Last week the County Times reported how Mr Leonard Edwards, 71, was refused compensation despite losing the use of his arm when he fell head over heal on a loose paving slab in Newtown.

His story prompted 67-year-old Lorraine Livesey, of Newtown, to tell her story about how a raised slab resulted in her breaking her nose, damaging her arms, shoulder and knee and suffered bruising to her eyes and breasts
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"I stubbed my foot on a high paving slab outside the Black Boy Public House, Newtown, and I went tumbling to the floor," declared Mrs Livesey.

"I have three witnesses who saw my fall and two of them tell me that the top of the paving slab was marked in red paint.

"I wrote to the council to tell them about my fall but they were not interested at all, and just like in the case of Mr Edwards, they replaced the slab straight away.

"When I asked them what the red paint on the slab meant, I was told that it was likely to have been there from an earlier repair.

"So the question remains, if the slab had really only just been repaired then why did they change it as soon as I made a complaint – they are totally contradicting themselves and to me it sounds like a cover-up!

"Ever since the accident I have had to go to the physio every week, take pain killers every day and buy a new pair of glasses – I have never received a penny in compensation from Powys County Council!"

A spokesperson for Powys County Council said: "We do not comment on individual claims, however any claim the council receives is handled by the council's insurers and is considered carefully against the relevant legislation.

"Our highways network is also subject to a comprehensive inspection regime undertaken by highway inspectors."

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