Don t ride roughshod over concerns : Calls for Linthorpe Road cycleway rethink
Labour cllrs are calling on leaders to u-turn on the plans - but they ve been rebuffed by regeneration chief
08:00, 18 FEB 2021
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A half-eaten kebab or pizza is far more attractive than poison - call as rodent numbers soar
Now people are being urged not to feed the birds to help tackle the problem
08:00, 22 DEC 2020
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A RISE in rodents has prompted calls for Teessiders to stop feeding birds after high demand for pest control teams. The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) saw a 51 per cent rise in rodent activity during the first lockdown earlier this year. And officers told the latest Middlesbrough environment scrutiny panel how pest control companies had seen a 78 per cent increase in calls for help in the second lockdown October and November. In the wake of the figures, Coulby Newham councillor David Branson believed the council had to take the “difficult decision” to tell people not to feed birds. He added: “I’ve a feeling more birds will survive now while we’ve got milder winters.