Residents are cross about new fencing at West Reservoir blocking free views of the water. The official explanation, delivered with a straight face: the swimmers are concerned about people looking at them while they get in. Hackney: where you can't even watch a man in a wetsuit without a planning application.
Tit-bits - the fence at the end of the lido
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