Daylight robbery

Gardeners should make sure seats are not left out on view of the road unless securely chained down as garden goods are targeted by thieves.

We are constantly being told that we’re a nation of gardeners. However, I am not so sure if some of the front gardens I walk past in city and county are those of potential baton carriers.

There isn’t much to see or celebrate. Many are in a state of banality or neglect. Some have been abandoned altogether and paved over to accommodate a car, more again contain nothing but a horrible duo of refuse bins.