Burst water main tears vast sinkhole in Liverpool street sparking flooding and evacuation of locals 

Pool on the Hill: Burst water main tears vast sinkhole in Liverpool street sparking flooding and evacuation of locals Fire crews were called to 15ft by 20ft chasm in Green Lane, Old Swan last night Three fire engines were in attendance as a number of homes were evacuated Images on social media overnight showed the … Read more

Locals blasted Bristol City Council’s decision to chop down 70ft trees after classing them as HEDGES

Locals have blasted a council’s ‘ridiculous’ decision to chop down two 70ft trees after classing them as nuisance hedges under the antisocial behaviour act. The pair of massive cypress trees are facing the axe after a single complaint by one neighbour – apparently over their light being blocked. The trees have sat in a quiet … Read more

‘Haunted’ little girl doll sitting on a swing in a mangrove swamp said to bring ‘bad luck’ to locals

‘Haunted’ little girl doll sitting on a swing in a mangrove swamp terrifies locals who swear bad luck strikes anyone who approaches her Small town locals are terrified of ‘haunted’ doll sitting on swing near a mangrove Residents of the North Queensland town Lucinda believe she brings ‘bad luck’ Doll blamed on spooky incidents like … Read more

Bridgerton showrunners ‘are stopped by locals from building set at Sunninghill Park’

Bridgerton showrunners have reportedly been stopped from building a set at Sunninghill Park for the Netflix hit’s third and fourth seasons. According to reports on Wednesday, producers were hoping to use land at Prince Andrew‘s former Berkshire home to stand in for Georgian London, and had already made plans for how the set would be … Read more

Apprentice winner’s new cafe in Wales is blasted by locals who say it ‘looks like public toilets’

Apprentice winner Alana Spencer’s new luxury seaside cafe in North Wales is blasted by locals who say its ‘tacky’ design ‘looks like public toilets’ Alana Spencer, 29, has been opening dessert shops with Ridiculously Rich brand She won The Apprentice in 2016 and got a £250k investment from Lord Sugar  But latest cafe has come under … Read more

Locals vow to defy ‘ridiculous’ Novichok litter-picking ban

Russian agents attacked Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with Novichok in 2018 2010 – Sergei Skripal, a former Russian military intelligence officer jailed for spying for Britain, is released and flown to the UK as part of a swap with Russian agents caught in the United States. He settles in Salisbury. March 3, 2018 … Read more

Locals can now report ‘dirty campers’ in Scotland to police using a geo-location app

Locals can now report ‘dirty campers’ trashing Scottish beauty spots to police using geo-location app that gives every 10ft square on Earth a unique three-word name Dirty campers will be reported directly to the police in Scotland due to a new app The initiative was launched by Perth and Kinross Council ahead of summer influx … Read more

Hertfordshire Police warn locals not to approach ‘very fast and aggressive’ rhea birds on the loose

Police have warned people not to approach a group of ‘very fast and aggressive’ rheas that are running wild across two sleepy villages. Hertfordshire Constabulary told members of the public not to go near the 20 ostrich-like birds in Maple Cross and Croxley Green.  The animals, which stand at 5ft and can reach 40mph, have been … Read more

Kent locals say the migration system is not fit for purpose, writes SUE REID

On the pleasant promenade of Hythe, Kent, two young male migrants on bicycles weave their way through family groups, dog walkers, pensioner couples and mothers with prams, all trying to stay two metres apart from each other. The men are from a migrant camp, Napier Barracks, on a hillside not far from the town’s seafront. … Read more

Locals slam Winchester University’s plan to erect Greta Thunberg statue

Furious locals slam Winchester University’s plan to erect £24,000 statue of Greta Thunberg who has no links with city and demand they put up a tribute to cult hero Kev the Big Issue seller instead Winchester University commissioned a life-sized sculpture of Greta Thunberg The teen activist’s statue will be erected in the new £50m … Read more