Angry residents say their home is being 'severely let down' by dangerous pavements

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People in Withington are getting to the end of their tether over dangerous pavements.

Wilmslow Road, which runs through the suburb, is extremely uneven in places, prompting frustrated locals to call on the council for help.

The main road sits across the boundary of two council wards and therefore some plans only look at resurfacing one side of the street.

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Debbie Hey, who has lived in Withington for 37 years and is in involved in community campaigns, has been fighting for the improvement of pavements for more than a year.

She said: “Withington has got a lot going for it - we still have a library, leisure centre thanks to a campaign by the community to save it.

"The public hall and the now famous ‘Withington Walls’.

“But it is severely let down by poor infrastructure and in particular by the pavements.”

Withington is the only district area in Manchester that is a conservation area.

But, the uneven and multi-layered pavements is a cause for concern for some residents worried about accidents involving wheelchairs or prams.

Wilmslow Road in the district centre, covers two electoral wards, with the road cutting the two wards down the middle.

But, Debbie is concerned that work will only be carried out along one side of the street.

Debbie added: “The whole of Wilmslow Road running through the village was resurfaced quite recently, not just the half that was deemed to be in a worse state of repair than the other.

"They (the pavements) have gone beyond the repair stage and require full resurfacing.

“We’ve had more consultations and reports with glossy brochures to accompany them on the state of, and plans for, the village than you can shake a stick at.

“However, very