Action to be taken over 'danger' fences
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Neil Laurenson and Peter Yeomans are concerned about dangerous fences by Perdiswell Leisure Centre. Picture by Alex Bradbury. 3211025ABR2
Andrew Warren
12 August
AN ASSAULT course of dangerous wires and fences by a Worcester leisure centre could cause serious injuries to dogs and their owners, it has been claimed. Trodden down wires and rotting fence posts are hidden in overgrown grass close to paths at the Worcester City Council run Perdiswell Leisure Centre. Temporary fencing introduced in 2006 to protect new trees from rabbits still remains and is damaged, despite originally only being put there for two years. Members of the public have cut their own gaps in the thin wire fences close to the golf course at the centre, leaving jagged edges ...»
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