Hopefully, someone will have given information that will ultimately lead to whoever is responsible appearing before a court and being fined – and, with a bit of luck, being made to clean up some of the mess he (or she) has made.

Getting rid of the all-too-evident "sure", "shaw" and "shore" slogans that have been scrawled in various places across the city has already cost taxpayers £25,000.

Even people who regard themselves as "graffiti artists" have condemned this vandal's desecration of graves in Broadway cemetery, and the walls of the cathedral.

Nothing seems to be sacred when it comes to this hooligan defacing property.

In the grand scale of things, graffiti may be a minor crime, but it is costly to deal with, and it is an eyesore. Like litter, and flytipping, it sends out the wrong signals and drags neighbourhoods down.

More workers are left high and dry

It is a sad day for the city, now that one of its key firms, Indesit, has stopped production at Woodston.

Generations of some families worked at Hotpoint, and were proud to be part of a household name.

Now 423 people have lost their jobs, and despite the fact that Indesit will still employ about 1,000 people in its head office, call centre and service and logistics departments, it will never be the same again.

With Woolworths, MFI and many small companies in trouble, it will be a difficult and trying Christmas for many families.