Locals slam council after million-pound pavement fixed with tar blob

• Shropshire council spent £3.6 million on a regeneration scheme in Shifnal

Enraged locals have hit out at their council after it fixed a multi-million-pound new pavement with a 'ridiculous' crumbling blob of tar.

Furious residents have been up in arms after a public telephone box - previously located on Shifnal high street, Shropshire, was replaced by a jarring tarmac square.

The market town's high street had only last year been revamped by a regeneration scheme costing an eye-watering £3.6 million.

Locals have dubbed the new blob of tar to fill the gap left by the telephone box as 'ridiculous' among the sea of swanky new pavement slabs.

However Shropshire Council has defended its repair work saying it was a 'like-for-like' alternative to blend in with the area.

Furious Shifnal residents have slammed Shropshire council after a gap left by a public telephone box was filled a 'ridiculous' crumbling blob

Shifnal residents David and Jackie Wenlock were left unhappy after they spotted the controversial work.

David, 62, branded it 'ridiculous', quipping: 'It is still soft, it is crumbling away.'

He added: 'Surely they can find half a dozen paving slabs for it.'

Shropshire council assured locals that the slabs would be replaced as soon as possible, but offered no time frame.

MailOnline has approached Shropshire Council for comment.

This comes shortly after disgruntled residents slammed their council for painting more than a dozen 'confusing' bike signs in an area that has no cycle lane.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council left motorists confused after a flurry of the white symbols emerged on their roads.

Shropshire council an eye-watering £3.6 million on regeneration scheme which included swanky slabs. However the 'ridiculous' blob of tarmac has left David and Jackie Wenlock (pictured) unimpressed

They were concerns drivers may lose priority to cyclists, whilst others were furious the local authority - which is £251 million in debt -  'wasted' money.

Phil Mountford, 44, a bank worker, complained that hundreds of potholes in the area had gone unfixed.

He said: 'There's no bike lane and cars don't speed down the road because of the speed humps so they are a bit redundant.

'The council is apparently cash-strapped and things like this probably explain why.

'Not far from here there are some dreadful potholes, which are worse for cyclist safety.

'There's reasonable access on this road as cars only park on one side, so the whole thing seems a bit strange.'

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