Sonja Tutty

6 days ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Sonja Tutty

There has been a spate of incidents involving dangerous dogs in South Yorkshire in recent months. This has included police shooting and seizing dogs, dogs attacking people, and a slew of problems around the XL Bully breed, ownership of which is restricted. The UK Government banned owning an XL Bully without an exemption certificate in February 2024. Since then, South Yorkshire Police has had a particular issue with the breed.

1 week ago | wigantoday.net | Sonja Tutty

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA record number of people died in Wigan as a direct consequence of drinking alcohol in 2023, new figures show. Alcohol Change UK said these deaths were an "avoidable tragedy" and called for further action on the marketing, labelling and pricing of alcohol. Figures from the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities show there were 72 deaths in Wigan wholly caused by alcohol consumption in 2023.

1 week ago | lutontoday.co.uk | Sonja Tutty

Rent in Luton rose 10 per cent over the past year, new figures show. It comes as Propertymark, a membership organisation for estate agents, warned the rental sector faces "sizeable challenges" with an average of 10 people wishing to rent each property currently available in the UK. Provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics show the average private rent in Luton reached £1,172 per month in the year to March – up 10 per cent from £1,061 a year prior.

1 week ago | shropshirestar.com | Sonja Tutty

It comes as Propertymark, a membership organisation for estate agents, warned the rental sector faces "sizeable challenges" with an average of 10 people wishing to rent each property currently available in the UK. Provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics show the average private rent in Shropshire reached £778 per month in the year to March – up 8% from £722 a year prior. It was also up 28% from an estimated £606 a month five years ago.

1 week ago | expressandstar.com | Sonja Tutty

It comes as Propertymark, a membership organisation for estate agents, warned the rental sector faces "sizeable challenges" with an average of 10 people wishing to rent each property currently available in the UK. Provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics show the average private rent in Wolverhampton reached £830 per month in the year to March – up 9% from £763 a year prior. It was also up 36% from an estimated £609 a month five years ago.