A bereaved man has slammed the authorities responsible for maintaining the graveyard where his parents are buried for leaving it in a poor state.
James Plenderleith said he had to wade through nettles and thistles up to knee high in order to pay his respects to his mother and father.
The 54-year-old, who lives in Rennington near Alnwick in Northumberland, said he has been told Northumberland County Council is responsible for the graveyard at the village's All Saints Church - but argues that even when workers do cut the grass, it is left untidy.
