Rat infestation is a living nightmare for Castle Gresley family

RATS have been causing a living nightmare for a Castle Gresley family who have been living with an infestation for the last five years. Oliver Felthouse, his wife Nicola and their two-year-old daughter Phoebe have been plagued by scratching…

Northamptonshire Pub to pay more than £5k after mouse droppings found in kitchen

A PUB has been fined £2,000 after mouse droppings were found in the kitchen. A chef appeared before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Friday after a routine hygiene inspection discovered evidence of an active mouse infestation in the kitchen…

Pest control man called in to check stench in offices found dead burglar wedged in chimney

STAFF at a law firm complained of a foul odour and flies before Kevin Gough’s rotting body was discovered lodged halfway up a chimney. A MAN found dead in an office chimney was a serial burglar. Staff had complained of a horrible stench…

Builders shooting pigeons spark armed police call out in Morden

Armed police officers were scrambled to the scene of a ‘firearm’ incident yesterday - only to discover a group of builders shooting pigeons. A concerned resident called 999 after hearing shots in Morden around the Aragon and Kingsbridge…

Gloucester’s people are a bigger pest than foxes and gulls

NEVER mind gulls and cat-killing foxes, the biggest pest in Gloucester is its residents. That's according to the city council's pest control tsar, who says people who put out feed for birds and animals are encouraging more pests. Councillor…

Glamorous Restaurant Fined £10k For Hygiene Issues

A CHINESE restaurant in Ancoats has been fined over £10,000 after mouse droppings were found at the premise. The company agreed to voluntarily close the restaurant until such time as the mouse infestation was under control and the cleaning…

Mouse seen running in flour at cafe

A cafe has been shut after environmental health officers found a live mouse in a flour container. Staff from Leicester City Council's food safety team immediately closed St Stephens Cafe, in Highfields, Leicester, during their visit on…

Pest problem at woman’s flat

A Seymour Hill woman says she can no longer sleep in her bedroom until the Riverside home she occupies is cleared of mice. A mouse infestation at the two bedroomed flat has forced Saeedah Charlesworth (50) to sleep on a sofa in her sitting…

There’s a rat in my loo

The last thing you want is a large rat coming up your toilet when you go to the bathroom - but one family has been putting up with it for nine months. Home-owner Margaret Woods, 59, has lived in her house in Sorrento Road, Sutton, for 27…