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I’m forced to live in darkness thanks to council’s HUGE towering hedge – it’s destroyed my fence and ruined my garden
A FUMING grandmother says her life has become a “nightmare” because of an overgrown hedge which has destroyed her garden.
Betty Calloway, 90, said her garden has been “swallowed” by the badly maintained hedge.
The pensioner moved into the bungalow earlier this year following the death of her husband George in 2022.
Betty says her life has since become hellish due to an overgrown hedge which towers more than 15ft (4.5m) over her garden.
The bushes are so heavy they are causing her fence to buckle and have completely submerged her garden into darkness.
They have even started blocking any light coming through her bungalow windows.
The hedge runs the length of her property along an alleyway that backs onto the nearby Brookside estate and belongs to Telford and Wrekin Council.
Betty said: “It is well over 15ft high and is just huge. It’s literally swallowing the garden.
“It is blocking the light and falling all over the garden. It has also damaged the fence and made a mess.
“I’m really concerned and worried about it. I have called the council and they said it was all in hand, but nobody has been out.
“I’m 90. I can’t cut it myself. I don’t know what else I can do.”
The two-bedroom property in Stirchley, Teford, Shropshire cost £260,000 and used to be home to Betty and George in the earlier days of their relationship.
The couple, who were married for 72 years, lived in the property for three years before moving into assisted living in 2017 when George’s health deteriorated.
After George died Betty decided to move back to their former home.
“After he died I saw the bungalow was on the market and I put an offer in.
“It sounds silly but I feel like George is still with me here,” she said.
What to do if a neighbour's hedge or trees are blocking light in your home
- Before you apply to the council you should try to settle the dispute by asking your neighbour to cut back the hedge or trees.
- If you haven’t reached an agreement by speaking with them, you should put your request in writing.
- If you need help to talk to your neighbours, there might be a mediation scheme run by your local council.
- Check whether you can apply for a High Hedge Notice.
- Apply for a High Hedge Notice.
- Before it will investigate the council will make sure that your application is valid.
- If your application is accepted the local authority will start an investigation.
- You can appeal against a council’s decision to issue or not to issue a High Hedge Notice, to withdraw a Notice or vary it. You must appeal within 28 days of being advised about the local authority decision.
Betty, who used to run a restaurant with George before they retired, said the pair had cared for the garden as best they could.
Whilst admitting the garden is “in a bit of a state” because it’s been neglected, she said the hedge is the council’s responsibility to look after.
But despite repeatedly calling them about her concerns no one has been out to discuss cutting it back.
A Telford & Wrekin Council spokesperson said: “We’re grateful that this has been brought back to our attention and have visited Mrs Calloway today to inspect the hedge.
We carried out works along this pathway in the last six weeks and within the next 3 weeks, we’ll do further works to reduce the height of another 40-metre stretch of hedgerow, as part of our focussed maintenance work at key locations around the borough.”
Labour MP Mike Amesbury punched constituent after pair ‘argued over winter fuel allowance & closure of local bridge’
LABOUR MP Mike Amesbury was arguing with a constituent about the winter fuel allowance and the closure of a local bridge moments before punching him, a witness has claimed.
The politician, 55, was caught on camera flooring a man with a left hook before appearing to unleash a number of punches in the early hours of Saturday.
Amesbury has since been suspended and quizzed by cops, as pressure grows for him to stand down – and he’s been warned he faces prison.
Now, the man he punched has since been identified as Paul Fellows, 42, reports The Times.
A witness has claimed that Fellows had been talking to Amesbury about plans to close a nearby bridge for 33 days between January and March for engineering works.
Amesbury had previously described the closure of the Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge, which carries the A56 over the River Weaver Navigation, as “unacceptable”.
The source added that the conversation also touched on the winter fuel allowance before it grew “heated” on both sides.
However, they claimed there had been no physical provocation until the punch.
Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn & Helsby in Cheshire, was involved in the scuffle in Frodsham, Cheshire, within his own Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
The Labour MP released a statement prior to the damning CCTV evidence emerging saying he had “felt threatened” during the 2.15am altercation.
As fresh details continue to emerge, one woman whose sister was waiting for a taxi at the same time, claimed Mr Amesbury was “just drunk and beat someone up”.
She told The Times: “He is trying to get out of it now. He was trying to beat him to a pulp.
“My sister tried to intervene and pull him off. You have seen the video of how drunk he was. She was waiting for a taxi and so was the man.”
It’s believed that the MP was drinking at local pubs before the attack.
Hours before the brawl, he had attended a meeting with the local police commissioner in which he said he was “listening to residents concerns and ideas for policing and community safety”.
Suspending the Labour whip in the Commons, a party spokesman said: “Mike Amesbury MP has been assisting Cheshire Police with their inquiries following an incident on Friday night.
“As these inquiries are now ongoing, the Labour Party has administratively suspended Mr Amesbury’s membership of the Labour Party pending an investigation.”
Sir Keir Starmer said the incident was “shocking” and defended Labour’s decision to suspend him.
However, pal and former Labour adviser Matthew Torbitt claims the former member of Sir Keir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet was subjected to a “lengthy wind up”.
He said Amesbury had also suffered “personal attacks” before throwing the drunken punch.
Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick said today Amesbury should not be an MP following the brawl.
Cheshire police confirmed that a 55-year-old man had been voluntarily interviewed under caution about the incident and had been released pending further inquiries.
Man Utd were punished by decision that was never penalty in a million years… any wrong call could cost manager his job
ERIK TEN HAG’S sacking shows just how much rests on the decisions Premier League referees make every week.
The enormity of their job is not lost on them.
But the ex-Manchester United boss finds himself out of work off the back of a decision that was never a penalty in a million years!
Matthijs De Ligt’s challenge on West Ham‘s Danny Ings was not even a foul, let alone a penalty.
And if the correct decision was made, Jarrod Bowen would not have scored from the spot, Man Utd would likely avoided defeat and perhaps Ten Hag would have lived to fight another day?
I just don’t understand why VAR Michael Oliver got involved after on-field ref David Coote did not award a spot-kick. It was just two players coming together in the penalty area and Coote was in a fantastic position, looking straight at the incident.
It was normal contact in a contact sport!
We keep hearing PGMOL chief Howard Webb saying the on-field decision’s got to stay when it’s subjective.
Well that one was not even subjective! It was simply a correct decision from Coote.
But then Coote is at the pitchside monitor for two to three minutes and that’s where he makes a mistake. What on earth did he see there that made him think he had made a clear and obvious error?
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He should have shown much more mental toughness and strength to stick with his original decision because he was correct not to award a penalty.
Apart from West Ham fans, everybody would have applauded him for sticking with his original call. On-field referees have got to get out of the mentality of walking to the screen and just going with whatever VAR tells them.
If everybody who loves football is saying ‘that’s not a penalty’ and the match official is saying ‘it is’, there’s something seriously wrong.
Oliver is our best referee, no doubt about that, so I can only wonder if he wrongly got involved because he was fatigued.
He was far too forensic as Coote had 100 per cent NOT made a clear and obvious error.
I just don’t understand what is going on with the training and education of our VARs and officials and where PGMOL chief Webb stands with it all.
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Arsenal can feel very aggrieved Gabriel Jesus’ late goal was disallowed against Liverpool.
On-field ref Anthony Taylor judged Jakub Kiwior to have fouled Dominik Szoboszlai in the build up.
But only Taylor can tell us exactly why he deemed it a foul because I saw nothing wrong with it.
It was a subjective decision and maybe he felt Kiwior went over the top of Szoboszlai and made it difficult for him to challenge for the ball.
But the Arsenal defender clearly won the ball before he went over over Szoboszlai so Taylor should have allowed play to continue, and if he had, the goal would have stood and Arsenal would likely have won.
Man Utd job has become the toughest in football with Erik ten Hag the latest hyped-up boss to flop at Old Trafford
MANCHESTER UNITED is now the toughest job in football after Erik ten Hag became their latest big-name casualty.
The Dutchman was dismissed after just more than two seasons following Sunday’s disastrous defeat at West Ham.
Ten Hag, who led the club to success in the Carabao and FA Cups, had won just four of his 14 games at the helm this term.
And with United also struggling to impress in Europe, Sir Jim Ratcliffe felt the time was right to wield the axe for real change.
Ruud van Nistelrooy is now interim boss at Old Trafford.
While the likes of Gareth Southgate and Xavi Hernandez have been tipped as candidates for the role.
But Ten Hag is not the first hyped-up manager to fail at United.
Following Sir Alex Ferguson’s exit in 2013, the Red Devils have now worked their way through SIX big-name bosses.
The first to follow in Fergie’s steps was David Moyes, who was widely heralded as his ideal successor after 11 years at Everton.
However, the Scot lasted just 10 months into his six-year deal as United missed out on Champions League football for the first time since 1995.
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Next up was Dutch master Louis van Gaal, once a top name in European dugouts.
He led United to FA Cup glory in his second season but was immediately sacked after the final due to his dull style and fifth-place finish in the league.
Jose Mourinho then took charge before bagging a Carabao Cup and Europa League double, as well as second spot in the table.
Yet his abrasive style led to clashes with stars like Paul Pogba, and the Special One was given his marching orders after two-and-a-half seasons.
A softer approach with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was then favoured, with the former United striker initially getting off to a flyer.
But with results souring following a Europa League final defeat to Sevilla, Solskjaer received the boot after three years.
All Manchester United bosses since Sir Alex Ferguson
- David Moyes (June 2013-April 2014): P51 W27 D9 L15, 0 Trophies
- Louis van Gaal (May 2014-May 2016): P103 W54 D25 L24, 1 Trophy
- Jose Mourinho (May 2016-Dec 2018): P144 W84 D32 L28, 2 Trophies
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Dec 2018-Nov 2021): P168 W91 D37 L40, 0 Trophies
- Ralf Rangnick (Dec 2021-May 2022): P29 W11 D10 L8, 0 Trophies
- Erik ten Hag (July 2022-Oct 2024): P128 W70 D23 L35, 2 Trophies
Ralf Rangnick was quickly drafted in as interim boss with the view to a permanent consultancy role.
Yet his tenure resulted in just 11 wins, leading him to reject his future position and become Austria boss.
It now remains to be seen who comes in for Ten Hag, with Van Nistelrooy in the dugout for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup clash with Leicester.
There is also the small matter of the weekend league clash against a resurgent Chelsea.
But the Premier League title winner has had some managerial experience in his homeland with PSV Eindhoven.
And should Van Nistelrooy enjoy some success as interim, he could yet end up getting the gig on a full-time basis.
Why NOBODY is the right man to replace Erik ten Hag at Man Utd
SunSport’s DAVE KIDD says Erik ten Hag’s time at Man Utd is up… and explains what’s wrong with all the potential candidates to replace him.
THIS is a mid-table squad at an underachieving club, with a lot of unwanted players on big money.
And Ratcliffe is an instinctive cost-cutter who may not pay top dollar to the next manager.
If this club wasn’t called ‘Manchester United’, it wouldn’t be an especially desirable job.
The good news for United is that their new sporting director, Dan Ashworth, is a very decent judge of a manager.
He has been instrumental in three previous managerial appointments — Gareth Southgate for England, Graham Potter for Brighton and Eddie Howe for Newcastle.
None were wildly popular at the time, all were conspicuous successes.
Interestingly, Ashworth’s No 1 choice for the Newcastle job was Unai Emery, who turned him down to stay at Villarreal but has since proved that judgment right by excelling at Aston Villa.
And the Spaniard would be an excellent fit for United — yet there is next to no chance that he would abandon Villa’s Champions League campaign to take the Old Trafford job, not least because he isn’t a stark raving madman.
Howe would be another good candidate to succeed Ten Hag but, although he has become frustrated on Tyneside, the Saudis would surely not allow Ratcliffe to poach Howe, as they reluctantly did with Ashworth.
Potter is available but his Chelsea experience and lack of charisma would make him a tough sell.
Which brings us to Southgate, who remains close with Ashworth and is an excellent man-manager who was seriously considered by United last spring.
Yet, despite having led England to two of their three major finals, Southgate’s reputation for over-caution was only enhanced during the Euros.
Mauricio Pochettino, passed over twice by United, is out of the equation having taken the United States job.
Thomas Tuchel would also have been a popular and gettable option – but England got in there first.
Likewise, Roberto De Zerbi, now at Marseille after his brief Brighton stint sparkled then fizzled out.
Kieran McKenna — a gifted former United coach who has won back-to-back promotions with Ipswich Town — is an intriguing candidate but the imminent vacancy may come a year or so too soon.
Marco Silva, the extremely under-rated Fulham boss, has been on United’s radar and should not be discounted.
Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim, last season’s ‘next big thing’, was passed over by West Ham as well as Liverpool this summer and is not an easy man to pin down.
Zinedine Zidane, who has taken over from Alan Curbishley as a 20-1 shot for every Premier League job, is a ‘figurehead’ manager and not an Ashworth type.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, the former United goal machine who joined Ten Hag’s coaching team in the summer is the bookies’ favourite. Simply because he’s in the building and he’s Dutch.
So, yes, getting rid of Ten Hag is the easy part.