3 d. ago 'I would rather go to jail than remove plant pots outside my home'

A pensioner has caused one local council a huge headache after refusing to remove three plant pots designed to block dodgy parking that has blocked his garden and forced his grandkids to walk on the road

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3 d. ago Pensioner at war with council after being told to remove three plant pots from outside his home

The embattled granddad, Graham Bedward, set out the decorative display on a pavement in the village of Helmshore in Lancashire.

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4 d. ago Gardening expert issues alert for anyone with plant pots and containers ahead of rainfall

Most gardeners are making a crucial mistake assuming that rain alone is harmless to their potted plants according to one expert

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1 week ago ‘I’ve paled up for roles – like when I played Voldemort’: Frank Dillane on zombies, burnout and new film Urchin

He got so weary of Fear the Walking Dead that he fled to Berlin for two years. Now he’s is back in a riveting role as a street kid robber and jailbird. The young star talks nepo babies – and playing posh whiteWhen some enterprising director gets around to making Pete Doherty: The Movie, Frank Dillane won’t need to audition. With his black leather jacket, bed-head and baby face, this could be the youthful Libertines frontman seated before me next to a potted plant in an east London cafe. Unlike the young Doherty, however, the actor’s drug of choice is a flat white. And he isn’t hell-bent on sabotaging his career. Not any more.After playing the haunted, drug-addicted Nick Clark in four seasons of the zombie TV spin-off Fear the Walking Dead, Dillane, now 34, fled to Berlin for two years and turned his back on fame. A glance at some of the video interviews he did to promote the show is enough to explain why: he looks at best fidgety, at worst bored and resentful. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Woman ordered to get planning permission for plant pot after neighbour complains

Jane Higgins, 74, had a wooden plant holder installed in the front garden of her semi detached home

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3 w. ago Scots pensioner forced to get planning permission for garden plant pot after neighbours complain

Jane Higgins family have been left bewildered after a privacy complaint was raised regarding the 74-year-old "spending hours" at her new planter.

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3 w. ago UK gardeners warned over small plant lurking in garden that 'could be toxic'

Be careful the next time you decide to go foraging in your own garden - an expert warns that this little plant 'could be toxic' and potentially deadly if consumed

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