IMAGINE having to live with the prospect of raw sewage flooding your garden.

That is what health worker Maria Chaundy has had to deal with for the past year.

Miss Chaundy, of Kennington, first reported a mess after a manhole cover leaked last year, covering her patio with waste.

Similar leaks happened last month then last week.

These incidents appear all-too-common.

We have lost count of the calls we have received from people reporting leaks and raw sewage appearing in their gardens.

Thames Water takes enough money from us all in rates. Maybe we deserve a better service.