Householders in Weston used on average more electricity in a year than anywhere else in the South West, and possibly even the rest of the country.
The average home used 4,074 units a year, and the town was the first in the South West to reach an average of more than 4,000.
The figures were attributed to the number of new homes being built with electricity installed.
Pigeons were once again blighting the town, but oral contraceptive pills were being considered as the best way to decrease their numbers.
An experiment with the pills being put in pigeon food was being conducted in Birmingham.
It was not the first time Weston councillors considered using contraceptives on the pigeons, but in the past they had always chosen to trap them instead.
Somerset County Council rejected a plea to keep Kingston Seymour’s school open.
The motion was defeated 51 votes to 26.
Criticism was made of the inadequacy of the South West Regional Economic Planning Council when dealing with tourism.
Weston and much of Somerset had been left out of the plan for the South West, and grumbles about it continued.
It was claimed North Somerset and the Mendips attracted four million day visitors and half a million overnight visitors every year.
The Commodore in Kewstoke was flooded after the tide breached a boundary wall. It was one of the highest tides of the year.
Blustering winds also made the Weston Grand Prix cycling race a gruelling task.
The riders were confronted with almost gale force winds during parts of it.
September was the warmest in Weston for nine years, but there was more rainfall than there had been since 1958.
A referendum on whether street lights should be introduced in Congresbury had been held a year ago.
Some lights had been set up so councillors could decide which was better between sodium and mercury vapour bulbs.
‘A battle was on’ to save the chestnut trees in Alexandra Parade.
The highways committee wanted to remove them on public safety grounds, and replace them with silver birch but a number of people were not in favour of it.
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We found these pigeons in a little park next to St. Paul’s Hotel in Kensington. They are the fattest damn pigeons I’ve ever seen. They look like they could explode any moment.
Unsurprisingly, they’re also lazy. They didn’t scatter when we approached. Nor did they flock over to us hoping for a bit of bread or something. As near as I could tell, their philosophy was simple: they wouldn’t bother moving unless you actually held out some food and they could confirm that it was worth the trouble to waddle over.
None of the other pigeons in the area look like this. Just these. The hotel folks must throw out absolute bucketloads of food to them.
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An Australian woman shared video of a too-friendly pigeon that attempted to attract the woman with a mating dance.
The video, filmed at a Brisbane apartment building, shows the pigeon following the woman and performing the birds’ mating dance, despite her rebuffs.
“We have incompatible genitals, pigeon,” the woman says.
“The pigeons around my old apartment building would do their mating dance for anyone and everything, not just pigeons,” the woman wrote. “This pigeon in particular really wanted to mate with me, despite the obvious species difference.”
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A woman in Castle Park, who was spotted with painted pigeons, has been branded “cruel” by an animal charity.
Onlookers were shocked by the bright colours on the pigeons, and reported it to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) last week.
Eye witnesses said she brought the birds to the park in a satchel, and had been there for a while.
The RSPCA said it was “cruel and unnecessary” and they were now working to track the woman down.
A spokesman for the charity said: “We are aware that a person was seen with pigeons painted in bright colours, in Castle Park this week.
“We sent an inspector out to find out more but the person could not be found.
“We are concerned by the possibility that someone may have intentionally painted the pigeon’s feathers.
“This is very worrying as it could cause health problems, impair their ability to fly and make them more vulnerable to predators.
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Visitors to Preston bus station have been warned not to be alarmed if the council’s new pest control officers come swooping down from above. In a bid to tackle persistent problems with pesky pigeons, county hall has turned to a trio of Harris Hawks to keep them in check. The birds of prey; named Oslo, Henry and Holly, will be on shift rotation at the station tasked with scaring off the mass of feathered foes. The move has been prompted by years of the pests making their way into buildings and causing a mess with their droppings. And they made a swoop for new territory when glass panels were replaced along one side of the Grade II listed building earlier this year, part of the multi-million pound redevelopment project. Andrew Barrow, the county council’s project manager for the redevelopment, said: “The hawk has been flying in the concourse to scare off the pigeons. We’ve already carried out one successful session and we’ve got other sessions planned. “We know that it’s an unusual sight if you’re not expecting it. “You might see the hawk flying around, under the watch of its falconer, but it shouldn’t cause any problems for people using the bus station. “The pigeons are a nuisance and we need to get them out of the bus station. “This is a widely-used method of dealing with this sort of issue and is used at other large buildings, airports and famously even at Wimbledon.” The hawks, who will be accompanied by experts from SMJ Falconry, will visit at different times of day so the pigeons do not become accustomed to a regular timetable. The £23m revamp of the station includes a new paved courtyard and public space along with the addition of a city Youth Zone at the north end.
About Pigeon Patrol:
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Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
