Now 'additional precautionary work' is to be put in place thanks to one councillor's crusade
A councillor is campaigning for safety fencing to prevent dangerous trips and falls on a Blackburn housing estate. Ewood ward’s Cllr Elaine Whittingham was Together Housing to install the protection on the Livesey Estate to prevent accidents caused by sharp falls in ground levels.
“I have raised my concerns repeatedly. Parklands Way is on a hill and used as a walk way, plus lots of children ride bikes in the area. “I am really disappointed, and believe there remains a risk to injury. There was a near-miss recently when a car nearly backed down the drop.
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