Political Penguin

This is a rare moment. I’m about to praise Walsall Council. I know I have a tendency towards criticising the local authority for a number of reasons but for today I’ll give it some credit.
I’ve lived in my present house for the last four years. In that time, come autumn, there are vast quantities of leaves strewn along my road (it’s lined by big lime and maple trees) and as my house it set back and creates a natural windtrap, a large number end up on my drive.
However just along from me is a grassed area with shrubs and a few trees which collects even more leaves which rot down and tend to stink a bit.
The other day there were council workers there cleaning up the lot, trimming the bushes and trees and it looks lovely now.
So there you go, a rare commodity, me praising Walsall Council. I’ve got a real critique under construction so please don’t think this will become a regular occurrence.
But for now, well done Walsall Council, you actually did a good job for once.