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.