Viscountess, 92, used her ‘father’s best naval language’ at bailiffs

Viscountess, 92, used her ‘father’s best naval language’ at bailiffs when they turned up at her farm demanding £1,500 for a water bill Marianna Viscountess Monckton of Brenchley is ‘fed up’ with utility company  She claims does not owe the money as she sold the land either side of her home At the end of … Read more

Dozens of police officers and bailiffs surround old gas works as they evict 75 travellers

Dozens of police officers and bailiffs surround old gas works as they begin eviction of 75 travellers from ‘illegal’ encampment They were involved in a stand-off after the travellers were given a notice to leave A nursery urged parents to keep their children at home after the fallout in Bristol It comes nearly a year … Read more

Bailiffs find second secret tunnel beneath Islington tree encampment – after help from Swampy’s crew

Another secret protest tunnel underneath London has been found by stunned bailiffs trying to clear away campaigners railing against plans to fell trees for flats. Islington Council enforcement officers were gobsmacked to discover the burrow beneath Dixon Clark Court on Highbury Corner, Islington. It was said to have been masterminded by veteran activist Swampy and the … Read more

Sleepless HS2 protesters claim they are victims of ‘torture’ from sleep-stopping bailiffs

An activist protesting in secret tunnels below Euston Station against the HS2 high-speed rail-line accused bailiffs of torture as they worked to try and remove them. The man understood to be Lazer Sandford – real name Lachlan Blaze – is the brother of fellow tunneler Blue Sandford, 18. Others inside the burrows are Scott Breen, 47, Larch … Read more

HS2: Bailiffs start evicting HS2 protesters from camp – as police move in to ‘keep the peace’

Bailiffs from HS2 today began evicting protesters from a makeshift camp near London’s Euston Station who had spent months secretly digging a dangerous 100ft tunnel.   HS2 Rebellion activists climbed on top of cranes as enforcement officers moved to evict the environmentalists from the Tree Protection Camp in Euston Square Gardens, which was set up in … Read more

Bailiffs will be able to enter homes to seize goods via ZOOM after landmark High Court ruling

Bailiffs will be allowed to enter debtors’ homes through Zoom in a landmark ruling sparked by the pandemic. The High Court approved debt collection agencies seizing a person’s goods virtually rather than physically. The judgment will benefit collectors who will be at a reduced risk of catching Covid and debtors who can keep their assets … Read more

Bullying bailiffs who’ll seize YOUR car for another driver’s fine

Not moving: Colin Myler in front of the car a bailiff tried to tow away Are you expecting a delivery?’ I asked my wife as I heard a vehicle pulling on to our drive. ‘Maybe,’ she replied, bearing in mind she’s always ordering from Amazon. I was cutting logs in the back garden and headed … Read more

Abseiling bailiffs remove eco-activist Swampy from bamboo tower standing in way of HS2

Bailiffs abseiling from a crane removed veteran eco-warrior ‘Swampy’ from a bamboo tower today built to delay construction on HS2. Protesters erected the tower holding British activist Dan Hooper, 47, in a London river to block a bridge for a road through a forest for the multi-billion pound train project. Two black-clad officials suspended from … Read more

Couple claim TUI ‘threatened to send bailiffs’ unless they pay for holiday they don’t feel is safe

A couple say their travel company has threatened them with bailiffs unless they pay for a holiday they no longer feel safe going on. Months before the pandemic hit, in January, Leah Maybourne and Ben Johnson from Maidstone, Kent, had booked a week in Turkey through TUI.  They were due to fly to Belek in … Read more

BBC threatens pensioners with bailiffs if they don’t pay the licence fee

The BBC is putting tens of millions of pounds towards chasing pensioners for their license fee payments as the corporation has said it plans to ‘enforce the law’. And bailiffs could even be sent into the homes to seize and sell their possessions if ministers decide to support replacing the criminal sanction for licence-fee evasion … Read more