A pensioner was hit with a £250 fine by overeager litter wardens for spitting out a leaf that blew into his mouth. Roy Marsh, 86, was slapped with the ridiculous ticket after the incident while out walking in a seaside town. The pensioner said he was accosted by two council enforcement officers after pausing forContinue reading “Man, 86, Is Fined £250 For Littering”
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A 98-Year-Old With Dementia Is Evicted
A 98-year-old widow suffering from dementia has been evicted after spending her £240,000 life savings on care bills and has now run out of money. Brenda Miles was given just two days’ notice to leave Innage Grange care home in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, where she has lived for five years. The retired bookbinder, who struggles withContinue reading “A 98-Year-Old With Dementia Is Evicted”
Historic Windmill To Be Converted Into 12-Bed HMO
A plan to transform a historic Grade II listed windmill into a 12-bed HMO has caused concern. The redbrick edifice in Preston was constructed in 1760 and is the last of its kind in the Lancashire town. Since it ceased milling in the late 19th century, it has seen numerous other uses as an overflowContinue reading “Historic Windmill To Be Converted Into 12-Bed HMO”
Council U-Turn On Fine For Coffee Poured In Drain
A south-west London council has changed its judgment to fine a woman £150 for pouring the remains of her coffee down a gully. Burcu Yesilyurt, who lives in Kew, said she thought she was acting responsibly when she poured a small amount from her reusable cup down the drain – rather than risk spilling itContinue reading “Council U-Turn On Fine For Coffee Poured In Drain”
Old Burial Site To Be Turned Into Luxury Homes
Residents living in the shadow of a cemetery where developers want to construct luxury homes over dead bodies have blamed their council of ‘taking them for fools’ after it emerged a full exhumation did not take place as promised. Calls are mounting to stop the council’s plans to build 20 homes over 11 ‘sacred’ gravestones, includingContinue reading “Old Burial Site To Be Turned Into Luxury Homes”
Welcome To The Little Chagos Islands!
A single London council has seen its housing bill for new migrants soar to £18 million after hundreds of Chagos Islanders arrived on top of the asylum seekers it was already paying for. The two groups combined have put a tremendous strain on Hillingdon Council which is the first port of call for those arriving at Heathrow to setContinue reading “Welcome To The Little Chagos Islands!”
A Labour Council Fined A Resident £1,000 For Putting His Bins Out Early
A Labour council who fined a resident £1,000 for putting his bins out a few hours early has been accused of behaving like the ‘Stasi’. Clyde Strachan, 37, decided to help refuse collectors by putting his rubbish outside his West Kensington home shortly before midday in May. He then went away for a week and when heContinue reading “A Labour Council Fined A Resident £1,000 For Putting His Bins Out Early”
Labor-run Bin Strike Could Lead To Rat Plague In Birmingham
As the current rubbish situation worsens, experts have warned that warmer temperatures might be lethal for Birmingham citizens. The city has been plagued by ongoing bin strikes, which have caused streets to pile high with an estimated 170,000 tons of rubbish. Workers have been on strike for weeks after the Labour-run Birmingham City Council announcedContinue reading “Labor-run Bin Strike Could Lead To Rat Plague In Birmingham”
Day 25 Of Birmingham Bin Strike: Rats Chase Workers Away
In Birmingham, terrified cleanup workers were shown on camera being frightened away by rats that sprung out of the rubbish bags they were meant to be hauled away. Four employees are seen fleeing the facility in the CCTV clip as rats sprang out of the pile of rubbish on the ground. The workers run towardsContinue reading “Day 25 Of Birmingham Bin Strike: Rats Chase Workers Away”
Council Barricades Divide Rich And Poor
A Green Party council has been accused of carrying out ‘ethnic cleansing on steroids’ by installing ‘racist and classist barricades’ under the cloak of darkness with police protection. Green-run Bristol City Council claims the blockades in Barton Hill, east Bristol, are anti-traffic and pollution measures but Somali and white working-class residents fear it’s a ploy to keep themContinue reading “Council Barricades Divide Rich And Poor”
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