Business owners slam ‘diabolical’ pavements
The pavement and road surface in Butcher's Row, Barnstaple - Credit: Archant
BUSINESS owners in Barnstaple’s Butcher’s Row have labelled the road and pavements ‘diabolical’.
The pavement and road surface in Butcher's Row, Barnstaple - Credit: Archant
The road regularly sees large lorries and vans bringing stock to the food shops and market on the road – which bakery owner Graham Principe believes is the root of the problem.
“It could do with losing a few feet either side of pavement and putting down a new road surface,” he said.
“On the pavements, I see people tripping all the time.
“The businesses here need as much help as we can get. I love this town and want it to be the best it can be.”
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Mr Principe believes the county council could better maintain the road.
“They use dry cement which breaks up and makes a mess,” he said. “I know funds are tight but just filling up the holes isn’t working.”
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Jane Gratton, of Gratton’s Butchers, highlighted the dangers to elderly shoppers.
“The pavements are diabolical,” she said. “It’s a hazard for people walking up here if they’re able-bodied, let alone for older people.”
In response, Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council cabinet member for highways, said: “Pothole safety defects on A, B and busier C roads have to be repaired by the end of the next working day, and on minor roads and unclassified roads in one week of being reported.”
