Yes ok, Milton Keynes is a large town (waiting for city status) not a village.

Anyway, riding home in the rain the other night I bumped into (no, not literally) our areas Police Community Support Officer and as he was on a bike too we started chatting about bikes.
His colleagues mostly patrol on foot but he knows he covers more ground, catches more people doing naughty things and probably most importantly is seen by loads of local people - local  people seeing their local bobby on a bike is a good thing in my book.

During our chat I complained (as usual) about the amount of broken glass on the cycle paths of Milton Keynes and suggested that a lone officer was unlikely to be able to sort it out, but here's his answer:

Milton Keynes Council  has a 'Street Care Report Form' on line for reporting broken glass, graffiti etc. and once it's reported the council quickly sort the problem out. I wouldn't mind betting that every local council in the country has similar facilities on their websites - go have a look now and hopefully save yourself a fortune in punctured inner tubes.