Southampton Council Told to Think Again on Request for Ghost Files

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND — A resident of Southampton who grew curious about reports of paranormal activity at a public housing facility has won a measure of vindication from the national authorities, according to a digest item from Coast to Coast AM.

The reports in question are said to date from 2020 to 2024. When the resident approached the city for further information, the digest states, the request was promptly refused. Officials reportedly described it as "vexacious" and as lacking public value.

The Information Commissioner's Office, the body charged with such disputes in Britain, declined to accept that answer. According to the account, the city now has 30 days to formulate a fresh response to the request, which the Commissioner is described as finding unusual but not vexatious.

The source does not say what the reports contained, which facility is concerned, or what the council may ultimately disclose. Whether any records of apparitions exist in the city's files remains, for the present, a matter for the council's next reply.

The digest adds a second item from Argentina. A news segment profiling the village of Ernestina as a town where the living prefer not to walk at night drew considerable backlash from town leaders, who felt it ridiculed their community. The writer notes that two journalists are now seeking employment, and suggests, with some levity, that ghost hunting might suit them.