I’m not very good at UK holidays. I don’t have a car, any wet-weather gear and absolutely no suitable footwear. My last “staycation”, pre-Covid in the Lake District, was spent walking up and down the pavement around Windermere while horrified hotel staff digested the fact I’d arrived at the beauty spot with only Converse trainers. As things stand, with a slim green list and much bickering up and down Whitehall about whether or not we should be.
DISGRACEFUL: Offaly s popular Bug Hotel vandalised
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The Bug Hotel in the town park in Tullamore has been vandalised as this photograph by eagle-eyed cameraman Michael McGrath shows.
Michael, who spotted the vandalism during one of his regular walks in the park, commented: “Putting this up was a great idea. But who would have thought that somebody would come along and pull it apart?
He described it now as a “bit of an eyesore in the park.”
“I would encourage the grounds people of our town park not to let the vandals get the upper hand, they should rebuild the bug hotel and bind it firmly together next time,” advised Michael.