$1000 fine for $10 job

A dry-cleaning worker was fined $1000 for parking in a disabled bay outside Cottesloe council office this week.

The Highway Drycleaners employee parked in the bay on Monday when she delivered cleaned tea-towels to the council.

The worker said she was in the bay for a few minutes and returned to her vehicle to find the infringement notice.

"We think it's pretty unfair," a colleague said. "The worker was distressed but was told 'too bad' by the council."

The employee dropped off $10 worth of clean towels.

A 23-year-old horse was stolen from Mt Claremont last week.

The big animal was tethered outside Iain Walker's Landon Way home until about 10pm last Monday night.

"He is sadly missed," Iain said.

"I just called him Horsey, which was not very imaginative." Horsey - who is made of wire and fibreglass - was a part of Iain's street for nine months.