Pavements pose constant hazard (From Witney Gazette)

Pavements pose constant hazard

10:00am Wednesday 24th October 2012 in Letters

Sir – Once again, in Witney, I have twisted an ankle on the famous paving slabs of the Market Place; fortunately not too severely, but certainly enough to make me yell and sore for the rest of the day.

Outside the Co-op and the 99p shop is particularly bad – how on earth anyone less able, or in a mobility buggy, copes, I cannot imagine.

Someone, one day, is going to do themselves a serious mischief.

All the wasted money on the unwanted Link Road, the Corn Exchange, down another pothole, and the pavements. Worthy of In The Night Garden – Upsy-Daisy would be proud of them.

One or two folk, when I have stumbled, have also said how bad the pavements are.

Why? Surely they should be periodically inspected (oh, perhaps they were in 240BC). Off to Witney later on today – “ouch!”

D Holloway, Wenrisc Drive, Minster Lovell