Homeowner's anger as yobs wreck fence

Mrs Pollin is prepared to use her hard-earned savings to stop yobs from continually damaging her garden fence.

Their last attack on the boundary structure destroyed two 4ft-wide panels at the bottom of her garden.

To add insult to injury, the remains of their attack were set alight by youngsters last Saturday evening.

Firefighters had to attend to put out the flames and police officers were also called.

Mrs Pollin is seeking quotes from builders to replace her 6ft-high fence of seven panels with a 7ft-tall wall of breeze blocks to provide a more secure divide from Tamarisk Close, where her three-bedroom terraced house is sited on a corner with Laurel Close.

She said: "I've had enough with what has been happening. It's frustrating and makes me very angry because nothing is being done about the situation.

"As well as the damage, the lack of a fence makes my property completely open. Anybody can just walk into the back of my property.

"I want a wall put up, with a wrought-iron gate, to stop the vandalism. But I don't see why I should be the one to have to pay for it."

It is the second time two fencing panels have been wrecked by vandals in the 20 years Mrs Pollin, 61, has lived in the house.

"The damage has been going on since then with different people all having a go.

"It's almost always on Friday and Saturday nights when they come back drunk from the pubs or clubs.

"It happens to other people, but I get the brunt of it because I'm at the end of the road," she said.

Shopworker Mrs Pollin, who lives with her daughter, has reported the problems to the police.

They have attended within ten minutes on occasions but she said they were unable to provide a solution to the problem.

"The vandals just keep getting away with it. They are just laughing about the situation all the time," she added.

The last occasion the fence was damaged saw Gez Watson, leader of the Trees Estate Residents' Association, arrange for free repairs to be carried out.

But Mrs Pollin said she was no longer prepared to put up with the frequent disruption to her life caused by the vandalism.

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