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Daily Archives: 1 Apr 2019
“G4S stripped of contract to run HMP Birmingham as government takes violent jail back under public control”
“A privatised prison marred by riots, drugs, suicides, violence and “appalling” conditions has been taken back under permanent government control.
The Ministry of Justice cancelled G4S’s contract to run HMP Birmingham, months after seizing temporary charge of the jail following an “urgent notification”.
Officials denied the unprecedented move was a “public versus private sector issue”, but critics claimed years of warnings over outsourcing prisons had been vindicated. …”
“East Devon house prices are around £70k more than five years ago”
“The latest data from the Office of National Statistics shows that the average property in the area sold for £303,162 – significantly higher than the UK average of £228,147.
Across the South West, property prices have risen by 0.5 per cent in the last year, to £253,926. The region underperformed compared to the UK as a whole, which saw the average property value increase by 1.7 per cent.
The data comes from the House Price Index, which the ONS compiles using house sale information from the Land Registry, and the equivalent bodies in Scotland and Northern Ireland. …”
https://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/east-devon-house-prices-1-5970301
Downing Street has new idea for Brexit decision
This is a better idea than Owl’s which is that on 3 days a week the border in Ireland is Irish, 3 days a week Northern Irish and closed all day Sunday:
“BREXIT will be decided at midnight tonight with the help of Larry the Downing Street cat.
Exhausted government officials have turned to the resident feline to make a decision one way or another after agreeing they would never agree.
A cat-flap has been installed in the door of Number 10. If Larry walks out more often than he goes back in during the course of the day, Britain will leave the EU with no deal. If he goes back in more often – or chooses not to venture out at all – we’re staying.
No-one in Government is sure where the idea came from, although rumours suggest officials learned from French Brexit Minister Nathalie Loiseau, who decided to call her cat Brexit after watching him wrestle with indecision. She said: “He wakes me up every morning meowing to death because he wants to go out. When I open the door he stays in the middle, undecided and then gives me evil looks when I put him out.” (source: Le Journal du Dimanche, March 2019).
But Larry, being British and assisted with a Union Jack ‘Le Brexit’ cat flap surround designed by Glamflaps International, is expected to be more decisive than his French cousin.
A Whitehall source, said: “It’s an obvious solution really and I can’t think why it’s taken us so long. Larry knows his own mind and doesn’t tolerate rats anywhere near Whitehall – the exact opposite of what goes on in Parliament.
“As a bonus, he’s respected and the public likes him.”
1 April 2019
https://www.devonlive.com/news/april-fools-day-2019-live-2706429
32 days to local elections – today’s picture
Well, the relocation went well didn’t it! Puffed up as “cost neutral” the latest estimate for the new HQ is £10 MILLION (with a resale value of around £3 million according to a local expert).
Innovation? Can anyone name one innovative thing EDDC Tories have accomplished in the last 4 years?
2016:
Another Devon ‘new town’ hit by complaints about poor build
“RESIDENTS have threatened to quit a new town over hundreds of faults with their homes — including no frosted glass on bathroom windows overlooking footpaths.
Homeowners in newly-built Sherford, to the east of Plymouth, Devon, are in “turmoil” including one who says she has 140 problems with her property.
Locals say around 50 people want to move from the houses — worth up to £500,000 — but claim they have been banned from putting up ‘For Sale’ signs.
Jeff Lyle, who says he’s experienced mould and damp since moving in in 2017 claims he cannot shower or go to the toilet in peace because his window is transparent — and people can see in.
Linden Homes has confirmed he is barred from having a frosted window pane as it goes against the town’s planning code.
The 47-year-old said: “I have got nothing but problems. The window is a big problem. I have got mould in the bathroom and bedroom.
“As quickly as you clean it off, it keeps coming back.
“It’s just been doing my head in — especially when it seems like they can’t do one thing that you ask for.
“You try and keep the properties nice, but you ask yourself, is it worth it? It’s affecting everyday life.”
HUNDREDS OF PROBLEMS
One woman said her mum’s health has plummeted since moving into her assisted living flat, which she took on as part of a lease deal with LiveWest.
There were a whopping 140 defects identified when she moved in and many have yet to be rectified, the family claim.
They say the outside bin shed is out of order forcing disabled tenants to walk with their waste out onto the road.
The tenant’s daughter said: “The wind howls through [the windows] and when someone came to take a look they sprayed foam all around the top to try and keep the air in. That was their way of trying to fix it.
“The light outside doesn’t work — my mum is disabled yet has to use a torch to go out at night.
“The step out the front of the flat is wobbly and not fixed down.
“Moving here has turned into her worst nightmare. She moved here, thinking this would be perfect.
“Instead there are so many issues.”
COMPANY RESPONSE
In a statement, Linden Homes said: “We can confirm that the timber sash windows have been fitted correctly and they’ve also been inspected and verified by the manufacturer.
“The communal bin shed doors were also fitted correctly but they were re-designed for ease of access and the bin store has been fully accessible throughout. The front and rear lights to the customer’s property are also working.”
The company added: “The procedure for reporting any issues for housing association customers is for them to contact their housing provider, Live West and we then carry out any necessary remedial work.
“We are very proud of the properties we are creating at Sherford and our team is passionate to deliver quality homes as part of the exciting new town.”
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8761002/homeowners-quit-new-builds-mould-windows/
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