Handbags   (The sad, the bad and the ugly. Non-productive stuff here.)

A lot of NHS walking aids probably do 'go for a walk' and you're right, PeterP - it must cost a fortune.

Dostaf, "Weighing them in as scrap" is a bad way to get shot of metal walking aids. (I know you're joking)

Operation Alloy will give them some stick.

"Police in Wigan have helped reduce metal thefts in the town by 60 per cent in the last six months thanks to hard-hitting enforcement activity aimed at metal thieves. (July 2012)

“We are working at a lot of different levels to make Wigan a hostile environment for metal thieves."