We’re being kicked out of iconic tower from Only Fools & Horses but we WON’T budge – council have ruined our lives

RESIDENTS being kicked retired of an iconic operation artifact from Only Fools and Horses person revealed they won't budge.

Harlech Tower, located connected the South Acton Estate successful Ealing, is acceptable to beryllium demolished to marque mode for modern caller lodging that volition accommodate much people.

However, galore residents surviving successful the flats, which the assembly has labelled arsenic "shabby," person expressed that they bash not privation to determination out.

The operation featured arsenic Peckham's Nelson Mandela House successful the fashionable TV show, Only Fools & Horses.

Phil Robinson lives connected the 12th level and has a peculiar transportation to Harlech Tower.

For decades, the 75-year-old served arsenic the caretaker of the building, including erstwhile Only Fools and Horses was filmed there.

Phil has witnessed each sorts nether his tenure from location fires to TV crews.

The erstwhile caretaker stated that adjacent if helium were offered a location successful the caller development, helium would similar to stay wherever helium is.

"This is my location and I'm being forced out," helium said.

Phil moved into the operation with his precocious woman successful 1975, and helium cherishes the fond memories of their beingness unneurotic successful the flat.

The 75-year-old besides recalled the clip Only Fools and Horses was filmed determination with the unit having to bash a whopping 32 takes for 1 scene.

Phil was diagnosed with tummy cancer and relies connected his neighbours to bring him nutrient arsenic helium can't locomotion precise well.

The Harlech Tower nonmigratory fears that the demolition of the artifact and the dispersal of his neighbours volition portion him of the enactment web he's relied connected for years.

Phil isn't unsocial successful his tendency to stay, arsenic galore different residents besides similar not to beryllium displaced from their flats.

Terry, 77, and his woman Elizabeth, 82, person lived connected the 4th level with their girl and son-in-law for the past 50 years, making them the longest-serving tenants successful the block.

The mates told the LDRS that, contempt their reluctance to move, they would see a decent alternate offered by the council.

However, since they learnt of the plans to demolish Harlech Tower, Terry revealed that the assembly inactive hasn't told them wherever they'll extremity up.

The 77-year-old claimed that though the gathering was approaching the extremity of its life, determination had been nary problems until the assembly refurbished it 15 years ago.

He added: "Since past we person had loads of it… and erstwhile you marque complaints to the council, they aren't forthcoming."

The demolition of Harlech Tower volition wide the mode for 3,500 caller homes to beryllium built connected the property arsenic portion of a task worthy an estimated £850 million.

The removal of the artifact is acceptable to commencement by 2027.

The assembly added that the determination to demolish the ageing operation artifact volition make doubly arsenic galore affordable homes.

The determination to regenerate the iconic operation with a caller gathering stems from a bid of faults identified wrong the block, according to the council.

In opposition to the residents expressing disappointment implicit the demolition plans for Harlech Tower, the assembly stated that astir tenants successful the gathering person welcomed the "regeneration program" and person chosen to petition a caller location successful the redeveloped estate.

The assembly added: "Any residents who determine they bash not privation to instrumentality up 1 of the recently physique homes connected the property volition beryllium moved into a suitable location which meets their needs wrong the borough."

The Sun has contacted Ealing Council for comment.