Binmen slammed for their rubbish service have finally collected an elderly woman's refuse after braving a four-inch step previously deemed a step too far.
Priscilla Thomas, 76, of Elizabeth Avenue, Hove, was relieved to see that her complaints to The Argus had been heeded by Brighton and Hove City Council yesterday when her rubbish was removed.
The pensioner, who is just 5ft and weighs six stone, had been forced to take the bags to the tip herself in the back of her car after they were left piling up outside her home.
She said she was told by a binman that the step was a health and safety issue and the bin would need to be left on the street, despite her being registered for an assisted-collection.
A council spokesman said an administrative error was to blame for the mistake and not health and safety.
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