A mum is on a mission to say 'thank you' to a binman who gifted her son a fiver.
Rebecca Dowsett, from Wavertree, says over the past year, her five-year-old son George has formed a bond with the local binmen, who have been letting him beep the horn on their lorry and spending quality time with him. She's now eager to find one of the men who gave her son some money this week.
Speaking to the LiverpoolECHO, she said: "We've been living here about three or four years and since then, George has built up a relationship with the binmen. He just loves bin trucks. They always stop and talk to him, letting him beep the horn and pressing the buttons on the truck.
"He made them Christmas cards last year and they gave him pocket money for his birthday. They just make so much time for him."
Rebecca shared that this week, one of the workers handed George a £5 note. Touched by this act of kindness, she now wants to say thank you to him, reports the Liverpool Echo. She added: "It was next to the temple on Edge Lane. I want to thank him, he wears a black cap. I was looking out for him this morning but couldn't find him."
Last month three heroic binmen were hailed as lifesavers after they sprung into action and provided crucial first aid to a woman in a busy city centre.
The fast-acting trio, Jason Smith, Martyn Julian, and Nigel Cook; all members of the same Lincoln waste collection crew, came across the woman in distress on Broadgate, Lincoln while on their way back to the depot. Noticing she was struggling for breath, they didn't hesitate to dial for an ambulance. Meanwhile, they put their Biffa first-aid training to good use by ensuring her airways were clear and guiding her through controlled breathing exercises.
The men also made sure to keep the woman's family in the loop by reaching out to her daughter, and offering reassurance that her mother was in safe hands. As Nigel Cook explained: "Our job collecting waste and recycling from homes across the city means we're always out and about in the community."