‘Get off your a**’: Texas mayor quits after calling snowed-in residents ‘lazy’

‘Get off your a** and take care of your own family’: Texas mayor quits after calling snowed-in residents ‘lazy’ and attacking them for complaining about power outages as he warns ‘the weak will perish’ Tim Boyd was mayor of Colorado City, 220 miles west of Dallas, until Tuesday He attacked the town’s 4,000 residents on … Read more

Furious residents of village where Harry Potter was filmed fear it could be swamped by day-trippers

Furious residents of village where Harry Potter was filmed fear it could be swamped by day-trippers during lockdown after National Trust offered tickets to view its historic Abbey in half term The National Trust have sold out tickets for visits to Lacock Abbey for half-term Residents of Lacock, in Wiltshire, are concerned about an influx … Read more

Cladding divide as residents face £40,000 bill to replace flammable material while others won’t pay

Phillip Symes The retired sailor is facing a bill of £40,000 to replace cladding on his block at The Decks – half what he paid for his two-bed flat.  Mr Symes, 71, said: ‘Fire is fire, however high the block is.  ‘Leaseholders on the fifth floor of blocks like mine are not getting any support, … Read more

Cladding divide as residents face £40,000 bill to replace flammable material while others won’t pay

Phillip Symes The retired sailor is facing a bill of £40,000 to replace cladding on his block at The Decks – half what he paid for his two-bed flat.  Mr Symes, 71, said: ‘Fire is fire, however high the block is.  ‘Leaseholders on the fifth floor of blocks like mine are not getting any support, … Read more

Scottish care home where 19 residents died in Covid outbreak is slammed by watchdog

A care home has been slammed for uncleanliness after 19 residents died during the coronavirus pandemic. Staff at Lomond Court Nursing Home in Glenrothes, Fife, left clean laundry on the floor and uncovered milk and food in a dirty fridge that was not connected to power. The Care Inspectorate raised serious concerns and judged the … Read more

Residents in British areas hit by new South African strain of Covid tell of their concerns

WHERE IS DOOR-TO-DOOR TESTING BEING OFFERED? London W7: Hanwell N17: Tottenham CR4: Mitcham West Midlands WS2: Walsall East of England EN10: Broxbourne South East  ME15: Maidstone GU21: Woking North West PR9: Southport  Residents in areas hit by the new South African strain of coronavirus have shared their fears it will ‘mess everything up’. Door-to-door coronavirus … Read more

Half of Moscow’s 12million residents have had Covid-19, mayor reveals

Half of Moscow’s 12 million residents have had Covid-19, six times the official figures, according to the city’s mayor.  In an interview with news outlet Rossiya-1, Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin said the number was based on city hall ‘analysis and research’.  It puts the number of those infected at over six times the officially recorded … Read more

Harry Redknapp sparks row with wealthy residents over plans to build modern homes in coastal suburb 

Harry Redknapp sparks row with wealthy residents over plans to demolish a bungalow and build two modern homes in coastal suburb Ex-football manager’s property firm wants to demolish an existing bungalow Wealthy neighbours unhappy of development plan to build three-storey homes Residents say the proposal ‘don’t respect the area and the people that live here’ … Read more

Residents in Covid-free ward of Cleethorpes say they’ve ‘followed the rules’ to beat the virus

‘Just follow the rules!’ Neighbourhood in seaside town of Cleethorpes is declared Covid FREE – despite rapidly rising infection rates before Christmas – as residents say they’ve simply ‘done what was asked’ to beat the virus There are so few cases in the ward of Cleethorpes West it’s deemed ‘Covid-free’  Residents of neighbourhood in the … Read more

Property manager insists tenant will be charged for leaving coat rack for next residents

‘There is no sense, only money’: Renter slams property manager who insists she’ll be charged after asking if she could leave behind a small coat rack for the next tenants Hannah, from London, shared email from property manager of her rented home  Asked whether she and flatmates could leave hooks up as gift for next … Read more