‘Homeless village’ takes over London’s exclusive Park Lane as locals blast piles of rubbish left outside tents By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 23:39 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 00:10 GMT, 10 January 2021 Advertisement Share or comment on this article:
Villagers struggling to buy their first home in unaffordable a Dorset ‘ghost village’ filled with holiday homes have been thrown a lifeline after new houses were built for locals only. The nine homes have been built in Worth Matravers on the picturesque Isle of Purbeck, a peninsular in Dorset. Sixty per cent of the 180 … Read more
Byron Bay has become immensely popular with A-list celebrities, who have flocked to the NSW seaside town. The coastal enclave has even been dubbed ‘Hollywood 2.0’ thanks to the number of Tinseltown stars who have in recent years either enjoyed vacations in the area, or settled down there permanently. But the likes of Chris Hemsworth, Zac … Read more
Revellers on the Isles of Scilly are bidding farewell to 2020 from the only three pubs open in England as the archipelago remains in Tier 1. The islands are the only areas in England under the most-relaxed level of Covid restrictions – meaning pubs, bars and restaurants are open for sit-in customers. There are normally around … Read more
Don’t do anything Scilly! Locals in the only part of England still under Tier 1 beg tourists NOT to travel to the islands – and say they can’t make the most of their freedoms because there’s not much to do in winter anyway! The Isles of Scilly are the only part of England in Tier … Read more
Hundreds of locals parade past Irish woman’s house in a convoy to celebrate her 100th birthday on tiny island after Covid restrictions ruined her party plans Ellen Fadian celebrated her 100th birthday on the Irish isle of Achill The centenarian was unable to hold a big celebration due to Covid restrictions Neighbours organised a festive … Read more
Locals have reacted with ‘horror’ to a proposal to house 500 asylum seekers in portable cabins near a picturesque village near one of the south’s busiest trunk roads. The plan is for the asylum applicants to be stay in the makeshift housing on Ministry of Defence land by the A303 at Barton Stacey, Hants, while … Read more
Isle of Wight locals are baffled by the arrival of a seaside monolith as the artist behind similar shiny statues popping up around the world has denied any involvement with the sculpture. The three-sided metal object was found by beachgoers at Compton Bay on the island on Sunday. The Most Famous Artist, also known as … Read more
Last night a source close to the search for British hiker Esther Dingley in the Pyrenees told the Daily Mail of his fears she could have fallen into a lake or other freezing water. The 37-year-old had been planning to camp next to one of a number of high altitude lakes in the area days before … Read more
Furious Slough locals today scolded lockdown rule-breakers who don’t wear face masks or keep a social distance for the borough being plunged into Tier 3 amid rising cases of coronavirus. While other parts of Berkshire – including neighbouring Windsor where the Queen will spend Christmas – are under Tier 2 restrictions, Slough has been put … Read more