Fixed
Blocked drain
Sent to Northumberland County Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 6423671.
This drain is on the east side of the subway. Owing to the amount of silt and dirt in the drain, this clearly shows a lack of general maintenance by the council.
This is not acceptable and shows a total lack of professionalism. Would the council be so keen if I took the same attitude paying my council tax? The answer would be no, you would take me to court. Perhaps ‘us tax payers’ should go on strike until services improve.
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Thank you for contacting us about an issue with a drain.
Our inspection teams will review your report within 10 working days.
We will investigate drain reports that relate to the following:-
- Where cars are having to drive on the opposite side of the road due to a blocked drain
- Where pedestrians are having to walk off the pavement into the road due to a blocked drain
- Where the road is not passable due to blocked drains
- Where surface water from the highway is entering business premises
- Where surface water from the highway is entering private property
- Where there is a build-up of surface water at a bus stop
- Where there is a build-up of surface water at pedestrian crossings
Below are some examples of blocked drains:
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Great news, we have progress on your report.
Our inspection team have completed their investigations and instructed repairs to be completed. At this time the repair does not meet our immediate repair criteria.
We have added this repair to our future schedule of works.
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After reporting this issue, your response was it was not critical. I was more than surprised to see that it had been ‘fixed’. I have taken a look at the council’s handy work and I was less than impressed. It looks as if the silt has been removed from the drain and left on the path. Looking down into the drain, silt is still present and no sign of water as I assume a trap is built into it.
I will be forwarding this to my local councillor.
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Great news, we have an update.
Your report has been passed to the inspection team for assessment.
We will provide an update once the inspection is complete.
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Great news, we have progress on your report.
Our inspection team have completed their investigations and instructed repairs to be completed. At this time the repair does not meet our immediate repair criteria.
We have added this repair to our future schedule of works.
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Great news, we are pleased to tell you your report has now been resolved.
Thank you for helping us fix this.
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.