A PIGEON fancier is spitting feathers after being ordered to knock down two lofts that have stood for 30 years - because he didn't have planning permission for them. Angry David Brown, 62, has now ...

A GRANDFATHER has been left devastated after thieves stole his prized collection of racing pigeons worth £3000 in a break-in at his bird loft. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh ...

Another 150 birds are believed to have been killed after a second fire in under a year hit a group of pigeon lofts in Sheffield. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get ...

Meet the Byker pigeon that people around the world are offering up to £50,000 to buy. This racer pigeon has gained worldwide interest after being named world middle distance champion 2022. And at just ...

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Pigeon fanciers face being evicted from their allotment by the body that runs the UK's rail network. Mick Ready and Paul Smith said their shared hobby of almost four decades was at risk because ...

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QUESTION Are Cairo's inhabitants pigeon fanciers? Egyptians are 'pigeon fanciers', but not in the sense that the term is understood in Britain. While on a recent holiday in Egypt, we were staying in ...