If Ed Miliband and National Grid get their way, Ardleigh will soon be scarred by a line of 160ft pylons on one side and a 400ft-wide trench for cables on the other.
As the birthplace of wheelchair champion Alfie Hewett, you might imagine Norwich would have a ready affinity for tennis. A bitter row over five school courts would suggest otherwise.
Furious locals held hands to create a ring around the site in Carmunnock Road, Glasgow, to show their outrage at blueprints to rid them of their 'only green space'.
Mark Short and Lawrence Wolfe ploughed £16,000 into the luxury Norfolk retreat - only for the local council to decide their 55ft by 35ft driveway was too small for guests.
Furious locals fear the exclusive area of Sandbanks will turn into a 'version of Manhattan' after a Topps Tiles boss submitted plans to redevelop a block of flats.