I found this on the Gov.uk website and thought is was well worth re-blogging
The following bizarre, exotic and flimsy excuses have all been used by tardy taxpayers:
My pet goldfish died (self-employed builder)
I had a run-in with a cow (Midlands farmer)
After seeing a volcanic eruption on the...
Saturday 25 January 10am – 4pm. Under railway bridge, Damers Road, Dorchester. A ‘good graffiti’ project wall will be launched in Dorchester this weekend. The wall is under the railway bridge along Damers Road, Dorchester. Dorchester artist Peter Sheridan will be leading the project between 10am and4pm on Saturday...
In a bid to help wildlife, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is asking for help to clean-up the shocking amount of litter that has been washed up onto Chesil Beach after the recent storms and high tides. To try and combat the litter - some of which is deadly to...
There is a high probability that the badger culls that took place in Somerset and Gloucester last year could come to Dorset in 2014. It is the firm opinion of local group Dorset for Badger and Bovine Welfare (DBBW) that the culls were totally unjustified and will fail to create...
Dorchester Tourist Information Centre (TIC) has raised £385 to help Julia’s House, the Dorset children’s hospice. The staff at the district council-run TIC arranged fundraising activities including an in-store treasure hunt and a Christmas quiz which customers to the Dorchester office could take part in. The treasure hunt took...
The Southern Cooperative, who are valued corporate members of Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT), have enjoyed getting hands-on carrying out practical nature conservation work on DWT’s nature reserve at Upton Heath. The rain and wind didn’t deter them as they cut down pine and birch trees, and helped dig trenches,...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is concerned about how wildlife in Dorset will be affected by the severe winds, rain and high tides that have battered the coastline in recent weeks. After braving strong winds and enormous waves, exhausted and distressed seabirds such as the Razorbill, Fulmar and Shag have...
Wild plants and animals could disappear from Dorset’s landscape if the Prime Minister, David Cameron, fails to prioritise the environment when making key decisions on how to spend £15billion of public money. The Government will soon announce how much money will be available for farmers through the Common Agricultural...
We’re constantly told the debate about hunting is a matter of rural opinion vs urban opinion. Well not according to the latest poll by IPSOS MORI. According to their survey which was released on Boxing Day, exactly the same percentage of rural inhabitants – 80% – are against fox...
This New Year, blow away the Christmas haze with a fun family day out at the Chesil Beach Centre’s January sale, or burn off some calories on a volunteering activity with Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT). Volunteering tasks range from getting dirty and up-close with practical conservation work on reserves,...
