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CTV News
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Kal Tire - Supporting communities with Playground Project
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Daily Mail
a day ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Killjoy council tells pensioner Ellie The Elephant must pack her trunk and say goodbye to his front garden
A man is furious after council 'killjoys' removed a novelty elephant slide from his driveway because angry neighbours complained it was a 'monstrosity'. Trevor Robinson was left 'heartbroken' when he was forced to ditch the former piece of play-equipment from the front garden of his semi-detached home in Gillingham, Kent. Locals had moaned to Medway Council that the 20ft-long fibreglass elephant nicknamed 'Ellie' was 'dangerous'. He rescued the slide after he spotted sub-contractors preparing to remove it from a nearby leisure park and said it is loved by children and their families. The retired dock worker told MailOnline: 'I collect quirky items, that's the sort of guy I am. And she was a new item. I enjoyed having it there. It looked different. 'I was doing the community a favour. People loved it when it was there. Children and their parents would stop. 'But some of my neighbours were not happy. I was going to build a little pond to slide into it. 'I would do anything to get it back. I have two Jaguars in my garden. They are my pride and joy. I'd sell one to get it back. 'Ellie is as important to me as my cars. 'The council are killjoys. It's a scandal.' The 71-year-old had initially planned to create a pond in his back garden for the slide so children in the neighbourhood could use it. But Ellie was too heavy to carry into the back garden so the retired forklift driver assembled it in his driveway instead. He said: 'I saw them taking it away [from the leisure park] and said, 'no I will have it.' They thought I was joking. Then he delivered it to my house for free. 'People loved it. I wanted to let kids and their parents come round and use it and give the money to charity.' However, not everyone agrees with Mr Robinson's taste. One neighbour told KentOnline: 'I can't believe for a moment he actually thought he could leave it [in the drive]. 'The council's planning department would have had a field day. We couldn't get permission for a six-foot shed in our front garden, never mind a 20-foot-long elephant. 'Eventually, we did say something to the council, but we weren't the first. 'Yes, the children liked it and people looked at it when they went by, but they didn't have to live with it day-in, day-out. A Medway Council spokesperson said: 'During our annual health and safety audit of The Strand, the slide, which is now more than 30 years old, was not deemed to be safe so we took the decision to remove it. 'Medway Norse arranged for a sub-contractor to remove the structure. 'Once we became aware a resident had the slide following complaints, we arranged for it to be picked up so it can be safely disposed of as it is an unsafe structure.'
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Rumours of man trying to snatch children from Bristol park 'false'
Reports of a predator making two attempts to snatch children from a playground are false, police have said. Avon and Somerset Police said they are aware of social media posts suggesting a man had attempted to grab children near the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, but said no such incident had been image of an alleged suspect was posted online, and a number of schools issued warnings to force said it had received a single report last month of a man behaving suspiciously near the bridge, but said the individual made no attempt to touch another person. A spokeswoman said: "A thorough review has been completed today and no other incidents of this nature or anything involving a person matching the man's description have been reported to us."She added that neighbourhood officers continue to patrol the areas as part of their usual routes, and urged anyone who witnesses suspicious behaviour to report it.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Two-week maintenance project underway at Guernsey park
Further maintenance work has started at Saumarez Park in Guernsey, the States of Guernsey has two-week-long project started on Thursday and will see contractors remove dried out silt from the sides of the pond next to the playground. A States spokesperson said this would ensure effective drainage of both the park and wider catchment area would park will remain open but the rear car park off Ruette des Saumarez and working areas around the pond will be closed to the public. On 26 and 27 June, work will take place to prepare the grounds for a replacement net on the pirate ship at the playground. Saumarez Park playground will be closed during these days.
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Thorpe Astley children's playground destroyed in fire
Playground equipment valued at more than £9,000 has been destroyed in a fire in Thorpe Astley.A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) said it received a a call about smoke coming from the village park off Lakin Drive at 07:22 BST on Town Council said the climbing frame, playhouse and slide had been damaged in the Police said it had received a call at 07:45 reporting play equipment had been set alight, adding no arrests had been made and inquiries were ongoing. The town council said its CCTV showed a fire was started at about 00:30 at the playground, which has been taped off by ground added its crew had discovered the playground equipment "smouldering" and "completely destroyed".Anyone with information has been asked to contact police.
