'World gone mad!' Homeowner's fury as council demands she remove gorilla or faces £20,000 fine

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World gone mad!' Homeowner's fury as council demands she remove gorilla or faces £20,000 fine.

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A Wakefield homeowner faces a fine of up to £20,000 if she refuses to remove a 4ft plastic gorilla statue proudly displayed at the front of her house.Adele Teale, 59, is now in a battle with the council after someone complained about Caeser, the primate figurine, to the local authority.The resin gorilla, which stands on all fours on a plinth outside Adele's terraced home in Stanley, West Yorkshire, needs to be removed within four weeks, or else she will face legal action and a fine.Mother of one Adele Teale has been in a month-long wrangle with the council over Caesar's future and told GB News "the world has gone mad" in the demands being made to remove a "harmless" gorilla from the front of her own property.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "I got told by Wakefield Council to remove Caeser last September because he is out-of-character with the area and doesn't fit in; I think a neighbour must have complained," she said."I hadn't then heard anything from the council in months but now...

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