Three walkers rescued after injuries in Wales 'waterfall country'
"We wish all the casualties a speedy recovery," said rescuers in a Facebook post.
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Nuneaton's Ensor's Pool drowning prompts councillor's plea
A councillor has pleaded with people to avoid putting themselves at risk by swimming at a popular beauty Brady Hughes' plea comes after a 27-year-old man drowned when he got into difficulty while swimming in Ensor's Pool in Nuneaton, on said Nuneaton and Bedworth Council wanted people to use open spaces like this, but avoid putting themselves or others in danger. She said: "We can only keep on pleading with people to try and stay out of the water."Although the lake may appear "nice and clear" and people might be tempted to cool off in the water, the former clay pit was "absolutely dangerous", she explained. "Don't put yourself at risk, is the main message, because it won't just be yourselves you are putting in danger, emergency services are putting their lives on the line," Hughes, Labour councillor for Arbury, said the body of water claimed another life about 10 years ago and this latest death meant more safety awareness was needed."We have to keep on reiterating it isn't safe, it is a former clay pit and the bed is very muddy which can cause people to get stuck." Dog walkers and nature lovers alike are being warned not only of the safety hazard the water poses but also the impact littering is having on the area."We want to try and keep this area lovely for everybody, but people are leaving behind remnants of picnics, barbecues, dinghies, tents."I have seen dog walkers down here throwing toys into the water for their dogs. "If their dogs got into trouble, a natural instinct would be to go in after and help them but that could also end in a tragedy," Hughes pool, in the south-west area of the town, is a former clay pit that served a nearby colliery and brick works, which has since been designated as a site of special scientific interest."The council are continually putting out communications - it's also well signed that people should not go in the water," she added. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Telegraph
4 hours ago
- Telegraph
Labour council tells man to rip up £5k drive he built for sick wife
A man who spent £5,000 converting his front garden into a drive to help his sick wife has been ordered to rip it up. Stephen Price, 65, said on-street parking was so bad on his road that he laid the drive to help his wife Kim enter and leave the house. But the plumber was later told by the Labour-run Caerphilly County Borough Council he did not have planning permission for the work – and ordered to revert back to his original garden. He said: 'I dug it all out and then the council got in touch and said I might need to put it all back. 'At the moment I'm £5,000 into this build. To put it all back... We haven't got the money to do it anyway.' An application for retrospective permission was refused by planning officers who said there had been 'extensive excavation and loss of the raised front garden'. But some councillors have urged their colleagues to 'show a bit of compassion' and overrule the decision. The couple, who have lived in their semi-detached home in Hengoed for 44 years, claim parking has become a 'nightmare' over the years. His wife Kim, 67, suffers from health problems including heart failure, two types of achalasia, diverticulitis, pernicious anaemia, osteoarthritis and low blood pressure. Because of these issues the great-grandmother often has to attend appointments at hospital or her GPs – but says she struggles to get in and out of the house as a result of the parking. Kim said: 'Due to the low blood pressure sometimes my head is just spinning and I sometimes fall. If my husband has to park up on the hill it makes it very difficult for me. 'I hardly leave the house unless I have to. I have lived here all my life and I don't want to move.' Mr Price said he paid £300 to have a drop kerb installed outside their home 20 years ago after ringing the council to say he planned on installing a drive. He said: 'They never told me then I needed planning permission. They just told me I needed to pay this £300, which is about £600 in today's money. That's all they said. 'I had the kerb installed and now I want to know if I was miss-sold this. They were happy enough to take my money.' He added the work required to remove his driveway and rebuild his garden will cost him a further £11,000-£13,000, money that he doesn't have. Planning officers recommended refusal of the application for retrospective permission. But despite calls for councillors to 'show a bit of compassion', the committee voted to refuse the application by eight votes to four, with two abstentions. Chairman Councillor Roy Saralis said he had a 'tremendous amount of sympathy' for Mr Price and that he had the right to appeal. He added: 'Obviously it's a sad situation, but planning is planning.' Mr Price said he will appeal the decision.
Daily Mail
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Britain's 50 best breakfasts revealed. Travel expert ROB CROSSAN has eaten thousands nationwide - this is the ultimate guide wherever you live to the spots you MUST eat at - and how much it'll cost you
'To eat well in England you should have breakfast three times a day,' wrote W. Somerset Maugham. The quip was intended to be a swipe at the mediocrity of English cuisine. But we prefer to interpret it as a compliment to the fulsome joys of a Full English. Or should that be a Full British? The regional variations to the fry-up breakfast are myriad; from the addition of laverbread in Wales to white pudding and haggis in Scotland to soda farls in Ulster.
