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Outrage over man who erected an 8ft privacy fence in front of his cottage to stop Tesco shoppers dumping litter in his garden and was ordered to take it down by ‘ridiculous’ council ‘buffoons’

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Residents of Limes Avenue in Derby were grateful for their good fortune when Matt Hubbard and his family moved into the Grade II listed cottage two years ago

Furious local residents have criticized their council as ‘pranksters’ after a man was ordered to tear down an 8ft fence around his garden. Residents of Limes Avenue in Derby were delighted when Matt Hubbard and his family moved into this Grade II listed cottage two years ago. For decades, the garden next to the 19th-century … Read more

Man has to tear down 2.4 meter high fence by ‘ridiculous’ ‘buffoons’ from the municipality

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Matt Hubbard and his family moved to Limes Avenue in Derby two years ago They spent thousands on an 8-foot fence for privacy and to prevent trash from being thrown. Furious local residents have criticized their council as ‘pranksters’ after a man was ordered to tear down an 8ft fence around his garden. Residents of … Read more

Demands are growing for Southwark Council to pay back millions in car fines

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Southwark Council has raised more than £2.6 million in five years by issuing PCNs However, an error in the wording means that all tickets are ‘legally invalid’ Demand is growing for a Labor council to refund millions of pounds to motorists after ‘incompetent staff’ made mistakes with ‘unfair’ fines. Southwark Council has raised more than … Read more

The council boss explains why ‘thousands’ of bins in Denbighshire are not being emptied

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Denbighshire’s chief executive has admitted the council ‘underestimated’ the time bins and recycling rounds would take after ‘thousands’ of collections were missed in the past two weeks. Chief executive Graham Boase has now apologized to residents on behalf of the council and said the authority is doing everything it can to ensure bins are emptied. … Read more

We almost lost our business after ONE complaint from our neighbor

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By Emily Jane Davies and Ross Slater 08:17 June 01, 2024, updated 10:23 June 01, 2024 Share or comment on this article: A family claims they were ‘bullied’ by the council after a nightmare neighbor complained about ‘stomach-churning smells’ coming from their garden. Geoff Grewcock and his daughter Emma Hudson from Nuneaton, West Mids have … Read more

Ice cream truck owner criticizes the municipality for ‘outdated’ calling rules

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By Dan Grennan 12:06 May 27, 2024, updated 1:11 PM May 27, 2024 Share or comment on this article: It’s one of the sounds of the British summer, but an ice cream van owner’s noise has landed him in trouble after complaining it’s ‘too loud’. John Barton, who runs Harrison’s Ices in Lincolnshire, was shocked … Read more