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She is renowned for her almost obsessive desire for privacy. But the latest attempts by Kate Bush to deter curious fans from peering at her seaside retreat have landed her in hot water.
High-security fencing, electronic entry systems, warning signs and blinding spotlights around the mansion on a remote Devon clifftop have all been described as intrusive and unnecessary by local residents.
But now the local council has received formal complaints about the singer's installation of CCTV cameras that spy on people using a secluded beach below her £2.5million property in the picturesque South Hams peninsula.
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She is renowned for her almost obsessive desire for privacy. But the latest attempts by Kate Bush to deter curious fans from peering at her seaside retreat have landed her in hot water.
High-security fencing, electronic entry systems, warning signs and blinding spotlights around the mansion on a remote Devon clifftop have all been described as intrusive and unnecessary by local residents.
But now the local council has received formal complaints about the singer's installation of CCTV cameras that spy on people using a secluded beach below her £2.5million property in the picturesque South Hams peninsula.
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Re: Kate Bush vs neighbours
Wed, May 9, 2007 - 9:16 AMShades of George Harrison!
Put his name in this story and substitute "Hawaii" for Devon and this is almost exactly the same thing that George found himself dealing with about 10-15 years ago.
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Re: Kate Bush vs neighbours
Thu, May 10, 2007 - 10:46 AMThis isn't the first time Kate's been hassled by the media... Do you remember they accused her of 'flooding' a weir' a few years back?
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Re: Kate Bush vs neighbours
Thu, May 10, 2007 - 2:44 PMThere was another story from last fall stating that a weir on her property collapsed causing flooding and the destruction of a boat. This location was in the Reading area. Now I'm hearing that she's in Devon. So where does she live? Reading or Devon?
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Re: Kate Bush vs neighbours
Thu, May 10, 2007 - 4:29 PMShe has houses in both.... One's near the Thames in Reading and the other, a few miles up the coast from Budleigh in Devon. -
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Thu, May 10, 2007 - 4:38 PMIn fact... Her Reading house isn't too far from where the Reading Festival is held.... I think I walked past it once. -
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Re: Kate Bush vs neighbours
Fri, May 11, 2007 - 10:12 AMIf I made as much as she, I'd have houses in both too. Even so, I find these stories to be yet another attempt to paint her as a hermit whacko.
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Re: Kate Bush vs neighbours
Fri, May 11, 2007 - 11:11 PMYou can actually see the Budleigh one on 'Google Earth' LOL 'Hello Earth!'
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Re: Kate Bush vs neighbours
Mon, June 4, 2007 - 5:34 PMSounds to me like she needs the CCTV, the lights, etc., if she has people trespassing on her property and trying to invade her privacy. Those who have a problem with the slight possibility of appearing on her CCTV feed should go fuck themselves. She has her personal safetly and that of her child to consider. Don't back down Kate!
