A retired couple spent their entire life savings in a legal dispute with their former neighbour over a fence at the entrance to their shared home. Graham and Katherine Bateson said they have spent £45,000 on legal fees since their deceased neighbour installed a fence across the driveway between their homes in 2019. The couple… Read More »
A retired man has been awarded compensation after taking a car park company to court over a 10p fine. Jim Hibbert, 85, paid for his 50p parking fee at Middleton Shopping Centre in Greater Manchester using three 20p coins because he didn’t have exactly 50p – but later received a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) saying… Read More »
A stewardess who was unable to land her dream job after breaking her leg in seven places during severe turbulence has won a six-figure payout. Eden Garrity, 31, was pushing a tram when the Thomas Cook flight from Cuba to Manchester ran into a severe Atlantic hailstorm. The impact of the turbulence pushed the plane… Read More »
The women are accused of leaving the bar without paying. (SWNS) A bar has released video footage showing six women brazenly walking out without paying a £140 bill. Footage shows the women leaving the Wheelbarrow Castle pub in Worcester on Saturday, March 23, after enjoying food and alcohol. Suspicious ‘eat and run’ patrons were seen… Read More »
Julie Iswan, 43, who had sickle cell disease, was evacuated from her home. (SWNS) One woman said she was removed from her home while in a coma, and when she got out of intensive care, all her belongings were gone. Juliet Iswan, 43, was in Bristol Royal Infirmary last February after suffering a stroke that… Read More »
Local residents (left to right), Jo Webb, Ann Smith, Thomas and Janice Cherrett, say homes in the new development are taller than originally planned. (SWNS) A group of residents have accused developers of building new homes on housing estates 1.8 meters higher than originally planned. Work on 49 houses on a former chalk quarry in… Read More »
Eamonn McGeady, 51, joined XL Bully Lexi by wearing a muzzle to their local pub to protest the new laws. (SWNS) A dad has staged his own one-man protest against new XL bullying laws by taking part in muzzling his dog while visiting his local pub. Eamonn McGeady, 51, was wearing a muzzle next to… Read More »
Bear Mason, 74, is next to the four-foot stone wall that Northumberland County Council is threatening to demolish unless it is lowered by eight inches. (SWNS) A homeowner who spent £12,000 on a “beautiful” new garden wall has been ordered to tear it down after the council said it was 20cm too high. Bear Mason,… Read More »
Ron Knight may be forced to sell his home amid ongoing fines over a six-year planning dispute over a wall he helped build in the 70s. (SWNS) (SWNS) A farmer says he would rather ‘die in prison’ than pay a fine for tearing down the border wall he built 40 years ago. Ron Knight said… Read More »