Elmer - I have a lot of experience of the misplaced powers of ivory tower dwellers! In our case, it made us feel totally worthless and alone! It seems the law isn't there to protect law abiding citizens and innocent victims, it's there to protect the criminal.
As for MDC advertising in prisons, it was in the Parish Council minutes on more than one occassion as the PC tackled MDC about it and pushed for action. It was some time ago, when the Warsop News was in much smaller format, but I've been putting the meeting minutes on Warsop Web for the past ten years and I'm sure it will be there somewhere because that's how I know about it. http://www.warsopweb.co.uk/articles/parish/index.htm I believe it had been reported to the PC that someone had seen a notice up in a prison saying housing was available in Warsop and I remember the local councillors were up in arms about it.
Moaner - I don't know about the colliery houses.
Q - Don't be put off by my experience. You may have more luck with evidence than we did, however, there is a CCTV camera on Sherwood St and nothing was gleened from that, but you can positively identify the culprit, whereas my hubby and other witnesses couldn't.