US EditionGrandad known as 'Bird Man of Hartlepool' handed £2,000 fine for feeding animals
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Bird-feeding grandad fined £2k after spreading his seed gets council in a flap - Daily Star
Brian Wilkins, 76, from Hartlepool, is well known around the town for feeding the birds. However, Hartlepool Borough Council told him to stop, which he didn't — and he now has to pay £2,000
Pensioner fined £2k by council and blamed for rat infestation after feeding birds
A pensioner who regularly feeds the local wildlife has been fined £2,000 by his local council after he was blamed for causing a rat infestation.Brian Wilkins, 76, dubbed the “Bird Man of Hartlepool”, was taken to court by the borough council after he failed to comply with a Community Protection Notice (CPN).The CPN was issued to him in 2023 after the 77-year-old repeatedly scattered bread, seed and cat food around his area in order to feed the l…
Outrage as pensioner forced to pay £2,000 and blamed for causing rat infestation - The Mirror
The grandad, 76, was accused of 'ignoring' the council's warning to stop feeding birds - the daughter of the 'Bird Man of Hartlepool' claims the rat infestation was not his fault
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