Ministers asked to prevent “hedge rage” with new legislation

Large hedges are "ruining lives"

By Cara Sulieman

MSPS ARE being urged to take action to prevent HEDGE RAGE from ruining lives.

A new nationwide campaign launched by ScotHedge calls on new laws to be introduced so planning chiefs can put an end to neighbour disputes.

Campaign leader Dr Colin Watson said: “We call it vegetation tyranny.”

“In the most extreme cases it can leave people living in terror from threats of violence and the need to involve the police.”

Afternoon tea is battling against price hikes

By Cara Sulieman

THE humble cup of tea used to be a staple of the British diet until reports surfaced last week that its price was set to rocket due to a shortage of tealeaves.

But in the face of a tea crisis, one hotel chain is doing everything it can to encourage people to “indulge” in a budget cream tea offer.

A combination of drought in three pf the largest tea-producing countries – Sri Lanka, India and Kenya – and the weak pound mean that the import is costing the producers of high street brands more and more.

Tea, which is sold in dollars, has rocketed from $1.76 a kilo in 2007 to $3 a kilo in recent months, mainly due to the smaller amounts being produced.