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Don’t know if this is any help but have a feeling you are near to where I grew up (Western Park). I’m late 20s, have two siblings, none of us have learned to drive, we’ve all done alright for ourselves already. I’d tell them to only learn if it really benefits them, like you say it’s a big undertaking and the necessary understanding to go with a car is huge. Once I realised I could walk into town, I didn’t care. My parents discouraged from driving by them(not a financial decision at all), as a result I walk everywhere. I unfortunately know people who have died in a car crashes when they were of a similar age. I really wish it was not the norm to drive by the time you’re 18.

I know who it is, they do it to a load of a people. They’re no one’s mates. Just bizarre

He plays for Australia not Scotland.

Not funny? Borderline harassment.

It does well during quieter times for other city pubs, the old landlord/owners diary is a good read.

XL bully has certain amplified fears regarding any bull breeed. I’ve always liked Rottweilers, always found them well behaved but would never have one because of their potential if they did turn nasty. If a responsible owner has a bull-breed they know if there is any inkling of trouble with that kind of dog, they are appropriately restrained. I certainly agree with regulation but don’t know how it would be forced. About 5 minutes before typing this response I walked through Leicester station and saw an XL bully off the lead with an owner who was effectively drunk. My point is that if he had a Labrador, I wouldn’t have been worried nor would he have caused others to run off. I know mastiff’s or purebred/regulated bull breeds are not as dangerous as an XL, however I feel that despite as you say there can be some lovely ones, the risk is far higher to the public, because of their potential. Nonetheless, as my anecdote regarding the owner and XL at the station shows, like you say owners are a denominating factor, therefore they need to be regulated themselves! -Apologies typed up walking back

To be fair I think it was 38k but I reckon on that day Filbert’s car was in the garage and he was just borrowing Vicky’s.

Believe Filbert Fox person is on plus 32k, when I saw something doing the rounds last year.

Great, well done.

Yes a non supporter who will then use their job as a way of watching city for free, pushing it under the guise of away stewarding

Like I said it is largely these dogs, I referenced Pug in my first post, demonstrating that it’s not all these dogs, but largely them. If you look at the deaths caused by dogs in the UK, they are largely Brachycephalic dogs. Obviously there would be more nuance to such ruling but I don’t believe Mastiff and Bull types such be allowed out in public without regulations, we don’t have to argue over the semantics.

No but it is those type of dogs, Brachycephalic, that can cause serious damage. So we may say correlation rather than causation through that type of head(Brachycephalic) but that umbrella term considers most dogs that have a more dangerous jaw type than your Labrador or collie. I believe in the interest of public safety that mastiff, bull-type breeds etc should always be restrained or more helpfully muzzled in public. Staffies are great with humans generally, but from my experience they have always caused conflict with other dogs and therefore are a danger to humans when attempting to separate them.

It doesn’t actually mean a lock jaw but it’s a well used term to describe these animals, I used it because it was easier to type than Brachycephalic(covers most dogs with any bulldog in them, also Pugs too).

Staffordshire bull terriers are normally great with people but bad with other dogs. I can’t agree they make good family dogs as they can cause conflict With other dogs. I believe the majority of dogs with the same jaw type as a Staffordshire bull terrier to XL bully should be at the minimum leashed in public. Yes labradors can bite, as all dogs bite but the potential damage that these lock jaw dogs can do is not worth the risk in public.

Of course that caveat(current actions of Israel) applies which I didn’t think needed mentioning but Zionism started out as the notion of starting a Jewish state because of over a thousand years of persecution, even before the holocaust. History tells us the Jewish people need a safe place to live but you’re right that it should not mean to the expense of others. Nonetheless if we are asking the wider question as an idea, a theory, then I don’t see an issue with Zionism. However, I don’t see the point in debating this, as it doesn’t offer the solution currently to ensuring safety to Palestinians and Israelis currently, which is most important. Only then are such debates appropriate, so I apologise for engaging with you on such a topic. -sorry I didn’t see your edited bit.

The number of dead and displaced innocent civilians in Gaza is not justified by the number of hostages still to be released.

Why can't the Jewish people have their own nation?

Mithaas takeaway last night. Palak Paneer. Best curry in Leicester!

To be fair to Carl Pentney, I think it was another average keeper- Adam Smith.

Good post. Better than the nonsense Twitter journalists that others on here repost.

Unfortunately you’ve chosen to have a dog with mastiff in it, I wouldn’t want it coming up to my dog without a muzzle or being on the lead.

I believe FFP was wheeled out as convenient way of saying we don’t want to spend this season.

We went down because King Power took their foot off the gas over the previous 18months to May 2023. I remember being on my way to Wolves in Feb 2020, may have even been Valentine’s Day, and a similar headline came up about Man City and their punishment, which never happened!

Alcohol is a depressant, so unfortunately that's a side effect. Good luck.

Good luck to everyone trying to cut down, in the last 2 years I’ve halved my alcohol intake, which initially involved me going cold Turkey for 2 months. I love the pub and now going three times a week for a couple of pints. I’ve lost three and a half stone in that time, now run about 40-50k a week and most important have stopped the takeaways after each session. A family member commissions drug and alcohol projects and writes on the subject, they always say the 0% market is growing. They would also say that the draught market is most important, as there is less stigma as individuals will not be able to tell if a pint is alcoholic or not. Further, statistically women are most likely to have unhealthy alcohol habits at home, the need to have a glass or two of wine a night is a positive step to combatting stress. As someone else has mentioned, Adrian Chiles documentary a few years back is the most positive bit of journalism that looks at those individuals who are not alcoholics but need some sort of encouragement to cut back.