A WOMAN has spoken of her disgust for thieves who stole flowers from her son's grave.

Pauline Catterall has been going to the town's cemetery in Southport Road, Chorley, every day for three years since her son died at the age of 29.

A few weeks ago, she says, someone stole vases from the grave. And this week flower arrangements, including one sent from Ireland, have been taken.

She has called for Chorley Borough Council, which owns the cemetery, to provide a patrol to stop the thefts.

Last year a petition containing hundreds of names was presented to the council calling for action, but Mrs Catterall, of Maud Street, Chorley, says nothing has been done.

"It's disgusting, I'm very annoyed about it. If they can take from the dead they can take from anyone," she said.

"My son gets so many flowers from different people. What these thieves get from robbing the dead beats me. I hope the council will do something about it."

David Jones, the council's head of leisure services, said: "We are sorry to hear that this lady has had these problems. If she has any problems with the general management of the cemeteries she should contact us here.

"But it is not possible to have people at the cemeteries 24 hours a day."