JEAN Carlton is a woman who really gets into her work.

Petite Mrs Carlton, 56, who lives at East Stanley, is offering a wheelie bin cleaning service.

For just £2 a time, householders can have their large containers cleaned both inside and out.

Standing at only 5'1" in her stockings, this means Mrs Carlton has to climb right into the bins if she is to refresh the parts that other cleaners simply do not reach.

Mrs Carlton said: "I tried a long-handled broom, but it wasn't the same.

"It has caused a bit of hilarity for people passing by."

The scheme came out of a drive to raise cash in aid of her local church, St Andrew's, in Stanley.

"Everyone taking part was given £5 each and told to make as much with it as possible," she said.

"A lot of people hold events like coffee mornings, but I wanted to try something a bit different," she added.

"And I wanted to do something that reached people outside of the church."