Thanks to our article, 68-year-old Robert Groves has been told he can stay in the house he shared with his beloved wife before she died.

Council leaders had told the grieving pensioner just weeks after the loss of his wife he would have to move out.

They said the lease was in his late wife's name, there were people waiting to move in and he only required a smaller property.

Not surprisingly, the council's actions caused great distress to Mr Groves and his family at a time when they needed care and attention.

But while there could be few complaints if the authority was lambasted for its attitude, even though it was not legally at fault, we think it should receive praise for having the courage to admit it was wrong.

These days, there do not seem to be many people, let alone big organisations, willing to put their hands up and admit a mistake was made so their actions are both refreshing and welcome.

Mr Groves has had enough to put up with of late and we just hope he continues to be happy in the home which contains so many memories for him.