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Worst areas in UK for super rat invasions revealed – here’s how to keep rodents out of your garden
PEST control experts have revealed the worst areas in the UK for super rat invasions and how keep rodents out of your garden.
There are now more than 150 million of the disease-ridden pests across Britain – with some as big as cats.
This rat is one of 150million who call the UK home[/caption]
Experts said that rats are becoming immune to normal control methods – with rodent populations exploding in many UK cities.
Officials figures show Swansea in Wales is top of the league for rats – recording more than 16,000 infestations.
Southwark in South London has the second-biggest rat problem with 16,665 infestations – and neighbouring borough Lambeth places ninth on the list.
Third place in the rat-race goes to Birmingham, with 12,736 infestations, followed by Liverpool.
Glasgow takes fifth place, with North Lanarkshire the other Scottish local authority in the top ten.
The remaining spots in the top ten go to Sunderland, Wigan and Nottingham.
Pest control expert Stuart Halliday revealed his three tops tips for doing your bit in the war on rats – or at least for keeping them out of your garden.
He told The Sun: “The best way to keep the rats out is to keep your grass cut and you garden well maintained.
“Rats hate a change of environment so things like trimming the hedges, cutting the grass – that will put them off.
“They won’t want to be there because you’re moving it around too much.
“If it’s unkempt and the grass is tall and the flowerbeds are messy they will love it there.
“Another thing is making sure you are keeping any compost in proper sealed containers. Rats love grassy compost because it’s food.
“If they can’t get to your barbeque they will go for that in your shed. Don’t leave bags of compost outside.
“The final thing is water. Rats need a lot of water for their size to survive.
“If you’re leaving buckets of old rainwater around your garden, you’re just making them a nice home. They will be attracted to that water source.”
The research, from Direct Line Home insurance, says there has been a 12 per cent rise in residential rodent call outs since 2020.
Last year local authorities dealt with 226,831 rodent infestations – the equivalent of 621 per day costing councils a combined estimated spend of £36million.
Eastbourne Council saw the highest increase in rodent infestations in 2022 with 598, up from 208 in 2021 – a massive 188 per cent increase.
It comes after a rat expert revealed how you can use a common kitchen staple to keep vermin out of your house.
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Worst areas for potholes revealed as some councils take 18months to fill cracks – is yours on the list?
THE worst areas for potholes in England have been revealed as some councils take 18months to fill in the cracks.
Roads all over the country are blighted with potholes with the longest time to fix one being 567 days in Stoke-on-Trent.
The next worst area was Westminster City Council which took 556 days to fix a pothole.
Roads in disrepair are the bane of many drivers who face damaging their shock absorbers, broken wheels and broken suspension springs driving over the potholes.
It comes after the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sought to focus on fixing Britain’s ailing roads in the run-up to May’s local elections.
Some 556,658 of the road defects were reported in the financial year 2021/22, up from 519,968 in 2017/18, according to data obtained from 81 councils who responded to an FOI request by the Liberal Democrats.
Many councils in England take more than a month on average to fix potholes once they have been reported.
The worst offending area was the London borough of Newham, where it took an average of 56 days to repair potholes once they were reported.
Lambeth, also in the capital, wasn’t far behind, with the council taking an average of 50 days to be fixed.
The third slowest area to fix potholes was Stoke-on-Trent, taking an average of 48 days.
In the worst cases, some potholes were left untreated for well over a year.
Stoke-on-Trent, Westminster, Norfolk, East Sussex and Wiltshire all had at least one pothole which went unrepaired for more than 12 months.
The longest a pothole went unrepaired was 567 days in Stoke-on-Trent, while another in Westminster was not dealt with for 556 days.
One in Norfolk took 482 days to be repaired.
Roads in Derbyshire County Council were the hardest hit with 90,596 potholes, followed closely by Lancashire County Council with 67,439 and Northumberland County Council with 51,703, according to the figures.
On a visit to Darlington last month, Mr Sunak highlighted new regulations that will see utility companies penalised for leaving streets in poor condition.
Mr Sunak said: “There’ll be more fines, more inspections, that’s also going to help. We want to make sure it’s easy for people to get around.”
Labour said the announcement echoed a 2021 Government pledge to make potholes a thing of the past and accused ministers of “broken promises”.
A Department for Transport spokesperson said: “We’re investing more than £5.5billion to maintain roads up and down the country, and cracking down on utility companies that leave potholes in their wake, so motorists and cyclists can enjoy smoother, safer journeys.”
A car approaches potholes in Priory Road, Hull, East Yorkshire[/caption]
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