Damaged pavements 'injure thousands' - The Telegraph 16th January 2007

Thousands of elderly people are being seriously injured each year because councils are failing to repair broken and uneven pavements, a report claims today. The figures lay bare the shameful state of England's footways, disclosing that as many as one in four is in need of repair. Those in Yorkshire and Humberside are said to be most at risk from poorly maintained streets, with a third of pavements in the region needing repair.

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