Tarred with the same rush

Can it really be true that Nottinghamshire County Council workmen who have just resurfaced Queen Street, Balderton, decided to spread the tar neatly around weeds that had grown in a turning head, rather than shovelling up the sediment that had accumulated there through poor drainage?

When challenged, they reportedly said: "We just do what we're told."

I've just had a phone call that assures me it is so.