Tenants have been informed by a housing organisation that they must vacate their residences due to the premises’ irreparable state. Eight families living in a two-storey block of flats in Bidborough Ridge, Bidborough, near Tunbridge Wells, have been told by Town and Country Housing they will have to move – although no date has yet beenContinue reading “Uneconomic Repairs At Bidborough Ridge Force Tenants Out”
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A 70-Year-Old Grandmother Chased Yobs After They Broke And Destroyed Her Gate
A grandmother who chased a gang of yobs after they smashed her garden gate claims she was told off by police after telling them she would ‘wring their necks’ if she saw the teens again. Gillian Mears, 70, said she ‘just saw red’ after the group damaged her back gate at her house in Kessingland,Continue reading “A 70-Year-Old Grandmother Chased Yobs After They Broke And Destroyed Her Gate”
Benefits Cheat Caught Running 5K On Secret Camera
A benefits cheat who lied about being disabled was caught on camera going for 5k runs in her neighbourhood. Annette Bond, 49, claimed she could hardly walk due to her multiple sclerosis and took almost £70,000 in benefits before fraud investigators set up secret surveillance in her area, which captured her ability to run 5kmContinue reading “Benefits Cheat Caught Running 5K On Secret Camera”
Our Broken Care System Left A Disabled Man With A Sandwich And Two Drinks For 60 Hours
Steven King hasn’t had a hot meal for as long as he can remember. He hasn’t had lunch for years, and hasn’t even been out of the house for three years, he said. In 2019, the disabled former retail worker said he was left entirely on his own, with just a sandwich and two glassesContinue reading “Our Broken Care System Left A Disabled Man With A Sandwich And Two Drinks For 60 Hours”
Nearly ALL Ticket Offices At Rail Stations Have Been Closed
Plans to close almost all of England’s remaining train station ticket offices were revealed by rail chiefs, amid concerns over the impact on the elderly and disabled. The Railway Group has unveiled proposals which could see most of the 1,000 offices being closed, with facilities only staying open at the busiest stations. The move willContinue reading “Nearly ALL Ticket Offices At Rail Stations Have Been Closed”
Jo Whiley Offered COVID Vaccine Before Her Sister
Jo Whiley has said she’s living through a nightmare after being offered the coronavirus vaccine before her sister, who has learning difficulties and diabetes and whose care home has been locked down due to an outbreak. The BBC Radio 2 DJ, who’s been fighting for her younger sister Frances, who has the rare Cri duContinue reading “Jo Whiley Offered COVID Vaccine Before Her Sister”
Victims Of The Coalition’s Vicious Welfare Cuts
There will be a large number of people who will be targets of the Coalition’s savage welfare cuts. A classic instance is a person who’s afflicted with Cerebral Palsy, they’ll be concerned that they’ll be deprived of their benefits in the modifications from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment. Disabled people are facing beingContinue reading “Victims Of The Coalition’s Vicious Welfare Cuts”
Another Expenses Scandal
MP’s are claiming fuel allowances and, it’s deplorable. They have free housing, free food, alcohol, gym membership, the catalogue of things are limitless. What about the poor, the sick, the disabled, old and, people of no fixed address? 80,000 children will be homeless at Christmas and the rest of the year. They don’t haveContinue reading “Another Expenses Scandal”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 