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Wales Online
12-05-2025
- Wales Online
Blue Badge driver slapped with £100 fine 'despite being clearly on display'
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A livid driver has been hit with a £110 fine for using a disabled parking spot, despite claiming to have displayed a Blue Badge. Philip Davey has accused Havering Council of being "callous and cruel", after getting the ticket which he says has caused turmoil for his critically ill mother-in-law who is battling cancer, reports On the night of January 20, the East Londoner from Elm Park found himself landed with a penalty notice while parked in Billet Lane car park, as he visited the Queen's Theatre in Hornchurch. READ MORE: The 'confusing' Midland road with 7 different names but it's still the same road Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp , click the link to join His assertion is that he had exhibited his mother-in-law's Blue Badge on the car dash, clear for everyone to see. Yet, the citation stated that according to the traffic warden's "evidence taken", there was an absence of a time clock – a claim that Mr Davey refutes. For some parking zones with time limitations, Blue Badge holders are obliged to display a clock showing their time of arrival. Mr Davey said: "The Blue Badge was displayed, and I was parked in an appropriate manner in a disabled bay. He continued: "Why would you want to harass and persecute an elderly person with cancer? I think it's very callous and cruel. It's scandalous – there's no two ways about it." A stalwart resident of Havering for four decades, Mr Davey is now urging the council to rescind his fine. Responding to the situation, a representative from the council mentioned that they'd be open to reassessing the appeal if further evidence was provided demonstrating adherence to the blue badge usage requirements. They further stated: "The council offers its sympathies to the family at what must be a challenging time."
Daily Mirror
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Beloved rock star 'speaks from beyond grave' amid heartbreaking final wish
DR Feelgood legend Wilko Johnson is heading to the West The guitarist, one of the forefathers of punk, died aged 75 in 2022. He once joked he would love to have made opening night of a play about him that was in the works. Sadly, that was not to be, but he would be thrilled Wilko: Love and Death and Rock 'n' Roll is heading to the Leicester Square Theatre. He once told the play's writer Jonathan Maitland: "I dunno if I will make opening night? I might be brown bread but there is nothing I can do about that - but otherwise I would be there applauding like mad. I just hope you enjoy the show." The play has had two well received runs already at the Queen's Theatre in Hornchurch, East London, last year, and South London's Southwark Playhouse this spring. It went down a storm with audiences and was snapped up for the West End by theatre bosses. Unseen footage: Wilko Johnson opens up about his excitement over a play about his life shortly before his death (Image: Daily Mirror) Producers say the play, which stars Johnson Willis as Wilko, "explores the extraordinary events when [he] was told he had one year to live in 2012" after being diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer. It adds: "Refusing all treatment, he decided to spend his last months living meaningfully. Seeing the people, places and things which meant most to him during his life until a miracle happened." That miracle came when, against the odds, tests showed the cancer was not as aggressive first thought. The legendary punk artist died in 2022 (Image: Getty Images) He had the tumour removed and was declared cancer-free. By then he had already gone on a farewell tour and bagged a role as the executioner in Game of Thrones. Wilko, born John Wilkinson in Canvey Island, Essex, formed pub rock band Dr Feelgood with singer Lee Brilleaux in 1971. Early singles included She Does It Right, Back in the Night and Roxette. Their 1976 live album Stupidity topped the charts. But in 1977 Johnson left the band after a bustup. In 1980 he joined Ian Dury's band The Blockheads and had a lengthy career touring with the Wilko Johnson Band. His wife Irene died of cancer in 2004. They had two sons. ? Wilko: Love and Death and Rock 'n' Roll runs from July 3-27 . Tickets at
