Elderly residents of Newcastle tower blocks have called for “urgent action” to finally resolve a lift breakdown nightmare that has plagued them for months.
Occupants of high rise apartments across the city have regularly complained about being left stranded in their homes due to broken lifts since Newcastle City Council appointed a new repairs contractor last year. The repeated failures have seen some lifts out of action for weeks or even months at a time, posing a major problem for people with mobility issues who are unable to get up and down stairs.
Lib Dem councillor Doreen Huddart presented a petition to the council on Wednesday night on behalf of fed-up residents in Shieldfield House and The Spinney and their relatives, calling on the local authority and Your Homes Newcastle to take “urgent action to ensure a reliable firm is promptly employed”.
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