Angry villagers slam ‘garden grabbing’ developers who cut down orchard behind their £450,000 homes

Villagers have slammed developers for axing an orchard of fruit trees at the back of their gardens to make way for two new houses. Residents in Balsall Common, West Midlands, whose gardens are now set to back onto a 25ft wall, called the development an ‘eyesore’ and have accused developers of ‘garden grabbing’. The road, … Read more

Angry villagers slam ‘garden grabbing’ developers who cut down orchard behind their £450,000 homes

Villagers have slammed developers for axing an orchard of fruit trees at the back of their gardens to make way for two new houses. Residents in Balsall Common, West Midlands, whose gardens are now set to back onto a 25ft wall, called the development an ‘eyesore’ and have accused developers of ‘garden grabbing’. The road, … Read more

Get your hands on some National treasures: PATRICK MARMION reviews The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard (ntathome.com) Verdict: Bittersweet cherries  Rating: I Want My Hat Back (ntathome.com) Verdict: The hat fits, so I’m wearing it!  Rating: Dear reader, dare I ask if, like me, you’ve lost track of your monthly entertainment subscriptions?  I am thinking Netflix (£5.99), Now TV (£9.99), Apple TV+ (£4.99) and Disney+ (£5.99). However, I … Read more