A bird sanctuary which looks after owls, including two of Paul O’Grady’s, is under threat amid rising costs. Brian Maxted launched the rescue centre from his home in Folkestone in 1989 after falling in love with the “beautiful” creatures. The 87-year-old would raise money to cover the costs of looking after the animals by doing displays in the town and getting donations. But four years ago the council told him he would need a license to continue doing this. This prompted Brian and his partner, Barbara Mills, to start using their pensions to buy everything needed for the owls, as well as relyin…
