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Jacob Farr

Concerned Edinburgh resident shares footage of 'dangerous trench' outside pub

Concerns have been raised after footage appears to show shoddy surfacing work on a public pavement in Leith.

Edinburgh Disgraces, an anonymous Twitter channel that looks to highlight issues related to Edinburgh City Council management such as roads, walkways and overflowing bins, shared a video with Edinburgh that shows a “deep trench” left in the tarmac which “constitutes a trip hazard.”

They added that their video shows fragments of tactile paving stones in the middle of the pavement which they say could be dangerous for visually impaired pedestrians.

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