You couldn't make it up - so they didn't

I've just picked up my copy of today's Yorkshire Evening Post. And guess what?

You got it first time - the "Jamie living in his own poo" story isn't in there.

There are three possible explanations for this:

1. It was in yesterday (very doubtful)
2. It will be in on Monday or
3. The most likely reason - the contractors emptied our bins yesterday afternoon

Yes, can you believe it?! We finally get to the point where some much desired retribution can be meted out - and the f***ers turn up!

But don't think for a second that this is a coincidence. You don't have to be a media expert to work out that the YEP would almost certainly - and rightly - have contacted the Council's press office to offer them an opportunity to comment on our situation. And the easiest thing for the Council to have done was to quickly dispatch a refuse lorry before going back to the paper to say that the contractors had emptied our bins.

On top of this, both Vanessa and our fine neighbour Barrington (he of the bigger forearms than me) were in direct contact with the relevant Council officer yesterday to advise of their growing frustration.

Whatever the truth, the fact is that we got what we wanted and I suppose we've got to be satisfied with that.

One final piece of news. Last night, it looked like the strike itself would end this coming Monday following a vote of union members. But a further twist in the tale, only about an hour ago, means that the workers now seem set to reject the Council's offer and remain on the picket lines for, perhaps, many more weeks to come.

So maybe the story isn't over quite yet - for us, as much as for them.