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SWMRlandlord – By Imogen Howse A “rogue landlord” has been fined £37k after he filled a three-bed home with 18 people – including babies. Charles Egbiremolen, 57, illegally converted his three-bed property in Edgware into eight bedsits which he rented out to tenants without a licence, Barnet Council said. His offending was discovered after the authority received reports from neighbours of noise, overcrowding, and antisocial behaviour. Inspectors visited the property and found extreme overcrowding – with a single room shared by six people, and another room measuring at only 7.8 square metres. As well as being overcrowded, the home did…

SWLSpigs – by Danielle Champ and Faye Mayern A group of runaway pigs have broken loose again just days after the farmer installed an electric fence to keep them contained. The animals have been raiding properties in the village of Garvestone, Norfolk after escaping from a nearby farm. Locals have even taken it into their own hands to herd the pigs back up to the farm after multiple raids have left residents with thousands of pounds worth of damage. However parish councillor Amanda Ward said she saw two pigs while she was walking her dog along a public footpath near…