A council clean air campaign has led to ‘a climate of fear and intimidation’ for owners of wood-burning stoves, it has been claimed. Locals say they have been named, shamed and verbally abused in the street for using their wood-burning stoves this winter. Some say they have been branded ‘polluters’ and have been ‘stigmatised’ forContinue reading “Our Council Shames Us For Our Wood Burners, So We Ask Chimney Sweeps To Park Down The Street”
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Britain’s Shopping Centres Are Boarded Up And Crime-Ridden
Shoppers have claimed that Britain’s abandoned ghost shopping centres would be improved ‘by a zombie apocalypse’. Residents of Dartford, a commuter town in Kent, claim that since the construction of the expansive Bluewater Shopping Centre in 1999, the town has declined. Now they say it is in need of life support economically, socially and from aContinue reading “Britain’s Shopping Centres Are Boarded Up And Crime-Ridden”
An Elderly Grandfather Is Taken To Court For Feeding Birds
A grandfather who buys up to 30 loaves of bread each day to feed the birds, is being taken to court by his local council who blame him for the town’s vermin situation. Brian Wilkins, 76, received a Community Protection Order last year after councillors griped that his feeding the birds was attracting vermin in areasContinue reading “An Elderly Grandfather Is Taken To Court For Feeding Birds”
A Young Woman Was Made To Face A £2,500 Litter Fine For Dropping A Cigarette
After being fined for dropping a cigarette in a community 182 miles from her home—a place she hadn’t been to in decades—a nonsmoker was left perplexed. Natalie Walton, 31, was accused of littering in neighbouring Swanscombe and received a fixed penalty notice (FPN) at her parents’ home in Gravesend, Kent. But according to Ms Walton,Continue reading “A Young Woman Was Made To Face A £2,500 Litter Fine For Dropping A Cigarette”
Nursery Ordered To Remove Privacy Fence
After a ‘ridiculous’ council ordered a nursery to demolish a 6-foot fence that was put in place to protect kids while they were playing outside, parents expressed their outrage. Westcliff-on-Sea’s Imperial Day Nursery has filed an appeal against Southend Council after the council ordered that a massive fence that rises above the business be removedContinue reading “Nursery Ordered To Remove Privacy Fence”
Sculpture Of Queen Elizabeth II And Prince Philip
A bronze sculpture that was supposed to show Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II, and two corgis has angered some because they believe it doesn’t resemble the real people. The contentious monument was made by North Belfast artist Anto Brennan, who is well-known for his chess sets featuring notable politicians from Northern Ireland. It was inauguratedContinue reading “Sculpture Of Queen Elizabeth II And Prince Philip”
‘Path To Disaster’ Revealed In Grenfell Report
Grenfell Tower was turned into a deathtrap that claimed 72 lives due to ‘serious deficiencies’ in building standards, ‘dishonest’ manufacturers and a local authority with an ‘indifference’ to fire safety, a damning report has found. Almost every organisation involved in the refurbishment and management of the 24-story, 120-apartment block in Kensington, west London, was found toContinue reading “‘Path To Disaster’ Revealed In Grenfell Report”
UK High Streets Are Booming
Police have stated that drug gangs are taking advantage of the high street’s deterioration by occupying vacant shopfronts to cultivate cannabis illegally. According to the National Police Chiefs’ Council, vacant pubs, office buildings, cafes, and nightclubs in town centres are being targeted by the gangs for their operations. Before being raided by Gwent Police, overContinue reading “UK High Streets Are Booming”
I Would Like To Welcome You To Drugland
Residents of a chic beach resort favoured by celebs and hipsters claim that drug use has plagued the area ever since Londoners came there. Following a performance at the town’s Dreamland venue, a poor batch of MDMA killed a 17-year-old schoolgirl and hospitalised 21 others. This incident prompted Margate residents to speak out about theContinue reading “I Would Like To Welcome You To Drugland”
LIVING HELL
MAN: I’m 65 years old, homeless, and doing a dead-end job. I’m told I have to work until the day I die. In October 2023, Gary Evans left his private rental apartment of 13 years to take a new position as a live-in caretaker. However, his intentions were derailed when the woman he was supposedContinue reading “LIVING HELL”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 