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Faringdon Town-Centre Road Repaired After Spate of Pedestrian Falls

Resident CCTV plus FixMyStreet reports prompted action by Oxfordshire County Council in August.

Overview

  • Oxfordshire County Council marked the Market Place defect as fixed on August 11 after a wave of public complaints.
  • CCTV from outside the Old Crown Coaching Inn captured multiple people tripping on the same concealed bump in the road.
  • Landlord Seb Evans says customers and a local councillor reported falls over the past year, with incidents clustering in recent months.
  • One resident was reported to require a walking stick for months following injuries sustained in a fall at the site.
  • Locals describe the tarmac patch as shoddy and warn of recurring issues from heavy bus traffic and collapsed pipes, though the repair is currently holding.