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A pensioner has been told she must stop tending a public flower bed unless she agrees to wear a fluorescent jacket, put up warning signs and use a lookout. June Turnbull, 79, of Urchfront near Devizes, has nurtured the blooms on the plot for eight years. But now she is being told to obey health and safety rules after being spotted by a county council official. Mrs Turnbull said: "They can send me to jail if they like - I just want to be left alone to do it." Peter Hanson, from Wiltshire County Council, said: "We require that people undertaking this type of work follow the same safety procedures as our own staff.
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Gardener must use warning signs Quote from: BBC Web SiteA pensioner has been told she must stop tending a public flower bed unless she agrees to wear a fluorescent jacket, put up warning signs and use a lookout. June Turnbull, 79, of Urchfront near Devizes, has nurtured the blooms on the plot for eight years. But now she is being told to obey health and safety rules after being spotted by a county council official. Mrs Turnbull said: "They can send me to jail if they like - I just want to be left alone to do it." Peter Hanson, from Wiltshire County Council, said: "We require that people undertaking this type of work follow the same safety procedures as our own staff. Source