'I have to go to the pub to watch TV... I'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown'

A 78-year-old man who claims he has been left without a working TV for 10 weeks said he is on the 'verge of a nervous breakdown'.

Joseph Lafferty lives in the 18-flat Heathergreen Court complex in Walton. He said all flats inside the building have been left without a working TV after the aerial stopped receiving a signal in September, the Liverpool Echo reports.

Joseph said the issue had been reported to Your Housing Group, who own the building, but claimed that nothing has been done to fix it. He said he had been forced to go to the pub to watch TV and said it has been 'lonely' without the TV in his flat.

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Your Housing Group has since apologised to its residents who have been affected by the issue at Heathergreen Court. The housing provider said the problem occurred following completion of recent works in the roof space at the property, causing some residents to be affected by issues with their TV signal.

Joseph, who lives by himself and uses the television as a means of company, said: "I’ve had no TV for ten weeks and it's been reported to the warden. There are 18 flats in this block and not one of our TVs are working.

"I have a modern TV and nothing is working, we just want it fixed. I have one of those indoor aerials but it’s not working. The radio has stopped working too so I've had to sit there [pointing to his bed] and read."

Joseph, who has lived in Heathergreen Court for 14 years, described how his current situation is giving him a 'nervous breakdown'. He said: “It has not been nice for me, I live by myself, it’s not good.

“I’ve been having to go out to the pub to watch the television, it's not good. I'm home by myself