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Broken dangerous drain cover

Reported via mobile in the Damaged Drains category anonymously at 16:14, Mon 8 January 2024

Sent to Northumberland County Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 5415046.

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This cover has been broken for months. I reported it over the phone several months ago. Someone came that evening and dumped a cone on top. Nothing has happened since.

There is a visually impaired resident in Healeycote View who has to walk past this everyday and is at risk of falling in it himself or his young child because idiots keep removing the cone. The fact that it's been left like this for so long is ridiculous.

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  • Thank you for your report. We will review this report within 10 working days. If you do have photographs please upload them to the report. This will assist us in our response.

    Posted by Northumberland County Council at 16:14, Mon 8 January 2024

  • State changed to: Investigating

    Updated by Northumberland County Council at 06:32, Tue 9 January 2024

  • It's still broken. It's probably more broken than it was and in the high winds the cone keeps heading for the middle of the road.

    Posted anonymously at 23:31, Mon 5 February 2024

  • It's still broken. It's probably more broken than it was and in the high winds the cone keeps heading for the middle of the road.

    Posted anonymously at 23:32, Mon 5 February 2024
    Still open, via questionnaire

  • Still broken still not fixed. Councillor Thorne says that the matter is in hand. I see no evidence of this. Honestly tempted to go and decorate the cone for Easter at this point.

    Posted anonymously at 08:42, Tue 5 March 2024
    Still open, via questionnaire

  • Still broken. Still dangerous. This has been three months since I reported here and six months since I reported it to my County Councillor Trevor Thorne referred it internally. This is beyond a joke and totally unacceptable.

    Posted anonymously at 18:16, Tue 2 April 2024
    Still open, via questionnaire

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    It's now even worse. It's falling into the hole and pushing the cone up. The corners of the drain cover are now higher than the pavement and increasing the hazard.

    Posted anonymously at 19:41, Tue 30 April 2024
    Still open, via questionnaire

  • Finally fixed. 5 MONTHS. How is that acceptable?

    State changed to: Fixed

    Posted anonymously at 07:36, Wed 29 May 2024

  • Great news, we are pleased to tell you your report has now been resolved.

    Thank you for helping us fix this.

    Posted by Northumberland County Council at 13:22, Thursday 2 October 2025

This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.