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The Sun
13-07-2025
- The Sun
We let homeless friend live in our flat for £30 a week – when he finally left we were shocked at what he'd done
A TENANT from hell left his home waist-deep in rubbish including 3,000 beer cans. He was a friend in need let the two-bedroom flat by Chris and Sandra Considine in 2018. 3 3 But he blocked access, refused to leave and paid rent only once in seven years, the couple say. When he eventually fled the property in Nuneaton, Warks, they were greeted by scenes of utter squalor. Stomach-churning photos show thousands of lager cans strewn across the floors of almost every room — with dozens more stacked up on the window sills and shelves. Former DPD worker Chris, 70, said: 'We just couldn't believe it.' And grand-of-three Sandra, 58, called the smell 'horrendous'. She added: 'The rubbish was waist-high when he left in January — it was shocking.' The kind-hearted couple agreed to help the pal, who was about to be made homeless. They moved him into the flat, which they originally bought for daughter Rose, and asked for only £30 a week to cover the service charge and ground rent. Sandra said: 'We were trying to be kind but in the end we just feel utterly exploited.' Rose, 25, has set up a GoFundMe page to help her parents pay for professional cleaners. 3
BBC News
10-07-2025
- BBC News
Religious items defaced at Nuneaton Sikh Mission Centre
A teenager has been arrested after religious items were defaced at a Sikh community Police said it appeared he broke into the Sikh Mission Centre on Marlborough Road, Nuneaton, at about 17:00 BST on said it was called at 19:00 and found food had been tampered with, plus other force said it realised this was a "concerning incident" and it was looking to provide reassurance to those affected. The teenager was interviewed by officers on Wednesday evening, the force said. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
09-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Nuneaton maternity unit's critical incident over after lifts fail
A critical incident that was declared at a maternity unit all its lifts were left out of action has been problems arose on Tuesday when one of two lifts in operation in the maternity building at the George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton, broke down at the same time the other was being refurbished. As a result, staff had to review all new admissions and were operating a telephone triage system for patients with George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust said the technical issue has now been resolved and the unit was accepting new admissions, with services continuing as planned. In a statement, it apologised for the problems and said: "Patient safety is always our priority, and the difficult decision to limit services over the past two days has helped to maintain this."The hospital said there was still only one functioning lift in the building, because one lift continues to be refurbished."To help ensure the lifts can be prioritised for clinical activity, patients and visitors are asked to continue to use the stairs in the department where possible," the trust added. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
09-07-2025
- BBC News
'Cuckooking' at Nuneaton flat an 'absolute nightmare'
Residents of an independent living complex have told how they endured years of anti-social behaviour surrounding a resident who they believe had been "cuckooed".Pensioners at the complex in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, said there was open drug use by people visiting another elderly resident in the council-controlled centre, but their complaints and concerns were not her real name, said she was initially "so happy" to secure the flat but her living situation became an "absolute nightmare" due to the and Bedworth Borough Council said it was aware of the incident and admitted mistakes were made. The residents believe the man had been a victim of so-called cuckooing, the term used when the home of a vulnerable person is taken over by criminals, who use it as a base for drug dealing or other illegal told the BBC said she had initially loved her flat, but within eight weeks knew it "wasn't right for me".She described how she went to her daughter's home to get some sleep, as a man where she lived had his television "blasting" 24 hours a despite the council coming out after she reported the noise, she said the man would turn the volume back up as soon as they had left."It was day in, day and night all the time," Sue added. "I used to sit on my bed just crying.""There was a drug dealer that used to come in and collect his drugs four or five times a day with a really savage dog." In February, the government announced cuckooing was set to become a specific criminal resident, who the BBC is calling Tony, said someone needed to be held accountable as complaints were made and "nothing was done" about the vulnerable man's situation."I believe he was cuckooed," he said."It was the fact that people were coming in and out of the building, getting in the building without a key, and it was being reported and nobody was doing anything."Tony said it was an "ongoing" issue for nearly four years."Somebody's failed in the duty of care, haven't they, because the complaints were there and nothing was done," he added."We're the victims in this, and the council really didn't step up to the mark, although they tried to." Chris Watkins, leader of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, said the authority had looked into the incident and there had been "some mistakes"."We're all over any sort of cuckooing," he said. "We're working in conjunction with the police."Watkins said there were rules that had to be followed, and the authority had to monitor noise "for many weeks" following a complaint to build up a case to take to court."There are rules that the council have to follow so we can build up cases; sometimes it does take longer than the residents want," he added."I'm just saying that we have learned lessons, we are looking at what happened, and we do realise that it did take longer than the residents expected it to take." Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
08-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
George Eliot maternity unit hit by lift fault 'critical incident'
A maternity unit has been closed to new admissions until further notice because the lifts have stopped George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton said it would divert patients to other providers until the "technical issue" could be appointments, including scans, were not affected, but it advised patients they would have to use the stairs and asked them to call to make other arrangements if that would cause hospital apologised and said it would still be providing a regular triage service for women in need of support. Patients not in need of urgent help were asked to wait to be contacted. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
