Pensioner, 78, faces prison after council prosecutes grandfather for refusing to stop feeding pigeons

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Pensioner, 78, faces prison after council prosecutes grandfather for refusing to stop feeding pigeons

A 78-year-old grandfather is facing the possibility of prison after his local council took legal action over his persistent habit of feeding pigeons. Brian Wilkins - known as the "Bird Man of Hartlepool" - has been prosecuted by Hartlepool Borough Council for allegedly breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order by scattering breadcrumbs for birds. The council claims his feeding habit has attracted rats to the area, with …