Neighbours living in a city estate can finally use their TVs again after a dodgy communal aerial caused a month-long blackout.

At the start of the month, Frances Taplin, who lives in Tower Close in Costessey, said she felt "lonely" after being unable to enjoy the shows she enjoys thanks to the broken aerial.

Another of Frances' neighbours, Brian Heyhoe, who has lived in the same estate for 24 years also contacted the Evening News and said he was "livid" with the lack of TV time.

Norwich Evening News: Brian Heyhoe and Frances Taplin, who live in Tower Close, have waited a month for their TV signal to get fixedBrian Heyhoe and Frances Taplin, who live in Tower Close, have waited a month for their TV signal to get fixed (Image: Sonya Duncan, Newsquest)

However, housing association Saffron sent out an engineer today to fix the aerial and apologised for the delay.

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Mr Heyhoe, 75, said: "I was having issues and I couldn't understand it.

"It was a month since I had no picture - I was just getting lines across the screen and crackling noise like static.

Norwich Evening News: Frances Taplin, pictured left, first contacted the Evening News about the issueFrances Taplin, pictured left, first contacted the Evening News about the issue (Image: Sonya Duncan, Newsquest)

"I was absolutely livid with it because I couldn't watch a thing.

"I pay £27.40 a month for my telly and it was becoming a waste of money so I'm glad it's now sorted.

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"We were trying to get in touch with the housing association to get it fixed for so long."

Norwich Evening News: Brian Heyhoe, pictured right, said he couldn't watch a bloody thing before the fixBrian Heyhoe, pictured right, said he couldn't watch a bloody thing before the fix (Image: Sonya Duncan, Newsquest)

Saffron’s responsive maintenance manager, Colin Arterton, said: "Someone will be attending Mr Heyhoe’s home today.

"We're sorry for the length of time it has taken for a visit to take place at Mr Heyhoe’s home to investigate the issue he raised with us.

"Since receiving the initial concern from Mr Heyhoe earlier this month, we have been in regular contact with our dedicated contractor, who has a specialist engineer to carry out repairs such as this."

Norwich Evening News: The pair contacted the Norwich Evening News to help get the communal TV aerial fixedThe pair contacted the Norwich Evening News to help get the communal TV aerial fixed (Image: Newsquest)