw, you've captured her expression perfectly.
- June 5, 2012 at 11:38 AM
- crewchief227 said...
It almost looks like they are from Jersey...lol. But no they are cute
- June 5, 2012 at 12:01 PM
- K_tigress said...
So sweet.
They look like little Big birds minus the yellow.
- June 6, 2012 at 12:10 AM
- David J Teter said...
Another great (apparently) easy little watercolor.
Love all these.
Any plans to ever put them all in a book?
- June 6, 2012 at 2:43 AM
- renate said...
Cute haircut! Nice painting:)
- June 6, 2012 at 6:22 AM
- James Gurney said...
David, yes, I hope to put my sketches into a book or two.
- June 6, 2012 at 7:57 AM
- Tim Botta said...
I wasn't sure where to post this question about animal sketching, but how would you suggest drawing the facial features of a black cat?
- June 7, 2012 at 7:50 PM
- James Gurney said...
Tim: Sometimes the black fur can make it hard to see the features, so you might practice a bit first on a cat with lighter fur. Then wait until the cat is sleeping and work first in pencil. Draw the simple outside shape first and then place the features carefully.
Thanks, everybody!
- June 7, 2012 at 9:40 PM
- Tim Botta said...
That is very helpful--thank you!
- June 7, 2012 at 10:15 PM


text: A guide to the General Data Protection Regulation For in-house lawyers, Data Protection Officers, and specialists in compliance and privacy protection Data Protection, Privacy and Security Alert Share this 2 FEB 2018 On 4 May 2016, the text of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was finally published in the Official Journal of the European Union, concluding over four years of intensive legislative work on a new data protection legal framework for Europe. The GDPR will be effective from 25 May 2018 when it will replace the existing EC Data Protection Directive (EC/95/46) ('Directive'), bringing new legal rights for individuals, extending the scope of responsibilities for data controllers and processors and enhancing the regime for enforcement to include the risk of fines at up to 4% of an organisation's worldwide annual turnover. DLA Piper have designed this Guide to provide in-house lawyers, Data Protection Officers and others dealing with privacy compliance issues on a day-to-day basis with an easy-reference manual to the GDPR. The Guide presents an outline of each section of the GDPR, highlighting the key areas of reform and giving practical pointers about the tasks to take to support compliance, in six sections: Key facts about the GDPR Scope Fair processing and individual rights Accountability within the organisation Managing external flows of data Working with regulators


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Pens-Flyers rivalry captures attention of players tooby Adam Kimelman
When Lindy Ruff was fired Feb. 20 after 14 years as coach of the Buffalo Sabres, it would be expected that he'd want some time away from the game.
Instead, he found himself watching the most compelling television he could find -- the game that night between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Even in his one of his darkest moments, Ruff allowed himself to be captured by what's become the No. 1 rivalry in the NHL today.
The latest edition of the Keystone State clash comes Thursday, when the Penguins visit the Flyers (7 p.m. ET, NHLN-US). It's the third meeting between the teams this season, with the Penguins beating the Flyers 3-1 on opening night in Philadelphia, while the Flyers won 6-5 in that Feb. 20 game in Pittsburgh.
Pens-Flyers rivalry has peaked in past yearBy Adam Kimelman - NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor
When the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins take the ice Thursday (7 p.m. ET, NHLN-US), it will be the 12th time they've played in the past calendar year. READ MORE ›
And the words of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby from last year's memorable Stanley Cup Playoff first-round series still ring true -- "I don't like them. … I don't like any guy on their team."
That passion is part of what has made Flyers-Penguins games appointment viewing not just for fans of both teams, but for other NHL players, coaches and broadcasters. NHL.com talked to a few folks who make their living in the League, and the response showed that if they don't have a game to play, coach or broadcast, they'll be watching the Penguins and Flyers.
Keaton Ellerby, D, Los Angeles Kings: "Both teams are stacked with talent. You know it's going to be a highlight reel so it's a good game to, if not watch, definitely catch the highlights of. If I was looking to watch a hockey game that would probably be one of them that I would catch, for sure. You look at both teams, you just look at all the skill that they have and the all-star lineups that both teams have. It's definitely a great matchup."
Zach Parise, LW, Minnesota Wild: "Yes, of course [I watch], and even before their playoff series last year. For whatever reason, they always have great games against each other. They bring a little bit of everything. Those are games you look at on the schedule and that's one of those rivalries you like to watch. It has the star power. There are usually fights in the game and a lot of goals. From a fan's perspective it's everything you want, and when you know how much the teams dislike each other, it makes it that much better."
Gabriel Landeskog, LW, Colorado Avalanche: "Absolutely [I watch it]. I watched it last year in the playoffs and it was one of the best playoff series I've seen in a while. Absolutely, it's a great rivalry, two good teams going at it, that's for sure."
Kyle Brodziak, C, Minnesota Wild: "Those games are fun to watch, especially after the playoffs last year. That was probably one of the craziest series people can remember. It's fun to watch them."
Andrew Shaw, RW, Chicago Blackhawks: "Those games are usually high scoring, and in the playoffs last year it was unbelievable. I love it … fights, hits, scrums after every whistle. It's a rivalry that all hockey fans like to see. I love that type of game and watching it."
Erik Gudbranson, D, Florida Panthers: "If I don't get the chance to watch that game ... I'll see the game sheet after to see if the penalty box was full all game. That's fun hockey. It's in your face. It's exciting to watch."
Alex Goligoski, D, Dallas Stars: "It's obviously two teams with a lot of firepower. Both have great goaltending, too, and good [defense]. You don't really know what's going to happen, but the other team just seems to answer every time. It's fun to watch, especially that last one [Feb. 20]."
Jordan Staal, C, Carolina Hurricanes: "Philly-Penguins is a good rivalry. You've got so much firepower out there. It makes for an exciting game, and usually there is a lot of offense and a lot of chances, so it's fun-to-watch hockey."
Jussi Jokinen, LW, Carolina Hurricanes: "It's been one of the most entertaining rivalries the past few years. You think of last year's playoffs with the high-scoring games. It was old-school hockey with lots of fights, lots of things going on. So it's entertaining, for sure."
Eddie Olczyk, broadcaster, NBC Sports: "It's hard not to be drawn to that rivalry regardless of how a team might be playing or isn't playing. I mean, history has a lot to do with it. The [Stanley Cup Playoff] series has a lot to do with it. But if you're a fan, regardless of where you are or if you're working, I mean, you've got to find a way to watch it."
Troy Brouwer, LW, Washington Capitals: "Those games are always interesting. There's a lot more to them than just the regular hockey game that it is, so guys do pay attention to them if they're not preoccupied with their own games or their own schedules. Those ones are fun to watch, especially because of last year's playoff series. The other thing, too, is the players in it -- whenever you have a clash of that many skilled players from good teams, it just draws more attention.
Ryane Clowe, LW, San Jose Sharks: "It's usually a little more exciting game whenever those two teams meet. Last year in the playoffs, watching those games, it was a little bit crazy with all the goals and stuff happening, so you probably don't know what you're going to get in those games and that makes them more interesting to watch. It's kind of like Boston-Montreal or Toronto-Montreal; it seems more people watch those games, including us."
Eric Staal, C, Carolina Hurricanes: "I did watch the last round of highlights because I heard it was a pretty interesting game, and then seeing [Tomas] Vokoun out of the net with five Penguins in the net when [Nicklas Grossmann] scored, it was pretty entertaining to watch. It's not something that I'm making sure I DVR to watch the game, but I definitely pay attention to the highlights and know the rivalry and how heated it's become."


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