An area not Cutt

Every year streams, ditches and gulleys block, roads and gardens flood and occasionally the odd home. Last year the Borough councils took over responsibility for gulleys on public land thus relieving the County of a large burden. As the ditches on private farmland are the responsibility of the farmers, one would expect a cut in this budget as well.

However, you'd be wrong:

The County Council spearheaded by Country Landowners Association member, Kay Cutts and Farmer, Bruce (the subsidy junkie) Laughton have in fact decided to increase the gulley and drain clearing budget by "a significant amount" this year.

We have been told that so far most of the work undertaken has involved clearing privately owned ditches and channels in rural areas?.