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Our company performed a warranty service for National Home Protection. Our service was timely, inline with their guidelines, and the customer was happy. We performed the service in October. We do not have a contract with National Home Protection (and we never will) but we performed the service b/c no one else in the area would and the customer needed work done. As of February, 4 months later, we have yet to see a dime of the money owed to us by National Home Protection. Twice now we've gotten "the check is in the mail" statements. However, it has never arrived. They won't take our phone calls. They did send us a letter saying we violated some agreement we never had with them, and that we didn't perform service within 48 hours. No... it was more like 24 hours. The reason they had no one else in the area to perform the service is obvious now.
Home Warranties help sell houses. But when the contractors aren't getting paid, the warranties become expensive window dressing when customers can't get serviced.
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Posted by Ponie on 2008-02-04:
Simple, short, to the point, and very well written. I hope prospective home buyers keep this company mind. Seems you've gone out of your way to assist someone, and got nothing in return for your effort. (VH)
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-02-04:
I agree with Ponie. Very well written complaint.
Posted by MSCANTBEWRONG on 2008-02-04:
vh...good post
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-02-04:
Mrs. Byrd thank you fro the well written post, very good info. (VH)
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-02-04:
Well written. Have you had your attorney contact them?
Posted by rojerdojer on 2008-02-06:
It's long past the point for idol threats here. Get the email or address of a few senior executives, and start HAMMERING them for help. That almost always has an effect. I did that with Cisco, I got a Senior VP of marketing involved, and all my problems went away. I was even called personally to be checked up on by this Senior VP. He even doubled my rebate in this case. (Rebate issues are so ridiculous, they alway deny your claims for no reason) This is along those same lines. Time to put the fear of God into them!
Posted by Slimjim on 2008-02-06:
Well it sound like your only real recourse is pass the word, unless the bill was substantial enough for small claims or your attorneys attention. Posting this was a good idea, and I'm sure you'll be getting your experience around the industry as best you can, especially to any other servicing company that could possibly handle the area. They stiff the only company they could get in the vicinity?? Not smart.
Posted by dan 9750 on 2008-02-21:
I have used home warranty servies from Sear for years but was told by a friend that National Home Protection was a good service with a reasonable price. WRONG!!! My first in counter my furnance went out middle of Jan. sub 0 temp Thurs morning called filed claim Fri still NO response Sat AM call back told no contractor in area have to wait till monday called my repairman got furnace runnig Mon talk to suppervisor said the repair people just busy they 6 days to respond. very rude. Contractor called Wed he had just been contacted by service never done work for them before SUPERVISOR LIED !!! Oh no refunds
2nd time washer went out contractor responded same day he couldnot respond to house for 5 day but that was because of ICE STORM an no power for 4 days. machine will cost $1,400 to fix NHPS said they would replace the machine OH waite they are out since they buy wholesale for $225 they will only give that amount to go buy a new one retail the chepest is $350 and I have to come up with the difference .I have treated like a fool and IN the they will never see an other dime from me and I will tell everyone Imeet how bad they are you get what you PAY FOR
Posted by squeekyHinge on 2008-03-04:
Not to sound uncaring toward your loss of wages for services rendered but you could have done a little homework on the company that was footing the bill.
The internet it swamped with complaints about this 'privately owned' company. I'm surprised you were even there performing a warranty service as most of the complaints are non fullfillment of claims related. Plenty of contractor related problems too.
Excellent report but unfortunately these guys are still in business and will continue to rip off unsuspecting 'victims'.
Posted by laylay on 2008-03-24:
This company is horrible in every aspect of the word. I believe it is a complete scam. Please report to NY attorney general's office. They need to be stopped !
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Denver International Airport ranks third among the nation's 100 largest airports for the greatest decline in domestic air fares between 2001 and this year, the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Thursday.
Average domestic fares at DIA declined 29.1 percent over the last 11 years, from $452 in the first quarter of 2001 to $321 in the first quarter of this year, BTS said.
Only White Plains, N.Y., and Long Beach, Calif., among the top 100 airports saw greater price declines in that time span — down 38.2 percent and 34.6 percent respectively.
On the other hand, Dallas' Love Field saw average prices rise 49.5 percent over the last 11 years, topping the nation, followed by El Paso, Texas (up 45.7 percent) and Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena, Calif. (up 45.2 percent), BTS data show.
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Besides his parents, Mr. Fink was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen "Kathy" A. Fink; three brothers, Frankie Fink, Walter Fink and Luther Fink; and one sister, Myrtle Fink.
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on November 19th, 2012 at 9:08:00 PM
Jesus f*cking Christ!
on November 19th, 2012 at 9:09:54 PM
I am telling you guys, it's gonna be Joseph Kosinski. His Tron: Legacy film kind of felt like a knock off Star Wars flick.
on November 19th, 2012 at 9:21:30 PM
back and forth back and forth
on November 19th, 2012 at 9:21:54 PM
yeah im going with FBO on this one.. + i loveed what he did with legacy
on November 19th, 2012 at 9:24:30 PM
He's in, he's out, he's back in, and now he's out again.
Trevorrow sounds like the puppetmaster who f*cked that Elmo punk bitch.
on November 19th, 2012 at 9:31:30 PM
The audience at the Magic Johnson theatres when Billy Dee appears on screen are gonna go BATsh*t CRAZY!
apesh*t was a little too on the nose
on November 19th, 2012 at 9:35:21 PM
Replace the Discs with Lightsabers, replace the Techno OST with John Williams and move the setting from a computer to outer space and you have a SW film. There's a wise old teacher of sorts kind of training a young protege and they fight behind the scenes of a looming giant mindless army just like storm troopers, bug like aliens, clones and robots. Not forgetting that Kosinski and Disney already have a working relationship.
on November 19th, 2012 at 9:51:13 PM
All this back and forth with this movie already, and the film isn't due for two and a half years. People are going to be burned out on Star Wars well before the movie is even close if this keeps up. Some probably are already.
Not really Disney's fault however, I suppose. Just the age we live in with constant 24/7 news that isn't even real news half the time. Similar directorial searches probably happen for just about every movie, yet because of the popularity or Star Wars, we're going to be bombarded with every bit of quasi-news that comes out about this movie.
What can you really say at this point except that I hope they get a really good script and hopefully whoever they choose for the job of director does a good job. I just hope they do their homework and get the right person.
Whatever you want to say about Disney, they usually don't mess things up when it comes to big expectations. Hopefully we can trust that they'll do right by the fans. If they do, these next movies could be the best things to happen to the Star Wars universe in a long time.
on November 19th, 2012 at 9:52:32 PM
.....popularity OF Star Wars........ of course............
on November 19th, 2012 at 9:52:56 PM
"Billy Dee Williams recently told TMZ that he would love to reprise the role."
Actually, IIRC, Dee's exact words were "I suppose so", when asked if he'd care to return.
Jesus. Stop f*cking lying for a single second. It's like you're running for Congress or something.
on November 19th, 2012 at 9:55:22 PM
" If they do, these next movies could be the best things to happen to the Star Wars universe in a long time."
Look, man, my expectations are pretty f*cking LOW. If they can just make something better than the last three, I'll be dancing a f*cking jig like Willis' character at the end of The Last Boy Scout.
Otherwise, good post.
And yes, script is king, not director.
on November 19th, 2012 at 10:10:26 PM
Yeah, I'm sure many people's expectations are pretty low, feeling burned by Episodes 1-3. Personally, I didn't dislike them as much as a lot of other people seemed to, but there's no doubt there was a lot of room for improvement there.
Maybe a part of that (even if just a small part) was the astronomical expectation and anticipation that those movies garnered. These movies will have to overcome that same obstacle, although perhaps to a lesser degree due to some people being hesitant to get too excited after what happened before.
Like I said, I guess we just have to trust the Mouse that they won't disappoint, knowing what they could have on their hands if they make some kick-ass movies.
on November 19th, 2012 at 10:53:25 PM
yes indeed, they are going that route, avatr motion capture stuff.
It all came to mind to me, when the guy who did the voice for Darth Maul would love to return.
MoCap, stuff, remember Flynn younger in the sequel, that's the way to go, Animated motion pictures with a realistic vibe into it.
on November 20th, 2012 at 12:17:02 AM
Two weeks ago we were told there were only Lucas' treatments and that a script would come later, and now they're talking about a script being ready already? Did I miss anything or what? Who wrote it?
Man in Black
on November 20th, 2012 at 1:18:48 AM
Is Lando still the token black guy in the galaxy or are they thinking of re-casting the part to a white guy hey why not Nick Fury is now more .... er colorful . :L
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Following TDD I'm developing an iPad app that downloads some info from the internet and displays it on a list, allowing the user to filter that list using a search bar.
I want to test that, as the user types in the search bar, the internal variable with the filter text is updated, the filtered list of items is updated, and finally the table view receives a "reloadData" message.
These are my tests:
- (void)testSutChangesFilterTextWhenSearchBarTextChanges
// given
sut.filterText = @"previous text";
// when
[sut searchBar:nil textDidChange:@"new text"];
// then
assertThat(sut.filterText, is(equalTo(@"new text")));
- (void)testSutReloadsTableViewDataAfterChangeFilterTextFromSearchBar
// given
sut.tableView = mock([UITableView class]);
// when
[sut searchBar:nil textDidChange:@"new text"];
// then
[verify(sut.tableView) reloadData];
NOTE: Changing the "filterText" property triggers right now the actual filtering process, which has been tested in other tests.
This works OK as my searchBar delegate code was written as follows:
- (void)searchBar:(UISearchBar *)searchBar textDidChange:(NSString *)searchText
self.filterText = searchText;
[self.tableView reloadData];
The problem is that filtering this data is becoming a heavy process that right now is being done on the main thread, so during that time the UI is blocked.
Therefore, I thought of doing something like this:
- (void)searchBar:(UISearchBar *)searchBar textDidChange:(NSString *)searchText
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
NSArray *filteredData = [self filteredDataWithText:searchText];
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
self.filteredData = filteredData;
[self.tableView reloadData];
So that the filtering process occurs in a different thread and when it has finished, the table is asked to reload its data.
The question is... how do I test these things inside dispatch_async calls?
Is there any elegant way of doing that other than time-based solutions? (like waiting for some time and expect that those tasks have finished, not very deterministic)
Or maybe I should put my code on a different way to make it more testable?
In case you need to know, I'm using OCMockito and OCHamcrest by Jon Reid.
Thanks in advance!!


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Devon Ice Rink at the Myriad Gardens: The Devon Ice Rink is expected to attract more than 30,000 skaters beginning Friday and will offer live entertainment and special guests on the weekends. On Friday nights, a live DJ heats up the ice with popular and holiday musical favorites. Special guests and local radio personalities will take to the ice as they broadcast live from the rink Saturday nights. Admission is $10 per person, including skate rental. The rink is open through Feb. 3. Go to www.DowntownInDecember.com for dates and hours.
Devon's Saturdays with Santa: Children of all ages are invited to meet Santa and enjoy a festive theme each week: "Toyland" (Saturday), "The North Pole" (Dec. 1), "A Christmas Carol" (Dec. 8), "Whoville" (Dec. 15) and "Let it Snow" (Dec. 22). Attendees can write letters to Santa, take pictures in St. Nick's sleigh and visit the arts and crafts table. Saturdays with Santa will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays in the Devon Rotunda, 333 W Sheridan.
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The Moon director took himself out of the running for the film after meeting with the franchise's new mastermind, Christopher Nolan.
Jones tells CinemaBlend.com, "I think, maybe, I'm not quite ready for that scale of project and that scale of expectation from an audience that is already existing and is waiting to see the next generation of Superman film. It's a hard one.
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Fussy Jones also backed out of the chance to tackle comic book hero Judge Dredd on the big screen.
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ATLANTA -- In an unusual step, tax commissioners from Fulton, Cobb, Gwinnett and DeKalb Counties held a joint press conference Monday to clarify a controversial new car tax that becomes mandatory on March 1.
Before getting your title, you'll have to shell out cash to pay a one-time title ad valorem tax.
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If you purchased your vehicle before March 1 (but after January 1, 2012) you can opt into the new system with a one-time set percentage payment or you can stick with the yearly ad valorem the state now charges.
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Starting March 1, you will pay 6.5% on the value of the vehicle. Next year it goes up to 6.7%.
Motorists new to Georgia will have to ante up the 6.5% ad valorem for every car they bring into the State.
For buyers in a private sale, the 6.5% tax will be due on the book value of the vehicle, not on what the buyer pays.
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A 41-year-old man is under police guard in Tamworth Base Hospital after a wild weekend in Quirindi.
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The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says land-holders should not be worried about recent helicopter surveys on the Liverpool Plains.
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[–]thekbb 5 points6 points7 points 3 months ago
Transit is getting a lot better. It's very much a hub and spoke model. If you're going to or from downtown Minneapolis, it works pretty well. If your job is in one of the burbs and you live in another, you're likely SOL.
Yes. we have many good breweries, some are fun to visit. http://www.surlybrewing.com http://www.fultonbeer.com http://www.summitbrewing.com http://excelsiorbrew.com http://www.indeedbrewing.com http://www.harrietbrewing.com http://www.612brew.com http://www.dangerousmanbrewing.com
People are pretty friendly. Though a bit standoffish. You'll hear about "Minnesota Nice", what we really mean by this is a quiet, polite, keep to yourself passive aggression. In your example, I'd say you have a pretty high chance of having a nice conversation with that person. It's cracking that initial surface of polite that may be a bit different.
We're bad drivers. It's very much a car city - parking is plentiful and cheap. Depending on where you live, your friends may be able to find free parking. My guests rarely paid in the warehouse district. I've moved to the fulton neighborhood where I can't think of a single place you could pay to park if you wanted to.
It's hard to recommend places to live without knowing you. I'd recommend the city proper. the burbs are full of bad corporate food and big box retail and not much culture or soul. check this out for neighborhood guidance http://judgmentalmaps.com/post/48615076593/minneapolis (it is offensive, but not entirely untrue). maybe if you elaborate on what you're looking for we can help.
It's a great little town. I hope you like it.
[–]NewHereQuickQuestion[S] 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago
I wouldn't WANT to spend more than 1100/month on rent. I think it'd be fun to live a year downtown in either Minneapolis or St. Paul.
Getting to know me - I'm a decently likeable guy after you hang out with me 2 times, I like to have fun, and I love good barbeque. What I'm looking for in a place to live:
Closest bar is < .25 miles away
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I need a parking space
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Anything on top of that is all cheddar.
I have three acquaintances in the area. Maybe I could integrate with their circle of friends before I branch out on my own? I used to have a friend in the area, but she has since moved away.
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I hate to be the one to tell you, but there is NO good BBQ in Minnesota. I know where you're from, and I know what you're used to, but you can't find it here, no matter how many Yanks tell you that there's great Q here. If you wanna get real bbq, you have to make it...like I do in the backyard. And in MN bbq = grilling, so be warned! But not in my backyard...real, slow, central texas, pit bbq.
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Aug. 12

The News & Observer of Raleigh on state Rep. Stephen LaRoque:

At the least, state Rep. Stephen LaRoque of Kinston has some explainin' to do. And the obligation should be shared — by LaRoque's fellow Republicans who hold the majority in the state House. They should be reviewing his business affairs — the subject of detailed investigative reporting by North Carolina Policy Watch — and sharing their findings with the public.

According to the report, LaRoque was earning as much as $195,000 a year as the head of two small federally funded organizations that made economic development loans in rural areas. That sort of compensation exceeds what someone doing such work typically makes, and board members of the groups seem not to have been well-informed about his pay.

LaRoque declined to answer any questions, either verbally or in writing, posed by Policy Watch, which is affiliated with the nonprofit North Carolina Justice Center. He has asserted elsewhere that his pay did not represent taxpayer money, but was instead taken from the proceeds of repaid loans.

That looks like a distinction without a difference. And it also turns out that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under whose auspices the East Carolina Development Co. and the Piedmont Development Co. operated, was not exactly on the ball with its oversight. For four years running, the department missed its required annual field visits to check on LaRoque's groups. ...

It's true that if LaRoque's colleagues start asking questions, things could become a little awkward. For example, in two instances identified by Policy Watch, the recipients of funds channeled through Piedmont Development Co. were fellow Republican legislators. Sen. Debbie Clary in 2006 was reported to have gotten $101,250 to boost her Shelby marketing business. And in 2007 a $150,000 loan went to Rep. Gary Hilton of Conover for a family-owned rental property management firm. (LaRoque, sidelined after an election defeat in 2006, was not in office at the time. He was re-elected last year to serve his third two-year term.)

Serving as a co-chairman of the House Rules Committee, LaRoque has influence on Jones Street, and what Policy Watch describes as his "unapologetic, aggressive" style no doubt makes him a tough customer. But when questions arise about a public official's stewardship of public money, answers should be forthcoming. The House leadership should not simply avert its gaze.

Aug. 16

The Daily Reflector of Greenville on the anti-incumbent movement:

By order of a tradition born in the summer heat and humidity in the nation's capital and later codified into law, Congress spends the month of August at home, meeting with constituents. Do not expect many of those gatherings to be pleasant this year, given the historically dismal job-approval ratings evident in nearly every poll on the matter.

The public's hostility is mainly fueled by the hypocrisy and abuses of power on display in Washington, errors in judgment from which lawmakers from North Carolina are not immune. Rebuilding the shattered bond of trust between the people and their representatives is crucial, both to address the nation's short-term ills and to ensure the future viability of the republic.

A common result in polls about lawmakers and legislative approval is that people generally disagree with the actions of Congress as a whole but appreciate the efforts of their representatives. That conclusion is no longer predictable given the rising discontent with elected officials and the growing anti-incumbent sentiment evident in the 2010 election. ...

In North Carolina, the actions of two members of the state's congressional delegation have demonstrated the type of hypocrisy and disconnection with the public that is fueling the anti-incumbent movement. In the 10th Congressional District, Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry oversaw the costly renovation and improvement of his Washington office even as he argued for deep cuts in federal spending and threatened to allow the nation to default on its debt. And in the 12th District, Democratic Rep. Mel Watt responded to the Office of Congressional Ethics launching an investigation against him by introducing legislation to cut the OCE budget by 40 percent.

Neither action reflects the type of thoughtful, engaged leadership the nation needs at this critical hour. They are not confined to one party or one legislative chamber, and threaten to further alienate a disillusioned public. Each vote comes with an extension of trust between an individual and their representative, and it is time that relationship was treated with respect.

Aug. 15

Winston-Salem Journal on Medicaid cuts:

"You can't hurry love," the Supremes told us in 1966.

"You can't hurry Medicaid cuts," the federal government is telling North Carolina today.

During its 2011 session, the General Assembly cut $356 million from Medicaid, the joint state-federal program that provides medical care for the poor and indigent disabled. Legislators identified the services to offset the $356 million in reduced state funding. Then they left Raleigh, thinking they'd passed a balanced budget.

Nothing is ever that easy when dealing with the federal government. It turns out that several of the Legislature's cuts cannot be made without federal approval, and the feds say it may take as long as six months to grant that approval. If they do grant approval. In the meantime, the state must continue to provide those services to its 1.5 million Medicaid patients, and, therefore, the cuts ordered by the Legislature won't save as much as had been anticipated.

The N.C. Division of Medical Assistance is projecting the need, therefore, to find $32 million to $118 million in additional Medicaid cuts to rebalance the state budget. Early talk is that organ transplants will be severely limited, 250,000 dental patients will be dropped, and there'll be new limits on HIV drug coverage.

This story only gets worse for the state's economy. For every $1 that North Carolina spends on Medicaid, the federal government matches it with about $2. Thus, the total of $356 million in Medicaid cuts means that more than $1 billion in medical spending in this state will be eliminated. A lot of private-sector jobs could be affected.

To their credit, the budget committees anticipated that some of the cuts could not be installed immediately. They calculated their $356 million savings on a three-month delay this year. In the next budget year, they projected a full-year of savings.

So the onus now falls on federal Medicaid regulators to speed up their reviews. Of course, a lot of states are cutting the program back, so the bureaucrats in Washington are occupied with more than North Carolina's proposals.

But the sooner the feds can act, the less likely it will be that North Carolina has to cut even more services than the Legislature identified.

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Celeb News Ten things about Big Reunion boy band 5th Story - featuring Dane Bowers, Gareth Gates, Kenzie, Kavana and Adam Rickitt The Big Reunion is about to take over our lives again, and we predict that new boy band 5th Story will be our favourites... Comments
Celeb News Dane Bowers once made Victoria Beckham 'actually wet herself' Beep— "Hey Victoria, just me again. Dane. Dane Bowers. From Another Level. And also off of True Steppers. Just calling to see if you got my demo CD?"Beep— "Vicky, Dane again. Bowers. The Most Famous Dane In Britain. How are you? I'm well, I'm well. Doing a bit of gigging, you know? Bit of management. I once put my foot ... Comments
Celeb News Gareth Gates: 'I wish I hadn't lied about sleeping with Katie Price' Gareth Gates has admitted that lying about sleeping with Katie Price was a mistake. Singer Gareth, who is currently starring in Dancing On Ice and filming The Big Reunion, had a fling with glamour model Katie (also known as Jordan) in 2002 while she was pregnant with first son Harvey. He originally denied the fling. He told The Sun: "I ... Comments
Celeb News Look! It's the new Big Reunion boyband, 5th Story! Here at heat we used to think that the world's most depressing pop band was Liberty X – five people united by the fact that none of them were quite talented enough to make it into Hear'Say. Five people officially deemed worse at being a pop star than Kym Marsh. But move over Michelle Heaton & Co., there's a shiny ... Comments
Entertainment Woo hoo! Another Level sign up for The Big Reunion Ladies and gentleman – Dane Bowers is back! Oh how we've missed him... Dane and his Another Level buddies have signed up for the new series of The Big Reunion. And who can blame them? You all saw how well Blue, 5ive, 911, B*Witched, The Honeyz and Atomic Kitten got on in the last series. Another Level — fronted by ... Comments
Celeb News It's the weirdest new celeb friendship of the week: Dane Bowers and Courtney Stodden Twitter's amazing, isn't it? It means that totally unconnected celebrities like Another Level's Dane Bowers and child-bride and reality star Courtney Stodden can become mates and even exchange private messages. We'd pay about £500 to read what they chat about on DMs, we really would. We can't really see how they started chatting (we think Dane's done a bit of ... Comments
Celeb News VIDEO: Want to see Dane Bowers being arrested at Butlins? Now's your chance Last week we reported that Dane Bowers had been arrested at the Butlins holiday camp in Bognor Regis. There was even a video of him being escorted away by police officers. Now, we have pictures of the moment police handcuffed the Another Level singer after he'd been DJing at a '90s rival night. Dane was arrested and charged with assault ... Comments
Celeb News VIDEO: Dane Bowers gets arrested after Bognor Regis Butlins brawl Oh Dane Bowers. What are we gonna do with you, eh? The Another Level star has been arrested and charged with assault after getting involved in a brawl at Butlins in Bognor Regis. Katie Price's ex was caught on camera being escorted away in handcuffs by police officers after he hosted a 90s revival night on Saturday night. His brother, ... Comments
Celeb News EastEnders star Dean Gaffney is 'going to be OK' despite being seriously injured in a car crash News broke today that Ex-EastEnders star Dean Gaffney had been seriously injured in a car crash in Derby. But luckily his manager Dave Read says "he's going to be OK." The 34-year-old actor – who played Robbie Jackson in EastEnders for 10 years – was driving home from a performance in Derby when the accident happened. Actor Tamer Hassan broke ... Comments