Blue tit family set up home in ashtray outside village hall

Smokers at Astley and Dunley village hall, near Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, have been warned not to use the ashtray outside after blue tits made it their nesting spot.

A sign reading "Birds nesting. Do not use" has been placed on the wall-mounted bin to protect the birds.

Booking secretary Hazel Spicer confirmed the birds have returned to the same spot for several years.

Despite efforts to replace the ashtray, the birds continue to nest there.

Locals have embraced the blue tits, with one resident calling them "local celebrities."