Fury as pensioners targeted by graffiti-spraying vandals are told by council to clean up the mess themselves or face £1,000 fine

When a group of pensioners noticed graffiti had been sprayed on a wall at the bottom of their gardens, they hoped their council would do something to tidy it up.
So they were astounded when local authority bureaucrats threatened them with court action and a £1,000 fine unless they cleared it up themselves.
Some of the pensioners were reduced to tears after receiving stern letters from a Bury Council official warning them they had 21 days to remove the mess.

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