A grandma has shared her relief after successfully winning a sit-in pavement protest to get a telephone pole removed from outside her house.
Dot Bolton, 75, took part in her first protest when she refused to let contractors erect a 30-foot broadband pole directly outside her bungalow in Ramsgate Close, Sutton-on- Hull.
The pensioner wasn't deterred from giving in, even after receiving a police caution, HullLive reports.
In the summer heat, Dot sat in a chair on top of the circled spot that was due to be worked on.
Brian, her husband of 51 years, joined her inside the orange road barriers.
The pair were taking a stand against the pole fitting which is part of Hull firm Connexin's roll-out of superfast broadband.
Her neighbours threw their support behind Dot, cheering her on and providing her with a brolly, sun cream and water.
Dot, who is retired, said she had no intention of becoming the unlikely face of a public protest but said she had to take a stand.
Dot said: "If you asked me last week if I'd be doing a sit-in protest, I would've said no way! I have never protested before in my life, I'm usually the one that stands back.
"This morning when the contractors came, I'd just had enough. I thought, why have we bothered to do petitions and have meetings if they just do what they like anyway?
"I didn't intend to be the face of anything. I just grabbed my chair- because I can't stand for long you see- and put it on top of the blue circle they had marked out. All of the people of Ramsgate Close joined in to help me and Brian feels the same way as me."
Shortly after Dot started protesting, two officers from Humberside Police came to inform the daring pensioner that her protest was illegal.
However, she stayed firm and told the police to arrest her because she wasn't going to move.
Like a trooper, she stayed firmly put and advised the officers that they may as well arrest her because she was not going to move.
After the contractor's SCD finally agreed to shift the position of the pole to the grass verge a bit closer to the road, Dot and Brian agreed to shift.
However, this wasn't before the police cautioned Dot for 'obstructing a public footpath' - which had already been obstructed by orange barriers.
Dot was not arrested and has been hailed as a local hero.
Neighbour Andy said: "Dot is the face of our campaign but don't think she is on her own, we are all here with her.
"If she gets too hot or too tired before a conclusion is reached, any one of us would be more than happy to take over. It's heartbreaking to see her get upset over this but our feelings need to be known."
A spokesperson for Humberside Police told The Mirror: "Officers were called to attend Ramsgate Close, Hull at 11:00am today (Wednesday 10 August) following reports of an incident. One woman has been reported for a public order offence."
The poles are being erected on behalf of city firm Connexin, which is quickly becoming Hull's first major rival to KCOM.
However, a dispute over access to KCOM's underground cabling ducts, means that Connexin is connecting homes by fibre on traditional telegraph poles.
The law permits utility companies to access the ground immediately around pavements, even if they are on what residents would view as their gardens.
Connexin said the installation of its network was being carried out by SDS which is responsible for the siting of individual poles.
A spokesperson said the company had tried working with KCOM to share access with existing underground ducts but had been unable to reach an agreement, resulting in the more expensive rollout of poles.
The spokesperson said the company was committed to helping customers have a choice of broadband providers in Hull.
The Mirror contacted Connexin for a statement.
