DANGEROUS WALL TO BE REPAIRED (From Warrington Guardian)

DANGEROUS WALL TO BE REPAIRED

RESIDENTS are celebrating winning help to repair a crumbling embankment at the end of their street.

Borough councillors have agreed to support a £15,000 repair scheme to a retaining wall in Wood Street, a cul de sac in Congleton.

The district engineer believed the bottom section of Wood Street, numbers 5 to 7, was not adopted highway.

However councillor Judith Thwaite produced a letter showing the whole length of the street was adopted, and responsibility for the road's stability therefore fell on the highway authority.

The embankment is 12 metres long, fronts numbers 5 to 7 Wood Street, and has fallen into disrepair.

Money for the repair scheme could come from the county council or borough council, or a combination of both.

''The retaining wall has been crumbling away for years, and has now reached a stage when it is dangerous for the residents and visitors,'' said Mrs Thwaite.

''It is also increasingly difficult for vehicles to get to the end of the cul de sac, and Mr and Mrs Moss, who live at the end of the road dread an ambulance or fire engine needing to get to them.

''They consider their health and safety are being put in jeopardy, and are delighted work which they have waited for 30 years is due to go ahead.''

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