While a man who filled two potholes with concrete in Valletta was briefly arrested on Monday, in the UK a man who did the same thing in Devon got a job offer from the council, but offered to continue filling pot holes for free.
The UK media reported how Reg Winsor, 72, (picture above) got so fed up waiting for a huge pothole on his street in Devon to be repaired that he took matters into his own hands and fixed the hole himself.
He said: ‘I'd been complaining about this pothole for months and even though I was going through the right means, nothing was done about it.
He got some tarmac from local labourers and did the job in 15 minutes.
Council roadworkers were so impressed by his handiwork they offered him a full-time position fixing problem potholes.
Reg is about to take part in a two-hour 'course' on how to fill in potholes before he is let loose on the rutted roads of county Devon - and he has already mustered up a team of around 50 volunteers, dubbed 'Reg's Army', who will help him fix holes as they are reported.
Devon County Council have agreed to provide him with all the tarmac he needs although he will be using his own tools. He will be doing the work for free.
See what happened in Valletta on the video below and at http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141209/local/a-hole-lot-of-trouble-man-arrested-for-filling-pedestrian-hazard-with-concrete.547539