A couple have labelled a new 10ft fence put up in their garden as "an accident waiting to happen. Paul and Sharon McSorley, of Bramley Court, Sutton-in-Ashfield, went on holiday on July 14 and expected to come home to a new fence in their garden after they had been waiting for a new one for the last two years.
But instead of putting in a "like-for-like fence", they say the fence installed by Stonewater Housing Association has encroached further into their garden, leaving a gap between the garden and a nearby footpath, resulting in what the couple describe as a "great big deep drop". They live near to a school and the couple have expressed concern young children could easily fall into the gap, which they say is "quite the drop".
The couple are also both physically disabled, and Paul, who uses a mobility scooter, says he can no longer get his mobility scooter up and over the gap. The ordeal has been "stressful" and a "nightmare" for both.
