{"id":188131,"date":"2023-10-23T16:55:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T16:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=188131"},"modified":"2023-10-23T16:55:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T16:55:19","slug":"furious-villagers-cut-off-by-potholes-on-their-ancient-roman-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/furious-villagers-cut-off-by-potholes-on-their-ancient-roman-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Furious villagers &apos;cut off&apos; by potholes on their ancient Roman road"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Furious villagers &#8216;cut off&#8217; by potholes on their ancient Roman road that are so deep even bin collectors are refusing to drive on it &#8211; despite each paying \u00a3500 to have it fixed months ago<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Homeowners living near Merton, Norfolk say binmen won&#8217;t drive down their lane<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They paid \u00a3545 each to get potholes fixed in June but no work has been done\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Furious villagers say they have been &#8216;cut off&#8217; by potholes on their ancient Roman road that are so deep even bin collectors are refusing to drive down it &#8211; but say they paid \u00a3500 each to get it fixed months ago.<\/p>\n<p>Home Farm Lane, which forms part of an ancient Roman road, leads to around a dozen properties on the outskirts of Merton, near Watton, Norfolk.<\/p>\n<p>But those living there say visitors can&#8217;t reach them because of the deep potholes caused by farm vehicles and sugar beet lorries.<\/p>\n<p>The road has become so bad that waste company Veolia has suspended waste bin collections from the properties because of its &#8216;extreme potholes and uneven surface&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>But the homeowners say they each paid \u00a3545 to get it fixed months ago.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/16\/76898069-12662211-image-a-7_1698075588420.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Furious villagers say they have been &#8216;cut off&#8217; by potholes on their ancient Roman road<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/16\/76898083-12662211-image-a-6_1698075584866.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The road has become so bad that waste company Veolia have suspended waste bin collections<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/16\/76898081-12662211-image-a-8_1698075603061.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Those living there say visitors can&#8217;t reach them and even bin collectors refuse to drive down it because of the deep potholes caused by farm vehicles and sugar beet lorries<\/p>\n<p>Norfolk County Council have written to the villagers, warning them that the potholes are &#8216;affecting the rights of the public to use the path&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>It says since they enjoy access rights and their vehicles use the lane, it is their duty to maintain it.<\/p>\n<p>But Clare Cox, who runs a cattery on the lane, claims the deeds to her property says the Merton Estate &#8211; owned by the wealthy de Grey family &#8211; are responsible.<\/p>\n<p>The 47-year-old,\u00a0whose family have owned a home beside Home Farm Lane since 2000, said an agent from the estate said it would cost \u00a35,000 plus VAT to fix the lane.<\/p>\n<p>She said the agent, John Hall, told the 11 homeowners to pay \u00a3545 towards the cost.<\/p>\n<p>This was in June, and Ms Cox said no work has been done.<\/p>\n<p>The homeowner said: &#8216;They&#8217;ve had everybody&#8217;s money, what&#8217;s going on?&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/16\/76898079-12662211-image-a-9_1698075608579.jpg\" height=\"548\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Home Farm Lane which forms part of an ancient Roman road at Merton, near Watton, Norfolk<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/16\/76898075-12662211-Norfolk_County_Council_have_written_to_the_villagers_warning_the-m-11_1698075746045.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Norfolk County Council have written to the villagers, warning them that the potholes are &#8216;affecting the rights of the public to use the path&#8217; and they need to fix it<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They&#8217;re more like craters really now to be honest. The last time anything&#8217;s been done to the potholes was 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The owners use the roads to access fields so HGVs and farming vehicles will be driving along it constantly throughout winter, but in its current state, it won&#8217;t take much more damage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;[The estate] has a duty of care to maintain the road so residents can use it, but [they haven&#8217;t] done it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So, we were given an ultimatum &#8211; come together to pay or live with it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And despite reluctantly paying in the summer, still nothing has been done.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I own a boarding cattery, a family business which has been running for 23 years, and we&#8217;ve gone through so much with covid and everything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But I may have to close down by Christmas because none of my clients can get their cars down the lane and walking in the winter isn&#8217;t an option.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is the only way in and the only way out for us residents &#8211; but it&#8217;s got to the point the binmen won&#8217;t even use it to collect our rubbish.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Hall said: &#8216;We&#8217;ve instructed contractors, so we&#8217;re in the hands of the contractors.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12662211\/Furious-villagers-cut-potholes-ancient-Roman-road-deep-bin-collectors-refusing-drive-despite-paying-fixed-months-ago.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Furious villagers &#8216;cut off&#8217; by potholes on their ancient Roman road that are so deep even bin collectors are refusing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188130,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Furious villagers &amp;apos;cut off&amp;apos; 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