Residents are calling on councils to address issue of overgrown verges.
Residents in a Lincolnshire town are pleading with councils to cut their grass.Boston Borough Council says it was not being paid enough by Lincolnshire County Council to do the job and has handed back responsibility.Barbara Owen says the patch of land outside her house has not been cut at all in 2024The 64-year-old reported the problem in early June, but says nothing has been done. She has been left confused because other patches of grass are still being cut.
He said: "They used to cut the grass and strim away the weeds. Someone has come out in the past month but did nothing about the weeds, which are still there."It told the BBC that the county council simply was not paying enough for the service. He added: "We remain committed to supporting the county council in maintaining the standards expected by our residents.”
The grass and weeds are up to a meter high. The BBC filmed two children trying - and failing - to play football.
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