Stupidest Councils Award - Do you know more

Why do councils hire these morons ?

AN elderly couple had their flat’s door number removed by housing chiefs — in case it fell and hit someone.
The number 3 plaque, which had been glued and screwed to a wall for 30 years without an accident, was ruled a health and safety risk.

Grandparents Jim Richards, 81, and wife Una, 79, were also told their doormat, plants and pictures must be cleared from their flat’s shared hall.

Jim said: “We couldn’t believe it when they said we weren’t allowed to have our number. It’s sheer stupidity.”

Una said: “There was no chance of it coming off and being a safety risk. We bought the plants and pictures and even won an award for the flowers we plant around the outside of the flats.

“People always say how nice it looks. Two residents decided to move here as they said it looked so welcoming. The housing association even had the cheek to ask us what they could do to make the flats look nicer.”

The pair own the flat in Kempston, Beds, but pay a maintenance fee to Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association.

Housing manager Gill Higginson said: “Our responsibility as a landlord is to ensure the communal areas are kept clean and hazard-free in the interests of health and safety.”