Council bosses have issued an update after the tragic case of a retired primary school teacher who died 18 months after she tripped on a raised pavement water grid. The Manchester Evening News understands, however, there are no current plans to lower the grid's height despite calls from Liz Taylor's family.
Grandmother-of-three Mrs Taylor, who was 68, died in May this year 18 months after she stumbled over the water main stop cover as she walked with her husband, Arthur, on Craiglands in Balderstone, Rochdale, near their home. Married for 46 years, they were on their daily walk during the coronavirus lockdown at the time in October, 2020.
Mrs Taylor, who taught at Deeplish Primary School in Rochdale before she retired, went home but fell ill and was rushed to hospital later the same night. She had emergency brain surgery at Salford Royal Hospital the following day - and her family were told she might not survive.
