.
SOME council workers might have considered the task of cleaning up Blackbird Leys as a real poisoned chalice, but not Oxford City Council street cleaner Harry Liptrot.
He firmly grasped the grimy task in 1999 and never looked back as people on the estate came to know him as a friend.
Now he’s retired, they will miss him and his clean-up skills.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here