A pensioner has been issued a police caution after disrupting the construction of a new broadband pole outside her home.
Dot Bolton, 75, from Hull, staged a sit-in protest after she heard that a 30ft-high column was being erected on the pavement outside her bungalow. She placed a deckchair on the spot where contractors were due to install the structure and refused to move, even after being warned by police that her actions were against the law.
The pole was being installed on behalf of broadband company Connexin and is intended to carry overhead wires in order to provide internet services to local households, Hull Live reported. However, some residents have complained of minimal prior consultation and claim the poles often end up obstructing access.
