A butcher filled a lane-blocking hole outside his shop with a skeleton, rubber ducks and prop cows wearing hi-vis jackets. Stephen Hallworth decided to pull off the pranks to 'lighten the mood' for 'depressed' locals after United Utility failed to fill the pit in for a week.
The 54-year-old dad-of-two was eventually forced to remove the objects on 'health and safety' grounds but he claimed that his hi-jinks worked, as workers returned with their 'tail between their legs' last Friday (Oct 14) to fill in the hole. Stephen said that the roadworks first appeared five days earlier, alongside temporary traffic lights.
In response, he created 'hilarious' scenes and even put up a sign reading: “Honk if you are fed up with the traffic lights." Stephen, who owns S R Hallworth butchers in Whalley, Lancashire, said: “They put up the traffic light and just left them here, basically.
