Footpath repairs on the B1281 between Blackhall and Hesleden completed

Although it was a long and arduous task convincing the council that the footpath along the B1281 between Blackhall Colliery and Hesleden was in desperate need of repair the constant phone calls, persistent reports and requested site visit eventually paid off.

After almost two weeks of resurfacing works the entire footpath between the two villages is now in a much better and safer condition than it ever was. 

I’m aware there are other footpaths in and around the villages that still need some level of attention and I’m hopeful they’ll be included for repair in the forthcoming works programme. In the meantime if you have any footpath repair issues to report please get in touch with me and I’ll raise them with the council’s highways department for inspection and repair wherever necessary: rob.crute@durham.gov.uk

I’ve posted below a few images of the B1281 footpath before the works began, and shortly after repair works were completed.