<i>Fred Raine was in for a shock when he received the balance of his severance pay.
Instead of a cheque for £1,300, an 11-stone crate containing thousands of coins from 1p to 20p coins was dumped in the hallway of his Burnhope home, in County Durham.
The crate was the latest twist in an 18-month wrangle between Mr Raine and his former employer, Malcolm Lee, boss of Lee's Coaches, of Langley Moor, Durham.
In June 2005, following a dispute with Mr Lee, Mr Raine handed in his notice and on medical advice spent his last days at work on sick leave...</i> <a href="http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1139852.0.pennies_drop_in_pay_row. php">full story</a>
Instead of a cheque for £1,300, an 11-stone crate containing thousands of coins from 1p to 20p coins was dumped in the hallway of his Burnhope home, in County Durham.
The crate was the latest twist in an 18-month wrangle between Mr Raine and his former employer, Malcolm Lee, boss of Lee's Coaches, of Langley Moor, Durham.
In June 2005, following a dispute with Mr Lee, Mr Raine handed in his notice and on medical advice spent his last days at work on sick leave...</i> <a href="http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1139852.0.pennies_drop_in_pay_row. php">full story</a>
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