FIXMYSTREET IN TD11 3AQ
The following problems have been reported on Fix My Street within 2 miles of TD11 3AQ:
Tree down in Duns Park, 7th April
A large tree has been blown over in Duns public park near to the war memorial. The tree has also put an adjacent bush through the railings, obstructing the pavement on Station Road.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Station Road, Duns
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Lamppost leaning over, 7th April
Lamppost #5 on the Duns industrial estate extension is currently leaning at an angle of 45° out of plumb. It was already slightly out of plumb after a vehicle strike, Storm Kathleen has likely put it at this precarious and dangerous angle.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Duns
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Street light not working, 21st November
Street light #4 at the foot of Black Bull Street, Duns, is not working as of 21/11/2023. Attached photo was taken this evening.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 31-34, Market Square, Duns
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Street light not working, 15th November
Street light #31 on Newtown Street, Duns (just along from the Library/Contact Centre) has not worked for over a year. Photos taken today, 15/11/23.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 49, Newtown Street, Duns
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Street light not working, 11th November
The street light on the corner of Currie Street and Easter Street in Duns has been out for nearly two weeks now, creating a safety hazard for pedestrians.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Easter Street, Duns
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Street light out, 4th November
One of the three lights on lighting column #5 in Market Square, Duns, is unlit. This is the only one of the freestanding lights in Market Square not to have been replaced with an LED lantern, the rest were all changed over a few years ago.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 31-34, Market Square, Duns
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Street lights - service door ajar, 1st June
Tha service door on lighting column 55 at the Bridgend roundabout in Duns is ajar, posing a safety risk.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Murray Street, Duns
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Light out, 9th January
One of the three "globe" lights in Golden Square is not working (see photo). This lamppost has not been fitted with an LED lantern and still retains the lanterns from when it was installed in 1993.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 39-44 Market Square, Duns
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Street is too narrow for HGV lorries to pass through and is causing damage to pavement and facades of outside buildings., 14th November
North Street is in a Conservation Area apparently because of it's Historical interest.. HGV lorries are regularly passing through often at high speed and causing friction damage to paving and housing facades. This often happens at night and during the early morning hours. It would be more appropriate for HGV vehicles to find a more suitable route and be limited to this route only. My understanding is that drivers have found North Street to be a convenient " short cut ", in recent times. However, I do not think an extra 5 minutes of time could ever justify a lifetime of irreparable damage caused to a vulnerable street which will literally crumble away over time if this behaviour continues.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 14 North Street, Duns
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Road sign faded and facing away from traffic, 1st April
The No Through Road sign at the entrance to Bridgend Lane in Duns has been facing away from traffic for some months now. It has also become faded and really should be replaced as the red bar on the "T" has become ineligible.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): Bridgend Garage Bridgend, Duns
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The cobbles have broken away from the road entering the Ford from Langton mill side leaving a big holiness the right hand side., 5th March
This has been previously reported to sbc but nothing has been done and it is deteriorating daily. You have to keep to the left hand side if possible to avoid the hole but have the hazard of over correcting it and going of the road into a deep gully in the bank.that is if you know before hand that the hole is there! This road is used regularly by residents of Gavinton on the way to Duns.
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Several potholes, 4th March
Between the petrol station in Duns and manderson House there are some large potholes on the right hand side of the road going towards Chirnside.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): A6105, Duns
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Street light out, 1st December
Street light #53 in Currie Street, Duns, has stopped working as of 1st December 2021. This is the only light in Currie Street which isn't an LED one so is very easy to spot.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 11 Currie Street, Duns
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Street lighting LED conversion in Manse Gardens incomplete, 30th August
In March 2020 the street lighting in Manse Gardens, Duns was converted from SON to LED save for two lights, numbers 5 and 8. These two lights are mounted on wall brackets and were left, to be converted at a later date. Lockdown then hit which understandably put a halt to things. I raised the issue with Scottish Borders Council last autumn as light number 8 is immediately adjacent to my bedroom window and is spilling light into the room. SBC told that the work would be completed as soon as possible but, nearly 12 months on (and 18 months after the rest of the street was done) these two lights still remain unconverted.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 32 Manse Gardens, Duns
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Pothole around manhole, 18th February
Eastbound.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 1 Springfield Drive, Duns
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Street lighting dayburning, 4th February
The street lights in Manse Gardens have been dayburning for just over a week now. They are group-switched, so if the main feeder column (#6) stays on, the rest stay on as well. I suspect that the photocell in the feeder column may be faulty.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 32 Manse Gardens, Duns
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Series of potholes., 4th March
Potholes in Trinity Park unrepaired for many months.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 2 Trinity Park, Duns
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Street lighting LED conversion programme seems to have stopped, 14th October
Earlier this year SBC began a programme of changing over the old sodium street lighting in Duns to new LED. This started in March. However, in late-June work stopped with a few streets (Murray Street/Crescent, The Crescent, Manse Gardens, Clouds, Gourlays Wynd) still to be done. There are also two recently-installed columns in Glebe Park still awaiting lanterns. Trying to get information from the Council as to when the LED street lighting conversions in Duns will be completed isn't much help, as they direct you to the relevant section of their website, which is hopelessly out of date and doesn't even mention Duns. Is it possible to provide a date as to when the work will be completed?
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 33 Castle Street, Duns
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Gourlays Wynd, Duns, 17th February
Bowl on street light #1 hanging loose
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 5 Gourlays Wynd, Duns
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Dangerous potholes and ruts the length of Easter Street, 15th May
The pothole images shown have been neglected for months. This has previously been reported and the Scottish Borders Council carried out some temporary repairs which comprised dumping some tarred chips into the hole, tamping down and leaving. Cheap and quick and totally ineffective. Due to the weight of traffic using this residential street as a short cut most of the temporary repairs have gone with a number of new potholes. In addition, road users have to contend with ruts in the middle of the road from Easter Street to Tannage Brae. As a motorcyclist and cyclist this now getting dangerous and somebody is going to get hurt or worse. The Scottish Borders council compared with other councils are neglecting their duty to repair the roads in the region and neglecting the council taxpayers safety on the roads.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 37 Easter Street, Duns
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Pot holes. Anti social behaviour. Abandoned cars. Bins overflowing.
Few neighbourhoods aren't blighted with these types of problems that frustrate the local community. They're becoming increasingly common. Luckily, there's a website called 'FixMyStreet', which allows residents to complain to the local council about local issues in the neighbourhood.
We've got hold of the data from FixMyStreet, to show problems and issues reported within a couple of miles radius of TD11 3AQ.
Useful Resources
- Gov.uk
Report a noise nuisance to your local council, including loud music, noisy pubs, rowdy parties or barking dogs. - Citizens Advice
Information from Citizens Advice about complaining about your neighbour. - HomeOwners Alliance
Guidance for homeowners how to deal with noisy neighbours who are making your life a misery. - FixMyStreet
Report, view or discuss local problems such as graffiti, fly-tipping, broken paving slabs or street lighting.
