John James

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A bitter neighbour battle over EIGHT FOOT: How two men went to war over their narrow shared driveway... but two years later who won?

3 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | John James

It was the neighbourly feud to end all neighbourly feuds and although the players have changed, in one leafy North London neighbourhood the game is still the same. Like all neighbours, Alisson Roberto Teixeira and Robert Medcalfe had started out as acquaintances, swapping catch ups about their lives and local area over their 8-foot shared driveway in Dollis Hill, North London.
Last residents standing on ghost street full of boarded up terraces REFUSE to sell £70k homes despite council bulldozers closing in

3 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | John James

Furious residents living on an 'eyesore' ghost street earmarked for demolition vowed they would 'rather be shot' than give up their beloved homes. Council bulldozers are closing in on Third Street, in the former mining village of Horden, Co Durham, as part of a £6m masterplan to raze its 123-year-old terraces and replace them with modern housing.
Is this the WORST roundabout? Despairing residents on 'woke' Isle of Man blast 'crazy' painted oval 'roundel' introduced as part of £26million revamp and insist it is a 'deathtrap' | Daily Mail Online

3 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | John James

Frustrated locals living on the Isle of Man have said controversial painted -oval shaped roundabouts introduced as part of a £26million revamp to the Douglas seafront are 'a tragedy waiting to happen'. The 'roundels' sit at junctions along Douglas Promenade connecting Broadway and Church Road Marina, two of the busiest junctions in the city, which is the largest settlement on the island.
The crime that revolted Britain: How farmers caught twisted pervert abusing their calves with covert camera operation... and three years later it has changed their lives forever | Daily Mail Online

4 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | John James

A farming couple who used secret cameras to catch a perverted worker having sex with their calves have revealed they are still rocked by the trauma three years later. Ian and Tracey Farwell still have CCTV cameras monitoring their livestock 24/7 and are trying to reclaim thousands of pounds they lost through Liam Brown's actions. The couple hit the headlines in December 2023 when Brown was sentenced for sexual penetration of a live animal and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.
We live in Britain's strictest village and we LOVE it... but we're terrified of new neighbours moving in

4 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | Tom Duffy |John James |Shannon McGuigan

Locals in an authoritarian Yorkshire village which has strict rules on planning and a complete ban on takeaways have complained their way of life is under threat after a flash developer lodged plans to create a luxury hotel and spa on their doorstep.
Town at war over 'Berlin Wall MK2' built to block access to a walking route after Google Maps blunder... as furious local knocks it down with a JCB

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Tom Lawrence |John James

A mysterious local has took matters into their own hands to tear down a town's controversial wall, dubbed 'The Berlin Wall Mk 2', with a rented JCB. The concrete blocks on Kellands Lane in Okehampton, Devon, had been put up to block a popular walking route which families used to get to school. It was built between two housing estates which developers said was private land, warning those who passed through were 'trespassing'.
'If my house goes, I will go with it! : Furious residents on crumbling Kent clifftop claim council 'bullies' have spent more time accusing them of fly tipping than working to save their 'worthless' homes | Daily Mail Online

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | John James

'I am sick of this. If my house goes, I will go with it. I am sick of dealing with these a******** from the council and the environment agency as well as the media who have been apologists for them!' It is fair to say that Malcolm Newell is not a happy man. But when you consider his situation, can you blame him?
Couple who built £10k electric gates to block access to footpath by their 11-bedroom 'Bond villain' mansion lose war against walkers

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Tom Bedford |John James

A couple who put up imposing £10,000 electric gates to stop locals enjoying a countryside 'paradise' have been ordered to take them down after a long and bitter feud with walking campaigners. For sixty years, walkers, cyclists and horse riders have used a path next to a sprawling mansion in the South Wales Valleys. Then the Drew family moved in. Villagers were outraged when wealthy chartered accountant Adam Drew blocked the right of way by installing 8ft-high gates and two security cameras.
The Great Wall of Devon! Inside landowner's battle with neighbours and council after building six foot concrete barrier to block locals

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | John James

Frustrated parents and locals living next to an eyesore 2-meter concrete barrier have likened it to 'The Berlin Wall' and expressed delight that it was knocked down by a mysterious have-a-go hero in a rented JCB. The structure, which was hastily and mysteriously erected over the Easter holidays, completely cut off a walking route used by residents to get their children to St James Primary School in Oklehampton, Devon.
Bad Manors! The story of Britain's most foul-mouthed and poshest family… and what they're doing 20 years after they took our TVs by storm

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | John James

'Yes, I mean it's pretty unarguable that my family peaked in the 1800s, it's all been a bit downhill from there.' Francis 'F*****' Fulford is standing on a large grand staircase in a chamber as cavernous as it is gloomy. Behind him, ornate wallpaper hangs down from the vintage fittings. Decades of dust cling to the chandelier.

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