This reader says believes "it's not just the Isle of Wight Council (through Island Roads) who are blind to litter and shabby street signage, but the Royal Mail too".
The story recounted by this loyal OnTheWight reader about the changes in waste services is one that is probably shared by many. It includes bins (or lack of), gull-proof sacks, countless phone calls and a visit to County Hall.
A Sunday morning walk for this reader from Newport resulted in the collection of 19 empty drinks cans, seven fast-food wrappings, two vodka bottles, a wine bottle, two dozen wads of ‘serviettes’ and two discarded and used dog-poo bags.
Being mooned at by a group of school children is one thing, but according to one reader, a two Medina College pupils took it a stage further, with zero response from the Head Teacher.