A young local lad called Callum has been breaking into houses and doing his laundry whilst residents are away. As if this wasn't bad enough, he has been overloading drums, leaving stuff in the pockets and selecting completely inappropriate cycles - sometimes going so far as washing mixed cottons on a delicates cycle.

Myself and a few others have had enough of this and lay in wait for Callum last night. We caught him red-handed and, I can't go into detail for legal reasons but, suffice to say, he has left the area for good now.

We can all sleep soundly in the sure knowledge that washing machines live longer with Cal gone.