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| SORT IT OUT: Neighbour Mark Allen outside Anne Kenwood's house on Portland Road |
DISMAYED neighbours are calling on borough councillor Anne Kenwood to sort out her 'dilapidated' Weymouth property.
Mark Allen and June Stone claim the future deputy mayor's house on Portland Road in Wyke Regis, Weymouth, has been left practically derelict.
They say abandoned cars have been left rusting on the driveway for years and the garden is neglected and overgrown.
Last year Mr Allen had to call on Weymouth and Portland Borough Council's own pest control officer because there were rats coming from the decaying property.
He says Mrs Kenwood, who is due to be made deputy mayor on Thursday, no longer lives there - and now he and Mrs Stone are demanding to know when she will put it right.
Mr Allen, whose 71-year-old mother lives next door, said: "What kind of example is she setting?
"I think the way she's treating her neighbours is appalling.
"She's using it as her address but she cannot live there. There's no way anybody could."
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| APPALLED: Deputy mayor Anne Kenwood |
Mr Allen, 43, said Mrs Kenwood's property has been 'falling apart' for years.
He said: "The main house is decaying and dilapidated. The windows are rotted and the brickwork has fallen away.
"Last year there were rats coming into my parents' garden. The pest control officer had to come in through their house because Mrs Kenwood was unavailable.
"The abandoned cars haven't moved for years, they're just rusting and falling to pieces.
"A wall fell down two years ago and she promised to rebuild it but we're still waiting."
Dorset Primary Care Trust worker Mr Allen said his late father Roy tried to get the problems sorted many times.
"Dad died three weeks ago and this is really getting mum down," he said.
"Very occasionally Mrs Kenwood comes to pick up the post but that's it, she's got no interest in the property.
"We've asked her nicely but nothing's been done. We've approached the local Labour Party but they say there's nothing they can do."
Mr Allen, from Rodwell, said the state of Mrs Kenwood's house is devaluing nearby properties.
He added: "All I want is for the place to be sorted and tidied up so it's environmentally-friendly and nicer for my mum and for June.
"Dad tried his best and got hacked off with it. Now I've taken it on myself and I just don't know what else to do."
A Weymouth and Portland Borough Council spokesman confirmed that the authority's pest control officer visited the site in February 2007 in response to complaints.
She said: "The council has not received any further complaints since that time."
Mrs Kenwood, who represents Wyke Regis, lists the Portland Road property as her official address on the borough council's website.
She also lists the same address on the Dorset County Council website. She is a county councillor for the Portland Harbour division.
Mrs Kenwood said she does live at her Portland Road address although she admitted that she was often away from it either visiting family in Devon and Somerset or fulfilling her duties as a borough and county councillor, duties which she said often filled an entire day.
And she said of her neighbours: "I don't want to put anything in the paper about them. I would not dream of doing so."
She added that they had not approached her at all about the story and said: "They could have phoned me or put a letter in my letter box but they have done neither.
"I am appalled at this, really appalled."
She explained that she was a widow and did find things difficult to do at home, but she said she had talked to her sons about the situation and work was pending both for the garden and for window repairs.
Mrs Kenwood also admitted that a pest control officer had visited her property but she said that rat bait left under a shed to tackle the alleged rodent problem went untouched
But Mrs Stone, 74, who lives next door, said she 'never sees her'.
She said: "The garden really bothers us. It's very overgrown and I have to keep getting people in to cut it back.
"The cars in the driveway have not moved since 2000 and they look so bad. I can't understand why she's let it get into such a state.
"As a councillor she should be trying to help us. She knows exactly how we feel about it."
11:27am Tuesday 20th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: overcombebeach, Weymouth on 8:04pm Tue 20 May 08
I am discusted that a public figure should act in this manner. As a councillor she is likely to be asked to intervene, by the electorate on matters similar to the one that she finds herself in at the moment. Double standards I think. Mrs Kirkwood... I think that it would be better that you resign. You cannot expect others to put up with what is Anti Social Behaviour on your part. You bring shame on all the other elected members.
I am discusted that a public figure should act in this manner. As a councillor she is likely to be asked to intervene, by the electorate on matters similar to the one that she finds herself in at the moment. Double standards I think. Mrs Kirkwood... I think that it would be better that you resign. You cannot expect others to put up with what is Anti Social Behaviour on your part. You bring shame on all the other elected members.
Posted by: tartanterra, Lodmoor on 9:56pm Tue 20 May 08
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council charge [bold]full[/bold] Council Tax on LONG TERM EMPTY PROPERTIES. I wonder........!!???? [bold]IF[/bold] the councillor is not living there as her neighbours claim, then surely she wouldn't be claiming single persons council tax discount?
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council charge
full Council Tax on LONG TERM EMPTY PROPERTIES. I wonder........!!????
IF the councillor is not living there as her neighbours claim, then surely she wouldn't be claiming single persons council tax discount?
Posted by: Dorset Guy, Bridport on 10:26pm Tue 20 May 08
Something to remember when she next comes for election then!
Something to remember when she next comes for election then!
Posted by: Local, Weymouth on 10:32pm Tue 20 May 08
Sort your mess out you arrogant woman. Most certainly unfit to be a councillor definitely not fit to be deputy mayor!!
Sort your mess out you arrogant woman. Most certainly unfit to be a councillor definitely not fit to be deputy mayor!!
Posted by: anneofportland, Portland on 11:02pm Tue 20 May 08
Mrs Kenwood spends all her time helping people. A friend of mine in Wyke found her very helpful when she had a housing problem and most pleasant to. Well done Mrs Kenwood and please keep looking after the people of Wyke. With such nasty neighbours, you ought to move.
Mrs Kenwood spends all her time helping people. A friend of mine in Wyke found her very helpful when she had a housing problem and most pleasant to. Well done Mrs Kenwood and please keep looking after the people of Wyke. With such nasty neighbours, you ought to move.
Posted by: tartanterra, Lodmoor on 11:06pm Tue 20 May 08
If she moves, I hope it's [bold]not next to me[/bold] !!!!
If she moves, I hope it's
not next to me !!!!
Posted by: Mike, Portland on 8:40am Wed 21 May 08
That house has been a disgrace for years & i have often thought that the council should step in & do something about it as it is an eyesore now i know who it belongs to i think it brings shame on us all to think this woman is deputy mayor.
That house has been a disgrace for years & i have often thought that the council should step in & do something about it as it is an eyesore now i know who it belongs to i think it brings shame on us all to think this woman is deputy mayor.
Posted by: Morse, Chickerell on 9:09am Wed 21 May 08
I take it Mrs. Kenwood will now step down from the proposed post of Deputy Mayor. It could only happen to W & P BC, AGAIN!
I take it Mrs. Kenwood will now step down from the proposed post of Deputy Mayor. It could only happen to W & P BC, AGAIN!
Posted by: Morse, Chickerell on 9:12am Wed 21 May 08
[quote][bold]anneofportland[/bold] wrote:
Mrs Kenwood spends all her time helping people. A friend of mine in Wyke found her very helpful when she had a housing problem and most pleasant to. Well done Mrs Kenwood and please keep looking after the people of Wyke. With such nasty neighbours, you ought to move.[/quote] What standards some of us must have!
anneofportland wrote:
Mrs Kenwood spends all her time helping people. A friend of mine in Wyke found her very helpful when she had a housing problem and most pleasant to. Well done Mrs Kenwood and please keep looking after the people of Wyke. With such nasty neighbours, you ought to move.
What standards some of us must have!
Posted by: Dave S, Weymouth on 10:06am Wed 21 May 08
[quote][bold]overcombebeach[/bold] wrote:
I am discusted that a public figure should act in this manner. As a councillor she is likely to be asked to intervene, by the electorate on matters similar to the one that she finds herself in at the moment. Double standards I think. Mrs Kirkwood... I think that it would be better that you resign. You cannot expect others to put up with what is Anti Social Behaviour on your part. You bring shame on all the other elected members. [/quote] Who's Mrs. Kirkwood?
overcombebeach wrote:
I am discusted that a public figure should act in this manner. As a councillor she is likely to be asked to intervene, by the electorate on matters similar to the one that she finds herself in at the moment. Double standards I think. Mrs Kirkwood... I think that it would be better that you resign. You cannot expect others to put up with what is Anti Social Behaviour on your part. You bring shame on all the other elected members.
Who's Mrs. Kirkwood?
Posted by: bluecat, Weymouth on 11:16am Wed 21 May 08
I wonder if there is some fiddle going on here with Mrs Kenwood claiming she lives there and using the address, but she obviously does not.
I wonder if there is some fiddle going on here with Mrs Kenwood claiming she lives there and using the address, but she obviously does not.
Posted by: dunketh, Portland on 2:05pm Wed 21 May 08
Is this the house with the old Rovers in the driveway?
I always think its a dreadful shame they've been left to rot. Proper classics too.
Is this the house with the old Rovers in the driveway?
I always think its a dreadful shame they've been left to rot. Proper classics too.
Posted by: Fishman68, Weymouth on 5:25pm Wed 21 May 08
[quote][bold]dunketh[/bold] wrote:
Is this the house with the old Rovers in the driveway? I always think its a dreadful shame they've been left to rot. Proper classics too. [/quote] dunketh, since when would anybody want to own a Rover! they are poorly built sad excuse for a vechicle. I have had the misfortune of owning two are they where absolutely rubbish. On a more serious note something does not stack up, surely Anne Kenwood would be renting this house out! something stinks here!
dunketh wrote:
Is this the house with the old Rovers in the driveway? I always think its a dreadful shame they've been left to rot. Proper classics too.
dunketh, since when would anybody want to own a Rover! they are poorly built sad excuse for a vechicle. I have had the misfortune of owning two are they where absolutely rubbish. On a more serious note something does not stack up, surely Anne Kenwood would be renting this house out! something stinks here!
Posted by: Cowpig, weymouth on 7:02pm Wed 21 May 08
The house has been a tip for years, Mrs Kenwood is never there - what council tax does she pay I wonder ? She may be a widow but so are lots of other women and do you see their properties in such a mess. I'm certain Mrs Stone's property is well maintained. Anyway how could anyone in their right mind live in a place like that.
The house has been a tip for years, Mrs Kenwood is never there - what council tax does she pay I wonder ? She may be a widow but so are lots of other women and do you see their properties in such a mess. I'm certain Mrs Stone's property is well maintained. Anyway how could anyone in their right mind live in a place like that.
Posted by: Wykewanderer, Weymouth on 9:11am Fri 23 May 08
Anne Kenwood is a lovely lady but the party she represents could well be using her property in order that she is registered as residing locally in order to stand at local Borough & County Elections.
From what I gather, Mrs Kenwood teaches at the Portland YOI, so where does she live?
Perhaps our MP could spare a few pounds from his allowances in order for Mrs Kenwood to sort their property out.
Anne Kenwood is a lovely lady but the party she represents could well be using her property in order that she is registered as residing locally in order to stand at local Borough & County Elections.
From what I gather, Mrs Kenwood teaches at the Portland YOI, so where does she live?
Perhaps our MP could spare a few pounds from his allowances in order for Mrs Kenwood to sort their property out.
Posted by: Stephen Tvedten, USA on 4:58pm Sat 31 May 08
How to kill pests without killing yourself or the earth......
There are about 50 to 60 million insect species on earth - we have named only about 1 million and there are only about 1 thousand pest species - already over 50% of these thousand pests are already resistant to our volatile, dangerous, synthetic pesticide POISONS. We accidentally lose about 25,000 to 100,000 species of insects, plants and animals every year due to "man's footprint". But, after poisoning the entire world and contaminating every living thing for over 60 years with these dangerous and ineffective pesticide POISONS we have not even controlled much less eliminated even one pest species and every year we use/misuse more and more pesticide POISONS to try to "keep up"! Even with all of this expensive and unnecessary pollution - we lose more and more crops and lives to these thousand pests every year.
We are losing the war against these thousand pests mainly because we insist on using only synthetic pesticide POISONS and fertilizers There has been a severe "knowledge drought" - a worldwide decline in agricultural R&D, especially in production research and safe, more effective pest control since the advent of synthetic pesticide POISONS and fertilizers. Today we are like lemmings running to the sea insisting that is the "right way". The greatest challenge facing humanity this century is the necessity for us to double our global food production with less land, less water, less nutrients, less science, frequent droughts, more and more contamination and ever-increasing pest damage.
National Poison Prevention Week, March 18-24,2007 was created to highlight the dangers of poisoning and how to prevent it. One study shows that about 70,000 children in the USA were involved in common household pesticide-related (acute) poisonings or exposures in 2004. At least two peer-reviewed studies have described associations between autism rates and pesticides (D'Amelio et al 2005; Roberts EM et al 2007 in EHP). It is estimated that 300,000 farm workers suffer acute pesticide poisoning each year just in the United States - No one is checking chronic contamination.
In order to try to help "stem the tide", I have just finished re-writing my IPM encyclopedia entitled: THE BEST CONTROL II, that contains over 2,800 safe and far more effective alternatives to pesticide POISONS. This latest copyrighted work is about 1,800 pages in length and is now being updated at my new website at http://www.thebestco
ntrol2.com .
This new website at http://www.thebestco
ntrol2.com has been basically updated; all we have left to update is Chapter 39 and to renumber the pages. All of these copyrighted items are free for you to read and/or download. There is simply no need to POISON yourself or your family or to have any pest problems.
Stephen L. Tvedten
2530 Hayes Street
Marne, Michigan 49435
1-616-677-1261
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest.
How to kill pests without killing yourself or the earth......
There are about 50 to 60 million insect species on earth - we have named only about 1 million and there are only about 1 thousand pest species - already over 50% of these thousand pests are already resistant to our volatile, dangerous, synthetic pesticide POISONS. We accidentally lose about 25,000 to 100,000 species of insects, plants and animals every year due to "man's footprint". But, after poisoning the entire world and contaminating every living thing for over 60 years with these dangerous and ineffective pesticide POISONS we have not even controlled much less eliminated even one pest species and every year we use/misuse more and more pesticide POISONS to try to "keep up"! Even with all of this expensive and unnecessary pollution - we lose more and more crops and lives to these thousand pests every year.
We are losing the war against these thousand pests mainly because we insist on using only synthetic pesticide POISONS and fertilizers There has been a severe "knowledge drought" - a worldwide decline in agricultural R&D, especially in production research and safe, more effective pest control since the advent of synthetic pesticide POISONS and fertilizers. Today we are like lemmings running to the sea insisting that is the "right way". The greatest challenge facing humanity this century is the necessity for us to double our global food production with less land, less water, less nutrients, less science, frequent droughts, more and more contamination and ever-increasing pest damage.
National Poison Prevention Week, March 18-24,2007 was created to highlight the dangers of poisoning and how to prevent it. One study shows that about 70,000 children in the USA were involved in common household pesticide-related (acute) poisonings or exposures in 2004. At least two peer-reviewed studies have described associations between autism rates and pesticides (D'Amelio et al 2005; Roberts EM et al 2007 in EHP). It is estimated that 300,000 farm workers suffer acute pesticide poisoning each year just in the United States - No one is checking chronic contamination.
In order to try to help "stem the tide", I have just finished re-writing my IPM encyclopedia entitled: THE BEST CONTROL II, that contains over 2,800 safe and far more effective alternatives to pesticide POISONS. This latest copyrighted work is about 1,800 pages in length and is now being updated at my new website at http://www.thebestco
ntrol2.com .
This new website at http://www.thebestco
ntrol2.com has been basically updated; all we have left to update is Chapter 39 and to renumber the pages. All of these copyrighted items are free for you to read and/or download. There is simply no need to POISON yourself or your family or to have any pest problems.
Stephen L. Tvedten
2530 Hayes Street
Marne, Michigan 49435
1-616-677-1261
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest.
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