Fears over safety on Gloucester footpath where trees block out light
WORRIED Elmbridge residents fear a poorly lit lane near the Leazes estate could be providing the perfect hiding place for would-be attackers.
A footpath between Cheltenham Road and the Leazes estate has been in a poor state of repair for months, according to residents there who say fly-tipping in the area is also encouraging rats.
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worried: Des Trehearne, who is demanding city council action to improve lighting.
Work to replace faulty lamp posts has been carried out, but over grown trees are now blocking out the light so the pathway remains dark at night.
Des Trehearne, who lives in nearby Little Elmbridge, says the lane is regularly used by pensioners and children walking to and from Sir Thomas Rich's school.
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"The place is in a disgusting state," he said.
"It has been like that for months now and the council refuses to do anything about it, even though rats have been seen there.
"Work by contractors to change the lamp posts was never completed properly. The lane is poorly lit and this is becoming a problem at night.
"There has been another rape in Gloucester recently, we would hate it if that path was the scene of another attack.
"Something needs to be done, and fast. I don't want to be reading that someone has been attacked there."
Des has written a letter to the city council, demanding action is taken to clean up the area.
He says Environmental Health Inspectors have been contacted but still nothing has been done.
A spokesman for Gloucestershire County Council said: "This is an issue that was raised with us on Monday. An engineer has been sent to survey the lane today to see what work needs to be done and our contractor will visit tomorrow."
2 Comments
by sticks_stones
Thursday, February 21 2013, 9:55AM
“"There has been another rape in Gloucester recently, we would hate it if that path was the scene of another attack."
There has also been another attempted rape/abduction of a young girl, that very same day - just down the road from here!
Which is NOT in the crime section of TiG, WHY NOT?
http://tinyurl.com/aytk4ut
"A 37-year-old Gloucester man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and attempted abduction in connection with the incident and has been bailed to attend Gloucester police station on April 12, pending further inquiries."
...and they let "Gloucester man" loose for another couple of months!”
by gloscityguy
Wednesday, February 20 2013, 12:26PM
“Talk about scaremongering.
Why don't the residents do something about it if they are so worried?
if it is just the hedges and treetops that are the problem, then ask the owners to give them a bit of a trim.”