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A pensioner has been told to stop cutting a patch of grass outside his Hereford home as he is making his street look too tidy.
Brian Hubbard told The Telegraph that he received a letter from Herefordshire Council accusing him of "encroaching" on local authority land. Hubbard, who is in his 70s, said he has regularly tended the small lawn since he moved to the Belmont area four years ago.
The letter, which accuses Hubbard of "undertaking maintenance", said he must stop tending the grass and "return the area to its original state within 28 days" or the work would be carried out at his expense.
"I find it grossly irritating that just because I have taken pride in the area where I live and made it more attractive I have had this threatening letter," he said.
"This is a perfect example of an overzealous council wasting taxpayers' money. I'm going to ignore the letter and carry on."
A council spokesman apologised for the letter's tone and proposed a meeting to discuss the situation. "We are aware of Mr Hubbard's endeavours to tend the land next to his home in Dorchester Way and commend him for his public spiritedness," he said.
Brian Hubbard told The Telegraph that he received a letter from Herefordshire Council accusing him of "encroaching" on local authority land. Hubbard, who is in his 70s, said he has regularly tended the small lawn since he moved to the Belmont area four years ago.
The letter, which accuses Hubbard of "undertaking maintenance", said he must stop tending the grass and "return the area to its original state within 28 days" or the work would be carried out at his expense.
"I find it grossly irritating that just because I have taken pride in the area where I live and made it more attractive I have had this threatening letter," he said.
"This is a perfect example of an overzealous council wasting taxpayers' money. I'm going to ignore the letter and carry on."
A council spokesman apologised for the letter's tone and proposed a meeting to discuss the situation. "We are aware of Mr Hubbard's endeavours to tend the land next to his home in Dorchester Way and commend him for his public spiritedness," he said.
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