In the Daily Mail , journalist David Jones writes: "The telescope in Albert Beher's high-rise flat is so powerful that, on cloudless summer nights such as these, it offers a remarkably clear view of the moon's cratered surface. However, this gentleman prefers to use it for a more practical - and some would say questionable - purpose. By rigging it up to a camcorder and a computer screen and training the high-powered lens down on the streets, he can capture in extraordinary detail the activity in every nook and cranny of his Leicester neighbourhood.

"Extraordinarily, Beher tells me he's not alone in this - and that he is the leader of an army of pensioners, one in their 90s, who live nearby and also document the streets below with powerful cameras. So why do they do this? Beher admits that for long periods his monitor is filled with humdrum images: a woman returning home with her shopping; children playing football in the park. But every so often, Beher sees something that sets his heart racing and compels him to press the speed- dial button on his phone that calls 999.

Read the rest of Davis Jones' article from the Daily Mail here