A man planted more than 2,000 bulbs along a barren roadside - only for the flowers to be mown down by the council in the height of their beauty.
Chris Truett spent £200 on the tulips and daffodils which he dug into the empty grass strip beside Rotten Row - one of the most iconic streets in Southport. It took the 51-year-old eight days to plant the flowers on the mile-long verge, and they bloomed early this month.
But while they were in full flourish Sefton Council workers mowed them down as they cut the grass, leaving Chris gobsmacked. The joiner said: "I was heartbroken when I realised what had happened.
