Residents anger over unkempt and unsafe paths in Orton
The area around Hinchcliffe is a mix of private homes and social housing - some of which is run by management companies.
Fellow resident Raymond Price says he fears going out when it gets dark as he feels the pavements are unsafe.He said: "They are not cutting the brambles back so they catch you on your hands. It is not good."That pothole has been there months and nothing is being done about it."Everybody pays taxes and it should be done. The council is just not doing their jobs."It doesn't take a lot to cut these branches...maybe a couple of times a year. It is terrible."
On a walkabout around the neighbourhood with residents, we spotted several piles of flytipping including garden waste and rubble and abandoned supermarket trolleys - some even blocking very narrow pathways that lead to the Orton Centre.The local post box was also inaccessible due to fly-tipping.At times, Ms Arnold had to use her crutches to push back some of the overgrown bushes to make way for her mobility scooter."I have to sometimes turn back and find another route," she said.Green Councillor for Orton Waterville, Nicola Day, recalled the area being "neat and clean" when she was growing up there in the 1980s - but said it was now a "hotspot for fly-tipping".She said: "Residents are living in unkempt and untidy areas."I hope to work with residents and council team to ensure Orton Waterville stays safe and tidy."
Ms Arnold said better deterrents were needed to curb the issue, including installing CCTV cameras."Something to be done and if we can't get it done, then somebody needs a big shake up," she said.A spokesperson for the city council said: "Whenever potholes are reported to us they are assessed by an inspector as soon as possible to ensure they meet criteria for repair work."The local authority has urged residents to report these issues via the Fix my Street app.
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