ELDERLY residents who feared they would be hit with a £2,700 TV licence demand after a man moved into their sheltered housing complex have won their fight to get him out.

The pensioners gave 54-year-old Colin Hunt a cool reception when he was rehoused on a West End council estate in Burnley after "a hate campaign" against him.

In September they were told that if the non-pensioner was still there at the end of the year, they would lose their concessionary £5-a-year licences and all have to pay the full £90 fee,

The 33 residents also claimed they were living in fear of the two Staffordshire bull terriers Mr Hunt brought with him to the quiet complex.

But Mr Hunt said he was staying put and a council spokesman said he could give no guarantee that he would be moved to more suitable accommodation.

He added that the council was also trying to solve the problem of the TV licences.

But today, after continued pressure by councillors on behalf of the residents, a council spokesman confirmed Mr Hunt had been moved out of the complex and to a new home in another town.

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